Vehicle Shudder Problems of Dodge Avenger

Dodge Avenger owners have reported 5 problems related to vehicle shudder (under the power train category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Dodge Avenger based on all problems reported for the Avenger.

1 Vehicle Shudder problem of the 2013 Dodge Avenger

Failure Date: 03/09/2018

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.

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2 Vehicle Shudder problem of the 2008 Dodge Avenger

Failure Date: 11/16/2017

Loud noise or ticking burning smoking blow out on bridge months prior had to manually shift my car into its grinding gears.

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3 Vehicle Shudder problem of the 2013 Dodge Avenger

Failure Date: 01/02/2014

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.

4 Vehicle Shudder problem of the 2012 Dodge Avenger

Failure Date: 08/15/2013

While driving through the mountains in maryland,I applied the brakes and the entire car shuddered. The rotors were apparently warped and the car was difficult to slow down or stop. The more the brake temperature increased the more difficult it became to slow the vehicle down. Most of the mileage on the car is highway or country roads, as I live in a suburban area. The brakes still act up in flat areas just not as bad as they did in the mountains. I have a six speed 2. 4l, 4 cylinder in the Avenger. Before and after having the transmission flushed the transmission would downshift hard between 3rd and 2nd gear and 2nd and 1st gear. When I backed out and put the car in drive, if you didn't wait for about three seconds prior to accelerating the transmission would slip then bang into gear a take off. The entire transmission was rebuilt but you still have to wait for it to lock into drive before taking off. The transmission was rebuilt with 36,000 miles on it.

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5 Vehicle Shudder problem of the 2013 Dodge Avenger

Failure Date: 05/24/2013

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.




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