2013 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. ETC, ESC, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WENT ON. THE DOME LIGHT IN THE CAR WAS FLICKERING AND THE LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD WENT DARK AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT VISIBLE. THIS HAPPENED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. *TR

I PURCHASE THE CAR, AND THE DEALERSHIP CALIFORNIA DIRECT MOTORS FAILED TO INFORM ME OF THE SAFETY RECALL, AND ITS STILL AN UN GOING PROBLEM, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY PLATES / REGISTRATION. SO LEGALLY I'M NOT THE OWNER UNTIL THIS GET CLEARED. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. PLEASE HELP ME

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH THEN SUDDENLY MY CAR STALLED. MY CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT IT WAS FOR THE SMALLER ENGINE WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE MY ENGINE. I JUST TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID THEIR WAS AN OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED THE OIL HOUSING TO LEAK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER WAS SHIFTED FORWARD AND WAS UNABLE TO RESET THE HEAD REST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RICK HENDRICK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (1468 SAVANNAH HIGHWAY, CHARLESTON, SC 29407, (843) 352-6931) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V640000 (SEATS, AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

OIL IS POOLING UNDER THE OIL FILTER/OIL COOLER ASSEMBLY. I UNDERSTAND FROM OTHER OWNERS ONLINE (YOUTUBE, AVENGER FORUM) THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. FOR OIL TO LEAK FROM THE COOLER WHOSE SEALS MAY BE BAD. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A ROCKER ARM (AT LEAST ONE) THAT IS WORN, PROBABLY FROM THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT OIL DUE TO THIS LEAK. I DISCOVERED THE POOLING WITH THE CAR PARKED, ENGINE IDLING, AND TRYING TO FIND THE CLACKING/TACKING/TIPPING NOISE WHICH FEELS (VIBRATIONS) LIKE IT MIGHT BE IN THE LEFT BANK OF THE V6 ENGINE. BOTH PROBLEMS REPORTED AS TYPICAL ONLINE AS NOTED FOR THE PENTASTAR 3.6L V6 WHICH I HAVE. TAPPING HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE MARCH 2020 AT LEAST. I DID A SECOND OIL CHANGE (PREVIOUS IN FEBRUARY) TO DETERMINE IF THAT WOULD HELP. NO.

WHILE DRIVING HEADREST DEPLOYED FOUND OTHER INCIDENTS ON YOUTUBE LIKE THIS. THERE IS A LAWSUIT AGAINST DODGE/CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TOO BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY!! I WOULD RATHER HAVE A REGULAR HEADREST THAT DOESN'T DEPLOY.PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL!

FUEL PUMP IS GOING OUT AND I SEEN IN 2012 THERE WAS A RECALL WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM

A COUPLE YEARS AFTER I GOT MY CAR IT WOULD SHUT DOWN WHEN I WOULD COME TO STOP SIGNS AND NO MECHANICS COULD TELL ME WHY. NO LIGHTS EVER CAME ON. IT HAD SHUT DOWN ON THE FREEWAY BEFORE AND LET THE POWER SLOWLY DIE DOWN UNTIL THE CAR TURNED OFF. THAT TIME THE CAR ACTUALLY HAD A LIGHT WHEN I TRIED TURNING IT BACK ON. I ESSENTIALLY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE WITHIN A YEAR. THE CAR WOULD OVERHEAT AT TIMES BUT NO LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF SO I JUST COULD LET THE CAR COOL DOWN AND LET THE OVERHEATING STOP. FAST FORWARD TO REPLACING THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION AND MY CAR IS NOW IDLING HIGH EVEN WITHOUT THE GAS BEING TOUCHED. ON THE FREEWAY IT WILL GO TO AS HIGH AS 4000RPMS NOW AND IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO STOP WORKING AGAIN. ALSO THE DOOR BLEND ACTUATORS AND OTHER ACTUATORS HAVE BEEN MAKING NOISE FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS. MY AIR LINE HAS NO LEAKS AND IS COLD BUT THE AIR THAT COMES OUT OF MY VENTS IS ALMOST WARM FEELING.

MY AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF WHEN I HIT THE CAR IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY FRAME WAS BENT AND BOTH CARS WERE TOTALED. I'VE SUSTAINED MANY INJURIES THAT ARE UNKNOWN OF TREATMENT COMPLETION

ON 3/9/2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 PM WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 55 JUST SOUTH OF SOUTHAVEN MISSISSIPPI WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADREST DEPLOYED SPRINGING THE HEAD REST FORWARD WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE. MY WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AT THE TIME AND WAS STRUCK BY THE HEADREST IN THE HEAD AND COMPLAINED THAT IT HIT HER HEAD SO HARD THAT IT HURT. WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE TIME AND WERE TRAVELING AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. I HAD NOT HAD TO BREAK HARD OR ANYTHING. THE HEADREST JUST CAME APART. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I SEE THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE A SAFETY FEATURE THAT WOULD OCCUR IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. AFTER ARRIVING HOME I NOTICED A METAL PIN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT REST AND BROKE PLASTIC IN THE LOCATION WHERE THE PIN SHOULD BE LOCATED. NOW I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT MAY DO THE SAME THING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.I ALSO NOW HAVE THE ISSUE OF A COSTLY REPAIR FOR A DEFECTIVE DESIGN FLAW.