Dodge Dart Complaints

2,535 consumer complaints on file.

#11351282August 25, 2020
POWER TRAIN
CLUTCH PEDAL REMAINS DEPRESSED INTERMITTENTLY ON START UP AND WHILE DRIVING. THEIR IS NOT ENOUGH PRESSURE IN THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER FOR ADEQUATE RESISTANCE OR TO RAISE THE PEDAL TO ITS STANDARD POSITION. THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS ACTION LOSS SUIT RELATED TO THIS EXACT ISSUE ON 2013-2015 DODGE DARTS BUT MY DEALERSHIP APPEARS BLISSFULLY UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE. START CASE# S1406000001 APPEARS TO DIRECTLY CALL OUT THIS ISSUE BUT NONE OF THE PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED WHEN INSPECTING MY CAR FOR CLUTCH RELATED ISSUES. THE TECHNICAL RESPONSE WAS "MAYBE YOUR MAT WAS CAUGHT BY THE CLUTCH PEDAL?" SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO FIRST AND THE PEDAL WAS NOT RAISING. AFTER 3-4 ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO RAISE HIGH ENOUGH TO DISENGAGE AND ALLOW ME TO SHIFT INTO SECOND, THANKFULLY I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO MY HOME I DIDNT NEED TO GO BEYOND 2ND GEAR BUT FOR THERE TO BE NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP IS APPALLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350972August 24, 2020
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT'S NEPHEW OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER NEPHEW WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO FOURTH GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE PARKING BRAKES AND PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHILE INSPECTING UNDER THE HOOD, THE DRIVER NOTICED THE SHIFTIER CABLE WAS DETACHED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND THEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER OURISMAN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF BOWIE LOCATED AT 2406 CRAIN HWY, BOWIE, MD 20716, (855) 822-3228, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING SHIFTER CABLE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V293000 (POWER TRAIN), HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,619.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350373August 20, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY RADIO SCREEN PERIODICALLY BLIPS OFF AND RESETS, WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350325August 19, 2020
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING MY DODGE DART ON THE FREEWAY AND IT STALED OUT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET IN A CAR ACCIDENT THIS HAPPED ON THE FREEWAY TO ME MORE THEN ONCE TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED MY ENGINE REPLACED I DID THE BEST CARE OF THE DART ALL THE OIL CHANGES AND EVERYTHING WERE ALWAYS DONE TO A T DODGE SAYING IT WILL COST 8000.00 TO GET A NEW ENGINE ONLY HAD THE DODGE DART 2016 FOR 2 YEARS HAD TO GET IT TOWED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350172August 18, 2020
POWER TRAIN
SHIFT CONNECTOR CABLE GAVE OUT IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHILE IN MOTION. HAD TO REV A BIT HIGHER IN ORDER TO GET IT TO GAIN ANY MOMENTUM ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER VEHICLES. THE AUTOMATIC VERSION OF 2013 DODGE DARTS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT FOR WHATEVER UNEXPLAINED REASON THEY DID NOT INCLUDE STANDARDS(STICK SHIFTS) IN THE RECALL AS FAR AS I CAN FIND ANYWHERE. MY CAR IS IN SHOP NOW WHILE I'M WORKING FAR FROM HOME ETC. DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349478August 17, 2020
STRUCTURE
2016 DODGE DART. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DAMAGED UNDERCOVER ON VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT TOO LOW TOO THE GROUND IN THE FRONT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNDER COVER. THE UNDER COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349663August 16, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
I'VE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR BARELY 4 YEARS AND I'VE HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR THE BRAKES TO BE FIXED TWICE. THE BRAKES SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND BECAME ROCK SOLID WHEN WHEN I TRIED BRAKING ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY I SWERVE AND USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKES. OTHER TIMES, IT WORKED BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PRESS IT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND ONCE IT REACHES A CERTAIN POINT IT HAS A KICK BACK TO IT AND THE CAR DOESN'T STOP SMOOTHLY INSTEAD IT JERKS ABOUT TWICE BEFORE STOPPING. ON THE SECOND INSTANCE, IT HAD A HISSING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AREA. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED WITH AN OEM. SECOND TIME IT HAPPEND (A YR LATER), THE BRAKE BOOSTER,VACUUM HOSE, AND VACUUM PUMP WERE ALL REPLACED BUT IT KEPT HAPPENING. $1,200 IN ON THIS SECOND REPAIRS AND I AM STILL WAITING TO GET THIS FIXED. A FEW DODGE DEALERS HAVE CONFIRMED THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE SEDANS IN FACT THE PREVIOUS YEARS(2013 AND 2014) MODELS WERE ALL RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE BUT THE 2015 WAS NOT RECALLED DESPITE IT HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349698August 16, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY CAR IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SHIFTER. IT WON'T GO INTO PARK OR DRIVE PROPERLY IT ALSO LOCKS MY KEY FOB UP WHEN IT DOESN'T READ PARK. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME BUT 90% OF THE TIME IT DOES. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND PAID TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY CLAIMED THEY COULDN'T FIND THE ISSUE SO THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT TO TEAR IT APART . THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED AND SAID THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WASN'T FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I HAD THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED ON MY OWN BECAUSE DODGE WANTED A OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT AND GO FIGURE IT WASN'T THE ISSUE BECAUSE MY CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE I'VE READ HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IT'S DANGEROUS WHEN YOU CAN'T GET YOUR CAR TO GO INTO PARK AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO END UP SERIOUSLY HURT. ON A SIDE NOTE THEY DID HAVE A RECALL ON THE SHIFTER BUSHING WHICH I DID HAVE REPLACED AND IT DIDN'T HELP THE ISSUE EITHER. IN ORDER TO GET MY CAR TO GO INTO DRIVE I HAVE TO HIT THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE PIN UNDER THE SHIFTER ANYTIME IT JAMS UP ON ME. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE FROM WHAT I'VE READ IT'S A VERY COMMON ISSUE IN DODGE DARTS AND BY NO MEANS IS THIS OK FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE TO MAKE CAR PAYMENTS TO HAVE CARS THAT THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE IN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349559August 15, 2020
ENGINE
TOOK A 100 MILE TRIP, WHEN I GOT HOME AND PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE I SMELLED A BURNT METALLIC/FIBER SMEALL. HALFWAY INTO MY TRIP I NOTICED THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS HARD TO SHIFT. THE CAR IS A 2013 DODGE DART AERO WITH ALMOST ONLY 17,000 MILES ON. ALL SERVICE RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE. ALL RECALLS WERE DEALT WITH ALSO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11348477August 10, 2020
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND SHIFTING INTO FOURTH GEAR APPROACHING A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEAR. THE DRIVER STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE CONTACT STATED A FRIEND OF HER DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO ASSIST HER IN TOWING THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND THE RADIATOR WAS PUNCTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER PATTERSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM STORE (1611 US-259 BUS, KILGORE, TX 75662, (903) 871-7578), WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING MASTER SEAL FOR THE CLUTCH TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11344007August 8, 2020
ENGINE
TRANSMISSION THROWS IN NEUTRAL AND WON'T GO FORWARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343591August 6, 2020
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO RECALLS DONE ON IT. TCM REPAIR AND TRANSMISSION CABLE BUSHING. I TOOK IT TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC. MY TCM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN & MY TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT SOMETIMES AFTER MY TRANSMISSION BUSHING REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343498August 5, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6 SPEED DODGE DART WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON THE FREEWAY, CAR TURNS ON BUT WON'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS WHEN ACCELERATED AND IN GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT THEN IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE. I HAD A MECHANIC TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND THEY BELIEVE IT IS A TRANSMISSION MOTOR CONTROL PROBLEM THAT OTHER 2013 DODGE DARTS HAVE ALSO ENCOUNTERED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343251August 4, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V293000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED TO BOB HOWARD CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (13252 BROADWAY EXT, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73114, (405) 302-5861) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS RE-INSERTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.*DT CONSUMER STATED HE WOULD LIKE TO CANCEL THE COMPLAINT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342927August 3, 2020
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY MOVES TO NEUTRAL AND THE GEARS DO NOT WORK. I TOOK THE CAR FOR A RECALL ON CABLE BUSHING ON THE TRANSMISSION AND I CAN DRIVE THE CAR FOR A BIT BUT WILL FALL IN NEUTRAL BY ITSELF HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE FOR THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342949August 3, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING WITH AN ABNORMAL SOUND WITH A RUBBER ODOR COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V113000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RHYTHM CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT LOCATED AT 2210 GALLATIN PIKE N, MADISON, TN 37115 TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342685August 1, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHEN A PASSENGER SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. WHEN DRIVING, THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON WHEN DRIVING WITH NO PASSENGER AND THEN STAYED ON. IN ADDITION, THE SEATBELT LIGHT WOULD BEEP EVEN WHEN THE PASSENGER BELT WAS PLUGGED IN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO DODGE FOR SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THE SEATBELT COULD NOT BE FIXED BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS DISCONTINUED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRE HARNESSES. THE DAY AFTER GETTING MY CAR BACK FROM BEING REPAIRED, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS BACK ON. IT CAME ON ONCE I STARTED THE CAR. IT NOW COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES DOES NOT GO OFF UNTIL THE CAR IS OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342075July 29, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING THE DODGE DART 2015, GOING DOWNHILL AT ABOUT ~40MPH, I WAS BRAKING TO DECREASE SPEED THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE AND WAS UNABLE TO USE THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN. DUE TO BEING A MANUAL CAR I WAS ABLE TO DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER AND AVOIDED A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT. AFTER GETTING IT TOWED AND SERVICED AT A REPAIR CENTER THEY ROOT CAUSED THE ISSUE TO A BROKEN VALVE THAT CAUSED A FAILURE IN THE HYDRAULICS SYSTEM. ATTACHED DOCUMENTS SHOW REPORT OF VALVE MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING FAILURE IN VACCUM SYSTEM.VALVE FAILURE CAUSED BRAKE BOOSTER TO BE FILLED WITH OIL CAUSING THAT COMPONENT TO FAIL AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340781July 21, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I PULLED IN PARKING LOT AND WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ALL THE GEAR LETTERS TURNED RED AND IT DIDN'T DISPLAY, BY THE FUEL GAUGE, WHICH GEAR I WAS IN LIKE IT USUALLY DOES. I DIDN'T ACTUALLY KNOW IF I WAS IN PARK BECAUSE ALL LIGHTS ON SHIFTER WERE LIT IN RED. WHEN I TRIED TO SHIFT UP TO PARK AS MUCH AS I COULD IT MADE A CLICKING NOISE EACH TIME. SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF...AND THEN BACK ON. HAPPENED AGAIN A WEEK LATER. I TOOK IT TO HAVE COMPUTER ANALYSIS RUN ON IT. INDICATED A FAULT IN THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. CHECKED RECALL ON VEHICLE. SHOWS THERE IS A RECALL ON TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS POSSIBLE ON DODGE DARTS 2013-2015 MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340237July 19, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UNABLE TO GET KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN PUT IN PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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