2013 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ANOTHER OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,512.

ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SPLIT SECOND, THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, THAN THE LIGHT SHUT OFF AND DROVE FINE. FOR THE NEXT FEW DAY'S IT DID IT ONCE OR TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WOULD GO UP HILLS. THE LAST DAY I DROVE IT BEFORE TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC IT DID IT AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME THE LIGHT DIDN'T SHUT OFF AND I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT STARTED, THERE WAS NO LIGHT ON SO I BEGAN TO DRIVE. ABOUT 10 MILES DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 60MPH. I GOT IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT EXACTLY WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY SAID THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT IT DIDN'T HELP AND SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER SHIP. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND TO SEE ABOUT A WARRANTY. THEY SAID THAT I STILL HAD POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER SO THEY COULD DO ADIAGNOSTIC TEST. AFTER TELLING THEM WHAT THE OTHER MACHINES DID THEY SAID IT PROBABLY WAS THE THROTTLE BODY BUT IT'S NOT UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THEY MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME ABOUT WHO'S GOING TO COVER THE COST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE INSPECTION ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO HAD AN OBD 2 READER THAT PRODUCED FAILURE CODE: B1C14, WHICH INDICATED A TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V282000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HAD A REMEDY THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT FOR THE EXACT FAILURE THAT THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

FROM DATE OF PURCHASE BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT 2013 DODGE AVENGER 3.6L BLACKTOP EDITION. WITHIN A FEW DAYS I STARTED NOTICING THE CAR WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE ALIGNMENT LOOKED AT AND FIXED AND THEY SAID THEY RE ALIGNED EVERYTHING AND SHOULD BE FINE. AFTER A WEEK I NOTICED IT STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AGAIN. AT THAT POINT I TOOK IT INTO A DIFFERENT SHOP WHERE THEY ACTUALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T RE ALIGN THE CAR BASED ON THE FACT THAT HOW THE CARS SUSPENSION WAS MANUFACTURED AND DESIGN IS FAULTY TO WHERE THE ALIGNMENT WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO BE CORRECTED AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I AM MILITARY AND HAVE MOVED 2 TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE AND HAVE TAKIN THE CAR TO SEVERAL SHOPS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SAME. THAT THE ALIGNMENT IS AS BEST AS IT CAN GET AND WILL ALWAYS PULL TO THE RIGHT BASED ON THE DESIGN AND HOW IT CAME FROM THE FACTORY. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 3 YRS NOW AND HAVE HAD TO BUY BRAND NEW TIRES EVERY YEAR WHILE ROTATING AND BALANCING MY TIRES EVERY 3 MONTHS. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND DODGE WILL NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE FAULT AND HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY HELP IN COMING UP WITH A SOLUTION TO FIX THE SUSPENSIONS ALIGNMENT ALWAYS BEING OFF.

TAKATA RECALLS PURCHASED CAR IN JUNE OF 2016 AIRBAG LIGHT ON WHEN PURCHASED. USED CAR DEALER SAYS HE CAN'T FIX IT AND AND A NEW CAR DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY CAR. I'VE NOW BEEN STUCK WITH A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. WHAT CAN I DO?

THE TRANSMISSION IS THE PROBLEM. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE CAR STARTED MAKING NOISES AND STOPPED ON A HILL. I WAS ABLE TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL BACKWARD, AND TURN INTO A PARK ENTRANCE BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I TURNED OFF THE CAR STARTED IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT WOULDN'T MOVE WHEN I PUT IT IN GEAR EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND TO DATE IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED AT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRES CONNECTED TO THE HEADREST BECAME DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V282000 (AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT IS GOING OFF. AND STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING WHEN AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON.