Dodge Dart Complaints

2,535 consumer complaints on file.

#11672779July 11, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I purchased it and within two months the cars breaks were slow to respond, or would lock up and the parking break did not work. The car suddenly shifts into neutral while driving on the high way and surface roads, loses power and has nearly caused multiple accidents. Other times when i try to shift, it does not respond. Car stalls going up hill and at stoplights. I took it for diagnostics twice and both places stated that the symptoms are mirroring the earlier recall problems. One said the spark plugs are ruined from some other issue. When I called the manufacturer they stated that it had previously been repaired on recall. I contacted the dealership where I purchased it and they told me the car was sold "as Is". The problems only got worse. The battery would go dead all of the time. I replaced it and still had the same problem. Windows wouldn't go up and down properly, sun roof would not open and close. Every time I used the blinker to turn right, the windshield wipers would turn on. Now they will not turn off at all. It also turned out that the tires had dry rot. When i went in for an oil change i was told that oil was back flowing into a part of the car that it shouldn't. Now I have to pay $300+ plus towing to have the dealership do a diagnostic so that I can ask the manufacturer to cover the cost of repairing it (again) because the first repairs done when the previous owner had it, did not work. The car is a death trap. At this point the car has been sitting until I can afford repairs because Ive been scared to death to drive it. Too many near misses, once with a semi, when the car shut down while doing almost 70mph. It should be illegal to sell this car to anyone new or used. I have an appointment at the Dodge/Chrysler dealership for repairs, but since it was supposedly "fixed" previously, i have very little faith that it can or will be properly repaired.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11671210July 4, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Unable to remove key from ignition have to wiggle the gear selector to be able to remove key.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11671141July 3, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The shifter cable for this car once again came undone. I did the first original recall a couple a years ago and once again the same issue is happening.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11670900July 2, 2025
AIR BAGS
The check air bag light has come on in the dash back in the fall of 2024. I took it to Tacoma Dodge in Tacoma Washington to have it repaired on October 11,2024. It was determined that the ORC module was at fault and the part was ordered. I took the vehicle back on October 30, 2024, to have the part installed. I had to bring the vehicle back to Tacoma Dodge on November 5, 2025 because the air bag light had come back on. It was determined that the OCM module (seat weight sensor) was bad. I was notified on December 11, 2025, by Tacoma Dodge that the part needed was no longer available. I bought the car new in October of 20215, and it currently has 52712 miles on it. How can a manufacturer discontinue a part that is part of the SRS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11670162June 30, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My car keeps going into neutral when I’m going down the interstate or highway with my eight-year-old in the car and I have to pull over and restart the car for it to go anywhere. There’s no warning it just does it. It says there are no unrepaired recalls on my car I bought it used, but when I looked up the recalls for the car, there were five and I know at least three of them are wrong with my car. Is there anything I can do to get these fixed? I am a single mother and I cannot afford to have it fixed. Is there anyone who can help me? To recall, I’m pretty sure it is wrong. On other Dodge darts was the transmission control module or something like that and my car is doing the same thing only it’s saying I don’t have a recall for my car. This happens on a daily basis.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11669669June 27, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, her son heard an abnormal popping coming from the engine after the vehicle was started. In addition, while attempting to move the gear shifter, the gear shifter failed to function as intended. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the shifter cable had fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. Upon further investigation, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V293000 (Power Train); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11669839June 27, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while attempting to move the gear shifter, the gear shifter was stuck in park(P). The contact was unable to move the gear shifter and an abnormal sound was coming from the transmission. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon further inspection, the contact's son became aware that the transmission shifter cable had detached. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 218,978.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11665703June 9, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle and shifting to the park(P), the message "Vehicle not in Park" became displayed. Additionally, the contact stated that during the failure the vehicle rolled backwards. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 107,077.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11663394May 28, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I am having an intermittent, no communication with TCM, Active stabiliy control light comes on, the vehicle feels like it pops into neutral jarring the vehicle and once this happens i have code U0101 in PCM,ABS, ESM, BCM,IPC,RFH along with a U11C2 code in the PCM. also sometimes when this happens if i turn the vehicle off it won’t start again. I have not brought it to the dealership as i can’t afford it, but 2013-2015 dodge dart has a recall for the tcm because of the tcm bracket, causing almost ever issue my vehicle has. And i was told it is engine specific but the 1.4,2.0, and 2.4 all came with the same TCM and bracket. I aquired this vehicle 2 months ago and i have had the issue intermittently since i got it. i am a mechanic over 10 years and i have replaced the alternator due to the vehicle not starting after being parked. that seemed to fix the issue but several days later it happened again. then i had no issue with a no start again until today. I replaced all the star connectors due to having communication codes in so many modules. and oddly enough i had no issues for several days, then the ASC light came on and the vehicle jarred again but it only had a U0101 code in the ABS module and sometimes the PCM but no other modules and also the problem was not happening daily like before i would go several days without a issue i would clear the codes and had no issue the rest of the day. until today i just started the vehicle and while parked the light came on and i scanned it and it had codes in 6 modules again and it is now doing it back to back and i turn the engine off to clear the codes and they won’t clear and also the vehicle won’t start but if i cycle the key and open the door several times it allow the codes to eventually clear and the vehicle to start but shortly after the light comes back on and i have the same issue again. and it seems to happen mainly when i have a passenger.because the tcm is on the passenger floor board.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11656350April 23, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The recall was for the PCM, which is the powertrain control module. Dodge reprogrammed it, but now my mechanic is telling me it actually needs to be replaced—and I’m being charged for that. I don’t believe the recall resolved the core issue, and I’m concerned the repair wasn’t thorough enough. I’d like to request that my case be escalated or reviewed for possible goodwill assistance or reimbursement. I have the VIN and documentation if you need it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11655119April 16, 2025
POWER TRAIN
We been having issues with the Transmission slipping sometimes and not moving when in drive and sometimes you hear the motor rev up like ur hitting the gas when ur not . I heard there was a recall for a shift cable i think it was . I went to my local dealer and they said it was already replaced and wouldnt replace it again. It was replaced 10 years ago and it needs replaced again. Dont they have to replace it Again if its the same problem as before?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11653457April 8, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Every since July 12th, 2016 25,993 I’ve had this car checked for electrical problems at the dealership and they always say they can see the drain but they couldn’t help but the problem has been tracked down to the body control module #3 electrical that stays on drawing 1.5amps every second and surges and tons of other people have the same issue as me proof all over the internet also it leaks a ton of oil out of the pvc into the intake coating the map sensor making it idle rough
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11651422March 28, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Unknown
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11649161March 19, 2025
AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION, ENGINE
The vehicle history does not show any type of accidents. The vehicle history says that the vehicles airbags are in tact. In reviewing my contract from the dealership there is a page that states the vehicle has no airbags.The airbags not being present means the have been deployed due to a collision, right? Im concerned that the vehicle is not the vehicle aligned with the vin. Visually inspecting the physical vin sticker it has rips and is torn is some places. The odometer is always blinking. I am concerned that it may have been altered. Took it in for a alignment at a shop, but the shop said the could not complete the alignment.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11649020March 18, 2025
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that upon arriving to his destination and attempting to shift into reverse, the shift lever failed to move to the desired position. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11647998March 12, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Car will not shut off while in park position.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11644986February 26, 2025
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I had a recall on this vehicle, cable/bushing broke on shifter connecting to transmission, shifter does not work stays in park. Recall was repaired 12/2019. This issue has happened again, vehicle not driving. Called dodge dealer they say they are not fixing again, recall only covered for 2 years.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11641239February 7, 2025
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)
Car started to misfire and sometimes accelerate by itself ended up spending over to 3000 on mechanic and dealership to ended up have to rebuild the ECM because dealership after pay them close to 2000 said the ECM was discontinued so it was nothing they can do about it so my local mechanic ended up sending the ECM to be rebuilt and it worked but after spending over 3000 so this car need to be recalled and reimburse all this money spent
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11641128February 6, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart. The contact stated while driving approximately 55-70 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle lost motive power and shifted to neutral. The contact constantly depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle regained proper acceleration. The contact stated that the failure had occurred several times and was occurring within every 5-6 miles. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The contact stated that another dealer, Hoblit Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM (333 Main St, Woodland, CA 95695); was contacted and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11640966February 5, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the gear shifter failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the key failed to release from the ignition. The contact stated that it took five hours to get the key out of the ignition. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that an unknown recall repair was performed in September of 2019, which involved the replacement of the shifter bushing cable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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