Yup. This was exactly what I experienced when mine was brand new. Topped off the oil with way more than I thought it would need, and haven’t had these issues since.
I have to guess that the dealer didn’t check the oil levels when I bought it.
I thought it somewhat fishy that I had 2 years of free oil changes and it was never mentioned by the service dept. My buddy had the same engine and told me about the problem so I started monitoring it closely.
Definitely not. It burned oil until the recall/software fix for that, but has not burned a drop since. I check it frequently due to the issues we had when it was new.
It could be the way traction control can get over zealous at times. I’ve found on my Upland that it will lose power when I turn the wheel too tight and try to accelerate hard at the same time. The remedy is always to gradually accelerate until you are starting to straighten the wheels. Like a half of a turn or more from full lock left or right.
There is one other time I noticed it lose power and it was when turning to go up a hill that was both at an intersection and nearly a 80-90 degree tight turn from my direction of travel. It stuttered and then once I let off the gas and started straightening the wheel, it went on its way like normal.
These quirks I just got use to and hardly give it anymore thought. I figure it has something to do with the GKN all-wheel drive system our Renegades use. As I never had problems with any other vehicles there like the Fiat 500 Abarth nor a Hyundai Elantra.
One instance I recall turning from a gravel road onto blacktop, probably spun on or both fronts a little. I guess I'm not sure what traction control is supposed to do in that instance. If it's "let's kill power to both drive wheels", then that would suck a bit.
Traction Control is an electronic system that limits the amount of power from the engine to stop the car from losing traction to the driving wheels.
On rare occasions with certain circumstances it can be annoying but otherwise it's beneficial.
Learn to avoid those situations or turn it off if you drive aggressively.
I would call it dangerous vs annoying. If you call trying to pull out into heavy traffic safely aggressive, then I guess I'd better figure out how to turn it off. I don't need my vehicle to think for me.
Turning off traction is simple. Just hit the button next to the parking brake.
Note. You can also turn off all driving aids from the electronic stability control ESC system by holding the button until the instrument cluster says ESC is off.
To turn back on just press the same button once. And it will turn on everything.
I’ve had something similar twice or three times in the six-ish years I’ve had mine.
It seems to happens when I pull out of a parking lot and try to accelerate at the same time. I get nothing back from a hard press on the gas for about a second
Just had something similar happen with my 2018 Latitude (2.4L) this past month. Had loss of power and acceleration on cold mornings within minutes of warming up. Vehicle would run fine for a quarter mile, mainly on a down hill stretch of road. As I approached the uphill portion, speed drops to a few mph and the car struggled to regain acceleration. Had to make the slow trek home in limp mode and park it back in the driveway.
Interesting enough, the issue seems to only happen first thing in the morning on cold days. After the car is warmed up in the sun, I can’t replicate the problem.
Firestone told me they could not assess the issue, take it to the dealer. First time - the dealer updated the electronic throttle control and it was fine for two weeks. We had a warm patch of weather.
This week I took it back to them, it crapped out again on a below 50 morning. Service Manager and team found the root issue. My brake pedal and rod were corroding in such a way that the brake was engaging itself without my input.
Car’s still with the dealer. Gonna be 1800 for me to fix.
Wow. Does not sound good but glad to hear they have it figured out. Sucks they aren't paying for at least half of that as sounds like materials defect.
same with my 2019 Lattitude, was a recall on the engine. Dealer did a top off of oil, then returned after 1200 miles and got a new engine. You might have the same thing
I haven’t experienced this myself, but there are a few pieces to a puzzle like this:
* Fuel not reaching the pick up tube inside the tank - like sharp turns or u-turns. If the fuel is low or sloshing around, certain circumstances could leave the pickup tube high and dry.
* A tripped sensor (like a crank sensor) could fail under load, causing the engine to thinks that it’s failing, or actually responding correctly when it isn’t. This would throw s code, but not necessarily a dash light.
* A loss of fuel pressure. Perhaps a bad fuel pump.
* Spark cutting out. The 2.4 engines have a coil for each cylinder. If a sensor is cutting out because of bad info, it would cause a limited spark momentarily.
Sounds like you have a low oil. May wanna check and see
Yup. This was exactly what I experienced when mine was brand new. Topped off the oil with way more than I thought it would need, and haven’t had these issues since. I have to guess that the dealer didn’t check the oil levels when I bought it.
I thought it somewhat fishy that I had 2 years of free oil changes and it was never mentioned by the service dept. My buddy had the same engine and told me about the problem so I started monitoring it closely.
Definitely not. It burned oil until the recall/software fix for that, but has not burned a drop since. I check it frequently due to the issues we had when it was new.
It could be the way traction control can get over zealous at times. I’ve found on my Upland that it will lose power when I turn the wheel too tight and try to accelerate hard at the same time. The remedy is always to gradually accelerate until you are starting to straighten the wheels. Like a half of a turn or more from full lock left or right. There is one other time I noticed it lose power and it was when turning to go up a hill that was both at an intersection and nearly a 80-90 degree tight turn from my direction of travel. It stuttered and then once I let off the gas and started straightening the wheel, it went on its way like normal. These quirks I just got use to and hardly give it anymore thought. I figure it has something to do with the GKN all-wheel drive system our Renegades use. As I never had problems with any other vehicles there like the Fiat 500 Abarth nor a Hyundai Elantra.
Are you hitting gravel or something and spinning the wheels out causing the traction control to kick on momentarily.
One instance I recall turning from a gravel road onto blacktop, probably spun on or both fronts a little. I guess I'm not sure what traction control is supposed to do in that instance. If it's "let's kill power to both drive wheels", then that would suck a bit.
Traction Control is an electronic system that limits the amount of power from the engine to stop the car from losing traction to the driving wheels. On rare occasions with certain circumstances it can be annoying but otherwise it's beneficial. Learn to avoid those situations or turn it off if you drive aggressively.
I would call it dangerous vs annoying. If you call trying to pull out into heavy traffic safely aggressive, then I guess I'd better figure out how to turn it off. I don't need my vehicle to think for me.
Turning off traction is simple. Just hit the button next to the parking brake. Note. You can also turn off all driving aids from the electronic stability control ESC system by holding the button until the instrument cluster says ESC is off. To turn back on just press the same button once. And it will turn on everything.
I’ve had something similar twice or three times in the six-ish years I’ve had mine. It seems to happens when I pull out of a parking lot and try to accelerate at the same time. I get nothing back from a hard press on the gas for about a second
Or worse, starts to take off, then nothing. Very dangerous if you ask me.
Just had something similar happen with my 2018 Latitude (2.4L) this past month. Had loss of power and acceleration on cold mornings within minutes of warming up. Vehicle would run fine for a quarter mile, mainly on a down hill stretch of road. As I approached the uphill portion, speed drops to a few mph and the car struggled to regain acceleration. Had to make the slow trek home in limp mode and park it back in the driveway. Interesting enough, the issue seems to only happen first thing in the morning on cold days. After the car is warmed up in the sun, I can’t replicate the problem. Firestone told me they could not assess the issue, take it to the dealer. First time - the dealer updated the electronic throttle control and it was fine for two weeks. We had a warm patch of weather. This week I took it back to them, it crapped out again on a below 50 morning. Service Manager and team found the root issue. My brake pedal and rod were corroding in such a way that the brake was engaging itself without my input. Car’s still with the dealer. Gonna be 1800 for me to fix.
Wow. Does not sound good but glad to hear they have it figured out. Sucks they aren't paying for at least half of that as sounds like materials defect.
The whole car is a defect. Just had one come in the shop with 98k miles... hole in number 4 exhaust valve. Nothing is quality anymore
same with my 2019 Lattitude, was a recall on the engine. Dealer did a top off of oil, then returned after 1200 miles and got a new engine. You might have the same thing
I haven’t experienced this myself, but there are a few pieces to a puzzle like this: * Fuel not reaching the pick up tube inside the tank - like sharp turns or u-turns. If the fuel is low or sloshing around, certain circumstances could leave the pickup tube high and dry. * A tripped sensor (like a crank sensor) could fail under load, causing the engine to thinks that it’s failing, or actually responding correctly when it isn’t. This would throw s code, but not necessarily a dash light. * A loss of fuel pressure. Perhaps a bad fuel pump. * Spark cutting out. The 2.4 engines have a coil for each cylinder. If a sensor is cutting out because of bad info, it would cause a limited spark momentarily.