Dodge Avenger Complaints

3,172 consumer complaints on file.

#10577473April 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BATTERY LIGHT WARNING CAME ON, CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, CAR WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT OR WAS DRIVABLE. THIS OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT. ONCE STOPPED THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. THIS APPEARS TO BE CONNECTED TO EITHER RECALL H07, WHICH MAY BE RECURRING, OR TO AN ITEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THERE ARE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS REGARDING THIS ITEM. I'VE HAD SEVERAL COMPLETED RECALLS THAT DON'T APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN COMPLETED OR ARE RECURRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576294April 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE VENT WAS ONLY EMITTING COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATING CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41920.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575586March 31, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2011 DODGE AVENGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT THEN PROCEEDED INTO INTERSECTION AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. *SMD THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575887March 31, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I GOT A RECALL NOTICE STATING THAT MY CAR WOULD BE FIXED AND THE LABOR AND PARTS WOULD BE FREE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY I WILL NEED TO PAY $300 IN PARTS TO GET IT REPLACED. IF THE RECALL NOTICE SAYS IT WOULD BE FREE THEN WHY DO I NEED TO PAY? THE RECALL SHOULD BE COVERED BY CHRYSLER. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS SO I DO NOT SEE WHY I MUST PAY FOR A FAULTY PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575959March 31, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD SQUEAL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,528.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575965March 31, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE AS I HAVE HEARD THIS SAME SCENARIO AMONGST MANY DODGE OWNERS. A FEW DAYS AGO, MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AS MY FOOT WAS PRESSING THE GAS. IT DROPPED DOWN TO A SPEED OF 45MPH AND WOULD NOT LET ME ACCELERATE ABOVE THIS. THE DASH BOARD ALSO DISPLAYED A RED LIGHTNING BOLT . WHEN I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL IT ADVISED THAT I GET MY VEHICLE SERVICED IMMEDIATELY AND THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, MOST COMMONLY THIS IS DESCRIBED AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. GIVEN THAT MY COMPLAINT RESEMBLES THAT OF MANY OTHERS BOTH ON THIS SIGHT AND ACROSS DODGE FORUMS, I WOULD FEEL IT NECESSARY FOR A RECALL OF THIS PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575751March 30, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN REFUELING, GAS TANK DOES NOT VENT PROPERLY WHICH RESULTS IN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GAS BEING BURPED OUT OF THE FILL TUBE RESULTING IN SPILLED FUEL. OFTEN SPILLED FUEL SPLASHES ONTO DRIVER, REAR QUARTER PANEL, AND DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. SAFETY IS ALWAYS A CONCERN WHEN THERE IS UNEXPECTED AND UNNECESSARY FUEL SPILLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575292March 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE POWER WINDOWS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN HE OPENED THE WINDOWS HE WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THEM. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ABS, AIR BAG, ENGINE, BATTERY WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V282000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,171.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575426March 28, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED AND RPM NOT WORKING. WHEN AT RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN CAR WILL CUT OFF NO WARNING
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575103March 27, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, MOMENTS LATER I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR'S ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT APPEARED. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO GO MORE THEN 15 MPH. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. I DID NOT RECEIVE A WARNING BEFORE THIS HAPPENED HOWEVER, I DID NOTICE MY CAR STALLING A LITTLE BIT A DAY PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM, NOW I HAVE TO SEE HOW MUCH MONEY THIS IS GOING TO COST ME. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT AND NEED MY CAR BUT NOT THIS TYPES OF EXPENSE AND SAFETY RISKS IT COMES WITH. THERE ARE 125,000 MILES ON THE CAR AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574158March 22, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING BUT WOULD ALWAYS GO, THEN ONE DAY NEEDED TO HAVE IT JUMPED SINCE BATTERY DIED. ASSUMED IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. NEXT DAY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN CAR STARTED ACCELERATING SLUGGISHLY WAS STRUGGLING TO REACH 60MPH AND RPMS WERE ABOUT 7-800 HIGHER THAN WHEN NORMALLY AT THAT SPEED. CALLED LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE REPAIR AND THE SERVICE TECH STATED THAT THEY HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE BODY. AFTER CHECKING THIS WEBSITES COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS SECTION I SEE DOZENS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE CORE ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE FAILURES ARE NEARLY IDENTICAL WITH THIS MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573811March 20, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR OF VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN UPDATED 05/30/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573814March 20, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SWERVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE BUT DECIDED TO PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT AND ROTATED THE TIRES. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,129.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573391March 19, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THERE WAS RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V282000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS SUDDENLY DIMMED AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND BOTH TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,656.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573131March 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 15 MILES PER HOUR. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT RESTARTED. THE LIGHT EVENTUALLY WENT OFF AND KEPT COMING BACK ON WITH THE CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 15 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF THE PART ALONE IS $257.00 WHICH IS ON BACK ORDER. THERE ARE OVER 1200 ON BACK ORDER AT THIS TIME. THEY ALSO CHECKED TO SEE IF THIS PART WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WHICH IT IS NOT. THIS IS PART OF THE POWERTRAIN AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY THROUGH DODGE. THERE SHOULD ALSO BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. EVIDENTLY THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE THERE ARE 1200 ON BACK ORDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573226March 18, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING TO STANDARDS,. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569265March 14, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATED ABNORMALLY AS THE RPMS RAPIDLY FLUCTUATED AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS BECAME DIM. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 10 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED AS THE CONTACT TRAVELED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. A LOCAL MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED IN ADDITION TO THE AIR FILTER AND THE BATTERY BEING REPLACED HOWEVER ,THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569276March 14, 2014
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT A SAFETY RECALL OF THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS IN MY VEHICLE ON 03/13/2014. AS I WENT AND RESEARCHED THE INFORMATION THE RECALL WAS FIRST SENT OUT IN JULY 2013. I PURCHASED MY CAR IN APRIL 2013 AND HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP EACH TIME FOR MY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR MONTHS WITH MY FAMILY, PUTTING OUT SAFETY AT RISK. BASED ON THE RECALL IT STATES "FEDERAL REGULATION REQUIRES THE RECALL NOTICE MUST BE FORWARD TO THE LESSEE WITHIN 10 DAYS, WHICH WAS FAILED TO DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569411March 14, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED. AS A RESULT, HEAD LIGHT WIRING HARNESS AND MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569440March 14, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. UPDATED 4/28/14*CN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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