Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2012 record →
THE HEADREST ON THE DRIVER SEAT SNAPPED AND HIT MY HEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I CURRENTLY HAVE BACK NECK PAIN, FEELS LIKE A PRESSURE. IT WAS UNEXPECTED. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ? I AM GOING TO MY DOCTOR THIS WEEK, BUT ANYWAY OF FIXING?
THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY 2012 DODGE AVENGER IS THE CAR SHUTS DOWN SHE YOUR ARE DRIVING NO WARNING JUST SHUT DOWN .I WAS TOLD THERE WERE FOUR RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE I TOOK IT TO RALPH SELLERS A DODGE DEALERSHIP IN GONZALES,LA. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT I GET OFF FROM WORK AND CAR SHUT DOWN THREE TIMES,BEFORE I MAKE IT TO MY HOME..THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT THIS CAR IS HAVING.I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG I CAN DRIVE THIS CAR WITHOUT SOMEONE PLOWING IN THE BACK OF ME AND HURTING ME.
2012 AVENGER SE WITH JUST UNDER 100K MILES. THE HEAT IS NOT WORKING. BLOWING COLD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND BARELY HEATING UP ON THE DRIVER SIDE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON SEVERAL MESSAGE BOARDS, THIS IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER ISSUE WITH THE HEATER CORE. I HAVE FLUSHED THE SYSTEM MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT IS NOT GETTING BETTER. THIS ISSUE IS NOT DUE TO NOT MAINTAINING THE CAR. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND I HAVE CALLED DODGE AND WAS NOT GIVEN ANY ASSISTANCE. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE CARS HAVING THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE.
THE HEAT DOES NOT WORK. COLD AIR. IT IS WINTER AND I AM FREEZING.
PASSENGER SIDE AIR CONDITIONING WILL NOT BLOW HOT AIR. DRIVER SIDE WORKS PERFECTLY FINE. I'VE READ EVERYWHERE THAT IT'S A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WITH THE HEATER CORE ETC. THIS WILL BE MY LAST CHRYSLER PRODUCT IF NOT RECALLED AND FIXED FOR FREE.
CONTINUOUSLY NO HEAT FROM ANY OF PASSENGER VENTS, INCLUDING THE REAR VENT BELOW THE PASSENGER SEAT FOR PASSENGERS IN BACK SEAT & A STRONG SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE WHEN THE HEAT IS TURNED ON TO THE POINT OF NAUSEA, X2 WINTERS NOW, EST. 62,000 MILES, MAY HAVE BEEN THAT WAY AT 50,000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT, BUT DIDN'T NEED HEAT THAT TIME OF THE YEAR OF EARLY SPRING.
PASSENGER SIDE HAS ONLY COLD AIR BLOWING OUT OF THE DEFROSTER. DRIVER'S SIDE IS HOT AND WORKING PROPERLY. THIS CONDITION APPLIES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FULLY WARMED UP, DRIVING, ACCELERATING OR STATIONARY
MY DODGE AVENGER HAS STARTED TO CUT OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR WHILE SITTING IN A LINE WAITING ON FOOD. I ALSO EXPERIENCE THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE NOT HEATING AT ALL. THERE IS ALSO A CLICKING NOISE IN MY CAR THAT HAS WORSENED OVER TIME. THERE ARE A LOT OFF ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND TO MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. I AM SO AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO CUT OFF. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE SHOP BUT STILL EXPERIENCE THESE ISSUES. IF SOMEONE COULD PLEASE CONTACT ME BECAUSE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT OUR UNSAFE VEHICLES.
THE VEHICLE BLOWS HOT AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, BUT COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. SINCE IT IS BLOWING ONLY COLD AIR ON ONE HALF OF THE WINDSHIELD THE WINDOWS ICE UP, FREEZE UP AND FOG UP. THIS IS A DRIVING HAZARD, SINCE THIS IMPAIRS VISIBILTY.
I HAVE HAD MY 2012 DODGE AVENGER FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. THE HEAT DOES NOT WORK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC I PURCHASED FROM THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH ALL THESE CARS AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. ALSO IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS MY CAR HAS WENT DEAD WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT CRANK FOR AT LEAST 3 TO 4 HOURS. I WAS JUST ON THIS INTERSTATE FRIDAY NIGHT GOING 60 AND MY CAR WENT DEAD AND HAD TO COAST OF THE INTERSTATE IN A REALLY BAD PART OF TOWN. I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY ISSUES WITH BOTH OF THESE AND CANNOT BELIEVE THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS. THANKS DODGE.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE LIGHTS START FLICKERING AND THEN THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS START GOING DIM.
THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER PUTS OUT COLD AIR EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WARMED UP AND DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. THIS OFTEN MAKES MY CAR DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WILL NOT DEFROST OR DEFOG IN A TIMELY MANNER OR AT ALL.
MY VEHICLE IS STALLING OUT AT ANY SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING THERE ARE NO ENGINE LIGHTS VEHICLE ALWAYS STARTS BACK UP
THE CAR WOULD JUST SHUT OFF WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND WOULD TAKE LONG TIME TO POWER BACK ON. HEAD REST AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING TO LOSE CONTROL OF CAR. WINDOWS UNLOCKS WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP USING THE SAME TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE THAT ARE ON RECALL CHRYSLER 2000.
THE INTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE SLICED MY FINGER WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR.. IT LOOKS LIKE THE METAL IS SEPARATING AND IS SHARP AS A KNIFE.... MY OTHER ISSUE IS .. THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE IN MY PASSENGER SIDE DASH BOARD.. ON THE DRIVER SIDE THE VENTS BLOW HOT AIR AND THE PASSENGER SIDE VENT BLOWS COLD AIR.
THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAT DOES NOT WORK. THIS JUST STOPPED ONE DAY AROUND 110,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP LET ME KNOW THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT WITH THE HEATER CORE. THE ENTIRE COOLANT SYSTEM IS BEING ADVISED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS ALSO A GOD AWFUL TICKING NOISE COMING FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX WHEN THE HEAT IS TURNED ON. DODGE, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH READING ALL THESE REVIEWS ON THE EXACT SAME ISSUES, THAT YOU ALL ARE NOT STEPPING UP AS A COMPANY AND CORRECTING THIS ISSUE. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE? SOMEONE WRECKING A DYING DUE TO THE UNSAFE CONDITIONS THAT YOU ALL KNOWINGLY PUT US INTO? I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER DODGE AFTER THIS CAR. I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND A DODGE TO ANYONE EITHER.
MY VEHICLE ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AMONG MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. WE TRIED TO FLUSH THE HEATER CORE AND IT DID NOTHING.
THE HEATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STOPPED BLOWING WARM AIR WHEN THE CAR IS EITHER IDLING OR ON THE FREEWAY. EVEN WITH PUTTING IT FULL BLAST THERE'S NOT HEAT COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE, JUST THE DRIVERS SIDE.
PASSENGER SIDE BLOWING NO HEAT WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY
IN MY CAR THERE IS NO HEAT. AT FIRST IT STARTED WITH JUST HEAT BLOWING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE AND SLOWLY THE HEAT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR MAKES A LOUD TICKING NOISE BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT WHEN THE HEAT IS TURNED ON, AND EVEN WHEN IT IS JUST SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT OFF.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING AND AFFECTED HER ABILITY TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
NO HEAT TO DEFROST PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD MAKING DIFFICULT TO SEE ANYTHING COMING FROM THE RIGHT
PASSENGER SIDE HEAT NOT WORKING. ONLY BLOWING OUT COLD AIR. EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS WARMED UP
YES I WAS ON I 85 CONNECTOR IN CHARLOTTE NC ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY CAR STARTED RUNNING HOT HAD TO GET IT TOWED, MISS TIME FROM WORK HAD TO CATCH UBER TWO DAYS WHICH COST OVER 40 BUCKS, COME TO FIND OUT THEY SAY IT WAS MY EMISSION SYSTEM TO CAUSE MY CAR TO RUN HOT, NOW I HAVE TO MISS MORE TIME FROM WORK TO TAKE IT TO GET REPAIRED, THE EMISSION SYSTEM HAS A RECALL ON IT.
HEATER BLOWS OUT COLD, HAS PLENTY OF ANTIFREEZE BUT THERE IS A SMALL LEAK SOMEWHERE ACTUATED ON LEFT SIDE MAKES CLICKING SOUND. CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY NO HEAT AND IT'S COLD HERE.
THE DRIVERS SIDE BLOWS HOT AIR WHEN I SET THE KNOB ON HOT BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR AND WON'T HEAT UP. ITS TERRIBLE FOR IN THE WINTER ONLY HALF OF THE WINDSHIELD GETS UNLOGGED AND THE OTHER HALF I CAN'T SEE OUT OF. IVE READ SOMEWHERE THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR SOMEWHERE AND DODGE SHOULD HAVE TO COVER THE COSTS FOR FIXING THEM.
I HAVE NO HEAT COMING FROM MY VENTS NO MATTER WHAT SETTING. I'VE BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG. AFTER SEEING DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE IN DIFFERENT FORUMS I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT.
HEAT BLOWS OUT DRIVERS SIDE VENT. BUT BLOWS COLD OUT PASSENGER SIDE VENT. HAVE CHANGED THERMOSTAT AND ACTUATOR DOORS. HAVE FLUSHED SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL NO CHANGE. GARAGE ESTIMATED ME 1400 TO CHANGE OUT RADIATOR AND HEATER CORE BUT NOT GUARANTEED THIS WILL HELP MATTER. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2012 DODGE RAM.
PASSENGER SIDE VENTS ONLY BLOW COLD AIR. AFTER DRIVING FOR OVER AN HOUR, THE DRIVERS SIDE VENT WILL BE BLOWING WARM AIR WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE IS STILL BLOWING COLD AIR. UNABLE TO DEFROST WINDSHIELD AND WINDOWS CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES.
YES I'M HAVING STARTING ISSUES, I GOT NEW BATTERY AND REPLACED STARTER, KEPT HAVING SAME ISSUES, TOOK CAR BACK FOR RE DIAGNOSED NO SYSTEM ISSUE FOUND THEY CHECK FROM FRONT TO BACK STILL NO ISSUE FOUND, BUT CAR WON'T START SOMETIMES AND I HAVE TO GET A BOOST, PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE, IT'S A 2012 DODGE ADVENGER 138 THOUSAND MILES. IT HAPPENS WHEN I STOP AND GO PLACES AND GO TO GET BACK IN CAR IT WON'T CRANK.THANKS ALTHEA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED TO 10 MPH AND LOST POWER. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE JERKED, SKID, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THROTTLE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKES, SWAY BAR, AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LUTHER BROOKDALE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (8188 BROOKLYN BLVD, BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55445, (612) 326-3931), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A VOICE MESSAGE WAS LEFT, BUT THEY FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
HEAT ONLY WORKS ON DRIVERS SIDE PART OF THE TIME. HAVE FOUND OUT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH THE HEATER CORE. WITH NO HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE I CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR IN THE WINTER. I CAN NOT DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD DUE TO NO HEAT AND IF I AM DRIVING IN SNOW OR FREEZING WET TEMPERATURES MY WINDSHIELD W FREEZES UP. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM I HAVE HAD SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2018. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH DODGE AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC WHICH WOULD BE CHARGED TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. HAVE READ THAT MANY AVENGER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH NO REAL FIX BY DODGE. IT IS A HEATER CORE DEFECT. WHICH IS OVER A $1,000 FIX THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR DUE TO IT BEING A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER.
WHEN WE TURN ON THE HEATER IN THE CAR AND DOESN'T MATTER WHICH SETTING WE GET WARM AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND COLD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
HEATER CORE ISSUE. REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES YET STILL GETTING BUILD UP CAUSING HOT AIR TO BLOW ON DRIVER SIDE BUT COLD AIR TO BLOW ON PASSENGER SIDE.
PASSENGER SIDE HEATER/DEFROSTER INOPERATIVE (BLOWS COLD AIR) CAUSING POOR VISIBILTY IN INCLEMENT AND COLD WEATHER. BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE IN SEPT 2017 AND HAS CONTINUED SINCE
NO HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE. DOESNT MATTER IF THE CAR IS MOVING OR NOT. DOESNT ALLOW DEFROSTING VERY WELL.
MY CAR JUST STARTED DOING THIS. WITH THE HEAT ON, THE DRIVER SIDE BLOWS HOT AIR, PASSENGER SIDE IS COOL AIR. TOOK IT TO DODGE TODAY, THEY ARE SAYING MY COOLANT IS SLUDGY AND THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR, HEATING CORE, OIL FILTER HOUSING, AND FLUSH. FOR ALMOST $2900.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DEFROST WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY FOR THE CENTER AND PASSENGER VENTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MADDOX MOTOR COMPANY (LOCATED AT 564 GLOVER RD, SIDNEY, NE 69162, (308) 254-5577) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
DODGE LEFT RESIDUAL MACHINING DEBRIS IN THE AVENGER ENGINE BLOCKS THAT FLOWS WITH COOLANT INTO THE HEATER CORE AND RADIATOR CAUSING THE HEATER CORE TO CLOG UP AND BLOCKS HEAT TO PASSENGER SIDE IN THE WINTER CAUSING UNSAFE OR UNFIT TO OPERATE IN COLD WEATHER.
ACTIVE HEAD REST DEPLOYED WITHOUT BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. THE PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THE RETAINING PIN BROKE CAUSING THE HEAD REST TO DEPLOY
MY HEATER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY BLOWN COLD AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE ALREADY REPLACED BLEND DOORS THERE IS WATER IN MY DASHBOARD BUT THERE IS NO WATER LEAKING INSIDE CAR NO WATER COMES OUT FROM THE EVAPORATOR HOSE WHEN AC IS RUNNING EVERYTIME I TURN ON MY CAR U HEAR THE WATER GUSHING THROUGH OUT THE DASH HAVENT HAD A HEATER FOR A COUPLE YEARS ALREADY
KNOCKING COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE EVERY 20 MINUTES. HEATER NOT WORKING BLOWS OUT COLD AIR AND NOW THERE IS KNOCKING COMING FROM DRIVER SIDE AS WELL DEFROSTER DON'T WORK ON PASSENGER SIDE MAKES HARD TO SEE DURING RAINING AND FOGGY WEATHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE ORIGINAL CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WAS INSTALLED BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE SENSOR BY DRIVING TO 70 MPH AND IDLING DOWN. THIS PROCESS WAS ATTEMPTED THREE TIMES, BUT IT STILL DID NOT WORK AND THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE AS LONG AS IT DID NOT REACH 70 MPH. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH BREWBAKER DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FIAT OF MONTGOMERY (300 EASTERN BLVD, MONTGOMERY, AL 36117, (334) 279-0174) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A YIELD SIGN, IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS NEVER ENGAGED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND SUSTAINED A HEAD CONTUSION, CONCUSSION, NECK SPRAIN, AND BACK INJURIES. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT AND UNDERWENT SEVERAL BRAIN SCANS. SHE WAS ALSO CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING MINOR SEIZURES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO LITHIA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM OF CORPUS CHRISTI (4313 S STAPLES ST, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78411, 361-288-2510) WHERE IT WAS KEPT FOR TWO MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER PERFORMED AN UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIR REGARDING THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THEIR POSSESSION. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY PAID FOR ALL THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE, BUT A LEAK WAS STILL PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. AFTER REVIEWING THE CARFAX REPORT, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V640000 (SEATS, AIR BAGS) AND 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, SHE NEVER RECEIVED ANY
VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR AIRBAG RECALLS HOWEVER THE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. NOT LONG AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE, I WOULD PUT USE THE TURN SIGNAL AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON, THEY STILL DO FROM TIME TO TIME. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AT THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, FROM TIME TO TIME, THE AIR CONDITIONER BUTTON WILL NOT WORK. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO WORK IS TO RAPIDLY TURN THE KNOB FROM SIDE TO SIDE. IT HAS SOMETIMES TAKEN UP TO 5 MINUTES TO GET IT TO WORK.
NO HEAT OR DEFROSTER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE
HEATER CORE CLOGGED, CAUSING WINDOWS TO FOG UP IN COLD CONDITIONS, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO HEATER CORE AND COOLANT SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO OVERPRESSURE, RESULTING IN ENGINE OVERHEATING.
AIR BAG LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND OFF FOR DRIVERS HEAD REST AIR BAG WAS TAKEN IN FOR THAT RECALL NOW SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AGAIN ALSO HAVE THAT AWESOME DODGE DEFECT WERE THE HEATER BLOWS HOT ON DRIVERS SIDE AND ICE ICE COLD ON PASSENGER SIDE THESE ARE PRETTY MAJOR DEFECTS WITCH DODGE HAS KNOWN ABOUT AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
THIS CAR IS TOTALLY UNSAFE WORSE VEHICLE EVER. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR HAS LOST ALL POWER MAKING ME ALMOST LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE MY KIDS WERE IN IT AS WELL AND DRIVING ON. THE HIGHWAY. IT WILL BE FINE THEN JUST EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF. IT HAS SHUT OFF THEN NOT START OR I?VE CHANGED THE ENGINE ONE TIME AND AFTER THAT IT WAS OK AND NOW A YEAR LATER IS DOING G THE SAME EXACT THING. CAR WON?T START FOR SOME ODD REASON THEN STARTS FINE 30 MIN LATER I WAS TRYING G TO START MY CAR N IT BLEW UP IN MY FACE N BLEW THE AIR FILTER OFF AS WELL THIS CAR HAS BEEN SO BAD I?M SCARED TO EVEN DRIVE IT I ALSO HAVE VIDEOS OF IT DRIVING G FINE THEN JUST SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY THIS IS THE WORSE VEHICLE EVER WAY TO UNSAFE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTS GOING HAY WIRE FLASHING THE LIGHT OFF N AND THE CAR ALARM WILL GO OFF WHEN NO BODY HAS TOUCHED IT OR DONE ANYTHING TO MAKE IT GO OFF THERE'S MORE JUST REALLY UPSET CAN'T THINK OF THEM. *TR
HAD RECALLS DONE ON VEHICLE BUT DASH LIGHT FOR AIRBAGS IS ON AND STAYS ON FOR LAST 3 YEARS NOW
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