2012 Dodge Dart complaints

I HAD STARTED MY CAR AND IT WAS IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE E-BRAKE ENGAGED. I WENT INTO THE HOUSE TO GET A FEW THINGS I HAD FORGOT AND THE CAR ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE ROAD AND WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. I WAS SURE THE E-BRAKE LEVER WAS UP ALL THE WAY BEFORE I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. THE DRIVEWAY DOESN'T REALLY HAVE ANY GRADE TO IT EITHER. IT IS JUST BARELY SLOPPED FOR DRAINAGE. *TR

KUMHO SOLUS KH 25 TIRES INCLUDED ON MY 2013 DODGE DART (SAFETY RECALL) ALL 4 TIRES ON MY 2013 DODGE DART ARE BREAKING IN THE SIDEWALL, CRACKING, AND LOSING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF AIR. FIRST TIRE REPLACED (2/7/14) IAO $132.42 REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW SOLUS KH25. NOW, I HAVE TWO REAR TIRES LEAKING AIR QUICKLY (DOT 4212) & THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH MY SPARE. THESE TIRES STARTED PERFORMING SAFETY HAZARDS 3-4 MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST TIRE REPLACEMENT IN 02/14. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THIS COMPLAINT BE INVESTIGATED, SO I CAN DRIVE ON SAFE TIRES WITH MY CHILD AFTER BEING PROVIDE A SET OF NEW TIRES. *TR

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE THERE IS SUCH A HUGE PAUSE IN THE THROTTLE WHEN U ANYTIME FROM START TO GO ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING ON THE HIGHWAY I HAVE ALMOST GOT KILLED A FEW TIMES THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT AND THEY SAY IT'S NORMAL YET AFTERMARKET PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO BUY TO FIX THIS ISSUE COULD SOMEONE PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE I GET KILLED. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKE AND THAT THE BRAKES SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,038.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP BY PUTTING TWO FEET ON THE BRAKES AND SLOWING DOWN. LUCKILY WE WERE ALREADY SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP-LIGHT SO WE WERE GOING SLOW. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS INCREDIBLY HARD AND WE WERE UNABLE TO PUSH IT DOWN PROPERLY OIT?S POSSIBLE WE WOULD?VE HIT A PICKUP TRUCK. IF WE DID WE COULD?VE BEEN DECAPITATED. OR WE MIGHT?VE HIT ENOUGH TO SET OFF THE AIRBAGS KILLING OUR UNBORN CHILD. WE COULD?VE BEEN INJURED OR INJURED SOMEONE ELSE. LUCKILY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY. ?MY WIFE CAUTIOUSLY PULLED US INTO A GAS STATION, SUNOCO, AND I TOLD HER TO SPEED UP A LITTLE BIT AND TO STEP ON THE BRAKES. AT THAT POINT IT FELT AS IF THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AND A LIGHT FLASHED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SAYING ?SERVICE BRAKES ELECTRICAL?? OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. ?WE CALLED THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE NUMBER. UPSETTINGLY ENOUGH WE DISCOVERED WE COULD ONLY BE TOWED ABOUT 10 MILES TO GET HOME OR ABOUT 15 MILES TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP OTHERWISE THE COST WOULD COME OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. DISTURBINGLY THE PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE SUGGESTED THAT I DRIVE FIVE MILES CLOSER TO HOME AFTER KNOWING WE NEEDED TO BE TOWED BECAUSE MY BRAKES DIDN?T WORK. I UNDERSTAND SHE WAS NOT A MECHANIC BUT THERE IS NO REASON SHE SHOULD?VE SUGGESTED I RISK THE FOUR OF OUR LIVES TO DRIVE FIVE MILES SO I COULD GET A FREE TOW. ?WHAT IF WE WERE OUT OF STATE? WOULD I NEED TO PAY AN ASTRONOMICAL COST TO GET TOWED BACK HOME? WHAT WILL DODGE DO ABOUT THIS? ?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CLUTCH BECAME STUCK AND PREVENTED THE GEARS FROM SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE FREEWAY ON MY WAY HOME, WHEN MY VEHICLE REACHED RPMS OF OVER 7500 AND THEN DIED. I LOST ALL POWER, ELECTRONICS, MOTOR...EVERYTHING. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. I TRIED RESTARTING, BUT THE VEHICLE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF POWER. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE RUNNING AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO ME. BUT AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TWICE, THEY ARE NOW REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. I STILL AM CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT THE TCM CAUSED THE OTHER ELECTRONICS ON THE VEHICLE TO FAIL, BUT AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE TCM WAS NOT FAULTY, THE TRANSMISSION IS. NEEDLESS, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND BELIEVE THAT DODGE SHOULD STEP UP AND REPLACE IT. THE VEHICLE IS A YEAR OLD AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. LAST WEEK, THE VEHICLE BECAME A SAFETY LIABILITY FOR DODGE AS IT FAILED WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. *TR

DRIVING AT A AVERAGE SPEED OF 60-70 WHEN PASSING ON THE HWY MY CLUTCH PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD TO PULL IT OUT WITH MY FOOT TO CHANGE GEARS. THIS NOW HAS STARTED HAPPENING ON TAKE OFFS NOW. THE DEALER HAS ALL READY REPLACE IT ONCE AND IT IS STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT KEEP ENOUGH IN STOCK FOR THE CARS THAT ARE HAVING THIS REPLACED. IT TOOK 21 DAYS IN ORDER FOR MY PART TO ARRIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT LONGER FOR A NEW ONE TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT WAS PUT IN. THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ISSUE ALMOST LIFE THREATENING BECAUSE YOU COULD BE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND GOD FORBID YOU CAN'T REACT FAST ENOUGH. *JS

I HAVE A NEW DODGE DART THAT FOR THE PAST MONTH HAVE BEEN FIGHTING WITH ARRIGO DODGE SERVICE DEPT REGARDS TO MY CONCERNS WITH ISSUES. MY CALLS WENT UNANSWERED AND WAS GIVEN THE BLOW OFF. THIS PAST FRIDAY MY AC QUIT WORKING WAS WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN THEY WERE FORCED TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS... WHEN I ASKED FOR A RENTAL I WAS REFUSED... *JS

WHEN WE WENT TO OPEN THE TRUNK ON OUR DODGE DART RALLYE (2013), THE TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN. JUST A LITTLE BEFORE THAT IT WAS WORKING JUST FINE WITH NO PROBLEMS. WE HAVE TRIED TO RESET THE VEHICLE BUT THAT DOES NOT WORK, NEITHER DOES CHECKING FUSES. WE BOUGHT THE CAR WITH AROUND 6000 MILES ON IT (WARRANTY STILL UNDER AFFECT) BUT NOW AFTER WE BOUGHT IT THE WARRANTY IS GONE. WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ASAP. *TR

I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER TO CHECK FOR SLUGGISH ACCELERATION. IT SEEMS THE TURBO ISN'T WORKING AND I HAVE TO DOWN-SHIFT SEVERAL TIMES TO GET UP A HILL I TRAVEL EVERY DAY. THEY SAID IT JUST NEEDED A COMPUTER UPDATE. NOTHING CHANGED AFTER THEIR "UPDATE". CAR BACKFIRES EVERY MORNING IT'S COLD OUTSIDE AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY POWER UNTIL THE ENGINE WARMS UP CONSIDERABLY. CAR STILL BACKFIRES EVEN DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. CRUISE TURNS OFF BY ITSELF AND WON'T COME BACK ON UNLESS I STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF, THEN RESTART IT. ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE BEFORE DECEMBER. IT IS NOW JULY 2014 AND A CERTIFIED MECHANIC HAS CHECKED OUT MY ENGINE--MY TURBO IS TRASHED AND THERE IS OIL IN IT!! THERE IS A ROD THAT OPENS THE VACUUM/AIR THAT IS STUCK. IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS UNDER A RECALL, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT IT. THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM SHOULD HAVE MADE THE RECALLS KNOWN BEFORE I PURCHASED IT IN MAY 2013. OR THEY SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND HAD THEM FIXED BEFORE SELLING IT. I PURCHASED IT USED WITH 4000 MILES ON IT; NOW I KNOW WHY THE PREVIOUS OWNER WANTED TO BUY ANOTHER CAR! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 8/28/14*CN UPDATED 11/25/2014 *JS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INSIDE CAR SHUTS OFF AND TURNS BACK ON REPEATEDLY, EVEN IF I AM ONLY GOING 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THE FUEL AND ENGINE TIE TOGETHER AS ONE; IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE EXHAUST LETS OUT A VERY STRONG ODOR THAT CONTINUE'S FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF ANY TRIP. THEN WHEN ACCELERATING USING AUTOMATIC DRIVE OR EVEN THE DRY CLUTCH THE EXHAUST MAKES A LOUD RATTLING NOISE AS IT SWITCHES FROM GEAR TO GEAR. ALSO, DURING DRIVING THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING AND HAS HESITATION WHEN YOU ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING COMPLETELY. *JS

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CUTS OUT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN DRIVING. AT NIGHT IT IS BAD BECAUSE ALL THE INSIDE LIGHT GO OUT AND YOU CAN TELL YOUR SPEED OR ANYTHING UNTIL IT TURNS BACK ON. THE ENGINE AND FUEL ARE ONE ISSUE; AFTER STARTING IT THE EXHAUST HAS A BAD ODOR AND STAYS DURING THE ENTIRE TRAVEL UNTIL IT IS TURNED OFF. THE ENGINE ALSO HESITATES AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. *JS

I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND WAS SHIFTING INTO FOURTH GEAR WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL STAYED DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER 10 DAYS. IT WAS IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CORRECT THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS CAR HAS DONE THIS. THE CASE NUMBERS FOR THE FIRST TWO ARE 10542516 AND 10607620. LIKE THE SECOND EPISODE, I WAS LEFT IN A VULNERABLE SITUATION IN WHICH I WAS ALMOST HIT. THE LANES TAPER FROM TWO DOWN TO ONE AND I WAS IN THE INSIDE LANE COMING OUT OF THE TAPER. A TRUCK COMING UP FROM BEHIND WAS UNAWARE TO THE SLOW SPEED OF MY CAR AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. HE WAS ABLE TO SWERVE ACROSS THE NO PASSING LINES INTO ANOTHER LANE AND AVOID HITTING THE BACK OF MY CAR. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO NEXT CROSS ROAD AND JUST MAKE IT OFF THE STATE HIGHWAY. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. *JS

CLUTCH PEDAL DOES NOT RETURN FROM DEPRESSED POSITION. CLUTCH PEDAL IS SOFT AND CLUTCH MECHANISM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY FOR A FEW MINUTES OF INITIAL OPERATION. AFTER THE INITIAL INCIDENT THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND NOW OCCURS ALMOST DAILY. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. FOR STARTERS WHEN DRIVING IT WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP GOING FOR NO REASON. THE CAR DIDN'T DIE IT SIMPLY DOESN'T GO. THE RPM'S STOPPED WORKING ON ONE OCCASION AND THE HEAD LIGHT BLEW OUT ALL IN THE SAME NIGHT. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO CONNECTION, SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHT FOR $100. THEY ADVISED THE GROUND WIRE WAS LOSE SO THEY TIGHTENED IT. I HAD MY TIRE BLOW OUT FOR NO REASON JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT BLEW. NOW ON OCCASIONS MY AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AREN'T WORKING. AND STILL WONT GO WHEN GIVING IT GAS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. I LOVE MY CAR WOULD WANT A NEW ONE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT THE TIME UNTIL IT IS FIXED. THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND MY WARRANTY IS ALMOST UP WITH PROBLEMS REPEATING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I JUST WISH DODGE WOULD FIX WHATEVER PROBLEMS THERE ARE. *TR

I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT IN SEPT. 2013 THE INCIDENT NUMBER WAS 10542516. I MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD NOT RETURN ONCE DEPRESSED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE SLAVE CYLINDER. THAT WAS REPLACED, TAKING OVER A WEEK. THE REMEDIED THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE END OF JUNE 2014 WHEN THE CAR BEGAN DISPLAYING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE AND WENT TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL REMAINED DEPRESSED ONCE AGAIN. NOT HAVING POWER AT THIS KEY POINT OF ACCELERATION WAS DANGEROUS AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE SLAVE CYLINDER WAS THE PROBLEM ONCE AGAIN. I THINK THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE EXAMINED AS IT CREATES A SERIOUS POTENTIAL FOR INJURY. *TR

AFTER A ROUTINE TRIP IN VEHICLE WHERE SPEEDS DID NOT EXCEED 55 MPH, A BROKEN SIDEWALL WAS NOTICED ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE, A KUMHO SOLUS KH25. DECISION TO REPLACE DELAYED INITIALLY. DAYS LATER, A SECOND BREAK IN SIDEWALL APPEARED INCHES FROM FIRST. UPON INSPECTION, A THIRD BREAK IN PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE NOTICED. NO NEW ROUTES OR ROADS HAD BEEN TRAVELED IN COMPARISON TO PREVIOUS VEHICLE/TIRE COMBINATION AND NO KNOWN SEVERE IMPACT CONTRIBUTED. AFTER READING THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH KUMHO FACTORY INSTALLED WHEELS I DETERMINED MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUES AND THAT THE STOCK WHEEL IS, AS IT SEEMS, MORE LIKELY TO FAIL THAN OTHERS. THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF FAILURES ALL AT LOW MILEAGE IN CONDITIONS AND ON ROADS THAT PREVIOUS VEHICLES EXPERIENCED NO ISSUES WITH. DURING A SERVICE VISIT FOR AN OIL CHANGE A DEALER TRIED TO SELL ME TWO TIRES BUT MADE NO MENTION OF OTHER OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES OR ANY ATTEMPT TO REDUCE THE COST/IMPACT DESPITE THE FACT THAT I HAD TAKEN DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE A SHORT TIME PRIOR TO TWO TIRES FAILING. *TR

HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES SINCE HAVE THE CAR 2/13. ON 6/21 300 MILES FROM HOME CARS TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. FELT LIKE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. COST ME 1000.00 TO TOWN/RENT A CAR ETC.THEY SAID TRANSMISSION MODULE FAILED. CAR JUST STOPPED VERY DANGEROUS. CHRYSLER SAID MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PICK UP CAR 220 MILES AWAY AND DRIVE HOME. I ASK THEM TO HAVE SOMEONE DRIVE TO MY LOCAL DEALER THEY SAID NO. DROVE 4 HOURS THIS MORNING PICKED UP CAR DROVE ABOUT 10 MILES SAME THING HAPPENED TODAY. NO SERVICE TECH TO LOOK AT. HAD TO RENT ANOTHER CAR AND DROVE HOME. DROVE 10 HOURS 500 MILES TODAY FOR NO REASON. SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET KILLED AND I DON'T WANT IT TO BE ME OR MY FAMILY. I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2013 DODGE DART. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION, BROKEN TIRE SENSOR AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE, THE FIRST DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. APPARENTLY, IT WAS A FACTORY DEFAULT, THAT COULD NOT BE FIXED. THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR, THE CLUTCH WOULD STICK, THE GEARS WERE GRINDING WHEN IN REVERSE AND A METALLIC NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN DOWN SHIFTING IN ANY GEAR THE DEALER REPLACED THE SECOND GEAR AND SYNCHRONIZERS. THE SUN VISOR NO LONGER STAYED IN ITS POSITION.

8 SIDEWALL CRACKS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12T020000 ON KUMHO SOLUS KH25 225/45/R17. DOT SERIAL: K2X5 YAL8 DOT RANGE: 3612, 3712, 3812. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WAS SLOWING DOWN FROM ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE TIRE SOUNDED LIKE IT BLEW... BUT AFTER REPLACING THE TIE COULD NOT SEE ANY DAMAGE TO THE TIRE.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART WITH KUMHO SOLUS KH25 TIRES, SIZE P225/45/R17. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HAD A SIZE OF A QUARTER BULGE ON THE OUTER WALL. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 6,495.

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. STARTS WITH A LIGHT SOUND MUCH LIKE A PRESSURIZED SYSTEM RELEASING PRESSURE, THEN PROGRESSES INTO SOUNDING LIKE AN AIR BRAKE SYSTEM ON A TRUCK AT WHICH POINT THE BRAKES FAIL AND WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I'VE READ DOZENS OF REPORTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE. REPORTED TO BE A FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER, POSSIBLY MASTER CYLINDER. I'VE ALSO REPORTED THIS TO DODGE AT THE EARLY STAGES WHEN IT WAS JUST A LIGHT SOUND, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL. BUT FROM SIMILAR REPORTS, THIS IS NOT NORMAL. *TR

A FEW SHORT WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE 2013 DODGE DART RALLYE 1.4L TURBO; THE BLUETOOTH FAILED TO STAY CONNECTED. TOOK IT TO GET SERVICED AT LEAST THREE TIMES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. IN ADDITION, JUST RECENTLY (2014) THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS FAILED TO WORK WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE; NOT ALL OF THE TIME BUT SOMETIMES. ALSO RECENTLY NOTICED, THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL FAILS TO WORK ALL OF THE TIME. NOT UNTIL YOU STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE DOES THE CRUISE CONTROL "DECIDE" TO WORK ONCE AGAIN. EVEN SO, IN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF OBTAINING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED CHIP MARKS ON THE FRONT BUMPER. AS 2014 HAS APPROACHED, THERE ARE ABOUT A COUPLE HUNDRED CHIP MARKS ON THE FRONT BUMPER BUT THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN AREAS TO CAUSE THIS MUCH DAMAGE. THE DODGE DART RALLYE'S WERE SUPPOSED TO CONTAIN CHIP GUARD WHICH DOES NOT MAKE SENSE AS TO WHY THE FRONT BUMPER PAINT HAS CHIPPED OFF SO BADLY!!! *TR

I HAVE HAD QUITE AN EXPERIENCE WITH MY DODGE DART. IT IS IN THE SHOP THIS WEEK. I HAD COMPLAINED FIRST ABOUT THE HESITATING WHEN I FIRST STARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE. THE ENGINE SEEMS TO GIVE OUT AND A TINY BACK FIRE. I HAVE THE COMPUTER NAVIGATION ON THE DASH AND IT BEGAN TO FLICKER AND MY MILEAGE STARTED TO FLASH. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR NO REASON AND THE NAVIGATION BEGAN TO FAIL. I HAD PARKED MY DART IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IT HAD ROLLED OUT INTO THE STREET AND A COUNTY WORKER KNOCKED ON THE DOOR TO TELL ME I WAS BLOCKING ACCESS TO THE DRIVERS. I WENT TO MOVE MY CAR AND THE CLUTCH WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR OF MY CAR. I COULD NOT GET IT IN OR OUT OF GEAR. SO FAR CHRYSLER HAS REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER PART, THE PART FOR THE CLUTCH. I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION. LAST MY DOOR IS DARKER THEN THE REST OF THE CAR AND THEY ARE HAVING IT PAINTED. *TR

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES.CAR DEALERSHIP SAID ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND PITTED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS AND WANTED 320 DOLLARS TO TURN THE ROTORS. I REFUSED THIS OPTION. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE CAR SAT STILL TOO LONG. THIS IS NOT TRUE BECAUSE THIS CAR IS USED DAILY. IT IS OBVIOUS THERE ARE NO BRAKES ON THE BACK WHEELS BY OBSERVING THE ROTORS WITH THE NAKED EYE. ANY ROTOR WITH WORKING BRAKES WILL NOT HAVE RUST ACCUMULATE ON IT. SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK THIS OUT TO SEE IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL DODGE DARTS OR JUST MY CAR.. I WILL AWAIT YOUR REPLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS SAFTEY ISSUE. *TR

FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF MY CLUTCH HAS BEEN LOSING ALL RESISTANCE. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD AND AT TIMES I AM UNABLE TO PUT MY CAR INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS OR EVEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. EVERY TIME I TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AIM TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. EVENTUALLY THEY REPLACED MY CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO THE FIRST TIME. PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE THEN ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. AFTER MULTIPLE TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP THEY FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER AND DISCOVERED THE SLAVE CYLINDER IS LEAKING. VEHICLE BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE PAST WEEK REPLACING SLAVE CYLINDER. ANY PERSPECTIVE DART BUYERS OUT THERE, I REALLY CAUTION AGAINST THIS PURCHASE. THIS IS ONLY ONE OF MULTIPLE ISSUES I HAVE HAD. ON A SIDE NOTE, I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN JULY 2012 WITH 120 MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 2 IGNITION COILS REPLACED, 2 CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDERS, SLAVE CYLINDER, 3 TURBOS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER ALL REPLACED. BUYER BEWARE. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WORSE WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WILL BE SOFT AND NOT COME UP OFF THE FLOOR. WHEN THE CLUTCH IS SOFT, I AM NOT ABLE TO SHIFT IN OR OUT OF GEAR. IF THE ENGINE IS ON AND IN GEAR, YOU CANNOT PUMP THE CLUTCH UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS OFF, OR IF YOU MANAGE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL. AS I PREFER TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, WHEN THE CLUTCH GOES SOFT, IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, TO REMOVE THE SHIFTER FROM GEAR TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM MOVING AND HITTING AN OBJECT. I HAVE ALMOST HIT A CONCRETE PILLAR AND DRIVEN THROUGH MY GARAGE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I GET THE FEELING THE CLUTCH IS NOT FULLY DISENGAGED, DESPITE THE PEDAL STUCK ON THE FLOOR. WITHOUT PARKING IN GEAR, I RUN THE RISK OF THE CAR ROLLING AWAY IF THE PARKING BRAKE FAILS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO LEAKS AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

HIT A POT HOLE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON A BRIDGE AND TIRE BLEW OUT. SAME THING HAPPENED 3 MONTHS AGO EXCEPT IT BLEW OUT THE TIRE AND TORE THE RIM WHEN A POT HOLE WAS HIT. WHEN I FINISHED CHANGING THE TIRE I LOOKED UP , AND ANOTHER DODGE DART WAS BEHIND ME WITH THE SAME FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLOWN OUT , EXCEPT HER RIM WAS TORN . DODGE TOLD ME THE TIRES HAVE NO WARRANTY . THERE KUMHO TIRES .ARE PIECES OF CRAP .. APPARENTLY .. I WAS TOLD BY MY TIRE GUY THAT THEY ARE CHEAP AND HAVE WEAK SIDEWALLS ..THERE ARE MANY INCIDENTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES. I WILL CALL COVERT DODGE IN AUSTIN TOMORROW TO COMPLAIN. ILL GET 4 NEW MICHELIN TIRES PUT ON TOMORROW. THE CAR HAS 4000 MILES ON IT. MY FIRST AND LAST DODGE. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THERE CUSTOMERS APPARENTLY !!!! *TR

WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THEY TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT BRAKES ACTIVATING OR THE ABS SYSTEM. IT TAKES PUMPING THE BRAKES A SECOND TIME BEFORE THE BRAKES FINALLY ACTIVATE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD MY CAR INTO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTH AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. WITHIN THE LAST MONTH THE PROBLEM IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. *TR

ON THE MORNING OF MAY 17TH, 2014, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WHILE IN LINE AT THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. ERROR MESSAGES APPEARED ON DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER ("PARK ASSIST OFF, SIDE BLIND ZONE ALERT OFF, AUTOMATIC HIGH-BEAMS OFF"), GEAR SELECTION WAS UNAVAILABLE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AFTER FIVE MINUTES OF REST WITH THE "VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK" ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE SERVICE ADVISER FOUND CODES FOR TRANSMISSION AND BODY CONTROL MODULES WITH MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION ERRORS. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED ON MAY 18TH. ON THE MORNING OF MAY 27TH, THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK FOR COSMETIC WARRANTY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AFTER THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AT THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AGAIN ON MAY 29, 2014. *TR

ON 5/16 2014 WHILE AT THE BANK MY SON-IN-LAW NOTICED A BULGE IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. IT IS AN OBVIOUS SEPARATION OF MATERIALS 2 CALLS TO KUMHO 800445 8646 EXT [XXX] HAS NOT GENERATED A RETURN CALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AS WE WERE CROSSING A LARGE BRIDGE IN NEW YORK CITY, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WITHIN A MINUTE AFTER THE LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, AND THE CAR BEGAN TO RUN VERY ROUGHLY. SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM THE VENTS, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND OVERHEAT. AFTER ANOTHER MINUTE, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. WE STOPPED AT THE CLOSEST AREA TO PULL OFF. CHRYSLER ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE HAD US WAIT FOR TWO HOURS BEFORE NOTIFYING US THAT OUR CAR WAS LOCATED 100FT SHY OF BEING ABLE TO BE TOWED. WE MANAGED TO FUDGE THE CAR ANOTHER 100FT, AND REACHED A SIDE STREET WHERE WE NEEDED TO WAIT ANOTHER TWO HOURS TO BE TOWED. THIS WAS MAY 11TH. THE VERDICT FROM THE LOCAL DEALER IS THAT THE ENTIRE BOTTOM END FELL OFF AFTER JUST OVER ONE YEAR OF TYPICAL USE (LESS THAN 17000 MILES), AND THE ENGINE MUST BE REBUILT (CRANKSHAFT, ENGINE BLOCK, EVERYTHING). WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN ESTIMATED TIME OF COMPLETION, AND ONLY ESTIMATES OF WHEN THE ENGINE WILL BE IN (OVER A MONTH LATER) DETACHMENT OR PARTIAL DETACHMENT OF THESE COMPONENTS IS EXTRAORDINARILY DANGEROUS, PARTICULARLY AT THE SPEED THAT WE WERE MOVING, AND WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE NOT TO BE INJURED, OR BE IN AN ACCIDENT. WE WERE EVEN LUCKY TO GET OFF OF THE BRIDGE. *TR

VEHICLE HAD SLIGHT DAMAGE FROM CONCRETE WHEEL STOP IN PARKING LOT. THIS REVEALED PRIOR DAMAGE .CAR WAS SOLD AS NEW. 4 WEEKS PRIOR. DURING INSPECTION FENDER TO BUMPER BOLTS FOUND MISSING. OTHER SCREWS NOT TIGHTENED AND MISINSTALLED. I REFUSED TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. VEHICLE BACK AT DEALER FOR MONTHS NO REPAIR REPLACEMENT OF SCREWS EVER OFFERED. TOLD BY DEALERSHIP OWNER IT'S OK DRIVE IT THEY DON'T NEED ALL THOSE SCREWS TO HOLD IT TOGETHER. CHRYSLER NOTIFIED MANY TIMES DOES NOTHING BUT. SAY SORRY FOR YOUR TROUBLE. THEY HAVE THE MONEY AND THE CAR. I HAVE NOTHING. THIS CAR IS A BAD ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN OVER A BUMP THERE WAS A LOUD THUD SOUND AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE SPRING KIT, ADAPTER, STRUT MOUNT, INSULATOR AND THE STRUT. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO PULSATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER A COMMUTE HOME FROM WORK. MY WIFE NOTICED A BULGE IN THE KUHMO TIRE ON HER DRIVER'S SIDE REAR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIRE AT NO COST. THIS HAPPENED AT ROUGHLY 2000 MILES. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE COMMUTE HOME FROM WORK AS WELL. THIS TIME THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE EXPLODED AT 55 MPH SENDING MY WIFE INTO A PANIC STATE AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE SAFELY. THIS OCCURRED AT ROUGHLY 4400 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE RIM AND TIRE AS THE EXPLOSION RUINED BOTH. THE THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED TODAY AS SHE GOT OUT OF HER CAR AT WORK SHE NOTICED THE MOST RECENTLY REPLACED TIRE HAD A HUGE BULGE IN THE SIDE WALL AGAIN. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. KUHMO AND CHRYSLER HAVE REFUSED TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE AND WE WERE FORCED TO SPEND $700.00 ON NEW TIRES SO WE COULD MAKE A FAMILY TRIP THIS MEMORIAL DAY. WE PLAN TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE ON THIS ISSUE AND FEEL THAT NEITHER CHRYSLER OR KUHMO TAKE SAFETY SERIOUSLY. *TR

DURING RAINING OR HIGH HUMIDITY CONDITIONS MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL ALERTS ME THAT IT DOESN'T WORK. ALSO I HAVE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT STILL INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT TURN ON. *JS

WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR ALMOST LIKE IT HAD NO FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER AFTER I STARTED THE CAR I HAD TO SIT THERE AND PUMP IT TO FIND FEELING BEFORE I FELT COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT. THIS WAS STRANGE AS I PARK INSIDE A CLIMATE CONTROLLED GARAGE AND THERE IS NOT ANY FLUID LEAKING ON THE GROUND. *JS

WENT TO START MY CAR IN THE MORNING PUSHED THE CLUTCH TO THE FLOOR AND IT DID NOT RETURN, JUST STAYED DEPRESSED AGAINST THE FLOORBOARD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. WELL ITS NOT! I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THE CLUTCH IS ONLY UNDER WARRANTY FOR 12000 MILES. MY PREVIOUS 3 CARS HAVE BEEN MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND ALL WENT WELL OVER 100000K WITHOUT ANY CLUTCH ISSUES. MY CAR NOW DOES THIS REGULARLY AT LEAST ONCE EVERY OTHER DAY. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN DODGE AND THOUGHT THEY WERE "FOCUSING ON QUALITY". THE LACK OF CONCERN BY DODGE REGARDING THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS DOWNRIGHT DISGUSTING. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP SHE STATED SHE WOULD CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND CALL ME TOMORROW. NO CALL, NO E-MAIL. THEN THEY HAVE THE NERVE TO SEND ME A SURVEY ON HOW WAS MY ISSUE RESOLVED. IT WASN'T THAT'S WHY YOU GOT ALL 1'S. WHY DON'T YOU ACTUALLY STAND BY YOUR PRODUCT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART EQUIPPED WITH KUHMO SOLUS KH25 TIRES, SIZE 225/45/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED BUBBLES ON THE SIDE WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND MILEAGE OF THE TIRE AND VEHICLE WAS 17,000. KMJ

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IN MY VEHICLE GOES ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT EACH MONTH. I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER & THEY TRIED TELLING ME IT WAS BECAUSE I PROBABLY HAVE MY PURSE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. I DO NOT KEEP MY PURSE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON NO MATTER IF THERE IS A PASSENGER OR NOT. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A FIX FOR PROBLEM. WHO KNOWS IF MY AIRBAGS WILL EVEN WORK IF I HAPPEN TO GET INTO A CRASH. *TR

I WENT OUT IN THE MORNING TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE GEAR STICK FELT STUCK AND I HAD TO HAVE MY HUSBAND COME OUT AND PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND ROLL THE CAR BACK SO WE COULD START IT IN FIRST. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ONE MONTH LATER, ONLY THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN GO INTO FIRST GEAR. WE HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AND WERE TOLD WE HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW CLUTCH-IT WAS BURNED OUT. BURNED OUT AT 18,000 MILES. WE PAID FOR A NEW CLUTCH, AND NOW 4MTHS LATER, THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING. PROBLEM GOING INTO REVERSE. DEALER CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT-I AM SCARED THE CLUTCH WILL BURN OUT AGAIN-NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS CAR WILL LEAVE ME STRANDED. WORST EXPERIENCE EVER. *TR

I WAS AT WORK(4-14-2013) GETTING READY TO GO HOME AND STARTED THE CAR PUT IT IN GEAR CAR STARTED TO JERK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP IT WAS CLOSED. I CALLED MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TUESDAY 22 APRIL , 4-15-2013 ) LIGHT WENT OFF. APRIL 18 2013 LIGHT CAME BACK ON TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP THEY KEPT IT OVER NIGHT. THEY SAID THERE WERE SOME COMPUTER UP DATES. I PICKED MY CAR UP 4-19-2013. ON 4-22-2013 LIGHT CAME BACK ON DROVE BACK TO DEALER SHIP, I ASK TO SEE THE UPDATES. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID CHRYSLER DOESN'T ALLOW THEM TO GIVE US THE CODES FOR THE UPDATES , THEY DID. I HAVE OWNED MY CAR SEVEN WEEKS. PAID 17000.00 + FOR IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT CONSTANTLY HEARD A SCREECHING NOISE UPON APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO INCREASE THE RPMS ON A FREQUENT BASIS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 DODGE DART ON INTERSTATE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD SOUND AND THOUGHT MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN SHOT BY A GUN. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND REALIZED THE SOUND I HAD HEARD WAS MY SUNROOF EXPLODING. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE GLASS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STATIONARY, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND "TRANSMISSION GETTING HOT" DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE FUMES FROM THE SMOKE ALSO CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HAVE HEADACHES. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO, ALONG WITH THE MANUFACTURER, STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS 1500.

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