From control arms are welded down and some sort of screw goes through transmission. Mechanics are unable to remove and replace the front control arms because of that. If I cannot get the front control arms replaced, I cannot get an wheel alignment.
2015 Dodge Dart: ball joint or control arm failure
6 of the 534 complaints about the 2015 Dodge Dart describe ball joint or control arm failure.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 10,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Ball joint or control arm failure by model year
- 20165
- 20156
- 20143
- 20132
- 20123
What owners say
On march 31, 2017, I hit a curb with the driver side front tire of my vehicle damaging parts of the suspension, including the control arm, as well as the body. At the time, I assumed that when I hit the curb, my wheel was turned, which caused the damage to the suspension. Car was repaired. At times the vehicle would make a clunking noise while turning left or when accelerating. Also at times, at highway speed, the vehicle would vibrate. On august 17, 2017, I was stopped to yield for a vehicle crossing a one lane bridge. This bridge was flat and smooth, with a curve around to the left in my direction of travel. I started moving to go over the bridge and was traveling between 5-10 m.p.h., as I approached the left curve, I started to turn the steering wheel slightly left in anticipation of the curve. The steering wheel became non responsive and I was unable to steer my vehicle and the vehicle kept going left, causing me to impact a curb and guard rail, again on the driver side front. The body shop said I had to have hit something to snap the brand new control arm. I hit nothing prior to impact with the curb and guard rail. There is minimal body damage but the control arm is snapped. I am wondering if there is some type of possible defect with the control arm that would cause it to fracture and snap, leading to my loss of steering control and collision. I have read where defective control arms have been noted on other dodge vehicles.
I was driving on the highway and the car started shaking when I reached 65 MPH. When I got to 70 MPH, it stopped I thought I was okay but I wasn't. The tire separated from the axle and the lower control arm fell off causing me to crash. I ran into a guardrail and if it wasn't there, the car wouldn't have stopped and I could possibly be dead. Upon impact, the air bags didn't deploy either. This is life threatening. Something needs to be done about this vehicle!!! This isn't the first time the control arm fell off. It fell off 3 other times to. I am fed up with chrysler. They won't do anything about this vehicle. It is a casket on wheels. It is a death trap and the next time something like this happens, the person might not live to tell the story. Hopefully nothing like this happens but if it does, maybe it will wake chrysler the [xxx] up!!!! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I bought a brand new 2015 dodge dart and 64 days after purchasing the lower control arm broke off in the middle of driving down the freeway causing the wheel to get lodged into the fender and jam the door. Chrysler refuses to cover the repairs nor will they allow the manufactures warranty to cover the repairs. I have been without a car for 5 months during this time I have lost my job had to relocate my family to a smaller home and now have a credit score of 394 when 6 months ago it was a 720. Chrysler needs to be stopped because they are careless individuals who do not care about the well being of its consumers. This is not the first time a control arm has broken and it will not be the last time if something isn't done about it the next person may not live to tell their story and that is very sad to even imagine.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 dodge dart. While driving 70 MPH, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle began to pull to the right without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was then towed to another dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver side lower control arm fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.
The right lower control arm has broken off for the second time as I was driving straight
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2015 Dodge Dart ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 2015 Dodge Dart?
6 of 534 owner complaints about the 2015 Dodge Dart (1%) mention ball joint or control arm failure. The model year with the most reports is 2015.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2015 Dodge Dart?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2015 Dodge Dart
Stalling 85Check engine light 53Oil consumption 32Loss of power 25Won't shift 22Won't start 17Steering lock-up 14Brake failure 12Jerking 11No deployment 10Transmission failure 10Hesitation 9Key fob 9Power steering loss 9Engine failure 8Fire or smoke 8Overheating 8Slipping 7Battery drain 6Grinding brakes 6Knocking 6Headlights 6Spongy pedal 6Warning lights 6ABS 5Adaptive cruise 5Airbag light 5Misfire 5
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