Dodge Avenger Complaints

3,172 consumer complaints on file.

#10404434June 4, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ON TUESDAY MAY 31,2011 AT 8:00 AM I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MINS WHEN I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT. I TURNED THE A/C ON AND NOTICED A PLASTIC SMELL. I TURNED INTO THE GAS STATION TO INVESTIGATE. IN LESS THAN TWO MINUTES MY ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS IN FLAMES. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS. DODGE IS RESPONSIBLE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404452June 4, 2011
STEERING
POWER STEERING PUMP WENT BAD A WEEK AFTER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404370June 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
PROBLEMS READING SPEEDOMETER DODGE AVENGER 2011. SPEED IS INDICATED IN A "FONT" THAT IS SQUARE. IT IS THE SAME FONT THAT IS USED ON THE NAME BADGES ON THE CAR. IN ADDITION THE MANUFACTURER INCLUDED ALL OF THE SPEEDS I.E 40, 50 ,60 ETC, ON THE DIAL CREATING A VERY CROWDED DIAL THAT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO READ WHILE DRIVING. MOST MANUFACTURERS ONLY INDICATE EVERY SECOND SPEED, I.E 20, 40, 60 MPH FOR CLARITY. THE CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND KEEP AT POSTED SPEED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. A QUICK GLANCE AT THE SQUARED LETTERS ALL CROWDED TOGETHER MADE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIGURE OUT AT WHAT SPEED THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE 50 AND 60 MPH INDICATIONS WERE BASICALLY IDENTICAL WHEN READ WITH A QUICK GLANCE WHICH IS TYPICAL IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. MANUFACTURERS SHOULD KEEP SPEED INDICATORS AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE. DODGE DID A VERY POOR JOB WITH THESE SPEEDOMETERS WHICH TEND TO CONFUSE DRIVERS. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT BETTER STANDARDS FOR SPEEDOMETERS BE ENACTED TO PREVENT DRIVERS FROM MAKING MISTAKES WHEN READING THE SPEED AT WHICH THE CAR IS GOING. I HAVE TAKE A PICTURE OF THIS SPEEDOMETER WHICH I WOULD BE GLAD TO PROVIDE TO YOU. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403983June 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THERE WAS AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODEL LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THERE HAVE BEEN NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400969May 16, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400045May 11, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THERE WAS A SLIGHT POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. SUDDENLY, THE WARNING INDICATOR STOPPED ILLUMINATING AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE TO WHERE THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZE DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000. UPDATED 06/03/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART WAS ORDERED AND DODGE AGREED TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. UPDATED 07/08/11. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399730May 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLING SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE FEBRUARY 2009. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP WITH COMPLAINT AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. PROBLEM CONTINUED WITH THE ADDITION OF A GAS SMELL AFTER INITIAL START OF VEHICLE. HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I AGAIN TOLD THE SERVICE DEPT THAT THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE STALLING AND GAS ODOR. THE SERVICE DEPT TOOL MY CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE WHILE I WAS STILL THERE AND SINCE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM MY VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED FOR THE ISSUE NOR WAS IT FIXED. I CALLED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT ONCE AGAIN IN FEBRUARY 2011 AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CALLED BY THE NEW PERSON IN CHARGE OF MY CAR AND I DID NOT RECEIVE A CALL. I DID SPEAK WITH SOMEONE GIVING THEM THE DETAILS OF THE FAS SMELL AND THE STALL ISSUE. AFTER 2 WEEKS OF NO RETURN CALL I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT AND WAS TOLD MY WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE DEPT IN FEBRUARY I ASKED ABOUT SEVERAL RECALLS THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING OF THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR AS MY VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN # BUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE OF THESE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE DEPT CANNOT SEEM TO FIND THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS UNTIL THE CAR COMPLETELY BREAKS DOWN. ON MAY 5, 2011 MY CAR STALLED AGAIN AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. MY CAR WOULD STALL SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT AND THE GAS SMELL WOULD OCCUR EVERYTIME I START THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX/FIND THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE CAR NO LONGER RUNS. THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE BURNED OUT THE BATTERY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399565May 9, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AND WITH TIME THE FAILURE BECAME CONSTANT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V240000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED HE DISCONNECTED THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND AFTER RECONNECTING IT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399305May 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2008 DODGE AVENGER STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR SOMETIMES WHEN I PUSH THE ACCELERATOR. STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398055April 27, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER ABNORMALLY AND STALL WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN ACCOMPANIED BY AN UNUSUAL FLUCTUATION IN THE ENGINE RPMS. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP NOT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,231. UPDATED 05/25/11 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE AS OF YET. UPDATED 06/03/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394127April 4, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURES WOULD OCCUR BRIEFLY FOR FIFTEEN SECONDS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,297.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393804March 31, 2011
AIR BAGS
MY 08 DODGE AVENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN EVER PASSENGER SEAT IS MOVED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ARE SAYING SINCE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN THERE LOT THAT ITS MY FAULT. I THINK THAT'S JUST IGNORANCE, I TALKED TO THE GENERAL MANAGER AND ASSISTANT MANAGER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THAT I'VE HEARD ABOUT DODGE CHRYSLER VEHICLES RECALLS IN 2000 THAT THE AIRBAGS LIGHT CAN COME ON AND MAY CAUSE A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH CAN SET AIRBAGS ON. I TOLD THEM WHAT IF THAT HAPPENS TO ME AND I GO CRASH OR HIT SOMEONE CAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE SINCE YOUR THE NEW OWNER. I BARELY BOUGHT MY CAR FEB 5 2011 NOW ITS MARCH 30 11. AND I'VE TAKEN THE CAR 3 TIMES DUE TO AIRBAG LIGHT, MY CAR WAS IN SERVICE FOR 3DAYS I PICK UP TODAY AND I WAS READY TO GO AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. AGAIN THEY SAID THEY CANT FIX THE PROBLEM THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I AM CONCERN ABOUT MY SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE. WORST BUY EVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393115March 28, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE AIR BOX ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS THEN REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THEN REPLACED, WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393119March 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN I FILL UP MY GAS TANK. I GET A SPLASH BACK OF GAS THAT COMES OUT AND DOWN THE SIDE OF MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392846March 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE BUT THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT BUDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE BY REMOVING THE COVER FROM THE GEAR POLE AND ENGAGING A WIRE IN THE INTERIOR WITH HER FINGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,850.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392417March 21, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
YESTERDAY MAKES TWO TIMES THAT MY CAR HAS ACCELERATED ON IT'S ON. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I WAS MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND ACCELERATED BUT WHEN I LIFTED MY FOOT, THE ACCELERATOR CONTINUED TO SPEED UP. ON THIS OCCASION, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT I MAY HAVE DONE BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHEN I APPROACHED THE LIGHT, IT TURNED YELLOW. BECAUSE I WAS ALREADY GOING THROUGH THE LIGHT AS IT TURNED, I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO GET THROUGH THE LIGHT BUT ONCE I WAS SUCCESSFUL AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, IT CONTINUED TO SPEED UP. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, I TRIED WITH MY FOOT TO GET IT UNSTUCK BUT I WASN'T SUCCESSFUL FOR ABOUT 1/10 OF A MILE. THIS TELLS ME THAT SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. I AM TRYING NOT TO DRIVE IT TO MUCH BUT STILL I HAVE TO GO TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389675March 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER R/T AT 52,000 MILES DEVELOPED A SERIOUS SPLASH BACK WHEN PUMPING GAS. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE FLOW IS VERY FAST OR VERY SLOW. IT WAS SO BAD THE FIRST TWO TIMES WHEN IT HAPPENED THAT GASOLINE SPLASHED ALL OVER THE LEFT REAR VERY HOT WHEEL AND ROTOR OF MY CAR AS I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE HIGHWAY. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL BECOME A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM AND POSSIBLY A FIRE IF NOT CORRECTED. HAVE HEARD THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SOME 2008-2009 MODEL AVENGERS AND AS I HAVE TO GET IT TO THE DEALER AND SOON, SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR PERHAPS A VENDOR ISSUE. THANK YOU KINDLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389730March 10, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL UNTIL THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT ICE WAS BUILDING UP INSIDE OF THE THROTTLE BODY AIR HORN AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389629March 9, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CONTROL WAS THEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE AN EXTREME SAFETY RISK BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY TIME AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,267 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,858.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386275March 3, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER SXT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COASTING, IT WOULD JERK FORWARD, ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE AND THEN STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES YET THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 31,763. UPDATED 4/1/11 *CN UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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