CarComplaints.com Notes: The first year of the new Dodge Dart had a rough start, with owners reporting a disproportionate number of engine and transmission problems.

For transmission, the main complaints are transmission failure & rough shifting. So far, average mileage for transmission failure is 25,000 miles. Not good.

For engine problems, it usually starts with the engine light coming on for any number of reasons: bad sensors, ignition coil replacement, bad wiring, faulty gas cap ... dealers are replacing various components with varying degrees of success, or telling owners they can't duplicate the issue.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
26 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
9 / 0
Average Mileage:
29,310 miles

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2013 Dodge Dart brakes problems

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2013 Dodge Dart Owner Comments (Page 9 of 14)

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problem #110

Dec 102015

Dart

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that the brake pedal was hard to depress. When driving on or up a hill, the contact had to apply force to the brake pedal to ensure the vehicle was at a complete stop. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V800000 (service brakes, hydraulic). After calling two dealers for months, the contact was unable to determine when the parts would become available to receive the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and was unable to provide a specific date that the two dealers would be supplied with the parts. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Nebo, NC, USA

problem #109

Dec 182015

Dart

  • miles
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact noticed an abnormal odor outside and inside the vehicle. The failure progressed each time the vehicle was driven. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V800000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. The failure mileage was not available. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Louisville, KY, USA

problem #108

Dec 182015

Dart

  • miles
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. 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 issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Jackson, MS, USA

problem #107

Jan 082016

Dart 4-cyl

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. 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 issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Updated 05/31/2016

- Kinder, LA, USA

problem #106

Jan 182016

Dart

  • 27,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. While driving at various speeds and attempting to slow down to stop, the brake pedal became stiff and the vehicle shook. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed. 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 27,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- East Haven, CT, USA

problem #105

Feb 052016

Dart

  • 65,902 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. While driving at various speeds, an abnormal noise was heard from the brakes after the brake pedal was depressed. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V800000 (service brakes); 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 not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 65,902. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Sinking Spring, PA, USA

problem #104

Jan 112016

Dart

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V800000 (service brakes) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- St Louis, MI, USA

problem #103

Dec 292015

Dart

  • miles
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 not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Antioch, TN, USA

problem #102

Dec 042015

Dart

  • 30,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. While driving 40 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that excessive force needed to be applied to the brake pedal for the brakes to engage. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure occurred several times. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V800000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

- Cedar Grove, WI, USA

problem #101

Feb 142016

Dart

  • 22,000 miles
The brakes is failing to work while my car is in motion. These happens most noticeably when I'm driving in a slower pace, like in a traffic jam or when I need to slow down and stop after driving in a normal speed, because of a traffic ahead or anything else. The brake pedal when pressed (which also makes a sound like a small air brake) goes way down to the floor that an immediate additional pumps on the pedal is needed to make the brakes work. This brake issue is very dangerous and the parts for the recall should be available asap before many people get injured or killed by these safety issue. Your utmost act of importance is well deserved by your customers.

- Paramus, NJ, USA

problem #100

Mar 012016

Dart 4-cyl

  • 34,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. While driving 25 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle lost all electrical power. The vehicle was taken to be diagnosed for the failure. The dealer was unable to produce a fault code. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V800000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The contact stated that the failure recurred twice. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000. The VIN was unavailable. Updated 05/06/16

- Davison, MI, USA

problem #99

Dec 212015

Dart

  • miles
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 not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Derry, CT, USA

problem #98

Feb 122016

Dart

  • miles
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. While driving approximately 15 mph, an abnormal sound was heard coming the vehicle without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that an unknown part related to the brakes needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V800000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the parts to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Gravette, AR, USA

problem #97

Jan 172016

Dart

  • miles
I was driving my car in the left lane, I switched lanes due to traffic and I saw amother car stopped to make a left turn from the right lane. I hit the brakes hard and the car kept going. I hit the car in front of me causing severe damage to the front of my car. The airbags did not deploy as well. When I hot the brakes theanti lock brakes pulsed once but the car kept going forward. The car didn't skid or slide. It was like nothing happened at all. My kids were in the car and they were scared and shook up. I have been working on cars most of my life and to feel the car do this was very strange to me.

- Edison, NJ, USA

problem #96

Jan 202016

Dart

  • miles
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V800000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not able to determine when the vehicle would be repaired for months. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Atlantic Highlands, NJ, USA

problem #95

Feb 242016

Dart

  • 41,000 miles
On my way home from my 40,000 mile check-up, including oil change, tire rotation, and full vehicle inspection, I was sitting at a red light, brake pedal fully depressed. All of a sudden, the pedal popped back up (while my foot was on it), there was a loud hissing sound, and I was no longer able to depress the brake. Luckily, I was able to roll into a parking lot where I tried to restart my car and restart my system but was not successful. I was towed back to the dealer and they told me that the company has no solution to this recall problem yet so I was given a rental indefinitely. This is not safe, totally unacceptable, and could have been so much more dangerous.

- Columbus, OH, USA

problem #94

Feb 122016

Dart

  • 90,000 miles
My family and I where coming up to a stop light. After leaving a mall when I applied the brakes the pedal got hard and the brakes lights came on. Tell me to service electronic brakes. I had to press down hard on the brake pedal and used emergency brakes to stop. This is the second time in over a year my brakes gave out.

- Ganado, AZ, USA

problem #93

Dec 012015

Dart

  • miles
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V800000 (service brakes, hydraulics); 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 issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Pendergrass, GA, USA

problem #92

Feb 132016

Dart

  • 36,000 miles
I have had multiple issues with my car since I got it. I have been through three radios, an entirely new turbo was installed one year after purchasing the car. Then things were going well until recently. I have had the car in the shop about 3 weeks in a row. First it was one of my coils that had become inactive. So while driving it the car shakes and stutters. While driving on the highway I try to hit the gas and the car starts slowing down and shaking. So I had taken it to another shop to look at it because for a new car it is not in my finances to be putting $400 into my car every week. Had to get the part ordered so I am currently driving my car around with one coil inactive. Then in the midst of all this happening, one week after the coil had officially went inactive, it was back in the shop because my emergency brake all of a sudden became really loose and when I wasn't moving the car would roll. Which means the emergency brake wasn't doing its job. So that night I took it over to the dealership to have them look at it yet again. They called me the next day and said that my left rear caliber had seized which is described to me that it wasn't grabbing and releasing the wheel like it should have which also caused my brakes and rotors to wear so much that they had to be replaced. Which this was something I could not just let go, or even drive the car with, I had to pay the dealership over $400 to just fix my car so that I could drive it. I cannot believe all the trouble that I am going through for a car that is not even 5 years old.

- Tatamy, PW, USA

problem #91

Feb 152015

Dart

  • 38,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. While driving at various speeds, the brake pedal was depressed but it took a greater distance to stop the vehicle. An abnormal noise was heard coming from the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. In addition, after a couple of months, while driving 5 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle failed to stop. The contact steered to the right, drove over a curb, and crashed into a wire guardrail. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact did not sustain any injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V800000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The failure mileage was 38,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Mesquite, TX, USA

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