2011 Dodge Avenger Complaint Log

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR AND THERE IS STILL NO REPAIR AVAILABLE AND I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS SEP 13,2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERS61 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V-668 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE SUMMARY THE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE LOSS OF AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY IN CERTAIN CRASH EVENTS DUE TO A SHORTING CONDITION RESULTING IN A NEGATIVE VOLTAGE TRANSIENT THAT TRAVELS TO THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER VIA THE FRONT IMPACT SENSOR WIRES.

TAKATA RECALL I WAS INVOLDED IN A ACCIDENT, MY VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND MY SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCKED OR AIRBAGS DID NOT EJECT. ALSO MY BREAK INDICATER ALWAYS POPS UP ON THE DASH BOARD. MY BACK WINDOW STOP ROLLING DOWN. THE AIR CONDITIONER MAKES A LOUD CLAKING SOUND EVERYTIME I TURN ON OR OFF THE ENGINE.AND IT WONT REVERS. THEERES SOMETHING NEW ALWAYS GOING ON WITH THIS CAR.

20PLUS MILE PER HOUR FRONT END ACCIDENT, POLICE STATEMENT THAT AIR BAGS SHOULD OF DEPLOYED. NO AIRBAGS NO SEAT BELT TENSIONER. DRIVING MY FAULT REAR ENDED A VEHICLE ESTIMATED SPEED 20 PLUS MPH. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND MY SEAT BELT DIDN'T HOLD ME TIGHT AT ALL MY HEAD WENT TO STEERING WHEEL. THERE SHOULD BE NO DEBATE ON WHETHER OR NOT MY SEAT BELT SHOULD OF HELD TIGHT. NO HELP FROM A COMPANY THAT IS OK WITH ITS CUSTOMERS DRIVING DEATH TRAPS.

I WAS IN A RECENT ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED OVER $4,500 IN DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY 2011 DODGE AVENGER. I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TRAVELLING AT OVER 20MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I BRACED MYSELF AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND THANKFULLY WAS NOT INJURED. THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO OPEN RECALLS FOR THE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT RESTRAINT. THE POLICE OFFICER ON SCENE WAS BEWILDERED THAT THE AIRBAGS HAD NOT DEPLOYED, AND I'M NOT CERTAIN THEY WOULD WORK OR NOT WITH THE ACTIVE RECALL DUE TO THE TWO MAIN SAFEY FEATURES OF THIS VEHICLE. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE IS BEING "TESTED" BY DODGE/CHRYSLER GROUP BUT THEY HAVE YET TO PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER VEHICLE TILL THEY DEEM THE CAR IS IN FACT SAFE TO DRIVE AND OPERATE. I REFUSE TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A CAR IN THE EVENT I'M IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT AND THE TWO SAFETY DEVICES I RELY ON DO NOT WORK. DODGE/CHYSLER IS REFUSING TO ANSWER ANY INQUIRIES I HAVE AND I AM TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THEM AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V6680000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

I REPLACED MY CAR WITH NEW BRAKES LAST YEAR AND I AM ALREADY HAVING TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. ALSO, IT KEEPS DYING OUT. I SEEN ON HERE THERE WAS A RECALL WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I THINK THE ISSUE IS STILL AT HAND. I'VE SPENT MONEY ON TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THE MECHANICS HERE IN MY AREA CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT. THIS CAR HAS SO MANY ISSUES ESPECIALLY DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES. ALSO, MY CAR WILL JERK SOMETIMES WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT. I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I AM THINKING OF GETTING ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE THERE IS SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS ONE.

WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT THE RECALL ON THE CAR HAS NO FIX TO IT. IF THIS IS TRUE WHY AREN'T WE GETTING OUR MONEY BACK? I WILL BE UPSIDE DOWN ABOUT 5,000, HOW IS THIS FAIR TO MAKE ME PAY OFF A CAR I HAD TO TRADE IN DUE TO SAFETY PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGER AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V6688000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT OWNER'S WOULD RECEIVE A SECOND NOTICE IN JUNE 2017 WHEN THE REMEDY PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I RECEIVED A RECALL ON MY 2011 DODGE AVENGER BACK IN NOVEMBER 2016. I CALLED THE RECALL COMPANY LISTED ON THE RECALL NOTICE AND INFORMED THEM OF THE VIN ON MY VEHICLE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN THEY DID. GREAT!! I THEN CALLED STOCKTON DODGE AND INFORMED THEM IF THE SAME INFORMATION IN WHICH I GOT THE SAME ANSWER. I WAS PRETTY UNDERSTANDING AT FIRST. THEN TWO MONTHS PASS AND NO CALL OR EMAIL. I THEN CALL BOTH BACK AND GET THE SAME ANSWER. AGAIN TRYING TO BE UNDERSTANDING. AT THIS POINT I STARTED RESEARCHING THE RECALL AND FOUND THE INFORMATION ABOVE. I ASKED SEVERAL OUTSIDE SOURCES AND THEY INFORMED ME IF IT WAS SAFETY RELATED. (WHICH IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN IT IS) TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DEMAND TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED. AT THIS POINT IT'S TWO MONTHS LATER AND I HEAD OVER TO STOCKTON DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM . ALSO AT THIS POINT MY SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT IS JAMMED AND THE END IS STUCK BUCKLED. I GO INTO THE SERVICE CENTER AND INFORM THEM THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR AND I'VE BEEN WAITING MONTHS FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN. I ALSO INFORM THEM IF THE SEAT BELT ISSUE. ALL THEY TELL ME IS THAT THE PARTS AREN'T IN AND THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE IT DONE NOW IS IF IT IS SAFETY RELATED. THEY PULL UP THE RECALL, SCANNING IT AND TELL ME IT'S NOT SAFETY RELATED. I WAS AMAZED BY WHAT I HEARD. THEN THE ONE SERVICE WORKING TOLD ME THERE WAS NO ONE THERE TO CHECK MY SEAT BELT AT THE TIME. I THEN ASKED THE INDIVIDUAL HOW IT WASN'T SAFETY RELATED WHEN THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY MY AIRBAGS WOULDN'T DEPLOY AND MY CARS SEAT BELT WAS ALREADY NOT WORKING. HE LOOKED AT ME WITH A BLANK STARE AND AGAIN TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS. I LEFT PRETTY UPSET. HOW DOES A COMPANY SELL U A CAR THAT IS NOT SAFE, THEN KNOWING IT'S NOT SAFE' DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. IT'S OUTRAGEOUS. TILL THIS DAY MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE EMERGENCY STABILIZER CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNDETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2017. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 16V-668. I CONTACT THE DEALER WEEKLY AND I'M TOLD THAT THERE IS "NO REMEDY AVAILABLE YET". I NEED TO KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS AND IF THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HEATER WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. I'VE HAD THERMOSTAT CHANGES, HEATER CORE, AND IT STILL WILL NOT WORK

PASSENGER SIDE HEAT STOPPED WORKING. COLD AIR BLOWS OUT OF VENTS ON PASSENGER SIDE NEAR DOOR AND RIGHT MIDDLE VENT. AS WELL AS DEFROST VENTS AND FEET VENT ON PASSENGER SIDE. DRIVER SIDE VENTS ARE BLOWING LUKE WARM AIR. NOT HOT. ROUGHLY 48K MILES ON CAR. HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN OR PARKED, THE DEFROSTER FAILED WHEN ACTIVATED AND OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC WHO FLUSHED THE RADIATOR LINES AND INSTALLED A NEW THERMOSTAT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES SO FAR WITH MY AIR BAG. HOWEVER I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT FIXED I WAS INFORMED THERE IS NO SOLUTION FOR IT YET. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT

ELECTRONIC DPPR LOCKS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE DOORS FAIL TO UNLOCK ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DRIVERS DOOR. THIS IS ESPECIAALY PROBLEMATIC IN THE REAR SEATS WHERE MANUAL UNLOCKING IS NOT EASILY SEEN OR ACTIVATED BY PASSENGERS WHICH COULD CAUSE ELAYS EHEN EMERGENCY EXIT IS REQUIRED. DEALER STATED HE COULD NOT CORRECT ALTHOUGH THEY DID CONFIRM THE PROBLEM.

2011 DODGE AVENGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEAD REST DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. VEHICLE VIN# NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT. I RECEIVED A RECALL BACK ON NOVEMBER 2016 FROM FCA. I CONTACTED FCA REGARDING THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AND WOULD PUT ME ON A PRIORITY LIST AND CONTACT ME WHEN THEY HAD THE PARTS. STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF CONTACT AND ITS NOW APRIL 24TH 2017. I HAVE EMAILED DODGE CORPORATE OFFICE REGARDING THE SAFETY ISSUE OF MY VEHICLE ASKING FOR A NEW VEHICLE WITH NO SAFETY RECALL ISSUES OR COMPLETE MY RECALL. HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THEM. I WENT TO DODGE AND ASKED WHEN MY CAR WILL BE FIXED, THEY TOLD ME THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND COULD ONLY DO IT NOW IF IT WAS SAFETY RELATED. "WHICH IT CLEARLY IS." I HAVE RECEIVED NO INFORMATION ON WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE OR OFFERED AN ALTERNATIVE TO ENSURE I AM DRIVING A SAFE VEHICLE. IT IS CLEAR DODGE IS DOING NOTHING TO ENSURE THE DRIVERS OF THEIR VEHICLES ARE SAFE. I'M WRITING ON HERE IN HOPES TO GET HELP TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED OR GET A VEHICLE THAT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. IT IS DODGES OBLIGATION TO FULFILL ONE OF THESE. I WILL CONTINUE TO CONTACT EVERYONE I POSSIBLE CAN TO MAKE SURE DODGE IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS AND TO SOLVE DODGES PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 01/10/2017*CT CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE RPM JUMPED TO 1500 RPM AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON THE DASH ALONG WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLIMINATING. THE VEHICLE RPM WOULD ONLY VARY FROM 1200-1500RPM WITH THE MAX SPEED OF 20MPH. TURNS OUT THE LITTLE PLASTIC GEARS INSIDE THE PART WEAR, CAUSING THE ECM TO "LOSE TRACK" OF WHERE THE THROTTLE POSITION IS. UPDATED 6/28/18*JB

I OWN A 2011 DODGE AVENGER...WHICH HAS NO HEAT. IT STARTED WITH COLD AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE AND NOW THERE IS NO HEAT AT ALL, AND LIVING WHERE ITS 20 BELOW, IT ISN'T FUN DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING. I HAVE REPLACED THE TEMP SENSORS, CONTROL KNOBS, ACTUATOR, HAVE FLUSHED THE RADIATOR 3X HAVE FLUSHED THE HEATER CORE 3X. EACH FLUSHING PRODUCED SAND. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD OF HAD TO PAY FOR THIS AS IT IS THE FAULT OF DODGE!! I HAVE NEVER OWNED ANYTHING BUT A DODGE BUT THIS ISSUE IS MAKING THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT DODGE. U WOULD THINK THAT DODGE WOULD TAKE CARE OF THERE CUSTOMERS....I THINK DODGE SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS. IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE I'M CHANGING I BELIEVE. SAD SAD SAD!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INITIALLY CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN JUNE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS STILL UNABLE TO GET THE RECALL REMEDIED DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER CHANGING THE DATE TO AUGUST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT TIGHTEN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE BILLION DODGE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

HEATING SYSTEM BLOWING COLD AIR OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS, WHILE THE DRIVERS SIDE IS WARM .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS FRACTURED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A SAFETY COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,630.

WHILE IN MOTION, DRIVING, THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD IT LOSES POWER. YOU HAVE TO EITHER PULL OVER OR PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A ABOUT A MINUTE AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND YOU CAN GO FOR AWHILE. A ERROR POPS UP BUT WHEN YOU SHUT IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT RESETS ITSELF. HARD TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT, BUT WE CHANGED OUT THE THROTTLE BODY AND A SENSOR, WAS TOLD THAT YOU CANT FLASH THE COMPUTER ON THIS CAR. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR 3 MONTHS.

HAD HOOD REPLACE 1ST TIME FOR RUST 7/2015. 2ND TIME HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING,REPLACED AT OUR COST OF DEDUCTIBLE 4/2016. CHECKED HOOD 8/2016, SECONDARY LATCH FAILED,ABLE TO OPEN HOOD WITH PRIMARY ONLY.DEALER STATES NOW LATCH HAS FAILED. WENT BACK FOR INSTALL, NOW TOLD STRYKER STUDS FAILED, NEED ANOTHER HOOD. TOLD OK TO DRIVE WITH BOTH SAFETY DEVICES FAILED"JUST DONT OPEN HOOD, YOU'LL BE OK. OVER THREE WEEKS WAITING FOR HOOD,WAS TOLD FORGOT TO ORDER. DON MILLER DODGE MADISON WI Y .

THERE WAS AN EXHAUST LEAK UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHICH CAUSED ME (ONLY DRIVER) TO BECOME VERY VERY SLEEPY. I WAS IN THE CAR FOR 5-10 MINUTES WHEN I FELT THE SLEEPINESS. I HAD TO OPEN WINDOWS FOR FRESH AIR IN ORDER TO MAKE IT TO WORK (20 MIN. DRIVE) WITHOUT HAVING TO PULL OVER. THE SLEEPINESS STARTED ABOUT 3 WEEKS BEFORE IT BECAME REALLY BAD. I WAS ON A 4 HOUR TRIP & AFTER AN HOUR I HAD TO REPEATELY PULL OVER, ONE TO SLEEP FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. AT THE TIME I DID NOT MAKE A CONNECTION WITH WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I ATTRIBUTED THE SLEEPINESS TO BEING TIRED BUT AFTER THE THIRD DAY OF SERIOUS SLEEPINESS, I THOUGHT THERE HAD TO BE SOMETHING WITH THE CAR BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENED IN THE CAR ALTHOUGH THERE WERE SEVERAL DAYS THAT I WAS ABNORMALLY SLEEPY AT WORK IN THE MORNING HOURS. I BELIEVE THAT WAS A CARRY OVER FROM THE TRIP TO WORK EACH MORNING.THERE IS A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM WHERE I WORK SO I TOOK IT TO THE TEACHER OF THE MECHANIC'S CLASS. THEY HAVE A MACHINE THAT SHOOTS SMOKE THROUGH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM & THERE WAS SMOKE COMING THROUGH A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST PIPE LOCATED DIRECTLY BENEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I WENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR A BLOOD TEST TO MAKE SURE I DID NOT HAVE ANY CARBON MONOXIDE IN MY SYSTEM. THE RESULTS SHOWED ME AT A LEVEL 1, THE RANGE IS FROM 0-2. THE MECHANICS REPAIRED THE LEAK WITH A SPECIAL PUDDY. THE DRIVE TO WORK EVERYDAY IS A TWENTY MINUTE DRIVE EACH WAY ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS APRIL 23, 2016. THE OTHER INCIDENTS WERE THE WEEK OF MAY 16TH. I WAS EXPOSED TO THE FUMES FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS BEFORE IT BECAME REALLY BAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN UNKNOWN NOISE FROM THE TWO FRONT WHEELS. WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V315000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,211.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN ESTIMATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AFTER 4 YEARS VEHICLE HAS BEGUN STALLING AFTER AUTO START WHEN YOU TURN KEY ON. IT HAS ALSO BEGUN STALLING AT LIGHTS. HARD TO DETECT A STALL RIGHT AWAY UNTIL YOU GO TO USE IT. CAUSED A FEW TIMES A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION.

"TAKATA RECALL" IT WAS REPORTED PRIORITY REPAIRS WOULD BE GIVEN TO VEHICLES IN WARMER CLIMATE STATES. SINCE RECEIVING MY NOTICE MANY MONTHS AGO AND REGISTERING AS REQUESTED, THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY CONTACT FROM THE MOPAR REPAIR LOCATION ON EXPECTED PARTS REPLACEMENT.

THE HEAT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK. THE AIR WORKS GREAT, BUT NO HEAT. THIS WAS JUST NOTICED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THE COST WILL BE $1,002.80. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS FIXED WITHOUT ME HAVING TO PAY SO MUCH. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 1 YEAR. I HAVE READ THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SHOULD BE A RECALL................

TAKATA RECALL HEAT IN THE CAR IS NOT WORKING. PASSENGER SIDE DOESNT WORK AT ALL. THE DRIVERS SIDE WORKS AT TIMES BUT NOT REALLY. I GOT AIR CONDITIONER FIXED AND SUPPOSEDLY HEAT WAS FIXED SAME TIME FROM DODGE DEALERSHIP IN TOMS RIVER IT WAS NOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ETC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE ETC WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE AUTOBAHN AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. I HAD TO LET THE CAR ROLL TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES AND THERE I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE CAR HAD SHUT OFF BEFORE WITHOUT ANY WARNING, BUT IT STARTED BACK UP WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANICAL SHOP AND THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER WITH THE CODE FOR CAMSHAFT SENSOR. WE REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND STILL NO LUCK. TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE DID NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT WOULD COST $8000. THE CAR STILL ONLY CRANKS, BUT DOES NOT START AND THE ETC LIGHT IS STILL ON.

MY CAR BLOWS COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I TOOK IT IN JANUARY OF 2016 AND SPENT ALMOST $1K TO REPLACE HEATER CORE AND TOOK IT IN AGAIN OCTOBER 2016 FOR SAME ISSUE. THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD FLUSH IT REALLY WELL AND SPOKE TO A DODGE DEALER AND IT IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW BUT THERE IS NO FIX. THE BEST THEY COULD DO WAS FLUSH WITH MOPAR CLEANER AND REPLACE COOLANT (ANOTHER $200) AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. THIS WAS A FIX BUT WILL NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR 3YRS AND MAKE CAR PAYMENTS AND HAVE SPENT $1200 IN LAST 9MOS. GOT THE CAR BACK A WEEK AGO AND ALREADY BLOWING LUKEWARM ON PASSENGER SIDE AND WILL NO DOUBT BE BLOWING COLD BY WINTER. LOOKING ONLINE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND COMPLAINT OF 2010-2012 AVENGERS. WHY IS THE ISSUE NOT BEING HANDLED AND HOW MUCH DO US CONSUMERS HAVE TO SPEND?? DODGE SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. IT'S NOT A "SAFETY" ISSUE BUT WHEN WEATHER DROPS TO 10 BELOW AND I'M LITERALLY FREEZING... HOW IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? HOW MUCH MORE AM I GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND? I CAN'T AFFORD CONSTANT REPAIRS FOR SAME ISSUE. FIX THE ISSUE SO I CAN LOVE MY CAR AGAIN.

MY 2011 DODGE AVENGER HEAT HAS A HEATING PROBLEM. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAT/DEFROST ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. I PUT THE FAN ON HIGH AND STILL ONLY COLD AIR. WHEN WARMING CAR UP WITH REMOTE START THE CAR IS NOT WARM AFTER 10 TO 15 MINUTES CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD TO NOT DEFROST. I DRIVE 50 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK AND AM FREEZING WHEN I GET THERE. I HAVE SEEN FORUMS WHERE THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE.

FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS I ONLY GET HEAT ON MY DRIVER SIDE. PASSENGER SIDE BLOWS COLD AIR. I HEARD IT COULD BE RELATED TO A DEFECT DURING MANUFACTURING PROCESS DODGE WHERE METAL CASING ARE LEFT IN THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING THE CORE TO GET CLOGGED AND THAT IS WHY I HAVE THE PROBLEM.

DEFROSTER ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. DROVE FOR 40 MINUTES HAD TO KEEP FAN AND HEAT CONTROL ON FULL THE WHOLE TIME TO KEEP WINDSHIELD CLEANED OFF. SIDE WINDOWS NEVER CLEARED OFF.

MY HEATER ONLY BLOWS WARM AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.

PASSENGER DEFROST BLOWS COLD AIR WHICH MEANS IT IS NOT CLEARING THE WINDOWS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE FROSTING OF WINDOWS HAS CREATED SAFETY ISSUES FOR ME BECAUSE ON A BUSY ROAD I HAVE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLUGS FOR THE HIGH BEAMS AND THE RUNNING LIGHTS WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

THE CAR BLOWS WARM TO HOT AIR OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND COLD AIR OUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEN YOU HAVE THE CONTROLS SET TO HEAT. I HAVE HAD THE HEATER CORE AND COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSHED AS WELL AS HAD THERMOSTATS, WATER PUMP REPLACED BUT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. WHEN SET TO DEFROST ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE DEFROSTS. THE PASSWNGER'S SIDE GETS WORSE. THIS ISSUE IS CURRENT AND ALWAYS HAPPENING NO MATTER THE STATE OF THE VEHICLE. IF IT IS MOVING OR STILL IT DOES NOT BLOW HEAT OUT THE PASENGER'S SIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR WINDSHIELD REDUCES VISIBILITY BECAUSE IT WILL NOT DEFROST AND BECAUSE OF THE HEIGHTENED HYPOTHERMIA RISK. YES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT TOOK MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

PAINT BUBBLING ALONG LEADING EDGE OF HOOD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNTIGHTEN AND CAUSED THE PASSENGER TO GET STUCK WHILE UNBUCKLING THE SEAT BELT. THE FAILURE ONLY RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

THIS CAR CONTINUES TO SWAY AND HOP AT ALMOST ANY SPEED. IF YOU HIT THE SLIGHTEST BUMP THE REAR END OF THIS VEHICLE HOPS AS IF THE TIRES HAVE ACTUALLY LEFT THE GROUND. IN ADDITION, THE CAR SWAYS LEFT TO RIGHT ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH. I HAVE DRIVEN IN THE SNOW FOR THE LAST 30+ YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO WHITE KNUCKLED IN THE SNOW. THIS CAR FEELS AS IF IT HAS ZERO CONTROL IN THE SNOW. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE IT. AND I AM NOT TALKING FEET OF SNOW, IT HAD LITERALLY JUST STARTED TO SNOW AND THERE WAS MAYBE AN INCH OR TWO ON THE GROUND. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY MECHANIC THINKING MAYBE IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT ONLY TO BE TOLD THE ALIGNMENT WAS ALREADY SPOT ON ~ I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS FLAW IN THE SUSPENSION ON THIS CAR YET NO MECHANIC OR DEALER CAN TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE FELT IT THEMSELVES. SOMEBODY PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON EXPERIENCING THIS HORRIBLE FEELING :( *TR