2016 Dodge Dart: excessive oil consumption

Filed Dec 12, 2020 · Engine · 55,000 miles · GA

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.

Filed Sep 28, 2020 · Engine · 40,000 miles · MO

Was driving and the engine stalled and cut off w/o warning in traffic due to low oil pressure. 2.4l engine consuming oil due to scarring of the cylinder walls from the pistons. I was told this by the mechanic at the service center. It was not that long between oil changes when this occurred.

Filed Aug 31, 2020 · Engine · HI

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

Filed Oct 28, 2019 · Engine, Visibility · 72,942 miles · TN

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

Filed Oct 2, 2019 · Engine · 69,089 miles · NY

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.

Filed Feb 23, 2019 · Engine · 46,000 miles · IN

I have a 2016 dodge dart sxt that I bought over a year ago when it had 20, xxx miles on it, it now has 46,xxx miles on it, it does the weirdest thing, I will be driving it and it just dies and doesn't want to start back up until a couple minutes later, it is embarrassing and a traffic hazzard to be stalled in the middle of an intersection or at a stop light, it has been doing this off and on since I bought the car, it is very dangerous, it wasnt until recently that I realized that this is happening every time that my oil change percentage is at 25% or below, so I googled the problem I am having and it is a common issue with these cars , they are consuming oil in between oil changes to the point the engine is 1 to 2 quarts low and a sensor detects that and is stalling the engine to protect it, does this car not have an oil light to detect when the oil is low? How is the way they have this set up legal? They need to recall these cars and fix the engine before someone dies !

Filed Feb 12, 2019 · Engine · 50,457 miles · AR

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.

Filed Jan 15, 2019 · Engine · 63,000 miles · VA

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.

Filed Apr 2, 2018 · Engine · 31,000 miles · IL

The vehicle kept turning off while driving. It happened more often when vehicle was cold. Checked the battery and alternator at a mechanic and all was fine. Its a problem with engine oil. The car consumes oil at a rate of approximately 1 quarts per every 500 miles. When the oil reaches low levels, the vehicle will turn off while driving causing the steering wheel to get stiff and difficult to hit the breaks.

Filed Dec 26, 2017 · Engine · 41,000 miles · NY

Vehicle has had issues from about 1300 miles . The car will randomly shut off while driving with no warning signs and has a hard time restarting , if it will restart. The car has been back to the dealer several times and diagnosed and they can not find the anything in the computer system or figure out whats wrong . I was told be the dealer that it is acceptable for the car to consume up to 1 quart of oil every thousand miles or so . The only information I was given is that it is a known oil problem and that fca (fiat chrysler automotive) is not willing to do anything about the matter . The vehicle now has about 41 thousand miles on it and is back at the dealership for further testing . This has not only cost me extra money but has created major safety concerns , I had broken down while getting on and off of the highway with my family in the car and have been stuck on or in the middle of the road several times . These 2.4l fiat motors are extremely unsafe ! I have told dodge I refuse to drive the car until they fix the issue , also I would not accept the same car as a loaner due to the fact that the last loaner car I had similar to mine also had the same issue at the last service .