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2013 Dodge Dart vehicle speed control problems

43 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2013 Dodge Dart cite vehicle speed control, 4% of all 1,175 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
43
4% of all complaints
Crashes
2
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the vehicle speed control

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“While driving the vehicle the shifter link bushing detached from the cable and came off the transmission causing the shifter to start floating and I lost all control of the shifter so I could not take my car out of the gear it got stuck in”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 8, 2025Vehicle speed control, Service brakes, Forward collision avoidanceODI 11685608
“The car has a mind of its own but now it's a constant problem. I will be trying to go and it's like it shift to nuetural and I loose all powers so I keep pushing gas tell it does something. so i don't cause a accident. When this happens the middle screen where shows speed and stuff like reboots . It will also sometimes say gear not availiable. There is no warning lights on. I try not to drive unless I have to because it dangerous if the. Car does not give trouble backing our of my house it will do fine. And if it has trouble backing out of driveway it won't stop loosing power any time I have to stop or slow down. I did have 1 recall done last year when I left dealer ship it worked fine for like 7 days and back to doing the same thing. The vechicle is availiable for inspection I'm going to take it back to dodge because it's going to kill me and others.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 9, 2024Power train, Vehicle speed control, EngineODI 11587960
“I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. RPMS STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN,LIKE I WAS REVVING THE ENGINE,BUT WAS NOT PUSHING IN GAS PEDAL. PUT CLUTCH IN TO GET OFF AN EXIT, AND THE CLUTCH STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. LEFT ON VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WITH A CHILD!”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 21, 2019Vehicle speed control, Unknown or other, EngineODI 11269852
“THE HYDRAULIC SHIFT ACTUATOR WILL FAIL - OFTENTIMES/SEEMINGLY IN THE HEAT & SUN AFTER PROLONGED EXPOSURE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO A. IF IT IS NOT DRIVING, YOU WILL GET THE "SERVICE TRANSMISSION ERROR" AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN ON; B. IF YOU ARE DRIVING, SHIFTING BECOMES DANGEROUS AND ERRATIC. NOTE: THIS ISN'T COVERED UNDER YOUR WARRANTY BECAUSE IT HAS LIKELY EXPIRED. IF YOU HAVE A THIRD PARTY WARRANTY, YOU WILL NEED TO "PROVE THE FAILURE". WITH THAT BEING SAID, THIS APPEARS TO HAPPEN TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON/EVENING IN MY CASE (WHEN IT'S THE HOTTEST AND HAS SAT IN THE SUN ALL DAY). IT HAS SHIFTED ERRATICALLY ON ME MULTIPLE OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS - I AM HIGHLY SUSPECT THAT THIS PART MAY BECOME A FUTURE RECALL PART. MY VEHICLE IS UNDER 47,000 MILES, SO THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. CONSIDERING OTHER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I WOULD BE AWARE. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS FOR ME (I HAVE A CLEAN MVR). THE ERRATIC SHIFTING WILL HAPPEN AT ALL SPEEDS.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 28, 2019Power train, Vehicle speed controlODI 11252112
“DODGE HAS ISSUED A CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, 2016, WE HAD IT REPLACED SPRING 2017 IT DID AFFECT ADDITIONAL REPLACEMENT OF CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, SLAVE CYLINDER AND BEARINGS WHICH HAD ALSO BEEN REPLACED ALSO IN SPRING IN 2017. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AGAIN 10K MILES AFTER REPAIRS, 50K ON VEHICLE NOW. I DID NOTICE THE LEAKAGE OF FLUID FROM A BOOT COVERING THE MATER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE HAS CAUSED IT NOT TO RELEASE CLUTCH, USUALLY WHEN STARTING, TWICE WHILE DRIVING AND HAVING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL LIKE I COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, ID FEEL WORSE IF I SOLD TO A PRIVATE PARTY AND SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THEM, ITS UNSAFE.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 14, 2019Vehicle speed controlODI 11244010
“THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL WORK WHEN IT WANTS TO. YOU CAN SET IT THE CRUISE ON WAY TO WORK AND GO TO SET IT ON WAY HOME BUT CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. MIGHT NOT WORK FOR COUPLE DAYS OR A WEEK THEN IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN AND WORK FOR AWHILE AND THEN QUIT WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR ALMOST A YEAR. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 10, 2019Vehicle speed controlODI 11242938

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