2012 Dodge Dart

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THEN WHEN COMING TO AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED HARD. UPON GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN BECAME INOPERABLE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START OR EVEN CRANK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER FOR MANY ELECTRICAL AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND WE GOT REALLY LUCKY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT IN THE INTERSECTION. *TR

THE ISSUE I AM CONTINUING TO HAVE IS DURING ACCELERATION, USUALLY ONTO THE INTERSTATE, I WILL LOSE ABOUT 2/3 OF MY ENGINE POWER DURING ACCELERATION. IF THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON, NOT ACTIVATED, IT WILL TURN ITSELF OFF AND NOT TURN BACK ON. THE POWER LOSS IS SIGNIFICANT. THE ONLY OPTION TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, OR MAKING OTHER DRIVERS ANGRY BECAUSE I HAVE SUDDENLY SLOWED ON AN ON RAMP, IS TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO RESET THIS ISSUE. IT HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE IN FEBRUARY. AFTER THE 5TH TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. TO MY UNDERSTANDING THEY JUST RESET THE LIGHT. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN ONCE SINCE. I AM ALSO NOW DEALING WITH TURBO SURGING DURING ACCELERATION AND OVER REVVING AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHILE SHIFTING. THE RPM'S ARE NOT DROPPING AS I SHIFT UNTIL I LET OUT THE CLUTCH. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES, TWICE OVER NIGHT. THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE SENT ME ON MY WAY. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY OPENED A CASE OCT 10, AGAIN CANNOT DUPLICATE, CASE CLOSED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE WILL CAUSE ME TO BE REAR ENDED EITHER ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP OR ON THE SHOULDER WHILE TURNING MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON. SYMPTOMS ARE ALSO SIMILAR TO ANOTHER COMPLAINT NHTSA ID 10616062. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,950.

2013 DODGE DART . ENGINE STALLS WHEN GOING SLOW OR STOPPED AT A LIGHT. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A WHILE TO START BACK UP. THE CAR IS NEW AND I HAD ITS OIL CHANGED AT 5000 MILES AT THE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK IT IN THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A ISSUE. I TOOK IT IN TODAY AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS CAR ARE EXTREMELY DIM. THE ACCIDENT REFERENCED ABOVE CAUSED NO DAMAGE BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO AVOID GOING INTO A DITCH AT AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE OF THE SLOW SPEED. HOWEVER, I CANNOT SEE ANYTHING IN THE SIDE-DITCHES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I REPORTED THIS TO MY DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER DROVE IT BOTH AT NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING DARKNESS. WHEN I ASKED HIM ABOUT IT, HE REPLIED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND "THEY ARE JUST NOT VERY BRIGHT, AND WERE ABOUT LIKE THE CHRYSLER 200. MY ROOMMATE HAS A DODGE CHARGER 2014, AND HIS LIGHTS ARE AS BRIGHT AS MOST CARS LIGHTS ARE. AS THIS SITUATION IN THESE DARTS COULD CAUSE DEATHS, I FEEL THIS MODEL CAR SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT THOROUGHLY AND BRIGHTER HEADLIGHTS INSTALLED, AND A RECALL MADE FOR THOSE ALREADY ON THE ROAD. *TR

ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS DISENGAGED ACCOMPANIED BY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WARNINGS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL (SERVICE TRANSMISSION, BLIND SPOT INDICATOR DISABLED, AND AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAMS OFF). ON ALL OCCASIONS, THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE (AS IF IN NEUTRAL) UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. AT THAT POINT, THE SHIFT POINTS WERE COMPLETELY OFF AND VEHICLE WOULD OFTEN NEARLY STALL OUT. ON 2 OCCASIONS, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, BUT WOULD INEXPLICABLY START LATER AND DRIVE ACCEPTABLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. DEALER HAS PERFORMED FLASH UPDATES AND EXAMINED ALL CONNECTIONS. OTHER REPORTS ON DODGE DART FORUM EXPLAIN MULTIPLE SIMILAR ISSUES AND VARIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL DEALER ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND. THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,530.