2013 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, I DID HIT THE BREAKS, I FELT A JOLT HOWEVER THE CAR NEVER STOPPED. THE CAR DID SKID ACROSS A HIGHWAY, AND LAND IN A DITCH. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE, HOWEVER NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. BOTHE ME AND MY MINOR CHILD WERE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS. WE DID BOTH SUSTAIN INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH ALONG WITH A HEAD INJURY FROM STRIKING THE GLASS. THE GLASS SHATTERED AND IMPACTED THE DRIVER. THE FRONT PASSENGER AND OTHER THREE PASSENGERS SUFFERED WHIPLASH AND ONE OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT URINATED BLOOD DUE TO THE INJURIES. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGERS RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V282000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE WAS NOT INVESTIGATED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND AN UNUSUAL CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V5520000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE DEALER EXPLAINED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE WOULD BE CHARGED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT MENTION A DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,596.

BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT STOP CAR CAUSING REAR END COLLISION. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND PASSENGER AIR BAG STARTING SMOTHERING AND BURNT HOLE THOUGH AIR BAG. CAR TOTALED AT GOING ONLY 30MPG.NOTIFIED DODGE AND WAS SENT A LETTER SAYING NOTHING WAS FOUND ON BRAKES BUT DIDN'T EVEN ADDRESS THE AIR BAG. 1WEEK BEFORE HAD CAR IN FOR SERVICE FOR VIBRATION AND DEALER HAD TO REPLACE ALL MOUNTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX AND A LIGHT POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR VENT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR OPERATOR HOSE AND HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE COOLANT NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED AND THE EVAC SYSTEM RECHARGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

VEHICLE VEERED INTO MY LANE NOT ENOUGH TIME TO STOP HIT THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. STEERING LOCKED AND DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ONLY PASSENGER SIDE DID. MY CAR WAS A TOTAL LOST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEIZED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,600.

I WAS DRIVING FROM ARKANSAS TO TEXAS AND WAS APPROXIMATELY TEN MILES FROM MY DESTINATION WHEN THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT ON A NARROW TWO LANE HIGHWAY HITTING THE APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT TALL CONCRETE BRIDE SIDE. IT WAS MISTING RAIN AND THE CAR KEPT PULLING RIGHT AND THEN STARTED TO GO INTO A SKID. I TRIED TO STEER TO STOP SKIDDING AND SPUN AROUND INTO THE DITCH AND ROLLED. ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS AND THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON THE DRIVER SIDE OR FROM THE DASH OR STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT, SIDES AND TOP. THERE HAD BEEN PRIOR WARRANTY REPAIR TO THE DRIVER SEAT AIRBAG BY ORR DODGE OF SEARCY BECAUSE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON IN THE VEHICLE. *TR