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.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
31,825 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

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2013 Dodge Dart Owner Comments

problem #9

Oct 272020

Dart

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I am having problems with body control module and this damaging all my vehicles sensors as the sensors are damaged the actual system which is the engine and the mechanical system is damaged and car won't start it stopped in the middle of the road and then after few trials I some how started it and then it stalls but this stalling is really dangerous because the BCM is sending wrong signals to the accelerator and it accelerates even I have eased the gas so if anything happens later or now I would blame Dodge for making such a worst car and also the NHTSA for giving Dodge the permission.

- Terre Haute, IN, USA

problem #8

Sep 272020

Dart

  • 0 miles
All internal lights and dashboard lights start flickering the trunk opens up by itself the car starts by itself shuts off when running. After driving for up to 30 to 30 minutes to 1 hour the car start going into this mode where it with the horn would be the doors would just unlock by himself the if I'm parking my car for the night the car I just start up by itself without the key being in the car if I'm driving the car a shut off in mid drive and a parking at the red light these are all the issues that I'm having with this vehicle the horn the alarm comes on without the key in it.

- Wilkes Barre, PA, USA

problem #7

Apr 022018

Dart

  • miles
When the check engine light first came on back in April 2018, before the recall with the transmission came out the traction control light would come on when that happened I knew I would have to restart my car before I could accelerate past 40 mph. Then the light would go off. Now the light always stays on along with the ABS sensor light. My oil pressure sensor is also bad and keeps the check engine light on.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

problem #6

Aug 172020

Dart

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While driving my car on a busy road my my car started to loss power, so I turned the car off and it would'nt start back up. This happended in June 2020. I called the tow truck after about a hour in the rain once the tow truck pulls up the car finally starts and I get the car home. It shuts off again assoon as get in my yard. Checked the fuses, battery, alternator, etc. Replaced a 200amp fuse at the battery car worked fine for a few months. Bam the car will not start once again. All light are on, battery is charge fully thedarn carjust wont turn on. This is a harzard computer checks not one recal on this electical unknow issue, now I have a red box in my yard that looks pretty. Many people are having the same electrical issue, but when I called Dodge they said there are no recalls on this vehicle.

- Conyers, GA, USA

problem #5

Aug 032020

Dart

  • 61,260 miles
6 speed Dodge Dart went into neutral and stopped accelerating while being driven on the freeway, car turns on but won't move forward or backwards when accelerated and in gear. I was able to get it over to the side of the road but then it had to be towed to my residence. I had a mechanic take a look at it and they believe it is a transmission motor control problem that other 2013 Dodge Darts have also encountered.

- Bakersfield, CA, USA

problem #4

Aug 012016

Dart

  • miles
I have had nothing but issues with my 2013 Dodge Dart limited. I purchased it with 36,900 miles on it back in July of 2016. Here we are in July of 2020 and the car does not even have 67,000 miles on it. My problem listed was created only roughly a week after purchasing. The entire uconnect system makes my vehicle unable to operate safely. Whether it's the screen going black where I can not control/change anything. The touch screen is everything volume, HVAC, bluetooth, 'supposed to work with remote start. I have had my codes checked; cylinder 1 module misfire. After doing research and my vehicle being stuck unable to drive because it simply would not start(acted like it would but would not.) for the entire winter of 2018. Come summer of 2019 the air was still horriblebut my infant was now in the vehicle. Seeing a poor newborn have sweat rolling off his face on a way to a doctors appointment probably is what done me in the most. This vehicle has some cool uconnect bells and whistles but it is like they attempted to put something in a vehicle that was not capable of handling all the advancements. I have had my car to the dealership 4 times.I've replaced parts within the HVAC twice! now my odometer is blinking; red flag.I am seriously scared to drive this vehicle. It sits for most of the time.in the lasr 2 years I've maybe driven it a total of 5,000 if that! I have my car almost completely paid off and have not even been able to put over 31,000 miles on it in 4 four years!how absurd and ridiculous! the dealership always want to run a diagnostic even though they have mentioned the issues each time I've paid for them previously. They just have 'quick fix' as the gentleman told me for this. I am a single mother going to college that cannot financially afford all this! the car randomly after being shut down will not restart. Been stuck for a couple months now in the garage.

- Knightsville, IN, USA

problem #3

Feb 262020

Dart

  • 88,166 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The car after the start it smells like some electrical circuit is burning from inside and it comes mostly after 10 or 20 mins drive intensively and at the same time the car starts to jerk when accelerating.

- Terre Haute, IN, USA

problem #2

Dec 012019

Dart

  • 37,000 miles
Electronic stability turns on and then off after driving a couple of miles. Happens every time the car is started.

- North Cape May, NJ, USA

problem #1

Sep 012019

Dart

  • 100,000 miles
In motion: Loss of power - found oil in spark plug wells; dealership replaced well seals, plugs and ignition coil, continued to have problems; compression test was done and found all of my engine O rings were bad which would have happened at time of manufacturing. Had engine replaced at 100,000 miles in motion: Brakes - brake pedal will suddenly go all the way to floor and cause difficulty breaking in time. Happens sporadically; no none cause stationary: Electrical - car will unlock trunk instead of doors; fan knob will effect radio volume; bluetooth does not connect; happens sporadically; no none cause

- Mohnton, PA, USA

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