2010 Dodge Avenger Owner Complaints

brakes are bad paint and body arent in good condition have had some stalling problems

NHTSA ID

11735706

Incident

Oct 1, 2025

Every time I start my car, the airbag lights stays on. It will not turn off.

NHTSA ID

11632377

Incident

Oct 10, 2024

Right turn signal has gone dismantled. It works erratically. Previously Baxter changed it. It had warranty for 3 years or 36000 miles. 3 years has passed but it did not surpassed 36000 miles yet. New motherboard of this system unavailable in market.

NHTSA ID

11606228

Incident

Jul 31, 2024

The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated while attempting to lower the driver's side window, the window fell off the track and fell into the door panel. The contact stated that the failure became a regular occurrence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the window regulator. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure reoccurred an additional five times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 175,000.

NHTSA ID

11603249

Incident

Jul 18, 2024

Mileage

175,000 mi

Airbag lights turns on and off and I think it's a manufacturer problem with the harness behind or under the seat. I read it's a common problem.

NHTSA ID

11567251

Incident

Jan 23, 2024

The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle experienced an electrical short. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. A dealer was not contacted. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V475000 (Steering) and 10V009000 (Service Braces, Hydraulic) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

NHTSA ID

11510938

Incident

Mar 6, 2023

Mileage

160,000 mi

Car won’t move in drive or reverse

NHTSA ID

11500942

Incident

Jan 9, 2023

The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated while attempting to make a left turn while driving approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle started rattling at the front-end of the vehicle. The vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The contact shifted to park, turned off and then restarted the vehicle. The vehicle returned to normal operation. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a certified mechanic who diagnosed that there was a malfunction with an unknown part. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,100.

NHTSA ID

11497010

Incident

Oct 12, 2022

Mileage

90,100 mi

The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled without warning. The contact stated that on several occasions the vehicle would not immediately restart. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the PCM was faulty and needed to be replaced. The PCM was replaced with an aftermarket part however, the failure persisted. The local dealer was contact and informed that the manufacturer PCM part had been discontinued and was no longer available for purchase. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 142,086.

NHTSA ID

11480572

Incident

Jul 22, 2022

Mileage

142,086 mi

The transmission began slipping on Saturday, July 23, 2022 with 120,000 miles on the odometer. The car was driving normally then suddenly went into neutral causing it to slow down and back up traffic until I manually changed to a lower gear. The car was also doing this change to neutral on its own while I was trying to park the car and then when I went back to my car to pull out of the parking space, it took several attempts to engage the gears to move. I limped home with the car and got it parked in my driveway. The transmission fluid reading was normal. The car started doing this shift change to neutral without warning.

NHTSA ID

11475752

Incident

Jul 23, 2022

While I was driving my car began to smoke, there was no warning lights on my dashboard & my temperature gage was in the middle, indicating my car was not overheated. I pulled over put the vehicle in park & it became completely engulfed in flames. My car is a total loss!

NHTSA ID

11454601

Incident

Feb 28, 2022

The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would not properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. Also, while operating the vehicle a knocking noise was present coming from the engine when the air conditioning unit was turned on. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.

NHTSA ID

11438610

Incident

May 20, 2021

Mileage

150,000 mi

I was reversing out of a parking spot and when I tried to go forward, the car kept wanting to go in reverse. The shifter then became stuck in park and would not move to another gear. I was in the middle of the road now blocking traffic. The dashboard still showed I was in reverse even though the shift lever was stuck in park. I was forced to keep reversing until I found a safe spot to park. Later I looked up this problem on YouTube and found many videos posted with my same problem with the stuck gear shift. I would definitely say this is a manufacturing defect that needs to be recalled on all versions of the Dodge Avenger car.

NHTSA ID

11432583

Incident

Sep 8, 2021

CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. DRIVING IN THE INTERSTATE AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. NO WARNING SIGNS WERE GIVEN, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSING THE GAS.

NHTSA ID

11413012

Incident

Apr 20, 2021

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE RANDOMLY LOSS MOTIVE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE LOCAL DEALER GOOD BROTHERS DODGE LOCATED AT 577 COLUMBIAN ST, SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MA 02190 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

NHTSA ID

11394775

Incident

Feb 2, 2021

Mileage

190,000 mi

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, WHICH I HAVE TAKEN TO GET FIXED. THERE IS A AIRBAG LIGHT NOW FLASHING ON AND OFF AND I AM TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE DEALERSHIP SHIP SHEWED ME AWAY AND SAID MAYBE IT'S THE WIRING, WELL HELL I DIDN'T WIRE IT MYSELF. I WANT IT NOTED I CALLED ABOUT THIS ISSUE ALSO REPORTED IT WAS TOLD IT'S NOT PART OF THE RECALL. SO I GUESS THEY WAIT FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN FIRST, THEN RECALL IT?!?

NHTSA ID

11342726

Incident

Jun 22, 2020

A DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT IS ON THAT INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT AIR BAGS. I HAVE A 2010 DODGE AVENGER. MY MECHANIC RECENTLY ADVISED ME TO GET THIS CHECKED OUT AS A RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11341567

Incident

Jul 17, 2020

Mileage

103,000 mi

I KEEP HAVING THE VEHICLE FIXED AND THEN THEY KEEP TELLING ME NOTHING ELSE NEEDS TO BE FIXED WITH IT. IT KEEPS PULLINGN WHEN I COME TO A STOP AND THEN DECELERATES WHILE I'M DRIVING AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY OR PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND START THE CAR AGAIN. NO LIGHTS COME ON THERE'S OIL IN THE CAR I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE I JUST HAD TO BRAKE PADS FIXED EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES KEEP SQUEAKING THE ROTORS ARE NEW XCETERA. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME IT HAS DECELERATED I HAD TO HAVE A PART REPLACED A COUPLE YEARS AGO BECAUSE IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE'S ANY RECALLS ON THE CAR IN ORDER TO GET THOSE RECALLS FIXED. IT DID THE SAME THING LAST YEAR AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN THEY FIXED ANOTHER PART. IT'S NEVER THE SAME PART THAT THE MECHANICS FIX AND SAY IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11340659

Incident

Jul 21, 2020

Mileage

30 mi

OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER

NHTSA ID

11340074

Incident

Jul 16, 2020

THE VEHICLE ON THREE SEPARATE TURN AROUNDS DID THE SAME THING AFTER 3 PLUS HRS OF DRIVING STOPPING SHIFTING INTO REVERSE THEN DRIVE. NEAR THE END OF THE RURAL/LOCAL 4 STRAIGHT HRS TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. THE CAR WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO R(REVERSE) AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND GAS PEDAL APPLIED APPROXIMATELY. AFTER REACHING THE REVERSED TURNING DESTINATION THE BRAKE WAS REAPPLIED AND CAR CAME TO A STOP. CAR WAS SHIFTED INTO D (DRIVE) FROM R (REVERSE) AND ALL THREE TIMES THE CAR ACCELERATED TO 30 -34 MPH RPMS STAYING AT 3 AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT DID NOT GO INTO NORMAL 2ND YEAR MODE. ALL THREE TIMES THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE GEARSHIFT PUT INTO P(PARK FOR 5SEC.) THEN GEAR SHIFT PUT INTO D. THE CAR RAN FIN AGAIN UNTIL TIME TO TURN AROUND. ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR WAS DRIVEN HOME UNDER 40 MPH 4RPMS. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS SET FOR 2 PLUS HRS THE FLUIDS WERE CHECKED AND NONE APPEARS LOW THE CAR ALSO DROVE AS NORMAL AS IT HAD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LAST TRIP. THE CAR WAS ONLY DRIVEN FOR 5-10MINUTESVAND ALL GEARS SEAM TO WORK FINE FLUIDS ARE NORMAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE SYMBOL IS STILL LIT. *TR

NHTSA ID

11325456

Incident

May 21, 2020

Mileage

137,900 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEATING SYSTEM FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE DEFROSTER TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS BECAME FOGGY, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROADWAY TO DRIVE SAFELY. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

NHTSA ID

11324452

Incident

Nov 15, 2018

Mileage

105,000 mi

MY FAMILY WAS ON OUR WAY OUT OF TOWN WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY TURNED OFF WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WE HAD SOMEONE PUSH US TO THE CURB AND WE WE CRANKED THE CAR IT STARTED RIGHT UP BUT EVER SINCE THEN IT'S BEEN 5 YEARS NOW IT WILL CUT OFF WHENEVER! U NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IT JUST STOPS AND U CAN PULL OVER AND CRANK IT BACK IT MIGHT CRANK RIGHT THEN AND IT MIGHT NOT WE HAVE HAD TO WAIT AS LONG AS AN HOUR NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS CAR IS BASICALLY SCRAP I LOVED MY CAR UNTIL THIS STARTED MY DADS A MECHANIC AND HE SAYING IT HAS TO BE ELECTRICAL HE'S SEEN TO MANY OF THEM BURNET UP NEEDLESS TO SAY IT'S AN EMERGENCY ONLY CAR I JUST WISH THEY WOULD FIGURE IT OUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TOO

NHTSA ID

11315452

Incident

Jun 4, 2016

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN HIS DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN A SNOW DRIFT, HE ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE VEHICLE BY REVVING THE ENGINE SO THE VEHICLE COULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THE CONTACT STATED THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE BUT HE WAS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOWEVER AS HE WAS DRIVING A FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE EXHAUST INSULATION HAD BURNT AS RESULT THE PLASTIC GAS TANK WAS DAMAGED WITH HOLES. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED IF HE DRIVE THE VEHICLE A FIRE WOULD IGNITE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT A FEW YEARS AGO, THAT SNOW HAD ENTERED THE RADIATOR FAN AND BLEW OUT A MOTOR INSTEAD OF A FUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND HE WAS CURRENTLY DRIVING WITH ONE RADIATOR FAN MOTOR. THIS WAS ALSO A POTENTIAL FIRE CONCERN TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID

11309842

Incident

Feb 1, 2018

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS STEERED OFF OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE STARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM SOUTHWEST 7980 W TUFTS AVE, LITTLETON, CO 80123, (303) 578-6099, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,391.

NHTSA ID

11307541

Incident

Apr 22, 2016

Mileage

125,391 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE INSTEAD SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 214,000.

NHTSA ID

11306655

Incident

Feb 2, 2020

Mileage

214,000 mi