2012 Dodge Dart

ON THE FIRST DRIVE OF THE DAY WITHIN THE FIRST MILE THE CAR SHUTS OFF. THE STARTER GRINDS WHEN TRYING TO RESTART AND AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES WILL TURNOVER AND THEN DRIVES FINE. HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES MOST RECENTLY SAT 11-4 AFTER TURNING LEFT ON A LEVEL SURFACE THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND COASTED TO A STOP. TOOK THREE TRIES TO RESTART AND THEN DROVE FINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO AN INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE SPECIFIC CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,821.

2013 DODGE DART. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE CLUTCH SYSTEM. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE CLUTCH STUCK TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, THE TURBO CHARGER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN O-RING MELTED WHICH CAUSED OIL TO LEAK ONTO ALL OF THE SPARK PLUG TUBES AND DESTROYED THE OIL SEPARATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED. UPDATED 09/25/2017*JS

THIS CAR HAS GONE THROUGH CYLINDERS, SPARK PLUGS, 3 BATTERIES INCLUDING THE FACTORY ONE, THROTTLE CONTROL COMPUTER ALL IN LESS THAN 50K MILES. NEVER GETS MORE THAN 10K MILES BEFORE THERE IS ANOTHER ISSUE, QUITE POSSIBLE THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER PURCHASED AND THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND AFTER READING FORUM AFTER FORUM OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUES EXPERIENCED BY HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS AND DEALER RESPONSES THAT THERE WAS GOOD REASON TO DISCONTINUE THE PRODUCTION OF THIS MODEL AND THE MODEL YEARS THEREAFTER. UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE ALL STUCK WITH PAYMENTS ON CARS THAT PUT US AT SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK BECAUSE OF FREQUENT AND RANDOM STALL OUTS, INCLUDING ONE THAT HAPPENED TO MYSELF AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND ANOTHER ON A DARK DESOLATE COUNTRY ROAD, AND FCA WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT OTHER THAN OFFER A 5% DISCOUNT ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE, FOR WHICH COMPARABLE SIZE AND PRICE NO LONGER EXISTS WITHIN THE BRAND. THIS CAR IS THE DEFINITION OF A LEMON, WE BOUGHT IT CERTIFIED USED FROM DODGE AFTER THE CAR HAD A SINGLE OWNER AND WITH NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP NOR THE BRAND OFFERING ANY SORT OF SIGNIFICANT ASSISTANCE IN REMEDYING THIS PRODUCT DEFECT OTHER THAN REPAIRS WITHIN WARRANTY THAT KEEP US ON THE ROAD FOR ANOTHER MONTH BEFORE THE NEXT BREAKDOWN, WE ARE FORCED TO PAY FOR AND DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT PUTS OUR FAMILY AT RISK EVEN MORE THAN IN GENERAL. UNBELIEVABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOHN HIESTER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (940 N MAIN ST, LILLINGTON, NC 27546) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RINGS AND PISTONS HAD CRACKED DUE TO THE CONTACT PUTTING AN AFTERMARKET CBV VALVE ON THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CONTACT USING AN AFTERMARKET PART, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE DRIVER COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AT RAY LAETHEN DODGE WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A TRACTION CONTROL MODULE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING - BATTERY LIGHT FLASHES AND I AM UNABLE TO ACCEL. NO POWER WHAT-SO-EVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES TWICE AT 45 MPH AND TWICE AT 70 MPH. BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. * CAR STEREO/SCREEN POWERS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND RESETS * ALL LIGHTS IN CAR GO OUT FOR A SHORT TIME AND COME BACK ON * RUSHING WATER SOUND WHILE ACCEL. * CAR GETS UP TO 4,000RPM'S TO GO FROM ZERO TO 30MPH * ISSUE WITH BREAK DELAYS * KNOCKING SOUND FROM FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF CAR