2012 Dodge Dart: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Oct 23, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 113 miles · CA · fire

Well my car headlight and the paneling caught on fire in my car went to car hop to advise them took the car to one of there dealers advised that they don't do electrical at the same time the recall came in advised me that a recall was needed too k it to dealership and as of now 30 days behind on the part advised carhop that the repairs have been made before I brought the car that wasn't done correctly which made me have to pay for the recall work they swear they didn't bit the state and carfax say otherwise it wasn't done by dodge in no state but by there mechanics at this time the car is dangerous to drive it's still at dodge and carhop said they will resell it to another family even though I advised them the panel caught on fire and there is a short

Filed Apr 9, 2019 · Brakes, Engine · 56,000 miles · IL · crash · fire

The parking brake has failed on two occasions, once while stationary when it was at the dealership. It crashed into a car in their parking lot in 2016. The vehicle has been in and out of the dealership over the last four years. It was in the dealership in 2015-2016 thirteen times for oil leaks and the engine either dying or almost seizing while in motion. This resulted in my vehicle starting on fire in late 2016 early 2017. The repair for the fire damage was covered by my insurance company and it was subsequently fixed by a different dealership after that. More recently, it was in my driveway and rolled into my truck and damaged the front of the vehicle's bumper while stationary with the parking brake was engaged. The symptoms with the engine have also started to reappear while in motion in 3rd or 4th gear... It starts to act like it's going to completely die. Needless to say, I have it back in the dealership for diagnostics. Some of the recalls listed on this website sound like things I have experienced, please let me know if there is anything I can do. My time is the main thing I care about at this point and don't want to spend another 2 years endlessly in and out of the dealership. I just want a car that operates normally.

Filed Feb 11, 2019 · Electrical · 98,000 miles · IN · fire

Tamara recall. I was driving my dart home from work this evening when I noticed a power loss and a burning smell. Once I pulled car over I realized it was on fire. Fire started just by the battery. The car is a total loss.

Filed Nov 27, 2018 · Brakes · 10 miles · GA

Brake-booster vacuum-tube is letting oil hit my brakes and when I stop the car it smokes and a really bad smell is sucked in by the A/C into the cabin area. This problem is also not letting my car stop in a short distance especially at highway speeds. This is word for word on the fca wedsite about the problem "brake-booster vacuum-tube routing may inadvertently allow oil to reach the brake-booster diaphragm in the event that the vacuum-pump check valve fails; oil may degrade the diaphragm and lead to a loss of brake assist, lengthening stopping distances and increasing the risk of a crash." I have gone to every dealership in my area and because my car is not on the recall list I can't have the problem fixed. My fear is one day I may brake and the car goes up in flames..

Filed Nov 17, 2018 · Brakes · 89,000 miles · KY

Brake booster vaccum pump is leaking oil, causing car to smoke and have a burning smell. It was recalled on other models of the dodge dart but not this one, and it's having the same problem. When turning, parking, or braking.

Filed Oct 12, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 54,000 miles · NY · fire

Car's engine compartment burst into flames during commute to work 0700 in the morning 10/09/2018, 65 degree day in 35 MPH zone. 54,000 miles on car. Car was moving at 30mph when engine died and car started to smoke from under hood, within 60 seconds flames appeared from hood, my daughter driving the car got out just in time she was the only passenger. Lost all belongings in car.

Filed Sep 4, 2018 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 67,500 miles · CA

While driving on the mountain roads to driving on the freeway to driving any where my turbo cuts off and I lose almost all power causing me to loose power going up a steep hill and almost get rear ended at least 3 times. Further more when I'm getting ready to merge onto the freeway and it cuts out causing me to almost be hit by truckers. I get a burning smell coming from the engine bay smells almost like oil or wire smell. My speed control is non functioning and my ebrake is also [xxx] near inoperable. I want to know why there hasn't been a total lemon law for 2013 dodge darts they are not safe to drive for the owner and anyone else on the road . So if this is a national highway transportation safety administration why is it not recalled!!!!! Parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Aug 18, 2018 · Brakes · 80,000 miles · FL

Vacuum pump leaking oil and a burning smell comes through the vents when brakes are pushed, also caused the o2 sensor to go bad and A/C to not work like it should. This happens when driving and you push the brakes to slow down or come to a stop.

Filed Jun 26, 2018 · Brakes, Engine · 79,000 miles · IL · fire

I was on my way to work@ 0730 hrs, traveling on I 294 n/b, at a speed of approx 45/50 MPH when I heard a loud pop. As I attempted to reduce my speed, to move out of the flow of traffic, I noticed my brakes were no longer functioning. I pulled the hand break up, which did not respond, I pushed it down and pulled it up a second time, which barely slowed my vehicle, but did allow me to coast to a slow stop on the shoulder. At this time, the hood of the vehicle was engulfed in flames. I exited the vehicle and a man who had been traveling behind me, pulled over to say that he had seen flames coming from my tail pipe, before the engine compartment burst into flame. I immediately called 911. I waited in the rain for illinois state police and the fire dept to respond. State police report#il 0229900 was made upon the troopers arrival.

Filed Feb 26, 2018 · Electrical · 71,000 miles · NC · fire

While driving on the interstate, my car caught fire. I noticed my battery light come on about 1 mile from my exit and less than a minute later fluid sprayed onto my windshield from under my hood. I immediately pulled off to the side of the interstate and as soon as I stopped, smoke started pouring out from under my hood. I walked away from the car and called 911 at that point. During the 911 call there was only smoke coming out from the engine bay area. Right near the end of the call I started to see plastic that was on fire dripping below the car onto the grass. The fire department arrived less than 5 minutes later and the entire engine bay was in flames, 10-20 feet high. The fire melted all the plastics and most of the metal outside of the frame and engine. Even the steel hood was melted away and gone. My car had a long history of electrical issues dating back a little over a year from the time of the fire. During that time, the electrical issues encountered included the dash becoming completely unresponsive and no electronics working, the dash screen rebooting while driving, the car cutting off while driving, the speedometer and tachometer not working, and more. During the trips to the dealership, they replaced the PCM, bcm (three times), and the battery. At one point, chrysler engineering was involved and they were unable to determine what was wrong and said the car looked like it was struck by lightning. Enough parts were finally replaced to fix the car, temporarily, before more issues. A couple months before the fire I tried to get chrysler to buy the car back because of the electrical issues but it was denied. After the fire, chrysler and keffer both denied any fault on their part. Yet, I have a third party fire report showing the fire was electrical and started in the area of the bcm, PCM and battery. All the prior faulted parts.

Filed Jan 9, 2018 · Transmission · 61,500 miles · NC

61,500miles, sputtering between 2nd and 4th gear around 2200-2700 rpms when shifting up trying to speed up. Dealership advised out of warranty for this. Changed all sparks and coils, no luck. Now getting this oil burning smell to go along w it...no help given. Pls help somebody!! I am 2nd owner, hence why out of warranty, just bought less than a year ago! Reach out to me w advise!! [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Oct 4, 2017 · Body, Driver assistance · 80,000 miles · MO · crash · fire · 1 injury

It was september 23rd around 11pm, I was driving on a highway, upon turning into the exit lane my car hit some form of pothole which made my touch screen and dashboard turn off and back on. I've had issues with my touch screen shutting off and back on in the past, once I've replaced the battery it worked fine until that day, then it started acting up again so before all of this I did set up a car appointment for it to get checked out 2 days earlier. So anyway, as I'm driving, I arrive to my destination. I sat in the car for a while on my phone and decided to turn on my air. When the air came out it smelled very smokey. So I turned it off and about 5 minutes later, a very light mist began to come out of the drivers side hood. So I decided to just head home instead because I didn't want to be stuck somewhere and I not have a ride home, my house wasn't that far from my location. So the further I'm driving I noticed the smoke began to pick up a bit so I cut my hazard lights on. I'm about 5 minutes away from my house at the point. So I'm driving down the ramp to merge into the highway and the smoke got so thick to where I could no longer see so I'm pushing down the breaks to slow the car down and find my way to the side of the road but then my car locks up and shuts down. I couldn't turn the wheel, gas or break or anything. When I could glimpse through the smoke I noticed a fire was coming from my hood, so into moving traffic on the highway going about 40 miles an hour I hopped out of my car and it rolled a little over 100 feet to almost the yellow line (it was still blocking one lane). Witnesses called the cops and the fire department put the flames out.I reached out to my car company and they said since my car wasn't insured, that basically I'm out of luck. I have scratches and scars still from the day of the incident and I'm not sure what else to do ## VIN passed ## dodge dart 2013 ##