2012 Dodge Dart Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 175 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the 2012 Dodge Dart, 16% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 38,101 miles. The words owners use most often: “service transmission” (7% of reports).
- 175electrical system complaints
- 38,101median miles at failure
- 3mention a crash
- 3mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 33%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Service transmission: mentioned in 12 of 175 complaints (7%)
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 156 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 175 complaints, 3 mention a crash, 7 a fire, 3 an injury.
Dodge Dart electrical system complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the 2012 Dodge Dart. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
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…
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…
I purchased my dodge dart at 21,000 miles. 30,000 miles car shuts off on highway. Total power loss. Dodge was able to limit the problem however ran rough and at about 45000 miles car shifted hard now at 70000 dodge tells me it's the transmission valve body. 3,000 dollar repair. At this point car is…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2012 Dodge Darts have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 175 owner complaints about electrical system for the 2012 Dodge Dart (16% of the 1,081 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2012 Dodge Dart electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
At what mileage do electrical system problems start?
The median reported mileage is 38,101 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about electrical system problems on the 2012 Dodge Dart?
The most frequent phrase is “service transmission”, in 12 of 175 complaints.
Other 2012 Dodge Dart problems
- Power Train problems (454)
- Service Brakes problems (252)
- Engine problems (163)
- Air Bags problems (68)
See all 2012 Dodge Dart problems or electrical system problems across all Dart years.