2011 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

WAS IN LINE OF TRAFFIC . ONE VEHICLE THREE CARS AHEAD TURNED SUDDENLY CAUSING THE NEXT CAR TO PUT ON BRAKES SUDDENLY THEN THE NEXT CAR BRAKE SUDDENLY THE BRAKES OF THE 2011 DODGE AVENGER FAILED TO ENGAGE LEADING TO A REAR END COLLISION WITH THE CAR AHEAD CAUSING EXTREME FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE 2011 DODGE AVENGER AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY .. LUCKILY THE SEAT BELT WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY ...POLICE REPORT FILED AND NOTED BRAKE FLUID COMPARTMENT FULL . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, PCM AND THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ETC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ETC THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE ETC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE FUEL INJECTION NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

I BOUGHT A 2011 DODGE AVENGER MAINSTREET THREE YEARS AGO. AT 13K MILES MY CAR STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THE CAR BASICALLY LOSES POWER WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER 5 TIMES SINCE FEBRUARY 2013 DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND ON TWO OCCASIONS THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE ETC. RECENTLY THE CAR WAS GIVING ME PROBLEMS AGAIN WITH THE ETC WHERE THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER WITH NO WARNING. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO AND GOT THE ETC REPLACED AND INSTALLED. YESTERDAY MY CAR GAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WHERE THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER. I KNOW THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TIPM OF CHRYSLER VEHICLES AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR ARE RELATED TO THE TIPM. IF IT WAS JUST THE ETC MY CAR WOULD BE GOOD BUT KEEP IN MIND THE PART WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE CAR GIVES ME THE SAME ISSUES. I NEED ADVOCACY FOR THIS ISSUE. I FEAR MY CAR MAY BE A LEMON. *TR

AFTER BEING STOPPED IN TRAFFIC FOR A FEW MINUTES I RELEASED THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND STALLED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF AND IT RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEMS. IT HAS DONE THIS ONCE A WEEK FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON AT ANY POINT. I RAN A DIAGNOSTIC WITH THE OBD2 AND IT PRODUCES NO CODES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIPERS OPERATED NON-STOP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING, THE ETC LIGHT AND THE STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR LOST POWER. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT TO GET THE CAR TO DRIVE NORMALLY. IT WOULD DRIVE NORMALLY FOR A COUPLE OF MILES AND THEN I WOULD HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN. IT STOPPED DOING IT THE NEXT DAY. IT STARTED BACK UP AGAIN THIS SUMMER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC WHO CLEANS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BOX AND HAS RESET THE ELECTRONICS. THIS WILL USUALLY FIX IT FOR A MONTH OR SO AND THEN IT STARTS AGAIN. THE CAR ALSO WILL HAVE SURGES OF POWER, WHICH ARE VERY SCARY. IT ALSO DOES NOT HANDLE WELL WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS. OVERALL I FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS UNSAFE. *TR

I HAVE A 2011 DODGE AVENGER EXPRESS AND HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THEY ONLY WORK ON THE HIGH SETTING. WHEN I WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR THAT WOULD COST $200. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK IN FOR THAT REPAIR THEY TOLD ME THAT A NEW MOTOR WASN'T CALLED FOR BUT A TIPM WAS NEEDED AT THE REQUEST OF DODGE/CHRYSLER AT THE COST OF $800.00. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE TIPM BUT IT STARTS IN JUNE OF 2011 AND MY CAR WAS MADE IN FEBRUARY OF THAT YEAR. IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO? THERE IS NO WAY I CAN COME UP WITH $800.0 FOR THIS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK TODAY I LOST ALL POWER AND NOTICED A RED LIGHTING BOLT ON THE DASH. I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE BUT COULD NOT GOING MORE THEN 1600 RPM'S. I PULLED OVER AND KILLED THE ENGINE. WHEN I STARTED IT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME AND LATER FOUND OUT THE LIGHTING BOLT WAS THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL THROTTLE BODY. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WANT $550 TO INSTALL IT OR $330 FOR A NEW PART. READING FORUMS I SEEN THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE AND NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY BECAUSE THERE ARE LITTLE PLASTIC GEARS THAT GET STRIPPED. I FOUND A PLACE ON LINE FOR $180 AND WILL REPLACE IT BUT I THINK IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT I AM REPLACING THIS PART WHEN I ONLY HAVE 60K MILES ON IT. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN THE FALL OF 2013. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE THE CAR FISHTAILS IN WET OR SNOWY CONDITIONS. I TRANSPORT 4 CHILDREN ON A DAILY BASIS, AND THIS CAR SCARES ME. I HAVE DRIVEN IN WINTER CONDITIONS FOR MANY YEARS, AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THE TERROR THIS CAR CAUSES. I HAVE TO DRIVE 25-35 MPH ANYWHERE I GO ON WET OR EVEN MILDLY SNOWY ROADS OR LOSE CONTROL OF THIS CAR. I ALSO KNOW A FEW OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES I HAVE, WITH THE SAME CAR. I HAVE ALSO FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS ITS SISTER VEHICLE THE CHRYSLER 200. I DO BELIEVE A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THIS VEHICLE BEFORE ANYONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR