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2009 Dodge Avenger Fuel system Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA

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Fuel system reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Oct 18, 2020
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
15%
of 67 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2009 Dodge Avenger submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming fuel system

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

AirbagsFuel system
Filed Oct 18, 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
Fuel system
Filed Sep 11, 2019

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
AirbagsFuel system
Filed Jun 20, 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
Driver assistanceElectricalFuel system
Filed Apr 2, 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
EngineFuel systemPowertrain (other)
Filed Jun 25, 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
Fuel system
Filed Jun 19, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A LEAK FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER FOR THE SAME REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V047000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

NHTSA ID
10726240
Incident
Dec 11, 2012
Mileage
89,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Dec 30, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 08V528000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 09V047000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

NHTSA ID
10669130
Incident
Dec 2, 2014
Mileage
114,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Aug 27, 2013

WHEN I REFUEL MY 2009 AVENGER THE FUEL COMES BACK OUT THE FILLER TUBE. I CAN'T EVEN SET THE LOCK ON THE PUMP TO THE FIRST CLICK OR IT WILL BURST GAS OUT AND SPLATTERS THE CAR AND MYSELF. LOOKS LIKE THE 2008'S HAD THE PROBLEM ALSO. *TR

NHTSA ID
10537403
Incident
Aug 1, 2013
Mileage
48,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalFuel system+1 more
Filed Sep 8, 2012

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON P2004. I THEN TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND WAS ADVISED IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING MANY CUSTOMERS TAKING THEIR CARS IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO DODGE BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE SHOP DID NOT EVEN CHARGE ME FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. I STALLED AND WAS ALMOST HIT AT A LIGHT. I CALLED DODGE AND IT IS GOING TO BE $105 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND ONCE THEY FIND OUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE THEY WILL GIVE ME A PRICE. THE INFORMATION FROM THE OTHER SHOP TOLD ME TO START LOOKING ONLINE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF FORUMS WITH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. DODGE CLOSES AT 4PM ON SATURDAY AND THEY CANNOT LOOK AT MY CAR TODAY. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM LEFT STRANDED. IF A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE, PLEASE MAKE IT SOON. *TR

NHTSA ID
10474335
Incident
Sep 8, 2012
Mileage
72,000 mi
ElectricalFuel system
Filed Jan 4, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO FAIL AND BECOME DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE HARNESS AND THE FUEL PUMP. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,900.

NHTSA ID
10442362
Incident
Jan 4, 2011
Mileage
76,900 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Engine12Airbags11Electrical10Powertrain (other)9Driver assistance8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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