2008 Dodge Avenger Transmission Problems

I WAS LEAVING WORK FOR THE DAY AND STARTED MY VEHICLE AS USUAL, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR ANY OTHER MODE FOR THAT MATTER. I AT FIRST THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD NOT APPLIED ENOUGH PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE OR MAYBE I DID NOT TURN THE KEY ALL THE WAY. I STARTED OVER, ENSURING THAT I DID BOTH AND WAS STILL UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF ANY OTHER MODE BUT PARK. THIS HAS HAPPENED ALMOST DAILY SINCE APRIL 9TH, 2012 WITH THE ONLY REMEDY BEING THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED AND BLOGGED ABOUT IT ONLINE AND POSTED QUICK FIX REMEDIES FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IF THOUSANDS OF OTHER DODGE DRIVERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE, WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED? *JS

NHTSA ID

10458551

Incident

May 9, 2012

Mileage

41,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE GEAR SHIFT INTERLOCK SPRING UNDER A MANUFACTURERS RECALL. AFTER REPAIRS, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER AND BRAKE SHIFT SWITCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

NHTSA ID

10414677

Incident

Jul 20, 2011

Mileage

44,000 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

ON JUNE 27,2011 WENT TO MY CAR TO GO TO WORK, STARTED MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER, THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK NO MATTER WHAT I DO. NOW I READ A LOT OF COMMENTS THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR, WHY HASN'T DODGE FIXED THIS PROBLEM WITH A RECALL, INSTEAD OF THE CONSUMER HAVING TO PAY TO REPAIR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. A CHEAP PLASTIC PART, GIVE US CONSUMERS A BREAK, WONT BUY A DODGE AGAIN THANKS *TR

NHTSA ID

10409014

Incident

Jun 27, 2011

Mileage

71,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE BUT THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT BUDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE BY REMOVING THE COVER FROM THE GEAR POLE AND ENGAGING A WIRE IN THE INTERIOR WITH HER FINGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,850.

NHTSA ID

10392846

Incident

Mar 23, 2011

Mileage

103,850 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

CAR WAS DRIVING FINE AND WITHOUT WARNING IS NOW UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK WITHOUT USING THE MANUAL SHIFT OVERRIDE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10355731

Incident

Aug 1, 2010

Mileage

67,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE UNLESS THE DRIVE TRAIN BUTTON WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60000.

NHTSA ID

10355701

Incident

Sep 8, 2010

Mileage

60,000 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

MY CAR WAS STUCK IN PARK. NO WARNING OR ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED A $20 PLASTIC PIECE UNDER THE GEAR SHIFTER THAT HAD BROKEN, $400 AND 2 DAYS LATER I HAD MY CAR BACK. THIS IS A LEADING TREND FOR THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10355215

Incident

Aug 9, 2010

Mileage

60,000 mi

I DROVE MY 08 DODGE AVENGER TO A FRIENDS HOUSE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, CAME BACK AN HOUR LATER AND THE CAR STARTED BUT I COULDN'T SHIFT GEARS. IT IS LABOR DAY, SO THE DEALERSHIP ISN'T OPEN AND MY CAR IS STUCK 20 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THE SHIFTER MALFUNCTION, EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE AND THEN BOOM, CAN'T SHIFT. I SAVED FOR 2 YEARS TO BUY A NEW CAR AND HAVE LOVED THIS CAR FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT, NOW I AM NOT SO SURE BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE, NEVERMIND THE FACT THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY SO IT IS GOING TO COST A PRETTY PENNY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME MALFUNCTION ON THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF MY CAR, IT SHOULD REALLY BE RECALLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10354028

Incident

Sep 6, 2010

Mileage

30,000 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 12,000 MILES AFTER 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10353802

Incident

Sep 3, 2010

Mileage

12,050 mi

TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING; I'VE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES WITHIN TWO YEARS AND ALL THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT IT IS NORMAL TO HAVE TO BRING THE CAR IN AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10352570

Incident

Aug 9, 2010

I WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO LEAVE WORK AND I STARTED MY CAR AS USUAL. I TRIED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND I COULDN'T MOVE THE SHIFTER. I TRIED EVERYTHING SUGGESTED TO ME AND I COULDN'T FIND HOW TO BYPASS IT IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. (THE SERVICE TECH FINALLY SHOWED ME HOW TO DO IT ONCE IT WAS FIXED) I FINALLY CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A CLOSE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FIXED IT. THE GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM BROKE. THERE IS A PINK PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS THE SPRING THAT ACTIVATES THE SHIFT LOCK AND THE HOOK THAT ACTUALLY HOLDS THE SPRING BROKE. THE ENTIRE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED COSTING $69.35 FOR THE PART AND APPROXIMATELY $129 FOR LABOR. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INCIDENT ONLINE, I FOUND OUT THIS IS A MAJOR RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE DODGE AVENGER, IT COULD BE AVOIDED IF THE PART WAS MADE OUT OF METAL AND NOT PLASTIC. *TR

NHTSA ID

10351795

Incident

Aug 24, 2010

Mileage

56,287 mi

2008 DODGE AVENGER GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK INTO GEAR BECAUSE PLASTIC PART HOLDING SPRING ON SHIFTER LEVER BREAKS,STRANDING YOU WHEREVER YOU HAPPEN TO BE ACCORDING TO DISCUSSION GROUPS IT IS A PRETTY COMMON AND NUMEROUS DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10350633

Incident

Aug 18, 2010

Mileage

55,180 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR BECAME LODGED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DISLODGE THE SHIFTER BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE SELECTED GEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SHIFTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

NHTSA ID

10350114

Incident

Jul 12, 2010

Mileage

90,000 mi

GEAR SHIFT MODULE LOCK UP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10349967

Incident

Aug 12, 2010

Mileage

45,000 mi

I DROVE HOME FROM WORKING OUT AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR. AFTER 30 MINUTES, I GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE, STARTED THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. I TRIED THE PINK OVERRIDE BUTTON, BUT IT DOESN'T WORK EITHER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10349736

Incident

Aug 16, 2010

Mileage

55,005 mi

I HAVE AN 08 DODGE AVENGER WITH 26,866 MILES. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR OUT OF PARK INTO ANY OTHER HEAR. I APPLIED THE BRAKE, SHIFTED THE WHEELS, AND TRIED THE MANUAL OVERRIDE BUT WAS STILL UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, BUT WOULD NOT SHIFT. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTER. I HAD TO PAY 100 TO HAVE THIS DONE. ACCORDING TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR AVENGERS AS WELL AS THEIR CHARGERS. THIS IS A DODGE MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL SERVICE FOR ALL CONSUMERS THAT HAVE A DODGE AVENGER OR A DODGE CHARGER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10349582

Incident

Jul 24, 2010

Mileage

26,866 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN PARK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND WHEN THE GEAR WAS NOT STUCK IN PARK, IT WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT MODULE WHICH WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61000.

NHTSA ID

10349002

Incident

Aug 12, 2010

Mileage

61,000 mi

2008 DODGE AVENGER WITH 21000 MILES AND STUCK GEAR SHIFT BOX. *TR

NHTSA ID

10348448

Incident

Aug 10, 2010

Mileage

21,000 mi

2008 DODGE AVENGER, 2.6L V-6, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 38000 MILES. GEAR SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THIS FAILURE WAS TAKING PLACE. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THE DAY BEFORE, PARKED OVERNIGHT AND THE NEXT MORNING THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH PRODUCT EFFECTING UPWARDS OF 500 - 600 VEHICLES ACROSS THE NATION WITH THE REPAIR COSTS RANGING FROM $230.00 - $400.00 +, NOT INCLUDING THE TOWING CHARGES AND OTHER OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. THIS REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10348433

Incident

Aug 9, 2010

Mileage

38,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE GEAR WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 19810862 AND STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD NOTIFY HER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,719. UPDATED 10/20/10 *BF UPDATED 10/26/10

NHTSA ID

10348123

Incident

Aug 7, 2010

Mileage

57,719 mi

I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. 2008 DODGE CHARGER... PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO, USED AND AS/IS. JUST TOOK IT TO FOR AN OIL CHANGE TWO WEEKS AGO, DRIVE IT ON THE WEEKENDS REGULARLY WITH ZERO ISSUES. GOT IN VEHICLE TODAY TO PICK UP CHILDREN AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THERE IS NO RECALL, NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND TO BE A "NON-ISSUE" BY DODGE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE... GEAR SHIFT MODULE DOES NOT WORK AND IT'S ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO ISSUES LEADING UP TO IT. RECALL PLEASE. AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF ALL THE "WHAT-IFS" THAT REMAIN WITH THIS SCENARIO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10347875

Incident

Aug 6, 2010

Mileage

37,000 mi

2008 DODGE AVENGER WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10347589

Incident

Aug 5, 2010

Mileage

53,222 mi