2008 Dodge Avenger Complaint Log

FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. DEALER FOUND THAT INTERNAL FAULT W/SEAT SIDE AIR BAG MODULE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE BEYOND THE SPEED BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE UPDATED AND RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO DETECTED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER HAS LOCKED ITSELF INTO PARK AND WILL NOT DISENGAGE UNLESS I TAKE APART THE CONSOLE AND USE THE OVERRIDE SWITCH TI DISENGAGE THE LOCK. I AM WORRIED THIS MAY HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING. *TR

UNABLE TO USE PINK RELEASE SWITCH ON TRANSAXLE TO RESET TRANSAXLE AND PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE. 2008 DODGE AVENGER STARTS BUT REFUSES TO GO INTO GEAR DUE TO TRANSAXLE BEING LOCKED. ALL REMEDIES THAT ARE IN OWNERS MANUAL FAILED TO WORK AND DEALERSHIP SERVICE UNAVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER SXT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COASTING, IT WOULD JERK FORWARD, ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE AND THEN STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES YET THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 31,763. UPDATED 4/1/11 *CN UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER'S GEAR SHIFT WILL STOP WORKING FOR NO KNOWN REASON. NO WARNING IS GIVEN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, ON MUST COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLE THE CONSOLE TO FIND THE 'MAGICAL PINK SWITCH'. ONE YOU PULL THE PINK SWITCH THE GEAR SHIFT WILL MOVE TO REVERSE. THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING APPROXIMATELY $300 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AFTER INVESTIGATION, THE SPRING THAT CONNECTS THE SHIFT LOCK AND THE BRAKE HAS BROKEN OFF. THIS HAS CAUSED ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR. IT HAS BEEN STUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 DODGE AVENGER IN JULY OF 2009. FROM THE TIME THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR LATCH WOULD MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE DOOR TO COME OPEN AND/OR NOT SHUT AT ALL. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. DODGE CORRECTED IT THE FIRST TIME BUT REFUSED THE SECOND TIME. MY LEFT SPEED SENSOR WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED; THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON AND DODGE TOLD ME THE DEFECT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER; MY CAR GOUT STUCK IN PARK AND DODGE WOULD NOT HELP ME WITH THAT EITHER. ON JUNE 30, 2010 WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 41 IN PORT CHARLOTTE FLORIDA MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES. THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR AS TO THIS DEFECT ALSO BUT, ONCE AGAIN, I WAS TOLD BY DODGE THAT IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. I HAVE BEEN RAN IN CIRCLES FOR ONE WEEK WITH NO ANSWERS OR ASSISTANCE FROM DODGE. I HAVE ONLY ASKED THAT THEY PROVIDE ME WITH TRANSPORTATION UNTIL THE CAUSE OF MY ENGINE FIRE CAN BE DETERMINED AND YET AGAIN, NO RESPONSE FROM DODGE. I FELT IN FEAR OF THIS VEHICLE AND CALLED DODGE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ASKING THAT THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER WILL SPILL FUEL AT EVERY REFUELING REGARDLESS IF I USE THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE FUEL PUMP OR IF I FILL BY HAND WHEN THE TANK GETS TO FULL TANK. IT'S ALMOST LIKE THERE IS TOO MUCH PRESSURE BUILT UP THAT IT SPITS FUEL BACK OUT. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH A LOT OF NEW AVENGERS. JUST DO A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH ON "DODGE AVENGER GAS OVERFLOWS". DODGE PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

MY WIFE, MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, AND I ALL DROVE MY CAR ON FRIDAY WITH NO ISSUES. THE NEXT TIME I TRIED TO DRIVE MY CAR ON SATURDAY, I COULD NOT SHIFT MY CAR OUT OF PARK. MY CAR IS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES, MAKING SURE THE STEERING WHEEL WASN'T LOCKED, THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE OUT OF PARK, CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CHECKED ANYTHING ELSE WE THOUGHT MIGHT CAUSE THE ISSUE. AFTER ALL THAT FAILED, I RESEARCHED A LITTLE ONLINE AND FOUND A FORUM ON CUSTOMERCOMPLAINT.COM WHERE SEVERAL OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE TYPE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY THERE IS A VERY SMALL, PINK PLASTIC HOOK IN THE SHIFTING ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWS THE SHIFTER TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. NOT SURPRISINGLY CONSIDERING HOW SMALL IT IS, THIS HOOK BREAKS, PREVENTING THE CAR FROM SHIFTING. ON THE FORUM, MULTIPLE PEOPLE COMPLAINED THAT THE DEALERSHIPS WERE TELLING THEM THIS WASN'T COVERED ON WARRANTY. MY WARRANTY WAS UP, SO I USED A SUGGESTION FROM THE FORUM TO USE A COMPRESSION SPRING TO HOLD THE PINK ASSEMBLY IN PLACE ONCE THE HOOK BREAKS. NOT AN IDEAL FIX, BUT IT WORKS AND ONLY COST ME A COUPLE OF DOLLARS FOR THE SPRING INSTEAD OF THE 100-300 DOLLARS INVOLVED IN TOWING AND HAVING THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT THAT OTHERS ON THAT FORUM WENT THROUGH. *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER STUCK IN PARK AND WILL NOT SHIFT. CAR DROVE FINE TO WORK AND WHEN I MOVED IT AT LUNCHTIME, BUT WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE WORK IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

DODGE AVENGER 2008 SHIFTER ASSEMBLY BREAKS AND LEAVES THE CAR STUCK IN PARK, AT THE DEALERSHIP THIS WILL COST OVER $400 TO FIX AND I AM GOING TO ATTEMPT TO FIX ON MY OWN DUE TO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES BUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS AND THE SEBRING MODELS AND IT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE ADDRESSED. *TR

AFTER RESEARCH, THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED AS EARLY AS JULY OF 2008. THEN VERY AGGRESSIVELY WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. WENT TO LEAVE A PARK WITH MY 2 DAUGHTERS FRIDAY AND COULD NOT BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOT DUE TO SHIFTER LOCKING UP. SEARCHED MANUAL FOR ANSWER AND TRIED THE OVER-RIDE SWITCH TO NO AVAIL. TOW DRIVER TOLD ME HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM JUST DAYS BEFORE WITH A DODGE. INFORMED ME OF THE COLOR AND PURPOSE OF THE CULPRIT AND AFTER RESEARCH? LO AND BEHOLD, COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT FILED FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS (NEXT MONTH) ABOUT THE LITTLE PLASTIC PINK PIECE THAT RENDERS SHIFTER USELESS. THIS SITE PROCLAIMS TO "ADMINISTER SAFETY RECALLS TO SUPPORT THE NHTSA'S MISSION TO IMPROVE SAFETY ON OUR NATION'S ROADWAYS, YOUR COMPLAINT IS IMPORTANT TO US AND IF WARRANTED, THE (ODI) WILL OPEN AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF A SAFETY DEFECT TREND EXISTS." WELL HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE LEFT STRANDED, MISS A DAYS PAY, FAIL TO PICK UP THEIR CHILDREN AND/OR BORROW MONEY FOR THIS REPAIR (AS I HAVE HAD TO DO), OR FLAT OUT BE LEFT WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO MEANS FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE DUE TO A FACTORY FLAW THAT EVERYONE (DEALERSHIPS AND O.D.I.) REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE? LETS SEE ONE OF YOU HEAD OUT TO WORK, JUMP IN THE CAR TO PICK UP YOUR CHILD AND OR PACK THE TRUNK FOR VACATION. ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT YOU CAN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK DUE TO DODGE'S ARROGANCE. THINK YOU SEE A DEFECT TREND THEN? RECALL WARRANTED? TWO YEARS FOLKS! AND COMPLAINTS BEING FILED MORE CONSECUTIVELY BY THE DAY. AS FOR THE LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY? TALK ABOUT FALSE ADVERTISING AND MISLEADING A CONSUMER. BUY AMERICAN? THINK I'LL GO WITH TOYOTA NEXT ROUND THANK YOU. AT LEAST THEY WILL FIX THEIR DEFECT TRENDS. THOUGH IT APPEARS THAT THEY WERE PUSHED TO DO SO OUT OF PREJUDICE. DODGE CAN GET BY WITH THE VERY SAME ACT OF IGNORANCE. SINCE THE TOW MAN COULDN'T GET MY CAR IN GEAR, WHEN HE LIFTED IT FOR HOOK UP. THE FRONT BUMPER DRAGGED THE PARKING CURB AND SCARRED IT MAJOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK IN PARK AND OFTEN, WOULD SHIFT INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN SAFETY MECHANISM ON THE VEHICLE THAT PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM SHIFTING, WHICH WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING UNKNOWN REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,000.

WE WERE ON OUR FIRST DAY OF VACATION. WE ORDERED SOME TAKE OUT AND WERE GOING TO PICK IT UP. WE PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT TO GRAB OUR DEBIT CARD OUT OF OUR CONSOLE. WE PUT IT IN PARK AND THEN TRIED TO CONTINUE ON OUR WAY WHEN IT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. THE CAR NO WARNINGS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO CALL OUR SISTER AND BROTH IN LAW TO HELP US. OUR TWO YEAR OLD WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. WE HAD TO TAKE HER OUT AND PUT THE CAR SEAT IN OUR SISTERS CAR. THEN WE HAD TO CALL AND CANCEL OUR TAKE OUT. WE EVENTUALLY PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE MANUALLY TEARING APART THE CONSOLE AND DRIVING IT TO DODGE. THIS WAS THE WORST START OF ANT VACATION WE HAVE EVER BEEN ON. WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GEAR SHIFT LOCKING UP AND THERE IS NO RECALL YET. SERIOUSLY, THIS IS HARD TO BELIEVE. NOW I JUST BLEW 300$ OF OUR VACATION MONEY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

I OWN A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SOOO GREAT UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO I STARTED MY CAR AND WHEN I TRIED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. AFTER SEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FOUND A TEMPORARY SOLUTION, THE USE OF A BUTTER KNIFE TO MOVE THE HOT PINK LEVER UNDER SHIFTER WHICH INTURN RELEASES GEAR FROM PARK. SO IN ORDER TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE I MUST USE THE BUTTER KNIFE TO RELEASE FROM PARK...........EVERYTIME!! I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY HAD NOT SEEN ANY PROBLEMS LIKE I EXPLAINED. I ORDERED(FROM THE DEALERSHIP) A SHIFT ASSEMBLY WHICH IS $50.00 + TAX. (I KNEW WHAT PART I NEEDED FROM A POST FROM THIS SITE) AND NOW MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP GETTING "FIXED" AND LABOR IS DUE TO RUN ME $114.00 + .!!! I ASK THAT DODGE BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THIS PARTICULAR PART AND REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

ON MY WIFE'S 2008 DODGE AVENGER, THE GEAR SHIFT MODULE IS STUCK IN PARK. DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2008 DODGE AVENGERS (AND OTHER CHRYSLER MODELS), AND A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE IS DEFINITELY NEEDED. *TR

MY CAR WAS ACTING FINE YESTERDAY AND THEN TODAY WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPEN SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR TWO YEARS AGO. BUT I TRIED EVERYTHING TO MAKE IT WORK AND THE CAR STILL WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. MY SISTER'S BOYFRIEND TOOK THE CONSOLE APART AND REMOVED THE AREA COVERING THE GEAR AND THERE WAS THIS PINK BUTTON THAT WOULD ALLOW THE GEAR TO MOVE. THE WHOLE SHIFT ASSEMBLY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME WITHOUT WARNING. NO INDICATOR LIGHT OR ANYTHING TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE PART IS BROKEN. THE CAR JUST WON'T MOVE!! *TR

I WAS GETTING READY FOR WORK, HAD TO BE THERE BY 7AM. MY FIANCE' HAD ALREADY LEFT FOR WORK. I WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. TRIED OVER AND OVER TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. AS A RESULT OF THIS HAPPENING I WAS LATE FOR WORK AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO BE LATE FOR WORK. WE ARE DOCKED POINTS WHEN WE ARE LATE OR MISS WORK AND I AM NEVER LATE AND NEVER MISS WORK. YOU CAN BE TERMINATED WITH JUST 4 POINTS. I DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT MY CAR, TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH IT AND FOUND OUT ALOT MORE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS I HAVE. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ANYWHERE. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY BUT I HAVE A SMALL CHILD THAT I'M OUT WITH ALOT BY MYSELF. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. IT'S A PLASTIC PIECE THAT BREAKS OFF AND CAUSES THE SPRING THAT'S ATTACHED TO IT TO LET THE CAR OUT OF PARK FLY OFF AND THEN YOU ARE JUST STUCK. THERE IS NO WAY TO OVER RIDE IT UNLESS YOU TAKE THE ENTIRE CONSOLE OUT AND MANUALLY PULL THE PINK LEVER BACK. I'M NOT A HELPLESS FEMALE BUT I CAN'T TAKE A COMPLETE CONSOLE OUT BY MYSELF. SO THEREFORE I FEEL THAT PUTS MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER IN A BAD SITUATION IF WE ARE OUT BY OURSELVES AND THIS HAPPENS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND $300.00 PLUS TAX TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY ARE JUST REPLACING IT WITH THE SAME PLASTIC MOLDINGS THAT WILL BREAK AGAIN AT SOME POINT AND TIME. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE WITH THIS CAR THE WAY IT IS. RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY 300.00 FOR SOMETHING THAT I MIGHT HAVE TO REPLACE AGAIN IN A DAY ANOTHER WEEK OR WHO KNOWS WHEN. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED AT THE MOMENT..I'M DRIVING WITH MY CONSOLE COMPLETELY OFF AND MANUALLY PULLING UP ON THE PINK LATCH AND PUTTING IT IN GEAR. I THINK IT'S REALLY SAD THAT THE COMPANY CAN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND LET THE CONSUMER KNOW THAT THEY ARE IMPORTANT AND WILL FIX THE PROBLEM THE RIGHT WAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF PARK. USING A GOOD DEAL OF FORCE I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. WHILE DOING THIS I HEARD A PIECE OF PLASTIC BREAK OFF. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND 33 OTHER 2008 DODGE AVENGER OWNERS REPORTED A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I CALLED A LOCAL DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WAS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT LOCK MECHANISM AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD RUN APPROXIMATELY $300. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH CAN RESULT IN THE CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO BE DRIVEN, I FEEL THAT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT IS WARRANTED. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR FROM PARK. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS ON THE DASH INDICATING A PROBLEM AND IT WAS OPERATING FINE WHEN I DROVE IT TO WORK. IT WILL SHIFT INTO REVERSE IF FORCED BUT WILL NOT GO INTO NEUTRAL AT ALL. THIS IS APPARENTLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE AUTOBEEF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, HE DETERMINED HOW TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK BY DEPRESSING AN UNKNOWN SAFETY BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH INSTANCE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AND THE SAFETY BUTTON WOULD HAVE TO BE UTILIZED FOR THE SHIFTER TO MOVE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

OWN 2008 DODGE AVENGER R/T. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THERE IS A SHORT IN THE AIRBAG. IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT WILL NOT GO OFF IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. *TR

I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WHERE MY CAR IS STUCK IN PARK. I FOUND THIS SITE AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE WHICH APPEARS TO BE QUITE COMMON. I WILL HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT TO SEE IF WE CAN FIX THIS. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS DEFECT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. SEEMS THAT IT COULD BE QUITE POSSIBLE THAT IF IT COULD BE STUCK IN PARK, IT COULD ALSO GET STUCK IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND MAKE DODGE DO A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER THAT I WAS UNABLE TO USE AS OF TODAY. I GOT READY TO LEAVE MY HOUSE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK TO REVERSE. I STARTED TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY. I WENT TO GOOGLE AND FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AND WHAT'S WORSE, IS THAT DODGE DOESN'T SEE IT AS A PROBLEM AND HAS NOT PLACED A RECALL OUT FOR IT. IT NEEDS TO BE DONE. ITS A SAFETY THING. MY WARRANTY ON MY CAR IS UP. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT ITS STILL GOING TO COST ME $200 AT LEAST TO FIX IT AND I DO NOT HAVE THAT. I HAVE 2 KIDS, ONE WHO IS A DIABETIC, AND I AM A STAY AT HOME MOM. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR DODGE TO GET WITH IT AND TAKE CARE OF THIS AND MAKE SURE A RECALL IS SENT OUT ON THIS?? TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE GEAR SHIFT. MY CAR WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND I WAS ALMOST INJURED TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR WHEN I DISCOVERED THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK AFTER I TURNED BACK ON. THIS MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY PROBLEM TO DODGE BUT DEPENDING ON WHERE YOUR CAR IS WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF IT DOES REALLY BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I AM ATTEMPTING TO GET THIS REPAIRED NOW. THIS REALLY HAS BEEN A PAIN FOR ME AND MY BANK ACCOUNT!! *TR

WENT TO GO LEAVE WORK AT 9:30 AT NIGHT AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE. THE GEAR SHIFTER SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN PARK. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALER NEARBY. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WHILE RESEARCHING IT ONLINE. *TR

03JUN10 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE FOR WORK, I COULD NOT GET MY VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. I CALLED A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS. I CALLED A FEW DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY BOTH STATED IT COULD BE A BRAKE SAFETY SWITCH AND TO TRY A MANUAL OVER RIDE SWITCH NEAR THE GEAR SHIFTER. TRIED THE OVER RIDE WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. CAR IS STILL STUCK IN PARK. DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE, ONE THAT IT SEEMS DODGE IS DOING NOTHING TO CORRECT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

I GOT INTO MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER THIS MORNING, WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2009 AND THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AS REPORTED ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. PLEASE FORCE CHRYSLER TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE 2008 DODGE AVENGER IS STUCK IN PARK. *TR

WENT TO START CAR. STARTED UP NO PROBLEM. TRIED TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. HAD TO SEARCH ONLINE TO FIND OUT HOW TO PUSH A SMALL LEVER UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE PANELS TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR, AND ITS NOT THE EMERGENCY RELEASE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER HAD A PROBLEM BUT THERE ARE COUNTLESS REPORTS ONLINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

GEAR SHIFT ON MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER STUCK IN PARK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER ENTERING AND LEAKING ONTO THE FRONT PASSENGERS FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE HEATER CORE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS CAUSING THE WATER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS TO THE HEATER CORE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

2008 DODGE AVENGER SXT SHIFT MODULE LOCKS UP STUCK IN PARK. MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. AVERAGE REPAIR BY DODGE, PARTS + LABOR = ABOUT $360. ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER THAT I COULD NOT GET OUT OF PARK. A MECHANIC FRIEND REMOVED THE GEAR SHIFT COVER AND NOTICES A PINK PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT APPEARED TO BE BROKEN FROM SOMEWHERE INSIDE THE GEARSHIFT. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION THIS PINK PIECE OF PLASTIC IS WHAT IS NEEDED TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF PARK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL ITEM. *TR

OUR 2008 DODGE AVENGER SUDDENLY WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. DEFECT WAS FOUND TO THE BRAKE INTERLOCK CABLE. DODGE ADVISED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT MANY AVENGERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM RELATED TO THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM, AND IS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. *TR

COULD NOT GET CAR OUT OF PARK- FOUND A BROKEN PINK PLASTIC PIECE THAT NEEDED TO BE MOVED IN ORDER FOR CAR TO COME OUT OF PARK. *TR

WHEN LEAVING WORK I STARTED MY CAR BUT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF PARK. IT WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED AND STRANDED ME IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER. I LOCATED A WEBSITE WHERE I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2008 DODGE AVENGER. I HAVE YET TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BUT SEVERAL COMMENTS ON THE WEBSITE I FOUND SAID THAT THIS REPAIR WILL COST AROUND $350. SEEMS TO ME WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND NOT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO DISH OUT THAT KIND OF MONEY TO REPAIR. *TR

MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS MY ALTERNATOR. BUT I HAVE POWER TO EVERYTHING. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD GET ONE FOR 360.00 +100.00 LABOR. TOTAL MILES 78,000. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ALOT ON MINI VANS.AND OTHER CARS,BUT COME TO FIND OUT IT MAY JUST BE THE CLUTCH BEARING AND ONLY GOING TO COST 75.00 TO FIX. SEEMS TO ME CHRYSLER WOULD NOT TRY TO SELL YOU THINGS YOU DON'T NEED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO BRING THEM TO THE CARPET. THE CAR WAS ONLY 3,000 MILES OUT OF THE EXT.ML.WARRANTY. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER IT GOT STUCK IN PARK AND I COULD NOT GET IT OUT. I CALLED A MECHANIC FRIEND WHO SHOWED ME A LITTLE PINK SWITCH THAT SHOULD RELEASE IT TO WHAT EVER GEAR YOU NEED. IT DOES NOT WORK UNLESS YOU PUSH IT YOURSELF. I NOTICE ONLINE THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO OWN 2008 AVENGERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I WILL BE BRINGING MINE TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT TO LEAVE WORK OUR AVENGER (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. FORTUNATELY A CO-WORKER IS HANDY WITH CARS AND TOOK APART THE GEAR SHIFT PANEL AND SHOWED MY HUSBAND THAT THERE WAS A PINK PIECE BROKEN AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO MOVE THIS PIECE BY HAND TO SHIFT GEARS. WE WERE TOLD AT ORIELY'S AUTO PARTS THAT THIS PIECE IS CALLED A SHIFT LOCK AND IS NOT CARRIED AT THOSE TYPES OF STORES. AS THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY (SATURDAY) WE WON'T BE ABLE TO CONTACT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP UNTIL MONDAY TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO REPAIR. AFTER DOING ONLINE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2008 DODGE AVENGER. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND ON SATURDAY 5/15/10 MY CAR GOT STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. WE WERE ABLE TO SHIFT IT MANUALLY TO GET IT HOME BUT AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I FOUND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR, YET THERE IS STILL NO RECALL. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND DODGE WANTS $50 TO JUST LOOK AT IT AND TELL ME WHAT IT IS ALTHOUGH I ALREADY KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT AND MANY OTHER 2008 DODGE AVENGERS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE AVENGER ABOUT A YEAR AGO, A FEW DAYS AFTER I GOT THE CAR THE GEAR SHIFT GOT STUCK AND I COULDN'T GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SALES GUY WHO SOLD ME MY CAR TOLD ME THAT I WAS PROBABLY DOING SOMETHING WRONG, ABOUT AN 15MINS LATER THE CAR WENT IN TO DRIVE, AND I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TODAY I TRIED TO UP MY CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T GOING IN TO DRIVE AT ALL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO GO THROUGH DODGE BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF THE 30DAYS. I THEN CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND HE TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $1300 TO GET MY CAR FIXED. *TR

I AM UNABLE TO SHIFT MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER SXT CAR OUT OF PARK... I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2008 DODGER AVENGER. FOR NO KNOWN REASON, THE SHIFTING GEAR WONT SHIFT AND IS STUCK IN PARK. IF IT DOES GO INTO GEAR, FOR NO KNOWN REASON IT POPS BACK INTO PARK, CAUSING A MAJOR RISK TO OTHERS THAT ARE ON THE ROAD NOT TO MENTION TO ME AND MY FAMILY! *TR

NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. I DROVE THE 2008 AVENGER EARLIER IN THE DAY AND LATER WENT TO GET IN AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR INCIDENTS AND YES IT HAS HAPPENED A LOT. *TR

I OWN A 2008 DODGE AVENGER I GOT INTO MY CAR AND TRIED TO PUT IT IN PARK. IT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK. *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER STUCK IN PARK. *TR

NO EVENTS OR WARNING LEADING UP TO THIS. - THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FOR ME, BUT HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHERS HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. - CAR WAS IN PARK, WENT TO START (STARTED FINE) PUT IN REVERSE, WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. *TR