2009 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

I FEEL THESE. RECALLS SHOULD BE DONE ON MY CAR BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE AND WAS BEG INFORMED ABOUT ANY OF THEM AND MY CAR IS HAVING ISSUES DUE TO THEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL DOWN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WHEN IT SUDDENLY SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ROLL THE WINDOW BACK UP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MECHANISM THAT HELD THE WINDOW UP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

REAR SEATBELT BUCKLES. THE STITCHING THAT HOLDS THE LOOPS TO BUCKLE / CLASP DISINTEGRATED. MY SON WAS BUCKLED IN AND I HAD TO BRAKE HARD. SEATBELT BUCKET CAME OFF CLASP / AWAY FROM VEHICLE AND HE HIT BACK SEAT. CHECKED OTHER BUCKLES AND THERE WERE ALL WORN OUT AS WELL. I HAVE THE BUCKLES STILL / REPLACED THEM BUT DON'T HAVE PICTURES HANDY.*DT*JB

THE CAR STALLS WHEN AT A STOP. THE ENGINE CUTS OFF. NO WARNING LIGHTS AND THE DODGE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.

IT BEGAN WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF AS WELL AS THE AIR BAG SOUND. IT BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND OCCURRED MOSTLY WHEN TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MIGHT DEPLOY, I PULLED THE FUSE. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE IS A SPRING NOISE BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL THAT PINGS IN EITHER DIRECTION.

RED LIGHTING SYMBOL APPEARS ON THE DASH WHILE I'M ON THE HIGHWAY. SUDDENLY MY CAR LOSES ITS HORSEPOWER AND I BEGIN TO COAST. I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL I PUT IT IN PARK. WHEN IN PARK, THE CAR IDLES TO ABOUT 2500 RPM. I'VE DONE A BIT OF RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS COUNTLESS PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AT THE SAME MILEAGE WITH THIS VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THEM, IT IS CAUSED BY THE ELECTRONIC TROTTLE CONTROL THAT SEEMS TO BE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX.

2009 DODGE AVENGER RPMS WOULD RISE AND FALL 200-300 AT IDLE. EXHAUST/MUFFLER WOULD RATTLE. HAVE BEEN TO MULTIPLE SHOPS AND THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. IT IS TAKING LONGER TO START UP. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED LAST WEEK. YESTERDAY, IT WAS CHECKED BY AN AUTOZONE EMPLOYEE FOR CODES AND NOTHING CAME UP. I STARTED THE CAR AND IT QUICKLY DIED THERE AFTER. DROVE IT AROUND ALL DAY AFTER THAT AND NOT A PROBLEM. TODAY IT HAD A VERY ROUGH START, RPMS WENT ABOVE 2000 AND BACK DOWN TO ABOUT 400, CONSTANTLY, AND CAR WAS SHAKING A LOT. I BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE AND WHILE I APPLIED THE BRAKES, IT ALMOST DIED. I BARELY GOT IT IN PARK BEFORE IT DID DIE. THE WHOLE TIME THE CHECK ENGINE AND ETC LIGHTS STAYED ON. THIS IS A FIRST FOR BOTH TO STAY ON. ETC HAS CAME ON BEFORE AND STAYED, THEN NEVER SHOWED UP FOR ANOTHER 1-2 YEARS (NOW0. CAR HAS ALMOST 87,000 MILES.

I HAVE A 2009 DODGE AVENGER PURCHASED IN 2012. YESTERDAY I WAS IN A SCARY SITUATION AND COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY HURT A CHILD DONE THE DODGE. YESTERDAY MORNING THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE I PARKED, TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND STARTED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACK I JUMPED IN THE CAR HIT THE BRAKE, BRAKES DID NOT WORK HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. AT THE TIME THERE WAS A CHILD RIDING BY ON A BIKE THANK GOD THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WORKED. I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE JUST IN TIME. TRUST ME THAT WAS REALLY SCARY TOO ME BECAUSE OUT OF ALL THE CARS I HAVE HAD THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME. AFTER I GOT THE CAR TO STOP I TRIED TO START THE CAR IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO CALL MY BROTHER IN-LAW TO LOOK AT THE CAR AT CHECKING SEVERAL THINGS AND WATCHING SEVERAL YOU TUBE VIDEOS WE NOTICED THIS HAS BEEN AND ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE AVENGER. HE FIGURED IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE SHIFT STICK AND OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HE GOT THE CAR STARTED BUT IT WOULD ONLY GO IN REVERSE AND WHEN HE TURNED THE CAR OFF IT WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP. HE TRIED TO RESET THE CAR BY UNHOOKING THE BATTERY CABLE BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES HE COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO CRANK BACK UP. I WAS STUCK AT THE ONE LOCATION FROM 9AM TO 9PM. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND GET IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE, BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO COME OUT OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN AND ONGOING ISSUE AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. NOT ONLY COULD I HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED THAT CHILD, I COULD HAVE INJURED MYSELF. I REALLY ENJOYED DRIVING MY DODGE AVENGER THOUGHT IT WAS THE BEST CAR. PLEASE HELP!

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY ROAD WHEN A TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME WITH NO TIME TO STOP AND SMASHED MY WHOLE FRONT END IN MAINLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND I HAD NO AIR BAG DEPOLYMENT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER FOR THE SAME REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V047000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.