2011 DODGE AVENGER Unknown Or Other Problems

Window Defrost and Passenger Heat /Air. While either in motion or while driving, no heated air exits the passenger side of the windshield defroster, nor the passenger window defrost, lower and center console vents. Heated air only exits the driver's side windshield and driver's side dash vents. Problem persists through all cabin air modes and circulations. This safety issue affects visibility and passenger safety by failing to defrost/defog windows and keeping cabin temperatures near or below freezing during cold weather (blowing cold air into the cabin).

Vehicle turns off while driving sometimes starts up sometimes not! Doesn't give a warning replaced multiple things afraid of the car doing it in a turn everything shuts down power steering and everything!

Throttle Body changed 3 times still stalling and poor acceleration problems very unsafe stalls out of no where very frustrated also changed electronic pedal and battery Lighting signs still comes on and stalls very dangerous!

Window Defrost and Passenger Heat /Air. While either in motion or while driving, no heated air exits the passenger side of the windshield defroster, nor the passenger window defrost, lower and center console vents. Heated air only exits the driver's side windshield and driver's side dash vents. Problem persists through all cabin air modes, and circulations. This safety issue effects visibility and passenger safety by failing to defrost/defog windows and keeping cabin temperatures near or below freezing during cold weather (blowing cold air into the cabin

Window Defrost and Passenger Heat /Air. While either in motion or while driving, no heated air exits the passenger side of the windshield defroster, nor the passenger window defrost, lower and center console vents. Heated air only exits the driver's side windshield and driver's side dash vents. Problem persists through all cabin air modes, and circulations. This safety issue effects visibility and passenger safety by failing to defrost/defog windows and keeping cabin temperatures near or below freezing during cold weather (blowing cold air into the cabin). Manufacturer is aware but has yet to recall the issue even though reports are widespread for their vehicles in this model and dealership states it is a known issue.

MY CAR DOESN'T START. I'VE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS SINCE LAST YEAR. I'VE BEEN TOLD 3 TIMES THAT IT WAS THE ALTERNATIVE SO I'VE BOUGHT 3. THEN I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CORDS ON MY BATTERY SO I FIXED THAT. NOW I'M CURRENTLY GETTING IT LOOKED AT WHICH I THINK IT IS THE TRANSMISSION OR STARTER. I'VE ALSO BOUGHT TWO BATTERIES. LAST WEEK WEN I WENT TO THE STORE A GIRL CAME UP TO ME AND ASKED DO I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR I TOLD HER YES SHE SAID HER MOTHER HAS THE SAME CAR AS I DO AND TOLD ME THAT SHE HER CAR KEEPS TURNING OFF AND WANT CRANK. SHE SAID SHE PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO THE CAR THAT SHE JUST HAD TO GET ANOTHER ONE. SO I KNOW THAT IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG BECAUSE I'M ALSO HAVING THOSE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS AND I KEEP MY CAR UP VERY WELL.

A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2011 DOGE AVENGER WHERE THE HEATER CORE GOES BAD .IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY DODGE. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY $1K OUT OF POCKET . I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF FORUMS STATING THE PROBLEM AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED . RIDICULOUS BY DODGE.

I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL THAT ARE OPEN. THIS VIN IS ALSO ON THE BUYBACK LIST AND I'VE CALLED TWO LOCAL DEALERS TO ASK ABOUT IT AND THEY WON'T GIVE AN ANSWER BUT 'WE CAN TRADE IN'. I'VE ALSO CALL FAC. I BOUGHT IT CERTIFIED USED.

MY CAR STALLED 3XS HAS TO REPLACE IGNITION CONTROL SWITCH. MY HEAT DOESN'T WORK ON PASSENGER SIDE. MY LIGHTS FLICKER AS I ACCELERATE ON EXPRESSWAY OR EVEN ON THE STREET NOW. MOTOR ON PASSENGER WINDOW WENT OUT

Mileage: 142,000

ALL THE SUDDEN MY DASH DEFOGGER ON PASSENGER SIDE AND PASSENGER DEFOGGER ARE BLOWING COLD AIR AND DRIVERS SIDE IS WARM. GOOGLED ISSUE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A BIG THING

Mileage: 7,463

JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR YESTERDAY. THE HEAT DOES NOT WORK BLOWS OUT COLD AIR ALL THE TIME. THE HEAT JUST QUIT WORKING RIGHT BEFORE WINTER IS ABOUT TO START. I'VE BEEN READING THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHERS.

Mileage: 78,242

HEAT AND DEFROST ON PASSENGER SIDE BLOWS OUT COLD AIR ONLY. REPLACED ACTUATOR AND NO CHANGE. DRIVERS SIDE WORKS AS IT SHOULD.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THIS HAS HAPPENED I BELIEVE ATLEAST 3 TIMES NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING NOT SURE IF A SPECIFIC SPEED BUT I WAS GOING ATLEAST 50 MPH EACH TIME, THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO LOCK UP FOR A GOOD SECOND OR TWO WHICH IS A LONG TIME WHEN YOUR GOING THAT SPEED. IT'S EXTREMELY SCARY AND THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT HAPPENED OR NOT THAN IT HAPPENED AGAIN NOT SURE HOW LONG AFTER AND THAT'S WHEN I WAS LIKE OK MAYBE THAT STEERING WHEEL DID LOCK UP BEFORE THAN WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN I KNEW FOR SURE IT WAS REALLY HAPPENING CAUSE I HAD A FRIEND IN PASSENGER SEAT WHO WITNESSED THIS . NOW IT'S BEEN A WHILE AND MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN WON'T START AND MY STEERING WHEELS WILL NOT LOCK . I'VE REPLACED SENSORS TRIED DELETING CODES . THE CODES I GOT WERE WRONG IMMOBILIZER KEY AND LOW VOLTAGE . DOING AS MUCH RESEARCH AS I HAVE FOR THE LAST WEEK BUYING AND TRYING THINGS I'VE SEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS IS A SECURITY ISSUE AND IT CAN SHUT YOUR CAR OFF AS YOUR DRIVING NORMALLY.THIA IS DANGEROUS AND FOR AS MANY COMPLAINTS HOW IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS

Mileage: 150,000

THE CAR ONLY HAS HEAT COMING OUT OF 1 VENT AND IT'S WARM NOT EVEN HOT. I'VE HAD LINES FLUSHED, ACTUATORS AND BLEND DOOR REPLACED AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. WHEN IT'S COLD THE CAR DOESN'T GET ABOVE 40 DEGREE'S. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE AS I HAVE 2 KIDS AND CAN'T HAVE THEM IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES. APPARENTLY THIS IS A DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE AND DODGE/CRYSTLER REFUSES TO FIX IT

Mileage: 120,000

THE HEATER ONLY SOMEWHAT WORKS. THE DRIVER SIDE BLOWS LUKE WARM AIR IF LUCKY AND PASSENGER SIDE BLOWS ICE COLD. THIS CAUSES DANGEROUS DRIVING DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY INSIDE CAR. HAVE REPLACED THERMOSTAT 3 TIMES AND HAD SYSTEM FLUSHED AS ADVISED. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BOTH AC/HEAT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. ANTIFREEZE ALSO LEAKS FROM FRONT OF CAR AND INTO DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD

Mileage: 129,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE BLOWS COLD AIR WHEN THE HEAT IS ON. IT DOESNT DEFROST THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH IS THEN A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND PEDESTRIANS. THE PASSEGER SIDE VENTS BLOW COLD AIR REGARDLESS OF IF IM MOVING OR NOT MOVING.

Mileage: 130,000

WINDOW DEFROST AND PASSENGER HEAT /AIR. WHILE EITHER IN MOTION OR WHILE DRIVING, NO HEATED AIR EXITS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER, NOR THE PASSENGER WINDOW DEFROST, LOWER AND CENTER CONSOLE VENTS. HEATED AIR ONLY EXITS THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD AND DRIVER'S SIDE DASH VENTS. PROBLEM PERSISTS THROUGH ALL CABIN AIR MODES, AND CIRCULATIONS. THIS SAFETY ISSUE EFFECTS VISIBILITY AND PASSENGER SAFETY BY FAILING TO DEFROST/DEFOG WINDOWS AND KEEPING CABIN TEMPURATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING DURING COLD WEATHER (BLOWING COLD AIR INTO THE CABIN)."

Mileage: 72,000

UNABLE TO DEFROST WINDOWS (OR HEAT CABIN) IN COLD CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH NOT RECALLED, MANUFACTURE DEFECTS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED CAUSING THE HEATER CORE TO PLUG FROM SAND AND CASTING DEBRIS.

Mileage: 106,000

HEATER BLOWS HOT AIR ON DRIVER SIDE AND COLD AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE.

FOR THE 3RD OR 4TH TIME MY CAR HAS SUDDENLY LURCHED/JERKED FORWARD FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE FIRST TWO TIMES I WAS AT A RED LIGHT INTERSECTION AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING OR EXPLANATION. I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE AND FOUND SIMILAR ISSUES WITH OTHER DODGE OWNERS. SOME MENTIONING THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. I'M NOT A MECHANIC SO I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE AS TO WHAT IS OCCURRING. THIS LATEST OCCURRENCE CAUSED A MINOR SLOW SPEED 'BUMPER TAG' BUMP TO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME TO THE CAR AHEAD. MY DASHCAM CAPTURED THE INCIDENT. THE DASHCAM VIDEO IS *.MOV FORMAT BUT IS VERY CLEAR IN 1080P WITH SPEED, DATE, AND TIME STAMPED. IF YOU WOULD LIKE THAT I WOULD NEED TO EMAIL THAT OTHER THAN THIS WEBSITE PLATFORM. YOU WILL SEE THE BUMPER COLLISION OCCURRED AT 3MPH. NO MARKS WERE LEFT ON EITHER VEHICLES.

Mileage: 65,700

HEAT ONLY BLOWS HOT ON DRIVERS SIDE.

THE HEATER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT BLOWS WARM AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, BUT BLOWS ICE COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR TWO YEARS AND WE HAVE NOT FOUND A RESOLUTION FOR IT YET EVEN AFTER HAVING IT LOOKED AT AND 'FIXED' MULTIPLE TIMES. I'VE HEARD THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON ISSUE.

Mileage: 100,000

HEATER WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. I'VE HAD THERMOSTAT CHANGES, HEATER CORE, AND IT STILL WILL NOT WORK

REPLACE HEATER COIL AND ACCUATOR STILL NO HEAT AND DEFROSTER DON'T WORK

I HAVE NO HEAT IN MY CAR DUE TO THE HEATER CORE BEING PLUGGED. THE DEALER SAID IT'S DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT .

Mileage: 100,000

HEATER/DEFROST DOES NOT BLOW HOT OR EVEN WARM AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR 4 YEARS AND HAVE HAD IT FLUSHED AND CHECKED. I'M TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT DODGE DOES NOT COVER IT.

Mileage: 30,000

THE HEAT ON MY PASSENGER SIDE WAS BLOWING OUT COLD AIR AND ALSO MAKING A NOISE REPLACED THE ACTUATOR STILL NO HEAT I'VE HEARD THIS IS A POPULAR ISSUE IS THESE VEHICLES.

HEAT FUNCTIONS PROPERLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE BUT BLOWS COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE BUT DOES NOT DEFROST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.

Mileage: 68,000

HEATER BLOWS HOT AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND COLD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS SITTING OR MOVING, NO HEAT COMES FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO FULLY DEFROST THE CAR!!

Mileage: 70,000

THE HEATER DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE ALWAYS BLOWS COLD AIR. THE DRIVER SIDE BLOWS WARM

MY WIFE BROUGHT A 2011 DODGE AVENGER 2 MONTHS AGO THE AC/ HEATER SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WHEN THE HEAT IS TURNED ON ,OR TEMPERATURE IS TURNED TO HOT THE DRIVER SIDE DELIVERS WARM AIR ,AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IS COLD, ALL THREE ACTUATOR WE'RE REPLACED AND THE NEW THERMOSTATS WERE ALSO REPLACED.... I HAVE READED ABOUT THIS CAR HAVING THESE ISSUES, I ALSO TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED ,THAT DODGE IS COMMONLY KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM....I HONESTLY FEEL THAT THIS IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND SHOULD FIX OUR CAR AT NO CHARGE...

Mileage: 135,000

THE CAR BLOWS WARM TO HOT AIR OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND COLD AIR OUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEN YOU HAVE THE CONTROLS SET TO HEAT. I HAVE HAD THE HEATER CORE AND COOLANT SYSTEM FLUSHED AS WELL AS HAD THERMOSTATS, WATER PUMP REPLACED BUT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. WHEN SET TO DEFROST ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE DEFROSTS. THE PASSWNGER'S SIDE GETS WORSE. THIS ISSUE IS CURRENT AND ALWAYS HAPPENING NO MATTER THE STATE OF THE VEHICLE. IF IT IS MOVING OR STILL IT DOES NOT BLOW HEAT OUT THE PASENGER'S SIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR WINDSHIELD REDUCES VISIBILITY BECAUSE IT WILL NOT DEFROST AND BECAUSE OF THE HEIGHTENED HYPOTHERMIA RISK. YES

Mileage: 72,000

I HAVE A 2011 AVENGER AND THE HEAT STOPPED BLOWING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT ONLY WORKS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.I HAVE HEARD AND SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS.

Mileage: 115,000

2011 DODGE AVENGER. 3.6L ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH, ON DECELERATION, ONCE THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE STALLS. ALL ELECTRICAL STILL WORKS, BUT POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ARE LOST. CAR DOES NOT RESTART FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR OR MORE, BUT WILL START EVNETUALLY. HAS HAPPENED "INTERMITTENTLY" 10 TIMES SINCE DEC 2017 (THIS REPORT DONE JULY 2018). 8 DEALER TRIPS WITH A TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT, NEW FUEL PUMP AND STILL STALLING ISSUES WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. EMPTY BACK ROADS, STATE HIGHWAYS AND EVEN BUSY FREEWAYS HAVE ALL BEEN LOCATIONS FOR STALLS. ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS, (WINTER, SUMMER, WET, DRY). ONE CODE PULLED REFERRED TO THE TIPM, WHICH IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR CHRYSLER, BUT NOT DOCUMENTED IN THE AVENGER. DEALER WANTS A SECOND CODE TO CONFIRM BUT OF THE 10 STALLS AND 8 BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY, ONLY ONCE WAS CODE SAVED IN CAR'S COMPUTER.

Mileage: 125,000

PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WILL BLOW COLD AIR AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL BLOW WARM AIR DESPITE THIS BEING A SINGLE ZONE A/C SYSTEM. THIS ISSUE STARTED AFTER HEAVY ACCELERATION GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I SAW SMOKE BILLOW FROM THE CENTER A/C VENTS. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, BUT FOUND NOTHING BURNING. IT WAS LATER THAT DAY WHEN I NOTICED THE ISSUE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE COOLING AND THE DRIVERS SIDE NOT. AFTER MUCH READING, THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE AFFECTING MULTIPLE MODEL YEARS.

Mileage: 87,000

CAR WILL BREAK DOWN (TOTAL LOSS OF RPMS, NOT POWER). HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY, ON A BRIDGE AND IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE CAR WILL START BACK UP AFTER 1-2 HOURS WITH NO ISSUE. 5 MECHANICS, INCLUDING THE DODGE DEALERSHIP, HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE ISSUE AND/OR RESOLVE.

Mileage: 122,000

MY HEATER ISN'T BLOWING WARM AIR OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR, ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE. THINKING THE DOOR/FLAP ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY.

THE HEAT BLOWS WARM ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND FREEZING COLD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AND WINDOW. THEREFORE, ONLY HALF OF MY WINDOW WILL GET DEFROSTED. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER I AM DRIVING OR SITTING IDLE.

Mileage: 79,000

HEATING SYSTEM BLOWING COLD AIR OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS, WHILE THE DRIVERS SIDE IS WARM .

Mileage: 120,000

NO HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE HAD THE HEATER CORE FLUSHED DID NO GOOD WAS TOLD THERE WAS LEFT OVER SAND FROM ENGINE CAST. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY CHYSLER! I DON'T HAVE $1500 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF.

Mileage: 78,000

HEATER BLOWS COLD ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR AND WARM ON DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR. WON'T DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD FOR MANY MILES. DEALER SAID IT'S HEATER CORE AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM DODGE. SAND AND METAL FRAGMENTS FROM THE FACTORY ENGINE MOLD GETS INTO THE WATER SYSTEM AND IN TIME PLUGS THE HEATER CORE OR RADIATOR IN TIME.THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE. OR SHOULD BE

Mileage: 92,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BLOWING COLD AIR WITH THE HEATER IS ON. WE WENT TO THE DEALER, WHERE WE HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THEY SAID THE HEATER CORE IS PARTLY PLUGGED & THAT IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1300, AND THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THEY ARE SAYING THAT THERE IS LEFTOVER SAND FROM THE ENGINE CAST WHEN DODGE FIRST PUT THE CAR TOGETHER. THE SAND MADE ITS WAY INTO THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE HEATER CORE THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE USES FOR HEAT. I THINK DODGE SHOULD PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. I CAN BE DRIVING 30 OR MORE MILE AND THE HEATER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CAN NOT KEEP UP WITH THE COLD AIR.

Mileage: 100,000

I OWN A 2011 DODGE AVENGER...WHICH HAS NO HEAT. IT STARTED WITH COLD AIR ON PASSENGER SIDE AND NOW THERE IS NO HEAT AT ALL, AND LIVING WHERE ITS 20 BELOW, IT ISN'T FUN DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING. I HAVE REPLACED THE TEMP SENSORS, CONTROL KNOBS, ACTUATOR, HAVE FLUSHED THE RADIATOR 3X HAVE FLUSHED THE HEATER CORE 3X. EACH FLUSHING PRODUCED SAND. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD OF HAD TO PAY FOR THIS AS IT IS THE FAULT OF DODGE!! I HAVE NEVER OWNED ANYTHING BUT A DODGE BUT THIS ISSUE IS MAKING THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT DODGE. U WOULD THINK THAT DODGE WOULD TAKE CARE OF THERE CUSTOMERS....I THINK DODGE SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS. IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE I'M CHANGING I BELIEVE. SAD SAD SAD!!!

Mileage: 80,000

TAKATA RECALL HEAT IN THE CAR IS NOT WORKING. PASSENGER SIDE DOESNT WORK AT ALL. THE DRIVERS SIDE WORKS AT TIMES BUT NOT REALLY. I GOT AIR CONDITIONER FIXED AND SUPPOSEDLY HEAT WAS FIXED SAME TIME FROM DODGE DEALERSHIP IN TOMS RIVER IT WAS NOT.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE MY 2011 DODGE AVENGER IS IDLING AND SLOWING DOWN IT CONTINUES TO STALL OUT. IT ALSO SOMETIMES DOES IT WHILE I'M DRIVING TOO. I THEN HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT AND PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND NO NOTIFICATIONS UNDER THE SYSTEM CHECK DASH LIGHT.

Mileage: 143,121

THIS IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT ADDING TO THE LIST OF DISAPPOINTED CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAT NOT WORKING. I BOUGHT A USED 2011 3.6L DODGE AVENGER A WEEK AGO FROM A DEALERSHIP. LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS CAR APPEARED TO BE IN GREAT SHAPE AND WORKING ORDER. I CHECKED ALL THE VENTS WHEN I INITIALLY STARTED UP THE CAR. THEY WERE ALL BLOWING AIR WHICH SEEMED TO BE A GOOD SIGN..IT WAS COLD OUT SO I ASSUMED THEY ALL WOULD BLOW HEAT EVENTUALLY. AS I'M TEST DRIVING THE CAR, THE HEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE CRANKS UP. "GREAT THE HEAT WORKS." I THOUGHT AS I CONTINUED TO TEST THE REST OF THE CAR OUT..HAPPILY DROVE OFF THE LOT..BTW I CHECKED FOR RECALLS BEFORE BUYING THE VEHICLE AND CONTACTED NHTSA AND GAVE THEM THE VIN# WHICH I FOUND 1 UNSERVICED RECALL BUT WAS WILLING TO FIX ON MY OWN KNOWING IT WAS COVERED BY DODGE.....DAYS LATER..MY FIRST PASSENGER BRINGS IT TO MY ATTENTION THAT COLD AIR WAS ATTACKING THEM (AS I SIT COMFORTABLY IN A REASONABLE TEMPERATURE). SO LIKE EVERYONE ELSE DEALING WITH THIS MATTER, I STARTED TO RESEARCH REASONS WHY SUCH A THING WAS HAPPENING AND LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION. AFTER HAVING A COUPLE OF MECHANICS TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR (HOPING ITS JUST A BLEND DOOR ISSUE - HELL OF ALOT CHEAPER OF A PROBLEM) IT TURNS OUT IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT 20% (OR CLOSE TO $2000) OF WHAT I PAID FOR THE CAR! THIS IS NOT A NORMAL PROBLEM. I HAVE SPENT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME ENJOYING THE CAR AS I HAVE REGRETTING IT. UNLESS THIS GETS FIXED (PAID FOR) BY THE MANUFACTURER I CAN'T SEE HOW I CAN EVER AGAIN SUPPORT THIS BRAND.. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT REACHES DODGE AND THEY DO RIGHT BY THEIR CUSTOMERS!! - DODGE DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THIS!

Mileage: 97,000

2011 DODGE AVENGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOT BEING REPAIRED ON VEHICLE TO DATE. *LD UPDATED 09/29/2017*JS

I GOT A LETTER IN MAIL NOV 2016 ABOUT A RECALL. THEY TELL ME THEY HAVE NO PARTS TIL AT LEAST JUNE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE A FAMILY IN THIS CAR. THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING NOW OR CONTACT ME AND GIVE ME A NEW CAR OR RENTAL WAITED LONG ENOUGH . MY CAR ALSO MAKES A NOISE THE COMPANY SAID ALOT OF THE CARS DO IT THEN WHY HASN'T IT BEEN RECALLED. IT IN THE HEATING SYSTEM. I LOVE MY CAR BUT NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IT IN AND WILL NOT BE RECOMMENDING DODGE TO ANYONE FROM NOW ON. THE NOISE HAPPENS 24/7 CAR ON OR OFF. THE RECALL IS FOR AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT SAFETY THAT IS A BIG DEAL. SO WHY ARE THEY DOING NOTHING TO HELP ANYONE WITH ONE OF THESE VEHICLES?? I WORRY EVERYTIME I HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND WHEN MY KIDS ARE IN IT IF WE ARE EVEN SAFE. RECALL ISSUED IN NOV 6 MONTHS AGO!!!!

PASSENGER SIDE HEAT STOPPED WORKING. COLD AIR BLOWS OUT OF VENTS ON PASSENGER SIDE NEAR DOOR AND RIGHT MIDDLE VENT. AS WELL AS DEFROST VENTS AND FEET VENT ON PASSENGER SIDE. DRIVER SIDE VENTS ARE BLOWING LUKE WARM AIR. NOT HOT. ROUGHLY 48K MILES ON CAR. HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS.

Mileage: 48,500

THE HEATING SYSTEM ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR NEEDS A HEATING CORE THIS PROBLEM STARTED 3 YEARS AGO IT EVENTUALLY DID NOT BLOW HOT AIR AT ALL.

MY HEATER ONLY BLOWS WARM AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.

Mileage: 74,000

MY CAR BLOWS COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I TOOK IT IN JANUARY OF 2016 AND SPENT ALMOST $1K TO REPLACE HEATER CORE AND TOOK IT IN AGAIN OCTOBER 2016 FOR SAME ISSUE. THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD FLUSH IT REALLY WELL AND SPOKE TO A DODGE DEALER AND IT IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW BUT THERE IS NO FIX. THE BEST THEY COULD DO WAS FLUSH WITH MOPAR CLEANER AND REPLACE COOLANT (ANOTHER $200) AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. THIS WAS A FIX BUT WILL NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR 3YRS AND MAKE CAR PAYMENTS AND HAVE SPENT $1200 IN LAST 9MOS. GOT THE CAR BACK A WEEK AGO AND ALREADY BLOWING LUKEWARM ON PASSENGER SIDE AND WILL NO DOUBT BE BLOWING COLD BY WINTER. LOOKING ONLINE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND COMPLAINT OF 2010-2012 AVENGERS. WHY IS THE ISSUE NOT BEING HANDLED AND HOW MUCH DO US CONSUMERS HAVE TO SPEND?? DODGE SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. IT'S NOT A "SAFETY" ISSUE BUT WHEN WEATHER DROPS TO 10 BELOW AND I'M LITERALLY FREEZING... HOW IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? HOW MUCH MORE AM I GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND? I CAN'T AFFORD CONSTANT REPAIRS FOR SAME ISSUE. FIX THE ISSUE SO I CAN LOVE MY CAR AGAIN.

Mileage: 90,000

THERE WAS AN EXHAUST LEAK UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHICH CAUSED ME (ONLY DRIVER) TO BECOME VERY VERY SLEEPY. I WAS IN THE CAR FOR 5-10 MINUTES WHEN I FELT THE SLEEPINESS. I HAD TO OPEN WINDOWS FOR FRESH AIR IN ORDER TO MAKE IT TO WORK (20 MIN. DRIVE) WITHOUT HAVING TO PULL OVER. THE SLEEPINESS STARTED ABOUT 3 WEEKS BEFORE IT BECAME REALLY BAD. I WAS ON A 4 HOUR TRIP & AFTER AN HOUR I HAD TO REPEATELY PULL OVER, ONE TO SLEEP FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. AT THE TIME I DID NOT MAKE A CONNECTION WITH WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I ATTRIBUTED THE SLEEPINESS TO BEING TIRED BUT AFTER THE THIRD DAY OF SERIOUS SLEEPINESS, I THOUGHT THERE HAD TO BE SOMETHING WITH THE CAR BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENED IN THE CAR ALTHOUGH THERE WERE SEVERAL DAYS THAT I WAS ABNORMALLY SLEEPY AT WORK IN THE MORNING HOURS. I BELIEVE THAT WAS A CARRY OVER FROM THE TRIP TO WORK EACH MORNING.THERE IS A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM WHERE I WORK SO I TOOK IT TO THE TEACHER OF THE MECHANIC'S CLASS. THEY HAVE A MACHINE THAT SHOOTS SMOKE THROUGH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM & THERE WAS SMOKE COMING THROUGH A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST PIPE LOCATED DIRECTLY BENEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I WENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR A BLOOD TEST TO MAKE SURE I DID NOT HAVE ANY CARBON MONOXIDE IN MY SYSTEM. THE RESULTS SHOWED ME AT A LEVEL 1, THE RANGE IS FROM 0-2. THE MECHANICS REPAIRED THE LEAK WITH A SPECIAL PUDDY. THE DRIVE TO WORK EVERYDAY IS A TWENTY MINUTE DRIVE EACH WAY ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS APRIL 23, 2016. THE OTHER INCIDENTS WERE THE WEEK OF MAY 16TH. I WAS EXPOSED TO THE FUMES FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS BEFORE IT BECAME REALLY BAD.

Mileage: 95,000

THE HEAT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK. THE AIR WORKS GREAT, BUT NO HEAT. THIS WAS JUST NOTICED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THE COST WILL BE $1,002.80. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS FIXED WITHOUT ME HAVING TO PAY SO MUCH. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 1 YEAR. I HAVE READ THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SHOULD BE A RECALL................

Mileage: 100,000

MY 2011 DODGE AVENGER HEAT HAS A HEATING PROBLEM. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAT/DEFROST ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. I PUT THE FAN ON HIGH AND STILL ONLY COLD AIR. WHEN WARMING CAR UP WITH REMOTE START THE CAR IS NOT WARM AFTER 10 TO 15 MINUTES CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD TO NOT DEFROST. I DRIVE 50 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK AND AM FREEZING WHEN I GET THERE. I HAVE SEEN FORUMS WHERE THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE.

Mileage: 75,000

DEFROSTER ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. DROVE FOR 40 MINUTES HAD TO KEEP FAN AND HEAT CONTROL ON FULL THE WHOLE TIME TO KEEP WINDSHIELD CLEANED OFF. SIDE WINDOWS NEVER CLEARED OFF.

Mileage: 53,000

PASSENGER DEFROST BLOWS COLD AIR WHICH MEANS IT IS NOT CLEARING THE WINDOWS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE FROSTING OF WINDOWS HAS CREATED SAFETY ISSUES FOR ME BECAUSE ON A BUSY ROAD I HAVE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 33,000