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2012 Dodge Dart Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
454about this part
Share
42%of 1,081 total for the year
Median mileage
48,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 454 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2012 Dodge Dart, 42% of the 1,081 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 48,000 miles. 11 of these say a crash was involved and 4 a fire, according to the filers. 3 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

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

“The shifter cable keeps coming off and no one can fix it yet. It is a safety deal for me and my family. There is a recall on it but when I call Dodge car lots they say it can't be fixed cause there is no solution for it. I have almost hit another car because it has came off not once but several times. There needs to be a solution for this cause it's not safe”

NHTSA complaint #11232952, filed 2019-07, 85,000 miles

“I have a recall warning that the Dodge DART shifting cable may break and this did happen on my vehicle. The Dodge DART is at the Dodge dealer and they tell me I have to pay to replace the shifting cable because there is no permanent fix yet. I should not have to pay anything for Dodge to fix the problem regardless if there is no permanent fix to the problem yet.”

NHTSA complaint #11233792, filed 2019-07, 98,000 miles

“Over three times while driving my autostick not available and service transmission light has come on. Car sputters and comes to a stop. Once it happened on a 23 mile bridge where I was almost in an accident because of it. Dealership has had car over 5 times and the second transmission failed same day I got my car back. I still do not have my car back”

NHTSA complaint #11089954, filed 2018-04, 94,000 miles

“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

Related recalls

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20168733%
201518234%
201413336%
201315956%
201245442%

Other parts of the 2012 Dodge Dart

Brakes
281 complaintsElectrical system
175 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 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology