2008 Dodge Avenger: fuel pump failure

Filed Dec 16, 2019 · Fuel system · 150,000 miles · ID

When fueling the vehicle the gas pump will shut off when the tank is full, but the car's fuel tank will blow gas out of the filler tube and down the side of the car. It does not matter if you are filling the car slow or fast. It does this at all gas stations so it is not the gas station's fuel pumps.

Filed Dec 9, 2019 · Body, Engine · 120,000 miles · UT

When at the fuel pump getting gas it overfills every time. Safety hazard has a rough idle when sitting at a stop light without a check engine light and no check engine light has come up for it. Speedometer is off door handle sticks not allowing me to close my door while I'm in it have to push the handle towards the door to get it to close. Trunk doesn't close all the way. Also when opening after it rains it leaks all over my stuff

Filed Jul 14, 2019 · Airbags, Driver assistance · AL

'tamara recall' my car has always just shut off at times when I would come to a stop my passenger side air bag stopped working. It's now got a fuel pump problems with a burnt sensor

Filed May 3, 2017 · Fuel system · 160,000 miles · TX

The first problem was the horn randomly honking which progressively got worse to the point it was blaring and would not stop when the engine was turned off. We had the horn hard wired bypassing the t.I.p.m. Randomly the throttle is unresponsive and then the car shuts down and sometimes will not restart for a while. We replaced the fuel pump and this did not resolve the problem.

Filed Feb 14, 2016 · FL

Car started stalling while driving 2 days after purchase. Dealer said use car is as is. But since then 3 different mechanics have look at it and they can't find anything wrong. Last mechanic headed for a week and couldn't find anything. Four months later started to jerk before stalling and the throttle light came on. Three days later the check engine light came back on and the day after it started doing the same thing. Back to the shop and seven days later because it was loosing fuel pressure the fuel pump was replace. Now 2 days later is doing the same thing again. This car can't be repair if they can't find what's wrong. And that included a dodge dealer that had the car for a week, charge me $75 and couldn't find what's wrong. The car is unsafe, it stall while driving and can cause a serious accident.

Filed Jan 22, 2016 · Fuel system · 81,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. While the vehicle was parked, it failed to start. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump and the saddle tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 81,000.

Filed Jan 28, 2015 · Electrical, Fuel system · 150,000 miles · GA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to pick up speed upon depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact noticed upon removing the wiring harness there was an internal fire, which burned the components pertaining to the fuel pump that burned into the fuel tank and the housing. The vehicle was not able to be driven due to the failure. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 07v426000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Jul 2, 2014 · Fuel system · 80,000 miles · TX · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The contact was a certified mechanic, who inspected the fuel pump and discovered that the wire connected to the fuel pump was burned inside the fuel tank. The contact repaired the vehicle and notified the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Dec 3, 2013 · Electrical, Fuel system · 132,500 miles · AL · fire

Vehicle started having issues starting and then it would start and run fine and then die.I was contacted and noticed that the fuel pump was not coming on and then would all the sudden come on andthen quit so I removed the rear seat and unplugged the wire harness and could see where it had been burned and looked at the top of the pump where the harness plugs in and could see and smell gas.I removed the fuel pump and you could see where one of the wire harnesses inside the fuel tank on the fuel pump had burned a hole all the way through.in the whole process of this no fuse ever blew to shut power off and was told there is no fuse by someone at the dodge dealer.I proceeded to look on the internet and found numerous accounts of this same issue and nobody has reported it the changed there fuel pump but that does not fix the issue. If there is no fuse to blow somebody is going to get hurt and if there is a fuse why are they not blowing.

Filed Aug 15, 2012 · Fuel system · 40,000 miles · MI

My 2008 dodge avenger will spill fuel at every refueling regardless if I use the locking mechanism on the fuel pump or if I fill by hand when the tank gets to full tank. It's almost like there is too much pressure built up that it spits fuel back out. This is a common occurrence with a lot of new avengers. Just do a simple google search on "dodge avenger gas overflows". Dodge please issue a recall.

Filed Jun 17, 2011 · Airbags, Electrical · 55,000 miles · PA

Purchased my 2008 dodge avenger in april 2008 and have had nothing but problem after problem with it first the air bags were recalled then the latches on the doors were recalled. The tire pressure sensor light just never goes off most recently the fuel pump went on the vehicle costing me close to 700 and now the alternator which is going to cost me another 600. What kind of vehicle did dodge build. This is some bs an all of this is while the vehicle only has about 65000 miles or less n it.

Filed May 10, 2011 · Electrical · 34,000 miles · FL

Vehicle stalling since date of purchase february 2009. Brought into dealership with complaint and they replaced the fuel pump. Problem continued with the addition of a gas smell after initial start of vehicle. Have brought the car in for service to dealership and they could not find the problem. Brought the vehicle in for other complaints and I again told the service dept that the car continued to have the same issue with the stalling and gas odor. The service dept tool my car for a test drive while I was still there and since they could not replicate the problem my vehicle was not serviced for the issue nor was it fixed. I called to have the vehicle looked at once again in february 2011 and was told I would be called by the new person in charge of my car and I did not receive a call. I did speak with someone giving them the details of the fas smell and the stall issue. After 2 weeks of no return call I called the service dept and was told my warranty had just expired and would not be covered. When I spoke to the service dept in february I asked about several recalls that had to do with the electrical wiring of the same model and year as my vehicle and was told it did not include my VIN # but there are numerous complaints of electrical issue of these vehicle and the service dept cannot seem to find the electrical problems until the car completely breaks down. On may 5, 2011 my car stalled again and the dealership says it is an electrical problem with the car. My car would stall several times a week while sitting at a light and the gas smell would occur everytime I start the car. The dealership does not know how to fix/find the problem until the car no longer runs. The electrical issue burned out the battery and could have caused a serious accident.