2012 Dodge Dart complaints

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

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

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

AT ACCELERATION THE CAR PERIODICALLY STALLS BEFORE ACCELERATING. *TR

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

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

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

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

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. ALSO INTERMITTENT HARD STARTING. *TR

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

THERE ARE METAL SPIKES ON THE INTERIOR OF THE TOP OF THE TRUNK. WHILE PUTTING BOXES IN THE TRUNK THE METAL SPIKES CAUSED A DEEP SCRATCH ON MY DAUGHTERS HAND. THERE IS NO INTERIOR COVERING ON THE TOP ON THE TRUNK. *TR

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2013 DODGE DART SXT RALLY WITH 2.0 ENGINE. I PUT ABOUT 3500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN TO NOTICE A WHOOSH OF AIR NOISE WHEN DEPRESSING MY BRAKE PEDAL. A COUPLE DAYS WENT BY AND THE WHOOSHING NOISE BEGAN TO GET WORSE I ALSO BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF BRAKES WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD I NOTICED THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FADE QUICKLY RESULTING IN THE PEDAL BECOMING SUPER STIFF AND HAVING NO BRAKE PRESSURE ON THE PADS TO THE ROTORS. A COUPLE MORE DAYS WENT BY AND I COMPLETELY LOST BRAKES IN THE CAR WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN ME HAVING TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DODGE DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED, A SERVICE TECH TEST DROVE THE CAR AND ALMOST CRASHED IT. HE EXPLAINED THE CAR HAS NO BRAKES AND HE'D HAVE TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. THEY CAME BACK AND SAID TO ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE POWER BOOSTER AND POSSIBLY THE MASTER CYLINDER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR NOW. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE REPORTS OF CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE AND PARKING BRAKE FAILURE ON THE SAME MODEL YEAR DODGE DARTS. I FEEL THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BRAKE SITUATION. WHAT IS DODGE GOING TO DO, TO ENSURE THAT THESE POWER BOOSTERS/MASTER CYLINDERS DO NOT CONTINUE TO FAIL? *TR

I PURCHASED A 2013 DODGE DART SXT MULTIAIR TURBO 6-SPEED MANUAL ON 11/23/2013 AND WITHIN A WEEK, I TOOK THE CAR BACK FOR SERVICE BEING THAT THE WHEEL WAS OFF-CENTERED TO THE LEFT AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALIGNED ALL FOUR WHEELS. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD STICK WHEN I TRIED TO TURN AS IF IT HAD LOCKED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT THEN UNLOCK WHEN ENGAGED IN TURNING. ALSO, I NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING ALONG IN 6TH GEAR AROUND 65-70 MPH, I WOULD HEAR A THUMPING OR SOMETHING GOING ON UNDERNEATH THE CAR LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE, OR A FLAPPING SOUND. I AM GOING TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BUT HAVE DOCUMENTED THE COMPLAINT UP HERE FOR MY RECORDS. MY CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 8,500 MILES ON IT AND ALSO I SEE THERE ARE RECALLS ON THE SIDE AIRBAG, PARKING BRAKE, AND THE POWERTRAIN. ALL OF THESE RECALLS WERE PLACED PRIOR TO THE DATE OF PURCHASING MY CAR AND I WILL QUESTION THE DEALERSHIP ASAP TO SEE IF THESE THINGS WERE FIXED PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. I WILL SUBMIT FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS SITE ONCE I SEE HOW THIS DEALERSHIP HANDLES THIS!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS KH25 TIRES, LINE SIZE: 225/45/R17 (DOT K2X5YAL8) . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE WALL SPLIT, CAUSING THE BLOW OUTS. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T004000 (TIRES) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE TIRES DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE DATE RANGE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES AND VEHICLE WAS 1,200.

OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 10 MONTHS AND ISSUES WITH ENGINE STALLING/HESITATION HAVE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE MY FIRST ENCOUNTER AT THE DEALERSHIP AT 13,300 MILES. I FIRST REPORTED THIS ISSUE WITH ENGINE STALLING/HESITATION AND THEY STATED IT WAS A SPARK PLUG/PLUG WIRE ISSUE, (IRIDIUM SPARK PLUGS RATED FOR 100,000 MILES). AFTER REPLACING THE SPARK PLUG THEY THEN DETERMINED IT NEEDED A CONTROL MODULE REPLACED AND AN ENGINE RESET FOR MY COMPUTER SYSTEM. AFTER THAT IT HAS BEEN IN A FEW MORE TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS FOR THE SAME ENGINE STALLING AND HESITATION ISSUES. MY ENGINE HAS BEEN "RESET AND THE COMPUTER UPDATED" AND SINCE MY GAS MILEAGE HAS GOTTEN WORSE AS WELL AS THE STALLING/HESITATION ISSUES ARE STILL THERE AND BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THEN MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AS I WAS IN D AS IF I HAD PUT MY VEHICLE INTO N AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL JUST REVVING THE ENGINE, IT HAS DONE THE SAME WHEN I SWITCH TO PUT MY VEHICLE IN R. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE THEREFORE GIVING THEM NOTHING TO GO BY OTHER THAN MY WORD OF MOUTH EXPERIENCE. DAYS AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE HOME FROM THE DEALER IT WENT OUT ON MY AS I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR THOROUGHWAY AT 50MPH. I PRESSED THE GAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND IT JUST REVVED THE ENGINE, LIGHTS FLASHED ON SHIFTER AND DASH. I HAD TO MANUALLY SWITCH THROUGH MY GEARS TO TRY AND GET THE CAR TO GO. AFTER MY HUSBAND PULLED MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST PARKING AREA SAFELY I TRIED TO START THE VEHICL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEFECT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V28000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

MY 2013 DODGE DART HAD A TIRE WITH LESS THAN 7000 MILES ON IT BUBBLE AT THE SIDEWALL. THIS WAS FOUND BY THE TIRE SHOP THAT (RIGHTLY) REFUSED TO RE-INSTALL THE TIRE. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE MODEL IN STOCK, SO I ENDED UP BUYING 2 NEW TO BE SAFE ON THE ROAD. SINCE THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED IT WAS A IMPACT RELATED DAMAGE, IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO ROAD-HAZARD. THE SAME MODEL TIRE WAS RECALLED BY KUHMO LAST YEAR ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS. I DO STILL HAVE THE OLD TIRE. THE REST OF THE TIRE LOOKS FINE AND HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. THEIR REASONING WAS THAT IF YOU CANNOT SEE IT WHEN DEFLATED, THEN IT WAS IMPACT RELATED, NOT MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I CAN FIND IT EITHER WAY. *TR

NOT SURE IF IT IS A REAL CONCERN, JUST CHECKING TO SEE IF ANY ONE ELSE HAS HAD ISSUE WITH STEERING, MY SON DRIVES THIS CAR AND SAYS WHEN DRIVING, WHEN HE GOES TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IT IS LIKE IT IS LOCKED -- (EXAMPLE) WHEN WENT TO TURN LEFT IT WOULD NOT TURN, LET OFF OR TURN WHEEL TO RIGHT THEN HE COULD GO AHEAD AND IT WOULD LET HIM TURN TO LEFT, GOING TO GET IT TO DEALER TO BE CHECKED BUT I WAS WONDERING IF ANY ONE ELSE HAS SAID ANY THING ABOUT THE STEERING ON THIS CAR? IT IS A SWEET CAR AND THIS HAS BEEN THE FIRST ISSUE WITH IT. MY SON SAID IT DOES NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE REPORTED OR IF THIS IS A FIRST. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH DODGE AN WE ARE GETTING ON TOP OF IT. BY ALL MEANS I AM NOT COMPLAINING I JUST WAS WONDERING. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ONE OF MY TIRE INFLATION SENSORS IS BAD BECAUSE THE WARNING IN THE DASH SHOWS 11-13 PSI WHEN THE TIRE IS AT 32 LIKE THE OTHER TIRES. I WENT TO DEALER BUT THEY JUST PUT NITROGEN IN TIRES AND SAID ITS BECAUSE OF THE COLD. *TR

I WANT TO REPORT THAT THE WIPERS CAN NOT CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY. IF YOU TRY TO DRIVE THROUGH A TORRENTIAL RAIN THE WINDSHIELD IS WET, EVEN IN THE HIGHEST SPEED. AND ALSO THE WINDSHIELD (GLASS) ABSORBS THE DIRTY , OIL, ETC, SO IT IS VERY COMPLICATED TO CLEAN WITH THE WINDSHIELD CLEANER OR OTHER PRODUCTS THAT ARE SPECIFIC FOR THIS PURPOSE. *TR

VEHICLE IS THE 1.4L MULTIAIR TURBO MODEL WITH THE DDCT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WAITING IN A PARKING LOT, STOPPED IN EVENT TRAFFIC, CAR BEGAN EMITTING SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES, WITH THE SMOKE INTENSIFYING, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. RIGHT BEFORE THE SHUTOFF, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING NO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES AND THERE WERE NO OTHER MALFUNCTION INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON DASH, NOR HAD THERE EVER BEEN PRIOR. THE AAA PROVIDER CONFIRMED WITH ME THAT VISUALLY EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FINE AND IN PROPER WORKING CONDITION WITH ALL FLUID LEVELS IN ACCEPTABLE RANGES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED. VEHICLE WAS ORDERED MAY 11, 2013 AND RECEIVED AUGUST 19, 2013. CURRENTLY HAS 5555 MILES. THIS EVEN SOUNDS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO COMPLAINT NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10496762 QUOTED BELOW IN ITS ENTIRETY: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN A PARKING LOT IDLING, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT THROUGH THE VENTS AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE LOW WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000. *TR

PRESSED IN CLUTCH PEDAL TO START VEHICLE. AFTER CAR STARTED, TRIED TO TAKE CAR OUT OF GEAR BUT IT WOULDN'T BUDGE. ALSO, THE CLUTCH PEDDLE WOULD NOT RELEASE, AS IT WAS STUCK TO THE FULLY PRESSED POSITION. CAR BEGAN TO ROLL AS IF IT STARTED TO DISENGAGE BUT THE PEDDLE WAS STILL COMPLETELY PRESSED IN. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF. I HAD TO PULL THE CLUTCH PEDDLE UP BY HAND TO GET IT TO DISENGAGE. CALLED DEALER SERVICE, SAID THEY COULDN'T RESOLVE THE ISSUE IF THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I'VE NOTICED MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

WAS GOING TO PICK UP MY BOYFRIEND AND WHEN 3 MILES FROM HOME OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND WAS TRYING TO GET TO A SAFE PULL OFF SPOT WHEN THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY.(THIS SECTION OF HIGHWAY WAS AN AREA OF MAJOR SEMI-TRUCK TRAFFIC) ALL THE OIL HAD DRAINED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS TWO CERTAIN PARTS AND WOULD BE READY THE NEXT DAY. CALLED BACK AND SAID NOW SOMETHING ELSE WRONG AND HAD TO ORDER ANOTHER PART (THE TURBO) THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE READY. THIS CAR HAS 249 MILES AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT! I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND I AM FURIOUS WITH DODGE WHEN THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL CAR AND JUST CONTINUE TO IGNORE OR BLAME THE CUSTOMERS. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED! WILL BE LOOKING INTO SOME KIND OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *JS

TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRAVELED ANOTHER 15 MILES BEFORE TRANSMISSION DISCONNECTED FROM ENGINE WHILE IN DRIVE GEAR. VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST DODGE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT A MODULE MOUNTED ON THE SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. PART INSTALLED 5 DAYS LATER. VEHICLE TAKEN FOR QUALITY CHECK AND VEHICLE STOPPED DURING RIDE AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALER DROPPED TRANSMISSION PAN AND FOUND BROKEN PARTS. PARTS ORDERED AND INSTALLED 5 DAYS LATER. VEHICLE TAKEN FOR ANOTHER CHECK RIDE AND LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TECH SERVICE INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND ANOTHER 5 DAYS BEFORE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. DEALER SEND EMAIL DESCRIBING THAT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR 6 MORE WEEKS. BY THIS COMING MONDAY, VEHICLE WILL HAVE BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 26 DAYS. DODGE CUSTOMER CARE STATES THEY ARE RESTRAINED FROM INSTALLING A NEW TRANSMISSION AND DEALER WILL CONTINUE TO ATTEMPT ALL REPAIRS. DODGE SOLUTION IS UNSATISFACTORY. *TR

ON THE WAY HOME MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN ON. I PULLED INTO MY DEALERSHIP TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. WHEN I LEFT THERE THE CRUISE STARTED WORKING. WHEN THEY LOOKED AT IT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SINCE CHRYSLERS COMPUTERS WHERE DOWN THEY COULD NOT RESEARCH WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE. I WAS TOLD THAT ANOTHER LADY CALLED THAT DAY AND HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

CLUTCH PEDAL DOES NOT ALWAYS COME ALL THE WAY BACK UP. I HAVE TO PULL IT UP WITH MY FOOT. I CAN TELL IT DOES NOT HAVE THE CLUTCH ENGAGED TO BURN IT OUT. JUST A IRRITATING THING TO HAVE TO DO ON A BRAND NEW CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER ISSUE AND HAD THEM CHECK IT. THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO STICK. AND SINCE CHRYSLERS SYSTEM WAS DOWN THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO LOOK AT. THIS HAPPENS AND RANDOM TIMES. THIS MORNING IT HAPPENED. WHEN I WENT TO PUSH THE CLUTCH DOWN I COULD TELL THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE FOR A FEW INCHES. WHEN I RELEASED THE CLUTCH IT ONLY CAME PART WAY UP AGAIN. BIGGEST FRUSTRATION IS THE TECH'S CAN NOT PROBLEM SOLVE ANYTHING WITH OUT A COMPUTER TELLING THEM WHAT TO DO. I MADE A FEW SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT TO CHECK BUT THEY HAD NOT CLUE. SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR FOR THIS CAR I DO EXPECT BUGS IN THE SYSTEM. HOWEVER THEY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO PROBLEM SOLVE THIS PROBLEMS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS OR PROBLEM SOLVE IT MYSELF. *TR

WHEN I GO TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR THE CLUTCH PEDAL STAYS DEPRESSED, THIS KEEPS THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND LEAVING IT UNABLE TO DELIVER POWER TO MANEUVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V238000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON THREE OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL FILM, WHICH IMPAIRED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN IT RAINED, IT WAS MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH THE WINDOW, WHICH WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED WITH THE FILM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A TREE WHILE THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V124000 (PARKING BRAKE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ELECTRICAL MODULE FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL FEATURES WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE SOUND SYSTEM HAD ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,400.

THE CAR RUNS GREAT, BUT THE MPG ARE AROUND 25.5 TO 26.5, THE STICKER SAID 24 TO 34 MPG. LIKE TWO MONTHS AGO I HEARD NOISE LIKE SOMETHING WAS VIBRATING INSIDE OF THE CAR, BUT RECENTLY WHEN I MAKE STOP, I TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITION AND THE CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND OF COURSE DEPEND OF THE LEVEL OF VIBRATION I FEEL AND IT IS TRANSMITTED FROM THE HAND TO THE CHEST AND SPECIALLY IT I AM STRESSED BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC I CAN GET NERVOUS, AND IT IS WORSE WHEN THE SPEED IN THE A/C IS INCREASED. *JB

TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON, TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 10 MORE MILES STOPPING FOR GAS. WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, BUT DID AFTER COOLING DOWN FOR 10 MINUTES MORE. RESUMED TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE TRAVELING 6 MORE MILES, THEN ENGINE DISCONNECTED FROM TRANSMISSION. CALLED ROAD SERVICE AND DEALER FINALLY FOUND PROBLEM AFTER 3 DAYS. VEHICLE ALSO DISCONNECTED FOR DEALER SERVICE REP TWICE. VEHICLE COMPUTER UPLOADED AGAIN WITH REVISION AND THEN WOULD NOT START. PART IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE AND STILL WAITING 10 DAYS AFTER PROBLEM FOR PART AFTER IT WAS IDENTIFIED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION GEAR UNAVAILABLE AND AUTO STICK WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NINETY MINUTES AFTER THE REPAIR WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,500.

1. CLUTCH STARTED TO LOSE RESISTANCE COUPLE TIMES A MONTH IN TWO LAST MONTHS. NOW ALMOST EVERY DAY AFTER LONG TIME NOT USING IT. IT FREELY GOING DOWN, SOMETIMES STUCK IN THE HALF WAY OUT AND HAVE TO BE PULLED UP. 2. BRAKES STARTED LOSE RESISTANCE RECENTLY ALSO AFTER LONG TIME NOT TO BE USED (1 OR MORE HOURS) SPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. IT FREELY GOING DOWN HALF WAY PRODUCING AIR BLOW SOUND. AFTER A FEW TIMES PUSHING PEDAL DOWN AIR BLOW STOPS AND RESISTANCE GETS OK. BEHIND OF BRAKE PEDAL IT FEELS SOME KING OF LIQUID. 3. ACCELERATION AT HIGH SPEED TAKES LONGER TIME THEN IT WAS BEFORE AND REQUIRES TO SWITCH TO LOWER GEAR. (TURBO PROBLEM?) 4. MPG DECREASED. ON THE SAME WAY TO AND BACK TO WORK USUALLY IT WAS 32-33 MPG. NOW IT GETS 28-29 TODAY BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER. AFTER A WHOLE DAY OF INSPECTION NOTHING WRONG WAS FOUND. *TR

AFTER TURNING CAR ON, BATTERY LIGHT DISPLAYS ON DASH AND DASH LIGHT IS DIM, RADIO IS OFF, A/C OFF, AND SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. I HAVE TO WAIT A PERIOD OF 10-30 MINS SO THESE COMPONENTS TURN BACK ON. THIS IS USUALLY HAPPENING IN EVERY OTHER DAY AND ALSO WHEN CAR IS EXPOSED TO HOT WEATHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING HOWEVER, ONCE RESTARTED IT OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS ON FOUR DIFFERENT DATES BUT A DIAGNOSTIC WAS NOT PERFORMED. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,737.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN I AM IN TRAFFIC AND HAVE TO DO A LOT OF START/STOP THE CAR STALLS, WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AND START SMOKING. IT SMELLS AS IF THE CLUTCH IS BURNING AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. I HAVE TO PULL OVER FOR ABOUT 30MIN TO AN HOUR TO STOP THIS FROM CONTINUING. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY OF COURSE CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE TECH IS TELLING ME THE CLUTCH IS OVERHEATING BECAUSE OF USER ERROR. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A STICK SHIFT FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY OTHER STICK SHIFTS LIKE THIS ONE. EVERYONE AROUND ME CAN SEE THE CAR SMOKING AND MY DAUGHTER IS SCARED TO DEATH TO GET BACK IN THE CAR BECAUSE SHE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS TWICE NOW AND SHE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD SHE THINK THE CAR IS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PULL OVER FOR AN HOUR EVERYTIME I AM IN TRAFFIC. I LIVE IN A CITY WHERE THAT IS NOT PREVENTABLE. THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

WHEN I WAS COMING OFF OF A HIGHWAY I TRIED TO BRAKE AND MY BRAKE SOUNDED LIKE IT ACCUMULATED AIR AND THEN I HEARD A POP. THE BRAKE WENT STIFF AND I COULD NOT USE THE BRAKE. MY CAR KEPT ON GOING WITH 50MPH AND I COULD NOT USE MY BRAKE, LUCKILY ENOUGH I USED MY HAND BRAKE TO STOP MYSELF AND AVOID A CRUSH INTO A BUSY STREET. MY VEHICLE IS 8 MONTHS OLD, AND HAS 3500 MILES ON IT. THE OVERALL MAINTENANCE WAS DONE ON IT A MONTH AGO AND EVERYTHING WAS CHECKED AND WORKED CORRECTLY. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON MY CAR...THE FIRST TIME WAS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT 3500 MILES THANK GOD, I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT BEFORE I HAD AN ACCIDENT. TODAY AT 5700 MILES IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THEY REPLACED BOTH POWER BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND NOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN!!! IM AM SO ANGRY!!! *TR

2013 DODGE DART. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE MANUAL GEAR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WENT INTO THE POND.