2018 Jeep Renegade

A COUPLE OF TIMES MY JEEP RENEGADE 2018 STALLED WHEN I WAS DRIVING, SAID SOMETHING ABOUT LOW OIL PRESSURE WHEN I ALREADY DID AN OIL CHANGE, ALSO SAID ON THE DASH THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WASN'T WORKING AND SLOW DOWN AND STOP, I COULDN'T IMAGINE IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY THAT WOULD'VE BEEN A BAD ACCIDENT. I SAFELY PARKED, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND STARTED BACK UP. TOOK IT LAST YEAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT WAS A SAFETY THING AND THIS YEAR OCTOBER 30TH 2020, I TOOK IT TO CHECK WHY IT KEPT SAYING LOW OIL PRESSURE WHEN THE OIL IS NEW AND I WANTED TO KNOW IF WAS LEAKING. THEY SAID WASN'T LEAKING, THAT IT WAS BURNING OIL. THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING THAT THE OIL IS NEW AND LESS THAN A MONTH IT SAYS LOW OIL PRESSURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND LATER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO BOKAN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2 FRANKLIN PARK W #2, ST ALBANS CITY, VT 05478) WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH KIT, FLYWHEEL, EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUD, WHEEL BEARING, AND GASKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,052. *BF*JB

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY JEEP STALLED AND SHUT OFF ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE OIL WAS PROBABLY LOW AND TO BRING IT IN. SURE ENOUGH IT WAS NOT REGISTERING ON THE DIPSTICK. I GOT MY OIL CHANGED AND LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER THE JEEP STALLED OUT AGAIN. I CHECKED THE OIL AND THERE WAS NONE. I CALLED THE DEALSHIP AND I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TODAY TO START AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I DROVE LESS THAN 4,000 MILES BETWEEN OIL CHANGES BEFORE I BROKE DOWN AGAIN. THE JEEP GIVES NO WARNING OR LIGHT INDICATION WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I AM THANKFUL I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE JEEP IS BURNING THROUGH SOME SERIOUS OIL.

I BOUGHT MY JEEP RENEGADE IN AUGUST OF 2018. NOT EVEN A MONTH OF DRIVING LATER (2,000 MILES), I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE ENGINE STALLED AND THEN GAVE ME A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS TOO EARLY TO DO AN OIL CHANGE AND TO COME BACK AT 10,000 MILES. I HAD TO FILL THE VEHICLE WITH 2 QUARTS OF OIL TO KEEP IT RUNNING. I THEN RAN INTO THE SAME PROBLEM AT THE 7,000 MILE MARK WHERE I STALLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY DID AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, AND I THOUGHT THEY WOULD SEE IT AS A PROBLEM THAT THE ENGINE IS "CONSUMING" 1 QUART PER 1,000 MILES. HOWEVER, IT IS "NORMAL" UNDER THE FCA GUIDELINES FOR THEIR ENGINES TO CONSUME THIS AMOUNT OF OIL. I TRIED TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO GET ME OUT OF THE VEHICLE I HAD JUST BOUGHT, AND THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T WORTH VERY MUCH BECAUSE IT HAD A BAD ENGINE. THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE ENGINE THOUGH UNLESS IT WAS CONSUMING MORE THAN 1 QUART PER 1,000 MILES. I COMPLETED YET ANOTHER TEST TO FIND THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION STAYED THE SAME. I WAS HAVING TO FILL THE OIL RESERVOIR IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES IN FEAR THAT I WOULD STALL ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN AND GET HIT BY A VEHICLE. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS FOR THIS ISSUE UNTIL AFTER THE ENGINE STOPS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I NEEDED TO JUST CHECK THE DIPSTICK EVERYTIME I FUEL UP. THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AS I AM FILLING UP WITH $10 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES AND THEN DOING AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 3,000 MILES BECAUSE IF I GO TO THE RECOMMENDED 10,000 MILES THERE WILL BE ENGINE PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE TO DO MY OWN OIL CHANGES, BUT HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP IN FEAR THAT I WOULD BE TO BLAME FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE IF I DARED TO CHANGE MY OWN OIL. I AM CURRENTLY AT 30,000 MILES. IT APPEARS THAT CHRYSLER IS AVOIDING RESOLVING THE ISSUE UNTIL IT COMES OUT OF MY POCKET IN 6,000 MILES.

I ORDERED SOME FOOD AND DROVE TO EXIT OF THE PARKING LOT AND THE CAR STALLED COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR DIDN'T FLASH ANY LIGHTS. THE DASH REPEATED FOR ME TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND PRESS THE ON BUTTON. THIS WASN'T WORKING. I FOLLOWED ITS INSTRUCTIONS OVER AND OVER BUT THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE GAS THE CAR ENGINE WOULD GET VERY BUMPY DESPITE NOT MOVING FORWARD. I FINALLY PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT WILLINGLY MOVED BACKWARDS WITHOUT HESITATION. HOWEVER, WHEN PUT IN DRIVE AGAIN, THE D ON THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD FLASH AND I WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AGAIN. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND HAD SOMEONE PUSH ME OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I TURNED IT ON ONE MORE TIME, THE JEEP FINALLY STARTED DRIVING LIKE IT SHOULD. I ARRIVED HOME AND CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS NOT LOW.

MY CAR IS SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING IT. MY CAR JUST STARTED SAYING 'LOW OIL PRESSURE' AND NOT EVEN A DAY LATER TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. IT DID IT ONCE MORE BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO DO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND BRING IT BACK IN BUT I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO DRIVE A POTENTIALLY UNSAFE CAR. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FCA FROM OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS I AM EXPERIENCING BECAUSE FCA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THESE ISSUES FOR YEARS AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

ENGINE STALL WHEN OIL IS LOW AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT A WARN. THERE IS NO OIL LOW WARN OR ENGINE WARN. NONE OF THE LIGHT COME ON FOR OIL CHANGE OR OIL PRESSURE. IT ALMOST CAUSE ME WRECK THE JEEP CUZ NO CONTROL WHEN IT SHUT DOWN. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FOUND OUT THERE IS NO OIL IN ENGINE WHICH FAITHFUL CHANGE OIL AT DEALERSHIP. NO DASH WARN, I ALMOST REAR END CUZ IT SUDDEN SHUT DOWN. WHEN I TURN THE SHARP I CAN FEEL BEEP BEEP GOING OFF.

2.4 ENGINE WOULD CAUSE STALL NOT SAFETY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT A WARN THAT THE OIL IS LOW. THERE IS NO WARN ON OIL BEING LOW WHICH LEAD TO STALL AND SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING THAT CAN CAUSE WRECK. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARN TO DISCOVER NEED REPLACE ENGINE DUE NO OIL EVEN I HAD THE OIL REGULAR FAITHFUL CHANGE ALL TIME AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP.*DT*JB