The incident that occurred involved my clutch and transmission. I had purchased the car (8/17/2021)about 2 weeks before complete failure. Everything was going fine until I entered the freeway (8/26/2021)and after driving around 5 miles in 6th gear doing about 65 with no initial issues, I started to smell something burning. I immediately looked for the safest way to get out of traffic. While slowing, gears weren-??t shifting and I was basically stuck in neutral. I only had control of brakes and steering wheel which caused me to have to make extremely dangerous evasive maneuvers. Once safe, I was able to find the source of the smoke. Which turned out to be dot 3 from where, what I think is the slave cylinder connects to the top of the transmission. I was able to remove it to check for damage/defection. It was dripping dot 3 and I didn-??t see any noticeable defects. Plugged it back. Tried to drive and the clutch engages to start vehicle/change gears. But gears were able to change without clutch as well. Yet i couldn-??t get out of neutral. Towed it home, next day clutch pedal was on the floor with no pressure. All components are available for inspection upon request, the safety of everyone involved was put at risk due to me not having any control of anything but the brakes and steering; with no warning or idea of what could be wrong due to the instantaneous nature of the disastrous incident. On a public highway with people going speeds of up to 85 mph. I have not been able to get confirmation or reproduction by anyone. I have not had any inspection due to my lack of knowledge on this process. There was no warning light or indication that the incident was going to happen until I had limited-no control.

- Olivehurst, CA, USA

I have had repeated transmission problems with my 2013 Dodge Dart. The first time it went out was at 14k miles then again at 16k. Even after fixing it, it would downshift very violently at times. At 85k it went out again with no warning in the middle of a five lane highway. It took several times of the dealer trying to repair it for them to get it to drive without it just going into neutral and not move. The transmission worked but there was still a jerking when it downshifted. The shifter went out at 136K. They ended up replacing the whole shifting mechanism to make it work. Several times in the last four years it would go into neutral while driving and would rev up really high. I would ask at the dealership and they would say they couldn-??t find anything. At 172K the transmission just stopped working and it says -??gear not found-??. The dealership says that the repairs are now more than the car is worth. So frustrating!

- Durham, NC, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that when the vehicle was stopped at a red light or stop sign, it loss motive power and the transmission would inadvertently shift into neutral. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was a recall repaired in 2018, for the transmission control module relating to the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 77,890.

- Martinez, GA, USA

automatic shifter cable bushing failed causing me to be stuck in a parking lot in park (P) and not shift gears. gear shift moved but did not actually shift leaving me stuck. bushing under hood connected to trans when first investigated by myself, was in fact connected just fine with no issues to be seen. issued was identified to be the bushing failing under the actual gear shifter itself after the dealership tore my car apart. the tech manually put my car in drive so I could drive it to the dealership to have them fully diagnose the problem and just that is &100. dodge dealership tells me that the recall was completed in may of 2020 on only the bushing connecting to the transmission under the hood. dealership wants $620 to replace the full cable and bushings because the bushing under gear shifter was not replaceable nor does it pertain to the end under the hood end. I was told by the dealership the only fix is to have the entire cable was replaced which is ridiculous knowing there has been a recall on this same issue but now its the bushing at the shifter. I am very lucky to be parked and not moving. absolutely no known warning lights/messages/symptoms to be known this would happen.if there is a recall on one end of the bushing why is there no recall on the opposite end of cable connected to the gear shifter?

- Vale, NC, USA

I bought my 2013 Dodge Dart (I bought it used and out of warranty-it is now a little over 100,000 miles). My girlfriend was driving it down a four lane highway when all of a sudden the car came to a complete stop, it wouldn-??t go into drive, reverse or parks, my girlfriend had to push the car off of a four lane highway and out of the way of oncoming traffic. The accelerator would not work, and it said "service transmission". I looked it up and it's a recall issue (recall R42) for Dodge Darts made between 2013 and 2015 Darts with a 1.4l engine and a dry dial clutch transmission (I have this model). I got it to a local dealership (who said the recall was fixed in august 2016) and they've had it for almost a week and called today and said there are no issues with the transmission and that it's driving fine that the only issue they see would be the spark plugs. (Spark plugs wouldn't cause all of that). This is a safety issue that could-??ve caused an accident, my family was in the car and had they crashed and my family got hurt Stellantis/Chrysler wouldn-??t hold any accountability. The recall customer service center claims it is their policy that after a recall there is a two year warranty and that I had passed that two year mark, regardless of the same parts malfunctioning from the previous recall I would be responsible to pay for the transmission control module being replaced. I work at the Belvidere Assembly Plant that produced the Dodge Darts, this is how they treat their customers and employees. I-??ve taken good care of all the routine maintenance, The car is under 10 years old and the recall should be taken care of.

- Rockford, IL, USA

I have a 2013 Dodge Dart that's been having issues since i got the car. First my transmission goes out, get a new one 02/21 then 7/21 service transmission. Take my car to the shop the TCM needs to be replace. My car would start and move than all of sudden i can't move Auto Stick unavailable shift to N then D then my car is stuck. I can't move only can drift. This is crazy I see that the Dodge Dart has 6 recall and i only received recall postcard for bushel cords" My car is having the same problems the recall was inplace for but my car doesn't qualify? My life don't matter huh" The car doesn't have many miles on the car, i service my car (oil changes, tires rotated and replace) I just don't understand. Someone is going to get hurt driving these Dodge Darts.

- District Height, MD, USA

The failure was when i was shifting gear.so i shifted 5 to 4,3,2 and thats when it stayed in 2 gear.i exit the freeway and drove the street to my home.the vechicle at that point only travel 21 mph.2 years prior i had a similar issue on the freeway and my kids where with me at the time of the failure. So i had to pull to the shoulder and try to encounter the issue at a peaceful way.like i said i had my kids with me and 9:45 p.m..so i tooked me 2 hours to move the vehicle to a safer place and had my friend give me a ride home.next day i have the tow truck picked up the vehicle and take it to dodge dealer.they fixed it with no charge towards me.but now this second time they are not trying to help out.either Toyota who sold the car.or dodge the dealer.or Chrysler the manufacturer wont help.and dodge is saying the vehicle requires a new motor at the cost of $13,000 dollars.

- San Diego, CA, USA

On June 16, 2021 I exited a parking lot and joined a line of traffic that was stopped for a stoplight. Traffic began to move and as I stepped on the accelerator the engine started ROARING and the car accelerated uncontrollably across the opposite lane and into a utility pole. It was totaled and I was left badly bruised by the airbag explosion; I have also found I have strange noises in my ears and am seeing an otolaryngologist for that. The car has ben disposed of and I don't know where it is. I am fortunate that there was no oncoming traffic, no one was on the sidewalk and I was the sole occupant of the vehicle. The only one who may have inspected the car was the insurance adjuster. There was no warning of any kind and I had never experienced this before.

- Vestal, NY, USA

Failure in The transmission control module (tcm) causing the car to shift to neutral when driving and also not letting the car shift to any other gear past 2nd my safety and others are at risk because I can be rear ended due to it randomly going into neutral it has been confirmed by many mechanics and there are warning lights such as the check engine light confirming

- Portland, OR, USA

I was driving down the highway when my car made a loud noise and jerked really hard. My car started slowing down and would not accelerate. The RPM's just kept riving up but car was not going any faster. It has done this twice in the past week. The dealership put it on the computer and ran some tests and cleared out all codes and updated some stuff and told me to let hi know if the engine light came back on. Well on the way home the engine light came back on and did the same thing and jerked really hard making my car slow down and not accelerate. The code says the PCM/tcm but it feels like the transmission is going out. It acts like it doesnt want to shift into the next gear.

- New Cordell, OK, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while stopped on an incline, the vehicle would not properly accelerate forward. On several occasions, the vehicle rolled backwards while the brake pedal was not pressed. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer dale earnhardt GMC located at 1850 capital cir ne, tallahassee, fl 32308, was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.

- Tallahassee, FL, USA

I was driving home when I turned the corner to proceed on the highway my car would not speed up. I tried several times and it was only reving up the engine like it was stuck. I was able to slowly gain speed but no more then 45 mph. When I would try to gain speed it would reach high rpms but not go anywhere but then it would jerk hard and the transmission was making loud clanking noises like gears shifting more then they should. The engine light came on which it goes off and on all the time. I have also been putting more oil in the car then I've ever had to do. It is using oil and the gas fumes are still horrible from my last complaint and I am not getting good gas mileage like usual the consumer stated the dealer was notified, but the failure reccurred. The codes provided were for the PCM/tcm.

- New Cordell, OK, USA

Clutch slave/throwout bearing failure 3 times in less than 100K miles. Each time causes contimination of clutch/flywheel and 10 hours to replace. The part is faulty and has not been revised with a part that can survive regular use. Also transmission failure before 100K as well.

- Federal Heights, CO, USA

Driving along all of a sudden engine started revving up to 6000rpm car started slowing down pulled over and tried to put in neutral gear shift was stuck tried to force a few times would not move turned engine off tried to move shifter no luck could not start engine but won't start in gear called paid $400+ dollars on Oct 20 for new shift cable clip fell off of shift lever on transmission thought same problem. Called Dodge dealership in key West told me they had no transmission guy to do repairs said to call planet Dodge in miami where shifter was fixed. Tried to force shifter one last time after a few knocks freed up there was a recall in September for shift repair wonder why I had to pay $400+ for repair in October when recall was issued in September thank god I had enough speed to pull off us 1 in marathon fla

- Key Colony Beach, FL, USA

Driving on highway the transmission shifts out of gear.

- Slidell, LA, USA

The shifter linkage bushing broke and fell from the housing resulting in the vehicle to be stuck in reverse. Vehicle was parked at the time of the failure.

- Harpers Ferry, WV, USA

After receiving my car from the dealership the engine light came on so I contacted them about it and he hooked it up tp machine told me to watch for the light again and let him know. I dont drive my car much so it was about a week later when I noticed the engine light again so I took it to oreilley's and the code P2096 which is fuel to ratio which has been a problem more then I can count. My car always smells like gas fumes that's why I try not to drive it unless I can keeps windows down because the smell is very strong. I was driving today and it kept stalling and when II would start to go from a dead stop once it shifted into 2nd it would jerk real hard like the transmission is messed up again. The light of course comes back on after they clear ut out and it may have same code or it may be different each time. I am tired of risking my life and others because no one wants to do anything about this problem I've had for 6 years now and have so many ODI complaints with NHTSA and complaints with fca I could have my own car complaint website. I would love to have them take my car in for testing of quiality of cars and prove to everyone this was a lemon car no if, ands, or butts about it. There is 1 in however many cars that are lemons and this is one of them.550 days in the shop being fixed that many times that for more then an entire year my car was being worked on. Should that be enough or is someones life gonna be what opens eyes. I've got, more documents to show the many many problems I have had and have passed them along to my attorney so if something happens in result of this unsafe car there will be action taken.

- New Cordell, OK, USA

The clutch sunk in - got stuck - and it did not retract. I had to physically retract the clutch with my foot in order to successfully switch gears whilst I was driving on a freeway where the common speed is 70+ mphs. This continued as I was trying to reduce the speed in order to exit the freeway for safety. This has not been the first time and it happened to me - but this is the most recent account of events. Usually when the car is in motion.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

I was driving over a mountain pass when I got a message "gear not available" after putting on the brakes to slow down. The transmission would not go through the gears. I turned around and went home with vehicle barely going through gears when slowed and then speeding up. I had no reverse when stopped to have checked and leaving the parking lot. I had problems getting back up to driving speed after slowing down.

- Pahrump, NV, USA

The transmission has been replaced the recalls all have been taken care of multiple times and yet the same problem I need a replacement vehicle I've spent way more than the vehicles worth

- Corpus Christi, TX, USA