NHTSA Complaint #10496207 — 2012 DODGE DART

THIS VEHICLE SHIFTS SO BAD AND THAT CARS I'VE DRIVEN THAT WERE 5 - 10 YEARS OLDER SHIFTED BETTER THAN THIS . IT DOWNSHIFTS WHILE BRAKING AND SOMETIME IT IS A VERY JERKY DOWNSHIFT .ALSO IT SLAMS/JOLTS INTO FIRST GEAR WHILE ROLLING AT ABOUT 3-5 MILES PER HOUR ONCE THE PEDAL IS PUSHED. IT ALSO IS THE WORST AT CHANGING GEARS DURING STOP AND GO DRIVING BECAUSE IT IS SO JERKY AND BOUNCY AFTER BRAKING THEN ACCELERATING AND I DON'T SEE WHY A CAR THAT IS BRAND NEW SHOULD DO THIS. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AND HAVING THEM TELL ME TO BRAKE IT IN FIRST , I HAVE DONE SO AND HAVE 700+ MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD THEM PERFORM TRANSMISSION FLASH UPDATES WITH NO EFFECT ON THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS. I CAN'T SEE HOW THIS TRANSMISSION( AND ALL PARTS THAT WORK TOGETHER WITH IT )WILL LAST WITH THESE SORT OF THINGS HAPPENING. ALSO IT BOGS OUT BECAUSE IT WON'T DOWNSHIFT WHEN IT SHOULD AND STAYS AT ABOUT 1300-1400 RPM'S WHEN IT SHOULD BE ABOUT 4-5000 RPM'S HIGHER . I'VE DRIVEN NEW CARS AND THE DODGE DART 2013 SE 2.0 LITER MODEL SEEMS LIKE IT WASN'T READY YET FOR THE ROAD .THE ACCELERATION IS VERY BOUNCY TOO WHEN IT SHOULD BE A STEADY ACCELERATION. *TR