What 547 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Dodge Avenger

HELLO I GUESS MY CAR HAS A RECALL I DIDNT NO I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP GOT SOME PARTS MY IN THERE SYSTEM I WORK OUT OF TOWN I TRAVEL ALOT DROVE THE OUT OF STATE I GOT IN A ACCIDENT POLICE CAME WROTE A REPORT SAID IT WAS MY FAULT IN THE IMPACT THE AIRBAGS NEVER OPEN AND THE SEAT BET BECAME LOSS IT TAKES LONGER TO RETURN IN ITS ROLLED UP POSITION I THOUGHT MAYBE THE AIRBAGS DIDNT OPEN CAUSE THE IMPACT WASNT HARD ENOUGH WILL I JUST LEFT IT LIKE THAT I ENDED UP FIXING THE CAR ON MY OWN DIDNT WONT MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE INSURANCE DIDNT MAKE IT A BIGGER DEAL AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME ALL THIS CORONAVIRUS HAPPENS THIS WAS IN TEXAS MY JOB ENDED I CAME BACK HOME TO NEVADA TIME PASSED WENT TO THE DEALER TO GET MORE PARTS NOTHING A FEW DAYS LATER YESTERDAY I GET A TEXT FROM THE DEALER MY CAR HAS A RECALL THEY WON'T TO FIX IT AND CHRYSLER IS GOING TO PAY FOR MY RENTAL CAUSE THEY NEED THE CAR A FEW DAYS I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT REAL BAD I FIX THE CAR ON MY OWN CAUSE I DIDNT NEED MORE PROBLEMS MY BACK STILL HURTS FROM TIME TO TIME I JUST THOUGHT I SHARE THIS EXPERIENCE THANK U

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER LOCATED IN WOODBRIDGE, VA, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD-REST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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I PURCHASE THE CAR, AND THE DEALERSHIP CALIFORNIA DIRECT MOTORS FAILED TO INFORM ME OF THE SAFETY RECALL, AND ITS STILL AN UN GOING PROBLEM, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY PLATES / REGISTRATION. SO LEGALLY I'M NOT THE OWNER UNTIL THIS GET CLEARED. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. PLEASE HELP ME

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER WAS SHIFTED FORWARD AND WAS UNABLE TO RESET THE HEAD REST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RICK HENDRICK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (1468 SAVANNAH HIGHWAY, CHARLESTON, SC 29407, (843) 352-6931) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V640000 (SEATS, AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

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MY AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF WHEN I HIT THE CAR IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MY FRAME WAS BENT AND BOTH CARS WERE TOTALED. I'VE SUSTAINED MANY INJURIES THAT ARE UNKNOWN OF TREATMENT COMPLETION

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WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH ON A CITY STREET THE FRONT PASSENGER HEAD REST AIRBAG HAD WENT OFF WITH PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY.

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STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN PARKED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH. AIRBAG LIGHT ON. DIAGNOSTIC SHOWS THERE IS A SHORT IN AIRBAG WIRING AND THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF NEEDED. THIS LIGHT COMES ON AFTER STARTING CAR AND STAYS ON CONSTANTLY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MACK GRUBBS MOTORS (LOCATED AT 1480 HIGHWAY 98 E, COLUMBIA, MS 39429, 601-376-9938). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,830.

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JUST LEAVING A PARKING LOT GOING MAYBE 15 MPH AT THE MOST AND THE DRIVER HEAD REST POPPED OUT AND A SPRING WENT FLYING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT HIT OR DID NOT MAKE ANY IMPACT WITH ANYTHING, NOT EVEN A SPEED BUMP. THE HEAD RESTS ARE EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE NOW AND IT WAS TERRIFYING GETTING HIT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH MY 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT. LOCAL DEALERSHIP ADVISED THIS IS NOT UNDER A RECALL SO IT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR. ESTIMATE WAS CLOSE TO $3,000. THAT IS ABSURD WHEN IT IS A DEFECT AND NOT SOMETHING THAT I CAUSED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD RESTRAINT POPPED OPENED AND STRUCK THE OCCUPANT IN THE HEAD WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINAT OR INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED LOUISVILLE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (5311 DIXIE HWY, LOUISVILLE, KY 40216, (502) 410-2413), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

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THE HEADRESTS IN MY DODGE AVENGER HAVE POPPED FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD POP FORWARD MERELY FROM THE HEAT, AS I LIVE IN A VERY HOT AREA. I HAD THE ORC REPLACED AS PART OF SAFETY RECALL S61, HOWEVER THE VEHICLES SAFETY IS REDUCED BECAUSE THE HEADRESTS WILL NOT STAY LOCKED IN DUE TO BROKEN PLASTIC LOCKS WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO HOLD IT BACK. APPARENTLY THE HEADRESTS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS. THE CAR IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE, AND IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, THE HEADRESTS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DEPLOY SINCE THEY ARE NOW PERMANENTLY DEPLOYED. I THOUGHT THE HEADRESTS WERE ALREADY COVERED BY THE PREVIOUS RECALL, WHICH IS WHY I AM FILING NOW.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE ACTIVE HEAD REST DETACHED AND WAS DETERIORATED. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE ACTIVE HEAD REST HAD DETERIORATED, DETACHED, AND POPPED OUT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE. CROWN DODGE OF FAYETTEVILLE (436 N MCPHERSON CHURCH RD, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28303, (910) 920-9613) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V640000 (SEATS AND AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE FAILURE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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RECALL WAS REPLACED FOR SEAT BELT RESTRAINT CONTROL FOR DRIVER BUT LIGHT STILL REMAINED ON AFTER THE RECALL PART WAS REPAIRED, PASSENGER SEAT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER MAY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.

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THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF. A FEW TIMES I WOULD UNDO MY SEATBELT AND THEN SECURE IT AGAIN AND IT WOULD GO OFF. BUT IT COMES BACK ON AGAIN. BRAKES: I HAVE HAD ALL 4 BRAKES REPLACED AND MY BRAKES STILL SQUEAK AND THEY GRIND. IVE HAD THIS DONE TWICE AND IT DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE. IT MAKES A RATTLING SOUND WHEN GOING UPHILL. AND SQUEEKS AND GRINDS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS.

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TAKATA RECALL, THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF IT MAINLY STAYS ON, SOMETIMES THE SEAT BELT IF PUT ON AT A RIGHT TIME THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL STAY OFF BUT ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES.

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THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HEADREST DEPLOYED WITHOUT NOTICE OR ACCIDENT STRIKING MY WIFE IN THE HEAD. THERE WAS NO COLLISION OR IMPACT IN ANY WAY. I HAD JUST PULLED OUT INTO THE ROAD AND WHILE ACCELERATING I HEARD A NOISE SOUNDING LIKE A SPRING UNDER PRESSURE UNCOILING. WE WERE GOING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. MY WIFE SCREAMED AS THE HEADREST STRUCK THE BACK OF HER HEAD. IT HIT WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO GIVE HER A HEADACHE FOR A COUPLE HOURS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, BUT THE SIDE AND CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *DT*JB

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TAKATA RECALL AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF I'M AFRAID THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE DRIVER'S SIDE ANTI-WHIPLASH AIR BAG DEVICE (LOCATED IN THE HEAD REST) SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT A CRASH OR IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER (TRI-CITY DODGE, 833 S. VAN BUREN RD, EDEN, NC) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,600. *DT *DT UPDATED 12/20/18*JB *JB

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TAKATA RECALL...I HAVE A 2013 DODGE AVENGER.. MY REAR AIRBAG POP OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, MY FRONT VENTS ARE BLOWING OUT COLD AND HOT AIR AT THE SAME TIME.

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THE PASSENGER HEADREST DEPLOYED/ SNAPPED FORWARD ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO PASSENGER, THEREFORE NO INJURY. I HAD THIS VEHICLE AT DODGE LIBERTY IN RAPID CITY, SD LAST WEEK AND REQUESTED THIS BE CHECKED, THE TECHNICIAN THAT CHECKED IT SAID HE "HAD NO IDEA, STATED IT LOOKS LIKE THE PLASTIC BROKE" WHEN I GOT HOME I CALLED THE DEALER BACK AND SPOKE TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT, HE SAID, "I HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE AND THAT THE PART WOULD COST $454. IS THERE A RECALL OF ANY KIND BY CHRYSLER?

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V668000 (SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS) AND 17V640000 (SEATS, AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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I PURCHSED THIS VEHICLE USED .AFTER 2 MONTHS THE ENGINE IS SPUTTERING WHEN GOING UP HILL. IT DOESNT FEEL OR SOUND RIGHT

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THIS CAR IS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER THIS CAR HAS GIVEN ME MORE PROBLEM THEN ENOUGH I HAVE REPAIRED ABOUT EVERYTHING ON THIS VEHICLE NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS THIS CAR AIR

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