Three problems related to vehicle shudder have been reported for the 2013 Dodge Avenger. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Dodge Avenger based on all problems reported for the 2013 Avenger.
Takata recall vehicle stalling and shaking, shutting down and loosing power while driving. Very unsafe and concerning, as the vehicle will shut off randomly in traffic in the road. Vehicle horn honks randomly, unable to shut off. Interior lights flashing randomly.
This car has had a vibration and trans shift problem sense the day I purchased the car . From there it has just gotten worse . The car will down shift on it's own to first gear wile driving at highways speeds . This has happened multiple time which usually causes the trans to fail. When this vehicle down shift at highway speeds it causes the engine to exceed the rpm that the dash can even show. The trans has been replaced 3 times . Being rebuilt twice and a full new replacement the 3rd time . The first rebuild did not last 5 miles from the dealer before it failed . The second last about 4500 miles and failed. The 3rd trans did not fix the problem and now because the engine has been forced far past what the rpms it should exceed there is now a noise coming from the engine . I have had this vehicle in multiple times to no avail it's still not repaired I was told the vibration was tires . Dealer replaced rims and tires . Problem is till there took it in meany more times was told it's bad tires . I have replaces the tires with 3 different sets . Problem is till there . Dealers have told me there is nothing they can do to fix the problem they can't figure it out . Was told by Chrysler that they were done fixing it and I was on my own that they don't know how to properly repair the vehicle as they can't duplicate the problem . I feel this vehicle is not safe to drive and posses a risk to my self and other drivers on the road was told by Chrysler llc they can't duplicate it to drive it how it is please help.
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that the vehicle began to shake while driving at high speeds and there was also a problem shifting gears. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer were it was purchased three times, but the dealer was never able to determine the failure. The contact took the vehicle to another dealer who determined that the valve body needed to be replaced. The vehicle also back fired and was sluggish. The dealer planned to repair the vehicle, but did not know if this would correct all of the problems. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 6,000.