The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled without warning. The contact stated that on several occasions the vehicle would not immediately restart. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the PCM was faulty and needed to be replaced. The PCM was replaced with an aftermarket part however, the failure persisted. The local dealer was contact and informed that the manufacturer PCM part had been discontinued and was no longer available for purchase. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 142,086.
2010 Dodge Avenger transmission problems
20 complaints (12% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 94,000.
- owner complaints
- 20
- of this car's complaints
- 12%
- typical mileage
- 94,000
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Automatic transmission: control module (TCM/PCM/tecm)1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Dodge Avenger transmission problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2010 Dodge Avenger owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
The transmission began slipping on Saturday, July 23, 2022 with 120,000 miles on the odometer. The car was driving normally then suddenly went into neutral causing it to slow down and back up traffic until I manually changed to a lower gear. The car was also doing this change to neutral on its own while I was trying to park the car and then when I went back to my car to pull out of the parking space, it took several attempts to engage the gears to move. I limped home with the car and got it parked in my driveway. The transmission fluid reading was normal. The car started doing this shift change to neutral without warning.
The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would not properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. Also, while operating the vehicle a knocking noise was present coming from the engine when the air conditioning unit was turned on. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.
I was reversing out of a parking spot and when I tried to go forward, the car kept wanting to go in reverse. The shifter then became stuck in park and would not move to another gear. I was in the middle of the road now blocking traffic. The dashboard still showed I was in reverse even though the shift lever was stuck in park. I was forced to keep reversing until I found a safe spot to park. Later I looked up this problem on YouTube and found many videos posted with my same problem with the stuck gear shift. I would definitely say this is a manufacturing defect that needs to be recalled on all versions of the Dodge Avenger car.
The vehicle on three separate turn arounds did the same thing after 3 plus hrs of driving stopping shifting into reverse then drive. Near the end of the rural/local 4 straight hrs transmission appeared to not shift out of first gear. Each time the vehicle came to a complete stop while applying brakes. The car was then shifted into r(reverse) and the brake pedal was released and gas pedal applied approximately. After reaching the reversed turning destination the brake was reapplied and car came to a stop. Car was shifted into d (drive) from r (reverse) and all three times the car accelerated to 30 -34 MPH rpms staying at 3 and the automatic transmission did not did not go into normal 2nd year mode. All three times the car was completely stopped. The gearshift put into p(park for 5sec.) then gear shift put into d. The car ran fin again until time to turn around. On the 3rd attempt the check engine light came on and immediately the car was driven home under 40 MPH 4rpms. After the vehicle has set for 2 plus hrs the fluids were checked and none appears low the car also drove as normal as it had at the beginning of the last trip. The car was only driven for 5-10minutesvand all gears seam to work fine fluids are normal and the check engine symbol is still lit.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge avenger. The contact stated that when attempted to switch from reverse to drive, the vehicle instead shifted to neutral. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 214,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge avenger. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined that there was transmission failure and referred the contact to a transmission specialist. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 108,272.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 dodge avenger. The contact stated that the gear shifter cable became loose. The contact was unable to shift gears and the vehicle became stuck in traffic. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact exited the vehicle while in traffic and reconnected the cable. The vehicle was taken to five star chrysler dodge jeep ram of macon (3068 riverside dr, macon, ga 31210, (478) 345-8899), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000. The VIN was not available.
Crankshaft position sensor goes out car shuts off during driving in traffic or at light without warning very dangerous, noticed other people with dodge journey had same issue please help. Happened usually when in motion
Vehicle is stuck in park on the gear shift used troubleshooting with the pink thing in the console to shift gears however the dashboard is reporting that the car is in neutral the car will not drive anywhere from research we have found that this is an ongoing dodge problem not necessarily with the 2010 but with all the other dodges. Stuck on the side of the road not able to go anywhere as car is stuck in park and showing neutral we were able to shift the car from park to other gears still reported in neutral
Questions about the 2010 Dodge Avenger transmission
Does the 2010 Dodge Avenger have transmission problems?
Owners have filed 20 complaints about the transmission of the 2010 Dodge Avenger, 12% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2010 Dodge Avenger transmission problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 94,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2010 Dodge Avenger transmission?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Dodge Avenger have bad transmission?
The Dodge Avenger model years with the most transmission complaints are 2008 (236 complaints), 2013 (32 complaints) and 2012 (31 complaints).
Other 2010 Dodge Avenger problems
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