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:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
47,689 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

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2013 Dodge Dart drivetrain problems

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2013 Dodge Dart Owner Comments (Page 5 of 5)

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problem #11

Jan 212020

Dart

  • 103,000 miles

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

My shifting cable disconnected from transmission again when I shifted from park.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #10

Oct 162019

Dart

  • miles
I have a recall for my transmission bushing and I have called multiple dealerships to try to get it fixed but they all say they dont have the parts available! I have to manually put the transmission cable on the arm to be able to switch gears, this is a huge safety concern that is not in any hurry to be fixed. I strongly demand this issue getting resolved in a more timley mannor as my inspection needs to be passed and it is unable to because of this problem. Seatbelts light keeps coming on when seatbelts are worn and off when the arnt

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #9

Nov 152018

Dart

  • 65,000 miles
2013 Dodge Dart when placed in to park with floor gear shifter will not release the key fob to allow it to be removed. The key cannot turn past the aux position & cannot be removed even though the car is in park. The has been serviced 3 times for this problem and has never been completely fixed. Within weeks it does it again. Dealers have no explanation for this problem.when jamming the shifter for 1-5 minutes it usually releases the key.

- Washington, MI, USA

problem #8

Mar 012019

Dart

  • 90,000 miles

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

I got in my parked car, started it up and tried to put the car in reverse but there was no tension when I lifted the lever on the shifter. The lever moved up and down and I could shift into any gear except reverse. Lifted shifter boot and found the reverse lockout cable was snapped. A month or so after, I was leaving my house and it was snowing. The roads were slick and as I got closer to the stop sign at the end of my street here in town, my car was sliding. Tried to use my emergency brake to get some traction so I could stop but, just like the reverse lockout cable lever, as I lifted the brake there wasn't any tension and the lever moved up and down freely. Luckily there weren't any oncoming cars in the intersection as I slid through. In both cases there wasn't a reason for these parts to suddenly stop working. Neither were used forcefully, my car has never been in an accident and I have 20 years experience driving manual transmissions. My car had less than 100K miles and neither were used excessively. Basically, the reason both of the parts just stopped working suddenly is unknown. I searched online for a replacement reverse lockout cable, I found that the whole shifter assembly has to be replaced as there was a difference in the length to correct a defect with the lockout cable (" yet no recall") now I can't even find a replacement part. I contacted mopar to ask if any other Darts had recalls related to my issues but I was told my parts have already been tested and cleared by the NHTSA and there was nothing more to do. Regardless, I feel reverse and the emergency brake are both critical and could easily pose substantial risk if defective.

- Harrisonville, MO, USA

problem #7

Apr 112019

Dart

  • miles
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19V293000 (power train). The contact called several dealers, including landmark Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of morrow at 770-968-4900 (located at 6850 mount zion blvd, morrow, ga 30260) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Mcdonough, GA, USA

problem #6

Feb 012014

Dart

  • 10,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. While driving, the transmission malfunctioned and shifted gears. The failure occurred intermittently during the change of seasons. The failure occurred originally when the vehicle was first purchased. The vehicle was taken to huntington Jeep Chrysler Dodge Ram (1220 E jericho turnpike, huntington, NY 11743, (631) 993-3300) where the transmission was reprogrammed. When the vehicle was purchased, the contact suspected there was an issue because the dealer was attempting to repair a defective part. The vehicle was also brought back at the time of purchase for overconsumption of oil. The contact had to pay for an oil consumption test, which was still an ongoing issue with the vehicle. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic who referred the contact back to the manufacturer. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls and advised the contact to call NHTSA. The failure mileage was 10,000.

- Huntington Station, NY, USA

problem #5

Sep 272019

Dart

  • 63,000 miles

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

The transmission has gone out after the gasket was replaced at the Dodge dealer as a recall. It will not change gears and tries to start out in 4th gear. When you do get it to pull itself the RPM's are 3.5. the dealer ships say's that they could not have caused the issue but it ran fine before the transmission had the recall replacement of the transmission cable. The cruise control works only if you set it as soon S you start the car, if you don't it will not engage or come on. There is a check engine light that comes on and even when it is on the dealership cannot find any trouble codes. This is GT and I love the car but it does not run 80% of the time.

- Jasper, TX, USA

problem #4

Apr 262019

Dart

  • 69,000 miles
When driving, the car would start to randomly go into neutral when it got up to higher rpms, the car would act like it had no power and once it got to a certain RPM it would rev up and not accelerate at all. The clutch would still shift into gears but could not have much power at all unless you went extremely slow and built up the speed after a long period of time. After that the car will not move at all. No matter what gear you put it into, it registers that it's in neutral all the time. The shifter physically shifts into a gear, but even after taking my foot off of the clutch in a gear it won't stall out, and won't move at all in any gear or reverse. It smelled burnt like the clutch was burnt out of it. My mother was driving when the car stopped registering gears, and was on a hill at the time. Luckily she had enough momentum to get up the hill and pull over before she started coasting back down and injured her. The car will not move at all unless towed. The car has low miles and we've only owned it for a little over a year. We read up on whether this was a common problem, and called a local shop about recalls, to which they said the previous owners replaced the transmission, and the clutch had a recall that had not been replaced but was expired.

- Marienville,, PA, USA

problem #3

Nov 062019

Dart

  • miles
I continue to have a service airbag error on my dashboard. I have reported to it to the Dodge dealership and they are unable to assist unless a fee for diagnostics and a fee to fix the issue when it's clearly a safety matter. Today I had a repair at the dealership due to a recall (V34) transmission shift cable. I am still experiencing issues with the shifting of my gears. I researched recalls on 2013 Dodge Darts and saw recalls reported regarding the powertrain as well as airbags. I would greatly appreciate a response asap. Thank you and enjoy your day.

- Norcross, GA, USA

problem #2

Nov 062019

Dart

  • 49,500 miles
The 2013 Dodge Dart has a recall since April 2019. The shifter cable bushing on the transmission end of the shifter cable which can deteriorate and become detached from the transmission. This condition can result in the inability of the driver to actually shift the transmission, even though the driver may move the shifter handle. Check engine light goes on every few months. Vehicle is trying to go into park but the shift gets stuck. I have been calling the Chrysler Dodge dealer since April 2019 but they do not have the parts to do the recall.

- Staten Island, NY, USA

problem #1

Nov 012019

Dart

  • 86,300 miles
The cars bushing for the shifter cable broke. I was out and everything we fine but when I got back in the car take drive off I was unable to move from park.

- Brunswick, GA, USA

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