Dodge Avenger Complaints

3,172 consumer complaints on file.

#10586878May 6, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WE HIT A DEER AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS DEMOLISHED. UPON INSPECTION THE NEXT MORNING, I NOTICED THAT AN AIRBAG SENSOR WAS SHATTERED AND JUST HANGING BY THE WIRE HARNESS. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND NEVER GOT A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM ANYONE. NOW I GET A RECALL NOTICE SAYING FAULTY RESTRAINT SYSTEM, I'M NOT TOO HAPPY... *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586506May 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
CAR WOULD START AND RUN FOR A BOUT 3SEC THE ETC LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. SOMETIMES IT WOULD START RIGHT BACK UP OTHER TIMES IT TOOK MULTIPLE STARTS TO STAY RUNNING...SOMETIMES IT DIDN'T DO IT AT ALL AND WOULD RUN AND START FINE FOR WEEKS. TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. THEY COULDN'T GET ANY CODES OFF THE CAR AND COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CAR WAS REPAIRED WITH NEW SPARK PLUGS, NEW AIR FILTER, AND A THROTTLE BODY CLEANING. PROBLEM PERSISTED THE SAME DAY IT WAS "FIXED". DROVE THE CAR FOR A ABOUT 2-3WEEKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY THEN WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH THE CAR LOST RPMS ALTHOUGH THE PEDDLE WAS BEING PRESSED AND CAR EVENTUALLY STALLED AND SHUT OFF LEAVING THE ABS AND POWER STEERING INOP SO THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND STOP AND ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS MOVED TO A PARKING LOT AND LEFT OFF FOR ABOUT 10MINS. TRIED STARTING IT BUT IT WOULD START AND STALL AND IDLE ROUGH BEFORE IT STALLED OUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH THE ETC LIGHT CAME WERE ON. TOOK ABOUT 10MINS AND ABOUT 7 TRIES TO GET THE CAR RUNNING AND THE CAR WAS DROPPED OFF AT A REPAIR SHOP. LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY WITH THE THROTTLE POSITIONS SENSOR WITH 2008-2010 MODEL. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586515May 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR AND MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN TO 5-10 MILES AN HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE IT WOULD NOT GO. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTED UP AND DROVE NORMAL AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS GOING 35 MILES PER HOUR WHERE IT WILL DO THE SAME THING. THE LIGHTING BOLT SYMBOL LIGHT COMES ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585637April 30, 2014
POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
I PURCHASED MY CAR (SXT V6) 5/2013 FROM JOE CECCONI'S IN NIAGARA FALLS, NY.. I'VE PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2008 AVENGER WITH THE 4 CYL. ENGINE AND I AM A DRIVING ENTHUSIAST. I FELT THE CAR SHIFTING ROUGHLY AND I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 10/12/2013 BECAUSE I WAS ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR PULLING HARD TO THE LEFT. THE TECHS ASSURED ME THAT THE CAR WAS ONLY "LEARNING HOW I DRIVE" AND I EXPLAINED THAT MY 2008 DID THE SAME THING. FOR THE PULLING, THEY DID AN ALIGNMENT. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP, I DROVE IT AND IT WAS ABOUT 2 WEEKS (10/31/2013) BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT BACK IN DUE TO THE SAME ISSUES; PULLING, SHAKING AND A HARD SHIFTING TRANSMISSION. THE TECH ONCE AGAIN TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT MY CAR WAS WAY OFF ALIGNMENT...EVEN THOUGH IT WAS RECENTLY SERVICED. AROUND 12/5/2013, I TOOK THE CAR BACK ONCE AGAIN AND I SPOKE TO A TECH AROUND 6PM AND HE TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER USES "SNOWMOBILE TYPE TRANSMISSIONS" AND THAT THEY WILL ALWAYS SHIFT ROUGHLY, HE EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS NO FIX. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT SERVICE MY CAR AT THAT TIME OF DAY. ON 12/11/2013 THEY DID A WHEEL ROTATION AND AN ALIGNMENT, THE CAR STOPPED PULLING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, PULLING IS VERY SLIGHT NOW, POSSIBLY DUE TO NEEDING ANOTHER ALIGNMENT NOW. I HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE I WILL ALSO BE TRAVELING IN WHAT SHOULD BE THIRD GEAR SHIFTING TO FOURTH (ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP SPEED QUICKLY, USUALLY THRUWAYS) AND THERE ARE TIMES THAT THE CAR WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED QUICKLY, AS IF IT WAS SITTING IN SIXTH GEAR RATHER THAN THIRD OR FOURTH. THIS ISSUE IS NOT ALWAYS PRESENT AND I HAVE DECIDED TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE AUTO STICK SINCE THERE IS NO FAILURE IN SHIFTING THIS WAY. THE ROUGH-SHIFTING TRANSMISSION IS SOMETHING THAT CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN ABOUT IN THE DODGE AVENGERS FOR A LONG TIME BUT THEY SEEM TO DISREGARD THEIR AVENGER OWNERS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585799April 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
PURCHASED CAR 7/11/2013: (THE 7,000 MILES IS A GUESSTIMATE) 11/21/2013 WHILE IN WV FOR MY MOTHERS FUNERAL, PARKED IN GAS STATION, CAR RUNNING, IN PARK, L/R TURN SIGNALS STARTED FLASHING INDEPENDENTLY THEN THE FLASHERS STARTED GOING OFF, STOPPED BY THEMSELVES. THIS HAS CONTINUED, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY CODES, ALL CONNECTIONS LOOKED OK. STARTED KEEPING A LOG OF MILAGE WHEN THIS HAPPENS, STARTING ON 1/4/2014 MILEAGE 10,254 AND HAS CONTINUED TO CURRENT DATE 4/30/2014. THIS MAY HAPPEN ONLY ONCE BUT THEN AGAIN IT MAY HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE SAME MILAGE. CAN NOT COUNT THE TIMES IT HAPPENS WHILE CAR IS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH KEYS IN THE HOUSE AND NO ONE TOUCHING THEM. I BELIEVE IT'S THE CLUSTER IN THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO, I COULD NOT GET MY WIPERS TO SPRAY/WIPE UNTIL I TURNED THE TURN SIGNALS ON. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS HAPPEN? *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584357April 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER ON ACCELERATION AND UNDER LOAD. SUSPECTED THROTTLE BODY ISSUES WITH THROTTLE POSITIONER CODE SHOWING UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584421April 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584472April 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ENGAGED THE TURNING SIGNAL, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. A MONITORING SYSTEM WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE TO HELP DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584224April 22, 2014
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE DROVE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT END MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN A BUMP WAS HIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION ALONG WITH THE TIE ROD BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 37,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584083April 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
I WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHO FAILED TO STOP AND YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC (ME). I BRAKED HARD TO AVOID REAR ENDING HIM, BUT HE TURNED INTO MY LANE WHEN I WAS TOO CLOSE. TO MAKE THE LONG STORY SHOT, I ENDED UP COLLIDING WITH HIM. THE CRASH WAS PRETTY BAD, AND BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. I SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO MY FACE, SHOULDERS, BACK, NECK, AND LEGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS MADE, BUT I HAVE NOT REPORTED THE DEFECT TO DODGE. WHAT SHOULD I DO? SHOULD I GO CIVIL? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10583852April 20, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
CAR RUNNING SLUGGISH NO POWER,TAKEN TO DEALER NOTHING WRONG, CLICKING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN AIR CONDITIONER ON, DEALER, NOTHING WRONG,TRANSMISSION PULLING. SOON AFTER ELECTRICAL, LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE EVERYTIME THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER TURNED ON THEN OFF, DEFROSTER OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE, AND REAR WINDOW, NOT WORKING AT ALL, AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON WONT TURN OFF, HAVE TO MOVE FRONT SEAT BACK THEN FORWARD TILL LIGHT TURNS OFF, SO IRRITATED AND DISAPPOINTED EXPECTED BETTER FROM DODGE, AMERICAN MADE?? WOW LOST FOR WORDS. CAR IS FALLING APART, I NEED MY HEATER AND DEFROSTER SOMEONE PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583454April 18, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583579April 18, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WITH ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) ON THE 2014 AVENGER R/T SELF STEERS UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, WHEN LANE-CHANGING, AND WHEN TURNING LEFT ONTO HIGHWAYS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR IS ALL OVER THE ROAD. DODGE PROVIDES AN ESC OFF SWITCH. WITH ESC OFF THE CAR IS STABLE AND SAFE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT SAYS THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PERMANENTLY DISABLE THE ESC. THEIR ADVICE IS TO PRESS THE ESC OFF SWITCH EACH TIME THE CAR IS STARTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583024April 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:TANK VALVE/GAUGE
THE CARS ELECTRICAL WIRING IS MESSED UP.... POWER STEERING IS TIGHT AT TINGE... WINDOWS ROLL UP TOOO MUCH U HEAR IT GRINDING.... U CAN'T HAVE THE HEAT AND RADIO ON AT THE SANE TINGE CAUSE IT'S NOTHING BUT STATIC..... IT SAYS GASCAP WHERE THE MILEAGE IS..... SOMTIMES IT WON'T SHOW THE MILEAGE..... I.BOUGHT THIS FROM A DEALERSHIP. ONE MONTH AGO ARE THEY RELIABLE TO FIX THIS OR IS THERE A LEGAL WAY I CAN..... FROM THE LOOKS OF IT THEY SOLD ME A CAR WITH RECALL PROBLEMSM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583005April 15, 2014
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DEER STARTED OUT INTO ROAD, TURNED BACK TOWARD DITCH, THEN RAN BACK OUT INTO ROAD, I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO STOP OR MISS. HIT DEER ALL ACROSS FRONT OF CAR. AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF, SEAT BELT DID NOT TIGHTEN UP, WHIP LASS ON NECK AND SHOLDER. TOTAL DAMAGE TO CAR $5841.59, WHY DID NOT SAFETY ITEMS ON CAR WORK? *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10579541April 14, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND RESTARTED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578911April 10, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BACK ROAD COMING UP TO A SEVERE CURVE THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT PUSHED AL THE WAY DOWN BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO SPEED UP. AS I CAME UP TO THE CURVE I COULD NOT MAINTAIN THE CAR ON THE ROAD AND IT FLIPPED FOUR TIMES AND LANDED IN A SWAMP AREA IN ABOUT 2 FEET OR THREE FEET OF WATER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10578408April 8, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I WAS THE PASSENGER IN OUR 2012 DODGE AVENGER. ANOTHER CAR PULLED ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND WE HIT HER WITH THE WHOLE FRONT END OF OUR CAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALL PERSONS IN CAR WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. BUT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT TENSIONER FAILED TO TIGHTEN. I WAS THROWN INTO THE DASHBOARD AND FLOOR. MY INJURIES: BOTH KNEES, NECK AND BACK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10578226April 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN HIS KNEE ERRONEOUSLY STRUCK AGAINST THE IGNITION KEY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM STALLING, THE IGNITION KEY SHOULD NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH ANY OBJECT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING. ADDITIONALLY, THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578095April 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON OR ABOUT FEB. 17, 2009 AND CONTINUING TO PRESENT, MY 2008 AVENGER HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SHIFTING. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH HARD SHIFTING AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. NOW, WHEN DRIVING AT 45MPH WHEN THE CAR GOES TO SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE, AND MISSES 4TH GEAR. THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF GEARS AND THE TACHOMETER CLIMBS RAPIDLY BECAUSE THE OVERDRIVE GEAR WILL NOT ENGAGE. WHEN ENGINE RPM IS LOWERED, CAR DOWNSHIFTS INTO 2ND GEAR (LIMP MODE) AND WILL NOT SHIFT NORMALLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RE-STARTED. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED MAY RESULT IN A CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF SERVICE BULLETINS RELATED TO IMPROPER SHIFTING OF THE 2008 AVENGER. EVEN THOUGH DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE MODULE PLACING THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS BELOW THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR PROFITS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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