Engine Burning Oil Problems of Dodge Dart - part 1

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).

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2. 4-liter tigershark engine Chrysler Dodge automotives routinely overconsume oil, causing costly maintenance. The oil overconsumption also leads to low oil pressure, triggering a defect in the affected Dodge Dart vehicle to spontaneously shut off while in operation. This can occur in the middle of intersections or even on the freeway. Vehicle has no indicator to show actual remaining oil life to warn drivers of potentially sudden shut down. This has created an unsafe driving hazards. This is the second Chrysler product I have had the same problem. The dealers are refusing to repair and keep extending the problem past warranty as they request oil consumption tests all the time and will not directly repair the issue. We have visited 3 different dealers, haze Chrysler in gainesville, GA, troncoli Chrysler in cumming GA, and now don jackson Chrysler in cumming, GA. The Dodge date has stopped running while in motion and also when stopped. This is in operation by my son, and as an inexperienced drive when he first received the car, it creates a greater threat to not know how to operate under the power loss. This problem has been happening several times over the years. He is not a high milage driver until college so it has become more obvios in the last 2 years.

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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.

I wrote this letter because I was concerned even more now that my 2016 Dodge Dart sxt is really consuming oil I keep adding oil even I just did a change oil I am really worried know it is stall me twice on the road, upon looking online I realize that there's a lot of people had to complain about the consumption oil and it's stall their vehicle on the road while driving which it happened to me the same thing so I want to inform you guys that I'm having the same problem with everybody else and I hope you guys fix the problem and get this thing done as soon as possible because I want my vehicle to be operate good every day for commute so please thank you.

Car is burning oil causing it to stall.

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I just had my oil changed at around 70,000 my car shut off on me while I was driving due to no oil my car was three quarts low and my car is at 72,942 just shut off no steering no nothing about caused a wreck because my car died in an intersection granted I have a manual so I was able to engage the clutch to keep rolling but the steering wasn't working so I wasn't able to get it pulled off the road safely now I didn't feel the need to check my oil due to the fact it wasn't leaking and it wasn't burning any oil that I smelt so after all this I call a tow truck get it back to my house let the engine cool while my engine is cooling I start doing some research on why it may have done this there's others with this same problem is someone gonna have to die before they decide to fix this issue now I could've had my kids in the car this morning and now I don't even wanna put them back in this car because of this.

I have been taught to check my oil consistently. I bought my vehicle with 68,089. Checked oil and it was full. At 69,089 I checked oil and was 2 quarts low!! so I filled it and called dealership. They said they could do an oil consumption test but that it's normal for vehicles to burn oil( about 1 quart per 1000 miles. My vehicle burned double that. I did some research online to find that many other consumers with the same vehicle had the same problem ! Dodge should have a remedy for a very serious problem. Since filling I have burned 1 quart in 700 miles.

Tl- the contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart sxt. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle sized and loss of power without warning. The contact veered to the shoulder of the road and turn the vehicle of and back which resumed back to normal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer greenway Dodge Chrysler Jeep ram 9051 e colonial dr, orlando, FL 32817 (407) 347-4929 were a diagnosed test was performed and determined that the oil consumption seems tobe low. The oil was changed but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided the contact with case number(59514487) and informed the contact that the would need to drive the vehicle for 2,000 miles in order for the diagnosed test to determined if the engine needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000. Ck.

My 2016 Dodge Dart stalled at a stoplight while idling. I called the Dodge dealership and they told me to check the oil level in my car. If it gets too low the car will stall. I had just changed my oil about 3 months beforehand with the correct weight and amount of oil according to the owners manual. But when I checked, sure enough there was almost no oil on the dipstick. Apparently these cars burn oil and Dodge doesn't seem to be willing to fix the problem. There are other similar complaints all over the internet that I have found. This could be very dangerous if pulling out into traffic and you get hit because your car dies. Also I wonder how long the car will last while burning oil the way it does. As a single father taking care of 3 kids by myself I cannot just go out and get a new car whenever I want. This is very irritating.

Engine suddenly shut down while in motion. Loss of power steering and power brakes. No warning lights, no check engine light. Subsequent investigation revealed probable cause was low oil level due to excessive oil consumption (~ 1 quart in 1600 miles). This problem has been reported extensively on-line with this engine (2. 4 liter tigershark).

I have a 2016 Dodge Dart with 63k on it. My 16 year old drives it and three days ago she is pulling out school and the car cuts off. She has have it jumped we take it to get battery checked and alternator. It shows battery is no good so we replace battery. The next morning and she on way to work and it cuts off again so we get it running and drive it around and cuts off twice more. I contacted dealer and they test it and tell me it is 2 quarts low on oil and it will cut off. We have had no indicator light that oil was low the oil had been changed less then two months again. They go to say we can request a oil consumption test in 500 miles and proceed to give me service bulletin on oil consumption. This is a safety issue as what if we are driving on freeway and it just cuts off! I ask why it's burning oil if it's oil leak and they say there no leak but don't know where oil is going and it's a common problem in Darts to check oil every 500 miles.

Vehicle started stalling last winter after remote start thought it was remote start acting up but now it started stalling randomly at idle and turning now it has stalled driving down the road and sometimes will not restart right away, it is scheduled to have an oil change in 4 days so I started searching why it would be stalling and read about excessive oil consumption. I just checked my oil and it is barely reading on dipstick. This is bs there is no way it should be consuming this much oil between oil changes. I bought it brand new and it only has 33,000 miles on it.

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.

Engine shuts off while slowing down to turn or stop at stop sign or light. No warning lights before engine shuts down. Call Dodge dealer, was told to check oil and that it was common for Dodge Darts that oil was very low or empty and car would do that. Check and oil was empty or basically empty. Oil warning light did not come on even after engine shutdown this happened a couple of times in one week the last time I was almost hit from the rear I find this to be a very serious situation. I have no oil leaks so engine must have burned oil I still had 600 miles left to oil change. Oil light did not come on when it should have an engine should never shut down well still in motion!.

I purchased my 2015 Dart new from the dealership. Since 7/2017, the car has stalled out in the middle of driving and left me stranded on 3 separate instances. The battery light comes up on the dash after the car stalls out but there is no warning before that. The car does not restart and has to be left for 5-10 minutes before it will turn over. Even then you can only drive it until you push the brake again and it stalls out. The dealership insists that this is normal for the Dart and that it burns more oil than other vehicles. Every time this occurs, there is not a drop of oil in the car. When it happened today, there are less than 5,000 miles on the car since the last oil change and it has been less than 3 months since the last oil change. The last two times this has happened, I have nearly gotten hit because the engine just shuts down without warning.

Upon driving a few months after getting this vehicle I noticed it was burning oil rather fluently. When turning corners while driving it would shut of and I'd have to wait about ten minutes and it withhold turn on like nothing happened. After adding more oil it would operate a bit better. Then the throttle system kicked out. I was driving on the highway and began to lose speed. I pulled over for safety and turned the car off. After restarting it I learned the throttle body system was bad. I initially didn't know what it was until after researching the vehicle and it's functions. . . I cannot get speed going up hill and cannot reach does if more than 40-45mph.

Tl- the contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that when the vehicle was purchased from vann Dodge Chrysler Jeep ram, 899 s delsea dr, vineland, NJ 08360, 856-794-9700, 1-856-794-1493 or 1-(888) 895-1917, within less than a 6 month period the vehicle had stalled numerous times with no warning. The vehicle stalled more than twice, a passerby assisted and noticed as well as an independent mechanic inspected that the oil had been completely empty. There was no oil warning light illumination when the failure was happening. The dealer kept refilling the oil with no solution to prevent the failure. In addition, there was a drastic loss of power and speed pertaining to the transmission assembly. The dealership had provided an oil consumption test however they had not provided a permanent fix to repair the vehicle as the failure had continued to recur. There was no mention of NHTSA campaign number: 15v542000 (power train), 16v113000 (electrical system), 28 TSB on power train, 43 TSB on the electrical system and 3 engine/18 engine and engine cooling, had a warranty but was uncertain as to the cause of the failure and a solution to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired yet. The manufacturer was notified of the failure to determine if they may be able to provide a remedy and if not a buy back due to the multiple failures. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

Crossing a busy road to the middle turn lane my 2014 Dodge Dart stalled out and had a complete loss of power, leaving me in the middle of the road and I was almost tboned. I was quickly able to start the vehicle again to get into the middle turn lane where the car stalled out again. After several attempts I was able to start the car and turn around to head back home and off the road. While driving 100ft the car was still jerking as it was about to stall yet again. I get the car home and leave it parked to call the dealership. The only thing they kept asking me about or were concerned about was my oil and if I had been doing my oil changes. So, they obviously were aware of this issue with the engine failure and the oil. I told the dealership that I have complete documentation of every oil change having been done on time, every time and that I wasn't even due for my next oil change. The service department of the dealership still suggested I check my oil level. I check my oil and it's so low that nothing is on the dip stick, my engine was dry of oil without my oil pressure sensor ever having gone off and zero oil in my driveway. I called immediately and had the car towed to the dealership as it's a very dangerous problem and still under the powertrain warranty. The next day the dealership calls me to inform me that the information I have them was correct that there was no oil in my car, no oil leaks and no residue of oil to be found! they then proceeded to tell me that they've filled it with oil and I'm required to continue driving this dangerous vehicle that already almost had me tboned for another 1,000 miles to do an oil consumption test before Chrysler will possibly approve me for a new motor that is still covered under the powertrain warranty. I was also told that they are aware of the issue of the motor just burning the oil in this car and that it's dangerous.

Burned oil and need to put oil in after 750 miles. New engine was put in, but it still have problems. The problem first started 12/4/17. I was driving my car and it completely stop without warning. I took it to the dealer and it was determined that it was an engine issue. After 6 months, the engine was replaced. It was burning oil.

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The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart. While the contact's son was driving at an unknown speed, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to safford Chrysler Jeep Dodge ram fiat of winchester (1659 berryville pike, winchester, va 22603 (540) 667-5532), but no diagnostic failure codes were found and the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine burned off oil and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 51,000.

My 17 year old son was driving his 2015 Dodge Dart on the road and it completely stalled almost causing an accident. It then started up again and drove. Car would not start at school until many tries. Car 1 day later, 09202017, stalled again while driving on the road and and thank god no cars were behind him for a rear end accident. This is a very dangerous condition ! dealer indicated the car was low on oil (only 25% oil left). No engine oil light has come on to ever warn us. Additionally, the Dodge Dart form website indicates this is a common problem with the Dart's 2. 4l engine consuming 1 quart or more every 2,000 miles. This is ridiculous for a new car to burn this much oil and can cause the engine shut off protection while on a freeway or busy road which can cause an accident. Dealers are not sure what to say and don't investigate this engine problem. Can someone help this community of car owners before accidents occur and loss of vehicle engines at great expense to owner. Many people on the mentioned forum also indicate their oil low light has never come on to warn them before the car automatically shuts off "while driving".

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that there was no warning indicator to specify when the oil was low. As a result, the vehicle stalled more than once and the failure was progressing intermittently. The owner's manual had specific guidelines that were in direct conflict with what the contact was experiencing. The dealer (mckay's Dodge Chrysler Jeep ram fiat, 2020 frontage rd s, waite park, mn 56387, (320) 252-7170) provided an oil change, indicated that an oil consumption test was needed, and stated that they would need to check the oil levels every 500 miles. The contact felt that this was not a permanent solution and was unable to determine when the levels were low. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no solution. The failure mileage was not available.

Engine is burning oil at an alarming rate. I have to fill up the engine with oil to keep it from stalling, every 2 weeks. When the engine uses up that oil, it stalls multiple of times until I can drive it to an autoshop.

My vehicle has stopped on two occasions while I was driving it. This is very dangerous and is an obvious safety concern. When I pulled out the oil stick there was absolutely no oil. This happened the second time as well. I took it into the dealership and did an oil consumption test. The oil went down about half a quart in 1000 miles. They sent me away and said that this was acceptable. The engine only holds about four quarts this is ridiculous and I will never make it into my next oil change without the car shutting off. The car shuts off due to a safety reaction to stop the engine from being damaged due to low oil. I have not made it to my oil change since I have been refilling the oil. Dodge's guidelines say it is "acceptable" for the 2. 4 engine to burn 1 quart every 750 miles. That is all the engine oil in the engine since it only holds 4 quarts every 3,000 miles. My oil change won't be due any time close to then. Please do something about this. There are countless complains and threads of citizens with this safety concern. I am worried of when the car will stop on me again.

The car was dying at lights, onramps, offramps, just basically anytime the oil sloshed around enough to lose oil pressure and shut off. After 4k miles, 40% oil life left according to the monitor, the oil doesn't even register on the dipstick, had to add 2-3 quarts. Went to Dodge dealership, dealt with Chrysler case #'s and reps, was promised a fix and never got it. Oh yeah, the dealership tried to charge me hundreds of dollars. Had to argue with chyrsler corporate for weeks to get them to pay. Is it burning? leaking? it's a manufacturing defect for sure. The epa would have a field day. Their emissions are probably completely out the window if they are burning that much oil, or releasing it into the wild 1 drop at a time. I've never seen any accumulating oil in the garage or my parking spot at work. I don't think the epa would like knowing barrels more of oil are being used than advertised. Also, the car has stalled in the middle of an intersection with cars coming up behind me. It's always been to/from work or something like that, and never with my kids and family in the car. But you'd have to think that's a huge lawsuit/tragedy waiting to happen, and yet Chrysler completely says that's within reasonable spec. Where the hell was this "spec" when I purchased the car? the new sticker didn't say "great gas mileage, awesome nav unit, burns 1qt of oil per week" on the window. 20 year old cars have oil level sensors, and warnings about that. Why does this new age car, not have an oil sensor on it to at least warn us of impending doom when the car stalls making a simple turn? there was a dealership franchise chain down in phoenix completely replacing people's engines for free with the 2. 4l tigershark (I think some jeeps and fiat's have them as well). I also heard rumors that somewhere along the lines of 30% of 2. 4l's had the piston rings in backwards?.

Car stalls without warning in all sorts of scenarios, just started, turning, stopping, up hill or down hill. Multiple inquiries with Chrysler corporate and dealerships resulted in them telling me the car is engineered to allow 1qt of oil burned every 750 miles, per spec sheet I had to firmly demand to be able to see it. Was basically told there is no problem that my car dies in the middle of an intersection with my family in it, thereby the potential for a major catastrophic deadly situation is there. Chyrsler corporate cases were closed with no resolution and they nearly made me pay for the inquiry. This is all apparently hidden in the Chrysler TSB - 09-001-12. My car had 25,000 miles and was needing about 7-8 quarts between oil changes according to the car's built in oil life meter which is intended to be used.

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.

At 7 am in the dark, the vehicle was approaching a train tracks crossing and stopped/stalled on a train tracks approach. All electronics were checked and verified as good. Starter would not engage. While making arrangements for a tow to the dealership, I checked this board for complaints. Sure enough, the low/no engine oil issue was the root cause. The engine burns oil at an alarming rate as if it were evaporative. I went back and added a quart. The car fired right up. I took it to the dealership just to be safe for them to check it out. Of course, no codes were prevalent so they could do nothing but charge me for an expensive diagnostic and an oil change. They had it for a week. Fca sent me a survey so I made them aware of it. Now, I (along with many of my fellow Dart owners) have posted to the us government's official site for actionable intelligence that they may do something (anything!). How many near misses have to be reported? how many actual failures of this sort has caused a mortal end? dead men and women tell no stories and remember that the car's flash memory does not record a code. So conceivably, this issue may have already been the cause of many preventable deaths. The internet has video available of this failure if the NHTSA are interested. It's dangerous and callous that this issue is not being investigated.

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that the engine stalled when the vehicle made a complete stop. The dealer diagnosed that the vehicle needed the oil consumption module reset. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 27,000.

Vehicle engine is dying at random in traffic- either while stopped or in motion at low speeds. Electricals remain on, but all driving power is lost. Vehicle does not immediately restart. Dealership believed the issue to be oil consumption, but vehicle continued to have the same issue after oil was changed and refilled.

Vehicle is burning oil way to fast. I get my oil changes frequently and have to keep a big bottle in the car as extra. The vehicle can be driving and just completely shut off in motion. When I add more oil that car cuts back on. I don't have any oil spots when I park my vehicle so I have no clue where the oil is going. No check engine lights are on. I take it to the shop and they don't know what the issue is. This is an issue I had since I purchased the vehicle. I'm completely overwhelmed with how dangerous this car is. This problem is still current til this day 6/6/2018.

I love my car. I do not love having to dump a quart of oil in it every 1,000 miles. While driving my car it shut off. Everything shut off! I managed to get it restarted and make it back to my job but then had to have the car towed because it shut off again and wouldn't restart. At the time I had no clue about the oil issue as I bought my car brand new in 2014. It is costing me quite a bit to keep oil in it. The manufacturer flaw is that they used aluminum piston which burn through the oil. This needs to be fixed and a recall needs to be issued. This is dangerous and may end in death for some unsuspecting consumer. Also, after coming to a stop at a stop light or sign the car shifts out of drive as soon as you release the break and press on the gas. I have had this happen multiple times and have almost been hit as it will move slightly in to the intersection and then acts like it isn't going to go anywhere when it all of a sudden jumps back into drive. This is a major hazard and I am unsure why this issue and the other issues with the 2014 Dart are not being investigated and no recalls are being issued for this VIN #. Obviously, there are many complaints about these issues. Since the issues can end in fatalities it should be looked at a lot closer than it is. These issues are continual, there isn't just one date for them.

Pulling to a stop on the morning of Tuesday, June 21, car shuddered then died 1 block from home. No warning lights came on, and none had flashed in the 1. 5 years I have owned the car. Could not get car to start for 10 minutes. Once car started, no warning lights appeared. Drove it to my local service station for a diagnostic. They found no issues. Drove it all day Wednesday with no issues. Thursday morning, it shuddered and died about 3 blocks from home. Again no warning lights, and car would not start. Had it towed to local service station where it was serviced on Tuesday. While waiting for a tow, searched the internet for common Dodge Dart problems, and discovered that they burn through oil. Checked the oil and zero oil was registered on the dipstick, despite having just over 3k miles since last oil change. No signs of an oil leak. No warning lights or indicators of a problem. No issues with over heating. Mechanic is currently diagnosing the issue to determine a fix. This is a recurring problem with Dodge Darts if complaints on public forums are any indication. Reports of engines seizing due to burning through oil at an excessively high rate are common for this car whether the car has 9k miles, or 50k miles. It is incredibly dangerous for a car to run without oil, and posses a serious safety risk, especially if the electrical and diagnostic information is not recognizing the issue so that owners can address it in advance of engine seizure.

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced excessive oil consumption. The vehicle used over a quart of oil in 1,000 miles. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the information needed to be documented for a few months, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 19,000.

On 3 separate occasions, my 2013 Dodge Dart gt with a 2. 4 tiger shark engine with multiair has shut down while the car was moving on the road. The reason for this the dealership told me was due to low oil, which we recently realized uses at least 1/2 quart per 1,000 miles. The dealer says this is within normal limits. They said that before 50,000 miles it is within normal limits to burn 1 quart for every 1000 miles and after 50,000 miles it is normal to burn 1 quart for every 750 miles. This was never divulged to me when I purchased the vehicle. It first did this starting at 35,000 miles. The vehicle now has 42,000 miles. There has never been any oil light or any other engine light that goes on before the vehicle dies. It has left me stranded in the middle of the road in some very dangerous situations. I no longer feel safe driving this car and who would want to buy it from me? two dealerships have told me that it is normal for the engine on this car to burn lots of oil, to die while the car is moving if the oil is low, and for the oil light not to go on because the car will stop running before the sensor is activated. They tell me they have seen this before. The major problem is the oil sensor never activates to tell me the oil is low. They tell me to check the oil level every time I put gas in the car. I find that to be an unacceptable solution. The oil has always been changed at normal intervals.