2008 Dodge Avenger complaints

MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING, AS I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE AND LEAVE ON JUNE 2, 2010. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE GEAR SHIFT. MY CAR WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND I WAS ALMOST INJURED TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR WHEN I DISCOVERED THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK AFTER I TURNED BACK ON. THIS MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY PROBLEM TO DODGE BUT DEPENDING ON WHERE YOUR CAR IS WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF IT DOES REALLY BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I AM ATTEMPTING TO GET THIS REPAIRED NOW. THIS REALLY HAS BEEN A PAIN FOR ME AND MY BANK ACCOUNT!! *TR

WENT TO GO LEAVE WORK AT 9:30 AT NIGHT AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE. THE GEAR SHIFTER SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN PARK. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALER NEARBY. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WHILE RESEARCHING IT ONLINE. *TR

CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

03JUN10 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE FOR WORK, I COULD NOT GET MY VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. I CALLED A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS. I CALLED A FEW DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY BOTH STATED IT COULD BE A BRAKE SAFETY SWITCH AND TO TRY A MANUAL OVER RIDE SWITCH NEAR THE GEAR SHIFTER. TRIED THE OVER RIDE WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. CAR IS STILL STUCK IN PARK. DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE, ONE THAT IT SEEMS DODGE IS DOING NOTHING TO CORRECT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER ENTERING AND LEAKING ONTO THE FRONT PASSENGERS FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE HEATER CORE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS CAUSING THE WATER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS TO THE HEATER CORE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

GEAR SHIFT ON MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER STUCK IN PARK. *TR

I GOT INTO MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER THIS MORNING, WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2009 AND THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AS REPORTED ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. PLEASE FORCE CHRYSLER TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE 2008 DODGE AVENGER IS STUCK IN PARK. *TR

WENT TO START CAR. STARTED UP NO PROBLEM. TRIED TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. HAD TO SEARCH ONLINE TO FIND OUT HOW TO PUSH A SMALL LEVER UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE PANELS TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR, AND ITS NOT THE EMERGENCY RELEASE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER HAD A PROBLEM BUT THERE ARE COUNTLESS REPORTS ONLINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER IT GOT STUCK IN PARK AND I COULD NOT GET IT OUT. I CALLED A MECHANIC FRIEND WHO SHOWED ME A LITTLE PINK SWITCH THAT SHOULD RELEASE IT TO WHAT EVER GEAR YOU NEED. IT DOES NOT WORK UNLESS YOU PUSH IT YOURSELF. I NOTICE ONLINE THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO OWN 2008 AVENGERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I WILL BE BRINGING MINE TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

COULD NOT GET CAR OUT OF PARK- FOUND A BROKEN PINK PLASTIC PIECE THAT NEEDED TO BE MOVED IN ORDER FOR CAR TO COME OUT OF PARK. *TR

MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS MY ALTERNATOR. BUT I HAVE POWER TO EVERYTHING. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD GET ONE FOR 360.00 +100.00 LABOR. TOTAL MILES 78,000. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ALOT ON MINI VANS.AND OTHER CARS,BUT COME TO FIND OUT IT MAY JUST BE THE CLUTCH BEARING AND ONLY GOING TO COST 75.00 TO FIX. SEEMS TO ME CHRYSLER WOULD NOT TRY TO SELL YOU THINGS YOU DON'T NEED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO BRING THEM TO THE CARPET. THE CAR WAS ONLY 3,000 MILES OUT OF THE EXT.ML.WARRANTY. *TR

WHEN LEAVING WORK I STARTED MY CAR BUT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF PARK. IT WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED AND STRANDED ME IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER. I LOCATED A WEBSITE WHERE I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2008 DODGE AVENGER. I HAVE YET TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BUT SEVERAL COMMENTS ON THE WEBSITE I FOUND SAID THAT THIS REPAIR WILL COST AROUND $350. SEEMS TO ME WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND NOT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO DISH OUT THAT KIND OF MONEY TO REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND ON SATURDAY 5/15/10 MY CAR GOT STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. WE WERE ABLE TO SHIFT IT MANUALLY TO GET IT HOME BUT AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I FOUND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR, YET THERE IS STILL NO RECALL. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND DODGE WANTS $50 TO JUST LOOK AT IT AND TELL ME WHAT IT IS ALTHOUGH I ALREADY KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT AND MANY OTHER 2008 DODGE AVENGERS. *TR

THE LATCH THAT LETS YOU TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK IS MALFUNCTIONING THAT ONLY ALLOWS YOU TO TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK BY PUSHING A PINK LATCH BUTTON UNDER THE SHIFTER. *TR

WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT TO LEAVE WORK OUR AVENGER (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. FORTUNATELY A CO-WORKER IS HANDY WITH CARS AND TOOK APART THE GEAR SHIFT PANEL AND SHOWED MY HUSBAND THAT THERE WAS A PINK PIECE BROKEN AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO MOVE THIS PIECE BY HAND TO SHIFT GEARS. WE WERE TOLD AT ORIELY'S AUTO PARTS THAT THIS PIECE IS CALLED A SHIFT LOCK AND IS NOT CARRIED AT THOSE TYPES OF STORES. AS THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY (SATURDAY) WE WON'T BE ABLE TO CONTACT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP UNTIL MONDAY TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO REPAIR. AFTER DOING ONLINE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2008 DODGE AVENGER. *TR

I OWN A 2008 DODGE AVENGER I GOT INTO MY CAR AND TRIED TO PUT IT IN PARK. IT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK. *TR

I AM UNABLE TO SHIFT MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER SXT CAR OUT OF PARK... I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2008 DODGER AVENGER. FOR NO KNOWN REASON, THE SHIFTING GEAR WONT SHIFT AND IS STUCK IN PARK. IF IT DOES GO INTO GEAR, FOR NO KNOWN REASON IT POPS BACK INTO PARK, CAUSING A MAJOR RISK TO OTHERS THAT ARE ON THE ROAD NOT TO MENTION TO ME AND MY FAMILY! *TR

NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. I DROVE THE 2008 AVENGER EARLIER IN THE DAY AND LATER WENT TO GET IN AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR INCIDENTS AND YES IT HAS HAPPENED A LOT. *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER STUCK IN PARK. *TR

GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK POSITION. *TR

NO EVENTS OR WARNING LEADING UP TO THIS. - THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FOR ME, BUT HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHERS HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. - CAR WAS IN PARK, WENT TO START (STARTED FINE) PUT IN REVERSE, WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS LEAVING HER JOB AT 1130PM WHEN HER CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. WE ATTEMPTED THE SUGGESTIONS IN THE MANUAL WHICH MADE IT SEEM LIKE THIS WAS A SAFETY FEATURE. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT. AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME TO REMOVE THE SHIFT CONSOLE AND PULL THE PINK SWITCH AND IT RELEASE PARK AND I WOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. THEY KNEW THE EXACT PROBLEM (MUST HAVE HAD BEFORE). THE SHIFTER AND THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED IN TWO DAYS. WAS VERY SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE DEPT. MANY MORE COMPLAINTS WERE NOTED ON THE INTERNET, BUT STATED NO RECALL. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE COLUMN SHIFT WAS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE GEAR SHIFTED FROM THE PARK POSITION INTO ANOTHER POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THAT INFORMED THE GEAR SHIFT FAILURE WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THERE WAS NOT A RECALL OR SERVICE WARRANTY RELATED ISSUE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ENTIRE GEAR SHIFTER REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SERVICE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,500. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE STALLED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT SURGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19,000.

REF : DODGE AVENGER 2008 - GEAR SHIFT MODULE LOCK UP - PLEASE LOOK INTO ABOVE ISSUE SINCE THIS IS HAPPENING WITH MOST OF THE AVENGERS. THE GEAR SHIFT LOCKS AND CANNOT BE RELEASED. THE WHOLE GEAR SHIFT CONSOLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH MOST OF THE DODGE AND CHRYSLERS VEHICLES HAVE BEEN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS FOR YEARS. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER WITH 40,800 MILES ON IT. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK . THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON IN MANY DODGE VEHICLES , IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY CHEAP PLASTIC PART . COULD THERE BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM???? *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STUCK IN PARK ON 2008 DODGE AVENGER. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. CAR HAS NO PROBLEMS WHEN I DROVE IT EARLIER IN THE DAY. THE CAR CRANKED WITH NO PROBLEMS, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT IN GEAR WOULD NOT MOVE. CALLED A MECHANIC WHO TOWED THE CAR AND INFORMED ME IT WAS A BROKEN SHIFTING COLUMN. ITEM NOT BROKEN FROM WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

THE GEAR SHIFTER GOT STUCK IN PARK. IT HAD WORKED FINE PREVIOUSLY WITHOUT ANY HITCHES. WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE DEC. 2009 AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT STICKING. THEN ONE NIGHT IT WAS JUST STUCK. WE HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND THE GUY HAD TO MANUALLY PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE SO WE COULD GET IT TO THE DEALER. *TR

APRIL 5, 2010 MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER TOTALLY STALLED OUT ON ME AND I HAD TO MANEUVER MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT MY VEHICLE INTO PARK. THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT IN WHICH THIS HAS HAPPENED,THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH AND STALLED OUT WITH TRAFFIC IN BACK OF ME.I CURRENTLY HAVE MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP BECAUSE MY CAR SHUT DOWN ONCE AGAIN AND THE RADIO COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. EVERYTIME THIS HAPPEN THERE ARE NO CODES WHICH APPEAR ON THE DIAGNOSTICS. I AM CONFUSED WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS VEHICLE IT IS UNSAFE AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO. *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER. WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTO ANY GEAR PAST REVERSE. CAN GET IT TO GO INTO REVERSE IF HOLD THE SHIFTER MANUALLY, BUT FEELS SPRING LOADED BACK INTO PARK.

MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER IS HAVING A MAJOR SHIFTING ISSUE. WHEN YOU SHIFT THE CAR INTO DRIVE IT WILL POP OUT AND LAND INTO NUTURAL. THERE IS ALSO TIMES THAT THIS WILL BE VERY HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THERE IS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET THAT SHOWS THE SAME ISSUES. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HEARD COMPLAINTS BUT HAS NOT HEARD OF A RECALL. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL COST ME TO BRING IT IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN MOVE FORWARD TO GET THIS INTO A RECALL BEFORE THIS POPS OUT OF DRIVE WHEN I AM GOING 55 MPH AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. HE STATED THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS HAD WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SANDED DOWN THE BRAKES BUT THE PROCEDURE DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. FURTHERMORE, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMATED ALONG WITH THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT, FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN REGARDS TO THE ENGINE FAILURE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE ON A 2008 DODGE AVENGER ON I 271. *TR

BOUGHT THE CAR USED. 41,000 MILES. CAR STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS WHEN IT IS RAINING. TALKED WITH DEALER AND STATED NOTHING NOTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

ENGINE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING NO GAS PEDAL CAR RUNS AT IDLE ONLY. *TR

ON MARCH 5, 2010 (FRIDAY) - APPROXIMATELY 5:30 P.M., WHILE DRIVING ON SUNRISE HIGHWAY IN LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, AN INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON INSIDE MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER, IN THE SHAPE OF A LIGHTNING BOLT IN MY CAR. LITERALLY 30 SECONDS LATER, AND BEFORE THERE WAS TIME TO REACT AT ALL, MY BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO STOP MY VEHICLE. I HAD JUST ABOUT MADE IT TO THE EXIT RAMP WHEN I REALIZED BY LOOKING IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM MY CAR. AS I HAD STEERED ONTO THE EXIT RAMP, I OPENED THE DOOR AND SAW FLAMES SHOOTING FROM THE UNDERNEATH PART OF MY CAR. WITHOUT THINKING TWICE I JUMPED FROM THE MOVING VEHICLE (WHICH AT THE TIME STILL WAS GOING AT ABOUT 20 MPH). I WAS NOT HURT PHYSICALLY BUT WAS EXTREMELY SHAKEN UP. ANOTHER TRAVELER WHO HAD PULLED UP ON THE SERVICE ROAD TO HELP ME, INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE FOR AT LEAST 1/4 OF A MILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THAT HE HAD BEEN ATTEMPTING TO FLAG ME DOWN. AFTER I HAD ESCAPED THE VEHICLE, THE CAR CONTINUED IN A DIAGONAL PATH TOWARD ONCOMING RUSH HOUR HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. THE FIRE CONTINUE TO BURN AND HAD BECOME VERY BAD, TO THE POINT WHERE THE ENTIRE FRONT HALF OF THE CAR WAS ABLAZE. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE OUT OF CONTROL VEHICLE WAS A WIRE FENCE IN THE DIVIDER BETWEEN THE SERVICE ROAD AND MAIN HIGHWAY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND MANUFACTURER ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOOK AT LEAST 15-20 MINS TO RESPOND WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME SEVEREL

ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER BACK HUMP BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK DUE TO WATER POURING INTO THE TRUNK. (THRU THE TRUNK LATCH; SMELLS LIKE A CAT USED AS A LITTER BOX)! NO LIGHT GOES ON TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT NO LONGER WORKS. CARPET IN TRUNK IS RUINED FROM THE WATER. LEAVES KEEP SHOWING UP INTO A CLOSED TRUNK? HOW ARE THEY GETTING IN? CAN NOT USE THE TRUNK FOR ANYTHING! CALLED DODGE AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEN; THEY TOLD ME I WAS THE ONLY REPORT AT THIS TIME. ON THE ROAD MY HUSBAND AND I NOTICED THAT ALMOST ALL 2008 DODGE AVENGERS ON THE ROAD MUST HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. CHECK YOUR MIDDLE BACK BRAKE LIGHT; IT'S BURNT OUT TRUST ME WE SAW MANY ON THE ROAD. THEN CHECK FOR WATER IN THE TRUNK IT WILL BE THERE. CALL DODGE PLEASE' *TR

ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER BACK HUMP BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK DUE TO WATER POURING INTO THE TRUNK. (THRU THE TRUNK LATCH; SMELLS LIKE A CAT USED AS A LITTER BOX)! NO LIGHT GOES ON TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT NO LONGER WORKS. CARPET IN TRUNK IS RUINED FROM THE WATER. LEAVES KEEP SHOWING UP INTO A CLOSED TRUNK? HOW ARE THEY GETTING IN? CAN NOT USE THE TRUNK FOR ANYTHING! CALLED DODGE AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEN; THEY TOLD ME I WAS THE ONLY REPORT AT THIS TIME. ON THE ROAD MY HUSBAND AND I NOTICED THAT ALMOST ALL 2008 DODGE AVENGERS ON THE ROAD MUST HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. CHECK YOUR MIDDLE BACK BRAKE LIGHT; IT'S BURNT OUT TRUST ME WE SAW MANY ON THE ROAD. THEN CHECK FOR WATER IN THE TRUNK IT WILL BE THERE. CALL DODGE PLEASE' *TR

I OWN A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND IT HAS THE ISSUE OF GETTING STUCK IN THE PARK GEAR. IT'S NEVER HAPPENED UNTIL NOW AND IT CONSTANTLY KEEPS HAPPENING NOW. I'VE READ ON FORUMS WHERE MANY MORE DODGE AVENGER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SOME PROBLEM. IF I CAN'T MOVE MY CAR FROM PARK THEN I CAN'T DRIVE IT ANYWHERE. I'VE CALLED DODGE IN WHICH THEY MENTION THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS, BUT I BELIEVE IT A DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE DRIVE SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A MINIMUM OF SIX TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE FAILURE UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR AN ADDITIONAL REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE DUE TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 06/03/10*BF

I TOOK MY SON TO THE ER ROOM AND MY CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. I COME OUT AND START MY CAR EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. I TRIED TO TAKE IT OUT OF PARK AND MY SHIFT GEAR WAS STUCK. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. 2008 DODGE AVENGER. *TR

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ON 3 OCCASIONS FOR STALLING PROBLEMS. I HAVE THE INVOICES. THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THEY CANNOT VERIFY THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IDLING AND TONIGHT WHEN I PULLED OUT IT ALMOST STALLED. I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE AND THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE REPORTS OF A RECALL FROM 2008 FOR THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH MY GIRLS IN THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE 28,000 MILES ON MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER HAD FOR 2 YEARS AND TODAY IT WONT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

THE CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE SHIFTER THEN THE CAR WILL LOCK UP, AND ONCE YOU PUT THE CAR INTO PARK IT WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AND I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. AFTER MUCH FRUSTRATION AND TRYING TO SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF PARK. THE LEVER THAT WAS HOLDING THE CAR IN PARK SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE AND ALLOWED ME TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND ME AND THE OFFICER HELPING ME WERE ABLE TO PUSH THE CAR TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION. THIS OCCURS OFTEN AND HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES SINCE THAT TIME WHICH WAS THE FIRST. TO REPLACE THE PROBLEM IS TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. THIS COST $270.00. THERE HAS BEEN MANY CASES THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS HAPPENING. IT ALSO SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO EVERYBODY AROUND 40,000 TO 50,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

GAS TANK DOES NOT STOP FILLING UP UNTIL IT OVERFLOWS. *TR

PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 AVENGER AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES FROM THE GET GO. CAN FEEL BRAKES SURGING THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD THAT BRAKES WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. REPLACED ALL BRAKES AND HAD ROTORS TURNED AND PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN RIGHT AWAY. AND NOW ALSO WHENEVER YOU BRAKE HARD THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. *TR