2008 DODGE AVENGER Power Train Problems

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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