2012 Dodge Avenger complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT JUST CAME ON FOR NO REASON.SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THAT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN FOGGY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,609.

I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 64 MPH. ANOTHER CAR, WHO WAS DRIVING FASTER THAN I WAS, WAS IN THE CARPOOL LANE TO MY LEFT. HE SLAMMED INTO MY CAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR AND TIRE. I THEN SLID DOWN THE FREEWAY ALMOST SIDEWAYS WHILE I WATCHED HIS CAR ROLL OVER 3 TIMES BEFORE SLIDING TO A STOP. NONE OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I HIT MY HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER, TWICE, AGAINST THE WINDOW AND THE HARD PLASTIC PART BY WHERE THE SEATBELT COMES OUT. I WAS LUCKY AND WALKED AWAY WITH A CONCUSSION, SEVERE NECK PAIN, AND BACK PAIN. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS ARRESTED FOR A DUI. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. GOOD LORD! HOW HARD DO YOU HAVE TO BE HIT?

ORC MODULE IS DEFECTIVE AFTER DEALER DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. AIRBAG LIGHT ON CONTINUOUSLY. I FEEL THAT THIS MODULE IS DEFECTIVE AS IT IS IN 2011 MODELS, ETC. THIS CAR HAS A BUILD DATE OF 10-2011 SO IT PROBABLY HAS THE DEFECTIVE ORC MODULE JUST LIKE IN THE 2011 RECALL NOTICE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FILED NOW AND DODGE SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THIS FOR THESE 2012 AVENGER MODELS. DODGE STATES THAT MY COMPLAINT WILL BE REVIEWED INTERNALLY BUT FAILED TO PROVIDE ME WITH FOLLOW UP CONTACT INFO. I COULD TELL THAT THEY JUST WANTED TO END THE CONVERSATION AND NOT PURSUE IT. SO WHEN DO THESE COMPLAINTS GET REVIEWED? WHEN PEOPLE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DEATH? NOW I DRIVE THIS AROUND WITH NO AIR BAG FUNCTION, WONDER WHY THEY EVEN UPGRADED SOFTWARE FOR THE TIPIM HEAD RESTRAINTS RECALL.....STILL DON'T HAVE AIR BAG FUNCTION.

DRIVING CAR DOWN I-20 ON A CLEAR DAY. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WINDSHIELD BLADES CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR SEVERAL MINUETS., THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT SEE A CODE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER IT WAS STORMING AND YOU COULD VAGUELY SEE SEVERAL YARDS IN FRONT OF YOU. THEN WITH OUT WARNING WIPER BLADES CUT OFF. IF SOMONE ELSE WOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND I WOULD BE DEAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE 20 -30 MINUTES TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE FOR THE PCM REPROGRAMMING; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,801.

THE VEHICLE IS IN GOOD RUNNING CONDITION. THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT I HAVE IS THAT IT KEEPS MAKING THIS "KNOCKING" SOUND COMING FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. ITS STARTS AS SOON AS YOU TURN ON THE A/C AND IT KEEPS MAKING THAT SOUND PERIODICALLY. EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF AND THE KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION.

MY VEHICLE DID HAVE THE RECALL N38 FOR THE TIPM REPROGRAM DONE. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALER ON 5/26/15 WHO REPLACED THE ORC MODULE AT A COST OF $385. TWO WEEKS LATER THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN TO BE TOLD THIS TIME IT WAS THE CONNECTOR IN THE HEADREST. THEY REPAIRED IT FOR $128 AND TOLD ME IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE HEADREST. WHY WASN'T THE ORC MODULE RECALLED FOR THE 2012'S?

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA 13V-282 FOR THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS. THAT IS NOT THE CONCERN WITH THE VEHICLE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS REMAINED ON AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WITH THE MANUFACTURER. JUST OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY AND NOTHING WAS DONE TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN.

SHIFT KNOB IS STUCK IN PARK.

DRIVING DOWN OWEN K GARRIOTT TO TAKE MY DOG TO THE VET AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND I SAW JACKSON'S ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I PULLED IN THEIR AND THEY HOOKED MY CAR UP TO SOME KIND OF TEST THAT TOOK AN HOUR AND GAVE ME A RIDE TO THE VET.WHEN I GOT BACK TO JACKSON'S I WAS INFORMED THA 5TIT WAS MY BATTERY AND THEY HAD CHANGED IT.WELL WENT TO LEAVE AND A WHILE AFTER I WAS DRIVING BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS GOING TO HANG OUT A FRIENDS AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE MY FRIENDS MY CAR WAS DEAD.SO I LEFT IT PARKED OVERNIGHT THERE AND THE NEXT DAY CAME AND JUMP STARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO MY HOUSE.THIS WAS THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND AND NOTHING WAS OPEN.SO MONDAY I CALLED BAKER'S ALTERNATOR AND THEY SAID TO GET IT IN.MY CAR WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED.THEY SAID IT WAS UNUSUAL THAT A CAR WITH THIS LOW OF MILEAGE TO HAVE ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS BUT THEY DID THEIR CHECKS AND FOUND IT TO BE THAT BOTH MY PULLEYS ON THE ALTERNATOR TO BE WORN OUT.IT COST ME $196.00.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V282000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM).THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

UPON USING AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER. THERE IS A SLIGHT KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH. KNOCKING NOISE EVEN CONTINUES AFTER CAR HAS BEEN OFF FOR HOURS. ANY TIME CAR LIGHTS COME ON KNOCKING NOISE OCCURS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND ROLLED DOWN THE HILL. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER ONE ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TOOK MY CAR TO DEALER FOR RECALL NOTICE A FEW DAYS BEFORE MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS AT DEALER THEY SAID THAT THE ORC MODULE NEEDED REPLACED I NOTICED IN MY RECALL NOTICE THAT IT WAS TO BE REPLACED IN 2011 MODEL BUT NOT 2012 PLEASE SEE BELOW : FOR 2012 AND 2013 MODEL JS VEHICLES: THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) MUST BE REPROGRAMMED. FOR 2011 MODEL JS VEHICLES: THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL (ORC) MODULE MUST BE REPLACED. FOR 2011 AND 2012 MODEL KA VEHICLES: THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL (ORC) MODULE MUST BE REPLACED. FOR 2011 MODEL KK VEHICLES: THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL (ORC) MODULE MUST BE REPLACED. FOR 2012 MODEL KK VEHICLES: THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) MUST BE REPROGRAMMED. I BELIEVE THIS PART ALSO SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LAST WEEK THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK.WE TOOK OUR 2012 DODGE AVENGER TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL ON AN AIRBAG PROBLEM. THE DEALER "FLASHED" OR UPDATED THE TIOM. THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ON. THEY SAY WE HAVE A FAULTY INTERNAL ORC( OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER) MODULE.THIS IS A RECALLED PART ON THE 2011 BUT APPARENTLY NOT THE 2012 AT THIS TIME.

WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY PREGNANT WIFE AT NIGHT, CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN STALLED. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, CAR WAS PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. GO OUT AND INSPECTED CAR EVEN LOOKING UNDER HOOD. NOTHING LOOKED OUT OF PLACE SO RESTARTED CAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT CAR MADE NO UNUSUAL NOISES AND DROVE THE LAST MILE HOME WITH EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON. CAR STALLED ONCE AGAIN ONE BLOCK FROM OUR HOME BUT AGAIN RESTARTED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS DAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC WHERE I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. TOTAL COST INCLUDING LABOR TO REPLACE SENSOR WAS $224. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THANKFULLY MY PREGNANT WIFE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. I CALLED DODGE TO INFORM THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY DOCUMENTED BUT DIDN'T SEEM VERY CONCERNED WITH ISSUE. AGAIN, STALLING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY CAN RESULT IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT

A KNOCKING NOISE EVERY TIME I TURNED THE AC OR THE HEATER. THE KNOCKING NOISE KEEPS GOING EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. *TR

2012 DODGE AVENGER. UPON USING THE VENT CONTROLS FOR THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER, A KNOCKING NOISE PROGRESSED NEAR THE AREA OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. HEATING CORE FAILED & HAD TO BE REPLACED, ALSO PROBLEM WITH FUEL LINE, DEALER HAS REPLACED HEATING CORE AND FUEL LINE. KNOCKING NOISE APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG DODGE AVENGERS, APPROPRIATE RECALL TO FIX HEATING/AIR COMPRESSOR SHOULD BE DONE. *TR

WHEN I TURN ON HEAT OR AIR IT MAKE A ON GOING NOISE WHILE ON. WHEN AIR IS ON IT MAKES ONGOING NOISE AND LEAKS WATER UNDERNEATH GLOVE COMPARTMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. UPON USING THE VENT CONTROLS FOR THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER, A KNOCKING NOISE PROGRESSED NEAR THE AREA OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WATER POURED IN EXCESS WHEN THE TRUNK WAS OPENED AND THAT THERE MAY BE A POTENTIAL LEAK WITHIN A SEAL. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS DETERIORATING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V282000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

NO HEAT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. HEATER CORE NEEDS REPLACED. *TR

RADIATOR AND HEATER CORE REPLACED. NO HEAT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, TIRE SIZE: 225/55/R17 97H, DOT NUMBER GP003XY 4411. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BECAME DEFLATED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SIX MONTHS LATER AFTER A FRONT TO REAR ROTATION, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BECAME FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT SIDEWALL SPLIT AND THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,287 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,250.

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 5:40 PM, 3 DEER RAN OUT AND AFTER SLAMMING ON BRAKES THE LAST ONE WAS STRUCK, HEAD ON. THE HOOD BUCKLED AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE OF THE CAR IMPLODED IN FLAMES. NO AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY DIED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GET OUT OF CAR HOWEVER, THE CAR BURNED COMPLETELY. THE CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND THE ENGINE, WINDOWS, ENTIRE INSIDE, EVERYTHING BURNED. THERE IS NO DASH, NO STEERING WHEEL, SEATS, FRONT TIRES, ETC ARE GONE. THERE IS VERY LITTLE LEFT AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD AN INVESTIGATION DONE AND WILL NOT TELL ME WHY THIS HAPPENED. MY HUSBAND HAS A 2014 AVENGER AND WE WANT TO KNOW IF IT IS SAFE. BUT WERE TOLD MY MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE THEY WOULD NOT TELL ME BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT WANT IT OUT IN THE PUBLIC. *TR

HIT A DEER AT 60 MPH THE CAR STARTED ON FIRE AND COMPLETELY BURNED UP NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF DODGE INVESTIGATED BUT WILL NOT TELL US WHY THE CAR BURNED UP. *TR

MY 2012 DODGE AVENGER HAD RECALL FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIRBAGS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED RECALL "N38 REFLASH TIPM." BEFORE THIS RECALL WAS DONE MY VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEMS. AS SOON AS I DROVE AWAY FROM THE DEALER, MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH WAS ON, THE LEFT REAR TURNING LIGHT AND LEFT BRAKE LIGHT NOT WORKING, RIGHT HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING, RIGHT FRONT TURNING SIGNAL NOT WORKING. I LET THE DEALER KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THEY SAID I HAD "TO BRING IT BACK IN BECAUSE IT PROBABLY HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM". THIS IS MORE THAN JUST ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. AFTER HAVING THE LIGHTING DIAGNOSED AND INSPECTED, I AM HAVING TO PAY $1250 FOR TIPM TO BE REPLACED FOR A NEW ONE. I AM VERY UPSET AND IN DISBELIEF THAT I HAVE TO PAY THIS FOR A DEFECTIVE OR FAULTY TIPM MODULE. I FEEL THIS DEFECT OF THE TIPM MODULE SHOULD BE ALSO A RECALL AND COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JS

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALER AND THEY DID A RECALL ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS RECALL. LIGHT IS STILL ON. SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HAD THEM DO A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT IN THE CODE IS B1C1A SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WIRING UNDER THE SEAT TO THE HEAD RESTRAINT. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DODGE AND THEY SAID ITS NOT ON THE RECALL. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A ACCIDENT, THIS IS A FAULT WITH DODGE WIRING SYSTEM . CALL MAIN DODGE OFFICE THEY SAY THEY WANT FIX IT. THIS IS A ERROR WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND WIRING.I CAN'T GET MY INSPECTION STICKER WITH THIS LIGHT ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED BUT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY RESTART. AS A RESULT, THE ABS, THE SEAT BELT, AND THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,163.

THE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP WILL NOT RETRACT. *TR

RECEIVED NOTICE OF A RECALL ON ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS. VENDOR DID NOT HONOR RECALL. *TR

I RECENTLY WAS IN CAR ACCIDENT AND MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I CHECKED INTO THIS WITH CHRYSLER COMPANY. ACCORDING TO THEM THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT I NEVER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. MY CAR IS SITTING IN FINGERLAKES COLLISION BODY SHOP UNTOUCHED BECAUSE OF LIABILITY ISSUES. CHRYSLER TOOK MY INFORMATION DOWN BUT HAS RESPONDED WITH MY COMPLAINT. MY COMPLAINT NUMBER WITH CHRYSLER IS [XXX]. THE BODY SHOP NUMBER IS 315-568-6390. [XXX] REPLIED THAT IT TAKES A LOT OF POWER TO HAVE THE BAGS GO OFF. I SAID THE SEAT BELTS HURT US, TOT HE POINT OF BRUISES AROUND NECK, SHOULDERS, AND BACK. I HAVE TALK TO SEVERAL ATTORNEYS AND BECAUSE WE ARE NOT DEAD OR HAVE A LIMB MISSING THEY CANT HELP US. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON JANUARY 3, 2015, COMPLAINANT WAS DRIVING A FRIEND TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 9 A.M. WHEN COMPLAINANT LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF HIS 2012 DODGE AVENGER DUE TO ICE COVERING THE ENTIRETY OF THE STREETS CAUSING COMPLAINANT TO SLIDE TWO (2) BLOCKS TOWARDS AN OVERHANGING CLIFF WHERE PLAINTIFF HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A HUGE TREE TOTALING HIS 2012 DODGE AVENGER. AT THE INSTANT OF COLLISION, THERE WAS A STRANGE AND PUNGENT ODOR THAT PERMEATED THE INTERIOR OF THE AUTOMOBILE WHEN BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS CAME OUT BUT FAILED TO INFLATE AND TO OFFER ANY SUPPORT. THE AIRBAGS ONLY STAYED LAYING FLAT ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. AT THE INSTANT OF COLLISION, COMPLAINANT STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD AGAINST THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING COMPLAINT SEVERE NECK TRAUMA, SEVERE SPINAL TRAUMA, SEVERE BACK TRAUMA AND SEVERE HIP TRAUMA... COMPLAINANT WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AT THE TIME AND SO WAS THE PASSENGER. AT THE TIME OF COLLISION THE PASSENGER STRUCK HER ENTIRE FACE AGAINST THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD WHERE THE MALFUNCTIONING AIRBAG.... AT NO TIME DID THE AIRBAGS INFLATE AND THERE WAS SO SORT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BEFORE THE AIRBAGS CAME OUT THAT GAVE OFF A VERY DISTURBING ODOR... THE WRECKED CAR IS PRESENTLY AT THE PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE AUTO AUCTION AND THE TELEPHONE NUMBER THERE IS 724 443 7881... I AM REQUESTING THAT AN INVESTIGATION BE DONE TO DETERMINE THAT BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE AND OFFER PROTECTION... BOTH AIRBAGS APPEARED TO BE DAMAGED... ALSO THERE WAS A RECAL

HEAT DOES NOT WORK ON PASSENGER SIDE DEFROST OR VENTS. THIS CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN LOOKING OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD AND PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW. THE WINDOWS FOG UP AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO LOOK OUT THE WINDOWS WHEN TURNING OR CHANGING LANES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLTS THAT HELD DOWN THE OIL PAN WERE LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE BOLTS WERE TIGHTENED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,800.

MY 2012 DODGE AVENGER SXT IS HAVING WIPER AND AC PROBLEMS. MY WIPERS GO ON AND OFF BY ITS SELF THIS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST YEAR I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAVE VIDEOS OF THE CAR LOCKED AND THE WIPERS ARE GOING OFF BY ITS SELF. WHEN DRIVING IN ACCLIMATE WEATHER THE WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING. THE AC HAVE BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHILE TURNED ON OR OFF. NOT SURE WHAT'S CAUSING THE NOISE. THE NOISE BEGAN AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DO A RE-WIRING FOR THE WIPERS. *TR

WITHOUT CAUSE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE, I FIND THAT MY CAR HAD A RECALL FOR THE TIPM, WHICH WAS NOT DONE. I THEN HAD THE TIPM RESET, HOWEVER IT DID NOT TURN THE LIGHT OUT. THEN I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE THAT CAME UP WITH A CODE OF B2208, WHICH OF COURSE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER. THIS MODULE SHOULD BE REPLACED BY CHRYSLER FOR THE 2012 AVENGER AS WELL. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS PRODUCING HEAT/DEFROST ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BUT BLOWS COLD AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE, CAUSING THE DEFROST NOT TO WORK ON PASSENGER WINDOW. AFTER THE MECHANIC AND EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. IT APPEARS THAT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE SOMETHING WAS DONE INCORRECTLY CAUSING SLUDGE TO BUILD IN THE RADIATOR AND THE HEAT CORE. I HAVE READ CASTING WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY, ALSO READ PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIATOR SO ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE. I CANNOT SAY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS ONLY THERE IS A PROBLEM. MOST CARS I HAVE RESEARCHED HAVE 20,000 TO 30,000 MILES AND THIS VEHICLE VERY WELL COULD HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AT THIS MILEAGE ALSO. WE KNEW THE PASSENGER SIDE DIDN'T DEFROST WELL BUT ONLY FOUND THE HEAT BLEW COLD THIS WINTER. *TR

I WAS IN AN CAR ACCIDENT RECENTLY WHERE I KNOW THAT MY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS DELAYED WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED. DUE TO THE UPPER LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD STRIKING THE STEERING WHEEL THE MOMENT THE VEHICLES COLLIDED AND THEN AFTER A VERY SHORT MOMENT MY STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DEPLOYED. KNOCKING ME UNCONSCIOUS FOR 5-10 SECONDS. WHERE I WAS LATER DIAGNOSED WITH A CONCUSSION IN THE ER. WHICH I AM STILL CURRENTLY SUFFERING FROM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THIS VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING AND ANTI LOCK BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND THE VEHICLES RPMS WERE AS HIGH AS COULD BE MEASURED BY THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUES MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY SAFELY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE PRIMARY ISSUE. THE CONCERN WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THAT IT HAS THE SAME SIZE ENGINE AND AMP ALTERNATOR AS THE CHRYSLER VEHICLES THAT ARE ALREADY UNDER RECALL FOR ALTERNATOR FAILURE 3.6L ENGINE WITH A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR AND THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRING THIS VEHICLE STATES IT IS THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS VEHICLES ALTERNATOR SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED AS IT POSES A DANGER TO THE PEOPLE DRIVING IT AND ANY OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD NEAR THIS VEHICLE WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE TIPM WAS RESET. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V282000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON DECEMBER 16,2014 I REPORTED IT ON DECEMBER 18,2014. I TOOK IT IN TO BE FIXED ON 12/21/2014 BUT MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE SAID THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALLS. HOW DO I KNOW THAT HE REPROGRAMMED IT IF THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. ALSO MY TRUNK HOLDS WATER WHEN IT RAINS AND THE WATER COMES OUT OF THE LATCH ONCE IT IS HELD UP. I FEEL THAT DODGE SHOULD HOLD UP TO ITS PRODUCT AND REPAIR ALL PROBLEMS. *TR

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE UNDER CARRIAGE BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 01/20/15*LJ UPDATED 9/7/2017*CN

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON ONE NIGHT AS I WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED UP THE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE, TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED AND THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. I WAS ADVISED THAT IT IS THE AIRBAG MODULE AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY OR THE RECALL. UPON INVESTIGATION, THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL. *TR

THE THROTTLE BODY ON MY CAR HAS TO BE REPLACED. MY SON HAS HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THE CAR RUNNING ROUGH, SEEMINGLY NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS, AND THE FINAL STRAW BEFORE TAKING TO THE SHOP WAS WHEN IT THE ENGINE DIED AS HE WAS DRIVING. THIS CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 62,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS NOT AT ALL ACCEPTABLE FOR THIS PART TO GO BAD GIVEN THE AGE / MILES OF THE CAR. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL SHOP OWNERS AND TECHNICIANS, I'VE FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON FAILURE ON LATE MODEL DODGE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION THE THROTTLE FAILURE, HE HAS NO HEAT COMING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. ONLY COLD AIR AS IF SOMETHING IS STUCK OPEN. THIS BEGAN THE LATER PART OF LAST WINTER WHEN THE CAR WAS JUST TWO YEARS OLD. HE JUST DEALT WITH IT AT THE TIME DUE TO LACK OF MONEY. WITH WINTER COMING, THIS WILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED RIGHT AWAY AS WELL. THEN WE HAVE THE POWER MIRROR NOT WORKING ON ONE SIDE. WHICH ALSO BEGAN LAST YEAR. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I DID SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL HAVING TO DO WITH ONE OF THE AIRBAGS. I WILL SCHEDULE THAT RIGHT AWAY, BUT IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THAT IS WHY THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. *TR

LACK OF HEAT IN THE CAR. THE SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED AND FOUND A HUGE AMOUNT OF SLUDGE BUILD UP DUE IN THE HEATER CORE. THE WINDSHIELD WOULD NOT DEFROST ENOUGH FOR THE CAR TO BE DRIVEN. WE HAD A FAMILY EMERGENCY AND COULD NOT DRIVE IT. THE SYSTEM COULD FAIL DURING A DRIVE CYCLE OF DAY WITH EXTREME COLD WEATHER AND PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER. DODGE HAS ADMITTED IT WAS DUE TO A CASTING PROBLEM. I CAN NOT SELL THIS VEHICLE OR I WILL BE UPSIDE DOWN IN THE VALUE. THE COST OF THE FIX AT THE DEALER SHIP IS OVER $1200. *TR

[XXX] WAS DRIVING DOWN THE 294 EXPRESSWAY AND THE CAR JUST TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRIC ITEMS WENT DEAD. I CALLED FOR A TOW AND WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP 3 TO 4 DAYS. DEALER MECHANIC TOOK CAR HOME SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM NEEDED A TOW TO THE SHOP. THEN ON 10/13 THE CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED FROM FIRST VISIT AND DODGE SAYS NO CODES ARE COMING UP AND ARE NOT FIXING ANYTHING. MY GUESS IT WILL CONTINUE HAPPENING UNTIL FURTHER INVESTIGATED BY DODGE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR