2012 Dodge Dart

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. FOLLOWING THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE, SERVICE TRANSMISSION, AND OIL LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER FACTORY RESET THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE HYDROLOGICAL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,800.

STARTED MY VEHICLE THIS MORNING AND NOTICE THAT ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WENT ON AND STARTED FLASHING,WHICH I HAD THE SAME ISSUE ON 6/13/15 AND HAD IT TOW TO THE DEALER AT WHICH THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BATTERY FAILURE AND IT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW BATTERY AND NOW WAITING ON A TOW TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DODGE DEALER.....IM TO SCARE TO TAKE A CHANCE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE CAUSE IT STARTED TO MISSFIRE AND IDLE AND IT SHUT DOWN ON ME.....

I PURCHASED BY VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO AND THE BATTERY, RATHER SUDDENLY, DIED ON ME TURNING ONTO A BUSY STREET CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP WORKING WITHOUT A ROLLING START. UPON INSPECTION OF THE CAR, A MECHANIC AND FRIEND OF MINE FOUND "SHADY" WORK DONE ON CERTAIN PARTS OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I BELIEVE IT WAS INSIDE THE DISTRIBUTION BOX, WAS FOUND WHAT SEEMED TO BE A FUSE ATTACHED TO A CHUNK OF PLASTIC THAT WAS JUST DANGLING IN THE BOX BY JUST THE WIRE AND THE BOX ITSELF HAD BE HELD CLOSED BY ZIP TIES AFTER SEEMINGLY HAVING BEEN FORCED OPEN DURING A PREVIOUS SERVICE. AFTER THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, CAR STILL EXHIBITED PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL REQUIRING ADDITIONAL SERVICE. *TR

THE TURBO CHARGER ON MY 2013 DODGE DART WAS DISCOVERED AS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AND THE INSTRUMENT GAUGE CONTAINING THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER AND OTHERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER THEY INTERMITTENTLY WOULD STOP WORKING. THE TURBO IN THE CAR WAS FIXED BUT THE DEALER (WALSER HOPKINS DODGE) FAILED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE REGARDING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER UNTIL 12,000 MILES LATER.

THE TURBO CHARGER ON MY 2013 DODGE DART WAS DISCOVERED AS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AND THE INSTRUMENT GAUGE CONTAINING THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER AND OTHERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER THEY INTERMITTENTLY WOULD STOP WORKING. THE TURBO IN THE CAR WAS FIXED BUT THE DEALER (WALSER HOPKINS DODGE) FAILED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE REGARDING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER UNTIL 12,000 MILES LATER.

I PURCHASED MY 2013 DODGE DART ON AUGUST 9, 2013 FROM FEDERICO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP IN WOOD RIVER IL. WITHIN 4 MOS ON DECEMBER 11, 2013, I HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP BECAUSE MY MIDDLE CONSOLE WAS INOP. AFTER CHECKING IT THEY DETERMINED THE CONSOLE NEEDED REPLACING. TWO MONTHS LATER ON FEBRUARY 11, 2014 I HAD MY CAR IN A SECOND TIME FOR MIDDLE CONSOLE. THIS TIME THEY INSTALLED AN INTEGRATED STACK. THEN, 9 MOS LATER ON NOVEMBER 21, 2014 A THIRD TIME I HAD MY CAR IN AGAIN FOR MIDDLE CONSOLE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THIS WAS MY FIRST CONTACT TO DODGE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WAS ASSIGNED A CUSTOMER CARE MANAGER. I ASKED IF MY CAR WOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR LEMON LAW AND WAS TOLD CHRYSLER WAS INTERSTED IN BUYING MY CAR BACK AND WAS GIVEN A MOPAR WARRANTY IN DEDUCTIBLE OF $100 AND AT TIME CAR HAD OVER 34,000 AND WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 60,000. THEN JUST THIS PAST APRIL 2ND OF 2015 I HAD MY CAR IN SHOP AT CASSENS AND SONS IN EDWARDSVILLE, IL AGAIN BECAUSE MIDDLE CONSOLE WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THEY DOWNLOADED AN UPDATE PER STAR. I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR $100 DEDUCTIBLE. I THEN WENT ON A TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS, LA AND WHILE ON MY TRIP THE MIDDLE CONSOLE WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AGAIN WAS ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ISSUE. SO, I TOOK MY CAR IN ON APRIL 29TH THE SOONEST I COULD GET IT IN AND AFTER 8 HOURS AT SERVICE WAS CALLED AND TOLD THAT STAR COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY IT WAS HAPPENING AND SINCE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM NOT TO REPLACE ANY NEW PARTS. AFTER HEARING THIS NEWS I WAS CALLED AND JOHN CUSTOMER CARE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER WOULDN'T INIATATE THE LEMON LAW THAT I WOULD TO DO SO.

THE HORN FAILS TO HONK QUICKLY AND RELIABLY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL HORN SWITCH IS PRESSED. TO EXPLAIN WHAT THIS IS LIKE, WHEN YOU WANT TO "DOUBLE TAP" THE HORN TO SIGNIFY TO A FRIEND IN A PARKING LOT, OR AS OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING TO SIGNAL TO ANOTHER DRIVER A "DOUBLE QUICK HONK" OF CONCERN. IF THE HORN SOUNDS, ITS EITHER A SINGLE SHORT BLAST OR EXTRA LONG BLAST. THE CAUSE OF THIS, IS THAT THE HORN SWITCH GOES TO ONE DBUS CONTROLLER THAT MUST CYCLE THROUGH THE INPUTS, ONCE THIS FIRST CONTROLLER SEES THE HORN SWITCH ACTIVE *IT* THEN SENDS A SIGNAL ON TO ANOTHER CONTROL MODULE, THIS ONE TOO OPERATES ON A DATABUS/SCAN TYPE SYSTEM, AND SO HAS TO CYCLE THROUGH ITS INPUTS UNTIL IT HAPPENS UPON THE "HORN SWITCH ACTIVE" SIGNAL, AND THEN THE SECOND MODULE ACTIVATES THE HORN RELAY TO SEND CURRENT TO THE HORN. BECAUSE BOTH DATABUSS SCANS ARE SO SLOW, IT EITHER MISSES THE HORN PRESS INITIALLY, OR WHEN IT PICKS UP ON THE HORN SWITCH PRESS, IT FAILS TO SEE THE SWITCH HAS BEEN RELEASED FOR UNTIL THE 1ST MODULE HAS CYCLED BACK TO THE INPUT, .. AND AGAIN THE SAME HAPPENS WITH THE 2ND MODULE. IN THREE CASES NOW, ITS CAUSED ROAD RAGE, WHEN THE OTHER DRIVER THOUGH I WAS "LAYING ON" THE HORN, WHEN ALL I ATTEMPTED WAS A DOUBLE TAP, BECAUSE THEY WERE ENCROACHING ON MY LANE AS I WAS PASSING AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY DIDN'T HIT ME. THE HORN IS AN INSTRUMENT FOR WARNING, AND ITS OBVIOUS WHEN SOMEONE ATTEMPTS TO PISS SOMEONE ELSE OFF BY HOLDING DOWN ON THE HORN SWITCH .. WHERE A DOUBLE TAP IS USUALLY TAKEN AS A CAUTIONARY ALERT, AND FOR THE HORN NOT TO FUNCTION RELIABLY EVERY TIME AND WITH THE SPEED THAT A HUMAN CAN PRESS THE HORN SWITCH, IS AN ABSOLUTE FAILURE ON DODGE'S PART TO HAVE A SAFETY DEVICE OPERATING PROPERLY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY, ALL THE TIME, AND I'M TOLD BY OTHERS, THAT ITS LIKE THIS NOW ACROSS ALL OF DODGE'S FLEET, THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED!