Engine Burning Oil problems of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee

31 problems related to engine burning oil have been reported for the 2019 Jeep Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee based on all problems reported for the 2019 Cherokee.

1 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 04/01/2021

Vehicle has stalled (completely shut down with no steering ability) while driving on 3 separate occasions. No warning lights of low oil or issue with vehicle. Burning through oil at 1 quart for every 800 miles (unheard of) for casual driving in normal conditions. Car will rev very high and not change gears smoothly. Hesitation on starting and hesitation and sputtering on normal acceleration. Many issues and have only had the vehicle for less than 3 months.

2 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 03/30/2021

While driving my Jeep suddenly shut off. This happened twice, so I took it to liberty Jeep in libertyville. I was told that they would need to do a pcm reprogram and that it will now burn 1 quart of oil per every 1000 miles and that I would need to keep an eye on it to continue to top of the oil so the Jeep doesn't shut down. This is not acceptable for a dealership to say. I am fearful of driving long distance on highways with this now and would like to get out of this lease. I have attempted to discuss with the dealership and I haven't had any luck. Owner or managers do not return any emails or phone call. This is very disturbing.

3 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 02/19/2021

Oil change and recall completed 3,000 miles ago for oil consumption issue. Drove 3,000 miles and stalled on roadway immediately following a right hand turn. During shutdown there was steering control loss. Pulled car off road and checked dipstick. Dipstick was dry. Added 2. 5 quarts oil. This car still consumes approximately . 75 quarts of oil per 1,000 miles. Will restart oil consumption test with Jeep dealer immediately.

4 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 01/11/2021

This vehicle stalls out in traffic and stutters when started. Even when the autostart button is "on" the car hesitates and stalls from stop to go. I have almost been hit when trying to pull out from an intersection from a stop. The SUV smells of burning oils all the time. I set a service appt with the dealer to assess the stalling problem and burning oil smell. I was told that the stalling was from the "engine performance" and nothing could be done. As far as the burning oil smell, I was told the engine burns through 1 quart of oil per 1,000 miles and I will need to constantly check the oil. They cannot do anything about it, it is the way it is made. This is unacceptable and extremely dangerous! Jeep has not been very helpful.

5 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 01/07/2021

Car with 60,000 miles on it is consuming large amounts of oil. No low oil warning or anything. Instead the vehicle stalls completely while driving. This is a major safety concern. I was merging onto a major highway yesterday when this happened and the car behind me had to swerve into the ditch in order to not hit me. How is this allowed to be Jeeps standard practice for letting you know your oil is low. And why on earth does a new car burn through oil?.

6 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 11/30/2020

On multiple occasions my 2019 Jeep Cherokee has stalled out, with out warning, while I was driving, once on the freeway at 70 miles an hour in heavy traffic. After several trips to the dealer I was informed that this engine, the 2. 4l has a systemic problem, in that burns about a quart of oil every 1000 miles and when the oil gets too low the engine just shuts off. No warning lights, just shuts everything off. At 70 miles per hour in traffic, having the engine stop and suddenly losing power steering and trying to move though traffic to the shoulder while rapidly decelerating is very dangerous. The dealer and fca are offering no solutions for this issue. From a public safety perspective this vehicle should be recalled, not to mention the environments costs and consumer protection aspects.

7 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 11/16/2020

While driving my vehicle I was on an off ramp going 45mph when the engine quit working. With difficulty I was able to get the vehicle to the side of road. When I attempted to start it. It took a while to start up the vehicle. I called. To. Get an appointment for the Jeep to be seen. The problem occured every day until it was seen at the dealership. The vehicle has 19 k and oil. Is changed on or. Before recommendations. The dealership. Stated that the oil. Was changed and was. Oil level is low. The dealer stated it is common for Jeep with 2. 4 l engine to burn 1 qt oil ever 1000 miles. This is ridiculous. No vehiclw does that. The worst part is the oil light never. Comes on. The dealer was sneaky and. Called. Where I get my oil. Changed to see if I was getting my oil changed regularly. There is a. Well. Documented problem with the 2 4 l tigershark motor.

8 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 10/31/2020

Engine burned one quart of oil in 458 miles. After 2 quarts down engine will stall.

9 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 10/30/2020

Nhtsa personnel - I want to report a serious (safety) problem with our 2019 Jeep Cherokee. In the last 2-3 weeks, my wife has experienced a sudden stalling of the car without any warning or notification. This is a serious problem since she was on the road on her way to take our kids to school. Luckily, no one was behind her and she was able to restart the car. Today (10/30), I called our local Jeep/Dodge dealership to scheduled an appointment for this issue. As I was describing this problem, the service rep told me to check the oil level of the Cherokee due to a known "oil consumption problem. " sure enough, I checked the oil level in the car and there was hardly any oil. Soon after, I went to walmart and bought 5 qt of 0w20 synthetic oil. Drove the car afterwards and no stalling occurred. Please help to pressure fca us llc or Jeep to fix this issue right away via recall or rework. Engines can be replaced but not lives - this is a safety problem!! sincerely, manuel (manny) penaloza 2019 Jeep Cherokee owner (with only 14,341 miles) wichita, KS 10/30/2020.

10 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 09/08/2020

Bought car in 1/20 with 2. 4l tigershark engine. Using excessive amount of oil; garage did not diagnose and car is now at Jeep dealer. We had oil changes completed as required and still had to add oil between changes. At the last garage visit they had to add 2. 5 quarts of oil. No oil light came on at any time. When car started running rough and wanted to stall we took immediately to garage. They say we need a rebuilt or new engine because of the oil consumption. We are working seniors with only one vehicle! a $3,000 bill is ridiculous especially since we found that this engine has had the same problem since 2012!.

11 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 07/13/2020

Engine turned off rounding a corner with no warning. Was able to restart vehicle and get back home slowly. The oil was barely on the dipstick at the bottom when I checked it. I had to add 3 quarts of oil to get it back to the normal level. This occurred approximately 2600 miles after an oil change. On average, this vehicle requires the addition of approximately 1 quart of oil every 900 miles. Extremely high oil consumption. No signs of a leak anywhere in my garage or on the vehicle. Have not had any other problems with the vehicle other than having to add a quart of oil every 2nd-3rd fill up at gas station.

12 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 05/30/2020

Tl the contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not able to restart. The vehicle was towed cortland Chrysler (3878 west rd, cortland, NY 13045) where the vehicle was diagnosed. The contact was informed of oil consumption in the engine and that oil needed to be added to the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000. The VIN was not provided.

13 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 03/07/2020

Excessive engine oil consumption. No leaks but have to add engine oil every 1,000 - 2,000 miles. The car is brand new less than 10,000 miles on it. It should not be using engine oil. Have had cars before that never used oil. This car shouldn't be going through this much oil this fast. I had to top off the engine oil twice and it's got less than 2,500 miles on it.

14 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 02/15/2020

There were several incidents of the following happen: car starts fine, I drive for a few minutes and the car just shuts off and just stops all of a sudden. So I wait and try turning it back on. Thank goodness it wasn't on a highway. Sometime it re-starts the 1st time but sometimes it takes a few tries. First time this started happening (Nov. 2019), the dealer said it needed oil change but it was only at around 40% oil life. They told me it was "bone dry. " it was fine after oil change. Now (Feb 2020) dashboard still has the oil life as 48% and it's only been 4000 miles or so since last oil change. Dealer will probably tell me again that it needs an oil change but it's very strange a new car (2019 Jeep Cherokee model) will burn through its oil in just 4000 miles. It's very concerning the car just shuts off/turns off all of a sudden without any warning. And if it does burn through its synthetic engine oil in just 4000 miles it seems there is something really wrong. Also, I don't know if this correlates with the problem but when I make a turn I hear a "bing" sound which makes me look at the dashboard to see if a light came on but there is nothing there. This happened when the problem started happening and I'm hearing it again this time around. I had this problem happen to me 6-7 times (sometimes 2 times in 1 day) in the last 4 days. This has me scared to drive my car around. I was researching online and I saw others are having similar problem so I though I would report this too. . Read more...

15 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 01/23/2020

Jeep only has 30000 miles. Bought brand new. Car recently started stalling when slowing down. Apparently Jeep designed the engine to stall with low oil. Took car to dealership and they said this is a known issue and that the 4 cylinder Jeep consumes more oil and an oil change will need to be every 3000 miles on a brand new car. There is a large amount of similar complaints from other people online and eventually leads to an engine replacement. Not only is the oil consumption outrageous for a new car but the stalling is completely unsafe as we have an 11 month old.

16 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 12/26/2019

Jeep has a safety feature so they say that causes the car to turn off while driving if the oil in your brand new vehicle gets low. This happened many times once in the middle of an intersection. I called my dealer who told me its normal and to change my oil even though my onboard dash said I was fine no oil warning light just the car turns off while driving. Very dangerous and it is not easy to restart . I was slowing down for a redlight the light turned green and my car turned off causing driver behind me to almost hit me I was panicked. This happened many times more and I contacted Jeep dealer and they told me to change my oil and it wont happen again. To have a car shut off instead of an oil warning light is extremely dangerous why not use the light it came with. That is not a safety design for anyone but Jeep so they dont have to replace brand new cars that burn over 3 quarts of oil every 4000 miles. They arent worried about the drivers stuck in the middle of an intersection waiting and praying their car restarts. I have video of it doing it my neighborhood and never once does the oil light come on. The car actually dies while in motion not just stopped. I have a video of it but it is 3 minutes long and it will not upload I guess due to the length of it. It has happened many time since decemeber first times I just thought the car was cold due to outside temperature and the bars on the dash indicating the car was cold. To say I purchased a brand new car and did not expect to have to add 3 quarts of oil every 5000 miles is an understatement to fear for my own safety driving my car is crazy. I have changed the oil and now I have to constantly monitor it so I can be safe this should never be the case and Dodge knows it does this and does nothing but offer an oil consumption check every 1000 miles. Horrible.

17 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 12/19/2019

On Dec 19th of 2019 I was leaving work when I made a right turn during busy traffic when my 2019 Jeep Cherokee suddenly stalled on me. I had to pull over and restart the car. The car did turn back on. After speaking with my local dealer, they told me that the car was almost out of oil however no light was on then or at the time of the stall. I was informed this is a �safety� feature to prevent the engine from hurting itself if the oil gets too low. An oil consumption test was started. The car only had 12590 miles at the time of the incident. This is also the second oil test that has been done the first one was done back in may of 2019 when the car was at around 6000 miles.

18 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 11/24/2019

Tl-the contact owns a 2019 Jeep latitude. The contaact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle stalled. The battery warning indicator illuminated. The contact had to wait till the vehicle stopped ( lost braking and steering ability ). The contact waited for few seconds and the vehicle started normally. The contact stated that the failure occurred five other times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer medina Chrysler/Jeep, 3205 medina rd, medina, OH 44256, they determined that it was normal for the vehicle to consume an excessive amount of oil and if the owner did not keep track of the oil consumption " it was normal for the engine to seized ". The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was advised to read the owners manual on how to mantain oil consumption on that type of engine. The approximate failure mileage was 25,995. Bp.

19 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 11/19/2019

I got the vehicle at 5 miles. The dealer told me the oil change is ever 5k miles. I decided to make a small trip to canada, so before heading there I check the fluids. ( just in case) and notice the dipstick on the oil is 75% and I check the oil life dashboard and it states is at 85% oil life. I assume it will be fine and make the trip around 1500 miles round trip total. I didnt check the fluids coming back to the city till like 2 months after since I use the car only for commuting and grocery shopping. I was nearing 5k miles and the I check the engine again (been off for actually couple of days) and the oil level on the dipstick is rock bottom. So I add 1 quart of the manufacturer's stated oil and continue driving it till it hits 5k. I take it to the dealer they do a quick oil change and theyr supposed usual inspection and say everything is fine. Oil change is finished and they put a new sticker at 10005k miles exactly 5k miles manufacturer recommends oil change. I continue driving it and slowly rack up 2k miles and check the oil level which has gone considerably from full to half dipstick. Keep in mind it was a cold oil inspection and the vehicle has been off for more than 5 hours. I drive it again 1k miles more and the darn oil level drops to 25% of dipstick. Even made a facebook post in a Jeep page and the mechanic admitted that these 2. 4l are oil burners and that no new vehicle should be consuming oil like that. I take it to dealer ASAP and they tell me every oil change is 3k miles not the 5k miles and write on my visit paper I took the vehicle late for oil change. I'm writing this at almost 8500 miles and just took a picture and video of inspection. The dipstick has gone down at least 10% down . . Also had a vehicle shut down before oil change that's why I added the quart of oil before the 5k miles.

20 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 09/19/2019

My Jeep isn't even a year old, and my Jeep has failed five oil assumption tests. I go back to the dealer every 1,000 miles and it burns two and a half quartz of oil within 1,000 miles! it doesn't leak, it burns.

21 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 09/11/2019

When driving my car, the car hesitates as I turn corners, the car shakes when you start it up and most importantly the car cut off while I was driving along a busy street. I was in rush hour traffic and was almost rear ended because of it. This same issue happened in either October or November. I made an appointment, I spoke to the person at the dealership and they told me I probably needed an oil change. I googled the vehicle and found there was a recall that would cause the same problems I was having. I presented to the dealer they said they didn't know about it but it was supposedly resolved. Almost one year later I'm having the same issue. It's dangerous. I spoke with the dealership and they said the engine was designed to cut off to protect the engine if the oil is low. The engine in these cars are a 2. 4 tiger shark engine. The dealer replaced it with a 2. 4 multi-air engine, power the dealer this should solve the problem of the engine burning an an excessive amount of oil. Both 2. 4 engines are designed to shut off if there is a low amount of oil. That is a safety issue that a car would shut off in the middle of driving to protect itself but that doesn't protect the driver/passengers it actually puts them in harms way.

22 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 09/01/2019

Vehicle burns a tremendous amount of oil. Minimum of 2 quarts between oil changes. Also vehicle lurches when put into gear on first few startups of day.

23 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 07/17/2019

The engine shuts off without warning when oil level runs low. However, there is no indicator showing oi level is low. Car was driven just 3500 miles from date of purchase and engine has a confirmed oil consumption issue. This oil consumption issue is a known defect and engine is designed to shut off automatically without warning while the car is in motion!.

24 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 06/29/2019

Vehicle with 23 k miles with oil consumption and coolant problems, with no indicator warning of low oil or coolant level. This vehicle could shut off with no warning, which could cause an accident. This is a brand new vehicle that now will have to go through oil consumption program. According to numerous online complaints, this issue has been ongoing. This could be a potentially huge safety issue that needs to be addressed and/or recalled immediately.

25 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 12/27/2018

The vehicle shuts off when approaching 3500 miles. This happens when the vehicle is in motion regardless of speed rendering the vehicle extremely difficult to maneuver. The Jeep was taken to dealer and the mechanic advised that this is a known issue with some of the new Jeep Cherokees containing certain fiat motors. The vehicles now have a fiat motor that apparently burns the engines oil every 3500 miles & the shut off is a built in �safety mechanism� to prevent the motor from burning out due to the lack of oil. This information was not disclosed when the vehicle was purchased.

26 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 12/23/2018

My 2019 is about to have it's 3rd oil change, apparently it's supposed to go every 3,000 miles to get an oil change. When I called the dealership the guy that's in services didn't care of my concern regarding the Cherokee turning off while driving during traffic especially in the freeways, all he kept saying yup yup yup. He kept telling me he has a paper stating that Jeep Cherokees new models are built like that now. All he offered was to do an oil consumption test which I have to make an appt for and go every 1,000 miles to get it read. I mentioned that the compass has the same type engine, however, with the compass I would go 5,000 miles or more. I cannot continue to pay for a car that puts me and my family at risk for accident. My car turns off completely all the lights on the dash board turns on before turning off and states it's the battery when it's not the battery. Why hasnt this been recalled or fix my Chrysler or fiat! the first time it happened was around christmas time then 3 months later. I had to get my first oil change before the 3 months of getting it.

27 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 11/26/2018

Car stalls while driving. Has occurred well over a dozen times. While driving, there is suddenly no power in the engine. After several visits to dealership, it was decided that this is due to low oil levels. I was told to check oil at every fill up, something I have not had to do since 1979. At every oil change (not at dealership), I am told that my vehicle burns oil. As stated in a recall previously:�an engine stall while driving can cause a vehicle crash without prior warning). The danger also lies in the replacement of oil while car is in the middle of a road. We need a new engine.

28 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 11/19/2018

2019 Jeep stalls when driving when oil is approx 2 quarts low, there are no warning lights or any indication that oil is low. Dealership says this is common on this type of engine as it burns oil quickly.

29 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 10/01/2018

Tl the contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. While driving low speeds, the engine stalled. The contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle after numerous attempts. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact scheduled an appointment with metro Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram (650 memorial dr c, chicopee, MA 01020, (413) 783-9911) for diagnostic testing. The dealer stated that they would check the oil consumption. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 2,500.

30 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 09/25/2018

My new car has 2,800 miles due for an oil change at 5 months/5,000 miles. The engine failed once for no known cause after 2 weeks in the repair shop. Now my car died while in motion on busy roads and a highway ramp at speeds between 15-40 mph without warning or lights. This is sla safety hazard as the steering goes and car just comes to a stop without any warning. I had it towed after it's 5th time in 4 days stopping while in motion and shutting down. Jeep told me it's empty on oil but yet the oil light indicator doesn't come on. They said it is a known issue without a fix for all 2014-2019 Jeep Cherokees. They are aware but are not fixing or addressing the oil consumption without light issue that puts drivers in motion at risk of an accident or losing their life. If no warning is coming on that your oil is empty long before a die oil change and my car can just die while in motion along with others as again they stated it's a known issue is a road hazard for anyone in these cars. My car is 3 months old and I feel unsafe driving it on any roads for fear I will be hit by another driver as it's just losing power and shutting down in the street in motion. Jeep cannot fix this but knows about it.

31 Engine Burning Oil problem

Failure Date: 06/08/2018

The vehicle is burning oil. There are no leaks anywhere on the engine components or on my garage floor. I have always checked my oil faithfully on all my vehicles as I go out of town once a month. When I got the vehicle brand new I immediately checked the fluid levels. The oil level was half way between the hash marks on the dip stick. Within a month and a half I noticed a decrease in the oil level. I have had the vehicle for 5 months and the oil level is barely above where the hash marks start. This is unacceptable. I reported this when they replaced my transmission valve body due to another issue. I was told the oil is within the hash marks and it is fine. It is not fine when a new vehicle is burning this much oil. I have read reports of the vehicle stalling being low on oil. I cannot have this happen to me going out of town. I have scheduled an appointment to have this addressed again because they did not document anything when I reported it to the dealer the first time.



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