2012 Dodge Dart Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A HELICOPTER TYPE NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

NHTSA ID

11278205

Incident

Nov 1, 2019

Mileage

64,000 mi

FEELS FUNNY WHEN YOU SHIFT GEARS

NHTSA ID

11266936

Incident

Sep 29, 2019

Mileage

101,618 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT WAS RAINING THEN IT STOPPED THEN IT STARTED UP AGAIN AND WENT TO TURN ON MY WIPERS AND THEY WOULDNT TURN ON, SO I CALLED A BUDDY OF MINE THATS A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME ITS PROBLY THE STEERING COLUMN RIBBON BROKE AND SURE ENOUGH I TOOK IT TO DODGE AND THATS WHAT IT WAS. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE THIS IS A ALMOST $500.00 PART TO REPLACE IT.

NHTSA ID

11265333

Incident

Sep 1, 2019

Mileage

80,000 mi

I BOUGHT A DODGE DART 2013 LIMITED EDITION (OR WAS TALKED INTO IT BY YOUR SALESPEOPLE) I WANTED THIS TO BE MY LAST CAR AND I ACTUALLY REALLY LIKED IT. THEN I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL RANDOMLY. I TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND THEY SAID THEY DID EVERYTHING THEY COULD. A LEMON LAW FIRM CONTACTED ME AND SAID THEY COULD REPLACE THE CAR IF I HAD 3 OCCURRENCES WITH RECEIPTS WHICH I SUBMITTED TO THEM. THEY SAID CHRYSLER WAS GIVING ME $3900. I WAS CONFUSED BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE GIVING ME ENOUGH TO REPLACE THE CAR. THEY EXPLAINED CHRYSLER DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT. I ACTUALLY FORGOT ABOUT IT (THAT WAS 2016) AND THOUGHT THE ISSUE HAD BEEN FIXED SO I WAS HAPPY. NOW THIS PAST JULY 4TH 2019 MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE RETURNED. MY CAR HAS 48,000 ONLY AND NOT EVEN THE DODGE EXTENDED WARRANTY (WHICH I WANTED TO NOW PURCHASE) DO NOT COVER 2013 MODELS. THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO ME. THEY KNOW THEY SOLD ME A LEMON AND ONE THAT IS NOT SAFE. I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR AND HAVE NOW LEARNED THAT LEMONS ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD BACK TO THE PUBLIC. I WILL NEVER BUY OR SPEAK WELL ABOUT CHRYSLER AGAIN. YOU ARE A FRAUDULENT COMPANY. I WANTED A HONDA ORIGINALLY BUT WAS TALKED OUT OF IT BY NEIGHBORS WHO WORK FOR CHRYSLER. I WILL BE CALLING DEENA CENTOFANTI FROM CHANNEL 2 FOX TO TELL HER I WAS SOLD AN UNSAFE CAR AND I AM STUCK WITH IT. THEY ALREADY KNOW THAT CHRYSLER KNEW THE SYSTEM DESIGN WAS FAULTY IN 2012 BUT RELEASED THE 2013 ANYWAY. SHAMEFUL.

NHTSA ID

11234102

Incident

Jul 4, 2019

Mileage

47,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK IN THE MORNING, AND COMING AROUND A TURN MY STEERING JERKED TO THE RIGHT MAKING MY CAR SWERVE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THROUGH A COUPLE YARDS, THE ACCIDENT LEFT THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS I HAVE A 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND A WIFE WHAT IF THEY WERE WITH ME AND THE ACCIDENT WAS MUCH WORSE THAN IT WAS I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED DUE TO THIS CAR, I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS AND IN TOTAL IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR ABOUT 12 MONTHS OF THE TIME I HAVE HAD IT THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST CAR YOU CAN OWN AND IT IS A DEATH TRAP I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE

NHTSA ID

11206376

Incident

May 7, 2019

Mileage

89,000 mi

I PURCHASED THE CAR JULY 2017 AND HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER 5 TIMES DUE TO PROBLEMS. I HAD A REOCCURRING ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY LIGHT COMING UP, THE DEALER FOUND NO ISSUES WITH THE BATTERY. MARCH 2018 THE BATTERY SIGN LIT UP FOLLOWED BY A SLEW OF OTHER SIGNALS, INCLUDING A POWER STEERING LOCK SIGNAL AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THEN THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL HARD ENOUGH AND LUCKILY FOUND A PARKING LOT WHERE I COULD PARK THE PARK SINCE I WAS IN A HEAVILY TRANSITED AREA. ATTACHED IS A PICTURE I TOOK AFTER I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PARK THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND NO ISSUES WITH THE CAR, I HAD TO PAY $250+ FOR THIS. NOVEMBER 2018, THE BLUETOOTH DOES NOT CONNECT, THE ODOMETER IS BLINKING CONTINUOUSLY AND THE CAR SHAKES WHEN AT A STOP. TURNS OUT TO BE THAT THE BLUETOOTH CONSOLE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED ($900+ COST), A TUNE UP WAS NEEDED 'BADLY' ($400+) AND THERE WAS BELIEVED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH A PIECE OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS CAUSING THE CAR TO SHAKE. THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE COST OF THIS LAST ISSUE IF IT WAS FOUND TO BE THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. IF IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION PART WAS NOT CAUSING THE SHAKING, WE WOULD NEED TO COVER THE $600+ COST FOR THE LABOR. WE ARE IN PROCESS OF DEALING THIS MATTER WITH A MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP, SINCE WE DO NOT WANT TO KEEP THIS CAR.

NHTSA ID

11152806

Incident

Nov 3, 2018

I PURCHASED THE CAR JULY 2017 AND HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER 5 TIMES DUE TO PROBLEMS. I HAD A REOCCURRING ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY LIGHT COMING UP, THE DEALER FOUND NO ISSUES WITH THE BATTERY. MARCH 2018 THE BATTERY SIGN LIT UP FOLLOWED BY A SLEW OF OTHER SIGNALS, INCLUDING A POWER STEERING LOCK SIGNAL, THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. I WAS AT THE LIGHT MAKING A LEFT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE THE LEFT AND LUCKILY FOUND A PARKING LOT WHERE I COULD PARK SINCE I WAS IN A HEAVILY TRANSITED AREA. ATTACHED IS A PICTURE I TOOK AFTER I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PARK THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND NO ISSUES WITH THE CAR, I HAD TO PAY $250+ FOR THIS. NOVEMBER 2018, THE BLUETOOTH DOES NOT CONNECT, THE ODOMETER IS BLINKING CONTINUOUSLY AND THE CAR SHAKES WHEN AT A STOP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE CAR FOR THREE WEEKS AND TURNS OUT TO BE THAT THE BLUETOOTH CONSOLE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED ($900+ COST), A TUNE UP WAS NEEDED 'BADLY' ($400+) AND THERE WAS BELIEVED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH A PIECE OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS CAUSING THE CAR TO SHAKE. THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE COST OF THIS LAST ISSUE IF IT WAS FOUND TO BE THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. IF IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION PART WAS NOT CAUSING THE SHAKING, WE WOULD NEED TO COVER THE $600+ COST FOR THE LABOR. WE ARE IN PROCESS OF DEALING THIS MATTER WITH A MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP, SINCE WE DO NOT WANT TO KEEP THIS CAR.

NHTSA ID

11152805

Incident

Nov 3, 2018

POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT DUE TO SHORTAGE TO TERMINAL. CAUSES ENTIRE DASH BOARD TO FLICKER OR CAR NOT TO START. TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND WILL NOT TURN OFF.

NHTSA ID

11132859

Incident

Sep 29, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL THIS CAR IS GARBAGE ! DODGE SHOULDN'T MAKE THIS MODEL ANYMORE. I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS TWO YEARS IN OF HAVING THIS CAR. I HAD TO START CHANGING TIRES SO MANY TIME. AIR ALWAYS GOES DOWN, TIRES KEEP GETTING THOSE AIR BALLS. (NO I DON'T PARK CLOSE TO THE SIDEWALK OR HIT THE SIDEWALK) MY STEERING WHEEL ALWAYS CRACKS EVERYTIME I TURN IT. MY WHOLE CAR SHAKES ! I PRESS THE BRAKES AND IT GOES CRAZY. MY ENGINE MESSED UP TOO (IT HAD WATER INSIDE) I HAD TO FIX SOME HEATING HOSE ! MY WINDOW BUTTON STUGGLES TO GO UP ?I HAD TO CHANGE MY BATTERY THREE TIME ! KEEP IN MIND I GOT THIS CAR NEW. ZERO EVERYTHING ! FOR 6 YEARS ! I'VE PUT SO MUCH MONEY ON A CAR I HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED PAYING ! A CAR NEEDS THING TO GET FIXED BUT NOT LIKE THIS! JUST ISN'T NORMAL. GARAGE OF A CAR! DODGE DART SXT 2013 ! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY OR TIME ON THIS CAR. SAVE YOURSELF.

NHTSA ID

11129375

Incident

Sep 13, 2018

I HAVE AN ONGOING ISSUE ABOUT THE BATTERY SIGN COMING ON SPORADICALLY. I TOOK THE CAR 3X TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. A COUPLE OF MONTH LATER AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT SIGNS CAME UP WHILE DRIVING, A WARNING ABOUT THE POWER STEERING ALSO APPEARED BRIEFLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO A SAFE ZONE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND YET AGAIN THEY FOUND NOTHING, THEY TOLD ME THAT NO SIGNS APPEARED. ATTACHED IS THE ONE PICTURE I WAS ABLE TO TAKE ONCE I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO A SAFE ZONE. IM JUST SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND HAVE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN, MORE SO SINCE WENT THAT HAPPENED I HAD MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN WITH ME IN THE CAR. I ALSO HAVE A VIDEO BUT I CANT UPLOAD IT.

NHTSA ID

11121535

Incident

Mar 27, 2018

Mileage

4 mi

I PARKED THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET. AN HOUR LATER, AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND PLACING THE GEAR IN DRIVE, I COULD NOT SWITCH GEARS TO REVERSE OR PARK, AND COULD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN DRIVE, AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE EVEN WHEN THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. MOBILE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS BROKEN.

NHTSA ID

11091933

Incident

May 3, 2018

Mileage

109,000 mi

DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A STORE AND WAS UNABLE TO PLACE IT IN PARK AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION OR TURN OFF THE CAR, SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THE SHIFT LINKAGE GROMMET, THAT MAINTAINS CONNECTION HAD FAILED, ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE LINKAGE AND REPLACE GROMMET

NHTSA ID

11091321

Incident

May 1, 2018

Mileage

65,000 mi

IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, MY POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING 5 TIMES. AT FIRST I COULD PULL OVER TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT COMES BACK ON. THE LAST TIME WAS 2 DAYS AGO AND NOW POWER STEERING WILL NOT COME BACK ON AT ALL. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO WARNING LIGHTS ON INDICATING THE PROBLEM AND I COULD NOT PULL ANY ERROR CODES WITH MY SCANNER. EVERY TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING AROUND 65-75 MPH.

NHTSA ID

11032870

Incident

Oct 9, 2017

Mileage

63,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING AND SERVICE ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, AND THE STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED SPUTTERING AND SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS BECAME INOPERABLE, INCLUDING THE STEERING, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND RADIO. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

NHTSA ID

11011912

Incident

Jul 31, 2017

Mileage

42,000 mi

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION, CAUSED BY A SENSOR FAILURE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE DIMINISHED CONTROL. DEALER WANTS $1700 TO REPLACE THE STEERING BOX IN THE HOPE THAT IT "MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM", THE DEALER IS RESISTANT TO CHECKING ALL RELEVANT SENSORS RELATED TO THE ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM. INSTEAD THE DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE PARTS ONE AT A TIME UNTIL THE VEHICLE WORKS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN UNUSABLE FOR TWO WEEKS NOW.

NHTSA ID

10955173

Incident

Jan 30, 2017

Mileage

38,500 mi

MY RADIO WITH THE TOUCHSCREEN HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES I BELIEVE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE-CONTINUED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE VISOR FELL OFF, NOW THERE ARE NO INTERIOR LIGHTS. BRAKE RECALL REPAIR DONE, BUT NOW ENGINE LIGHT ON, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE IN REVERSE, ALL SYSTEM LIGHTS CAME ON LOOKING LIKE FAILURE. CAR WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN, BUT WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON GAS IT WOULD HAVE NO EFFECT. NOW THE CAR DOES NOT START OR EVEN TURN OVER INCLUDING WHEN JUMP STARTED. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF THE RADIO REPAIR AND BRAKE RECALL AND HAVE VIDEOS ON MY PHONE OF THE ACCELERATION WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE.

NHTSA ID

10886010

Incident

Jul 15, 2016

Mileage

87,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO A CREEK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V800000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. UPDATED 05/11/16*LJ *TR

NHTSA ID

10852271

Incident

Mar 5, 2016

Mileage

82,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN AT 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DASHBOARD, RADIO, AND OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE VEHICLE, BUT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND LATER TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,723.

NHTSA ID

10837462

Incident

Feb 7, 2016

Mileage

24,723 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN OR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V800000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,500.

NHTSA ID

10819960

Incident

Jan 31, 2015

Mileage

23,500 mi

I, SYLVIA, NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY DODGE DART 2013 CAR. I PURCHASED THIS CAR ON MY BIRTHDAY OF NOV. 30, 2013 AT CARL GREGORY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE HYUNDL ALBANY, GA. WHEN I GO TO THE SHOP AND CHANGE MY OIL, I WILL ASK THE CLERK IF THERE A RECALL ON MY CAR. THE CLERK'S ANSWER IS NO, AFTER LOOKING ON HER COMPUTER. MY CAR STALL AFTER START-UP AS WELL AS HARD TO START SOMETIME AFTER I PUT THE KEY IN TO START UP MY ENGINE. I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AND STILL PAYING PAYMENTS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEMS SO EARLY IN LIFE. FURTHERMORE, I REALLY LIKE MY CAR BUT HAVING THESE PROBLEMS IS GETTING ME TO NOT TRUST MY CAR. PLEASE, LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE FOR ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

NHTSA ID

10766340

Incident

Sep 18, 2015

AS I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, MY CAR LOST POWER AND DID A HALF SHUT OFF (LOST POWER ITEMS, BUT DID NOT ACTUALLY LOCK THE STEERING OUT AS IF THE CAR WAS IN PARK). I WAS STILL MOVING AND WAS DOING APPROX. 20-25 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. MY POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC WERE ALL LOST AND THERE WAS AN OVERWHELMING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEREO SYSTEM (SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB GOING OFF IN THE CAR.). I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED AND PULLED OVER TO A TURN LANE THAT WAS NOT IN USE WITHOUT GETTING HIT. ONCE I GOT THE CAR STOPPED, IT STARTED BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST ISSUE WITH THE CAR. IT ALSO HAS HAD 'SERVICE TRANSMISSION' ERRORS AND GAVE US NUMEROUS ISSUES ON CHRISTMAS DAY AS IT WOULD NOT START WHEN WE WERE HEADED HOME. EACH TIME, THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 92 DAYS WHILE THEY REWIRED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THESE CARS ARE NOT SAFE, EVEN AFTER HAVING THE ELECTRICAL REWIRED, THE CAR IS STILL SENDING ERROR MESSAGES AND NOW SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING IT. THESE NEED TO BE RECALLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10713546

Incident

Apr 21, 2015

Mileage

16,100 mi

DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED IN TWO CAUSING THE WHEEL/TIRE TO DISENGAGE, TURNING TO A 90 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE VEHICLE, WHICH BECAME INOPERABLE. HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 13 DAYS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. INCIDENT IS NOW BEING INVESTIGATED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10676275

Incident

Jan 12, 2015

Mileage

13,503 mi

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 01/22/2013. THE FIRST OF MANY INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE CHANGING LANES AND I SUDDENLY HAD FULL POWER LOSS. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL FASTER MOVING CARS. THE CAR WAS ALSO QUICKLY SLOWING DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN AND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY. AS I WENT TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT THIS VEHICLE HAD POWER LOSS AGAIN. BETWEEN 02/25/2012 AND 11/07/2014 AND 26,000 MILES THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER 10 TIMES. IT HAS MULTIPLE POWER LOSS ISSUES, AND GAUGE ISSUES. HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS HAVE GONE OUT, AND RANDOM WINDOWS ROLL DOWN WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTONS. THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IN ITS ENTIRETY. REPAIR SHOPS TELL CONSECUTIVELY THAT THEY CANNOT REPAIR ALL THE ISSUES. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE FOR 5 DAYS THIS TIME AND THEY CANNOT GET THE VEHICLE TO START. SHOP FAILED TO PUT POWER LOSS ISSUES ON FIRST ISSUE ON TICKET, UNTIL IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME ON 07/02/2013 WHILE I WAS IN A SCHOOL ZONE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10653240

Incident

Feb 25, 2013

Mileage

1,045 mi

I WAS COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ON THE BRAKE SLOWING MY 2013 DODGE DART FROM 65 TO 40 THEN TO 20 TO TAKE A SHARP RIGHT TURN, IN THE TURN THE STRING WENT DEAD AND FOR A BRIEF SECOND WAS UNABLE TO TURN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER CAR AND THAT WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT HAS HAPPEN THE FIRST WAS WITH MY WHOLE FAMILY, I WAS DRIVING AROUND IN A PARKING LOT. ALSO THIS CAR HAS AN AIRBAG LIGHT ON FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT , THE CAR OVER HEATS AND THE BACKUP CAM NO LONGER WORKS THE BATTERY IS NOW DEAD AND WERE UNABLE TO DRIVE, WERE OUT OF WARRANTY BY A LITTLE OVER 500 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE UNLESS I PAY MORE MONEY TO FIX THIS PAPER WEIGHT. I CAN DRIVE IT AFTER GETTING A JUMP BUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAIL TO WORK THE SPEEDOMETER FADES IN AND OUT AND THE GAUGE DROPS TO 0MPH. MY CAR WAS SOLD TO ME AFTER REPLACING A POWER CONTROL MODULE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THIS CAR IS NOT WORTH THE $21000 SPENT AND I SHOULD BE GIVEN BACK HALF OF MY MONEY. MY CAR STILL OVERHEATS AFTER MANY DEALERSHIP VISITS OVER JUST THAT VERY PROBLEM AND EVERY TIME I PICK IT UP IT SEEM LIKE SOMETHING NEW I WAS WRONG (( !! I BOUGHT THIS CAR TO TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH MONTHLY FROM SAN ANTONIO TO FT. HOOD FOR MY MILITARY OBLIGATIONS IM A PISSED A VETERAN WHO WANTS MY CAR TO WORK LIKE IT WAS ADVERTISED! BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I PAID FOR!! )) *TR

NHTSA ID

10636944

Incident

Jun 9, 2014

Mileage

38,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN OVER A BUMP THERE WAS A LOUD THUD SOUND AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE SPRING KIT, ADAPTER, STRUT MOUNT, INSULATOR AND THE STRUT. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO PULSATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

NHTSA ID

10593596

Incident

Apr 8, 2014

Mileage

145,000 mi