What 510 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Dodge Dart

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.

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WHEN PULLING INTO THE STORE A WARNING CAME ON MY SCREEN STATING THAT MY TURN SIGNALS WERE OUT WHEN THEY WEREN'T. ALSO STATED THAT MY LOW BEAMS WERE OUT, THEY WEREN'T. WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC A METALLIC BURNING SMELL CAME THROUGH THE AIR VENTS EVERY COUPLE MILES.

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DROVE TO WORK FINE. GOT INTO DART TO LEAVE, STARTED CAR. AFTER 2 SECONDS I FEEL THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSH OUT HARD AGAINST MY FEET WITH A HISSING SOUND. THE ALARM "SERVICE ELECTRONIC BRAKING SYSTEM" POPS UP. I'M THINKING IT'S JUST EXTRA PRESSURE LIKE OLDER VEHICLES, SO IT'S OK. BUT NO, I PULL OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT AND REALIZE I HAVE TO STOMP THE PEDAL WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE TO GET ANY STOPPING RESPONSE. I HAD TO DRIVE IT HOME VERY CAREFULLY, BUT THE BRAKING RESPONSE WHEN PRESSING THE PEDAL IS ABOUT 2 SECONDS OF SLOWING THEN A HISS AND YOU FEEL THE BRAKES LET GO, SO YOU EITHER HAVE TO KEEP DOING THAT OR STOMP WITH ALL OF YOUR MIGHT AND PRETTY MUCH LOCK UP THE BRAKES. I'M NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, I GOT THE CAR ABOUT 1.5 YEARS AGO AT 48000MI, I'M NOW AT 64239MI AND VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. IT'S A 2015, AND LOOKING UP RECALLS THE 2013 AND 2014 CARS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE, BUT FOR SOME REASON MY CAR (WHICH IS A 2.4L MANUAL, ALMOST IDENTICAL IF NOT THE EXACT SAME CAR TO PREVIOUS YEARS) WAS NOT. I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO REPLACE A BRAKING SYSTEM AND REALLY DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO BECAUSE THE CAR ITSELF ISN'T OLD ENOUGH TO CONSTITUTE A BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V293000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT ATLANTA WEST CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 1251 THORNTON RD, LITHIA SPRINGS, GA 30122, (770) 942-1102) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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CLUTCH STICKS TO THE GROUND AND LOOSES PRESSURE, WILL NOT SHIFT, FAILS TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE GEARS.

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THE RIGHT WINDOW NO LONGER WORKS AS WELL AS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE TRUNK IS ALSO NOT WANTING TO OPEN. KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION EVERY TIME I TRY AND TURN THE CAR OFF. SHIFT CABLES ALSO BROKE, I WAS JUST GETTING HOME WHEN IT HAPPENED I HEARD SOMETHING SNAP BUT DIDN'T THINK MUCH THEN I PARKED AND TRIED TO DRIVE OFF AGAIN AND THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT TO DRIVE I COULD MOVE THE STICK.BACK AND FORTH STILL,HAD IT REPLACED A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THEY SAID THE WHOLE ROD HAD COME OUT AND SHOT INTO SOMETHING ELSE IN THE VEHICLE HAD SHIFT FIXED. ALSO HAD MOTOR MOUTHS FIXED THE MOUTHS BECAME LOSS WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS NOW I BELIEVE THE AC COMPRESSOR IS MESSING UP AC KICKS ON BUT NO AIR COMES OUT, BUT IT ONLY HAPPENS ONCE IN A WHILE CAR ALSO STAYS COLD FOR A LONG WHILE AND MAKES A WEIRD CLICKING NOISE WHEN I START IT UP. ALSO SMELLS LIKE OIL. PASSAGE SEAT ALSO IS STUCK. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN 2YEARS IVE HAD THE VEHICLE.

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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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BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. RECALL FOR SHIFTER WAS FIXED, BUT THE FUSE BOX IS NOW BURNT. IT'S IS A SPECIAL PART. I THINK THAT THERE IS A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE RECALL THEN PART IS INTER THE BATTERY AND NEAR FUSE BOX,

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V293000 (POWER TRAIN). JACKSONVILLE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM ARLINGTON (9600 ATLANTIC BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32225, (877) 677-5782) STATED THAT THEY COULD ONLY ORDER FOUR REPAIR KITS AT A TIME, WHICH COULD HAVE THE CONTACT ON THE WAITING LIST FOR UP TO FOUR MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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WHEN I'M DRIVING, MY CAR HAS COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND WOULDN'T MOVE. THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, ALTHOUGH I HAVE A BRAND NEW BATTERY THAT I GOT A YEAR AGO, AND WHEN I TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF TO RESTART IT, IT WILL NOT TURN BACK ON. I FOUND A RECALL AND HAD THE RECALL FIXED AND IT IS NOW WORSE WITH SHIFTING THAN IT WAS BEFORE, AND IT'S STILL STALLING AND LOSING COMPLETE POWER. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK AS IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH, IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY ENOUGH, I WAS AT THE END OF MY STREET, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WENT TO DRIVE AGAIN AND THAT'S WHEN IT LOST POWER.

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TRANSMISSION SLAVE CYLINDER

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THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY DIE WHILE DRIVING. WHILE PERFORMING A TURN AND THE CAR DIES IT LOCKS THE STEERING AND NO USE OF BRAKES. NOW THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT ALL. ALTERNATOR, BATTERY AND STARTER HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND STILL NOTHING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. IT HAS ALWAYS EVENTUALLY STARTED UP UNTIL RECENTLY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED ON THEIR OWN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD CURRENTLY ACTIVATE CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT INCREASING SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIPERS DID NOT MOVE FAST ENOUGH TO SEE THE ROAD CLEARLY DURING HEAVY RAIN. ALSO, THE WIPERS WOULD NOT DISPENSE ANY WIPER FLUID. NORTHWEST JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (0600 SW CANYON RD, BEAVERTON, OR 97005, (888) 877-9431) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE SAME AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,870.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V293000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT MCGRATH CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (LOCATED AT 4610 CENTER POINT RD NE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402, (319) 393-4610) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,113.

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I HAD PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND WENT INTO A FRIENDS HOUSE AND MY CAR ROLLED OVER HIS GRILL AND ROLLED DOWN BEHIND HIS HOUSE. IT COSTED ME $100.00 TO HAVE TOWED OUT OF HIS BACKYARD BECAUSE THE GROUND WAS WET AND MY CAR SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. I CALLED YALL TWO YEARS AGO WHEN THIS HAPPENED . IT WAS JANUARY 29TH 2017 AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE DOCUMENTED AND THAT THERE'S NO RECALL FOR MY CAR . LAST WEEK I GOT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE BRUSHING. NOW I NEED PROOF THAT I REPORTED IT. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE SEND ME THIS REPORT.

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I GO TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT THE SHIFTER SAYS PARK, BUT ONLY DOES REVERSE IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE I AM AND PARK!! I HAVE ROLLED INTO TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO ON ON THE RD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I HAR TO DRIVE IT IN REVERSE TO A SAFE PARKING SPOT AND UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BREAK.IT WILL NOT GIVE ME MY KEY BACK OR TURN THE IGNITION INTO THE OFF POSITION. NOW MY BATTERY IS ALSO DEAD.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, BUT IT KEPT ROLLING. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V293000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

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TPMS SYSTEM FAILURE (MULTIPLE TIMES) I HAVE HAD MY TPMS SYSTEM REPAIRED THREE TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED MY VEHICLE AND IT NEVER FAILS THAT IT STOPS WORKING AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER GETTING IT FIXED. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS IS CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE BUT IT COULD BE FOR SOME PEOPLE THAT DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THEIR TIRES. THE RIGHT CV AXLE HAS ALSO GONE OUT OF MY CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES. THIS ITEM WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT OTHER FRIENDS THAT OWN DARTS HAVE MENTIONED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT CREATED A BAD POPPING NOISE AND MADE GOING OVER BUMPS SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE. TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE -- THIS IS ACTIVE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE BUT FIGURED I WOULD INCLUDE THE INFORMATION.

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VEHICLE IS UNDER RECALL ALREADY, ITS STUCK IN NEUTRAL, THE GEAR SHIFT MOVES BUT THE TRANSMISSION ISN'T CHANGING GEAR. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEIR GIVING ME PROBLEMS EVEN LOOKING IT UP TO VERIFY THE RECALL AND TO INSPECT IT. THEY AGREED TO GIVE ME A RENTAL CAR AFTER THEY VERIFY THE RECALL BUT TOLD ME IT COULD BE WEEKS TILL THEY HAVE TIME TO EVEN LOOK AT IT. THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE MANY OTHER CARS THAT NEED REPAIRED AND THIS WASN'T A TOP PRIORITY. SO MY CAR IS AT THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP TO WHERE I BROKE DOWN, WAITING FOR THEM TO HAVE THE TIME TO EVEN VERIFY THE RECALL? I WAS UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING RECALLS SHOULD BE PERFORMED AND COMPLETED ON A TIMELY MANNER, BUT IM BEING PUT ON THE BACK BURNER BECAUSE THIS IS A RECALL AND IM NOT PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR IT SO ITS NOT A HUGE CONCERN FOR THEM. I WAS TOLD BY DODGE IF I DIDNT LIKE THE WAIT I COULD GO ELSEWHERE. I CANT. THE CAR IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL SO ITS STUCK AT DODGE UNLESS I PAY TO TOW IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V293000 (POWER TRAIN). WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE PARK GEAR AND THE GEAR SHIFTER MOVED UP AND DOWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED COURTESY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (3100 PLEASANT VALLEY BLVD, ALTOONA, PA 16602, (814) 414-4453) AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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VEHICLE IS MAKING A RATTLING SOUND WHEN TURNING AT A SLOW SPEED. SOUNDS LIKE METAL SCRAPING. HAPPENS WHEN TURNING BELOW 10MPH ON A SLANTED OR STRAIGHT ROAD. AND SHIFTER CABLE BRUSHING IS WEARING. ACTIVE RECALL BUT NO REMEDY AVAILABLE.

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PROBLEMS WITH CLUTCH STICKING TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR. HAD IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD IT IS A BAD MASTER CYLINDER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY WAS DRAINED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE CONTACT CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO JUMPSTART THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE RAN FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AND THEN STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

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THE RACETRACK TAIL LIGHT ON MY 2015 DODGE DART HAS HAD A SEAL ISSUE CAUSING WATER TO GET BEHIND THE LENSE AND CAUSING THE LED LIGHT TO BURN OUT. NOT ALL OF THEM. I'VE SEEN MULTIPLE DODGE VEHICLES WITH THE SIMILAR ISSUE. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE CAN GET THEM MOTIVATED TO GET IT FIXED.

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THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE ON MY CAR STOPPED WORKING WHEN I WAS LEAVING MY GARAGE TO GO IN A ROAD TRIP. THIS PROBLEM ALREADY HAVE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED, HOWEVER A REMEDY FOR THIS CONDITION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THEY ADVISED THAT A PART HAS BEEN ORDERED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE CONTACTED FCA THAT ADVISED ME THAT THEY WOULD SEND APPROVAL TO THE DEALERSHIP TO PROCEED WITH THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, AFTER MULTIPLE CALLS FROM ME AND FROM THE DEALERSHIP, FCA STILL HAVEN'T GIVEN THE APPROVAL TO THE DEALERSHIP TO PROCEED WITH THE REPAIR.

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