Automatic Transmission Control Module Problems of Dodge Dart - part 2

Takata recall: there has been multiple issues with this car including loss of power, rapid shifting, transmission failure, stalling, and overheating. The check engine light and transmission light have come on multiple times, the tcs and passenger airbag lights have come on and off at the same time. This car has had 2 pcm's replaced, 4 tcm's replaced, 2 transmissions (the last one replaced less than one week ago), 2 sets of spark plugs and coils replaced, timing belt, serpentine, and water pump replaced. The transmission, serpentine, timing belt, and water pump were all replaced on 7/21/17 and now the car is presenting with the same issues. These problems started with the first owner (and were not reported to me) on 8/6/13 and started with me on 4/16/15. As of 8/2/17 I have the same whining noise in the car (which has been diagnosed as the transmission multiple times now), the transmission is unable to shift or lags or shifts too quickly, I can floor the gas peddle and the car will not accelerate, when I let off the brake the car surges forward, the check engine light is back on, and the cruise control is not functional. This car has been in the shop more than I have driven it and Dodge keeps repairing it and those repairs last less that one month and the same problem happens again and again. This car is unsafe to drive and Dodge has yet to remedy the situation. The car is set to be back in the shop this week and it is currently not drivable and a hazard to myself and others on the road. I would not be able to accelerate to move out of the way of anyone or anything due to the transmission and issues with this vehicle.

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Vehicle approached stop light, accelerator pedal was released and brakes applied. Vehicle came to complete stop and was at idle speed. Engine rpm suddenly increased to near 5k. Operator had witness in car. Witness observed operator to have foot on brake and not on gas. Fca notified due to lack of response to recall on tcm that had been over 18 months. Fca set appointment with dealer. Dealer advised that fca sent engineers to inspect car at dealership. Dealer advised car was being held for multiple days due to issue. Dealer advised this is not a known issue for the make, model and year. Outcome of fca engineer inspection not known at this time.

When parked on an incline, the car experiences failure in shifting from park to other gears. The gear lever will physically move to other gear positions, however the car will not switch from park to other gears. We have had to manually push the car forward to get it to switch out of park. It seems to be some kind of failure between the sensors sending information to the transmission control module which is not allowing the vehicle to calculate gear shifting correctly. This has happened on 3 separate occasions.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle shifted into neutral independently. The dealer diagnosed that the transmission control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 15v542000 (power train). The failure recurred twice. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,150.

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was coasted off the roadway and various warning indicators and gauges flickered upon the vehicle shutting down. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The dealer flashed the software for the pcm, replaced a module, and reprogrammed the module. After the dealer's repair, the condition continued with the vehicle stalling. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 39,693.

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I purchased my Dodge Dart at 21,000 miles. 30,000 miles car shuts off on highway. Total power loss. Dodge was able to limit the problem however ran rough and at about 45000 miles car shifted hard now at 70000 Dodge tells me it's the transmission valve body. 3,000 dollar repair. At this point car is not worth 3000. Still shuts off completely while driving. Transmission control module is recalled for the 2013 Dart however not my VIN# ????? I see tons of people with the same issues even cases against Dodge for this model. However they are unwilling to help me out with any issues I bring to their attention. Unfortunate. For me.

2013 Dodge Dart. Consumer writes in regards to replacement parts not available to repair transmission control module recall notice.

I started having issues with my Dart 2 years after I bought it, tcm lost communication while traveling 70+ mph down highway had to tow car. Had tcm flashed(repair 1), drove 2-3k mile more, happened again, brought it to a different dealership said they replaced tcm (repair 2, before tcm recall was issued. ) about 10k miles later had to bring it back, had tcm flashed again (repair 3), about 10k miles later tcm has problem again while traveling 40+ miles down a very busy city street and need to tow vehicle, this new dealership replaced tcm again (repair 4 after tcm recall is issued, 4k miles later car is now throwing check engine lights for bcm, and pcm which I am told is connected to the tcm. I am in the process of filing a lemon law claim against Chrysler, a three year old car that I paid almost $30,000 should not cause so much stress. I cannot allow my family to be in danger, I have been lucky that neither issue resulted in a car accident. Chrysler needs to buy my vehicle back. I do not wish to talk to them about servicing the vehicle again, or trading them for a newer vehicle as they have lost my trust as a company.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. While driving approximately 65 mph, the gear shifter slipped into neutral and the "service transmission gear is not available" warning message appeared. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road, restarted, and driven to the dealer. The transmission control module was replaced; however, the failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 101.

I have just had the tcm replaced for the second time. This time the braket was replace but nothing has changed. I still experience transmission problems. My car will still have problem shifting and will not start.

This car is 3 years old and we have had to replace the body control module (bcm), and transmission control module (tcm). The check engine light is still on and Dodge is still trying to find out what is wrong with it. Before replacing the body control module the car wasn't starting so the battery was replaced, it turns out the bcm was staying on and drawing power form the battery while the car was off. We were constantly having to jump the car to get it started. After that the transmission started acting funny it would shift hard, shift into low gears while driving on the freeway. Also when first started or stopped at a traffic intersections the vehicle would shift into 4th gear on its own unless in sport mode and done manually. This makes it accelerate very slowly which is dangerous especially when pulling out into an intersection. After replacing the tcm the issue with the transmission is still occurring, it is currently being looked and the cause is still unknown.

The car will randomly go into neutral mode, and will not stay in gear while driving. It will say gear not available on the screen. It has done it about 5 times in less than a month. The dealer has replaced the tcm twice, but that does not work. It has been in the shop about 4 times for this one issue. Once in a safe place I can change gears but still says no gears available. Turn off and on the car, and it will not start. Wait 20 min and it might work again, but not sure for how long. If I can get it to start, there have been times I can not get it out of park. The last time it happened was on may 10th 2016 on highway 290 in houston. The car said service transmission, but now I would be costing. If I give it gas the rpms will go up, but the mph will go down. I had to cost it off the freeway since there was not a shoulder to stop on. Once I got it off the freewway, I had to push it to a parking lot. This is what I have been dealing with, and the dealer can't fix the issue. The put in a new tcm on the Dart on 5/10/16, picked it up at around noon. At around 8pm the car had the same issues again.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission cable failed and the tcm needed to be replaced. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v542000 (power train). The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

2014 Dodge Dart. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle transmission control module malfunction. The consumer received a recall notice regarding the transmission control module. The consumer stated he experienced an issue when shifting from drive to neutral, even before the recall was announced. The consumer was informed the part was not available.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the rpm would increase really high and the vehicle was shaking violently. The contact mention had to pull over and restart the vehicle however, the vehicle failed to restart. The failure recurred five times. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to three different dealers. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v542000 (power train) but after the recall was repaired the vehicle was towed right back into the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown. Ak.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle shifted independently into neutral. The service engine and check transmission warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission control module malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred four times. The contact received a recall notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v542000 (power train); however, the parts to do the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

Recall #r42 was issued concerning the tcm of vehicle. This item failed on my car on , November 17 2015 causing transmission to disengage whilst I was driving in traffic. Dealer installed temporary fix but has not been able to complete repair as of today's date, Feb 19 2016.

Tl-the contact owns a 2014 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that the gear shifter failed. The gaear shifter light illuminated in red, causing the vehicle to jerk. The engine light also illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer a diagnostic was performed which located a failure code at the transmission control module. The manufacturer advised that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number 15v542000 (power train). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 13,000. Li.

I got a recall letter for the tcm (that was a month ago. ) have had my car in three times because it wouldn't start since I got the letter . Had to have it towed two of the three times. Was in yesterday & was told the problem is the recalled part & there is nothing they can do until I get the second notice stating the part is ready . It is a gamble every time I go to start my car as to whether or not I will be able to get where I'm going . The car has shifted into neutral on 3 separate occasions all of which has been @ a stop sign with my foot on the brake . If this isn't going to be resolved till sometime in January maybe there should be dealer cars made available for us to use . I bought a new car so I would have reliable transportation & I'm not feeling that's what I've got right now . I love my car but I'm very frustrated right now. Thank you.

9/03/15 my transmission went out without warning while going approx 65 mph on the highway. Rpm's shot up and the trans went out instantaneously. I was able to pull over, engine and trans lights came on, car would not go in any gear. I shut the car off and was not able to restart it, meanwhile I sat like a sitting duck waiting for a tow truck, hoping that the speeding cars and semi trucks approaching would not crash into me. I had the car towed to a dealer. Dealer said the cause was a flashed pcm, it was reprogrammed I was told it fixed the problem. On 9/05/15 1 hour after coming home from work the car would not start again. Dealer was closed for the weekend so I let it sit for a while, 2 hours later the car started but would not go in reverse, an hour later, the car had reverse but no drive. The next morning the car started, all lights were off and all gears worked and I was able to drive it to the dealer. The dealer said codes were now showing it was the trans range sensor. Got the car back for the 2nd time on sept. 16. Sept. 19 I was driving home from work in the next state, the trans went out again while going 65 mph on the highway again! this time I was left stranded over 70 highway miles from home. After waiting a few hours I was finally was able to drive home, taking take side roads in case the car stopped again. What should've been a 1 1/2 hour ride home on the interstate took me over 5 hours driving on side roads. This car is going back to the dealer again for the 3rd time in 2 1/2 weeks! this is unacceptable, there are too many reports involving this issue on several websites I do not feel safe driving this car anymore or having my wife and kids in it. This is an extremely serious safety issue that needs to be addressed immediately! something needs to happen before (not after) this "known" transmission stalling issue causes a serious accident and kills someone!.

My vehicle has had two recalls done on it. Tcm repair and transmission cable bushing. I took it to get a diagnostic. My tcm needs to be replaced again & my transmission won't shift sometimes after my transmission bushing repair.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. While driving at various speeds, the gear shifted in and out of gear and a burning odor was observed through the vents. The contact stated that the check engine light and transmission service light illuminated. The failure was persistent. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission control module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v542000 (power train); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

Stop pulling just about got ran over on i65 4 times Dodge has it at dealer going to reprogra tcm but what I have read on this it will not fix problem will last till car it not warranty then it is mine.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. While the vehicle was stationary, the air bag indicator illuminated. In addition, the air conditioner compressor switch fractured on the vehicle. It was diagnosed that the transmission control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 70,000.

While driving, the car sounds an audible alert, the check engine light goes on, and displays "service transmission" on the car's dash/display. When this happens, the car drops into neutral and I do not have access to any gears. Attempting to shift into neutral and back into drive displays a "gear not available" message on the car's dash/display. The car had to be towed to the dealer, or if I power the car down and start it back up, I can get the gears back, but the check engine light remains on and the car does not shift properly and the car is sluggish. This car is the 1. 4l turbo with a dual dry clutch transmission. This problem has happened three times now within the last 1. 5 months. The first time, the dealer did a "refresh" on the computer and stated that the computer had to "relearn" the transmission. The second time (12/09/2014) the dealer said the transmission control module needed to be replaced. The third time occurred today (12/16/2014) and it is at the dealer now waiting on someone to look at it. Today when this happened, it was very difficult to get my car across three lanes of traffic and onto the shoulder of a major highway in new jersey. This almost caused an accident which would have resulted in serious injury as it would have involved a motor vehicle accident with an 18-wheeler semi-truck.

On the interstate driving 80mph, went to accelerate and the car just revved up to 7500rpm, like it was in neutral. Checked the gear shift and tried again with only getting the car to rev. Pulled over to the side of the road and turned the car off for about 10 minutes, turned it back on it acted like the transmission wasn't catching. Not once did it show any check engine light or any other warnings. Had it towed to the dealership where it took them 2 days to replicate the problem and then it finally turned on the check engine light. It has been being repaired for over a week now because no one seems to know what exactly is wrong with it even though it had a check engine light for the transmission control module.

I have been having the same issue and a burning smell happening. In October the dealer replaced the tcm at 33,000 miles and stated I was lucky to be under warranty since it would cost $600+ out of pocket. Now on christmas morning I had the check engine light, service transmission message, and autostick not available message display. I was able to limp home to have r, n, d show gear not available. After waiting I turned the car on and the messages cleared. Then 2 days later I was an hour late to work since the messages and shifting problem occurred on the highway. During traffic stoppages I could not get up to speed fast enough and almost caused an accident. The message and issue cleared again when I left work and I drove home but now it shifts at 5,000+ rpm when accelerating after a stop sign. Burning smell is back and car is sluggish. Seems like Chrysler is waiting for enough people to die before addressing the issue. Currently have 39,000 miles on car. Before the issue in October there was also a "software update" for this after I had it about a week with 500-600 miles around mid August 2013. I purchased this car new to have reliable transportation for work. Now it seems I have an unreliable car with loan payments and dealer service costs since Chrysler doesn't cover transmission problems with the power train warranty apparently.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. While driving various speeds, the transmission failed to respond without warning. The vehicle was turned off. After awaiting ten minutes, the tcm had reset. The contact was able to resume normal operation. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the tcm was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 13,000.

I have had my Dart for almost 2 1/2 years and it has been a problem from the start. I have had my tcm replaced, transmission, 2 clutches, numerous codes and speakers, gas cap, and multiple recalls. It has been in the shop over a dozen times and for over 30 days. I have had problems the entire time I have owned the car and am currently in my second time of dealing with Chrysler to buy back my vehicle and they still are not doing a thing about it. With the vehicle not shifting right and losing power and now my defroster is going out also the recalls on it but they have no fix for I refuse to let my newborn son be in my vehicle and Chrysler definitely knows about it yet wont do anything about it even tho it is a lemon.

I had just gotten off the freeway on my way home, when my vehicle reached rpms of over 7500 and then died. I lost all power, electronics, motor. . . Everything. My steering wheel locked up but I was able to get the vehicle off the road. I tried restarting, but the vehicle showed no signs of power. After about 20 minutes, I was able to get the vehicle running and drove it to the dealership immediately. The dealership has been very good to me. But after replacing the transmission control module twice, they are now replacing the transmission. I still am concerned that the vehicle is unsafe. The dealership is telling me that the tcm caused the other electronics on the vehicle to fail, but as I understand it, the tcm was not faulty, the transmission is. Needless, I do not feel safe driving this vehicle and believe that Dodge should step up and replace it. The vehicle is a year old and has been in the shop numerous times for the transmission issues. Last week, the vehicle became a safety liability for Dodge as it failed while it was being driven.

On the morning of may 17th, 2014, the check engine light appeared after restarting the vehicle while in line at the dealer service department. Error messages appeared on driver information center ("park assist off, side blind zone alert off, automatic high-beams off"), gear selection was unavailable and vehicle would not start. The vehicle was started after five minutes of rest with the "vehicle is not in park" error message displayed. The service adviser found codes for transmission and body control modules with multiple communication errors. The transmission control module was replaced on may 18th. On the morning of may 27th, the vehicle was brought back for cosmetic warranty repairs. The vehicle exhibited the same transmission problems after the engine was restarted at the dealer service department. The transmission control module was replaced again on may 29, 2014.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission failed to respond without warning. The vehicle was turned off and after waiting ten minutes the tcm had reset. The vehicle was able to resume normally. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and the tcm was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v542000 (power train) however, the part needed for the repair was unavailable. The contact experienced the failure prior to receiving the recall notification. The contact stated that the vehicle would began to accelerate while applying the brakes. The failure was persistent. The vehicle was taken to a dealer numerous times where it was finally diagnosed that the transmission control module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but not per the recall. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair and she was still waiting on the necessary parts. The manufacturer was aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 9,400. Ec.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. While the contact's husband was driving 30 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. Also, the check engine warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle would not shift gears. The failures occurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to farrish Chrysler Jeep Dodge ram (located at 9610 fairfax blvd, fairfax, va 22031, (703) 273-0200) where it was diagnosed that the transmission control module was unresponsive and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and updated to the latest software, but the failures recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 45,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shuttered while shifting. Additionally, the service transmission warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The dealer determined the transmission control module needed to replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure reoccurred. While in an idle position, the vehicle independently shifted from drive to neutral. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v542000 (power train). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 20. Djr.