Dodge Dart screen failure problems

Filed Nov 6, 2023 · Engine, Lights · NY

The Dodge dart has a malfunction that might have contributed in many crashes this car has been involved in. The issue is that some darts will experience a malfunction where the lights inside the car will randomly flicker (should they be on), digital dash will also flicker and navigation screen will either restart or just shut off. The biggest problem in all of this is that the power steering will always temporarily shut off and make it extremely hard to steer the car for a few seconds and this can happen during turns. The reset can also happen many times in a row forcing the power steering to be shut down for multiple seconds longer than the avg like 5-8 seconds. within that reset all lights on the dash will flick on and off and if you have cruise control on, it will shut off permanently until you restart the car. Sometimes the reset doesn't successfully turn on and the navigation will remain off indefinitely and will blast hot air into your cabin forcing you to park and restart your car. If your dart slows down to a stop the power steering will shut off forcing you to attempt to park your car with an extremely stiff power steering or you can restart your car for a chance to regain some assitance from the PS. Sometimes putting the car in reverse shuts off the car. The issue that the car displays when these errors occur is "Service Power Steering" or "Service Electronic Braking System" weird request when the braking is just fine. Dealership cannot diagnose this issue because the codes seemingly clear themselves as if nothing has ever happened. I have found a few others with similar issues to mine on Reddit as well as The Dodge dart forums. This issue also happens at random. There isn't a trigger or requirement for it to happen. You can be sitting at a parking lot with the car on in park and it might just reset itself for no reason and give you a stiff wheel.

Filed Dec 22, 2021 · Electrical, Lights · NY

In 2013 I bought a new Dodge Dart Limited from a Dodge dealer. I bought the car in March and by October when it got cooler outside, it was evident there were some electrical issues related to the Uconnect screen blanking out and dash lights flickering while driving or when ABS engaged, and engine and battery lights on. The whole car seemed like it was resetting as everything electrical flickered and turned off and then on again. I took the car back to the dealership while it was under warranty at least 3 times to no avail. It would sometimes come back on after turning the car off for a period of time but then it turned off and stayed off for days. The Dodge mechanics claimed they could not get the problem to come up for them at all during yearly visits from 2014-2018. I researched the internet for solutions and disconnecting and reconnecting the battery seemed to fix it so that became a temporary resolution. After a while it became much more consistent and the battery trick didn't always work anymore. So I went to a second Dodge dealership in 2019 when my car was at the end of it's warranty and they did see the issue occur and decided to replace the screen all together. That next winter the problem came back so I went back to the dealership and this time they replaced the body control module. It's the next winter and the center console is completely out so I cannot control hazard lights, the turn signals don't make noise, backup camera is out, seat controls don't work, rear defrost never turns on but the front defrost blasts hot air constantly causing fog. I feel unsafe as I cannot see out of the rear window due to consistent under 40 degrees temps. The dash lights went completely out yesterday and I could not see my speedometer, but it came back on 60 min later. The engine and battery lights are on constantly since the weather changed. The dash lights are a huge safety concern as I don't know how fast I'm driving and it happens while the car is in motion.

Filed Jan 25, 2021 · Electrical · 31,000 miles · WA

Touchscreen becomes unresponsive making it dangerous to drive, especially due to automatic seat and steering wheel warmers that cannot be disabled as a result.

Filed Nov 18, 2020 · Electrical · 66,000 miles · MN

Every time the car is driven, the screen, blacks out and the radio shuts off. It then "reboots" and works for a little bit before the screen goes white and "reboots". Also when this happens, the gauge cluster dims to the point where it is barely visible. Some commutes, it only happens once or twice, others, its seems like its every 5 minutes or so. It happens at random times, accelerating, turning, at a stop, etc.

Filed Sep 10, 2020 · Electrical · 96,500 miles · IA

The radio screen goes black and the climate controls do not function as it is controlled together. This means I cannot operate the front or rear defrost which can lead to visibility issues and a potentially dangerous situation when driving.

Filed Jun 10, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 80,000 miles · FL

On three occasions, my car has completely turned off while the car was on and in drive. On one occasion, in september 2019, I drifted to safety and tried putting my car in park, the shifter effortlessly slid to park mode but the light was on "d" as if it were in drive. I could not take my key out because my car thought it was in drive so I was stuck with my foot on the break, with a car that shut down on me. I couldn't even move the key to try to take it out and restart the car. I brought my car in and "fixed it'. I was told there was a v34 recall and that they replaced the transmission side shifter cable bushing. However, less than a year later it happened again, twice today (june 2020). Once on my way too the gym and once from the gym, back home. On both occasions today, the electronics on the touch screen and the digital display that displays the speed went black and restarted then my car completely died while in drive. Cars piled up behind me. People were honking and angry. I tried moving the shifter to park so I could take my key out and restart but the car locked up on me and I was unable to move the shift or take my key out. I had to wiggle the key out for over a couple min and eventually was able to move the key in park and take it out and restarted my car. It caused a traffic dilemma and was terrifying that my car completely shut down in a not so safe area and on a really busy road during rush hour. How could you sell a car to society that will spontaneously stop? I could have died!

Filed Mar 30, 2020 · 78,579 miles · AR

When backing out of my driveway the touchscreen went completely black. After finishing backing up got into the main road, the screen stayed black for a minute. When I went to the store I was headed to, I turned off the car of course, when I came back to start it, it was back to no normal. When it goes black I cannot control the air or the heat since all that is in the screen. I have read several threads about this and the same thing has happened and some people have to replace the screen and it still doesn't help. I tried contacting dodge online they just tell me take it to the dealer. Note this doesn't happen all the time on mine so it's hard to take a video/picture because you don't know when it's gonna happen again since it's at a random time. I seen some other vehicles online with this type of screen has been on recalled and fixed. At this moment I'm looking into another vehicle that can be dependable with the air or heat and where and how much it blows along with the temperature. I have 2 kids that can't get hot in the summer or freezing in the winter due to not having control over this issue.

Filed Jan 4, 2020 · Electrical · 70,000 miles · NY

About a year ago while driving all of the dashboard lights would come on such as check engine light and tire pressure lights. Then these lights would randomly turn off. This would happen on and off for a few months. I had the car diagnosed twice and they found no issues. Now I have not had and issues with the dash lights coming on for about the last 6 month except for now the radio completely blacks out for about 15 seconds and it knocks out my dash board speedometers they all completely drop down to zero and this happens while driving even on the highway. This happens once or twice a day or sometimes everyother day. I cannot see what speed I am going and the pins just stutter.

Filed Oct 7, 2019 · Brakes, Electrical · 37,000 miles · GA

Bluetooth failed at 37000 miles HVAC blower motor failed at 50k ebrake on caliper locked up 65k alternator gone at 70 k master cylinder gone at 74k reverse lock out cable for manual broke at 50 k passenger side visor broke off at 38k back up camera malfunctioning at 74 k speedometer drops to zero while driving randomly radio screen goes blank randomly oil leaking from valve cover seals and oil pan

Filed Jul 24, 2019 · Transmission · 91,000 miles · OK · crash

It started back in april. My car wouldn't go into reverse. It started flashing the r on the dash then next to the gear shift. I took it into the shop. It then started not going into reverse or drive. Not only would the lights flash at me but it would say place vehicle into neutral then drive or reverse. It ended up towed once because t wouldn't go anywhere. The service engine light popped up. It said all my gears were not found. It has been in and out of the shop 7 times for this same reason. It won't reverse and/or won't go into drive. The gear shift also popped into park going down the interstate. Most recently I had a collision where it was suppose to be in reverse and ended up going forward and hitting a parked vehicle. My vehicle is still not fixed and I owe money on it. My brakes haven't been working correctly and I know they are still good because my mechanic dad and boyfriend have checked them. The cruise will go off randomly and the touch screen goes white, black and back on. There is an open recall with no remedy. I do not feel like this is the cause. Also, I am having problems getting the ignition to release my key. Dodge hired an investigator. It took my car being hit before they decided to take action. I feel like I'm driving a death trap that I can't get out of and usually have one to 3 kids in my car. I'd rather not have a serious accident because this car is a piece of (xxx).