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2012 Dodge Dart Electrical system Problems

Complaints
175about this part
Share
16%of 1,081 total for the year
Median mileage
38,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 175 complaints about the electrical system of the 2012 Dodge Dart, 16% of the 1,081 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 38,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved and 7 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Was driving the car down the freeway when all the warning lights on the dash lit up. The car lost power steering and started to shut down. I had to fight to get it off the road since the power steering was gone. All the lights remained lit up. I believe it's the PCM do to other recall but my car is a manual and the recall is for automatics only.”

NHTSA complaint #11163132, filed 2018-12, 44,000 miles

“For years my cars traction light will randomly come on and sometimes my gear would stick, every time the dealership would say they could not find anything and the light would turn off. Now my car keeps slipping into neutral well I'm on the freeway going abouy 75/80 mpg. Now it's doing it constantly. This has been going on since I bought the vehicle brand new in 2014.”

NHTSA complaint #11066922, filed 2018-02, 47,826 miles

“Since march 2019 check engine light has come one 3 times. My car has either stalled in middle of intersection and/or has a bucking sensation and then check engine turns on. This is unacceptable that it keeps occurring. One time they replaced battery, next time recall v34 and again today. There has to be something going on with this model. I do not feel safe.this happens while I am driving.”

NHTSA complaint #11210707, filed 2019-05, 47,000 miles

“My car randomly will not start thinking that it is not in park. This also causes the diagnostic electronics to go haywire. I'm told there is a bushing that will fix this problem, but Dodge refuses to provide this part to my local dealer. The bushing is designed to cause the car to know it is in park so it will start. I'm also told this is a recall issue, but I received no recall notice from Dodge.”

NHTSA complaint #11252621, filed 2019-08, 50,000 miles

“I have taken my DART to horne motors in globe, az. For recall notice on transmission control module mounting bracket, three (3) times, the last time I was told to trade it in. Im still experiencing the shift into neutral while gear selector is in drive. The first time was inspection, second was parts replace,and third nothing.”

NHTSA complaint #10871934, filed 2016-06, 20,200 miles

Related service bulletins

Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20164919%
201511822%
20147420%
20135720%
201217516%

Other parts of the 2012 Dodge Dart

Transmission and drivetrain
454 complaintsBrakes
281 complaintsEngine
163 complaintsOther or unknown
105 complaintsAir bags
68 complaintsVehicle speed control
41 complaintsSteering
37 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
36 complaintsElectronic stability control
29 complaintsWheels
25 complaintsTires
23 complaintsFuel system
22 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 Dodge Dart

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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