2016 DODGE DART Power Train Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DART SXT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN LETTER: 19V293000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. MAPLETON CHRYSLER (1000 LAWRENCE AVE, ELLWOOD CITY, PA 16117 (724) 302-0460) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WERE NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CLUTCH PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CURB AND DAMAGED THE BUMPER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RED BLUFF DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (545 ADOBE RD, RED BLUFF, CA 96080, (530) 580-8814) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AND THE SLAVE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,032.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DART. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIKE SMITH CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (1945 I-10, BEAUMONT, TX 77701, 409-840-3560) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS I'VE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. MY CAR TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING I'VE FILED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE REPROGRAMMED THE TCM AND PCM AND THAT SEEMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM UP UNTIL TODAY, 09/16/2018. I GOT DOWN THE STREET AND MY CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE TURNING ONTO A BUSY STREET. I WAS ALMOST SIDE SWIPED AND THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS.

MASTER SLAVE CYLINDER LEAKED DOWN ONTO THE CLUTCH AND CAUSED MY CLUTCH TO FAIL. CLITCH WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND STAYED THERE. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 6,000 MILES OF DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN THE SAME PROBLEM AT 69,000 MILES.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AFTER 60,000MILES, SHIFTING HARD

TAKATA RECALL. CAR STARTED FINE DROVE ABOUT A 1/2 MILE AND TURNED THEM VEHICLE JUST DIED. ENGINE STOPPED DEAD IN ITS TRACKS, AX STILL BLOWING JUST A LITTLE WARM, RADIO CONTINUES TO PLAY, ALL LIGHTS ARE ON AS NORMAL. BUT BATTERY LIGHT IS FLASHING. PUT CAR IN PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD!! TO RESTART, CAR STARTS RIGHT UP AND DRIVES FINE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY SIGNS OF PROBLEMS.

THEIR WERE POISONOUS FUMES COMING OUT OF THE HEATER, COOLANT, AND RADIO SPEAKER SYSTEMS, THE VEHICLE BURNED TOO MUCH GAS, THEIR WAS NO ACCELERATION IN LONG DISTANCE {IN REF TO: A SEASIDE UNIVERSITY SECTION 8 HOUSING SURVEY}, THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T OFFER DIAGNOSTIC AND WARRANTY SERVICE; AFTER I GAVE THEM ALOT OF MONEY THEY TOLD ME NOT TO COME BACK TO THEIR LOT; I GAVE THEM THE CAR BACK; AND TOLD THE JUDGES TO TELL THEM TO RETURN ALL THE MONEY I GAVE THEM BACK INTO MY BANK ACCOUNT: KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CASE # 17-2-24602-6 SEA FILED IN SEATTLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTO STICK OPTION, WHICH MEANT THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN IN AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL MODE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN AUTOMATIC MODE, IT JERKED AND SHIFTED GEARS AS IF IT WERE IN MANUAL MODE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE AT 1,500 TO 2,000 RPMS FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-20 MINUTES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.