There are 23 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 2013 Dodge Avengerin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
No heat on passenger side causes fog to build up and reduce visibility out of the windshield.
HEATER ONLY WORKS ON DRIVERS SIDE INCLUDING WINDSHIELD VENT ON DRIVERS SIDE ONLY. PASSENGERS SIDE ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR INCLUDING WINDSHIELD VENT ON PASSENGERS SIDE. WILL NOT DEFROST PASSENGER SIDE MAKING IT VERY HARD TO SEE WHILE DRIVING.
THE HEATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK NO MATTER HOW LONG I HAVE MY CAR TURNED ON, SO WHEN IT GETS COLD AND MY WINDOW IS FOGGY OR ICES OVER I CAN NOT USE THE DEFROST. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS WHILE IT IS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND CONTINUES WHILE I AM DRIVING. WHEN I'M DRIVING AND MY WINDOW GETS FOGGY FROM ME BEING IN IT I HAVE NO WAY OF FIXING CAUSING ME TO SEE THROUGH A FOG. I HAVE HAD THE HEATER CORE REPLACED, AND IT HAS BEEN FLUSHED OUT. THIS ONLY FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS, BUT BY THE TIME IT GETS COLD AGAIN IT HAPPENS ALL OVER.
THE TEMPERATURE ACTUATOR BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF CLICKING AND NOT CONTROLLING AIR TEMPERATURE. WE JUST REPLACED IT AGAIN AND I HAVE HOT AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND MIDDLE VENT AND COLD AIR ON THE OTHER MIDDLE VENT AND PASSENGERS SIDE (VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR THE DRIVER). SAFETY CONCERN WHEN DEFROST IS NEEDED. PASSENGER SIDE DEFROSTS BUT DRIVERS SIDE GETS WORSE AND CAUSES A HAZARD FOR DRIVING. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT WHO COMMUTES TO SCHOOL EVERY MORNING AND THIS HAS CREATED CLOSE CALLS FOR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE I AM HAVING TO LEAN OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO SEE. WE HAVE TRIED TO FIND MORE INFORMATION ONLINE AND MANY OTHER CARS OF THIS MODEL ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING FLAW. MY CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 64,000 MILES AND THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. *TR
BAD HEATER CORE ON MY AVENGER. DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF MILES ON IT. WAS NOT ABLE TO DEFROST PASSENGER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD, HAD NO HEAT AT ALL ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO PERFORM AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED DUE TO FAILURE HE WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST HIS WINDOWS DURING COLD WEATHER AND UNABLE TO SEE CLEARLY WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
HEATER/DEFROSTER BLOWING COLD AIR OUT PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. PROBLEM WITH DEFROSTER/VISABILITY. HEATER CORE REPLACED IN JAN 2018. THERMOSTAT REPLACED IN 2019. NOW TWO YEARS LATER SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN.
WINDOW DEFROST AND PASSENGER HEAT /AIR. WHILE EITHER IN MOTION OR WHILE DRIVING, NO HEATED AIR EXITS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER, NOR THE PASSENGER WINDOW DEFROST, LOWER AND CENTER CONSOLE VENTS. HEATED AIR ONLY EXITS THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD AND DRIVER'S SIDE DASH VENTS. PROBLEM PERSISTS THROUGH ALL CABIN AIR MODES, AND CIRCULATIONS. THIS SAFETY ISSUE EFFECTS VISIBILITY AND PASSENGER SAFETY BY FAILING TO DEFROST/DEFOG WINDOWS AND KEEPING CABIN TEMPURATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING DURING COLD WEATHER (BLOWING COLD AIR INTO THE CABIN).
MY PASSENGER SIDE HEAT QUIT WORKING SO I NO LONGER HAVE DEFROST DURING THE WINTER MONTHS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND WILL HAVE TO PULL OVER TO SCRAPE THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY VEHICLE OR ROLL DOWN A WINDOW TO KEEP IT FROM FOGGING UP AND RANDOMLY STARTED A COUPLE YEARS AGO
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING HVAC SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT DEFROST WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE HVAC SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
FOR REFERENCE, THIS IS THE COMPLAINT I FILED: "WINDOW DEFROST AND PASSENGER HEAT /AIR. WHILE EITHER IN MOTION OR WHILE DRIVING, NO HEATED AIR EXITS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER, NOR THE PASSENGER WINDOW DEFROST, LOWER AND CENTER CONSOLE VENTS. HEATED AIR ONLY EXITS THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD AND DRIVER'S SIDE DASH VENTS. PROBLEM PERSISTS THROUGH ALL CABIN AIR MODES, AND CIRCULATIONS. THIS SAFETY ISSUE EFFECTS VISIBILITY AND PASSENGER SAFETY BY FAILING TO DEFROST/DEFOG WINDOWS AND KEEPING CABIN TEMPURATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING DURING COLD WEATHER (BLOWING COLD AIR INTO THE CABIN)."
THE HEATER CORE IS COLD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH IS A WELL KNOWN AND WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND OTHER MOPAR MAKES/MODELS. DODGE HAS ADMITTED ITS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT BUT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NOT ONLY IS IT FREEZING IN MY CAR BUT THE WINDSHIELD WONT DEFROST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT AND SIDE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS. THE VISIBILITY IS TERRIBLE AND IS LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
NO HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE THUS NO DEFROST WHEN FOGGING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE HEAT WAS ACTIVATED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR VENT BLEW OUT COLD AIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER WAS NOT AFFECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000.
THE HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING WINTER 2017. IT STARTED BLOWING OUT COOL AIR. THIS HAS CAUSED MY WINDSHIELD AND WINDOWS TO NOT DEFROST PROPERLY CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. FALL 2018, MY DRIVERS SIDE IS NOW BLOWING OUT COOL AIR. AGAIN, CAUSING AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS VISIBILITY ISSUE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFAULT, NOT CONSUMER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED, COLD AIR BLEW OUT AND THE DEFROSTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
PASSENGER SIDE BLOWS ONLY COLD AIR. WINDSHIELD DOES NOT DEFROST ON PASSENEGER SIDE CAUSING ISSUES NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS TOOK TO A SHOP TO DIAGNOSE AS A HEATER CORE PROBLEM. WAS NOT ABLE TO GET REPAIRED DUE TO REPAIR COST BEI NG EXTREMLY HIGH.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED TO FUNCTION. WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD, IT BLEW COLD AIR AND FAILED TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ADVENTURE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (36845 EUCLID AVE, WILLOUGHBY, OH 44094) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
TAMARA RECALL. OK I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER CORE IN MY 2013 DODGE AVENGER. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE HEATER CORE IS PLUGGED AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET I LEARNED I'M NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IT A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE HEATER CORE FROM THE FACTORY BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AT THIS TIME AND THERE IS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I HAVE HEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BUT BLOWS COLD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NOT ALLOWING THE DEFROST TO MELT THE ICE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD CAUSE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. UPON YOUR INVESTIGATION YOU WILL FIND ITS NOT JUST ONE MAKE AND MODEL IT'S SEVERAL AND THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP KNOW IT A PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT CORRECT IT. I'M SENDING THIS MESSAGE TO SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NO HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. COLD AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE WHEN USING DEFROST, SO IN WINTER MONTHS, PASSENGER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD REMAINS FOGGY.
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