2008 Dodge Avenger problems
Owners have filed 1,238 complaints about the 2008 Dodge Avenger with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 19.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 17.8%.
Complaints1,238
Crashes63
Fires40
Injuries54
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Power train 19.1% · 237
Electrical system 17.8% · 220
Vehicle speed control 11.1% · 138
Engine 9.3% · 115
Air bags 7.8% · 97
Engine and engine cooling 4.9% · 61
Unknown or other 3.7% · 46
Fuel/propulsion system 3.4% · 42
Severity
Of those complaints, 63 describe a crash, 40 describe a fire, 54 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 9 model years of the Dodge Avenger in this data, 2008 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 26 in the last three years against 38 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 75,865 miles.
In owners' own words
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! Power train
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. Power train · reported at 48,045 miles
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. Power train · reported at 59,898 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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