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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 thing happened to me this past Friday January 22nd 2021, I purchased the car on January 30th 2018 so my warranty is about to be up. I was driving up a busy street, stopped at a stop sign and without warning my car completely stalled. I had no idea what was going on, pulled over – restarted the car tried again and pulled up to another stop sign and there it happened again. It wasn’t until I called the tow company, got to the dealership, and had them examine it that I found out there was no oil left in my car… Am very scared to drive the car again as it was a traumatizing and dangerous experience. The car technician let me know I will need to check the oil weekly, WHAT! I was not due for an oil change or service for 4,000miles.
How do we become part of this. I have all the above issues.
I have the same exact issue!!! This has been highly frustrating!! No oil change light comes on. The low oil pressure light will come on right before the vehicle stalls and the parking brake automatically is applied! If you didn’t have your seatbelt on it would throw you through the windshield! So The last time this happened, I checked the oil and it didn’t even register on the dipstick!!
I have a 2017 Jeep Compass Trailhawk. Currently has approximately 47,000 mi.
My emergency brake suddenly engaged causing my car to stall, when brought to the dealership they could not find any problems. This happened again when I got it back, several times, I recorded it and sent it to the service manager. I got my car in that day, which my car stalled three times on the way to the dealership. I was called several days later insisting that my oil was sluggish and they insisted doing an oil change as I was “over due” according to their records, but I had an oil change just not from the dealership and still had 3000 kms before needing another one. Apparently that was not the case and the service advisor suggested that I could blow my engine if I didn’t get the oil change and that might even be the reason my car was stalling. When I went for the oil change the following week the mechanic came out to tell me that my car is one of the models that has been flagged for massive oil consumption.
My daughter has exactly the same issue , almost got rear endedon the highway when her car stalled, How do we join the class action suit please.
I have 2018 jeep compass had oil consumption issues an needed a new motor the car had less then 20,000 miles so I over paid for a brand new car just to get a rebuilt motor put in
I had the same problem. 2018 Jeep Compass. I replaced the engine at 88,000 miles and the warranty had expired so it was all out of pocket. I was without a car for 7 days and had to rent a car. My Jeep would burn through 10 qts of oil every 5000 miles. And still would be low when the oil was changed. I was told by the dealership I had let the oil run low and it was all my fault the engine locked up.
저는 한국 입니다. 저도 2018 지프컴패스를 탑니다. 엔진오일이 4000km탔는데 엔진오일이 바닥 나서 시동이꺼졌습니다.
센테에서 오일 봉인후 3000km타고 오라고해서 갔는데 많이 줄어있었습니다.
본사에서 규정상 정상이라고만합니다.
Same problem, Oil low pressure light and my car wouldn’t start or suddenly would stop accelerating and engage the hand break automatically Took it for an oil change and they said it had no oil but I wasn’t supposed to change it just yet.
2018 compass trail-hawk. 68,000 km on it.
Any solutions to this? I will keep monitoring closely the oil and see if it is an engine problem that is burning more oil. This article was very helpful
Same here. I have a 2017 Jeep Compass 37,000 miles purchased in September. The first time it stalled in a parking lot. I had it towed in and it showed low oil at only 3000 miles after an oil change when the oil change is supposed to be good for 6000. They replaced the oil and did the diagnostic at 1500 hundred miles and found nothing. It has only been 1500 more miles (again the 3000) mile mark and today a “need oil change sign” flashed up quickly when I started the car. I checked and there was no oil in the car at all, again after only 3000 miles. On both occasions no prior low oil sign came in to let me know. The car could have stalled or the engine could have blown. The service department told me I needed to pay for another oil change and do a 1500 mile diagnostic however the problem is occurring somewhere between 2000 to 3000 miles. According to this article this is a known issue and they should replace the engine Because it is a safety risk. I still have a engine warranty so I am going to ask the dealership why that is not being addressed or replaced.
I am having the same problem. No light came on the car stopped and no oil in the engine. The car only has 28000 miles on it. I bought it with 24000.00 miles on it. Also transmission problems. Oil was due to be changed for another 700 miles. Currently going thru the 1500 mile check up to see the oil consumption. Worried it will go out of warranty.