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Dodge Avenger Engine Problems

620 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 8 model years.

Complaints by Year

Worst year: 2008. Best year: 2007.

Owner Reports

A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.

Engine · 2008 4

I was idling at a stop light when I noticed my car began to smoke shortly after the check engine, check oil and the battery alert all simultaneously came on. I then pulled over to a near alleyway when a burst of flames arose from the hoo...

Engine · 2010 4

While I was driving my car began to smoke, there was no warning lights on my dashboard & my temperature gage was in the middle, indicating my car was not overheated. I pulled over put the vehicle in park & it became completely engulfed ...

Engine · 2011 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST POWER. THE ENGINE AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE C...

Engine · 2010 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN HIS DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN A SNOW DRIFT, HE ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE VEHICLE BY REVVING THE ENGINE SO THE VEHICLE COULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THE CONTA...

Engine · 2013 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND THE FIRE SPREAD TO TWO HOUSES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DISTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THER...

Engine · 2013 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT HOT AND APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS LATER, SMOKE SUBMERGED THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. FLAMES THEN BEGAN TO COME FROM THE...

Engine · 2012 4

THIS CAR IS TOTALLY UNSAFE WORSE VEHICLE EVER. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR HAS LOST ALL POWER MAKING ME ALMOST LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE MY KIDS WERE IN IT AS WELL AND DRIVING ON. THE HIGHWAY. IT WILL BE FINE THEN JUST EVERYTHING SHUTS OF...

Engine · 2013 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN INJ...

Engine · 2008 4

ON 3-31-19 ME AND MY 2 DAUGHTERS WERE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY, I STARTED SMELLING BURNING AND SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD ON DRIVER SIDE OF CAR, IT APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE ENGINE UNDER HOOD AND PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. I TURNED CAR O...

Engine · 2013 4

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE MY CAR STARTED TO EMIT BLACK SMOKE FROM THE HOOD, I PULLED OCER TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER TO INSPECT THE SMOKE WHEN I GOT OUT THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD I CALLED 911 IMMEDIATELY. THERE...

Engine · 2012 4

MY 2012 DODGE AVENGER CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FWY. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR BECAUSE THE BRAKE BECAME LOCKED IN PLACE AND I COULDNT PRESS IT DOWN WITH MY FOOT. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT WORK. IT WAS UNSAFE ...

Engine · 2010 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT LOST POWER AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF A U-HAUL TRUCK. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A ...

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