Dodge Dart Complaints (2012)

1,081 consumer complaints on file.

#11140994October 17, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. WHILE IN TRAFFIC, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED FIFTEEN MINUTES. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHEETS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (LOCATED AT 250 AUTO PLAZA DRIVE, BECKLEY, WV 25801, (304) 252-4555) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140319October 15, 2018
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING, BUT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT AN HOUR BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK HOME AND LATER TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CROWN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM DUBLIN, 6350 PERIMETER LOOP RD, DUBLIN, OH 43017, (888) 739-0282) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) FAILED. THE PART WAS ORDERED AND THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM BURNED OUT THE HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR AND THE CLUTCH, WHICH CAUSED SLIPPING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACTUATOR AND THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE FIRST REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER THE FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO FIND OUT IF THE LATEST REPAIRS WOULD BE COVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,861.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140056October 12, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES DURING COMMUTE TO WORK 0700 IN THE MORNING 10/09/2018, 65 DEGREE DAY IN 35 MPH ZONE. 54,000 MILES ON CAR. CAR WAS MOVING AT 30MPH WHEN ENGINE DIED AND CAR STARTED TO SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD, WITHIN 60 SECONDS FLAMES APPEARED FROM HOOD, MY DAUGHTER DRIVING THE CAR GOT OUT JUST IN TIME SHE WAS THE ONLY PASSENGER. LOST ALL BELONGINGS IN CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139886October 11, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR ACCELERATES TO 7000 RPMS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF A STOP CAR DOESN'T MOVE. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AT DIFFERENT INTERSECTIONS ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND. DEALER CANT DUPLICATE ERROR MY FEAR IS AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11138988October 8, 2018
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANS SHIFT LINKAGE BUSHING HAS FAILED. LEAVING CAR UNSERVICABLE. DEALER STATES TO ORDER BUSHING THEY DON'T HAVE ANY. 2013 50K
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132859October 2, 2018
STEERING
POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT DUE TO SHORTAGE TO TERMINAL. CAUSES ENTIRE DASH BOARD TO FLICKER OR CAR NOT TO START. TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND WILL NOT TURN OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132326September 30, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT CUT OFF RAINING OR NO RAIN. WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE THEY JUST RUN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131956September 27, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SO THIS IS LIKE THE THIRD(3) TIME THAT MY BATTERY HAS GONE DEAD. AT FIRST IT WAS THE STOCK BATTERY. THEN I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW ON AT MY LOCAL AUTO ZONE FOR $200 AND SOMETHING. THEN THE SAME THING KEEPS HAPPENING. ONCE IT HAPPENS THE STIRRING WHEEL BEGINS TO GET REALLY REALLY TIGHT UNTIL YOU CAN'T REALLY MOVE IT. ONE DAY MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING IT AND SHE GOT STOCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T MOVE IT. BUT IT IS REALLY SCARY BECAUSE YOU HAVE CARS BEHIND YOU DRIVING 60+MPH AND YOU PRAY THAT YOU DON'T GET HIT BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT NOBODY TO GET INJURED SPECIALLY YOU. HOPE DODGE DOES SOMETHING ABOUT. REALLY STARTING TO DISLIKE THE CAR I LOVE. :/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129832September 17, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SHIFTING STICK IS STUCK, THE CAR APPEARS TO BE STUCK IN REVERSE BUT ACTUALLY IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL, THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND CAR WON'T TURN ON. DAY PRIOR TO THIS CAR WAS PARK ALL DAY, LATER IN THE EVENING IT WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 3-5 MILES AND PARKED WITHOUT AN ISSUE. NOTHING WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129797September 16, 2018
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CLUTCH CABLE BECAME DISCONNECTED JUST AS I WAS PULLING INTO A GAS STATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129371September 13, 2018
POWER TRAIN
I AM EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I WILL GET A NOTIFICATION TO "SERVICE TRANSMISSION." AFTER THAT NOTIFICATION COMES UP MY CAR BECOMES SLOW TO RESPOND TO SHIFTING GEARS. I WILL ALSO NOT BE ABLE TO USE "REVERSE" AS IT WILL STATE THAT THE GEAR IS UNAVAILABLE. DRIVING IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR ARE DIFFICULT AS THE CAR TAKES FOREVER TO HIT A CERTAIN RPM. CAR WILL SOMETIMES NOT TURN ON AFTER THIS HAPPENS AND WILL REMAIN UNDRIVEABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129375September 13, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, WHEELS
TAKATA RECALL THIS CAR IS GARBAGE ! DODGE SHOULDN'T MAKE THIS MODEL ANYMORE. I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS TWO YEARS IN OF HAVING THIS CAR. I HAD TO START CHANGING TIRES SO MANY TIME. AIR ALWAYS GOES DOWN, TIRES KEEP GETTING THOSE AIR BALLS. (NO I DON'T PARK CLOSE TO THE SIDEWALK OR HIT THE SIDEWALK) MY STEERING WHEEL ALWAYS CRACKS EVERYTIME I TURN IT. MY WHOLE CAR SHAKES ! I PRESS THE BRAKES AND IT GOES CRAZY. MY ENGINE MESSED UP TOO (IT HAD WATER INSIDE) I HAD TO FIX SOME HEATING HOSE ! MY WINDOW BUTTON STUGGLES TO GO UP ?I HAD TO CHANGE MY BATTERY THREE TIME ! KEEP IN MIND I GOT THIS CAR NEW. ZERO EVERYTHING ! FOR 6 YEARS ! I'VE PUT SO MUCH MONEY ON A CAR I HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED PAYING ! A CAR NEEDS THING TO GET FIXED BUT NOT LIKE THIS! JUST ISN'T NORMAL. GARAGE OF A CAR! DODGE DART SXT 2013 ! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY OR TIME ON THIS CAR. SAVE YOURSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129207September 12, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE COME TO FIND THAT DODGE DARTS 2013 AND NEWER HAVE ISSUES WITH BATTERIES GOING DEAD. I HAVE HAD TO GET THE BATTERY REPLACED IN 2015 AND AND NOW HAVING IT REPLACED AGAIN. OTHER DODGE DART OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS ON MANY CAR BLOGS AND SIMILAR SITES. THERE IS NO REASON A CAR BUILT IN 2013 SHOULD GO THROUGH 3 BATTERIES IN 5 YEARS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. I HAVE ATTACHED THE INVOICE FROM THE SERVICE IN 2015 AND CAN PROVIDE THE INVOICE FOR THIS SERVICE ONCE I RECEIVE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124208September 4, 2018
POWER TRAIN
AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT MY APARTMENT, I PUT CAR IN DRIVE BUT IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND LOCKED IN, LEAVING THE CAR INOPERABLE. CANNOT GET OUT OF NEUTRAL AND CANNOT CUT CAR OFF FULLY AND REMOVE KEY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124221September 4, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON THE MOUNTAIN ROADS TO DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY TO DRIVING ANY WHERE MY TURBO CUTS OFF AND I LOSE ALMOST ALL POWER CAUSING ME TO LOOSE POWER GOING UP A STEEP HILL AND ALMOST GET REAR ENDED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. FURTHER MORE WHEN I'M GETTING READY TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY AND IT CUTS OUT CAUSING ME TO ALMOST BE HIT BY TRUCKERS. I GET A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY SMELLS ALMOST LIKE OIL OR WIRE SMELL. MY SPEED CONTROL IS NON FUNCTIONING AND MY EBRAKE IS ALSO [XXX] NEAR INOPERABLE. I WANT TO KNOW WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A TOTAL LEMON LAW FOR 2013 DODGE DARTS THEY ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE FOR THE OWNER AND ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD . SO IF THIS IS A NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION WHY IS IT NOT RECALLED!!!!! PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124079September 3, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHILE STOPPED BEHIND ANOTHER CAR, MY RPMS WENT INTO THE RED WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE. IT WAS AS IF MY CAR WERE IN NEUTRAL AND I HAD HIT THE GAS. I DIDNT GO ANYWHERE BUT MY RPMS JUMPED TO 7. I KNOW THERE USED TO BE A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR THE CONTROL MODULE AND I'VE HAD MY CAR SERVICED FOR THE RECALL. THE DEALER I TOOK MY CAR TO STATES MY CAR DID HAVE THIS ISSUE. AFTER HAVING THE RECALL CORRECTED THE SAME THING SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123634August 31, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE A WEEK AND A HALF AGO AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY FEELS STRANGE LIKE IT'S STICKING IN SOME WAY. BEEN DRIVING MANUAL CARS MY ENTIRE DRIVING CAREER (20 YEARS). I HAVE NEVER FELT MY CLUTCH PEDAL DO THIS ON ANY CAR BEFORE! UPON LOOKING ONLINE IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE! I LOVE THE CAR WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL FEELS SMOOTH AND NORMAL, HOWEVER IT IS VERY ALARMING WHEN IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING! SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, I TRULY HOPE CHRYSLER WILL ISSUE A RECALL AS IT SEEMS LIKE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD EXPENSIVE ISSUES WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER AT AS LITTLE AS 22,000 MILES...IT HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHILE STARTING THE CAR...MOSTLY HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING HOWEVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122777August 27, 2018
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS IN REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE AND THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122379August 26, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
I NEVER KNEW THE CAR HAD A RECALL I ONLY HAD THE CAR A MONTH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122125August 24, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO BE OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WITH THE SELECTOR SHIFT IN THE DRIVE POSITION BUT WOULD MOVE WHEN MANUAL SELECTED IN 1ST GEAR. RECALL R42 HAS BEEN PREFORMED THAT ADDRESSED THE SHIFTIER MODULE. INFORMATION FROM THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SERVICE SHOP STATED THAT THE SHIFTIER MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IT APPEARS THAT THIS MODULE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING AS IN MY CASE BEING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED WHEN THE CAR BEGAN SLOWING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Dodge Dart