2014 Dodge DART problems and owner complaints

WENT TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO REVERSE AND IT DIDN'T SHIFT. DASH SAID R. TAPPED THE GAS AND STILL IT DIDN'T GO. TRIED 4 TIMES FROM PARK TO REVERSE BEFORE AUTO TRANSMISSION CAUGHT WITH A BANG. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AROUND 16K+ MILES IT'S HAPPEN TWO MORNINGS NOW. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 16,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10670157 at NHTSA ↗

THE CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD STICK TO THE FLOOR IN COLD WEATHER. WOULD EASILY STALL BECAUSE OF POOR ENGAGEMENT. SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD BUCK OR STUTTER BECAUSE THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL ON ENGAGEMENT AND HAVE TO SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD START. AFTER AN ATTEMPTED REPAIR TO THE CLUTCH HYDRAULICS BY CORWIN THE CLUTCH STILL HAS SLOP IN IT AND POOR WORKSMANSHIP WAS FOUND AT ANOTHER DEALER. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW NOISY AND MAKES LOUD CLUNKING OR WHINING NOISES WHEN T…

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10679712 at NHTSA ↗

OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR THREE-WEEK-OLD DODGE DART. IT BEGAN SMOKING AS SHE EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND, WITHIN SECONDS, SHE LOST HER ABILITY TO BRAKE AND STEER. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN 1-2 MINUTES AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT WITHOUT PHYSICAL INJURY BUT WAS EXTREMELY SHAKEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE. WE CAN PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE FIRE, SHOWING THE FLAMES SHOOTING MANY FEET INTO THE AIR AND THE CAR ENCASED IN SMOKE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10678172 at NHTSA ↗

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN JUNE 2014 WITH ONLY 4 MILES ON IT. THE ONLY MINOR PROBLEM I NOTICED AFTER A FEW DAYS' USE IS THAT SOMETIMES IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SWITCH BETWEEN GEARS - IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU HAVE TO JERK IT IN ORDER TO MOVE FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT. I DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS A MAJOR ISSUE SO I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT THOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTS FROM TIME TO TIME. THE MAJOR ISSUE IS THE FOLLOWING: AROUND MID-SEPTEMBER 2014, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING, AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. AT ONE POINT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ITSE…

Owner-reported narrative. 450 miles reported. Look up ODI 10703503 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE CODES NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO LOOSEN THE FUEL CAP AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AS LONG AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT FLASHING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THE ELEC…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,103 miles reported. Look up ODI 10678462 at NHTSA ↗

ONE HOUR AFTER I ACCEPTED THIS AUTO WITH 7 MILES ON IT, THIS HAPPENED---- WHILE DRIVING, THE DISPLAY SCREEN WENT BLACK FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT HAPPENED ON A REGULAR BASIS. I KEPT TAKING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL FINALLY ,THEY SAW IT WHILE IT HAD BLACKED OUT. THEY REPLACED THE RADIO DISPLAY. IT STILL KEEPS HAPPENING EVERY FEW MONTHS ,BUT THEY NEVER SEE IT . .ONE YEAR LATER, AFTER MANY VISITS, THEY PLAN TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. ALSO,WHEN I TOUCH THE KEY TO THE IGNITION IT OFTEN BUZZES LIKE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, BUT IT WILL START .,THEY C…

Owner-reported narrative. 10 miles reported. Look up ODI 10726150 at NHTSA ↗

IN MID 2014, I WAS DRIVING THAT YEAR'S MODEL OF A CHEVY DART, RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE WHILE VISITING FRIENDS IN ARIZONA. ALONG HWY 17, THE ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF BRIEFLY. THE INTERIOR ELECTRICAL WAS STILL ON, BUT POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE GONE. THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT OFF, BUT I REMEMBER THE CABIN STILL HAD POWER BECAUSE I QUICKLY TURNED ON THE HAZARDS. I BELIEVE IT WAS A PLASTIC TURN-KEY, AND IT BEING REIGNITED, THAT ALLOWED ME TO REGAIN CONTROL. IT WAS A STEEP, WINDY ROAD. IT WAS ABOUT 10 AT NIGHT AND THERE WAS A LOT OF DARKNESS WITHOUT HEA…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10762029 at NHTSA ↗

THE POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY WENT OUT DURING A SOFT TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHOWED THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT AND DISPLAYED THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FAULT IN THE MESSAGE CENTER. THIS CHANGED STEERING DYNAMICS MID-TURN AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT AND ONLY SEEMS TO OCCUR DURING LOW-SPEED CORNERING. NORMAL STEERING OPERATION ALWAYS RETURNS NEXT KEY CYCLE. NO FAULT CODE IS SAVED AND THE DEALER HAS SO FAR BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE OR REPAIR THIS ISSUE. THI…

Owner-reported narrative. 6,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10672136 at NHTSA ↗

NOISE PRODUCED WHEN STEERING, CAUSED BY A STRUT MOUNT THAT ISN'T PROPERLY SEALED AGAINST MOISTURE. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. A USER ON THE DODGE DART FORUMS FOUND A FIX, BUT THE ISSUE STILL REMAINS THAT THE STRUT CAP IS NOT PROPERLY SEALED, AND NO AMOUNT OF REPLACING IT WILL FIX THAT WITHOUT FIXING THE ISSUE. FOR DETAILS ON THE FIX: THE ISSUE IS THAT THE COWL PLASTIC GRILL DRIPS RIGHT INTO THE STRUT MOUNT, THERE IS A CAP THERE BUT IT IS NOT A WATER TIGHT SEALING CAP. THIS ALLOWS THE STRUT MOUNT CENTER, WHERE THE NUT IS, TO FLOOD AND C…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10672903 at NHTSA ↗