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:
14 / 4
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 2
Average Mileage:
45,540 miles
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The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated the vehicle was experiencing intermittently failure with the clutch few years back and was taken to martin Chrysler dealer where the technician could not find a failure. However the failure recurred with the clutch sticking and going to the floorboard. The contact stated that it was the third time the failure recurred and was taken to martin Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealer, (1422 main St, union grove, wi 53182, (262) 878-1226) and was diagnosed that the hydraulic clutch master cylinder, the reservoir hose and the clutch plate needed to be replaced. The whole clutch assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the repair fees. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number: 74993030. The failure mileage was approximately 27,000.
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
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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle shut off without warning. The contact stated that the computer would not allow the vehicle to restart. The contact had the vehicle towed to cma's valley Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (320 lee jackson hwy, staunton, va 24401, (540) 213-8800) where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed. The contact was provided an estimate of $5,500 for the repairs. The contact received a recall notice per NHTSA campaign number: 19V293000(power train). The contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was not repaired, but the contact was still awaiting an official diagnoses for the failure evidence shows manufactures defect but no conclusion. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 39,450. Consumer stated vehicle is totaled.
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. While driving 15 mph, the vehicle stalled and the gear unavailable warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to courtesy Chrysler Jeep (2225 Lincoln hwy E, coatesville, pa 19320, (610) 384-7800) where it was diagnosed that the transmission pump assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
I went to get a recall fixed for my vehicle and I was told that the bushing you're fix the recall is on back order for over a month. I then explained that the part has already failed and that this car is the only car that I have to get to and from work, to drop my wife off at work, and to make sure my daughter gets where she needs to go. I told them that I have no other means of transportation and my car currently won't run because of the safety recall that I was trying to get fixed. Perkins motors in Colorado springs told me that there was nothing they could do and told me to take my car with me which I had towed there. My complaint is that they failed to help me get my problem resolved in a timely manner and they offered no other advice to try to get my car up and running again.
I was driving my brother to work tonight 10/22/19 at 11:50pm. I pushed the clutch pedal in to down shift because we saw a deer in front of us and it came back out. Then as soon as it came out it slowly got sucked to the floor. It is still stuck to the floor. I can pull it back but as soon I push O. it it just gets sucked back to the floor. I tried uploading a picture but it wouldn't allow me to.
I bought this car new in 2013. Few months after, the first issue appeared, it shifts to neutral while I am driving. It has put me in very dangerous situations many times. I got a recall, and fixed. After a while another issue popped up, the shift lever can be moved to D but the transmission stayed in P. again many times I got stuck in the road, in bad situation. I had to check with a mechanic and spend around $500 to replace the shift cable. The problem was solved for few weeks, and appeared again. And then the second recall came. I took my car to the dealer (safford springfield va) and got fixed, but for 2 days only, and the problem has worsen. I called the dealer to bring the car to be checked. I was told the shift cable is ok. But why it has worsen after the shift cable was "fixed". after 2 days "service transmission" popped up. I drove my car to the same dealer and after one hour I got called to inform me that my car needs transmission replacement for $8500. It is nightmare I had with this junk. The transmission is very bad since the first day. I need to an explanation and a solution to this issue. If I don't hear from you I will rise this issue to the court.
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. While driving approximately 65 mph, the rpms continued to randomly increase and decrease as the manual clutch became stuck to the floorboard while attempting to switch gears. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The manufacturer and local dealer (shiverly motors of chambersburg, 801 Lincoln way West, chambersburg, pa) were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 60,000.
After 5 months of my car being in the shop at cummins Dodge in weatherford ok they brought it to me today stating it was ready and fixed. They were suppose to fix the recall it had. I noticed the shifter knob did not indicate what gear it was in so I called steve at cummins and asked him why it was not showing what gear it was in. Steve stated he would have to get back with the technician and get back with me and did not call back. I had doug gray technician come take a look and he stated they did not fix the recall and also stated that it was a very serious safety hazard right now because since they did not fix it the shifter knob can be engaged into gear without keys being in the vehicle. He said for example if your daughter was to go to the car to get something and accidentally hit the shifter knob iit would go into gear and roll away. He stated that he can put it in gear without turning car on which is very dangerous. They brought me my car today because I refused to drive it home and had no intentions of driving it until I get answers.
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- Clarksville, TN, USA