2008 DODGE AVENGER Power Train Problems

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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....

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

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

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

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...

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

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.

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

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

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

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

2008 DODGE AVENGER STUCK IN PARK. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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