10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 3 / 4
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 36,359 miles
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In 2019 dodge had a shift cable bushing recall. I had it fixed in 2021 after owning the car for a few months (recall V34). At this time, 2 years later, I-??m experiencing the same problems that would be present with a faulty shift cable bushing which is a major safety concern. My car says it-??s not in park when the shifter is indeed in park.
- Tiffin, OH, USA
less than 2 years after purchasing this vehicle brand new my car started consuming oil and actually caused my car to die in the middle of the road. Chrysler ended up completely replacing my engine due to scoring found in the pistons. In the last year I have done another oil consumption and feel just under the threshold of what Chrysler deems "bad enough". They did an update and it has not been a problem since. In the past few months I have been having issues with my car in park not releasing my key. My car will be in park and I can turn it back 1 notch and it gets stuck in the ACC position. Turns out my shifter cable was damaged and I have replaced that with a $500+ repair. Well unfortunately it didn't completely solve my problem and I will still occasionally have the issue and now they are stating I need to completely replace my shifter and knob assembly. The repairs don't seem to stop...
- Brown Deer, WI, USA
When placed into park the car does not register it's in park and therefore does not want to shut off. It can take up to 15 minutes to get it off. Seems dangerous since it keeps running and it starts to rev the engine.
- West Carrollton , OH, USA
When trying to park the car it doesn-??t necessarily allow you to turn the car off without moving the shifter around until the car is satisfied and allows you to finally shut down. Also the radio seems to just shut off and on once and awhile.
- Neenah, WI, USA
When driving vehicle at 40+ mph and making a turn the vehicle then stalls, loosing power and the transmission will not resume acceleration after turn is completed. We had to pull the vehicle off the road and out of traffic because of power loss. The vehicle check engine light was illuminated prior to experiencing problem. A dealership in Oklahoma City, OK confirmed a transmission malfunction code.
- Greenville, TX, USA
When I put my vehicle in park, the system doesn-??t register that it-??s in park and I cannot take out the key. It will show on the gear shift and the dash that my vehicle is in park but internally it doesn-??t register.
- New Braunfels, TX, USA
Car engine is shutting off mid drive it car is not warmed up. And the parking mechanism is not going through when I try to park the car
- Scottsburg, IN, USA
The gear selected is saying that the car is park but it will not shut off. Had to move the shifter back and forward serval times before it stayed in park had this problem awhile don't think it was ever recalled. Thanks for your support in this matter
- Pikeville, NC, USA
I was driving down the highway when the vehicle was idling at a stop light behind several other vehicles. I was feeling hot so I turned off the heater and directly after smoke flooded the cabin. When the light turned green, I proceeded forward as fast as possible to the parking lot and the vehicle caught fire from the passenger side where the cooling system reservoir was near the upper top corner of the passenger side of the vehicle. The vehicle was off and it sounded like the fans/engine was still running despite the key being removed.
- Carbonado, WA, USA
On three occasions, my car has completely turned off while the car was on and in drive. On one occasion, in September 2019, I drifted to safety and tried putting my car in park, the shifter effortlessly slid to park mode but the light was on "D" as if it were in drive. I could not take my key out because my car thought it was in drive so I was stuck with my foot on the break, with a car that shut down on me. I couldn't even move the key to try to take it out and restart the car. I brought my car in and "fixed it'. I was told there was a V34 recall and that they replaced the transmission side shifter cable bushing. However, less than a year later it happened again, twice today (June 2020). Once on my way too the gym and once from the gym, back home. On both occasions today, the electronics on the touch screen and the digital display that displays the speed went black and restarted then my car completely died while in drive. Cars piled up behind me. People were honking and angry. I tried moving the shifter to park so I could take my key out and restart but the car locked up on me and I was unable to move the shift or take my key out. I had to wiggle the key out for over a couple min and eventually was able to move the key in park and take it out and restarted my car. It caused a traffic dilemma and was terrifying that my car completely shut down in a not so safe area and on a really busy road during rush hour. How could you sell a car to society that will spontaneously stop? I could have died!
- Jacksonville, FL, USA
When turning the car off, the key fob gets stuck in the ignition. This sometimes can be resolved by turning the steering wheel, pressing on the brake and adjusting the shifter forward to click into park. It's as if the shifter is not recognizing the car is in park so it will not release the key fob. It could usually by fixed easily, now takes sometimes 1-3 minutes; which includes restarting the car and putting it in reverse or drive and back into park. It happens frequently & then will stop for a few days. I took my car to the dealership last week for this issue and the transmission slipping from drive to neutral while I'm driving and they 'couldn't duplicate the problem' as they stated. However, just the past two days it's happening again. This is similar to the issue from the 2019 recall for the bushing cables. There is an obvious issue as this is not normal. I don't know what to do to fix this if the dealership says they can't find a problem. Is there a new recall or other similar complaints" especially from other Dodge Dart owners who also had a part repaired in 2019 due to the last recall"
- Parkton, MD, USA
The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Dart. The contact stated received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19V293000 (power train). The contact took the vehicle to stevens creek Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram (4100 stevens creek blvd, san jose, ca 95129) for the recall repair, however, the vehicle failed to start after it was returned. The dealer agreed to repair the vehicle and had the battery replaced. The contact then received another unknown recall notification and returned to the dealer for the repair. Upon return of the vehicle, the vehicle again failed to start. The dealer then informed the contact that the starter failure was due to a defective transmission assembly, a part that was not covered under the recall. The manufacturer had been notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA for assistance. The transmission assembly was not repaired. The failure mileage was 75,000.
- San Jose, CA, USA
On numerous occasions I have gotten into my vehicle, started it and drove off. Now, if I do not let it warm up for a few minutes and get in and start it and take off, it will stall out when I slow down or come to a stop on a few occasions this has happened leaving my driveway on a blind hill, almost getting me hit in the drivers door. Yesterday, 2/12/2020, this again happened and it stalled out on me two times, once while turning around leaving me sideways across the road. It has happened at very busy intersections, it is just random.I feel it needs to be looked into. I did look it up and see numerous people are reporting the same issues. Last time this happened was on 2/12/2020 while leaving my driveway each time, the car was in drive when it stalled and pulling out of my driveway or intersection.
- Perkinsville, VT, USA
Car not running properly or even functioning due to an issue with the body control module. Running rough, screen to gps blacking out. No ability to even turn the heat off/on when malfunctioning. These are all things that occur either when idling or the car is in motion.
- Oshkosh, WI, USA
When putting the car in park, the car doesn't turn off. We brought it to the dealer to get a recall done, but the problem was never fixed. I think Dodge just sent the notice and lied about how to fix the problem. The dealer, suresky, wanted to charge to have the diagnostics done on the car, but since the recall was never fixed, I don't want to pay for the diagnostics. The same problem still exists.
- New Hampton, NY, USA
The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Dart. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle began to lose power. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact pulled the vehicle over and noticed that the battery warning indicator was illuminated. The contact was able to start the ignition and heard an abnormal noise. The contact was able to drive home. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but they were unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 50,405.
- Altoona, PA, USA
The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Dart. While driving various speeds, the vehicle shut off without warning. Afterwards, the vehicle would sometimes restart and other times it would take multiple attempts to restart. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic, but they were unable to diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. The VIN was unknown.
- Totowa, NJ, USA
My grand mother was driving her 2014 Dodge Dart and her electronic dash cluster quit working while she was driving. The dash cluster in her car is the speedometer and all necessary gauges and displays. When we took the car to the dealer the dealer said that it was a known issue but they said that there was nothing they could do. I think this is similar to the recent recall on the new Dodge's that had a recall on the dash clusters also. The dealer also said that the dash clusters were on backorder because they are replacing that many of them. My grandma was driving in town less than 35 mph zone. She said that the display was there then gone. She was not sure what happened. She was not sure what was working or not working on her car she made it home and parked the car.
- Washington Court House, OH, USA
I was driving my car in town and all of a sudden the dash cluster quit working. I was driving about 30 mph on a small town city street. When I took my car to the dealership for repair they said that is a very common problem. If it is a very common problem they took a week to get the parts because they can't make them to repair the cars as the dash clusters are failing.
- Washington Court House, OH, USA
- Hot Springs Village, AR, USA