2012 Dodge Avenger: hesitation when accelerating

5 of the 554 complaints about the 2012 Dodge Avenger describe hesitation when accelerating.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
typical mileage: 850
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 16 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Hesitation when accelerating by model year

2014
1
2013
13
2012
5
2011
1
2010
2
2009
2
2008
8
1999
1
1997
1
1996
1

What owners say

Filed Nov 16, 2017 · Brakes, Engine · 69,000 miles · OH

Brake recall: the brakes grab or slow to stop causing it to not stop in a straight line or jump, flutter or hesitate to brake. Engine recall: got car 6/2017 clinging noise, after 70,000 miles, all oil changes 1000 miles before its due, started after the 2 oil change. Small of burning wire smell. (oil change 4 days go now engine light on) fuel propusion system recall: car seems to shift funny when pushing gas, struggling for gas to flow when pushing the gas.

Filed Oct 19, 2016 · Transmission · 95,000 miles · MS

My car hesitates and jerks viciously whenever I accelerate. I only had the car 9 months. I did research and noticed this year car has a recall on it but I have yet been notified by my dealer. I just want to know what's the problem and will I receive any recall assistants ??

Filed Nov 10, 2013 · Fuel system · 3 miles · CT

Upon starting the car it bucks and hesitates also backing into traffic bucking still and issue...dodge has been notified numerous times directly from the bbb and nothing has been resolved thank you!!

Filed Oct 19, 2013 · Fuel system, Transmission · 850 miles · CT

Upon acceleration the cars bogs down and hesitates..it also bucks upon starting making it extremely difficult to pull out into traffic...the transmissions has been replaced and sensors and the problem still exists and dodge claims this is a characteristic of this particular model and year!!

Filed Aug 7, 2013 · Fuel system, Transmission · 200 miles · CT

I have had several problems with the acceleration of this vehicle the dealership replaced the transmission and several sensors due to bucking and hesitations. This never resolved the situation it still bucks when its moist or rains I was told by the dealership that this is a characteristic of this particular model.