2008 Dodge Avenger Complaint Log

I WAS TRYING TO START MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE IT FROM PARK. THE CAR STARTS PROPERLY, BUT THE SHIFT GEAR DOES NOT MOVE. THIS IS DUE TO THE CHEAP PLASTIC THAT DODGE HAS USED AS A LEVER TO RELEASE A SPRING THAT RELEASES THE SHIFT. THE CHEAP PLASTIC HAS BROKEN!!! UNACCEPTABLE. MY DODGE HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THE FIRST ONE WAS ON AUGUST 7TH 2010 THE CAR SLID AND I HIT AN EMBANKMENT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK WE WERE PRETTY SHOOK UP I MESSED UP THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WITH THE CRASH THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ON AUGUST 13 2010 THE CARS GEAR WILL NOT SHIFT IT IS STUCK WE ARE TRYING TO FIX BY LOOKING AT THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BECAUSE CHRYSLER USED A PLASTIC PART FOR THE GEAR SHIFT SPRING THIS IS CRAZY I AM STILL PAYING OFF MY CAR PLEASE HELP! *TR

NO WARNING, THE GEAR SHIFT IN MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SAY THIS IS GOING TO COST $400.00. I INVESTIGATED ON LINE AND SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE ALSO DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I WENT TO GET IN MY CAR ABOUT A WEEK AND HALF AGO, TO GO TO WORK, AND I STARTED IT AND WENT TO PUT IT IN DRIVE, AND COULD NOT SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK. I LET OFF THE BRAKE, AND THEN BACK ON, AND THEN RETRIED, BUT STILL NOTHING. SO I TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN RETRIED, BUT STILL COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK. SO I WENT AND WOKE MY HUSBAND UP AND HE TRIED AND WE WERE STILL UNABLE TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE REPLACE NUMEROUS SHIFTERS IN VEHICLES JUST LIKE MINE IN THE PAST YEAR, AND IT WAS GOING TO BE AROUND $400.00! WE HAVE TRIED TO TAKE THE UP HOLDER OUT OF THE CONSOLE AND FIND THE RELEASE BUTTON THAT THE MANUAL TALKS ABOUT, BUT IT IS NOT WORKING EITHER! MY CAR IS STILL SITTING IN PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY! *TR

WENT TO GO TO WORK AND CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. UNABLE TO MANUALLY RELEASE GEAR SELECTOR. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER, SHIFTER BROKE. LOSE OF USE OF CAR FOR THREE DAYS WHILE WAITING FOR PART. COST $154.43. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN PARK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND WHEN THE GEAR WAS NOT STUCK IN PARK, IT WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT MODULE WHICH WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61000.

GEAR SHIFT MODULE LOCK UP. *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER WITH 21000 MILES AND STUCK GEAR SHIFT BOX. *TR

A SPRING ON THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY BROKE/MELTED AND NOW THE WHOLE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED . *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER, 2.6L V-6, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 38000 MILES. GEAR SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THIS FAILURE WAS TAKING PLACE. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THE DAY BEFORE, PARKED OVERNIGHT AND THE NEXT MORNING THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH PRODUCT EFFECTING UPWARDS OF 500 - 600 VEHICLES ACROSS THE NATION WITH THE REPAIR COSTS RANGING FROM $230.00 - $400.00 +, NOT INCLUDING THE TOWING CHARGES AND OTHER OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. THIS REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING; I'VE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES WITHIN TWO YEARS AND ALL THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT IT IS NORMAL TO HAVE TO BRING THE CAR IN AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMED. *TR

MY CAR WAS STUCK IN PARK. NO WARNING OR ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED A $20 PLASTIC PIECE UNDER THE GEAR SHIFTER THAT HAD BROKEN, $400 AND 2 DAYS LATER I HAD MY CAR BACK. THIS IS A LEADING TREND FOR THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

DEFECTIVE SHIFT ASSEMBLY, LOCKS THE CAR INTO PARK AND CANNOT SHIFT AT ALL. CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR. HAS TO BE TOWED TO DEALER AND PAY TO FIX A DEFECTIVE PART THAT APPARENTLY, MANY 2008 DODGE AVENGER OWNERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH. THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT SINCE OUR WARRANTY "JUST" RAN OUT IT WILL BE AT LEAST $350 TO FIX. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PART COST .75 CENTS. WHAT OUR ARE RIGHTS!!!!! *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, ESPECIALLY AFTER ADJUSTING DRIVERS SEAT. STOPPED CAR AND WIGGLES WIRE CONNECTION UNDER SEAT, FIXED THE ISSUE, BUT HAS REOCCUR SEVERAL TIMES,. I ALSO RECEIVED A SHOCK FROM THE WIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE GEAR WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 19810862 AND STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD NOTIFY HER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,719. UPDATED 10/20/10 *BF UPDATED 10/26/10

I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. 2008 DODGE CHARGER... PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO, USED AND AS/IS. JUST TOOK IT TO FOR AN OIL CHANGE TWO WEEKS AGO, DRIVE IT ON THE WEEKENDS REGULARLY WITH ZERO ISSUES. GOT IN VEHICLE TODAY TO PICK UP CHILDREN AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THERE IS NO RECALL, NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND TO BE A "NON-ISSUE" BY DODGE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE... GEAR SHIFT MODULE DOES NOT WORK AND IT'S ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO ISSUES LEADING UP TO IT. RECALL PLEASE. AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF ALL THE "WHAT-IFS" THAT REMAIN WITH THIS SCENARIO. *TR

MY CAR IS STUCK IN PARK AND WILL NOT MOVE GEARS. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THIS AND CAME TO FIND OUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR

DEFECTIVE SHIFT ASSEMBLY, LOCKS THE CAR INTO PARK AND CANNOT SHIFT AT ALL. CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR. HAS TO BE TOWED TO DEALER AND PAY TO FIX A DEFECTIVE PART THAT APPARENTLY, MANY 2008 DODGE AVENGER OWNERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH. *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER - CAR WORKING PERFECTLY BEFORE. PARKED AND LEFT AT 5PM WENT OUT TO DO ERRANDS AT 7PM AND CAR WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM PARK. DODGE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND WILL BE FIXED. *TR

ON JULY 31ST, 2010 I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE, WHEN ADJUSTING THE SEAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND DING. I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND DRIVETIME (CAR DEALER) FOR ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE BUT BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BASICALLY HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. I AM REFERRING TO RECALL 07V240000. THE DESCRIPTION FITS MY VEHICLE TO A PERFECT MATCH. DEPENDING ON HOW AND WHERE THE SEAT IS POSITIONED DETERMINES IF THE LIGHT IS ON OR OFF. NO ONE CAN TELL ME IF THE AIR BAG WILL FAIL IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR NOT. SO, HOW DO I GET THIS ADDRESSED AND COVERED IN THE RECALL? I CAN BE REACHED BY CALLING [XXX] OR MY HUSBAND CELL [XXX]. HE IS FULLY AWARE OF THE SITUATION. I AM A NURSE AND UNABLE TO TAKE CALLS AT WORK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DROVE MY CAR TO WORK WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. IT SAT IN THE PARKING LOT ALL DAY (10AM - 5PM) THEN WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

CAR WAS DRIVING FINE AND WITHOUT WARNING IS NOW UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK WITHOUT USING THE MANUAL SHIFT OVERRIDE. *TR

I WENT TO GO GET IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AFTER RETURNING HOME 3 HOURS EARLIER AND MY PARK WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. MY WIFE AND I TOOK APART THE CONSOLE TO FIND OUT IF ANYTHING WAS JAMMED IN IT SUCH AS LOSE CHANGE BUT THERE WASN'T. SHE DECIDED TO GO ONLINE TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. I HAVE 88,000 MILES ON MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER BUT I TAKE GREAT CARE WITH MAINTENANCE. OF COURSE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL BUT I HOPE THEY DO. THE PINK BUTTON EVERYONE IS REFERRING TO WE HAVE NOT TRIED YET... *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER R/T AND YESTERDAY I WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO LEAVE WORK AND IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND FOUND OUT THAT OTHERS, JUST LIKE I, HAVE HAD A PIECE IN THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY BREAK. UNFORTUNATELY MY WARRANTY ENDED 3 MONTHS AGO AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS PART OUT OF POCKET. THE PART I AM REPLACING THE BROKEN PART WITH IS GOING TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME. I AM CERTAIN I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THIS PART AGAIN WITHIN A FEW YEARS, IF NOT SOONER. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE FIXED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. NOR SHOULD MY FAMILY OR THE MANY OTHERS HAVE TO SETTLE WITH SUB PAR PARTS BECAUSE DAIMLER CHRYSLER WANTS TO SAVE A COUPLE OF BUCKS BY ASSEMBLING CHEAP PARTS. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. THANKFULLY I HAVE A SECOND VEHICLE AND AM ABLE TO GET TO WORK, HOWEVER MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER MUST SIT AT HOME UNTIL I AM HOME FOR WORK DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I REALLY HOPE A RECALL HAPPENS SOON. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND JUST THE OTHER DAY A LITTLE PIECE OF PLASTIC IN THE GEAR SHIFTER BROKE, LUCKILY IT WAS IN PARK AND NO ONE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT BROKE. I SPOKE TO DODGE AND THE EXPLAINED TO ME BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THAT IT WAS NOT A DEFECTIVE PART BUT IF YOU LOOK ON THE INTERNET THE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. SO EITHER THIS PLASTIC PIECE IS DEFECTIVE OR DODGE MAKES PARTS JUST TO LAST UNTIL THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT WHERE THEY CAN GET MORE MONEY OUT OF THE CONSUMER. THE PART CAN BE REPLACED BUT YOU HAVE TO BUY THE HOLE ASSEMBLY FOR ONE LITTLE PLASTIC PIECE. *TR

CAR DROVE FINE, PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, WENT BACK OUT TEN MINUTES LATER AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AND THE OVERRIDE THE OWNERS MANUAL SUGGESTS WOULDN'T WORK EITHER. IT WAS SUCH AN INCONVENIENCE. WHEN I CALLED THE TOW COMPANY, THEY STARTED LAUGHING. I WAS ABOUT THE 25TH DODGE THEY WERE GOING TO TOW SO FAR FOR THE WEEK! I GUESS THIS IS A PLASTIC PIECE DOWN NEAR THE SHIFTER THAT BREAKS IN HIGH HEAT. *TR

I HAVE AN 08 DODGE AVENGER WITH 26,866 MILES. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR OUT OF PARK INTO ANY OTHER HEAR. I APPLIED THE BRAKE, SHIFTED THE WHEELS, AND TRIED THE MANUAL OVERRIDE BUT WAS STILL UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, BUT WOULD NOT SHIFT. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTER. I HAD TO PAY 100 TO HAVE THIS DONE. ACCORDING TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR AVENGERS AS WELL AS THEIR CHARGERS. THIS IS A DODGE MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL SERVICE FOR ALL CONSUMERS THAT HAVE A DODGE AVENGER OR A DODGE CHARGER. *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER IS STUCK IN PARK, WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER: GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT ALLOW GEAR TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. DODGE HAS NOT RECALLED TO FIX THE PART. THE COST OF REPAIR EXCEEDS $400. I HAVE REMOVED GEAR SHIFT PLATE AND HAVE TO MANUALLY MOVE A PLASTIC PART TO SHIFT GEARS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM YET HAS NOT RECALLED IN ORDER TO FIX THE DEFECT - THEY ARE MAKING THE CUSTOMER FIX A MECHANICAL PROBLEM AT THE CUSTOMER'S COST. *TR

BOUGHT MY CAR IN MARCH OF 2009 IT'S A DODGE AVENGER 2008, I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. AS OF 7/21/10 I GET IN THE CAR WITH MY CHILDREN TO GO TO THE STORE AND FIND THAT THE SHIFTER WILL NOT GO OUT OF PARK REASON IS THERE IS A PINK PLASTIC PIECE UNDER THE GEAR SHIFT PLATE THAT THE SPRING FLEW OFF SOMEWHERE AND THE CABLE IS NOT CATCHING ANYTHING TO LET THE CAR GO IN REVERSE. THERE HAS BEEN THREE OTHER PEOPLE THAT I KNOW PLUS I FOUND A WEBSITE THAT UNFORTUNATELY ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE PIECE COST $40 BUT THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $400 I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN AND CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS. I HAVE NO OTHER CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF POSITION. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED ONE TIME. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH EITHER THE DEALERSHIP NOR THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

IT HAPPENED AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR 2 DAYS. I WENT TO START IT UP, AND IT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THERE WERE NO ERRORS FOUND. I GOOGLE SEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THIS LINK: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/AVENGER/2008/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_STUCK_IN_PARK.SHTML IN THERE WERE SIMILAR ISSUES PEOPLE EXPRESSED ANGUISH OVER. I READ ONE POST TALKING ABOUT A PINK PLASTIC PART THAT HAD BEEN THE WHOLE ISSUE. SURE ENOUGH, I WENT TO MY CAR AND LOCATED THE PIECE AND DID AS OTHERS SAID, AND MY CAR WAS ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS YET, BUT KNOWING CHRYSLER THEY PROBABLY WON'T OFFER THIS AS A RECALL/WARRANTY PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARKING GEAR. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000. UPDATED 09/15/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/16/10

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: I WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, REVERSE OR NEUTRAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO PARK GEAR BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE LINKAGE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED BY A DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GO OFF. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN A SCAN ON THE AVENGER. THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE CODE ON THE SCAN WAS THE DRIVERS SEAT SENSOR. THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE AIRBAG WHICH IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN I BROUGHT TO THERE ATTENTION THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SEAT SENSOR THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SO EVEN IF I PAY TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG $1000 + AND THE ISSUE IS THE SENSOR MY AIRBAG WILL STILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS THIS ISSUE AND IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. MY AVENGER ALSO STALL WITHOUT REASON. THE DEALERSHIP SCANNED IT AND NO CODES CAME UP. THEY RESET THE COMPUTER. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR NOW. IT HAS HAPPENED 6 OR 7 TIMES, EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. *TR

I GOT OFF WORK YESTERDAY JULY 17 2010 AND ATTEMPTED 2 LEAVE. EXCEPT I COULDN'T BECAUSE WITHOUT WARNING MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK..I. HAVE ONLY 36,056 MILES ON IT AND BECAUSE I DO WHEN I CALLED DODGE 24 HR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THEY WANTED ME 2 PAY FOR THE TOW FEE..BUT LUCKILY IT WAS A SATURDAY SO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT WAS CLOSED. I HAD 2 FIND A RIDE HOME AND WHEN I DID I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND IT TOOK ME 2 A WEBSITE CAR COMPLAINTS.COM AND ITS PLENTY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM..SO I READ THREW MOST OF THEM AND EVERY 1 WAS SAYING HOW THEY PRESSED A PINK BUTTON UNDER THE GEARSHIFT MODULE 2 GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK..SO I GOT EXCITED WENT BACK 2 MY JOB WHERE MY CAR SAT IN THE PARKING LOT AND PRESSED DA PINK BUTTON WITH A FLAT HEAD SCREW DRIVER JST 2 GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND DROVE IT HOME WHERE I GOT IT SITTING TILL MONDAY MORNING WEN I CALL THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAIN BOUT THEIR FAULTY PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT'S MESSING EVERY 1S 08 AVENGER UP..I'M HAPPY I'M AVOIDING A $105 TOWING FEE BUT SO UNHAPPY AT WHAT I PREPARED 2 HEAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP 2 MORROW. THIS PROBLEM IS CHRYSLER DODGE FAULT AND SHOULD B RECALLED. I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND I'VE BEEN ITS ONLY OWNER..IF THEY DON'T OFFER 2 PAY 4 IT WHICH I'M GUESSING THEY WON'T SINCE MAJORITY OF THE COMPLAINERS HAD 2 PAY OVER $300 LABOR FEES PLUS FOR A $45 PART IT WOULD B HIGHLY UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE MAKE SURE DODGE RECALLS THIS AND GIVE THEIR ONCE HAPPY LOYAL CUSTOMERS THEIR MONEY BACK. *TR

CAR WAS FINE AND ONE DAY WENT TO DRIVE IT AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. TRIED FIR DAYS AND STILL IT WOULDN'T BUDGE. CALLED DODGE TO SEND OUT A FLAT BED TRUCK AND THE DRIVER SAID THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AVENGER SO HE KNEW TO TAKE OFF THE SILVER SHIFT RIM AND RELEASE THE CAR FROM PARK TO AT LEAST GET US TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST 2 DAYS TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

DROVE THE 2008 AVENGER LAST NIGHT (THURSDAY 7/15/2010), PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. STARTED THE CAR TODAY (7/16/2010) AND CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. STUCK HERE TILL MONDAY AND HAVE TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DODGE DEALER. GOGGLED PROBLEM, AND FOUND 155 EXACT COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED HE VIEWED DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING HOW TO DISENGAGE THE LINKAGE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED BY THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR BECAME LODGED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DISLODGE THE SHIFTER BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE SELECTED GEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SHIFTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

ON SATURDAY 07/10/10 I HAD DRIVEN MY CAR AND DID SOME SHOPPING THAT I NEEDED TO DO. ON SUNDAY 07/11/10 I WAS PLANNING TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING. I GOT IN MY CAR STARTED THE ENGINE AND TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO GET OUT OF MY GARAGE. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE IT WAS STUCK IN PARK. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET THE GEAR SHIFT TO MOVE OUT OF PARK I GAVE UP AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. ON MONDAY 07/12/10 I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO COME AND PICK UP MY CAR AND TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL STUCK IN PARK. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER GOT TO MY HOUSE HE INFORMED ME THAT I WAS THE 3RD DODGE AVENGER IN THE LAST WEEK THAT HE HAD TO TOW TO A GARAGE BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN PARK. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TALKING TO THE MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD TWO OTHER DODGE CARS IN THE SHOP THAT HE WAS WORKING ON THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. ONE WAS A DODGE AVENGER AND THE OTHER WAS A DODGE MAGNUM. HE SAID THAT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS HIS SHOP HAS BEEN REPAIRING MORE AND MORE DODGE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK. HE STATED THAT THERE WERE AT LEAST 12 - 15 CARS IN THE LAST MONTH THAT THEY HAD TO FIX. I FEEL THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS OF WHY SO MANY DODGE CARS GEAR SHIFTS ARE GETTING STUCK IN PARK AND THAT DODGE NEEDS TO POSSIBLY DO A RECALL OF THIS PRODUCT. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR 6 MONTHS AND I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

I HAVE 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT STICK LOCK UP IN THE PARK POSITION. THE OVERRIDE BUTTON UNDER THE CUP HOLDER FAILED TO WORK ALSO. I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY A $50 CONTRACT CHARGE. THE COMPANY SAID THAT THEY HAD THESEPARTS IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 DODGE AVENGERS. THIS IS AN AWFUL FEELING WHEN YOU GET SOMEWHERE AND YOUR VEHICLE LOCKS IN THE PARK POSITION AND NO ONE HAS AN ANSWER. *TR

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER RT. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARKING GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 126,704. I LIVE 65 MILES FROM MY WORK AND NEAREST DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO BE FIXED. FROM THE MANY COMPLAINTS I FEEL THIS IS A DODGE DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I LEFT WORK TODAY, GET IN MY CAR, AND TRY TO LEAVE, I CAN'T!! WHY?!?! BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT GO OUT OF PARK, NO WARNINGS TO LEAD UP TO THIS HAPPENING. IT WAS SUCH AN INCONVENIENCE. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR IN AN AREA OVERNIGHT THAT I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH. WHAT A PAIN!! NO RECALLS AND A LOT OF MONEY OUT OF A SINGLE HARD WORKING MAN'S INCOME. I HAVE NOT EVEN HAD THE CAR TWO YEARS. DUE TO MY MILES THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET MY CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AM STRANDED AND INCONVENIENCED. I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER 4CYL. WHAT THE [XXX], DODGE?? THE ENTIRE SHIFT ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,927.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. HOWEVER, THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NOTIFY HIM BY THE END OF THE WEEK TO INFORM THE VEHICLE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,800.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON I NOTICED THE LEFT 2 VENTS WERE COMING OUT WARM AIR. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THERE WAS A MIST COMING THROUGH THE ONLY 2 VENTS THAT WORK. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD MY HEATERCORE/HEATER HOUSING WAS BROKE. THAT WOULD COST $900.00 TO FIX. ALSO I HAVE HAD MY CAR STALL 6 TIMES, MOSTLY WHEN IT IS RAINING AND I AM COMING TO A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. I TOOK IT IN FOR THAT BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I ALSO HAD THE CLOCK RUN 2 MIN FAST EVERY DAY OR TWO. THAT HAD TO BE UPDATED WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SINCE TO ME SINCE IT IS A 2008 CAR. IT SHOULD NOT NEED AN UPDATE ON THE CLOCK. THAT WAS $50.00. THE CAR HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

VERY MANY 2008 DODGE AVENGERS ARE HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE GEAR SHIFTERS GETTING STUCK IN PARK, INCLUDING MINE. (SEE WEBSITE AT THE LINK PASTED FOR PROOF: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/AVENGER/2008/TRANSMISSION/GEAR_SHIFT_MODULE_LOCK_UP.SHTML) SINCE MY CAR WAS JUST UNDER THE 36,000 MILE CUTOFF FOR THE FACTORY WARRANTY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO COVER TOWING AND FIXING IT FOR FREE. HOWEVER, THIS APPARENTLY HAPPENS PRETTY OFTEN WITH THESE CARS SO WHAT AM I GOING TO DO THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS AND THE TIME AFTER THAT??? THERE IS A SPRING ATTACHED TO A PINK BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFTER THAT KEEPS POPPING OFF OF EVERYBODY'S CAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A MAJOR RECALL ON THIS!! *TR