2012 Dodge Avenger: brake failure

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 Dec 20, 2018 · Brakes · 50,000 miles · FL · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2012 dodge avenger. While driving unknown speeds, the brake pedal was applied, but failed to respond. The contact depressed the brake pedal to the floorboard. The vehicle crashed into a tree and a telephone pole. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and deemed a total loss by the insurance agency. The contact called hill-kelly dodge chrysler jeep ram (6171 pensacola blvd, pensacola, fl 32505, (850) 972-2050) and was informed that the vehicle was beyond repair. The cause of the brake failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 50,000. The VIN was not available. *tt

Filed Mar 17, 2017 · Brakes, Fuel system · IL

March 12, 2017 heading south, down veteran parkway springfield il. When I noticed my car red 2012 dodhe avenger r/t turned off mid motion around 45mph. No warning!! No acceleration, no brakes, no power stearing!? No control of the car! Staying calm but clueless, I was able to turn to a side road and cautiously turned into a parking lot next to office max and waited 1 hr for a tow.street name ilse ave. Towed to green dodge springfield il the same day. Monday, march 13 the tech diagnoses fuel pump not working, (2cd diagnosis of fuel pump failure this year. 1st time in january 2017 tech diagnosed shortage in wire to fuel pump fried the fuel pump. Do they ordered the part and fixed the problem ( so they thought) now this 2cd diagnosis was new fuel pump. So they ordered the part. Well the fuel pump worked but car did not run. Further diagnosis by the tech from green dodge, is faulty tipm module! Not the fuel pump, not a shortage in wire from previous diagnosis they did. Shouldn't the tipm should have been noticed the first time. I have done some research on the tipm settlement for chrysler lawsuit for installing faulty tipm modules in thousands of vehicles and I believe this includes my vehicle here red 2012 dodge avenger r/t, and I believe green dodge took advantage of me as a valued customer as they say , my money , and my time in need of help! I have payed 1400$ almost to get this problem fixed and almost 3 months time span for same issue that should have been addressed the first time!

Filed Mar 18, 2016 · Airbags, Engine · 60,000 miles · CA

The air bag warning light illuminated. Few days later began hearing a clicking under the dashboard behind the glove box. Received notice for recall. Due to location nearest dodge dealership is 2 hours away. Decided to wait. A short time later, the car began to lose power briefly intermittently. Once again, due to location decided to wait. Two days ago the car stalled completely while traveling at 45 miles per hour. No steering, no brakes, nothing. Scared me. Trying to find someone locally to look at it. Today it died in the middle of a very busy intersection. Once again, coming to the intersection the car dropped below 1,000 rpms and then dies.

Filed Dec 16, 2015 · Airbags, Brakes · 60,000 miles · TX · crash · 1 injury

I was in accident the brakes failed during hard braking. I hit the brake pedal so hard I bent the pedal assembly. The seatbelt restraints didn't lockup and threw me forward so I hit my head on the roof line the point of impact was the sun visor. The airbags did not deploy and I hit the steering wheel with my chest. I hit the car in front of me when the brakes failed the car keep rolling to the point of impact with the cadillac escalade my car went under his bumper so the car had to dive down just to roll under his car. The driver in the vehicle was not hurt. I would up with a small concussion and my right foot is still in pain.

Filed Jan 2, 2015 · Acceleration, Brakes · 67,000 miles · MO

While driving down the interstate this vehicle's power steering and anti lock brakes stopped working and the vehicles rpms were as high as could be measured by the vehicle. This issues made it very difficult to navigate the vehicle off the roadway safely. The vehicle had to be towed to the nearest dealership and the alternator was diagnosed as the primary issue. The concern with this vehicle is that it has the same size engine and amp alternator as the chrysler vehicles that are already under recall for alternator failure 3.6l engine with a 160 amp alternator and the dealership repairing this vehicle states it is the same type of failure. I am concerned that this vehicles alternator should also be recalled as it poses a danger to the people driving it and any other vehicles on the road near this vehicle when this failure occurs.

Filed Aug 28, 2014 · Electrical · 16,574 miles · CA

While driving on a two lane highway driving in the left lane doing 60 miles the vehicle suddenly turned off creating the following to stop working. No brakes, gas pedal would not work, steering wheel locked up, unable to turn on hazard lights. I was able to turn the steering wheel to the right enough to move into the right hand lane and to the side of a very busy freeway, (very scary ) the chp came and had me wait for about 30 minutes the chp officer then got into the vehicle restarted the car, put in gear to make sure the brake would hold out and then escorted me off the freeway at the speed of 30 miles. Then had it towed to the nearest dealership for repairs.

Filed Jun 10, 2014 · Brakes · 47,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge avenger. The contact stated that the anti-lock brakes failed to engage. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 47,000.