2012 Dodge Dart

WHEN I'M DRIVING THE CAR SOMETIMES I WILL PRESS THE GAS BUT IT WILL NOT GO IT ROLLS BACK...OFTEN WHEN THIS HAPPENS I'M IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. THEY EVEN TOLD ME IT WAS DEALING WITH THE HILL ASSIST BUT I EXPLAINED TO THEM WHEN THIS HAPPENS I'M NOT ON A HILL. MY CHILDREN AND I HAVE ALMOST HAD NUMEROUS WRECKS. I RECENTLY RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER ABOUT THIS ISSUE (R42) BUT THE LETTER STATES THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AT THIS TIME AND THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE WRECKS BUT THEY WILL NOT DO A MANUFACTURE BUY BACK. ALSO MY HEAL/COOL AND GAS GAUGE SHAKES THE GAUGE WILL SOME FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN, I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY IGNORED ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPEN, IT ROLLED AWAY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT WASKNOCKED TO THE GROUND BY THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THE CONTACT'S LEGS AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT LEG AND LEFT HAND THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,200.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE FAST LANE, MY GAS PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND MY CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND STEERING BECAME HARD TO TURN. WHEN THIS HAPPENED MOST OF MY CAR ENGINE LIGHTS WERE BLINKING AND WHEN I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK THE VEHICLE DIDN'T NOTICE IT WAS IN PARK. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST 26TH WHICH WAS JUST SENT OUT TO DODGE DART OWNERS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME 1,500-2,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, MONEY WHICH I DO NOT HAVE SO I TRADED IN MY CAR WITH NEGATIVE EQUITY, AND THE DEALERSHIP, I BELIEVE WAS VERY NON-PROFESSIONAL AND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION. THEY ALSO SHOWED ME AN INCORRECT NADA PRICE CHART FOR THE TRADE-IN VALUE TO MY CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OCTOBER 24, 2015. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REVERSE DUE TO THE GEAR SHIFT BEING UNABLE TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE THREE TIMES ON ITS WAY. THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,222.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT DISCLOSE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN). WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK BECAUSE THERE WAS A BUBBLE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE. IN ADDITION, TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RIDING ROUGHLY AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. WITHIN A WEEK, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT FLASHED AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED A THIRD TIME AND THE CONTACT CALLED AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER. A SECOND DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT ON OCTOBER 16, 2015. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

ONGOING CLUTCH/HYDRAULIC PROBLEMS HAVE CAUSED ME TO BE IN SEVERAL UNSAFE SITUATIONS. FIRST SAFETY CONCERN WAS DUE TO CAR STALLING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THERE WERE SEVERAL TIMES THAT IMPROPER CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT CAUSED THE CAR TO JERK AND DIE AT A STOP. SECOND CONCERN WAS FROM DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC DUE TO CLUTCH NOT ENGAGING FULLY. THIRD CONCERN WAS FROM TOTAL SYSTEM FAILURE (19426 MILES): EXITED INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND DEPRESSED CLUTCH TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. WHILE DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH I HEARD A LOUD POP/CLUNK SOUND AND THE CLUTCH INSTANTLY DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. I THEN STARTED SMELLING THE CLUTCH BURNING AND HAD NO ABILITY TO SHIFT OR ENGAGE GEARS. I WAS LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY AND HAD TO PUSH MY VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD THANKS TO THE HELP OF SOME PEOPLE THAT STOPPED. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, I WAS TOLD THE FLYWHEEL, PRESSURE PLATE, AND CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (19,426 MILES). FOURTH CONCERN WAS A FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH (APPROX 34,735 MILES): AFTER BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY THE CLUTCH STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE NORMAL POSITION CAUSING THE INABILITY TO SHIFT. AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE I HAD TO LIFT CLUTCH BY HAND AND PUMP CLUTCH TO REGAIN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. I WAS TOLD CLUTCH HAD FAILED AND WAS BLAMED FOR FAILURE FROM RIDING CLUTCH MILEAGE PROBLEMS FIRST REPORTED (I CONTINUED TO MENTION PROBLEMS ON LATER VISITS): 1555 - NOISE RELEASING CLUTCH 2072 - RESISTANCE AND ENGAGEMENT CHANGING IN THE CLUTCH MILEAGE/REPAIRS MADE: 5905 - MASTER CYLINDER/ACTUATOR REPLACED 19426 - CLUTCH, PRESSURE PLATE, AND FLYWHEEL REPLACED 34747 - CLUTCH, PRESSURE PLATE, FLYWHEEL, AND SLAVE CYLINDER REPLACED (AWAITING AMENDED REPAIR ORDER) AFTER LATEST REPAIR THE CAR IS BACK IN SHOP DUE TO RETURNED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE VARIANCE