Engine Burning Oil problems of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee - part 2

40 problems related to engine burning oil have been reported for the 2016 Jeep Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee based on all problems reported for the 2016 Cherokee.

36 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 03/13/2017

It has an oil consumption issue. It burns a quart of oil every 1000 miles. It takes 5 quarts of oil and the oil change is every 5000 miles so by the time it needs an oil change there is no oil left. It stalled dead on me while I was driving because it had no oil. I had no advanced warning it just stopped in the middle of the street. I have done 7 oil consumption tests and Jeep is telling me it is "Jeep standard" and they will not fix it.

37 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 01/25/2017

Purchased vehicle on 12/14/2015. On 1/25/17, at 17,000 miles the vehicle stalled while driving through an intersection. It was raining heavily and causing a traffic issue. Law enforcement had to be called to re-direct traffic. Since the first stall, the vehicle has been to the local Dodge/Jeep dealership four times for the same issues (4/20/17, 8/18/17, 3/25/18 and 12/4/18). They have replaced coils, filters and explained the engine will shut down if it senses low oil. They continue to state the oil consumption as the reason for the stalls. They have no solution but to bring the vehicle in every 1000k miles to check the oil. The vehicle stalled again on 12/25/18. Luckily, I was in a parking lot and the vehicle behind me was going slow enough to stop. If not, I would have been hit with my toddler in the vehicle. Usually it takes several hours for the vehicle to start again but on this incident the vehicle started within 5 minutes. The vehicle is now showing a "service shifter" and the dealer stated it needed a new battery. I replaced the battery and the "service shifter" was back on within 15 days of replacing the battery. This vehicle is a safety hazard.

38 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 08/05/2016

We bought a brand new Jeep and by 5168 miles it used 3 quarts of synthetic oil. We had the oil changed at 3000 miles at the dealer(as they suggested). We informed the dealer that the Jeep was burning oil not leaking oil. We were told that Chrysler would not do anything about it until 7500 miles and then they would do a oil consumption test on the Jeep and after that we would have to bring it back every 500 miles to top the oil off if necessary. Synthetic oil is about $8. 00 a quart. This Jeep is under warranty but they wouldn't fix it. And we would of had to pay for the oil to top it off with too. The dealer was aware of this problem with these Jeeps. Our daughter bought a Jeep with the same engine but she hasn't had a problem with hers. When we told the dealer this they said this problem exists only with some of the engines. Why isn't there a recall on these! why are they even selling these when they know there's a problem. Since the manufacture wouldn't fix the problem we got rid of the Jeep.

39 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 05/05/2016

The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Cherokee. The contact was experiencing an excessive oil consumption issue with the vehicle. The contact had to add oil to the vehicle every 1,200 miles. The contact researched the issue online and discovered that this was an ongoing issue with the manufacturer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 1,200.

40 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 11/01/2015

Tl- the contact owns a 2016 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle warning message "switch to neutral" would display along with the check engine light before the vehicle suddenly stalls and shut off. The vehicle was driven to the local dealer new holland Jeep, located in new holland, PA. Who diagnosed that the failure was caused from the engine oil burning too fast. No further information was available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage 250. Jft.




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