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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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252 thoughts onJeep Compass Class Action Lawsuit Says Oil Consumed At ‘Furious Pace’
This exact same thing happened to my 2018 Compass. Stalled in the middle of a busy road and the emergency brake light turned on. Luckily I was able to get off of the road before an accident happened.
I’ve also experienced these oil consumption issues with my 2018 Compass which I had purchased brand new in November 2018. The issues started with the low oil light randomly flickering on and off which then progressed to the engine shutting off while driving it a few times while driving in city traffic, but by far the terrifying event that I experienced was one morning leaving for and as per usual, backed out of my garage and slowly (20 mph) was driving down my residential street, coming up to the stop sign and tapped the brakes and had none and realized that the engine had shut down and in an effort to avoid going straight through the Stop sign, which is a crossroad to a 50 mph road, I turned the wheel to the right, and for those of you that have experienced this, the wheel doesn’t turn very easily, and so I made the turn and luckily turned into the grass culvert which runs parallel to the crossroad. This experienced scared the living sh*t out of me, but most importantly, my right turn took me directly over the bus stop where all the neighborhood kids wait and THANK GOD the bus had already picked them up or I don’t even want to think of what catastrophic situation could have resulted due to this engine failure!! I then re-started the car, pulled out of the ditch and made a U-turn to head down the road in the direction I needed to go to start my journey to drive to my fairly new job, and it was only a few seconds before it died again, so at that point, I had had enough and again started the car and did a U-Turn to proceed to my home. I was far too upset and terrified to be driving on to work through the traffic and interstate driving of my commute.
I arrived home, contacted the dealership, after contacting my new boss, and called Roadside Assistance as instructed by the dealership, which then sent a truck to tow it from my home the whole TWO miles on to the dealership fir inspection. I was terrified and so shook over this event that I wouldn’t even attempt to drive that 2 miles!!
Anyhoo, the rest of my experiences were the same as many of yours in that, I was instructed to drive the 1,000 miles and bring it in for the consumption test, and so did that and drove another 1,000 miles and took it in for the 2nd check and oil was low both times, so now I’m getting the engine replaced. Also, we were told not to check the oil during the consumption tests due to the additive in it, and wondering if anyone else got those instructions?
New engine or not, I am not comfortable driving that POS in the fear that something will happen again and this time not have the outcomes that my previous experiences had!!
Funny thing is that everyone we’ve spoken too from our salesman to a few different service staff members, play the stupid card and have reacted with surprise that these events had happened and have said “They’ve never heard of these types of issues happening with the Compass”. C’Mon, like really guys? Get your sh*t together and fess up rather than trying to make me look like a crazy lady making up these stories!
At this point, our plan is to get the replacement engine and try to get rid of it asap afterwords. So over it…
VERY interested in this lawsuit, so please contact me!!
I have the same exact issue. Went to two different dealerships and say “it’s on me”. Did you get any resolution to this?
Yes!
My Jeep has stalled close to 10 times throughout the past few months.
I am going to dealership to do the consumption test tomorrow.
Well see what happens
Yes!!! Just found out about the burning oil issue at 39,900 miles on my 2018 Jeep Compass Sport. I have the Multi Air engine. Luckily mine stalled on a back road at 35 MPH but still had to call somone to bring me oil.
Having the exact same issue with my 2018 Jeep Compass Limited. Started between 25,000 and 26,000 miles. Afraid to drive this vehicle now as it stalls out constantly. Is there more information on how to join this lawsuit? I am also in Illinois. Thx!
Samething happens with our 2018 Jeep Compass
The same thing has happened to me multiple times and it is a horrible feeling. 2018 Compass with 18,000 miles.
I am having this issue my Jeep Compass just did it at 20000 miles
Exact same issue twice in the past 4 months BEFORE I am due for an oil change. No warning lights even once it stalls out. It will stall out, parking brake engage, and when I restart it sounds terrible. Check the oil and it is 3 quarts low.
I have the exact same issues. Our 2018 Jeep Compass Trailhawk, purchased used through Carmax with approximately 43K miles, began furiously burning oil. Same exact issues as everyone has described – every 500 miles or so it needs a new quart. We are in the process of doing a “fuel burn analysis” with the dealership, and they will “replace” the engine if it is determined it is burning excessive oil. Our fear is it will just create the same problem and we will surpass the 60K warranty and be stuck. We are paying out of pocket for oil changes and dealing with the inconvenience of going back and forth to the dealer every 1K miles. We are very interested in any help with this issue.