2012 Dodge Dart

AS I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, MY CAR LOST POWER AND DID A HALF SHUT OFF (LOST POWER ITEMS, BUT DID NOT ACTUALLY LOCK THE STEERING OUT AS IF THE CAR WAS IN PARK). I WAS STILL MOVING AND WAS DOING APPROX. 20-25 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. MY POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC WERE ALL LOST AND THERE WAS AN OVERWHELMING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEREO SYSTEM (SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB GOING OFF IN THE CAR.). I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED AND PULLED OVER TO A TURN LANE THAT WAS NOT IN USE WITHOUT GETTING HIT. ONCE I GOT THE CAR STOPPED, IT STARTED BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST ISSUE WITH THE CAR. IT ALSO HAS HAD 'SERVICE TRANSMISSION' ERRORS AND GAVE US NUMEROUS ISSUES ON CHRISTMAS DAY AS IT WOULD NOT START WHEN WE WERE HEADED HOME. EACH TIME, THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 92 DAYS WHILE THEY REWIRED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THESE CARS ARE NOT SAFE, EVEN AFTER HAVING THE ELECTRICAL REWIRED, THE CAR IS STILL SENDING ERROR MESSAGES AND NOW SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING IT. THESE NEED TO BE RECALLED. *TR

BATTERY IS FAULTY WHEN IT IS SLIGHTLY CHARGED THE CAR WILL TURN ON AND SEND THE GAUGES FLIPPING OVER TO THE RIGHT AND BACK TO THE LEFT AGAIN WHILE THE ENGINE REEVES. WHEN THE BATTERY IS TOTALLY DEAD THE CAR WONT TURN ON AT ALL. WHEN THE BATTERY IS ALMOST DEAD THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK WITHOUT USING THE KEY AND THEN THAT SETS OFF THE ALARM. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT I HAVE FILED ON THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED AND THAT OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT THE CASE. WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START OR TURN OVER. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT STARTED BUT THE CEL WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR SHIFT WERE RED. JUST AS LAST TIME THE DEALER HAD NO ANSWERS FOR ME. I STARTED DOING MY ON RESEARCH AND BLOGGING AND SPOKE TO MORE THAN TWO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAS SAME ISSUE. THEY BOTH ADVISED IT WAS THE TCM. I CALLED AND TOLD MY SERVICE ADVISOR AND HE TOLD ME THAT WAS NOT CORRECT. I THEN PROVIDED HIM WITH AN INVOICE NUMBER AND DEALERSHIP NAME WHERE ONE OF THE PEOPLE TOLD ME THEIR CAR WAS FIXED. WHEN I CALLED BACK LATER THE ADVISOR TOLD ME I WAS CORRECT AND THEY WOULD BE REPLACING THE TCM. *TR

I STOPPED AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF. IT WOULD NOT START OR EVEN TURN OVER. TRIED WITH REMOTE AND KEY BOTH. EVENTUALLY STARTED BUT CEL WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHTS ON THE GEARSHIFT WERE ALSO ILLUMINATED RED. TOOK THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. WHEN I PICKED IT UP THEY DROVE IT ONTO SHOP FLOOR AND TURNED IT OFF. IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THEY SAID THERE WAS A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION WITH TCM. ADVISED THEY DID PROXY ALIGNMENT (ALIGNED ALL MODULES INLINE WITH EACH OTHER). I KNEW THIS WAS NOT GOING TO WORK AND HAD MORE ISSUES WITH VEHICLE NOT STARTING. *TR

ON 12/16/2014 THE VEHICLE FLASHED A "SERVICE TRANSMISSION" INDICATOR UPON TURNING THE CAR OFF THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE GEAR INDICATORS ALL TURNED RED SHOWING NO AVAILABLE GEARS. AFTER A SHORT TIME WITH THE VEHICLE OFF THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN BUT THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON. IT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY STATED THAT IT NEEDED SOME REPROGRAMMING. ON 01/22/2015 THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK IN FOR SERVICE. UPON LOOKING AT THE CAR I WAS INFORMED NO INDICATORS WERE SHOWING AND THEIR WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES (SOMEHOW THE CAR MYSTERIOUSLY LOST THEM). 01/25/2015 THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN AND IS PRESENTLY AWAITING SERVICE. *TR

2013 DODGE DART EQUIPPED WITH A 1.4-LITER ENGINE AND DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION HAD 3 INCIDENTS ON 2 DIFFERENT DAYS - SAFETY HAZARD! FAULTY MECHANICS! *TR 1/13 - VEHICLE STALLED WHEN TURNING RIGHT ONTO ON-RAMP AT INTERSTATE GOING 35MPH, TOOK SEVERAL TRIES TO GET VEHICLE RESTARTED 1/14 - VEHICLE STALLED WHEN TURNING RIGHT ONTO OUTER ROAD GOING 45MPH, ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED! 1/14 - VEHICLE STALLED AFTER TURNING RIGHT FROM ON-RAMP AT INTERSTATE GOING 70MPH, ALMOST GOT HIT! WE RESEARCHED ISSUES AND FOUND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT I WASN'T NOTIFIED AS MY VIN WASN'T ON THE RECALL LIST. WHAT?! I ENCOUNTERED TWO CLOSE CALLS AND WHEN CALLING CHRYSLER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO IF MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I DON' GET IT, I THOUGHT THE MANUFACTURER OR NHTSA COULD PUT A VIN ON THE RECALL LIST. WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET MY VEHICLE ON THIS LIST? DO I NEED A LAWYER TO DO THIS? PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT MY NEXT STEPS ARE TO GET MY VIN ON THE RECALL LIST. SERIOUSLY DISSATISFIED *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND A BURNING SMELL HAPPENING. IN OCTOBER THE DEALER REPLACED THE TCM AT 33,000 MILES AND STATED I WAS LUCKY TO BE UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT WOULD COST $600+ OUT OF POCKET. NOW ON CHRISTMAS MORNING I HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE TRANSMISSION MESSAGE, AND AUTOSTICK NOT AVAILABLE MESSAGE DISPLAY. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME TO HAVE R, N, D SHOW GEAR NOT AVAILABLE. AFTER WAITING I TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE MESSAGES CLEARED. THEN 2 DAYS LATER I WAS AN HOUR LATE TO WORK SINCE THE MESSAGES AND SHIFTING PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY. DURING TRAFFIC STOPPAGES I COULD NOT GET UP TO SPEED FAST ENOUGH AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE MESSAGE AND ISSUE CLEARED AGAIN WHEN I LEFT WORK AND I DROVE HOME BUT NOW IT SHIFTS AT 5,000+ RPM WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP SIGN. BURNING SMELL IS BACK AND CAR IS SLUGGISH. SEEMS LIKE CHRYSLER IS WAITING FOR ENOUGH PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. CURRENTLY HAVE 39,000 MILES ON CAR. BEFORE THE ISSUE IN OCTOBER THERE WAS ALSO A "SOFTWARE UPDATE" FOR THIS AFTER I HAD IT ABOUT A WEEK WITH 500-600 MILES AROUND MID AUGUST 2013. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW TO HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION FOR WORK. NOW IT SEEMS I HAVE AN UNRELIABLE CAR WITH LOAN PAYMENTS AND DEALER SERVICE COSTS SINCE CHRYSLER DOESN'T COVER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY APPARENTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A GLITCH WITH THE SOFTWARE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRE SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. AFTER ACTIVATING THE DEFROSTER FOR THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FRACTURED AND WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TO ADD TO A LONG LIST OF ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE WE NOW HAVE A VERY SERIOUS ONE THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT COVER IN THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. ON THANKSGIVING WHEN GETTING READY TO LEAVE A STORE MY WIFE PUT THE VEHICLE INTO WHAT SHE THOUGHT WAS 1ST ONLY TO BEGIN GOING INTO REVERSE. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NOTHING BEHIND AT THE TIME. WE DISCOVERED THAT YOU CAN PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AT ANY SPEED OR ANYTIME WITHOUT THE USE OF THE SHIFT RELEASE. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDS REPLACED AS THE CABLE BROKE FREE. THEY ALSO DISCOVER THAT THE REVERSE SHIFT SENSOR HAD GONE BAD AS WELL WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSING THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TO COME ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STOP WORKING. THIS IS BUT ANOTHER ISSUE THAT THERE WHERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, BELLS OR WHISTLES YET EVERYTHING IS OK BECAUSE THE COMPUTER SAYS IT IS. THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP, THEY WILL NOT FIX EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE SINCE 2012 WHEN THEY FIRST RELEASE THE VEHICLE. APPARENTLY SOMEONE NEEDS TO DIE FOR IT TO BE A SERIOUS ENOUGH ISSUE.. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE MADE TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR SHODDY PRODUCTS. OUR HEATER CORE IS LEAKING, TURBO INTERMITTENT, ENGINE SURGES (RPM'S) ETC. *TR