2008 DODGE AVENGER Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start up after multiple attempts. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer and the contact was informed that the failure was related to the key. The key was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

While driving my airbag light came on I checked for recalls it tells me there is no unrepaired recalls on my car but something’s not right

Hi my name is [XXX] and I’m 28 years old and a full time single mom of 2 girls 24/7 and in February I bought a 2008 Dodge Avenger 2.7 and the day I drove it home the check engine light came on and well long story short there it took them a month to “fix” the issue and 3 days later after getting my car back after NOT having it for a month the check engine light came on again…needless to say here it is almost September 7 months later and there has many endless problems and the car dealership will not return my phone calls or texts or emails about my car and wanting to trade it in for another one on there lot !!! They are crooked people and shouldn’t be a business I have so much proof INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

The gear shift locked in park.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE REMOVED THE GEAR ASSEMBLY AND MANUALLY SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 159,000.

Mileage: 159,000

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY GOT INTO LIMP MODE. INTO A COMPUTER PROTECTION TO PROTECT THE TRANSMISSION. THE COMPUTER IS ALSO FRESHLY BRAND NEW.

Mileage: 120

I WAS DRIVING MY DODGER AVENGER AND THE AXIAL BROKE UNDERNEATH. IT WAS AN ORIGINAL PART AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET ANOTHER ORIGINAL PART TO REPLACE IT FROM MOPAR WITHOUT IT BEING ABLE TO FIT.

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR DID NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED RUSS DARROW CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE, RAM OF WEST BEND AT 262-808-2700 (LOCATED AT 3210 W WASHINGTON ST, WEST BEND, WI 53095) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND THEN DRAGGED. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT, CLOCKSPRING, ECM MANIFOLD, THROTTLE BODY, STARTER, BATTERY, AIR FAN, INTEGRATED POWER MODULE, AIR CONDITIONER, COMPRESSOR, INTAKE RUNNER, STEERING WHEEL, AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BROCKTON CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (241020 BELMONT ST, BROCKTON, MA 02301, (781) 961-1550), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

Mileage: 36,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR JUST AUTOMATICALLY WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I CHANGE THE OIL I FLUSH EVERYTHING THEN WHEN I WENT ON TO THE KELLY BOOK BLUE BOOK TO TRY TO SELL IT AS SAYING THAT IT HAD A BUNCH OF RECALLS WELCOME TO FIND OUT CHRYSLER SAYING IT DOESN'T SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY CAR AND NEITHER DO MECHANICS.

Mileage: 121,000

TAKATA RECALL.- I AM APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS OLD WITH THE LIGHT FROM THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG TURNED ON ALL THE TIME. I HAD IT REVIEWED AND I WAS INFORMED THAT IT IS A DEFECT IN THE BAG AND THAT IT WILL NOT BE OPENED IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT. TWO YEARS HAVE PASSED AND NO REVISION IS CALLED FOR REPLACEMENT. WITH THE SHIFT LEVER I WAS SENT BY CHRYSLER A NOTICE TO CARRY OUT A REVISION, I DID IT AND TODAY AFTER 2 YEARS BEING IN A STREET STOPPED AND TRYING TO MAKE THE CHANGE TO DRIVE I COULD NEVER MOVE IT I JUST GOT STUCK AND COULD NOT DRIVE MORE. HOW MANY MORE TIMES WILL I HAVE TO CALL TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? BECAUSE I HAD TO PAY MY COMPOSURE AND CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THAT MONEY ARGUING THAT MY CAR IS NO LONGER GUARANTEED !!!!!

Mileage: 92,490

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RIVERDALE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (5869 BROADWAY, THE BRONX, NY 10463, (718) 548-2800) FAILED TO SUCCESSFULLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAL FOR THE TPMS WIRES WAS NOT REMEDIED AND WERE CORRODED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS INADVERTENTLY GOING INTO LIMP MODE, WHICH INCREASED THE RISK OF A POTENTIAL CRASH AS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THE SAME DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT REQUIRED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AS WELL AS THE CORRODED WIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE REMEDY FAILED FOR THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF CONSUMER STATED DEFECTIVE WIRING ELECTRICAL HARNESS! CAR DOES NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. CHRYSLER TAPED OVER THE CORRODED WIRING THEY DID NOT REPLACE IT. THEY DISCONTINED THE HARNESS, THEREFORE CAR IS INOPERABLE WITHOUT IT. CONSUMER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND SOLONOID PACK. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

Mileage: 108,976

UPON ACCELERATION TO ENTER HIGHWAY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AS THO THE THROTTLE WAS TO THE FLOOR. ALMOST REAR ENDED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. HAD TO APPLY BRAKES AND TURN ON CAUTION LIGHTS AND PULL OVER. ENGINE SEEMED AS THO IT WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. VERY SCARY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT SEEMS AS THO DODGE/CHRYSLER RUSHED PRODUCTION OF THE INTAKE COMPONENTS TO GET CARS TO SHOW ROOM IN ALL 08 WITH THESE INTAKES. CHRYSLER LATER FIXED THE PROBLEM IN ALL FUTURE VEHICLES. PROBLEM LIES IN CHEAP COMPONENTS IN THE RUNNER FLAP ASSEMBLY ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. PROBLEM THROWS CODE P2008 AND CODE P2017. FLAP STICKS OPEN AND INCREASES HORSEPOWER WITHOUT INTENT OF DRIVER. CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY FUXED IT IN FUTURE CARS. I AM SURE ALL OF THESE CARS HAVE THIS FAULTY COMPONENT AND THEREFORE; DEPENDING ON HOW AND WHERE IT FAILS IT CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 1,600,000

CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN PUT IN DRIVE, IF NOT IT WILL JERK REALLY HARD AND SHUT OFF . IT'S AS IF THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP AND IT CUTS THE CAR OFF. ALMOST CAUSE AND ACCIDENT A COUPLE OF TIMES . I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR

Mileage: 146,000

WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I ASKED THE DEALER AND HE SAID HE WAS JUST SITTING FOR AWHILE WHEN I DROVE AWAY IT WAS OFF THEN 2 WEEKS LATER CAME BACK ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO EUROZONE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE HEADS NEED REPLACED THAT'S 2900.00. I LOOKED TO SEE IF THIS PART WAS RECALLED AND IF IT HAD BEEN REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE I AM UNABLE TO SEE WHERE IF AT ALL THIS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE DODGE MAKERS??? I LOVE MY VEHICLE I JUST WANT IT TO RUN LIKE ITS SUPPOSE TO ALSO MY TIRE LIGHT IS ON AND HAVE REPLACED ALL TIRES AND STILL WILL NOT GO OFF EVEN AFTER BEING RESET. ALSO MY CAR HAS AN ANTIFREEZE SMELL LIKE THE CAR IS HOT BUT NEVER SHOWS THAT IN THE TEMP GAUGE IT'S GETTING HOT AT ALL. PLEASE SOMEONE GIVE ME SOME INFO ON WHAT I CAN DO TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS???? NOW THE NEW LIGHT IS MY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN I AM DRIVING THEN SHUTS ITSELF OFF.

Mileage: 185,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. EAST CAROLINA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (3401 S MEMORIAL DR, GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 27834, (888) 848-5262) REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 45 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BOB FRENSLEY DODGE IN MADISON, TENNESSEE, 615-589-0000) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE SOLENOID PACK FOR THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

Mileage: 147,000

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. EVERY SINCE I HAVE BEEN HAVING VARIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. SUCH AS ENGINE ROUGH IDLING/STALLING, TRANSMISSION ISSUES, TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR DON'T WORK, ENGINE WON'T START/DEAD BATTERY. JUST A LOT OF UNUSUAL PROBLEMS. I BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CITY OR HIGHWAY. DON'T MATTER WHETHER I AM DRIVING STRAIGHT OR TURNING. THIS VEHICLE WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. YET STALL RIGHT BACK UP. ALL STARTED AFTER THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING LIGHT CAME ON. I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TIRE MONITOR SYSTEM. I HAVE BEEN TAKEN CHANCES, HOPING THAT IT WILL GO AWAY LIKE IT STARTED. MY REPAIR SERVICE CAN'T FINE THE PROBLEM AND SAID TO CHECK FOR RECALLS. THESE UNSAFE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE. HELP NEEDED

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL IS SHOWING AS "STUCK OPEN" CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO BE LIT UP AND THE CAR CANNOT BE INSPECTED. I HAVE REPLACED THIS PART 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. THE PART IS EITHER DEFECTIVE FROM EVERY SOURCE, THE CAR IS CAUSING THE ISSUE, OR THE COMPUTER ISN'T FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THIS HAS COST ME THOUSANDS AND LEFT ME WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR. THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD LAST A DECADE IF YOU TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR AUTOMOBILE.

Mileage: 102,000

I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION IN MY SUBDIVISION TO LET SOME KIDS CROSS THE STREET. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE AND THEN SPED UP. THE CAR STARTED TO LURCH FORWARD. I PUSHED THE BRAKE DOWN THE REST OF THE WAY TO KEEP THE CAR FROM RUNNING OVER THE KIDS.

Mileage: 36,000

I'VE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER CONTROL MODULE (PCM) ONCE JUST A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN AND MY CAR HAS BEEN OUT OF COMMISSION AND SITTING AT A MECHANIC'S REPAIR SHOP FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS NOW AFTER FIXING OTHER THINGS FIRST BEFORE FINALLY DETERMINING IT WAS THE PCM AGAIN. CAR WILL NOT REV ABOVE 2.0 RPM AND IS IN "LIMP MODE" WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH THE LIGHTNING BOLT SYMBOL PRESENT ON THE DASHBOARD.

Mileage: 157,000

THE GEAR SHIFT IS STUCK AND WILL NOT MOVE FROM PARK. SHIFT STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY

Mileage: 162,500

CAME HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY PARKED CAR AND WHEN CAME OUT LATER THAT DAY TO LEAVE MY CAR WOULDNT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. NOW HAVE TO PUSH A PINK BUTTON IN DOWN BY LEFT SIDE OF SHIFTER TO RELEASE IT TO SHIFT. I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF BUMPED WRONG ACCIDENT MAT OCCUR IF IT LOCKS UP

Mileage: 112,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE READER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, LOOSE FUEL CAP, AND THE BATTERY INPUT VOLTAGE WAS LOW. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION AND THE LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO JENKINS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (2561 US-27, LAFAYETTE, GA 30728) WHO STATED THAT LABOR WOULD COST $85 PER HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH OUR CAR LATELY. FIRST PROBLEM WE HAD WAS WITH OUR ALARM SYSTEM. THE ALARM HAS GONE OFF ON US BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND WHEN THE CAR IS ON. THE HORN STARTS AND WON'T GO OFF UNTIL AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES NO MATTER WHAT WE DO. WE HAVE TRY TURNING IT OF WITH OUR KEY ALARM, TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF, UNLOCKING THE DOORS BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. YESTERDAY WE WERE DRIVING OUR CAR AND THE CAR STALL AND WE WERE LUCKING TO BE ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE SAFETLY SINCE WE WERE COMING TO A STOP. AFTER A COUPLE ATTEMPTS, WE GOT THE CAR BACK ON AND RUNNING. I HAVE SEARCH THIS PROBLEM AND I FOUND THAT IT COULD BE THE TPMS. AS TO WHAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THE CAR LATELY, WE ARE ALMOST SURE IT IS THIS. WE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS RECALL WAS PERFORM BACK IN APRIL OF 2008 AND ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THE CAR IS GOING THROUGH NOW AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART FOR US AGAIN. CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THE DEALERSHIP IS REQUIRED TO SWITCH THIS PART FOR US AGAIN SINCE OUR CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE OR IF WE WOULD HAVE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 106,000

'TAKATA RECALL" I WAS LEAVING THE HOSPITAL ON JANUARY 1, 2017, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND AS I SHIFTED TO DRIVE IT WAS NOTICEABLY SHIFTING ROUGH (NOT THE GEAR, THE SHIFT STICK)I WAS PROCEEDING TO PAY FOR PARKING AND A LADY WAS WAITING BEHIND ME FRUSTRATED. I MADE IT HOME WITH THE VEHICLE. I WAS UNABLE TO START IT AGAIN. I NOTICED ALSO THAT THE SHIFTER SAYS THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND THE DASH READS THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WHEN DRIVING CAR WILL SUDDENLY STALL. THIS HAS HAPPEN GOING UNDER AND OVER 30MPH. HAD SEVERAL TIMES WHERE IT WON'T RESTART. TOWED IT TO MECHANIC, THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. CAR ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

Mileage: 178,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO PART UNAVAILABILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE FOR DODGE AVENGER ON BACKORDER DUE TO FAULTY SYSTEM - PART NOT AVAILABLE FROM CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS BECAUSE OF HUGE INFLUX OF REQUESTS FOR THIS PART - REQUESTING THAT THIS BE CONSIDERED AS A RECALL SITUATION

GOT HOME, PUT CAR IN PARK & LET GO OF THE BRAKE. NOTICED I WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS SO I QUICKLY PUSHED ON THE BRAKE. LOOKED ON MY DASH & IT INDICATED THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE, SO I PUSHED ON THE GEAR SHIFTER TO MAKE SURE IT WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY UP, WHICH IT WAS. I THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF & TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON. THE CAR THEN WOULDN'T START 7 THE GEARS WOULD NOT CHANGE. LOOKED ONLINE, SEEN THERE WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE PINK PLASTIC PIECE CONNECTED TO THE GEAR. PUSHED THE PINK PLASTIC PIECE IN & IT ALLOWED ME TO SWITCH GEARS WHEN IT WAS HELD IN BUT I AM STILL UNABLE TO CRANK MY CAR & EVEN WHEN THE GEARS ARE SWITCHED THE DASHBOARD SAYS THE CAR IS STILL IN REVERSE. LOOKED UP RECALLS & SURE ENOUGH THERE IS A RECALL BUT OF COURSE WHEN I ENTERED MY CAR INFORMATION IT DOESN'T APPLY TO MY CAR. I ALSO HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR 4 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A POOR DESIGN THAT CAUSES THE ALTERNATOR TO WEAR DOWN & LOCK UP SO QUICKLY. I WILL EVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSTLER DODGE VEHICLE IN MY LIFE. THIS CAR HAS BY FAR BEEN THE WORST INVESTMENT OF MY LIFE. I REALLY HOPE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO GET THESE CARS OFF OF THE ROAD FOREVER BEFORE THEY END UP KILLING SOMEONE DUE TO THE HIGHLY POOR DESIGN OF EVERYTHING IN THEM!

Mileage: 180,000

I PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE, THE SHIFTER WAS CLEARLY IN PARK, THEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE TO MAKE DINNER, AND MY WIFES DOCTORS OFFICE CALLED WITH A SUBSCRIPTION, I HIT THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN, AND IT STARTED FLASHING, THE CAR ROLLED INTO IT ON ITS OWN, I GOT INTO THE CAR AND TRIED TO START IT WITH THE GEAR-SHIFT IN PARK AND IT WOULD NOT, LOOKED IN THE HEADS-UP DISPLAY AND IT SHOWED IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR WAS ROLLING FREELY. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN A PUBLIC PARKING LOT THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS.

Mileage: 45,200

I STARTED THE CAR TO LEAVE WORK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AS I WAS DRIVING I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 40MPH. WHILE DRIVING 30MPH THE RPM WERE AT 4,000. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC. MAP SENSOR WAS REPLACE AND ALSO TRANSMISSION SELINOID. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON, THEY WENT THROUGH ALL TROUBLE SHOOTING. PCM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ACCORDING TO DODGE DEALERSHIP THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER WITH NO ETA ON SHIPPING. WAS ALSO TOLD THERE ARE OVER 200 ORDERS WAITING TO BE FILLED, PEOPLE ARE WAITING 4 MONTHS TO RECEIVE THE PART. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NOW FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS. THE DEALERSHIP MY MECHANIC CALLED DIDN'T INFORM THEM OF THE BACK ORDER, WE WERE TOLD BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHEN TRYING TO FIND THE PART ELSEWHERE.

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC) AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER 2.4 CYLINDER. MY STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACING FOUR TIMES IN LESS THAN FORTY DAY TIME FRAME, YES THAT IS WHAT I SAID. THE CAR CUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE NOW PAID AROUND 1,440. SO FAR NOW. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHETHER OR NOT MY VIN NUMBER FITS THE BILL, IT HAS HAPPENED AND HAS GROSSLY ENDANGERED MY FAMILY TO INCLUDE GRANDCHILD AND MYSELF NOT TO MENTION INCREASE THE RISK OF MULTIPLE CRASH. THE FOLLOWING ARE INFORMATION I HAVE FOUND REASON FOR STALLED ENGINES OF 2008 DOGE AVENGERS . ALL WORK DONE AT DODGE SERVICE DEPT. I HAVE RECEIPTS FROM DEALERSHIP WITH MY COMPLAINTS ABOUT ENGINE STALL ISSUES. PLEASE HELP ME. SINCERE, THANKS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE: RESULTING IN AN ENGINE STALL OR ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING IT MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. CHRYSLER DEALERS SHOULD REPLACE THE TIPM MODULE, FREE OF CHARGE. FLASH THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) OR REPLACE THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE, AS NEEDED, FREE OF CHARGE. SEPTEMBER 2008 -- CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 712 MY 2009 SEBRING, DODGE CALIBER, AVENGER, JOURNEY, JEEP PATRIOT, AND COMPASS VEHICLES. A NEW ADHESIVE USED IN THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) MANUFACTURING PROCESS CAN CAUSE THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD TO BREAK. THIS CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PCM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2008.

Mileage: 151,900

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER 2.4 CYLINDER. MY STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACING FOUR TIMES IN LESS THAN FORTY DAY TIME FRAME, YES THAT IS WHAT I SAID. THE CAR CUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, FORTUNATE FOR ME AND ANOTHER ACCOUNT GRANDCHILD DIDN'T GET KILLED. DODGE-LAND OF COLUMBIA, SC MISS DIAGNOSED AND ENDANGERED ME AND ON ONE ACCOUNT MY THEN THREE YEAR OLD GRAND BABY, NOW FOUR AS OF FEB 2ND. I VOICED MY CONCERNS ASKED IF THEY CHECKED WIRING OR SEE IF SOMETHING ELECTRICAL; I SAID IT DOESN'T MAKE SINCE, SOMETHING IS SHORTING OR CAUSING THE STARTER TO BURN OUT, DID YOU'LL CHECK. DODGE-LAND SAID IT'S FIXED NOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY, GETTING ME TO ENTRUSTED IN WHAT THEY SAY AND BELIEVE, I DID. BILL REASSURED ME IT WAS FIXED SAID WE CHECKED IT, IT'S NOT WIRING, OR NOTHING ELSE, IT'S NOT ELECTRICAL, PMC IT'S YOUR STARTER, WE CHECKED IT EVERYTHING. BILL (SERVICE TECH) SAID IT WAS YOUR STARTER, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY WE FIXED IT. ( FOURTH TIME NOW) FOURTH TIME DODGE-LAND SAID CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT MODEL COMPUTER COMPONENT, MODULE, I WILL HAVE TO PAY A LITTLE OVER $800. TO HAVE IT REPLACED CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE IT FOR FREE. (SAFETY RECALL) I AM OUTRAGED AND AMAZED, BECAUSE THAT IS AN OUTRIGHT SAFETY RECALL OR SHOULD BE. PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY PROBLEM. I HAVE PAPERS FROM DPDGE-LAND, IT HAS ALL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION ON THEM.

Mileage: 151,739

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SHIFTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 09/21/15*LJ *CN

Mileage: 37,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO ABRUPT STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A BOLT TO THE CONVERTER EMITTED AND TRAVELED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MADE A ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WINDOW FRACTURED WITHIN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED WERE UNKNOWN. TWO YEARS AFTER THE INITIAL REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FRACTURED INTO THE DOOR PANELING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

I WENT TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE CAR CONTINUED FORWARD. I LOOKED TO SEE IF I DIDN'T PUT THE CAR IN PARK FULLY AND THE GEAR SHIFT IS IN PARK HOWEVER, THE GEAR INDICATOR SAYS THE CAR IS STILL IN DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 115,512

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, ALL THE GEAR SHIFTER INDICATORS HAD SQUARES AROUND THEM AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO REVERSE INDEPENDENTLY AND FAILED TO SHIFT BACK IN DRIVE. THE SHIFT CONTROL CABLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED TO 10 MPH AND THE POWER INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE FOR 10 MINUTES, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER ON ACCELERATION AND UNDER LOAD. SUSPECTED THROTTLE BODY ISSUES WITH THROTTLE POSITIONER CODE SHOWING UP. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

CAR RUNNING SLUGGISH NO POWER,TAKEN TO DEALER NOTHING WRONG, CLICKING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN AIR CONDITIONER ON, DEALER, NOTHING WRONG,TRANSMISSION PULLING. SOON AFTER ELECTRICAL, LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE EVERYTIME THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER TURNED ON THEN OFF, DEFROSTER OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE, AND REAR WINDOW, NOT WORKING AT ALL, AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON WONT TURN OFF, HAVE TO MOVE FRONT SEAT BACK THEN FORWARD TILL LIGHT TURNS OFF, SO IRRITATED AND DISAPPOINTED EXPECTED BETTER FROM DODGE, AMERICAN MADE?? WOW LOST FOR WORDS. CAR IS FALLING APART, I NEED MY HEATER AND DEFROSTER SOMEONE PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

ON OR ABOUT FEB. 17, 2009 AND CONTINUING TO PRESENT, MY 2008 AVENGER HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SHIFTING. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH HARD SHIFTING AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. NOW, WHEN DRIVING AT 45MPH WHEN THE CAR GOES TO SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE, AND MISSES 4TH GEAR. THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF GEARS AND THE TACHOMETER CLIMBS RAPIDLY BECAUSE THE OVERDRIVE GEAR WILL NOT ENGAGE. WHEN ENGINE RPM IS LOWERED, CAR DOWNSHIFTS INTO 2ND GEAR (LIMP MODE) AND WILL NOT SHIFT NORMALLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RE-STARTED. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED MAY RESULT IN A CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF SERVICE BULLETINS RELATED TO IMPROPER SHIFTING OF THE 2008 AVENGER. EVEN THOUGH DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE MODULE PLACING THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS BELOW THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR PROFITS. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. UPDATED 4/28/14*CN *TR

Mileage: 138,000

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A DROP IN RPM'S IN WET WEATHER, MAINLY AT LOWER SPEEDS DURING A DECELERATION MODE THAT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE. A SLOW RESPONSE TO A PANICKED FOOT WAS ALWAYS WHAT HAPPENED. THIS BEGAN AT APPROX. 25,000-30,000 MILES. NEVER WHILE IN THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP. WHILE DRIVING OUR 2008 AVENGER, THERE WAS A RAPID DECELERATION THAT OCCURRED ACCOMPANIED BY THE ETC LIGHT COMING ON AND FLASHING. I APPLIED GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED, THEN A SPLIT SECOND LATER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, ETC LIGHT WENT OUT. I SLOWLY ACCELERATED TO 55 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THE RPMS WERE HIGHER THAN USUAL (3200) FOR THE SPEED AND ALSO FELT A HICCUP OR CUTTING OUT FEEL. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD LOST 4TH GEAR? MY HUSBAND AND I ARE SEASONED AUTO SERVICE ADVISORS & ARE VERY MUCH IN TUNE WITH OUR VEHICLES. ALONG WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED ISSUES, NOW AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, RPM'S WILL DROP; WHILE THE ENGINE FEELS AS IF IT WILL CUT OFF & ETC LIGHT COMES ON, THEN GOES OUT. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH & FOUND ON THIS NHTSA WEBSITE, APPROX. 90% OF COMPLAINTS FOR LIKE VEHICLES TO BE EXACT OR SIMILAR TO WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING. I STOPPED LOOKING AFTER 5 PAGES.(95% OF 1ST 5 PAGES ARE FILLED WITH LIKE CONCERNS). I WILL BE CONTACTING THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION AS WELL. WHY AN OFFICIAL RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED, BEFUDDLES ME. I HOPE THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE DOES NOT GET IGNORED ANY LONGER. 110,000 IS ON THE VEHICLE ODOMETER NOW. THE MILEAGE WE HAVE ON OUR VEHICLE IS A SIMILAR COMMON DENOMINATOR THAT IS EASILY SEEN ON THE OTHER ETC RELATED COMPLAINTS FOR 2008 AVENGERS. *NOTE-STOP LIGHT SW. & ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED PER RECOMMENDATION OF CHRYSLER TECHNICIAN. THIS MADE NO DIFFERENCE. (EXCEPT IN OUR BANK ACCOUNT). *TR

Mileage: 110,000

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED. IT WILL GO OFF IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON BUT THE CAR THEN DOES NOT RESTART SMOOTHLY, TURNS OVER FOR QUITE A WHILE BE STARTING. ALSO, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON AND DOES NOT GO OFF. NOTICE INTERMITTENT POWER LOSS WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND LOSE ACCELERATION POWER SPORADICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER HAD TO BE ENGAGED WITH ABNORMAL FORCE. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPLACED AN UNKNOWN PART, HOWEVER THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 04/22/14*LJ *TR

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF EIGHTEEN MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 03/31/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ON 3/9/14, WHILE DRIVING, THE ETC LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. ALL POWER TO VEHICLE WAS LOST. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN ABLE TO CONTINUE HOME. UPDATED 04/01/2014 *JS

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89000. ...UPDATED 03/07/14 *BF ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY.

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED ERRONEOUSLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,100.

Mileage: 152,100

THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT WAS STUCK. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOOK THE SHIFTER APART, A PINK PIECE OF PLASTIC FLEW OFF, THEN IT WORKED, SO NO TOW. I HAD TO WAIT TIL MONDAY TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER, AND WAS SURE K16 RECALL, FROM 6/2011 WAS THE PROBLEM. BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A RECALL, OR COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. $292.33. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON-LINE FOR THE SAME THING. SOME WERE CONSIDERED A RECALL, MOST WERE NOT. *TR

Mileage: 62,595

WHILE DRIVING ALONG FREEWAY AT 55 MPH THROTTLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ENGINE WAS NON REACTIVE TO GAS PEDAL. AFTER A FEW MOMENT SYSTEMS WENT AWAY, BUT THE STARTING THE NEXT DAY AFTER THAT THE ENGINE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND TO SCCELERATOR AND WOULD HESITATE AND JUMP TO ACCELERATIONS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHOP WHERE THROTTLE BODY AND FUEL SYSTEM WAS CLEANED. IT WORKED FINE TILL APRIL 22, 2013 WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN THE THROTTLE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AT ALL TO THE CAR. CAR TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED TO DUE FAILURE. THE MILAGE WAS 130,153 AND COST OVER $800. *TR

Mileage: 125,975

I GOT INTO MY CAR TO LEAVE AND THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WAS JUST STUCK. MY DAUGHTER WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS HAD BEEN A RECALL ISSUE AN I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF NOTIFICATION AT ALL. MY SON FOUND A WORK AROUND ON THE INTERNET THAT ALLOWED ME TO GET TO WORK, HOWEVER THIS IS A ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULDN'T BUDGE. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE GEAR SHIFTER SEIZED AND COULD NOT BE MOVED FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY THROTTLE BODY AND LOSING POWER IN MY CAR. ALL MY ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT HAVE FAILED. NOW MY CAR WILL ONLY GET UP TO ABOUT TEN MPH. WITH THE LIGHTING BOLT FLASHING ON MY DASH BOARD. I HAVE TALKED TO MECHANICS AT A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THE SAY THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IS A FLAT OUT LIE. THEY JUST KEEP TRYING TO FIX THIS AND THAT AND IT DOES NOT WORK. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED AND DODGE TRYING TO COVER UP WHAT HUNDREDS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IS NOT FAIR TO US AS CONSUMERS SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET AND THERE IS ONLY TEMPORARY FIXES. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

ON 3/11/13, I REPORTED TO DODGE CASE # [XXX] THAT WHEN DRIVING ON WET / DAMP ROADS THE CAR WILL STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS HAPPEND TO ME WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, SLOWING DOWN GOING THROUGH A TOLL OR EVEN WHILE TURNING IN AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE FELT IT TO START TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT 65 AND HAVE HIT THE GAS TO STOP THE PROBLEM. I PHONED DODGE WHO TOLD ME ... SORRY THERE ARE NO RECALLS. I THEN PHONED MY LOCAL DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT YES THEY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST, THE SUGGESTED IS A SENSOR ON THE THROTTLE OR THROTTLE BODY. THE COST FOR REPAIR IS AROUND $750. I HAPPENED TO SEE THERE WAS ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON YOUR SITE REGARDING THIS. BECAUSE I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DANGER HAZARD, I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION # [XXX]WHO SUGGESTED I CONTACT YOU. I THINK THIS IS A VERY LARGE CONCERN AND SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. I WILL BE PAYING THE MONEY TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED OUT OF CONCERN FOR MY OWN AND OTHERS SAFETY. I DRIVE THE INTERSTATE EVERYDAY TO WORK 65 - 75 MPH AND HAVE TO DRIVE EITHER IN THE RIGHT OR LEFT LANE IN CASE MY CAR STALLS. I WAS LUCKY THAT WHEN MY CALL STALLED WHILE TRYING TO PULL AWAY FROM A RED LIGHT I WAS NOT REAR ENDED. I AM HOPEFUL YOU WILL SEE THE SENSE OF URGENCY AND PUSH DODGE TO DO A RECALL. I DO NOT THINK THIS SHOULD BE THE CONSUMERS ESPENSE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 126,000

IT WILL CONSTANTLY OVER HEAT, EVEN WITH FULL ANTI-FREEZE IN IT. IT WILL GET TO THE H IN LESS THEN 1 MIN. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WILL THEN COME ON FOLLOWED BY THE LIGHTING BOLD IN THE PARENTHESES. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED HAVING A VERY LOUD NOISE (LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK) AND WOULDN'T LET ME GO OVER 25 MILES WITHOUT IT GETTING LOUDER. THEN I WENT TO TURN LEFT TO PULL OVER AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON, WENT OFF THE HEAT WENT FROM H TO C AND CAR STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND CAR DIED.. I WOULDN'T NOT TURN OVER TILL 30 MINS LATER.. STARTED HAVING THE LOUD DIESEL NOISE AND TO 3-4 WEEKS LATER (TODAY).. STILL OVER HEATS TODAY AND STILL LEAKS ANTI-FREEZE (DRAINS THE WHOLE THING IN 30 MINS). I HEARD THERE WAS A RE-CALL FOR THE 08 AVENGER IN 2012.. I GOT MY CAR DEC 2012 AND THE DEALERSHIP STILL SOLD IT.. WHEN I FOUND OUT THERE USED TO BE A RE-CALL I TRIED TO CALL DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THEY WENT OUT OF BUSINESS THE NEXT WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT. SUCKS CAUSE IM STUCK WITH A BROKEN CAR AND $11K STILL TO PAY. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

LEAVING HOME TO GO TO WORK, STARTED CAR AND NOTICED LIGHTNING BOLT INDICATOR LIGHT ON. SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTARTED - LIGHT NOT THERE. PUT CAR IN GEAR AND NOTICED SHAKING AND LOW IDLING. ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO REACH A SPEED OF 15 MPH. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND SHUT CAR OFF. RESTARTED - NO LIGHT BUT STILL NOT ACCELERATION PAST 15MPH AND CAR STILL IDLING SLOWLY AND SHAKING. PULLED BACK INTO DRIVEWAY AND LEFT IT THERE. WITH ALL THE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED IT 2 MONTHS LATER MY SHIFTER GOT STUCK I WAS STRANDED AT WORK. AFTER THAT I HAVE HAD VARIOUS PROBLEMS FROM THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, AND COMPRESSOR GOING OUT VARIOUS TIMES AND IT IS NOT EVEN OVER 100,000 MILES. I LOOKED UP THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE CAR BACK IN 07 AND 08. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY FIXED IT BUT I FEEL LIKE IT WAS NOT FIXED AND I HAD THE SHIFTER PROBLEM RIGHT WHEN I PURCHASED THAT IS THE ONLY THING THEY SAID THEY CAN FIX. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. DEALER REPLACED FRONT MOUNT AND SAID THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE MOUNTS DUE TO PROBLEMS BUT DID NOT CHANGE THE BACK MOUNT, NOW THE BACK MOUNT HAS FAILED. I THINK THAT IF DODGE HAD TO MAKE A CHANGE IN DESIGN OF THE MOUNT DUE TO PROBLEMS THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD TO CHANGE BOTH MOUNTS WHEN THEY CHANGED THE FRONT ONE. THIS IS JUST SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO SPEND ANY MORE MONEY ON A CAR THAN THEY HAVE TO. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER ISSUED A SAFETY CAMPAIGN SINCE THE POWER TRANSMISSION REMAINED STUCK IN GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE SAFETY CAMPAIGN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE REMAINED STUCK IN REVERSE GEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FENCE AND A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION ON HER LEFT LEG, AND SOME GLASS FRAGMENTS IN THE LEFT THUMB. THE REAR WINDOW BROKE, THE REAR BUMPER AND FENDER WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

Mileage: 49,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. PLEASE RECALL NOW FOR SAFETY REASONS! *TR

Mileage: 54,000

CAR STUCK IN GEAR, CANT REDUCE SPEED, POWERTRAIN MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE, I'VE HAD THE CAR ONLY FOR 1 1/2. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOPLIGHT AND ACCELERATING UP A GRADE, MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOSE POWER. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH AND A LIGHTING BOLT SYMBOL APPEARED ON MY DASH DISPLAY. I DRIFTED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COULD NOT MOVE. AFTER LETTING IT SIT AND TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON, THE LIGHTING BOLT IMAGE ON MY DASH DISAPPEARED AND THE CAR COULD BE DRIVEN. SINCE THEN, THE CAR SPORADICALLY STUTTERS FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND I THEN PULL OFF THE GAS FEARING A REPEAT OF THE ABOVE INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 101,555

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VOLTAGE INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE INTO A TURNING LANE WITH LESS TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT REMAINED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FOR THREE HOURS, AT WHICH TIME SHE WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY START THE VEHICLE. A WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AGAIN. IN EACH INSTANCE THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND HAVE POWER, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,631 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,046.

Mileage: 91,631

I WAS LEAVING WORK FOR THE DAY AND STARTED MY VEHICLE AS USUAL, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR ANY OTHER MODE FOR THAT MATTER. I AT FIRST THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD NOT APPLIED ENOUGH PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE OR MAYBE I DID NOT TURN THE KEY ALL THE WAY. I STARTED OVER, ENSURING THAT I DID BOTH AND WAS STILL UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF ANY OTHER MODE BUT PARK. THIS HAS HAPPENED ALMOST DAILY SINCE APRIL 9TH, 2012 WITH THE ONLY REMEDY BEING THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED AND BLOGGED ABOUT IT ONLINE AND POSTED QUICK FIX REMEDIES FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IF THOUSANDS OF OTHER DODGE DRIVERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE, WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED? *JS

Mileage: 41,000

CAR STALLS ON HIGHWAY AROUND 50 MPH WILL NOT SPEED UP. NEEDS TO BE PULLED OVER TO REGAIN SPEED. LARGE SEMI TRUCK HAD TO BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY. CHANGED MANY PARTS AND NOW WILL NOT GO OVER 50 AND SHIFT OUT OF SECOND. SPENT ABOUT $300 ON PARTS ALONE AND FRIENDS SHOP HELP WITH PROBLEMS. STILL NOT FIXED. MAY NEED TO PARK IT BEFORE MY FAMILY DIES IN IT. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY AND COULD NOT BE ACCELERATED OVER 35 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AND WAS KEEPING THE VEHICLE FROM COMING OUT OF SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND BEGINS TO IDLE AND RUN ROUGH. THE RED ELECTRIC BOLT SIGN CAME ON AND WAS FLASHING. CAR CONTINUED TO RUN FUNNY NOT HAVING NORMAL POWER AND UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT RESET. ? *TT

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,500.

Mileage: 54,500

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN OUR ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT ALONG WITH OUR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENED WE DID NOT HAVE A SPEEDOMETER OR RPM GAUGE. ALL OF THE LIGHTS THAT ARE RELATED TO THE SHIFTER (PARK, NEUTRAL, DRIVE) ALSO ALL LIT UP. THE CAR DID CONTINUE TO DRIVE BUT HAD LESS POWER. WE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WE TRIED TO START IT AGAIN BUT IT WOULD NOT START AT FIRST. THE POWER LOCKS AND TRUCK RELEASE WOULD NOT WORK EITHER. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES WE TRIED IT AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WORKED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID STAY ON BUT THE CAR DROVE FINE. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL CURRENTLY ON. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

INTERLOCK SPRING BROKE AND LOCKED MY VEHICLE INTO THE PARK POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 60,694

I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AND LEFT IT THERE FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS. I STARTED THE CAR AS USUAL AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. AFTER COUNTLESS HOURS OF TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT, I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. I WENT ONLINE AND NOTICED THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE, BUT DODGE HAS NOT RECALLED THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR WAS THE GEAR SHIFTER, WHICH BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 48,045

THE SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK, AND I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED IN ORDER TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 43,084

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE GEAR SHIFT INTERLOCK SPRING UNDER A MANUFACTURERS RECALL. AFTER REPAIRS, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER AND BRAKE SHIFT SWITCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

Mileage: 44,000

I GOT A RECALL ON MY DODGE AVENGER, DUE TO A PLATE ON THE SHIFTER, I TOOK IT TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE PART, AND LESS THEN 2 MO. MY CAR LOCKED IN PARK AND UNABLE TO GET TO GO INTO GEAR, HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER AGAIN AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER, THEY CHARGE ME $100. AND SAID IT WAS DEDUCTIBLE , I FEEL IT WAS NOT MY PLACE TO HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A PART THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED, AND THEY MESSED UP. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAD SEVERAL SHIFTER TO HAVE TO REPLACED SINCE THEY CHANGED OUT THE RECALLED PART. *KB

Mileage: 60,000

ON JUNE 27,2011 WENT TO MY CAR TO GO TO WORK, STARTED MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER, THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK NO MATTER WHAT I DO. NOW I READ A LOT OF COMMENTS THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR, WHY HASN'T DODGE FIXED THIS PROBLEM WITH A RECALL, INSTEAD OF THE CONSUMER HAVING TO PAY TO REPAIR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. A CHEAP PLASTIC PART, GIVE US CONSUMERS A BREAK, WONT BUY A DODGE AGAIN THANKS *TR

Mileage: 71,000

2008 DODGE AVENGER SXT WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE WITH APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON (IT IS A LIGHTENING BOLT SHAPED INDICATOR LIGHT). THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES FROM WHAT I AM SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND FORUMS OF OTHER OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 57,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE BUT THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT BUDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE BY REMOVING THE COVER FROM THE GEAR POLE AND ENGAGING A WIRE IN THE INTERIOR WITH HER FINGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,850.

Mileage: 103,850

I WAS AT THE STORE EARLIER TODAY WHEN I CAME OUT THE GEAR SHIFT ON MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER WAS STUCK IN PARK I TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET IT UNSTUCK SO I DECIDED TO COME HOME AND GOOGLE THE PROBLEM I FOUND THOUSANDS OF POSTS WITH THE PROBLEM IT SEEMS TO ME ITS THE MANUFACTURES FAULT AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR SO MANY PEOPLE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AROUND THE SAME TIME. *TR

2008 DODGE AVENGER WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. DROVE CAR IN MORNING TO WORK AND 8 HOURS LATER AFTER STARTING AND THEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT MOVER FROM PARK. BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND IT HAS ONLY 29,000 MILES AFTER 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

STICK SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK. CAN NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. DODGE IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONSUMER. NOT FAIR TO THE BUYER IT IS NOT COVERED IN WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE UNLESS THE DRIVE TRAIN BUTTON WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60000.

Mileage: 60,000

CAR WAS DRIVING FINE AND WITHOUT WARNING IS NOW UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK WITHOUT USING THE MANUAL SHIFT OVERRIDE. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

2008 DODGE AVENGER WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

Mileage: 50,100

WENT TO GO TO WORK AND CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. UNABLE TO MANUALLY RELEASE GEAR SELECTOR. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER, SHIFTER BROKE. LOSE OF USE OF CAR FOR THREE DAYS WHILE WAITING FOR PART. COST $154.43. *TR

Mileage: 69,926

2008 DODGE AVENGER: GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT ALLOW GEAR TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. DODGE HAS NOT RECALLED TO FIX THE PART. THE COST OF REPAIR EXCEEDS $400. I HAVE REMOVED GEAR SHIFT PLATE AND HAVE TO MANUALLY MOVE A PLASTIC PART TO SHIFT GEARS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS. DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM YET HAS NOT RECALLED IN ORDER TO FIX THE DEFECT - THEY ARE MAKING THE CUSTOMER FIX A MECHANICAL PROBLEM AT THE CUSTOMER'S COST. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

MY CAR WAS STUCK IN PARK. NO WARNING OR ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED A $20 PLASTIC PIECE UNDER THE GEAR SHIFTER THAT HAD BROKEN, $400 AND 2 DAYS LATER I HAD MY CAR BACK. THIS IS A LEADING TREND FOR THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

SEPT. 12,2010- I GOT IN MY CAR TO RUN ERRANDS AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GET OUT OF PARK. I OWN A 2008 DODGE AVENGER, NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT TILL TODAY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

OUR 2008 DODGE AVENGER SUDDENLY WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. DEFECT WAS FOUND TO THE BRAKE INTERLOCK CABLE. DODGE ADVISED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT MANY AVENGERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM RELATED TO THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM, AND IS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

I OWN A 2008 DODGE AVENGER, BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW A COUPLE YEARS AGO. I GO GET IN MY CAR TODAY TO GET MY SON'S PRESCRIPTIONS AND PICK UP MY KIDS WHEN I FIND MY GEAR SHIFT LOCKED IN 'PARK'. NOW I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR A TOW PLUS REPAIRS FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL!!! BAD BUSINESS DODGE!!! I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER DODGE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I DROVE MY 08 DODGE AVENGER TO A FRIENDS HOUSE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, CAME BACK AN HOUR LATER AND THE CAR STARTED BUT I COULDN'T SHIFT GEARS. IT IS LABOR DAY, SO THE DEALERSHIP ISN'T OPEN AND MY CAR IS STUCK 20 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THE SHIFTER MALFUNCTION, EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE AND THEN BOOM, CAN'T SHIFT. I SAVED FOR 2 YEARS TO BUY A NEW CAR AND HAVE LOVED THIS CAR FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT, NOW I AM NOT SO SURE BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE, NEVERMIND THE FACT THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY SO IT IS GOING TO COST A PRETTY PENNY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME MALFUNCTION ON THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF MY CAR, IT SHOULD REALLY BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

THIS WAS A SUDDEN FAILURE. MY FAMILY AND I ENJOY A GREAT DAY AT A THEME PARK, WE HEAD BACK TO THE PARKING GARAGE TO HEAD HOME. WE GET IN OUR FOUR DOOR 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE TURNS ON GREAT, I CHECK THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, I TURN ON THE CAR, TURN OFF THE CAR AND THE SHIFTER WILL NOT BUDGE OUT OF PARK. I CALL A TOWING SERVICE AND HE SAID THIS HAPPENS WITH A LOT OF DODGE AVENGERS AND SEBRINGS. HE HAD TO PULL THE TRIM OFF WHERE THE SHIFTER IS LOCATED AND PUSH THIS PINK RELEASE DOWN AND THE SHIFTER MOVED FREELY. I CONTACTED A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WILL COST ME $200.00 WHICH IS RIDICULOUS! I WENT ONLINE NO RECALL, BUT I FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO CHRYSLER AND GET A [XXX] RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. THANK YOU. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND MY CAR CANNOT CHANGE GEARS I CANNOT GET IT OUT OF PARK THEREFORE MY CAR IS NON OPERATIONAL. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

2008 DODGE AVENGER WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. DROVE CAR IN MORNING TO WORK AND 8 HOURS LATER AFTER STARTING AND THEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT MOVER FROM PARK. BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND IT HAS ONLY 12,000 MILES AFTER 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 12,050

I GOT INTO MY DODGE AVENGER(2008) AND I COULDN'T PUT IT IN GEAR. THE SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE. *TR

Mileage: 36,039

TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING; I'VE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES WITHIN TWO YEARS AND ALL THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT IT IS NORMAL TO HAVE TO BRING THE CAR IN AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMED. *TR

MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER SE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK.....WHILE DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT OVER 50 CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE DODGE AVENGER HOWEVER THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A RECALL YET!!!!!!!! BY PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A DODGE AVENGER, 2008. COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF PARK THIS MORNING AS I WAS RUSHING TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO THE HOSPITAL. SEEMS THE MANUFACTURER PUT A HIDDEN' LITTLE PINK PLASTIC PIECE DESCRIBED AS A SAFETY FEATURE IN THE CONSOLE. THIS LITTLE PINK PLASTIC PIECE SOMEHOW BROKE (JUST CANT UNDERSTAND HOW PLASTIC COULD BREAK). FROM WHAT IM READING THIS ISN'T UNCOMMON. WONDER HOW THEY'RE GONNA FEEL WHEN THERE'S A LAWSUIT? *TR

Mileage: 40,136

FAULTY GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM CAUSED GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR TO STICK IN PARK. HAPPENED SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. GEAR SELECTOR MECHANISM WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $342.00. APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE WHICH HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF 2008 AND 2009 DODGE AVENGER OWNERS. NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. RECALL NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 49,526

I WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO LEAVE WORK AND I STARTED MY CAR AS USUAL. I TRIED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND I COULDN'T MOVE THE SHIFTER. I TRIED EVERYTHING SUGGESTED TO ME AND I COULDN'T FIND HOW TO BYPASS IT IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. (THE SERVICE TECH FINALLY SHOWED ME HOW TO DO IT ONCE IT WAS FIXED) I FINALLY CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A CLOSE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FIXED IT. THE GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM BROKE. THERE IS A PINK PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS THE SPRING THAT ACTIVATES THE SHIFT LOCK AND THE HOOK THAT ACTUALLY HOLDS THE SPRING BROKE. THE ENTIRE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED COSTING $69.35 FOR THE PART AND APPROXIMATELY $129 FOR LABOR. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INCIDENT ONLINE, I FOUND OUT THIS IS A MAJOR RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE DODGE AVENGER, IT COULD BE AVOIDED IF THE PART WAS MADE OUT OF METAL AND NOT PLASTIC. *TR

Mileage: 56,287

I WENT TO GET IN MY CAR ABOUT A WEEK AND HALF AGO, TO GO TO WORK, AND I STARTED IT AND WENT TO PUT IT IN DRIVE, AND COULD NOT SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK. I LET OFF THE BRAKE, AND THEN BACK ON, AND THEN RETRIED, BUT STILL NOTHING. SO I TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN RETRIED, BUT STILL COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK. SO I WENT AND WOKE MY HUSBAND UP AND HE TRIED AND WE WERE STILL UNABLE TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE REPLACE NUMEROUS SHIFTERS IN VEHICLES JUST LIKE MINE IN THE PAST YEAR, AND IT WAS GOING TO BE AROUND $400.00! WE HAVE TRIED TO TAKE THE UP HOLDER OUT OF THE CONSOLE AND FIND THE RELEASE BUTTON THAT THE MANUAL TALKS ABOUT, BUT IT IS NOT WORKING EITHER! MY CAR IS STILL SITTING IN PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY! *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I BOUGHT A USED 2008 DODGE AVENGER ON 6/22/2010, ON 8/18/2010 I WAS LEAVING WORK STARTED MY CAR AND COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF "PARK". THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AS I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR 3 HOURS EARLIER WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NOT A RECALL AND WOULD COST OVER $300 TO REPAIR. THIS WAS ALL VERY CONFUSING TOO ME, WISH I KNEW WHAT WAS LOOKED AT OR THE CRITERIA TO CONSIDER THIS A RECALL. I WOULD THINK DODGE WOULD BE ABLE TO PULL A REPORT OF HOW MANY "SHIFT ASSEMBLIES" HAS BEEN REPAIRED. IT APPEARS FROM THE WEBSITE I HAVE FOUND A LOT OF DODGE CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS UNFORESEEN DEBACLE WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE OFF. *TR

Mileage: 46,400

2008 DODGE AVENGER GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK INTO GEAR BECAUSE PLASTIC PART HOLDING SPRING ON SHIFTER LEVER BREAKS,STRANDING YOU WHEREVER YOU HAPPEN TO BE ACCORDING TO DISCUSSION GROUPS IT IS A PRETTY COMMON AND NUMEROUS DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 55,180

2008 DODGE AVENGER SXT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. BRAKE SWITCH ACTIVATES BUT GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE PAST PARK SAFETY STOP. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER THAT A SPRING ATTACHED TO THE SHIFTER BROKE ON LAST NIGHT. IT MAKES IT SO YOU CANNOT PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR. THERE ARE PEOPLE ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND MY DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ARE FIXING 2 A DAY AND IT COSTS $400 FOR US TO FIX IT! IF THERE ARE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS THEY NEED TO RECALL IT, MY CAR IS ONLY A COUPLE YEARS OLD, THIS IS RIDICULOUS! *TR

NO WARNING, THE GEAR SHIFT IN MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SAY THIS IS GOING TO COST $400.00. I INVESTIGATED ON LINE AND SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE ALSO DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 524,790

GEAR SHIFT MODULE LOCK UP. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR BECAME LODGED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DISLODGE THE SHIFTER BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE SELECTED GEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SHIFTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE AN 08 DODGE AVENGER WITH 26,866 MILES. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR OUT OF PARK INTO ANY OTHER HEAR. I APPLIED THE BRAKE, SHIFTED THE WHEELS, AND TRIED THE MANUAL OVERRIDE BUT WAS STILL UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, BUT WOULD NOT SHIFT. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTER. I HAD TO PAY 100 TO HAVE THIS DONE. ACCORDING TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR AVENGERS AS WELL AS THEIR CHARGERS. THIS IS A DODGE MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL SERVICE FOR ALL CONSUMERS THAT HAVE A DODGE AVENGER OR A DODGE CHARGER. *TR

Mileage: 26,866

I DROVE HOME FROM WORKING OUT AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR. AFTER 30 MINUTES, I GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE, STARTED THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. I TRIED THE PINK OVERRIDE BUTTON, BUT IT DOESN'T WORK EITHER. *TR

Mileage: 55,005

THE FIRST ONE WAS ON AUGUST 7TH 2010 THE CAR SLID AND I HIT AN EMBANKMENT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK WE WERE PRETTY SHOOK UP I MESSED UP THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WITH THE CRASH THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ON AUGUST 13 2010 THE CARS GEAR WILL NOT SHIFT IT IS STUCK WE ARE TRYING TO FIX BY LOOKING AT THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BECAUSE CHRYSLER USED A PLASTIC PART FOR THE GEAR SHIFT SPRING THIS IS CRAZY I AM STILL PAYING OFF MY CAR PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 512,125

I WAS TRYING TO START MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE IT FROM PARK. THE CAR STARTS PROPERLY, BUT THE SHIFT GEAR DOES NOT MOVE. THIS IS DUE TO THE CHEAP PLASTIC THAT DODGE HAS USED AS A LEVER TO RELEASE A SPRING THAT RELEASES THE SHIFT. THE CHEAP PLASTIC HAS BROKEN!!! UNACCEPTABLE. MY DODGE HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN PARK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND WHEN THE GEAR WAS NOT STUCK IN PARK, IT WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT MODULE WHICH WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61000.

Mileage: 61,000

2008 DODGE AVENGER, 2.6L V-6, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 38000 MILES. GEAR SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THIS FAILURE WAS TAKING PLACE. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THE DAY BEFORE, PARKED OVERNIGHT AND THE NEXT MORNING THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH PRODUCT EFFECTING UPWARDS OF 500 - 600 VEHICLES ACROSS THE NATION WITH THE REPAIR COSTS RANGING FROM $230.00 - $400.00 +, NOT INCLUDING THE TOWING CHARGES AND OTHER OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. THIS REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

2008 DODGE AVENGER WITH 21000 MILES AND STUCK GEAR SHIFT BOX. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE GEAR WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 19810862 AND STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD NOTIFY HER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,719. UPDATED 10/20/10 *BF UPDATED 10/26/10

Mileage: 57,719

A SPRING ON THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY BROKE/MELTED AND NOW THE WHOLE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED . *TR

Mileage: 39,800

2008 DODGE AVENGER WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AFTER INVESTIGATION, THE SPRING THAT CONNECTS THE SHIFT LOCK AND THE BRAKE HAS BROKEN OFF. THIS HAS CAUSED ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR. IT HAS BEEN STUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

DEFECTIVE SHIFT ASSEMBLY, LOCKS THE CAR INTO PARK AND CANNOT SHIFT AT ALL. CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR. HAS TO BE TOWED TO DEALER AND PAY TO FIX A DEFECTIVE PART THAT APPARENTLY, MANY 2008 DODGE AVENGER OWNERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH. THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT SINCE OUR WARRANTY "JUST" RAN OUT IT WILL BE AT LEAST $350 TO FIX. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PART COST .75 CENTS. WHAT OUR ARE RIGHTS!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 41,500

DEFECTIVE SHIFT ASSEMBLY, LOCKS THE CAR INTO PARK AND CANNOT SHIFT AT ALL. CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR. HAS TO BE TOWED TO DEALER AND PAY TO FIX A DEFECTIVE PART THAT APPARENTLY, MANY 2008 DODGE AVENGER OWNERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH. *TR

Mileage: 36,710

2008 DODGE AVENGER WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 53,222

MY CAR IS STUCK IN PARK AND WILL NOT MOVE GEARS. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THIS AND CAME TO FIND OUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. 2008 DODGE CHARGER... PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO, USED AND AS/IS. JUST TOOK IT TO FOR AN OIL CHANGE TWO WEEKS AGO, DRIVE IT ON THE WEEKENDS REGULARLY WITH ZERO ISSUES. GOT IN VEHICLE TODAY TO PICK UP CHILDREN AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THERE IS NO RECALL, NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND TO BE A "NON-ISSUE" BY DODGE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE... GEAR SHIFT MODULE DOES NOT WORK AND IT'S ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO ISSUES LEADING UP TO IT. RECALL PLEASE. AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF ALL THE "WHAT-IFS" THAT REMAIN WITH THIS SCENARIO. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

DROVE MY CAR TO WORK WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. IT SAT IN THE PARKING LOT ALL DAY (10AM - 5PM) THEN WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

Mileage: 40,400

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND JUST THE OTHER DAY A LITTLE PIECE OF PLASTIC IN THE GEAR SHIFTER BROKE, LUCKILY IT WAS IN PARK AND NO ONE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT BROKE. I SPOKE TO DODGE AND THE EXPLAINED TO ME BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THAT IT WAS NOT A DEFECTIVE PART BUT IF YOU LOOK ON THE INTERNET THE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. SO EITHER THIS PLASTIC PIECE IS DEFECTIVE OR DODGE MAKES PARTS JUST TO LAST UNTIL THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT WHERE THEY CAN GET MORE MONEY OUT OF THE CONSUMER. THE PART CAN BE REPLACED BUT YOU HAVE TO BUY THE HOLE ASSEMBLY FOR ONE LITTLE PLASTIC PIECE. *TR

Mileage: 52,457

2008 DODGE AVENGER - CAR WORKING PERFECTLY BEFORE. PARKED AND LEFT AT 5PM WENT OUT TO DO ERRANDS AT 7PM AND CAR WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM PARK. DODGE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND WILL BE FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER R/T AND YESTERDAY I WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO LEAVE WORK AND IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND FOUND OUT THAT OTHERS, JUST LIKE I, HAVE HAD A PIECE IN THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY BREAK. UNFORTUNATELY MY WARRANTY ENDED 3 MONTHS AGO AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS PART OUT OF POCKET. THE PART I AM REPLACING THE BROKEN PART WITH IS GOING TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME. I AM CERTAIN I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THIS PART AGAIN WITHIN A FEW YEARS, IF NOT SOONER. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE FIXED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. NOR SHOULD MY FAMILY OR THE MANY OTHERS HAVE TO SETTLE WITH SUB PAR PARTS BECAUSE DAIMLER CHRYSLER WANTS TO SAVE A COUPLE OF BUCKS BY ASSEMBLING CHEAP PARTS. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. THANKFULLY I HAVE A SECOND VEHICLE AND AM ABLE TO GET TO WORK, HOWEVER MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER MUST SIT AT HOME UNTIL I AM HOME FOR WORK DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I REALLY HOPE A RECALL HAPPENS SOON. *TR

Mileage: 37,655

2008 DODGE AVENGER IS STUCK IN PARK, WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

Mileage: 61,900

BOUGHT MY CAR IN MARCH OF 2009 IT'S A DODGE AVENGER 2008, I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. AS OF 7/21/10 I GET IN THE CAR WITH MY CHILDREN TO GO TO THE STORE AND FIND THAT THE SHIFTER WILL NOT GO OUT OF PARK REASON IS THERE IS A PINK PLASTIC PIECE UNDER THE GEAR SHIFT PLATE THAT THE SPRING FLEW OFF SOMEWHERE AND THE CABLE IS NOT CATCHING ANYTHING TO LET THE CAR GO IN REVERSE. THERE HAS BEEN THREE OTHER PEOPLE THAT I KNOW PLUS I FOUND A WEBSITE THAT UNFORTUNATELY ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE PIECE COST $40 BUT THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $400 I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN AND CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS. I HAVE NO OTHER CAR. *TR

Mileage: 60,002

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO PARK GEAR BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE LINKAGE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED BY A DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED HE VIEWED DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING HOW TO DISENGAGE THE LINKAGE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED BY THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF POSITION. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED ONE TIME. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH EITHER THE DEALERSHIP NOR THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER RT. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARKING GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 126,704. I LIVE 65 MILES FROM MY WORK AND NEAREST DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO BE FIXED. FROM THE MANY COMPLAINTS I FEEL THIS IS A DODGE DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 126,704

I GOT OFF WORK YESTERDAY JULY 17 2010 AND ATTEMPTED 2 LEAVE. EXCEPT I COULDN'T BECAUSE WITHOUT WARNING MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK..I. HAVE ONLY 36,056 MILES ON IT AND BECAUSE I DO WHEN I CALLED DODGE 24 HR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THEY WANTED ME 2 PAY FOR THE TOW FEE..BUT LUCKILY IT WAS A SATURDAY SO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT WAS CLOSED. I HAD 2 FIND A RIDE HOME AND WHEN I DID I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND IT TOOK ME 2 A WEBSITE CAR COMPLAINTS.COM AND ITS PLENTY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM..SO I READ THREW MOST OF THEM AND EVERY 1 WAS SAYING HOW THEY PRESSED A PINK BUTTON UNDER THE GEARSHIFT MODULE 2 GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK..SO I GOT EXCITED WENT BACK 2 MY JOB WHERE MY CAR SAT IN THE PARKING LOT AND PRESSED DA PINK BUTTON WITH A FLAT HEAD SCREW DRIVER JST 2 GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND DROVE IT HOME WHERE I GOT IT SITTING TILL MONDAY MORNING WEN I CALL THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAIN BOUT THEIR FAULTY PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT'S MESSING EVERY 1S 08 AVENGER UP..I'M HAPPY I'M AVOIDING A $105 TOWING FEE BUT SO UNHAPPY AT WHAT I PREPARED 2 HEAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP 2 MORROW. THIS PROBLEM IS CHRYSLER DODGE FAULT AND SHOULD B RECALLED. I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND I'VE BEEN ITS ONLY OWNER..IF THEY DON'T OFFER 2 PAY 4 IT WHICH I'M GUESSING THEY WON'T SINCE MAJORITY OF THE COMPLAINERS HAD 2 PAY OVER $300 LABOR FEES PLUS FOR A $45 PART IT WOULD B HIGHLY UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE MAKE SURE DODGE RECALLS THIS AND GIVE THEIR ONCE HAPPY LOYAL CUSTOMERS THEIR MONEY BACK. *TR

Mileage: 36,056

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: I WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, REVERSE OR NEUTRAL. *TR

Mileage: 43,700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARKING GEAR. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000. UPDATED 09/15/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/16/10

Mileage: 52,000

IT HAPPENED AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR 2 DAYS. I WENT TO START IT UP, AND IT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THERE WERE NO ERRORS FOUND. I GOOGLE SEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THIS LINK: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/AVENGER/2008/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_STUCK_IN_PARK.SHTML IN THERE WERE SIMILAR ISSUES PEOPLE EXPRESSED ANGUISH OVER. I READ ONE POST TALKING ABOUT A PINK PLASTIC PART THAT HAD BEEN THE WHOLE ISSUE. SURE ENOUGH, I WENT TO MY CAR AND LOCATED THE PIECE AND DID AS OTHERS SAID, AND MY CAR WAS ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS YET, BUT KNOWING CHRYSLER THEY PROBABLY WON'T OFFER THIS AS A RECALL/WARRANTY PART. *TR

Mileage: 44,873

2008 DODGE AVENGER'S GEAR SHIFT WILL STOP WORKING FOR NO KNOWN REASON. NO WARNING IS GIVEN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, ON MUST COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLE THE CONSOLE TO FIND THE 'MAGICAL PINK SWITCH'. ONE YOU PULL THE PINK SWITCH THE GEAR SHIFT WILL MOVE TO REVERSE. THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING APPROXIMATELY $300 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT STICK LOCK UP IN THE PARK POSITION. THE OVERRIDE BUTTON UNDER THE CUP HOLDER FAILED TO WORK ALSO. I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY A $50 CONTRACT CHARGE. THE COMPANY SAID THAT THEY HAD THESEPARTS IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 DODGE AVENGERS. THIS IS AN AWFUL FEELING WHEN YOU GET SOMEWHERE AND YOUR VEHICLE LOCKS IN THE PARK POSITION AND NO ONE HAS AN ANSWER. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

DROVE THE 2008 AVENGER LAST NIGHT (THURSDAY 7/15/2010), PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. STARTED THE CAR TODAY (7/16/2010) AND CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. STUCK HERE TILL MONDAY AND HAVE TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DODGE DEALER. GOGGLED PROBLEM, AND FOUND 155 EXACT COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 50,231

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. HOWEVER, THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NOTIFY HIM BY THE END OF THE WEEK TO INFORM THE VEHICLE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,800.

Mileage: 48,800

ON SATURDAY 07/10/10 I HAD DRIVEN MY CAR AND DID SOME SHOPPING THAT I NEEDED TO DO. ON SUNDAY 07/11/10 I WAS PLANNING TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING. I GOT IN MY CAR STARTED THE ENGINE AND TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO GET OUT OF MY GARAGE. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE IT WAS STUCK IN PARK. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET THE GEAR SHIFT TO MOVE OUT OF PARK I GAVE UP AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. ON MONDAY 07/12/10 I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO COME AND PICK UP MY CAR AND TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL STUCK IN PARK. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER GOT TO MY HOUSE HE INFORMED ME THAT I WAS THE 3RD DODGE AVENGER IN THE LAST WEEK THAT HE HAD TO TOW TO A GARAGE BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN PARK. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TALKING TO THE MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD TWO OTHER DODGE CARS IN THE SHOP THAT HE WAS WORKING ON THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. ONE WAS A DODGE AVENGER AND THE OTHER WAS A DODGE MAGNUM. HE SAID THAT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS HIS SHOP HAS BEEN REPAIRING MORE AND MORE DODGE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK. HE STATED THAT THERE WERE AT LEAST 12 - 15 CARS IN THE LAST MONTH THAT THEY HAD TO FIX. I FEEL THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS OF WHY SO MANY DODGE CARS GEAR SHIFTS ARE GETTING STUCK IN PARK AND THAT DODGE NEEDS TO POSSIBLY DO A RECALL OF THIS PRODUCT. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR 6 MONTHS AND I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 25,251

VERY MANY 2008 DODGE AVENGERS ARE HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE GEAR SHIFTERS GETTING STUCK IN PARK, INCLUDING MINE. (SEE WEBSITE AT THE LINK PASTED FOR PROOF: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/AVENGER/2008/TRANSMISSION/GEAR_SHIFT_MODULE_LOCK_UP.SHTML) SINCE MY CAR WAS JUST UNDER THE 36,000 MILE CUTOFF FOR THE FACTORY WARRANTY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO COVER TOWING AND FIXING IT FOR FREE. HOWEVER, THIS APPARENTLY HAPPENS PRETTY OFTEN WITH THESE CARS SO WHAT AM I GOING TO DO THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS AND THE TIME AFTER THAT??? THERE IS A SPRING ATTACHED TO A PINK BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFTER THAT KEEPS POPPING OFF OF EVERYBODY'S CAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A MAJOR RECALL ON THIS!! *TR

Mileage: 35,105

ON MY WIFE'S 2008 DODGE AVENGER, THE GEAR SHIFT MODULE IS STUCK IN PARK. DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2008 DODGE AVENGERS (AND OTHER CHRYSLER MODELS), AND A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE IS DEFINITELY NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,927.

Mileage: 61,927

I LEFT WORK TODAY, GET IN MY CAR, AND TRY TO LEAVE, I CAN'T!! WHY?!?! BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT GO OUT OF PARK, NO WARNINGS TO LEAD UP TO THIS HAPPENING. IT WAS SUCH AN INCONVENIENCE. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR IN AN AREA OVERNIGHT THAT I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH. WHAT A PAIN!! NO RECALLS AND A LOT OF MONEY OUT OF A SINGLE HARD WORKING MAN'S INCOME. I HAVE NOT EVEN HAD THE CAR TWO YEARS. DUE TO MY MILES THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET MY CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AM STRANDED AND INCONVENIENCED. I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER 4CYL. WHAT THE [XXX], DODGE?? THE ENTIRE SHIFT ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I OWN A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SOOO GREAT UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO I STARTED MY CAR AND WHEN I TRIED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. AFTER SEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FOUND A TEMPORARY SOLUTION, THE USE OF A BUTTER KNIFE TO MOVE THE HOT PINK LEVER UNDER SHIFTER WHICH INTURN RELEASES GEAR FROM PARK. SO IN ORDER TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE I MUST USE THE BUTTER KNIFE TO RELEASE FROM PARK...........EVERYTIME!! I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY HAD NOT SEEN ANY PROBLEMS LIKE I EXPLAINED. I ORDERED(FROM THE DEALERSHIP) A SHIFT ASSEMBLY WHICH IS $50.00 + TAX. (I KNEW WHAT PART I NEEDED FROM A POST FROM THIS SITE) AND NOW MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP GETTING "FIXED" AND LABOR IS DUE TO RUN ME $114.00 + .!!! I ASK THAT DODGE BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THIS PARTICULAR PART AND REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 66,024

MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER HAS LOCKED ITSELF INTO PARK AND WILL NOT DISENGAGE UNLESS I TAKE APART THE CONSOLE AND USE THE OVERRIDE SWITCH TI DISENGAGE THE LOCK. I AM WORRIED THIS MAY HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

UNABLE TO USE PINK RELEASE SWITCH ON TRANSAXLE TO RESET TRANSAXLE AND PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE. 2008 DODGE AVENGER STARTS BUT REFUSES TO GO INTO GEAR DUE TO TRANSAXLE BEING LOCKED. ALL REMEDIES THAT ARE IN OWNERS MANUAL FAILED TO WORK AND DEALERSHIP SERVICE UNAVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 37,798

MY WIFE, MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, AND I ALL DROVE MY CAR ON FRIDAY WITH NO ISSUES. THE NEXT TIME I TRIED TO DRIVE MY CAR ON SATURDAY, I COULD NOT SHIFT MY CAR OUT OF PARK. MY CAR IS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES, MAKING SURE THE STEERING WHEEL WASN'T LOCKED, THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE OUT OF PARK, CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CHECKED ANYTHING ELSE WE THOUGHT MIGHT CAUSE THE ISSUE. AFTER ALL THAT FAILED, I RESEARCHED A LITTLE ONLINE AND FOUND A FORUM ON CUSTOMERCOMPLAINT.COM WHERE SEVERAL OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE TYPE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY THERE IS A VERY SMALL, PINK PLASTIC HOOK IN THE SHIFTING ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWS THE SHIFTER TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. NOT SURPRISINGLY CONSIDERING HOW SMALL IT IS, THIS HOOK BREAKS, PREVENTING THE CAR FROM SHIFTING. ON THE FORUM, MULTIPLE PEOPLE COMPLAINED THAT THE DEALERSHIPS WERE TELLING THEM THIS WASN'T COVERED ON WARRANTY. MY WARRANTY WAS UP, SO I USED A SUGGESTION FROM THE FORUM TO USE A COMPRESSION SPRING TO HOLD THE PINK ASSEMBLY IN PLACE ONCE THE HOOK BREAKS. NOT AN IDEAL FIX, BUT IT WORKS AND ONLY COST ME A COUPLE OF DOLLARS FOR THE SPRING INSTEAD OF THE 100-300 DOLLARS INVOLVED IN TOWING AND HAVING THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT THAT OTHERS ON THAT FORUM WENT THROUGH. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

AFTER RESEARCH, THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED AS EARLY AS JULY OF 2008. THEN VERY AGGRESSIVELY WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. WENT TO LEAVE A PARK WITH MY 2 DAUGHTERS FRIDAY AND COULD NOT BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOT DUE TO SHIFTER LOCKING UP. SEARCHED MANUAL FOR ANSWER AND TRIED THE OVER-RIDE SWITCH TO NO AVAIL. TOW DRIVER TOLD ME HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM JUST DAYS BEFORE WITH A DODGE. INFORMED ME OF THE COLOR AND PURPOSE OF THE CULPRIT AND AFTER RESEARCH? LO AND BEHOLD, COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT FILED FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS (NEXT MONTH) ABOUT THE LITTLE PLASTIC PINK PIECE THAT RENDERS SHIFTER USELESS. THIS SITE PROCLAIMS TO "ADMINISTER SAFETY RECALLS TO SUPPORT THE NHTSA'S MISSION TO IMPROVE SAFETY ON OUR NATION'S ROADWAYS, YOUR COMPLAINT IS IMPORTANT TO US AND IF WARRANTED, THE (ODI) WILL OPEN AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF A SAFETY DEFECT TREND EXISTS." WELL HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE LEFT STRANDED, MISS A DAYS PAY, FAIL TO PICK UP THEIR CHILDREN AND/OR BORROW MONEY FOR THIS REPAIR (AS I HAVE HAD TO DO), OR FLAT OUT BE LEFT WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO MEANS FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE DUE TO A FACTORY FLAW THAT EVERYONE (DEALERSHIPS AND O.D.I.) REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE? LETS SEE ONE OF YOU HEAD OUT TO WORK, JUMP IN THE CAR TO PICK UP YOUR CHILD AND OR PACK THE TRUNK FOR VACATION. ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT YOU CAN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK DUE TO DODGE'S ARROGANCE. THINK YOU SEE A DEFECT TREND THEN? RECALL WARRANTED? TWO YEARS FOLKS! AND COMPLAINTS BEING FILED MORE CONSECUTIVELY BY THE DAY. AS FOR THE LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY? TALK ABOUT FALSE ADVERTISING AND MISLEADING A CONSUMER. BUY AMERICAN? THINK I'LL GO WITH TOYOTA NEXT ROUND THANK YOU. AT LEAST THEY WILL FIX THEIR DEFECT TRENDS. THOUGH IT APPEARS THAT THEY WERE PUSHED TO DO SO OUT OF PREJUDICE. DODGE CAN GET BY WITH THE VERY SAME ACT OF IGNORANCE. SINCE THE TOW MAN COULDN'T GET MY CAR IN GEAR, WHEN HE LIFTED IT FOR HOOK UP. THE FRONT BUMPER DRAGGED THE PARKING CURB AND SCARRED IT MAJOR. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

WE WERE ON OUR FIRST DAY OF VACATION. WE ORDERED SOME TAKE OUT AND WERE GOING TO PICK IT UP. WE PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT TO GRAB OUR DEBIT CARD OUT OF OUR CONSOLE. WE PUT IT IN PARK AND THEN TRIED TO CONTINUE ON OUR WAY WHEN IT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. THE CAR NO WARNINGS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO CALL OUR SISTER AND BROTH IN LAW TO HELP US. OUR TWO YEAR OLD WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. WE HAD TO TAKE HER OUT AND PUT THE CAR SEAT IN OUR SISTERS CAR. THEN WE HAD TO CALL AND CANCEL OUR TAKE OUT. WE EVENTUALLY PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE MANUALLY TEARING APART THE CONSOLE AND DRIVING IT TO DODGE. THIS WAS THE WORST START OF ANT VACATION WE HAVE EVER BEEN ON. WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GEAR SHIFT LOCKING UP AND THERE IS NO RECALL YET. SERIOUSLY, THIS IS HARD TO BELIEVE. NOW I JUST BLEW 300$ OF OUR VACATION MONEY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 41,099

DODGE AVENGER 2008 SHIFTER ASSEMBLY BREAKS AND LEAVES THE CAR STUCK IN PARK, AT THE DEALERSHIP THIS WILL COST OVER $400 TO FIX AND I AM GOING TO ATTEMPT TO FIX ON MY OWN DUE TO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES BUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS AND THE SEBRING MODELS AND IT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2008 DODGE AVENGER STUCK IN PARK AND WILL NOT SHIFT. CAR DROVE FINE TO WORK AND WHEN I MOVED IT AT LUNCHTIME, BUT WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE WORK IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

2008 DODGE AVENGER SXT SHIFT MODULE LOCKS UP STUCK IN PARK. MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. AVERAGE REPAIR BY DODGE, PARTS + LABOR = ABOUT $360. ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK IN PARK AND OFTEN, WOULD SHIFT INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN SAFETY MECHANISM ON THE VEHICLE THAT PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM SHIFTING, WHICH WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING UNKNOWN REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,000.

Mileage: 31,000

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER THAT I COULD NOT GET OUT OF PARK. A MECHANIC FRIEND REMOVED THE GEAR SHIFT COVER AND NOTICES A PINK PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT APPEARED TO BE BROKEN FROM SOMEWHERE INSIDE THE GEARSHIFT. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION THIS PINK PIECE OF PLASTIC IS WHAT IS NEEDED TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF PARK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL ITEM. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

MY CAR WAS ACTING FINE YESTERDAY AND THEN TODAY WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPEN SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR TWO YEARS AGO. BUT I TRIED EVERYTHING TO MAKE IT WORK AND THE CAR STILL WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. MY SISTER'S BOYFRIEND TOOK THE CONSOLE APART AND REMOVED THE AREA COVERING THE GEAR AND THERE WAS THIS PINK BUTTON THAT WOULD ALLOW THE GEAR TO MOVE. THE WHOLE SHIFT ASSEMBLY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME WITHOUT WARNING. NO INDICATOR LIGHT OR ANYTHING TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE PART IS BROKEN. THE CAR JUST WON'T MOVE!! *TR

Mileage: 45,684

I WAS GETTING READY FOR WORK, HAD TO BE THERE BY 7AM. MY FIANCE' HAD ALREADY LEFT FOR WORK. I WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. TRIED OVER AND OVER TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. AS A RESULT OF THIS HAPPENING I WAS LATE FOR WORK AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO BE LATE FOR WORK. WE ARE DOCKED POINTS WHEN WE ARE LATE OR MISS WORK AND I AM NEVER LATE AND NEVER MISS WORK. YOU CAN BE TERMINATED WITH JUST 4 POINTS. I DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT MY CAR, TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH IT AND FOUND OUT ALOT MORE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS I HAVE. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ANYWHERE. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY BUT I HAVE A SMALL CHILD THAT I'M OUT WITH ALOT BY MYSELF. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. IT'S A PLASTIC PIECE THAT BREAKS OFF AND CAUSES THE SPRING THAT'S ATTACHED TO IT TO LET THE CAR OUT OF PARK FLY OFF AND THEN YOU ARE JUST STUCK. THERE IS NO WAY TO OVER RIDE IT UNLESS YOU TAKE THE ENTIRE CONSOLE OUT AND MANUALLY PULL THE PINK LEVER BACK. I'M NOT A HELPLESS FEMALE BUT I CAN'T TAKE A COMPLETE CONSOLE OUT BY MYSELF. SO THEREFORE I FEEL THAT PUTS MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER IN A BAD SITUATION IF WE ARE OUT BY OURSELVES AND THIS HAPPENS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND $300.00 PLUS TAX TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY ARE JUST REPLACING IT WITH THE SAME PLASTIC MOLDINGS THAT WILL BREAK AGAIN AT SOME POINT AND TIME. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE WITH THIS CAR THE WAY IT IS. RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY 300.00 FOR SOMETHING THAT I MIGHT HAVE TO REPLACE AGAIN IN A DAY ANOTHER WEEK OR WHO KNOWS WHEN. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED AT THE MOMENT..I'M DRIVING WITH MY CONSOLE COMPLETELY OFF AND MANUALLY PULLING UP ON THE PINK LATCH AND PUTTING IT IN GEAR. I THINK IT'S REALLY SAD THAT THE COMPANY CAN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND LET THE CONSUMER KNOW THAT THEY ARE IMPORTANT AND WILL FIX THE PROBLEM THE RIGHT WAY. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF PARK. USING A GOOD DEAL OF FORCE I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. WHILE DOING THIS I HEARD A PIECE OF PLASTIC BREAK OFF. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND 33 OTHER 2008 DODGE AVENGER OWNERS REPORTED A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I CALLED A LOCAL DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WAS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT LOCK MECHANISM AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD RUN APPROXIMATELY $300. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH CAN RESULT IN THE CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO BE DRIVEN, I FEEL THAT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT IS WARRANTED. *TR

Mileage: 42,687

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, HE DETERMINED HOW TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK BY DEPRESSING AN UNKNOWN SAFETY BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH INSTANCE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AND THE SAFETY BUTTON WOULD HAVE TO BE UTILIZED FOR THE SHIFTER TO MOVE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR FROM PARK. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS ON THE DASH INDICATING A PROBLEM AND IT WAS OPERATING FINE WHEN I DROVE IT TO WORK. IT WILL SHIFT INTO REVERSE IF FORCED BUT WILL NOT GO INTO NEUTRAL AT ALL. THIS IS APPARENTLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE AUTOBEEF. *TR

Mileage: 72,180

I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WHERE MY CAR IS STUCK IN PARK. I FOUND THIS SITE AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE WHICH APPEARS TO BE QUITE COMMON. I WILL HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT TO SEE IF WE CAN FIX THIS. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS DEFECT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. SEEMS THAT IT COULD BE QUITE POSSIBLE THAT IF IT COULD BE STUCK IN PARK, IT COULD ALSO GET STUCK IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND MAKE DODGE DO A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 61,333

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER THAT I WAS UNABLE TO USE AS OF TODAY. I GOT READY TO LEAVE MY HOUSE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK TO REVERSE. I STARTED TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY. I WENT TO GOOGLE AND FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AND WHAT'S WORSE, IS THAT DODGE DOESN'T SEE IT AS A PROBLEM AND HAS NOT PLACED A RECALL OUT FOR IT. IT NEEDS TO BE DONE. ITS A SAFETY THING. MY WARRANTY ON MY CAR IS UP. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT ITS STILL GOING TO COST ME $200 AT LEAST TO FIX IT AND I DO NOT HAVE THAT. I HAVE 2 KIDS, ONE WHO IS A DIABETIC, AND I AM A STAY AT HOME MOM. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR DODGE TO GET WITH IT AND TAKE CARE OF THIS AND MAKE SURE A RECALL IS SENT OUT ON THIS?? TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE BEEN VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY 2008 AVENGER.. SEEMS LIKE I'VE EXPERIENCED ONE PROBLEM AFTER THE OTHER.. THE FIRST WAS THE TPMS, WHICH A RECALL WAS MADE AND THAT WAS FIXED. 2ND I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE GEAR SHIFT BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK... I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE ON THOSE PARTS AND ALOT OF THE AVENGERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. 3RD, NOW THE BEARINGS INSIDE THE ALTERNATOR HAVE BROKE.. AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ALTERNATOR ITSELF. WE AGAIN CALLED THE DODGE HOUSE AND THEY ALSO EXPLAINED HOW MANY REQUEST THEY ARE GETTING REF THIS PART AND HAVING TO KEEP THEM IN STOCK CONTINUOUSLY. EVERYONE I KNOW THAT HAS AN AVENGER HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED ALL OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS.. AND MY QUESTION IS AT WHAT POINT DOES DODGE START ISSUING A RECALL?? IF DODGE CAN CALL THE DEALERSHIPS AND GET A TALLY ON ALL AMOUNT OF REPLACEMENT PARTS THEY WOULD BE SURPRISED AND REALIZE THAT A RECALL DOES NEED TO BE IN EFFECT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING, AS I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE AND LEAVE ON JUNE 2, 2010. *TR

Mileage: 91,400

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE GEAR SHIFT. MY CAR WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND I WAS ALMOST INJURED TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR WHEN I DISCOVERED THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK AFTER I TURNED BACK ON. THIS MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY PROBLEM TO DODGE BUT DEPENDING ON WHERE YOUR CAR IS WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF IT DOES REALLY BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I AM ATTEMPTING TO GET THIS REPAIRED NOW. THIS REALLY HAS BEEN A PAIN FOR ME AND MY BANK ACCOUNT!! *TR

Mileage: 48,300

WENT TO GO LEAVE WORK AT 9:30 AT NIGHT AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE. THE GEAR SHIFTER SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN PARK. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALER NEARBY. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WHILE RESEARCHING IT ONLINE. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

03JUN10 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE FOR WORK, I COULD NOT GET MY VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. I CALLED A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS. I CALLED A FEW DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY BOTH STATED IT COULD BE A BRAKE SAFETY SWITCH AND TO TRY A MANUAL OVER RIDE SWITCH NEAR THE GEAR SHIFTER. TRIED THE OVER RIDE WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. CAR IS STILL STUCK IN PARK. DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE, ONE THAT IT SEEMS DODGE IS DOING NOTHING TO CORRECT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

GEAR SHIFT ON MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER STUCK IN PARK. *TR

I GOT INTO MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER THIS MORNING, WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2009 AND THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AS REPORTED ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. PLEASE FORCE CHRYSLER TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 91,400

THE 2008 DODGE AVENGER IS STUCK IN PARK. *TR

WENT TO START CAR. STARTED UP NO PROBLEM. TRIED TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. HAD TO SEARCH ONLINE TO FIND OUT HOW TO PUSH A SMALL LEVER UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE PANELS TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR, AND ITS NOT THE EMERGENCY RELEASE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER HAD A PROBLEM BUT THERE ARE COUNTLESS REPORTS ONLINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER IT GOT STUCK IN PARK AND I COULD NOT GET IT OUT. I CALLED A MECHANIC FRIEND WHO SHOWED ME A LITTLE PINK SWITCH THAT SHOULD RELEASE IT TO WHAT EVER GEAR YOU NEED. IT DOES NOT WORK UNLESS YOU PUSH IT YOURSELF. I NOTICE ONLINE THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO OWN 2008 AVENGERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I WILL BE BRINGING MINE TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

COULD NOT GET CAR OUT OF PARK- FOUND A BROKEN PINK PLASTIC PIECE THAT NEEDED TO BE MOVED IN ORDER FOR CAR TO COME OUT OF PARK. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

WHEN LEAVING WORK I STARTED MY CAR BUT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF PARK. IT WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED AND STRANDED ME IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER. I LOCATED A WEBSITE WHERE I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2008 DODGE AVENGER. I HAVE YET TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BUT SEVERAL COMMENTS ON THE WEBSITE I FOUND SAID THAT THIS REPAIR WILL COST AROUND $350. SEEMS TO ME WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND NOT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO DISH OUT THAT KIND OF MONEY TO REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND ON SATURDAY 5/15/10 MY CAR GOT STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. WE WERE ABLE TO SHIFT IT MANUALLY TO GET IT HOME BUT AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I FOUND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR, YET THERE IS STILL NO RECALL. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND DODGE WANTS $50 TO JUST LOOK AT IT AND TELL ME WHAT IT IS ALTHOUGH I ALREADY KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT AND MANY OTHER 2008 DODGE AVENGERS. *TR

Mileage: 63,328

THE LATCH THAT LETS YOU TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK IS MALFUNCTIONING THAT ONLY ALLOWS YOU TO TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK BY PUSHING A PINK LATCH BUTTON UNDER THE SHIFTER. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT TO LEAVE WORK OUR AVENGER (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. FORTUNATELY A CO-WORKER IS HANDY WITH CARS AND TOOK APART THE GEAR SHIFT PANEL AND SHOWED MY HUSBAND THAT THERE WAS A PINK PIECE BROKEN AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO MOVE THIS PIECE BY HAND TO SHIFT GEARS. WE WERE TOLD AT ORIELY'S AUTO PARTS THAT THIS PIECE IS CALLED A SHIFT LOCK AND IS NOT CARRIED AT THOSE TYPES OF STORES. AS THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY (SATURDAY) WE WON'T BE ABLE TO CONTACT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP UNTIL MONDAY TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO REPAIR. AFTER DOING ONLINE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2008 DODGE AVENGER. *TR

Mileage: 36,192

I OWN A 2008 DODGE AVENGER I GOT INTO MY CAR AND TRIED TO PUT IT IN PARK. IT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

I AM UNABLE TO SHIFT MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER SXT CAR OUT OF PARK... I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 50,851

I OWN A 2008 DODGER AVENGER. FOR NO KNOWN REASON, THE SHIFTING GEAR WONT SHIFT AND IS STUCK IN PARK. IF IT DOES GO INTO GEAR, FOR NO KNOWN REASON IT POPS BACK INTO PARK, CAUSING A MAJOR RISK TO OTHERS THAT ARE ON THE ROAD NOT TO MENTION TO ME AND MY FAMILY! *TR

Mileage: 62,942

NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. I DROVE THE 2008 AVENGER EARLIER IN THE DAY AND LATER WENT TO GET IN AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR INCIDENTS AND YES IT HAS HAPPENED A LOT. *TR

Mileage: 36,379

2008 DODGE AVENGER STUCK IN PARK. *TR

GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

NO EVENTS OR WARNING LEADING UP TO THIS. - THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FOR ME, BUT HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHERS HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. - CAR WAS IN PARK, WENT TO START (STARTED FINE) PUT IN REVERSE, WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS LEAVING HER JOB AT 1130PM WHEN HER CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. WE ATTEMPTED THE SUGGESTIONS IN THE MANUAL WHICH MADE IT SEEM LIKE THIS WAS A SAFETY FEATURE. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT. AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME TO REMOVE THE SHIFT CONSOLE AND PULL THE PINK SWITCH AND IT RELEASE PARK AND I WOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. THEY KNEW THE EXACT PROBLEM (MUST HAVE HAD BEFORE). THE SHIFTER AND THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED IN TWO DAYS. WAS VERY SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE DEPT. MANY MORE COMPLAINTS WERE NOTED ON THE INTERNET, BUT STATED NO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 49,477

REF : DODGE AVENGER 2008 - GEAR SHIFT MODULE LOCK UP - PLEASE LOOK INTO ABOVE ISSUE SINCE THIS IS HAPPENING WITH MOST OF THE AVENGERS. THE GEAR SHIFT LOCKS AND CANNOT BE RELEASED. THE WHOLE GEAR SHIFT CONSOLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH MOST OF THE DODGE AND CHRYSLERS VEHICLES HAVE BEEN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS FOR YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER WITH 40,800 MILES ON IT. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK . THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON IN MANY DODGE VEHICLES , IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY CHEAP PLASTIC PART . COULD THERE BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM???? *TR

Mileage: 40,700

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STUCK IN PARK ON 2008 DODGE AVENGER. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

I HAVE HAD MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. CAR HAS NO PROBLEMS WHEN I DROVE IT EARLIER IN THE DAY. THE CAR CRANKED WITH NO PROBLEMS, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT IN GEAR WOULD NOT MOVE. CALLED A MECHANIC WHO TOWED THE CAR AND INFORMED ME IT WAS A BROKEN SHIFTING COLUMN. ITEM NOT BROKEN FROM WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

Mileage: 71,895

THE GEAR SHIFTER GOT STUCK IN PARK. IT HAD WORKED FINE PREVIOUSLY WITHOUT ANY HITCHES. WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE DEC. 2009 AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT STICKING. THEN ONE NIGHT IT WAS JUST STUCK. WE HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND THE GUY HAD TO MANUALLY PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE SO WE COULD GET IT TO THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

2008 DODGE AVENGER. WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTO ANY GEAR PAST REVERSE. CAN GET IT TO GO INTO REVERSE IF HOLD THE SHIFTER MANUALLY, BUT FEELS SPRING LOADED BACK INTO PARK.

Mileage: 56,685

MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER IS HAVING A MAJOR SHIFTING ISSUE. WHEN YOU SHIFT THE CAR INTO DRIVE IT WILL POP OUT AND LAND INTO NUTURAL. THERE IS ALSO TIMES THAT THIS WILL BE VERY HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THERE IS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET THAT SHOWS THE SAME ISSUES. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HEARD COMPLAINTS BUT HAS NOT HEARD OF A RECALL. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL COST ME TO BRING IT IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN MOVE FORWARD TO GET THIS INTO A RECALL BEFORE THIS POPS OUT OF DRIVE WHEN I AM GOING 55 MPH AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 38,000

BOUGHT THE CAR USED. 41,000 MILES. CAR STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS WHEN IT IS RAINING. TALKED WITH DEALER AND STATED NOTHING NOTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

ENGINE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING NO GAS PEDAL CAR RUNS AT IDLE ONLY. *TR

Mileage: 77,692

I OWN A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND IT HAS THE ISSUE OF GETTING STUCK IN THE PARK GEAR. IT'S NEVER HAPPENED UNTIL NOW AND IT CONSTANTLY KEEPS HAPPENING NOW. I'VE READ ON FORUMS WHERE MANY MORE DODGE AVENGER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SOME PROBLEM. IF I CAN'T MOVE MY CAR FROM PARK THEN I CAN'T DRIVE IT ANYWHERE. I'VE CALLED DODGE IN WHICH THEY MENTION THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS, BUT I BELIEVE IT A DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 59,898

I TOOK MY SON TO THE ER ROOM AND MY CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. I COME OUT AND START MY CAR EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. I TRIED TO TAKE IT OUT OF PARK AND MY SHIFT GEAR WAS STUCK. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. 2008 DODGE AVENGER. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

I HAVE 28,000 MILES ON MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER HAD FOR 2 YEARS AND TODAY IT WONT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

Mileage: 28,928

I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE AVENGER DEC. 31, 2008. IT WAS A USED VEHICLE, THE FIRST PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN 5-6 MONTHS OF HAVING THE CAR, IT WOULD STALL WHEN CRANKING AND HAD CUT OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THEY COULDN'T FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. THEY FIX THAT. NOW 10 MONTHS AFTER HAVING THE CAR I'M IN THE CAR AND TRYING TO REVERSE AND CAN'T. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT MY WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT. THE PART COSTS 200.00. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT AND I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BECAUSE I HADN'T EVEN HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR. THEY TOLD ME I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS I HAD A WARRANTY. MY BOYFRIEND'S BROTHER HAD TO TAKE THE COVER OFF AND NOW EVERYTIME I WANT TO GO IN REVERSE I HAVE TO PUSH IN THIS RED SPRING IN ORDER FOR IT TO REVERSE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHO I CAN TALK TO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT IS UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE LIKE THIS, THE CONSOLE IS NOT THERE BUT I CAN'T AFFORD THE PART RIGHT NOW. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I PURCHASED THE 2008 DODGE AVENGER LAST YEAR AND I'VE NOTICED NOT EVEN ONCE THE BRAKES WERE NEWLY INSTALLED AT 20,000 MILES YOU CAN FEELING THE BRAKING SYSTEM THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE SHIFTING. WITHOUT WARNING AFTER CLASS THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK. LEAVING ME STRANDED. THE ENGINE RUNS FINE, AND I FOLLOWED THE MANUAL AND OTHER SUGGESTIONS BY THE DEALER. WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR THIS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND DODGE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I HAVE BEEN TO MANY SITES REGARDING THIS ISSUE. ACCORDING TO DODGE THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. AND WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THIS ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 52,000

2008 DODGE AVENGER. I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE NEW. HARD TO GET DODGE TO DO ANYTHING EVEN WITH MY EXTENDED WARRANTY? PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 28,350

TL*THE CONTACT OWN A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WAS REPLACED PER THE RECALL AND HAS FAILED. THE GEAR SHIFT HAS ALSO FAILED AND WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE AND HER EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN PARK AND NO MANUAL OVERRIDE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AS WELL AS SPOKE WITH SOMEONE WITH DODGE/CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAVE NOT PLACED A RECALL OR TSB ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE FOR ME. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND THEIR ARE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF CONCERNS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR THANK YOU

Mileage: 58,851

PARKED VEHICLE, TRIED TO MOVE IT LATER, SHIFTER ASSEMBLY INSIDE CONSOLE BROKE AND WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. DISASSEMBLED, FOUND CHEAP PLASTIC PARTS FOR INTERLOCK HAD BROKEN. READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON 2008 AND 2009 DODGE AVENGER MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 39,300

'08 AVENGER WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK, I DONE WHAT THE MANUAL SAID TO BUT NO LUCK. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST FOR DODGE AVENGER '08. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY SHIFTER WILL NOT WORK. I AM UNABLE TO REMOVE OUT OF PARK. I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE IT ONCE. THIS WAS A COST OF 250 DOLLARS. WITH IN A MONTH THIS PIECE BROKE AGAIN. IF THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT THE CURRENT OEM PART CAN NOT FIX PLEASE REDESIGN A NEW ONE FOR THE RECALL. *TR

MY GEARSHIFT SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS OR ANY INDICATIONS THAT IT WAS GOING TO BREAK AND LEAVE ME STRANDED AT MY HOUSE. I CONTACTED COFFEE CHRYSLER IN DOUGLAS GA AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. SHE INFORMED ME MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM LATELY. I TOLD HER I NOTICED THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT IT AND SUGGESTED THAT DODGE NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL. SHE INFORMED ME, THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY CONSUMERS NOT ENGAGING THE BRAKE WHILE ENGAGING THE GEAR SHIFT. YOU HAVE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO ENGAGE THE GEAR SHIFT. IT COST ME $226.22 TO REPAIR. I WAS LUCKY THIS HAD HAPPENED AT MY HOUSE. I WOULD HAVE BEEN BEYOND FURIOUS IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ANYWHERE ELSE. I FEEL DODGE NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND PAY FOR IT. MY CAR IS A 2008. THIS KIND OF THING SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. *TR

Mileage: 47,912

WENT TO START MY CAR THIS AM SHIFTER WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR,SEARCHED ONLINE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS SAME ISSUES AND PEOPLE NOT BEING COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ,DRIVE TRAIN OR OTHERWISE, APPEARS DODGE NEEDS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE .CALLED DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE HOWEVER THE 800 DODGE REP TOLD ME THEY WOULD "TRY TO HELP ME OUT" GAVE ME A CASE # I NEED TO BE ASSURED THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED WITHOUT ME INCURRING ANY EXPENSE FROM THE TOWING (AS I CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE) TO THE REPAIR ITSELF IF THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH A PART . SEE THIS WEBSITE FOR COMPLAINTS HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/AVENGER/2008/TRANSMISSION/GEAR_SHIFT_MODULE_LOCK_UP.SHTML. *TR

Mileage: 46,050

ON MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER WITH LESS THAN 26,000 MILES ON IT THE SHIFTER IS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. NOW ME AND MY HUSBAND HAVE JUST FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAPPENS ON A LOT OF DODGE VEHICLES AND WE ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. WE THINK THAT THIS MAY BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT BECAUSE IT HAPPENS TO OTHERS DODGE. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM CORRECTED BECAUSE WE HAVE NO MONEY TO DO SO. *TR

Mileage: 45,943

ON MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER WITH LESS THAN 26,000 MILES ON IT THE SHIFTER IS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. NOW ME AND MY HUSBAND HAVE JUST FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAPPENS ON A LOT OF DODGE VEHICLES AND WE ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. WE THINK THAT THIS MAY BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT BECAUSE IT HAPPENS TO OTHERS DODGE. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM CORRECTED BECAUSE WE HAVE NO MONEY TO DO SO. *TR

Mileage: 45,943

I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE AVENGER LAST APRIL, BRAND NEW. I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHTING ON THE DASH IS ALWAYS COMING ON, SO I AM CONSTANTLY TAKING IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY RUN THE DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS EVER WRONG. I HAD TO TAKE THE IT IN FOR A WARRANTY PROBLEM ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT. THEN THIS LAST TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE WITH THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID I HAVE A LEAK IN MY TRANSMISSION AND OIL TANK, OF COURSE THE ONLY THING ON THE DASH LIGHTING THIS TIME SAYS "TIRE PROBLEM". IT IS SUCH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, I RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A TURN IN AN INTERSECTION AND MY GAS LIGHT WASN'T ON AND THE GAGE SHOWED I HAD QUARTER OF A TANK. THE CAR HAS CAUSED ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THEN TO TOP IT OFF, I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO HOME FROM WORK AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE OUT OF GEAR AND I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR A YEAR, IF I WANTED PROBLEMS WITH A CAR I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 3RD TIME SINCE PURCHASED MARCH 2008. LAST TIME A FEW MONTHS AGO. DRIVING ON WET ROAD THIS MORNING PULLED CAR INTO PARKING SPACE, WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY LAST TIME HAD TO PAY. CAR ONLY 44,075 MILES. LAST TWO TIMES TOOK CAR DODGE DEALER FRO SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 44,075

A BOLT CAME LOOSE AT END OF CRANK SHAFT WHICH CAUSED A NOISE AND VIBRATION. THE SYNCHRONIZED BALANCER CRACKED. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ONE YEAR AND 50,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 56,000 MILES. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN AT 33773 MILES BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN 3 ITEMS SINCE PURCHASING IT DUE TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I DRIVE A LOT FOR MY JOB AND NEED A RELIABLE CAR. I NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY WILL LET ME PAY ONLY $1380.00 BUT I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING SINCE I HAD THE CAR IN WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND OR FIX THE PROBLEM. AVENGERS HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT NO ONE WANTS TO ADDRESS. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR POOR TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. WHILE PROCEEDING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO PARK WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT IN THE GEAR BOX. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,390. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 52,390

2008 DODGE AVENGER R/T WITH 3.5L ENGINE AND 6 SPEED AUTO STICK WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK. *TR

Mileage: 36,500

MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THERE IS A PLASTIC TAB WHICH FACILITATES THIS THAT BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

GOT UP THIS MORNING TO LEAVE FOR CHURCH AND THE SHIFTER FOR 2008 DODGE AVENGER WON'T COME OUT OF PARK. TRIED THE MANUAL OVERRIDE FOR THE INTERNAL INTERLOCK MECHANISM TO NO AVAIL. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH ONLINE I'VE FOUND THIS IS A RECURRENT PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL WITHIN 1-2 YEARS OWNERSHIP. CAR STARTS FINE, BRAKE LIGHTS ALL WORK, ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL WORKS. CAR JUST WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS FROM PARK. *TR

Mileage: 44,194

DRIVING ON WET ROADS A LOSS OF POWER OCCURS. SOMETIMES TO PROBLEM CAN CORRECTED BY SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR.(4SPD AUTOMATIC).DEALERS-2 CANNOT FIND THE TROUBLE. I AM TAKING A LIST OF RECALLS,DEFECTS,& COMPLAINTS TO DEALER AND COMPANY REP. *TR

Mileage: 18,870

MY CAR STALLS IN INTERSECTION ,IT DOESN,T SHIFT UP SOME TIMES, THERE HAS BEEN A CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT STRUTS SINS I BOUGHT IT ,THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BANG INTO GEAR SOME TIMES WHEN IT SHIFTS TOOK TO DEALER AND GOT BUMS RUSS THEY CLAIMED THAT IT WASN'T ACTING UP WHEN I TOOK IT TO THEM. I AM AFRAID THAT ITS GOING TO LEAVE MY WIFE STRANDED IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

I WAS TRAVELING IN MY '08 DODGE AVENGER SXT W/MY SON MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AROUND A CORNER & VEHICLE JUST TURNED OFF BY ITSELF W/O WARNING. WENT HEAD ON INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC & WENT UP ONTO A CURB. PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK & RESTARTED IT. THE VEHICLE HAS TO DATE SHUT OFF ON US 6 X'S. THE EVEN WHEN INCIDENT HAPPENED WAS WE WERE JUST DRIVING THE CAR-GOING HOME. THE VEHICLE GIVES NO SIGNS,BEEPS OR WARNINGS THAT IT IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. IT JUST SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF. IT HAS OCCURRED A TOTAL OF 6X'S SO FAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE-WHICH IS STILL UNDER ORIGINAL FACTORY WARRANTY-TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP & NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED OF THE ISSUES W/THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE ALSO RECALLS THAT WERE NOT FIXED & ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION, BRAKE & TIRES ISSUES THAT ARE STILL AS OF THIS DATE NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THEY "COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM". THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 13 DAYS BEFORE TELLING ME THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE "FLASHED". THEY DID THAT & CAR STILL STALLS OUT WHEN STOPPED @ STOP SIGNS OR LIGHTS. THEY TOLD ME THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY IT TURNED OFF ON ME & WHY THE STEERING LOCKED UP & BRAKES LOCKED UP WHEN IT TURNED OFF. SO THEREFORE THEY CANNOT TELL ME THAT THEY KNOW WHY THE CAR HAS DIED & THAT THE ISSUE IS EVEN FIXED! THEY WILL NOT SAY THAT IT WILL NOT TURN OFF ON US AGAIN. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE SEVERAL SITES (POPULAR MECHANICS, ETC.) & SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I BOUGHT THIS CAR TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A SAFE, RELIABLE & DEPENDABLE CAR FOR ME & MY SON. MY SON HAS CEREBRAL PALSY SO I HAVE TO DRIVE IN THIS CAR. I FEEL THAT ITS 50/50 WHEN WE GET IN THIS CAR & THAT EVERYTIME COULD BE THE TIME WHEN WE'RE GOING 50 ON THE INTERSTATE IN A TURN & THE CAR TURNS OFF & WE HOPEFULLY DON'T DIE! I FEEL THAT THIS CAR HAS A MAJOR DEFECT OR FLAW IN ITS DESIGN SOMEWHERE. I LOVE THE CAR BUT I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT NOW. I DO NOT WANT ME OR MY SON TO DIE IN THIS CAR! ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE DOES. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 22,837

GEAR SHIFT LOCKED UP IN PARK. WENT OUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK AS USUAL AND THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK, HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY SAY IT IS THE GEAR SHIFT MODULE AND HAD TO ORDER THE PART FROM DETROIT. THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE PART AND I AM PAYING FOR A RENT CAR THEY PUT ME IN AT THEIR DISCOUNT RATE OF $35.00 A DAY. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE ONLY A COUPLE OF DAYS. *TR

Mileage: 9,000

A FEW DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I BEGAN HEARING A TAPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE KNOCKING (BAD GAS OR ROD). DEALER CLAIMS TO NOT HEAR ANYTHING. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER WHICH HEARD THE NOISE, KEPT THE CAR TO INSPECT AND REPAIR STATING THEY THOUGHT THEY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. CAR WASN'T FIXED I COMPLAINED BECAUSE THE SECOND DEALER ADMITTED TO SPEAKING WITH THE FIRST DEALER THUS THE CAR WASN'T FIXED. THEY LIED TO ME AND TOLD ME IT WAS A FEDERALLY REGULATED EMISSIONS SYSTEM THAT MADE THE CAR SOUND THAT WAY. DEALER #1 OFFERED TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH A CHRYSLER REP. THEN HE CALLED BACK AND STATED THAT THE REP WOULDN'T BE LOCAL FOR 4-6 WEEKS. THE REP CALLED ME AND BASICALLY STATED THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE I JUST DIDN'T LIKE THE CAR. THE DEALER WOULD NOT TAKE THE CAR BACK, AND WERE RUDE ABOUT REPAIRS. I NEVER SAW THE REP. NOW THE CAR IS MAKING A RUBBING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING OUT. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING TO TRY TO REPLACE THE CAR BUT THE DEALERS HAVE PUT ME OFF SO LONG WITHOUT REPAIRS THAT I AM STUCK WITH THE CAR. LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER I OWNED THE CAR I BEGAN SEEING COMMERCIALS FOR THE CAR ONLY THE PRICE WAS MORE THAN $5,000 LESS THAN WHAT I WAS CHARGED. THEREFORE, THE BANK WANTS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY IN ORDER TO PUT ME IN ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE IGNITION ROLLS OVER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STARTING. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO ATTEMPT STARTING THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES. THE CD PLAYER DOES NOT WORK, IT OVER HEATS AND WILL BURN YOUR HAND IF YOU TOUCH THE DIGITAL DISPLAY. I HAVE HAD FRIENDS IN THE COMMUNITY TO CALL ME AND TELL ME THAT MY CAR SOUNDED AWFUL WHEN THEY SAW ME IN TOWN. ADDITIONALLY I AM PAYING 430 A MONTH FOR THE PAYMENT WHEN THE GIRL ACROSS THE ROAD IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH HER NEW AVENGER YET SHE ONLY PAYS 279 A MONTH AT 11% INTEREST. WITH ALL OF THE PROBLEMS AND THE MISERABLE RIDE THIS CAR OFFERS, I CAN EASILY COMPARE IT TO A BICYCLE " A USED BICYCLE" AT BEST. *TR

Mileage: 500

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS I HAVE HAD MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER 2.4 LITER W/T ENGINE VEHICLE IN THE DEALERSHIPS SHOP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. FIRST, THE SHIFTING WAS VERY HARD AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS BUCKING AND NOT SHIFTING INTO GEAR CORRECTLY. THE SECOND TIME, THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING HARD ANYMORE BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOSING POWER AND BUCKING AGAIN AND THE REPAIR SHOP DID A COMPUTER UPGRADE REPAIR AND I HAD A RENTAL TRUCK FOR TWO DAYS. UPON RETURN OF THE RENTAL TRUCK, MY CAR, WHICH HAD A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS IN IT, WAS RETURNED TO ME ON EMPTY WITH THE FUEL LIGHT ON. THE THIRD TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL BUCKING AND LOSING POWER. THIS TIME I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I RETURNED TO PICK IT UP, NOT ONLY WAS THE TRANSMISSION STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AFTER THE MECHANICS CHANGED THE TORQUE CONVERSION OPERATION, BUT I NOW HAVE A DING IN THE LEFT REAR DOOR THAT WAS NOT THERE WHEN I DROPPED THE CAR OFF. THE DING IS NOT THAT LARGE, HOWEVER, IT HAS CHIPPED THE PAINT OFF AND THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE DUE TO THE AUTHORIZATION SIGNATURE AREA WHERE YOU AUTHORIZE THE DEALERSHIP TO DO THE REPAIRS. THIS IS APPALLING! THE CAR WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DINGED IF IT WERE NOT FOR ALL THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE FOUND THAT THE DEALERSHIP, WHO TOLD ME THEY WOULD CONTACT CHRYSLER AND GET A REP INVOLVED, DID NOT DO SO AFTER SEVERAL PHONE INQUIRIES TO THEIR SALES DEPARTMENT. THIS TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS AND THE BUCKING IS ONLY DOING FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE PART. *TR

Mileage: 1,500

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 AVENGER WITH THE 2.4L VVT 4CYLINDER AND TRADED IN MY 2001 DAKOTA WITH A 4.7L V8 MAGNUM FOR IT. I REGRET IT. I WOULD HAVE DON'T BETTER OFF BUYING A FORD. YES, THIS CAR GETS GOOD HIGHWAY GAS MILEAGE BUT IT HAS CAUSED NOTHING BUT HEADACHES BEYOND THAT POINT. IF I DRIVE AROUND TOWN IT SUCKS THE GAS LIKE NO TOMORROW. THE RPM'S ARE WAY TO HIGH. THE CAR SHIFTS AROUND 3,000 OR HIGHER RPM'S WHETHER IT IS WARM OR COLD. WHEN THE SHIFTS, IT IS NOT SMOOTH. THERE HARD SHIFTS. MY FIANCE'S 1999 DURANGO WITH 135,000 MILES ON IT SHIFTS BETTER THAN THIS CAR DOES. RANDOMLY THE CAR WILL DIE WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR A STOP LIGHT/SIGN. THERE WAS ONE OCCASION WHERE I WAS DRIVING DOWN ONE OF THE BUSIEST ROADS IN OUR TOWN AND IT DIED WHILE I WAS DOING ABOUT 40MPH. BEFORE IT DIES, IT SHAKES REAL BAD FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS THEN I LOSE EVERYTHING. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT MOVE. IT IS LIKE IT IS FROZEN IN PLACE. THE HANDLE WILL NOT PULL OUT AT ALL. IT WILL OPEN JUST FINE FROM THE INSIDE BUT I CAN'T DO ANYTHING FROM STANDING OUTSIDE THE CAR. MY DOORS SQUEAK WHEN I OPEN AND CLOSE THEM. WHENEVER I TURN THE WHEEL THE CAR GROANS AT ME. I'VE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER ABOUT 3 TIMES. WHEN I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE SHIFTING, RPM'S, AND RANDOMLY DYING THEY JUST SAID THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO ACT UP. FINALLY, TWO OTHER NEW AVENGERS CAME INTO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. NOW THEY TELL ME THEY WILL LOOK INTO IT. MY 2001 DAKOTA WITH 142,000 MILES NEVER GAVE ME THIS MUCH TROUBLE THE ENTIRE TIME I OWNED IT. I HAD IT A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS AND PUT AROUND 50,000 MILES ON IT AND ONLY CHANGED THE OIL AND DID A TUNE UP. *TR

Mileage: 12,295

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, AUTOMATIC IN DRIVE, WHEN SIGNAL CHANGED, REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE AND CAR REVERSED WHILE STILL IN DRIVE HITTING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. THIS EVENT HAPPENED AFTER 5 DAYS OF HAVING POSSESSION OF THE CAR. SECOND EVENT HAPPENED 20 DAYS OF OWNERSHIP. AGAIN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, CAR IN DRIVE, WOULD NOT MOVE. CAR HAS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES TO DATE. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP EACH TIME AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I FEEL THIS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CAR GOING INTO REVERSE, WHILE IN DRIVE. *JB

Mileage: 750

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER R/T. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR OVER A MONTH FOR REPAIRS. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAS NOISY LIFTERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THEY ONLY REPLACED THE LIFTERS ONCE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS IS HOW THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE MANUFACTURED DUE TO THE THERMAL EXPANDER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES IN AN AUTOMATIC NEUTRAL DROP. THE ENGINE RACES ABOVE 5,000 RPMS, WHICH IS NOT RECOMMENDED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO JUMPED INTO REVERSE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER CALLED THE CONTACT AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, THEY DO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE BEGAN IN APRIL OF 2007 AND HAS CONTINUED EVER SINCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THERE WERE BROKEN BOLTS AND STUDS. THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT RETURN TO PARK. THE ROCKER ARMS, VALVE COVER, LIFTERS AND HEADS WERE REPLACED IN THE ENGINE. UPDATED 08/08/07. *JB

Mileage: 7

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER SXT. ON MAY 31, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION STALLED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS TOSSED AROUND IN THE VEHICLE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE ON JUNE 2, 2007. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE WAS RESET. ON JUNE 5, 2007, THE ENGINE'S RPM'S MAXED OUT AND BEGAN TO REV. THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 740 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.

Mileage: 600