Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE
02/18/20131100
 On 02/18/2013 car would start, but would not go in to gear, error message read put in to reverse and try again. would not switch into reverse or neutral or drive at all, it was very cold that morning (27) dealership says it is the transmission, still waiting for the parts (03/05/2013)
02/18/2013400
 Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge dart. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the vehicle stalled. the contact mentioned that the electronic throttle control and check engine warning lamps illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician was unable to diagnose the failure and decided to reset the computer as a temporary remedy. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 400 and the current mileage was 900.
02/18/2013400
 Tl - the contact owns a 2013 dodge dart. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the vehicle stalled. the contact mentioned that the electronic throttle control and check engine warning lamps illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician was unable to diagnosed the failure and decided to reset the computer as a temporary remedy. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 400 and the current mileage was 900. pm
01/09/20131600
 Tl - the contact owns a 2013 dodge dart. the contact stated that while in a parking lot idling, smoke started to emit through the vents and the vehicle stalled. the contact mentioned that the oil pressure low warning lamp illuminated. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 1,600 and the current mileage was 2,000. mah
01/09/20131600
 Tl - the contact owns a 2013 dodge dart. the contact stated that while at a parking lot idling, smoke started to emit through the vents and the vehicle stalled. the contact mentioned that the oil pressure low warning lamp illuminated. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the technician was unable to diagnosed the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 1,600 and the current mileage was 2,000. pm
01/17/2013150001
 My assessment, which is based on engineering expertise not empirical evidence, suggests that, rather than responding to driver controlled by-wire instructions to brake preparatory to a hard right turn into our driveway, the vehicle took control of the throttle, brake, and (drive-by-wire ?) clutch propelling itself 20 meters further down-road to the river shoreline. perhaps reading the brake command as an acceleration instruction (or ???) the vehicle continued forward and drove itself off the road, tumbling 2 metres onto a beach, then from the beach onto the river ice which extends out towards mid-river. it continued across that ice only to end its forward progress at the ice/water boundary where it plunged into open water within 100 meters of home. these events effectively ending a journey home with death. the ottawa coroner reports no indication (such as blood alcohol levels / medical events) to indicate the driver contributed to this outcome in any way. if the driver is not responsible then responsibility for this event lies with the vehicle and the vehicle alone. it is worth noting that (1) my son is a professional az licensed driver (2) having fished it often, is intimately familiar with the road/ferry boundary immediately adjacent to our home (3) were mechanically operated steering all that remained under his control he would have had three choices: right into the river; straight ahead into the river, or left onto a beach formed by the deposition of river silt over time (the car went left off the road) (4) the record left by his body shows arm and fist posture that suggest deployment of the airbags literally forced his hands off the steering wheel. strapped and pinned to their seats by the vehicles safety systems, my wife and son were helpless onlookers as the vehicle delivered them to their death. black box analysis to follow. *tr