NHTSA Complaint #11140994 — 2012 DODGE DART

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. WHILE IN TRAFFIC, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED FIFTEEN MINUTES. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHEETS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (LOCATED AT 250 AUTO PLAZA DRIVE, BECKLEY, WV 25801, (304) 252-4555) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V542000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.