2012 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROST SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROST SYSTEM FAILED TO CLEAR THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHICH AFFECTED HIS VISION WHILE DRIVING. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT SAND ENTERED THE COOLANT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WINDOW DEFROST AND PASSENGER HEAT /AIR. WHILE EITHER IN MOTION OR WHILE DRIVING, NO HEATED AIR EXITS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER, NOR THE PASSENGER WINDOW DEFROST, LOWER AND CENTER CONSOLE VENTS. HEATED AIR ONLY EXITS THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD AND DRIVER'S SIDE DASH VENTS. PROBLEM PERSISTS THROUGH ALL CABIN AIR MODES, AND CIRCULATIONS. THIS SAFETY ISSUE EFFECTS VISIBILITY AND PASSENGER SAFETY BY FAILING TO DEFROST/DEFOG WINDOWS AND KEEPING CABIN TEMPURATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING DURING COLD WEATHER (BLOWING COLD AIR INTO THE CABIN)

THIS ISSUE IS A DEFECTIVE HEATER CORE. CASTING AND METAL SHAVINGS CLOG HEATER CORE TO WHERE YOUR CAR CANNOT HEAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF YOUR CAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE CAR NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO DEFROST FRONT AND BACK WIND SHIELDS DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE PROBLEM ARISES WITH HOW TO THE HEATER SITS BEHIND THE DASH. IT CAUSES THIS ISSUE TO REPEAT EVEN IF HEATER CORE IS REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IS A $1,000 PLUS REPAIR THAT WILL REPEATEDLY OCCUR NEARLY EVERY YEAR OR SO.

THE AC HEATER DOES NOT HEAT ON THE MIDDLE AND RIGHT VENTS. THE ONLY ONE THAT HEATS IS THE DRIVER SIDE VENT. I NOTICED IT WHEN IT WAS WINTER OF THE ISSUE. THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE

MY 2012 DODGE AVENGER JUST STARTING BLOWING COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, BUT HEAT STILL WORKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE.

WHEN I USE THE HEATER THE PASSENGER SIDE VENT BLOWS FREEZING COLD AIR AND THE DRIVERS SIDE BLOWS HOT, AND IT DOESN'T HAVE DUAL CONTROL TEMPERATURE.

NO HEAT OR DEFROST ON PASSENGERS SIDE OF VEHICLE: I FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE WINDOW HAS FROST ON IT OR FOGS DURING DRIVING. ON NOVEMBER 20, 2017 I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO HEAT OR DEFROST ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF CAR. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THE HEATER CORE WAS PLUGGED. THE CAR WAS OUT OF THE DODGE WARRANTY AND THE AFTER MARKET WARRANTY I HAD BOUGHT WITH THE VEHICLE FELT IT WAS FROM "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". DOING RESEARCH ON-LINE. I HAVE FOUND THAT DODGE KNOWS OF AN ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE AND SAND LEFT BEHIND DURING PRODUCTION BUT WON'T ADMIT TO IT. I AM HEADED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN (NOV 14, 2018) TO REPORT THAT THE REPAIR THAT THEY MADE LAST NOVEMBER NEEDS TO BE DONE AGAIN, I HAVE NO HEAT OR DEFROST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE WINDOW HAS FROST ON IT OR FOGS DURING DRIVING.

THE HEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS BLOWING OUT WARM AIR WHILE THE VENTS ABOVE THE RADIO AND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ARE BLOWING OUT COLD AIR. TURNING THE CAR OFF OR TURNING THE AIR FROM COLD TO HOT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. DEFROST IS NOT GETTING WARM ENOUGH TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS

WHEN HEAT OR AC IS TURNED ON EITHER IN MOTION OR NOT THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER DASHBOARD ABOUT FIVE CLICKS AND THE CLICKS WILL STOP AND THE HEAT WILL COME OUT OF DRIVER SIDE, BUT COOL AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE. IF TURNED OFF AND BACK ON IT WILL REPEAT THE FIVE CLICKING NOISE AND THE HEAT WILL KICK ON. ALSO THIS "HEAT" IS LUKEWARM AT BEST.

HEATER CORE ISSUES FROM FACTORY FAIL BECAUSE OF SAND BUILT UP IN HEATER CORE SO NO HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE AND CAUSES WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP IMPAIRING VISSION