Power Train Problems of Dodge Dart - part 2

The transmission bushing broke and the transmission was disabled. The steering wheel was locked and the key was unable to be removed. The safety of the driver and passenger were at harm on the highway when steering was disabled and the transmission could not be moved after stopping. The problem was produced and was forced to be repaired by a shop for the safety of the driver at expense of the driver. The vehicle was then brought to a Dodge dealership in margate florida, where the recall was closed, the issue was not fixed. The vehicle broke down immediately following this closure of the recall. The vehicle was inspected and claimed to be repaired by a Dodge dealership. This is not true. No warning lamps indicated this issue happening once of the two times it broke down.

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The vehicle had a recall for the shift bushing cable for the cable disconnect and getting stuck in gear and that’s what happened my car went in on June 21’2022 to have this recall repaired they finally repaired it a year later it failed we were able to put it back on then it now has failed again on August 20 2024 and I am concerned they said I have to pay them now to fix it so I never had an issue before they supposedly fixed it now I have the actual issue and they are refusing to fix it.

After purchasing the car used, the car got stuck in reverse and would not start or shift into/out of gear or park. The dealership determined that it was "shifter cable bushing broken out of cable eyelet" which we saw was on a recall list for these vehicles. Upon further investigation, we discovered that the recall work had been done while with a previous owner. However it appears that even the recall work has failed. The necessary part to fix the issue is on back order and more than one shop has confirmed that they are unable to get the part to make the repair. I spoke with a representative from Chrysler and they said that since the VIN doesn't pull up a recall, they won't help us with this issue. The car, which was purchased 6 days prior to the incident, now sits at the dealership and if it ever gets fixed will cost over $700 for repairs. Since it seems to be a failure of recall work, I'm hoping an investigation can be opened and that we and other owners could get some help with this.

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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 .

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The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the gear shifter failed to function as needed. The contact stated that while attempting to shift into drive(d), the gear shifter failed to respond as needed. The contact stated that an unknown warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.

The car has a mind of its own but now it's a constant problem. I will be trying to go and it's like it shift to nuetural and I loose all powers so I keep pushing gas tell it does something. So I don't cause a accident. When this happens the middle screen where shows speed and stuff like reboots . It will also sometimes say gear not availiable. There is no warning lights on. I try not to drive unless I have to because it dangerous if the. Car does not give trouble backing our of my house it will do fine. And if it has trouble backing out of driveway it won't stop loosing power any time I have to stop or slow down. I did have 1 recall done last year when I left dealer ship it worked fine for like 7 days and back to doing the same thing. The vechicle is availiable for inspection I'm going to take it back to Dodge because it's going to kill me and others.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that upon driving from the dealer's parking lot after the dealer had performed the recall repair under NHTSA campaign number: 15v542000 (power train), the transmission was shifting hard. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer the following day. The dealer informed the contact that the failure was related to the wheel bearing; however, the contact stated that the failure started to occur after the recall repair was performed. The contact stated that after driving approximately 12 miles on several occasions, the vehicle stalled while driving. The contact stated that the vehicle was able to restart after approximately twenty minutes. The message "service transmission - auto shift not available" was displayed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 161,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Dart. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v293000 (power train). The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the vehicle was repaired under the recall. The contact stated that 3 weeks after the recall repair was performed; the vehicle failed to shift into park(p). The vehicle was towed to the dealer and was diagnosed with shifter cable failure. The dealer informed the contact that the repair would be out-of-pocket to replace the shifter cable. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that it seemed as if the vehicle had not been repaired by the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 179,000.

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Driving down the highway, I pushed on the gas pedal and my engine began to rev. I looked at the dashboard, and the dashboard showed I was in park. I looked down at my shifter, and the shifter was positioned in drive but the light on the column was showing I was in park. I was able to get pulled over and stopped. I moved the shifter into park and back into drive. Transmission remainder in park. I turned the car off and repeated the steps. The transmission remained in park. After the 4th attempt, I left the car off for more than a minute. The transmission finally shifted into drive. Less than an hour later, I was turning through a busy intersection, and the engine began to rev again. This time, the transmission did not show it was I park and the gear shifter was in the drive position. Due to not having enough moment to continue further, I wound up stopping in front of a car that was attempting to make a right hand turn onto the highway. This time, after putting the car in park and moving the shifter back into drive, the car engaged and I was able to move out of the way of the car that was trying to turn onto the highway. My safety was put at risk as momentum was the only thing that got me through the remaining part of the busy intersection. Going down the road or making a turn in a busy intersection and potentially being stuck in the middle of either is asking for a wreck to happen. At this point, I had only had the car for a week in which I bought it from the dealership and it still had under 100,000 miles. There were no warning messages/lights and no other indication of something was wrong. Both incidents occurred on March 8, 2024 between 3 and 4pm eastern time. The dealership stated the vehicle had been inspected prior to purchase and after stopping by the Dodge dealership (owned by same person, different dealership), the service department stated spark plugs had been replaced as well as a cv valve back on 2/24.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she smelled a gasoline odor in the interior of the vehicle, after which all the lights on the instrument panel began to flicker. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway to shut off the vehicle, after which the vehicle failed to restart. All warning lights were illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed failures with the alternator and the ignition switch. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to an independent mechanic, who then diagnosed a failure with the transmission control module. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 15v542000 (power train), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 180,000.

While driving on the interstate, the vehicle shifted itself into neutral and would not shift back into drive. At highway speeds, I had to put the hazards on and coast to an exit safely.

My car kept dying on me randomly flashing a light on my dash of a lightning bolt in between two curved lines. I researched it and it was saying that my throttle positioner was going out.

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle in the driveway, the gear shifter was shifted into park(p), but the vehicle failed to respond and started reversing. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact shifted into drive(d); however, the vehicle failed to respond and made an abnormal grinding sound. The contact then shifted into park(p); however, the vehicle started reversing. The contact stated that the parking brake was engaged, and the vehicle responded as needed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

I was driving and my car shifted to neutral by itself. I was crossing a 2 lane highway when it happened but thankfully I was able to shift back to drive. I was also using cruise control and I tapped my brakes which would usually cancel cruise control, but my car sped up instead of slowing down. My dealership said my car doesn't qualify for the recall even though it is exactly what is happening to my car. I have 2 young children and this is our only transportation. I need this car to be safe for us though. The dealership said they couldn't look at it for over a week.

Jumping into neutral while acceleration up on ramp.

I purchased a 2014 Dodge Dart from this business on 08/10/2019. I drove the vehicle for only 1. 5 years and then garaged it to give to my daughter later. I put only 20,000 miles on the vehicle. There were several issues during the short time that I had the vehicle. The tire pressure warning went on, and the clutch would stick to the floor. I had the pressure warning 'fixed' at Chrysler world only to have the same malfunction within a week. The clutch issue was due to a recall that I didn't qualify for as I did not purchase the vehicle new from the original dealership. I gave the vehicle to my daughter on 12/18/2023 and the clutch and transmission went out causing her to stop in the middle of the highway. I paid $105 to have the vehicle towed to my local Dodge dealership. The local dealership informed me that the clutch and transmission would need to be replaced for the amount of about $6100. Along with some other recall work on the computer and cat converter which would be free to me. I then emailed and called Chrysler world on 01/02/2024 to see if they would assist with the repair as I felt that this particular vehicle was totally flawed. The salesman advised he would call back on 01/03/24. That would work as I advised my local dealer that I would let them know within a day if they should continue and perform the maintenance. I did not hear from Chrysler world so I did ok the work which is underway. I did receive a call from Chrysler world on 01/08/24. Long after I would have had to let the local dealership know about continuing with the repairs. Chrysler world indicated that they could not help in any way as it had been too long since the purchase.

The transmission is completely faulty. The transmission modular that was recalled I replaced that already. The transmission needs to be replaced completely. I've found articles that the Dodge Chrysler had recalled transmissions for the same year make and model. I want to have it replaced with a new one. Contact me at holly murray 770896-5413 or hollymurray207@gmail. Com. Thanks.

As I read the above comments/complaints on the 2014 Dodge Dart, I have realized that we all are having the same issues with the recall, the car not engaging in park, and the keyfob not working properly where it takes from 5-30 minutes to turn the car off because it is still in the acc mode. Now the car has started yet another problem that it doesn’t want to start. I paid for a tow to the repair shop and they checked everything out and could find absolutely nothing wrong, no codes showing up, nothing. I had bought a new battery, was about to replace the ignition switch and/or starter but the shop had experience with Dodge 2014 before and the same issues with no apparent issues?? I did pay for another key and fob which wasted $200 because even afterwards the fob wouldn’t release due to the car not going into the park position 100% and I’m still having all these problems. It is definitely a safety issue and we all are left here driving this piece of junk that the manufacturer doesn’t seem to have any answer or as they say “remedy” for the issue. And that’s another thing- we are having issues not an issue. This problem has more involved than the recall and for the amount of people that have submitted a complaint should be an eye opener for the manufacturer - because most people don’t even report it because they don’t know to and the service department is going to get the money! there is and has been something going on with the entire braking, parking, transmission, cable, the last recall my car I was told wasn’t affected however the brakes went out totally without any warning or problem before hand. Said there was fluid or something that messed it up and it cost me $2000 to repair it when the exact issue was going on with the Dodge Dart 2013-2014 but of course my car was not in that recall even though it had the same problem as the cats which were affected by the recall. I’ll never never purchase another Dodge and would advise anyone else not to purchase one.

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the transmission was shifted into drive(d); and the contact attempted to shift into reverse (r); however, the transmission failed to shift as needed. The contact stated that she attempted to shift the transmission into park (p), but the transmission failed to shift as needed. The contact turned the vehicle off with the transmission shifted into drive (d) and the key was stuck inside the ignition switch, and the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost significant motive power and dramatically decreased rpm's briefly before returning to normal functionality. The contact stated that she later began experiencing failures with the vehicle's hvac system. The check engine warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to diagnose the failure but advised the contact that she would need to replace the infotainment unit. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

Shift cable snapped and could not shift the car out of reverse. I thought the car was in park and it started rolling. I had to use the emergency brake to keep it in place and not roll into the road. The car was towed to a dealer and repaired. I am unaware if the component was inspected by the manufacturer but was not inspected by police or insurance. There were no warnings of the failure before it happened. There was a 2019 recall for the shifter cable bushing that was repaired/replaced in 2019.

Clutch pedal would not return after being depressed. It stayed near the floor. I could not change gears or return to neutral.

Driving down the highway my clutch started sticking, I was able to get it to keep driving at the time as it was unsafe and I was on 95 traveling south. My vehicle was looked at confirmed good and out of no where it entirely went, I then went ro a shop that refused to contact me napleton Dodge in florida while having my car in possession. Due to this entire out of no where no signs of issue on top of the company having NY car for a week and refusing to give me answers so I could try ro figure out NY car. My entire family was at risk as we were lucky to even make it safely to our location.

I've had 0 signs of clutch issues in my 2014 Dart. All of a sudden. It went. A peice has some how out of no where just fell off resulting in barely able to move it. This went while on the highway out of no where while. Driving.

Smart drive unit/transmission.

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.

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that the vehicle was shuddering while shifting into drive(d). Additionally, the contact stated that the transmission was slipping while driving. The contact stated while driving 40-50 mph, the vehicle stalled inadvertently. The messages "service transmission soon" and "transmission hot" were displayed. The vehicle was pushed to the side of the roadway. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was then towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the transmission clutch had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

While driving the car in the 3rd day of having it, the reverse safety release pin malfunctions and they car would slip into reverse while trying to down shift to stop. Also it would go into reverse instead of first while trying to go from a stop. I have the car back to carmax and notified them.

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart. The contact stated while driving approximately 55-70 mph and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle lost motive power and shifted to neutral. The contact constantly depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle regained proper acceleration. The contact stated that the failure had occurred several times and was occurring within every 5-6 miles. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The contact state that another dealer, hoblit Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram (333 main st, woodland, CA 95695); was contacted and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and attempting to drive, the transmission failed to shift as needed. The contact stated that the shift lever failed to register the intended gear on the gear shift selector. The contact stated that the gear selector only selected neutral or park correctly. The contact stated that the transmission failed to select or register the correct gear. The failure recurred intermittently. The contact called the dealer and confirmed that failure was like NHTSA campaign number: 19v293000 (power train) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 123,427.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v674000 (power train). The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked and failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal, and the vehicle stalled. The check engine and the oil warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the engine was consuming oil and was leaking engine oil. The contact was topping off the oil every 1,000 miles. The vehicle was serviced under customer satisfaction notification: w20, but the failure persisted. The engine was consuming an excessive amount of engine oil. The contact was adding engine oil every 1,000 miles. The check engine and the oil warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated while driving approximately 40-50 mph, the contact heard an abnormal sound. The contact stated that he had heard the cable brake and noticed while depressing the brake pedal that the vehicle was not decelerating. The contact stated that the flywheel had detached from the vehicle and the clutch was damaged. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the brake booster was leaking and that the brake cable linkage needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacture was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

The contact's son owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while his son was pulling out of a parking lot, the rpm started fluctuating. Additionally, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle surged. The transmission was slipping significantly while driving to his residence. The message "service transmission" was displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the failure was associated with an unknown transmission recall. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 172,000.