2013 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

IT'S BEEN 10 MONTHS & STILL NO REMEDY ON AN AIR BAG FIX THAT TO ME IS A LIFE & DEATH SITUATION!

I RECEIVED AN EMAIL MONTHS AGO THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY AIRBAGS AND AN ISSUE WITH THE SEATBELTS THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY DURING A CRASH. A JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM CARMAX WARNING ME OF THE SAME. I NEVER RECEIVED A REMEDY-IS-AVAILABLE EMAIL SO I LOOKED IT UP ON THIS SITE AND WAS INFORMED THERE IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE RECALL IS INCOMPLETE. IT HAS BEEN CLOSE TO A YEAR, AND I WOULD LIKE THIS REMEDIED SO I AND MY PASSENGERS ARE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE IN MY CAR. THANK YOU!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE BILLY BENDER DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN JUNE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER (ANDERSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 5711 E STATE ST, ROCKFORD, IL 61108, (888) 213-3468). THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE REMEDY AND PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR OVER TWO YEARS. A MECHANIC ALSO INSPECTED THE DTC FOR THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO BE ORDERED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL A DEALER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER FOR MONTHS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE REMEDY AND PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. MONTHS LATER, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR FLASHED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/03/17*LJ *TR

WHILE DRIVING, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT AS WELL AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. DRIVER EXPERIENCED IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER IN VEHICLE & INABILITY TO INCREASE SPEED, CAUSING REAR TRAFFIC TO TAKE CAUTIOUS ACTION. VEHICLE SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 10 - 20 MPH. CAR WAS PARKED FOR A DAY. UPON STARTING AGAIN, NO ISSUE/ WARNING LIGHTS. ONE MONTH LATER, SAME ISSUE. UPON RESTART, WARNING LIGHTS PERSIST. VEHICLE AT OVER 90,000 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE SUBURBAN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF FARMINGTON HILLS, MI DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION, BUT FOUND ONLINE THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN AN OPEN RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED COLONIAL DODGE JEEP (24 COOLIDGE ST HUDSON, MA 01749) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V68000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE REMEDY PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA TO EXPEDITE THE PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY HUSBAND WENT TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE ETC LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER, WENT FROM 40MPH TO 30MPH!!! WE COULDN'T PASS AND LUCKILY THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT! ANOTHER TIME AT A STOP SIGN, HE ACCELERATED AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE COULD ONLY GO 20 MPH, THANK GOD NO CARS WERE COMING!! WE'VE BE TOLD IT'S THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS LIKE ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS WE ARE! THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE, IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE INVESTIGATED SOON!!! I'VE ALSO NOTIFIED DODGE, THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME I'M ON MY OWN!!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 07/13/17*LJ *AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V680000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON JUNE 1, 2017. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.