Nine problems related to car stall have been reported for the 2011 Dodge Avenger. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 Dodge Avenger based on all problems reported for the 2011 Avenger.
After purchasing my vehicle I took it for a short drive on the highway. I was speeding up to 35-40 mph when the car stalled. The car started and I decided that I better take it home. I started the car, turned around on the highway and while I was driving, it stalled again. It stalled several more times on the way home, I was never able to drive more than 45mph before it would sta. . . Several days later I decided to try to drive it again. It made it two miles out of town (going 65mph) before it started stalling again. It took me over an hour to make it home because the car would start, drive for about 3 feet and stall again. The next day the dealer I purchased it from towed it to their shop and they "reset" the computer. It drove fine for two days before stalling again while I was driving down a city street going 45mph. I had to pull off the road. I was able to restart the car several minutes later and drive it the last 1/4 of a mile to work. Now I am at work wondering if I will make it safely home. I live an hour from work.
Tl- the contact 2011 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while coming to a stop, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact mentioned that it took multiple attempt to re-start the vehicle. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed but no failure cause could be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000. Jo.
While driving to work today I lost all power and noticed a red lighting bolt on the dash. I would try to accelerate but could not going more then 1600 rpm's. I pulled over and killed the engine. When I started it I was able to drive for about 1 minute and it happened again. I was able to get home and later found out the lighting bolt was the electronic control throttle body. I called the dealer and they want $550 to install it or $330 for a new part. Reading forums I seen that many people have this issue and need to replace the entire throttle body because there are little plastic gears that get stripped. I found a place on line for $180 and will replace it but I think it is disappointing that I am replacing this part when I only have 60k miles on it.
I purchased this vehicle brand new in 2011. Since 2011 it has stalled out on me 4 times when I am at low speeds or when accelerating when a red light turns green. One of the stalls it happened as I was making a uturn and a car nearly hit me while I was trying to restart the car. I have taken the vehicle in several times to the dealer and each time they find nothing wrong with the car. This situation is exactly as described by another complaint on this website. I have noticed the car has a very slight surge at idle or at a light when the ac is running and mentioned this to the techs but they stated its normal. Doesn't seem normal to me as the car didn't do it when purchased and now it randomly stalls. They did flash the onboard computer but this has not fixed the problem. Guess it will take a serious accident before the dealer or Dodge believes there is a issue.
Driving on hilly road at about 60 mph car begins to studder and jerk. It smooths out on acceleration then repeats symptoms each time car travels around 60 mph. The symptoms go away after car is turned off then restart later in the drive. The symptoms now occurr on level roads also. Now in addition to the above symptoms, the car is stalling at low speeds of around 15 mph or less. It will start back up normally, but may stall again or not. It will often run erratically after this, a symptom often called 'missing', but no cylinder misfire code is set.
Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while attempting to merge into highway traffic at 50mph the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times for the failure. The dealer performed a diagnostic twice and advised that the gas cap was not properly tightened and could cause the vehicle to stall, however the vehicle continued to stall without warning and could not be restarted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 34,300 and the current mileage 34,712. Pmb.
The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without any warnings. The vehicle was restarted and was operating normally. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 9,700. The VIN was not available.
The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while sitting at a traffic stop. The failure recurred four times and would only occur once the vehicle was at a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis but the dealer advised the contact that they were unable to determine a failure within the vehicle. The contact made several attempts to speak with the manufacturer but only received a recorded message. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 11 and the current mileage was 7399.
The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly stalled while stopped at a stop light. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer five different times. The technicians were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000.