2009 Dodge Avenger

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 08V528000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 09V047000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

• 12/18/2012· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO MOVEMENT OF THE ENGINE, THE MAIN PLASTIC WIRING HARNESS WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT IF THEY HAD NOT DISCOVERED THE FAILURE, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 5/14/13 *CN UPDATED 05/20/2013 *JS

• 12/10/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START THE AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE RPMS WOULD NOT INCREASE OVER 2,000 WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. *TR

• 12/03/2014· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AT FRANKLIN SUSSEX DODGE IN FRANKLIN,NJ WITH 70000 MILES AND TWO DAYS AFTER I NOTICED THESE PROBLEMS. I LOSE CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN HITTING BUMPS OR ON TURNS.THE REAR OF CAR SWAYS AND FEELS LIKE A ROCKING BOAT AND I HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE.I HAVE HAD IT ALIGNED AND IT USES UP NEW TIRES AT 20000 MILES IN REAR ON INSIDE.THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED TO CORRECT REAR SUSPENSION. *JS

• 11/16/2013· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  NOTICE RPM / MPH WOULD REV-UP ...DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT TILL I NOTICE, HAVING TO APPLY BRAKE S HARDER WHEN COMING TO A STOP BECUASE THE CAR WAS STILL ACCERALING WHILE I WAS APPLING PRESSURE TO BRAKE. NOTICE WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR PARTIAL STOP, CAR WOULD STUMBLE (RPM WOULD DROP TO ZERO --JUST AS TO STALL). CHECK ENG. LIGHT CAME ON TOOK CAR DIRECTLY TO SERVICE REPAIR SHOP -CODE P2017(INTAKE RUNNER VALUVE ERROR)-REPLACE INTAK MAINFOLD- (488445AJ). LESS THEN 4 HOURS OF PICK UP, SAME PROBLEM BUT WORST. BACK TO AUTO SERVICE CENTER THEY FOUND NOTHING (NO CODES ,NO ERRORS, NO WARNING LIGHTS). TOOK 2009 AVENGER TO A DEALSHIP-TOLD THEM - DRIVING ISSUES I WAS HAVING & NO WARNING LIGHTS. THEY CAME BACK WITH SAME ERROR "FOUDN CEL ON FOUND INTAKE MAINIFOLD RUNNER VALUE STUCK), I TOLD THEM I JUST HAD PART REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME THE PART IS DEFECTED, TO KEEP MY ORIGNAL WARRANTY IN PLACE IT TOOK CAR BACK TO AUTO SERVICE CENTER WHICH DID THE ORIG, JOB- PLACE PART 2 TIMES (MANIFFOLD INTAKE -KIT) EACH TIME THE CAR CONT. W/ SAME DRIVING ISSUES BUT THE LAST ONE - NO CODES/ERROR AFTER RUNNING A SCAN TEST, CAR WAS STILL STUMBLING FROM TAKE OFF & RPM/MPH REV-UP WHEN BREAK & COMING TO A STOP IT JERKS IN A FORWARD MOTION. BACK TO DEALERSHIP - THEY STATED COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. PICK UP CAR -STILL SAME ISSUES , CAR WILL BE ON ITS WAY BACK TO A DOGDE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. I FEEL THIS ISSUE HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT OF BEING A SAFEY ISSUE AFTER SERVERAL TIMES NOT BEING ALBE TO STOP AND CAR TRYING TO STALL AS I TRY AND CROSS MAJOR ROADWAY. ONE LAST ISSUE WHICH I HAVE NOTICE WHILE DRIVING HWY MOSTLY I NOTICE MY RPM DROP AND POP RIGHT BACK UP, SPEED ALSO BUT NOT AS BAD. ALL THE ISSUES APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING IS STICKING AND IF ITS THE MANIFOLD -WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU CAN ONLY USE DODGE PARTS - REPLACEMENT(3-X'S) WITHIN A 3 WKS TIME. PLZ ADVISE DODGE TO REVIEW. *TR

• 11/16/2012· TIRES

  THE TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. FIRST NOTICED A VIBRATION, BUT BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE PULLED OF THE HIGHWAY, THE ENTIRE INSIDE IF THE SIDEWALL SEPARATED. THE TPMS WARNING CAME ON JUST AS THE TIRE EXPLODED, BUT GAVE NO EARLIER INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE TIRE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE TIRE THIS COMPLAINT RELATES TO IS NOT LISTED IN THE TIRE SELECTION OPTIONS. IT WAS A HANKOOK OPTIMO H727. SIZE 215/60R17. *TR

• 11/15/2021· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  Two recalls on my part my car Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm, pcm) Fuel system, other: storage: fuel gauge system

• 11/14/2019· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES

  GOING HOME FROM WORK, APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES FROM MY JOB, AND TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-42 MPH MY ENGINE JUST STOPPED....NO SOUNDS, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING. JUST TRIED TO UP MY SPEED TO GO UP A VERY SMALL INCLINE, AND NOTHING...HEADLIGHTS STILL WORKED, NO POWER STEERING, NO BRAKES.......MANAGED TO PULL OVER.........SHAKING LIKE A LEAF ON A TREE, BECAUSE I AM 65 YEARS OLD, ALONE, NO FAMILY TO CALL, NO ONE.....AND THIS WAS A LITTLE AFTER 9PM AT NIGHT ON NOV 2ND. CALLED MY MOBILE MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND HE GAVE ME THIS INFO TO FILE A COMPLAINT. HE SAID THIS IS VERY SERIOUS. I WAS ON BUFORD HWY <FOUR LANE ROAD> SPEED LIMIT 45 MPH GOING STRAIGHT AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT ON A VERY SMALL INCLINE.

• 10/18/2020· AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE PCMCIA LIGHT COMES ON THEN GOES OFF.CAR WILL SOME TIMES CHUGS AND WANTS TO SHUT OFF IN MOTION

• 10/10/2009· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING A 2009 DODGE AVENGER FROM NATIONAL CAR RENTAL (~11,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE) AT 70 MPH ON A FLORIDA TOLL WAY, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO COLLISION OR CONTACT WITH ANYTHING (ANIMAL, ROAD DEBRIS, ETC.), THE ROAD WAS FLAT AND STRAIGHT, AND THERE WERE NO CIRCUMSTANCES OR EVENTS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. I WAS TALKING ON A CELL PHONE USING A BLUETOOTH HEADSET AT THE TIME AND HAD JUST MOVED MY BLACKBERRY, CROSSING THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE FORCE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE BAG DEPLOYING SEVERELY CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO NATIONAL CAR RENTAL'S RETURN AT ORLANDO AIRPORT. *TR

• 09/28/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I HAVE A 2009 DODGE AVENGER PURCHASED IN 2012. YESTERDAY I WAS IN A SCARY SITUATION AND COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY HURT A CHILD DONE THE DODGE. YESTERDAY MORNING THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE I PARKED, TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND STARTED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACK I JUMPED IN THE CAR HIT THE BRAKE, BRAKES DID NOT WORK HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. AT THE TIME THERE WAS A CHILD RIDING BY ON A BIKE THANK GOD THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WORKED. I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE JUST IN TIME. TRUST ME THAT WAS REALLY SCARY TOO ME BECAUSE OUT OF ALL THE CARS I HAVE HAD THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME. AFTER I GOT THE CAR TO STOP I TRIED TO START THE CAR IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO CALL MY BROTHER IN-LAW TO LOOK AT THE CAR AT CHECKING SEVERAL THINGS AND WATCHING SEVERAL YOU TUBE VIDEOS WE NOTICED THIS HAS BEEN AND ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE AVENGER. HE FIGURED IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE SHIFT STICK AND OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HE GOT THE CAR STARTED BUT IT WOULD ONLY GO IN REVERSE AND WHEN HE TURNED THE CAR OFF IT WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP. HE TRIED TO RESET THE CAR BY UNHOOKING THE BATTERY CABLE BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES HE COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO CRANK BACK UP. I WAS STUCK AT THE ONE LOCATION FROM 9AM TO 9PM. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND GET IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE, BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO COME OUT OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN AND ONGOING ISSUE AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. NOT ONLY COULD I HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED THAT CHILD, I COULD HAVE INJURED MYSELF. I REALLY ENJOYED DRIVING MY DODGE AVENGER THOUGHT IT WAS THE BEST CAR. PLEASE HELP!

• 09/27/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WE PURCHASED A 2009 DODGE AVENGER IN APRIL OR MAY OF LAST YEAR AND IMMEDIATELY HAD TROUBLE WITH THUMPING WHEN USING BRAKES. TOOK TO DELEARSHIP AND WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM FOUND WITH BRAKES. MONTHS LATER BRAKE PEDAL STARTED FEELING SPONGY WOULD GO TO FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKES. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD NO PROBLEMS FOUND WITH BRAKES.. *TR

• 09/25/2017· AIR BAGSCrash

  AIR BAGS BLEW UP WHEN PARRELL PARKING BUMPED A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT 1 MILE PER HOUR AND BOOM.

• 09/23/2016· AIR BAGS

  IT BEGAN WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF AS WELL AS THE AIR BAG SOUND. IT BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND OCCURRED MOSTLY WHEN TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MIGHT DEPLOY, I PULLED THE FUSE. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE IS A SPRING NOISE BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL THAT PINGS IN EITHER DIRECTION.

• 09/22/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE VEHICLED BEGAN TO VIBRATE SPECIFICALLY THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5546.

• 09/13/2011· AIR BAGS

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND GETTING BACK TO SPEED AND HEARD A BANG. DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS NOT INJURED AND INJURED NO-ONE ELSE. MY WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS SEVERLY CRACKED. NOW I'M BETWEEN A ROCK AND HARD PLACE, MY INSURANCE SAYS THAT IT MAY NOT BE COVERED SINCE I DIDN'T COLLIDE WITH ANYONE, AND I'M OVER MY 36000 MILES BY 260 MILES. PLEASE IF YOU HAVE A DODGE AVENGER DO NOT IGNORE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT, I COULD'VE KILLED NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT DAY AND BY SOME HIGHER POWER DID NOT. *TR

• 09/11/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  VEHICLE IN MOTION MOST ON HIGHWAY AND SOMETIMES CITY STREETS. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL BOG DOWN USUALLY BETWEEN 40--65 MPH WHEN ACCELERATING AND ALSO WHILE NOT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY KEYED IT (TEST) AND SAID MANIFOLD SENSOR OR SENSOR ABOUT $1500.00 REPAIR. GOT THIS FIXED AND CAR STILL DOING IT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS THAT I KNOW OF. I DON'T DRIVE VEHICLE ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN IT GETS DROVE IT HAPPENS. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS 2 WEEKS AGO. ITS WAS GOING ON AT ABOUT 50000 MILES

• 09/08/2012· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON P2004. I THEN TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND WAS ADVISED IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING MANY CUSTOMERS TAKING THEIR CARS IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO DODGE BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE SHOP DID NOT EVEN CHARGE ME FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. I STALLED AND WAS ALMOST HIT AT A LIGHT. I CALLED DODGE AND IT IS GOING TO BE $105 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND ONCE THEY FIND OUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE THEY WILL GIVE ME A PRICE. THE INFORMATION FROM THE OTHER SHOP TOLD ME TO START LOOKING ONLINE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF FORUMS WITH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. DODGE CLOSES AT 4PM ON SATURDAY AND THEY CANNOT LOOK AT MY CAR TODAY. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM LEFT STRANDED. IF A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE, PLEASE MAKE IT SOON. *TR

• 09/06/2014· ENGINE

  THERMOSTAT HAS CRACKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVER HEAT AND LEAK ANTI FREEZE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM 2012,2013AND 2014. *TR

• 08/27/2013· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  WHEN I REFUEL MY 2009 AVENGER THE FUEL COMES BACK OUT THE FILLER TUBE. I CAN'T EVEN SET THE LOCK ON THE PUMP TO THE FIRST CLICK OR IT WILL BURST GAS OUT AND SPLATTERS THE CAR AND MYSELF. LOOKS LIKE THE 2008'S HAD THE PROBLEM ALSO. *TR

• 08/26/2019· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V528000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,500. *TR*JB

• 08/20/2012· WHEELS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE TIRES AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE VALVE STEM AND AIR PRESSURE SENSORS, WHICH WERE CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALTS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR PRESSURE SENSORS AND THE VALVES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RECALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,416.

• 08/17/2021· AIR BAGS

  Warning light airbags

• 08/13/2014· VISIBILITY

  WINDOW HESITATES TO ROLL UP ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES. *TR

• 08/09/2017· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  WIPERS WILL STOP IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD, OR BE JERKY WHEN MOVING. IF STOPPED, MOVING WIPER CONTROL TO NEXT POSITION, OR TURNING WIPERS BACK OFF, THEN ON, WILL MAKE WIPERS MOVE A BIT MORE. IN A RAIN STORM, HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MOVE WIPER SWITCH TO MAKE WIPERS MOVE. VISIBILITY IS A DISASTER. MAKES DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM VERY DANGEROUS.

• 08/07/2013· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  2009 CHRYSLER ADVENGER & 2009 CHRYSLER SEBRING. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL INFORMATION ON BOTH VEHICLES. *SMD

• 07/27/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE AND MY SUNROOF EXPLODED AND CAVED IN

• 07/20/2015· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURECrash

  I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY ROAD WHEN A TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME WITH NO TIME TO STOP AND SMASHED MY WHOLE FRONT END IN MAINLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND I HAD NO AIR BAG DEPOLYMENT

• 07/17/2022· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  I GOT THIS CAR MAY 13 2019 EVERY SINCE I HAD THIS CAR THE WIPER STOP WORKING WHEN IAM DRIVEING IN RAIN AND SNOW. I TOOK THIS CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP IN 2019 2020 AND 2021 AND THEY SEND ME HOME AND SAY THERE NOTHING WRONG WITH THE WIPER. NOW IT 7/2022 IT RAIN AND THE WIPER STOP AGAIN WE COULD GOTTEN KILL ON HIGHWAY FROM COLUMBUS GOING BACK TO SPITZER MOTER TOMORROW FOR THE 4TH TIME

• 07/17/2011· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2009 DODGE AVENGER THAT IS OPERATING UNSAFELY. IT CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN ITS SPEED WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, AND DOESN'T SLOW UNTIL I PRESS ON THE BRAKES! IT ALSO TO LURCHES FORWARD WHEN AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFTING, CAUSING ME TO BRAKE EVEN HARDER WITH NEAR MISSES IN ALL OF THESE SITUATIONS. I INITIALLY WORKED WITH LA MESA DODGE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, BUT AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, POOR CUST SVC AND NO RESOLUTION, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HINE DODGE IN MISSION VALLEY, CA. THE SERVICE MGR AND SVC ADVISORS HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE. ALL VERBALLY ADMITTED THAT THEY EXPERIENCED THE SITUATIONS I DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE VEHICLE OPERATION WAS RECORDED AND SENT TO A CHRYSLER SERVICE REP, WHO REPLIED THE "VEHICLE OPERATES AS DESIGNED." ALTHOUGH THE SVC ADVISORS/MGR HAS VERBALLY DESCRIBED THEIR EXPERIENCE TO ME, THEY HAVE NOT DOCUMENTED ANYTHING ON THE SERVICE SHEET. I HAVE VERBALLY STATED MANY TIMES THAT THIS VEHICLE "IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE" AND THE SERVICEMAN HAVE ALSO VERBALLY TOLD ME THEY AGREE "IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE" YET I AM EXPECTED TO PICK IT UP WITHOUT RESOLUTION. I AM DROPPING THE CAR OFF TOMORROW, AND WILL NOT PICK IT UP FROM THE DEALER UNTIL THE ISSUE IS RESOLVE. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!! I AM TIRED OF DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, AND PUTTING MYSELF AND MY LOVED ONES IN HARMS WAY. WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER TO GET THE ACCURATE DOCUMENTATION ON SERVICE SHEETS? I AM HOPING THAT THE LAST "RECORDINGS" TAKEN LAST WEEK WILL ACTUALLY PROVIDE SOME EVIDENCE OF THE "UNSAFE OPERATION" OF THE VEHICLE, BUT MY ONGOING NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE LEAVES ME WORRIED, AND LEERY THAT THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED IN 2010, AND THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE, AND MORE FREQUENT. I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS WHEN TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN, AND THEN WHEN BRAKING, IT ACCELERATES WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. PLEASE HELP. I AM EXHAUSTED AND NEED ADVICE. *TR

• 07/14/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE FRONT END SHAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES SO BAD THAT YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT TIGHTLY WITH BOTH HANDS TO CONTROL THE CAR. NEW BRAKES 3 TIMES, ROTORS AND WHEELS HAVE BEEN PUT ON CAR IN THE PAST YEAR. NOTHING HAS FIXED IT. DODGE HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. DODGE CASE#20420793 AND DEALER HAS REPLACED AND TURNED ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES NOTHING WORKS. *TR

• 07/12/2020· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER SEATBELT GETS REALLY LOOSE AND THERE IS NO WAY TO GET IT TIGHTENED. I HAVE HAD TO SIT ON IT TO MAKE IT TIGHT ENOUGH AROUND MY WAIST.

• 07/05/2019· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED DOWN TO A LOWER GEAR, THE ENGINE REVED UP AND THEN WITHIN A FEW MINS STALLED OUT. WITH NO WARNING ALSO ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE LIT UP. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IT JUST CLICKED AFTER JUMP START BECAUSE OF TRYING TO START IT ...RESTARTED BUT STILL WAS "STUCK" IN THE LOW GEAR AND STALLED OUT AGAIN. I THEN CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED HOME. I LOOKED UP RECALLS FOR THE YEAR OF THE MODEL AND FOUND THE RECALL #H33- TCM/PCM WAS RECALLED ON 712 MODELS BY VIN IT SAYS MINE ISN'T ONE OF THOSE BUT BY DESCRIPTION IT DID EXACTLY AS THE RECALL DESCRIBES. I WAS ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE ROAD DURING 4TH OF JULY TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AS MY CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND THEN STALLED

• 07/05/2014· TIRES,WHEELS

  THE TIRES HAVE A DEFECT ALL FOUR, BRIDGESTONE TURANZA BRAND TIRE HAVE DEEP CRACKS AROUND THE OUTER RIM OF THE TIRE,IT FIRST APPEARED WHEN THE SEASON CHANGED FROM WINTER TO SPRING IT BECAME VERY NOTICEABLE AS IT BECAME WARMER, UNABLE TO PASS INSPECTION, WITH TIRES LESS THAN, 26 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. *TR

• 07/02/2012· WHEELS

  ON 9 JUNE 2012 THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF PRESSURE TO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AT 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND THE TPMS VALVE HAD BROKEN APART AND FALLEN INTO THE TIRE. THE SENSOR/STEM WAS REPLACED AND THE WHEEL AND UNDAMAGED TIRE REMOUNTED. ON 1 JULY 2012, THE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATED THAT THERE WAS LOW PRESSURE TO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN MONITORING THE PRESSURE, THE PSI WAS DROPPING ABOUT 1 PSI EVERY 5 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO THE NEXT REST STOP 5 MILES LATER AND THE STEM WAS COMING APART IN VARIOUS PLACES. AIR WAS LEAKING FROM THE BASE OF THE STEM. THE ENTIRE SENSOR WAS BARELY BEING HELD ONTO THE WHEEL BY WHAT REMAINED OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE STEM. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED AND THE VEHICLE DRIVEN BACK HOME WITH A SPARE. AFTER ARRIVING HOME, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STEM WAS FOUND TO HAVE SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE BUT STILL MAINTAINING PRESSURE. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY DAMAGE. ON 2 JULY 2012 ALL SENSORS/STEMS WERE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED TO AVOID ANY FUTURE DANGEROUS FAILURES. *JS

• 06/28/2010· STRUCTURE

  CHROME PIECE AROUND AND ON SHIFTER REFLECT THE SUN INTO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FACE MAKING IT DIFFICULT/VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. CHRYSLER HAS NOTHING TO PUT OVER OR EVEN REPLACE THESE PIECES. ON BRIGHT DAYS FOR A TWO HOUR TIME PERIOD THIS HAPPENS. *TR

• 06/27/2020· ENGINE

  INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL WAS NOT OPENING AND CLOSING PROPERLY SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *TR

• 06/26/2013· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE YEAR LATER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT RE-ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,416. *TR

• 06/25/2017· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I FEEL THESE. RECALLS SHOULD BE DONE ON MY CAR BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE AND WAS BEG INFORMED ABOUT ANY OF THEM AND MY CAR IS HAVING ISSUES DUE TO THEM

• 06/25/2012· VISIBILITY

  HAVE 10400 MILES ON 2009 AVENGER, ROLLED UP WINDOW AND HEARD A NOISE THEN WINDOW FELL DOWN, SOME TYPE OF CABLE BROKE OR CAME LOOSE, WARRENTY EXPIRED 2 WEEKS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. WILL BE CONTACTING CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 06/20/2018· AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PCV ON THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS READING THAT IT IS BAD BUT THEY SAY THAT MY VIN DOES NOT MATCH FOR RECALL BUT YET MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL DOES

• 06/19/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER FOR THE SAME REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V047000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

• 05/15/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL DOWN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WHEN IT SUDDENLY SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ROLL THE WINDOW BACK UP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MECHANISM THAT HELD THE WINDOW UP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

• 05/15/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  RED LIGHTING SYMBOL APPEARS ON THE DASH WHILE I'M ON THE HIGHWAY. SUDDENLY MY CAR LOSES ITS HORSEPOWER AND I BEGIN TO COAST. I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL I PUT IT IN PARK. WHEN IN PARK, THE CAR IDLES TO ABOUT 2500 RPM. I'VE DONE A BIT OF RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS COUNTLESS PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AT THE SAME MILEAGE WITH THIS VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THEM, IT IS CAUSED BY THE ELECTRONIC TROTTLE CONTROL THAT SEEMS TO BE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX.

• 05/14/2013· TIRES

  2009 DODGE AVENGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TIRE AIR PRESSURE SENSOR. *SMD THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE CENTER, WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR HAD DEVELOPED A HOLE IN THE THREADED SIDE THAT CAUSED LOSS OF AIR. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF DAMAGE. APPARENTLY, IT WAS JUST A HOLE.

• 04/23/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

• 04/22/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN I'M DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY,RESIDENTIAL AREAS, ON A FREEWAY IT WILL STALL ON ME AND TURN OFF. WHEN I'M TURNING THE 2009 DODGE AVENGER TURNS OFF AS WELL THIS IS A REALLY BAD SAFETY HAZARD MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE CAN GET SERIOUSLY HURT. IT ALSO TURNS OFF WHILE I'M AT A STOP LIGHT.

• 04/02/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE 2008 DODGE AVENEGER HAD 6 RECALLS. MY 2009 DODGE AVENGER IS DOING EVERYTHING THE 08 WAS RECALLED FOR.

• 03/22/2018· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I WAS DRIVING OUT OF THE CITY ON A STREET THAT CHANGES FROM 25 TO 35 MPH, I BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR STALLS AND THE ETC LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THEN WITH MORE FORCE ON THE PEDAL IT ONLY GOES UP TO 10 TO 15 MPH. THE CAR SHAKES AND BEGINS TO ACT WEIRD HARD TO STOP TO MAKE A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. I'VE ALMOST WAS FORCED WHILE BRAKING TO PULLED IN FRONT OF CARS OUT OF MY CONTROL DUE TO THE JUMPING AND SHAKING OF THE CAR. I THEN LET IT TURN OFF AFTER PARKING. I SHUT OFF ALL ELECTRIC DEVICES RUNNING ON THE CAR. I THEN TURN OF THE FAN FOR AC AND HEAT. I THEN CONTACT A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN BACK WITH NO STALLING NO LIMP MODE BUT THE LIGHT WAS STILL ONE. ONCE IN THE SHOP HE RAN THE CODES ALL 4 CODES CAME ON FOR ETC BUT THE LIGHT THEN GOES OFF. THEN IT WAS CLEARED FOR A SOLID 30 MINUTES. I THEN DRIVE HOME FROM THE SHOP NO LIGHT UNTIL 5 MINUTES AFTER AND NO STALLING AT THE TIME AND PARKED MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY. I CALLED THE MECHANIC TO LET HIM KNOW OF THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED AGAIN. WORKING ON PRICE FOR ME TO REPAIR. I'VE SEEN POSTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND HAPPENS RANDOMLY TO PEOPLE. I ALSO SEE THAT THE ONE PART WAS LATER UPGRADED. SUGGESTING THE ORIGINAL ETC IS FAULTY. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL CURRENTLY BUT I MAY OR MAY NOT GET A LETTER IN THE MAIL. I ASKED IF THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION OR A RECALL GOING ON AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE WOULD NOT KNOW OF THIS INFORMATION. YET THIS WAS THE RECALL NUMBER FOR CHRYSLER. I WOULD NOT DOUBT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS AND COVERED IT UP WITH THE UPGRADED PART TO HIDE THE FACT THAT IT WAS FAULTY FROM THE BEGINNING.

• 03/19/2020· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 30 MPH WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPM REVVED TO EXTREMELY HIGH LEVELS HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO SLIPPING DUE TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V528000 (POWER TRAIN). DAYTONA DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM & FIAT (1450 N TOMOKA FARMS RD, SUITE A, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32124 386-274-0571) WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECTED TO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE POWER TRAIN HOWEVER, THE DEALER DECLINED TO PROVIDE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 191,336.