2012 DODGE DART Complaints

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER STALK MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO STAY IN THE ON POSITION EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH ON THE STALK SAYS OFF. THROUGH NORMAL DRIVER USE, THE SPRING/RIBBON BEHIND THE STALK BREAKS OR SEVERS AND USE OF WIPERS AND MIST IS COMPROMISED. WITH WIPERS ONLY WORKING AT ONE SPEED, IN A HEAVY RAIN OR NO RAIN AT ALL, THE DRIVERS VISION IS AFFECTED WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. RESEARCHING ONLINE IN DART FORUMS AND OTHER POSTS, THIS ISSUE IS PREVALENT AMONG THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. THE FAULTY WIPER STALK COULD ALSO BE AN INDICATOR OF A FAILING BCM. IN MY SPECIFIC INSTANCE, THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MIST MY WINDSHIELD AND CLEAR IT OF DEBRIS, NO MIST WAS DISPENSED AND THE WIPERS STAYED ON PERMANENTLY

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DOWN HILL, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SHAKES. ALSO CAN HEAR A RATTLE IN RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH AREAS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IDLING AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED "NO GEAR AVAILABLE". THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CHAPMAN DODGE CHRYSLER (3800 N 89TH ST, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85251) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRAN HYDRAULIC CONTROL ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER A WEEK PRIOR TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 59718867. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

THIS IS FOR RECALL V34. WHICH WAS ISSUED EARLY IN THE YEAR. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, 1 NEAR ROBINSON ILLINOIS TO BE EXACT AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED DRIVING FORCING HER TO STEER ONTO THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY! THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD!!!! I FIND IT INSANE THAT CHRYSLER IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON THIS PART! MY WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!!!!! NOT TOO MENTION IF MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS PART AND THESE CARS ARE UNSAFE BUT ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! ON TOP OF EVERYTHING YOU WANT ME TO DISH OUT THE MONEY TO PUT ANOTHER RECALLED PART ON MY CAR, NO THANKS!! DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND WENT TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. MY SHIFT WOULD MOVE, BUT MY CAR WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO PUSH MY CAR OUT OF THE ROAD AND SINCE IT WAS NOT IN PARK, COULD NOT COMPLETELY TURN IT OFF AND REMOVE MY KEY. I SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY SINCE ACCESSORIES WOULD NOT TURN OFF. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ON 08/09/2019. PER RECALL, THE RECALL COVERS DODGE DART COMPACT CARS FROM 2013 THROUGH 2016 WITH SIX-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE COMPANY SAYS A BUSHING CAN FAIL, CAUSING THE SHIFTER CABLE TO COME LOOSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THAT MEANS WHEN A DRIVER SHIFTS TO PARK OR ANOTHER GEAR, THE GEAR MAY NOT CHANGE AND THE CAR COULD ROLL AWAY. PARTS FOR RECALL WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX AT THIS TIME AND MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE.

I ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON MY ENGINE. CAR WOULD NOT START. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WORKED. BATTERY IN GOOD SHAPE AND CHARGING. CLICKING SOUND WHEN ATTEMPTS TO TURN ENGINE ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY HARD AND WOULD NOT DEPRESS. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HERTRICH CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP (1147 E PULASKI HWY, ELKTON, MD 21921, (443) 406-2001). THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS ERRATICALLY. EITHER THE GEAR WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY CHANGE TO ANOTHER GEAR OR NOT CHANGE AT ALL. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RUGE'S CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (6882 US 9, RHINEBACK, NY 12572, 845-876-1076) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO RESOLUTION WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

DODGE HAS ISSUED A CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, 2016, WE HAD IT REPLACED SPRING 2017 IT DID AFFECT ADDITIONAL REPLACEMENT OF CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, SLAVE CYLINDER AND BEARINGS WHICH HAD ALSO BEEN REPLACED ALSO IN SPRING IN 2017. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AGAIN 10K MILES AFTER REPAIRS, 50K ON VEHICLE NOW. I DID NOTICE THE LEAKAGE OF FLUID FROM A BOOT COVERING THE MATER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE HAS CAUSED IT NOT TO RELEASE CLUTCH, USUALLY WHEN STARTING, TWICE WHILE DRIVING AND HAVING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL LIKE I COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, ID FEEL WORSE IF I SOLD TO A PRIVATE PARTY AND SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THEM, ITS UNSAFE.

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE BUSHING RECALL (V34/NHTSA 19V-293) WAS ISSUED APRIL 11TH 2019, IT HAS BEEN FOUR MONTHS AND THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE FROM DODGE.