2019 Jeep Cherokee · symptom sheet
Burns oil or oil level rises
- 45owner reports
- 25,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 11, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
487 of the 1,646 complaints on this car are about the engine. 45 of those describe oil consumption.
Tick what matches of 45 reports
Oil consumption on other Cherokee years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022.
What this problem usually is
Two different complaints land here. The more common one is an engine that uses oil: owners add a quart between changes, get a low-oil warning, or are told by the dealer that the rate is normal. The other is the opposite, where the oil level climbs and the oil smells of gasoline. Both deserve a proper test, and both are easier to argue with records in hand.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the piston rings (10 reports) and the engine (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the engine covers the 2019 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The engines in these vehicles may be missing valve stem keepers, which can allow the valve to drop into the engine cylinder causing engine damage.
All 11 recalls on the 2019 Jeep Cherokee, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the engine on the Cherokee
Engine compartment fire. Closed dec 9, 2015, led to recall 15V-676.
Crash related fuel tank fires. Closed nov 14, 2014, led to recall 13V-252.
Faulty gas gauge indicators. Closed nov 13, 1997, led to recall 97V-194.
Engine compartment fires. Closed jan 9, 1990, led to recall 88V-132.
None of these investigations covers the 2019 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 3,800 and 38,900 miles, from the 36 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 3 service bulletins or notices for the 2019 Jeep Cherokee that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
2.4L Excessive Oil Consumption XB1 Warranty Extension The customer may describe one or more of the following: ● Oil pressure low indicator lamp illumination between oil changes. ● Excessive oil consumption.
2.4L Engine Oil Consumption Test The customer may comment that the vehicles engine oil level is low or they need to add oil between oil change intervals and no visible signs of oil leaking from the engine.
2.4L Engine Oil Consumption Test This bulletin involves performing an oil consumption verification test. The customer may comment that the vehicles engine oil level is low or they need to add oil between oil change intervals and no visible signs of oil ...
What owners wrote
“Vehicle stalls while driving. Check oil light not alerting driver of low oil resulting in frequent stalls while driving or idle.”
Filed Mar 8, 2023
“I was driving my jeep and it shutoff randomly it Is apparently a problem with the 2.4 tigershark engines they burn oil excessively leading to a low oil shit off with no warning it has happened quite a few times”
Filed Mar 5, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 45 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 471 reports
- Service 4WD light or power transfer unit (PTU) failure 437 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 142 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 122 reports
- Driveshaft, axle or transfer case problems 113 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 108 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 107 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 66 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 58 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 43 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 42 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 42 reports
- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 35 reports
- Wheel bearing, tires or wheels 31 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 28 reports
- Auto start-stop will not restart the engine 27 reports
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 25 reports