What 362 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Dodge Dart

2 MOTOR MOUNTS AND 1 TRANSMISSION MOUNT WENT BAD. A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE MOTOR. AND THE SUSPENSION IS BAD ALSO.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPM REVVED UP HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SEEMED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HILLVIEW MOTORS (5309 U.S. 30 E, GREENSBURG, PA 15601, (724) 858-4809) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN) WAS REFERENCED A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM A VIN SEARCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

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I GOT A RECALL LETTER ON MY VEHICLE A FEW YEARS AGO REGARDING THE A POWERTRAIN ISSUE, AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND MOUNTING BRACKET. I AM SURE I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. THE CAR IS NOW SHIFTING ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I AM DRIVING, AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO DRIVE AGAIN IS TO SHIFT IT INTO REVERSE, THEN NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE, YOU CAN SEE HOW THIS WOULD BE A PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE CHECKED THE RECALL INFORMATION ON VEHICLE AND IT SAYS IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUES IS STILL VERY PRESENT. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING, IT WILL SOMETIMES HAPPEN AS SOON AS I PULL THE CAR OUT OF PARK.

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I PUT IN A COMPLAINT BACK IN 2019 ABOUT USING TO MUCH OIL AND MY CAR ACTING FUNNY. NOW THE CAR WILL JUMP/JERK WHEN YOU PUT ON THE GAS AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT. I TOOK IT TO HAVE IT FIXED LAST YEAR AT A SULLIVAN'S GARAGE AND HE CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HE WENT A HEAD AND CHANGED THE OIL. AND MIND YOU I JUST HAD IT CHANGED AWEEK BEFORE. AND HE SAID I WAS ALREADY HALF A QUART LOW. MY CAR STILL WILL START JERKING/JUMPING AND STOP. ILL HAVE TO TURN THE KEY OFF AND TAKE OUT AND PUT THE KEY BACK IN AND START THE CAR. AND THE ENGINE AND AIRBAG LIGHTS WILL GO OFF.AND I JUST HAD A OIL CHANGE.IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M GETTING ON THE FREEWAY TO GO HOME FROM WORK AND ILL HAVE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY!!! DRIVING TO THE STORE. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN CAR ENGINE IS RUNNING LIGHTS COME ON AND CAR IS MOVING STARTS DOING THE JERKS. PLEASE DO A RECALL ON THE ENGINE!!! I LOVE MY CAR!!! BUT THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE HIT IN THE CAR. AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO DONE NOW!!!!!! MY HUSBAND THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY, UNTIL HE DROVE IT. YOU CAN CALL HIM [XXX] ASK FOR [XXX]. MY HUSBAND HAS SULLIVAN'S GARAGE PHONE NUMBER ALSO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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SO WE WERE DRIVING THE ROADS WERE WET AND IT WAS SNOWING AS WE SWITCHED LANES WE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY SPUN ABOUT 10 TIMES AND HIT A CEMENT BARRIER AT ABOUT 40 MILES HIT THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL .

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BAD MOTOR MOUNTS, VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING WHILE DRIVING. WHILE IDLING VEHICLE FEELS NORMAL BUT IF ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES.

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IT SEEMS WHEN IT IS COOL OUTSIDE WHEN WE CRANK OUR DODGE DART THAT IT SPUTTERS AND SOMETIMES DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY SOMETIMES FAILING TO RESTART NOBODY CAN SEEM TO TELL ME WHY IT DOES THIS AND I DON'T WANT A CAR I CAN'T TRUST NOT TO GET MY WIFE AND KIDS HURT OR KILLED

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THE CLUTCH PEDAL BEGAN OCCASIONALLY STICKING, SOMETIMES ALL THE WAY IN TO THE FLOOR, OTHER TIMES HALFWAY AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER. THE ISSUE QUICKLY DETERIORATED, WHERE IT WAS HAPPENING ALL OF THE TIME. NOW WHEN I START THE CAR WITH THE CLUTCH IN, THE SAFETY ALLOWS ME TO START THE CAR, BUT THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGINS TO MOVE AS IF THE CLUTCH IS NOT DEPRESSED IF STARTED IN FIRST GEAR, AND THEN I CANNOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND NEED TO EITHER BE READY TO GO OR SHUT THE ENGINE OFF SO AS NOT TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE IN THE MARKETPLACE AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO HAVE THE CAR BEING TO MOVE AS SOON AS IT IS STARTED AND NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT BACK INTO NEUTRAL. I FEAR THERE WILL BE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THIS FOR ANYONE NOT FULLY AWARE WHEN STARTING THEIR CAR.

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P0706 TCM ISSUE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GOING INTO LIMP MODE WON'T GO INTO DRIVE SOMETIMES.

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2014 DODGE DART PURCHASED NEW. WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON CITY STREET AND CAME TO STOP AND CAR JUST STALLED ON ME WITH NO WARNING WHICH WAS VERY SCARY. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP STALLING SO TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID IT WOULD COST AT LEAST A THOUSAND TO TAKE CAR APART AS THEY BELIEVE IT IS A INTERNAL ENGINE PROBLEM. IT SUCKS CAUSE NOW MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND BY DOING SOME SEARCHING LOOKS LIKE THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM TO DODGE BUT NOTHING WAS EVER DONE ABOUT IT. MY CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES.

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT BEHIND SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES. I WAS FEELING HOT SO I TURNED OFF THE HEATER AND DIRECTLY AFTER SMOKE FLOODED THE CABIN. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PROCEEDED FORWARD AS FAST AS POSSIBLE TO THE PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE COOLING SYSTEM RESERVOIR WAS NEAR THE UPPER TOP CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND IT SOUNDED LIKE THE FANS/ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING DESPITE THE KEY BEING REMOVED.

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I NEED TO GET MY SHIFTER CABLE BUSHING REPLACED AND MY THERMOSTAT HOUSING IS MESSING UP CONSTANTLY

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CAR SPONTANEOUSLY STALLED IN HIGHWAY DRIVING. SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE. 2013 DARTS WERE ACTUALLY RECALLED OVER THE ISSUE. INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. DODGE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THE 2014S JUST LIKE THEY RECALLED THE 2013S.

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VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES. PLENTY OF FUEL AND OIL LEVEL IS WITHIN OPERATIONAL STANDARDS.

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VEHICLE SOMETIMES WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY SHIFT AND RESTART WHEN STATIONARY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PREMIER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF BUENA PARK (7301 ARTESIA BLVD, BUENA PARK, CA 90621), AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND MOUNTING BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR VEHICLES IN CANADA, NOT THE UNITED STATES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,416.

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SO I BOUGHT A 2014 DODGDE DART GT A MONTH GONE I NOTICED THAT THE MOTOR WOULD MOVE ON THE RIGHT. SO I BOUGHT THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND REPLACED IT 1 WEEK AFTER I REPLACED IT SAME THING KEEPS HAPPENING I TOOK OFF THE MOUNT AND REPLACED IT W MORE EXPENSIVE MOUNT ANTHER WEEK PASSED AND THAT SAME MOUNT GAVE OUT MAKING IT 2 REPLACED. PLUS THE 3 THE DEALERSHIP HAD DONE TOOK IT TOO VALORS DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE REAR MOUNT THAT WAS BAD ALSO SO I REPLACED ALL MOTOR MOUNTS AND NOW SAME 2 MOUNTS IV REPLACED ARE DOING THE SAME THING THE FIRST 2 I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THEIR MUST SOMETHING THAT WEARING THIS MOUNTS OUT SO QUICK.CAUSE I BARLY DRIVE MY CAR AND I HAVE TO GET THIS MOUNT REPLACED FOR THE 6TH TIME.

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CLUTCH MALFUNCTION PREVIOUS RECALL.

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MY CAR HAS BEEN AT DEWEY SINCE JULY 23RD FOR A SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT. WHEN I DROPPED MY CAR OFF, IT WAS PLUGGED INTO THE COMPUTER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE CODE THAT POPPED UP WAS FOR A RECALL ON A TRANSMISSION MODULE AND ONCE THE SERVICE TECH LOOKED AT IT, I WOULD RECEIVE A CALL REGARDING ANY COSTS AND TIME OF REPAIR. AS I WAS LEAVING ON VACATION FOR THE WEEK, I WAS NOT TOO CONCERNED. SATURDAY 7/25 - I RECEIVED A CALL THAT A PART WAS ON ORDER AND THE CAR SHOULD BE READY MONDAY OR TUESDAY. AGAIN, AS I WAS ON VACATION, I SAID THAT WOULD BE JUST FINE. I STARTED CALLING AND TEXTING MY SERVICE ADVISOR, TRENT, THURSDAY (7/30) MORNING. I DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING FROM HIM UNTIL SATURDAY (8/1). HE STATED HE FORGOT TO CALL ME BUT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. HE SAID THE MODULE WAS REPLACED AND WHEN THEY WENT TO START THE CAR, THERE WAS NO POWER. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS FRIED. HE SAID THAT THE LEAD TECH WOULD LOOK AT IT MONDAY AND WE WOULD GO FROM THERE. TUESDAY 8/4 - I RECEIVED A CALL FROM TRENT THAT THE LEAD TECH NEEDED TO REACH OUT TO CHRYSLER FOR ASSISTANCE. FRIDAY 8/7 - RECEIVED A CALL THAT CHRYSLER WAS SENDING ANOTHER MODULE AND IT SHOULD BE THERE MONDAY. MONDAY 8/8 - WE HAD THE STORM AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING WHICH IS UNDERSTANDABLE. THURSDAY 8/6 - RECEIVED A CALL THAT THE MODULE DID NOT WORK. CHRYSLER DECIDED TO SEND A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. IT WILL BE HERE MONDAY OR TUESDAY AND WILL KNOW MORE BY END OF THE WEEK. MONDAY 8/10 - EMAIL SENT TO GM AT DEWEY EXPRESSING CONCERN. SPOKE WITH HIM REGARDING TRADING IN CAR OR ADDITIONAL WARRANTY ON MY CAR. TOLD NO ADDITIONAL WARRANTY WILL BE GIVEN. TRANSFER TO SALES. THURSDAY 8/13 - TOLD MY CAR WOULD BE READY EARLY NEXT WEEK. WEDNESDAY 8/17 - CALLED SERVICE AGAIN. WERE TOLD NOT SURE THAT THE NEW TRANSMISSION EVEN ARRIVED. WILL CALL BACK. DRIVE THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND MY CAR IS JUST SITTING OUTSIDE IN THE LOT.

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I PULLED IN PARKING LOT AND WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ALL THE GEAR LETTERS TURNED RED AND IT DIDN'T DISPLAY, BY THE FUEL GAUGE, WHICH GEAR I WAS IN LIKE IT USUALLY DOES. I DIDN'T ACTUALLY KNOW IF I WAS IN PARK BECAUSE ALL LIGHTS ON SHIFTER WERE LIT IN RED. WHEN I TRIED TO SHIFT UP TO PARK AS MUCH AS I COULD IT MADE A CLICKING NOISE EACH TIME. SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF...AND THEN BACK ON. HAPPENED AGAIN A WEEK LATER. I TOOK IT TO HAVE COMPUTER ANALYSIS RUN ON IT. INDICATED A FAULT IN THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. CHECKED RECALL ON VEHICLE. SHOWS THERE IS A RECALL ON TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS POSSIBLE ON DODGE DARTS 2013-2015 MODELS.

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UNABLE TO GET KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN PUT IN PARK.

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CAR IS EXPERIENCING A FLUCTUATING BRAKE PEDAL. AT TIMES, I WILL HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE DOWN TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP PROPERLY. OTHER TIMES... IT IS FINE AND NORMAL PEDAL PRESSURE IS PRESENT. FLUID LEVEL IS FINE. IT IS A BIT DISCONCERTING WHEN YOU GO TO HIT THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BEFORE YOU HAVE ENOUGH PRESSURE TO STOP THE CAR. MY FEAR IS THAT IN A SITUATION WHERE I NEED TO BRAKE QUICKLY, IT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

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UNABLE TO GET CAR IN PARK TO SHUT OFF THE CAR, AND GET KEY OUT. THIS HAPPENED WHERE EVER I PARK. IT EVEN HAPPENED AT THE GARAGE. *TR

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WOULD NOT START FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THEN STARTED AND RAN FINE. ON THE WAY TO THE MECHANIC, TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY I WAS NEAR AN EXIT, I HAD TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND AN AUTO ELECTRIC SHOP TOLD ME THE TCM AND THE VALVE BODY INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACING. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP TOLD ME THEY CALLED CHRYSLER AND WERE TOLD THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS A PROGRAM ISSUE AND REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FIX NOTHING. THEN CHRYSLER TOLD THEM IF THEY FIGURE IT OUT, TO LET THEM KNOW. *TR

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ON THREE OCCASIONS, MY CAR HAS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS ON AND IN DRIVE. ON ONE OCCASION, IN SEPTEMBER 2019, I DRIFTED TO SAFETY AND TRIED PUTTING MY CAR IN PARK, THE SHIFTER EFFORTLESSLY SLID TO PARK MODE BUT THE LIGHT WAS ON "D" AS IF IT WERE IN DRIVE. I COULD NOT TAKE MY KEY OUT BECAUSE MY CAR THOUGHT IT WAS IN DRIVE SO I WAS STUCK WITH MY FOOT ON THE BREAK, WITH A CAR THAT SHUT DOWN ON ME. I COULDN'T EVEN MOVE THE KEY TO TRY TO TAKE IT OUT AND RESTART THE CAR. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN AND "FIXED IT'. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A V34 RECALL AND THAT THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION SIDE SHIFTER CABLE BUSHING. HOWEVER, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, TWICE TODAY (JUNE 2020). ONCE ON MY WAY TOO THE GYM AND ONCE FROM THE GYM, BACK HOME. ON BOTH OCCASIONS TODAY, THE ELECTRONICS ON THE TOUCH SCREEN AND THE DIGITAL DISPLAY THAT DISPLAYS THE SPEED WENT BLACK AND RESTARTED THEN MY CAR COMPLETELY DIED WHILE IN DRIVE. CARS PILED UP BEHIND ME. PEOPLE WERE HONKING AND ANGRY. I TRIED MOVING THE SHIFTER TO PARK SO I COULD TAKE MY KEY OUT AND RESTART BUT THE CAR LOCKED UP ON ME AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFT OR TAKE MY KEY OUT. I HAD TO WIGGLE THE KEY OUT FOR OVER A COUPLE MIN AND EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE KEY IN PARK AND TAKE IT OUT AND RESTARTED MY CAR. IT CAUSED A TRAFFIC DILEMMA AND WAS TERRIFYING THAT MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN A NOT SO SAFE AREA AND ON A REALLY BUSY ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR. HOW COULD YOU SELL A CAR TO SOCIETY THAT WILL SPONTANEOUSLY STOP? I COULD HAVE DIED! *TR

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