2018 Jeep Cherokee Engine

OIL CONSUMPTION ON VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 50K MILES. 3 TO 4 QUARTS LOW AT EVERY 5000 MILE OIL CHANGE. CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET. NO WARNING LIGHT TO INFORM YOU OF LOW OIL.

Car stalled entering onto highway. Alternator went out.

SINCE WE BOUGHT IT NEW, IT HAS STALLED WHEN TURNING (USUALLY LEFT) WHEN THE OIL LEVEL GETS LOW. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PUT OIL IN IT FREQUENTLY AND THAT THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF IS A SAFETY MECHANISM. THE PROBLEM IS, THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE OIL LEVEL IS LOW. SO UNLESS I KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY MILES I HAVE DRIVEN, THE JEEP WILL JUST QUIT ON ME. I HAVE DEALT WITH THE ISSUE UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF GETTING SLAMMED ON MY PASSENGER DOOR BECAUSE I STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IF A LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON, I WOULD OBVIOUSLY HAVE MORE OIL PUT IN, BUT I GET NO WARNING AT ALL. IT JUST QUITS. USUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE ENCLOSED PICTURES ARE OF WHEN I HAD TO PUT OIL IN IT IN NOVEMBER. THE LAST EPISODE OF ALMOST GETTING HIT HAPPENED ON JAN 16.

I HAVE OIL LEAKING FROM BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND CYLINDER HEAD WHICH HAS LEAKED ENOUGH TO COAT THE ENGINE BLOCK AND IS ALSO LOSING COOLANT. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS A SEEPAGE SAYS IS NORMAL AND SAYS CHRYSLER WON'T FIX IT. SO ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER YOUR 2.4 ENGINE IS SUPPOSED TO LEAK AND BURN OIL. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD.

MY CAR COMPLETELY RUNS OUT OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. WHAT THIS THEN DOES, IS CAUSE THE LIMP MODE TO COME ON AND STALL MY VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED IN INTERSECTIONS, AND ON THE HIGHWAY, BEFORE I MYSELF FIGURED OUT MY CAR HAD NO OIL. MY ENGINE WAS MISFIRING. I HAD LESS THAN A QUART. I HAD ENGINE CODES BEING THROWN NONE HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH OIL. NO OIL LIGHT ON. NOTHING. I DEDUCED MYSELF ONLINE THAT I NEEDED TO CHECK MY OIL LEVEL, THOUGH I WAS STILL ONE WEEK OUT FROM NEEDING AN OIL CHANGE PER THE VEHICLE SPECS (THE OIL CHANGE NOTIFICATION FROM THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD NOT COME ON YET). SURE ENOUGH, DIPSTICK WAS BONE DRY. I HAD IT RECTIFIED. I HAD IT VERIFIED THAT I HAVE NO OIL LEAK. AND EVERY TIME I AM ALMOST DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE MY VEHICLE STALLS. ANY AND EVERY WHERE. AND THEN I GO GET AN OIL CHANGE WITH MORE OIL. ALL OVER MESSAGE BOARDS, THIS HAPPENS TO PEOPLE. 2017'S HAD A RECALL FOR THIS. 2019'S HAD A RECALL FOR THIS. WHY IN GOD'S NAME HAS 2018 NOT BEEN RECALLED OVER THIS. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE. IT'S DANGEROUS. I WAS ALMOST HIT HEAD ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY 3K MILES FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE AND UNSAFE.

CAR BURNS OIL AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE-POURING IN ABOUT A QUART PER WEEK. IF IT GETS TOO LOW (EVEN BEFORE SUGGESTED OIL CHANGE MILEAGE) THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING OR INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE ENTIRE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. CURRENTLY HAPPENED 3 TIMES TO ME-OIL WAS LOW EACH TIME. VERY SCARY!

EXCESIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. 1 QUART EVERY 750 TO 800 MILES.

MY SISTER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY TURN OFF ON THE STREET. SHE TURNED IT BACK ON AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE, I'M AFRAID OF DRIVING THE CAR AND SOMETHING WORSE MAY HAPPEN.

IN MARCH, DRIVING DOWN RED ROAD - CAR SUDDENLY STALLED AND THEN SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. AS IT WAS SHUTTING DOWN, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT TO THE RIGHT LANE AS TO AVOID THE TRAFFIC. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND WHEN THEY CAME, WENT TO JUMP THE CAR AND THERE WAS NO NEED - CAR STARTED. WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT'S AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR THAT I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE OIL IS LOW. PANDEMIC CAME SO DIDN'T DRIVE MUCH - LAST THURSDAY, 7/18, I GOT IN THE CAR AND IT DIDN'T START AGAIN - I WAITED A WHILE AND IT HESITATED STARTING. FINALLY STARTED AND WENT TO DO GROCERIES. LEAVING THE STORE, THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THE CAR DID NOT START AT ALL, CONTINUED TO TRY AND IT FINALLY STARTED. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER 7/17/20 - STILL 1,000 MILES TO GO BEFORE NEXT OIL CHANGE AND AGAIN, THEY SAID I HAVE TO DO THE OIL CHANGE NOW EVERY 2500 MILES. THE CAR HAS SYNTHETIC OIL - I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CHANGE EVERY 2500 MILES AS THE OIL IS ALSO MORE EXPENSIVE. TODAY 7/18, CAR DID NOT START AGAIN, SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT STARTED AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. READ ONLINE CAR HAS ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN AND STALLING AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AS IT MAY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN. HEADING TO THE DEALER AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING BECAUSE NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THE ISSUE OF THE CAR NOT STARTING, SHUTTING DOWN AND STALLING.

EXCESSIVE OIL LOSS IN ENGINE. LITTLE OIL ON DIPSTICK. OIL CHANGE IS NOT DUE FOR ANOTHER 4,774 MILES. VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DRIVING NO MORE THAN 1/2 MILE.

TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2018 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO QUIRK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF DORCHESTER (40 HALLET ST, BOSTON, MA 02124) WHERE THE GEAR SHIFTER BEZEL WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SOON AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE A 40 POINT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LINKED TO A LOW OIL PRESSURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO MONITOR THE OIL AND TO RETURN ONCE THE VEHICLE HAD ACCUMULATED AN ADDITIONAL 1,000 MILES. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER DRIVING 1,000 MILES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,844.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AN AUDIBLE CHIME WAS HEARD PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. ZIMMER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1086 BURLINGTON PIKE, FLORENCE, KY 41042), WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RECEIVED FOUR OIL CHANGES WITHIN 24 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

FILLED UP ON GAS, WHEN STARTING THE CARE IT STATED OIL CHANGE SOON. 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR STARTED TO SHUTTER LIKE IT WANTED TO SHUT OFF. WITH IN 20 MILES IT DID THIS 7 TIMES ON A FREEWAY. WHEN ON THE SURFACE STREETS IF THE CAR WAS STOPPED IT WOULD SHUTTER THEN TURN OFF. IT WOULD STATE PLACE INTO PARK AND RESTART VEHICLE. I WAS NOT OVER DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I DID NOT LET EVEN THE GAS LIGHT COME ON. I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FINE TILL THE OIL CHANGE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING TO A SAFER LOCATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED FUCCILLO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (LOCATED AT 10329 US RT 11, ADAMS, NY 13605, 844-353-7100) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE TENDED TO BURN MORE OIL THAN NECESSARY, WHICH CAUSED IT TO SHUT OFF. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO INFORM THEM OF LOW OIL BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

I PULLED TO MY HOME AND THE SERVICE SHIFTER INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN PUTTING MY CAR IN REVERSE.

THE CAR WILL STALL WHILE MAKING A TURN (SLOWLY OR FAST) AND WILL ALSO STALL WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THE OIL LIGHT WILL COME ON FOR A SPLIT SECOND THEN CUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WILL THEN STOP RUNNING BUT WILL REMAIN IN THE RUN POSITION AND YOU'LL HAVE TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND WAIT FOR IT TO TURN OVER AS IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S DYING. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AS I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY. IF I HIT A BUMP IT WILL SAY 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS NOT ACTIVATED BUT WILL LIMIT THE RPMS TO 2000 SO YOU WILL HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AGAIN. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND SEEN THE 2017 AND 2019 HAD A RECALL FOR IT, WHY DOESN'T THE 2018? IT ALSO HAS THE SERVICE SHIFTER PROBLEM WHERE ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON AND YOU HAVE TO RESTART IT.

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

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.

2018 JEEP CHEROKEE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, IN MOTION ON STATE HIGHWAY, OIL LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY, CAUSING POWER STEERING TO FAIL, FINALLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS MOTOR RESTARTED BUT AUTO WOULD NOT ENGAGE DRIVE, HAD TO TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART X3,, THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIME TODAY 1/24/2020

MAKING A RIGHT TURN, ENGINE SHUT OFF NO POWER, LIGHTS STATED I MUST BE IN PARK TO SHIFT WARNING LIGHTS. THE JEEP WOULD NOT START. I HAD EXPERIENCED NO PRIOR ISSUES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. I CALLED MY HUSBAND WHO ARRIVED AND DROVE IT HOME. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MOTOR AND TO CHECK THE OIL. UPON CHECKING THE OIL THERE WAS VERY LITTLE ON THE DIPSTICK. ONCE AGAIN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I BASICALLY NEED TO KEEP A CHECK ON THE OIL. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD!

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I CAN NOT GO MORE THAN 3,000 MILES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE WITHOUT THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF ON MY AND BEING BONE DRY ON OIL ON THE DIP STICK. I KEEP BEING TOLD THIS PARTICULAR MODEL JUST BURNS A LITTLE EXTRA OIL BUT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. IT IS SHUTTING OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAYS WHILE I'M DRIVING AND IS VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND DO NOT TRUST TO PUT THEM IN THIS CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART. THE CONTACT CALLED DON MILLER DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FIAT (5802 ODANA RD, MADISON, WI 53719, (608) 270-5000) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

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.

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.

THE 2018 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE CONSUMES OIL AND HAS A MECHANISM WHERE IF THE CAR IS LOW ON OIL IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AS THE CAR GIVES NO WARNING IT IS LOW ON OIL. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED ONE DAY WHEN THESE CARS JUST SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING.*DT CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST OF ROUGHLY 15 OCCURRENCES OCCURRED AT 31K MILES. THE MOST RECENT HAPPENED AT 41,100 MILES. USUALLY WHILE TRAVELING 25-35 MPH AND USUALLY HAPPENS 2K-3K MILES FROM LAST OIL CHANGED. THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH OR ALARMS CAR JUST LITERALLY DIES. .*JB