2014 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,345.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON, I CHECK ON RECALLS AND THIS CAR HAS RECALLS ON AIR BAGS, I RESERCH ON INTERNET AND THE CABLE THAT CONNECTS THE AIR BAG ON THE BACK OF THE SEATS HAS A TENSIONER THAT PULLS THE CABLE AND IT IS GETTING BROKEN.

WAS NOTIFIED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THERE IS A NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE ON DODGE AVENGER ENGINE MANIFOLDS. THE MANIFOLD IN MY CAR HAD A HUGE CRACK AND WAS EMITTING EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WHEN STARTING UP THE CAR WHILE THE ENGINE WAS COLD. WE COULD SMELL THE FUMES AND IT WAS MAKING US SICK. OUR MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO GET A REPLACEMENT FOR A BRAND NEW PART AND HAD IT SENT TO A PROFESSIONAL WELDER TO FIX THE DAMAGE MANIFOLD IN LIEU OF WAITING A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TO GET A NEW MANIFOLD SENT TO HIM.

I KEEP MY CAR MAINTAINED ON SCHEDULE. I TOOK MY CAR FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, WAS ADVISED OF NEEDING TO DO A FLUSH. EVER SINCE THE FLUSH WAS DONE, MY CAR HAS NOT DRIVEN OR PERFORMED AS SHOULD HAVE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND DOES NOT GO OFF. I DO MORE HIGHWAY THAN CITY DRIVING SO IT ISN'T NOTICED ON HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE DOES RUN ROUGH AT A STOP, AS A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT.

IN APRIL 2017, THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MILES PER HOUR. YES THE PART WAS REPLACED BY WICKSTROM CHRYSLER DODGE IN BARRINGTON IL. ON APRIL 18TH 2019, THE SAME PART FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVE ON THE A LOCAL HIGHWAY WHEN IT LOST POWER AND WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 10 MPH BOTH TIMES.

ENGINE FAILURE TWICE IN A YEAR AND CAUSED BY PARTS THAT WAS APPARENTLY NOT UNDER WARRANTY.

CAR WILL STALL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. NO DASH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO STALLING. DRIVER LOSSES POWER STEERING WHEN ENGINE STALLS AND CAR CANNOT BE MANEUVERED OUT OF TRAFFIC. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. FIRST OCCURRED ON STATE HIGHWAY AT 50MPH IN BUSY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC.

BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY IN VEHICLE WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENT CONTROL FUNCTION WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO HEAT THE VEHICLE. CRYSTAL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP OF BROOKSVILLE (14358 CORTEZ BLVD, BROOKSVILLE, FL 34613, (352) 597-1265) STATED THAT FLUIDS LEAKED INTO THE RADIATOR DURING VEHICLE PRODUCTION, WHICH CAUSED DEBRIS AROUND THE HEATER CORE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AND FURTHER TESTING WAS REQUIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. *TT*JB

THE HEATER CORE GOT CLOGGED AROUND 50,000 MILES, WHICH CAUSES HEAT TO COME OUT OF ONLY ONE VENT AND COLD AIR OUT OF THE REST. EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT SINCE THE PART IS NOT MALFUNCTIONING IT'S JUST CLOGGED. SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURING COMPANY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EITHER. SO IT LEAVES YOU WITH ABOUT $1000.00 FIX