2013 Dodge Avenger Other / unspecified Problems

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while entering a friend's driveway at an undisclosed speed, there were flames coming from underneath the hood. The contact exited the vehicle and contacted the fire department. The fire department arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire. A police and fire department reports were filed. The vehicle remained at the friend's residence and was not yet deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and requested proof of ownership. The failure mileage was approximately 157,000.

NHTSA ID

11484428

Incident

Sep 6, 2022

Mileage

157,000 mi

WHEN I'M DRIVING AND COME TO A STOP THEN START DRIVING THE CAR STALLS AND JERKS ALSO SENDS OUT A HIGH SQUEAL EVEN AFTER HAVING ALL MAINTENANCE DONE ON IT

NHTSA ID

11399471

Incident

Feb 24, 2021

Mileage

89,000 mi

I BOUGHT A 2013 DODGE AVENGER TOOK IT FOR INSPECTION TURNS OUT RIMS ARENT TRUELY ROUND BOTH ARE DEFECTED WHICH MAKES TIRES LEAK AIR LEFT TO BE FILLED EVERY 2 DAYS CAR NEVER IN ACCIDENT ALL RIMS ARE A DEFECT FROM COMPANY, WHY SHOULD I BE HAVE TO BUY AIR COMPRESSOR OR LATE FOR WORK CAUSE I HAVE TO BLOW UP TIRES

NHTSA ID

11387182

Incident

Dec 28, 2020

ENGINE COOLING AND ENGINE MALFUNCTION. CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND HAD TO GET IT TOWED THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY AROUND NOV. 8 2018 AND THE CAR HAS NOT WORKED SINCE. WHEEL DOES NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT WHEN I GET IT ALIGNED

NHTSA ID

11171910

Incident

Nov 8, 2018

CPSC: 2013 RED DODGE AVENGER-: CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRYING TO PUT HER SHOE BACK ON HER FOOT, HER FOOT HIT AN OPENING OF METAL ABOVE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR, AND IT CAUSED HER FOOT TO BLEED PROFUSELY. *SS THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM DUE TO PAIN AND SWELLING OF HER RIGHT FOOT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10925855

Incident

Aug 10, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD A DOWNSHIFT ISSUE AND WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO A COOLANT OVERFLOW. FURTHERMORE, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD SHAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,225. UPDATED 01/25/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A/C IS BROKEN, AND WINDOWS/DOOR LOCKS JAM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10910854

Incident

Dec 3, 2012

Mileage

65,225 mi

FROM DATE OF PURCHASE BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT 2013 DODGE AVENGER 3.6L BLACKTOP EDITION. WITHIN A FEW DAYS I STARTED NOTICING THE CAR WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE ALIGNMENT LOOKED AT AND FIXED AND THEY SAID THEY RE ALIGNED EVERYTHING AND SHOULD BE FINE. AFTER A WEEK I NOTICED IT STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AGAIN. AT THAT POINT I TOOK IT INTO A DIFFERENT SHOP WHERE THEY ACTUALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T RE ALIGN THE CAR BASED ON THE FACT THAT HOW THE CARS SUSPENSION WAS MANUFACTURED AND DESIGN IS FAULTY TO WHERE THE ALIGNMENT WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO BE CORRECTED AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I AM MILITARY AND HAVE MOVED 2 TIMES SINCE THE PURCHASE AND HAVE TAKIN THE CAR TO SEVERAL SHOPS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SAME. THAT THE ALIGNMENT IS AS BEST AS IT CAN GET AND WILL ALWAYS PULL TO THE RIGHT BASED ON THE DESIGN AND HOW IT CAME FROM THE FACTORY. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 3 YRS NOW AND HAVE HAD TO BUY BRAND NEW TIRES EVERY YEAR WHILE ROTATING AND BALANCING MY TIRES EVERY 3 MONTHS. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND DODGE WILL NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE FAULT AND HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY HELP IN COMING UP WITH A SOLUTION TO FIX THE SUSPENSIONS ALIGNMENT ALWAYS BEING OFF.

NHTSA ID

10895230

Incident

Sep 2, 2013

Mileage

57 mi

I HAVE PURCHASED 6 VIVA 2 TIRES IN A TWO YEAR SPAM FOR THE TIRES BLOWING OUT BLOWING FROM INSIDE OUT TREAD ERRING DOWN ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE TWO WRECKS AND NOW I AM OUT 2MORE TIRES FOR THE SAME REASON IT WILL MAKE 8 TIRES I'VE HAD TO PURCHASE IN 2YRS AND WALMART ISN'T WANTING TO REPLACE THEM IT'S ALWAYS WE CAN DISCOUNT THEM FOR U BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER EVEN SELL THE VIVA 2 TIRE I HAVE TWO RECEIPTS BUT IT WILL ONLY ALLOW ONE PICTURE TO BE POSTED THE OTHER RECEIPT IS DATED11/11/2015 THAT WAS FOR TWO VIVA 3TO REPLACE THE VIVA 2S THAT WERE NO GOOD WHICH LEFT TWO VIVA 2ON MY CAR AND NOW THOSE ARE NO GOOD ONE ON DRIVER SIDE REAR BLEW FROM INSIDE OUT NEARLY CAUSING ME TO WRECK ON THE INTERSTATE

NHTSA ID

10872365

Incident

May 17, 2016

Mileage

100,948 mi

TOLD DEALERSHIP IT WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT BUT THEY COULD NEVER SCHEDULE A TIME TO FIX IT. FINALLY TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO FIX THE BACK ALIGNMENT. THEY SAID THAT DODGE HAD INCORRECTLY PUT IT TOGETHER AND THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX IT! THEY TOLD ME I SHOULDN'T DRIVE MY BRAND NEW CAR BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY NOT SAFE WITH THE ANGLE IN WHICH THE WHEELS ARE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10628815

Incident

Nov 14, 2012

Mileage

1,200 mi

I PURCHASED MY CAR (SXT V6) 5/2013 FROM JOE CECCONI'S IN NIAGARA FALLS, NY.. I'VE PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2008 AVENGER WITH THE 4 CYL. ENGINE AND I AM A DRIVING ENTHUSIAST. I FELT THE CAR SHIFTING ROUGHLY AND I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 10/12/2013 BECAUSE I WAS ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR PULLING HARD TO THE LEFT. THE TECHS ASSURED ME THAT THE CAR WAS ONLY "LEARNING HOW I DRIVE" AND I EXPLAINED THAT MY 2008 DID THE SAME THING. FOR THE PULLING, THEY DID AN ALIGNMENT. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP, I DROVE IT AND IT WAS ABOUT 2 WEEKS (10/31/2013) BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT BACK IN DUE TO THE SAME ISSUES; PULLING, SHAKING AND A HARD SHIFTING TRANSMISSION. THE TECH ONCE AGAIN TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT MY CAR WAS WAY OFF ALIGNMENT...EVEN THOUGH IT WAS RECENTLY SERVICED. AROUND 12/5/2013, I TOOK THE CAR BACK ONCE AGAIN AND I SPOKE TO A TECH AROUND 6PM AND HE TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER USES "SNOWMOBILE TYPE TRANSMISSIONS" AND THAT THEY WILL ALWAYS SHIFT ROUGHLY, HE EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS NO FIX. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT SERVICE MY CAR AT THAT TIME OF DAY. ON 12/11/2013 THEY DID A WHEEL ROTATION AND AN ALIGNMENT, THE CAR STOPPED PULLING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, PULLING IS VERY SLIGHT NOW, POSSIBLY DUE TO NEEDING ANOTHER ALIGNMENT NOW. I HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE I WILL ALSO BE TRAVELING IN WHAT SHOULD BE THIRD GEAR SHIFTING TO FOURTH (ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP SPEED QUICKLY, USUALLY THRUWAYS) AND THERE ARE TIMES THAT THE CAR WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED QUICKLY, AS IF IT WAS SITTING IN SIXTH GEAR RATHER THAN THIRD OR FOURTH. THIS ISSUE IS NOT ALWAYS PRESENT AND I HAVE DECIDED TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE AUTO STICK SINCE THERE IS NO FAILURE IN SHIFTING THIS WAY. THE ROUGH-SHIFTING TRANSMISSION IS SOMETHING THAT CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN ABOUT IN THE DODGE AVENGERS FOR A LONG TIME BUT THEY SEEM TO DISREGARD THEIR AVENGER OWNERS. *JS

NHTSA ID

10585637

Incident

Oct 1, 2013

Mileage

9,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED. THE TIRE LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT RECENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE EVAP CANISTER WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,540. UPDATED 5/15/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE SIDE, JERK, DRIVE ROUGH/ LOUD, AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GAINING SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAD A BAD ODOR (COMPARABLE TO ROTTEN EGGS), AND THE RPMS RISE TO 4,5, OR 6. THE ROTORS, BRAKES, CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TIRE PRESSURE FLUCTUATES IN VERY COLD/HOT WEATHER CAUSE THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, THIS IS NORMAL. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS FALSE THAT IS NOT THE ONLY TIME THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 05/27/2014 *JS

NHTSA ID

10521649

Incident

May 10, 2013

Mileage

8 mi