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The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that the gear shifter failed. The gear shifter light illuminated in red, causing the vehicle to jerk. The engine light also illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where a failure code was located at the transmission control module. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V542000 (power train). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 13,000. Updated 02/05/16 the consumer stated the control module on the transmission was replaced. Updated 02/16/16
The vehicle has a manual transmission. My vehicle revs when attempting to shift it. The clutch will be completely up and the vehicle will still rev as if it is engaged. At this point there is nothing that can be done until it stops revving. It also grinds and clatters when shifting from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd gear. Very rough shifting and sometimes experience a burning smell after its driven.
While driving clutch will lose compression making it difficult to shift without grinding gears. Clutch will go all the way to the floor and inhibited you from shifting. I have had to shift into neutral to slow down hoping the clutch regains compression in order to shift into appropriate gear. This also inhibits proper acceleration when shifting gears.
Purchased a 2014 Dodge Dart used with a 6 speed. This incident happened just three weeks after I purchased it. I noticed it started to slip and while driving down the highway I heard a noise, car lost power and smoke started pouring out from under the hood. I had it towed to the dealership where I was informed that something failed in the clutch, blowing a hole through the transmission. This all happened within a minute or so while driving at highway speeds.
The clutch pedal would stick to the floor in cold weather. Would easily stall because of poor engagement. Sometimes the car would buck or stutter because the clutch would not be able to effectively engage. Sometimes the vehicle would stall on engagement and have to sit for several minutes before the engine would start. After an attempted repair to the clutch hydraulics by corwin the clutch still has slop in it and poor worksmanship was found at another dealer. The transmission is now noisy and makes loud clunking or whining noises when the clutch is engaged or disengaged. The clutch will still partially stick to the floor in severe cold and is not safe to drive.
- Fargo, ND, USA
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Went to shift from park into reverse and it didn't shift. Dash said R. tapped the gas and still it didn't go. Tried 4 times from park to reverse before auto transmission caught with a bang. First time it happened around 16K+ miles it's happen two mornings now.
The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Dart. While driving approximately 10 mph, the clutch became stuck in the downward position and the gear shifter was stuck in first gear. The contact had to depress the clutch completely down to the floorboard to loosen the clutch, followed by aggressively pulling the gear shifter to get it out of first position. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000.
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- Poterville, CA, USA