What 510 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Dodge Dart

ON MARCH 31, 2017, I HIT A CURB WITH THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE OF MY VEHICLE DAMAGING PARTS OF THE SUSPENSION, INCLUDING THE CONTROL ARM, AS WELL AS THE BODY. AT THE TIME, I ASSUMED THAT WHEN I HIT THE CURB, MY WHEEL WAS TURNED, WHICH CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION. CAR WAS REPAIRED. AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE TURNING LEFT OR WHEN ACCELERATING. ALSO AT TIMES, AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. ON AUGUST 17, 2017, I WAS STOPPED TO YIELD FOR A VEHICLE CROSSING A ONE LANE BRIDGE. THIS BRIDGE WAS FLAT AND SMOOTH, WITH A CURVE AROUND TO THE LEFT IN MY DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. I STARTED MOVING TO GO OVER THE BRIDGE AND WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 5-10 M.P.H., AS I APPROACHED THE LEFT CURVE, I STARTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY LEFT IN ANTICIPATION OF THE CURVE. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME NON RESPONSIVE AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER MY VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING LEFT, CAUSING ME TO IMPACT A CURB AND GUARD RAIL, AGAIN ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT. THE BODY SHOP SAID I HAD TO HAVE HIT SOMETHING TO SNAP THE BRAND NEW CONTROL ARM. I HIT NOTHING PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE CURB AND GUARD RAIL. THERE IS MINIMAL BODY DAMAGE BUT THE CONTROL ARM IS SNAPPED. I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS SOME TYPE OF POSSIBLE DEFECT WITH THE CONTROL ARM THAT WOULD CAUSE IT TO FRACTURE AND SNAP, LEADING TO MY LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND COLLISION. I HAVE READ WHERE DEFECTIVE CONTROL ARMS HAVE BEEN NOTED ON OTHER DODGE VEHICLES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BECAME DETACHED DURING THE CRASH AND FRACTURED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER, SHINS, AND CHEST, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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THE CAR IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND NOT SWITCHING GEARS FOR DRIVE. UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. PRESSING GAS PEDAL AND CAR DOES NOT MOVE IN DRIVE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE REAR OF A TRUCK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,645.

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING WHEN I REACHED 65 MPH. WHEN I GOT TO 70 MPH, IT STOPPED I THOUGHT I WAS OKAY BUT I WASN'T. THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FELL OFF CAUSING ME TO CRASH. I RAN INTO A GUARDRAIL AND IF IT WASN'T THERE, THE CAR WOULDN'T HAVE STOPPED AND I COULD POSSIBLY BE DEAD. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY EITHER. THIS IS LIFE THREATENING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE!!! THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THE CONTROL ARM FELL OFF. IT FELL OFF 3 OTHER TIMES TO. I AM FED UP WITH CHRYSLER. THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. IT IS A CASKET ON WHEELS. IT IS A DEATH TRAP AND THE NEXT TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS, THE PERSON MIGHT NOT LIVE TO TELL THE STORY. HOPEFULLY NOTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS BUT IF IT DOES, MAYBE IT WILL WAKE CHRYSLER THE [XXX] UP!!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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NOVEMBER 1 2015 WHILE TRAVELING ON PARKWAY 376 IN PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA . I BECAME TRAPPED BEHIND A PORTION OF A TREE THAT HAD MADE IT'S WAY IN THE LANE I ENTER THE PARKWAY. AFTER BEING FORCED TO STOP, AND PUT HAZARDS ON AND ATTEMPT TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. I WAS REAR ENDED BY A GMC ENVOY TRAVELING AT LEAST 55 MPH , FORCING ME INTO TREE I WAS TRYING TO AVOID .MY PASSENGER AND I LEFT IN EMS VEHICLES, MY CAR WAS RETURNED TO MONROEVILLE DODGE FOR REPAIRS. AFTER GETTING MY CAR BACK I NOTICED WHEN IT RAIN, OR SNOW THE TRUNK OF CAR WOULD GET WET. WHENEVER OPERATING THE CAR IN SPEEDS 35 MPH OR MORE , YOU COULD FEEL AIR COMING THROUGH BACKSEAT. AFTER RETURNING THE CAR TO DODGE FOR INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING TO CAUSE PROBLEM. CAR WAS INSPECTED AND PASS WITH ONLY REQUIRING 2 REAR TIRES. AUGUST 2 2016 , WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, A DRIVER DRIVING A 2005 HONDA PILOT WITH ORIGINAL GRILL , REAR ENDED THE CAR, AT THIS TIME I DROVE MY CAR HOME, IN THE MORNING I NOTICED TIRES WERE BENT OUTWARD. AFTER FILING A CLAIM WITH THE DRIVER"S INSURANCE CO, I LEARNED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT ALIGNED AFTER REAR END HIT ON NOV 1 2015 THAT CAUSED CAR TO SLAM INTO THE TREE ON PARKWAY. AFTER THE INSURED FIX ONLY BODY , FOUND NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MECHANICAL DAMAGE, ONCE AGAIN THE CAR WAS REPAIR WITHOUT WHEEL ALIGNMENT BY MONROEVILLE DODGE AND OFFERED BACK FOR OPERATING ON ROAD. AFTER TAKING THE REPAIR STATEMENT TO OTHER AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOPS, AND PICTURES OF BOTH REAR END ACCIDENTS , I WAS ADVISED THE CAR COULD HAVE SUSTAINED FRAME DAMAGES FROM NOV 1 2015, MAKING IT UNABLE TO BE PROPERLY ALIGN AND UNSAFE FOR OPERATING. I'M CURRENTLY STILL IN A RENTAL CAR MY CAR IS STILL AT DODGE WITH NO WHEEL ALIGNMENT REPAIRS AFTER NEITHER ACCIDENT . DODGE HAS TOLD BOTH INSURANCE COMPANIES ,(STATE FARM NOV 1 2015, AND GEICO AUG 2, 2016) WHEEL ALLIGNMENT WAS NOT NEEDED. PLEASE HELP

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TIRES ALWAYS LOW. I HAVE REPLACED ALL MY TIRES AND SOME MORE THEN ONCE. I TRIED AVOIDING DRAIN BECAUSE COVER WAS MISSING AND HIT A BUMP CAR BOUNCED OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT UNCOVERED DRAIN ANYWAY. HAD TO FILE INSURANCE CLAIM HAD ALMOST $3,000 IN DAMAGES. I HATE MY CAR.

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THERE WERE TWO ACCIDENTS WITHIN FOUR WEEKS RELATING TO THE BRAKES. THE FIRST ONE HAPPENED ON 11-12-2015 WHICH RESULTED IN NECK INJURY TO ONE PERSON AND SEVERAL OTHER MINOR COMPLAINTS. THE SECOND ACCIDENT WAS ON 12-09-2015 IN WHICH THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND ALL PARTIES FROM BOTH VEHICLES WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON A ROAD AND HER BREAKS MALFUNCTIONED AND SHE COULDN'T STOP. THE SECOND TIME SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE BEING TOTALED. WILL FORWARD THE PICTURES ASAP.

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UNEXPECTEDLY LOSS MOTIVE POWER RESULTED IN A CRASH.

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I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2015 DODGE DART AND 64 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY CAUSING THE WHEEL TO GET LODGED INTO THE FENDER AND JAM THE DOOR. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIRS NOR WILL THEY ALLOW THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY TO COVER THE REPAIRS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR 5 MONTHS DURING THIS TIME I HAVE LOST MY JOB HAD TO RELOCATE MY FAMILY TO A SMALLER HOME AND NOW HAVE A CREDIT SCORE OF 394 WHEN 6 MONTHS AGO IT WAS A 720. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE STOPPED BECAUSE THEY ARE CARELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE WELL BEING OF ITS CONSUMERS. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME A CONTROL ARM HAS BROKEN AND IT WILL NOT BE THE LAST TIME IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE ABOUT IT THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT LIVE TO TELL THEIR STORY AND THAT IS VERY SAD TO EVEN IMAGINE.

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THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS BROKEN OFF FOR THE SECOND TIME AS I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT

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I WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION ON A CITY STREET, AND WAS INJURED ON MY BY THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS WHEN DEPLOYED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE MINOR NECK AND BACK INJURIES SUSTAINED AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

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MY 2015 DODGE DART WAS THE VICTIM OF A HIGH SPEED COLLISION...UNFORTUNATELY AS EXTENSIVE AS THE IMPACT WAS NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN MY VEHICLE AS I SPUN UNCONTROLLABLY AND BANG MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND SIDE OF THE CAR. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BECAUSE I WAS IMPRESSED BY ALL OF THE SAFETY FEATURES AND THE ONE FEATURE THAT COULD SAVE MY LIFE WAS DEFECTIVE.

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VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. SPEED BEFORE IMPACT WAS 40-45 MPH. THE APPROXIMATE SPEED AT IMPACT WAS 30-35 MPH. A CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WITH VERY LITTLE TIME TO REACT. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY THOUGH THE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE.

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