Vehicle veered into my lane not enough time to stop hit the vehicle from behind. Steering locked and driver airbag did not deploy only passenger side did. My car was a total lost.
2013 Dodge Avenger steering complaints
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I was driving from arkansas to texas and was approximately ten miles from my destination when the car pulled to the right on a narrow two lane highway hitting the approximately one foot tall concrete bride side. It was misting rain and the car kept pulling right and then started to go into a skid. I tried to steer to stop skidding and spun around into the ditch and rolled. Only the passenger side curtain air bags and the passenger seat airbag deployed. No airbags deployed on the driver side or from the dash or steering wheel. The vehicle sustained major damage to the front, sides and top. There had been prior warranty repair to the driver seat airbag by orr dodge of searcy because the airbag system malfunction warning light had come on in the vehicle.
Car began making creaking noises. Took car to dealership and was told that the inner tie rods were bad and would need to be replaced. Was also told that this was the third car of similar make and model that day with the same issue. Car under extended warranty so they will fix it once I pay the deductible.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge avenger. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the rear of vehicle veered to the left. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the vehicle needed an alignment performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000. Updated 5/27/14*cn updated 05/30/2014
2013 dodge avenger. Consumer writes in regards to several problems with vehicle and recall notices. *smd the consumer stated the ESC light illuminated. The consumer also believed there was a problem with the rear of the vehicle.
Noticed an issue with the steering when quickly picking up speed to pass a vehicle. The steering pulls fast to the right and feels as though the front end is fish tailing. Took the vehicle in to have it checked and was told this was normal. It is called torque steer and that all new vehicles do this. Trying to control the vehicle is extremely hard. Mine was checked, I was told it was bad and they did adjustments and an alignment as well as put the best 2 tires on the front. Within 2 weeks my car is doing this really bad again. My steering feels loose and the car is hard to handle at most speeds above 45 I feel as though I am driving on ice at all times. Whether or not this is normal is beyond me but it seems to be very dangerous when you can not control the steering in your vehicle.
The car feels like it jumps a bit when going from accelerating to slowing to stopping. Feels like a vibration slowing down. Also there had been noises coming from the steering column area. And you could hear like a clicking noise. There was another different noise from that area as well. The noises are hard to describe. It has been in the shop and they are basically not finding anything wrong with it. The clicking/sounds are not normal and that vibration is not normal regardless of what they say. The car does not run as smooth as a brand new car should run. Will not purchase a dodge again.
While driving at a low speed I put my foot on the gas to speed up and it was as though my car was not running at all. Nothing happened. I coasted to the end of the road and at the stop sign I hit the gas only to get chugging, spitting and sputtering sounds as the car tried to go. I was able to go a approx 1/4 of a mile and pulled into a parking area, shut the car off and waited a few minutes. The car seemed fine although a few miles down the road when I went to pass a vehicle there was absolutely no power and the car smelled as though something was burning. I had just fueled the car up before the incident. A week later, I filled my car up and although I didn't stall I had the same situation with putting my foot on the gas to pass a vehicle and not getting any power. I had the pedal to the floor and it was almost like the car was bogged down in the mud. Very alarming for a new car. Also when passing a vehicle and giving it the gas not only does the front end of this car lift up it is almost as though it fishtails like on ice in the front end. Very scary and hard to control the steering while passing.
Car was purchased at the end of october with 17 miles on it. Very shortly after, the engine light came on. The dealership turned the light off and it came back on a day or so later. They turned it off and supposedly checked the car. A while after noises started to become more prevalent. The main noise is coming from the steering column area. It happens when there are sharp turns, backing and turning, and if its cold. The noise is hard to describe. It sounds like a thump/clicking type of noise. Very annoying and somewhat alarming since the dealership has not been able to fix it in several months...another noise is coming from a little to the left of steering column. This is more of a faint noise. Sounds like small clicking. One other noise came from the center of the front of the car. It sounded like something just dropped. Like something just fell down. It was very scary actually. The dealership has worked for months to diagnose the problem with this car and have been unsuccessful. This was my first purchase ever and I am very unhappy. I have been told it is not a safety issue but I am not convinced. I think it is an issue that hasn't been brought up very much yet. The cars are brand new and people are still breaking them in and such. I do not feel as safe as I had in this car. I will never purchase dodge again.
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