Body problems of the 2008 Dodge Avenger

When at the fuel pump getting gas it overfills every time. Safety hazard has a rough idle when sitting at a stop light without a check engine light and no check engine light has come up for it. Speedometer is off door handle sticks not allowing me to close my door while I'm in it have to push the handle towards the door to get it to close. Trunk doesn't close all the way. Also when opening after it rains it leaks all over my stuff.

On 3-31-19 me and my 2 daughters were driving on expressway, I started smelling burning and seen smoke coming from hood on driver side of car, it appeared to be coming from the engine under hood and pulled to side of road. I turned car off and I told kids to get out and we walked down expressway. I told kids to stay there and went to walk back to open hood and check it, on my way back to it, it had started on fire. I went back to my kids and called police. Within ten minutes the whole car was engulfed in flames.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contacgt stated that the engine cradle and subrame prematurely had rust and fractured while driving a low rate of speed. , the vehicle was coased to PA arking area. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine cradle needed to be replaced. The manufacturer had issued 1 recall on the engine, 3 TSB on the engine but provided no solution to provide a remedy with no recall for this failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000. Dyd.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while driving 15 mph they heard a noise and the vehicle completely stalled on the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where they diagnosed the sub frame was corroded and needed to be replaced . The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was at 110,000. Ds.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, an abnormal sound emitted from the vehicle without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine cradle was rusted and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

I was exiting out of a parking lot in town and traffic was back up and at a standstill. As I attempted to turn left a car tried passing the stopped traffic in a no passing zone. The vehicle hit the front of my car, totaling it. The bumper was on the ground , radiator sideways, hood crinkled, fenders destroyed. My airbags did not deploy. The car that hit me was going fast and caused major damage. Taylorville police department police report number 15-341.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that the passenger side door latch disconnected from the housing causing the door to not to lock. The power locks feature did not lock the door as well. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign I. D. Number 07v414000 (latches/locks/linkages). The contact personally repaired the vehicle. The failure mileage was 50,000.

As I was driving down the interstate highway, I heard some wind so I checked window button, I then heard door alarm go off and as I attempted to exit highway on an exit ramp the door swung open!! my passenger had to physically hold it close as best she could until we found a safe place to stop to see if we could identify the problem. We tried many times to close it but could not get it to latch. We scrounged around on the side of the road looking for something to tie it together with to get it off the side of the road and back home! I'm glad my grandchildren were not with me!.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated whenever it rained water was under the hood. The battery, alternator, and the power steering failed to function when the water entered the vehicle. The battery lights and electric bolt warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who repaired the alternator and the power steering; however, they failed to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,000 and the current mileage was 83,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that both front doors would experience a failure in which they would not latch shut. The doors would also experience a failure in which they would not open. The failures occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 07v414000 (latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch). The manufacturer was notified and also stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall. No further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 65,000.

There is visible denting/buckling to the underbelly of my 2008 Dodge Avenger. I sent a formal letter to Chrysler hqtrs back in late July and they took more than a month to respond to my letter. I spoke with a woman with the better business section of Chrysler on the 28th of August and basically was told that there was nothing they could do and that my vehicle would be looked at by the dealership. I brought my vehicle into the dealership and they told me me that it was a natural curve in the subframe? while out on their lot I noticed 10 other Avengers with a completely different design type (more rigid and sturdy I. E. No denting) to the underbelly than mine. I only saw 1 other Avenger like mine with the same defect. I feel that there is a coverup taking place. This is a threat to the safety and the integrity of design of the vehicle. There is no telling what would occur if involved in accident, head-on or rear-ended? the outcome so far has been unsatisfactory and I don't know what else I can do? this is a major concern that needs the attention from the government and Chrysler corp.