Dodge Avenger Complaints

3,172 consumer complaints on file.

#10353640September 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND MY CAR CANNOT CHANGE GEARS I CANNOT GET IT OUT OF PARK THEREFORE MY CAR IS NON OPERATIONAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353693September 3, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT SECURE THE STRIKER; WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, IT WOULD BOUNCE BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 07V414000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED; THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353802September 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2008 DODGE AVENGER WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. DROVE CAR IN MORNING TO WORK AND 8 HOURS LATER AFTER STARTING AND THEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT MOVER FROM PARK. BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND IT HAS ONLY 12,000 MILES AFTER 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353462September 2, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF HER VEHICLE AND HER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE WAS SEVERE AND IT SHIFTED BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE REAR CAUSING THE FRAME TO BEND. THE REPAIR COST WAS OVER $11,000. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT DURING THE IMPACT. THERE WAS NO MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE AIR BAGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352699August 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE 1999 DODGE AVENGER WAS PARKED OUTSIDE MY WORK WHEN IT BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS ELECTRICAL, NO ONE WAS INJURED. MY CAR IS NOW TOTALED AND WAS TOLD IF I WOULD OF BEEN DRIVING I WOULD OF BEEN KILLED, THE FIRE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I FILED REPORT WITH CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE INVESTIGATED; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO GIVE ME THE NUMBER OF THEIR INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT FOR ME TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352867August 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I GOT INTO MY DODGE AVENGER(2008) AND I COULDN'T PUT IT IN GEAR. THE SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352879August 30, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON JULY 31ST, 2010 I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE, WHEN ADJUSTING THE SEAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND DING. I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND DRIVETIME (CAR DEALER) FOR ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE BUT BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BASICALLY HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. I AM REFERRING TO RECALL 07V240000. THE DESCRIPTION FITS MY VEHICLE TO A PERFECT MATCH. DEPENDING ON HOW AND WHERE THE SEAT IS POSITIONED DETERMINES IF THE LIGHT IS ON OR OFF. NO ONE CAN TELL ME IF THE AIR BAG WILL FAIL IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR NOT. SO, HOW DO I GET THIS ADDRESSED AND COVERED IN THE RECALL? I CAN BE REACHED BY CALLING [XXX] OR MY HUSBAND CELL [XXX]. HE IS FULLY AWARE OF THE SITUATION. I AM A NURSE AND UNABLE TO TAKE CALLS AT WORK. 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
#10352570August 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING; I'VE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES WITHIN TWO YEARS AND ALL THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT IT IS NORMAL TO HAVE TO BRING THE CAR IN AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352575August 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN
MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER SE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK.....WHILE DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT OVER 50 CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE DODGE AVENGER HOWEVER THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A RECALL YET!!!!!!!! BY PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352604August 29, 2010
STRUCTURE, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A DODGE AVENGER, 2008. COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF PARK THIS MORNING AS I WAS RUSHING TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO THE HOSPITAL. SEEMS THE MANUFACTURER PUT A HIDDEN' LITTLE PINK PLASTIC PIECE DESCRIBED AS A SAFETY FEATURE IN THE CONSOLE. THIS LITTLE PINK PLASTIC PIECE SOMEHOW BROKE (JUST CANT UNDERSTAND HOW PLASTIC COULD BREAK). FROM WHAT IM READING THIS ISN'T UNCOMMON. WONDER HOW THEY'RE GONNA FEEL WHEN THERE'S A LAWSUIT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352159August 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN
FAULTY GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM CAUSED GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR TO STICK IN PARK. HAPPENED SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. GEAR SELECTOR MECHANISM WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $342.00. APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE WHICH HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF 2008 AND 2009 DODGE AVENGER OWNERS. NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. RECALL NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351907August 26, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC HEAD LIGHT COVER BECAME EXTREMELY FOGGY. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS IN ORDER TO GET PROPER ILLUMINATION OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09E025000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS OF THE HEADLIGHTS SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351795August 25, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO LEAVE WORK AND I STARTED MY CAR AS USUAL. I TRIED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND I COULDN'T MOVE THE SHIFTER. I TRIED EVERYTHING SUGGESTED TO ME AND I COULDN'T FIND HOW TO BYPASS IT IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. (THE SERVICE TECH FINALLY SHOWED ME HOW TO DO IT ONCE IT WAS FIXED) I FINALLY CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A CLOSE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FIXED IT. THE GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM BROKE. THERE IS A PINK PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS THE SPRING THAT ACTIVATES THE SHIFT LOCK AND THE HOOK THAT ACTUALLY HOLDS THE SPRING BROKE. THE ENTIRE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED COSTING $69.35 FOR THE PART AND APPROXIMATELY $129 FOR LABOR. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INCIDENT ONLINE, I FOUND OUT THIS IS A MAJOR RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE DODGE AVENGER, IT COULD BE AVOIDED IF THE PART WAS MADE OUT OF METAL AND NOT PLASTIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351822August 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I WENT TO GET IN MY CAR ABOUT A WEEK AND HALF AGO, TO GO TO WORK, AND I STARTED IT AND WENT TO PUT IT IN DRIVE, AND COULD NOT SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK. I LET OFF THE BRAKE, AND THEN BACK ON, AND THEN RETRIED, BUT STILL NOTHING. SO I TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN RETRIED, BUT STILL COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK. SO I WENT AND WOKE MY HUSBAND UP AND HE TRIED AND WE WERE STILL UNABLE TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE REPLACE NUMEROUS SHIFTERS IN VEHICLES JUST LIKE MINE IN THE PAST YEAR, AND IT WAS GOING TO BE AROUND $400.00! WE HAVE TRIED TO TAKE THE UP HOLDER OUT OF THE CONSOLE AND FIND THE RELEASE BUTTON THAT THE MANUAL TALKS ABOUT, BUT IT IS NOT WORKING EITHER! MY CAR IS STILL SITTING IN PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350791August 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT A USED 2008 DODGE AVENGER ON 6/22/2010, ON 8/18/2010 I WAS LEAVING WORK STARTED MY CAR AND COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF "PARK". THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AS I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR 3 HOURS EARLIER WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NOT A RECALL AND WOULD COST OVER $300 TO REPAIR. THIS WAS ALL VERY CONFUSING TOO ME, WISH I KNEW WHAT WAS LOOKED AT OR THE CRITERIA TO CONSIDER THIS A RECALL. I WOULD THINK DODGE WOULD BE ABLE TO PULL A REPORT OF HOW MANY "SHIFT ASSEMBLIES" HAS BEEN REPAIRED. IT APPEARS FROM THE WEBSITE I HAVE FOUND A LOT OF DODGE CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS UNFORESEEN DEBACLE WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350633August 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2008 DODGE AVENGER GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK INTO GEAR BECAUSE PLASTIC PART HOLDING SPRING ON SHIFTER LEVER BREAKS,STRANDING YOU WHEREVER YOU HAPPEN TO BE ACCORDING TO DISCUSSION GROUPS IT IS A PRETTY COMMON AND NUMEROUS DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350273August 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2008 DODGE AVENGER SXT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. BRAKE SWITCH ACTIVATES BUT GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE PAST PARK SAFETY STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350311August 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER THAT A SPRING ATTACHED TO THE SHIFTER BROKE ON LAST NIGHT. IT MAKES IT SO YOU CANNOT PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR. THERE ARE PEOPLE ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND MY DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ARE FIXING 2 A DAY AND IT COSTS $400 FOR US TO FIX IT! IF THERE ARE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS THEY NEED TO RECALL IT, MY CAR IS ONLY A COUPLE YEARS OLD, THIS IS RIDICULOUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350328August 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN
NO WARNING, THE GEAR SHIFT IN MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SAY THIS IS GOING TO COST $400.00. I INVESTIGATED ON LINE AND SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE ALSO DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349967August 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GEAR SHIFT MODULE LOCK UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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