2012 DODGE DART Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V800000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 08/15/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 08/17/16. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT VEERED OFF THE ROAD INTO THE GRASS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V800000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,600. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 08/03/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED CAR IS STILL PARKED IN HER GARAGE JULY 17,2013. UPDATED 06/18/18*JB

PROBLEMS SINCE DAY 1 WITH MY 2013 DODGE DART. THE CLUTCH WOULD STICK IN AND I WOULD HAVE TO POP IT UP WITH MY FOOT. I WOULD TAKE MY CAR IN AND EVEN LEFT IT FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND THEY JUST TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. AND THE "SPECIALIST" SAID WHAT I WAS TELLING THEM ABOUT THE CLUTCH WAS IMPOSSIBLE! SO I STARTED VIDEOING AND POSTING MY CLUTCH ISSUES ON YOUTUBE. THE RADIO SWITCHES STATIONS BY ITSELF, IT GOES OFF OR WON'T COME ON. I'VE HAD THE RADIO REPLACED AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING! I'VE HAD BATTERY ISSUES WITH THE BATTERY DRAINING AND ULTIMATELY BEING REPLACED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS ABOUT HALF THE TIME. DEALERSHIP ENDED UP REPLACING THE CLUTCH, HAD MY CAR BACK 2 DAYS AND THE CLUTCH WENT OUT AGAIN. JUNE 11TH 2015 TOOK MY CAR IN IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE REAR BRAKE STARTED STICKING. THEY HAD MY CAR TWO DAYS AND SAID THEY ADJUSTED THE BRAKE BUT COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE SOUND I HEARD COMING FROM MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE. SO TWO WEEKS GO BY AND I TAKE MY CAR BACK AGAIN DEMANDING THEY TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT IT. BY NOW THE RIGHT REAR CALIBER IS STUCK IN AND HAS RUINED MY ROTOR AND BRAKE PAD. LATER MY CAR STARTS SPITTING AND SPUTTERING. TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE ONLY THING THEY COULD FIND WRONG IS THE AIR FLOW PIPE TO THE TURBO WAS LOOSE AND THEY TIGHTENED IT. I DECIDED TO GO TO A NEW MECHANIC, HE SAID ONE OF MY IGNITION COILS BLEW. 8 MONTHS LATER MY CAR STARTS DOING THE SAME THING AND MY MECHANIC SAYS ANOTHER IGNITION COIL BLEW. AND HE CANNOT GET ONE FOR MY EXACT CAR BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL ON BACK ORDER WITH DODGE! HE ALSO INFORMS ME THAT THERE ARE 3 COMPUTERS IN MY CAR AND THEY ARE NOT TALKING TO EACH OTHER. IT TOOK THEM A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT IT WAS THE IGNITION COIL BECAUSE THE COMPUTER DID NOT ALERT THAT TO THEIR TESTER. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND AFTER 3 TECHNICIANS LOOKED AT MY CAR THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TURBO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING AND SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEAT BELT CHIME SOUNDED WHILE THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT WITH THE SEAT BELT CONNECTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 08/02/16*LJ UPDATED 08/10/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND BRUISING. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE OWNERS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V800000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,580.

REPLACED TRANSMISSION MASTER CYLINDER AT 35K MILES, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER AT 61K IT NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN, AS WELL AS A NEW CLUTCH KIT. DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE CONSIDERS THIS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR." VEHICLE DRIVEN CONSERVATIVELY, NO MODIFICATIONS.

WHEN I AM PUTTING MY CAR IN GEAR I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ACCELERATES AT FULL SPEED WHILE MY FOOT IS STILL ON THE BRAKES. I CAN ALSO BE AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE AT FULL SPEED WHILE STATIONARY. MY REVERSE ALSO DOESN'T GO BACKWARDS AT A NORMAL SPEED, IT ALSO STALLS AS I AM ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE.

THIS VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO SAFETY RECALL R63. WENT TO PAUL BAILEY'S,425 TEN ROD ROAD, NORTH KINGSTOWN RI. INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE IN TO PERFORM THE SAFETY RECALL. APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR 6/9/2016. AT WHICH TIME THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED US THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTERS HAD ENGINE OIL CONTAMINATION AND THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO BE ORDERED. TOLD TO COME BACK ONCE CALLED. GENERAL MANAGER STATED THAT UNDER THIS RECALL IF THE INITIAL INSPECTION REVEALED CONTAMINATION THEN THE PARTS WERE TO BE ORDERED AND THAT A SECOND APPOINTMENT WAS NECESSARY. QUITE UPSETTING THAT THE PARTS ARE ONLY ORDERED IF THE FIRST INSPECTION REVEALS THE NEED FOR FURTHER REPAIR. THIS MAKES NO SENSE, NOW DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH A SAFETY RECALL THAT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF BRAKE BOOSTER ASSIST. THE PARTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IF THE APPOINTMENT IS FOR THE RECALL. NOW HAVE TO WAIT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,606.

1.4 L ENGINE 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION-HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEM AND REPAIRS WITH WEEKS AT THE DEALERSHIP AT A TIME. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION. CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. WIPERS CONE IN SOMETIMES WHEN BLINDER IS TURNED ON. CAR FAILED TO START, WOULD STAY ON AFTER KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE-REPLACED IGNITION CONTROL MODULE. REPLACED BATTERY, CAR BACK FIRES, WARRANTIED OUT 1ST COIL AND SPARK PLUG, ERROR CODE FOR 3RD CYLINDER AFTER, DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS REALLY DEFECTIVE 1ST COIL AND WARRANTIED OUT AGAIN, CAR STILL BACK FIRES. CAR WOULDN'T GO IN TO REVERSE, DIFFERENTIATION CABLE HAD SNAPPED, DEALERSHIP REPLACED CABLE AND GEAR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT IN TO 3RD FROM 2ND GEAR, DEALERSHIP REPLACED THROW OUT BEARING, PRESSURE PLATE AND MAYER CYLINDER ON "EXTENDED WARRANTY" /RECALL AFTER ANOTHER 20 DAYS DRIVE 14 MILES FOR WHEEL BEARING FAILURE/ABS SENSOR ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH FRONT BEARINGS AND ABS SENSORS, TECHNICIAN DIDN'T FINISH TEST DRIVE AND ONE OF NEW BEARINGS FAILED, HAD TO REPLACE AGAIN, WITHIN 24 HOURS CLUTCH WOULDN'T DEPRESS, THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR, LIFTED WITH MY FOOT STILL COULDN'T GET CAR IN TO GEAR. TURNED CAR OFF, REMOVED KEY, STARTED ASIAN AND WAS ABLE TO GET IN TO GEAR. CAR IS MAKING CLICKING SOUND WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED AND SOME TIMES AFTER RELEASE THERE IS SCRAPING SOUND. YOU TUBE VIDEO OF ANOTHER PERSON'S CAR MAXING SAME SOUND HTTP://YOUTU.BE/JJYRRR8XRSY STATES FLYWHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE'S PROBABLY MORE THAT I'M FORGETTING TO NOTE BUT IT IS CLEAR FROM THIS VEHICLES POOR PERFORMANCE MORE WILL ENSUE, HOW CAN I GET OUT OF THIS UNDEPENDENCE SERVICE RIDDEN VEHICLE? AFTER HOW MANY FAILURES WILL SOME ONE MAKE DODGE STEP UP?