2015 DODGE DART Complaints

RECALL NUMBER: 19V-293 AT THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER 2018, I DROVE UP TO MY HOUSE IN THE DRIVEWAY, SHIFTED INTO PARK, LET MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, AND MY CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS! I TRIED SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AGAIN THEN TO TRY TO MOVE IT INTO PARK AGAIN BUT THE LIGHT ON THE DASH SHOWED STILL IN PARK, EVEN THOUGH THE SHIFTER WAS IN DRIVE. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING AWAY. THE NEXT DAY, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (COURTESY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN TAMPA, FL) BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED, I HAD TO PURCHASE THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE AND IT WOULD COST ME OVER $500 TO REPLACE IT. I WAS FURIOUS AS THIS IS WAY OUTSIDE OF MY BUDGET. I WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE A TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE BUSHING REPAIR KIT FOR $35 OFF OF AMAZON. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE ABLE TO REPLACE THE BUSHING AND IT WORKS FINE (FOR NOW) BUT MY CONCERN IS WONDERING, WITH THIS RECALL, IF SOMETHING IS CAUSING THE BUSHING TO WEAR DOWN AND BREAK, CAUSING THESE ISSUES OR POTENTIALLY CAUSING A VEHICLE CRASH. I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS RECALL THIS MONTH (JUNE 2019) AND APPARENTLY IT'S BEEN ONGOING SINCE, AT THE LATEST, 2016?? AND THE DEALERSHIP KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT? UNBELIEVABLE. IF THE STATUS IS "RECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE" AND IT'S BEEN 3 YEARS, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE ABLE TO ALLOW US TO TRADE THE CAR IN TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT DOESN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO CAUSE THIS MALFUNCTION WITH A POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH, WITHOUT US GETTING THE WORSE END OF THE DEAL.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NORMAL SPEED THROUGH THE CITY, I HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY HEARD AN AIR RELEASE AND THE BRAKE BECAME VERY STIFF AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP THE CAR. NOW, I HAVE TO USE BRUTE FOOT FORCE TO STOP THE CAR. I WAS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS FROM AN EXPRESS OIL CHANGE & TIRE ENGINEER ON 5700 SANDERSON RD NW, HUNTSVILLE, AL. MY VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC DID NOT SEEM SURPRISED BY THE FINDING. THAT ALERTED ME THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM FOR THE DODGE DART. AFTER READING OTHER BRAKE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE, I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE REPAIR WILL COST ME NEARLY $650 FOR A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE WITH LOW MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL AIR NOISE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL AND 'ELECTRONIC BRAKING SYSTEM' APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WERE NO OTHER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOHN JONES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (1735 GARDNER LN NW, CORYDON, IN 47112, (877) 473-5546), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V180000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,260.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH GEARS. THE GEAR SHIFTER MOVED, BUT THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK; HOWEVER, THE LEVER MOVED TO ANY GEAR. ALSO, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PREMIER CHRYSLER (3460 NAGLEE RD, TRACY, CA 95304, (209) 820-1800), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW COMPUTER MODULE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

I PULLED UP TO MY JOB AND PLACED MY CAR INTO PARK. I FELT MY CAR START TO COAST BACKWARDS SO I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PLACED MY CAR IN WHAT IT FELT WAS REVERSE AND BACK INTO PARK. I NOTICED WHEN I CHANGED SHIFTS THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFT WERE NOT CHANGING AND IT FELT LIKE MY SHIFT HANDLE WASNT ATTACHED TO ANYTHING. I CONTACT DODGE DEALERSHIP IN REGARDS OF RECALL NUMBER V34 (NHTSA 19V-293) WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE BUT DODGE HAS NOT MADE PARTS WITH RECALL NUMBERS LOCATED ON THEM. THE TWO LOCATIONS I HAVE CALLED AND SPOKE WITH BOTH ADVISED THEY ARE UNSURE WHEN THE PARTS WILL COME, BUT I HAVE THE OPTION TO PAY OUT OF POCKET ($500) AND GET REIMBURSED AT A LATER TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS FAULTY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. STEPHENS CREEK CHRYSLER(4100 STEPHENS CREEK BLVD, SAN JOSE, CA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V293000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MINOT AUTOMOTIVE CENTER (3615 SOUTH BROADWAY, MINOT, ND 58701, (701) 289-9350) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL STIFFENED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOSSETT MOTOR CARS (901-328-8174, LOCATED AT 1870 COVINGTON PIKE, MEMPHIS, TN 38128) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE CAUSED VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. CAR EVENTUALLY JUST STOPPED WORKING AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLE LOCATING THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL TROUBLE, BUT HAVE NARROWED DOWN TO THE TCM, ECM, AND/PCM. CAR ONLY HAS 70359 MILES ON IT, AND THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING IT MAY NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REWIRED AND PROGRAMMED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER, BRAKE LINES, AND BRAKE BUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (DODGE IN SUMMERVILLE, 195 NARYNEADE DR, SUMMERVILLE, SC) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. *AS *AS