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.
My car just stopped, no check engine lights, nothing until it happened. Had to have my car towed to the shop. Found out all that was wrong was the clip that holds the Transmission line was missing. Shop contacted Dodge to see if they could just buy the clip. They would not sell the part. The only way to get the clip was to buy the whole transmission part for $1,800. This is like a $3.00 part that should have only cost me a few hundred dollars to fix instead I have to pay $2,400 for part and labor. This is the most messed up thing I have ever heard. We went to every parts store we could every dealership in the area trying to get the part.I even tried to see if I could have one custom made and that would have been $325.00 for 1 part and taken about 4 weeks to make.
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My car just stopped, no check engine lights, nothing until it happened. Had to have my car towed to the shop. Found out all that was wrong was the clip that holds the Transmission line was missing. Shop contacted Dodge to see if they could just buy the clip. They would not sell the part. The only way to get the clip was to buy the whole transmission part for $1,800. This is like a $3.00 part that should have only cost me a few hundred dollars to fix instead I have to pay $2,400 for part and labor. This is the most messed up thing I have ever heard. We went to every parts store we could every dealership in the area trying to get the part.I even tried to see if I could have one custom made and that would have been $325.00 for 1 part and taken about 4 weeks to make.
- Brittany G., Forest Lake, MN, US