What 510 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Dodge Dart

I WAS DRIVING TO MY RESIDENCE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN IT HAPPENED AND THE TOW SERVICE HAD TO CALL THE DEALER TO GET THE CAR REBOOTED AND TURNED OFF, AS IT WAS STILL RUNNING. THIS HAPPENED IN CLOSE TO MY HOUSE AND I WAS LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE INTERSTATE. I AM REPORTING THIS AS IT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST THREE DAYS. THE FIRST TIME WAS SUNDAY THE 17TH IF MARCH AND AGAIN ON THE 19TH OF MARCH 2019. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO WHERE I PURCHASED IT, (HILL- KELLY CHRYSTLER, DODGE, JEEP PENSACOLA, FL. (XXXX). THIS IS MY FATHER'S NUMBER (XXXXX). PLEASE CONTACT HIM AS HE IS HELPING ME. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT CALLED COLONIAL SOUTH CHRYSLER JEEP AND DODGE (42 STATE RD, DARTMOUTH, MA 02747, (508) 984-1900) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

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"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE A 2015 DODGE DART WITH 55,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH IT STALLING WHILE STATIONARY. NOW ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS IT HAS STALLED WHILE GOING 40+ MPH. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IT THIS HAPPENS WITH TRAFFIC AROUND ME.

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WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN WITH OUT NOTICE, WHEN DOING SO IT'S HARD TO STEER THE CAR OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC, WHICH IS DANGEROUS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN.

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MY CAR SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, SO WE WERE IN MOTION. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 TIMES TO ME IN A SPAN OF 3 WEEKS. I CAN EITHER BE DRIVING DURING THE DAY OR NIGHT. IT WILL HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING OR WHEN I COME TO A STOP SIGN AND ADDING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE. ONCE IT HAPPENS, AND IF I PUT IT IN PARK AS WELL, THE STICK SHIFT WILL LOCK UP AS WELL. AGAIN THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 TIMES TO ME WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP.

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TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR GEAR SHIFT CABLE CAME APART WHILE SHIFTING GEARS TO PARK. I AM UNABLE TO MOVE FROM DIFFERENT GEARS. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS OF REVIEWS CONCERNING THE GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTION ONCE A CAR REACHES 70K MILES.

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WHEN DRIVING YOU HIT A BUMP YOU HEAR A METAL CLANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRE. WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE BREAKS THEY GO ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN BEFORE CATCHING AS IF THEY HAVE AIR IN THE LINES AND SOMETIMES YOU HEAR A HIDING NOISE. YOU CAN BE SITTING WITH THE BREAKS ENGAGED AND THEY WILL GO SOFT AND THE CAR WILL MOVE UNTIL THEY CAGE ON THEIR OWN.

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I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS WHEN THE OIL GETS LOW, THE OIL LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON, AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN. THIS CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP, AND IT BECOMES HARD TO PROPERLY PULL THE CAR OVER SAFELY. WHEN WILL DODGE RECALL THIS ENGINE?!!

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THE CAR STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. DRIVING IT TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVING THE CAR DIE IS VERY UNSAFE TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD.

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CAR IS STALLING AND CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. GOT AN OIL CHANGE. CAR DOESN'T REACT TO PUSHING ON ACCELERATOR. RPM REV AFTER HESITATING WITH FOOT ON THE GAS. CAR IS SHAKING AND RUNNING REALLY HARD. I BELIEVE ITS THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, WHICH IS COMMON IN DODGE DARTS. ITS BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT ON MY MODEL. STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. HAD TO RESTART CAR 3 TIMES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD AND FAILED TO DEPRESS. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE "EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE SERVICED" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FUCCILLO CHRYSLER JEEP (4589 STATE HIGHWAY 30, AMSTERDAM, NY 12010, (518) 843-3333) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, OIL WAS LEAKING INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 57923582. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WHILE IN MOTION. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED PROBABLE CAUSE WAS LOW OIL LEVEL DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION (~ 1 QUART IN 1600 MILES). THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED EXTENSIVELY ON-LINE WITH THIS ENGINE (2.4 LITER TIGERSHARK).

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THE BRAKE BOOSTER WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A RURAL HIGHWAY MAKING IT VERY HARD TO STOP AND SLOW DOWN FOR CURVES IN THE ROAD. THE LIGHTS FLICKER IN THE CAB WHILE THE CAR IS IDLING. THE CAR DOESN'T SHIFT SMOOTHLY, SHIFTING IS DELAYED AT TIMES GOING FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND.

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BATTERY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ABOUT EVERY 6 MONTHS DUE TO SOMETHING DRAINING THE BATTERY BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND. ELECTRICAL IS ALL MESSED UP, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. WHEN CAR IS TURNED ON AT RANDOMLY THE AIR AND MUSIC WILL GO FULL BLAST AND IT CANNOT BE TURNED DOWN OR SHUT OFF. MECHANICALLY THE CAR IS RUNNING FINE BUT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE MOVES UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE SITTING STILL DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES. WHEN DRIVING ON NORMAL BACKROADS OR HIGHWAYS THERE IS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND AS TO WHY IT MAKES THE NOISE.

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WHEN MY OIL IS LOW, THERE IS NO WARNING ON DASH, MY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO A FEW DEALERSHIPS IN SOUTH JERSEY AND THEY SAID THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE DODGE DARTS. IF MY HUSBAND WAS NOT A MECHANIC AND CHANGED OIL EARLY, I WOULD HAVE THIS ISSUE EVERY TIME!

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CAR IS BUCKING, NOT SHIFTING INTO GEAR PROPERLY. LOSING POWER. WHEN MOVING.

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I'VE REPLACED MY BATTERY TWICE SINCE PURCHASE IN MAY. SOMETHING IS DRAINING THE BATTERY AND I'VE EVEN EXPERIENCED DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL MY DASH LIGHTS START BLINKING UNTIL THE CAR CUTS OFF AND I HAVE TO RESTART IT TO GET TO MY DESTINATION; AND THEN TAKE IT THE AUTO PARTS STORE TO HAVE THEM RECHARGE IT.

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FINISHED DRIVING, PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AT MY APARTMENT AND TRIED PLACING CAR INTO PARK AND IT WOULD NOT GO, IT IS IN NEUTRAL OR IS DISPLAYING NEUTRAL AND KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WAS JUST PARKING THE CAR.

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ENGINE STALLS, HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN PAST 2 MONTHS, VEHICLE MILEAGE 69,000. DEALERSHIP, POCOMO IN HAMPTON, VA. HAD VEHICLE FOR 5 DAYS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE.

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NO CHECK ENGINE OR WARNING LIGHT DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN 6TH GEAR CAR BLEW UP LOUD NOISE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE! ONLY 85,000 MILES WITH REGULAR SERVICES. LOST ALL POWER AND CLUTCH PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND COASTED TO SHOULDER WITH A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WERE FLAMES WHERE TRANSMISSION FLUID GOES. I HAD NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING A COUPLE DAYS PRIOR BUT IT WAS CHRISTMAS TIME SO THOUGHT I COULD HAVE IT LOOKED AT AFTERWARD.

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WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY STALL. INTERMITTENT EVENTS THAT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

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PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN LATE JANUARY AND APPROX 6 MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE MOTOR WILL RANDOMLY STALL. THESE ARE INTERMITTENT EVENTS.

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ON EVENING OF FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2018, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND WAS VERY SLUGGISH. THE NEXT DAY NOVEMBER 10, 2018 AT 12:15 PM WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 485 IN CHARLOTTE NC AND BEFORE I COULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECK; THE CLUTCH BRAKE EXPLODED LIKE A GRENADE, SENDING SCHRAPNAL THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION. WE WERE LUCKY IT DIDN'T COME THROUGH THE CAB OR MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY DUE TO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, WE WERE ALSO LUCKY THAT WE DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE DRIVEN STANDARD TRANSMISSIONS ALL MY LIFE AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED. TO SAY THE VERY LEAST I AM UPSET THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTEE DUE TO THE LOW MILEAGE AND SINCE I BOUGHT IT ON JAN 29, 2016, IT IS UNDER 3 YEARS. HOWEVER, I AM LOOKING AT A $3500 BILL TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE, THE CLUTCH BRAKE SHOULD NEVER EXPLODE LIKE THAT. CHRYSLER IS SELLING WEAK MANUFACTURED PARTS TO THE PUBLIC. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CHECKED OR REPLACED WITH A BETTER CLUTCH BRAKE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

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TAKATA RECALL: THE VEHICLE LOW AIR PRESSURE LIGHT WILL CHIME WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AND THE CAR WILL LOOSE POWER AND SHUT OFF. THE CAR WILL TAKE 5 MIN TO START UP THE ENGINE AND WHEN GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP WILL TRIGGER THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER AND SHUT DOWN AS WELL.

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DAUGHTER WAS REAR ENDED IN THE DODGE DART AT 50 MILES AN HR AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY

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