2012 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADREST DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WHITTEN BROTHERS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM OF MIDLOTHIAN (10701 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE, RICHMOND, VA 23235, (804) 352-2615) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V640000 (SEATS, AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.*DT*JB

PURCHASED 2012 DODGE SXT PLUS AT AUCTION. RECHARGED A/C BUT LOSE COLD AIR AFTER 3 DAYS. EVALUATIONS BY 2 MECHANICS, DYE, PRESSURE TESTS, SHOWS NO FREON LEAKS. HEATER CORE IS LEAKING AND POSSIBLE EVAPORATOR ISSUE, SAME AS WHAT'S SEEN IN OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR AVENGERS. FRUSTRATING THAT THE HEATER CORE LEAK IS SO COMMON ON AVENGERS, MECHANICS ALL STATE IS MANUFACTURING ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL ON IT. EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE AND NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T GO OUT AGAIN.

THE PASSENGER SIDE BLOWS COLD AIR. RESEARCHING I SEE THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I LIVE IN MINNESOTA AND IN THE WINTER MONTHS IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS THE WINDSHIELD FREEZES AND FOGS UP. VISIBILITY IS DECREASED AND DANGEROUS!!

THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR TURNED OFF THE STEERING WAS NOT WORKING AND THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD . I ALMOST HIT A MAILBOX . THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS NO CHILD NEAR THE SCHOOL ZONE THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW . THE MECHANIC SAYS IT COULD BE THE ABS

MY CAR IS BLOWING COLD AIR OUT OF THE PASSAGE SIDE VENTS, THEN WARM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, WHEN I RUN THE AC, AT IDLE OR DRIVING. THE AC NOW ONLY BLOWS COOL AIR OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND WARM OUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WHEN I TURN THE CONTROL KNOBS, THE FAN WILL BLOW HIGH ON NUMBER 1. I BELIEVE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AS WELL, WHEN I HAVE ON THE HEADLIGHTS, AND ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW, THE LIGHTS DIM, THEN RETURN TO REGULAR BRIGHTNESS. THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH FOR THE FIRST 10 SECONDS, WHEN STARTING THE CAR. MY BEST GUESS IS HEATER CORE OR ACTUATOR ISSUES. I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THESE CARS, PLEASE RECALL THE 2012 DODGE AVENGER SXT PLUS, TO FIX THE ISSUES AT HAND. THANK YOU

MY AC HAS STOP BLOWING COLD I HAVE CHANGED COMPRESSOR, ACTUATORS, N CONTROL MODULE AND STILL AIR ISN'T BLOWING COLD. CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN AC STOP WORKING PROPERLY.

HEAT ONLY ONLY ON DRIVER SIDE. PASSENGER SIDE HAS NO HEAT AND WILL NOT DEFROST IN THE WINTER TIME WHILE STANDING OR DRIVING. WINDSHIELD WILL FREEZE UP AS YOU'RE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A FEW YEARS. VERY UNSAFE!!!!!! WILL NOT RECOMMEND DODGE TO ANYONE NOR WILL I BUY ANOTHER DODGE IF THEY DO NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM!

ALTERNATOR.. I BOUGHT USED AUG.12,2019.ON AUG.20,2019..8 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT WENT TO VIRGINIA ON VACATION..LEFT ME SET IN 98 DEG HEAT OUT IN NO WHERE LAND. TOWING AND FIXING COAST OVER 700..NOW 10 MONTHS LATER IT WENT AGAIN.. I AM 71..RETIRED,LIVING ON WELFARE ( SOCIAL SECURITY ) WHAT DO I DO NOW?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE FRONTAL PASSENGER'S SEAT HEADREST DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CHECK FOR RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FERMAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM ' WESLEY CHAPEL (24314 FL-54, LUTZ, FL 33559) AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DECLINED THE REPAIR. ADDITIONALLY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADREST DEPLOYED WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V640000 (SEATS, AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHEN I FIRST WEEK I BROUGHT THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION WAS JERKING , THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULDN'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN. WHEN I REPORTED IT TO THE CAR DEALER SHIP THEY SAID THAT IS WAS JUST BECAUSE THE CAR WAS A NEW CAR AND IT WILL GO AWAY. I'M STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS I HAD THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASE THE CAR. I ALSO CALLED THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET MY RECALLS FIXED . THE DEALER SHIP TOLD ME LAST AUGUST 2019 THAT THEY WAS ORDERING THE PARTS FOR MY RECALL AND THEY NEVER DID. *TR