2012 Dodge Avenger Complaint Log

VEHICLE WONT START AT TIMES HAS A RED LIGHTNING BOLT ALL GAUGES WORK JUST WONT START UNTIL JUMPED. ALSO WHEN USING THE HEATER HEAT ON DRIVERS SIDE AND COLD ON PASSENGERS SIDE.ONE IS THE ANTI THEFT WCM AND THE OTHER IS A HEATERCORE THAT DODGE HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1999 MODELS

S61 AIRBAG RECALL- I'VE HAD THIS ISSUES FIXED TWICE ALREADY AND I STILL HAVE THE ISSUE OF THE STANDING AIRBAG LIGHT. I'VE BEEN TOLD AS LONG AS THE LIGHT IS ON MY AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASES OF AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD NUMEROUS TIMES THAT BECAUSE THE S61 RECALL WAS COMPLETED. I SHOULD BE OK, BUT HOW CAN I BE SURE WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE FIRST TIME I GOT THIS ITEM FIXED IT TOOK TWO WEEKS FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME BACK ON. THE SECOND TIME I GOT THIS ISSUE FIXED IT TOOK A MONTH OR SO SO FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO START COMING BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY. I'M SPENDING A LOT MORE TIME ON THE ROAD NOW AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME NOW. I'VE TAKEN IT IN FOR THE THIRD TIME, BUT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE THE ISSUE, BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T THE ONES WHO DID THE FIRST TWO RECALLS. WHEN I AS FOR THEM TO PROVIDE ME WITH SOMETHING IN WRITING INCASE I GET IN A ACCIDENT AND MY AIRBAG DOESN'T DEPLOY STATING WHY THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT THEY AGREE TO DO SO, BUT I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND ANY REPAIRS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE COMPLETED. IM NOT SURE IF THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF RECALL, JUST HOPING SOMEONE CAN LOOK IT TO IT.

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

AC WORKS ON BOTH SIDES . WHEN HEAT IS TURNED , HEAT ONLY WORKS ON DRIVERS SIDE. COLD AIR BLOWS ON PASSENGERS SIDE AND ON PASSENGER SIDE DEFROST. DRIVER SIDE HEAT AND DEFROSTER HAS NO ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM NORTH FORT WORTH (11200 N FREEWAY, FORT WORTH, TX 76177, (817) 642-7894) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

I OWN A DODGE 2012 AVENGER AND HAD SOME ISSUES HERE AND THERE BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE JUST DIED FOR NO REASON. I WAS STOPPED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A HILL, READY TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDDLE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS GOING ON SO I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS WHICH THANKFULLY WORKED. I COULD TELL STRAIGHT AWAY THAT THE CAR WASN'T EVEN ON SO I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY AND IT STARTED UP. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY DODGE AS IT POSES A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY IF I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A FREEWAY.

DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH AND CHECK ENGINE AND OTHER DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED AND STARTED LOSING POWER. PULLED OFF TO SIDE STREET A FEW FEET AWAY. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET IN CENTER TURN LANE WHERE THE CAR DIED COMPLETELY. POWER STEERING ALSO WAS LOST. WE PUSHED CAR OFF ROAD WHERE IT RESTARTED ABOUT 1/2 HOUR LATER. DRIVING HOME LESS THEN 5 MILES IT DIED BUT STARTED AGAIN.

PASSENGER SIDE HEAT BLOWS COLD AIR OUT.

TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ALTERNATOR 3 TIMES, THIS VEHICLE IS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER, THE MILEAGE THAT I STARTED RECEIVING PROBLEMS WERE PROBALY 67,000 AND 80,000. I HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR 3 TIMES, 2 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE EGINE LIGHT ALERTED ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO GET IT CHECKED AND THEY SAID THAT THE CHARGING SYSTEM WAS NOT CHARGING THE ALTERNATOR PROPERLY, THEN IT RESULTED IN BATTERY ISSUES DRAINING THE BATTERY, IF I TURNED MY LIGHTS OR WIPERS ON OR ANYTHING ELECTRICAL THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE. THEN THE CAR STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE, FROM THERE I WAS TOWED TO A CAR MAX. THERE THEY CHARGED ME FOR THE LABOR ON THE ALTERNATOR BECAUSE I HAD AN EXTTENDED WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF THIS PARTICULAR FAILURE. THE NEXT INCIDENT I HAD TO GET THE BATTERY REPLACED AND IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AGAIN AFTER I REPLACED THE BATTERY. TOOK THE CAR TO REPLACE AGAIN ANOTHER ALTERNATOR FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING EVERY TIME I EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. SEE ALSO 11081233

ON MY 2012 DODGE AVENGER, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY ALTERNATOR AND HAD TO REPLACE IT 3 TIMES, 2 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YRS. I HAVE GOTTEN IT CHECKED AND THE WARNING WAS DETECTED THAT IT WAS THE CHARGING SYSTEM, AND WIRING SYSTEM. THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED IMMEDIATELY WITH ALMOST NO WARNING EXCEPT THE LIGHT POPS ON DECELERATION AND STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE. THE NEXT TIME I EXPERIENCED IT WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK BATTERY LIGHT THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN THE NEXT DAY I NEEDED A BATTERY BUT I WAS TOLD AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THAT THE CODE WAS FOR THE CHARGING SYSTEM NOT CHARGING PROPERLY MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ONE OF THE VINS THAT IS A RECALL FOR MY CAR, HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE WHEN I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS TIME AFTER TIME. I SEE WHERE SEVERAL CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL FOR MY VIN AS WELL. SEE ALSO 11081253

SEAT BELT PRETENSION NOT WORKING AT ALL TIMES. IT IS IN A LOCKED POSTITION

SEAT BELT STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION IT STICKS WHEN STATIONARY OR IN MOTION, WILL TIGHTEN UP WHILE DRIVING. SEE ALSO 11064849

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INCORRECTLY, WHICH INJURED THE CONTACT. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED FROM THE ORIGINAL TAKATA AIR BAGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER'S INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE AND DECLARED IT DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. *TT*JB CONSUMER STATED VIN UPDATED, CONSUMER WAS A PASSENGER NOT THE OWNER. *JB *DT PHOTOS ATTACHED 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT IS STUCK PREVENTING EXTRACTION CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES

AC STARTS TO ONLY BLOW COLD AIR ON ONE SIDE OF THE CAR, THEN NO HEAT AT ALL. DEFROST STOPS WORKING AT THIS POINT. VERY DANGEROUS WITH SNOW/ICY CONDITIONS WHERE WINDSHIELD FROSTS OVER. MAY BE THE DOOR ACTUATOR OR HEATER CORE.

BANK 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS SHOWING THAT THE CONVERTER CANNOT HANDLE THE EMISSIONS FROM BANK 2 OF THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO REPEATEDLY COME ON. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER AND 2011-2014 DODGE AVENGERS HAVE A RECALL FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. BUT WHEN CHECKING THE VIN NUMBER, CHRYSLER IS CLAIMING THERE ISN'T ANY RECALL ON THAT VIN NUMBER. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS MY CHRYSLER 200 THAT HAS THE SAME RECALL. WHAT IS CHRYSLER TRYING TO COVER UP? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,656. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE BLEW OUT COLD AIR WHEN THE HEAT WAS ACTIVATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FLUSHED THE RADIATOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNCERTAIN IF IT WOULD COVER THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

VEHICLE IN TOTAL LOSS ACCIDENT - STRUCK BY VEHICLE IN ACCIDENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE DOOR - DUBLIN OH POLICE DEPT INCIDENT # 18000499 - NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *TT *JS *TR

CLIMATE CONTROL BLOWS COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND WARM AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEN HEAT IS ON AND DRIVING. ENGINE TEMPERATURE DOES NOT REACH NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER. TOOK TO MY LOCAL TRUSTED MECHANIC AND HE DIAGNOSED THE HEATER CORE IS PLUGGED WITH DEBRIS. LOOKED ONLINE AND THE DODGE AVENGER HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THAT SAME ISSUE. CALLED CHRYSLER GROUP AND MADE A COMPLAINT AND GOT A CASE NUMBER. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT LATER THIS WEEK TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED BY A DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECORD.

I TOOK MY CAR TO NTB THEY STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND I GOT ONLINE TO CHECK FOR RECALLS AND IT SAIS 0 DETECTED BUT I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE REASSURED. THERE WAS A RECALL BACK IN 2015 AND I WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

I HAVE NO HEAT ON MY PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I'VE LOOKED UP WHAT COULD BE WRONG AND IT KEEPS SAYING DEFECT IN THE MODEL. I'VE LOOKED INTO GETTING HEATER CORE REPLACED BUT I KEEP READING THAT IT WILL ONLY TEMPORARILY FIX THE ISSUE AND NOT FULLY SOLVE [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY CAR IS BLOWING COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I JUST HAD THE HEATER CORE AND THE ACTUATOR DOOR REPLACED BACK IN THE SUMMER AND IT COST US OVER 2000.00. THIS ISSUE STARTED BACK IN FEBRUARY AND WE WAITED UNTIL SUMMER TO FIX IT BUT NOW A FEW WEEKS INTO THE COLD WEATHER AND HERE WE GO AGAIN. THE HEAT WORKED FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BLOWING COLD AIR AGAIN . I CALLED DODGE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT BUT THERE WAS NO RECALLS SO THEY STATED THAT I HAD TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN. THE PLACE THAT FIXED IT STATED THAT THE HEATER CORE HAS LIKE A FILM THAT BREAKS OFF AND THE PARTICLES BLOCK THE HEAT. THERE IS SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES BUT MANY CALLS TO DODGE AND THEY WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. CAN YOU HELP, I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS AGAIN! AND I HAVE A 30 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK, NOW I AM SICK FROM BEING SO COLD DAILY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE HEATER WAS TURNED ON AND SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY BECAME INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. WHEN THE HEATER WAS TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE AFTER THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BYERS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (465 S HAMILTON RD, COLUMBUS, OH 43213, (614) 228-5111); HOWEVER, A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CALL THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE HOTLINE ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, AFTER THE VIN WAS PROVIDED, THE CALL WAS DISCONNECTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

I HAVE NOW LOST THE HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR 3 TIMES. FIRST TIME THEY DID JUST A FLUSH, NEXT TIME REPLACED THE HEATER CORE, AND NOW IT'S GONE AGAIN. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE BECAUSE IT ALWAYS HAPPENS DURING THE WINTER! IT'S A COMPLETE VISIBILITY CONCERN! NOT TO MENTION A VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT SOMETHING IN THE MANUFACTORING IS CAUSING.

MY ELECTRICAL STABILITY LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON DAILY NOW FOR 1 WEEK WHILE DRIVING. MY INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON BUT NOT REGISTERING. THE RECALLS AND MY VIN IS NOT LISTED

DRIVER SIDE RECEIVES HEAT ONLY WHILE DEFROSTING WINDOW PASSENGER SIDE IS COOL AIR AND NEEDS ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION TO CLEAR WINDOW. WHEN HEATING CABIN AREA ONCE MORE ONLY DRIVER SIDE RECEIVES HEAT PASSENGER SIDE IS COLD. VEHICLE WAS IN BOTH MOVING AND STATIONARY POSITIONS ON ALL OCCURANCES AND STARTS OFF ON CITY STREETS INTO HIGHWAY.

IN JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2018, MY 2012 AVENGER RT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE INSUFFICIENT/NON-EXISTENT AIRFLOW AND LACK OF HEAT TO THE RIGHT-SIDE WINDOW DEFROSTERS AND ALL PASSENGER VENTS (EXCEPT THE FRONT-LEFT DRIVER VENTS), CREATING VISIBILITY HAZARDS AND AN UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. DURING THE FOLLOWING 2018 SUMMER, THE AIR COOLING EFFECT AND WINDOW-DEFOGGING WAS ALSO DIMINISHED, ESPECIALLY FROM THE INEXPLICABLE REDUCED AIRFLOW COMING FROM PASSENGER VENTS. THE HEATER/DEFROSTER HAD MAJOR DIFFICULTY DEFROSTING THE WINDSHIELD AND RIGHT-SIDE FRONT WINDOW. IN EARLY 2019, I BROUGHT MY AVENGER TO A REPAIR SHOP RECOMMENDED BY SEVERAL FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES, AND THE SHOP RECOMMENDED A COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSH AND INSPECTED AIR BLEND DOOR ACTUATORS, BUT THOSE WERE FINE. THE ENGINE ALSO OCCASIONALLY RAN WARMER THAN USUAL, HOWEVER THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO A STUCK THERMOSTAT WHICH WAS FOUND DURING THE SHOP'S DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE COOLANT/RADIATOR/HEATER CORE FLUSH DID REMOVE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF SLUDGE. THE SYSTEM FLUSH ALSO SEEMS TO BE A RECOMMENDED DEALERSHIP SERVICE ACTION AS A "REMEDY." HOWEVER, THE COOLANT/HEATING SYSTEM FLUSH HAD LITTLE EFFECT ON THE HEATING ISSUE AND THE RIGHT WINDOW DEFROSTER AND PASSENGER VENTS STILL HAD DRASTICALLY REDUCED AIRFLOW DESPITE THE BLOWER AND ALL BLEND DOORS/ACTUATORS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.

PASSENGER SIDE BLOWS COLD AIR WHEN HEAT IS ON.

HAVING TO REPLACE HEATER CORE AND ODOMETER AT 47700 MILES. LIGHTS ARE FLICKERING BEHIND ODOMETER. TOLD SAND FROM CASING CLOGGING HEATER CORE. THIS WAS NO FAULT OF MY OWN AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED TO FIX THIS VERY BIG AND COMMON EXPENSIVE PROBLEM.

TICKING NOISE COMING FROM DASHBOARD WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND WHEN IT IS TURNED OFF. PASSENGER SIDE BLOWS COLD AIR WHEN DRIVER SIDE BLOWS HOT.

HEATER CORE PLUGGED DESPITE FOLLOWING COOLANT SERVICE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. SYMPTOM WAS BARELY WARM AIR FROM DRIVERS SIDE AND COLD AIR FROM PASSENGER SIDE VENTS. REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1800 IN JAN 2018. IN FEB 2019 THE SYMPTOMS HAVE RETURNED. NO HEAT IN THE CAR CAN BE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION IN THE NORTHERN STATES WHERE TEMPERATURES HAVE REACH LIFE THREATENING LOWS IN RECENT WEEKS.

HEAT ONLY WORKS ON DRIVERS SIDE PART OF THE TIME. HAVE FOUND OUT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH THE HEATER CORE. WITH NO HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE I CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR IN THE WINTER. I CAN NOT DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD DUE TO NO HEAT AND IF I AM DRIVING IN SNOW OR FREEZING WET TEMPERATURES MY WINDSHIELD W FREEZES UP. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM I HAVE HAD SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2018. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH DODGE AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC WHICH WOULD BE CHARGED TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. HAVE READ THAT MANY AVENGER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH NO REAL FIX BY DODGE. IT IS A HEATER CORE DEFECT. WHICH IS OVER A $1,000 FIX THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR DUE TO IT BEING A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER.

THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASED IT IS IN A STUCK LOCK POSITION PREVENTING TO BE SECURELY ABLE TO PUT SEAT ON. WILL NOT UNLOCK. SEE ALSO 11081439

THE DRIVER'S SIDE BLOWS HOT AIR BUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BLOWS COLD AIR.

AT ALL TIMES - HOT AIR ONLY BLOWING ON DRIVER SIDE.

PASSENGER SIDE HEATER BLOWING COLD AIR DURING ALL OPERATION PHASES. DEALER STATED DUE TO SAND CASTING FROM THE ALUMINUM BLOCK PLUGGING THE HEATER CORE. THE VEHICLE HAS CLOSE TON 50K MILES.

DRIVER SIDE AIR BLOWS HOT AIR WHILE PASSENGER SIDE AIR ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. A FLUSH FIXED IT SHORT TERM. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE BUT WAS UNWILLING TO FIX.

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FROSTS / ICES OVER IN WINTER DUE TO LACK OF ANY DEFROSTER / VENT HEAT. HEAT IS DELIVERED NORMALLY TO DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD. THE LACK OF VISIBILITY THROUGH HALF OF WINDSHIELD IN WINTER CONDITIONS CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEAT BLEW COLD AIR FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN THE WINTER. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

THE HEATER IN THE CAR ONLY EMITS HOT AIR FROM DRIVERS SIDE. THE PASSENGER SIDE BLOWS COLD AIR EVEN WHEN FULLY ENGAGED. THE COLD AIR COMING FROM HEATER/DEFROSTER CAUSES WINDSHIELD TO ICE AND/OR NOT CLEAR, AND THEREBY LIMITS DRIVERS VISIBILITY THROUGH PASSENGER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD. I HAVE TO DRIVE SLOWER THAN NORMAL TO BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY IN WINTER. I THEREFORE PRESENT A PROBLEM TO TRAFFIC APPROACHING FROM BEHIND ME ALSO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEATER WAS FAULTY AND ONLY COLD AIR BLEW FROM THE VENTS. DURING THE FAILURE, THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD COULD NOT BE DEFROSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALL-STAR DODGE (11503 ST. CHARLES ROCK RD, BRIDGETON, MO 36044) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS CLOGGED WITH SLUDGE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE SLUDGE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,599.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROST SYSTEM BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE DEFROSTING THE WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM AND INSTALLED A NEW HEATER CORE. *TR

HEAT NO LONGER BLOWING OUT OF PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. UPON LOOKING ONLINE, THIS IS APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON MANUFACTURERS DEFECT WITH A CLOGGING HEATER CORE, AND RADIATOR. THIS IS DUE TO THE WAY THE RADIATOR AND HEATER CORE WERE MADE. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WILL DO NOTHING TO ADDRESS IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.

THE DASHBOARD CONSOLE LIGHTS KEEPS GOING OUT AND FLICKERING AT INCONSISTENT TIMES. ALL OTHER INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE WORKING FINE. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 40K MILES ON IT. THIS ISSUE OCCURS OFTEN.

I GOT A 2012 DODGE AVENGER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE BLOWS FREEZING COLD AIR AND THE DRIVERS SIDE BLOWS HOT. THERE ARE LOTS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND HISTORICAL DATA ON THIS ISSUE; AND THE SOURCE OF THE ISSUE IS MANUFACTURE DEFECT.

WITH THE VEHICLE WARMED UP I GET HEAT BLOWING OUT OF THE VENTS, WHETHER IT'S THE CABIN, FLOOR OR DEFROST FOR MAYBE 10 SECONDS, THEN IT TURNS TO COMPLETELY COLD ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE

THE CAR WOULD JUST SHUT OFF WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND WOULD TAKE LONG TIME TO POWER BACK ON. HEAD REST AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING TO LOSE CONTROL OF CAR. WINDOWS UNLOCKS WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP USING THE SAME TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE THAT ARE ON RECALL CHRYSLER 2000.

ENGINE KEEPS STALLING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EMIT HEAT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GREENVILLE DODGE CHRYSLER (5401 I-30 FRONTAGE RD, GREENVILLE, TX 75402) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,824.