2014 DODGE DART Complaints

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.