2013 Dodge Dart Visibility Problems

Shift gear assembly failure

NHTSA ID

11682588

Incident

Aug 19, 2025

Wipers will not turn off. turn signals are working along with lights except the wipers.

NHTSA ID

11479813

Incident

Aug 15, 2022

In 2013 I bought a new Dodge Dart Limited from a Dodge dealer. I bought the car in March and by October when it got cooler outside, it was evident there were some electrical issues related to the Uconnect screen blanking out and dash lights flickering while driving or when ABS engaged, and engine and battery lights on. The whole car seemed like it was resetting as everything electrical flickered and turned off and then on again. I took the car back to the dealership while it was under warranty at least 3 times to no avail. It would sometimes come back on after turning the car off for a period of time but then it turned off and stayed off for days. The Dodge mechanics claimed they could not get the problem to come up for them at all during yearly visits from 2014-2018. I researched the internet for solutions and disconnecting and reconnecting the battery seemed to fix it so that became a temporary resolution. After a while it became much more consistent and the battery trick didn't always work anymore. So I went to a second Dodge dealership in 2019 when my car was at the end of it's warranty and they did see the issue occur and decided to replace the screen all together. That next winter the problem came back so I went back to the dealership and this time they replaced the body control module. It's the next winter and the center console is completely out so I cannot control hazard lights, the turn signals don't make noise, backup camera is out, seat controls don't work, rear defrost never turns on but the front defrost blasts hot air constantly causing fog. I feel unsafe as I cannot see out of the rear window due to consistent under 40 degrees temps. The dash lights went completely out yesterday and I could not see my speedometer, but it came back on 60 min later. The engine and battery lights are on constantly since the weather changed. The dash lights are a huge safety concern as I don't know how fast I'm driving and it happens while the car is in motion.

NHTSA ID

11444682

Incident

Dec 21, 2021

The windshield wipers do not turn off no matter what . Nothing was wrong with them before . It started all a sudden when I would signal. Then then they stayed on. I have read many others Dodge Dart owners have the same issue. . I have seen there is a recall for the 2016 but not the 2013 that has the same issues.

NHTSA ID

11425051

Incident

Jul 3, 2021

I was trying to use the windshield washer while driving home and the wipers turned on but no fluid came out. I assumed I was out of fluid and tried to turn the wipers off to find they stayed on while when I put them in the off position. I tried to change the speed of the wipers and they just stayed in the normal on speed no matter what setting I set them at including off. So for the next 40 miles I drove into the sun on a 90 degree day with the wipers on. There were no warning lights or anything. I took it to the repair shop and they assessed that it was the wiper functions on the multifunction switch malfunctioned, even though the turn signal and headlight functions remained intact, and the switch needed to be replaced, a part that costs $497.66. I decided against the repair at the time and they disconnected the wiper motor for me so the wipers were not continuously on and potentially ruining the windshield, although leaving me completely blind if it were to start to rain. I have since traded in the vehicle for another one so I can't offer it up for inspection but I can get you my records.

NHTSA ID

11423844

Incident

Jun 16, 2021

WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON ONE DAY AFTER USING THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAVE NOT SHUT OFF. MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED AND ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED. CURRENTLY THE WIPER MOTOR IS DISCONNECTED TO PREVENT WIPERS FROM RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY. DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. DEALERSHIP WANTS MONEY TO RUN DIAGNOSTIC AND THEN MORE MONEY FOR LABOR TO FIX THE ISSUE THEY FIND. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR DISTRACTION AND VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER.

NHTSA ID

11413740

Incident

Apr 11, 2021

Mileage

81,150 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO STOP. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO W&L SUBARU SERVICE CENTER (535 POINT TOWNSHIP DR, NORTHUMBERLAND, PA 17857, (888) 739-7206) WHERE DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEVER AND RIBBON NEEDED TO REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

NHTSA ID

11396681

Incident

Mar 23, 2020

Mileage

53,000 mi

MY DODGE DART WIPERS REMAIN TURNED ON, WITH NO ABILITY TO CONTROL THE SPEEDS OR USE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID. AFTER INSPECTING, THE CONTROL RIBBON CABLE RUBS AGAINST PLASTIC WHENEVER BLINKERS ARE USED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH WHEN DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER. DODGE NEEDS A RECALL BECAUSE OF THIS DESIGN. I CAN HAVE THE PART REPLACED, HOWEVER IT COULD JUST REOCCUR AGAIN. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES

NHTSA ID

11388818

Incident

Jan 11, 2021

Mileage

44,000 mi

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS WON'T TURN ON ANYMORE. AND I'VE SEARCHED UP THIS PROBLEM TO TRY TO FIX IT, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. IT CAN CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE DURING HEAVY RAINS BECAUSE THE I COULDN'T TURN ON THE WIPERS TO WIPE THE RAIN WATERS AWAY. DRIVING BACK FROM WARREN, IN TO FORT WAYNE, IN WAS A SCARY TRIP THROUGH THE I-69 SOUTH AND US 33 S ROUTE, THE HEAVY RAIN BLINDED AND COVERED EVERYTHING ON THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE ROADS AND OTHER MV WAS HARDLY ABLE TO SEE, ALL I CAN SEE WAS A GLIMPSE OF BLURRY YELLOW LIGHTS FROM THE SEMI TRUCKS. PLEASE HAVE THIS RECALL, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

NHTSA ID

11387842

Incident

Jan 1, 2021

Mileage

30 mi

FIRST MY WIPER FLUID WOULD NOT SPRAY, WHICH CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. THEN, ONE DAY I WENT TO PUT MY TURN SIGNAL ON AND MY WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF FROM THAT MOMENT FORWARD. IT WAS NOT RAINING AND THE WIPERS WERE NOT ON ALREADY. MY CAR WAS IN PARK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. PARKED ON A SUBURBAN STREET. I WAS ADVISED IT'S AN ISSUE WITH THE RIBBON IN THE CONTROL ARM. I HAVE AVOIDED ACCIDENTS, BUT I ALSO CANNOT DRIVE AT ALL IF IT'S RAINING. I HAD MY FRIEND CUT THE POWER FROM THE MOTOR B/C OF COURSE NO FUSE. MY WIPERS WOULDN'T STOP MOVING AND THEN THEY STARTED STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING WHICH BECAME EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. IT'S EXTREMELY COSTLY TO FIX.

NHTSA ID

11362501

Incident

Jul 11, 2019

Mileage

105,000 mi

1ST INCIDENT: DROVE MY GIRLFRIEND TO WORK. CAME HOME AND PARKED THE CAR. WENT BACK OUT AND IT KEPT SAYING GEAR NOT FOUND. THEY HAD TO PUT A WIRE ON MY TRANSMISSION MODULE, OR SAID I COULD BY A NEW ONE. 2ND FOR ABOUT THE LAST YEAR IT WON'T FIND THE GEAR. SAYS GO TO NEUTRAL THEN DRIVE. SOMETIMES WON'T GO TO ANYTHING. 3RD. WIPERS WENT ON AND WOULDN'T TURN OFF. SPRAYER DOESN'T WORK. LADY ON THE PHONE SAID THE RECALL WAS FIXED IN 2016. BUT OBVIOUSLY IT IS STILL AN ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11361894

Incident

Dec 10, 2018

Mileage

79,000 mi

USED MY TURN SIGNALS AND WIPERS CAME ON AND WOULD NOT STOP UNLESS ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF COST $739.00 TO REPAIR CAR, I BELIEVE THIS IS A RECALLABLE EVENT?THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER DODGE CUSTOMER.

NHTSA ID

11355645

Incident

Sep 16, 2020

Mileage

5 mi

THE WINDOW WIPERS WON'T STOP EVEN WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT OFF. IT WON'T TURN OFF. THEN I REPLACED WITH A NEW WIPERS, IT WON'T STOP. THEN RAINING, THE WINDOW IS HARD TO SEE DURING THE RAINY. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHT SIGNAL ON TO TURN RIGHT; THE WIPERS TURNS ON BY ITSELF. IT'S FRUSTRATING AND SAFETY CONCERNS. IT'S GETTING WORSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

11330440

Incident

Oct 17, 2019

Mileage

132,000 mi

THE WIRING CABLE THAT IS INSIDE THE WIPER CONTROL ARM TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL THAT CONTROLS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAS CRACKED DUE TO THE FRAILE WIRES AND THE CONTINUED ACTIONS OF USING THE WIPERS. THE WIPERS STAY ON AT A SLOW SPEED ALL OF THE TIME. UNABLE TO CONTROL THE FUNCTION. WEARS OUT HW MOTOR FOR THE ARMS / WIPERS, AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE CAR. WHEN CAR IS STARTED, THE ARMS ROTATE NON STOP/ CANNOT FIND A REPLACEMENT FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC SAID HE CAN MAKE REPAIRS IF THERE WAS REPLACEMENT PARTS. I DON'T WANT TO DIE DRIVING THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID CAR CRASHED UP TO NOW. I NEED THE CAR TO GET TO WORK EVERY DAY.THE TRADE IN VALUE

NHTSA ID

11317999

Incident

Jun 21, 2019

Mileage

69,086 mi

THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, TRUNK LIGHTS AND CIGARETTE LIGHTER STOPPED WORKING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED STICKING IN THE ON POSITION AND THEN GOT TO WHERE THEY JUST WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CHANGED THE BCM MODULE FOR NEARLY 600.00 ONLY TO FIND IT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE ANSWERS BUT SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RELATED TO 2013 DODGE DART WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT TURNING OFF AND PEOPLE PAYING UPWARDS OF 1000.00 TO TRY TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY. THE ISSUE IS PRESENT WHENEVER THE CAR IS ON. THE MECHANIC SAID THE WIPER MOTOR IS GETTING 12 VOLTS EVEN WHILE THE CAR IS OFF!

NHTSA ID

11306293

Incident

Jan 25, 2020

Mileage

120,000 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STUCK IN ON POSITION. TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WIPERS CAUSED A PERMANENT STREAK ON WINDSHIELD OBSTRUCTING DRIVER VIEW FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

11300626

Incident

Nov 29, 2017

Mileage

16,000 mi

MY SHIFTING CABLE DISCONNECTED FROM TRANSMISSION AGAIN WHEN I SHIFTED FROM PARK.

NHTSA ID

11300625

Incident

Jan 21, 2020

Mileage

103,000 mi

HELLO, MY CAR'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF AND WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A WEEK AGO. I DROVE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO GET AN ESTIMATE. ON THE WAY BACK, A PASSING VEHICLE THREW SOME DIRT ONTO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THE ACTION OF THE WIPERS CAUSED IT TO SMEAR, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. I COULD ALSO NOT USE THE WASHER FLUID TO CLEAR THE MUD. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ANYONE NEEDING TO DRIVE MY CAR. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM FOR ME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11296976

Incident

Jan 3, 2020

Mileage

80,638 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND HAVE NOT SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE SPRAYERS FOR THE WIPER FLUID DID NOT WORK, WHICH AFFECTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST UNTIL THE MULTI FUNCTION CONTROL SWITCH WAS SHIPPED AND NO LONGER ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED TO NOT BE AWARE OF THE FAILURE EVEN THOUGH THE CONTACT FOUND A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT IT ONLINE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,500.

NHTSA ID

11288328

Incident

Nov 14, 2019

Mileage

89,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO TURN OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION TO DEACTIVATE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID

11280837

Incident

Dec 1, 2018

Mileage

80,000 mi