THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL ON IT'S OWN, FOR US IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN WE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THEN IT'S DISPLAYED TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND THEN TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THIS MAY HAVE TO BE PERFORMED TWO OR THREE TIMES BEFORE THE CAR MOVE, THEN WE ONLY HAVE THE EVEN OR THE ODD GEARS DEPENDING ON WITCH CLUTCH ACTIVATES. THIS HAPPENED ON A FOUR LANE SUBURBAN ROAD WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 50 MPH AND WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GETS TO FULL TEMPERATURE. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE RECALL 15V-542 PERFORMED 08/25/15. AFTER SEVERAL TCM FAILURES ABUSING THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO THE RECALL, THE TRANSMISSION NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL ISSUE FIRST HAPPENED JULY OF 2014.
2013 Dodge Dart complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2013 record →
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON A BUSY ROAD MY MY CAR STARTED TO LOSS POWER, SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT WOULD'NT START BACK UP. THIS HAPPENDED IN JUNE 2020. I CALLED THE TOW TRUCK AFTER ABOUT A HOUR IN THE RAIN ONCE THE TOW TRUCK PULLS UP THE CAR FINALLY STARTS AND I GET THE CAR HOME. IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN ASSOON AS GET IN MY YARD. CHECKED THE FUSES, BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, ETC. REPLACED A 200AMP FUSE AT THE BATTERY CAR WORKED FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS. BAM THE CAR WILL NOT START ONCE AGAIN. ALL LIGHT ARE ON, BATTERY IS CHARGE FULLY THEDARN CARJUST WONT TURN ON. THIS IS A HARZARD COMPUTER CHECKS NOT ONE RECAL ON THIS ELECTICAL UNKNOW ISSUE, NOW I HAVE A RED BOX IN MY YARD THAT LOOKS PRETTY. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ELECTRICAL ISSUE, BUT WHEN I CALLED DODGE THEY SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE.
THE BUSHING ON THE SHIFT CABLE KEEP BREAKING . THERE WAS A RECALL ON AUTOMATICS BUT NOT STANDARDS.
THE CAR SHUTS OFF. I WAS DRIVING AND THEN IT JUST WON'T GO ANYMORE. ITS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS! HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE SAME NIGHT
THE CAR STALLS... NORMALLY AFTER SLOWING DOWN & TURNING. TRANSMISSION INOPERABLE CODE ALONG WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS.
THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER / PARKING BRAKE IS CORRODING TO THE POINT OF INOPERABILITY. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD CHRYSLER REPLACE THE REAR CALIPER THAT WAS AFFECTED THE FIRST TIME, BUT IT IS NOW AGAIN STICKING DUE TO CORROSION AND RUST. THERE IS NO PROTECTION TO PREVENT SALT AND ROAD DEBRIS FROM ENTERING THE BORE OF THE SHAFT THAT ENGAGES THE PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM IN THE CALIPER. THE CAR'S PARKING BRAKE LEVER WILL ENGAGE BUT THE PARKING BRAKE WILL ACTIVATE. THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL BACK (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). OTHER TIMES, THE PARKING BRAKE WILL BE ACTIVATED BY THE LEVER, ENGAGE AND WILL STICK ON, AND CAUSE THE REAR BRAKES TO OVERHEAT WHEN I DRIVE AWAY.
TL* THE CONTACT'S NEPHEW OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER NEPHEW WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO FOURTH GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE PARKING BRAKES AND PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHILE INSPECTING UNDER THE HOOD, THE DRIVER NOTICED THE SHIFTIER CABLE WAS DETACHED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND THEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER OURISMAN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF BOWIE LOCATED AT 2406 CRAIN HWY, BOWIE, MD 20716, (855) 822-3228, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING SHIFTER CABLE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V293000 (POWER TRAIN), HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,619.
SHIFT CONNECTOR CABLE GAVE OUT IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHILE IN MOTION. HAD TO REV A BIT HIGHER IN ORDER TO GET IT TO GAIN ANY MOMENTUM ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER VEHICLES. THE AUTOMATIC VERSION OF 2013 DODGE DARTS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT FOR WHATEVER UNEXPLAINED REASON THEY DID NOT INCLUDE STANDARDS(STICK SHIFTS) IN THE RECALL AS FAR AS I CAN FIND ANYWHERE. MY CAR IS IN SHOP NOW WHILE I'M WORKING FAR FROM HOME ETC. DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
MY CAR IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SHIFTER. IT WON'T GO INTO PARK OR DRIVE PROPERLY IT ALSO LOCKS MY KEY FOB UP WHEN IT DOESN'T READ PARK. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME BUT 90% OF THE TIME IT DOES. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND PAID TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY CLAIMED THEY COULDN'T FIND THE ISSUE SO THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT TO TEAR IT APART . THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED AND SAID THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WASN'T FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I HAD THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED ON MY OWN BECAUSE DODGE WANTED A OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT AND GO FIGURE IT WASN'T THE ISSUE BECAUSE MY CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE I'VE READ HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IT'S DANGEROUS WHEN YOU CAN'T GET YOUR CAR TO GO INTO PARK AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO END UP SERIOUSLY HURT. ON A SIDE NOTE THEY DID HAVE A RECALL ON THE SHIFTER BUSHING WHICH I DID HAVE REPLACED AND IT DIDN'T HELP THE ISSUE EITHER. IN ORDER TO GET MY CAR TO GO INTO DRIVE I HAVE TO HIT THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE PIN UNDER THE SHIFTER ANYTIME IT JAMS UP ON ME. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE FROM WHAT I'VE READ IT'S A VERY COMMON ISSUE IN DODGE DARTS AND BY NO MEANS IS THIS OK FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE TO MAKE CAR PAYMENTS TO HAVE CARS THAT THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE IN.
TOOK A 100 MILE TRIP, WHEN I GOT HOME AND PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE I SMELLED A BURNT METALLIC/FIBER SMEALL. HALFWAY INTO MY TRIP I NOTICED THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS HARD TO SHIFT. THE CAR IS A 2013 DODGE DART AERO WITH ALMOST ONLY 17,000 MILES ON. ALL SERVICE RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE. ALL RECALLS WERE DEALT WITH ALSO.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND SHIFTING INTO FOURTH GEAR APPROACHING A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEAR. THE DRIVER STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE CONTACT STATED A FRIEND OF HER DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO ASSIST HER IN TOWING THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND THE RADIATOR WAS PUNCTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER PATTERSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM STORE (1611 US-259 BUS, KILGORE, TX 75662, (903) 871-7578), WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING MASTER SEAL FOR THE CLUTCH TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
TRANSMISSION THROWS IN NEUTRAL AND WON'T GO FORWARD
MY VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO RECALLS DONE ON IT. TCM REPAIR AND TRANSMISSION CABLE BUSHING. I TOOK IT TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC. MY TCM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN & MY TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT SOMETIMES AFTER MY TRANSMISSION BUSHING REPAIR.
6 SPEED DODGE DART WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON THE FREEWAY, CAR TURNS ON BUT WON'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS WHEN ACCELERATED AND IN GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT THEN IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE. I HAD A MECHANIC TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND THEY BELIEVE IT IS A TRANSMISSION MOTOR CONTROL PROBLEM THAT OTHER 2013 DODGE DARTS HAVE ALSO ENCOUNTERED.
THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY MOVES TO NEUTRAL AND THE GEARS DO NOT WORK. I TOOK THE CAR FOR A RECALL ON CABLE BUSHING ON THE TRANSMISSION AND I CAN DRIVE THE CAR FOR A BIT BUT WILL FALL IN NEUTRAL BY ITSELF HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE FOR THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE CAR.
THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON WHEN A PASSENGER SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. WHEN DRIVING, THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON WHEN DRIVING WITH NO PASSENGER AND THEN STAYED ON. IN ADDITION, THE SEATBELT LIGHT WOULD BEEP EVEN WHEN THE PASSENGER BELT WAS PLUGGED IN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO DODGE FOR SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THE SEATBELT COULD NOT BE FIXED BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS DISCONTINUED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRE HARNESSES. THE DAY AFTER GETTING MY CAR BACK FROM BEING REPAIRED, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS BACK ON. IT CAME ON ONCE I STARTED THE CAR. IT NOW COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES DOES NOT GO OFF UNTIL THE CAR IS OFF.
RECALL R42 WAS COMPLETED ON MAY 7 2018, AS OF TODAY THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ORIGINAL SAFETY RECALL BOTH THE DEALER AND FCA SAID THAT THE 2 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE TCM HAS EXPIRED BY 2 MONTHS. APPARENTLY THE SAFETY RECALL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND THE ISSUE CONTINUES. THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR A NEW TCM. I FEEL THAT THE FIX THEY DID ORIGINALLY WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND DODGE SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BY TAKING CARE OF THE SAME PROBLEM.
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND AND SERVICE POWER STEERING CAN ONLY MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WHEELS WON'T TURN
I OWN A 2013 DODGE DART AND THE SHIFTER CABLE THAT WAS RECALLED IN MAY OF 2013 HAS FAILED AGAIN AND I CAN NOT TURN MY KEY ALL THE WAY TO THE OFF POSITION THEREFORE EITHER HAVE TO LEAVE MY CAR RUNNING OR TURN IT WHERE IT SHUTS OFF THE ENGINE BUT DOESNT SHUT EVERYTHING ELSE OFF AND DOORS CAN NOT BE LOCKED. THE GEAR SHIFT CAN BE MOVED BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT IT BEING STARTED OR EVEN HAVING TO PUSH IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH IS HAZARDOUS. I TOOK THE BATTERY CABLES OFF SO IT WOULD NOT KILL MY BATTERY LEAVING EVERYTHING ON AND I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT SOME LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD KID DOESNT GET IN MY CAR BECAUSE IF THE GEAR KNOB IS ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED IT CAN ROLL AWAY. I HAVE REPEATEDLY REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AND I CAN ONLY GUESS THAT BECAUSE THEIR HAD BEEN NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURY REPORTED THEY WILL NOT INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT A LIFE ISNT THE COST OF THEIR SELFISHNESS TO LOOSING MONEY FOR DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THESE CARS.
I WAS IN STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT AT THE MALL AND MY CAR MOVED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN PARK. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WAS HARD TO MOVE IT INTO DRIVE. ONCE I DID I DROVE IT AROUND A LITTLE BIT THINKING MAYBE SOMETHING WAS STUCK SO THEN I PUT IN PARK AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT WAS FINE. IT HAS DONE THIS ON A FEW OCCASIONS TO ME. I CALLED THE PLACE I GOT MY CAR AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDNT KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. FAST TRACK A FEW WEEKS LATER I GOT THE SAFETY RECALL IN FOR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE BRUSHING V34 THAT WAS FROM APRIL 2019 WHEN IT WAS MAY 2020. PLUS ON THE ONE RECALL PAPER I GOT IT ALSO SAYS I HAVE ANOTHER RECALL (V50) THAT WAS FROM LAST YEAR THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF. IT EXPLAINS THE SAME THING I WENT THROUGH COULD HAPPEN. I CALLED THE PLACE I GOT MY CAR AND THEY ONCE AGAIN TOLD ME THEY HAD NO IDEA. I CALLED A DODGE DEALERSHIP BUT TOLD ME DUE TO COVID THEY COULDNT FIX MY RECALL RIGHT NOW. I CALLED THE PLACE I GOT MY CAR AGAIN AND I ASKED ABOUT A RENTAL UNTIL I COULD GET THIS FIXED. THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN BUT I'D HAVE TO CONTINUE PAYING FOR MY DODGE DART THAT HAS A MAJOR RECALL ON IT PLUS THE RENTAL AND THE INSURANCE. SO I'VE BEEN DRIVING MY DART AROUND AND EVERY NOW AND THEN IT'LL DO IT BUT THE DEALERSHIPS KEEP TELLING ME THE SAME THING. I'M PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT SCARES ME TO DRIVE WITH A MAJOR RECALL THAT NOBODY CAN APPARENTLY FIX. I'M READY TO LEAVE IT AT THE LOT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITH THE RPM REVVED UP TO 6,000 RPM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SPRADLEY AUTO NETWORK (2146 HIGHWAY 50, PUEBLO, CO 81008) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS STILL PENDING. THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH MY 2013 DODGE DART LIMITED. I PURCHASED IT WITH 36,900 MILES ON IT BACK IN JULY OF 2016. HERE WE ARE IN JULY OF 2020 AND THE CAR DOES NOT EVEN HAVE 67,000 MILES ON IT. MY PROBLEM LISTED WAS CREATED ONLY ROUGHLY A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING. THE ENTIRE UCONNECT SYSTEM MAKES MY VEHICLE UNABLE TO OPERATE SAFELY. WHETHER IT'S THE SCREEN GOING BLACK WHERE I CAN NOT CONTROL/CHANGE ANYTHING. THE TOUCH SCREEN IS EVERYTHING VOLUME, HVAC, BLUETOOTH, 'SUPPOSED TO WORK WITH REMOTE START. I HAVE HAD MY CODES CHECKED; CYLINDER 1 MODULE MISFIRE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH AND MY VEHICLE BEING STUCK UNABLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT SIMPLY WOULD NOT START(ACTED LIKE IT WOULD BUT WOULD NOT.) FOR THE ENTIRE WINTER OF 2018. COME SUMMER OF 2019 THE AIR WAS STILL HORRIBLEBUT MY INFANT WAS NOW IN THE VEHICLE. SEEING A POOR NEWBORN HAVE SWEAT ROLLING OFF HIS FACE ON A WAY TO A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT PROBABLY IS WHAT DONE ME IN THE MOST. THIS VEHICLE HAS SOME COOL UCONNECT BELLS AND WHISTLES BUT IT IS LIKE THEY ATTEMPTED TO PUT SOMETHING IN A VEHICLE THAT WAS NOT CAPABLE OF HANDLING ALL THE ADVANCEMENTS. I HAVE HAD MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES.I'VE REPLACED PARTS WITHIN THE HVAC TWICE! NOW MY ODOMETER IS BLINKING; RED FLAG.I AM SERIOUSLY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. IT SITS FOR MOST OF THE TIME.IN THE LASR 2 YEARS I'VE MAYBE DRIVEN IT A TOTAL OF 5,000 IF THAT! I HAVE MY CAR ALMOST COMPLETELY PAID OFF AND HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN ABLE TO PUT OVER 31,000 MILES ON IT IN 4 FOUR YEARS!HOW AB
TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 56,000 MILES. PRIOR TRANSMISSION RELATED RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING BROKE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION RENDERING IT UNABLE TO SHIFT. BASED ON THE VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS IN VARIOUS DODGE DART FORUMS, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, NOT UNIQUE TO MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE IN A PLACE WHERE I COULD PULL OVER AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE.
I OWN A 2013 DODGE DART AND HAVE SENT IN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND THERE STILL NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MY CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF AND WILL NOT GO INTO PARK WITHOUT HAVING TO MESS WITH IT FOR 10 MIN OR MORE AND SOME DAYS I HAVE TO JUST LEAVE THE KEYS IN IT AND DO WHAT I GOTTA DO BECAUSE THE KEYS WONT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THIS HAPPENS. SO NOT ONLY AM I TAKING RISK OF GETTING MY CAR STOLEN BUT WHAT IF A KID GOT IN THE CAR JUST PLAYING AND STARTED THE CAR , WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAPPEN THEN. I HAVE REPORTED THESE ISSUES SO SO SO MANY TIMES AND EVEN SENT IN MORE INFO WHEN NHTSA CONTACTED ME WANTING TO KNOW MORE INFO ABOUT A COMPLAINT I HAD SUBMITTED BUT STILL NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THESE CARS EXCEPT IN CALIFORNIA AND MICHIGAN I BELIEVE AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IF THERE IS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN THOSE STATES FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS OTHERS FROM DIFFERENT STATES ARE HAVING WHY CAN THEY NOT DO A NATIONWIDE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THESE CARS WERE ALL MANUFACTURED FROM THE SAME PLACE SO IT SHOULD NOT MATTER WHAT STATES ARE STRICTER ABOUT THE LEMON LAWS THEN OTHERS WHEN IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THAT MAKES IT SEEM LIKE CERTAIN STATES LIVES MATTER AND SOME STATES DO NOT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD I HAVE REPEATEDLY SENT IN COMPLAINTS TO SO,SO,SO MANY SAFETY SITES AND ALL VEHICLE CONSUMER PROBLEM SITES AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. I WILL CONTINUE TO DO MY PART AND LET THEM KNOW HOW UNSAFE THESE CARS ARE AND JUST HOPE THAT SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE SOMETHI
THE WINDOW WIPERS WON'T STOP EVEN WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT OFF. IT WON'T TURN OFF. THEN I REPLACED WITH A NEW WIPERS, IT WON'T STOP. THEN RAINING, THE WINDOW IS HARD TO SEE DURING THE RAINY. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHT SIGNAL ON TO TURN RIGHT; THE WIPERS TURNS ON BY ITSELF. IT'S FRUSTRATING AND SAFETY CONCERNS. IT'S GETTING WORSE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE AUTO STICK FUNCTION WAS UNAVAILABLE, SERVICE REQUIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SERVICE UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. DEVENY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (401 E B ST, MCCOOK, NE 69001), WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 30 MPH. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V293000 (POWER TRAIN) AND WAS TOWED TO HENDRICK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1624 MONTGOMERY HWY, HOOVER, AL 35216) TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V293000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCGINLEY JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (7 SHAMROCK BLVD, HIGHLAND, IL 62249) WHERE THE SHIFTER CABLE BUSHING WAS REPLACED AS PER THE RECALL HOWEVER, THE CABLE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT REPLACING THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *BF MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT IF THEY GOT THE VEHICLE REPAIRED THEN THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE REIMBURSED. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 07/23/20 AFTER PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE FOR THE SHIFTER CABLE. *DL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH TWO YEARS AGO, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, SPUN AROUND AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER HOWEVER, NO AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS INJURED BY THE SEAT BELT WITH A CUT ON HER NECK HOWEVER, NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (5000 BRYANT RD, FT. WORTH TX, 76177) WHERE THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED TWO DEALERS, INCLUDING THE AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM NORTH FORT WORTH (11200 N FWY, FORT WORTH, TX 76177) AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED RESEARCHED FAILURE ON-LINE AND FOUND RECALLS RELATED TO A BUSHING AND GEAR SHIFTER FAILURE HOWEVER, HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000
ON 3 OCCASIONS. MY CLUTCH BROKE. I HAD IT REPAIRED 2 TIMES AND CURRENTLY IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING DURING THE TIME AND LOST POWER TO MY CAR. I ALSO HAD REPLACED WITH THE DEALER MY BRAKE BOOSTER THAT WENT OUT 3 TIMES.FRUSTRATED. *TR
THE REAR BRAKES ARE LOCKED UP AND WONT RELEASE. THE FIRST TIME THE CALIPERS HAD TO BE CHANGED OUT. THIS HAPPENED WITH IN THE FIRST 3 YEARS. THIS MOST RECENT TIME THEY LOCKED UP AGAIN I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN IT IN TO THE SHOP YET BUT IT FEELS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT HAS ONLY BEEN 3 YEARS OR SO SINCE THEY WERE LAST CHANGED. THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 40 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS COULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO CATCH ON FIRE OR EVEN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
I WAS DRIVING AND I NOTICED THAT THE CAR LOOSE POWER AND GEARS INDICATORS WE'RE ALL IN RED. P,R,N,D WE'RE IN RED. I HAVE TO STOP IN A SAFETY PLACE. FIRST I TRIED STARTING AND MOVING THE GEAR SHIFT AROUND, THEN I HAVE TO TURN OFF AND ON THE CAR AND BACK TO NORMAL AGAIN. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR ALONE OR WITH MY FAMILY ON IT . THERE'S A LOT OF PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR I DON'T FELL SAFE ANYMORE. *TR
E-BRAKE STUCK. I CAN RELEASE MY PARKING BRAKE, REAR CALIPERS ARE STUCK. *TR
2013 DODGE DART LIMITED WAS MOVING, STOPPED AT LIGHT, LOST GEAR COMPLETELY. DEALERSHIP COULDN'T RECREATE. HAD EVERY TRANS RECALL AVAILABLE APRIL 2019. JANUARY 2020 CAR STARTED TO STALL AND SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AGAIN. APRIL 17 2020 BROUGHT DART IN DUE TO STALLING IN ROAD AND SAME DASH SCREEN AS RECALL, TOLD ME TO SHIFT INTO N THEN BACK INTO D OR R. CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND CODE OR ANYTHING WRONG AND ALLOWED ME TO LEAVE WITH THE VEHICLE. GOT THE CAR HOME, WENT TO SHOW MY HUSBAND AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. APPARENTLY NOT INVOLVED WITH RECALL, YET I DON'T SEE HOW. SAYS SOMETHING IN TRANSMISSION SLEEVE NEEDS FIXED AND I AM LIABLE. I BEGGED THEM TO KEEP THIS CAR BC THE TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING UP, NOW HERE I AM BEING TOLD I OWE FOR AN ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WHEN I TRIED TO HAVE IT FIXED FIRST. VIN ISN'T LISTED UNDER ANY CURRENT RECALLS, YET A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH WILL SHOW QUICKLY THAT THE 6 SPEED TRANS ARE NOTHING BUT RECALL ISSUES REPEATEDLY, UNTIL IT ACTUALLY DIES.
6 SPEED MANUAL WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V293000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE STATED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTONATION DODGE RAM ARAPAHOE SERVICE CENTER (10743 E. ARAPAHOE RD, SUITE A, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112) WHERE A DIAGNOSIS WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME IN WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY. . TRANSMISSION SHIFT STOPPED WORKING. PULLED CAR TO THE SHOULDER IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED CAR OFF.
THE WIRING CABLE THAT IS INSIDE THE WIPER CONTROL ARM TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL THAT CONTROLS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAS CRACKED DUE TO THE FRAILE WIRES AND THE CONTINUED ACTIONS OF USING THE WIPERS. THE WIPERS STAY ON AT A SLOW SPEED ALL OF THE TIME. UNABLE TO CONTROL THE FUNCTION. WEARS OUT HW MOTOR FOR THE ARMS / WIPERS, AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE CAR. WHEN CAR IS STARTED, THE ARMS ROTATE NON STOP/ CANNOT FIND A REPLACEMENT FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC SAID HE CAN MAKE REPAIRS IF THERE WAS REPLACEMENT PARTS. I DON'T WANT TO DIE DRIVING THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID CAR CRASHED UP TO NOW. I NEED THE CAR TO GET TO WORK EVERY DAY.THE TRADE IN VALUE
ABS MODULE DEVELOPED AN INTERNAL SHORT. ABS MODULE WILL NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE VEHICLE'S ONBOARD COMPUTER. THIS RESULTS IN THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DISABLING ITSELF. WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON DASHBOARD IE: ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE. CHRYSLER CORPORATION WILL NOT WARRANTY THE ABS MODULE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN) BY AN UNKNOWN DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO YAKIMA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT (2300 GOODMAN RD, UNION GAP, WA 98903) WHERE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE CABLE SHIFTER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,836.
MY SHIFTER CABLE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND I SEE IT WAS RECALLED LAST YEAR, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ON THIS. THIS IS AN ON-GOING ISSUE THAT IS GETTING WORSE. WHEN I PUT INTO PARK, I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON, BECAUSE IT IS NOT IN PARK AND I CANNOT SHUT THE CAR OFF.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE DUE TO THE TRACTION CONTROL OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY CONTINUOUSLY. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. BINGHAMTON CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE LOCATED AT (1279 UPPER, FRONT ST, BINGHAMTON, NY 13901) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED THE COST FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
THE CAR AFTER THE START IT SMELLS LIKE SOME ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT IS BURNING FROM INSIDE AND IT COMES MOSTLY AFTER 10 OR 20 MINS DRIVE INTENSIVELY AND AT THE SAME TIME THE CAR STARTS TO JERK WHEN ACCELERATING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN MAKING LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. ON BEHALF OF THE CONTACT REQUEST THE ALTERNATOR BE REPLACED AS WELLS THE BATTERIES. THE VEHICLES WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. NO DEALER WAS CONTACTED. WHILE RESEARCHING FOR RECALLS THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V238000 (POWER TRAIN) WHICH COULD BE A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 121,000.
ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AFTER FUEL FILL UP. P0452 CODE IS ACTIVE UNTIL FUEL LEVEL GETS TO ABOUT 3/4 TANK THEN CODE GOES STORED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT CEASED. THE CONTACT MANUALLY OPERATED THE CLUTCH PEDAL IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE HOWEVER, THE CLUTCH FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP LOCATED AT (2100 E SPRING ST, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755), (562) 426-5111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,644.
CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AROUND A TURN CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT OFF MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE THE CAR IS A 2014 DODGE DART
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS SHIFTED FROM NEUTRAL TO REVERSE TO DRIVE FOR THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HESITATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (SLEEPY HOLLOW CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP, INC. LOCATED AT 1310 N MAIN ST, VIROQUA, WI 54665), WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED HE ABLE TO RESTART THE COMPUTER ON HIS OWN BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO LOCAL (BERGSTROM CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF OSHKOSH LOCATED AT 3650 JACKSON DRIVE RD, OSHKOSH, WI 54901-1216, WHERE IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, TRUNK LIGHTS AND CIGARETTE LIGHTER STOPPED WORKING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED STICKING IN THE ON POSITION AND THEN GOT TO WHERE THEY JUST WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CHANGED THE BCM MODULE FOR NEARLY 600.00 ONLY TO FIND IT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE ANSWERS BUT SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RELATED TO 2013 DODGE DART WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT TURNING OFF AND PEOPLE PAYING UPWARDS OF 1000.00 TO TRY TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY. THE ISSUE IS PRESENT WHENEVER THE CAR IS ON. THE MECHANIC SAID THE WIPER MOTOR IS GETTING 12 VOLTS EVEN WHILE THE CAR IS OFF!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, AND LOST POWER. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (GAINESVILLE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 3000 N MAIN ST, GAINESVILLE, FL 32609 (352) 372-4343), WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO (LAKE CITY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 4325 W US HWY 90, LAKE CITY, FL 32055 (386) 755-3444), WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
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