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2016 Dodge Dart Lighting problems

Owners have filed 5 complaints about the 2016 Dodge Dart's lights with NHTSA - 2% of all its complaints, most recently on November 6, 2023. Headlights, tail lights, brake lights, turn signals and interior lighting failures.

Complaints
5
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Lighting complaints

SteeringLightsEngine & cooling

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...

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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 Incident Steering · Exterior lighting · EngineNHTSA 11553891
Lights

Regarding the rear back up camera, the camera is a vital tool for us, the vehicle was literally one month out of manufacturer warranty and it went out. Then we went to our local dealership for a service and asked the service writer if they could repair the camera under warranty and without even looking in the computer he quickly responded that we would have to pay out of pocket, is the camera not a safety device? I really wish dealerships would stand behind their products.

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 11385427
Lights

The front headlight went out and I tried to replace it. Apparently there is a sensor that is malfunctioning and it has to be ordered. Im scared to drive at night because visibility is limited. The part has been ordered but I was told its on back order at the dealership. Id like this fixed asap because I also would not like to get a ticket for driving with a headlight that is out.

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 11182332
Electrical systemLights

TURN SIGNALS DAY TIME LIGHTS KEEP BURNING

Filed Incident Electrical system · Exterior lightingNHTSA 11160647
Lights

The headlight on the passenger side keeps going on and off this is a safety issue it has been to the dealership but could not find anything wrong something is wrong headlights don't go on and off going down the street for no reason

Filed Incident Exterior lightingNHTSA 11075743

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