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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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250 thoughts onJeep Compass Class Action Lawsuit Says Oil Consumed At ‘Furious Pace’
I had the same problem. My JEEP stalled out of no where while I was on the highway and three other times in an intersection. Multiple other times while driving. This car almost got me killed. It would happen days after an oil change. The oil light never came on. I was making a turn and caught the oil light briefly flash and that is what led me to realize it was oil. Bathe dealership didn’t want to take responsibility and my life was out in danger multiple times. I paid the lease off early and left the car at the dealership.
I have The exact same issue as everyone else with my 2018 Jeep Compass latitude. Stalling out in dangerous places. I purchased my vehicle 2 years ago. The problem has been persistent for the last year. I carry extra quarts of oil for emergencies. I received information in the mail I will be calling on Monday. P
My 2018 Jeep Compass is doing the EXACT SAME THING AS MR. WEINER’S. I carry extra oil around with which expensive and i have only ever used the correct synthetic oil that is on the oil cap. I have filled it enough to know. Help! I received information in the mail today. September 9th 2022. I will testify to my cars troubles because it is still having them with a little over 40,000 miles on the engine. Matt Jordan. My email is brujito217@gmail.com
Hi I have a 2018 that just started having this problem. That how I stumbled on to this article. Im out of warranty, only 37,000 miles.
What is Chrysler doing to fix this problem? I drive the x way 6 days a week @ 430 am . If I stall like I have on the side streets I will die.
I feel sick to my stomach.
we bought are daughter a 2018 jeep compass and she goes through huge amount of oil, she has had her engine shut down without warning and has had to call me to bring oil just to start it. This is very scary for a teenage girl. absolutely ridicules. It just happened tonight and Took 3quarts of oil to get it going.
This happened to me as well! My Jeep compass would just shut down without a warning. It did it once while I was driving. It got so bad we had to sell it.
I have a 2017 Jeep Renegade and was driving to visit family in San Diego with my 4 month old baby. On the freeway and the entire car shuts down. I had to pull off on the side of the road with it completely turned off. Waited about an hour and it turned back on. Made it home but dealership said it was a “system update.” It happened again one other time thankfully closer to home. Again dealership had no way of explaining. Just went to get my oil changed and they said the oil level was low.
I’m h a Ving the same issue with my 2017 Jeep compass. It is dieing on me while driving once turn8ng left across traffic, once while slowing down at a traffic light, and once while making a right hand turn. It just goes off without warning the old light comes on after the fact and only for the briefest second then goes off again and again. I checked my oil with should have been fine because I had it serviced recently and it was completely gone. It’s not safe for sure
Same issue here with a 2018 compass. I just left the beach with my 6month old and it stalled on my way out of the parking lot. It has stalled on my way to work while turning the corner, on major roadways. There’s no warning, it just stops. It’s extremely unsafe.
I have a 2018 sport compass. Bought brand new off showroom floor in Jan 2019. I have had this issue the past 2 years. I keep a close check on oil, it flashes if making a u-turn & goes away. Changed every 4k, usually adding at least 2 -3 qts in between oil changes, and it being doen to 2 1/2 qts when oil change is done…that’s 5 1/2 qts used up in 4000k. Also, for the 1st time, had it stall completely, but engin still running…right on the highway…very scary situation & was fortunate enough to be able to get over into slught shoulder.
My Jeep COMPASS 2019 got the same issue, I have to put OIL 1/4 every week, because is out o warranty the dealer is going to check next week ,07/11/22.
Dealer say because is out of warranty I have to pay when they fixed.
I’m experiencing the same oil issue with my 2018 Jeep Compass. Bought it used in 2020 with 10k miles. It stopped on me going up a ramp out of a parking garage in Chicago!