2012 Dodge Dart

ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS DISENGAGED ACCOMPANIED BY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WARNINGS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL (SERVICE TRANSMISSION, BLIND SPOT INDICATOR DISABLED, AND AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAMS OFF). ON ALL OCCASIONS, THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE (AS IF IN NEUTRAL) UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. AT THAT POINT, THE SHIFT POINTS WERE COMPLETELY OFF AND VEHICLE WOULD OFTEN NEARLY STALL OUT. ON 2 OCCASIONS, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, BUT WOULD INEXPLICABLY START LATER AND DRIVE ACCEPTABLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. DEALER HAS PERFORMED FLASH UPDATES AND EXAMINED ALL CONNECTIONS. OTHER REPORTS ON DODGE DART FORUM EXPLAIN MULTIPLE SIMILAR ISSUES AND VARIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL DEALER ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2013 DODGE DART (LIMITED, 1.4L TURBO, DDCT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) SUFFERED FROM A TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) FAILURE CAUSING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: - RANDOMLY UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK - AUDO SYSTEM FAILURE - HANDSFREE SYSTEM FAILURE - ODOMETER BLINKING (AS OPPOSED TO A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKING - DIGITAL READOUT ODO) I WAS INFORMED THERE IS A PETITION TO INVESTIGATE TIPM FAILURES IN CHRYSLER VEHICLES AND WANTED TO MAKE MY INCIDENT AWARE. I ALSO WORK WITH A [XXX], WHO ALSO HAD HIS 2013 DODGE DART REPLACED (COLLATERAL SWAP) DUE TO THE SAME COMPONENT FAILING JUST LAST WEEK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION, GEARS AND POWER. AFTER PARKING MY CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON, MULTIPLE LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH BOARD, AND MESSAGE READ THAT MY CAR DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE GEAR. WAS NOT ABLE TO START CAR. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND MY CAR STOP WORKING, LOST ALL POWER AND IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO USE THE GEARS. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE CAR WONT RECOGNIZE THE GEARS USED AND IT WILL ACT AS THOUGH IT IS IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED A DECLINE OF POWER WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS BACK FIRING IN THE ENGINE WHEN CYLINDERS MISFIRE. HEATED SEATS DON'T ALWAYS WORK AND THE KEY FOBS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. *TR

THE CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR PREVENTING ME FROM BEING ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR OR DISENGAGE THE ENGINE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. BECAUSE I AM A MECHANIC I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THIS IS A COMPLEX ISSUE AND MOST CONSUMERS WILL FREAK OUT IF THEY CAN NOT PUT THERE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE STALLS FROM THEM TRYING TO USE THE BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 13V238000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHILE MY 2013 DODGE DART WAS IN DRIVE ON AUGUST 14, 2014. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN SO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WENT. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AND THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE RPM'S OF THE CAR CLIMBED TO 6000 AND THE CAR WENT NOWHERE. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND THE RPM'S WERE STILL HIGH. THE RPM'S LOWERED AND AROUND 2500 RPM'S THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AS IF IT CAUGHT GEAR. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND PARKED IT. I DROVE IT THE NEXT DAY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN IT SHIFTED. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR FOR FOUR DAYS. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. I PICKED MY CAR UP ON AUGUST 18, 2014. I DROVE THE CAR HOME. ON AUGUST 19, 2014 I TOOK THE DODGE DART BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT SOUNDED AS IF THE CLICKING IN AND OUT WHEN CHANGING GEARS WAS HAPPENING. I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING A CAR WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *TR

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE THERE IS SUCH A HUGE PAUSE IN THE THROTTLE WHEN U ANYTIME FROM START TO GO ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING ON THE HIGHWAY I HAVE ALMOST GOT KILLED A FEW TIMES THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT AND THEY SAY IT'S NORMAL YET AFTERMARKET PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO BUY TO FIX THIS ISSUE COULD SOMEONE PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE I GET KILLED. *TR

I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE FREEWAY ON MY WAY HOME, WHEN MY VEHICLE REACHED RPMS OF OVER 7500 AND THEN DIED. I LOST ALL POWER, ELECTRONICS, MOTOR...EVERYTHING. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. I TRIED RESTARTING, BUT THE VEHICLE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF POWER. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE RUNNING AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO ME. BUT AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TWICE, THEY ARE NOW REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. I STILL AM CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT THE TCM CAUSED THE OTHER ELECTRONICS ON THE VEHICLE TO FAIL, BUT AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE TCM WAS NOT FAULTY, THE TRANSMISSION IS. NEEDLESS, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND BELIEVE THAT DODGE SHOULD STEP UP AND REPLACE IT. THE VEHICLE IS A YEAR OLD AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. LAST WEEK, THE VEHICLE BECAME A SAFETY LIABILITY FOR DODGE AS IT FAILED WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. *TR

DRIVING AT A AVERAGE SPEED OF 60-70 WHEN PASSING ON THE HWY MY CLUTCH PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD TO PULL IT OUT WITH MY FOOT TO CHANGE GEARS. THIS NOW HAS STARTED HAPPENING ON TAKE OFFS NOW. THE DEALER HAS ALL READY REPLACE IT ONCE AND IT IS STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT KEEP ENOUGH IN STOCK FOR THE CARS THAT ARE HAVING THIS REPLACED. IT TOOK 21 DAYS IN ORDER FOR MY PART TO ARRIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT LONGER FOR A NEW ONE TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT WAS PUT IN. THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ISSUE ALMOST LIFE THREATENING BECAUSE YOU COULD BE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND GOD FORBID YOU CAN'T REACT FAST ENOUGH. *JS