2011 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

SHORTLY AFTER EXCEEDING THE 30,000 MILE WARRANTY THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. FORTUNATELY, IT SEEMS THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS BECAUSE I FOUND A YOUTUBE VIDEO ON HOW TO GET IT OUT OF PARK BY REMOVING THE GEAR SHIFT COVER AND USING A SCREWDRIVER TO LIFT THE PIECE THAT IS USUALLY LIFTED BY THE BRAKE CABLE TO THE GEAR SHIFT. THE DEALER ORDERED THE PART REPLACEMENT BUT THE LABOR COSTS WERE EXORBITANT SO I TOOK IT TO A FRIEND WHO USED TO BE A DODGE DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT FOR LESS THAN $100. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO A PARKING LOT AROUND A TURNABOUT AND AS I APPROACHED THE ENTRANCE FOR THE PARKING LOT, THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, ALMOST CAUSING THE CAR TO MISS THE ENTRANCE AND FOR ME TO VEER OF THE ROAD. I LOOKED AT THE TACHOMETER AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE HAD COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. THIS WAS ABOUT THE THIRD OCCURRENCE. THE PREVIOUS TWO TIMES THE CAR HAD STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION'S RED LIGHT AND DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. AGAIN, I WOULD LOOK AT THE TACHOMETER, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. I WISH TO HAVE ON THE RECORD THAT TODAY, 9/22/14 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30AM, I CONTACTED [XXX] OF PALM AUTO MALL IN PUNTA GORDA, FL TO VOICE MY CONCERNS ABOUT A RECALL I READ IN THE LOCAL NEWS ABOUT A FUEL PUMP RECALL FOR JEEP CHEROKEES WITH A 3.6L V6 AND WAS GIVEN THE RUNAROUND. MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME ENGINE, AND MADE DURING THAT RECALL'S DATE! THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE I DESCRIBED THIS EXACT PROBLEM WHEN MY CAR WAS SERVICED 9/16-9/17/14. I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT SINCE MY CAR IS NOT INVOLVED WITH THE JEEP RECALL, THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I WARNED [XXX] THAT IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, HE IS GOING TO BE ON RECORD THAT I EXPLAINED THIS PROBLEM TO HIM. THANK GOD I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY. IF MY MOTHER WERE DRIVING THE SAME CAR, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE. HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DURING 2013 MY CAR WOULD GIVE ME PROBLEMS STARTING IN COLD WEATHER. TO REMEDY THIS I WOULD TURN ON THE LIGHTS BEFORE TURNING ON THE VEHICLE. IT WORKED. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE I HAD WARRANTY FOR A CHECK UP AND THEY TOLD THEY SPOTTED NO PROBLEM CODES AND THE CAR WAS FINE. SEPTEMBER 15 2014 IT BEGAN TO GET CHILLY AGAIN. AS I WAS DRIVING, GOING UPHILL, THE LIGHTNING BOLT CAME BACK ON AND MY CAR DROPPED TO 20 MPH IMMEDIATELY. I REFERRED TO THE CAR MANUAL AND FOUND THIS IS CALLED A ETC ISSUE, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. I'VE BROUGHT THIS ATTENTION TO DEALERSHIP WHILE MY WARRANTY WAS STILL ON THE CAR, AND EVEN THO I STATED THE ISSUE WAS THERE, IT WASN'T ATTENDED TO BECAUSE NO PROBLEM CODES CAME UP. MY LOCAL MECHANIC RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STILL NO CODES COME UP. ASIDE FROM THIS, THERE IS A HEAVY KNOCKING NOISE WHEN MY AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON FOR SOME TIME. IDK WHAT THIS ISSUE IS BUT AGAIN I HAD BROUGHT IT UP WHILE I WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND NOTHING WAS DONE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AUG 23 ALONG IN A STREET WHEN THE CAR JUST STALLED,I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE GEAR IN PARK THEN START THE ENGINE AGAIN IT WORKED.. THEN AUG 25 I WAS BACKING UP FROM MY WORK DRIVE WAYIN THE MORNING WHEN IT DIES AGAIN.. THERE WERE NO ENGINE LIGHT OR BATTERY LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD THEN IT WONT START ... I WAITED LIKE 5MINS TO START IT AGAIN THEN IT WORKED AGAIN...THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE CAR STALLED AGAIN WHILE IM DRIVING HOME SAME DAY ... THEN AUG 28 PAST 415PM WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE TO DO SOME ERRANDS THE CAR WAS PARKED ON THE STREET IT DIDN'T START I CALLED TRIPLE A THINKING IT NEEDS A JUMP START... AFTER 15 MINS THE CAR STARTS AGAIN... THEN AUG 29 THE CAR STALLED AGAIN ALONG THE STREET SUNSET AND WILTON IT JUST DIES AGAIN I RE START IT AGAIN...IM SO AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS ON WHAT THIS CAR DEFECTS ARE.. I DECIDED TO WENT TO MIDAS SAME DAY AUG 29 AND HAVE MY CAR DIAGNOSED... THE MGR TOLD ME BATTERY RESULTS ARE OK .. THE STARTER TEST IS NORMAL...THE CHARGING SYSTEM TEST IS NORMAL ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER... I TOOK IT TO THE DOWNTOWN LA DEALER THEY DON'T ACCEPT WALK INS THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME THEY NEED TO HAVE THE CAR IN THE SERVICE SHOP FOR 3 DAYS TO RUN A TEST IT WILL COST ME $100 SOMETHING... I CANT AFFORD IT... IM A LOW INCOME EMPLOYEE.. I CANT AFFORD TO HAVE MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOR 3 DAYS...HE TOLD ME THE COST MIGHT RUN FROM $200 TO $1,000 DEPENDS ON THE PROBLEM....IM IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION RIGHT NOW...WE HAD THIS CAR SINCE MAY 2013 AT 37,000 MILES FROM A RENT ENTERPRISE DEALERSHIP IM NOT NEGLIGENT OR ABUSE THIS CAR IN ANY WAY I ALWAYS HAVE IT OIL CHANGE ...IT HAS 48,000 PLUS MILES NOW... WHEN I LOOK UP IN THE INTERNET I READ SOME RELATED COMPLAINTS ABOUT DODGE AVENGER THEY ALSO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THE CAR JUST DIES STALLED....VERY UNSAFE IN THE STREETS I DON'T WANT SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME WHILE IM IN THE FWY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE OPENED THE TRUNK WATER WAS COMING FROM THE TRUNK LATCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2011. SINCE 2011 IT HAS STALLED OUT ON ME 4 TIMES WHEN I AM AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN ACCELERATING WHEN A RED LIGHT TURNS GREEN. ONE OF THE STALLS IT HAPPENED AS I WAS MAKING A UTURN AND A CAR NEARLY HIT ME WHILE I WAS TRYING TO RESTART THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER AND EACH TIME THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS SITUATION IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED BY ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON THIS WEBSITE. I HAVE NOTICED THE CAR HAS A VERY SLIGHT SURGE AT IDLE OR AT A LIGHT WHEN THE AC IS RUNNING AND MENTIONED THIS TO THE TECHS BUT THEY STATED ITS NORMAL. DOESN'T SEEM NORMAL TO ME AS THE CAR DIDN'T DO IT WHEN PURCHASED AND NOW IT RANDOMLY STALLS. THEY DID FLASH THE ONBOARD COMPUTER BUT THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. GUESS IT WILL TAKE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BEFORE THE DEALER OR DODGE BELIEVES THERE IS A ISSUE. *TR

2011 DODGE AVENGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT THEN PROCEEDED INTO INTERSECTION AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. *SMD THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE POWER WINDOWS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN HE OPENED THE WINDOWS HE WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THEM. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ABS, AIR BAG, ENGINE, BATTERY WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V282000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,171.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THERE WAS RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V282000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS SUDDENLY DIMMED AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND BOTH TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,656.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THIS THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR