general problems of the 2016 Dodge Dart - part 1

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v674000 (power train). However, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while in reverse(r), after the vehicle was parked, the contact attempted to move the gear shifter to park(p); however, the shifter cable failed to connect to the transmission. The contact was able to move the shift lever; however, the transmission failed to respond as intended. The contact stated that the vehicle was stuck in reverse(r). In addition, the contact was unable to remove the key from the ignition. The contact activated the parking brake and left the key inside the ignition. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle remained at the residence unrepaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

Went to drive home from work. Started car and shifted from park to drive but car stayed in park. Shifted back to park and back to drive and the transmission did shift to drive. Didn’t think much of it until I got home. I attempted to put vehicle in park and the shifter moved up but the car stayed in drive. Big orange d. I was able to turn off while the gear shifter was in the park position but the transmission was still in drive. I googled it and found out shifter bearing failed but I was able to manually shift the transmission into park. This was a recall fix but it failed again.

I am the second owner to own this car had it for 4 months only 27,000 miles I called my dealer to see about the gear shifting cable recall that happened but they said it was fixed in 2019, my car was driving fine now it is no longer shifting out of park I think the recall was not done correctly.

My 2016 Dodge Dart had the shift cable bushing replaced under recall v34 (NHTSA 19v-293) in December 2024. This week (July 2025), the opposite end of the same shift cable assembly failed, leaving the vehicle stuck in reverse, unable to start or shift. I was stranded with my three children and had to manually override the transmission to transport the vehicle to the dealership. The dealership confirmed the failure was not the recalled bushing, but instead the other end of the same shift cable system, and refused to cover the repair under the recall. This is a clear safety-related issue involving the same defective shift cable design — one that causes loss of control over transmission gear selection, puts drivers at risk of rollaway, and disables vehicle starting. Dodge/fca refused to cover the repair, claiming the recall only included one specific bushing, but this is a systemic failure of the same critical control system and should be addressed under an expanded or amended recall. This issue is the exact same symptoms of the original reason for the first recall.

Today, 7-12-25, I tried to place my 2016 Dodge Dart in park. The car would not go into park, and I could not get the key out after trying to turn it off. The shifter would not go into drive, and was stuck in reverse. I had the car repaired for a recall on the shifter cable bushing at my local Dodge dealer a few years back, and now it's doing the same thing it was prior to the recall. Car is now stuck in a parking lot.

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, her son heard an abnormal popping coming from the engine after the vehicle was started. In addition, while attempting to move the gear shifter, the gear shifter failed to function as intended. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the shifter cable had fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. Upon further investigation, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 19v293000 (power train); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.

The car keeps stalling and several scans, thousands into repairs to include the dealership itself. I’m convinced that it’s one of the recalls power train and engine keeps randomly stalling. This is a huge safety concern that will result in an accident. It happens after start up, at stop lights and signs and randomly throughout driving. I don’t feel safe and I’m taking it back to the dealership to do the job right .

The transmission gear is notb shiftingb and the car is cutting off oin the freeway and also at stop signs and stop lights. Oil changes and transmission fluids have been checked and changed problem still happening.

I purchased a 2016 Dodge Dart 1. 4l turbo with 6 speed manual transmission from carvana 2 years ago they gave me a carfax for the vehicle but I've been having multiple issues with the vehicle in the past year so I purchased my own carfax and while lookin it over I noticed there r several things that were replaced on the car the the original carfax didn't show but did show some maintenance done on the same day. On my new carfax it shows the clutch assembly was all replaced right before the previous owner sold the vehicle upon further research I've come to find out that the Dart models with the c635 engine and transmission combo has a factory defects, there was only 38,000 miles on the car when the previous owner had these parts replaced and at the moment the car has 75,000 miles and the clutch system is not functioning again. I don't understand why this vehicle was not recalled with the others of its kind.

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. The contact stated while at the stop light and attempting shifting into drive (d), the vehicle failed to shift into gear. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who informed the contact that they would need to inspect the vehicle prior to completing the recall repair of NHTSA campaign number: 19v293000 (power train). The contact related the failure to the recall. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

When I start my car and depart the car feels like it is gonna die and when I accelerate the gears slip and the engine revs up when I am pressing on the brake and sometimes when I come to a complete stop after exiting the freeway my car dies and the battery light turns on and I have to put it in park and start the car again. . . .

Car not shifting gears correctly. Dodge Dart accelerating poorly to the point where driving can be extremely dangerous for everyone involved. Sometimes car will not go over 40mph which is extremely dangerous. Car jerks and surges forward. Constant problems with transmission and gears. Car looses horsepower going up hills to the point where it can back into cars behind me. Gas mileage extremely high constant trips to gas stations to refuel car. Car has been to dealership shop multiple times for transmission and engine problems but the car still has the same issues nothing is getting fixed car is unfit to and is a safety hazard to all on roads. Dealership doesn’t care as long as they get their money. Engine light and slip light constant on. The car is dangerous to and dealer won’t issue me refund or any other car. I’m scared for my safety everytime I drive this car. Car will randomly cut off in middle of traffic. I will have to turn car on and off just to get it to come back on. I’m praying this car doesn’t kill me or someone else. Dealer doesn’t care multiple trips to dealer for repairs nothing gets fix’s just more problems after another.

This morning when backing out of the driveway, the car got stuck into neutral and I was stuck in the middle of the street unable to back up or drive. After pushing it into the driveway, I discovered the shift cable was no longer attached to the shifter lever. The bushing was no longer in the hole for the shifter cable and the bushing itself was still attached to the shifter lever bolt. In March of this year, I took my car to the Dodge dealer to have the two recalled parts replaced. One was the shifter cable bushing. When I called the Dodge dealer, they told me to have the car towed to their service department and they would have it looked at and replaced as soon as possible. I verified with them the bushing was covered under the mopar 24 month part warranty. I had the vehicle towed to them. Later, someone from the service department called trying to tell me that I needed to pay a $277 diagnostic fee and I advised them I would not be paying them anything because I took photos and printed out the photos showing them that the bushing was missing inside of the shifter cable that they supposedly replaced 5 months ago. Either they never replaced it or they replaced it with another faulty bushing. In looking at the bushing currently broken on my vehicle, it is yellow in color. When I looked up the parts number on mopar’s website, the photo of the new bushing is white.

My car is showing a code for "powertrain control module missing backup software" which has been recalled under NHTSA campaign number: 16v113000. When I call into the carl burger dealership in la mesa, CA they said that they will do the backup however; I would have to pay a charge. Not sure why I would need to pay for something that has been recalled and is showing as a failure when I pull the code.

I was reversing and my car was not able to shift anymore and it was stuck on reverse.

The key gets stuck in the ignition. Says it's in park but vehicle was not had to hit the shifter really hard to make sure was in park.

I was driving on the freeway, as I had acceleration problems, as I press the pedal, the car seems to got stuck.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v293000 (power train) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact called to bob howard Chrysler Jeep Dodge ram (13252 broadway ext, oklahoma city, ok 73114, (405) 302-5861) where it was confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift into gear. The vehicle resumed normal operation after the shifter cable was re-inserted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Parts distribution disconnect.

A while back vehicle taken into local dealer for two isolated incidents of vehicle rolling when coming to a stop regardless of the speed (dealership kept vehicle trying to recreate issue unsuccessful as for nothing wrong appeared and no codes had registered. ) then yesterday 7/2/2020 sudden while driving on city streets and coming to a complete stop, notification appeared, saying, "engage park brake to prevent from rolling. " vehicle was continued to be in used in city until parked for a period of about and hour after first notification. Engine was started yet vehicle would not change into any gear and began to roll while parked at a local business.

When trying to clean my windows when a the rain left weird streaks while driving I was unable to clean my window and made it very hard to see while driving. When I tried to put fluid in the windershield fluid it was clogged. The transmission is terrible to shift when taking off from stop position or pick up and go in back up traffic.

Tl-the contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that there was a recall on his vehicle when he purchased it used back on 03/29/19. The contact did not receive a recall letter. The recall was NHTSA recall number: 19v-293000 (power train). The contact found about this recall after the vehicle would not shift into park and stayed in neutral. The vehicle rolled and the key was hard to remove from the ignition. The contact had to put the emergency brake on to keep it from rolling. The manufacturer stated that the contact would have to pay for a tow to the dealer mcadenville motors 5347 wilkinson blvd, gastonia, nc 28056 (704) 824-7433. The dealer stated that they would not provide a loaner vehicle since it would not take long to get it fixed. The failure mileage was 55,000. Tf.

My vehicle has had a manufacture safety recall for the shifter cable bushing since April of 2019 but there was no parts available to remedy the situation. In August of 2019 I pulled in a gas station and put my car in park. When I returned and attempted to put my car in reverse the shifter was very loose feeling and it wouldnt come out of park. My local Dodge did pay for towing fees and put another defective part on my car after a very rude employee made sure I was aware this would be a one time complimentary service since they didnt have the correct part to fix it. In September of 2019 I received a notice stating there was now parts available to fix the defective part and that I should call to schedule an appointment with my Dodge dealer. When I called to make the appointment I was told there was a very long wait list for this repair part and that the manufacturer is limiting the number of parts the dealer is allowed to order per month to 14. It is now November and im being told they still have a lengthy list of customers and they are still limited on how many replacement parts they can order per month. I dont think this is an appropriate way to handle a safety recall situation. There are over 200,000 vehicles with this defective part. I understand thats including the entire us but it would be more appropriate for the manufacturer to distribute parts according to how many people are on waiting lists in each area not 14 parts a month. I am traveling to florida with my 3 children in less than 2 weeks and planned on driving my car but without this issue fixed im afraid of what could happen while im 800 miles away from home. I was told I would recieve a phone call when my name reaches the top of the list but if something happens before then I dont know what im supposed to do especially if im on the road with 3 children.

Vehicle in motion. Clutch stuck to floor on highway. Almost hit another vehicle because of the malfunction. Took to a repair facility where they said it is a very common problem with Darts. I am now having the whole clutch system replaced and they just called me to tell me the flywheel etc is very bad.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that several unknown warning indicators were illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 19v293000 (power train). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Stuteville Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram (3001 n broadway st, poteau, ok 74953) was contacted and stated that the part was not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 61,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. While reversing the vehicle out of the driveway, the contact attempted to place the gear shifter into drive; however, the vehicle continued to reverse. The contact then attempted to place the vehicle back into park, but the shifter failed to move. The contact was unable to disengage the key from the ignition. The contact was able to seek assistance from her father who manually placed the vehicle into drive, which allowed the contact to drive home. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 19v293000 (power train), but the part was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 32,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while driving up an incline the vehicle hesitated. The vehicle was taken to tl- the contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while driving up an inclined road, the vehicle hesitated. The vehicle was taken to firestone complete auto care 5601 martin luther king jr way s, seattle, wa 98118 (206) 876-7161 where the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, the failure mileage was 30,000. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v293000 (power train), however the parts for the recall remedy was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to repair the vehicle. The renton Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram 585 rainier Ave s, renton, wa 98057 (425) 430-1000 was contacted and confirmed the parts were not available. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Dr.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. While reversing out of a parking lot at 5 mph, the transmission shift cable bushing detached from the vehicle. The contact had to apply the parking brake to stop the vehicle and prevent it from crashing into a wall. Prior to the failure, the vehicle was towed to dayton andrews Dodge Chrysler Jeep ram (3613, 2301 34th st n, st. Petersburg, FL 33713, 727-321-0500) for an electrical failure. While at the dealer, the contact was informed that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 19v293000 (power train); however, the contact was not notified. The parts were currently unavailable. The manufacturer was notified and provided a loaner vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 45,950.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. When the contact parked and shut off the vehicle, he attempted to exit and the gear shifted back into reverse. The contact stopped the vehicle with the emergency brake. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 19v293000 (power train). The contact called audubon Chrysler center at 270-826-1270 (located at 2945 us highway 41 n, henderson, ky 42420) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl- the contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v293000 (power train) issued April 11th 2019 however the remedy and part was not provided within a reasonable time frame. (huffines Chrysler Jeep Dodge ram lewisville, 1024 s stemmons fwy, lewisville, TX 75067, (972) 538-4100) indicated that the remedy and part may not become available for longer than 6 weeks which was unacceptable to the contact. The contact was unable to operate the vehicle due to the shifter cable bushing detaching as the recall campaign indicated for the failure. The dealer and manufacturer provided no solution until the part was made available. The owner (contact) was left with no loaner vehicle option having to find alternate transportation which was becoming unreasonable due to the owner needing the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Dyd.

Car randomly shuts off while driving, whether it is in motion or stationary. Happens on streets and when turning. Bought the car brand new and we have brought the car to the dealership twice for this issues. They can not tell us what is wrong or what is causing this. After today's visit I stated to them that this will not happen again right, and I was told l cant promise you that, and that they do not know what is causing the problem. I said that I have seen on the internet reports of this happening to the same type of car and why is there not a recall .

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v293000 (power train). The contact called mac haik Dodge Chrysler Jeep ram at (281) 301-5150 (located at 11000 north fwy, houston, TX 77037) and was informed that the parts were not available. The contact stated that the vehicle started, but would not move. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact requested a loaner vehicle and was informed by the manufacturer that someone would get back to him in 24 hours. The contact did not want to wait 24 hours, stating that he had lost some days of work and paid too much for transportation. The failure mileage was 40,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

My 2016 Dodge Dart has been sitting at a local dealership since very beginning of June 2019- due to v34 NHTSA 19v293 transmission shift cable bushing recall! a very scary situation directly related to recall actually happened to me while I was in vehicle on may 31st. I still have not even received a �recall notice� from Chrysler nor any phone or email communication unless I initiated it. I had to beg the local dealership (whom I bought car from 1 yr ago) to get me into a loaner or rental vehicle! im still in it ! and no explanation from anyone !! I share a vehicle with my 18 yr old daughter & legally I don't believe she is to be driving this rental (due to her age). I need answers pleae ! getting my vehicle back �safely repaired� or getting me into another vehicle at Chrysler's expense needs to happen ASAP - to avoid me contacting an attorney. Lisa keys.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. On may 25, 2019, the contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 19v293000 (power train). The contact stated that planet Dodge Chrysler Jeep ram (located at 9975 NW 12th st, miami, FL 33172, (305) 470-8000) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that the part was not available for the repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Dart. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 19v293000 (power train) and stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to repair the vehicle. Dealer arlington Dodge (9600 atlantic blvd, jacksonville, FL 32225) confirmed parts were not available to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified. The contact stated that the vehicle was at the dealer for one month. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

I just brought my Dodge gt and the clutch went out on it at 48,000 miles. Technician stated that master cylinder and many other parts were malfunctioning. I was driving on road and almost hit another car when it clutch stop working. It is currently at dealership getting fixed since 5/12/19.