NHTSA Complaint #11098090 — 2018 JEEP CHEROKEE
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11098090 |
| Vehicle | 2018 JEEP CHEROKEE |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 8,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | TX |
Consumer Description
FIRST STARTED WITH JERKING AS YOU'RE DRIVING AT ONE TIME WE WERE AT A STOPLIGHT AS AND IT THE CAR JUST WANTED TO TAKE OFF BY ITSELF AND WE ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT THE CAR IS ALWAYS LOW ON OIL I MEAN WE BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 3 MILES WITHIN WEEKS IT WOULD ACTUALLY HAD NO OIL MY HUSBAND THOUGHT OUT MAYBE THE MANUFACTURER JUST DIDN'T FILL IT UP ALL THE WAY BY MISTAKE DIDN'T CHECK IT OUT SO HE WENT AND PURCHASED WILL PUT OIL IN IT TWO WEEKS LATER TOOK IT FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WE ALREADY A QUART LOW CAR WASTE IS GAS LIKE CRAZY WE ARE CONSTANTLY FILLING UP EVERY 2 DAYS AND THEN CAR DOESN'T REALLY GO ANYWHERE BUT FROM WHAT 15 MILES A DAY ON OUR WAY TO KANSAS SO WE WERE COMING TO A CURVE AND MY HUSBAND TRY TO HIT THE BRAKES AND THE CAR DID NOT BREAK IT ACTUALLY ACCELERATED AND HE HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AS HE WAS DRIVING JUST TO SLOW IT DOWN TO AVOID GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT I MEAN WE'VE ALWAYS HAD TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR SINCE DAY ONE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCTOBER AND WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES THEN I HEAR RECALL ABOUT A HOSE FOR THE GAS LINE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE IT IN FOR SOMETHING DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THESE CARS
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