What 510 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Dodge Dart

My number 3 cylinder is the only problem. This had been the the third time I've had this problem in the last three years.

NHTSA ODI 11445185

When the oil life in this vehicle gets low the vehicle randomly stalls. This week my vehicle stalled in the middle of an intersection putting me at risk of bodily harm. I had to have my car towed to the dealership because it would not start. After speaking with the service person at the dealership they said that this is a "safety feature" to protect the engine. This is not the first time this has happened, but it is the first time my vehicle wouldn't start at all.

NHTSA ODI 11444796

Car's engine stops while driving. Has to be restarted. Engine use extra oil between oil changes.

NHTSA ODI 11430856

WHEN STATIONARY, IN MOTION, OR DURING HIGH VOLUME TRAFFIC ENGINE TENDS TO OVER HEAT DUE TO COOLANT TRANSFER TUBE FROM THERMOSTAT TO EXPANSION TANK BY CRACKING OVER TIME CAUSING OVER HEATING ISSUES REAR TRUNK HARNESS TENDS TO SPLIT WIRES GOING TO HIGH CENTER LIGHT CAUSING FAILURE OF 12V

NHTSA ODI 11406362

WHILE DRIVING DOWN MY STREET AND ACCELERATING, THE CAR STALLED OUT. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH. HAD A HUNCH AND CHECKED THE OIL. IT WAS NEARLY BONE-DRY. ADDED TWO QUARTS AND IT APPEARS TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE TO BE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. WITH THE LACK OF WARNING LIGHT, AND JUST UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I'M JUST GLAD I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY (AS OTHER DART OWNERS I'VE TALKED TO HAVE BEEN).

NHTSA ODI 11396880

MY 2015 DODGE DART WITH 2.4L ENGINE CONSUMES LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL. I HAVE TO CHECK THE OIL AN ADD FREQUENTLY TO MAINTAIN A SAFE LEVEL. (UP TO 1 QUART EVERY 2,000 MILES) I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FROM JULY 2018 TO THE PRESENT DAY AND HAVE HAD TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL WEEKLY TO KEEP IT FROM DROPPING BELOW THE SAFE MARK. THIS IS A MAJOR HASSLE AND WORRY.

NHTSA ODI 11396044

MY CAR KEEPS CUTTING OFF AT RANDOM. THERE ARE NO DASH LIGHTS.I AM REPORTING BECAUSE IT JUST HAPPEN TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY

NHTSA ODI 11389630

THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT ENGAGE GEARS, WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC, FRED DRAKE AUTO WHOM INSTALLED NEW CLUTCH AND MASTER CYLINDER. A WEEK LATER, VEHICLE SHOWED IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS AND BECAME STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. A BURNING ORDER COMING FROM ENGINE, SHIFTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE GEARS. VEHICLE WHILE IN GEAR, PEDDLE DROPPED TO FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO IG BURTON, DIAGNOSED COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH SYSTEM.

NHTSA ODI 11384034

NO OIL LIGHT ON, NO ENGINE LIGHT, AND IT STALLED. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH OIL CONSUMPTION WITH THE 2.4 ENGINE. MY CAR DIED AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND STARTING A TURN. Y CAR STALLED OUT TWICE IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS VERY DANGEROUS. BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, MUSIC CONTINUED, BUT ENGINGE JUST DIED. THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE (NO MORE POWER STEERING), AND I COULDN'T PRESS MY BRAKE DOWN, IT JUST SAT THERE IN THE ROAD. I CHECKED THE LEVEL OF MY OIL AND IT DOESN'T EVEN COVER THE CURVED PART OF THE DIPSTICK, THAT'S HOW LOW IT IS.THE CAR STALLED OUT AGAIN, A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE OIL CHANGE. THE CAR IS NOT INDICATING WHEN IT NEEDS OIL, AND IS SHUTTING ITSELF OFF SO IT DOESN'T OVER HEAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS 70MPH+ AND IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS WHILE TURNING.

NHTSA ODI 11355683

MY CAR IS RANDOMLY STOPPING WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC AND HE SAYS IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PCM.

NHTSA ODI 11354443

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PRETTY MUCH EVERY RECALL THAT IS ON THE LIST NUMBER ONE IT STARTED WITH MY CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. AND THE CODES THAT KEPT ON COMING UP OR FOR THE PLUGS AND COILS. I WOULD REPLACE THEM AND THEY WOULD JUST GO BAD AGAIN IN LIKE A WEEK IT IS CAUSING MY CAR TO DO WHAT SEEMS LIKE IT'S MISFIRING. MY TIRE LIGHT IS STUCK ON WHEN THE TIRES ARE FINE. THE SPEED CONTROL STOPS WORKING ON AND OFF. WHEN I STEER THERE'S A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. WHENEVER I TRY TO SHIFT HERE LATELY SOMETIMES IT WON'T GO INTO GEAR. WHEN I TURN ON THE AC IT WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO MISFIRE AND THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP IS TO TURN OFF THE AC AND RESTART THE CAR SOMETIMES THREE TO FOUR TIMES BEFORE IT STOPS MESSING UP.TODAY THE SCARIEST THING OF ALL HAPPENED I WAS PULLING OUT OF BRONZE AND WHITE SMOKE BILLOWED OUT OF THE CAR TAILPIPES I'M NOT SURE WHY. THE CAR IS ALSO SPORADICALLY NOT GOING IN GEAR WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY MAKING ME WORRY THAT ME AND MY FIVE KIDS ARE IN DANGER DUE TO SOMEONE RAIKKONEN TO ME BECAUSE MY CAR WILL NOT GO UP TO SPEED AND WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THE RIGHT GEAR AND MISFIRES AND WILL NOT GO OVER LIKE 30 MILES PER HOUR AND PUTZ. I REPLACE PARTS AND IT SEEMS TO WORK WELL FOR A WEEK OR TWO BUT MY CAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST THEY SAY THAT EVERY SINGLE THING THAT IS ON THE RECALL LIST IS HAPPENING TO MY CAR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT ALL OF THIS I HONESTLY YOU JUST THINK THAT DART NEEDS TO TAKE THE CAR BACK.. LIKE RECALL IT COMPLETELY. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF DRIVING IT. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11330952

SEVERAL DIFFERENT INCIDENTS, IN MOTION, ON HIGHWAY, ENGINE STALLED, NEARLY REAR ENDED BY TRACTOR TRAILER. ON CITY STREET, STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, LIGHT TURNS GREEN, ENTERED INTERSECTION, ENGINE STALLED, VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING ME, 3 PASSENGERS, 2 CHILDREN. SEVERAL TIMES SAME ISSUE, ENGINE ALWAYS STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11327941

MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER / CLUTCH / CVC DELETE VALVE COMPLETE FAILURE, CAUSING VEHICLE WHILE IN OPERATION TO GET STUCK INTO GEAR AND CLUTCH TO DROP TO FLOOR. PREMATURE CLUTCH FAIL DUE TO THE CVC DELETE VALVE AND PLASTIC MATERIAL USED IN MASTER CYLINDER, THE CVC DELETE VALVE IMPACTS HYDRAULIC PRESSURE OF CLUTCH CAUSING A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AND DRIVER BECOMES STRANDED. THE CLUTCH, DUE TO THE MANUFACTURING OF THE PLASTIC FITTING DISENGAGES MAKING SHIFTING NOT POSSIBLE FOR DRIVER.

NHTSA ODI 11326672

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, FIRE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED AND STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED A CASE WAS OPENED AND A FIELD INSPECTOR WAS TO INSPECT THE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE CAUSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,420. *LN *JS

NHTSA ODI 11322208

CAR ENGINE TENDS TO IDLE FAST IN PARK AND ENGINE LIGHT READING FUEL CAP. I HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED AND PURCHASED FUEL CAP BUT INSPECTION IS READING AS FUEL LINE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 11320927

WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, IT COMPLETELY DIED WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME GETTING IT STARTED AGAIN.

NHTSA ODI 11309012

I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND WALKED INTO WORK AND WHILE I WAS GONE AND MY CAR WAS OFF IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT AND IS NOW TOTALED.

NHTSA ODI 11291142

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BUT MAINLY AT LOWER SPEEDS AND WHILE AT A STOP, THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND ALL POWER IS LOST TO STEERING AND BRAKES WHILE SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS THEN APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD - I HAVE READ ON CHAT ROOMS OF HUNDREDS OF THESE OCCURRENCES, AND MOST SEEM TO PINT TO A LOW OIL CONDITION THAT DOES NOT FIRST LIGHT THE OIL LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD, BUT SOME INDICATE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES.

NHTSA ODI 11288113

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM BECAME DEFECTIVE AND DISPLAYED FALSE READINGS THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V800000 (TIRES), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH SHE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V113000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS ALSO NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

NHTSA ODI 11287468

ON 10/24/19 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND LOSE POWER. I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY EXIT OF FREEWAY ONCE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OVER INSTEAD IT MADE A THUMP SOUND. THE VEHICLE SMELLED LIKE GAS AND OIL INSIDE. LEADING UP THE THIS EARLIER IN THE WEEK THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE AT STOP SIGNS AND LIGHTS FEELING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. CAR WAS TOWED TO MY HOUSE THEN ON 10/25/19 VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DODGE DEALER WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY STILL AT.

NHTSA ODI 11281545

MY 2015 DODGE DART HAS STARTED TO OVERHEAT WHILE SITTING IN LIGHT TO HEAVY TRAFFIC GOING THROUGH SEVERAL STOP LIGHTS AFTER DRIVING 30 MINUTES NON STOP. I DID HAVE THE RECALL DONE ON IT FOR THE THERMOSTAT WHEN IT CAME OUT. I HAVE MY CAR SERVICED AND EVERYTHING CHANGED LIKE YOUR SUPPOSE TO SO WHY IS MY CAR OVERHEATED BUT WHEN I TAKE OFF IT COOLS DOWN? THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW!!

NHTSA ODI 11280842

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED, WHICH MEANT THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN THE COOLANT RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE THERMOSTAT. THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

NHTSA ODI 11280252

THE 2015 DODGE DART WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018 WITH 35,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED HAD HASN'T HAD ANY ISSUES UNTIL NOVEMBER 9, 2019. THE CAR WAS STARTED THAT MORNING AND IDLED APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MINUTES, IT DROVE ABOUT 60 FEET AND STALLED, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHERE LOST. THE BATTERY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. WHEN TRYING TO RESTART IT STRUGGLED, BUT EVENTUALLY TURNED OVER. IT THEN DROVE FINE . ONCE AT HOME I RESEARCH THE ISSUE AND FOUND MULTIPLE REPORTS LIKE MINE OF ENGINES STALLING DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION.

NHTSA ODI 11279170

THE CAR IS USING OIL AND WILL COMPLETELY DIE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN IT BECOMES EMPTY IF I COME TO A STOP IT WILL COMPLETELY DIE AND I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND THE CAR STRUGGLES TO TURN BACK ON. DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE ON SO MANY DARTS AND NOTHING IS BEING FIXED. THIS ENGINE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! TWICE BETWEEN OIL CHANGES THIS LAST TIME I HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY EMPTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING THAT I HAD THE CAR.

NHTSA ODI 11271317

SUSPENSION IS TOO EASILY ADJUSTED. THE LITTLEST BUMP WILL THROW OUT ALIGNMENT AND HAVE THE RECEIPTS TO PROVE. WHEELS BEND EASILY, SPECIFICALLY 18 INCH RIMS. ENGINE USED TOO MUCH OIL AND LEAVES YOUR CAR TO SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHICH IS ADDED AS THE ISSUE IS KNOW TO HAPPEN. I AM 2,500 MILES AWAY FROM AN OIL CHANGE AND I NEED TO ADD OIL BECAUSE THE CAR USES SO MUCH. THE ISSUE IS KNOW BY DODGE AND ONLINE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT.

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