NHTSA Complaint #11385653 — 2018 JEEP RENEGADE

THE CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING IT. IF YOU STOP AT A LIGHT, IT DIES. THEN AGAIN AFTER YOU RESTART AND MOVE UP A FEW CAR LENGTHS. ONCE IT DIED WHILE ACTUALLY IN MOTION!! APPARENTLY, THE OIL PRESSURE GETS LOW B/C THE ENGINE(2.4) USES ALL OF THE OIL WITHIN OR LESS THAN 2 MONTHS TIME AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS 2.4 ENGINE, AS OF 12/10/20 I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT ONLY ON RENEGADES THAT HAVE ALL WHEEL DRIVE AND NOT FRONT WHEEL DRIVE SUCH AS MINE. NOT SURE WHAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO DO WITH A BADLY DESIGNED MOTOR(A REP AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT WAS A POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO USE SOME OIL); HOWEVER, THIS ENGINE SUCKS THE OIL DRY IN UNDER 2 MONTHS TIME THUS MAKING THE MOTOR DIE/STALL WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! I HAVE SEEN POSTS ON FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE KEEP TELLING OTHERS TO MAKE SURE TO KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR OIL. APPARENTLY, MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS PARTICULAR 2.4 ENGINE. THE OIL LIGHT ONLY FLICKERS WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER & WHEN YOU CHECK THE OIL, IT IS ALMOST BONE DRY - IF COMPARING IT TO A 12 IN. RULER, IT MIGHT LAND ON THE 1ST LINE (OF 8 LINES) ON THE WAY TO AN INCH - JUST THE TIP OF THE DIPSTICK WILL HAVE A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF OIL ON IT. THIS STARTED HAPPENING WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE - CAR BOUGHT USED IN JUNE 2020. AT FIRST, WE THOUGHT THAT THEY SOLD US A CAR AND DIDN'T CHECK THE OIL, BUT NOW WE KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.