2012 Dodge Avenger acceleration problems

Filed Mar 22, 2020 · Acceleration, Lights · 112,000 miles · TX

The dealership stated that the car tire's were check I than had to come back 2 days later because of the wheel shaking badly and making a loud noise . The dealership stated that the car had a bad wheel bearing and that they missed it . I than brought car to be fixed and was turned away because of the weather conditions which dealership was already aware of even after telling them I don't feel safe driving the car home on the rain I was still turned away and asked to come back at a convenient time for the dealers mechanics car was swerving on high way due to tire and rain and could have caused an accident

Filed Dec 13, 2019 · Acceleration, Electrical · 55,000 miles · TX

The car would just shut off while on the freeway and would take long time to power back on. Head rest air bag deployed while driving causing to lose control of car. Windows unlocks while driving. Dealership using the same totally integrated power module that are on recall chrysler 2000.

Filed May 13, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 123,900 miles · IN

Cadillac converter recall- when the cadillac converter went out the car made a horrible noise and lost power to accelerate. Come to find out the pressure blew back and popped hoses of and broke the intake manifold. The flap cant open and close. Chrysler said that the intake manifold was not due to the cadillac converter but teo auto macanica said it was. This is a $700 repair due to a recall! Had been driving car around town all day. Stopped to turn and loud noise happened. Luckly coasted to blocks to house and had tow truck take to repair shop.

Filed Feb 3, 2019 · Acceleration, Brakes · CA · fire

My 2012 dodge avenger caught fire under the hood while I was driving on the fwy. I could not stop the car because the brake became locked in place and I couldnt press it down with my foot. The emergency brake did not work. It was unsafe to get out of the moving car, so I was trapped in the car as the fire under the hood grew rapidly. I was able to get off at the next exit and with quick thinking, I used the curb at the end of the fwy off ramp to help me stop the car. When firefighters arrived, the entire front end of my car was fully engulfed. From my understanding, chrysler/dodge has had reapeated complaints regarding similar incidents.

Filed Jan 3, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 99,000 miles · MI

Two separate incidents have happened. First was in november 2018. I was driving home on a city street when the vehicle flashed the throttle body sensor light along with the check engine light and the car lost power and would not accelerate past 25mph. Brought to dodge dealership for diagnosis and they couldn't check the etc light due to it shutting off with restart of the vehicle but was told I needed a new alternator. Fixed the alternator and no problems again until january 2019. This time I was driving home from work on a very busy highway and the car flashed the check engine light and died while in motion. Power steering was very tight but I was able to get to the side of the road safely and put the car in park. After 4 tries of restarting the vehicle, it started back up but the check engine light is still on. I will be taking it back to the dodge dealership in hopes of finding out what is wrong, but am nervous because of what I have read amongst other avenger owners.

Filed Jul 9, 2018 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 121,000 miles · MO

The throttle body control light keeps coming on with the ABS light. Had it and the sensor cleaned. Two days later the same lights and the engine light are coming on.

Filed Mar 30, 2018 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · FL

I have a 2012 avenger; the heat on the passenger side of the car stopped blowing hot air. I took the avenger in for a diagnostic test and was told that the issue was from casing sand clogging the radiator, heater core and the oil cooler. This is a manufactures defect. Also the spring on the actuator door was sticking and not opening properly ..poor contact materials on the connectors for the actuators!!. It seems that over time they oxidize and develop a resistance that attenuates the signal back to the control. When the signal gets too low the control loses track of the actuator position and keeps driving the motor, resulting in clicking or broken teeth. It is tough to reach the connector contacts to clean them- the clicking goes on even after the car is off!!!! Please fix!

Filed Oct 7, 2016 · Acceleration, Electrical · 65,000 miles · NE

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge avenger. While driving 20 MPH, the electronic throttle control indicator illuminated intermittently. The failure caused the vehicle to slow down significantly. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 65,000.

Filed Aug 23, 2016 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 98,000 miles · LA

While driving the car started accelerating by itself and the engine reed high. Wipers come on by themselves. Seat belt light stays on even when you have it on. Battery light comes on periodically.

Filed Jan 20, 2016 · Acceleration · 90,000 miles · OH

I was on the highway going 60 MPH all of a sudden my etc light started to flash and my car started to slow down, my car would not go over 10 MPH. It was very difficult for me to get in a safety lane. I almost got rear ended a few times, I was very scared. I did some research and found that this problem has been going on since the production of this vehicle. There are tons of complaints online about this vehicle, some of the vehicles have low mileage and some don't. It is a very dangerous situation to be in. I think chrysler needs to own up and recall this throttle body!