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Oil Consumption Inconsistent
2019 Jeep Cherokee
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Jeep dealer.
CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2019 Cherokee is racking up engine complaints for suddenly shutting down while driving. But the problem could possibly be related to the increasingly defective 9-speed transmission which suffers from hard shifts, lurching problems, and a wiring harness defect that can cause sudden shutdowns or an unexpected shift into neutral.
8.5
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 27,150 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 12 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (8 reports)
- replace engine (3 reports)
- add a quart of oil every 2000 miles (1 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I bought a brand new Jeep to not ever worry about having problems. I quickly discovered that 2 months after the purchase of the new vehicle, I ran out of oil. The dealer that I purchased the Jeep from avoided my phone calls and never called me back. I had added oil and chose to bring my Jeep to another dealer for oil changes. Someone had told me that Jeeps just burn oil more and that I'll need to keep some with me to add regularly, so that's what I did. I ALWAYS had to keep the giant jug of oil in the back of the Jeep. I was ALWAYS running out of oil, usually by the 3,000 mileage mark. I never made it to my next oil change without having to add some beforehand. A few months ago, the engine stalled when I pulled out of my driveway, I live on a quiet road so thankfully I was able to get it started again and found out I was low on oil. A few weeks ago, while pulling out on a busy route (with many tractor-trailers) my engine shut off! Thankfully I was still in the shoulder and managed to avoid getting from the side, but did cause major traffic behind me because it took many tries to get my engine started again. I pulled over to the nearest gas station and discovered there was no oil, nothing on that dipstick. I had to call for help because my oil wasn't sold at any gas stations that were open at night. It was then when help came, they told me that this is not normal, and should never happen on a brand new vehicle, especially since synthetic oil is supposed to last longer.
After calling Jeep for help, they checked for leaks, didn't find any and did an oil change (because I was ONLY 2000 miles from the next change and proceeded to charge me for the service). They then told me to come back every 500 miles for an oil consumption test. I live far away so getting there every 500 miles was challenging and it was going on over Thanksgiving break. At almost 800 miles, they checked the oil (with a hand-drawn picture on a post-it, because that's accurate). The guy said it was at normal level due to Jeep specs, they had added more oil when they did the oil change, therefore it's safe to drive. I came back at about 600 miles and now the guy confirmed that it's low, but still "within normal Jeep specs" and said it's due to aggressive driving. Now I'm an aggressive driver.
If I'm an aggressive driver because I drive a lot or have to drive to my house on top of a mountain (which I thought Jeeps could do) then I do not want a Jeep anymore. Instead of confirming that the oil is getting low and it was normal before, that there is something wrong, they decided to blame me instead. Never had any mechanic tell me that I'm an aggressive driver with any of my previous cars. I'm pretty sure an aggressive driver would show wear and tear on other parts of the vehicle, not just burning more oil than normal. This is not a safe car to drive. Having this so called "safety" feature where the engine will shut itself off to "protect itself" due to low oil, is NOT A SAFETY FEATURE IF IT CAN AND WILL SHUT OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING!
The next time this will happen, (without any warning!) will be while merging on a highway, or crossing a major intersection and get you seriously injured or killed. Oh, but thank god for that safety feature to protect your engine, wouldn't want to damage your car due to low oil (which shouldn't be low to begin with)!
- Anne M., Greenfield, US