NHTSA Complaint #10876124 — 2014 DODGE DART

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.