2009 Dodge Avenger Complaint Log

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

THE VEHICLE STALLS, AND THE ENGINE REVS UP WHEN BRAKING, IT LISTS A MISFIRE ON THE CODE READER. NOT SURE WHAT THIS IS BUT THE INTERNET SAYS IT MAY BE A NEED FOR A REPROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION/PCM. IF IT NEEDS REPROGRAMMED THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN BRAKING TO HAVE THE ENGINE REV. *TR

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

ALL OF MY VALVE STEM'S ON MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MATERIAL DEFECT, I CONTACTED DODGE AND REPORTED THE DEFECT TO THEM LAST JULY (2011). HOWEVER THEY FAILED TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON THE MATTER, THIS PAST FRIDAY MY WIFE TOOK HER 2009 DODGE CALIBER IN FOR NEW TIRES AND FOUND 3 OUT OF 4 VALVE STEMS WERE BAD ON HER VEHICLE AS WELL. I CALLED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO FIND OUT IF THE VALVE STEM'S HAD BEEN RECALLED, I WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT AND THAT THE COST WOULD BE $102.00 A TIRE TO BE REPAIRED. I BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEMS FOR THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE WITH DODGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO FAIL AND BECOME DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE HARNESS AND THE FUEL PUMP. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,900.

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

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.

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

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

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

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