2013 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

I WAS ACCELERATING TO 30 MPH WITH TRACTION SYSTEM ON THAN MY CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN HAD HIGH RPM BUT SPEED WAS DECREASING ALMOST HAD A GUY REAR END ME BC OF THE SPEED ACCELERATED FINE THAN JUST DROPPED THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME WITHIN A WEEK . *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER DEEPLY LACERATED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BY SLICING IT ON THE RAZOR-THIN CHROME COVERING OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. BOTH DOOR HANDLES SEEM TO BE PEELING, AND THE CAR IS ONE YEAR, 30,000 MILES OLD. *TR

2013 DODGE AVENGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE AND RECALL NOTICES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER ALSO BELIEVED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD RELEASE MECHANISM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FOOT REST AND HE WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATE THE MECHANISM WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2013 DODGE AVENGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, SHE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION, SHE WAS GETTING A SAFE, RELIABLE AND QUALITY VEHICLE, AS ADVERTISED BY CHRYSLER. THE CONSUMER STATED OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, HER LIFE AS WELL AS THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS WERE ENDANGERED DUE TO THE APPARENT GROSS NEGLIGENCE OF CHRYSLER. UPDATED 12/11/13

BOUGHT A 2013 DODGE AVENGER IN JAN 2013 WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I START HAVING "TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS".. WHEN I WOULD TAKE OFF FROM MY WORK PARKING LOT AT LUNCH MY CAR WOULD SHUTTER.. A FEW TIMES AT LUNCH IT WOULD NOT START! I CALLED DEALERSHIP ABOUT HOW STRANGE MY CAR FEELS . SEEMED LIKE IT WAS SLOW AT CHANGING GEARS AND WOULD SHIFT HARD. DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIND ANY THROWN CODES AND DOESN'T FEEL ANYTHING! SO I LEAVE FRUSTRATED THAT THEY CAN NOT FEEL WHAT I AM FEELING SO I TAKE IT TO MY HOME TOWN DEALERSHIP TELL THEM ABOUT WHAT I FEEL EVERYTIME I TAKE OFF FROM A PARKING LOT. ( FEB 7TH 2013) WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS THAT MY CAR IS "TRYING RO LEARN HOW I DRIVE" THAT THEY UPDATED MY COMPUTER. THEY SENT ME ABOUT MY WAY A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN I TRY TO LEAVE WORK I HAVE TO TRY 4 TIMES WHEN STARTING MY CAR BEFORE IT FIRES OFF! I THEN GO STRAIGHT TO OUR LOCAL AUTOZONE THEY PUT A TESTER ONMY BATTERY IT SHOWS UP WEAK. THEN THEY TEST MY ALTERNATOR IT SHOWS UP BAD. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN TWO MANUFACTURE ADVISORS AND HAVESINCE BEEN TO RED RIVER FOR DIAGNOSIS YET TO GET ACCOMPLISHED! IT IS NOW AUG 2013 THIS PAST SUNDAY I PICKED UP MY 6 YR OLD FATHER AS I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT MY CAR SHIFT HARD THEN DID RIGHT BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC!!! WHICH IS NOT THE FIRST SCARY CAR TRAFFIC INCIDENT WE'VE HAD IN THIS CAR! WE WERE OUT FOR THE WEEKEND HERE IN AR. WE WERE ON LANDERS ROAD WHICH IS A COMPLETE CIRCLE ALMOST THAT EXITS INTO HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC WHERE MY CAR THEN PROCEEDS TO SHUTTER AS I TAKE OFF FROM THE EXIT WHICH WAS EXTREMELY TERRIFIC CONSIDERING IT WAS COMING A DOWN POUR! AT THIS TIME RED RIVER DODGES SERVICE MEN SAYTHEY KNOW WHAT I AM CLAIMING TO FEEL THAT IT IS THE WAY DODGE HAS MADE THEIR TRANSMISSIONS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN THE PAST AND THAT THEY ARE STILL SEEING THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER NEW MODELS. SAY I'M STUCK W/IT BC THEY REP. *TR

NOTICED AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING WHEN QUICKLY PICKING UP SPEED TO PASS A VEHICLE. THE STEERING PULLS FAST TO THE RIGHT AND FEELS AS THOUGH THE FRONT END IS FISH TAILING. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. IT IS CALLED TORQUE STEER AND THAT ALL NEW VEHICLES DO THIS. TRYING TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY HARD. MINE WAS CHECKED, I WAS TOLD IT WAS BAD AND THEY DID ADJUSTMENTS AND AN ALIGNMENT AS WELL AS PUT THE BEST 2 TIRES ON THE FRONT. WITHIN 2 WEEKS MY CAR IS DOING THIS REALLY BAD AGAIN. MY STEERING FEELS LOOSE AND THE CAR IS HARD TO HANDLE AT MOST SPEEDS ABOVE 45 I FEEL AS THOUGH I AM DRIVING ON ICE AT ALL TIMES. WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS NORMAL IS BEYOND ME BUT IT SEEMS TO BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU CAN NOT CONTROL THE STEERING IN YOUR VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM SHIFTING GEARS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WERE IT WAS PURCHASED THREE TIMES, BUT THE DEALER WAS NEVER ABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ALSO BACK FIRED AND WAS SLUGGISH. THE DEALER PLANNED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT KNOW IF THIS WOULD CORRECT ALL OF THE PROBLEMS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000. *TR

LIGHTS WERE IN AUTO POSITION, DROVE APPROX. 6 MILES WITH THEM ON AND RUNNING. MAD A STOP AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, WHEN I RESTARTED IT AND STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY I REALIZED MY LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ON. HAD TO PUT THEM IN THE REGULAR ON POSITION TO RUN THEM. STOPPED THE CAR MANY TIMES, RESTARTED IT TRYING TO GET THE LIGHTS TO WORK IN AUTO BUT HAD NO LUCK. GOT HOME LET THE CAR SET 30 MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR WITH THE LIGHTS IN AUTO AND THEY CAME ON FINE. WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 60MPH? SAFETY ISSUE!!! I AM VERY LEARY OF THIS CAR AND ITS SAFETY ON MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED. THE TIRE LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT RECENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE EVAP CANISTER WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,540. UPDATED 5/15/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE SIDE, JERK, DRIVE ROUGH/ LOUD, AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GAINING SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAD A BAD ODOR (COMPARABLE TO ROTTEN EGGS), AND THE RPMS RISE TO 4,5, OR 6. THE ROTORS, BRAKES, CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TIRE PRESSURE FLUCTUATES IN VERY COLD/HOT WEATHER CAUSE THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, THIS IS NORMAL. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS FALSE THAT IS NOT THE ONLY TIME THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 05/27/2014 *JS