general problems of the 2014 Dodge Dart - part 2

Car shuts off while driving, all electrical loses power. Checked recall, nothing posted. It started about 1 month ago, happens once a week. Check the forum and there are numerous complaints listed about this issue. Dealership wont return call.

This is a beautiful car however I have been smelling a chemical smell similar to melting plastic or rubber sinve I purchased it in January at 39,000 miles. My passengers also smell it. The dealership did not and they did not investigate further. Now the smell has gotten worse and is more like antifreeze and melting plastic. The smell happens most noticeably after exiting the highway and comingvto a stop. My passengers all notice it. I ride with the windows lowered slightly to bring in fresh air. Also the air conditioning has been turning on on its own, the backup camera recently stayed on for about a half mile after I changed from reverse to drive and began driving. Also their seems to be an occasional delay in accelleration whin shiftng gears.

This is the second time this has happened. The engine will stall randomly while driving. The first time it happened, we had to have it towed to the dealership. They said it was a sensor covered under warranty. Ok good. Well a few days after, the problem happened again. This time they say it's because the oil needed to be changed. The hud showed over 50% oil life left. The same issue happened again a few days ago. The problem seems to resolve after an oil change. I've noticed this has happened to a lot of people, but still no recalls. This is extremely dangerous. When the engine stalls, you loose power steering and brakes. This can cause a major accident. Luckily, it's only happened on surface streets. This issue needs to be looked into and fixed.

At 51000 miles the battery wouldn't stay charged needed an alignment at 2k miles per the dealer not covered under warranty at 46000 miles the ac compressor blew and discharged all the coolant the car was shaking right after the ac repair and smelled like rotten eggs dealer blamed it on a spark plug.

The last 2 weeks my 2014 Dodge Dart would stall in the morning. Doesn't matter when and where. It just loses all power. It wont start for several minutes. At one point at 5:30 am the car stalled on a one way street in a canyon, with backed up traffic. Today I got out of the work around 2:30 pm and while going home in busy traffic, it stalled in and was almost hit by a car behind me. I have read several complaints about the same thing and can't believe that nothing has been recalled.

Started having issues when I started leasing it in 2014. It has been taken into the dealership at least 7 times now, due to stalling out. Everytime I take it in,its because of the same issue. It stalls out at all times,whether it be pulling out of my driveway in the morning,turning slowly around the corner,driving on a local side street going 30 mph, when I started to brake before a speed bump, going 60 mph on the highway, I can keep going. Each time I have been given the run around, problem can't be duplicated, so lets guess. Pcm replaced a couple times as well as the flash updates performed, pcv valve replaced multiple times and it still stalls out. Have even had to pay for a battery because they stated that was the issue before and it wasn't so I had to pay for a battery when I could have used that money for something else as I am in a tight budget as it is. As of today, the vehicle was taken to the dealership, again, (I have been to two different dealerships as well) as of today, my pcv and map sensor replaced, again. I was told from an individual from corporate that he told the dealership he wanted them to keep the vehicle to try to replicate the issue. Apparently that was not done which I will certainly be addressing with him and request be done. Since the first time I brought it in, which was within the first few months of having it, there always seemed to be an issue with it being "low on oil",every single time. I think that should have raised a red flag the 3rd or 4th time I brought it in. They are playing a guessing game, not being loyal and fair. This is a huge safety concern and it needs to be taken off the market, completely. I think they are just doing anything to buy time because my lease is almost up,not fair. I already have legal counsel standing by. When someone gets killed, then they will worry about our safety. How many complaints will it take.

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Dart. While driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle's power seized without warning. The vehicle restarted after several attempts. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 66,000. The VIN was not available.

Interior electrical problems from day 1. Random electrical components shut off and restart all the time. Also brakes became harder and harder to use, until they stopped working altogether in traffic, but started working again after collision.

Bought a 2014 Dodge Dart 2 years. Had no problems with it till recently when car started to shut off while running in motion. I lost power steering control and power to the whole car. Incident happened on four different occasion. Three times on residential road and once on freeway. Completely a safety issue and has put my life in danger multiple times. Electronic throttle control, electronic stability control light, and check engine light turned on. Contacted Chrysler Dodge and their solution was to have me tow car to dealership and pay to have car serviced even though car is still under warranty. Car has put my life and the life of other people in danger multiple times and the company seems to not care even after contacting them formally with complaint.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Dodge Dart. While driving various speeds, the vehicle lost power and stalled. Also, the battery indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but they were unable to identify the cause of the failure. The contact called keller motors inc (1795 s perryville blvd, perryville, mo 63775, (573) 547-1002) and was informed that the VIN was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted via email, but they did not respond. The failure mileage was 129,059.

This vehicle have had two occasions of master cylinder brake fluid loss and unexplained totall engine oil evaporation without warning that caused the loss of power while driving. Luckily it happened in city, not highway.

Vehicle was purchased used November 2016. Vehicle has around 37000 miles. While driving the vehicle it will randomly have complete loss of power and the battery light would turn on. Also, when I would try to start the vehicle after it shut off it would take a few attempts to start the vehicle again. In the past week it had happened 4 times. I have noticed it happens within 10 minutes of turning on the car and it has been sitting for 6+ hours. In one incident I was turning onto a major road and it shut off while cars were coming. This is an extreme hazard toward my safety and others.

Tl-the contact owns a 2014 Dodge Dart. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph, the contact started crossing through a major intersection the vehicle seized. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken into the dealer to be diagnosed and the dealer stated the vehicle is shutting off because its a quart low on oil. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 31000. Am.

Tl- the contact owns a 2014 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 mph, the vehicle stalled as the engine, battery and stability control warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact mentioned smelling a burning odor. The contact was able to pull over and the vehicle was restarted. The failure recurred upon multiple attempts. The vehicle was taken to a dealer twice, where it was diagnosed but the failure was unable to be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that the speedometer on the instrument panel was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 14,000.

I bought this car brand from the dealer. It has stalled on me and on occasions, it does nothing when I turn the key to start. Total electrical defect. Sent lemon law form and only got a new battery from Chrysler. The car still doesn't idle or run right. In the stalling scenario, the car was in motion. In the no start it was in park. I now have 117,000 miles on the car and feel defenseless to get a resolution. On occasions, the charging system light will come on as I turn the key off.

Went to start Dart in the morning and the instrument panel would not light up, could not see any dashboard details such as speed, mileage etc. Tried to restart car to see if the instrument panel would appear, however it would not. Car was towed into dealership and diagnosed as being a faulty instrument cluster module. The dealership provided a rental car for 21 days because the part was on back order, Chrysler also became engaged due to the car being less than a year old and having roughly 7800 miles on it. They provided charge number for rental car.

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.

In November 2014 I noticed that my air conditioner/heater blower fan would intermittently fail. It caused significant safety concerns when I could not defrost my window, particularly when actively driving the vehicle. Every dealership I took it to (four of them, multiple times at each dealership) was unable to verify whether or not other complaints had been filed, thus the difficulty which ensued. After nine months of continuous problems, the dealership finally replaced my air conditioner blower fan, which I had suspected to be the problem from the beginning. Despite my inference, the dealership insisted on replacing the entire center stack in my vehicle first, which failed to resolve the problem. It took months to convince them to just replace the blower fan. Two weeks ago my vehicle was finally repaired when the dealership replaced the blower fan.

Driving down the road went to turn left and the car said blinker out so turned off blinker pulled in the drive way and turned blinker back on and smoke was coming from the tail light opened the trunk and it was engulfed inflames.

Silver billet paint has black specs in it two dealerships says bad factory paint job. Back up camera becomes fuzzy or just goes out. Seats on my gt fade .

Tl- the contact owns a 2014 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that after the vehicle is parked for several hours, the vehicle would start up and then the engine will seize. The contact stated that the battery warning light would be illuminated at the time of the failure. The contact stated that when the vehicle is turned off and restarted that it would reset and the issue would not be present. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis, howerver the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 22,000. Wh.

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 cannot duplicate this or find the problem. Im sorry I got stuck with this car. The problems are not solved .

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Dart. While operating the vehicle, the instrument cluster lights dimmed for several seconds before illuminating again. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 8,000.