Dodge Avenger Complaints

3,172 consumer complaints on file.

#11162544December 19, 2018
ENGINE, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT LOST POWER AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF A U-HAUL TRUCK. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CRASH WAS NOT RELATED TO A RECALL AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162286December 18, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FRACTURED AND MADE AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND. ALSO, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED YORK DODGE, CHRYSLER, JEEP (1765 S US-231, CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN 47933, (765) 362-1600), BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161946December 17, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INCORRECTLY, WHICH INJURED THE CONTACT. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED FROM THE ORIGINAL TAKATA AIR BAGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER'S INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE AND DECLARED IT DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. *TT*JB CONSUMER STATED VIN UPDATED, CONSUMER WAS A PASSENGER NOT THE OWNER. *JB *DT PHOTOS ATTACHED 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11161409December 14, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THERE IS NO HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE, INCLUDING DEFROST. I LIVE IN A COLD CLIMATE AND NOT HAVING DEFROST TO CLEAR MY WINDSHIELD IS HAZARDOUS. I WAS QUOTED OVER 1200$ TO FIX THIS AND TOLD IT IS A REGULAR ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. THE HEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED SINCE THE LACK OF HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE.PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161063December 13, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY 2013 HEATING SYSTEM. MY DRIVER SIDE VENTS ARE BLOWING HOT AIR , THOUGH MY PASSENGER SIDE IS BLOWING COLD AND I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS! BAD TIME OF YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM, MY CHILD AND MYSELF WILL BE FREEZING THIS WINTER! ALSO IT HAS UNDER 100,000 MILES ON IT !! AND NO, IT HAPPENS PARKED OR IN MOTION .THANKS DODGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161162December 13, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2012 DODGE AVENGER. 80K MILES. HEATING ISSUE: MY HEAT ONLY BLOWS "WARM" AIR OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE VENT. IT IS NOT EVEN HOT AIR, JUST WARM. THE OTHER VENTS ARE BLOWING COLD AIR. THE HEATER ACTUATOR DOOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE - NO IMPROVEMENT. THE THERMOSTAT HAS BEEN REPLACED - NO IMPROVEMENT. THE HEATER CORE HAS BEEN FLUSHED - NO IMPROVEMENT. AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES IT WILL WARM SLIGHTLY, BUT STILL VERY COLD IN THE CAR DURING THE WINTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160886December 12, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
PASSENGER SIDE DEFROST/VENT DEFECTS. THE DEFROST AND HEAT/AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ARE NOT WORKING DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I CANNOT SEE WHEN THE HEAT OUTSIDE THE CAR IS TOO HIGH OR LOW AND THE WINDOW DOESN'T PROPERLY DEFROST DUE TO COLD AIR ONLY COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. ONLY COLD AIR BLOWS FROM THE VENTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN BOTH HEAT/AIR AND REGARDLESS OF SETTINGS. THIS OCCURS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION, ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHILE TURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160528December 10, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHEN USING HEAT/DEFROST COLD AIR BLOWS FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS. THIS CAUSES PASSENGER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD TO FOG OVER WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE. ALSO, THE COLD AIR BEING BLOWN FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS WILL NOT MELT/DEFROST ICE AND SNOW ON PASSENGER SIDE IF WINDOWS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR, BUT DIDGE WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE ISSUE AFTER WARRANTY IS EXPIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160604December 10, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE HEATING SYSTEM THAT AIDS IN KEEPING WINDOWS DEFROSTED. EVERY VENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ONLY BLOWS OUT COLD AIR, WHILE THE DRIVERS SIDE IS WARM. THE WINDSHIELD & ALL WINDOWS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT DEFROST CAUSE EXTREME VISIBILITY ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157072December 8, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
KNOWN ISSUE THAT MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ADDRESS. UNSAFE TO DRIVE DURING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. THIS VEHICLE ONLY PRODUCES HEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE VENT. TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATES AND TURNS HEAT TO COOL WHILE DRIVING. DOES NOT PROPERLY DEFROST. HAS TICKING ISSUES COMING FROM BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN CHANGING AC SETTINGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157033December 8, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT ON WHEN I GOT INTO CAR THIS MORNING. HAD NOT BEEN DRIVING VEHICLE. SHUT CAR OFF THEN TURNED IT BACK ON BECAUSE I WAS UNSURE WHAT THE LIGHT WAS FOR. LOOKED IT UP ON LINE TO FIND THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156714December 7, 2018
ENGINE
THE HEATER IN MY CAR IS ONLY BLOWING HEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BLOWING COLD AIR. BEING FROM MAINE THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE WINTER WHEN THE WEATHER IS INCLEMENT AS IT DOES NOT DEFROST PROPERLY AS IT SHOULD. I WAS QUOTED $2100 4 HEATER CORE AND RADIATOR REPLACEMENT . WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE I HAVE SEEN I WOULD THINK THAT CHRYSLER DODGE WITH TAKE RESPONSIBILITY DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THIS ISSUE WITHOUT CHARGING THE CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156892December 7, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2013 DODGE AVENGER HEATER ISSUE. DOES NOT HEAT ON RIGHT SIDE. THE CENTER DASH VENT ON THE RIGHT BLOWS WARM BUT NOTICEABLY COLDER THE. THE LEFT ONE RIGHT NEXT TO IT THAT VENT IN THE DASH NEXT TO THE DOOR AND THE FLOOR VENT FOR THE REAR ARE NOT E EN WARM AL ALL. CAUSES RIGHT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD, RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS AND REAR WINDOW TO FOG UP WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER. I HAVE HAD THE RADIATOR AND HEATER CORE FLUSHED SEVERAL TIMES AND EVEN REPLACED, ONLY A TEMP SOLUTION, ABOUT 1 WEEK. I HAVE REPLACES THE HEATER CONTROL PANEL AND DOOR ACTUATORS, NO HELP. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH, INTERNET AND TALKING TO REPAIR SHOPS AND DEALER SERVICE EMPLOYEES. THIS IS A CHRONIC DESIGN PROBLEM THAT THERE IS NO SOLID SOLUTION FOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156542December 6, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH "CLICKING" SOUND COMING FROM BEHIND GLOVEBOX WHEN HEAT OR AIR WAS TURNED ON. WOULD STOP CLICKING AFTER ABOUT 30 TO 45 SECONDS. THAT WENT OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR. NOW, THERE IS ONLY HOT AIR COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE VENTS AND COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN HEAT IS ON. IT NO LONGER CLICKS WHEN THE BLOWER IS ON BUT ONLY HAVE HEAT TO ONE SIDE OF THE CAR. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS REGARDLESS IF THE CAR IS PARKED OR IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155859December 4, 2018
SEATS
HEAD REST POPPED OUT OF PLACE WONT GO BACK IN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155558December 3, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO HEAT PASSENGER SIDE TOP OR BOTTOM ANY TIME WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER WHEN DRIVING OR STOPPED STARTED 2017 GETTING WORST TOLD BY DEALER IT IS PLUG HEATER CORE HAVE TALK TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE SAME PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155611December 3, 2018
ENGINE
MY HEATER IS NOT BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. I WAS TOLD THAT CASTING SAND WAS IN THE COOLING RESERVOIR THAT'S CAUSING THE HEATER TO NOT BLOW OUT HOT AIR AND THAT THE CASTING SAND WILL CAUSE SLUDGE IN MY COOLING SYSTEM. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS NO FAULT OF MY MAKING AND THIS HAPPENED AT THE MANUFACTURING PLANT DODGE WILL NOT FIX THEIR MISTAKE NOR IS IT COVERED BY MY LIFETIME ADDED CARE PLUS WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155680December 3, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS NO ELECTRICAL POWER GOING TO THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155342December 1, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
IN APRIL 2018 AND AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2018 MY CAR STALLED, COMPLETELY DIED WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A HILL. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS WAS ON A HILL, HEADING TO A HIGHWAY ENTRY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155239November 30, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HEATER CORE. BLOWS HOT AIR ON DRIVER'S SIDE, COLD AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE ALL THE TIME WHEN USING HEATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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