2014 Dodge Avenger Driver assistance Problems

Driving and car cuts off without warning. Could be going 35 mph could be going 65 mph. Have to shift to N to cut car back on. Sometimes it won't cut back on. I pressed gas after light turned green in a busy intersection and car cut off in middle of intersection. This has happened in more than one occasion and almost caused many accidents. Throws code for crankshaft position sensor. It has been replaced and still not helping. Also replaced throttle body position sensor. This is happening with A LOT of these vehicles. All online forums talk of the same problem. Don't know if it's the computer itself because the check engine light rarely comes in when this happens. Then it throws random codes.

NHTSA ID

11534720

Incident

Jul 14, 2023

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the electronic throttle control warning light illuminated, and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the electronic throttle body was replaced twice; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a second dealer Northtown Chrysler Jeep Dodge Fiat (2020 Niagara Falls Blvd, Tonawanda, NY 14150), where the PCM was replaced twice along with the Controller Area Network. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

NHTSA ID

11509570

Incident

Jan 1, 2021

Mileage

40,000 mi

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND WITH MY FEET ON THE GAS PEDAL THE RPMS DROP, THE CAR SHUDDERS. ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER THE RPMS JUMP UP BUT DOESN'T GAIN SPEED. ALSO THE CAR JERKS BEFORE ACCELERATING VERY SLOW. NO CODES BUT CLEARLY THERE'S A PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11373627

Incident

Nov 7, 2020

Mileage

3 mi

THE VEHICLE STALLS AND JERKS VIOLENTLY DURING ACCELERATION AT TAKE OFF AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. IT STRUGGLES ACCELERATING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS ALSO AT MAKING LEFT N RIGHT TURNS. AT RANDOM TIMES THE VEHICLE STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AFTER TAKE OFF AND CAUSES CARS BEHIND YOU AND THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO PROCEED TO RUN THE RED LIGHT GOING THE INTERSECTION TO HIT YOU. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE MAKING IT A SAFETY ISSUE. COME TO FIND OUT ONLINE THAT ALOT OF DODGE AVENGERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. CAR ALSO DOES THIS WHILE MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. IT JERKS N LOSES ACCELERATION RANDOMLY NO MATTER HIGH ROMS OR LOW RPMS. ON THE HIGHWAY OR STREET YOU CAN'T GAIN ACCELERATION TO PASS OR TO GET OVER WITHOUT RISKING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO NOT MOVING WITH THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC. ALSO AM UNKNOWN OIL LEAK APPEARS HAD THE CAR VALVE COVER GASKET AND OIL PAN GASKET REPLACE AND STILL LOOSES OIL. OIL IS SHOOTING ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND ENGINE MAKING UNKNOWN SOUND THAT DOESN'T TRIGGER A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. BUT THERE IS A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE. TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE DODGE ACKNOWLEDGE THESE PROBLEMS BUT REFUSE TO FIX WHAT MAJORITY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11337502

Incident

Jun 15, 2020

Mileage

89,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITH AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

NHTSA ID

11328562

Incident

Apr 6, 2020

Mileage

109,000 mi

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY HAS FAILED. THE DEALERS KEEP REPLACING THAT SPECIFIC PART AND THERE MUST BE MORE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE . THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, IT BOGS AND JUMPS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

11308080

Incident

Feb 9, 2020

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND PULLED HARD LEFT AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AS WELL AND I CRASHED

NHTSA ID

11278733

Incident

Nov 7, 2019

Mileage

97,247 mi

IN APRIL 2017, THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MILES PER HOUR. YES THE PART WAS REPLACED BY WICKSTROM CHRYSLER DODGE IN BARRINGTON IL. ON APRIL 18TH 2019, THE SAME PART FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVE ON THE A LOCAL HIGHWAY WHEN IT LOST POWER AND WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 10 MPH BOTH TIMES.

NHTSA ID

11202754

Incident

Apr 18, 2019

Mileage

53,400 mi

I WAS LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM HOME. I NOTICED THE THROTTLE WASNT RESPONDING AS IT SHOULD WHEN I PRESSED THE PEDAL. THE ETC LIGHT WAS BLINKING AND THE TRACTION LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE OVER 20 MPH AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED AND HAVING TWO MECHANICS LOOK AT IT, THEY DETERMINED IT TO BE A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THIS WAS REPLACED. I PICKED THE CAR UP. LESS THAN 1/2 A MILE FROM THE SHOP, I LOST POWER AGAIN AND THE SAME LIGHTS REAPPEARED WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT NOW LIT UP. I TOOK IT BACK. HE RAN THE CODE AND IT WAS SHOWING POSSIBLE AN VACUUM ISSUE. HE KEPT IT OVER NIGHT TO TAKE A LOOKED AT IT AGAIN. IT WAS DETERMINED THEIR WAS NO VACUUM ISSUE AND NOW A CODE FOR THE MAP SENSOR WAS BEING REPORTED. IT WAS REPLACED AND THE MECHANIC DROVE IT THREE TIMES AT DIFFERENT DISTANCES. NO ISSUES. I PICK THE CAR UP. I GET ALMOST HOME (3 MILES AWAY). ETC LIGHT BLINKS, ENGINE LIGHT ON, TRACTION LIGHT ON. AT THIS POINT THE MECHINCA BELIEVES IT TO BE THE PCM WHICH HE SAYS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH DODGES. SO AT THIS POINT HE IS GOING TO PUT THE OLD THROTTLE BODY AND MAP SENSOR BACK ON AND REPLACED THE PCM.

NHTSA ID

11142727

Incident

Oct 21, 2018

Mileage

131,000 mi

PASSENGER SIDE AIR VENTS BLOW ONLY COLD AIR WHEN USING HEATER. DRIVER SIDE BLOWS HEATED AIR WITH A ELECTRIC BURNING SMELL. CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED. TRACTION CONTROL CONTINUALLY ENGAGES WHILE DRIVING ON DRY ROADS.

NHTSA ID

11139612

Incident

Oct 11, 2018

Mileage

77,000 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS CRITICAL INTERNAL ERRORS WHERE CAR WILL JUST SHUT-OFF COMPLETELY. I'VE BEEN ON HIGHWAY MANY TIMES WHERE MY 2014 DODGE AVENGER SE V6 HAS LOST POWER AND COMPLETELY IDLES. THE BATTERY IS STILL WORKING BUT CAR WILL NO LONGER START. I HAVE INFANT CHILD AND THIS DEFECT HAS BECOME A SOURCE OF ANXIETY EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, THE NUTS AND BOLTS SEEM TO COME UNDONE FROM THE SIDE FRAMES BELOW THE DRIVER AND REAR DOORS, AS WELL AS BOLTS UNDER HOOD SUCH AS ON THE ENGINE COMPARTMENTS. FINALLY, ROYALTY AUTO INFORMED ME THAT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING UNIT ON THIS VEHICLE IS STOCKED WITH PLASTIC, WHEN IT SHOULD BE MADE FROM ALLOY METAL TO ENSURE QUALITY AND SAFETY.

NHTSA ID

11128276

Incident

Mar 17, 2018

Mileage

37,000 mi

THE THROTTLE AND ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASH. CAR HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATING AND SPUTTERS TIL LIFT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. SOMETIMES WHEN STARTING IT WILL SPUTTER AND TRY TO QUIT. IT WILL ALSO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF WHEN MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE PEDAL AT ALL.

NHTSA ID

11092118

Incident

Apr 4, 2018

IT STARTED WITH THE BLINKER SHORTING OUT THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM IS PERSISTENTLY GETTING WORSE. NOW THE HORN GOES OFF WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE DRIVING, NOW THE HORN IS NO LONGER WORKING AT ALL. I WAS NEARLY IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULDN'T WARN A VEHICLE THEY WERE ENTERING MY LANE. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL COMPLETELY MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING AS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS ESSENTIALLY THE BRAIN OF THE VEHICLE. NUMEROUS DODGER OWNERS HAVE EXPRESSED THAT IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE, EVEN TO THE POINT OF COMPLETELY CUTTING OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC.

NHTSA ID

11089008

Incident

Apr 19, 2018

Mileage

98,000 mi

THE FIRST TIME THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, I WAS MID-TURN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN MY VEHICLE STALLED, COMPLETELY STOPPING ALMOST CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO T-BONE ME. CAR SHUT OFF AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT, IT AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED. ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION WITHIN A MILE AND LATER THAT DAY WHEN I TURNED ON MY CAR TO GO HOME, THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND NO ISSUES. A COUPLE DAYS GO BY, ON MY WAY TO WORK AGAIN, I AM TRYING TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT, THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR ACCELERATES INSTEAD CAUSING ME TO RUN THE RED LIGHT. THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT STAYS ON FOR THE REST OF THE DAY BUT WHEN I GO TO DRIVE IT THE NEXT DAY ITS OFF AND NO ISSUES. TOOK CAR IN TO GET OIL CHANGED AND OTHER UNRELATED WORK DONE AND THEY DON'T FIND ANY ISSUES. ABOUT 3 WEEKS GO BY, DON'T DRIVE THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS, IT DRIVES FINE THE FIRST DAY AND THEN TODAY (THE SECOND DAY) ON MY WAY TO WORK, I WENT TO SLOW DOWN FOR A STOP LIGHT, WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT CAR WON'T GO ABOVE 13 MPH. DROVE THIS WAY FOR ABOUT 3 MILES, MAKING NO STOPS WORRIED THAT I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET IT TO GO AT ALL, UNTIL I WAS SOMEWHERE SAFE THAT I COULD PARK THE VEHICLE. JUST WENT TO GO TURN IT ON AFTER ABOUT 4 HOURS AND LIGHT IS STILL ON.

NHTSA ID

11080640

Incident

Mar 21, 2018

Mileage

75,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. IT FLASHED THEN STAYED ON. MY VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO PAST 30MPH. I TOOK IT TO BE LOOKED AT AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET. THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE LIGHT AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON. MY VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE PAST 30MPH. IF I HAVE TO STOP IT WON'T GO PAST 10MPH UNTIL I'M OVER HALF WAY DOWN A BLOCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES NOW ON HIGHWAYS AND STREETS. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS JUST FLASH AND GO OFF. NOW THE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE ON, WITHOUT ANY MOTION.

NHTSA ID

11080015

Incident

Mar 17, 2018

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MONROEVILLE DODGE (3633 WILLIAM PENN HWY, MONROEVILLE, PA, 15146) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

NHTSA ID

11061969

Incident

Jan 5, 2018

Mileage

40,000 mi

ISSUES OVER THE YEARS SINCE PURCHASING INCLUDE HAPPENED MANY TIMES: DUMMY LIGHTS FLASHING ON/OFF AT THEIR PLEASURE, CLOCK ALWAYS BEING OFF TIME AND HAVING TO BE RESET EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS, RANDOM ACCELERATIONS NOT PROVOKED BY DRIVING OR INCLINE WHILE ON CRUISE AND OFF, WARNING LIGHTS COME ON WHILE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING YET RPM IS CORRECT, AND CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING

NHTSA ID

11016273

Incident

Aug 18, 2017

Mileage

46,700 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CONTROL SYSTEM. APEX AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES (LOCATED AT 1131 SOUTH HARRISON RD, STONE MOUNTAIN, GA 30088) REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 30 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WARNING INDICATOR DISPLAYED AFTER THE INITIAL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY COVERAGE AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

NHTSA ID

11002405

Incident

Jun 27, 2017

Mileage

75,000 mi

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM ICAUSES A RAPID CHANGE IN SPEED.

NHTSA ID

10948153

Incident

Jan 28, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,500.

NHTSA ID

10904799

Incident

Sep 4, 2016

Mileage

40,500 mi

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AS OF MARCH, I HAD FRONT DAMAGE HIT PRETTY HARD AT LEAST THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BUT AFTER I GOT MY CAR BACK IT STARTED CUTTING OFF FOR NO REASON. I TOOK IT BACK TO AUTO SHOP THAT FIXED IT WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO REVVING UP BETWEEN THE 3 AND 5 RPM AND BARELY MOVING THE LIGHTEST TOUCH IT WOULD STAY STUCK BETWEEN THOSE EVEN SLOWING DOWN TO LESS 25 MPH AS SOON AS STEP ON THE GAS IT WILL SHOOT RIGHT BACK UP BETWEEN 3 AND 5 RPM AND REV.. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN MY CAR OFF AND TURN THE KEY REALLY HARD TO TURN ON AND IT WOULD GO BACK REGULAR. MY CAR RANDOMLY CUTS OFF WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHTS OR WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IF I AM IN REVERSE AND START TO BACK UP IT STALLS, JERKS THEN CUTS OFF . THE DEALERSHIP AND AUTO SHOP ARE NOT FINDING ANYTHING "WRONG" WITH IT. UNKNOWN OF WHAT PATICULAR SYSTEM THIS IS I WAS TOLD FUEL LINE BUT I THINK ITS THE ENGINE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THEN GO BACK . IT IS HAPPENING ON AND OFF AND NO ONE WILL LOOK AT IT UNLESS IM PAYING OUT OF POCKET THIS STARTED HAPPENING AROUND 30,000 MILES.

NHTSA ID

10895225

Incident

Aug 12, 2016

Mileage

30,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED A PULLING/SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO FOLLOW MY CONTROL. IT WILL ALSO FEEL AS IF IT WANTS TO ATTEMPT TO STALL OR SWITCH GEARS WHILE DRIVING *JS

NHTSA ID

10681864

Incident

Jan 30, 2015

Mileage

4,789 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE BELTWAY AND THE CAR JUST STALLED. I WAS DOING 70 MPH AT THE TIME. THE CAR RANDOMLY STALLS/WON'T CRANK AND IT HAS LESS THAN 4000 MILES ON IT. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR AND HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. IT SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING AND ALL THE GAUGES GET STUCK. I AM AFRAID FOR MY LIFE AND I CAN'T GET IN TOUCH WITH THE MANUFACTURER. BECAUSE I HAVE TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY TO GO TO WORK I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN I DON'T HAVE A WAY TO GET TO AN EMERGENCY LANE AND IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A FATALITY. NO ONE WILL TELL ME WHERE TO TURN AND THIS IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10658553

Incident

Oct 31, 2014

Mileage

700 mi

I HAD STARTED CAR AND PUT IN DRIVE. WHEN I PUSHED ON GAS THE CAR SHUT OFF. IT HAD DONE TWO TIMES EARLIER IN THE MONTH. I TOOK BACK TO DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE SENSOR WHICH KEPT VEHICLE RUNNING AND I WAS LUCKY I WASN'T GOING FAST BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CONTROL IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10633050

Incident

Sep 12, 2014

Mileage

12,500 mi

WITH ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) ON THE 2014 AVENGER R/T SELF STEERS UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, WHEN LANE-CHANGING, AND WHEN TURNING LEFT ONTO HIGHWAYS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR IS ALL OVER THE ROAD. DODGE PROVIDES AN ESC OFF SWITCH. WITH ESC OFF THE CAR IS STABLE AND SAFE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT SAYS THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PERMANENTLY DISABLE THE ESC. THEIR ADVICE IS TO PRESS THE ESC OFF SWITCH EACH TIME THE CAR IS STARTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10583579

Incident

Apr 1, 2014

Mileage

600 mi