What 1,153 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Dodge Dart

Shift gear assembly failure

NHTSA ODI 11682588

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that the front windshield trim was missing and that the adhesive around the front windshield was cracking. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 97,945.

NHTSA ODI 11536049

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power and RPM's decreased briefly before returning to normal functionality. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a failure with the HVAC system. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to determine the cause of the failure; however, the contact was advised that the infotainment unit might need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

NHTSA ODI 11533096

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT STOP WHEN THE WIPER BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEFFER CHRYSLER DODGE (8214 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28227) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

NHTSA ODI 11266886

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT WAS RAINING THEN IT STOPPED THEN IT STARTED UP AGAIN AND WENT TO TURN ON MY WIPERS AND THEY WOULDNT TURN ON, SO I CALLED A BUDDY OF MINE THATS A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME ITS PROBLY THE STEERING COLUMN RIBBON BROKE AND SURE ENOUGH I TOOK IT TO DODGE AND THATS WHAT IT WAS. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE THIS IS A ALMOST $500.00 PART TO REPLACE IT.

NHTSA ODI 11265333

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER STALK MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO STAY IN THE ON POSITION EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH ON THE STALK SAYS OFF. THROUGH NORMAL DRIVER USE, THE SPRING/RIBBON BEHIND THE STALK BREAKS OR SEVERS AND USE OF WIPERS AND MIST IS COMPROMISED. WITH WIPERS ONLY WORKING AT ONE SPEED, IN A HEAVY RAIN OR NO RAIN AT ALL, THE DRIVERS VISION IS AFFECTED WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. RESEARCHING ONLINE IN DART FORUMS AND OTHER POSTS, THIS ISSUE IS PREVALENT AMONG THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. THE FAULTY WIPER STALK COULD ALSO BE AN INDICATOR OF A FAILING BCM. IN MY SPECIFIC INSTANCE, THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MIST MY WINDSHIELD AND CLEAR IT OF DEBRIS, NO MIST WAS DISPENSED AND THE WIPERS STAYED ON PERMANENTLY

NHTSA ODI 11246272

THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITHC ON THE VEHICLE WHICH CONTROLS THE WIPERS, HIGH BEAMS, AND TURN SIGNALS IS KNOWN TO BREAK THROUGH WEAR AND TEAR OR NORMAL USE. THE SWITCH IS RAN BY A RIBBON WHICH CONTROLS THE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS OF THE SWITCH AND THROUGH NORMAL USE THIS PART IS KNOWN TO BREAK. MY 2013 DODGE DART RALLYE HAD THIS HAPPEN CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO NOT TURN OFF CREATING A SAFETY AND VISIBILITY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AND MY WIFE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE YET DODGE REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE KNOWING THAT THE PART IS FAULTY. THE TOTAL COST TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED WAS OVER $900 FOR A PART THAT SHOLD BE REPLACED BY DODGE AS IT IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA ODI 11241679

WIPERS DONT SHUT OF WHEN CAT IS RUNNING CONTINUE RUNNING ON THE SAME SPEED, THEY WILL NOT TURN OFF UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT.

NHTSA ODI 11228868

WIPERS HAVE TURNED AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING AND AM UNABLE TO CHANGE THE SPEED OF THE WIPERS. IT STARTED WITH THEM TURNING ON WHEN THE LEFT BLINKER WAS ACTIVATED, BUT THEY WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN THE BLINKER DID. THEY ARE NOW TURNING ON EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THEY WASHER SPRAYER DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE EITHER. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS BECAUSE THE WIPERS KEEP MOVING IN FRONT OF YOU AND THEY SCREECH HORRIBLY SINCE THE WINDSHIELD IS DRY AND THE WASHER FLUID NO LONGER WORKS. THIS IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT CHANGE THE SPEED OF THE WIPERS TO KEEP UP WITH THE HEAVINESS OF THE RAIN. I HAVE FOUND THROUGH MANY FORUMS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL.

NHTSA ODI 11222975

THE RIBBON CABLE THAT CONTROLS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAS BEEN SEVERED, DUE TO REPEATED USE OF THE BLINKERS ON THE SAME CONTROL. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALWAYS RUN NOW, AT A LOW SPEED. THEY CAN NOT BE STOPPED, SPED UP, AND CAN NO LONGER USE THE WIPER FLUID DISPENSER.

NHTSA ODI 11203086

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH WHEN THE WIPERS TURNED ON WITHOUT ME TURNING THEM ON, FULL SPEED, AND REFUSED TO TURN OFF. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE CONTROL SWITCH WHICH CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED AT A DEALER, VERY EXPENSIVE PART.

NHTSA ODI 11190581

TAKATA RECALL TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND BLIND SPOT DETECTOR ISSUES WHILE IN MOTION MY RIGHT BLIND SPOT DETECTOR WILL TURN EVEN IF NOBODY IS IN THE PROPER PARAMETERS OF THE VEHICLE

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOOVER DODGE (195 MARYMEADE DR, SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483, (843) 873-1114) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

NHTSA ODI 11173928

VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE APPROVED FOR RECALL CONCERNING (MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH) WHICH IS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROLLER AS ITS COMMUNICATING CABLES ARE TOO FRAGILE TO WORK UNDER REGULAR TURNING SIGNAL USAGE AS CABLE WITHIN COMPONENT GETS PULLED BY IT'S OWN REGULAR MOTION AT USAGE. THIS CAUSES THE CABLES WITHIN THE SWITCH TO GET CUT AND BROKEN MAKING IT TO BREAK COMPLETELY. BECAUSE THE PART IS NOT BEING PRODUCED BY MOPAR THE PART IS NOT FOUND AS DODGE DEALERS MAKE YOU WAIT IN LINE NEXT TO 400 OTHER DODGE DRIVER OWNERS IN ORDER TO GET THE PART (WHEN THEY START PRODUCING THE PART) WHICH THERE HAS BEEN NO CONFIRMATION OF BEING PRODUCED BY MOPAR.

NHTSA ODI 11166230

MY 2013 DODGE DART SXT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF! THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE SWITCH NOT WORKING OR IT'S AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. TURN SIGNALS STILL WORK BUT THIS IS A HAZARD THAT CAN GET DRIVER HURT. IT ADDS AN DISTRACTION.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE WIPER BLADES ACTIVATED AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

NHTSA ODI 11154546

I WAS DRIVING AND HAD MY WIPERS ON OF COURSE BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING AND IT STOPPED RAINING SO I WENT TO TURN THEM OFF BUT IT NEVER TURNED OFF. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE RIBBON INSIDE WAS BROKEN AND THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE OVER 500$ TO FIX IT. SO I LOOKED UP THE FUSE TO TAKE IT OUT SO IT WOULD TURN OFF BUT TURNS OUT THERE ISN'T ANY FUSE FOR IT. I'M LOOKING THROUGH THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE ACTUALLY A LOT OF PEOPLE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I BELIEVE DODGE SHOULD FIX THIS AT NO COST. IT'S HAPPENING TO A GOOD CHUNK OF PEOPLE

NHTSA ODI 11153573

IT WAS RAIN AND TURNED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON. WHEN I GOT HOME I WENT TO TURN THE WIPERS OFF THEY WOULD NOT STOP I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE WANT $800.00 TO REPLACE THE PART CAN BE FOUND ONLINE FOR WAY CHEAPER. THIS IS AN INSANE COST FOR A CAR WITH MULTIPLE ISSUES. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL DONE ON THIS PROBLEM. DODGE HAD MADE A LEMON OF CAR. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE WITH IT.

NHTSA ODI 11111031

AS SOON AS YOU PUT THE KEY IN AND TURN THE VEHICLE ON TO ACC THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ALWAYS ON. SITTING STILL OR MOVING.

NHTSA ODI 11103103

I AM TOLD THAT THE WIPER SWITCH IS BAD AND IT COSTS $852.00 TO REPLACE IF YOU CAN FIND ONE AND THEN DODGE WANTS $400.00 LABOR TO INSTALL THIS PART

NHTSA ODI 11100706

MY CAR IS CURRENTLY DRIVABLE HOWEVER I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT I NEED THE OIL PRESSURE MONITOR REPLACED ALONG WITH THE WIRING IN THE STEERING SYSTEM DUE TO OIL DAMAGE FROM THE OIL PRESSURE MONITOR BEING BROKEN. THE RADIO AND REAR VIEW CAMERA ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THESE ARE TOO MANY ISSUES FOR A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE. APPARENTLY THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CHANGES COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE BUT I'M CONTINUOUSLY BEING TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS DESPITE ONGOING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE THAT HAVE TO DEAL WITH MANUFACTURING ISSUES. THE RADIO STARTED MALFUNCTIONING OVER A YEAR AGO. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS/OIL PRESSURE SWITCH ISSUES HAVE ONLY BEEN HAPPENING APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS. THE REAR VIEW MIRROR STOPPED WORKING TODAY. THE CAR HAS ALSO HAS ISSUES STALL NO, NOT STARTING, AND CUTTING OFF WHILE THE CAR IS STOPPED FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW.

NHTSA ODI 11085052

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY CAME ON AND NOW WILL NOT SHUT OFF, CHANGE SPEED, OR RELEASE WIPER FLUID. ANY TIME THE KEY IS ON, THE WIPERS ARE RUNNING. THE WIPERS ARE NOW A DISTRACTION, AS THEY ARE CONSTANTLY IN MOTION. I CAN ALSO NOT TURN THEM ON A HIGHER SETTING WHEN IT IS RAINING HEAVILY.

NHTSA ODI 11079156

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIPERS FAILED TO TURN OFF, AND THE AUTOMATIC START FUNCTION FAILED TO WORK BECAUSE THE TURN SIGNALS AND HORN ACTIVATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE FOB. THE DEALER (EASTGATE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 500 SHADELAND AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46219, (317) 352-9361) STATED THAT FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

NHTSA ODI 11067078

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF. I STARTED MY CAR. I TURNED ON THE BLINKER TO TURN LEFT AND THE WIPERS CAME ON. THE WIPERS ON LOW. I STOPPED MY CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE WIPERS OFF, BUT THEY WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE SPRAYER WOULD NOT WORK ALSO. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE BCM AND MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. $1000 CHARGE.

NHTSA ODI 11064654

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