2009 Dodge Avenger

2009 DODGE AVENGER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE TIRE AIR PRESSURE SENSOR. *SMD THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE CENTER, WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR HAD DEVELOPED A HOLE IN THE THREADED SIDE THAT CAUSED LOSS OF AIR. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF DAMAGE. APPARENTLY, IT WAS JUST A HOLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH BEFORE STALLING. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE FAILURE WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE, WHICH NEEDED REPROGRAMMING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V528000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO MOVEMENT OF THE ENGINE, THE MAIN PLASTIC WIRING HARNESS WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT IF THEY HAD NOT DISCOVERED THE FAILURE, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 5/14/13 *CN UPDATED 05/20/2013 *JS

THE TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDEWALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. FIRST NOTICED A VIBRATION, BUT BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE PULLED OF THE HIGHWAY, THE ENTIRE INSIDE IF THE SIDEWALL SEPARATED. THE TPMS WARNING CAME ON JUST AS THE TIRE EXPLODED, BUT GAVE NO EARLIER INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE TIRE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE TIRE THIS COMPLAINT RELATES TO IS NOT LISTED IN THE TIRE SELECTION OPTIONS. IT WAS A HANKOOK OPTIMO H727. SIZE 215/60R17. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON P2004. I THEN TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND WAS ADVISED IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING MANY CUSTOMERS TAKING THEIR CARS IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO DODGE BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE SHOP DID NOT EVEN CHARGE ME FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. I STALLED AND WAS ALMOST HIT AT A LIGHT. I CALLED DODGE AND IT IS GOING TO BE $105 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND ONCE THEY FIND OUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE THEY WILL GIVE ME A PRICE. THE INFORMATION FROM THE OTHER SHOP TOLD ME TO START LOOKING ONLINE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF FORUMS WITH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. DODGE CLOSES AT 4PM ON SATURDAY AND THEY CANNOT LOOK AT MY CAR TODAY. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM LEFT STRANDED. IF A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE, PLEASE MAKE IT SOON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE TIRES AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE VALVE STEM AND AIR PRESSURE SENSORS, WHICH WERE CORRODED DUE TO ROAD SALTS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR PRESSURE SENSORS AND THE VALVES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RECALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,416.

ON 9 JUNE 2012 THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF PRESSURE TO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AT 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND THE TPMS VALVE HAD BROKEN APART AND FALLEN INTO THE TIRE. THE SENSOR/STEM WAS REPLACED AND THE WHEEL AND UNDAMAGED TIRE REMOUNTED. ON 1 JULY 2012, THE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATED THAT THERE WAS LOW PRESSURE TO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN MONITORING THE PRESSURE, THE PSI WAS DROPPING ABOUT 1 PSI EVERY 5 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO THE NEXT REST STOP 5 MILES LATER AND THE STEM WAS COMING APART IN VARIOUS PLACES. AIR WAS LEAKING FROM THE BASE OF THE STEM. THE ENTIRE SENSOR WAS BARELY BEING HELD ONTO THE WHEEL BY WHAT REMAINED OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE STEM. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED AND THE VEHICLE DRIVEN BACK HOME WITH A SPARE. AFTER ARRIVING HOME, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STEM WAS FOUND TO HAVE SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE BUT STILL MAINTAINING PRESSURE. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY DAMAGE. ON 2 JULY 2012 ALL SENSORS/STEMS WERE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED TO AVOID ANY FUTURE DANGEROUS FAILURES. *JS

ALL OF MY VALVE STEM'S ON MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MATERIAL DEFECT, I CONTACTED DODGE AND REPORTED THE DEFECT TO THEM LAST JULY (2011). HOWEVER THEY FAILED TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON THE MATTER, THIS PAST FRIDAY MY WIFE TOOK HER 2009 DODGE CALIBER IN FOR NEW TIRES AND FOUND 3 OUT OF 4 VALVE STEMS WERE BAD ON HER VEHICLE AS WELL. I CALLED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO FIND OUT IF THE VALVE STEM'S HAD BEEN RECALLED, I WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT AND THAT THE COST WOULD BE $102.00 A TIRE TO BE REPAIRED. I BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEMS FOR THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE WITH DODGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO FAIL AND BECOME DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE HARNESS AND THE FUEL PUMP. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76,900.