2009 Dodge Avenger Owner Complaints

The anti lock brake system malfunctioned, the ABS, ESP/BAS and traction control lights are on. It kicked a code C2116 which reads ABS pump motor supply low voltage. I took it to a brake shop and they said the pump motor needs replaces but I would have to find one since they don’t stock it. I call several Dodge dealers and was told the part is discontinued and no longer available. I searched on line for one and the only one available is a used one on eBay. Also if you research this it is a common malfunction on this year and other Dodge/ Chrysler vehicles. Anti lock brakes will not work until this is fixed and no parts available . Thank you

NHTSA ID

11724738

Incident

Oct 8, 2024

The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated while driving at various speeds in the rain and snow, the windshield wipers shuddered and stopped working. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that there was corrosion detected and that the wiper motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. While driving, the windshield wipers stopped in an upward position. The vehicle was taken back to the local dealer, who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

NHTSA ID

11571617

Incident

Jan 1, 2020

Mileage

60,000 mi

I GOT THIS CAR MAY 13 2019 EVERY SINCE I HAD THIS CAR THE WIPER STOP WORKING WHEN IAM DRIVEING IN RAIN AND SNOW. I TOOK THIS CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP IN 2019 2020 AND 2021 AND THEY SEND ME HOME AND SAY THERE NOTHING WRONG WITH THE WIPER. NOW IT 7/2022 IT RAIN AND THE WIPER STOP AGAIN WE COULD GOTTEN KILL ON HIGHWAY FROM COLUMBUS GOING BACK TO SPITZER MOTER TOMORROW FOR THE 4TH TIME

NHTSA ID

11474334

Incident

Jul 17, 2022

Two recalls on my part my car Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm, pcm) Fuel system, other: storage: fuel gauge system

NHTSA ID

11440582

Incident

Nov 15, 2021

Warning light airbags

NHTSA ID

11429461

Incident

Aug 1, 2020

THE PCMCIA LIGHT COMES ON THEN GOES OFF.CAR WILL SOME TIMES CHUGS AND WANTS TO SHUT OFF IN MOTION

NHTSA ID

11364888

Incident

Oct 2, 2020

Mileage

16,000 mi

THE DRIVER SEATBELT GETS REALLY LOOSE AND THERE IS NO WAY TO GET IT TIGHTENED. I HAVE HAD TO SIT ON IT TO MAKE IT TIGHT ENOUGH AROUND MY WAIST.

NHTSA ID

11338850

Incident

Jul 1, 2020

Mileage

167,000 mi

INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL WAS NOT OPENING AND CLOSING PROPERLY SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *TR

NHTSA ID

11331182

Incident

May 29, 2020

Mileage

162,002 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 30 MPH WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPM REVVED TO EXTREMELY HIGH LEVELS HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO SLIPPING DUE TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V528000 (POWER TRAIN). DAYTONA DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM & FIAT (1450 N TOMOKA FARMS RD, SUITE A, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32124 386-274-0571) WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECTED TO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE POWER TRAIN HOWEVER, THE DEALER DECLINED TO PROVIDE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 191,336.

NHTSA ID

11318726

Incident

Feb 24, 2020

Mileage

191,336 mi

PAINT FADE TOP CAR.YOU CAN SEE CLEAR COAT IN SPOTS

NHTSA ID

11301787

Incident

Jan 2, 2020

STARTED GETTING A OBD CODE 2017 AND 2004. AFTER REPLACING THE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL VALVE THE LIGHT STAYED ON AND NOW CODE SAYS THAT THE CIRCUIT IS HIGH IN BANK ONE. I TOOK OFF THE RUNNER CONTROL AND TESTED IT SO IT IS A GOOD PART,

NHTSA ID

11296614

Incident

Dec 23, 2019

Mileage

150,000 mi

GOING HOME FROM WORK, APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES FROM MY JOB, AND TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-42 MPH MY ENGINE JUST STOPPED....NO SOUNDS, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING. JUST TRIED TO UP MY SPEED TO GO UP A VERY SMALL INCLINE, AND NOTHING...HEADLIGHTS STILL WORKED, NO POWER STEERING, NO BRAKES.......MANAGED TO PULL OVER.........SHAKING LIKE A LEAF ON A TREE, BECAUSE I AM 65 YEARS OLD, ALONE, NO FAMILY TO CALL, NO ONE.....AND THIS WAS A LITTLE AFTER 9PM AT NIGHT ON NOV 2ND. CALLED MY MOBILE MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND HE GAVE ME THIS INFO TO FILE A COMPLAINT. HE SAID THIS IS VERY SERIOUS. I WAS ON BUFORD HWY <FOUR LANE ROAD> SPEED LIMIT 45 MPH GOING STRAIGHT AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT ON A VERY SMALL INCLINE.

NHTSA ID

11279957

Incident

Nov 2, 2019

Mileage

187,000 mi

VEHICLE IN MOTION MOST ON HIGHWAY AND SOMETIMES CITY STREETS. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL BOG DOWN USUALLY BETWEEN 40--65 MPH WHEN ACCELERATING AND ALSO WHILE NOT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY KEYED IT (TEST) AND SAID MANIFOLD SENSOR OR SENSOR ABOUT $1500.00 REPAIR. GOT THIS FIXED AND CAR STILL DOING IT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS THAT I KNOW OF. I DON'T DRIVE VEHICLE ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN IT GETS DROVE IT HAPPENS. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS 2 WEEKS AGO. ITS WAS GOING ON AT ABOUT 50000 MILES

NHTSA ID

11254675

Incident

Sep 1, 2019

Mileage

104,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V528000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,500. *TR*JB

NHTSA ID

11246439

Incident

Aug 21, 2019

Mileage

79,500 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED DOWN TO A LOWER GEAR, THE ENGINE REVED UP AND THEN WITHIN A FEW MINS STALLED OUT. WITH NO WARNING ALSO ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE LIT UP. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IT JUST CLICKED AFTER JUMP START BECAUSE OF TRYING TO START IT ...RESTARTED BUT STILL WAS "STUCK" IN THE LOW GEAR AND STALLED OUT AGAIN. I THEN CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED HOME. I LOOKED UP RECALLS FOR THE YEAR OF THE MODEL AND FOUND THE RECALL #H33- TCM/PCM WAS RECALLED ON 712 MODELS BY VIN IT SAYS MINE ISN'T ONE OF THOSE BUT BY DESCRIPTION IT DID EXACTLY AS THE RECALL DESCRIBES. I WAS ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE ROAD DURING 4TH OF JULY TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AS MY CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND THEN STALLED

NHTSA ID

11229678

Incident

Jul 5, 2019

Mileage

184,174 mi

WHEN I'M DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY,RESIDENTIAL AREAS, ON A FREEWAY IT WILL STALL ON ME AND TURN OFF. WHEN I'M TURNING THE 2009 DODGE AVENGER TURNS OFF AS WELL THIS IS A REALLY BAD SAFETY HAZARD MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE CAN GET SERIOUSLY HURT. IT ALSO TURNS OFF WHILE I'M AT A STOP LIGHT.

NHTSA ID

11202966

Incident

Apr 16, 2019

AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMING ON AND OFF, BEEPING, AND SOMETIMES JUST STAY ON. BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUALLY COME ON - EVERY FEW MONTHS FOR WEEKS AT AT A TIME. ALSO FEELS LIKE CAR WANTS TO GIVE OUT A LOT.

NHTSA ID

11180582

Incident

Dec 1, 2018

THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PCV ON THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS READING THAT IT IS BAD BUT THEY SAY THAT MY VIN DOES NOT MATCH FOR RECALL BUT YET MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL DOES

NHTSA ID

11102735

Incident

Jun 1, 2018

THE 2008 DODGE AVENEGER HAD 6 RECALLS. MY 2009 DODGE AVENGER IS DOING EVERYTHING THE 08 WAS RECALLED FOR.

NHTSA ID

11082416

Incident

Mar 2, 2018

Mileage

159,777 mi

I WAS DRIVING OUT OF THE CITY ON A STREET THAT CHANGES FROM 25 TO 35 MPH, I BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR STALLS AND THE ETC LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THEN WITH MORE FORCE ON THE PEDAL IT ONLY GOES UP TO 10 TO 15 MPH. THE CAR SHAKES AND BEGINS TO ACT WEIRD HARD TO STOP TO MAKE A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. I'VE ALMOST WAS FORCED WHILE BRAKING TO PULLED IN FRONT OF CARS OUT OF MY CONTROL DUE TO THE JUMPING AND SHAKING OF THE CAR. I THEN LET IT TURN OFF AFTER PARKING. I SHUT OFF ALL ELECTRIC DEVICES RUNNING ON THE CAR. I THEN TURN OF THE FAN FOR AC AND HEAT. I THEN CONTACT A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN BACK WITH NO STALLING NO LIMP MODE BUT THE LIGHT WAS STILL ONE. ONCE IN THE SHOP HE RAN THE CODES ALL 4 CODES CAME ON FOR ETC BUT THE LIGHT THEN GOES OFF. THEN IT WAS CLEARED FOR A SOLID 30 MINUTES. I THEN DRIVE HOME FROM THE SHOP NO LIGHT UNTIL 5 MINUTES AFTER AND NO STALLING AT THE TIME AND PARKED MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY. I CALLED THE MECHANIC TO LET HIM KNOW OF THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED AGAIN. WORKING ON PRICE FOR ME TO REPAIR. I'VE SEEN POSTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND HAPPENS RANDOMLY TO PEOPLE. I ALSO SEE THAT THE ONE PART WAS LATER UPGRADED. SUGGESTING THE ORIGINAL ETC IS FAULTY. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL CURRENTLY BUT I MAY OR MAY NOT GET A LETTER IN THE MAIL. I ASKED IF THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION OR A RECALL GOING ON AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE WOULD NOT KNOW OF THIS INFORMATION. YET THIS WAS THE RECALL NUMBER FOR CHRYSLER. I WOULD NOT DOUBT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS AND COVERED IT UP WITH THE UPGRADED PART TO HIDE THE FACT THAT IT WAS FAULTY FROM THE BEGINNING.

NHTSA ID

11080915

Incident

Mar 22, 2018

Mileage

142,648 mi

AIR BAGS BLEW UP WHEN PARRELL PARKING BUMPED A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT 1 MILE PER HOUR AND BOOM.

NHTSA ID

11025312

Incident

Sep 24, 2017

Mileage

63,500 mi

WIPERS WILL STOP IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD, OR BE JERKY WHEN MOVING. IF STOPPED, MOVING WIPER CONTROL TO NEXT POSITION, OR TURNING WIPERS BACK OFF, THEN ON, WILL MAKE WIPERS MOVE A BIT MORE. IN A RAIN STORM, HAVE TO CONSTANTLY MOVE WIPER SWITCH TO MAKE WIPERS MOVE. VISIBILITY IS A DISASTER. MAKES DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM VERY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ID

11013948

Incident

Aug 9, 2017

I FEEL THESE. RECALLS SHOULD BE DONE ON MY CAR BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE AND WAS BEG INFORMED ABOUT ANY OF THEM AND MY CAR IS HAVING ISSUES DUE TO THEM

NHTSA ID

11001270

Incident

May 14, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL DOWN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WHEN IT SUDDENLY SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ROLL THE WINDOW BACK UP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MECHANISM THAT HELD THE WINDOW UP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

NHTSA ID

10985767

Incident

Oct 8, 2016

Mileage

82,000 mi

REAR SEATBELT BUCKLES. THE STITCHING THAT HOLDS THE LOOPS TO BUCKLE / CLASP DISINTEGRATED. MY SON WAS BUCKLED IN AND I HAD TO BRAKE HARD. SEATBELT BUCKET CAME OFF CLASP / AWAY FROM VEHICLE AND HE HIT BACK SEAT. CHECKED OTHER BUCKLES AND THERE WERE ALL WORN OUT AS WELL. I HAVE THE BUCKLES STILL / REPLACED THEM BUT DON'T HAVE PICTURES HANDY.*DT*JB

NHTSA ID

10966598

Incident

Feb 1, 2017

Mileage

124,000 mi