2014 Dodge Dart Complaint Log

CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A PUBLIC STREET SEVERAL TIMES AND WOULDN'T START AT TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY JUST LEFT ME STRANDED. DURING THESE TIMES THERE WAS NO ERROR ON THE SCREEN LETTING ME KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS SO I JUST KEPT TRYING TO DRIVE IT. THEN AFTER AWHILE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON A FEW TIMES BUT IT WAS AT RANDOM TIMES AND DID NOT STAY ON. THE CAR ONLY HAS 18000 MILES AND I'VE ONLY HAD IT FOR 2 YEARS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT DID NOT CHECK TO SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DIE SO QUICK. THEY JUST TOLD ME THAT I DON'T DRIVE IT ENOUGH AND THAT I STOP AND START IT TOO MUCH BECAUSE I WORK TOO CLOSE TO HOME... (THIS IS NOT MY FIRST CAR AND THAT'S NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE). THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAD THIS CAR SERVICED. THE ENTIRE FIRST YEAR I KEPT GETTING AN ERROR THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS TOO LOW AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS JUST AN ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM BUT I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES RIGHT AWAY ON A BRAND NEW CAR. SO IT'S ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE TIRES/WHEELS ON A BRAND NEW CAR. PEOPLE BUY NEW CARS TO AVOID THESE PROBLEMS!

CAR WAS WARM, NOT HOT OR COLD - JUST STARTED DRIVING. AT A STOP, CAR ENGINE DIED (ALL LIGHTS WERE ON, STEREO PLAYING). TRIED RESTARTING, CAR TURNED OVER, BUT WOULD NOT START.

MY VEH 2014 DODGE DART SXT AS I WAS DRIVING WAS STUCK IN DRIVE & COULDN'T GE IT OUT OF DRIVE OR TAKE MY KEY OUT BUT AS I GO ONLINE TO SEE HAS ANY OTHER DODGE DART BEEN HAVIN THIS PROBLEM & IT WAS A LOT OF VEHICLES HAVIN THIS SAME ISSUE I COULD'VE WRECK MY VEH WHILE DRIVIN BUT I GUESS WHOM EVER MADE THESE VEHICLES DOESN'T CARE BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP STATED THIS IS 1 VIN# THAT ISN'T COVERED UNDER RECALL BUT MY VEHICLE IS DOIN THE SAME EXACT THING AS THE OTHER DODGE DART

THE CAR LOSES POWER AND SHUTS OFF. THE OIL HAS TO BE TOPPED OFF EVERY 60 TO 90 DAYS OR THE CAR WILL NOT RUN OR WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, IT MAY MAY NOT START AT ALL. OVER THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 4 TIMES. THE LAST TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP COST OVER $500.00 FOR PARTS RELATIVE TO THE TRANSMISSION.

FOR OVER 2 YEARS MY DODGE DART 2014 BOUGHT BRAND NEW OFF A CAR LOT HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING IT WOULD SHIFT INTO 1 ST GEAR AND READLINE THE RPM TACH METER AND WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK UP TO ITS PROPER GEAR. I HAVE TO RESET THE BATTERY AFTER DISCONNECTING IT FOR 15MINS AND THEN SOMETIMES IT WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 2 YEARS. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON. DODGE IS JUST NOW DOING RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS RELATED TO THE TRASMISSION BUSHING CABLE. JUST NOW AFTER ITS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 2 YEARS THEY ARE TRYING TO OFFER RECALLS. I STILL HAVE YET TO BE NOTIFIED OFFICIALLY REGARDING THIS MATTER THRU THE MAIL OR A PHONE CALL, EMAIL EVEN. I HAD TO CALL CORPORATE TO ASK. CORPORATE TOLD ME SOMETHING WOULD COME IN THE MAIL NEAR THE END OF AUGUST. ITS THE END OF AUGUST NOW AND STILL NOTHING. THEN THEY SAID TO CONTACT LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND INQUIRE ABOUT PARTS IF THEY HAD ANY IN STOCK. THEY DIDN'T. I DON'T EVEN DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. DODGE NEEDS TO COMPENSATE ME BACK IN FULL AND BUY BACK THE CAR OR BE SUED AND SHUT DOWN AND NO LONGER ALLOWED TO MANUFACTURE THESE PIECES OF [XXX]. THIS IS INSANITY. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AMERICAN BRAND CAR EVER AGAIN. ALSO THE GAS CAP FELL OFF THE CAR AND THE ELECTRONIC MOTOR IS STRIPPED OR DEFECTIVE. EVERY TIME I PRESS THE BUTTON ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE DOOR TO OPEN THE GAS CAP TO REFILL IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF HOLDING DOWN THE BUTTON. DODGE SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THAT. THE FRONT WINDOWS ALSO FOG UP FOR NO REASON WHEN ITS COLDER. I'M TALKING ABOUT ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. SHODDY CRAFTSMENSHIP AND SHOULD BE SUED. TY FOR READING THIS. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE. IT'S GIVEN ME PROBLEMS SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT IT. THE FIRST TIME I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE WAS A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED IT FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS DRIVING IT, AND IT SUDDENLY TURNED OFF AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD TURNED ON. NOW IT DOES IT FREQUENTLY. THE LAST TIME WAS LITERALLY THIS 3RD OF OCTOBER. THE DEALERSHIP MECHANICS SUPPOSEDLY SAID IT HAPPENS BECAUSE THE OIL IS LOW ON THE CAR, THAT THE CAR'S SYSTEM SHUTS OFF TO PROTECT THE VEHICLE FROM DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR, DUE TO LOW OIL. IT SEEMS RIDICULOUS THAT CHRYSLER IS WILLING TO RISK THEIR BUYERS WITH SUCH A FAULT SYSTEMS. ALL THE DEALER SAID WAS THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. HOWEVER, WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IT HAS BEEN WHEN THE OIL LIFE IS AT NO LESS THAN 58%. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. I CAN CRASH AT ANY MOMENT. AND THE MOTOR JUST BURNS THROUGH OIL LIKE CRAZY. MY MECHANIC CHECKED IT AFTER MAYBE THREE WEEKS OF AN OIL CHANGE AND IT WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL ALREADY. IT SEEMS LIKE

2014 DODGE DART RALLEYE SXT STALLS WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR TESTED. THE ALTERNATOR TEST ALWAYS YIELDED A PASSING SCORE BUT THE BATTERY SCORE WAS OFF AND ON. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED FOR THAT REASON AND STILL HAVE ISSUES WITH THE CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING. I'VE TAKEN IT INTO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND LEFT WITHOUT A SOLUTION. THE CAR STALLED IN SEVERAL PLACES BUT MAINLY WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP SIGN/LIGHT OR BEHIND BACKED UP TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION ERRONEOUSLY SWITCHED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION BEFORE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (COWBOYS CHRYSLER IN SHELBY, TEXAS) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

MY 2014 DODGE DART AERO 1.4 TURBO WILL GO INTO LIMP MODE AND I HAVE TO STOP AND TURN MY CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTART IS IT HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES NOW AND I'VE TAKEN IT TO 2 OR 3 DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING.

MY CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO SHIFT PROPERLY. IT RUNS ROUGH LOSES POWER THEN SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. WHILE IN MOTION CAR LOSES POWER N SHIFTS LATE. WHEN AT A STOP IN DRIVE THRU PUT IN PARK BEGINS TO IDLE N GET HOT.

WHEN MY CAR IN THE WINTER TIME WARMS UP THE FAN DOESN'T WORK UNLESS I OPEN UP MY ENGINE HOOD AND IT COOLS DOWN NOW THIS CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM 2 MINUTES ME RUNNING MY CAR ATTENDANCE DOESN'T MATTER WHEN I TURN ON THE AIR-CONDITIONING IT SHAKES MY WHOLE CAR I AM TOLD IT IS NOTHING I DON'T BELIEVE IT MY TRANSMISSION WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS BECAUSE VERY SLOW AND JERKS A WHOLE CAR AND EMOTION I TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS SINCE I HAD THE CAR AND MY BRAKES ON THE FIRST CAR THAT I HAD MY BRAKES WENT OUT AND IT AFTER I KEPT COMPLAINING ABOUT IT FOR SIX WEEKS AND THEN THEY TRADED ME FOR THE 2014 DODGE DART MY CAR HAS 22500 MILES ON IT NONE OF THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING WHEN I TAKE IT TO MY DODGE DEALERSHIP THEY THINK THAT IT'S NOTHING IN PRETTY MUCH TELL ME I GOT WHAT I PAID FOR I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE'S BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ENGINE TRANSMISSION AND THE BRAKES NOT TO MENTION A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT I DON'T EVEN WANT TO GO INTO IT SAYS BELOW TO PUT DOWN A DATE I'M GOING TO PUT DOWN A DATE FOR THIS IS JUST AN ONGOING THING ALWAYS

DODGE DART USES 1QUART OF OIL 1,000 MILES #2 DOES NOT SHIFT IN CORECT GEAR #3 RUBBING IN THE FROUNT END WHEN STEARING.

EXCESSIVE ROTOR WEAR AND DISINTEGRATION ON REAR ROTORS

2014 DODGE DART DIDN'T WANT TO START, PUT IT IN N AND WAITED A FEW MINS AND IT STARTED. NEXT MORNING SAME ISSUE, BUT WOULDN'T START IN N. JUMPED THE CAR , DROVE IT 50 MILES BUT DIDN'T SHUT IT OFF.. GOT HOME SHUT IT OFF, WOULDN'T START IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING IT OFF. TODAY JUMPED IT TO TAKE IT TO GET OB2 READER TO GET CODES SINCE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.. CARS ABS LIGHT IS ON, THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE. AMEN WINDSHELD WIPERS WERE ON WITH WIPERS IN OFF POSITION. CAR HAS NO POWER WHEN PUTTING IN DRIVE NOW.. ALMOST SEEMS LIKE IT DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS IN DRIVE. I LOOKED UP ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL, EVERYTHING IS POINTING TO THE TCM AND BCM

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE ENGINE WILL STALL RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. OK GOOD. WELL A FEW DAYS AFTER, THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY SAY IT'S BECAUSE THE OIL NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE HUD SHOWED OVER 50% OIL LIFE LEFT. THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS AGO. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO RESOLVE AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. I'VE NOTICED THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT STILL NO RECALLS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS, YOU LOOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. LUCKILY, IT'S ONLY HAPPENED ON SURFACE STREETS. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,716. ... .UPDATED 11/16/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 11/30/2017*JS

PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, I STARTED THE CAR REVERSED OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY AND THE GEAR SHIFTER IS NOW STUCK IN REVERSE, ALL I CAN DO IS APPLY MY EMERGENCY BRAKE BECAUSE I CAN'T SHIFT THE GEAR UP OR DOWN THEREFORE I CAN'T REMOVE MY IGNITION KEY EITHER. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER

MY VEHICLE HAS STOPPED ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN I PULLED OUT THE OIL STICK THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO OIL. THIS HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME AS WELL. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND DID AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE OIL WENT DOWN ABOUT HALF A QUART IN 1000 MILES. THEY SENT ME AWAY AND SAID THAT THIS WAS ACCEPTABLE.THE ENGINE ONLY HOLDS ABOUT FOUR QUARTS THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND I WILL NEVER MAKE IT INTO MY NEXT OIL CHANGE WITHOUT THE CAR SHUTTING OFF. THE CAR SHUTS OFF DUE TO A SAFETY REACTION TO STOP THE ENGINE FROM BEING DAMAGED DUE TO LOW OIL. I HAVE NOT MADE IT TO MY OIL CHANGE SINCE I HAVE BEEN REFILLING THE OIL. DODGE'S GUIDELINES SAY IT IS "ACCEPTABLE" FOR THE 2.4 ENGINE TO BURN 1 QUART EVERY 750 MILES. THAT IS ALL THE ENGINE OIL IN THE ENGINE SINCE IT ONLY HOLDS 4 QUARTS EVERY 3,000 MILES. MY OIL CHANGE WON'T BE DUE ANY TIME CLOSE TO THEN. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINS AND THREADS OF CITIZENS WITH THIS SAFETY CONCERN. I AM WORRIED OF WHEN THE CAR WILL STOP ON ME AGAIN.

CLUTCH PEDAL WILL STICK ON THE FLOOR NOT ALLOWING ME TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR, CHANGE GEARS, OR PULL OUT OF GEAR TO STOP WITHOUT PUSHING THROUGH THE BRAKES. IT HAPPENS IN THE MORNING ESPECIALLY AFTER SITTING ALL NIGHT. ALSO, I HAVE EXPERIENCED IT ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A LONG TRIP WHILE STAYING IN GEAR FOR A FEW HOURS.

THE CAR WAS DYING AT LIGHTS, ONRAMPS, OFFRAMPS, JUST BASICALLY ANYTIME THE OIL SLOSHED AROUND ENOUGH TO LOSE OIL PRESSURE AND SHUT OFF. AFTER 4K MILES, 40% OIL LIFE LEFT ACCORDING TO THE MONITOR, THE OIL DOESN'T EVEN REGISTER ON THE DIPSTICK, HAD TO ADD 2-3 QUARTS. WENT TO DODGE DEALERSHIP, DEALT WITH CHRYSLER CASE #'S AND REPS, WAS PROMISED A FIX AND NEVER GOT IT. OH YEAH, THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO CHARGE ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. HAD TO ARGUE WITH CHYRSLER CORPORATE FOR WEEKS TO GET THEM TO PAY. IS IT BURNING? LEAKING? IT'S A MANUFACTURING DEFECT FOR SURE. THE EPA WOULD HAVE A FIELD DAY. THEIR EMISSIONS ARE PROBABLY COMPLETELY OUT THE WINDOW IF THEY ARE BURNING THAT MUCH OIL, OR RELEASING IT INTO THE WILD 1 DROP AT A TIME. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY ACCUMULATING OIL IN THE GARAGE OR MY PARKING SPOT AT WORK.I DON'T THINK THE EPA WOULD LIKE KNOWING BARRELS MORE OF OIL ARE BEING USED THAN ADVERTISED. ALSO, THE CAR HAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH CARS COMING UP BEHIND ME. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN TO/FROM WORK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND NEVER WITH MY KIDS AND FAMILY IN THE CAR. BUT YOU'D HAVE TO THINK THAT'S A HUGE LAWSUIT/TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN, AND YET CHRYSLER COMPLETELY SAYS THAT'S WITHIN REASONABLE SPEC. WHERE THE HELL WAS THIS "SPEC" WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR? THE NEW STICKER DIDN'T SAY "GREAT GAS MILEAGE, AWESOME NAV UNIT, BURNS 1QT OF OIL PER WEEK" ON THE WINDOW. 20 YEAR OLD CARS HAVE OIL LEVEL SENSORS, AND WARNINGS ABOUT THAT. WHY DOES THIS NEW AGE CAR, NOT HAVE AN OIL SENSOR ON IT TO AT LEAST WARN US OF IMPENDING DOOM WHEN THE CAR STALLS MAKING A SIMPLE TURN? THERE WAS A DEALERSHIP FRANCHISE CHAIN DOWN IN PHOENIX COMPLETELY REPLACING PEOPLE'S ENGINES FOR FREE WITH THE 2.4L TIGERSHARK (I THINK SOME JEEPS AND FIAT'S HAVE THEM AS WELL). I ALSO HEARD RUMORS THAT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINES OF 30% OF 2.4L'S HAD THE PISTON RINGS IN BACKWARDS?

THE MOTOR HAS HAD AN OIL LEAK THAT STARTED AT 3000 MILES AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS MIGHT LEAD TO AN ENINE FIRE. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING. WITH THE POWERTRAIN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE THEN SURGES FORWARD. THIS STARTED AROUND THE 5000 MILE MARK AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. IT ACTS LIKE THE CLUTCH SLIPS BUT I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND EVERY TIME I AM TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG. THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS WHEN SITTING IN TRAFFICE OR TAKING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP BECAUE THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO MOVE AT FIRST AND THEN WHEN IT DOES LUNGE FORWARD IT IS NOT CONTROLABLE HOW FAR IT WILL ACTUALL GO.

CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING IN ALL SORTS OF SCENARIOS, JUST STARTED, TURNING, STOPPING, UP HILL OR DOWN HILL. MULTIPLE INQUIRIES WITH CHRYSLER CORPORATE AND DEALERSHIPS RESULTED IN THEM TELLING ME THE CAR IS ENGINEERED TO ALLOW 1QT OF OIL BURNED EVERY 750 MILES, PER SPEC SHEET I HAD TO FIRMLY DEMAND TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT. WAS BASICALLY TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM THAT MY CAR DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH MY FAMILY IN IT, THEREBY THE POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR CATASTROPHIC DEADLY SITUATION IS THERE. CHYRSLER CORPORATE CASES WERE CLOSED WITH NO RESOLUTION AND THEY NEARLY MADE ME PAY FOR THE INQUIRY. THIS IS ALL APPARENTLY HIDDEN IN THE CHRYSLER TSB - 09-001-12. MY CAR HAD 25,000 MILES AND WAS NEEDING ABOUT 7-8 QUARTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES ACCORDING TO THE CAR'S BUILT IN OIL LIFE METER WHICH IS INTENDED TO BE USED.

PRESSED BREAK PEDAL TO PLACE SHIFT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. WHILE PRESSING PEDAL, I HEARD AN AUDIBLE POPPING NOISE AND FELT A SPRING LIKE VIBRATION THROUGH THE BREAK PEDAL. AFTER THE NOISE THE CAR SLOWLY STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD DESPITE BREAK BEING PRESSED. NOW WHEN PRESSING THE BREAK, THERE IS A HARD PRESSURE/RESISTANCE ALONG WITH A LOUD HISSING NOISE. TO ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BREAK PEDAL HAS TO BE PRESSED EXTREMELY HARD. THE BREAKS ARE UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR IN A SAFE DISTANCE.

AT 51000 MILES THE BATTERY WOULDN'T STAY CHARGED NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AT 2K MILES PER THE DEALER NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT 46000 MILES THE AC COMPRESSOR BLEW AND DISCHARGED ALL THE COOLANT THE CAR WAS SHAKING RIGHT AFTER THE AC REPAIR AND SMELLED LIKE ROTTEN EGGS DEALER BLAMED IT ON A SPARK PLUG

THE LAST 2 WEEKS MY 2014 DODGE DART WOULD STALL IN THE MORNING. DOESN'T MATTER WHEN AND WHERE. IT JUST LOSES ALL POWER. IT WONT START FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. AT ONE POINT AT 5:30 AM THE CAR STALLED ON A ONE WAY STREET IN A CANYON, WITH BACKED UP TRAFFIC. TODAY I GOT OUT OF THE WORK AROUND 2:30 PM AND WHILE GOING HOME IN BUSY TRAFFIC, IT STALLED IN AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A CAR BEHIND ME. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING AND CAN'T BELIEVE THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN RECALLED.

"ENGINE STALLS OUT AND COMPLETELY DIES". THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY WITH MY SIX YEAR OLD IN THE CAR. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE ALREADY AND THIS WILL BE THE THIRD FINAL ATTEMPT FOR REPAIR. I'VE BROUGHT A NEW BATTERY EVEN AFTER IT PASSED SUCCESSFUL TESTING, AND THE ALTERNATOR PASSED AS WELL. THE FIRST TIME IT STOPPED ON ME I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY (HAD THE CAR TOLL TO THE NEAREST AUTOZONE FOR A NEW BATTERY) HAD THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, 2ND TIME IT STOPPED TWO DAYS LATER ON THE INTERSTATE HAD THE CAR (THIS TIME I HAD IT TOLL TO THE DEALERSHIP) AND THEY PUT IN THE WORK ORDER WHAT I STATED DID NOTHING TO THE ENGINE AND ONLY COMPLETED THE RECALL ON THE BRAKES. THE THIRD TIME IT STOPPED ON ME WHILE DRIVING WAS ON THE HIGHWAY OCT. 2017 HAD TO GET A JUMP AND HE KEPT STALLING OUT BEFORE IT COMPLETELY STOPPED THIS TIME I CONTACTED DODGE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOLL ME TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP FOR DOCUMENTATION. I HAVE OPEN A CASE WITH CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING NO WHERE, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EVEN BOTHER TO CONTACT ME. I'M GOING THROUGH ALL OF THIS WHEN THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH 48,000 MILES STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALL THE TIMES I VEHICLE HAS STOPPED ON ME ON DARK ROADS, IN TRAFFIC, ON THE INSTATE MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN IN THE CAR WITH ME. THIS CAR IS A DANGER TO ME, MY, FAMILY, AND ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD IF I DRIVE THIS CAR. FOR NOW IT CONTINUES TO BE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHILE I DRIVE THE LOANER CAR THEY GAVE ME. BUT I'M STILL HAVING TO MAKE CAR PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE I'M NOT EVEN DRIVING.

STARTED HAVING ISSUES WHEN I STARTED LEASING IT IN 2014.IT HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 7 TIMES NOW, DUE TO STALLING OUT. EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN,ITS BECAUSE OF THE SAME ISSUE.IT STALLS OUT AT ALL TIMES,WHETHER IT BE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN THE MORNING,TURNING SLOWLY AROUND THE CORNER,DRIVING ON A LOCAL SIDE STREET GOING 30 MPH, WHEN I STARTED TO BRAKE BEFORE A SPEED BUMP, GOING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, I CAN KEEP GOING. EACH TIME I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND, PROBLEM CAN'T BE DUPLICATED, SO LETS GUESS. PCM REPLACED A COUPLE TIMES AS WELL AS THE FLASH UPDATES PERFORMED, PCV VALVE REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT STILL STALLS OUT. HAVE EVEN HAD TO PAY FOR A BATTERY BECAUSE THEY STATED THAT WAS THE ISSUE BEFORE AND IT WASN'T SO I HAD TO PAY FOR A BATTERY WHEN I COULD HAVE USED THAT MONEY FOR SOMETHING ELSE AS I AM IN A TIGHT BUDGET AS IT IS. AS OF TODAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AGAIN, (I HAVE BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AS WELL) AS OF TODAY, MY PCV AND MAP SENSOR REPLACED, AGAIN. I WAS TOLD FROM AN INDIVIDUAL FROM CORPORATE THAT HE TOLD THE DEALERSHIP HE WANTED THEM TO KEEP THE VEHICLE TO TRY TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. APPARENTLY THAT WAS NOT DONE WHICH I WILL CERTAINLY BE ADDRESSING WITH HIM AND REQUEST BE DONE.SINCE THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN, WHICH WAS WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF HAVING IT, THERE ALWAYS SEEMED TO BE AN ISSUE WITH IT BEING "LOW ON OIL",EVERY SINGLE TIME. I THINK THAT SHOULD HAVE RAISED A RED FLAG THE 3RD OR 4TH TIME I BROUGHT IT IN. THEY ARE PLAYING A GUESSING GAME, NOT BEING LOYAL AND FAIR.THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET, COMPLETELY. I THINK THEY ARE JUST DOING ANYTHING TO BUY TIME BECAUSE MY LEASE IS ALMOST UP,NOT FAIR. I ALREADY HAVE LEGAL COUNSEL STANDING BY. WHEN SOMEONE GETS KILLED, THEN THEY WILL WORRY ABOUT OUR SAFETY.HOW MANY COMPLAINTS WILL IT TAKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (YAKIMA DODGE LOCATED AT 1701 S 1ST YAKIMA, WA 98901) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER UNTIL AUGUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE INFORMATION FOR THE CASE MANAGER: TONYA AT DODGE CUSTOMER CARE, 1-800-763-8422, EXT 40306. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 09/01/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE A/C COMPRESSOR CLUTCH WAS BURNT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED . UPDATED 09/06/2017 *JS *CN

IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT 3 TIMES AND IT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO START BACK UP. I'VE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED AND MECHANICS CANNOT DETERMINE THE ISSUE. THE STALLING HAS OCCURRED BETWEEN 2-5 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND ALWAYS WHILE IN MOTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE MIDDLE OF MORNING RUSH HOUR ON CITY STREETS EACH TIME AND I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE BEFORE LOSING ALL MOMENTUM AND BEING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WHEN IT STALLS OUT ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASH ON AND THE ENGINE DIED. TWO OF THE TIMES HAPPENED AFTER MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN, AND ONE TIME IT HAPPENED AFTER JUST GOING AROUND A CURVE IN THE ROAD. IT ALSO SEEMS TO OCCUR AS I AM ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. WHEN TRYING TO TURN IT BACK ON, THE LIGHTS AND ELECTRONICS WILL TURN BACK ON BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND I HAVE LOOKED UP MY VIN ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE BUT IT IS NOT UNDER ANY RECALLS. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $265 + AAA TOWING FEES ON THIS ISSUE. THE THREE DATES THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED TO ME ARE: 3/17/17, 3/24/17, AND NOW 3/27/17. I AM KEEPING ALL MY RECEIPTS AND I WILL CONTACT AAA TO SHOW THE PROOF OF THEIR TOWING/SERVICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THE SIDING OF THE HOUSE AND GARAGE WERE DAMAGED BY THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,970. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 05/09/17*LJ *AS

CLUTCH PEDAL DOES NOT RETURN FROM DEPRESSED POSITION. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND AS I WAS GOING TO GET OFF AN EXIT TO WORK I WENT TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR TO 4TH AND MY CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO JUST BARELY GET TO 4TH GEAR BUT WHEN I WENT TO STOP ON THE EXIT AT THE RED LIGHT THE CLUTCH WAS STILL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CAR WOULDNT MOVE AFTER THAT. I GOT IT PARKED IN A GAS STATION PARKING LOT AND CHECKED ALL FLUIDS ECT. WITH NO SIGN OF ANYTHING WRONG. EVENTUALLY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CLUTCH TO RELEASE AND PARKED MY CAR AT WORK. I THEN HAD MY DAD AND BROTHER COME PICK THE CAR UP SINCE I COMMUTE TO WORK AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON MY WAY HOME. THE CAR RAN FINE FOR THE MAJORITY OF MY DRIVE. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT.

LOUD HUMMING FROM THE FRONT WHEEL WHILE MAKING A LONG TURN ON THE HIGHWAY TO THE RIGHT. BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER OF PURCHASE, THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS THE REAR WHEEL BEARING, A DAY LATER I'M STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES WITH IMPROVED SOUND REDUCTION FROM THE REAR, SO THE REAR WAS FIXED NOW I'M HAVING THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS BEING LOW ON TWO QUARTS OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY DART ON THE STREET, IT SHUT OFF INTO NUETRAL AND THE GEAR BOX LIT UP RED. I TRIED PRESSING ON THE GAS AND IT WAS JUST STALLING NOT MOVING AT ALL. I HAD TO PUT CAR IN PARK (IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION)TURN IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON A FEW TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET IT INTO DRIVE AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE WHOLE GEAR BOX LIT UP AND WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE IT WAS ON NEUTRAL AND WAS STALLING THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE!

AT 7 AM IN THE DARK, THE VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A TRAIN TRACKS CROSSING AND STOPPED/STALLED ON A TRAIN TRACKS APPROACH. ALL ELECTRONICS WERE CHECKED AND VERIFIED AS GOOD. STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE. WHILE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP, I CHECKED THIS BOARD FOR COMPLAINTS. SURE ENOUGH, THE LOW/NO ENGINE OIL ISSUE WAS THE ROOT CAUSE. THE ENGINE BURNS OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE AS IF IT WERE EVAPORATIVE. I WENT BACK AND ADDED A QUART. THE CAR FIRED RIGHT UP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP JUST TO BE SAFE FOR THEM TO CHECK IT OUT. OF COURSE, NO CODES WERE PREVALENT SO THEY COULD DO NOTHING BUT CHARGE ME FOR AN EXPENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC AND AN OIL CHANGE. THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK. FCA SENT ME A SURVEY SO I MADE THEM AWARE OF IT. NOW, I (ALONG WITH MANY OF MY FELLOW DART OWNERS) HAVE POSTED TO THE US GOVERNMENT'S OFFICIAL SITE FOR ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE THAT THEY MAY DO SOMETHING (ANYTHING!). HOW MANY NEAR MISSES HAVE TO BE REPORTED? HOW MANY ACTUAL FAILURES OF THIS SORT HAS CAUSED A MORTAL END? DEAD MEN AND WOMEN TELL NO STORIES AND REMEMBER THAT THE CAR'S FLASH MEMORY DOES NOT RECORD A CODE. SO CONCEIVABLY, THIS ISSUE MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN THE CAUSE OF MANY PREVENTABLE DEATHS. THE INTERNET HAS VIDEO AVAILABLE OF THIS FAILURE IF THE NHTSA ARE INTERESTED. IT'S DANGEROUS AND CALLOUS THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT BEING INVESTIGATED.

THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL CLUTCH KEEPS DIS ENGAGING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A NEUTRAL POSITION AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO MOVE...THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. UPDATED 02/15/2017*CT

TAKATA RECALL , WHEN I GOT THE CAR FORM THE DEALERSHIP TILL NOW I PUT A BIT OVER SEVEN THOUSAND MILES ON A VERY NEW 2014 DODGE DART GT BESIDES THE OCCASIONAL CLUTCH GETTING STUCK WHEN I ENGAGED IT FORCING ME TO HAVE TO PICK IT UP WITH MY TOE I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR NO STALLING OR ROUGH SHIFTS UNTIL LAST NIGHT WHEN I LOST ALL CONTROL WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO QUICKLY SWERVE OF THE ROAD OR BE HIT BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME . ENGINE WHICH STILL RUN AND CAN ACCELERATE THE CAR WILL NOT MORE IN ANY GEAR 1-6 OR EVEN REVERSE AND EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM ON LOTS ODD DODGE DARTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED THEY SAID MY VIN DOESN'T FALL UNDER THERE RECALL DATES. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL FLASH WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY THE GEAR SELECTIONS LIGHTS ALL GLOW RED. STABILITY INDICATOR SIGNALS LOSS AS WELL AS EXTREMELY ROUGH SHIFTING. LOSS OF REVERSE CAMERA, MOON ROOF, LOSS OF AUTO WINDOWS BOTH UP AND DOWN, AS WELL AS PRACTICALLY ALL FORWARD MOTION AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. ONCE STOPPED SAFELY AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN DISABLED I.T WILL NOT START WITHOUT A SERIES OF STEPS PRIOR TO IGNITION. 1. PRESS ACCESSORY BUTTON. 2. PLACE IN NUETRAL. 3. RETURN TO PARK. 4. OPEN AND CLOSE DRIVER DOOR. 5. APPLY FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. 6. PRESS IGNITION SWITCH TO START THE VEHICLE. THESE STEPS ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BECOME OPERATIONAL; HOWEVER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL REMAIN ON FOR VARIOUS LENGTHS OF TIME. THE TRANSMISSION NOW SHIFTS LESS ROUGH THAN DURING THE INITIAL MALFUNCTION. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS MALFUNCTION BOTH WHILE STARTING MY CAR AND DURING OPERATION ON THE OPEN ROAD. AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE BECOMES CLEARLY UNSAFE TO OPERATE, DUE TO LOSS OF MOTION. I PERSONALLY DO NOT FEEL SAFE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE ALONE AND ESPECIALLY WITH MY FAMILY ABOARD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE HOURS ON END AND FOUND MASSES FALLING TO THE SAME VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. AS OF YET MY SPECIFIC VIN# HAS YET TO BE RECALLED REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OF THE MALFUNCTIONS. I CHARGE YOU NHTSA TO PRESS UPON CHRYSLER FOR SAFETY OF NOT ONLY MY FAMILY BUT ALL THE OTHERS OUT IN THE WORLD AT RISK DUE TO FAULTY ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT.

VEHICLE ENGINE IS DYING AT RANDOM IN TRAFFIC- EITHER WHILE STOPPED OR IN MOTION AT LOW SPEEDS. ELECTRICALS REMAIN ON, BUT ALL DRIVING POWER IS LOST. VEHICLE DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART. DEALERSHIP BELIEVED THE ISSUE TO BE OIL CONSUMPTION, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AFTER OIL WAS CHANGED AND REFILLED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, CAR SHUTS OFF. PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, SO I OPEN THE HOOD AND FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO PUT IT OUT TOTAL LOSS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OF THESE CARS, ONE YOUNG GIRL ALMOST DIDN'T GET OUT IN TIME. I HATE TO THINK IF YOU HAD KIDS IN THE BACK IN CAR SEATS IF YOU COULD GET THEM OUT IN TIME. THESE CARS BURN UP QUICKLY. THE INSURANCE AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US ITS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER HAS GIVEN US THE RUN AROUND FOR 3 WEEKS NOW. THEY SENT OUT AN INSPECTOR AND HE WOULDN'T GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION. NOW I KEEP GETTING AN ANSWER MACHINE. I WILL SEND YOU OUR PICTURES. THESE ARE WEB-SITES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVEN'T PUT OUR INCIDENT ON THERE YET. I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVEN'T? READ THIS GUYS STORY. WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DART/2014/ENGINE/ENGINE_FIRE.SHTML THIS GIRL ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT. WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV CRASH:NO FIRE:YES NUMBER OF INJURIES:0 NUMBER OF DEATHS:0 MANUFACTURER: CHRYSLER (FCA US LLC) VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NO. (VIN): 1C3CDFBB2ED... SUMMARY: OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR THREE-WEEK-OLD DODGE DART. IT BEGAN SMOKING AS SHE EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND, WITHIN SECONDS, SHE LOST HER ABILITY TO BRAKE AND STEER. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN 1-2 MINUTES AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT WITHOUT PHYSICAL INJURY BUT WAS EXTREMELY SHAKEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE. WE CAN PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE FIRE, SHOWING THE FLAMES SHOOTING MANY FEET INTO THE AIR AND THE CAR ENCASED IN SMOKE. *TR

ATTENTION: CHRYSLER (FCA) HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THEIR CARS CATCHING ON FIRE. THEY ARE IN DENIAL AND ARE GIVING EVERYONE THE RUN AROUND. THE WORD IS OUT IF YOU HAVE A DODGE DON'T PARK IT IN YOUR GARAGE. THEY CAN CATCH ON FIRE JUST SITTING, NOT EVEN RUNNING OR DRIVING. THESE FIRES ALL SEEM TO START AROUND THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. FCA IS RECALLING VEHICLES IN THE U.S. FOR A DEFECT THAT CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE. SOME ALTERNATORS HAVE AN ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT, RESULTING IN A STALLED ENGINE OR VEHICLE FIRE. THEY HAD JUST PUT A BRAND NEW MOTOR IN THIS CAR. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, SO I OPEN THE HOOD AND THERE WERE FLAMES EVERYWHERE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE.THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OF THESE CARS, ONE YOUNG GIRL ALMOST DIDN'T GET OUT IN TIME. I HATE TO THINK ABOUT KIDS IN CAR SEATS IF YOU COULD GET THEM OUT IN TIME. THESE CARS BURN UP QUICKLY. THE INSURANCE AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US IT'S A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM. FCA NOVEMBER 15, 2016 DEAR [XXX]: THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE INSPECTION THAT WAS PERFORMED ON YOUR 2014 DODGE DART. 'WE HAVE REVIEWED YOUR RECENT FIRE REPORT WITH DEEP CONCERN. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE SINCERELY REGRET THE UNFORTUNATE FIRE THAT OCCURRED. AFTER OUR INSPECTION OF YOUR VEHICLE, THE INFORMATION AT HAND WOULD NOT PERMIT US TO ASSOCIATE THE FIRE WITH A MANUFACTURING OR ASSEMBLY ERROR. WE ARE SURE YOU WILL APPRECIATE, FIRES OF THIS NATURE CAN AND DO OCCUR FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY SUBSTANTIATING EVIDENCE INDICATING THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A CONDITION EXISTING IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT LEFT OUR MANUFACTURING PLANT, WE FIND IT NECESSARY TO DENY RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU FOR CALLING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S POWER SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ENGINE OVER-CONSUMES OIL. THE ENGINE WILL BE DRY FROM CONSUMING ALL OIL AT 4,000MILES.

TAKATA RECALL THIS 2014 DODGE DART AERO HAS NOW HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH AND AXLES. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP TO HAVE THE SLAVE CYLINDER FOR THE CLUTCH AS WELL AS THE AXLES FIXED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YEARS. THEY ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF CHECKING IN TO WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. THIS MAKES 2 TIMES THAT IT HAS GONE TO THE SHOP FOR CLUTCH AND AXLE ISSUES. THEY ALSO DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REAL PROBLEM IS FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I HAVE ASKED THEM TO BUY THE CAR BACK AND THEY WONT. THEY ALSO STATED THAT I MAY BE HAVING TO PAY SOME OUT OF POCKET TO GET MY CAR FIXED THIS TIME. THIS CAR IS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE; TWICE FOR THE CLUTCH AND AXLES, THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON FOR A REASON THEY DON'T KNOW OTHER THAT THEY THINK IT IS THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, THE THIRD TIME I TOOK IT TO DODGE FOR AN OIL CHANGE THEY TOLD ME THAT NO OIL CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE AND THEN TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO ME THAT MY ENGINE WAS "KNOWN" TO DO THAT. NOW I HAVE JUST GOTTEN OFF THE PHONE WITH THE MANUFACTURER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY REPLIED WITH THEY WILL COVER ALL THE COSTS EXCEPT FOR $100. SEEMS KIND OF ODD TO SETTLE ON THAT AMOUNT. PLUS THEY WONT BUY IT BACK. THEREFORE, THIS CAR IS KNOWN TO HAVE CLUTCH AND ENGINE PROBLEMS AND DODGE EXPECTS ME TO DRIVE AROUND NOT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT IF MY LIFE IS AT RISK. I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT THE TIRES THAT CAME ON THE CAR WERE FAULTY AS WELL AS I HAD TO REPLACE TWO OF THEM ALREADY. THE BANDS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE CAME LOOSE AND CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVING AS WELL. THIS IS JUNKER CAR THAT I PURCHASED NEW AND DODGE COULD CARE LESS THAT IT IS FALLING APART.

I HAVE HAD 2 TIRES WITHSIDEWALL BLOWOUTS OF THE KUHMO SOLUS KH 25/ 205/55/R16 TIRES THAT CAME ON MY (NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP) 2014DODGE DART. THE FIRST AT UNKNOWN MILES. WAS AS I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN. THE SECOND AT 30,286 MILES. THE SECOND BLOWOUT WAS AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME, SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST AND BLEW A HOLE IN THE SKIRTING ON MY HOUSE. OTHER TIRES FROM THE SOLUS KH25 SERIES HAVE BEEN RECALLED WITH THE SAME SIDEWALL PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 DODGE DART, THE CLUTCH DROPPED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BOARD IN BETWEEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR MAKING SHIFTING IMPOSSIBLE, WHILE I WAS DRIVING UP A 2 LANE HILL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER TO AT THE MOMENT THE CLUTCH DROPPED, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO REACH DOWN AND GRAB IT WITH MY LEFT HAND. I WAS UNABLE TO RE ENGAGE THE CLUTCH, THUS STAYED IN SECOND GEAR UNTIL I REACHED THE TOP OF THE HILL WHERE A SHOULDER BECAME AVAILABLE. I GENTLY USED THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN WHILE IN THE SHOULDER UNTIL THE CARE STALLED OUT. AFTER SITTING IN THE CARE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES I TRIED TO START MY CAR BUT WAS UNABLE TO BECAUSE OF THE CLUTCH RESTING ON THE FLOOR BOARD, I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT UP WITH MY HAND AND UPON RELEASE IT WOULD FALL BACK TO THE FLOOR BOARD. AFTER SEVERAL MORE MINUTES THE CLUTCH SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF, LETTING ME STAT MY CAR AND RESUME MY TRIP HOME, APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FURTHER. WHILE CONTINUING MY TRIP, THE CLUTCH SEEMED TO LOOSE "PRESSURE" AND HAD TO PRESS THE CLUTCH COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BOARD IN ORDER TO SHIFT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS ISSUE HAS COM UP, THE FIRST TIME BEING REPAIRED IN JULY 2015.

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 35 MPH MY BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR TURNED ON; WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING PUSHED OR EMERGENCY BRAKE BEING ON. PULLED OVER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF. TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE LIGHT NO LONGER APPEARED. AS I WAS REVERSING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY I APPLIED BRAKES, MY VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THAT DIDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE EITHER. UPON PUSHING THE BRAKE IT SEEMED "SEEMED STUCK" UNABLE TO PUSH IT DOWN ALL THE WAY. I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE MY GEAR INTO DRIVE AND TRIED TO PUSH THE BRAKES IN HOWEVER, MY CAR FAILED TO STOP UNTIL I PLACED MY CAR IN PARK AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE AT A DRIVE THRU, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.