Always be prepared. You should always have others go with you, especially in the snow. These boards are called MaxTrax, there are cheaper alternatives out there.
I blame the car companies, when they show their cars doing things that cars shouldn't be doing, everyone thinks "oh, I can do that and more!". This is a car, not a truck and should be treated as such, but people instantly think they have some huge monster truck and it can go through everything.
Ehhh... ridículo eso te sirve justo para usar una vez, pero si lo tenes que hacer en un trayecto largo sin los neumáticos adecuados o con clavos.... bueno, vas a parar cada 100 mts
Set of chains are handy too. You probably could have kept going up that road with a decent set of chains. I'm just north of you in BC, those stock tires aren't made for PNW deep wet snow.
I do a simmular trick all the time with old tire chains. I have several sets of old bar guards that don't fit anything. The trick is to lay them out in front of or behind the wheel and ram them in between the ground and the tire to get them started. I usually use a snow shovel handle to ram them in(stuck cars tend to attract snow shovels).
I had the same problem. I just got the renegade and first time in snow took turn too fast and slid into plowed snow. Just one tire off in the plowed mound and was stuck. I had to wait for truck to pull me out. Like others have said, those street tires they come with are lousy on snow. I just had Pirelli All Terrain plus 225/65/R17 tires put on my latitude and they fit fine and I have a little more ground clearance. Plan to also get some traction boards just in case.
Every time I have gotten stuck in my Subaru, traction boards would have helped immensely in rectifying my situation. Thanks for uploading, your rival drivers in Subaru XV Crosstreks do a lot of the same stuff Jeep Renegade Trailhawks drivers do off-road. Your content and other similar stuff is very relevant for those seeking off-road adventure in crossover vehicles.
Now that more and more crossovers are becoming off road oriented many want to take them out but are concerned about the capability because everyone thinks they need a truck or Wrangler to off road. My goal is to show just how reasonably capable they are.
Buy a set of chains. That way you can just put them on when you're going to hit a snowy trail like this one, rather than having to get out once you're already stuck and try to fight with the back and forth moving those things around. The boards are handy for when you get into something unexpected, but if you're knowingly going into a snowy less traveled road slap the chains on and away you go 😎
Winter tires bro. BFG KSIs, would be a whole lot better where you're wheelin'. You are right about the MaxTrax. Can definitely make the difference between a mere slow down, and a full on crisis. Cheers
....that was a well traveled road for people with the proper trucks with decent tires...regardless, good PSA....next time when you go get tires get something in an A/T tire, it will likely double the amount of places you can go without having to take out the traction mats....carry the traction mats anyways...
Yes, we should have a spare tire, jack and tire iron. Unfortunately if you buy a 2020 Jeep Renegade Latitude you don't get a spare tire kit. They are on backorder until late 2021 or early 2022.
Of course, if you don't get the update for your transmission control module you could be dead out of the water with error code p0128 with no 4x4 lock. Seems silly it's disabled if the coolant isn't 100% perfect, but once I got the update it performed better at lower gears and RPMS.
Correct me if I'm wrong. Tyres look all season or just m+s only and not winter ones. Have you tried typical winter tyres? I'm quite surprised as I believe my Q3 with winter tyres would beat that road with ease.
I have the trailhawk renegade and the dealer says they are all terrain but the dsidewall says HT not AT. Clearly not all terrain tires. I just upgraded mine to the Cooper AT3 4S 7 days ago and will be taking them into the Nevada desert then into Utah and the Arizona desert. Well see how well they do. So far so good except they are a little bit noisier.
They need to make locking diffs for the renegade. You can get a locking rear diff in the Cherokee trailhawk with the same damned drivetrain. Renegade gets left with nothing. Good video. Thanks.
Those Tires are no good for snow. I have a 2015 renegade. I live in the mountains up state NY. 17” wheels. The best tires I ever bought for this jeep are “Falken wild peak AT trail tires”. I was alway a BF Goodrich guy. But BF doesn’t have a 17” AT tire to fit the renegade. I love these Falken All Terrain. Great in snow, rain, slush, Up n down hill. Thick gripping rubber, They look awesome on the jeep to.
im in burlington vt i have a 2011 sierra z71 1500, i put on those falken wildpeak at2s and actually returned them... iv never seen such a shit tire in my life, my ass end would slip out on rain.. goodyear or cooper only way to go and if you have the money Michelin and if you really have the money, nokian hawks
With stock factory tires you will get stuck 🤯so don't waste money on traction boards... I have a 2018 Jeep Renegade Sport, It is lifted and it has mud tires on it, I go through anything, that is being prepared 😭😂😭
Something I wasn't aware at the time of the video is youre not supposed to use chains on the Trailhawk models. They have bigger tires than other models so must have clearance issues.
I can’t stand my Jeep. I have a 2016 Trailhawk edition. You can’t get off road tires for the Renegades. The wheel arches are too small. I have BF Goodrich All Terrain TAs on our Honda Element for crying out loud. The Element is a way better vehicle than the crap Jeep. The Jeep left my wife stranded on the highway with less than 12,000 miles and only about 1 year old, because the main main cooling fan failed and the vehicle overheated. The window seals whistle at highway speeds, the center air vent doesn’t put out hardly any air, the E-brake turns on by itself randomly (with or without the seatbelt on) the radio shuts off randomly while driving, the blue tooth is horrific, the wipers work inconsistently front and rear. Then there is the air bag issue, it tells you it needs to be serviced and so does the E-brake. The seatbelt alarm comes on while driving down the highway and I’m wearing the seatbelt. The front left speaker blew after 10,000 miles and no, I don’t blast the radio. The 4 wheel drive is horrible in the snow and ice assuming it will even turn on. Mine shut off on the last big snow we got a few weeks ago and would not turn back on. The down hill assist also quit working. The sunroof opens fine but is super sluggish to close. The remote start stopped working for a few weeks to top it off. This has got to be the worst car I have ever owned and I’ve owned three Fords that were pretty bad. You couldn’t pay me to take another POS Jeep. This vehicle is an absolute joke.
Sounds like a lemon to me. Had none of those issues. The center vent thing is real but it does blow regular air, just not heat. There's a large amount of off road tires available now even the KO2 and Open Country AT3
So, I pulled up to the market today and saw this piece of metal sitting there. And I thought to myself: that must be the new Honda box. Nope, it's a Jeep. Seriously people? Why do all vehicles these days look the same? There's nothing special here. Whatever happened to the good old days when a Jeep was a Jeep and didn't look like a Honda or about 10 other vehicle boxes that I can name. Honestly people, all these modern SUV'S look the same. They look cheap, and probably won't get you through the first 100,000 miles without breaking down. No thanks, y'all. I remember when a Jeep was a Jeep and was set apart from all other SUV's. It was the SUV, before SUV'S were cool. Now, it's just like everything else.
@@digvijaykole6746 it's not even a Jeep. It's a Fiat 500 with a Jeep badge. If it is a Jeep, what platform did Fiat use to copy this vehicle into production? They didn't.
You can have the best 4x4 in the world,but if you go on the snow with street tires you will get stuck.
Right tires is key.
I blame the car companies, when they show their cars doing things that cars shouldn't be doing, everyone thinks "oh, I can do that and more!". This is a car, not a truck and should be treated as such, but people instantly think they have some huge monster truck and it can go through everything.
@@cujoedaman your a nut
@@Natethegreat200c Prove me wrong.
@@cujoedaman the disclaimer in fine print at the bottom of the screen.
Ehhh... ridículo eso te sirve justo para usar una vez, pero si lo tenes que hacer en un trayecto largo sin los neumáticos adecuados o con clavos.... bueno, vas a parar cada 100 mts
"always be prepared" ---> goes with summer tires on snow...
They aren't summer tires. They're what comes on a Trailhawk from the factory
@@tippmannperson which is some kind of 4season tires... on snow it's like having summer tires
Walmart all season tires, I have the same one and chande the tires the day after to properly winter tires
@@tippmannperson seems appropriate these “Jeep’s” don’t have any power to turn more
Set of chains are handy too. You probably could have kept going up that road with a decent set of chains. I'm just north of you in BC, those stock tires aren't made for PNW deep wet snow.
Air down to about 18 psi. Snow mode and traction control off. You would not get stuck
I got stuck one time and used my rubber floor mats and those work good too 😂
I had a set of Maxxis Bravo AT tires, 225/65/17. Great traction off road. Great on the road.
Dude those tires are street tires, no wonder you got stuck
😂😂😂
Thanks for that boards. I didnt know about them. Butnexttime get your self winter tires. Works better.
I do a simmular trick all the time with old tire chains. I have several sets of old bar guards that don't fit anything. The trick is to lay them out in front of or behind the wheel and ram them in between the ground and the tire to get them started. I usually use a snow shovel handle to ram them in(stuck cars tend to attract snow shovels).
I had the same problem. I just got the renegade and first time in snow took turn too fast and slid into plowed snow. Just one tire off in the plowed mound and was stuck. I had to wait for truck to pull me out. Like others have said, those street tires they come with are lousy on snow. I just had Pirelli All Terrain plus 225/65/R17 tires put on my latitude and they fit fine and I have a little more ground clearance. Plan to also get some traction boards just in case.
Every time I have gotten stuck in my Subaru, traction boards would have helped immensely in rectifying my situation. Thanks for uploading, your rival drivers in Subaru XV Crosstreks do a lot of the same stuff Jeep Renegade Trailhawks drivers do off-road. Your content and other similar stuff is very relevant for those seeking off-road adventure in crossover vehicles.
Now that more and more crossovers are becoming off road oriented many want to take them out but are concerned about the capability because everyone thinks they need a truck or Wrangler to off road. My goal is to show just how reasonably capable they are.
Every jeep renegade owner should have All terrains.
I like that I have a Jeep Renegade I’m in md and we get a lot of snow ❄️ imma get them trackers ASAP
I just brought a 2020 renagade but I have all season tires I also live in md
Buy a set of chains. That way you can just put them on when you're going to hit a snowy trail like this one, rather than having to get out once you're already stuck and try to fight with the back and forth moving those things around. The boards are handy for when you get into something unexpected, but if you're knowingly going into a snowy less traveled road slap the chains on and away you go 😎
Winter tires bro. BFG KSIs, would be a whole lot better where you're wheelin'. You are right about the MaxTrax.
Can definitely make the difference between a mere slow down, and a full on crisis. Cheers
Oh and some Wranglers or Falcon tires be great for yeah to, Tires are everything!
You can have as many drive wheels as you want, but without snow tires you're not going anywhere.
....that was a well traveled road for people with the proper trucks with decent tires...regardless, good PSA....next time when you go get tires get something in an A/T tire, it will likely double the amount of places you can go without having to take out the traction mats....carry the traction mats anyways...
Have them and a wench, and a buddy, never go alone!
Yes, we should have a spare tire, jack and tire iron. Unfortunately if you buy a 2020 Jeep Renegade Latitude you don't get a spare tire kit. They are on backorder until late 2021 or early 2022.
Of course, if you don't get the update for your transmission control module you could be dead out of the water with error code p0128 with no 4x4 lock. Seems silly it's disabled if the coolant isn't 100% perfect, but once I got the update it performed better at lower gears and RPMS.
Correct me if I'm wrong. Tyres look all season or just m+s only and not winter ones. Have you tried typical winter tyres? I'm quite surprised as I believe my Q3 with winter tyres would beat that road with ease.
The tires were fine until I got sucked into the snow bank. Tires weren't the point of the video, it was preparedness.
I have the trailhawk renegade and the dealer says they are all terrain but the dsidewall says HT not AT. Clearly not all terrain tires. I just upgraded mine to the Cooper AT3 4S 7 days ago and will be taking them into the Nevada desert then into Utah and the Arizona desert. Well see how well they do. So far so good except they are a little bit noisier.
Yeah it's for the better anyway. The stock tires have a weak sidewall and I punctured mine the first off road outing.
I would have that fan looked at
yeah that sure is a noisy fan
A fellow Washingtonian!
All you needed was cat litter, works great for traction...
On icy surface. Deep snow cat litter doesn’t help much
How about some better lugged tire?
Sounds like its charging the hybrid battery for the fiat engin
Your tire are certainly an issue, airing down helps a lot
In which mode are you
Why is your engine fan so loud? The only time my engine fan was that loud was when i had the old one before it was replaced due to factory recall.
Not sure if the fan is different for the 1.4L turbo
Seemed normal for me. I was out their all day so the engine was hot
They need to make locking diffs for the renegade. You can get a locking rear diff in the Cherokee trailhawk with the same damned drivetrain. Renegade gets left with nothing.
Good video. Thanks.
Weld and lock it yourself
wait they do have a rear lock no? im confused
Nifty never knew they existed
Dude! I have a renegade sport with a 1.5 inch lift kit and all- terrain tires and it WOULD KILL that situation... Amateurs!!
Renegade sport have enough torque to do that?
@@sebm3618 mine has good torque with manual trans but lacks in horsepower.
You need some All Terrains lol
Not much was available 2 years ago but there's a lot more AT tires available in the Renegade's size now.
That fan is loud AF!
That's why there was a recall, my replacement is quit AF now lol! Was spinning it to fast and burning it out!
Un genio!!!
You don't carry a shovel with you when in the snow?
traction mats are snow shovels...
@@rantional8180 bury one to the frame and then talk to us about traction mats. Then, you'll wish you had a shovel 🤷👍
Better recommend snow tyres!(or at least a shovel, in fact you should never go off road in snow without a shovel)
True. I'm going to try and make a more comprehensive video this winter
JEEP 2.0 4x4 2020 🚙🇧🇷🥰😍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Those Tires are no good for snow. I have a 2015 renegade. I live in the mountains up state NY. 17” wheels. The best tires I ever bought for this jeep are “Falken wild peak AT trail tires”. I was alway a BF Goodrich guy. But BF doesn’t have a 17” AT tire to fit the renegade. I love these Falken All Terrain. Great in snow, rain, slush, Up n down hill. Thick gripping rubber, They look awesome on the jeep to.
im in burlington vt i have a 2011 sierra z71 1500, i put on those falken wildpeak at2s and actually returned them... iv never seen such a shit tire in my life, my ass end would slip out on rain.. goodyear or cooper only way to go and if you have the money Michelin and if you really have the money, nokian hawks
They effect gas mileage?
My question is, would a lift kit be needed if I were to put AT tires on? I have a 2016 renegade latitude manual trans
Falken wild peaks are horrible...
With stock factory tires you will get stuck 🤯so don't waste money on traction boards... I have a 2018 Jeep Renegade Sport, It is lifted and it has mud tires on it, I go through anything, that is being prepared 😭😂😭
I have the 1.4l with FWD and MT... Lucky me I don't get so far at all... 😉
Have you straight piped it yet?
Or get the all season garbage tires off if you venture out into snow often..
Tires Bro
Proper tires and chains work in snow!
Something I wasn't aware at the time of the video is youre not supposed to use chains on the Trailhawk models. They have bigger tires than other models so must have clearance issues.
@@tippmannperson pretty sure the cable style would fit without issues.
tires tires tires tires !
Will these work for a FWD?
They would have to go under the front tires for maximum effect
...owner should have good winter tires..
What’s wrong with your fan ?
Nothing
Have you ever heard something about snow chains? 😂
The Trailhawk actually isn't able to have chains according to the manual
Always cross rut never drive into the ruts.
Dont blame the jeep, i been tru snow like this, you got wrong tires and a bad driver maybe🤷♂️
Driver is 75%
What kind of tires?
These were the stock Wildpeak H/T
Put the Grabber AT3 on it and you won't need that Boards.
Wrong tires for trails homie
Buy the tires. Its cheaper.
Wheeling by yourself is a failure -never do it.
4th best Jeep in my opinion.
1. Grand Cherokee
2. Wrangler
3. Cherokee
4. Renegade
Put some real tires on that bud.
Get some fkn snow tires....
I can’t stand my Jeep. I have a 2016 Trailhawk edition. You can’t get off road tires for the Renegades. The wheel arches are too small. I have BF Goodrich All Terrain TAs on our Honda Element for crying out loud. The Element is a way better vehicle than the crap Jeep. The Jeep left my wife stranded on the highway with less than 12,000 miles and only about 1 year old, because the main main cooling fan failed and the vehicle overheated. The window seals whistle at highway speeds, the center air vent doesn’t put out hardly any air, the E-brake turns on by itself randomly (with or without the seatbelt on) the radio shuts off randomly while driving, the blue tooth is horrific, the wipers work inconsistently front and rear. Then there is the air bag issue, it tells you it needs to be serviced and so does the E-brake. The seatbelt alarm comes on while driving down the highway and I’m wearing the seatbelt. The front left speaker blew after 10,000 miles and no, I don’t blast the radio. The 4 wheel drive is horrible in the snow and ice assuming it will even turn on. Mine shut off on the last big snow we got a few weeks ago and would not turn back on. The down hill assist also quit working. The sunroof opens fine but is super sluggish to close. The remote start stopped working for a few weeks to top it off. This has got to be the worst car I have ever owned and I’ve owned three Fords that were pretty bad. You couldn’t pay me to take another POS Jeep. This vehicle is an absolute joke.
Sounds like a lemon to me. Had none of those issues. The center vent thing is real but it does blow regular air, just not heat. There's a large amount of off road tires available now even the KO2 and Open Country AT3
Patriot is way n I mean WAY better off-road especially in snow
How does it do on slick pavement though? The Renegade has Snow Mode which can be used on icy or rainy days without winding up the transfer case..
@@mattdrives4757 dude, that all depends on your tires
shit for tires. snow tires aren't ice tires. snow tires are mud tires. so get mud tires with studs.
Get some real tires, and then buy chains
Or be less of an idiot and spend the money on proper tires and not get stuck in something that it would never be stuck in
You dont know how to handle it and u dont wear the proper tires !😅
So, I pulled up to the market today and saw this piece of metal sitting there. And I thought to myself: that must be the new Honda box. Nope, it's a Jeep. Seriously people? Why do all vehicles these days look the same? There's nothing special here. Whatever happened to the good old days when a Jeep was a Jeep and didn't look like a Honda or about 10 other vehicle boxes that I can name. Honestly people, all these modern SUV'S look the same. They look cheap, and probably won't get you through the first 100,000 miles without breaking down. No thanks, y'all. I remember when a Jeep was a Jeep and was set apart from all other SUV's. It was the SUV, before SUV'S were cool. Now, it's just like everything else.
Dude it is a crossover so it can't be like a some other Jeep SUV
It is the baby Jeep
@Don Trump what do you expect from a girl ?? 😂😂😂
@@digvijaykole6746 it's not even a Jeep. It's a Fiat 500 with a Jeep badge. If it is a Jeep, what platform did Fiat use to copy this vehicle into production? They didn't.
@@MemphisMojo15s yes ik it's a crossover based on some fiat platform
@@digvijaykole6746 yeah. I think its the Fiat 500
Pos Fiat.
It's a fiat
Renegade is not a real Jeep! The wranglers and the grand Cherokees are the only real jeeps out there the Cherokee used to be a real Jeep
I would say that's untrue. The renegade is pretty capable
El peor coche de la jeep