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 2013 record →
"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE A SERVICE VEHICLE THAT IS PART OF THIS RECALL, WE WERE NOTIFIED IN SEPTEMBER 2016 AND CURRENTLY THERE IS NO REMEDY. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR AN EMPLOYEE COULD BE HURT. WE ARE A SMALL COMPANY AND CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR..
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL TAPPING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECOND PISTON WAS MISFIRING AND THE TWO, FOUR, AND SIX PISTONS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
TAKATA RECALL I REFUSE TO PAY FOR OR DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT YOU CAN'T FIX!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE HOOD FLEW OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. .....UPDATED 03/08/17 *BF *CN
CAR WILL REV AND ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN EVEN WITH BRAKE PEDAL BEING PRESSED DUE TO MALFUNCTIONS IN THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL I'VE EVEN REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AFTER READING FORUMS ABOUT THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM AND CAR CONTINUES TO SPORADICALLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AT TIMES WHILE I'M DRIVING OR PARKED. *TR
"TAKATA RECALL"MY WIFE GOT IN A ACCIDENT REAR ENDING ANOTHER CAR THAT STOMPED ON BREAKS AS SHE WAS TRYING TO SWITCH LANES HER BRAKES DID NOT CLAMP PROPERLY AND HER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY SHE WAS GOING 45MPH ON HWY 70 IN DURHAM, NC. SHE SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER NECK, SHOULDERS, KNEES, AND RIGHT EYE. AND OUR CAR RECEIVED DAMAGES TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE NOT DRIVABLE. AFTER HEARING FROM A MECHANIC THAT THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOY AND DODGE HAS A RECALL GOING ON I DID SOME RESEARCH IT WAS TRUE. AND MY CAR DID HAVE A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2016 BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY DODGE OR TAKATA. I HAVE OWN THIS CAR SINCE 2013 BRAND NEW AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 3 YEARS, AT ANY POINT IN TIME DURING THAT ME AND MY WIFE COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT AND DIED BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T WORK. I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR IF I KNEW THIS, I WAS LIED TO BY DODGE AND SPORT DURST WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND I WANT JUSTICE. *TR - (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
FOUR WAYS COME ON FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ALSO AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE 60 DAYS AFTER DRIVING CAR. *TR
TAKATA RECALL I AM CONCERNED DRIVING THIS CAR AS THE PARTS TO REPAIR ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I HAVE REGISTERED FOR NOTIFICATION OF WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, BUT NEED A VEHICLE TO DRIVE IN THE MEANTIME. WHO WILL PROVIDE A VEHICLE RENTAL? THERE IS NOW A WARNING LIGHT ON. *TR
"TAKATA RECALL" ON 1/5/17 MY WIFE REAR ENDED ANOTHER DRIVER AFTER THEY SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND MY WIFE'S BRAKES SKIRTED CAUSE SEVER DAMAGED TO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR LEAVING HER AT FAULT AND AT THE TIME MY INSURANCE LAPSE ON THE CAR. BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND SHE SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER KNEES NECK, SHOULDERS AND EYE. I FOUND DODGE HAS A RECALL FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL FOR THE AIRBAGS BUT NEVER TOLD ME AND REFUSED TO HELP IN ANY WAY AND TAKATA DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR MY CAR FOR THE AIRBAGS BUT FOR OTHER DODGE MODELS.
I RECEIVED NOTICE STATING THAT THERE IS A CURRENT SAFETY RECALL FOR : THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY IN SUCH CRASH EVENTS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN A CRASH. IT WAS RECALLED IN OCT2016 WE ARE IN JAN2017 AND I HAVE YET TO HEAR ANYTHING AND WE HAVE TWO OF THESE SAME VEHICLES. WE HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN RIDING IN THESE VEHICLES AND WE COMMUTE FOR WORK DAILY. THIS IS A GREAT CONCERN!
TAKATA RECALL I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE KIDS. THEY WON'T PROVIDE A RENTAL. I PAY A LOAN IN A VEHICLE THAT I CANNOT DRIVE. ITS BEEN MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR CAP, WHICH CONTROLLED THE PRESSURE, WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
I RECEIVED A LETTER INFORMING ME ABOUT THIS SAFETY RECALL IN OCTOBER 2016. AS OF YET THERE IS NO FIX AND THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION AS OF NOW. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND TAKING TOO LONG FOR SUCH A SAFETY RECALL.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AROUND 30MPH THE VEHICLE LOSS SOME POWER AND DROPPED TO 10-15MPH. DROVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF TO SEE IF IT WOULD STOP. TURNED CAR ON WITH NO TROUBLE THEN STARTED DRIVING THEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. *TR
THE HEAT DOES NOT WORK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS RARELY BEEN TESTED AS THE CAR DOES NOT GET USED IN THE WINTER MUCH.
TAMARA RECALL. OK I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER CORE IN MY 2013 DODGE AVENGER. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE HEATER CORE IS PLUGGED AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET I LEARNED I'M NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IT A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE HEATER CORE FROM THE FACTORY BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AT THIS TIME AND THERE IS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I HAVE HEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BUT BLOWS COLD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NOT ALLOWING THE DEFROST TO MELT THE ICE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD CAUSE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. UPON YOUR INVESTIGATION YOU WILL FIND ITS NOT JUST ONE MAKE AND MODEL IT'S SEVERAL AND THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP KNOW IT A PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT CORRECT IT. I'M SENDING THIS MESSAGE TO SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED AND THE BRAKES INDEPENDENTLY BEGAN TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
CAR BLOWS HOT AIR OUT DRIVER SIDE AND COLD AIR IN THE MIDDLE AND PASSENGER-SIDE TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID IT WAS A RESTRICTED HEATER CORE AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH DODGE AVENGERS YET THERE IS NO RECALL
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND CAR JERKS AND THEN SHUTS OFF ! CARS SWERVE AROUND TO AVOID HITTING ME. THANK GOD! I COULD START THE CAR BACK UP TO GET OFF THE ROAD ALL I COULD DO WAS CRY AND PRAY THAT NO ONE HIT ME IN THE BACK! THAT SOMEONE WOULD HELP ME TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD! THAT I WOULD SEE MY CHILDREN AGAIN! CALLED THE TOW TRUCK AND SAT IN MY BECAUSE I WAS NOT PREPARED TO PLAY FROGGER WITH MY LIFE! GOOGLING A HOW TO. UNFORTUNATELY, FOR ME THERE WAS NO OPTION. WHAT REALLY, MADE ME MAD WAS THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SITUATION! THE MANUFACTURE HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS FAULTY PROBLEM! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK WAS EMITTING SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,297.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND HIT A MINIVAN BROAD SIDE THAT RAN A RED LIGHT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THIS ACCIDENT IN WHICH THERE WAS MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. MY PASSENGER WAS INJURED BECAUSE HE SLIDE FORWARDS UNDER THE SEAT BELT AND HIT HIS KNEE ON THE DASHBOARD. *TR
I RECEIVED A IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL FROM FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES FOR A FAULTY OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER IN MY VEHICLE. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS TOLD THAT AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN FIVE CASES OF INJURY OUT OF THE THOUSANDS OF CAR OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT INJURY COULD ENSUE BUT IT WAS UNLIKELY. I HAVE THE RIGHT TO NOT PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY CAR BOUGHT BACK. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND NEED ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THIS PROBLEM REMEDIED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO ME AND MY FAMILY CAN SAFELY DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO EXTEND CORRECTLY WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE THE SEAT BELT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, NECK, AND HIP, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) WAS RECEIVED IN OCTOBER OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE HEATER ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR OR THE DRIVER SIDE, THE MIDDLE AND PASSANGER SIDE VENTS BLOW COLD AIR, EVEN WHEN THE DEFROST IS ON HEAT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL TAPPING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE NOISE STOPPED WHEN THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
TAKATA RECALL. MY TEENAGE CHILDREN ARE DRIVING DAILY IN A CAR THAT IS NOT SAFE HOW IS THIS ACCEPTABLE?
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND A CAR WAS IN MY LANE TO MAKE A TURN. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HAVING A HEAD ON COLLISION. WE DIDN'T HIT BUT IT MADE THE HEAD REST POP OUT. IS THERE ANY DEFECTS ON THIS SUBJECT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, RIBS, AND NECK AREA. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSURANCE EVALUATION CONCLUDED THAT THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED ON IMPACT, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
CPSC: 2013 RED DODGE AVENGER-: CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRYING TO PUT HER SHOE BACK ON HER FOOT, HER FOOT HIT AN OPENING OF METAL ABOVE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR, AND IT CAUSED HER FOOT TO BLEED PROFUSELY. *SS THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM DUE TO PAIN AND SWELLING OF HER RIGHT FOOT. *JB
UNRESOLVED RECALL.
I RECIEVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FCA TELLING ME THAT MY AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS MIGHT NOT WORK IN A CRASH AND THERE IS A RECALL BUT THEY DON'T HAVE REMEDY AVAILABLE AND THEY WILL CONTACT ME WHEN THEY FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. I HAVE SMALL CHILDEREN AND IF I GET INTO A CAR CRASH I HOPE THAT MY SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS WOULD WORK AND FOR DODGE TO TELL ME NOT TO WORRY EVEN THOU THEY MIGHT NOT WORK IS UNACCEPTABLE.
WHEN I MAKE A SHARP TURN RIGHT IT IS AS IF THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE BUT THE OPPOSITE AND EVENTUALLY STARTED TO WORK,. THIS IS SCARY.
I'VE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO HAVE IT FIX FROM THE RECALL ISSUES STATED ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 75 MPH, MY 2013 AVENGER IMMEDIATELY DROPPED TO 40 MPH. IT FELT LIKE A CAR HAD RE ENDED ME, AFTER DROPPING TO 40, MY CAR LOST ALL POWER. MY RPMS WENT TO 0, AND I HAD NO CONTROL WHILE STEERING. IT LEFT ME STRANDED FOR 45 MINUTES AND SUDDENLY TURNED BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ALREADY. ALSO, BEFORE I HAD THE DEALERSHIP DISCONNECT MY HORN, IT WOULD RANDOMLY BLARE. SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND IT WOULD GO OFF. SOMETIMES IT WOULD BEEP ONCE, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD LAST ANYWHERE FROM 2-10 MINUTES. TURNING THE CAR OFF WOULDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM, IT WOULD ACTUALLY CONTINUE. THE MECHANICS TOLD ME IT WAS MY TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) THAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN, ONLY SEEN IN CHRYSLER MODELS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING STARTING WITH MY HORN SINCE SEP. 23RD, 2016.
ON SEPTEMBER 26 2016, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADREST EXPLODED AND CAME LOSE (FOR NO APPARENT REASON). EXPERIENCING HEADACHE DUE TO THE BUMP ON MY HEAD. DESPITE THE VEHICLE BEING ONLY THREE YEARS OLD, AND WITH JUST 56000 MILES, THE RADIATOR AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED! 2013 DODGE AVENGER IS NOT A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE AND NEEDS TO BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED FOR QUALITY AND SAFETY. THE HEADREST EXPLOSION HAPPENED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS OFF AND WAS ABOUT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE INSIDE MY GARAGE.
VEHICLE BRAKES AND STEERING FROZE UP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GO AROUND ANOTHER DRIVER. THIS RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS. THIS WAS ON A DRY CITY STREET. THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS TURNING INTO A BUSINESS, ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND WHEN THE BRAKES AND STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING. THIS VEHICLE WAS JUST SERVICE A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD A DOWNSHIFT ISSUE AND WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO A COOLANT OVERFLOW. FURTHERMORE, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD SHAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,225. UPDATED 01/25/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A/C IS BROKEN, AND WINDOWS/DOOR LOCKS JAM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH OVER A RESIDENTIAL SPEED BUMP, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD REST DETACHED FROM THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 11/17/16*LJ UPDATED 11/17/16.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ANOTHER OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,512.
ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SPLIT SECOND, THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, THAN THE LIGHT SHUT OFF AND DROVE FINE. FOR THE NEXT FEW DAY'S IT DID IT ONCE OR TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WOULD GO UP HILLS. THE LAST DAY I DROVE IT BEFORE TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC IT DID IT AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME THE LIGHT DIDN'T SHUT OFF AND I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT STARTED, THERE WAS NO LIGHT ON SO I BEGAN TO DRIVE. ABOUT 10 MILES DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 60MPH. I GOT IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT EXACTLY WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY SAID THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT IT DIDN'T HELP AND SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER SHIP. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND TO SEE ABOUT A WARRANTY. THEY SAID THAT I STILL HAD POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER SO THEY COULD DO ADIAGNOSTIC TEST. AFTER TELLING THEM WHAT THE OTHER MACHINES DID THEY SAID IT PROBABLY WAS THE THROTTLE BODY BUT IT'S NOT UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THEY MANUFACTURER SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME ABOUT WHO'S GOING TO COVER THE COST.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE INSPECTION ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO HAD AN OBD 2 READER THAT PRODUCED FAILURE CODE: B1C14, WHICH INDICATED A TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V282000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HAD A REMEDY THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT FOR THE EXACT FAILURE THAT THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,500.
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