NHTSA Complaint #10618741 — 2012 DODGE DART

I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE FREEWAY ON MY WAY HOME, WHEN MY VEHICLE REACHED RPMS OF OVER 7500 AND THEN DIED. I LOST ALL POWER, ELECTRONICS, MOTOR...EVERYTHING. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. I TRIED RESTARTING, BUT THE VEHICLE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF POWER. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE RUNNING AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO ME. BUT AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TWICE, THEY ARE NOW REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. I STILL AM CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT THE TCM CAUSED THE OTHER ELECTRONICS ON THE VEHICLE TO FAIL, BUT AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE TCM WAS NOT FAULTY, THE TRANSMISSION IS. NEEDLESS, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND BELIEVE THAT DODGE SHOULD STEP UP AND REPLACE IT. THE VEHICLE IS A YEAR OLD AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. LAST WEEK, THE VEHICLE BECAME A SAFETY LIABILITY FOR DODGE AS IT FAILED WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. *TR