2012 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

THE ACTIVE HEAD REST BROKE AND DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE INSIDE PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THE RETAINER ROD BROKE, CAUSING THE HEADREST TO DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN A PARKING SPOT OUTSIDE MY HOME WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

THE CAR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATE WITH OUT ME USING THE GAS PEDAL. I LEARNED THERE WAS A THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM ISSUE. THE FLAP INSIDE THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NOT CLOSE CAUSING THE CAR TO WANT TO MOVE FORWARD QUICKLY EVEN IN STOPPED TRAFFIC. NEARLY CAUSED ME TO REAR END A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN THE DESIGN AND HAS BEEN REDONE. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND DANGEROUS IF CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM WHY NOT RECALL IT?

I CHANGED THE 3 BLEND DOOR ACTUATORS AND I'M NOT STILL NOT GETTING HEAT AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR, ONLY DRIVERS SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH ON A STREET WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON AND THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING THE WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND THE BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING. I MANAGED TO TURN THE WHEEL ENOUGH TO MAKE A TURN ON A NON BUSY STREET AND MANAGED TO PUT IT IN PARK ONCE IT STOPPED ROLLING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING IT UP TO HEAD TO THE MECHANIC UP THE ROAD TO THE MECHANIC. DIAGNOSTIC SAYS CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

VEHICLE HEATING SYSTEM FAILS TO PRODUCE HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE. PROPER OPERATION OF COOLING SYSTEM CHECKED: FAILED THERMOSTAT REPLACED, COOLANT FLUSH PERFORMED, AIR BLED FROM SYSTEM PROPER COOLANT LEVEL CHECKED. HEAT IS PRODUCED ON DRIVERS SIDE, BUT STILL NOT ON PASSENGER SIDE. VENTILATION FANS CHECKED AND ARE FUNCTIONING AND BLOWING AIR. FAILED AIR BLENDER MOTORS REPLACED, ALL WORK PROPERLY AGAIN. CABIN AIR FILTER REPLACED. CAR STILL ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE. WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN HEATER CORE ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 90,000 MILES

WITH HEAT ON COLD AIR BLOWS ON PASSENGER SIDE NOT KEEPING THE WIDOW FROM FOGGING OVER

THE HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT WHILE THE DRIVERS SIDE STILL HAD HEAT. WE WERE DRIVING IN SNOW AND ICE AND HAD VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL AS THE SIDE WINDOWS WHEN CHECKING FOR TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN DODGE AVENGERS. THE ACTUATOR WAS CHANGED WHICH DID NOT HELP. THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAT IS NOW VERY REDUCED WHICH IS CAUSING MORE VISIBILITY ISSUES IN DRIVING IN SNOW AND RAIN

IN THE LAST 3 YEARS MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED 5 TIMES. TODAY WAS THE 5TH TIME. I WAS ON A HILL ABOUT TO TURN ONTO ANOTHER STREET, AND AS I STARTED TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CAR TURNED OFF. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITH NO POWER. I TURNED THE CORNER THEN PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO START IT UP AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING ONLY ABUT 5 MILES PER HOUR ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET THANKFULLY. THE WEATHER WAS COLD BUT NOT RAINING. ALL 5 TIMES THAT THE CAR HAS STALLED IT HAS BEEN A COLD MORNING, AND I WAS ON AN INCLINE

THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF MY HEATER INCLUDING DEFROSTERS'S BLOWS COLD AIR. THE CAR ONLY HAS 50,500 MILES. THIS CAUSES THE PASSENGERS SIDE TO NOT PROPERLY DEFROST AND FOR ANY PASSENGER IN THE CAR TO BE COLD AS COLD AIR IS BLOWING AT THEIR FEET OR FACE DEPENDING ON WHERE THE CONTROL IS SET. THIS IS A CONTINUED ISSUE UNTIL I FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE HEATING SYSTEM OPERATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CONTACT RECENTLY HAD THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR AND THERMOSTAT REPLACED HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.