2008 Dodge Avenger

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND JUST THE OTHER DAY A LITTLE PIECE OF PLASTIC IN THE GEAR SHIFTER BROKE, LUCKILY IT WAS IN PARK AND NO ONE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT BROKE. I SPOKE TO DODGE AND THE EXPLAINED TO ME BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THAT IT WAS NOT A DEFECTIVE PART BUT IF YOU LOOK ON THE INTERNET THE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. SO EITHER THIS PLASTIC PIECE IS DEFECTIVE OR DODGE MAKES PARTS JUST TO LAST UNTIL THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT WHERE THEY CAN GET MORE MONEY OUT OF THE CONSUMER. THE PART CAN BE REPLACED BUT YOU HAVE TO BUY THE HOLE ASSEMBLY FOR ONE LITTLE PLASTIC PIECE. *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 MY DRIVEWAY WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. THANKFULLY I HAVE A SECOND VEHICLE AND AM ABLE TO GET TO WORK, HOWEVER MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER MUST SIT AT HOME UNTIL I AM HOME FOR WORK DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I REALLY HOPE A RECALL HAPPENS SOON. *TR

I WENT TO GO GET IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AFTER RETURNING HOME 3 HOURS EARLIER AND MY PARK WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. MY WIFE AND I TOOK APART THE CONSOLE TO FIND OUT IF ANYTHING WAS JAMMED IN IT SUCH AS LOSE CHANGE BUT THERE WASN'T. SHE DECIDED TO GO ONLINE TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. I HAVE 88,000 MILES ON MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER BUT I TAKE GREAT CARE WITH MAINTENANCE. OF COURSE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL BUT I HOPE THEY DO. THE PINK BUTTON EVERYONE IS REFERRING TO WE HAVE NOT TRIED YET... *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON I NOTICED THE LEFT 2 VENTS WERE COMING OUT WARM AIR. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THERE WAS A MIST COMING THROUGH THE ONLY 2 VENTS THAT WORK. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD MY HEATERCORE/HEATER HOUSING WAS BROKE. THAT WOULD COST $900.00 TO FIX. ALSO I HAVE HAD MY CAR STALL 6 TIMES, MOSTLY WHEN IT IS RAINING AND I AM COMING TO A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. I TOOK IT IN FOR THAT BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I ALSO HAD THE CLOCK RUN 2 MIN FAST EVERY DAY OR TWO. THAT HAD TO BE UPDATED WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SINCE TO ME SINCE IT IS A 2008 CAR. IT SHOULD NOT NEED AN UPDATE ON THE CLOCK. THAT WAS $50.00. THE CAR HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

CAR DROVE FINE, PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, WENT BACK OUT TEN MINUTES LATER AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AND THE OVERRIDE THE OWNERS MANUAL SUGGESTS WOULDN'T WORK EITHER. IT WAS SUCH AN INCONVENIENCE. WHEN I CALLED THE TOW COMPANY, THEY STARTED LAUGHING. I WAS ABOUT THE 25TH DODGE THEY WERE GOING TO TOW SO FAR FOR THE WEEK! I GUESS THIS IS A PLASTIC PIECE DOWN NEAR THE SHIFTER THAT BREAKS IN HIGH HEAT. *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. I HAVE NO OTHER CAR. *TR