Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2013 Dodge Dart submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
There hasn't been an incident at this time, still waiting for the recall part to be fixed. It has been over 10 months since I received the safety recall notice about the transmission shift cable and want to know when it will be fixed. I have called both the [XXX] number and the dealer repeatly. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
The contact owns a 2013 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 local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Manufacture has not provided a remedy for shift cable recall that was announced October 2025…it is now May 2026
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated while driving approximately 55-60 MPH, the transmission seized in neutral(N). The contact had experienced the failure four times. The contact stated that once the transmission had seized, the transmission overheated. The contact had to wait for the transmission to cool down. The contact stated that after the first failure, the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with transmission control module failure. However, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was informed that the vehicle had been repaired under recall in 2019. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The failure mileage was 91,600.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. THE CONTACT THEN RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V293000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCGINLEY JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (7 SHAMROCK BLVD, HIGHLAND, IL 62249) WHERE THE SHIFTER CABLE BUSHING WAS REPLACED AS PER THE RECALL HOWEVER, THE CABLE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT REPLACING THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *BF MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT IF THEY GOT THE VEHICLE REPAIRED THEN THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE REIMBURSED. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 07/23/20 AFTER PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE FOR THE SHIFTER CABLE. *DL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT CEASED. THE CONTACT MANUALLY OPERATED THE CLUTCH PEDAL IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE HOWEVER, THE CLUTCH FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP LOCATED AT (2100 E SPRING ST, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755), (562) 426-5111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,644.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, INCLUDING THE NELSON AUTO CENTER, INC DEALER (218-998-8878, LOCATED AT 2228 COLLEGE WAY, FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BY EMAIL WITH NO RESPONSE IN RETURN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.
I WAS DRIVING TO GET MY SON PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT PUT CAR IN PARK WELL I THOUGHT IT WAS I START TO GET OUT AND CAR KEEPS GOING EVEN AFTER KEY WAS TURNED OFF. MY CAR IS WAS STUCK IN DRIVE POSITION THE SHIFTER CABLE CAME COMPLETELY OFF! IT HAPPENED THREE-FOUR MORE TIMES AFTER I GOT THE PIECE BACK ON. WHICH ONE TIME WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULDN'T HAVE BEEN BAD. ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS DRIVING WITH A CHILD ONE OUT OF FOUR OF THE TIMES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN NUMBER: V50 (REPROGRAM PCM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ELMWOOD CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 625 TAUNTON AVE, EAST PROVIDENCE, RI 02914, (401) 438-0400), BUT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPROGRAMMED DUE TO THE DATA LINK CONNECTOR FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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