2013 Dodge Avenger Fuel system Problems

2 days after purchasing my vehicle I was driving getting my speed up approximately 45 mph when the vehicle started to lunge forward and nothing was under the gas pedal and it stalled. I pulled it over to the side of the road. It started back up within 2 to 3 minutes. Drove fine for about another 20-25 minutes and then did it again. I put fuel treatment in it. It seemed to drive better the next day but then I did it again. I had it towed to a service department where they did a complete vehicle inspection- no codes were thrown $2500 later- picked up vehicle and later that evening it starts blowing smoke out from under the dash- Towed back to Service department- $300 later- pick car up and she breaks down within 10 minutes- TOWED AGAIN- ,$450 later ---- the vehicle loses all connection and stalls while going 45 to 70 mph- without warning - on the interstate- UNSAFE for EVERYONE on the road not just the dumb owner. WHY IS MY VIN NUMBER NOT ASSOCIATED TO ANY OF THE 5 RECALLS? 3 OF WHICH ARE DEALING WITH THE EXACT ISSUES I AM HAVING!!! I have spent every last penny I have on this and still ... Safety Hazard

NHTSA ID

11661337

Incident

May 2, 2025

The TIPM failed causing the car to shut off and not start again. The problem has been confirmed by Upstate Auto. There was a recall on the TIPM but it was not replaced instead some occupant restraints were replaced instead and now the manufacturer does not make the TIPM part anymore.

NHTSA ID

11613149

Incident

Feb 28, 2024

Recently bought the car about two months ago and ever since I’ve had it, it was randomly cut off anywhere and anytime and when it cuts off the power steering goes out and it makes it hard to control but I had mechanics that I know personally look at it, and they cannot figure it out no one can figure it out And also the control valve for putting the gas in the car is messed up and I seen that there was a recall for that and as I’m riding down the road, the horn just blows out of nowhere consistently and it could also scare you while you’re driving and that’s dangerous and thank you

NHTSA ID

11586007

Incident

Mar 3, 2024

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and then stalled. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted and was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced and a tune-up needed to be performed. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic, who performed the tune-up and replaced the fuel pump; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 13V043000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) and 13V552000 (Engine); however, the VIN was not included in the recalls. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 149,000.

NHTSA ID

11583017

Incident

Feb 1, 2024

Mileage

149,000 mi

There are days the car will not start. The engine will try and turn over but never starts. (2) There have been several times while driving the car that the car will just turn off while driving. The car is very difficult to steer to pull it off the road for safety. The car will leave me stranded for at least an hour before it will start again. (3) The heat on the passenger side only blows out cold air. There is no heat on that side. (4) The car will start clicking in the dashboard for no apparent reason. This is baffling cause I have no idea what it is or what it is trying to do.

NHTSA ID

11512808

Incident

Feb 13, 2023

The contact’s cousin owns a 2013 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who drained the fuel system; however, no failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 13V043000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) and 13V552000 (Engine) however, the VIN was not included in the recalls. The failure mileage was approximately 139,317.

NHTSA ID

11503458

Incident

Nov 1, 2022

Mileage

139,317 mi

Car stalls while driving

NHTSA ID

11476033

Incident

Jul 12, 2022

Under the hood there’s electric tape holding wires together. Which is illegal. The check engine light came on since I got the car. I can’t fill my gas tank to fill cause the check engine light comes on. So it’s at half tank and can’t fill it to fill. My car did stall twice. Then there is hissing under the driver’s front side. The back end of my car feels like is going to fall apart this is a issue since I got the car. I have brought it to the dealership and they did nothing to fix any issues with the car since I got the car

NHTSA ID

11420438

Incident

Mar 11, 2019

BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT CAR SPUTTERED AND DIED. RESTARTED BUT ONCE ON ROAD THE SPUTTERED AND DIED AGAIN. HORN KEPT BEEPING ITSELF AFTER CAR DIED. BEEN READING THAT THIS IS COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS MODEL. WOTH NO CLEAR RESOLUTION FROM DEALER/MANUFACTURER

NHTSA ID

11407423

Incident

Apr 10, 2021

Mileage

140,000 mi

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IN MOTION RANDOMLY. VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT TURN OVER. HORN GOES OFF RANDOMLY.

NHTSA ID

11388218

Incident

Jan 1, 2021

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE POWER CUTS OUT. VEHICLE WON'T ACCELERATE. SEVERAL ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON. TPM ERROR COMES ON THE SCREEN. I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE CAR TO GET POWER BACK TO DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

11377006

Incident

Nov 29, 2020

Mileage

105,000 mi

FUEL PUMP IS GOING OUT AND I SEEN IN 2012 THERE WAS A RECALL WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM

NHTSA ID

11318590

Incident

Mar 1, 2020

WHILE DRIVING AT HWY. SPEED VEHICLE SURGED BUT NO WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. NEXT TIME STARTED, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING A P2173 CODE.CAR WAS JUST AT DODGE DEALER FOR RECALLS. CAR WILL IDLE FINE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES THEN START SURGING, IDLING ROUGH WITH NO POWER AND SET WARNING LIGHTS, MIL, ETC, ESC. THESE WILL GO OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF EXCEPT FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WE HAVE REPLACED THROTTLE BODY WITH NO CHANGE. CLEARED CODE AND CAME BACK AND DID THE SAME. VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT DODGE HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. IT IS NOT SAFE.

NHTSA ID

11288325

Incident

Dec 6, 2019

Mileage

91,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATION AND THE STABILITY CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM MONTIOR AND A FUEL LEAK WERE THE CAUSES OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

11271457

Incident

Oct 27, 2019

Mileage

100,000 mi

THE TRANS MISSION FLUID IS LEAKING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER HOOK UP UNDER THE HOOD IS BROKEN. THE GAS CAP IS BROKEN. I JUST PUT ON A NEW ALTERNATOR ON 9/28/2019 AND ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON.

NHTSA ID

11269606

Incident

May 17, 2018

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL THROTTLE DOWN OR CUT THE ACCELERATION OFF MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO PULL OVER REPEATEDLY TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT TO MAKE IT TO A SAFE PLACE TO LOOK AT THE ENGINE.

NHTSA ID

11244549

Incident

Aug 7, 2019

Mileage

86,000 mi

ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE MAKING A TURN AROUND ON BUSY HIGHWAY. MADE COMPLETE CAR'S STEERING TO BE LOCKED UP. LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND OTHER CAR DID NOT SLAM INTO ME. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM ON THIS VERY CAR, HOWEVER MY VIN WAS NOT IN THE LOT OF CARS FOR THIS RECALL. MANAGED TO MOVE OVER SOMEWHAT, BY THE TIME I HAD TOW TRUCK MEET ME (WITHIN THE HOUR) POLICE HAD CAR TOWED. THIS WAS 4 WEEKS AFTER PAYING 1400.00 IN REPAIRS ON OTHER CAR PARTS. 3 SEPARATE TIMES, CAR STALLED, WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY HIGHWAY D/T GAS GAUGE STATING HAD GAS AND REALLY DID NOT. RECALL FOR 2009 AVENGER FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT 2013.

NHTSA ID

11206769

Incident

Mar 5, 2019

Mileage

90,000 mi

GAS IS RUNNING OUT FAST. SMELL OF GAS HEAVY

NHTSA ID

11181676

Incident

Feb 18, 2019

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON STOPS

NHTSA ID

11180496

Incident

Dec 22, 2018

Mileage

58,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT NO SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS WAS PROVIDED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER. CRYSTAL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP OF BROOKSVILLE (14358 CORTEZ BLVD, BROOKSVILLE, FL 34613, (352) 597-1265) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V552000 (ENGINE) AND 13V043000 AND (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,177.

NHTSA ID

11170535

Incident

Dec 19, 2018

Mileage

138,177 mi

COLD AIR BLOWING OUT OF PASSENGERS SIDE WHILE DRIVERS SIDE BLOWS HOT, AND MAKES ANNOYING CLICKING SOUND. AND THE DASH MAKES THE CLICKING SOUND EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF! THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN YOU BUY A CAR TO TRANSPORT YOUR CHILDREN NOW MY CAR WON'T GET HOVER 35MILES AN HOUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF-CAN'T EXCELERATE SOME DAYS AND OTHERS I CAN

NHTSA ID

11151856

Incident

Nov 12, 2018

BRAKE ENGAGES. ENGINE: NOT ACCELERATING, STRANGE SOUND. JUST PURSHACED THE CAR 1 MONTH AGO

NHTSA ID

11054142

Incident

Nov 6, 2017

Mileage

40,000 mi

MAJOR FUEL LEAK, LEAK IS WHEN STATIONARY, AND WHILE MOVING. IT'S COMING FROM THE CONNECTION OF THE FUEL TANK IT'S ROCKING BACK AND FORTH IN PLACE. AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS CONNECTION IS WHERE THE FUEL IS LEAKING FROM. THE FUEL FILLER NECK FITS OVER THIS METAL CONNECTOR TO THE TANK. SEE PHOTOS

NHTSA ID

11019447

Incident

Aug 21, 2017

Mileage

100 mi

THERE ARE TWO EXISTING RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE CONTACTED MOPAR ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ONE OF THE CARS AFFECTED. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS TO BE TRUE AND WANT SOMETHING TO BE DONE.

NHTSA ID

10956517

Incident

Sep 1, 2016

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). MY CAR HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT IT LEAKS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING OIL BAD THE SUSPENSION IS LEAKING ON THE RIGHT LA AIR CONDITION VENT EVERY TIME I PUT IT ON DEFROST IT FLICKERS FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEIR SELF ANYTIME ONLY HIGHWAY SEEMS LIKE WHEN I ACCELERATE THE CAR STALLS ON ME HAS LOST A LOT OF POWER I HAVE THE WHOLE REPLACED IN IT EVERY 3000 MILES Y'ALL DID IT FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS NOW I KEEP IT UP IT'S ALSO LEAKING WATER OUT OF THE RADIATOR I FEEL THE BOTTLE UP ABOUT A GALLON A WEEK MY BRAKES SQUEAL ALL TIME I REPLACE THEM ONCE AND I BOUGHT THE BEST THEY HAD AND THEY STILL SQUEAK MAINLY IN REVERSE AFTER 50000 TOUSAND MILES IS CAR HAS GAVE ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM I'VE ALMOST GOT IT PAID FOR I WAS TRYING TO HURRY UP PAY IT OFF SO I CAN GET RID OF IT AND GETTING ME SOMETHING ELSE I WOULD LIKE A DODGE TRUCK IF THEY ARE DEPENDABLE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME [XXX] AUTHOR [XXX] *DL

NHTSA ID

10955550

Incident

Feb 15, 2016