Engine Burning Oil Problems of Jeep Cherokee - part 2

Jeep Cherokee owners have reported 148 problems related to engine burning oil (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Jeep Cherokee based on all problems reported for the Cherokee.

36 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2018 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 02/20/2020

Irregular oil consumption in the 2. 4 liter model of the Jeep Cherokee. While driving on the highway the car shut off due to low oil pressure. There was not any warning and the car was not due for an oil change.

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37 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee

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...

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38 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 02/15/2020

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.

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39 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 02/12/2020

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.

40 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2018 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 02/04/2020

The engine burns through all of the oil in about 1500 miles of driving. Oil has to be filled in between oil changes or engine will stop with no warning or oil light. . . Engine stops while moving.

41 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee

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.

42 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 01/20/2020

Oil filter housing cracked spilling oil on top of motor very common problem fire hazard part has been redesigned from plastic to metal noticed oil all over engine burning smell when driving and parked.

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43 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2017 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 01/18/2020

On January 18 2020 I was driving and after only a mile from home, coming to an intersection yielding to go left, my car completely without warning stalled in the middle of an intersection. I tried to re-start and took about 10 minuets get it to restart. I was driving the mile home when then I got a �oil pressure low light�. I did an oil change that afternoon to find my car only had 2 quarts of oil remaining. My car is burning oil. I do regular oil changes. There are no leaks. I had no warning from my car that my oil was low. Although the feature to turn off my car worked properly in the event oil is low, my car is burning a large amount of oil and not giving me a low oil warning before turning off my car. This could have been much worse and happened on the highway which I generally travel. These model cars need to be fixed from burning oil and drivers alerted to when their oil starts to become low, not just shut off in the middle of the road.

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44 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2017 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 01/13/2020

I bought this vehicle brand new. Since about 30k I have been complaining that it is randomly shutting off without warning, regardless of speed. No engine power, and no power steering. I have been told this is a fail safe due to low oil. I have followed the fca guidelines and dealers for oil changes and cant really make between changes. I have done multiple oil consumption tests between two dealers bc I am told it doesnt burn enough for fca standards to replace the engine. I have called after it died out to ask for a tow in and have been denied and told it just means its time for an oil change. I have to have an ignition coil replaced on two separate incidents, reprogramming of the shifter pcm, and replaced the pcm. It wasnt till my latest incident that I recorded it and posted the video to twitter that an fca rep reached out to me to �help�. I was told I still need to do oil testing bc I have to fail 3 in a row for further testing regardless of a history of the problem continuing and not getting better. 1st test it was only half a quart. Didnt even make it to the 2nd before the car shook violently, lost power, wouldn't accelerate and I had to be towed in. 1st was told the multiair actuator went out and fca agreed to pay for it, as im at 73k. Then I hear nothing from anyone for 8 days till I call the dealer and im told they are waiting on spark plugs. 20mins later the fca rep calls and says the engine needs to be replaced. They found, metal shavings inside, scorching, a piece of the exhaust valve missing and lost inside the engine. However fca will only pay for 1500 leaving the rest of the bill to me for something thats not my fault and an issue they continue to ignore. Had they investigated the problem earlier regardless of their oil burning rules they would have found the valve was cracked. Fca says they are not saying its my fault but are hiding behind the warranty.

45 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 01/02/2020

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.

46 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2017 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 01/01/2020

This car burns oil at an extreme rate, ive had it checked out for consumption tests after every 1,000 miles- it is always low on oil. With no answers from Jeep who is performing these tasks. Currently the car has been since about 25,000 miles- (im sitting at 51,000 now) shaking between gears, the rpm gauge tac jumps around, the car seems to struggle running. Every time the car is taken in - I'm told the car is running correctly even with high oil consumption as well as issues with transmission and that this is Jeeps standard. I have yet to have anything resolved since I've been told there are zero problems or the dealership cannot replicate the issues I've had. A less than 3 year old car should not be burning more than a quart of oil every 1,000 miles. This is a car that has a standard of getting oil changes every 6,000 miles. How is this following Jeeps standard. If I followed this standard I would be pulling my car into a dealership every recommended 6,000 miles with zero oil. Ive had a starter explode in my engine, had it fixed for it to only do the same issue a week later. When in motion my entire car hopps around, its nearly impossible to take it on the expressway because I know its so dangerous. I cannot trust this car going over 55 miles an hour. Ive given up hope in Jeep and still continue to get my regular work done to keep the car barely functioning. 51,000 miles. A car that as gotten an oil change every 1,000 miles the last two years. And has had complete regular work done on it. This is not okay. This is dangerous.

47 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 01/01/2020

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.

48 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee

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.

49 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee

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.

50 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2018 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 12/17/2019

I have a 2018 Jeep Cherokee with under 30,000 miles on it. My car's stalled in the middle of an intersection while taking a right turn. My brakes and steering were locked, causing me to drift up on to a curb and hit a sign. No warning or indicator lights came on in the car prior to this. I had the car towed to the dealership that I am leasing the car from. I was told that this is common with Jeeps, that the car will burn through oil very quickly, that no low oil indicator light will come on, and that the engine will shut down as a �safety feature. � I was told that there is nothing I can do to protect myself beyond getting oil changes every 3k miles and that it �should� be fine. Again, there is absolutely no warning that the car will shut down or that there is an issue prior to it turning off while in motion. The car shutting off while in motion was referred to as a safety feature by the dealership who would only offer me an oil change as a fix.

51 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2018 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 12/09/2019

My 2018 Jeep Cherokee latitude plus shut off while driving. The first time (12/8/2019 @ 1200 hrs) I was pulling up to a stop sign and it just shut off. No dash indicator warning lights and it had plenty of fuel. The second time (12/9/2019 @ apprx 1600 hrs)I was turning left onto a very busy city street and it shut off. I was able to coast to the side of the road so I wouldn't get hit. Again no warnings at all. After apprx 10 minutes car was able to restart. Drove straight to dallas Dodge(apprx 23 miles. ) they said it was low on oil. Should add oil or get oil change. But since they were closing they did not have anyone who could help. Also said an oil consumption test needed to be done, but they could not perform it. Oil change places were closed. I drove to auto zone and purchased a 5 qt bottle of synthetic oil. Added 3 qts. To fill. 16-dectook car to appointment @ ed voyles. They had to add 1. 5 qts of oil. Said to bring it back in 1000 miles or if oil got low before that, bring it in so they can measure it and document amount of time and mileage. 4-jan2nd oil consumption test at ed voyles. They had to add 1 qt. Said to come back in 1000 miles 1/15/20203rd oil consumption test. Required 2 quarts to be added. Service dept said engine needs to be replaced. They will call Chrysler/Jeep warranty to order new engine. However, they said they will not provide a courtesy vehicle I will have to rent one.

52 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee

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.

53 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee

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.

54 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 11/15/2019

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.

55 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2018 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 11/15/2019

My 2018 Jeep Cherokee latitude has been stalling due to high oil consumption (per the dealer). The stalls happen while driving when braking or making turns. There is no warning, the engine just shuts off, with loss of power steering. When this occurs, need to come to a complete stop, put the vehicle in park and wait a couple minutes. As you can imagine, this is extremely dangerous as it has happened on the highway and in city driving. In two scenarios, I was almost rear ended and in another, I stalled in the middle of a busy intersection. I've taken the Jeep to my dealership who tells me that this is a known issue and they can't do anything about it. They suggested I do an "oil consumption test" to see if the engine is performing as designed, which entails me bringing the vehicle to the dealership every 1,000 miles to check oil levels (extremely inconvenient). I've also opened a case with Chrysler/fiat who says I need to complete the consumption test before they can make any determination. I've researched this issue and there are hundreds of Jeep owners complaining of the same issue. Chrysler/fiat needs to do something about this issue as it is extremely dangerous. Please let me know if there is any additional information needed.

56 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 11/14/2019

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.

57 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 10/24/2019

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.

58 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2017 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 10/10/2019

My car has the 2. 4 l engine. It has been burning off a lot of oil. The dealer changed the oil at 12,200 miles on April 2, 2019. We checked the oil level last week and it was low by 2 quarts. We took it back to dealer and the changed oil and started a oil consumption test. We are both retired and drive only about 6,000 miles per year. We purchased the Jeep new in March 2017 with 11 miles at 5500 miles in November 2017 we also had a "oil leak" symptoms. Google this problem on the internet reveals many customers of this 2. 4l Jeep and Chrysler engine have problems of oil " blowing out" . The dealer said no "low oil " light will warn you of low oil problem. They said the car will stop running while driving. I find this result to be unsafe and unacceptable. What is the NHTSA doing about this common problem?.

59 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 10/08/2019

2014 Jeep Cherokee~50k miles: bought brand new from dealership and exclusively dealer maintained. . . A year ago 2 things spontaneously started happening to my Jeep. 1-as I would slow down and come to a stop my car would shut off, stall out. 2-as I was driving my electronic throttle control light, check engine light, and electronic stability control light would start flashing and the Jeep would not run right. I would pull over, turn the car off, reset the engine light and then I would be able to drive until it happened again. Sometimes it would happen after 5 miles of driving, other times I would go over 100 miles without incident. I had approximately 25% remaining on my oil life cycle-last oil change less than 6months/5000 miles. I tested the battery and a few things before I brought it to the dealership. Dealer said my oil level was dangerously low and I need a fuel system cleaning. They did an oil change and fuel cleaning, asked me to come back after driving 1000 miles for an oil consumption test. They said the result of the test was within normal limits. A year later, again around 20% oil life remaining-less than 6 months and less than 5000 miles since last oil change I am getting the same symptoms-all three lights coming on, car stalled on separate occasion. Will be bringing back to dealer this week, however this car has received all oil changes by dealer within the proper time and I take good care of the car- this seems a bit dangerous and should not be happening. It affects my commute to work, child care, time, etc.

60 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2018 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 10/04/2019

Starting at 25k miles, the vehicle started to burn through oil even before the next oil change. The manual states to go off the oil system light, dealers say different. Oil had 14% left, but the car kept shutting off while driving on the highway. Went to dealer, car burned through all the oil. They refused to check for engine damage and force me to pay for a full oil change. Stated by the dealer, its a known issue with Jeep and there is no fix for it. Now at 33k, check engine light came on, cylinder 4 misfire. Coil pack needs replaced. This is a TSB that was posted at dealers but not given to consumers. Also airbag connection under driver seat comes loose and causes warning lights to service airbag. 10k miles. Dealer said to plug back in and just keep dealing with it.

61 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee

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.

62 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee

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.

63 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee

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.

64 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 08/27/2019

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.

65 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2018 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 08/19/2019

25,000 miles was turning right onto ramp to enter highway when battery came on and engine stalled right when I began to accelerate. Took to dealership where they initiated an oil consumption test. 1,000 miles into oil consumption test engine light came on and stayed on. Car was only 1/2 quart low on oil and was in the process of a controlled oil consumption test. Have read an overwhelming amount of reports of 2018 Cherokees with the same 2. 4l engine stalling while the drivers is actively driving vehicle anywhere from 25 mph to 70 mph on the highway.

66 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 08/17/2019

As I approached an intersection and pushed on the breaks the car stalled out. Warning lights came on. After restarting the car it stalled out again when I tried to break a second time. This has happened at least 4 times. The last time it happened, the car stalled out in the middle of a main roadway as I approached a red light; I was almost rear-ended. I tried to restart the car. Once I got it restarted I tried to put it in gear and the car bucket and stalled out again. I tried a number of times to restart the car and eventually got it started. I eventually got it into gear and started to drive off the roadway. The car drove very jittery and with little to no power. Most warning lights on the dash came on - 4wd inoperable; put car into gear and restart, service transmission, traction control problem, battery problem. I have had it to two dealerships. Once said it was the battery; I replaced it. The other first said it was oil consumption with the engine but when that turned out not to be the case the dealership and Chrysler/Jeep are telling me that this is a problem due to overfilling the gas and that the only fix is not to top off the gas tank. Really? this only started at @ 42,000 miles. Also, I don't think the gas was topped off each time this happened. I also live in a state where you cannot pump your own gas so if the gas station puts too much gas in the car stalls and creates a safety hazard? how much is too much gas? there is nothing in the car manual. There is no warning in and around the gas tank. This is a very serious problem and causes a very dangerous car to operate. There either needs to be a real fix for this problem or the cars need to be taken off the road.

67 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 08/06/2019

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.

68 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee

Failure Date: 08/06/2019

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.

69 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee

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!.

70 Engine Burning Oil problem of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee

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.



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