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.
The clutch at random has stuck to the floor and requires pumping to regain pressure in the clutch system and will randomly loose pressure will driving and become unable to shift, I brought the car to the dealer and they kept the car for over a week came back and they were unable to duplicate the issue on the car and sent me along the next morning the same issue happen again called the dealer and brought it back and they did the same thing
I purchased a new Dart, 2013 Limited 1.4 Turbo (Manual) and when I say new, it had to be built because there were't any on the lots yet. I always felt the car lacked power but assumed it was just the way the car was. Getting out of 1st gear was really tough. Around 6K, after a long road trip, I started to hear a grinding noise when cutting the wheel and throttling in 1st gear or reverse, basically parallel parking. I brought the car to the dealer for its 1st major tune up and mentioned it and they said the didn't hear the noise ( I also mentioned the airbag light would not go away) the air bag light was gone but soon to return. At 9k, I brought the car in again for the same issues! Air bag light gone (soon to return) but they said they didn't hear the noise. At 19K I was fuming and got them to go on a test drive with me and they heard they noise! They tried to say it was the CA intake I put in, but I assured them it wasn't and gave them the OEM part to prove them wrong. Low and behold after a week they come back with "clutch bearings"! I got the car back and it feels like a- BRAND NEW CAR!! It's Amazing! It has power, pick up, the clutch is MUCH easier to work and no noise! I was startled by the power! This is the car I thought I was buying. I have no idea how much gas economy I've wasted after 19k, but I'm just glad to finally have this issue resolved! I really hope this helps those out there so if you have a manual shift and no power/pick-up out of 1st, insist they CHECK THE CLUTCH BEARINGS! Now let's hope the airbag light doesn't come back on.
- hubcaps,
Brockton, MA, US
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The clutch at random has stuck to the floor and requires pumping to regain pressure in the clutch system and will randomly loose pressure will driving and become unable to shift, I brought the car to the dealer and they kept the car for over a week came back and they were unable to duplicate the issue on the car and sent me along the next morning the same issue happen again called the dealer and brought it back and they did the same thing
- Shawn S., carson city, NV, US