Engine Burning Oil problems of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee - part 1

Engine shuts off with no warning! apparently when oil is low, engine is built to shut off as a safety feature! no oil light indicator comes on. This happens in the middle of driving vehicle with no warning. Checked the forums online and many people complaining of same issue. These vehicles (mine included) are burning oil like crazy! issue has been occurring since vehicle had 60k miles on it. Will burn through 5 quarts of oil in 3k miles or less and then vehicle will shut off because of no oil!.

Eight times now my 2016 Jeep Cherokee will just quit. Dealership keeps making me check my oil myself. I am 3000 miles before a scheduled oil change and the vehicle has just stopped running while driving 50 mph again. This is very dangerous . I live in a rural area where the speed limit is 55 on almost all roads. I was almost hit by a semi waiting for a tow. I got home and again my oil is low. My car is not leaking oil. Again I will have to tow to dealer for them to put oil in and do nothing to fix this oil consumption problem. The vehicle is in full motion. Dashboard gives a warning to put car in gear while driving. When it is in gear.

Engine burns to much oil. Oil light does not come on until almost completely out of oil. Car stops suddenly and will not accelerate. An error message will pop up telling you to put your car in park and you'll have to try to start it a couple times and it will turn over before start.

I have owned my 2016 cherokke since Jan 2020 in April it began to run funny thats when I discovered the vehicle suffering from excessive oil consumption. I have been to multiple dealerships doing oil consumption test just to be told I went over the mileage a new test has to be started. Now here I am with the same issue just the run around. I also have a trans that clunks and bangs into gear. Sometimes it will hang before shifting or gear hunt and try to shift into two gears at once. I told the dealer this to be told that was normal or that my brakes were the problem. It still hasnt been resolved im stuck paying on this junk I owe more than its worth so I cant get rid of it. I just want Jeep to take accountablity and fix it or replace it. All of these issues happend in city driving on busy roads and interstates as well as country areas with traffic.

Car shuts off randomly while driving! loose power steering and power breaks. After looking online, this seems to be a common occurrence. Car stopped in the middle of an intersection! dealership explanation is that the oil is low and car is designed to shut off while driving if the oil is low. I just had an oil change and no oil light ever came on. Many people reporting the same and that this engine burns a whole quart of oil per 750 miles!!!.

In motion on a city street going 35 mph the engine shuts off; steering and braking become disabled and car costs into traffic. No warning lights or dash board symbols turned ever on. Vehicle has to be towed to a shop to have the oil changed/replaced after only 200 miles since last oil change. Engine burns oil (not leaking) at a high rate. Oil needs to be checked weekly and replaced on a 2-3 month schedule. Only 35,000 miles on the car.

Tl-the contact owns a 2016 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving the accelleration ceased working from a stopped position. The contact heard a bing from the dashboard and the battery light illuminated. The contact restarted the vehicle and was able to drive to her home. The same issue happened again while trying to merge onto the highway at 20 mph. The contact took the vehicle to fred martin superstore 3195 barber rd, barberton, OH 44203 (330) 753-4444. They said there was low oil pressurre in the vehicle. They performed an oil change yesterday and the contact took the vehicle home. The contact was unsure if the dealer checked why the oil was low and stated the synthetic oil would burn off. The dealer stated that the manufacturer knew about the issue. The failure mileage was 50,527. Tf.

Following day vehicle completely shut down while driving on the interstate at 55 mph . Dealership contacted and vehicle brought in for inspection. Dealer concluded that engine had no oil, although internal indicators failed to advise and showed vehicle had 60% oil life remaining and 3000 miles until scheduled oil change. Dealer advised that vehicle is known to burn oil, this has happened to me 3x already. The Jeep chereokee manual states oil changes should be done every 8,000 miles. I have been getting my oil changes way before the stated requirement of 8000. There is clearly something wrong with my engine. I have a 10 month baby and I am terrified of driving this vehicle. It randomly shuts down and stalls. Iam so scared for my life everytime I drive this vehicle and it is all I have . I bought this car brand new!! my engine is clearly defective and should be replaced.

Enormous amounts of oil burning up and scolding the cylinder walls. Oil change and guaranteed 3000 miles. Less than 1000 miles later all oil gone and cylinder walls scorched. No leaks at all the cause the missing oil. Every 1000 miles dealer having to top off oil until next oil change.

I was driving down the street then went to take a left and my car shut off. I got it to the side of the road and tried to start it,would not start. I then waited a few minutes and tried again and it started luckily I was close to home and called tow truck and they brought it to dealership found out is burning oil only had 35;698 miles and when the car gets down two quarts of oil these cars will shut down with no notice. Someone is going to get killed. No dash light comes on.

I have the 2. 4l in my Cherokee. The same as other Jeep models and I have had the same oil consumption issue that this engine line has. Jeep just shut off and had to restart. No warning or lights on dash to indicate low oil. I had just a drop of oil on the dipstick. Only drove just over 5000 miles. Dealer said its normal to burn oil and fca knows about the issue but will not repair. They say about 70% of the 2. 4 are affected across all models. With all the issues I see on forums and social media it seems something should be done before we get to the threshold of unacceptable accidents and death. All maintenance has been done at a fca dealer. Hard to believe it just started to burn oil.

Making a left turn, engine shut off no power, stated I must be in park to shift warning lights flashing (all kinds). Would not restart for about 15 minutes. Ran fine prior to this. Finally restarted and drove directly to dealership (its only about a mile away). Explained what happened they had no clue why this would happen but they checked oil which was very low (which leads me to believe they have seen this issue before). Changed oil and so far so good. Complaint - why would engine shut off because of that? why would a brand new car with under 30,000 miles burn that much oil? why didn't the indicator tell me there was low oil or low oil pressure? if this thing burns that much oil within the allotted oil change time - may need to look for another vehicle - this is dangerous if the car shuts off on a freeway or in busy traffic.

Purchased 2106 Jeep Cherokee in April 2019. Had car looked over and oil changed April 19, 2019 @30,141 miles. On 8/14/19 the vehicle stalled while leaving a stop sign. Total loss of control of the car. Dashboard lights flash and display instructs you to put the car in park. After 3 attempts the car starts. Thought it was a fluke. 8/24/19 the same event happens again, except on a busier road. Very scary and concerned about being hit from behind. 4 attempts to restart car, finally starts and I drive directly to mechanic. 8/27/19 happens multiple times to mechanic, who agrees this is a very dangerous situation in moving traffic. The computer does not indicate any problem. Based on information I had found on line, he checks the oil to find no oil on the dipstick. Car is @ 35,242 miles & consumed 4 qts of oil during 5100 miles. I am told that this is way too much oil to be used for this number of miles. The more I poke around on line, I see that many Jeep Cherokee owners are reporting the same problems. Countless that have happened on the highway, which I can't begin to think how deadly that can be. It appears that Jeep/Chrysler is doing nothing about this problem. They have recalled the 2019 Jeep Cherokee for this problem. I would also believe this is an environmental problem with excessive amount of oil being burned. I do have receipts from the service garage. Please help.

My wife's Jeep Cherokee 2016 while driving 3 times in the last month has stalled while making a slight right turn. The display signals engine, and battery flash and then the car dies with no power instantly. My pregnant wife was commuting during rush hour the last time this happened and this nearly caused her to be rear ended. Luckily the driver behind her was paying attention and avoided the collision. Now my wife was stuck in traffic with no power for 5 minutes until the car turned back on. After a lot of online research, I found 90 plus complaints about this exact issue. Apparently the 2. 4 l motor in the 2016 Jeep Cherokee has a safety feature that causes this stalling based on low oil levels. So this poorly engineered engine burns 1 qt of oil per 1000 miles, this causes your oil to run significantly low before the manufacturers recommended oil service periods. My mechanic inspected the vehicle and has come to the same conclusion, we will have to add 1 qt of oil every thousand miles. This car has less than 36k miles and will now require extra oil for its life, which is ridiculously tedious for a 30k$ car. However the stalling with no warning and causing loss of power in traffic will eventually lead to accidents and should be a significant safety concern.

Vehicle, while in motion, stalls and engine shuts off at any speed. Being told oil burns too quickly in these vehicles and this is a safety feature the car has although it has almost cost me multiple serious/potentilly fatal collisions with my infant children in the vehicle. No oil indicator has ever turned on indicating oil level is low. Had same issue with this car at 15,000 miles in which engine was completely replaced but now is doing the same thing as before. This is a well documented issue amongst Jeeps - why has there not been a recall? this is a major safety concern and our lives and the lives of our children are at risk as I almost was t-boned today as my engine stalled in a busy intersection. I was attempting to turn but had not yet maneuvered and was left stalled in the middle blocking oncoming traffic on a busy city street but had had this same problem happen on a highway.

Vehicle stalls during deceleration into right hand turns. Extremely dangerous. Hundreds of complaints about the same issue occurring under the same circumstances. Dealership is denying any problems exist and cannot duplicate issue. Online complaints state that some dealerships stating it is due to low oil and oil consumption is very high and problem can occur even with vehicle maintained to manufacturers specifications. I have been almost rear ended several times due to this issue and Chrysler needs to recall these vehicles and make it right no matter the cost. No warning or trouble lights prior to complete loss of power. They just recalled the 2019 models for this very problem but they need to recall prior years experiencing the same issues. This is a serious safety issue especially when entering the highway were cars our traveling at a high rate of speed.

I turned on the car, let it warm up for about 3 minutes. Put it in drive, I was on the road for about 5 minutes and all the lights on the dashboard turned on, the car stalled and the motor turned off. The transmission was stuck in drive and I had to forcefully find a way to move it to neutral or park to restart the car. When I checked the fluids on the vehicle everything was ok with the exception of the oil dip stick. All the oil had burned away and I was still about 2000 miles away from next oil change. All my oil changes were done at the Jeep dealership where the car was purchased and we used synthetic oil to protect the engine. This is very dangerous that no warning signs are given to the drivers and that the car completely shuts off in the middle of the road. I tried to resolve this issue with the dealership but they said that because there is no recall for this common problem, they cannot resolve it. Please help!.

My vehicle lost power in the brakes, accelerator and steering wheel. Everything locked up while I was driving in traffic. I was able to coast to the side of the road and completely lost the ability to control my vehicle. The car would not function until I turned it off and tried to restart it a few times taking a couple of minutes. This happened twice on may 6th on a busy street, once on may 9th on the highway, and twice on may 11th on another busy street. There was no oil in my car. I was not due for an oil change for another 3 months or 2000 miles. No oil light indicator came on to warn me all my car kept doing was stalling telling me to shift to park. I was told by the Jeep dealership that I had to have my car towed in or add oil before driving it to them. The dealer explained when the dipstick does not "feel" oil the entire car essentially shuts down and locks up in order to "protect the engine" causing the driver to lose all ability to control it. They might be protecting the engine from burning oil, but to lose functionality puts my life and family in danger. Jeep/Chrysler have had this reported before as I found numerous cases of the same story. However no recall have been issued. I could have been in a very serious accident. I was not told any of this information when I purchased the car. I do not understand how many issues have to be reported before something can be done. Does someone have to die before this become a concern.

While driving the vehicle after just a couple minutes in my subdivision the vehicle stalled & would move. I made 2 turns, one right & one left then it stalled. The "charging system light" went on & said "shift to p then desired gear". After a few minutes it restarted. The Jeep manual indicated not to drive it with this code so I had it towed to dealer & they did a pcm flash update. They tested the oil level & said it was fine. Next morning the vehicle would not start. Again towed it to dealer. They kept it overnight & changed the battery. They drove the vehicle, but couldn't get it to replicate what happened & indicated there were no stored codes. The following morning the vehicle started, I began driving around the corner in the subdivision after turning right and again the vehicle just stalled with same indicator light & message as the first time. Brought it back to the dealer & they said the oil was low, though the vehicle indicated 47% oil life with about 3,800 miles since last oil change, which was less than 2 months ago. Dealer told me to drive it for 1,000 miles & then bring it back so they can do an oil consumption test. Very unsafe to drive when it stalls, as the vehicle does not move, it just shuts off & didn't coast so I could move over. This is a safety risk & do not feel safe driving it, if this had happened in traffic or on the highway it could have caused a crash. I was told by the dealer this is a known issue by Chrysler & that the vehicle shuts down to protect the engine. There was no previous warning lights or check engine notification prior to it happening.

While making a turn, the vehicle lost power in the brakes, accelerator and steering wheel. Everything locked up while I was going upwards of 25mph. I was able to coast to the side of the road, but completely lost the ability to control my vehicle. The car would not function until I turned it off and tried to restart it a few times taking a couple of minutes. This happened once on the 14th of March and once on the 15th of March. I was told by the Jeep dealership that they are aware of the issue and have told people to make sure to check their oil. I was told the dipstick does not reach the bottom of the oil pan and only goes down about halfway (3 of the 6 total quarts the pan holds). When the dipstick does not "feel" oil the entire car essentially shuts down and locks up in order to "protect the engine" causing the driver to lose all ability to control it. They might be protecting the engine from burning oil, but to lose functionality puts my life in danger. Jeep/Chrysler have had this reported before as I found numerous cases of the same story. However, they refuse to do anything about it. I could have been in a very serious accident if I was going faster than 27mph or if I was not in an area that I was able to coast to the side of the road. I was not told any of this information when I purchased the car.

The dip stick only reaching the top 3 quarts of oil. I was told by the Jeep dealership that the car engine shuts off mid drive(in motion) to protect the engine even if you are going 70 mph(on the city street, high way, or local road and while turning). This is so the engine does not burn the oil. This means that the car stalls out and looses power and control with no notifcation.

Our 2016 Jeep Cherokee (latitude 4wd) has been stalling after a cold start. The battery indicator flashes and then registers a message to place the car in p to shift into gear. I have been able to restart the car after waiting 30-60 sec, sometimes while in traffic. The vehicle was at the dealership on 1/14/19 and I was told that there wasn't any oil on the dipstick. The engine is possibly burning oil but there are no indicators or status updates when the system is checked. I was told by the dealership that they are aware of an engine issue with the 2016 Jeep Cherokee. An oil consumption test is needed before the engine can be replaced (if needed). Oil consumption test initiated 1/14/19. Chrysler/Jeep is aware of this issue and has not issued a safety recall. Negligence by Chrysler for not responding to this significant defect and safety issue.

Tl-the contact owns a 2016 Jeep Cherokee. While driving at various speeds the vehicle stalled. The contact changed the battery and noticed the oil was low, there were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer vatland Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram 855 south, us-1, vero beach, FL 32962 (772) 567-6633 who stated to check the oil, where a oil consumption test was completed where diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted, the failure mileage was 36,000. Ap.

Bought the car 10/3/2018 with a fresh oil change, 12/18/2018 car shut off on husband while driving with kids in the car (the engine died, steering locked up, the battery light flashed and an error popped up that said to put the transmission in park and select the desired gear) no oil light ever came on to warn low oil 12/20/2018 car shut off twice while driving, check engine light came on went to dealer and oil change was completed, less than 4k miles driven and there was only � quart of oil left in engine (5 qt burned) 12/21/2018 called dealer because car skipped, was told normal due to air getting into engine causing a misfire should be fine now 1/7/2019 car sputtered twice while driving, felt like it shut off brought car to dealer and the car was low by 1 � quarts of oil started oil consumption testing. When car stalls out it is while you are driving and happens without warning, I was in the middle of an intersection the first time it happened to me. I could have been killed to "save their engine".

This Jeep stalls out at low speeds and once stalled out at 55 mph. Dealer says this engine the 2. 4l 4 cylinder has oil consumption issues and it is quite normal for the engine to use 1 qt of oil every 1,000 miles.

Jeep replaced the original engine under warranty due to excessive oil consumption that caused the engine to stall while driving. Now the second engine, after only a few thousand miles of driving, is also consuming excess oil. Per Chrysler's service bulletin 09-007-15 published on 7/31/15, a 2016 model year vehicle is only allowed to consume up to one quart of oil per 2,000 miles during the first 50,000 miles. Jeep should obviously be preparing for a massive recall issue here, as this is the most common issue here for all Jeep Cherokee's that have this model engine.

Shortly after a right turn into a short steep uphill section of road, the car just died. There were no warning lights. The display message said to shift into p then select a gear. The car had no functionality, it was dead and started rolling backwards towards the intersection. Put in park and tried to restart - check engine light came on, and was able to operate foot brake which was also unresponsive to that point - panicking that the car would roll across the intersection into the ditch. Car would not however start. After a few minutes and tries, the car started and drove as though nothing had happened and no warning lights on the display. Drove home from work and to the dealer, like nothing had happened. But scared that the problem might repeat and deliberately took backroads just in case. Can't imagine what would happen if I'd taken the interstate and the problem repeated. After getting home, found they had called and left a message about there being no oil. Called back - long conversation: - they said there was no oil on the dipstick (so why did the oil light not come on?) - they had changed the oil and filter and the car was good to go (really?) - they recommended bringing the car back after 1000 miles to check oil consumption (so if the car for whatever reason loses its oil will it really be safe to drive? could it not happen the next mile, the 100th mile?) - they said there was no evidence of oil leaks (yes, we would have noticed oil spots on the floor of our garage) - they said there must be "internal consumption" of the oil (so there should be smoke coming from the exhaust, right? there was not) . . Going around in circles. Why does the car stop dead when the problem occurs. The dealer said this is to protect the car. Well, thank you Chrysler for caring so little about your customers that you protect your car from damage at the expense of people.

Vehicle shut off while my husband was driving. Took vehicle to dealership. Was 3 quarts low. We have been told by the dealership that their hands are tied, that this engine uses about a quart of oil every 1000 miles but the engine is designed to shut off before it would blow engine. My husband told the dealership that if they put an engine in a vehicle that uses oils this way they should let people know. We have talked to Chrysler with nothing other than have an oil consumption test done which we did. We now keep oil and check on a regular basis.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Jeep Cherokee. While driving approximately 10 mph, the vehicle stalled and all the warning indicators flashed and went blank on the instrument panel. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and waited approximately five minutes. Once the vehicle was restarted, it operated normally. The contact also stated that the engine was replaced in may of 2017 by bettenhausen Chrysler Dodge Jeep (8255 w 159th street, tinley park, IL 60477). The vehicle was taken to the same dealer for the recent failure. The contact was advised to keep an eye on the oil consumption. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 31,551.

Engine stalls while driving because of low oil. Jeep is 2 1/2 yrs. Old with 50,000 miles and should not be burning oil. Many people complaining of the same thing.

While driving the engine shutoff and lost all power. Had to coast to the side of the road in traffic. After taking it to the dealer, found out the engine consumed 2. 5 quarts of oil [over half it's volume] in 6 months. There were no warnings of low oil level; engine just died. Was told that this oil consumption was acceptable and if I wanted to prevent the engine from shutting off without any warning to check oil level every 1000-1500 miles to assure it's adequate. The computer apparently gives the driver no indication of low oil volume even after the engine shuts down for that exact reason. I was told Chrysler only becomes concerned if the engine use a quart of oil within 1000 miles. Jeep Cherokee latitude/2016/4cly engine with 35k miles.

Faulty engine with excessive oil consumption. Engine piston blown at 54k, on brand new 2016 Jeep Cherokee, and consequently repaired under manufacturer warranty. Fca and dealership difficult to work with and attempted everything to avoid the repair until I obtained legal counsel. The vehicle still randomly shuts off while being operated which makes it a danger to all. I have also experienced issues with the transmission, which the dealership said stemmed from the electrical system. The vehicle would get "stuck" in a particular and cause the vehicle to "jump" while attempting to idle down. Lastly, the service shifter light has come on. The light comes on while the vehicle is in motion and does not appear to effect the operation of the vehicle. Nevertheless, this is another problem added to the engine and transmission issues. This vehicle is trash and needs to be completely recalled. Shame on fca for selling this vehicle with a ton of defects. Shame on any authority that does not investigate the claims regarding this vehicle, or does it take a catastrophic event to gather your attention.

The vehicle shut off on my wife and child while she was driving it on the highway, and we took it to the dealership and they said it was low on oil and they did an oil consumption test and cleared the vehicle and said it was a common problem and they have to do oil consumption test before Chrysler will issue a replacement motor, after 2 months of the test they concluded that it was ok and safe to drive. The issue happend again with my wife and child in the car and driving down the road, she made it back home and the motor was out of oil 3,000 miles before her next oil change. I got it to the dealer and they said they have to do the oil consumption test process again.

2016 Jeep Cherokee has twice stalled while driving about 30 mph. Lose all power. First time , 21,218 miles, dealer said probably low on oil, but oil change was not overdue and no indicator lights ever showed. They did oil change and then checked car at next oil change, they didn't find anything. At 30,930 miles, car stalled again driving 30 mph out of nowhere. Barely able to get to side of road. Extremely dangerous situation. Dealer again said oil issue and we are advised to return to dealer in 1000 miles to do an oil consumption test. In researching this issue it seems that this is an ongoing issue that no one seems to get resolved. Dealer says they have not heard of issue, but a simple google search shows this is not an isolated issue.

Excessive oil consumption. To protect itself, the engine will shut down without warning, no oil or engine lights. This has happened several times in one year. The most recent sept. 27, 2017 was when I was in traffic on a side street in worcester MA. . It took 5 men to physically push my car to the side of the road to prevent an accident from happening. Unacceptable. After having a tune up in mid-July 2017, the car dip stick in late September was dry. After towing the vehicle to the nearest dealer I found out it took 4 quarts of oil. I believe this is an excessive amount. I am now going to have to check every 500 to 1,000 miles not to mention the higher cost to purchase synthetic oil. The.