Anyone with this issue?
Thanks

 

Well, no responses but for anyone else with this problem, note that my car will no longer start. I'm sure this issue with the clicking gauges is a result of this. Not sure why it won't start and had car towed to my house. Very disappointed, considering this is a new car. Should have that peace of mind you pay for. Guess I'll find out when I take it to service. Not happy with this car at all when you factor in the continuous issues with uconnect

 

Any updates?

 

I am currently having this same issue. I have an appointment with the dealer on Thursday but would like to know what you found out that the problem was. Any help would be greatly appreciated. When I try and start my dart the gauges click back and forth then it starts. At times it takes me 5-20 min of trying over and over again to get the car to start. Does it most of the time but not all of the time. Also a couple of times after it did finally start the dash lights are only half as bright as they should be and my headlights would flicker a bit. Again hopefully you were able to figure out the problem so hopefully you will see this and let me know what they found out. Thx

 

Possibly your alternator failing? My friends had an issue where the lights were really dim and all that and he needed a new alternator. Didn't have the gauge issue though.

 

Dealer replaced the battery and it seems to have fixed the problem. Fingers crossed that it doesn't happen again with this battery. At least this one comes with a 5 year replacement warranty. The dealer I took it to have the work done said the original battery is not covered by any warranty. Lame so it cost $298 all said and done to get the problem fixed.

 

I actually had the same problem (without the uconnect though). In my situation I had a phantom draw on my battery from my amps due to a bad remote line and was lowering the voltage of the battery. It would get low enough that it would do the same thing. Took it in to be sure and the dealership confirmed everything else was OK and mentioned that it can be a sign of a bad battery/connection (sounds like your situation) or a failing BCM.

 

my wife's dart started doing this a few days ago. at first, car would start after the clicking gauge needles. yesterday, she went to start it and nothing. i jumped the battery when i got home. it started normally. shut it downfor a few seconds, then nothing. taking it to the dealer tomorrow.

 

This is happening as we speak. Started this Monday for me. Clicking and dead battery. Jumps help, but I don't know for how much longer. During my lunch today, car clicked and did not turn on at all. Coworker is gonna give me a jump after work (hopefully it'll turn back on). I'm gonna take my battery to AutoZone after work so they can check if all it needs is a recharge or if its a dud and needs to be replaced. I've had this car for almost 2 years. Considering OP had to pay for battery and was told no warranty on it, not going to even bother with the dealership. Hopefully all it needs is a recharge which AutoZone does for free.

 

itll prob start after a jump, but it may not start on its own....even after the engine has been running for awhile....like the alternator isnt charging the battery

 

At the dealer now. We'll see what they say.

 

Update:
Took it to AutoZone yesterday to get battery tested. They advised that it's a bad battery and need to replace it. Recharge will not work. Cheapest is $129.99 + Tax. They will reimburse me $15 if I give them my old battery. My car started up this morning with struggle, but on its own. Once I dropped off my son at my in-laws I turned off my car, & I did have to get a jump. At work right now, will have to ask my coworker again for a jump at the end of the day.

 

Thats ridiculous. How's a battery from a new car not covered under warranty? Either these batteries are defective or something is drawing unnecessary power from them (which shouldnt be happening). I'm still at the dealer waiting on a diagnosis.

 

Tell me about it. I'd suggest while you wait to search for battery prices. If the OP was given a $298.00 price from his dealer, I'm going to take a wild guess and say your price will be up there as well. I'm currently shopping around. I've heard Costco has really cheap battery prices (starting at under $100) with 2-3 year warranty. Might have to go check after work on that. Checked Wal-Mart as well and they have one for $107.83

I'm looking for the cheapest battery because I don't plan on keeping my Dart that much longer... shooting for sometime November to try and get into the new car.

 

Dealer replaced battery for me @ no cost. Our car has 22k on it. Is the battery covered under 3yr/36k bumper to bumper maybe? There were also a few ecu flashes they did....And the touch screen needs replaced

 

OK here is my story; About a month ago I noticed the video dash/back up camera would delay at start up, for about two weeks the gauges flutter at start up, and finally yesterday I started and the throttle stuck and the check engine light came on. Dropped it off at the dealer on the way home from work. They finally called today and said the battery is dead. Its only 18 months old. Now the dealer doesn't have a battery until Monday and it will cost $169?? They want to replace it so they can check the other things out to see if the battery has caused all my problems. I hate to pay $169 for a battery, especially if its the same brand (Mopar) that was in it. I will post the outcome.

 

It sucks theyre trying to charge you. My dealer didnt. Im assuming these cars come with mopar batteries. Thats what they swapped in on mine anyway. The sticker on the battery says it has a 3yr warranty.

 

This same thing happened to me. I was able to get my battery replaced under the standard warranty. So is this a batch of bad batteries or possibly an issue with a phantom draw like what was mentioned in an earlier post? My warranty is up in about 3000 miles. I didn't think to ask at the time, but does the new battery have it's own warranty period that starts when installed and goes beyond the standard warranty?

 

Im not sure about the battery warranty. It may be covered under the bumper to bumper.

 

Looks like this is becoming a common problem. The same thing happened to my mom's Dart. A few weeks ago, the gauge needles started to flick about 6 or 7 times when starting the car. She was supposed to take it into the dealer to get it checked out in a couple of days, but the the thing died completely yesterday. The guy at Autozone said the battery was bad. Not dead or low, but "bad". Had to buy a new one. My dad used to be an engineer with Chrysler and he said the Mopar batteries never were that great. I'll stick with Duralasts.

 

Needles on gauges flickering on start-up

Anyone else ever have this issue? It's not every time, and it just started a couple of days ago. Right after you start the car, the needles on the gauges flicker like they are sticking, then they stop and all is normal.

 

Anyone else ever have this issue? It's not every time, and it just started a couple of days ago. Right after you start the car, the needles on the gauges flicker like they are sticking, then they stop and all is normal.

Had the same issue. Had to replace the battery.

 

http://www.dodge-dart.org/forum/dod...dart-general-discussion/23833-jumping-clicking-gauges-when-inserting-key-2.html

No dealer in CO will address this problem with my car, and it happens in hot and cold weather

 

mine ended up being the battery as well at around 46,000 miles

 

I just don't wanna get in the car late one night after work and it won't start if it's a battery issue. I also think replacing the battery in a year old 9,000 mile car is insane.

 

My gauges were doing the same thing and it ended up being a low battery in the key fob. If the car is starting, it's probably not the car battery. Check your other key fob and see if it does the same thing.

 

Thanks Viperman, I will try that.

 

Tried the other key fob yesterday, no change. Guess it's time to contact the dealer.

 

car battery, man. read my post above this one. car does a bunch of weird shit when it's on its way out.

 

My car did it once, about 7-8 months ago. No clue what happened because it hasn't happened since (touch wood).

 

Occasionally gas gage stays stuck at empty upon start and temp gage/tach/speedo do flicker once in awhile as well. Never together though. 83K miles, 1.4L manual

 

Took it to dealer today. They did some software updates and charged the battery under warranty.

 

What software updates did they do?.