NHTSA Complaint #11076717 — 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AFTER FIVE TIMES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THEN STALLED AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE OIL WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING A LOT MORE OIL THAN NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.