2011 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

HAD HOOD REPLACE 1ST TIME FOR RUST 7/2015. 2ND TIME HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING,REPLACED AT OUR COST OF DEDUCTIBLE 4/2016. CHECKED HOOD 8/2016, SECONDARY LATCH FAILED,ABLE TO OPEN HOOD WITH PRIMARY ONLY.DEALER STATES NOW LATCH HAS FAILED. WENT BACK FOR INSTALL, NOW TOLD STRYKER STUDS FAILED, NEED ANOTHER HOOD. TOLD OK TO DRIVE WITH BOTH SAFETY DEVICES FAILED"JUST DONT OPEN HOOD, YOU'LL BE OK. OVER THREE WEEKS WAITING FOR HOOD,WAS TOLD FORGOT TO ORDER. DON MILLER DODGE MADISON WI Y .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS FRACTURED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A SAFETY COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,630.

THERE WAS AN EXHAUST LEAK UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHICH CAUSED ME (ONLY DRIVER) TO BECOME VERY VERY SLEEPY. I WAS IN THE CAR FOR 5-10 MINUTES WHEN I FELT THE SLEEPINESS. I HAD TO OPEN WINDOWS FOR FRESH AIR IN ORDER TO MAKE IT TO WORK (20 MIN. DRIVE) WITHOUT HAVING TO PULL OVER. THE SLEEPINESS STARTED ABOUT 3 WEEKS BEFORE IT BECAME REALLY BAD. I WAS ON A 4 HOUR TRIP & AFTER AN HOUR I HAD TO REPEATELY PULL OVER, ONE TO SLEEP FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. AT THE TIME I DID NOT MAKE A CONNECTION WITH WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I ATTRIBUTED THE SLEEPINESS TO BEING TIRED BUT AFTER THE THIRD DAY OF SERIOUS SLEEPINESS, I THOUGHT THERE HAD TO BE SOMETHING WITH THE CAR BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENED IN THE CAR ALTHOUGH THERE WERE SEVERAL DAYS THAT I WAS ABNORMALLY SLEEPY AT WORK IN THE MORNING HOURS. I BELIEVE THAT WAS A CARRY OVER FROM THE TRIP TO WORK EACH MORNING.THERE IS A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM WHERE I WORK SO I TOOK IT TO THE TEACHER OF THE MECHANIC'S CLASS. THEY HAVE A MACHINE THAT SHOOTS SMOKE THROUGH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM & THERE WAS SMOKE COMING THROUGH A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST PIPE LOCATED DIRECTLY BENEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I WENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR A BLOOD TEST TO MAKE SURE I DID NOT HAVE ANY CARBON MONOXIDE IN MY SYSTEM. THE RESULTS SHOWED ME AT A LEVEL 1, THE RANGE IS FROM 0-2. THE MECHANICS REPAIRED THE LEAK WITH A SPECIAL PUDDY. THE DRIVE TO WORK EVERYDAY IS A TWENTY MINUTE DRIVE EACH WAY ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS APRIL 23, 2016. THE OTHER INCIDENTS WERE THE WEEK OF MAY 16TH. I WAS EXPOSED TO THE FUMES FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS BEFORE IT BECAME REALLY BAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN UNKNOWN NOISE FROM THE TWO FRONT WHEELS. WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V315000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,211.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE AUTOBAHN AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. I HAD TO LET THE CAR ROLL TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES AND THERE I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE CAR HAD SHUT OFF BEFORE WITHOUT ANY WARNING, BUT IT STARTED BACK UP WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANICAL SHOP AND THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER WITH THE CODE FOR CAMSHAFT SENSOR. WE REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND STILL NO LUCK. TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE DID NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT WOULD COST $8000. THE CAR STILL ONLY CRANKS, BUT DOES NOT START AND THE ETC LIGHT IS STILL ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN ESTIMATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AFTER 4 YEARS VEHICLE HAS BEGUN STALLING AFTER AUTO START WHEN YOU TURN KEY ON. IT HAS ALSO BEGUN STALLING AT LIGHTS. HARD TO DETECT A STALL RIGHT AWAY UNTIL YOU GO TO USE IT. CAUSED A FEW TIMES A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION.

THE HEAT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK. THE AIR WORKS GREAT, BUT NO HEAT. THIS WAS JUST NOTICED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THE COST WILL BE $1,002.80. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS FIXED WITHOUT ME HAVING TO PAY SO MUCH. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 1 YEAR. I HAVE READ THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SHOULD BE A RECALL................

MY 2011 DODGE AVENGER HEAT HAS A HEATING PROBLEM. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAT/DEFROST ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. I PUT THE FAN ON HIGH AND STILL ONLY COLD AIR. WHEN WARMING CAR UP WITH REMOTE START THE CAR IS NOT WARM AFTER 10 TO 15 MINUTES CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD TO NOT DEFROST. I DRIVE 50 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK AND AM FREEZING WHEN I GET THERE. I HAVE SEEN FORUMS WHERE THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ETC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE ETC WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.