Dodge Avenger Complaints

3,172 consumer complaints on file.

#10346181July 29, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, EQUIPMENT
I WENT TO GO GET IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AFTER RETURNING HOME 3 HOURS EARLIER AND MY PARK WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. MY WIFE AND I TOOK APART THE CONSOLE TO FIND OUT IF ANYTHING WAS JAMMED IN IT SUCH AS LOSE CHANGE BUT THERE WASN'T. SHE DECIDED TO GO ONLINE TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. I HAVE 88,000 MILES ON MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER BUT I TAKE GREAT CARE WITH MAINTENANCE. OF COURSE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL BUT I HOPE THEY DO. THE PINK BUTTON EVERYONE IS REFERRING TO WE HAVE NOT TRIED YET... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345895July 28, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON I NOTICED THE LEFT 2 VENTS WERE COMING OUT WARM AIR. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THERE WAS A MIST COMING THROUGH THE ONLY 2 VENTS THAT WORK. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD MY HEATERCORE/HEATER HOUSING WAS BROKE. THAT WOULD COST $900.00 TO FIX. ALSO I HAVE HAD MY CAR STALL 6 TIMES, MOSTLY WHEN IT IS RAINING AND I AM COMING TO A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. I TOOK IT IN FOR THAT BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I ALSO HAD THE CLOCK RUN 2 MIN FAST EVERY DAY OR TWO. THAT HAD TO BE UPDATED WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SINCE TO ME SINCE IT IS A 2008 CAR. IT SHOULD NOT NEED AN UPDATE ON THE CLOCK. THAT WAS $50.00. THE CAR HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345607July 27, 2010
PARKING BRAKE
CAR DROVE FINE, PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, WENT BACK OUT TEN MINUTES LATER AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AND THE OVERRIDE THE OWNERS MANUAL SUGGESTS WOULDN'T WORK EITHER. IT WAS SUCH AN INCONVENIENCE. WHEN I CALLED THE TOW COMPANY, THEY STARTED LAUGHING. I WAS ABOUT THE 25TH DODGE THEY WERE GOING TO TOW SO FAR FOR THE WEEK! I GUESS THIS IS A PLASTIC PIECE DOWN NEAR THE SHIFTER THAT BREAKS IN HIGH HEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345342July 26, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. DEALER FOUND THAT INTERNAL FAULT W/SEAT SIDE AIR BAG MODULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344826July 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2008 DODGE AVENGER IS STUCK IN PARK, WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344794July 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT MY CAR IN MARCH OF 2009 IT'S A DODGE AVENGER 2008, I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. AS OF 7/21/10 I GET IN THE CAR WITH MY CHILDREN TO GO TO THE STORE AND FIND THAT THE SHIFTER WILL NOT GO OUT OF PARK REASON IS THERE IS A PINK PLASTIC PIECE UNDER THE GEAR SHIFT PLATE THAT THE SPRING FLEW OFF SOMEWHERE AND THE CABLE IS NOT CATCHING ANYTHING TO LET THE CAR GO IN REVERSE. THERE HAS BEEN THREE OTHER PEOPLE THAT I KNOW PLUS I FOUND A WEBSITE THAT UNFORTUNATELY ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE PIECE COST $40 BUT THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $400 I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN AND CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS. I HAVE NO OTHER CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344299July 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN
CAR WAS FINE AND ONE DAY WENT TO DRIVE IT AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. TRIED FIR DAYS AND STILL IT WOULDN'T BUDGE. CALLED DODGE TO SEND OUT A FLAT BED TRUCK AND THE DRIVER SAID THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AVENGER SO HE KNEW TO TAKE OFF THE SILVER SHIFT RIM AND RELEASE THE CAR FROM PARK TO AT LEAST GET US TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST 2 DAYS TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344154July 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO PARK GEAR BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE LINKAGE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED BY A DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344156July 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED HE VIEWED DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING HOW TO DISENGAGE THE LINKAGE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED BY THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344218July 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF POSITION. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED ONE TIME. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH EITHER THE DEALERSHIP NOR THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344224July 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER RT. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARKING GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 126,704. I LIVE 65 MILES FROM MY WORK AND NEAREST DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO BE FIXED. FROM THE MANY COMPLAINTS I FEEL THIS IS A DODGE DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343897July 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I GOT OFF WORK YESTERDAY JULY 17 2010 AND ATTEMPTED 2 LEAVE. EXCEPT I COULDN'T BECAUSE WITHOUT WARNING MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK..I. HAVE ONLY 36,056 MILES ON IT AND BECAUSE I DO WHEN I CALLED DODGE 24 HR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THEY WANTED ME 2 PAY FOR THE TOW FEE..BUT LUCKILY IT WAS A SATURDAY SO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT WAS CLOSED. I HAD 2 FIND A RIDE HOME AND WHEN I DID I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND IT TOOK ME 2 A WEBSITE CAR COMPLAINTS.COM AND ITS PLENTY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM..SO I READ THREW MOST OF THEM AND EVERY 1 WAS SAYING HOW THEY PRESSED A PINK BUTTON UNDER THE GEARSHIFT MODULE 2 GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK..SO I GOT EXCITED WENT BACK 2 MY JOB WHERE MY CAR SAT IN THE PARKING LOT AND PRESSED DA PINK BUTTON WITH A FLAT HEAD SCREW DRIVER JST 2 GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND DROVE IT HOME WHERE I GOT IT SITTING TILL MONDAY MORNING WEN I CALL THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAIN BOUT THEIR FAULTY PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT'S MESSING EVERY 1S 08 AVENGER UP..I'M HAPPY I'M AVOIDING A $105 TOWING FEE BUT SO UNHAPPY AT WHAT I PREPARED 2 HEAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP 2 MORROW. THIS PROBLEM IS CHRYSLER DODGE FAULT AND SHOULD B RECALLED. I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND I'VE BEEN ITS ONLY OWNER..IF THEY DON'T OFFER 2 PAY 4 IT WHICH I'M GUESSING THEY WON'T SINCE MAJORITY OF THE COMPLAINERS HAD 2 PAY OVER $300 LABOR FEES PLUS FOR A $45 PART IT WOULD B HIGHLY UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE MAKE SURE DODGE RECALLS THIS AND GIVE THEIR ONCE HAPPY LOYAL CUSTOMERS THEIR MONEY BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343975July 19, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: I WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, REVERSE OR NEUTRAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344081July 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARKING GEAR. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000. UPDATED 09/15/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/16/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344124July 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN
IT HAPPENED AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR 2 DAYS. I WENT TO START IT UP, AND IT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THERE WERE NO ERRORS FOUND. I GOOGLE SEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THIS LINK: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/AVENGER/2008/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_STUCK_IN_PARK.SHTML IN THERE WERE SIMILAR ISSUES PEOPLE EXPRESSED ANGUISH OVER. I READ ONE POST TALKING ABOUT A PINK PLASTIC PART THAT HAD BEEN THE WHOLE ISSUE. SURE ENOUGH, I WENT TO MY CAR AND LOCATED THE PIECE AND DID AS OTHERS SAID, AND MY CAR WAS ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS YET, BUT KNOWING CHRYSLER THEY PROBABLY WON'T OFFER THIS AS A RECALL/WARRANTY PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343875July 18, 2010
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
2008 DODGE AVENGER'S GEAR SHIFT WILL STOP WORKING FOR NO KNOWN REASON. NO WARNING IS GIVEN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, ON MUST COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLE THE CONSOLE TO FIND THE 'MAGICAL PINK SWITCH'. ONE YOU PULL THE PINK SWITCH THE GEAR SHIFT WILL MOVE TO REVERSE. THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING APPROXIMATELY $300 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343629July 16, 2010
PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT STICK LOCK UP IN THE PARK POSITION. THE OVERRIDE BUTTON UNDER THE CUP HOLDER FAILED TO WORK ALSO. I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY A $50 CONTRACT CHARGE. THE COMPANY SAID THAT THEY HAD THESEPARTS IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 DODGE AVENGERS. THIS IS AN AWFUL FEELING WHEN YOU GET SOMEWHERE AND YOUR VEHICLE LOCKS IN THE PARK POSITION AND NO ONE HAS AN ANSWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343695July 16, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, POWER TRAIN
DROVE THE 2008 AVENGER LAST NIGHT (THURSDAY 7/15/2010), PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. STARTED THE CAR TODAY (7/16/2010) AND CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. STUCK HERE TILL MONDAY AND HAVE TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DODGE DEALER. GOGGLED PROBLEM, AND FOUND 155 EXACT COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343147July 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. HOWEVER, THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NOTIFY HIM BY THE END OF THE WEEK TO INFORM THE VEHICLE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343020July 13, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VERY MANY 2008 DODGE AVENGERS ARE HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE GEAR SHIFTERS GETTING STUCK IN PARK, INCLUDING MINE. (SEE WEBSITE AT THE LINK PASTED FOR PROOF: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/AVENGER/2008/TRANSMISSION/GEAR_SHIFT_MODULE_LOCK_UP.SHTML) SINCE MY CAR WAS JUST UNDER THE 36,000 MILE CUTOFF FOR THE FACTORY WARRANTY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO COVER TOWING AND FIXING IT FOR FREE. HOWEVER, THIS APPARENTLY HAPPENS PRETTY OFTEN WITH THESE CARS SO WHAT AM I GOING TO DO THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS AND THE TIME AFTER THAT??? THERE IS A SPRING ATTACHED TO A PINK BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFTER THAT KEEPS POPPING OFF OF EVERYBODY'S CAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A MAJOR RECALL ON THIS!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Dodge Avenger