NHTSA Complaint #11310083 — 2018 JEEP RENEGADE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP RENEGADE LATITUDE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED. THE OIL WAS TOPPED OFF. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO A RELATED OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES, A QUART OF OIL MAY BE NECESSARY TO BE ADDED AT 1,000 MILES INTERVAL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS WORKING TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500.