2008 Dodge Avenger Other / unspecified Problems

Breaking system failed, it is available for inspection, I told the state trooper what happened along with several police officers, they agreed that the breaking system was not supposed to lock up which caused the car to skid several feet and the end results are that a very bad wreck happened which left my car undrivable and locked up, the car front disk breaks , front wheel drive,there not suppose to lock up. The air bag did go off, there was no warning sign to let you know you were going to crash, the car picked up speed even while the breaks were fully pushed to the floor when the car did not slow down this caused a wreck and totaled the front of my car resulting in the frame being severely damaged , hood push in, windshield busted, driver hit with air bag, car had to be pulled whiteout being able to be put in neutral which caused more damage to car. There was no warning until the breaks locked up and plowing into another automobile. Two other vehicles involved, could only see one , both were not moving, saw no break lights, no turn signal, this Caused the driver to be injured, driver had cruse control set to speed limit 55, trooper suggested was speeding they were not and they are white not Chinese.

NHTSA ID

11695684

Incident

Oct 25, 2025

NO ACCIDENTS REARS TIRES LEANING INWARDS

NHTSA ID

11628094

Incident

Nov 30, 2024

MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL IT DOES IS DING AND THERE IS NO CODE SHOWING UP. THE TIRE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AMD OFF EVEN THOUGH ALL THE TIRES HAVE THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF AIR PRESSURE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT DOES GO OFF BUT SOMETIMES IT WILL TURN BACK ON

NHTSA ID

11245957

Incident

Aug 22, 2019

TODAY IS JULY 17, 2018. I DISCOVERED THERE WERE 6 RECALLS ON THE 2008 DODGE AVENGER I PURCHASED A MONTH AND A HALF AGO, BUT THE DEALER NEVER BOTHERED TO DISCLOSE ANY OF THIS INFORMATION TO ME. WHEN I ASKED WHY THE SENSOR LIGHT WAS ON I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOTHING IMPORTANT, JUST THE AIR PRESSURE ON THE TIRES DUE TO LEAKAGE, AND ALL IT NEEDED WAS A CAP ON THE VALVE STEM. THE CAPS ON THE VALVE STEMS OF TWO WHEELS WERE REPLACED BUT THE LIGHT STAYED ON. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 66 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING AS IF THE FUEL WAS GASPING; IT SCARED ME TO DEATH! TWO WEEKS AFTER THE PURCHASE, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND WOULDN'T GO OFF; THE CAR MUST BE TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC WHICH I'M TOLD WILL COST ALMOST $100 TO FIND OUT WHY THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THE OTHER LIGHT BLINKING, SO THE CAR WILL JUST SET IN THE PARKING AREA UNTIL I CAN RAISE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR THE $250 DEDUCTIBLE ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED FOR $1,500, AND THE PROBLEM MAY NOT EVEN BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. ALSO, FIRST THE DEALER SOLD ME THE CAR WITHOUT A KEY FOB WHICH I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL THE HORN STARTED HONKING AND LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING WHEN I UNLOCKED THE DOOR TO GET BACK INTO THE CAR A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE. THE SALES PERSON TOLD ME I COULD GET ONE MADE AT A DISCOUNT, BUT WHEN I WENT BACK TO PURCHASE IT I WAS TOLD I WAS MISTAKEN. AFTER SHOPPING AROUND IT COST ME OVER $100 TO GET ONE MADE (THOUGH THE DEALER WOULD HAVE CHARGED ME OVER $200.)

NHTSA ID

11112060

Incident

May 31, 2018

Mileage

82,600 mi

MY TIRES PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON A LOT EVEN AFTER HAVING THE TIRE PRESSURE FIXED. NOT SURE IF THIS IS NORMAL.

NHTSA ID

10824269

Incident

Feb 1, 2016

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM SHORT CIRCUITS LEADING TO FAULTY READINGS ON GAUGE, CRUISE CONTROL WON'T OPERATE AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH, RADIO CONSTANTLY SKIPS FROM ONE STATION TO ANOTHER, ETC. CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE RECALL ON THIS (RECALL #: 08V152000) ASKING TO HAVE IT REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE, BUT THEY REFUSED. THESE ISSUES OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BOTH STATIONARY AND MOBILE.

NHTSA ID

10808109

Incident

Nov 14, 2015

Mileage

164,000 mi

MY SON PURCHASED HIS 2008 AVENGER USED IN 2014 FROM OKLAHOMA. HE IS IN THE MILITARY AND WHILE DEPLOYED I AM MAINTAINING HIS VEHICLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN MICHIGAN WITH OIL CHANGES AND SERVICE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE TPMS LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF. THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT AS I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE STOPPED. I STARTED THE VEHICLE WHICH STALLED AT EVERY. INTERSECTION AND ON TURNS WOULD STALL PUTTING ME IN THE OPPOSITE LANE. WHEN LOOKING UP RECALLS IT SHOWED THE EXACT PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED NO RECALL ON THIS VIN# AND THE PROBLEM IS HIS TIMING CHAIN AND OF COURSE THE FEE IS 1500.00 DOLLARS. IT SEEMS FIAT CHRYSLER IS TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING NOT TO FIX THESE OLDER MODELS.

NHTSA ID

10747355

Incident

Jul 30, 2015

Mileage

105,235 mi

THE CARS ELECTRICAL WIRING IS MESSED UP.... POWER STEERING IS TIGHT AT TINGE... WINDOWS ROLL UP TOOO MUCH U HEAR IT GRINDING.... U CAN'T HAVE THE HEAT AND RADIO ON AT THE SANE TINGE CAUSE IT'S NOTHING BUT STATIC..... IT SAYS GASCAP WHERE THE MILEAGE IS..... SOMTIMES IT WON'T SHOW THE MILEAGE..... I.BOUGHT THIS FROM A DEALERSHIP. ONE MONTH AGO ARE THEY RELIABLE TO FIX THIS OR IS THERE A LEGAL WAY I CAN..... FROM THE LOOKS OF IT THEY SOLD ME A CAR WITH RECALL PROBLEMSM. *TT

NHTSA ID

10583024

Incident

Apr 15, 2014

Mileage

52,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE VALVE STEM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

NHTSA ID

10482809

Incident

Oct 29, 2012

Mileage

35,000 mi

I GOT A RECALL ON MY DODGE AVENGER, DUE TO A PLATE ON THE SHIFTER, I TOOK IT TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE PART, AND LESS THEN 2 MO. MY CAR LOCKED IN PARK AND UNABLE TO GET TO GO INTO GEAR, HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER AGAIN AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER, THEY CHARGE ME $100. AND SAID IT WAS DEDUCTIBLE , I FEEL IT WAS NOT MY PLACE TO HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A PART THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED, AND THEY MESSED UP. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAD SEVERAL SHIFTER TO HAVE TO REPLACED SINCE THEY CHANGED OUT THE RECALLED PART. *KB

NHTSA ID

10414040

Incident

Jul 21, 2011

Mileage

60,000 mi

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 29,000 MILES AFTER 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10357294

Incident

Sep 23, 2010

Mileage

29,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10355629

Incident

Aug 13, 2010

Mileage

69,926 mi

I WENT TO GO GET IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AFTER RETURNING HOME 3 HOURS EARLIER AND MY PARK WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. MY WIFE AND I TOOK APART THE CONSOLE TO FIND OUT IF ANYTHING WAS JAMMED IN IT SUCH AS LOSE CHANGE BUT THERE WASN'T. SHE DECIDED TO GO ONLINE TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. I HAVE 88,000 MILES ON MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER BUT I TAKE GREAT CARE WITH MAINTENANCE. OF COURSE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL BUT I HOPE THEY DO. THE PINK BUTTON EVERYONE IS REFERRING TO WE HAVE NOT TRIED YET... *TR

NHTSA ID

10346181

Incident

Jul 29, 2010

Mileage

88,000 mi

WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON I NOTICED THE LEFT 2 VENTS WERE COMING OUT WARM AIR. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THERE WAS A MIST COMING THROUGH THE ONLY 2 VENTS THAT WORK. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD MY HEATERCORE/HEATER HOUSING WAS BROKE. THAT WOULD COST $900.00 TO FIX. ALSO I HAVE HAD MY CAR STALL 6 TIMES, MOSTLY WHEN IT IS RAINING AND I AM COMING TO A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. I TOOK IT IN FOR THAT BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I ALSO HAD THE CLOCK RUN 2 MIN FAST EVERY DAY OR TWO. THAT HAD TO BE UPDATED WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SINCE TO ME SINCE IT IS A 2008 CAR. IT SHOULD NOT NEED AN UPDATE ON THE CLOCK. THAT WAS $50.00. THE CAR HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10345895

Incident

Jul 7, 2010

Mileage

56,000 mi

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: I WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, REVERSE OR NEUTRAL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10343975

Incident

Jul 19, 2010

Mileage

43,700 mi

I HAVE BEEN VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY 2008 AVENGER.. SEEMS LIKE I'VE EXPERIENCED ONE PROBLEM AFTER THE OTHER.. THE FIRST WAS THE TPMS, WHICH A RECALL WAS MADE AND THAT WAS FIXED. 2ND I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE GEAR SHIFT BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK... I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE ON THOSE PARTS AND ALOT OF THE AVENGERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. 3RD, NOW THE BEARINGS INSIDE THE ALTERNATOR HAVE BROKE.. AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ALTERNATOR ITSELF. WE AGAIN CALLED THE DODGE HOUSE AND THEY ALSO EXPLAINED HOW MANY REQUEST THEY ARE GETTING REF THIS PART AND HAVING TO KEEP THEM IN STOCK CONTINUOUSLY. EVERYONE I KNOW THAT HAS AN AVENGER HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED ALL OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS.. AND MY QUESTION IS AT WHAT POINT DOES DODGE START ISSUING A RECALL?? IF DODGE CAN CALL THE DEALERSHIPS AND GET A TALLY ON ALL AMOUNT OF REPLACEMENT PARTS THEY WOULD BE SURPRISED AND REALIZE THAT A RECALL DOES NEED TO BE IN EFFECT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10335580

Incident

Jan 1, 2010

Mileage

60,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10330917

Incident

Feb 20, 2010

Mileage

20,000 mi

2008 DODGE AVENGER STUCK IN PARK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10328954

Incident

May 5, 2010

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER THAT BRAKES ARE BAD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DODGE SEVERAL TIMES FOR SERVICE AND THE BRAKES ONLY LAST 2 MONTHS BEFORE THEY GO OUT AGAIN. FORTUNATE FOR ME I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS YET WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM GOING OUT. DODGE HAS REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM AND STILL I HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT THEIR IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT THE SERVICE MANAGER, GM OF THE WALDORF DODGE AND CHRYSLER BUT NO ONE HAS RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM OR EVEN HAS GOTTEN BACK TO ME ON THIS ISSUE. I HAVE SEVERAL RECEIPTS FOR PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED ON THE CAR AND CAN PROVIDE THEM UPON REQUEST THE RECEIPTS HAVE THE PART NUMBERS ON THEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10272417

Incident

May 30, 2009

IM WAS LOOKING AT THE CRASH RATINGS BECAUSE I JUST PURCHASE A 2008 AVENGER, IF THE DOORS CAN OPEN WITH SIDE IMPACT, CAN YOU RECALL THE CARS TO FIX THIS ISSUE, BEFORE SOME ONE LOSES A LIFE OR WHAT CAN I DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10232576

Incident

Jun 25, 2008