Dodge Avenger Complaints

3,172 consumer complaints on file.

#11338450July 9, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND OVERHEATED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO ALLOW THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE TO DECREASE TO A SAFE VEHICLE OPERATING TEMPERATURE. AFTER COOLING OFF, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING TO HER DESTINATION THE VEHICLE AGAIN OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE COOLANT RESERVOIR ONLY TO FIND THAT THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN THE RESERVOIR. THE CONTACT ADDED COOLANT TO THE RESERVOIR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO BUTITTA BROTHERS AUTOMOTIVE (3012 N MAIN ST, ROCKFORD, IL 61103 815-962-7914 TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337502July 5, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE STALLS AND JERKS VIOLENTLY DURING ACCELERATION AT TAKE OFF AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. IT STRUGGLES ACCELERATING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS ALSO AT MAKING LEFT N RIGHT TURNS. AT RANDOM TIMES THE VEHICLE STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AFTER TAKE OFF AND CAUSES CARS BEHIND YOU AND THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO PROCEED TO RUN THE RED LIGHT GOING THE INTERSECTION TO HIT YOU. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE MAKING IT A SAFETY ISSUE. COME TO FIND OUT ONLINE THAT ALOT OF DODGE AVENGERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. CAR ALSO DOES THIS WHILE MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. IT JERKS N LOSES ACCELERATION RANDOMLY NO MATTER HIGH ROMS OR LOW RPMS. ON THE HIGHWAY OR STREET YOU CAN'T GAIN ACCELERATION TO PASS OR TO GET OVER WITHOUT RISKING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO NOT MOVING WITH THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC. ALSO AM UNKNOWN OIL LEAK APPEARS HAD THE CAR VALVE COVER GASKET AND OIL PAN GASKET REPLACE AND STILL LOOSES OIL. OIL IS SHOOTING ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND ENGINE MAKING UNKNOWN SOUND THAT DOESN'T TRIGGER A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. BUT THERE IS A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE. TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE DODGE ACKNOWLEDGE THESE PROBLEMS BUT REFUSE TO FIX WHAT MAJORITY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337430July 4, 2020
SEATS
PASSENGER REACTIVE HEADREST DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN DUE TO WEAK AND FAULTY PLASTIC. THE PIN PULLED THROUGH THE PLASTIC ON ITS OWN ALLOWING THE HEADREST TO DEPLOY, WHILE THE PIN WAS STILL LOCKED DOWN.LUCKILY IT HAPPENED WHEN OPENING CAR DOOR, IF ON DRIVERS SIDE WHILE DRIVING WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337277July 2, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I WAS REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT THE GROCERY STORE, ONCE REVERSED AND PUT CAR IN DRIVE THE CAR CONTINUIED TO GO REVERSE SO I PUT IN PARK AND THEN ENGINE SHUT OFF AND CAR WAS STILL IN REVERSE ON DASH BOARD , I WAS STUCKM IN THE MIDDLE OF PARKING LOT CAR WOULD NOT TURN OIN OR GO IN NEUTRAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331182June 27, 2020
ENGINE
INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL WAS NOT OPENING AND CLOSING PROPERLY SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330402June 23, 2020
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT, AIR BAGS, SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE FRONTAL PASSENGER'S SEAT HEADREST DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CHECK FOR RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FERMAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM ' WESLEY CHAPEL (24314 FL-54, LUTZ, FL 33559) AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DECLINED THE REPAIR. ADDITIONALLY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADREST DEPLOYED WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V640000 (SEATS, AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330186June 22, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I FIRST WEEK I BROUGHT THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION WAS JERKING , THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULDN'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN. WHEN I REPORTED IT TO THE CAR DEALER SHIP THEY SAID THAT IS WAS JUST BECAUSE THE CAR WAS A NEW CAR AND IT WILL GO AWAY. I'M STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS I HAD THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASE THE CAR. I ALSO CALLED THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET MY RECALLS FIXED . THE DEALER SHIP TOLD ME LAST AUGUST 2019 THAT THEY WAS ORDERING THE PARTS FOR MY RECALL AND THEY NEVER DID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329535June 18, 2020
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER LOCATED IN WOODBRIDGE, VA, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD-REST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11328617June 13, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
WHEN THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON, MY CAR STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY, NOT RESPONDING AS QUICKLY TO PRESSING GAS PEDAL, JERKING, SLOW ACCELERATION, BOGGING DOWN WHEN I REACH 50 AND THE FEELING OF MY BRAKES APPLYING THEMSELVES MY ROOM GAUGE SOMETIMES ROCKS BACK AND FORTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE GEAR SHIFT...A WEIRD SMELL AND HEAT COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR EVEN THO IT'S NOT READING A HIGHER TEMP... I'VE CHANGED THE CPS TWICE AND THE CODE WILL NOT CLEAR... P0340...THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME BUT IT'S RANDOM AND HAPPENS EVEN WHILE I'M DRIVING...OR WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES IN PARK...RANDOM...WHILE THE EPISODE IS HAPPENING SOMETIMES I HEAR THIS FAST PACED TAPPING AND "MOVEMENT" BEHIND MY DASH & STEERING WHEEL...I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING I CAN TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND NOW I FIND OUT MY CAR HAS RECALLS...MY CAR DEALERSHIP NEVER INFORMED ME IT WAS ON A RECALL LIST...PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS AS I'M DRIVING...I FEEL LIKE THIS ISSUE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE MY CAR TO SHUT DOWN OR SOMETHING COULD BLOW UP...I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO AND I DON'T WANT TO ACCIDENTALLY HURT SOMEONE OR MYSELF IF I POTENTIALLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE OR THE BRAKES COMPLETELY STOP ME WITHOUT ME APPLYING THEM & I WRECK OR STALL GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE... VERY CONCERNED AND WORRIED ABOUT WHAT TO DO NEXT...WHEN THIS ISN'T HAPPENING TO THE CAR IT BEHAVES & DRIVES PERFECT...IT SEEMS POSSESSED OR IS HAVING A SEIZURE *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11328562June 12, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITH AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11328435June 11, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR HAS PROBLEMS PICKING UP SPEED WHEN PUSHING PEDAL IT SLOWLY PICKS UP SPEED, WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND I PUSH ON BRAKES OR I AM BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE CAR SHUTS OFF. ALSO SOMETIMES WHILE CAR IS RUNNING I NOTICE IT WON'T GO OVER A CERTAIN SPEED IT JUS WON'T ALLOW ME TO DO OVER 50 MPH AND CAR STARTS TO OVER HEAT BUT NORMALLY I PULL OVER TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT BACK UP AND IT DRIVES NORMAL AGAIN , UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AGAIN IT MYSTERIOUSLY JUST HAPPENS AGAIN WHENEVER IT DECIDES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11328069June 9, 2020
ENGINE
BANK 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS SHOWING THAT THE CONVERTER CANNOT HANDLE THE EMISSIONS FROM BANK 2 OF THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO REPEATEDLY COME ON. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER AND 2011-2014 DODGE AVENGERS HAVE A RECALL FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. BUT WHEN CHECKING THE VIN NUMBER, CHRYSLER IS CLAIMING THERE ISN'T ANY RECALL ON THAT VIN NUMBER. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS MY CHRYSLER 200 THAT HAS THE SAME RECALL. WHAT IS CHRYSLER TRYING TO COVER UP? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327801June 8, 2020
SEATS
WHILE CAR WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT, PASSENGER HEAD REST "POPPED" OPEN. IT IS STILL SPLIT OPEN AND THE DEALER WANTS $922.14 TO REPLACE THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART #: 1US39DX9AA. THERE WAS NO COLLISION. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT AT THE TIME, BUT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY. I'M CONCERNED IT WILL NOW HAPPEN WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADREST WHILE I'M DRIVING, POTENTIALLY CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327476June 5, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE NO HEAT ON MY PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I'VE LOOKED UP WHAT COULD BE WRONG AND IT KEEPS SAYING DEFECT IN THE MODEL. I'VE LOOKED INTO GETTING HEATER CORE REPLACED BUT I KEEP READING THAT IT WILL ONLY TEMPORARILY FIX THE ISSUE AND NOT FULLY SOLVE [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326879June 1, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER, VISIBILITY
THE TEMPERATURE ACTUATOR BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF CLICKING AND NOT CONTROLLING AIR TEMPERATURE. WE JUST REPLACED IT AGAIN AND I HAVE HOT AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND MIDDLE VENT AND COLD AIR ON THE OTHER MIDDLE VENT AND PASSENGERS SIDE (VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR THE DRIVER). SAFETY CONCERN WHEN DEFROST IS NEEDED. PASSENGER SIDE DEFROSTS BUT DRIVERS SIDE GETS WORSE AND CAUSES A HAZARD FOR DRIVING. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT WHO COMMUTES TO SCHOOL EVERY MORNING AND THIS HAS CREATED CLOSE CALLS FOR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE I AM HAVING TO LEAN OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO SEE. WE HAVE TRIED TO FIND MORE INFORMATION ONLINE AND MANY OTHER CARS OF THIS MODEL ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING FLAW. MY CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 64,000 MILES AND THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326494May 29, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326275May 28, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HELLO, THE ABOVE MENTIONED VEHICLE, WAS AT GLENDALE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP, IN GLENDALE, CA, FOR A TOTAL OF SEVEN FULL DAYS. THEY WERE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY THE (HORN), CONTINUES TO GO OFF EITHER, MOVING OR STANDING STILL.*BF THEY PUT IN THE FOLLOWING PARTS: (SWITCH SPEED) FOR $50.00 (SWITCH HORN) FOR $127.60 (HARNESS STEER) FOR $158.00 PLUS THE COST OF DIAGNOSIS $195.00 AFTER ALL OF THIS I WAS FINALLY TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS A (TIPMCGW) , WHICH I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $1,900, PLUS LABOR. I WAS TOLD THIS PART IS LOCATED UNDER THE FUSE BOX, AND CONTROLS ALL THE FUNCTIONS IN THE VEHICLE. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A WEAR AND TEAR PART, ESPECIALLY WHERE IT IS LOCATED, NOT SURE WHY IT WOULD GO OUT UNLESS FAULTY. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE HORN. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE THE HORN CONNECTED, BECAUSE IT KEEPS GOING OFF. IT'S ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE NOT HAVING THE HORN CONNECTED, WHILE DRIVING. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME THIS THIS ISSUE *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN ISN'T WORKING AND CONSUMER DOESN'T HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 1,900.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326016May 26, 2020
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT, SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC PIN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HEAD REST WAS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEITH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (5310 ROLESVILLE RD, WENDELL, NC 27591), AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PIN FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS ORDERED FOR THE REPLACEMENT DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325746May 24, 2020
AIR BAGS
EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING, MINUTES APART FROM EACH OTHER. NEVER HAD MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FORTUNATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325632May 23, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. ETC, ESC, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WENT ON. THE DOME LIGHT IN THE CAR WAS FLICKERING AND THE LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD WENT DARK AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT VISIBLE. THIS HAPPENED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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