Dodge Dart Complaints

2,535 consumer complaints on file.

#10971839April 11, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NOV 2016, LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING, WENT INTO NEUTRAL, WOULD START A FEW MINUTES LATER, BUT LOSS OF POWER AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE. FEB 2017 KEY STOPPED WORKING, CHANGED BATTERY STILL DIDN'T WORK, CHANGED IT AGAIN & IT WORKED. APRIL 6, 2017 LOSS OF POWER COMPLETED DIED, I COULD NOT JUMP IT, COULD NOT LOCK MY DOORS, COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. PICKED UP CAR FROM DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 10, THEY SAID THAT THEY CHANGED THE BATTERY. WHILE STILL THERE PICKING UP MY CAR, MY BLINKER LIGHTS BLEW OUT, NOTIFICATION ON THE SCREEN SAYS RIGHT & LEFT BLINKER LIGHT OUT. THEY SWITCHED OUT THE BULBS. GOT IT HOME & NOTIFICATION SAID LOW BEAM LIGHTS OUT. THE NEXT MORNING HAD NO LIGHTS. TAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TOMORROW. I AM FORCING THEM TO LOOK AT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM I AM CLOSE TO MY 36000 MILE WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970471April 4, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER WERE CONTAMINATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM LAST YEAR IN MAY AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969976April 2, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WELL FOR STARTERS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A FAULTY THERMOSTAT. I WENT AND HAD IT REPLACED AND NOW EVER SINCE I GOT THAT REPLACED I NOTICED MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATIONS. IT HAS PLENTY OF FLUID INSIDE THE RADIATOR SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DEAL IS. I STARTED TO NOTICE IT EVERY TIME WHEN I'M PARKED IN ONE PLACE. I NEED THIS PROBLEM TO BE RESOLVED RIGHT AWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968661March 27, 2017
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT 3 TIMES AND IT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO START BACK UP. I'VE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED AND MECHANICS CANNOT DETERMINE THE ISSUE. THE STALLING HAS OCCURRED BETWEEN 2-5 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND ALWAYS WHILE IN MOTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE MIDDLE OF MORNING RUSH HOUR ON CITY STREETS EACH TIME AND I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE BEFORE LOSING ALL MOMENTUM AND BEING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WHEN IT STALLS OUT ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASH ON AND THE ENGINE DIED. TWO OF THE TIMES HAPPENED AFTER MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN, AND ONE TIME IT HAPPENED AFTER JUST GOING AROUND A CURVE IN THE ROAD. IT ALSO SEEMS TO OCCUR AS I AM ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. WHEN TRYING TO TURN IT BACK ON, THE LIGHTS AND ELECTRONICS WILL TURN BACK ON BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND I HAVE LOOKED UP MY VIN ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE BUT IT IS NOT UNDER ANY RECALLS. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $265 + AAA TOWING FEES ON THIS ISSUE. THE THREE DATES THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED TO ME ARE: 3/17/17, 3/24/17, AND NOW 3/27/17. I AM KEEPING ALL MY RECEIPTS AND I WILL CONTACT AAA TO SHOW THE PROOF OF THEIR TOWING/SERVICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968695March 27, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 47 MPH, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO ICY WEATHER CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ULTIMATELY ROLLED OVER DOWN A HILL. THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DID NOT TIGHTEN NOR DID THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A SCRATCH BY THE CORNEA OF THE EYE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000. UPDATED 06/21/17*LJ UPDATED 10/6/2017*JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10968698March 27, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BATTERY AND SERVICE ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HAD NO OIL, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. AFTER ADDING OIL, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968754March 27, 2017
WHEELS, TIRES
THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE OUT OF THE BLUE BEGAN TO FORM A HUGE BUBBLE THEN IT EXPLODED AFTER I MADE IT HOME. THE TIRE BRAND NAME IS KUMHO SOLIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968296March 24, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THE SIDING OF THE HOUSE AND GARAGE WERE DAMAGED BY THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,970. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 05/09/17*LJ *AS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968276March 24, 2017
POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
LOUD HUMMING FROM THE FRONT WHEEL WHILE MAKING A LONG TURN ON THE HIGHWAY TO THE RIGHT. BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER OF PURCHASE, THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS THE REAR WHEEL BEARING, A DAY LATER I'M STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES WITH IMPROVED SOUND REDUCTION FROM THE REAR, SO THE REAR WAS FIXED NOW I'M HAVING THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966368March 16, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECIEVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966369March 16, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTO STICK OPTION, WHICH MEANT THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN IN AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL MODE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN AUTOMATIC MODE, IT JERKED AND SHIFTED GEARS AS IF IT WERE IN MANUAL MODE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE AT 1,500 TO 2,000 RPMS FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-20 MINUTES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966031March 15, 2017
POWER TRAIN
2015 DODGE DART CANNOT BE SHIFTED FROM PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966173March 15, 2017
POWER TRAIN
IN AUGUST 2016 MY CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR ON THE 405 FREEWAY IN CAGOING 65MPH. THIS CAUSING NO GEAR CHANGE AND CONTROL OVER VEHICLE, CHRYSLER REPAIRED THE MASTER CYLINDER UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. (THEY SAID THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN AND THE CAR WAS SAFE) WELL THE CLUTCH DID FAIL ON THE WAY TO VEGAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65MPH AGAIN I LOST CONTROL OF THE GEARS AND THE CLUTCH STUCK TO THE FLOOR. CHRYSLER TOLD ME IT WAS A WORN OUT CLUTCH AND THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THE PARTS OR BUY BACK THE CAR UNDER LEMON LAW. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR IN GLENDORA CA. HE SAID IT'S NOT A WORN OUT CLUTCH, BUT THE CLUTCH HAS BROKEN DUE TO A LEAKING SLAVE CYLINDER LEAKING OVER THE COMPONENTS. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. AND HAS HAD VARIOUS COURT CASES AGAINST THEM DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THE CAR IS A SO UNSAFE AND A TIME BOMB. I HAVE JUST HAD A NEW BORN BABY AND DO NOT WANT HER ANYWHERE NEAR THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10965815March 14, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10965981March 14, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CLUTCH PEDAL DOES NOT RETURN FROM DEPRESSED POSITION. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND AS I WAS GOING TO GET OFF AN EXIT TO WORK I WENT TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR TO 4TH AND MY CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO JUST BARELY GET TO 4TH GEAR BUT WHEN I WENT TO STOP ON THE EXIT AT THE RED LIGHT THE CLUTCH WAS STILL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CAR WOULDNT MOVE AFTER THAT. I GOT IT PARKED IN A GAS STATION PARKING LOT AND CHECKED ALL FLUIDS ECT. WITH NO SIGN OF ANYTHING WRONG. EVENTUALLY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CLUTCH TO RELEASE AND PARKED MY CAR AT WORK. I THEN HAD MY DAD AND BROTHER COME PICK THE CAR UP SINCE I COMMUTE TO WORK AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON MY WAY HOME. THE CAR RAN FINE FOR THE MAJORITY OF MY DRIVE. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960271March 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE ARE TWO ISSUES THAT I HAVE RETURNED MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS MULTIPLE TIMES AND PAID SIGNIFICANTLY FOR THE NON-REPAIR. THE FIRST IS THE CENTERSTACK DISPLAY. THE DISPLAY WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO BLANK TYPICALLY FOLLOWING A LEFT HAND TURN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TWICE FOR THIS CONDITION AND STILL DISPLAYS THE FAILURE. THE SECOND IS THE TRANSMISSION. BASED ON A FCA RECALL, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A TRANSMISSION REFLASH! AT THAT POINT THERE HAD NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING. SINCE THAT EVENT HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER PERFORMED AS EXPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO LEARN THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION MODULE SO THAT WAS REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROBLEM IS NOW WORSE. THE VEHICLE SHIFTS SO ROUGH, THAT IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE COULD STOP AT ANYTIME. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE I AM NOT COMFORTABLE THAT I CAN ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959809March 9, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
SILVER BILLET PAINT HAS BLACK SPECS IN IT TWO DEALERSHIPS SAYS BAD FACTORY PAINT JOB. BACK UP CAMERA BECOMES FUZZY OR JUST GOES OUT. SEATS ON MY GT FADE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959875March 9, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RE: S83 / NHTSA 16V-813 VOLTAGE SPIKE IN WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP. TOOK 2016 DART TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL WORK ON 3/8/17. UPON RETURN OF MY VEHICLE, NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL ARC SOUND, A LOUD BUMPING SOUND, WHEN ENGAGING THE 'FLASH HEADLIGHTS' FEATURE. THE ELECTRICAL ARC SOUND NEVER OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE RECALL WORK. THE SOUND EMITS FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHERE THE HEAD LAMPS ARE LOCATED. WHEN I WENT BACK THE NEXT DAY TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE NEW SOUND, THE DEALERSHIP TRIED THREE NEW DARTS ON THE LOT THAT MAKE THE SAME NOISE. MY COMPLAINT IS TO QUESTION THE SAFETY OF THE REPLACEMENT PART AS PRESCRIBED BY THE RECALL NOTICE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL, BUT THIS ELECTRICAL ARC SOUND HAS NEVER OCCURRED ON ANY CAR I'VE EVER BEEN AROUND DURING MY 55 YEARS. I WANT NHTSA TO LOOK INTO IF THE REPLACEMENT PART USED ON MY CAR AND PUT IN DARTS MANUFACTURED RECENTLY IS ACTUALLY SAFE. IS THE ELECTRICAL ARC NOISE BY DESIGN OR DOES IT INDICATE A NEED TO RECALL THE REPLACEMENT PART TO AVOID SAFETY PROBLEMS SUCH AS MALFUNCTION OR FIRE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959080March 7, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS BEING LOW ON TWO QUARTS OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958821March 6, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V813000 (VISIBILITY). THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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