2018 Jeep Renegade Engine

NEW JEEP RENEGADE, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ON 2.4L MULTIAIR ENGINE. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOW OIL SENSORS TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE IN TRAFFIC, OR WORSE FOR ENGINE TO FREEZE UP. MY FIRST INCIDENT WAS AT 2800 MILES, 2500 SINCE OIL CHANGE. THE ENGINE WAS 3.5 QUARTS LOW. FEARING DAMAGE OR SHUT DOWN I TOPPED IT OFF AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER ONLY CHECKED THE DIPSTICK, AND SINCE I HAD JUST FILLED IT THEY DECLARED THEY DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM. 2ND TIME WAS 700 MILES LATER (TOWN DRIVING), 1 QUART LOW, I MADE THE SAME MISTAKE OF TOPPING IT OFF, AND THE DEALER AGAIN SAID NO PROBLEM. 3RD TIME I DID NOT TOP OFF, AND THEY NOW ADMIT IT'S USING TOO MUCH OIL FINDING IT LOW BY 1.2 QUARTS IN 1500 MILES (HIGHWAY DRIVING). BUT THEY INDICATE THEY CAN'T ADDRESS THE ISSUE UNTIL 7500 MILES ARE ON THE CAR PER FCA (MANUFACTURER) GUIDELINES. IN ADDITION FCA SAYS THAT 1 QT PER 2000 MILES IS "NORMAL". I AM NOW AT 5300 MILES, SO IT REMAINS UNFIXED AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IF I OR MY WIFE FAIL TO ADD OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. MY TWO PROBLEMS ARE A) THE CAR ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED OR FIXED PROMPTLY AS THE WARRANTY WOULD INDICATE B) AS A PURCHASER OF A NEW CAR I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADVISED IN EITHER THE WARRANTY BY OTHER SIGNATURE DOCUMENT THAT THE CAR WOULD POTENTIALLY USE 1 QUART EVERY 2000 MILES UNDER "NORMAL" USE. I ATTACH THE JEEP SERVICE BULLETIN ON EXCESS OIL USE. I HAVE SERVICE DOCUMENTS FROM MY DEALER TO SUBSTANTIATE MY REQUESTS FOR RELIEF AND A FIX, WHICH I STILL WAIT FOR. THERE IS NO SINGLE INCIDENT, THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM THAT FCA IS NOT ADDRESSING (SIMILAR TO THE TOYOTA 2AZ-FE ENGINE CLASS ACTION SUIT). ASK ABOUT MY SPEED ON THIS FORM I HAVE SAID 50, BUT IT VARIED FROM 20 TO 65MPH OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.

PURCHASED NEW ON 23 FEB 2019. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AT 500 MILES AND IT WAS A HALF QUART LOW. I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BY EMAIL ABOUT THIS AND THE RESPONSE WAS OIL IS SERVICED AT 3000 MILES. I AGAIN ASKED IF I NEED TO BRING IT IN TO BE TOPPED OFF. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. WHEN IT GETS TO A QUART LOW I WILL GO TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. SHOULD NOT BE USING THIS MUCH OIL.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A RURAL AREA ROAD, GOING DOWNHILL AND WAS PRECEDING TO TURN RIGHT. I RECEIVE A WARNING THAT I HAD LOW OIL PRESSURE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. I READ OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE TO SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY , BUT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN TO ME THIS TIME. WHEN YOU CHECK THE OIL IT IS IN FACT LOW. THE ENGINES OIL CONSUMPTION IS RIDICULOUS. YOUR ENGINE MAY CONSUME OVER THREE QUARTERS OF THE REQUIRED OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. MINE WAS BARELY TOUCHING THE DIP STICK AND THE VEHICLE HOLDS 5.5 QUARTS OF OIL. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT HELPFUL AS THEY SAY IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE ENGINE AND THEY WILL JUST DOCUMENT IT IF I HAVE TROUBLE LATER ON. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO ANY NEW VEHICLE AND IT'S NOT COMMON FOR A VEHICLE TO USE THREE QUARTERS OF THE REQUIRED OIL WITHIN AN OIL CHANGE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 5,249 MILES ON IT AND THE FIRST OIL CHANGE. AS A CONSUMER WE SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO KEEP CHECK OF THE OIL CONSUMPTION ON A VEHICLE THAT IS BRAND NEW.

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WITHIN ABOUT 1 WEEK OF EACH OTHER, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 7K MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THE 2ND TIME IT HAPPENED THERE WAS A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING THAT HAD COME ON BRIEFLY WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE STALLED ON A BUSY ROAD AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OFF. I FELT VERY UNSAFE DURING THE TIME IT TOOK ME TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THAT NIGHT WHEN I CHECKED THE DIPSTICK THERE WAS NO OIL. THE NEXT DAY I GOT AN OIL CHANGE AND HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO TELL ME WHY THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH OIL IN THE ENGINE.

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR EXACTLY 3 MONTHS..... FIRST THING THAT WENT WRONG WAS THE TRUNK HYDRAULIC BAR BROKEN AND FELL OFF AFTER I OPENED MY TRUNK. AND THE BIG ISSUE.. MY CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING, IT STARTED ON THE TURNPIKE AND THEN CONTINUED ON THE CITY STREETS. I FINALLY WAS A BLOCK FROM THE HOUSE AND I HAD COAST INTO MY DRIVEWAY.THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN IT HAPPENS IT JUST SHUTS OFF. WHEN I GO TO TURN IT BACK ON IT REVS UP REAL HIGH AND THEN IDLES LOW. MY CAR IS 3 MONTHS..... ONLY HAS 3800 MILES ON IT... I DIDN'T PAY 29K FOR A BRAND NEW CAR FOR IT TO HAVE TO BE IN THE SHOP BECAUSE SOMETHING IS ALREADY WRONG WITH THE ENGINE... THIS DOES NOT REFLECT WELL ON THE JEEP RENEGADE... *DT*JB

MY RENEGADE FIRST GAVE ME 'ISSUES' BEFORE THE FIRST OIL CHANGE DUE DATE. JUST 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW, IT SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM MY BEACH VACATION. I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 65 AND IT JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I HAD TO COAST FROM THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ONTO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. MY 8 YEAR OLD SON WAS ALSO WITH ME DURING THIS FIRST OF SEVERAL DANGEROUS ENCOUNTERS. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 6 OR 7 ATTEMPTS AT RESTARTING MY CAR AND GETTING BACK IN TRAFFIC BEFORE I FINALLY MADE IT SAFELY HOME THAT DAY. EACH OF THOSE ATTEMPTS FIRST RESULTED IN THE CAR SHUTTING OFF AND ME COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. EVERY TIME MY CAR IS CLOSE TO AN OIL CHANGE, WITHIN ABOUT 300-500 MILES, IT EXPERIENCES THE ABOVE SCENARIO. IT HAS TAKEN SEVERAL MONTHS TO FINALLY FIND THE PATTERN AND REALIZE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE ENGINE IS BURNING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL, RUNNING THE CAR LOW ON OIL, AND THEN THE SAFETY FEATURE SHUTS OFF THE CAR COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING; NO LIGHTS OR ANY TYPE OF SIGNAL. THIS SUMMER, I HAD TO COMPLETE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST ON MY VEHICLE. THIS CONSISTED OF ME DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP EVERY 1,000 MILES FOR THEM TO CHECK MY OIL, CHART HOW MUCH IT USED, AND FILL IT BACK UP WITH OIL. THE DISTANCE FROM MY HOUSE TO THE DEALERSHIP IS 35 MILES; QUICKEST ROUTE BEING A 46 MINUTE DRIVE. I HAD TO REPEAT THIS PROCESS 5 TOTAL TIMES. AT THE END OF THE 5,000 MILES I WAS TOLD BY MY SERVICE TECHNICIAN (ALLAN) THAT I MISSED THE CUT OFF FOR RECEIVING A NEW ENGINE BY ABOUT QUART OF OIL. HE ALSO EXPRESSED THAT HIS PERSONAL OPINION MAY BE DIFFERENT, BUT THAT THE STANDARD/GUIDELINES WAS WHAT HE HAD TO GO BY FOR DIAGNOSING THE RESULTS.

MY JEEP RENAGADE HAS 2950 MILES AND HAD NO OIL I HAD TO PUT OIL IT IT TO GET IT TO THE GARAGE TO IS WHAT WAS GOING ON, SO THEY DECIDED TO DO A CHANGE AND I HAVE TO DRIVE IT ANOTHER 700 MILES AND TAKE IT BACK TO THEM TO SEE IF IT'S USED ANY OIL, I'VE NEVER BEFORE HAD A NEW VEHICLE THAT RAN OUT OF OIL OR THAT I HAD TO ADD OIL TO BEFORE THE FIRST CHANGE, I VERY UNSATISFIED WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE BEING HANDLED

MY JEEP HAS STALLED OUT WHILE I'M IN DRIVE THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 24 HOURS. OIL IS FRESH AND HAS FULL TANK OF GAS.

MY CAR STARTING DISPLAYING THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW, AND IS NOT BEEN THE FIRST OIL CHANGE, I HAD 4353 MILES ON IT, AND WHEN I CHECK THE OIL THERE WAS NONE, HAD TO PUT IN 5 QUARTS OF OIL TO TOP IT, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY PUT IN THE SCANNER(IT DOESNT WORK) AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG, THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN 1000 MILES EXACTLY AFTER THEY CHANGED THE OIL, 650 MILES AFTER AND THE LIGHT OF THE OIL WHEN ON AGAIN