Dodge Dart Complaints (2012)

1,081 consumer complaints on file.

#10816537December 28, 2015
POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE. ANY TIME THE SPEED REACHES 40 MPH OR MORE IT GIVES A TRANSMISSION SERVICE MESSAGE AND SHUTS OFF. ADDITIONALLY IF IT IS IDLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME (AS IN A DRIVE-THRU) IT WILL SHUT OFF THEN AS WELL. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS CAR BUT THE PARTS ARE NOT EVEN AVAILABLE. I HAVE A PIECE OF JUNK IN MY DRIVEWAY THAT I AM CURRENTLY MAKING PAYMENTS ON AS WELL AS FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE. VERY FED-UP AND DISAPPOINTED THAT I HAVE NO LEAGLE RECOURSE!!! I AM JUST EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR AN UNDRIVEABLE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811997December 23, 2015
POWER TRAIN
CAME UP TO A STOP SIGN, DROVE OFF AND WENT TO SHIFT INTO 2ND (STANDARD TRANSMISSION) AND MY SHIFTER WAS LOOSE. GEAR IS STUCK IN FIRST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811635December 22, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS NOT DUE TO BE CHANGED; HOWEVER, THE OWNERS MANUAL INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDED TO BE CHANGED AT 50,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS NOT CHANGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/21/2016*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE, AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE. UPDATED 04/28/16. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811710December 22, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER FAILED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811794December 22, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 75 MPH MY 2013 DODGE DART ACTED UP OUT OF NOWHERE. THE CAR SUDDENLY DECREASED IN SPEED MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD LIT UP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT STAYED ON. LUCKILY I WAS VERY CLOSE TO AN EXIT AND PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND EXITED TO GET TO SAFETY. THIS CAR HAS BEEN ACTING UP WITH DAY ONE AND CONTINUES TO IMPRESS ME WITH THE # OF REPAIRS DONE. THERE IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT HAS BAFFLED ABOUT 5 MECHANICS AND IS STILL DOING. THE CLUTCH KEEPS ON STICKING AND THE CAR CAN NOT BE PUT INTO GEAR. MANY MECHANICS AND DEALERSHIPS CAN NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX OR WHAT IS WRONG. I WILL NEVER BUY A CHRYSTLER BRAND AGAIN AND DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMEND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811358December 21, 2015
ENGINE
I OWN A 2013 DODGE DART WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HEARD POP AND CAR STOPPED RUNNING, WAS ABLE TO GLIDE OFF THE ROAD, COULD NOT RESTART VEHICLE. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL PARTS MISSING FOR A PART OF TOP OF THE BATTERY AREA AND REPLACED TO ELECTRICAL PART THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED. WHEN WENT TO GO GET CAR ON DATE WAS STATED WOULD BE READY WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKEN, HOLE IN BLOCK AND 8 OUT OF 16 VALVES STUCK, NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. MILEAGE 45,900 THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE 11/14/2015 AND BEING TOLD WE HAVE NO CLUE WHAT CAUSED THIS AND WAITING FOR ENGINE TO ARRIVE WHEN WAS TOLD ENGINE WAS ORDERED ON SAME DATE OF INFORMING ME OF ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811577December 21, 2015
POWER TRAIN
CERTAIN TIMES CAR WILL NOT START. ONCE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO START DASH WILL SAY SERVICE TRANSMISSION AND GEAR NOT AVAILABLE. THAT IS FOR FORWARD OR REVERSE. WHILE DRIVING FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT FROM 1 TO 3 GEAR. NO POWER AND ABSOLUTELY NO AWNSER FROM DEALERSHIP ON PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810936December 17, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809970December 14, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810056December 14, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809474December 10, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT IN MY CAR AT 50,615 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS NOT PART OF MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERANT SHOP TO HAVE A NEW WATER PUMP PUT ON MY CAR IT HAD 8,000 MORE MILES ON THE CAR IT STARTED OVER HEATING TOOK THE DODGE TO LARSON IN PUYALLUP WA. THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE ANTIFREEZE HAS BEEN MIXED IN THE CAR AND THAT THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809100December 8, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I GOT A RECALL LETTER FOR THE TCM (THAT WAS A MONTH AGO.) HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THREE TIMES BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START SINCE I GOT THE LETTER . HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TWO OF THE THREE TIMES. WAS IN YESTERDAY & WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM IS THE RECALLED PART & THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNTIL I GET THE SECOND NOTICE STATING THE PART IS READY . IT IS A GAMBLE EVERY TIME I GO TO START MY CAR AS TO WHETHER OR NOT I WILL BE ABLE TO GET WHERE I'M GOING . THE CAR HAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS ALL OF WHICH HAS BEEN @ A STOP SIGN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE . IF THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE RESOLVED TILL SOMETIME IN JANUARY MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE DEALER CARS MADE AVAILABLE FOR US TO USE . I BOUGHT A NEW CAR SO I WOULD HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION & I'M NOT FEELING THAT'S WHAT I'VE GOT RIGHT NOW . I LOVE MY CAR BUT I'M VERY FRUSTRATED RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809107December 8, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
HUSBAND WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE THE STORE, APPLIED THE BRAKE TO REVERSE WAS A LOUD POP AND HISSING NOISE, BRAKES BARELY WORKED AT 10 MPH. I'VE HAD THIS CAR 2 YEARS BRAND NEW, NO ISSUES WHAT SO EVER, NOW THIS. APPREARS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE AS EVERYONE ELSE. WILL NEED IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, EARLIST APPOINTMENT IS 12/14/2015. I HAVE NOT HIT 20,000 MILES ON THIS CAR YET. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808734December 7, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
ARRIVED HOME ON 12/5/2015, WE LIVE ON AN INCLINE SO WE HAVE TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO PARK. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE IT WAS A LITTLE WEAK FEELING. WE DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN UNTIL THE MORNING OF 12/7/2015. WE WERE LEAVING FOR WORK, APPLIED THE BRAKE, PUT IN REVERSE AND RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE. WHEN I RELEASED IT, IT JUST FELL LIKE THERE WAS NOTHING THERE... LIKE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS JUST A HANDLE NOT ATTACHED TO ANYTHING. SO, I STARTED TO BACK UP AND WITH THE PARKING BRAKE COMPLETELY OFF, THE REAR BRAKES WERE STILL LOCKED UP. I PULLED FORWARD AND BACKWARD TO TRY AND HELP FREE THE BRAKES. APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE AGAIN AND IT HAD NOTHING THERE. SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE WE HAVE, WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT AND IT EVENTUALLY FREED UP, BUT STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN APPLYING THE REGULAR BRAKES TO STOP, THE REAR END FELT LIKE IT HAD TO MUCH BRAKES. I COULD ALSO LET OFF THE GAS AND FEEL THE CAR COMING TO A STOP LIKE A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF BRAKING WAS BEING APPLIED. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT. THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO SAFETY RECALLS ON THE CAR, HOWEVER THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE ISSUES/REPORTS AND RECALLS ABOUT THE BRAKES FOR THIS MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808768December 7, 2015
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP BY PRESSING THE BREAK, THE BREAK OUT OF NOWHERE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS DOWN AND THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. I WAS COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY APPROACHING A LIGHT. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO PRESS IT DOWN IT LET OFF A HISSING NOISE. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BREAK BOOSTER THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO ONE WAS ABLE TO INFORM ME WHAT CAUSED IT. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE PRIOR TO, NO ACCIDENTS AND I AM CONSISTENT WITH SERVICE. IT IS CLEAR THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND A RECALL IS IN ORDER. I DO UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST OR ONLY COMPLAINT FOR THE VERY SAME ISSUE. THIS COULD RESULT IN DEATH. ALSO THEIR SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MY AIRBAG SYSTEM AND TIRE LIGHT AS THEY HAVE BEEN TRIGGERED ON THEIR OWN AND WILL NOT GO OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808558December 5, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN BRAKING THE CAR DOES NOT SEEM TO STOP. ON SEPTEMBER 13,2013 , MY SON ACTUALLY HAD AN ACCIDENT. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. IT ACTUALLY TOOK OVER 6 WEEKS TO REPAIR THE CAR, AS PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. HIS CAR ALSO SHOWS THAT IT IS NOT IN THE SYSTEM WHEN I INPUT THE VIN NUMBER. I'M HOPING I DIDN'T MISS ANY RECALLS BECAUSE OF THIS. ORIGINALLY WHEN HE BOUGHT THE CAR, THE VIN NUMBER WAS WRONG ON HIS REGISTRATION. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STOPPING THE VEHICLE WHEN I RAN INTO THE BACK OF IT. HE WAS ON A HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. IT CAUSED $8,847.31 DAMAGE TO HIS CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808328December 4, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2013 DODGE DART. AFTER 2 YEARS, THE CLUTCH SUDDENLY STUCK TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE; IT NEEDED A NEW MASTER CYLINDER. A FEW MONTHS LATER, I STARTED NOTICING IT STICKING AGAIN, BUT IT COULD BE PULLED OUT BY USING MY FOOT TO POP IT BACK OUT. SO I PROMPTLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. LAST MONTH, THE CLUTCH WENT OUT AGAIN. HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. NOW IT SEEMS THEY ARE REPLACING THE ENTIRE CLUTCH KIT. TOLD ME THE FLYWHEEL WAS COMPLETELY BURNED OUT. AND TRIED TO BLAME MY DRIVING, SAYING THE FLYWHEEL WAS NORMAL WHEN THEY EVALUATED IT. NO WAY, DODGE. NOW THEY'VE HAD MY CAR SINCE NOVEMBER 16TH, TODAY BEING DEC. 3, AND IT STILL WON'T BE FIXED UNTIL WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. AND THE RENTAL CAR IS OUT OF MY POCKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808431December 4, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808198December 3, 2015
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, WHEELS
I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT ALL ON MY RECALLS. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL THINGS I'VE CALLED MY DEALERSHIP ON AND I THOUGHT IT HAD BEEN FIXED NOT KNOWING IT WAS A RECALL. BUT IT IS NOT FIXED. MY TRANSMISSION WON'T LET ME PUT CAR IN REVERSE VERY EASY. MY CAR ENGINE RPMS GET HIGHER WHEN I APPROACH TO STOP. IT ACTS LIKE IT'S NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL ST TIMES LIKE IT CUTS OUT. MY BLUETOOTH IS HARD TO CONNECT. MY FRONT DRIVER TIRE HAS WORE OUT 2 SIDE WALLS TIRES BUT HAS NEVER WENT FLAT BUT NEVER SHOWS IT'S VERY LOW BUT IT IS NEVER THE SAME AS OTHERS. MY CAR FRONT DRIVER MAKES A NOISE LIKE SUSPENSION IS MESSED UP AND IT'S VERY ROUGH RIDING. I NO LONGER GET GOOD GAS MILEAGE. WHEN I GO TO PARK MY CAR IT WANTS TO ROLL AFT ERR BEING PUT IN PARK. THE BREAKS ARE VERY TOUCHY. BARELY GRAZE THE PEDAL AND YOU'LL HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. I WANTED A NEW CAR ALL MY LIFE AND AFTER 35 YEARS I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET ONE AND I'M STILL IN THE SAME POSITION AS BEFORE. PLEASE HELP ON WHAT TO-DO CONSIDERING I'VE YET TO EVEN RECEIVE ANYTHING ABOUT MY CAR HAVING ANY RECALL. AND I'VE GOT 2 KIDS THAT I'M RAISING ALONE ANDI'M IT SAYS CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT WHY CAN'T I GET A REPLACEMENT CAR TILL THEY GET THE PARTS TO MAKE MY CAR SAFE. I'M VERY UNHAPPY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808011December 2, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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