CarComplaints.com Notes: The first year of the new Dodge Dart had a rough start, with owners reporting a disproportionate number of engine and transmission problems.
For transmission, the main complaints are transmission failure & rough shifting. So far, average mileage for transmission failure is 25,000 miles. Not good.
For engine problems, it usually starts with the engine light coming on for any number of reasons: bad sensors, ignition coil replacement, bad wiring, faulty gas cap ... dealers are replacing various components with varying degrees of success, or telling owners they can't duplicate the issue.
Got in my car, before leaving for Buffalo a 45 min drive away, to find that my gas gauge said not only was I on empty but the needle was pointing to minus empty. I filled up and as I was about to get on the highway I noticed the gauge needle was still below empty. Hours later when I turned my car on to drive home the gauge started working again.
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Got in my car, before leaving for Buffalo a 45 min drive away, to find that my gas gauge said not only was I on empty but the needle was pointing to minus empty. I filled up and as I was about to get on the highway I noticed the gauge needle was still below empty. Hours later when I turned my car on to drive home the gauge started working again.
- hellzbelle, St Catharines, ON, canada