2012 DODGE DART Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. WHILE IN TRAFFIC, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED FIFTEEN MINUTES. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHEETS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (LOCATED AT 250 AUTO PLAZA DRIVE, BECKLEY, WV 25801, (304) 252-4555) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING, BUT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT AN HOUR BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK HOME AND LATER TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CROWN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM DUBLIN, 6350 PERIMETER LOOP RD, DUBLIN, OH 43017, (888) 739-0282) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) FAILED. THE PART WAS ORDERED AND THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM BURNED OUT THE HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR AND THE CLUTCH, WHICH CAUSED SLIPPING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACTUATOR AND THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE FIRST REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER THE FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO FIND OUT IF THE LATEST REPAIRS WOULD BE COVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,861.

CAR'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES DURING COMMUTE TO WORK 0700 IN THE MORNING 10/09/2018, 65 DEGREE DAY IN 35 MPH ZONE. 54,000 MILES ON CAR. CAR WAS MOVING AT 30MPH WHEN ENGINE DIED AND CAR STARTED TO SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD, WITHIN 60 SECONDS FLAMES APPEARED FROM HOOD, MY DAUGHTER DRIVING THE CAR GOT OUT JUST IN TIME SHE WAS THE ONLY PASSENGER. LOST ALL BELONGINGS IN CAR.

CAR ACCELERATES TO 7000 RPMS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF A STOP CAR DOESN'T MOVE. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AT DIFFERENT INTERSECTIONS ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND. DEALER CANT DUPLICATE ERROR MY FEAR IS AN ACCIDENT.

AUTOMATIC TRANS SHIFT LINKAGE BUSHING HAS FAILED. LEAVING CAR UNSERVICABLE. DEALER STATES TO ORDER BUSHING THEY DON'T HAVE ANY. 2013 50K

POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT DUE TO SHORTAGE TO TERMINAL. CAUSES ENTIRE DASH BOARD TO FLICKER OR CAR NOT TO START. TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND WILL NOT TURN OFF.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT CUT OFF RAINING OR NO RAIN. WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE THEY JUST RUN.

SO THIS IS LIKE THE THIRD(3) TIME THAT MY BATTERY HAS GONE DEAD. AT FIRST IT WAS THE STOCK BATTERY. THEN I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW ON AT MY LOCAL AUTO ZONE FOR $200 AND SOMETHING. THEN THE SAME THING KEEPS HAPPENING. ONCE IT HAPPENS THE STIRRING WHEEL BEGINS TO GET REALLY REALLY TIGHT UNTIL YOU CAN'T REALLY MOVE IT. ONE DAY MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING IT AND SHE GOT STOCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T MOVE IT. BUT IT IS REALLY SCARY BECAUSE YOU HAVE CARS BEHIND YOU DRIVING 60+MPH AND YOU PRAY THAT YOU DON'T GET HIT BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT NOBODY TO GET INJURED SPECIALLY YOU. HOPE DODGE DOES SOMETHING ABOUT. REALLY STARTING TO DISLIKE THE CAR I LOVE. :/

SHIFTING STICK IS STUCK, THE CAR APPEARS TO BE STUCK IN REVERSE BUT ACTUALLY IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL, THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND CAR WON'T TURN ON. DAY PRIOR TO THIS CAR WAS PARK ALL DAY, LATER IN THE EVENING IT WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 3-5 MILES AND PARKED WITHOUT AN ISSUE. NOTHING WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN.

TAKATA RECALL THIS CAR IS GARBAGE ! DODGE SHOULDN'T MAKE THIS MODEL ANYMORE. I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS TWO YEARS IN OF HAVING THIS CAR. I HAD TO START CHANGING TIRES SO MANY TIME. AIR ALWAYS GOES DOWN, TIRES KEEP GETTING THOSE AIR BALLS. (NO I DON'T PARK CLOSE TO THE SIDEWALK OR HIT THE SIDEWALK) MY STEERING WHEEL ALWAYS CRACKS EVERYTIME I TURN IT. MY WHOLE CAR SHAKES ! I PRESS THE BRAKES AND IT GOES CRAZY. MY ENGINE MESSED UP TOO (IT HAD WATER INSIDE) I HAD TO FIX SOME HEATING HOSE ! MY WINDOW BUTTON STUGGLES TO GO UP ?I HAD TO CHANGE MY BATTERY THREE TIME ! KEEP IN MIND I GOT THIS CAR NEW. ZERO EVERYTHING ! FOR 6 YEARS ! I'VE PUT SO MUCH MONEY ON A CAR I HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED PAYING ! A CAR NEEDS THING TO GET FIXED BUT NOT LIKE THIS! JUST ISN'T NORMAL. GARAGE OF A CAR! DODGE DART SXT 2013 ! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY OR TIME ON THIS CAR. SAVE YOURSELF.