Dodge Avenger Complaints

3,172 consumer complaints on file.

#11149522November 5, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BARRIER IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SEVERE CONCUSSION, BLEEDING ON THE BRAIN, A SPRAINED ANKLE, A FRACTURED NOSE, FRACTURED RIBS, AND SEVERE BACK TRAUMA. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A RECOVERY FACILITY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000. SEE ALSO 11139251. *DSY. *DT *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11145190November 4, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
HEAT AND DEFROST ON PASSENGER SIDE ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. ONLY 1/2 OF WINDSHIELD FROST CLEARS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD AND WINDOW FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC, PEDESTRIANS, ETC. WHEN FIRST TURNING ON, PASSENGER SIDE CLICKS FOR 30 -60 SECONDS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMENT ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11145098November 3, 2018
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL...I HAVE A 2013 DODGE AVENGER.. MY REAR AIRBAG POP OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, MY FRONT VENTS ARE BLOWING OUT COLD AND HOT AIR AT THE SAME TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11145137November 3, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TAKATA RECALL I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID MY SEAT BELT RESTRAIN ME. I HAD NO IDEA MY VEHICLE EVEN HAD A RECALL ON IT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11145148November 3, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
HEATER AND DEFROSTER ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE HAVE STOPPED WORKING. MECHANIC STATED IT WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ISSUE WITH THE HEATING CORE AND RADIATOR, BUT DODGE WILL NOT COVER REPAIR EXPENSES. LACK OF DEFROSTER ON PASSENGER SIDE POSES SEVERE SAFETY RISKS DUE TO LACK ON VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY DURING COLD WEATHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144865November 2, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HEAT ONLY WORKS ON DRIVER SIDE , COLD AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144897November 2, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE HEADREST DEPLOYED AND THE HEAD RESTRAINT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT WHIPLASH IN A REAR END COLLISION POPPED OFF THE SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE DEALER (SHOTTENKIRK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 200 LIBERTY BLVD, CANTON, GA 30114, (678) 535-3417) WAS CALLED AND DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE FAILURE EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE PAST INCIDENTS REPORTED ON THE INTERNET. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALER AND PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY COVER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED CORPORATE OFFICE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144960November 2, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DO NOT HAVE HEAT FOR PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. HOT AIR BLOWES OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE BUT ONLY COLLD AIR FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE . DOES NOT DEFROST WINDSHEILD , CREATING VISIBILTY SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS LIKE THIS WHEN I STOPPED OR MOVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144615November 1, 2018
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TAKATA RECALL....AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON THE ENTIRE TIME DRIVING...2. SOMETIMES MY DRIVING LIGHTS DON'T WORK PROPERLY AND AT THE VERY SAME TIME MY WINDSHIELD WASHER WON'T WORK AT ALL WHILE DRIVING. 3. RIGHT SIDE HEAT BLOWS WARM & PASSENGER SIDE BLOWS COLD WETHER PARKED OR MOVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144064October 30, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HEATER BLOWS HOT AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND COLD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS SITTING OR MOVING, NO HEAT COMES FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO FULLY DEFROST THE CAR!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11143529October 28, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE HEATER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE ALWAYS BLOWS COLD AIR. THE DRIVER SIDE BLOWS WARM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11143555October 28, 2018
SEATS
THE PASSENGER HEADREST ACTIVATED WHILE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT OVERNIGHT. THERE WAS NO COLLISION BUT IT DEPLOYED AS IF THERE HAD BEEN A REAR COLLISION. A SMALL PLASTIC PIECE APPEARS TO HAVE CRACKED OVER TIME AND ALLOWED THE HEADREST TO DEPLOY. THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT HAPPENED ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN OR INJURY TO SOMEONE SITTING IN THE SEAT AT THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11143559October 28, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDOW DEFROST AND PASSENGER HEAT /AIR. WHILE EITHER IN MOTION OR WHILE DRIVING, NO HEATED AIR EXITS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER, NOR THE PASSENGER WINDOW DEFROST, LOWER AND CENTER CONSOLE VENTS. HEATED AIR ONLY EXITS THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD AND DRIVER'S SIDE DASH VENTS. PROBLEM PERSISTS THROUGH ALL CABIN AIR MODES, AND CIRCULATIONS. THIS SAFETY ISSUE EFFECTS VISIBILITY AND PASSENGER SAFETY BY FAILING TO DEFROST/DEFOG WINDOWS AND KEEPING CABIN TEMPURATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING DURING COLD WEATHER (BLOWING COLD AIR INTO THE CABIN).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11143378October 27, 2018
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL ALSO HEATER CORE ISSUE. HEAT ONLY BLOWS ON DRIVERS SIDE WHEN SET TO HEAT AND COLD AIR BLOWS ON PASSENGER SIDE. SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER BUT THEY DO NOT WANT TO FORCE A RECALL. TRANSMISSION ALSO SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN STOPPING AND AT TIMES BEFORE ACCELERATION. NO DIP STICK TO VERIFY FLUID LEVEL. DEALER STATES NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY STATED THEY FLUSHED HEATER CORE AND STILL HAVE SAME ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS DRIVING IN WINTER OR SUMMER ON HIGHWAY, CITY STREETS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11143447October 27, 2018
ENGINE
CAR HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED ON THE FREEWAY TO PASS OR EVEN AT A COMPLETE STOP.HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND MULTIPLE SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142727October 25, 2018
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM HOME. I NOTICED THE THROTTLE WASNT RESPONDING AS IT SHOULD WHEN I PRESSED THE PEDAL. THE ETC LIGHT WAS BLINKING AND THE TRACTION LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE OVER 20 MPH AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED AND HAVING TWO MECHANICS LOOK AT IT, THEY DETERMINED IT TO BE A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THIS WAS REPLACED. I PICKED THE CAR UP. LESS THAN 1/2 A MILE FROM THE SHOP, I LOST POWER AGAIN AND THE SAME LIGHTS REAPPEARED WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT NOW LIT UP. I TOOK IT BACK. HE RAN THE CODE AND IT WAS SHOWING POSSIBLE AN VACUUM ISSUE. HE KEPT IT OVER NIGHT TO TAKE A LOOKED AT IT AGAIN. IT WAS DETERMINED THEIR WAS NO VACUUM ISSUE AND NOW A CODE FOR THE MAP SENSOR WAS BEING REPORTED. IT WAS REPLACED AND THE MECHANIC DROVE IT THREE TIMES AT DIFFERENT DISTANCES. NO ISSUES. I PICK THE CAR UP. I GET ALMOST HOME (3 MILES AWAY). ETC LIGHT BLINKS, ENGINE LIGHT ON, TRACTION LIGHT ON. AT THIS POINT THE MECHINCA BELIEVES IT TO BE THE PCM WHICH HE SAYS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH DODGES. SO AT THIS POINT HE IS GOING TO PUT THE OLD THROTTLE BODY AND MAP SENSOR BACK ON AND REPLACED THE PCM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142097October 23, 2018
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HEAT WAS NOT COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS AND THE DEFROSTER FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BARBERA AUTOLAND (7810 E ROOSEVELT BLVD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19152, (215) 333-3700) AND THEY STATED THAT SINCE THE CORE TUBE WAS NOT FULLY CORRODED ON THE HEATING SYSTEM, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142224October 23, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PASSENGER SIDE HAD KNOCKING AFTER USING AC. COLD WEATHER CAME AND NOW MY HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK. I'VE LOOKED THIS UP AND SEE LOTS OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND PEOPLE ARE PAYING WELL OVER $1K TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I CANNOT AFFORD THAT ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT FOR THE DODGE. I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141768October 22, 2018
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE HEAT WAS ACTIVATED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR VENT BLEW OUT COLD AIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER WAS NOT AFFECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141812October 22, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
SINCE OCTOBER 2015 IVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE DEFROSTING OF THE FRONT WILDSHIELD IN COLDER WEATHER. THIS REDUCES VISABILITY AND WITH SAFELY OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE LEFT OR DRIVERS SIDE GETS WARM BUT THE RIGHT OR PASSENGER SIDE BLOWS ONLY COLD AIR. THIS DOES NOT ALLOW THE REMOVAL OF ICE OR FOG OFF THE WINDSHIELD THUS NOT ALLOWING YOU TO SEE COMPLETELY WHILE IN MOTION. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE MANUFACTURER DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. IT IS A VERY COSTLY FIX AND I FEEL MANY LIKE MYSELF CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR AND WILL ONE DAY IF NOT ALREADY COST IN HUMAN LIFE. MY VEHICLE STARTED WITH THESE ISSUES AT AROUND 30,000 MILES BUT DUE TO TIME RESTRICTIIN OF VEHICLE WARRANTY IT IS NOT A COVERED REPAIR. VEHICLE IS NOW AT 60,000 AND ISSUE SEVERLY AFFECTS VISIBILITY AND SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MANUFACTURE ON VARIOUS MODELS AND YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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