Dodge Dart Complaints (2014)

373 consumer complaints on file.

#10897484August 21, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893467August 5, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
CAR WOULDN'T START HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTING HARNESS WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR HAD TO REPLACE TWO BATTERIES EVEN AFTER THE HARNESS WAS REPLACED BUT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE. HAD TO REPLACE THE TURBO HOSE ASSEMBLY FROM PULLING IN OIL AND CRACKED SINCE THE OIL WAS HOT. NOW IM HAVING TO PUT IN A QUART OF OIL IN IT EVERY MONTH AND I CHANGE MY OIL EVERY TWO AND HALF MONTHS (5,000 MILES) SO MY ENGINE IS BURNING THE OIL OFF TO QUICKLY (OIL CONSUMPTION). ALSO DROVE HIT A VERY SMALL POTHOLE AND HAD MY DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM SNAP VERY VERY CLEANLY AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTIES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892527August 2, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS DIMMED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE ILLUMINATING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892360August 2, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
THE CAR HAS EXCESSIVE ROTOR WEAR AND INTERMITTENT BRAKING ISSUES. THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER DOESN'T SEEM OVER CONCERNED OR SUGGEST IT MIGHT BE COVERED UNDER OUR PREMIUM EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED EARLY IN JULY AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR OTHER REPAIRS. MY WIFE STATES THAT THE CAR SOMETIMES HAS TROUBLE STOPPING, AND HAS TO PUSH THE BRAKES HARDER TO BRING IT TO A STOP WHEN THE BRAKING PROBLEM OCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10891904July 31, 2016
ENGINE
WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A LIGHT MADE A LEFT TURN AND THE CAR JUST DIES THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS DOES NOT WANT TO START RIGHT AWAY TAKES A FEW MIN IT STARTED THIS IS SCARY BECAUSE MY 1997 DODGE TRUCK STILL HAS ALL ORIGINAL STUFF AND NEVER THESE PROBLEMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887946July 23, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PANEL THAT PROTECTS THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FRONT PORTION OF THE CAR RUBS AND DETACHES WITH CONTACT WITH STANDARD ROAD OBJECTS (SLOPES, PARKING STUMPS, SPEED BUMPS, ETC.). AS A RESULT THE PROTECTIVE COVER IS DESTROYED AND HANGS BENEATH THE CAR AND CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND TO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARDS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: FLYING DEBRIS ON ROAD WAY, EXCESS EXPOSURE OF CAR PARTS TO ROADWAY AND WEATHER ELEMENTS, FRONT BUMPER FALLING OFF, HOSES ON UNDERSIDE OF CAR BREAKING FROM IMPACT WITH ROAD AND MORE. SPECIFICALLY, THIS HAPPENED TO MY CAR WHEN I WAS ENTERING A PARKING LOT THAT HAS A SLOPE AND THE FRONT UNDERSIDE BECAME LOOSE. I BELIEVE THE UNDERSIDE BECAME LOOSE BECAUSE OF THE FIBER GLASS FABRIC THAT KEEPS IT IN PLACE WHICH RIPPED (SHOWN IN PICTURES). IT CONTINUED TO OCCUR EACH TIME I ENTER ANY PARKING LOT THAT HAS A SLOPE TO ENTER AND CONTINUALLY GOT WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885940July 19, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTERIOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM DAY 1. RANDOM ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SHUT OFF AND RESTART ALL THE TIME. ALSO BRAKES BECAME HARDER AND HARDER TO USE, UNTIL THEY STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER IN TRAFFIC, BUT STARTED WORKING AGAIN AFTER COLLISION
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883576July 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
BOUGHT A 2014 DODGE DART 2 YEARS. HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT TILL RECENTLY WHEN CAR STARTED TO SHUT OFF WHILE RUNNING IN MOTION. I LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL AND POWER TO THE WHOLE CAR. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASION. THREE TIMES ON RESIDENTIAL ROAD AND ONCE ON FREEWAY. COMPLETELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER MULTIPLE TIMES. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. CONTACTED CHRYSLER DODGE AND THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO HAVE ME TOW CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND PAY TO HAVE CAR SERVICED EVEN THOUGH CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. CAR HAS PUT MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF OTHER PEOPLE IN DANGER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE COMPANY SEEMS TO NOT CARE EVEN AFTER CONTACTING THEM FORMALLY WITH COMPLAINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876617June 25, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2014 DODGE DART AERO AND ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR STALLED AND SHUT OFF, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO DODGE AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE A CODE BUT THEY SAW AN ISSUE WITH MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. A PART TO MY TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED, WE WAITING FOR OVER 3 MONTHS FOR THE PART AND UPON BRINGING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REPORTED MY CAR NOT STARTING. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER MY TRANSMISSION RECALL WAS "FIXED" MY ENGINE STARTING SMOKING UPON STARTING THE CAR AT LEAST 5 TIMES AND MY ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED, THEY AGAIN REPORTED MY CAR WOULD NOT CRANK. MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 27 DAYS, TWO DAYS AFTER PICKING MY CAR UP IT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALOR FOR THE CAR FEELING LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IT'S BEEN ALMOST 2 WEIEKS WITH NO UPDATE. DODGE RESOLUTIONS HAS SENT AN INSPECTOR. INITIALLY THE CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH ABOUT 220 MILES ON IT, THE CAR IS ONLY AT 17,000 NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876406June 24, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE USED OVER A QUART OF OIL IN 1,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO BE DOCUMENTED FOR A FEW MONTHS, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876124June 23, 2016
ENGINE
PULLING TO A STOP ON THE MORNING OF TUESDAY, JUNE 21, CAR SHUDDERED THEN DIED 1 BLOCK FROM HOME. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, AND NONE HAD FLASHED IN THE 1.5 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. COULD NOT GET CAR TO START FOR 10 MINUTES. ONCE CAR STARTED, NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED. DROVE IT TO MY LOCAL SERVICE STATION FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY FOUND NO ISSUES. DROVE IT ALL DAY WEDNESDAY WITH NO ISSUES. THURSDAY MORNING, IT SHUDDERED AND DIED ABOUT 3 BLOCKS FROM HOME. AGAIN NO WARNING LIGHTS, AND CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO LOCAL SERVICE STATION WHERE IT WAS SERVICED ON TUESDAY. WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW, SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR COMMON DODGE DART PROBLEMS, AND DISCOVERED THAT THEY BURN THROUGH OIL. CHECKED THE OIL AND ZERO OIL WAS REGISTERED ON THE DIPSTICK, DESPITE HAVING JUST OVER 3K MILES SINCE LAST OIL CHANGE. NO SIGNS OF AN OIL LEAK. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATORS OF A PROBLEM. NO ISSUES WITH OVER HEATING. MECHANIC IS CURRENTLY DIAGNOSING THE ISSUE TO DETERMINE A FIX. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH DODGE DARTS IF COMPLAINTS ON PUBLIC FORUMS ARE ANY INDICATION. REPORTS OF ENGINES SEIZING DUE TO BURNING THROUGH OIL AT AN EXCESSIVELY HIGH RATE ARE COMMON FOR THIS CAR WHETHER THE CAR HAS 9K MILES, OR 50K MILES. IT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS FOR A CAR TO RUN WITHOUT OIL, AND POSSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK, ESPECIALLY IF THE ELECTRICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION IS NOT RECOGNIZING THE ISSUE SO THAT OWNERS CAN ADDRESS IT IN ADVANCE OF ENGINE SEIZURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874749June 17, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD TWO OCCASIONS OF MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE FLUID LOSS AND UNEXPLAINED TOTALL ENGINE OIL EVAPORATION WITHOUT WARNING THAT CAUSED THE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED IN CITY, NOT HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870420May 23, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BRAKES DON'T SEEM TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY DON'T HAVE THE REPAIR FOR THE RECALL ALTHOUGH THEY KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870047May 20, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
AT LOW SPEED ~15 MPH , IN MY SUBDIVISION DURING A SNOWY EVENING I HIT AND OBJECT. NO TIRE DAMAGE, HOWEVER THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE. AFTER COLLECTING THE BROKEN PART AND PRESENTING TO A MATERIAL EXPERT, THE ALUMINUM CASTING SHOWED TWO CASTING DEFECT AT THE BREAKAGE POINT. RAISING CONCERN OF SAFETY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10869927May 18, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2014 DODGE DART. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVES NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE REPAIR INFORMATION FOR RECALL NOTICE 15V-800 RECALL NOTICE. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865430May 17, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V800000 (SERVICE BRAKES) WAS RECEIVED IN JANUARY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ...UPDATED 06/30/16 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865137May 16, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V800000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864742May 13, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKES HESITATED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864550May 12, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V800000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864619May 12, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V800000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 08/30/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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