Dodge Dart tire blowout problems

Filed Aug 11, 2026 · Wheels · NY

My name is [XXX], and I am writing to formally report a potentially serious safety issue involving a wheel/rim on my 2013 Dodge Dart SXT with the 2.0L engine. On the night of [XXX], I was driving home from work from Monticello, New York, to Loch Sheldrake, New York. The trip took place late at night and continued past midnight. During or after this trip, I discovered significant damage to one of the vehicle’s wheels. Upon inspection, there appeared to be an opening or breach in the metal of the rim, with irregular and damaged metal surrounding the affected area. I have photographs documenting the condition and can provide them for inspection. I am concerned that this may represent a structural failure or other structural defect of the wheel. A failure of a wheel while the vehicle is being operated could potentially result in loss of tire pressure, tire failure, loss of vehicle control, or a serious accident. To the best of my knowledge, I did not intentionally damage or modify the wheel. I therefore request that Dodge/Stellantis document this incident and determine whether the condition could potentially be related to a manufacturing defect, material defect, casting defect, corrosion, fatigue, or another condition affecting the structural integrity of the wheel. The damaged wheel was removed by my mechanic. Unfortunately, the wheel was subsequently sent to a nearby salvage/junkyard before I was aware that it might be important for a safety investigation. My mechanic informed me that the facility is LKQ – OEM Recycled / Aftermarket by Keystone. I do not currently know the exact location of the facility, but I understand that it is somewhere in the local area. I am attempting to obtain the exact location and determine whether the wheel can still be located and recovered. I have photographic evidence of the damage and can provide it, along with the repair documentation and any other information available to me. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Jun 27, 2018 · Tires · 41,803 miles · MS · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 dodge dart equipped with dextero touring dtr1 tires, size: 225/45r17 91h (na). While driving approximately 55 MPH, the rear passenger side tire blew out and shredded into pieces. Also, the front driver's side tire lost air pressure. The vehicle crashed into a guard rail. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact stated that the passenger sustained injuries that required medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The dealer was not called. The vehicle manufacturer was not contacted. The tire manufacturer was made aware of the tire failures and stated that someone would call the contact back. The contact was not called back. The failed tires were not the original tires. The failure mileage of the vehicle was 41,803 and the failure mileage of the tires was approximately 1,000.

Filed Nov 15, 2017 · 25,500 miles · MI · fire

While driving down the expressway with my wife, I seen sparks in the rearview mirror. Upon pulling over and checking the tires(figured a tire blew out and we were riding on a rim) I noticed a glowing coming from under the engine compartment. By the time I got my wife and our dog out of the car smoke was coming into the car. I immediately called emergency by the time I got off the phone with the dispatcher the car was fully engulfed. Chrysler did an "investigation and took no responsibility for the fire. I've seen numerous others with the same result as our car.

Filed Oct 27, 2016 · Airbags, Suspension · 25,000 miles · WY · crash

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).

Filed Sep 24, 2016 · Wheels · 30,286 miles · MI

I have had 2 tires withsidewall blowouts of the kuhmo solus kh 25/ 205/55/r16 tires that came on my (new from the dealership) 2014dodge dart. The first at unknown miles. Was as I was accelerating from a stop sign. The second at 30,286 miles. The second blowout was after the car was parked for a significant amount of time, sounded like a shotgun blast and blew a hole in the skirting on my house. Other tires from the solus kh25 series have been recalled with the same sidewall problem.

Filed Aug 16, 2016 · Acceleration, Engine · 40,000 miles · MO

"dode dart recall" I received a postage a few months ago about a recall for my dart, everytime I have tried to contact allstar about the recall they have informed me that the parts have yet to arrive., I have had my car a year and a half. Currently everytime I start my car it is saying service transmission on the dash. On several ocassions the car has automatically went into the neural shift, while driving causing me to completly stop in the middle of traffic!!!!!I have almost been into about 4 accidents because of the glitch with my transmission, the air also will work and blow out hot air on one side. Everytime I stop at a stop sign the car struggles to pull off causing my car to jerk tremendously I am destined to get this issued resolved . Allstar still have not contacted me back about the recall, I need my car fixed asap.

Filed Nov 13, 2015 · Wheels · 20,000 miles · MD

3 out of 4 humho solus kh25 225/45r17 k2x5 yal8 (2x 4112 and 3414) sidewall failures within one and a half years of purchase. These tires fell just short of the product recall serial numbers, but clearly have the same sidewall defects. One tire blew out a sidewall while driving at slow highway speeds, the other two tires have developed golf ball sized bulges in sidewall.

Filed Jul 7, 2015 · Steering, Tires · 13,000 miles · TX · crash

While driving on a local street (under 30 miles an hour), I lost control of my vehicle and the tire exploded. I tried to regain control and the car jumped the curb. My daughters and I was shaken up really bad. Had I been on the high way it would have been a completely different story. I have the dealership investigating it now.

Filed Jun 27, 2015 · Wheels · 3,700 miles · OH

I was driving down the road, at night, which had a speed limit marked at 25 miles per hour. There were a couple of potholes that I noticed so I decreased my speed and was going between 15 and 20 miles per hour trying to avoid any that I saw. I ended up hitting one which was unavoidable, and hard to see since the incident occurred at night; I was going approx. 20 miles per hour (5 under the recommended speed). When the car hit the pothole the front passenger tire popped, the dealership said the sidewall had been blown out. About a month later the same tire had a sidewall blowout again after hitting a pothole, once again at night time while going 35 miles per hour on a road that was marked 35 miles per hour, the rim was also damaged in this incident. Another incident recently happened earlier in june 2015 where I was merging into traffic and driving approx. 35 miles per hour and when I turned my head back around the pothole had already been unavoidable, this time it was the front driver side tire. This rim was also damaged during the incident, and a week after I received my car back from the dealership I was driving down the road and then my tire pressure sensor on the front driver side had went out. I had not hit any holes, I was just casually driving down a main road while on my way to work. The car was purchased in late january 2015, and I have been driving down the same roads as my old car which was a 2000 honda accord and have never had any blowouts or incidents with the honda, yet this 2015 dodge dart has a blowout with the slightest pothole encounter.

Filed Feb 5, 2015 · Tires · 11,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge dart equipped with kumho solus kh25 tires, size: 225/45r17. While driving 30 MPH, the tires began to vibrate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing, where it was confirmed that the belt failed, the front driver side tire blew out, and the passenger side tire developed a blister. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The tire failure mileage was 7,796 and the vehicle failure mileage was 11,000.