Dodge Avenger Complaints
3,172 consumer complaints on file.
- #10956718February 24, 2017AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10956517February 23, 2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE ARE TWO EXISTING RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE CONTACTED MOPAR ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ONE OF THE CARS AFFECTED. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS TO BE TRUE AND WANT SOMETHING TO BE DONE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10956566February 23, 2017FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN FILLING THE TANK ALL THE WAY TO FULL FROM EMPTY GAS PUMP WILL SHUT OFF AND YOU WILL HEAR THE "CLICK" NOZZLE IS STILL IN FUEL HOLE AND FUEL SPRAYS EVERYWHERE. RUNS DOWN VEHICLE ONTO BRAKE SYSTEM. HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. VEHICLE WAS OFF AND PARKED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10956619February 23, 2017AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER'S FACE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND FACE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10955733February 21, 2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE SEVERAL FAULT CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FREE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,428.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10956141February 21, 2017AIR BAGS
MY VEHICLE HAS AN AIRBAG RECALL AND THERE CURRENTLY IS NOT REMEDY TO FIX THE ISSUE...
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10956191February 21, 2017VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A CITY STREET THE CAR RED LIGHTNING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED TO REDUCE IN SPEED WILL NOT GO PASS 10 MPH, I LOOK ONLINE FOR PROBLEM WITH OTHER DODGE AVENGERS OWNERS STATED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ITS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE, I WENT TO MECHANIC THEY PUT IT ON COMPUTER RESET SETTINGS CAR IS RUNNING FINE, I THINK DODGE WILL DO THIS SO U NEED TO REPLACE IT, IF U LOOK ON INTERNET TO MANY PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM AND DODGE TAKE THEM FOR A RIDE OF 1000 OR MORE I WILL LIKE THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10955661February 20, 2017AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
20PLUS MILE PER HOUR FRONT END ACCIDENT, POLICE STATEMENT THAT AIR BAGS SHOULD OF DEPLOYED. NO AIRBAGS NO SEAT BELT TENSIONER. DRIVING MY FAULT REAR ENDED A VEHICLE ESTIMATED SPEED 20 PLUS MPH. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND MY SEAT BELT DIDN'T HOLD ME TIGHT AT ALL MY HEAD WENT TO STEERING WHEEL. THERE SHOULD BE NO DEBATE ON WHETHER OR NOT MY SEAT BELT SHOULD OF HELD TIGHT. NO HELP FROM A COMPANY THAT IS OK WITH ITS CUSTOMERS DRIVING DEATH TRAPS.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10955695February 20, 2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THE SWITCH IS ON THEY WILL TURN OFF AND ON BY THEMSELVES. FAST TO SLOW AND SLOW TO FAST. CAUSES VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS MOVING, OBVIOUSLY IN RAINY CONDITIONS. MOST RECENT ACCURATE 2-20-17 HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10955490February 19, 2017UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WON'T CLOSE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER AVENGERS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE BUT NOT FOR MY CAR ITSELF. HAD TO DRIVE TWO HOURS BACK HOME WITH THE DOOR TIED SHUT. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE CHECKED INTO FOR OTHER AVENGERS, MAYBE EXPAND THE RECALL? CAR WAS PARKED WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10955550February 19, 2017AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). MY CAR HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT IT LEAKS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING OIL BAD THE SUSPENSION IS LEAKING ON THE RIGHT LA AIR CONDITION VENT EVERY TIME I PUT IT ON DEFROST IT FLICKERS FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEIR SELF ANYTIME ONLY HIGHWAY SEEMS LIKE WHEN I ACCELERATE THE CAR STALLS ON ME HAS LOST A LOT OF POWER I HAVE THE WHOLE REPLACED IN IT EVERY 3000 MILES Y'ALL DID IT FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS NOW I KEEP IT UP IT'S ALSO LEAKING WATER OUT OF THE RADIATOR I FEEL THE BOTTLE UP ABOUT A GALLON A WEEK MY BRAKES SQUEAL ALL TIME I REPLACE THEM ONCE AND I BOUGHT THE BEST THEY HAD AND THEY STILL SQUEAK MAINLY IN REVERSE AFTER 50000 TOUSAND MILES IS CAR HAS GAVE ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM I'VE ALMOST GOT IT PAID FOR I WAS TRYING TO HURRY UP PAY IT OFF SO I CAN GET RID OF IT AND GETTING ME SOMETHING ELSE I WOULD LIKE A DODGE TRUCK IF THEY ARE DEPENDABLE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME [XXX] AUTHOR [XXX] *DL
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10955393February 18, 2017AIR BAGS
ACCORDING TO THE RECALL INFORMATION ON YOUR SITE, MY CAR HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY RECALL WHICH IS INCOMPLETE, AND STATES I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10954831February 15, 2017AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10954470February 14, 2017AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V6680000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10954527February 14, 2017AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS & SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10954416February 14, 2017FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
OUR 2008 DODGE AVENGER SPEWS FUEL OUT OF THE FUEL PORT WHILE FUELING AT ANY GAS STATION EVERY TIME WE PUT FUEL IN THE CAR. OUR DODGE 2008 DODGE NITRO HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND WAS REPAIRED, WHY ISN'T THERE ONE FOR THE AVENGER?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10954175February 13, 2017UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO, MY CAR WOULD NOT START. SINCE IT HAD ABOUT 55,000 MILES ON IT, I HAD A NEW 5-YEAR WARRANTY BATTERY PUT IN ON APRIL 5, 2015. HAD IT SERVICED ON APRIL 18 AND 25 BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START; AFTER HAVING TO HAVE IT JUMPED A FEW TIMES REPLACED BATTERY ON AUGUST 28. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES IT NOT STARTING, TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP ON OCTOBER 29, 2015 AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AGAIN. ON DECEMBER 1, 2016, IT WOULD NOT START, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS CORROSION. WOULD NOT START DEC. 5, DEALERSHIP SHUT THE A/C COMPRESSOR OFF ON DEC. 6. FEBRUARY 12, 2017, MY CAR WOULD NOT START, ONCE JUMPED, DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT IS NOW. WHEN I AM HOME, I ALWAYS KEEP MY CAR IN A GARAGE EVERY NIGHT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, LIVE ALONE, AND EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS ISSUE SINCE IT HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC 3X AND THE DEALERSHIP 4X FOR THIS ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10954224February 13, 2017AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
WITHIN THE LAST THREE MONTHS I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL NOTIFYING MYSELF THERE WAS A RECALL WITH MY CARS MAKE MODEL AND YEAR BUT THERE IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. THE RECALL HAS TO DO WITH THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. THE RECALL WAS CREATED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016. THE DATE SELECTED IS THE APPROXIMATE DATE I RECEIVED THE LETTER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10954277February 13, 2017AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS & SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10954335February 13, 2017SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/01/17*LJ *CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0