2014 DODGE DART Complaints

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED NOVEMBER 2016. VEHICLE HAS AROUND 37000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WILL RANDOMLY HAVE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND THE BATTERY LIGHT WOULD TURN ON. ALSO, WHEN I WOULD TRY TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER IT SHUT OFF IT WOULD TAKE A FEW ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. IN THE PAST WEEK IT HAD HAPPENED 4 TIMES. I HAVE NOTICED IT HAPPENS WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF TURNING ON THE CAR AND IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR 6+ HOURS. IN ONE INCIDENT I WAS TURNING ONTO A MAJOR ROAD AND IT SHUT OFF WHILE CARS WERE COMING. THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD TOWARD MY SAFETY AND OTHERS. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO VOICE MY OPINION ON A SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVING THESE CARS WITH THE 2.4 LITER ENGINE. THESE CARS ARE USING OIL, WAY FASTER THAN THEY SHOULD. THE CARS STALL OUT LOSING ALL POWER AND STEERING IF THE OIL BECOMES TOO LOW. THERE ISN'T ANY INDICATOR LIGHT THAT YOU ARE LOW OR ANY SIGN UNTIL IT HAPPENS. CURRENTLY MY CAR IS USING JUST SHY OF A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1K MILES AND THIS IS ACCEPTABLE IN DODGE'S EYES. THEY ADVERTISE THESE CARS TO GO 6-8K MILES BETWEEN OIL CHANGES - NO MORE THAN 10K MILES! WELL, AT 5.5 QT CAPACITY... YOU WILL ALWAYS RUN OUT PLUS SOME BEFORE A CHANGE IS DUE! I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE COMMENTING ABOUT THEIR VEHICLE STALLING OUT ON HIGHWAYS, ETC WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MAJORITY OF PEOPLE I'M SURE ARE NOT THINKING TO CHECK THEIR OIL ON THEIR NEW CAR WITH EVERY GAS FILL UP TO BE SURE THE LEVEL IS OK. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! THESE CARS USE THE 0W20 SYNTHETIC OIL AND IT AVERAGES ABOUT $9 A QT. THIS IS DOUBLING THE COST OF OIL CHANGES SINCE YOU NEED TO FILL IT UP SEVERAL TIMES IN BETWEEN. PLUS WHERE IS THIS OIL GOING? MINE HAS RECENTLY STARTED SPUTTERING AND WILL BE TAKING IT BACK TO THE SHOP .. AGAIN.. HAVE A FEELING THIS OIL IS POOLING SOMEWHERE AND NOW CAUSING A CLOG IN SOMETHING! *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.

THE LAST 6 MONTHS MY CAR IN THE MORNING HAS CLUTCH PROBLEMS. I START IT AND MY CLUTCH WILL STICK TO THE FLOOR UNTIL I EITHER USE MY FOOT OR HAND TO BRING IT UP. THEN I WILL HAVE TO PUMP THE CLUTCH MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL IT STARTS WORKING. IT FEELS LIKE A SPONGE UNTIL IT GET PUMPED MULTIPLE TIMES THEN IT FINALLY FEELS LIKE IT IS WORKING NORMAL. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS THIS MORNING.

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

CAR STARTING STALLING/DYING WHEN DRIVING IN JUNE 2016. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (UNDER WARRANTY) THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY. AFTER 2 MONTHS THE HEATER/AC STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR BEGAN STALLING AGAIN. IN NOVEMBER THE CAR BEGAN STALLING/DYING WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR IS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE CAR DIES LEAVING YOU WITH NO POWER AND STUCK IN TRAFFIC. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING A TURN ON MOST OCCASIONS. I FEAR GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THIS. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN INVESTIGATED. THE AVERAGE IS 20,00-30,000 MILES. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT OR LOSSES A LIFE BEFORE AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS CAR IS MADE. *TR

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

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

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