2008 Dodge Avenger complaints

I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ON 9/18 WHEN, IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING AND WHILE THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING TOWARDS ME, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKING IN THE POSITION IT WAS IN, MY BRAKE LOCKED SO I COULDN'T SLOW DOWN, MY GAS LOCKED AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WENT OFF. THE CAR STALLED. THE ONLY THING I WAS ABLE TO DO, WAS PUT THE CAR IN PARK AS FAST AS POSSIBLE AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. LUCKILY, THE CARS THAT WERE HEADING RIGHT TOWARDS ME SWERVED AS TO NOT HIT ME AND THE CAR THAT I WAS HEADING STRAIGHT FOR WAS ABLE TO MOVE BEFORE WE HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND WHERE I PURCHASED THE WARRANTY, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND HAVE TO TRAVEL ON THE FREEWAY NEXT TO LARGE SEMI'S AND IF THIS HAPPENS THERE, WE WILL SURELY DIE IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT SEEING AS HOW MY WHEEL LOCKS AS WELL AS MY BRAKES. I ONLY HOPE THAT MORE INVESTIGATION WILL BE DONE TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND OVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALWAYS RESTART AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR PRODUCE A FAILURE CODE FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF 45 TIMES AND THE DEALER WAS NEVER ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND HE CRASHED INTO TREES. THERE WERE FRONT END DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE YET THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

STICK SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK. CAN NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. DODGE IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONSUMER. NOT FAIR TO THE BUYER IT IS NOT COVERED IN WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE UNLESS THE DRIVE TRAIN BUTTON WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60000.

CAR WAS DRIVING FINE AND WITHOUT WARNING IS NOW UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK WITHOUT USING THE MANUAL SHIFT OVERRIDE. *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, ESPECIALLY AFTER ADJUSTING DRIVERS SEAT. STOPPED CAR AND WIGGLES WIRE CONNECTION UNDER SEAT, FIXED THE ISSUE, BUT HAS REOCCUR SEVERAL TIMES,. I ALSO RECEIVED A SHOCK FROM THE WIRE. *TR

WENT TO GO TO WORK AND CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. UNABLE TO MANUALLY RELEASE GEAR SELECTOR. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER, SHIFTER BROKE. LOSE OF USE OF CAR FOR THREE DAYS WHILE WAITING FOR PART. COST $154.43. *TR

HORRIBLE WHINING NOISE FROM UNDER HOOD....DRIVE BELT AREA. *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER: GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT ALLOW GEAR TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. DODGE HAS NOT RECALLED TO FIX THE PART. THE COST OF REPAIR EXCEEDS $400. I HAVE REMOVED GEAR SHIFT PLATE AND HAVE TO MANUALLY MOVE A PLASTIC PART TO SHIFT GEARS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM YET HAS NOT RECALLED IN ORDER TO FIX THE DEFECT - THEY ARE MAKING THE CUSTOMER FIX A MECHANICAL PROBLEM AT THE CUSTOMER'S COST. *TR

MY CAR WAS STUCK IN PARK. NO WARNING OR ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED A $20 PLASTIC PIECE UNDER THE GEAR SHIFTER THAT HAD BROKEN, $400 AND 2 DAYS LATER I HAD MY CAR BACK. THIS IS A LEADING TREND FOR THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

SEPT. 12,2010- I GOT IN MY CAR TO RUN ERRANDS AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GET OUT OF PARK. I OWN A 2008 DODGE AVENGER, NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT TILL TODAY. *TR

OUR 2008 DODGE AVENGER SUDDENLY WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. DEFECT WAS FOUND TO THE BRAKE INTERLOCK CABLE. DODGE ADVISED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT MANY AVENGERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM RELATED TO THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM, AND IS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER TO VERIFY THE VIN IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.

I OWN A 2008 DODGE AVENGER, BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW A COUPLE YEARS AGO. I GO GET IN MY CAR TODAY TO GET MY SON'S PRESCRIPTIONS AND PICK UP MY KIDS WHEN I FIND MY GEAR SHIFT LOCKED IN 'PARK'. NOW I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR A TOW PLUS REPAIRS FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL!!! BAD BUSINESS DODGE!!! I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER DODGE. *TR

I DROVE MY 08 DODGE AVENGER TO A FRIENDS HOUSE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, CAME BACK AN HOUR LATER AND THE CAR STARTED BUT I COULDN'T SHIFT GEARS. IT IS LABOR DAY, SO THE DEALERSHIP ISN'T OPEN AND MY CAR IS STUCK 20 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THE SHIFTER MALFUNCTION, EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE AND THEN BOOM, CAN'T SHIFT. I SAVED FOR 2 YEARS TO BUY A NEW CAR AND HAVE LOVED THIS CAR FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT, NOW I AM NOT SO SURE BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE, NEVERMIND THE FACT THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY SO IT IS GOING TO COST A PRETTY PENNY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME MALFUNCTION ON THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF MY CAR, IT SHOULD REALLY BE RECALLED. *TR

THIS WAS A SUDDEN FAILURE. MY FAMILY AND I ENJOY A GREAT DAY AT A THEME PARK, WE HEAD BACK TO THE PARKING GARAGE TO HEAD HOME. WE GET IN OUR FOUR DOOR 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE TURNS ON GREAT, I CHECK THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, I TURN ON THE CAR, TURN OFF THE CAR AND THE SHIFTER WILL NOT BUDGE OUT OF PARK. I CALL A TOWING SERVICE AND HE SAID THIS HAPPENS WITH A LOT OF DODGE AVENGERS AND SEBRINGS. HE HAD TO PULL THE TRIM OFF WHERE THE SHIFTER IS LOCATED AND PUSH THIS PINK RELEASE DOWN AND THE SHIFTER MOVED FREELY. I CONTACTED A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WILL COST ME $200.00 WHICH IS RIDICULOUS! I WENT ONLINE NO RECALL, BUT I FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO CHRYSLER AND GET A [XXX] RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. THANK YOU. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND MY CAR CANNOT CHANGE GEARS I CANNOT GET IT OUT OF PARK THEREFORE MY CAR IS NON OPERATIONAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT SECURE THE STRIKER; WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, IT WOULD BOUNCE BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 07V414000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED; THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

2008 DODGE AVENGER WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. DROVE CAR IN MORNING TO WORK AND 8 HOURS LATER AFTER STARTING AND THEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT MOVER FROM PARK. BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND IT HAS ONLY 12,000 MILES AFTER 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF HER VEHICLE AND HER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE WAS SEVERE AND IT SHIFTED BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE REAR CAUSING THE FRAME TO BEND. THE REPAIR COST WAS OVER $11,000. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT DURING THE IMPACT. THERE WAS NO MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE AIR BAGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

I GOT INTO MY DODGE AVENGER(2008) AND I COULDN'T PUT IT IN GEAR. THE SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE. *TR

ON JULY 31ST, 2010 I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE, WHEN ADJUSTING THE SEAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND DING. I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND DRIVETIME (CAR DEALER) FOR ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE BUT BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BASICALLY HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. I AM REFERRING TO RECALL 07V240000. THE DESCRIPTION FITS MY VEHICLE TO A PERFECT MATCH. DEPENDING ON HOW AND WHERE THE SEAT IS POSITIONED DETERMINES IF THE LIGHT IS ON OR OFF. NO ONE CAN TELL ME IF THE AIR BAG WILL FAIL IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR NOT. SO, HOW DO I GET THIS ADDRESSED AND COVERED IN THE RECALL? I CAN BE REACHED BY CALLING [XXX] OR MY HUSBAND CELL [XXX]. HE IS FULLY AWARE OF THE SITUATION. I AM A NURSE AND UNABLE TO TAKE CALLS AT WORK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING; I'VE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES WITHIN TWO YEARS AND ALL THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT IT IS NORMAL TO HAVE TO BRING THE CAR IN AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMED. *TR

MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER SE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK.....WHILE DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT OVER 50 CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE DODGE AVENGER HOWEVER THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A RECALL YET!!!!!!!! BY PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A DODGE AVENGER, 2008. COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF PARK THIS MORNING AS I WAS RUSHING TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO THE HOSPITAL. SEEMS THE MANUFACTURER PUT A HIDDEN' LITTLE PINK PLASTIC PIECE DESCRIBED AS A SAFETY FEATURE IN THE CONSOLE. THIS LITTLE PINK PLASTIC PIECE SOMEHOW BROKE (JUST CANT UNDERSTAND HOW PLASTIC COULD BREAK). FROM WHAT IM READING THIS ISN'T UNCOMMON. WONDER HOW THEY'RE GONNA FEEL WHEN THERE'S A LAWSUIT? *TR

FAULTY GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM CAUSED GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR TO STICK IN PARK. HAPPENED SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. GEAR SELECTOR MECHANISM WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $342.00. APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE WHICH HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF 2008 AND 2009 DODGE AVENGER OWNERS. NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. RECALL NEEDED. *TR

I WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO LEAVE WORK AND I STARTED MY CAR AS USUAL. I TRIED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND I COULDN'T MOVE THE SHIFTER. I TRIED EVERYTHING SUGGESTED TO ME AND I COULDN'T FIND HOW TO BYPASS IT IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. (THE SERVICE TECH FINALLY SHOWED ME HOW TO DO IT ONCE IT WAS FIXED) I FINALLY CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A CLOSE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FIXED IT. THE GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM BROKE. THERE IS A PINK PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS THE SPRING THAT ACTIVATES THE SHIFT LOCK AND THE HOOK THAT ACTUALLY HOLDS THE SPRING BROKE. THE ENTIRE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED COSTING $69.35 FOR THE PART AND APPROXIMATELY $129 FOR LABOR. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INCIDENT ONLINE, I FOUND OUT THIS IS A MAJOR RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE DODGE AVENGER, IT COULD BE AVOIDED IF THE PART WAS MADE OUT OF METAL AND NOT PLASTIC. *TR

I WENT TO GET IN MY CAR ABOUT A WEEK AND HALF AGO, TO GO TO WORK, AND I STARTED IT AND WENT TO PUT IT IN DRIVE, AND COULD NOT SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK. I LET OFF THE BRAKE, AND THEN BACK ON, AND THEN RETRIED, BUT STILL NOTHING. SO I TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN RETRIED, BUT STILL COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK. SO I WENT AND WOKE MY HUSBAND UP AND HE TRIED AND WE WERE STILL UNABLE TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE REPLACE NUMEROUS SHIFTERS IN VEHICLES JUST LIKE MINE IN THE PAST YEAR, AND IT WAS GOING TO BE AROUND $400.00! WE HAVE TRIED TO TAKE THE UP HOLDER OUT OF THE CONSOLE AND FIND THE RELEASE BUTTON THAT THE MANUAL TALKS ABOUT, BUT IT IS NOT WORKING EITHER! MY CAR IS STILL SITTING IN PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY! *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2008 DODGE AVENGER ON 6/22/2010, ON 8/18/2010 I WAS LEAVING WORK STARTED MY CAR AND COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF "PARK". THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AS I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR 3 HOURS EARLIER WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NOT A RECALL AND WOULD COST OVER $300 TO REPAIR. THIS WAS ALL VERY CONFUSING TOO ME, WISH I KNEW WHAT WAS LOOKED AT OR THE CRITERIA TO CONSIDER THIS A RECALL. I WOULD THINK DODGE WOULD BE ABLE TO PULL A REPORT OF HOW MANY "SHIFT ASSEMBLIES" HAS BEEN REPAIRED. IT APPEARS FROM THE WEBSITE I HAVE FOUND A LOT OF DODGE CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS UNFORESEEN DEBACLE WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE OFF. *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK INTO GEAR BECAUSE PLASTIC PART HOLDING SPRING ON SHIFTER LEVER BREAKS,STRANDING YOU WHEREVER YOU HAPPEN TO BE ACCORDING TO DISCUSSION GROUPS IT IS A PRETTY COMMON AND NUMEROUS DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER SXT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. BRAKE SWITCH ACTIVATES BUT GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE PAST PARK SAFETY STOP. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER THAT A SPRING ATTACHED TO THE SHIFTER BROKE ON LAST NIGHT. IT MAKES IT SO YOU CANNOT PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR. THERE ARE PEOPLE ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND MY DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ARE FIXING 2 A DAY AND IT COSTS $400 FOR US TO FIX IT! IF THERE ARE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS THEY NEED TO RECALL IT, MY CAR IS ONLY A COUPLE YEARS OLD, THIS IS RIDICULOUS! *TR

NO WARNING, THE GEAR SHIFT IN MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SAY THIS IS GOING TO COST $400.00. I INVESTIGATED ON LINE AND SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE ALSO DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

GEAR SHIFT MODULE LOCK UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR BECAME LODGED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DISLODGE THE SHIFTER BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE SELECTED GEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SHIFTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I HAVE AN 08 DODGE AVENGER WITH 26,866 MILES. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR OUT OF PARK INTO ANY OTHER HEAR. I APPLIED THE BRAKE, SHIFTED THE WHEELS, AND TRIED THE MANUAL OVERRIDE BUT WAS STILL UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, BUT WOULD NOT SHIFT. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTER. I HAD TO PAY 100 TO HAVE THIS DONE. ACCORDING TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR AVENGERS AS WELL AS THEIR CHARGERS. THIS IS A DODGE MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL SERVICE FOR ALL CONSUMERS THAT HAVE A DODGE AVENGER OR A DODGE CHARGER. *TR

I DROVE HOME FROM WORKING OUT AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR. AFTER 30 MINUTES, I GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE, STARTED THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. I TRIED THE PINK OVERRIDE BUTTON, BUT IT DOESN'T WORK EITHER. *TR

THE FIRST ONE WAS ON AUGUST 7TH 2010 THE CAR SLID AND I HIT AN EMBANKMENT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK WE WERE PRETTY SHOOK UP I MESSED UP THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WITH THE CRASH THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ON AUGUST 13 2010 THE CARS GEAR WILL NOT SHIFT IT IS STUCK WE ARE TRYING TO FIX BY LOOKING AT THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BECAUSE CHRYSLER USED A PLASTIC PART FOR THE GEAR SHIFT SPRING THIS IS CRAZY I AM STILL PAYING OFF MY CAR PLEASE HELP! *TR

I WAS TRYING TO START MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE IT FROM PARK. THE CAR STARTS PROPERLY, BUT THE SHIFT GEAR DOES NOT MOVE. THIS IS DUE TO THE CHEAP PLASTIC THAT DODGE HAS USED AS A LEVER TO RELEASE A SPRING THAT RELEASES THE SHIFT. THE CHEAP PLASTIC HAS BROKEN!!! UNACCEPTABLE. MY DODGE HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN PARK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND WHEN THE GEAR WAS NOT STUCK IN PARK, IT WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT MODULE WHICH WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61000.

2008 DODGE AVENGER, 2.6L V-6, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 38000 MILES. GEAR SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THIS FAILURE WAS TAKING PLACE. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THE DAY BEFORE, PARKED OVERNIGHT AND THE NEXT MORNING THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH PRODUCT EFFECTING UPWARDS OF 500 - 600 VEHICLES ACROSS THE NATION WITH THE REPAIR COSTS RANGING FROM $230.00 - $400.00 +, NOT INCLUDING THE TOWING CHARGES AND OTHER OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. THIS REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER WITH 21000 MILES AND STUCK GEAR SHIFT BOX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE GEAR WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 19810862 AND STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD NOTIFY HER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,719. UPDATED 10/20/10 *BF UPDATED 10/26/10

A SPRING ON THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY BROKE/MELTED AND NOW THE WHOLE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED . *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AFTER INVESTIGATION, THE SPRING THAT CONNECTS THE SHIFT LOCK AND THE BRAKE HAS BROKEN OFF. THIS HAS CAUSED ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR. IT HAS BEEN STUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS. *TR

DEFECTIVE SHIFT ASSEMBLY, LOCKS THE CAR INTO PARK AND CANNOT SHIFT AT ALL. CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR. HAS TO BE TOWED TO DEALER AND PAY TO FIX A DEFECTIVE PART THAT APPARENTLY, MANY 2008 DODGE AVENGER OWNERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH. THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT SINCE OUR WARRANTY "JUST" RAN OUT IT WILL BE AT LEAST $350 TO FIX. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PART COST .75 CENTS. WHAT OUR ARE RIGHTS!!!!! *TR

DEFECTIVE SHIFT ASSEMBLY, LOCKS THE CAR INTO PARK AND CANNOT SHIFT AT ALL. CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR. HAS TO BE TOWED TO DEALER AND PAY TO FIX A DEFECTIVE PART THAT APPARENTLY, MANY 2008 DODGE AVENGER OWNERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH. *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

MY CAR IS STUCK IN PARK AND WILL NOT MOVE GEARS. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THIS AND CAME TO FIND OUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR