general problems of the 2013 Dodge Dart - part 2

My 2013 Dodge Dart rallye turbo 1. 4l . Started to lose power in the cold weather. It then stalls out while I was waiting at a red light. I got it started it ran fine. I got to a friend's house. Visited for a while. Got out to the car it wouldn't start. I jump-started it. To get home. And it was run slow and sluggish. The next day I went out there. And it just clicked. Bought a brand new battery thinking it was that. It won't start check the fuses. All was working even relays starter solenoid and alternator also tested good. All cables and ground wires where in good condition tested and cleaned. Belt was like new and turned freely. Check engine light did flash when first tried to start 10 times then when off. But no error code was held. This has only happened one there time. And it was when I didn't have it in my garage at night. Last week and we got a bad winter storm. I didn't know. That I can't drive this car in michigan. In the winter. Because it almost got me hit. When out at a green light. Because it was cold. If I would of known this I would of never got this car. And know it won't even. Start because I left outside of the garage for the second time in the hole time I own it.

Driving home on the freeway from work, service transmission caution light illuminated and simultaneously the car shifted into neutral. Unable to provide power now to vehicle, had to coast on freeway in traffic and rain to the shoulder of the freeway (about 2 miles until a shoulder was available to pull over to). Once I stopped the vehicle, was unable to shift into any gear. Had to wait for tow truck to take Dodge Dart to nearest dealership. Dealership diagnosed vehicle with a broken transmission cable, which got repaired, and was picked up from dealership on Dec 23. Vehicle was not driven again until Dec 26, at which time another service transmission light came on, shifting car out of gear. Vehicle was only able to shift into 1st gear, occurring on a busy road with no safe place to pull over. Vehicle towed to second Dodge dealership for diagnostics where we were informed the problem is with a hydraulic actuator on the transmission and would cost $4200. We had just spent $720 on the transmission shift cable at the first dealership. When we called first dealership, we were informed there was no transmission code that came on and a test drive was not performed after servicing. Vehicle had been serviced twice for transmission recalls that also involved the shifting into neutral while driving. Shifting into neutral while driving is the problem that occurred on 12/18/2021.

As a I was driving to pick up my friends to go out ,I was approaching a red light,I started to slow down but I was still about half a mile fro mt he light so I hit the gas a little bit. When I hit the gas the car jerked very hard and then did not accelerate at all . All the lights remained on,I did not hear any strange noises . Previous to this happening ,I had put in new spark plugs as I noticed the old ones were covered in oil but unsure why as I’m not a mechanic . Anyways as the car was not accelerating,I tried pulling to the side of the road with the car not accelerating whatsoever ,it finally kept rolling until I had came to a complete stop on the side of the road . When it came to a stop I tried turning on and off ,I checked the battery ,for any leaks and saw nothing ,I had some people try to jump the car or see if they noticed anything but couldn’t see anything unusual . When I got it home diagnosed by a mechanic company ,al they said is the timing chain may have broke and maybe a piston got hit/bent. But it doesn’t makes sense at to why it wouldn’t accelerate compared to at least jerking if that was the case . About a year later of it sitting ,I finally decided to take it somewhere else as it could not be driven and it’s still being financed ,and got it checked out . This mechanic was able to look around and said a piece called an actuator had fell into the engine as I was driving ,which caused the piece to continue getting crushed between my whole engine and caused it to stop running . Anywhere and anyone I talked to ,was no willing to fix it and didn’t understand how that happened .

First is the cruise control - it sometimes work, sometimes does not. But when it does, it will at times kick on and off while in use. Scary at times. The next is the loss of power on the freeway. There are times when it will just bog down and not accelerate. Other times it will catch and shift hard, other times will jerk. When these times occur, the check engine light comes on. But then will go off after a period of minutes.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked unattended it rolled down the driveway into the neighbor's property and crashed into a tree. There were no reported injuries, fire or police report filed. The vehicle is at the contact's residents. The contact called the local dealer who informed her about NHTSA campaign number 19v293000 (power train). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 145,000.

The incident that occurred involved my clutch and transmission. I had purchased the car (8/17/2021)about 2 weeks before complete failure. Everything was going fine until I entered the freeway (8/26/2021)and after driving around 5 miles in 6th gear doing about 65 with no initial issues, I started to smell something burning. I immediately looked for the safest way to get out of traffic. While slowing, gears weren’t shifting and I was basically stuck in neutral. I only had control of brakes and steering wheel which caused me to have to make extremely dangerous evasive maneuvers. Once safe, I was able to find the source of the smoke. Which turned out to be dot 3 from where, what I think is the slave cylinder connects to the top of the transmission. I was able to remove it to check for damage/defection. It was dripping dot 3 and I didn’t see any noticeable defects. Plugged it back. Tried to drive and the clutch engages to start vehicle/change gears. But gears were able to change without clutch as well. Yet I couldn’t get out of neutral. Towed it home, next day clutch pedal was on the floor with no pressure. All components are available for inspection upon request, the safety of everyone involved was put at risk due to me not having any control of anything but the brakes and steering; with no warning or idea of what could be wrong due to the instantaneous nature of the disastrous incident. On a public highway with people going speeds of up to 85 mph. I have not been able to get confirmation or reproduction by anyone. I have not had any inspection due to my lack of knowledge on this process. There was no warning light or indication that the incident was going to happen until I had limited-no control.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v800000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and 19v293000 (power train) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were unavailable. The local dealer confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the brake pedal was soft while depressed and hesitated to respond while driving. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that they would follow up with her once the parts were available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph, the auto shift not available message was displayed. The vehicle then down shifted to 1st gear. The contact was able to pull over and waited approximately 30 minutes before restarting the vehicle and was able to drive home. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with needing the transmission replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 15v542000 (power train). The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was informed of failure and told the contact that they were unable to assist. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.

I bought my 2013 Dodge Dart (I bought it used and out of warranty-it is now a little over 100,000 miles). My girlfriend was driving it down a four lane highway when all of a sudden the car came to a complete stop, it wouldn’t go into drive, reverse or parks, my girlfriend had to push the car off of a four lane highway and out of the way of oncoming traffic. The accelerator would not work, and it said "service transmission". I looked it up and it's a recall issue (recall r42) for Dodge Darts made between 2013 and 2015 Darts with a 1. 4l engine and a dry dial clutch transmission (I have this model). I got it to a local dealership (who said the recall was fixed in August 2016) and they've had it for almost a week and called today and said there are no issues with the transmission and that it's driving fine that the only issue they see would be the spark plugs. (spark plugs wouldn't cause all of that). This is a safety issue that could’ve caused an accident, my family was in the car and had they crashed and my family got hurt stellantis/Chrysler wouldn’t hold any accountability. The recall customer service center claims it is their policy that after a recall there is a two year warranty and that I had passed that two year mark, regardless of the same parts malfunctioning from the previous recall I would be responsible to pay for the transmission control module being replaced. I work at the belvidere assembly plant that produced the Dodge Darts, this is how they treat their customers and employees. I’ve taken good care of all the routine maintenance, the car is under 10 years old and the recall should be taken care of.

Failure in the transmission control module (tcm) causing the car to shift to neutral when driving and also not letting the car shift to any other gear past 2nd my safety and others are at risk because I can be rear ended due to it randomly going into neutral it has been confirmed by many mechanics and there are warning lights such as the check engine light confirming it.

The failure was when I was shifting gear . So I shifted 5 to 4,3,2 and thats when it stayed in 2 gear . I exit the freeway and drove the street to my home . The vechicle at that point only travel 21 mph . 2 years prior I had a similar issue on the freeway and my kids where with me at the time of the failure. So I had to pull to the shoulder and try to encounter the issue at a peaceful way . Like I said I had my kids with me and 9:45 p. M. . So I tooked me 2 hours to move the vehicle to a safer place and had my friend give me a ride home . Next day I have the tow truck picked up the vehicle and take it to Dodge dealer . They fixed it with no charge towards me . But now this second time they are not trying to help out . Either Toyota who sold the car . Or Dodge the dealer. Or Chrysler the manufacturer wont help. And Dodge is saying the vehicle requires a new motor at the cost of $13,000 dollars.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate and loss motive power with the accelerator pedal depressed. The vehicle is not drivable. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the manufacturer nor dealer was notified of the failure. The contact mentioned NHTSA campaign number: 15v542000 (power train), 13v238000 (power train) as possible solutions to the failure however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 77,286.

On June 16, 2021 I exited a parking lot and joined a line of traffic that was stopped for a stoplight. Traffic began to move and as I stepped on the accelerator the engine started roaring and the car accelerated uncontrollably across the opposite lane and into a utility pole. It was totaled and I was left badly bruised by the airbag explosion; I have also found I have strange noises in my ears and am seeing an otolaryngologist for that. The car has ben disposed of and I don't know where it is. I am fortunate that there was no oncoming traffic, no one was on the sidewalk and I was the sole occupant of the vehicle. The only one who may have inspected the car was the insurance adjuster. There was no warning of any kind and I had never experienced this before.

I have had repeated transmission problems with my 2013 Dodge Dart. The first time it went out was at 14k miles then again at 16k. Even after fixing it, it would downshift very violently at times. At 85k it went out again with no warning in the middle of a five lane highway. It took several times of the dealer trying to repair it for them to get it to drive without it just going into neutral and not move. The transmission worked but there was still a jerking when it downshifted. The shifter went out at 136k. They ended up replacing the whole shifting mechanism to make it work. Several times in the last four years it would go into neutral while driving and would rev up really high. I would ask at the dealership and they would say they couldn’t find anything. At 172k the transmission just stopped working and it says “gear not found”. The dealership says that the repairs are now more than the car is worth. So frustrating!.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while stopped on an incline, the vehicle would not properly accelerate forward. On several occasions, the vehicle rolled backwards while the brake pedal was not pressed. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer dale earnhardt GMC located at 1850 capital cir ne, tallahassee, FL 32308, was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.

Car constantly stalls while driving and goes into neutral while driving as well. Recently, I was meeting up with my husband and I came to a red light and my car wouldn’t stop. My car finally stopped in time thank god; but when I went on to continue driving the car would not move or shift into other gears. Police came and car got towed, huge safety concern!.

The shifter linkage bushing broke and fell from the housing resulting in the vehicle to be stuck in reverse. Vehicle was parked at the time of the failure.

After receiving my car from the dealership the engine light came on so I contacted them about it and he hooked it up tp machine told me to watch for the light again and let him know. I dont drive my car much so it was about a week later when I noticed the engine light again so I took it to oreilley's and the code p2096 which is fuel to ratio which has been a problem more then I can count. My car always smells like gas fumes that's why I try not to drive it unless I can keeps windows down because the smell is very strong. I was driving today and it kept stalling and when ii would start to go from a dead stop once it shifted into 2nd it would jerk real hard like the transmission is messed up again. The light of course comes back on after they clear ut out and it may have same code or it may be different each time. I am tired of risking my life and others because no one wants to do anything about this problem I've had for 6 years now and have so many odi complaints with NHTSA and complaints with fca I could have my own car complaint website. I would love to have them take my car in for testing of quiality of cars and prove to everyone this was a lemon car no if, ands, or butts about it. There is 1 in however many cars that are lemons and this is one of them. 550 days in the shop being fixed that many times that for more then an entire year my car was being worked on. Should that be enough or is someones life gonna be what opens eyes. I've got ,more documents to show the many many problems I have had and have passed them along to my attorney so if something happens in result of this unsafe car there will be action taken.

The clutch sunk in - got stuck - and it did not retract. I had to physically retract the clutch with my foot in order to successfully switch gears whilst I was driving on a freeway where the common speed is 70+ mphs. This continued as I was trying to reduce the speed in order to exit the freeway for safety. This has not been the first time and it happened to me - but this is the most recent account of events. Usually when the car is in motion.

I was driving over a mountain pass when I got a message "gear not available" after putting on the brakes to slow down. The transmission would not go through the gears. I turned around and went home with vehicle barely going through gears when slowed and then speeding up. I had no reverse when stopped to have checked and leaving the parking lot. I had problems getting back up to driving speed after slowing down.

The transmission has been replaced the recalls all have been taken care of multiple times and yet the same problem I need a replacement vehicle I've spent way more than the vehicles worth.

The car only has 65,374 miles on it and it needs a new transmission.

Car randomly revs and goes into a stealth mode where you must depress the brake pedal several times to regain control of the engine. Also the car randomly states that the car is not in park when it is and you must continuously pull the car out of park and back into park for the car to recognize its actually in park.

When taking off from a dead stop it hesitates and jerks if you give it too much gas every time you turn the steering wheel or slow to a stop something popping in the front end if you take off too fast it'll backfire little pops the check engine lights always coming on saying that we have multiple misfires when we don't when the check engine lights on the automatic start doesn't work and when the check engine light comes on and traction control light is blinking.

Clutch going to the floor.

My clutch has went out for the 3rd time since I purchased the car. It appears that every 2 years after the first year I have to replace the clutch. It isn't covered because they say it is wear and tear. When I went online I found that many many other people are having the same issues along with many others. This car was poorly designed and the company refuses to take responsibility for it. The clutch was apparently designed to stay engaged which wears it out without the user doing anything. 2 times it has went out on me while driving on the city street once while trying to turn in the middle of an intersection which is dangerous. This is crazy and I should probably be filed under a class action law suite against Chrysler.

The bushing on the shift cable keep breaking . There was a recall on automatics but not standards.

Tl- the contact's nephew owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated while her nephew was driving 45 mph, when he was unable to shift into forth gear. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The driver was able to stop the vehicle with the emergency brakes and park on the side of the road. While inspecting under the hood, the driver noticed the shiftier cable was detached from the transmission. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence and then to local dealer ourisman Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram of bowie located at 2406 crain hwy, bowie, MD 20716, (855) 822-3228, where it was diagnosed with needing shiftier cable to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired as of yet. Upon investigation the contact associated the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 19v293000 (power train), however the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 159,619. Dp.

Shift connector cable gave out in middle of traffic while in motion. Had to rev a bit higher in order to get it to gain any momentum able to get out of the way of traffic. Was lucky to be able to get out of the way of other vehicles. The automatic version of 2013 Dodge Darts were recalled for the same problem but for whatever unexplained reason they did not include standards(stick shifts) in the recall as far as I can find anywhere. My car is in shop now while I'm working far from home etc. Definitely something that needs to be addressed.

The car stalls while driving at below highway speeds, eg crossing an intersection in suburban new jersey. The engine cuts out, random messages on the information center appear, and the drive must coast to a stop and restart the car. It's unpredictable and intermittent, with no obd code to help dealer diagnose or replicate. The cause is presently unknown despite dealer effort.

My car is having issues with the shifter. It won't go into park or drive properly it also locks my key fob up when it doesn't read park. It doesn't do it all the time but 90% of the time it does. I took it to the Dodge dealership and paid to have them diagnose what was wrong. They claimed they couldn't find the issue so they kept it overnight to tear it apart . The next day they called and said the shifter assembly wasn't functioning properly. I had the shifter assembly replaced on my own because Dodge wanted a outrageous amount and go figure it wasn't the issue because my car is still doing the same thing. It's unacceptable that there is not a recall on this issue I've read hundreds and hundreds of complaints of people having the same issue. It's dangerous when you can't get your car to go into park and someone is going to end up seriously hurt. On a side note they did have a recall on the shifter bushing which I did have replaced and it didn't help the issue either. In order to get my car to go into drive I have to hit the shift lock release pin under the shifter anytime it jams up on me. Something needs done about this because from what I've read it's a very common issue in Dodge Darts and by no means is this ok for people to have to make car payments to have cars that they don't feel safe in.

I own a 2013 Dodge Dart and the shifter cable that was recalled in may of 2013 has failed again and I can not turn my key all the way to the off position therefore either have to leave my car running or turn it where it shuts off the engine but doesnt shut everything else off and doors can not be locked. The gear shift can be moved back and forth without it being started or even having to push in the brake pedal which is hazardous. I took the battery cables off so it would not kill my battery leaving everything on and I can only hope that some little neighborhood kid doesnt get in my car because if the gear knob is accidentally pushed it can roll away. I have repeatedly reported this problem and I can only guess that because their had been no accidents or injury reported they will not investigate the problem. I can only hope that a life isnt the cost of their selfishness to loosing money for doing something about these cars.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle loss motive power with the rpm revved up to 6,000 rpm with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle however, the vehicle failed to shift into gear as designed. The vehicle was towed to spradley auto network (2146 highway 50, pueblo, CO 81008) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The repair was still pending. The contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 15v542000 (power train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 109,000.

The car automatically moves to neutral and the gears do not work. I took the car for a recall on cable bushing on the transmission and I can drive the car for a bit but will fall in neutral by itself have not been able for the dealer to repair the car.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that the while the vehicle was park and placed the shifter into drive, the vehicle accelerated without warning and lost control. The vehicle crashed into a neighbor house. The contact mention the motor was still running when the vehicle crashed into the house but did not do any damage to the house. The contact stated that the transmission when out. The contact mention that the transmission drop in the vehicle, it does not sit correctly. The contact stated that she did not sustained injuries. No police report was failed. The dealer nor manufacture were made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. The VIN was not available. Aw.