2013 Dodge Avenger

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

• 12/30/2022· AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE

  My husband a I were driving down the highway and all of a sudden a loud sound a bam the air bag in the passenger seat blew open and dang near gave my husband whiplash. Also I have had the thermostat replaced 3 times in 2 years and the car is still overheating. The ABS sensor will not go off and its like the emergency brake is stuck. I can be driving and when I try to stop it is like its locking up.

• 12/30/2018· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF I'M AFRAID THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY

• 12/29/2016· VISIBILITY,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  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

• 12/28/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, 2 NIGHTS IN A ROW, THE CAR JUST STOPS. I AM PRESSING ON THE GAS BUT IT STOPS AS IF I'M NOT ACCELERATING. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 45 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT HAPPENED A HANDFUL OF TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG BECAUSE IT WASN'T DOING IT RIGHT AT THAT TIME. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAD THE SAME KIND OF CAR AND ACTUALLY GOT A RID OF IT THROUGH THE LEMON LAW BECAUSE IT DID THE SAME THING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR JUST STOPS AND THE WAY I GO TO WORK THERE IS RARELY SOMEWHERE TO PULL OVER LEAVING ME SITTING IN MOVING TRAFFIC BUT I'M NOT MOVING. THERE IS NO CORRELATION REGARDING THE SPEED OR THE TYPE OF ROAD I AM TRAVELING. IT JUST HAPPENED TO BE THIS TIME THAT IT WAS APPROX THE SAME SPEED AND SAME ROAD. WE KEEP ALL OF OUR MAINTENANCE UP ON OUR VEHICLES. I HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP US AS FOR I AM NOT IN THE POSITION TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE RIGHT NOW NOT TO MENTION THE MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT I DRIVE MY 21 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER AROUND IN THIS CAR AT TIMES. ** PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INFORMATION GIVEN BELOW IS THE APPROX CURRENT MILEAGE AND THE DATE THAT THIS MOST RECENTLY OCCURRED. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, WHEN IT WAS MUCH NEWER, LESS MILES, DIFFERENT SPEED, ETC.

• 12/28/2017· AIR BAGS

  THE PASSENAGER HEAD RESTRAINT SYSTEM IS THROWING AN ERROR THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT. THE LOCAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND CHRYSLER'S STAR TEAM (ENGINEERS) CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR FIVE WEEKS. IT'S TIME FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE.

• 12/27/2023· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that there was smoke coming from the exhaust system. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact referenced Emissions recall U67. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer and had not been repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

• 12/27/2018· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I HAVE A 2013 DODGE AVENGER, GIVEN TO ME AS A GIFT MAY 2013. THE CAR WAS ONLY ABOUT 4 YEARS OLD(10/13/2017) AND I STARTED HEARING A STRANGE CLICKING SOUND, COMING FROM UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. SOMETIMES THE HEAT/ AC WOULDN'T KICK ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT ENDED UP BEING THE MODE DOOR ACTUATOR,IT COST ME OVER $ 400 ,I ALSO NEEDED FRONT PADS AND ROTORS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 18,000 MILES ON IT. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE HOOD OF THE CAR REPLACED (SEPT. 5,2017) BECAUSE THE PAINT STARTED PEELING, THIS AT LEAST WAS COVERED BY DODGE , BECAUSE THEY SAID MINE WAS NOT THE ONLY VEHICLE TO HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE, NOT BECAUSE OF THE WARRANTY. NOW I JUST HAD ALL 4 TIRES, AND BRAKES DONE , BETWEEN 7/2018 AND 11/2018. THE CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT 22,000 MILES. HERE WE ARE IN DECEMBER OF 2018, I JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE CONTROL ,$360.00, AND NOW I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 28 ,2018, TO GET THE AXLE SEAL, RIGHT SIDE, AND THE TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER PIPES, INLET AND RETURN REPLACED , COST $164.20, AND $364.29 RESPECTIVELY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 24,241 MILES ON IT, I HAVE ALL THE OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION RECORDS, ALL IS UP TO DATE AND WERE ALWAYS DONE ROUTINELY. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE AND AM FRUSTRATED WITH THESE ISSUES. I HAVE ALSO READ UP ON OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM AVENGER OWNERS. DODGE NEEDS TO RESPOND TO THESE PROBLEMS. I AM VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS GIFT AND THE FACT THAT I ALL SEEM TO BE DOING IS SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY DEALING WITH ONE THING AFTER THE NEXT.

• 12/27/2017· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  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.

• 12/22/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED AND THE BRAKES INDEPENDENTLY BEGAN TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/21/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES

  WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/19/2019 FOR TWO RECALLS ON MY CAR. THE REPAIR WAS STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE 2-3 HOURS BUT TOOK 5 HOURS. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR STARTED BACKING UP OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY ON ITS ON AND NOW IT DOES NOT START. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO TELL THEM THE PROBLEM AND THEY STATED THAT I HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO BRING THE CAR THERE AND PAY FOR THE REPAIR MYSELF. MY CAR WAS FINE BEFORE THEY WORKED ON IT.

• 12/21/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  WIPERS COME ON WITH LEFT OR RIGHT TURN

• 12/19/2017· SEATS

  AIRBAG IN SEAT HEADREST DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR NO REASON.

• 12/19/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PASSENGER SIDE AIR VENTS DO NOT BLOW HEAT WHILE DRIVER SIDE VENTS WILL BLOW HEAT. ALSO, WHILE THE HEAT MET IS ON AND DRIVING COMBINING TO A STOP THE HEATER MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND BUBBLING SOUND. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT DODGE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE TO FIX. THIS NEEDS TO GO ON REVIEW FOR A RECALL

• 12/18/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  WHEN IT IS RAINING THE WIPERS WILL GET STUCK AS IT IS POUR AND YOU TRY TO DRIVE. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP FINDS NOTHING WRONG. ALSO THE FUSE BOX IS FAULTY, THE CHARGE LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON DASHBOARD AND WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO NOT TURN ON OR FOR IT TO STOP WORKING. THE HORN WILL SOUND ON IT'S OWN AND I HAVE TO WIGGLE FUSES FOR IT YO STOP

• 12/16/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CAR ONLY BLOWS HEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE

• 12/16/2016· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); 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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/14/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN JUNE 2013 AND ABOUT 3 YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE HEAT HAS GONE OUT BUT THE AIR WORKS FINE IN SUMMER, SO I'VE BEEN WITHOUT HEAT BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR COST AND I WILL DEFINITELY NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE ON ACCOUNT THAT AFTER READING THAT SO MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE VERY SAME PROBLEM BUT YET DODGE DOES NOT SEE THE NEED TO DO A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM....SO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ENDS AFTER YOU SAY I DO!

• 12/14/2015· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VIN NOT IN RECALL RANGE

• 12/13/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY 2013 HEATING SYSTEM. MY DRIVER SIDE VENTS ARE BLOWING HOT AIR , THOUGH MY PASSENGER SIDE IS BLOWING COLD AND I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS! BAD TIME OF YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM, MY CHILD AND MYSELF WILL BE FREEZING THIS WINTER! ALSO IT HAS UNDER 100,000 MILES ON IT !! AND NO, IT HAPPENS PARKED OR IN MOTION .THANKS DODGE

• 12/13/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  I PURCHASED MY DODGE AVENGER BRAND NEW IN 2013. AFTER TWO YEARS OF HAVING MY CAR, MY CAR STARTED TO NOT WANT TO TURN ON. I WOULD CONTINUE TO TRY AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD WORK AND NOT OTHER TIMES. I WENT TO GET THE BATTERY CHECKED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE. I THEN WENT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I PROBABLY NEEDED TO GET A FUEL INJECTOR DONE SO I DID THIS AS WELL AND MY CAR STILL TIME TO TIME WILL NOT START. 2ND MY LEFT SIDE BODY PANEL ONE DAY JUST POPPED OUT OF PLACE AND WHEN I WOULD GO TO SHUT MY DOOR IT WOULD MAKE A CLICKING SOUND FROM ME TRYING TO SHUT IT. I WAS NOT IN A WRECK, THERE IS NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY MY PANEL POPPED OUT OF PLACE. 3. MY CAR IS NOW NOT BLOWING HEAT OUT (AND ITS WINTER RIGHT NOW) I ONLY NOTICED THIS ONCE IT BECAME COLD OUT AND NEEDED TO USE IT. FIRST COUPLE TIMES I TRIED RUNNING THE HEAT IT WOULD DO SO BUT ONLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS BLOWING OUT COLD AIR. I HAD A AUTO SHOP LOOK INTO THIS AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING EVEN WRONG WITH ANY OF IT. BUT THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC BEFOREHAND WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME $195 THEN I CAN GO FROM THERE.. I KEEP SEEING WHERE A LOT OF AVENGERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE HEATING SYSTEM.. COULD THIS BE ALL FROM A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER CORE??

• 12/12/2019· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO HEAT IN THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,320.

• 12/12/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  PASSENGER SIDE DEFROST/VENT DEFECTS. THE DEFROST AND HEAT/AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ARE NOT WORKING DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. I CANNOT SEE WHEN THE HEAT OUTSIDE THE CAR IS TOO HIGH OR LOW AND THE WINDOW DOESN'T PROPERLY DEFROST DUE TO COLD AIR ONLY COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. ONLY COLD AIR BLOWS FROM THE VENTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN BOTH HEAT/AIR AND REGARDLESS OF SETTINGS. THIS OCCURS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION, ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHILE TURNING.

• 12/12/2017· SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  BRAKE ENGAGES. ENGINE: NOT ACCELERATING, STRANGE SOUND. JUST PURSHACED THE CAR 1 MONTH AGO

• 12/11/2019· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING AT HWY. SPEED VEHICLE SURGED BUT NO WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. NEXT TIME STARTED, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING A P2173 CODE.CAR WAS JUST AT DODGE DEALER FOR RECALLS. CAR WILL IDLE FINE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES THEN START SURGING, IDLING ROUGH WITH NO POWER AND SET WARNING LIGHTS, MIL, ETC, ESC. THESE WILL GO OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF EXCEPT FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WE HAVE REPLACED THROTTLE BODY WITH NO CHANGE. CLEARED CODE AND CAME BACK AND DID THE SAME. VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT DODGE HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. IT IS NOT SAFE.

• 12/11/2019· ENGINE

  ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY STALLED AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS OR WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. CAR WILL NOT RESTART BUT IF IT SITS FOR AN HOUR OR SO IT STARTS BACK UP. NO CODES PRESENT.

• 12/11/2019· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  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.

• 12/11/2017· AIR BAGS,SEATS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEATS); 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. SAM LEMAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM BLOOMINGTON (1602 COMMERCE PKWY, BLOOMINGTON IL) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/11/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  FROM THE FIRST TIME I BOUGHT THIS CAR THE BRAKES WOULD SQUEAL WHEN I WOULD BACKUP. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DODGE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HE SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AVENGER MODELS FROM THE FACTORY. THEY TRIED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM BY CLEANING THE BRAKE PADS BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES DOWN TO THIS DAY. THE CHRYSLER COMPANY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. SO BASICALLY I HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM. I GOT THE BBB INVOLVED BUT THEY COULD NOT ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING EITHER. THIS MAY NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IT IS CERTAINLY AN IRRITATION. *TR

• 12/10/2024· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  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.

• 12/10/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE SHORTLY RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

• 12/08/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT ON WHEN I GOT INTO CAR THIS MORNING. HAD NOT BEEN DRIVING VEHICLE. SHUT CAR OFF THEN TURNED IT BACK ON BECAUSE I WAS UNSURE WHAT THE LIGHT WAS FOR. LOOKED IT UP ON LINE TO FIND THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM.

• 12/08/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHEN THE HEAT WAS ACTIVATED, THE PASSENGER SIDE VENT PRODUCED COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

• 12/08/2017· ENGINE

  THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO STOP FUNCTIONING WHILE ON 70 MPH EXPRESSWAY. VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND SHUTDOWN. WHEN RESTARTED IF FUNCTIONED NORMALLY BUT, THE DASHBOARD LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME ON. THE VEHICLE FAULT CODES INDICATED IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CHANGED AND CORRECTED THE ISSUE. I DISASSEMBLED THE OLD THROTTLE BODY AND FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE AN INTERNAL PLASTIC GEAR TOOTH FAILURE. THIS IS A NON-SERVICEABLE SAFETY RELATED PART AND IN MY OPINION SHOULD NOT FAIL AT LESS THAN 80K MILES. I ASKED FCA TO REIMBURSE THE COST OF THE PART AND THEY DECLINED THIS REQUEST.

• 12/07/2021· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  The heat on the passenger does not work at all I was driving and the frost kept coming back on the windshield I almost had a wreck with another vehicle. The way the sunshine hit the frost on the windshield it shined to bright for me to see. How is this safe? I have seen where many people are having this issue online. It just blows cold air on the passenger side vents. No police were involved but I could’ve ended up in the hospital all because of a little part that won’t get recalled.

• 12/07/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  2013 DODGE AVENGER HEATER ISSUE. DOES NOT HEAT ON RIGHT SIDE. THE CENTER DASH VENT ON THE RIGHT BLOWS WARM BUT NOTICEABLY COLDER THE. THE LEFT ONE RIGHT NEXT TO IT THAT VENT IN THE DASH NEXT TO THE DOOR AND THE FLOOR VENT FOR THE REAR ARE NOT E EN WARM AL ALL. CAUSES RIGHT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD, RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS AND REAR WINDOW TO FOG UP WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER. I HAVE HAD THE RADIATOR AND HEATER CORE FLUSHED SEVERAL TIMES AND EVEN REPLACED, ONLY A TEMP SOLUTION, ABOUT 1 WEEK. I HAVE REPLACES THE HEATER CONTROL PANEL AND DOOR ACTUATORS, NO HELP. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH, INTERNET AND TALKING TO REPAIR SHOPS AND DEALER SERVICE EMPLOYEES. THIS IS A CHRONIC DESIGN PROBLEM THAT THERE IS NO SOLID SOLUTION FOR.

• 12/07/2016· ENGINE

  CAR BLOWS HOT AIR OUT DRIVER SIDE AND COLD AIR IN THE MIDDLE AND PASSENGER-SIDE TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID IT WAS A RESTRICTED HEATER CORE AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH DODGE AVENGERS YET THERE IS NO RECALL

• 12/06/2021· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Car shuts off while driving, no warning, it will start back up after a few tries. Has happened multiple times

• 12/05/2017· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE ETC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CAR WON'T ACCELERATE AND IS ERRATIC. BEEN WORKED ON 3 TIMES AT DODGE AND NOT FIXED. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A HARRY SITUATION LEAVING WORK AND ALMOST COULD NOT GET AWAY

• 12/04/2019· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  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.

• 12/04/2018· SEATS

  HEAD REST POPPED OUT OF PLACE WONT GO BACK IN

• 12/03/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE DRIVER SIDE BLOWS HOT AIR WHEN HEATER IS ON, BUT PASSENGER REMAINS COLD. CANNOT GET PASSENGER SIDE TO DEFROST / DEFOG BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE DAY IT WAS BOUGHT. EVEN WHEN I WAS IN WARRANTY (BUMPER TO BUMPER) I STILL WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER STATIONARY / IDLE OR DRIVING.

• 12/03/2019· POWER TRAIN

  I BOUGHT THE V6 DODGE AVENGER BECAUSE STICKER ON CAR SHOWED COST OF OWNERSHIP COSTS, THIS WAS HIGHLY INACCURATE. I FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION THEN 3 MONTHS LATER IM LEFT ON THE SHOULDER IF THE ROAD. I KNOW IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION PUMP ON MY 62TE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME MY WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED AND I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS 75000 MILES HOW COULD THIS BE. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO BUDGE ON PRICE AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE CAR FOR 12 HOURS THEN IT BLEW AGAIN, I THINK SOMEBODY HAS TO WATCH OUT I JUST SAW THE RACALL AFFECTED FOR 2016 AND UP TRANS BUT THE OLD ONES R THE SAME CHEAP TRANSMISSIONS TO SAVE EM A BUCK AND MAKE SURE WARRANTIES ALWAYS EXPORE BEFORE THE SHT BREAKS

• 12/03/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  THERE IS NO ELECTRICAL POWER GOING TO THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

• 12/03/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  NO HEAT PASSENGER SIDE TOP OR BOTTOM ANY TIME WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER WHEN DRIVING OR STOPPED STARTED 2017 GETTING WORST TOLD BY DEALER IT IS PLUG HEATER CORE HAVE TALK TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE SAME PROBLEM

• 12/01/2025· AIR BAGS,SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  Both head rest which is attached to airbags or have airbags in them I don’t know but the exploded open. Headrest could have exploded while someone was in the seat and got head injuries. No problem has not been confirmed by anyone but myself,husband and self employed mechanic, I didn’t know what to do. No, no type of warning before it happen. Passenger one exploded January 2025, driver exploded about May 2025.

• 12/01/2022· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

  Car shuts down in middle of driving has a knock or shaking under hood

• 12/01/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  MY CAR BEGAN CLICKING, APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AT A TIME, LATE WINTER EARLY SPRING 2018-2019 WHEN THE HEAT WAS TURNED ON. I CAME TO REALIZE THE CAR DID NOT NEED TO BE RUNNING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. DURING AN OIL CHANGE THE FOLLOWING WEEK I WAS TOLD THE CLICKING HAD TO DO WITH THE VENTS AND HOW COMMON THIS CLICKING WAS AND THAT REPAIR EAS NOT GUARANTEED. AS I AM THE PRIMARY PERSON/OCCUPANT IN MY CAR, I FOUND OUT LATER THE HEAT ONLY PRODUCED WARM AIR. THIS IS MY 1ST TIME OWNING A DODGE AND EVERYDAY MY EXPERIENCES WITH THIS CAR REAFFIRMS I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER. I MAKE IT A POINT TO TELL ANY AND EVERYONE THIS FACT. I HAVE COPIED SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS LOGGED ABOUT THIS AND MY OTHER ISSUE, CAR STALLING WHILE TURNING LEFT TO ENTER THE FREEWAY WITH THROTTLE INDICATOR. I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ALONE AND FEMALE UNTIL TOW ARRIVED AT 9PM AND THE COST FOR AN ALTERNATOR WHICH AFTER READING THIS MAY NOT BE THE ISSUE.... HAD I KNOWN HOW UNRESPONSIVE DODGE IS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS BY PUTTING THEIR PROFIT OVER OUR COST OF REPAIRS... AGAIN, I TELL EVERYONE WHAT THEY ARE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE IF THEY PURCHASE THE AVENGER. THE COMPLAINANTS LISTED HERE AND ON OTHER SITES VERY LIKELY AGREE. ATTACHED PICS WERE TIME STAMPED 6.39PM. I SAT ON THE ON RAMP TO THE FREEWAY APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS.

• 12/01/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  THE HEAT ONLY WORKS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THE VENTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STILL BLOW AIR BUT IT IS ICE COLD WHETHER THE CAR IS PARKED OR IN MOTION THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT BLOW OUT WARM AIR THIS IS AN ISSUES THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

• 12/01/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  HEATER BLOWING COLD AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE. DEALERSHIP STATES HEATER CORE IS PLUGGED UP AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. RECALL SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED.

• 12/01/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND CAR JERKS AND THEN SHUTS OFF ! CARS SWERVE AROUND TO AVOID HITTING ME. THANK GOD! I COULD START THE CAR BACK UP TO GET OFF THE ROAD ALL I COULD DO WAS CRY AND PRAY THAT NO ONE HIT ME IN THE BACK! THAT SOMEONE WOULD HELP ME TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD! THAT I WOULD SEE MY CHILDREN AGAIN! CALLED THE TOW TRUCK AND SAT IN MY BECAUSE I WAS NOT PREPARED TO PLAY FROGGER WITH MY LIFE! GOOGLING A HOW TO. UNFORTUNATELY, FOR ME THERE WAS NO OPTION. WHAT REALLY, MADE ME MAD WAS THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SITUATION! THE MANUFACTURE HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS FAULTY PROBLEM! *TR