There are 2 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2010 Dodge Avengerin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
AFTER PULLING INTO HIGHWAY, ACCELERATOR CEASED TO WORK ONCE SPEED HIT 15 MPH AND ETC WARNING LIGHT FLASHED. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT, TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON, AND SAME PROBLEM REPEATED. RESEARCH REVEALED NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THE SAME PROBLEM ALL LEADING BACK TO PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. CLEANED THROTTLE BODY AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY UNTIL THREE MILES DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT RETURNED--THIS TIME ACCELERATOR WORKED UNTIL 30 MPH.
CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING BUT WOULD ALWAYS GO, THEN ONE DAY NEEDED TO HAVE IT JUMPED SINCE BATTERY DIED. ASSUMED IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. NEXT DAY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN CAR STARTED ACCELERATING SLUGGISHLY WAS STRUGGLING TO REACH 60MPH AND RPMS WERE ABOUT 7-800 HIGHER THAN WHEN NORMALLY AT THAT SPEED. CALLED LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE REPAIR AND THE SERVICE TECH STATED THAT THEY HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE BODY. AFTER CHECKING THIS WEBSITES COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS SECTION I SEE DOZENS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE CORE ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE FAILURES ARE NEARLY IDENTICAL WITH THIS MODEL. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026