What 362 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Dodge Dart

THE POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY WENT OUT DURING A SOFT TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHOWED THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT AND DISPLAYED THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FAULT IN THE MESSAGE CENTER. THIS CHANGED STEERING DYNAMICS MID-TURN AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT AND ONLY SEEMS TO OCCUR DURING LOW-SPEED CORNERING. NORMAL STEERING OPERATION ALWAYS RETURNS NEXT KEY CYCLE. NO FAULT CODE IS SAVED AND THE DEALER HAS SO FAR BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE OR REPAIR THIS ISSUE. THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL SAFETY DEFECTS WITH THIS CAR. *TR

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I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2014 DODGE DART THAT WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 2014 AND I WENT OVER A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD BY MY HOUSE. THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID THE TIRE HAD 10 POUNDS OF PRESSURE IN IT. I THOUGHT THE POTHOLE BLEW THE TIRE. I GOT THE CAR HOME AND TOOK THE WEEK OFF TO BRING TO THE TIRE SHOP AND THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED THE WHEEL HAD BEEN DAMAGED. IT IS AN ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEEL THAT IS 6 MONTHS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 4000 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE THERE COULD POSSIBLY BE A DEFECT WITH THE ALUMINUM USED TO MANUFACTURE THE WHEEL. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE POTHOLE AND THE WHEEL AND I STILL HAVE THE WHEEL. *TR

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WENT TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO REVERSE AND IT DIDN'T SHIFT. DASH SAID R. TAPPED THE GAS AND STILL IT DIDN'T GO. TRIED 4 TIMES FROM PARK TO REVERSE BEFORE AUTO TRANSMISSION CAUGHT WITH A BANG. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AROUND 16K+ MILES IT'S HAPPEN TWO MORNINGS NOW. *TR

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BOUGHT NEW CAR, WAS DRIVING IT HOME OFF THE LOT AND WITHIN 10 MILES FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY DRIVING 65 MPH. TREAD WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL. DEALER REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. CAR WAS BRAND NEW LESS THAN 130 MILES ON ODOMETER. *TR

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MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NOVEMBER 06, 2013. MY SON WAS EXITING WHEN HE STATED HE FELT TIRE FELL, HIS CAR FLIPPED FRONT TO END 3X, AND THEN HITTING A POLE, THIS CAUSING HIM TO BE EJECTED 100 FEET AND LANDING ON A GRASSY MEDIAN. MY SON WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE, BUT PARAMEDICS WERE ABLE TO REVIVE HIM. MY SON WAS ON LIFE SUPPORT AND HAD TO GO THROUGH A LOT AND IS NOW OKAY... DURING THIS TIME WE ALSO LEARNED THAT NONE OF THE AIR-BAGS HE HAD IN THE CAR DEPLOYED... THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH 12-14 AIR BAGS... IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS, CAN YOU PLEASE HELP...UPDATED 11/18/14 *BF UPDATED 8/12/2015*JS

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DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WENT TO TURN LEFT AND THE CAR SAID BLINKER OUT SO TURNED OFF BLINKER PULLED IN THE DRIVE WAY AND TURNED BLINKER BACK ON AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE TAIL LIGHT OPENED THE TRUNK AND IT WAS ENGULFED INFLAMES. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS KH25 TIRES, SIZE 225/45R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF A POSSIBLE BLOW OUT OR FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRES MIGHT BE INCLUDED IN TWO RECALLS. THE DOT NUMBER AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,350.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT IMPACTED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. AS A RESULT, THE RIM PREMATURELY FRACTURED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CLUTCH BECAME STUCK IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE CLUTCH COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD TO LOOSEN THE CLUTCH, FOLLOWED BY AGGRESSIVELY PULLING THE GEAR SHIFTER TO GET IT OUT OF FIRST POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

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FOLLOWING THE PURCHASE OF THE 2014 DODGE DART (AERO), I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE NO OIL PRESSURE AND NO COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGES. IN THE EXCITEMENT OF A NEW CAR PURCHASE, I DIDN'T NOTICE THESE INITIALLY. TO ME THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. CHRYSLER CORP HAS ADVISED ME THAT THERE WOULD BE A "RED LIGHT" INDICATION IF COOLANT TEMPERATURE OR OIL PRESSURE WERE LOW. IF I WERE DRIVING ACROSS THE ARIZONA DESERT OR IN SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES AND THIS WERE TO HAPPEN, THIS COULD PUT MY LIFE AS WELL AS MY PASSENGERS' LIVES IN JEOPARDY. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND THE APPROPRIATE GAUGES (OIL PRESSURE AND COOLANT TEMPERATURE) INSTALLED AT DEALER EXPENSE. *TR

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HIT A VERY SMALL ROCK, APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE OF TWO GOLF BALLS, GOING ABOUT 43 MPH. MY KUMHO SOLUS KH25 TIRE OF MY 2014 DODGE DART BLEW OUT UPON IMPACT WITH THIS VERY SMALL ROCK. CAUSED A BLOWOUT ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. I FEEL LIKE THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE A BLOWOUT. I FEEL UNSAFE ON THE ROADS WITH THESE TIRES THAT DODGE HAS PUT ON THE VEHICLE. I ONLY HAVE 1400'MILES ON THE CAR. OBVIOUSLY I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY TIRE AND I FEEL LIKE THESE TIRES AREN'T VERY SAFE. *TR

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WAS TRAVELING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 65 MPH WHEN I FELT A VIBRATION IN MY NEW CAR.OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE VIBRATION GREW TO A VERY CONCERNING LEVEL.I THOUGHT I MAY HAVE A FLAT TIRE. I SLOWED DOWN AND WAS LOOKING FOR A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. WITHIN APPROX. 1 MILE I WAS ABLE TO EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND AS I DID THE LEFT/FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF THE CAR AND ROLLED DOWN THE STREET .THE CAR WAS TOWED BY AAA TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO FOUND THE OTHER THREE WHEEL'S LUG BOLTS TO BE TORQUED TO 40LBS.THE BOOK STATES THE LUG BOLTS NEED TO BE TORQUED TO 92LBS. THE WHEELS WERE NEVER PROPERLY TIGHTENED FROM THE FACTORY AND WERE NOT CHECKED BY THE DEALER AS PER THE PRE DELIVERY INSPECTION.I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS NEGLIGENCE. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY SATISFACTION.THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

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