2012 Dodge Avenger: fire, smoke or burning smell

5 of the 554 complaints about the 2012 Dodge Avenger describe fire, smoke or burning smell.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 14 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year

2014
3
2013
6
2012
5
2011
1
2010
4
2008
17
2000
1
1999
3
1996
1
1995
4

What owners say

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 May 17, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 85,000 miles · TX · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge avenger. While driving 50 MPH, the contact observed smoke coming from the engine and the vehicle shook violently. The contact pulled the vehicle off the road and the check engine and electronic throttle control warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the radiator and coolant system failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the alternator failed and had to be replaced a month prior. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

Filed Dec 30, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 61,000 miles · TX · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge avenger. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, a clicking noise was heard from the front end. While driving at any speed, the contact smelled burning wires from somewhere within the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 61,000.

Filed Mar 4, 2015 · Body, Brakes · 36,500 miles · WI · crash · fire · 1 injury

Driving home from work at 5:40 pm, 3 deer ran out and after slamming on brakes the last one was struck, head on. The hood buckled and the entire engine of the car imploded in flames. No airbags went off and the car immediately died. I was able to pull car over to the side of the road and get out of car however, the car burned completely. The car engulfed in flames and the engine, windows, entire inside, everything burned. There is no dash, no steering wheel, seats, front tires, etc are gone. There is very little left and the manufacturer had an investigation done and will not tell me why this happened. My husband has a 2014 avenger and we want to know if it is safe. But were told my manufacturer representative they would not tell me because they would not want it out in the public.

Filed Mar 3, 2015 · Body, Electrical · 30,000 miles · WI · crash · fire · 1 injury

Hit a deer at 60 MPH the car started on fire and completely burned up no air bags went off dodge investigated but will not tell us why the car burned up.