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.
I bought the car and as I got it to the exit the ABS Brake light came on and you could smell it burning. I pulled into the business right next door to the dealership and brought the car back. After them taking it they discovered that there was a bad piece in my car and that they would need to order the piece. After a little over a week the new piece came in and while installing it something else broke that had to be ordered in order to have it replaced. I knew I should have bought a FORD!!!
My Dart almost killed me on the highway. The ABS and ESP lights illuminated suddenly while I was driving. I suddenly lost control on the steering wheel. The steering wheel seems like been locked!!!!!!!!!!!! I almost died!!!!!
- ice_dylan,
Vestal, NY, US
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I bought the car and as I got it to the exit the ABS Brake light came on and you could smell it burning. I pulled into the business right next door to the dealership and brought the car back. After them taking it they discovered that there was a bad piece in my car and that they would need to order the piece. After a little over a week the new piece came in and while installing it something else broke that had to be ordered in order to have it replaced. I knew I should have bought a FORD!!!
- shavonr, Seattle, WA, US