2015 Dodge Dart: soft or spongy brake pedal

Filed Aug 6, 2025 · Brakes · MO · crash

Vehicle was traveling northbound when green light turned red. Steady press of the brakes revealed the brake pedal had no travel. Pumped and held brake pedal to try to stop. Pedal gave way after vehicle entered the intersection causing collision with another motor vehicle. No warning lights or issues indicating the brakes may fail. The previous years of vehicle appear to have a recall specifically for hard brake pedal, but not the 2015.

Filed Jul 16, 2021 · Brakes · 50,000 miles · MT

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart. The contact stated while driving 25 mph, there was an abnormal popping sound coming from the brake pedal. The brake pedal stiffened and was difficult to be depressed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed that the brake booster was faulty and there was brake fluid leaking from the brake booster. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.

Filed Aug 28, 2020 · Brakes · 87,049 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 dodge dart. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brake pedal became hard and failed to stop. On several occasions the brake pedal went from hard to soft spontaneously. The contact replaced the front brakes. The service electric brake system warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to chrysler dodge jeep ram farmington (970 e woodlawn dr, farmington, mo 63640, (573) 431-7800) where the vehicle was diagnosed and the contact was informed that the vacuum pump assembly and brake booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure was like that of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v800000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was contacted however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 87,049.

Filed Jun 17, 2019 · Brakes · 20,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 dodge dart. While driving at any speed, the brake pedal stiffened and failed to stop the vehicle on more than one occasion. The vehicle was taken to gossett motor cars (901‑328‑8174, located at 1870 covington pike, memphis, tn 38128) where it was determined that there was no recall and referred the contact to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.

Filed Jan 30, 2019 · Brakes · 53,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 dodge dart. While driving at unknown speeds, the brake pedal was hard and failed to depress. The emergency brake had to be engaged to stop the vehicle and the brake lights were illuminated. The "emergency braking system needs to be serviced" message was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to fuccillo chrysler jeep (4589 state highway 30, amsterdam, ny 12010, (518) 843-3333) where it was diagnosed that the brake booster and vacuum pump needed to be replaced. In addition, oil was leaking into the brake booster. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 57923582. No further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 53,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Jan 6, 2017 · Brakes · 60,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 dodge dart. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the brake pedal was applied and failed to respond without warning. The brake pedal was stiff and required excessive force in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake booster system was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.