2011 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES SO FAR WITH MY AIR BAG. HOWEVER I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT FIXED I WAS INFORMED THERE IS NO SOLUTION FOR IT YET. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN OR PARKED, THE DEFROSTER FAILED WHEN ACTIVATED AND OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC WHO FLUSHED THE RADIATOR LINES AND INSTALLED A NEW THERMOSTAT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

PASSENGER SIDE HEAT STOPPED WORKING. COLD AIR BLOWS OUT OF VENTS ON PASSENGER SIDE NEAR DOOR AND RIGHT MIDDLE VENT. AS WELL AS DEFROST VENTS AND FEET VENT ON PASSENGER SIDE. DRIVER SIDE VENTS ARE BLOWING LUKE WARM AIR. NOT HOT. ROUGHLY 48K MILES ON CAR. HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 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.

ELECTRONIC DPPR LOCKS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE DOORS FAIL TO UNLOCK ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DRIVERS DOOR. THIS IS ESPECIAALY PROBLEMATIC IN THE REAR SEATS WHERE MANUAL UNLOCKING IS NOT EASILY SEEN OR ACTIVATED BY PASSENGERS WHICH COULD CAUSE ELAYS EHEN EMERGENCY EXIT IS REQUIRED. DEALER STATED HE COULD NOT CORRECT ALTHOUGH THEY DID CONFIRM THE PROBLEM.

2011 DODGE AVENGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEAD REST DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. VEHICLE VIN# NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *SMD

THE HEATING SYSTEM ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR NEEDS A HEATING CORE THIS PROBLEM STARTED 3 YEARS AGO IT EVENTUALLY DID NOT BLOW HOT AIR AT ALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 01/10/2017*CT CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE RPM JUMPED TO 1500 RPM AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON THE DASH ALONG WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLIMINATING. THE VEHICLE RPM WOULD ONLY VARY FROM 1200-1500RPM WITH THE MAX SPEED OF 20MPH. TURNS OUT THE LITTLE PLASTIC GEARS INSIDE THE PART WEAR, CAUSING THE ECM TO "LOSE TRACK" OF WHERE THE THROTTLE POSITION IS. UPDATED 6/28/18*JB

MY CAR BLOWS COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I TOOK IT IN JANUARY OF 2016 AND SPENT ALMOST $1K TO REPLACE HEATER CORE AND TOOK IT IN AGAIN OCTOBER 2016 FOR SAME ISSUE. THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD FLUSH IT REALLY WELL AND SPOKE TO A DODGE DEALER AND IT IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW BUT THERE IS NO FIX. THE BEST THEY COULD DO WAS FLUSH WITH MOPAR CLEANER AND REPLACE COOLANT (ANOTHER $200) AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. THIS WAS A FIX BUT WILL NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR 3YRS AND MAKE CAR PAYMENTS AND HAVE SPENT $1200 IN LAST 9MOS. GOT THE CAR BACK A WEEK AGO AND ALREADY BLOWING LUKEWARM ON PASSENGER SIDE AND WILL NO DOUBT BE BLOWING COLD BY WINTER. LOOKING ONLINE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND COMPLAINT OF 2010-2012 AVENGERS. WHY IS THE ISSUE NOT BEING HANDLED AND HOW MUCH DO US CONSUMERS HAVE TO SPEND?? DODGE SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. IT'S NOT A "SAFETY" ISSUE BUT WHEN WEATHER DROPS TO 10 BELOW AND I'M LITERALLY FREEZING... HOW IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? HOW MUCH MORE AM I GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND? I CAN'T AFFORD CONSTANT REPAIRS FOR SAME ISSUE. FIX THE ISSUE SO I CAN LOVE MY CAR AGAIN.

WHILE IN MOTION, DRIVING, THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD IT LOSES POWER. YOU HAVE TO EITHER PULL OVER OR PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A ABOUT A MINUTE AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND YOU CAN GO FOR AWHILE. A ERROR POPS UP BUT WHEN YOU SHUT IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT RESETS ITSELF. HARD TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT, BUT WE CHANGED OUT THE THROTTLE BODY AND A SENSOR, WAS TOLD THAT YOU CANT FLASH THE COMPUTER ON THIS CAR. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR 3 MONTHS.