2008 Dodge Avenger

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID A VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUIDE RAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SEAT WAS ADJUSTED FOR A TALLER PERSON AND WHENEVER THE SEAT WAS ADJUSTED FORWARD, THE LIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:07V240000 (AIR BAGS)HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,050.

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER I HAVE BEEN BURDENED WITH A MULTITUDE OF ISSUES. MY CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, NO WARNING..IT JUST DIED. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON. VEHICLE LAUNCHES/ JERKS FORWARD WHEN CRUISING AT A SPEED OF 45 OR BELOW. (AND THIS ALL HAPPENED WITH MY FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE CAR IN 2008) IN 2011 GEAR STICK GOT STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION..I CAN GO ON BUT SECTION IS FOR AIRBAGS, WHICH DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT I HAD LAST YEAR, 2012. I SLIPPED ON BLACK ICE, WHICH SENT MY CAR INTO A TAIL SPIN RESULTING ME HITTING...ACTUALLY BOUNCING OFF OF THE GUARD RAIL A FEW TIMES. PRIOR TO THE 2012 ACCIDENT I HAVE HAD INSTANCES WHERE THE AIRBAG LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY TURN ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM..THEN SHUTTING OFF BY ITSELF. I WOULD SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS WITH THE DEALERSHIP, BUT BY THE TIME THE APPOINTMENT DATE ARRIVES, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD MAGICALLY DISAPPEAR! I CALLED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY, AS THE AIRBAG INDICATOR IS BACK ON AGAIN..I WAS TOLD BY THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME. SHE BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT I'M FRESH OUT OF LUCK, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL, AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT AIRBAG ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, OWN THE EXACT MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. SHE SAID MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, SO THERE IS NOTHING DODGE CAN DO. I THINK THE ENTIRE 2008 DODGE AVENGER FLEETS ARE LEMONS AND IT IS ABOUT TIME DODGE OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKES, THEY HAVE NO REGARD FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY. WHEN YOU ARE NOT STALLING ON THE HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS, YOU ARE LEFT STRANDED BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT SHIFT YOUR GEAR OUT OF PARK...OH AND THE AIRBAG ISSUE...ITS CRUCIAL, BUT UNFORTUNALELY DODGE DOES NOT THINK SO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND AND I WAS T-BONED ON THE DRIVER SIDE BY A CAR GOING SOUTH BOUND ON WHOM RAN THE LIGHT. MY CAR SPUN AROUND AND HIT A STEEL POLE ON MY PASSENGER SIDE WHICH MY 10 YEAR OLD SON WAS SITTING. I HIT MY FACE ON STEERING WHEEL AND AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED ON DRIVER SIDE WHICH CAUSED TERRIBLE INJURY AND SCARING TO MY LEFT EYE WHICH IS STILL VISIBLE. MY SON WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF CAR SMASHED AGAINST THE DASH HAD TO GET OUT WITH THE JAWS OF LIFE. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND DRAPING ON SIDES ALSO ON MY SIDE NOTHING DEPLOYED . I HAD WHIPLASH,BACK AND FACIAL INJURYS. THE CAR I WAS DRIVING 2008 DODGE AVENGER . *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT WILL GO OFF IF THE SEATS ARE MOVED FORWARD AND THEN BACK TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. I WAS TOLD THAT 08 AVENGERS WERE RECALLED FOR AN AIRBAG SENSOR ISSUE, BUT THAT MINE HAD TO DO WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF RESISTANCE SEEN IN THE CIRCUIT AND WAS NOT THE SENSOR. DODGE HAS TAKEN SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE AS THEY AGREED TO PAY $500 OF THE TOTAL $1,100 REPAIR COST. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING AND MAY ALSO CAUSE THEM TO FAIL TO DEPLOY IN AN INCIDENT. MY BELIEF IS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CIRCUITRY AND/OR AIRBAGS THEMSELVES AND OTHER OWNERS MAY NOT BE AWARE. DODGE IS FAILING TO PROVIDE A FULL INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE AND IS ALSO FAILING TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE OFF AND ON DISABLING AIRBAG OFF AND ON AND THEN BECAME CONTINUOUS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES BEGINNING IN 2009 AND CONTINUING TO THIS DAY. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR THIS 3-4 TIMES. FIRST TIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE I SET MY PURSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AND THAT SET IT OFF. OTHER TIMES I GET TOLD IT IS LOSE CONTACTS, THEY ADJUST THE CONTACTS AND IT IS FINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN IT BEGINS AGAIN. *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN