UPDATE: On July 27, 2020, the Jeep Compass class action lawsuit was dismissed.
A recent oil consumption class action lawsuit claims that the 2018 Jeep Compass consumes an excessive amount of oil.
Plaintiff Thomas Weiner says he purchased a 2018 Jeep Compass believing that the vehicle would be safe and free of defects. Unfortunately, after two years and 25,000 miles on the vehicle, Weiner allegedly started to experience stalling while operating the vehicle normally.
In September 2019, while driving to work, Weiner allegedly attempted to make a right turn but was surprised when his vehicle’s emergency brake engaged, his engine stalled and he lost the ability to accelerate. He says he had to drift his vehicle to the side of the road to avoid a collision. Allegedly, only after the engine stall did his vehicle indicate that it had critically low oil.
Later that day, Weiner’s 2018 Jeep Compass reportedly stalled once more without warning. This time, like before, the oil pressure warning light allegedly failed to engage before the stalling incident.
As a result of the stalls, Weiner claims he brought his vehicle to his dealership six times for the issue. Each time, he was allegedly forced to pay for an engine oil refill and drive another 1,000 miles to test the issue. According to the class action lawsuit, the 2018 Jeep Compass was burning through a quart of oil every 500 miles.
“Plaintiff’s engine oil had descended below the threshold Defendant designates as safe, rendering his vehicle at risk of sudden engine stalling without warning,” the Jeep Compass class action lawsuit alleges.
“Exacerbating the danger is the fact that Plaintiff’s Oil Pressure Warning Light and other engine oil monitors fail to engage prior to engine stalling and vehicle inoperability.”
Only on Weiner’s sixth visit to the dealership did the company authorize an engine replacement after the dealership allegedly acknowledged that the vehicle’s engine suffered from an oil consumption defect. In February, he reportedly had his engine replaced.
According to Weiner, the oil consumption defect can be traced to the engines found in some Jeep vehicles – the 2.4L Tigershark MultiAir II Engines. A defect in these engines allegedly cause vehicles to consume oil at a “furious pace.”
The Jeep class action lawsuit argues that Weiner and other consumers have been forced to pay out of pocket for repairs and have been repeatedly inconvenienced due to the defective engines. Even worse, the defect allegedly puts drivers and passengers at risk for collisions if a vehicle stalls during normal use.
“This defect results in critically low engine oil levels, and causes vehicles installed with Defendant’s 2.4L Tigershark engines to stall and lose power without warning,” the 2018 Jeep Compass class action lawsuit alleges.
Weiner seeks to represent a Class of consumers who purchased or leased vehicles equipped with a 2.4L Tigershark MultiAir II Engine. He also seeks to represent a state subclass of the same consumers from Illinois.
Due to the alleged defect in 2018 Jeep Compass vehicles and other vehicles equipped with the same engine, Weiner and other consumers have allegedly been financial damaged. The Jeep Compass class action contends that suffered damages include overpayment for vehicles, out of pocket expenses of frequent oil changes, increased service visits, costs of future repairs and diminished vehicle values.
To compensate Weiner and the proposed Class for their alleged damages, the 2018 Jeep Compass class action lawsuit seeks injunctive relief, actual damages, compensatory damages, punitive damages, interest, court costs and attorneys’ fees.
This is not the first time Fiat Chrysler has faced legal action over oil consumption in its vehicles. In last month’s legal news, plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit against the company taking issue with the same Tigershark engine. In May, another class action lawsuit challenged the same issue.
Plaintiffs in these cases argued that several vehicles are equipped with the defective engine, including: 2014 – 2020 Jeep Cherokee; 2017 – 2020 Jeep Compass; 2015 – 2020 Jeep Renegade; 2015 – 2016 Chrysler 200; 2013 – 2016 Dodge Dart; and 2016 – 2020 Fiat 500X models.
Do you own a 2018 Jeep Compass? Have you experienced excessive oil consumption in your vehicle? Share your experiences in the comment section below.
Weiner and the proposed Class are represented by Steve W. Berman of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP; E. Powell Miller of The Miller Law Firm PC; and Myles McGuire, Evan M. Meyers and Timothy P. Kingsbury of McGuire Law PC.
The 2018 Jeep Compass Oil Consumption Class Action Lawsuit is Thomas Weiner v. FCA US LLC, Case No. 1:19-cv-06831, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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255 thoughts onJeep Compass Class Action Lawsuit Says Oil Consumed At ‘Furious Pace’
Same thing started happening with our 2018 Compass the car stalled then completely turned off I had it towed to the dealership. Was told there was a recall had that fixed also the shifter had a electrical issue that needed to be replaced I paid over $600 for that to be fixed I don’t understand these cars so be working fine still fairly new they have a good amount of recalls on them. After getting it taken care a few weeks later I felt the car idle more than usual so I went jiffy lube to check the oil it was a quart and a 1/2 low it shouldn’t have been because they just put oil at the dealership a few weeks prior we shouldn’t have to worry about our car stalling or turning while we’re driving .
Purchased 2018 jeep compass first of Dec.. 5000 miles and 4 qts later…….
We have a 2018 compass Jeep with same issue bought for my daughter burning oil like crazy ..how many times have to refill oil ,
I Patricio Rivera brought this 2018 Jeep Compass for my wife same problem waist oil took dealer they told us to drive took it twice he said Jeep are having this problem if happen need a recall to change engine it didn’t start after her work light on co-workers try to help no help call me gave her phone number roadside assistance by that time it started ran slow the hand brake came on didn’t move turn it off waiting a while started again came home very unsafe for her and other people driving by not a good fillings maybe a innocent family
I have had issues with my 2018 Jeep Compass since last year. I bought it in 2018, but started in July of 2020 having problems. It all started when the low oil pressure light came on for the first time. Then in November my car stalled in traffic and the light came on again. My boyfriend and I then did some research and realized there were issues with the 2.4 liter motors. I brought it up at the dealership when I got my oil changed and they just told me to keep extra oil in the car. It then happened again in February of this year. I brought it up at the dealership again in March, and they didn’t seem to care. Fats forward to this past week the low oil pressure light came on again. I took it to the dealership yesterday and told them. They said there was a recall, and that they would fix it. It definitely didn’t fix it because yesterday after leaving the dealership my auto brake activated itself, and my car slammed to a stop. I am actually starting to get scared driving this car. It is unsafe, but Jeep doesn’t seem to care.
My vehicle has been doing this exact thing since I bought it Oct. 2018! Jeep Compass Trailhawk.
I have the same problem with my 2018 Jeep
I have a 2018 Compass that I bought in November, 2018. Never had any issues until this past week. I was just leaving my house and the “low oil pressure light” came on and it was very hesitant to go. I then stopped at a friends and when I got back in the parking brake had engaged itself. I was driving it back home when the “low oil pressure light” came back on and it was very hesitant to go again. I checked my oil and there was basically nothing on the dipstick. It was a weekend, so the dealership was closed. I ended up going for an oil change at Valvoline and they confirmed that there were no leaks but it seems to be burning oil. The vehicle has almost 20k miles and my warranty will expire in November. I will be taking it in to the dealership asap!
This exact issue has happened to me several times, I lease my Jeep and went into the dealership several times to get this fixed and/or figured out. All they did was suggest an oil change. After going round and round my husband and I gave up and have just kept a log of the times my Jeep does this. Now the Jeep is leaking oil and the dealership can’t determine if this a warranty issue or not. I have never had so many issues with a new car as this. It not only is stressful, time consuming and irritating it also was costly AND dangerous. One of the incidents my car stalled in a parking lot and started rolling backwards- nothing worked for me to stop this. The brakes … nothing! I nearly hit a gentleman and he absolutely raged on me. It as a terrifying situation all around. My car was brand new at that time was the worst feeling.
I bought a 2018 Jeep Compass in May 2020. The vehicle had 16,000 miles when I bought it. It was leased for two years prior to me buying it. The dealership changed the oil when I bought it. The next time I had the oil changed wasn’t at the dealership. A couple months after the second oil change, a warning light was coming on telling me the vehicle was low in oil. I dismissed it for a couple of days because I thought there is no way I can be low in oil because it isn’t due for an oil change for at least 3 more months. Sure enough, checked the oil and I barely had any oil. So I went out bought 5 more quarts of oil and put that in the vehicle. Two months later, it is time to get an oil change and I barely have any oil in the engine. My vehicle is overly consuming oil also. I’m very disappointed that Jeep would sell a vehicle that overly consumes oil to the public and also continue to manufacture Jeeps with the same engine. I am going tonight to the dealership to get a PCM Reflash done on the engine to see if that will help with the overly consumption of oil problem. If this nearly brand new vehicle that I bought continues to overly consume oil, I cannot see keeping this vehicle. It really isn’t cool what Jeep has done to the consumer. Very disappointed. May go back to buying GM vehichles. GM has always been good to me.
I have 2018 compass trailhawk and it’s burning oil bad also..really wish I could get my money back..or trade without losing money