Dodge Dart Complaints

2,535 consumer complaints on file.

#10762008September 7, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
DRIVING AT APPROX. 20 MPH, GETTING READY TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLACK, TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER AND STEERING. COASTED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND RETURNED TO CAR IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. CAR STARTED AND ACTED NORMAL. NEXT INCIDENT WAS ABOUT 35 MILES LATER DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. SAME SENARIO, BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED BLACK PANEL AND LOSS OF STEERING. TOOK 10 MINUTES FOR CAR TO REGAIN POWER AND START. THIRD EPISODE AT ABOUT 45 MPH, BATTERY LIGHT FLASHED, I SHOVED SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, PANEL REMAINED LIT, BUT NO RPM SO ENGINE HAD QUIT. I PUSHED START BUTTON, ENGINE RESTARTED AND I PUT SHIFT LEVER INTO DRIVE. TOOK TO DEALER BUT NO CODES. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS BUT ISSUE CANNOT BE DUPLICATED AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT. I AM TRYING TO GET CHRYSLER TO REPURCHASE THIS DEATH TRAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761609September 4, 2015
STEERING
JUST BOUGHT THE 2015 DODGE DART ON 9/2/15 . I HAVE 71 MILES ON IT RIGHT NOW. WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL. TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT TO TURN THE WHEEL. I DID NOT LOSS ENGINE POWER AT ALL. I HAD A STEERING WHEEL LIGHT ON WITH AN EXCLAIMATION MARK. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND 5 MINS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN AND I COULD NOT STEER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761511September 4, 2015
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AS THE ANTI SKID WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND THE PROXY NEEDED TO BE ALIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760902September 2, 2015
AIR BAGS, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
JULY 14TH, 2014 I BOUGHT A DODGE DART VIN [XXX]. THE CAR WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. DID NOT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. WHILE DRIVING ON MAY 8TH, 2015. ON I-75 GOING ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR WITH THICK FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I HEARD AND FELT SOMETHING CRACK ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR, UNDER MY FEET. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY PULLED LEFT AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER WALL. THE CAR THEN BOUNCED OFF A TOYOTA PRIUS. I LANDED IN THE DITCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY MILE MARKER 299 IN PASCO COUNTY FLORIDA. MY FIRST COMPLAINT IS WHATEVER BROKE TO CAUSE THE ACCIDENT. WHICH I CANNOT BE SPECIFIC ABOUT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE AXEL OR WHAT YET. TAKING NOTE THAT NO ONE WAS HURT. MY SECOND COMPLAINT IS THAT NOT ONE OF MY 6 "ADVANCED"SAFETY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN MY CAB AFTER HITTING TWO OBJECTS AT THAT SPEED. AS TO WHY I DO NOT KNOW WHAT BROKE YET. I CALLED FOR DODGES ROADSIDE SERVICE, I WAS PICKED UP AND RODE WITH MY CAR TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALERSHIP. JIM BROWNE CITRUS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, IN DADE CITY. THIS DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE A BODY SHOP. I WAS TOLD BY THE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP MY CAR WOULD BE TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP THEY USED. AS MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE ACCIDENT REPORT REFLECTS MECHANICAL ERROR. AFTER THIS DAY I WOULD NOT SEE OR KNOW WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS FOR 46 DAYS WHEN THE TOWING COMPANY CALLED ME ABOUT STORAGE FEES FOR MY CAR THAT WE COULDN'T LOCATE. VIN INCORRECT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760965September 2, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE POWER ASSIST FAILURE. I HEARD A POP AND THEN THE BRAKES STARTED PUSHING BACK AT ME AND MAKING A HISSING NOISE. I ALMOST DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO STOP AND THE GUY BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. IF MY ELDERLY MOM WAS DRIVING THERE WOULD BE NO WAY SHE COULD PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE HARD ENOUGH AND WE WOULD HAVE A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM. THESE COMPANIES NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THANKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760974September 2, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SWITCHED INTO THE PARK POSITION FROM REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BOX DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE; HOWEVER, THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,079. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761075September 2, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A LOUD SOUND OF AIR WAS HEARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED AND THE DRIVER HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760469August 31, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN NOVEMBER 2014 I NOTICED THAT MY AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER BLOWER FAN WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. IT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERNS WHEN I COULD NOT DEFROST MY WINDOW, PARTICULARLY WHEN ACTIVELY DRIVING THE VEHICLE. EVERY DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO (FOUR OF THEM, MULTIPLE TIMES AT EACH DEALERSHIP) WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY WHETHER OR NOT OTHER COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN FILED, THUS THE DIFFICULTY WHICH ENSUED. AFTER NINE MONTHS OF CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS, THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY REPLACED MY AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER FAN, WHICH I HAD SUSPECTED TO BE THE PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING. DESPITE MY INFERENCE, THE DEALERSHIP INSISTED ON REPLACING THE ENTIRE CENTER STACK IN MY VEHICLE FIRST, WHICH FAILED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT TOOK MONTHS TO CONVINCE THEM TO JUST REPLACE THE BLOWER FAN. TWO WEEKS AGO MY VEHICLE WAS FINALLY REPAIRED WHEN THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BLOWER FAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760228August 30, 2015
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
NOTICED EXCESSIVE TIRE NOISE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE TIRES, 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES HAD SIDEWALL BELT FAILURE WITH NOTICEABLE BULGE ON SIDEWALLS AND ONTO TREAD SURFACE. ALL TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT KUMHO SOLUS KH25 SIZE 225/45R17 DOT K2X5 YAL 8 DATE CODES 4912, 4912, AND 0313.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760184August 29, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FATHER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE , AND INDICATING THAT THE SEAT BELT IS NOT BUCKLED BUT IT WAS , AND THE WARNING ON THE DASH SAYS AIR BAG SERVICE DEPLOYED BUT THE NOTHING CAME OUT , BUT I NEVER HIT ANYTHING , ALSO THE NOISE FOR THE SEAT BELT KEEPS GOING OFF AS IF THE SEAT BELT IS NOT BUCKLED WHEN IT IS , I NEVER HAD PROBLEM BEFORE WITH CAR ITS CREEPY AND SCARED FOR MY WIFE AND FATHER WHO SIT IIN THE SEAT , PLEASE HELP ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759640August 27, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
"BRAKE FAILURE" WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDDLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY BECAME HARD TO DEPRESS AND THE DISTANCE NEEDED TO STOP INCREASE DRASTICALLY. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY. IF IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759688August 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECELERATE. THE RPMS DECREASED SLOWLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THE RPMS REMAINED AT 3,000. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER CONTROL MODULE LOSS COMMUNICATION AND THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759671August 27, 2015
PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO ENGAGE INTO THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED IN REVERSE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V124000 (PARKING BRAKE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759676August 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING-INTERMITTENT PROBLEM/ISSUE. THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH SYSTEM (MANUAL TRANS) WILL LOSE PRESSURE WHICH MEANS THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR AND I CAN'T SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION. AT TIMES IT IS ONLY DOING THIS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING BUT WILL GET PRESSURE AFTER "PUMPING IT UP" A FEW TIMES. IT WILL LOSE PRESSURE AFTER DRIVING FOR A PERIOD OF 15-20 MINUTES MEANING THAT WHEN COMING TO A STOP I AM UNABLE TO DOWNSHIFT. ONCE STOPPED, WHEN IT HAS LOST PRESSURE, IF YOU LEAVE THE TRANSMISSION IN FIRST GEAR, OR REVERSE, IT WILL MOVE WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS PUT INTO THE START MODE WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS FULLY DEPRESSED! THERE HAVE NEVER BEEN ANY FLUID LEAKS OR SIGNS THAT THE LEVEL HAS GONE DOWN. I HAVE SEEN ON A DODGE DART OWNERS WEBSITE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759817August 27, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN SON ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE PARKING LOT, THERE WAS A MEDIUM "CHUNK" NOISE AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK AT ALL UNTIL HE STOMPED REALLY HARD ON THE PEDAL. HE DROVE HIS 8 MILES HOME SLOWLY, GIVING LOTS OF BRAKING ROOM AS EVERY TIME HE HIT THE BRAKES A HISSING NOISE AND VERY LITTLE BRAKE RESPONSE WAS GIVEN EVEN WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AS HARD AS HE COULD. WHEN MY HUSBAND DROVE IT INTO THE SHOP, HE SAID IT WAS LIKE THERE WERE NO LONGER POWER STEERING BRAKES. THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED, UNDER WARRANTY STILL, AND SINCE MY SON STEPPED SO HARD ON THE BRAKE, HE ACTUALLY BROKE THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY AS WELL, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO STAY ON ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. ALL THAT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, TOO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759620August 26, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WILL GET STUCK DOWN AND NOT ENGAGE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CLUTCH PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED AND NOT RETURNING WITHOUT PUMPING THE PEDAL PRIOR TO STARTING THE ENGINE. THIS IS BECOMING COMMON AFTER THE CAR IS NOT IN OPERATION OVERNIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759154August 25, 2015
POWER TRAIN
IT HAD RAINED AND I WAS MANEUVERING MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2013 DODGE DART OUT OF A TIGHT SPOT, WHEN PLACING IN REVERSE AND BREAKING TO CHANGE TO FORWARD, THE ENGINE SHOOK AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT. I REVVED THE ENGINE TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING. THERE IS VIBRATION THAT YOU CAN FEEL WHEN SITTING AT A LIGHT, POSSIBLY A ROUGH IDLE. U-CONNECT IS NOT WORKING. WHEN MORE THAN ONE THING IS ON, SUCH AS RADIO OR AC, AND YOU GO TO OPEN WINDOW, YOU CAN FEEL A POWER DRAIN. I AM NOT SURE IF ALL THESE THING HAVE TO DO WITH ELECTRICAL, POWER-TRAIN OR BOTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758707August 24, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN PUTTING MY 2013 DODGE DART INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP IN MY DRIVEWAY I REALIZED I HAD NO BRAKES. THE PEDAL MADE A LOUD WOOSHING NOISE AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A LOT OF AIR COMING OUT. THEN THE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD TO PUSH DOWN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. THE CAR DID THE SAME THING IN DRIVE, AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED IN THE SAME MANNER REPEATEDLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758639August 23, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE WAITING IN A DRIVE THERE LINE, I HEAR A LOUD POP, THEN THERE WERE NO BRAKES. WHEN I DID PRESS THE BRAKES THERE WERE A HISSING NOISE AND THE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPRESS. I WAS TERRIFIED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750235August 21, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OTHER OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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