2011 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

MY WIFE BROUGHT A 2011 DODGE AVENGER 2 MONTHS AGO THE AC/ HEATER SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WHEN THE HEAT IS TURNED ON ,OR TEMPERATURE IS TURNED TO HOT THE DRIVER SIDE DELIVERS WARM AIR ,AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IS COLD, ALL THREE ACTUATOR WE'RE REPLACED AND THE NEW THERMOSTATS WERE ALSO REPLACED.... I HAVE READED ABOUT THIS CAR HAVING THESE ISSUES, I ALSO TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED ,THAT DODGE IS COMMONLY KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM....I HONESTLY FEEL THAT THIS IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND SHOULD FIX OUR CAR AT NO CHARGE...

THE CAR BLOWS WARM TO HOT AIR OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND COLD AIR OUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEN YOU HAVE THE CONTROLS SET TO HEAT. I HAVE HAD THE HEATER CORE AND COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSHED AS WELL AS HAD THERMOSTATS, WATER PUMP REPLACED BUT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. WHEN SET TO DEFROST ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE DEFROSTS. THE PASSWNGER'S SIDE GETS WORSE. THIS ISSUE IS CURRENT AND ALWAYS HAPPENING NO MATTER THE STATE OF THE VEHICLE. IF IT IS MOVING OR STILL IT DOES NOT BLOW HEAT OUT THE PASENGER'S SIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR WINDSHIELD REDUCES VISIBILITY BECAUSE IT WILL NOT DEFROST AND BECAUSE OF THE HEIGHTENED HYPOTHERMIA RISK. YES

I HAVE A 2011 AVENGER AND THE HEAT STOPPED BLOWING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT ONLY WORKS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.I HAVE HEARD AND SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS.

2011 DODGE AVENGER. 3.6L ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH, ON DECELERATION, ONCE THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE STALLS. ALL ELECTRICAL STILL WORKS, BUT POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ARE LOST. CAR DOES NOT RESTART FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR OR MORE, BUT WILL START EVNETUALLY. HAS HAPPENED "INTERMITTENTLY" 10 TIMES SINCE DEC 2017 (THIS REPORT DONE JULY 2018). 8 DEALER TRIPS WITH A TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT, NEW FUEL PUMP AND STILL STALLING ISSUES WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. EMPTY BACK ROADS, STATE HIGHWAYS AND EVEN BUSY FREEWAYS HAVE ALL BEEN LOCATIONS FOR STALLS. ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS, (WINTER, SUMMER, WET, DRY). ONE CODE PULLED REFERRED TO THE TIPM, WHICH IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR CHRYSLER, BUT NOT DOCUMENTED IN THE AVENGER. DEALER WANTS A SECOND CODE TO CONFIRM BUT OF THE 10 STALLS AND 8 BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY, ONLY ONCE WAS CODE SAVED IN CAR'S COMPUTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THE WINDOW MOTORS AS THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER (MANCARI'S CHRYSLER, 2514 95TH ST, OAK LAWN, IL 60453) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE RELATED TO THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS,RECENTLY TOOK IT IN FOR THE ORC RECALL DEALER ADVISED THAT'S NOT THE REASON FOR THE RECALL, HES HAD MULTIPLE OTHER DODGE AVENGERS COME IN WITH THE SAME ISSUE. HE SED ME TO CONTACT DODGE AND FILE A COMPLAINT. I DID READ TODAY THAT 2012+ DODGE AVENGERS HAVE CAME UP WITH ANOTHER RECALL THAT HAS TO DO WITH AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ON SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO BESIDE FILE A COMPLAINT. IVE ALSO HAD MULTIPLE OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS CAR, THE BRAKING SYSTEM WILL SKIP BEFORE STOPPING (ITS REALLY HARD TO EXPLAIN). IVE BEEN TO 4 DIFFERENT MECHANICS JENSEN TIRES, TIRES PLUS, BRAKES PLUS, AND THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THEMSELVES. ALL OF THEM HAVE PERFORMED A FULL INSPECTION ON VEHICLE AND SAID EVERYTHING IS PERFECT AND NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AT TIMES GOING AROUND 45-60 MPH, TURNING AT 15-20 MPH AND GOING UP HILL AROUND 15 MPH (DODGE SAYS THATS NORMAL FOR DODGES). CAR WILL CLUNK WHEN PUTTING IT IN D,R,P (DODGE SAYS ALL DODGES MAKE THAT SAME NOISE). CAR IDLES ROUGH WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, ROLLING AND STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT (DODGE SAYS ITS NORMAL FOR DODGE VEHICLES TO DO THAT WHEN ITS HOT OUTSIDE). IM GOING TO TRYING TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER FULL INSPECTION AND IF THEY DON'T FIND THESE ISSUE I WILL BE JUNKING THIS VEHICLE, ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, ITS VERY HARD TO DRIVE AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL.

AIR BAG LIGHT ON DEALERSHIP SAYS IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ORC RECALL THAT WAS REPAIRED, BRAKES SKIP THEN POP BEFORE STOPPING TOOK IT TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS TO GET INSPECTED NONE OF THEM COULD FINE AN ISSUE INCLUDING DODGE DEALERSHIP. FRONT DOOR CAN NOT BE SHUT BEFORE BACK DOOR OR IT WILL SCRATCH BACK DOOR. OIL LEAK FROM ENGINE GASKET AND ENGINE PAN. POPPING IT STEERING COLUMN AND SHAKING WHEN GOING DOWN HILL. AGAIN DEALERSHIP AND 4 OTHER CERTIFIED MECHANICS CAN NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WITH THE POPPING IT THE STEERING COLUMN AND JUMPING AND SKIP IN THE BRAKES BEFORE STOPPING. THE BRAKE ISSUE HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED AND POPPING IN THE STEERING WHEEL HAPPENS MAINLY ANY SLOWER SPEEDS WHEN LETTING GO GAS OR BRAKE NO TURNING GOING STRAIGHT.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD A CITY STREET. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE AIRBAG EXPLODED. IN THE STEERING COLUMN...MY RIGHT FOREARM WAS BURNT AND MY RIGHT EAR HAS SOME DAMAGE AS FAR AS HEARING.... I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE ON 5/31/18, 6/1/18, 6/4/18, 6/5/18, 6/6/18 AND FINALLY ON 6/8/18 SOMEONE CONTACTED ME BACK. I HAD MY 5 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR WITH ME....WE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT IF WE HADN'T JUST TURNED FROM THE RED LIGHT.... I FEEL THAT DODGE IS NOT TAKING THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY. I HAVE PICTURES ON MY PHONE THAT I COULD SEND IF NEEDED TOO. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WILL BLOW COLD AIR AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL BLOW WARM AIR DESPITE THIS BEING A SINGLE ZONE A/C SYSTEM. THIS ISSUE STARTED AFTER HEAVY ACCELERATION GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I SAW SMOKE BILLOW FROM THE CENTER A/C VENTS. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, BUT FOUND NOTHING BURNING. IT WAS LATER THAT DAY WHEN I NOTICED THE ISSUE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE COOLING AND THE DRIVERS SIDE NOT. AFTER MUCH READING, THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE AFFECTING MULTIPLE MODEL YEARS.

CAR WILL BREAK DOWN (TOTAL LOSS OF RPMS, NOT POWER). HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY, ON A BRIDGE AND IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE CAR WILL START BACK UP AFTER 1-2 HOURS WITH NO ISSUE. 5 MECHANICS, INCLUDING THE DODGE DEALERSHIP, HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE ISSUE AND/OR RESOLVE.