Dodge Avenger harsh shifting problems

Filed Feb 24, 2021 · Transmission · 76,000 miles · NC

I have a 2012 dodge avenger with approximately 76200 miles on it. While accelerating from a stop light my transmission made a clunking sound and my vehicle would only go about 30 miles per hour but the rpms but jump up to about 7000 and stay there. I was on a four lane roadway going through a city when this happened. Ended up my transmission needed to be replaced with 76,000 miles on my vehicle. Transmission issues seem to be a common problem with the dodge avengers. And of course when I called dodge customer care they stated they can do nothing for me on any kind of reimbursement. Transmissions should last longer than 76000 miles! Very disappointed in dodge customer service team.

Filed Oct 27, 2018 · Airbags, Transmission · 40,000 miles · MN

Takata recall also heater core issue. Heat only blows on drivers side when set to heat and cold air blows on passenger side. Seems to be a known issue with chrysler but they do not want to force a recall. Transmission also slams into gear when stopping and at times before acceleration. No dip stick to verify fluid level. Dealer states nothing wrong with it. They stated they flushed heater core and still have same issue. This happens driving in winter or summer on highway, city streets.

Filed Jun 15, 2018 · Airbags, Brakes · 136,000 miles · NE

Vehicle air bag light has been on for months,recently took it in for the orc recall dealer advised that's not the reason for the recall, hes had multiple other dodge avengers come in with the same issue. He sed me to contact dodge and file a complaint. I did read today that 2012+ dodge avengers have came up with another recall that has to do with air bag light being on so I don't know what else to do beside file a complaint. Ive also had multiple other issues with this car, the braking system will skip before stopping (its really hard to explain). Ive been to 4 different mechanics jensen tires, tires plus, brakes plus, and the dodge dealership themselves. All of them have performed a full inspection on vehicle and said everything is perfect and nothing is wrong with the car. The vehicle will stall at times going around 45-60 MPH, turning at 15-20 MPH and going up hill around 15 MPH (dodge says thats normal for dodges). Car will clunk when putting it in d,r,p (dodge says all dodges make that same noise). Car idles rough when slowing down to stop, rolling and stopped at a stop light (dodge says its normal for dodge vehicles to do that when its hot outside). Im going to trying to go to another dealership for another full inspection and if they don't find these issue I will be junking this vehicle, its not safe to drive, its very hard to drive and I don't feel safe at all.

Filed May 3, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 39,000 miles · FL

I was driving my car and as I came to a light my car started to idle really rough like it was going to stall the rpms went all the way down to almost 200rpm then I put the car in neutral and hit the gas a bit so it wouldn't stall and it revved up to 1000 RPM and then shut off completely and the electronic throttle control light flashed at me . Then I restarted my car and there were no lights on . The car was idleing really rough. I have the 2.4l I-4. Its never ran that way before so I continued to drive and about twenty minutes later it did the same exact thing. I am out of my bumper to bumper warranty so a dealer wanted 100 just to take a look at the car I went to autozone to have the computer scanned and he said their were no codes. He told me he didn't know what the issues could be either . This is the 5th time this has happened to me . The other day when I was backing pulling out of my driveway I went to put it in reverse it wouldn't go into reverse then all of a sudden as I was giving it a little bit of gas it slammed into reverse it almost felt like the transmission fell out of the car. And it chirped the tires. Then after I backed out my engine stalled and the etc light came on. ( electronic throttle control)then I attempted to start my car and it drove fine like nothing had happened.

Filed Jan 8, 2016 · Transmission · MS

Since day one I have been having with my 2013 dodge avenger shifting rough, constantly shudderring, and clunking the dealership and chrysler will not fix the problem

Filed Sep 14, 2014 · Transmission · 300 miles · MS

I purchased a brand new 2013 dodge avenger with the 3.6 engine and six speed tranny about a work later I noticed rough shifting clunking and popping sound from the motor mounts and constant thumping and shuddering from the transmission. Dealership keeps saying is wrong with it and will not help me. One year later same problem still no help.

Filed Apr 30, 2014 · Transmission, Wheels · 9,000 miles · NY

I purchased my car (sxt v6) 5/2013 from joe cecconi's in niagara falls, ny.. I've previously owned a 2008 avenger with the 4 cyl. Engine and I am a driving enthusiast. I felt the car shifting roughly and I decided to take the car in to the dealership on 10/12/2013 because I was also having a problem with the car pulling hard to the left. The techs assured me that the car was only "learning how I drive" and I explained that my 2008 did the same thing. For the pulling, they did an alignment. When I picked the car up, I drove it and it was about 2 weeks (10/31/2013) before I was able to take it back in due to the same issues; pulling, shaking and a hard shifting transmission. The tech once again told me that there was nothing wrong with the transmission and that my car was way off alignment...even though it was recently serviced. Around 12/5/2013, I took the car back once again and I spoke to a tech around 6pm and he told me that chrysler uses "snowmobile type transmissions" and that they will always shift roughly, he explained that there was no fix. I was told that they could not service my car at that time of day. On 12/11/2013 they did a wheel rotation and an alignment, the car stopped pulling for several months, pulling is very slight now, possibly due to needing another alignment now. I have an issue where I will also be traveling in what should be third gear shifting to fourth (attempting to pick up speed quickly, usually thruways) and there are times that the car will not pick up speed quickly, as if it was sitting in sixth gear rather than third or fourth. This issue is not always present and I have decided to drive the car with the auto stick since there is no failure in shifting this way. The rough-shifting transmission is something that chrysler has known about in the dodge avengers for a long time but they seem to disregard their avenger owners.

Filed Apr 7, 2014 · Electrical, Transmission · 48,000 miles · TX

On or about feb. 17, 2009 and continuing to present, my 2008 avenger has had numerous problems shifting. The problem started with hard shifting and transmission slippage. Now, when driving at 45mph when the car goes to shift into overdrive, and misses 4th gear. There is a sudden loss of gears and the tachometer climbs rapidly because the overdrive gear will not engage. When engine RPM is lowered, car downshifts into 2nd gear (limp mode) and will not shift normally until the vehicle is turned off and re-started. The sudden loss of speed may result in a crash and personal injury to the occupants of the vehicle. I have seen numerous complaints on this problem and have noticed a lot of service bulletins related to improper shifting of the 2008 avenger. Even though dodge is aware of the problems with the powertrain control module, they have refused to issue a recall on the module placing the safety of its customers below the importance of their profits.

Filed Sep 5, 2013 · Steering, Suspension · 46,221 miles · TX

I just began having this problem and I am very concerned. There is not a recall yet, however I am hoping with taking the time to report my concerns and problems there will soon be a recall. After about 45 minutes to an hr of driving my vehicle there becomes a clunking noise on the left front end of my car. You can feel the noise/malfunction in the left lower part of the steering wheel while driving. Steering feels shaky and unstable. My vehicle is maintained monthly at the same place each month. The longer you drive the louder the clunking sound. After, realizing this problem was not going away and could become very serious I took it to my local dodge dealership and was told that there is not a recall issued for this problem and it would cost me about $600.00 d/t also telling me warranty would not cover it. After, extensive research I have learned that chrysler themselves have placed a concern in regards to this problem, however are not issuing a recall for this problem and that this is only a problem with vehicles manufactured before 7/2010 which mine was manufactured 8/2010 and I am having this current problem. I am very scared that if this does not get recalled and fixed there are going to be bigger problems than just complaints. I have read several incident reports placed with the federal safety agency with the same exact problems. With that said why is there nothing being done about this and why should I pay $600+ to get this fixed when this is clearly a chrysler/dodge issue and conveniently warranty will not cover this particular malfunction. I have 2 young children and if something happens to us while driving my car after numerous reports have been placed there will be problems bigger than a recall. I am very disappointed in chrysler/dodge and not sure that I would buy another dodge vehicle after this.

Filed Aug 13, 2013 · Transmission · 68,000 miles · OK

After driving the vehicle for 30-45 a clunking noise begins in the left front, which gets louder the longer the vehicle is driven during one driving period. After parking the vehicle long enough for it to cool down, the problems starts again. Took vehicle to mechanic who said was common problem but need to take to dealer for correct diagnosis - after 3 days the dealer determine rack & pinion needed replaced. I bought this car new & drive 90-95% of the time on the highway. Also, when braking the car shimmies and shifts. They state this is not included in the power train warranty. My previous vehicle was a 2008 dodge with 110,000 miles on it at trade-in, I drove more in-town driving with it & it never needed any kind of repair.