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The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart. While driving at an unknown speed, the engine stalled. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to larry roesch Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram (200 West grand avenue, elmhurst, il 60126, 630-834-8000) where it was diagnosed that the engine oil was low. The dealer stated that the engine oil might be releasing through the exhaust system and that the 2.4 liter engine was known to be faulty. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was concerned that the engine may stall in traffic on the highway. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 43,600.
Driving to work on interstate 696 driving through royal oak West bound, the engine just shuts off, and shows on the dash engine trouble and electric symbol as well, lucky I was in the left lane and was able to get over, but it has been doing this since I got the car, dealer states they fixed it 3 times still doing the same thing. I have all the papers work since it started at 5000 miles.
Engine shutdown while driving. Appears to be sensor detecting low oil and rather than triggering the mil or a low oil indicator, it shuts the engine down. Happened to my wife while she was driving on a highway. Engine power loss, and also loss of power steering and braking. All dash lights came on, radio continued playing, and lights kept working so it wasn't a complete electrical power loss but a controlled engine shutdown.
- Ellettsville, IN, USA
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The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart. While the vehicle was in reverse, it started to jerk violently and the gear shifter failed. The contact was able to shift the gear into drive and was able to drive the vehicle. In addition, while accelerating from a stop, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact waited a few minutes before restarting the vehicle to continue driving. Also, the battery warning indicator illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and noticed that it was out of oil. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic to determine the cause of the failures. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 43,000.
I have a 2015 Dodge Dart SE and its been nothing but issues! in 2016 I was on the highway going 65mph and all sudden my [xxx] car shut off completely! I had to immediately turn it back on and shift into 4th gear because my car started slowing down while and I had to pull over! im so sick of this model and after reading about others having the same issues its just ridiculous and dangerous! I got it checked and they said everything looked okay and they didn't find any issues. So cars just turn off by themselves while driving for no reason"! fast forward to 2017, the engine light comes on for the first time and I take it to a Dodge dealership in killeen tx and I find out it was the thermostat and they told me there was nothing wrong and that I could drive to Alaska and back with no issues. So I leave and a day later the engine light is gone like it was never there. And here it is 2018 and the [xxx] engine light is back on again. I take it to Firestone on base and guess what the [xxx] they tell me"! you guessed right! the [xxx] thermostat. At this point I'm just pissed and frustrated and they tell me I'm looking at a $500 fix and that this is a common issue with the Dodge Dart! why was I not told this when the car was purchased! oh and it gets better. On 25march2018 I was on the highway going about 60mph and you won't believe what happened....ding ding ding right again! my [xxx] piece of [xxx] Dodge Dart turns the [xxx] off! I don't know if there's a [xxx] recall or not but I know I'm not the only Dodge Dart owner who is having this issue and I should've been told about these dangerous ass problems before I poured my hard earned money into a [xxx] deathtrap. I'm calling the dealership tomorrow to figure out what the [xxx] needs to happen. I'm not trying to die let alone have my babies in the [xxx] car and something happen. Do not purchase any Dodge Darts if you want to live! information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
When driving the Dart, the vehicle will shut off while in drive. The dealer is saying that it is a safety switch for low oil. However there is no oil light turning on on the dash board and there is oil life remaining on the digital display. This has happened numerous times with no resolve. The dealer has even went as far as to say "well, you bought a Dodge Dart". when we purchased the Dart, we bought the maintenance package, including oil changes. We use this package all the time and there would be no excuse to be low on oil that fast in a newer vehicle. This has happened a half dozen times, speeds varying from driving in a parking lot (5-10mph), to down a street(35-45mph) thankfully never on a highway. We are fearful for the day this happens with children in the car. We have been in contact with daimler Chrysler and they have not helped. One mechanic has told me this happens more often that you would think. But still no resolve.
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.
Driving car at 25 mph and it stalled without warning and without any clear indication what the problem was. After 10 minutes the car started and was driven home. A simple google search revealed low oil could be the problem. Oil was checked and noted that it was very low; there had been no indication that the car had low oil. We called the dealer to set up an oil change appointment and describe the stalling problem and they said "you must have a Dart", like it is a common problem. It is a very dangerous situation to shut off the engine without warning. Car has approximately 40,000 miles...... weren't low oil indicators invented in the 70's?
I was driving and came to a 4 way stop sign, after completely stopping I proceeded to pull off. As I began to turn the car slowed down tremendously and come to a complete stop and the red battery light came on. I was unable to start the car back up until about 15 to 20 minutes later. Every day following this day, the car began to start up and stop after going only a few feet with the engine light coming on.
The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart. While operating the vehicle, the check engine indicator suddenly illuminated and the instrument panel electronics and gauges suddenly turned off. The vehicle was towed to friendly Dodge (1395 newlands dr, friendly, nv) where it was diagnosed that the thermostat was faulty and needed to be replaced. The thermostat was replaced and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Vehicle has scaring on the cylinder walls that is soaking up oil and causing a excessive oil loss, causing the vehicle to shut down when taking a corner and not able to restart the vehicle for a period of time. I have been stranded in the middle of the road a few times not able to start the vehicle resulting in me having to jump start it to be able to get the vehicle to move. Apparently this is a common problem with the 2.4L tigershark engines. I am afraid I will be stranded on a busy street and the possibility to be hit. My vehicle is currently at the selling dealership and is telling me that Chrysler is denying the claim for a engine replacement, they are telling the tech to give me an oil change and send me on my way.
I was stopped at a 4way stop and when I tried to move forward the car stalled on me and did not move. I pressed on the brakes, let go and pressed on the gas again and it did the same thing but this time the dash read "gear not available, switch to neutral and then to drive or reverse." I did that but it still stalled on me and then the dash read "service transmission" and the engine light came on as well. After one more try I managed to get it to move so I just parked it in an empty parking slot and called my dealerships service department. The car was towed to the dealership and as I type this I'm awaiting a call from the service department of my dealership so they can tell me what went wrong. I hope it can be fixed.
The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle stalled and lost power. The check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to musselman's Dodge (5717 baltimore national pike, catonsville, md 21228) where it was diagnosed that the oil needed to be changed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. Each time the vehicle was due for an oil change, the vehicle stalled without warning. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
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.
The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start when attempting to drive and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 32,177.
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"
This car suddenly stalls and die now all the time even while driving in highway, took it to manufacture dealership they made diognostic saying nothing wrong but, the problem was never resolve. Searching the web I notice that a lot of people been having same issues as mine which is very dangerous. Thank you
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- Justice, IL, USA