Dodge Dart Complaints (2012)

1,081 consumer complaints on file.

#10577521April 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING AND SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND THEN BEGAN TO SMOKE. I HAD TO STOP IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND GET IT TOWED. SINCE WE'VE PURCHASED THE CAR ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO, WE'VE BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP MONTHLY FOR ONE ISSUE OR ANOTHER (ELECTRICAL, PIECES FALLING APART, TIRE ISSUES, SPLASH GUARD ISSUES, ETC). IT IS A HORRIBLE CAR. NO ONE CARES WHEN YOU CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575815March 31, 2014
STEERING
THE STEERING SEEMS TO LOCK UP ON THE CAR WHEN YOU WANT TO STEER TO RIGHT IT WILL NOT TURN UNTIL YOU GO LEFT A LITTLE AND THEN BACK AND YOU MAY GO LONG TIME BEFORE IT DOES IT AGAIN, MY SON IS DRIVING THE CAR AND HE SEEM OK WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING BECAUSE HE DOES NOT PANIC ABOUT IT BUT IS WORRIED ABOUT IF OTHER DRIVERS THAT WOULD PANIC, HIS FOLKS ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT... IT HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TRIED TO GET IT TO DO IT AND OF COURSE IT WILL NOT DO IT FOR THEM AND THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR AT 70MPH FOR COMPANY REASONS, [XXX](MY SON) SAYS THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 7 TIMES NOW AND EVERY TIME HE HAS THE CRUISE SET AND TRAVELING A DISTANCE WHEN IT HAPPENS, HIS FEAR IS ONE OF THESE TIMES IT MAY NOT WORK TURNING TO LEFT AND THERE HE WILL BE SETTING ALONG ROAD SOME PLACE...IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO [XXX] SOME TIME I CAN GIVE YOU HIS NUMBER(CELL) AN YOU COULD TALK TO HIM FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT. SO AFTER LONG STORY HAS THERE BEEN ANY ONE ELSE WITH THIS ISSUE THAT HAS CONTACTED YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574424March 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN
BRAND NEW 2013 DODGE DART, SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. BEGAN SMELLING AND SMOKING WHEN TEACHING MY SON HOW TO START ON A HILL. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF TRANSMISSION. SMELLED LIKE A BURNING CLUTCH. THIS OCCURRED AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ON THE HILL (LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES). TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP TODAY (3-24-14), AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A STICKER ON THE TRANSMISSION THAT BURNS (IT WAS REMOVED TODAY, AND HAS BEEN REMOVED ON OTHER DARTS THEY HAVE WORKED ON FOR THE SAME PROBLEM), AND THE SMELL AND SMOKE WERE ALSO COMING FROM THE CLUTCH. THEY TEST DROVE THE CAR OVER SOME HILLS NEAR THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE SAME SMELL, BUT SAID IT IS LIKELY CAUSED BY THE NEW CLUTCH AND SHOULD BE DRIVEN 1500-2000 MILES BEFORE BEING CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED CLUTCH BURNING LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY AFTER SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ON THE HILL, AND I'VE DRIVEN MANY MANUAL CARS/TRUCKS OVER MANY YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573916March 21, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT ACCELERATION THE CAR PERIODICALLY STALLS BEFORE ACCELERATING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573666March 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
WHILE BRAKING, THIS WINTER, MY ABS WOULD ACTIVATE CAUSING MY DASHBOARD AND RADIO TO GO BLANK. IT WAS ONLY UNTIL RECENTLY THAT I LEARNED THAT WHILE THE SCREENS ARE BLANK AND REBOOTING MY CARS POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS ALSO INACTIVE. AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS AT FIXING THIS ISSUE ALL THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME IT THAT IT IS A GROUNDING ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569142March 13, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WENT TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES. HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568680March 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RANDOMLY SPUTTER/HESITATE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH FAULT CODE (P0352) AND CONTINUED TO SPUTTER/HESITATE DURING ACCELERATION PROCESS. AFTER DIAGNOSIS IT APPEARS THE ENGINE'S IGNITION CONTROL SYSTEM IS FAILING AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP, THIS IS NOT COVERED OUTSIDE BASIC WARRANTY OR ANY KNOWN RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568682March 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF STAYING PARKED WITH TRANSMISSION IN GEAR (1ST), VEHICLE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE GEARBOX ON STARTUP. CLUTCH LOST ALL PRESSURE AND THE VEHICLE REQUIRED EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE TO DISLODGE GEAR SHIFTER. VEHICLE WAS STARTED (CLUTCH DISENGAGED AND IN NEUTRAL) AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE FORWARD. CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION REMAINED IN CONTACT WITH ENGINE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD EVEN WHILE IN NEUTRAL. TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH WOULDN'T REENGAGE WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567110March 5, 2014
ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. ALSO INTERMITTENT HARD STARTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566427February 28, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE IGNITION WAS STARTED, THE ESC WARNING ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566270February 27, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WASH STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE MOTOR STARTED REVVING UP ALL THE WAY TO WHERE THE TACHOMETER WAS FULLY IN THE RED. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR DOWN. THERE WERE SEVERAL CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND AS WELL BEHIND ME. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR OUT OF DRIVE AS IT CREPT FORWARD. I HAD TO TURN IGNITION OFF TO STOP THE CAR! WHEN LIGHT TURNED TO GREEN AND THE OTHER CARS HAD MOVED FORWARD I THEN STARTED THE CAR AND PULLED IT TO THE ROADSIDE. TURNED THE CAR OFF AGAIN AND RESTARTED THE CAR. EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION. LATER DRIVING THE CAR HOME WAS DEFINITELY AN ADVENTURE OF PURE NERVES DUE TO THE SCARE THIS INCIDENT. I HAVE NOW CONTACTED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND WAITING NOW FOR AN HOUR FOR SOMEONE TO CONTACT ME BACK FOR AN APPOINTMENT. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO HAVE HAPPENED BUT THANKFUL NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565689February 24, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND HEARD A POP. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED ROLLING FORWARD WHILE THE LIGHT WAS STILL RED! FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS COMING AND I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE LIGHT WITHOUT GETTING HIT. WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES THERE WAS AN INTENSE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE FROM THE PEDAL WITH THE SOUND OF AIR BLOWING OUT FROM THE PEDAL. I PARKED THE CAR THINKING IT JUST NEEDED A RESET, BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK. ON MONDAY MORNING I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A BAD BRAKE BOOSTER. FORTUNATELY THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF 2013 DARTS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565153February 20, 2014
TIRES, WHEELS
TRAVELING 30 MPH ON ROAD AND NOTICED MY RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. TIRE STORE SAID IT WAS A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT AND WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT. I REPLACED IT WITH SAME BRAND TIRE. 3 WEEKS LATER 2/16/2014 SAME EXACT THING HAPPENS TO MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE. SO BEING THE CAR IS NEW I WANTED TO KEEP THE TIRES ALL THE SAME BRAND. TIRE STORE GOT ME THE SAME TIRE. THE VERY NEXT DAY THAT 1 DAY OLD TIRE SIDEWALL BLOWS OUT. THESE ARE KUMHO SOLUS KH25 TIRES SIZE M225/45/17. I CALLED KUHMO USA AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A RECALL ON THOSE EXACT TIRES WITH SAME DOT NUMBERS K2X5YAL8 3411-2512. MY DOT NUMBERS WERE K2X5YAL8 WITH DATES 4812, 0313, 0913. I WAS TOLD THAT I DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL OF THESE KUMHO SOLUS KH25 TIRES. THEY ARE JUNK! NOT EVEN LASTING 1 DAY! I WILL NOT BE BUYING KUMHO EVER AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564920February 19, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING FUSE NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,386. ..UPDATED 03/18/14 *BF THE STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED UPDATED 03/20/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563929February 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SINCE 2/5/14, MY "CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT" AS WELL AS AUDIBLE ALERT, DISPLAY SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING. THIS LIGHT AND ALERT USUALLY COME ON WHEN STOPPED, FOR INSTANCE AT STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN, AND THEN WHEN STARTING TO TAKE OFF OR ACCELERATE. I'M CONCERNED THERE MAY BE ELECTRICAL ISSUES, A SHORT IN WIRING, OR BATTERY OR CHARGING PROBLEMS. I'M GOING TO HAVE IT SERVICED THIS WEEK... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562311January 31, 2014
AIR BAGS
I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS AND ALREADY HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE IN TWICE FOR THE SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT ON. THE FIRST TIME, THEY DIDN'T REALLY FIND ANYTHING WRONG AS THE LIGHT WAS OFF BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE DEALER. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY UPDATED SOME COMPUTER SYSTEM AT THAT POINT. I HAD IT IN AGAIN IN JANUARY FOR THE SAME ISSUE, AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BUT THEY WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED THE DASH CLUSTER THINKING IT WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. NOT TWO WEEKS LATER, THE LIGHT IS BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT WHEN THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS LIT, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY, THEREFORE IT IS DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561017January 22, 2014
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING CONTACT EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT A SPECIAL TECHNICIAN WAS GOING TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,200. UPDATED 03/11/14*LJ THE DEALER UPDATED THE EPS MODULE, AND REPLACED THE STEERING RACK. UPDATED .03/13/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559671January 13, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
SITTING IDLE IN DRIVE-THRU CAR STARTED SMOKING HEAVILY UNDER THE HOOD AND THRU THE INTERIOR VENTS. FINALLY STALLED. GOT IT RESTARTED BUT IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, IT FINALLY WENT INTO DRIVE AND I DROVE IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALER. AFTER A WEEK, THEY FOUND THE DUAL CLUTCHES BOTH NEEDED REPLACED. WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN N WHENEVER SITTING AT AN IDLE LONGER THAN A FEW SECONDS. (THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME). WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I WAS NOT TO 'RIDE' THE BRAKE. EITHER "BE ON IN OR OFF OF IT". (THIS IS ALSO UNACCEPTABLE TO ME.) ALSO, CAR REVS UP TO ~5,000RPMS BEFORE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND BUT (OF COURSE) NEVER DOES IT WHEN I LEAVE IT FOR THE DEALER. AM NOT HAPPY WITH MY PURCHASE. MY DEALER HAS BEEN GOOD BUT I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER DODGE. I BUY NEW FOR SAFETY, SECURITY AND RELIABILITY AND WITH THIS VEHICLE, I FEEL I HAVE NONE OF THE 3. THE LEASE CANNOT BE OVER SOON ENOUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558235January 2, 2014
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES
PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE 3 DIFFERENT TIMES, DEALER SUGGESTED IT WAS A PART FAILURE. ANOTHER TIME CLUTCH WOULD NOT COME UP AND STAYED TO THE FLOOR,CLUTCH FLUID LEAKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556769December 20, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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