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2011 Dodge Avenger Body problems

Owners have filed 8 complaints about the 2011 Dodge Avenger's body, doors & structure with NHTSA - 4% of all its complaints, most recently on November 25, 2020. They describe 2 crashes, 0 fires and 0 injuries. Doors, hoods and latches, frame rust, sunroofs, leaks, trim and structural failures.

Complaints
8
Recalls
0
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Body complaints

SuspensionBody, doors & structureBrakesCrash

Back in 2019 on thanksgiving we had a car accident driving straight on route 17 in essex county because the wheel bearings went out to quickly we replaced them a year later it did almost did the same thing but we catch it in time are mechanic said it shouldn't have to change your wheel your wheel bearing 10 months apart we went through 3 already and it's asking me to put a date from when it happen I'll put the first time and the next two the next date it happen 9/23/2020/10/20/20 it's also doing some weird sliding in the back end of the vehicle

Filed Incident Suspension · Structure · Service brakesNHTSA 11376359
AirbagsBody, doors & structureBrakes

Air bag light on dealership says it has nothing to do with the orc recall that was repaired, brakes skip then pop before stopping took it to multiple mechanics to get inspected none of them could fine an issue including dodge dealership. Front door can not be shut before back door or it will scratch back door. Oil leak from engine gasket and engine pan. Popping it steering column and shaking when going down hill. Again dealership and 4 other certified mechanics can not find any issues with the popping it the...

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steering column and jumping and skip in the brakes before stopping. The brake issue happens at any speed and popping in the steering wheel happens mainly any slower speeds when letting go gas or brake no turning going straight.

Filed Incident Air bags · Structure · Service brakesNHTSA 11101985
Body, doors & structureCrash

Had hood replace 1st time for rust 7/2015. 2Nd time hood flew open while driving,replaced at our cost of deductible 4/2016. Checked hood 8/2016, secondary latch failed,able to open hood with primary only.Dealer states now latch has failed. Went back for install, now told stryker studs failed, need another hood. Told ok to drive with both safety devices failed"just dont open hood, you'll be ok. Over three weeks waiting for hood,was told forgot to order. Don miller dodge madison wi y .

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 10915657
Body, doors & structure

PAINT BUBBLING ALONG LEADING EDGE OF HOOD

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 10730813
Body, doors & structure

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge avenger. The contact stated when he opened the trunk water was coming from the trunk latch. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000.

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 10628328
SteeringSuspensionBody, doors & structureWheels & tires

I bought this car brand new off the lot and have owned it for 2 years. The back of the car sways in the back, which I did not notice this at first being the driver, but passengers did. As time went on it got worse and I began noticing it in the front. The back end sways anytime you hit a bump and in the winter the back end is all over the place. I've been driving in winter weather for 10 years now and never had so much anxiety until driving this car. The back end makes hollow clicking noises from time to time like...

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something is going to just "pop off". The steering wheel pulls to the right (even after all alignments, tires checked). When you attempt to push on the gas after being stopped the car stalls a great deal. The left rear suspension has been replaced already, the sway bar tightened, camber bushings done and there are still issues with the above but the dealer states "nothing is wrong". I have had my car in the dealership numerous of times for all of this not to mention the bubbling of the paint on the hood, the trunk leaking water and a few recalls. I plan on trading this car in asap and will not be purchasing another dodge. I spent way too much money on a car to have this many issues with barely 20,000 miles on it. *Tr

Filed Incident Steering · Suspension · Structure · WheelsNHTSA 10563347
Body, doors & structure

I am heavily disappointed. I went home to louisiana for easter and it rained quite a bit. I was packing to go home and prior to went to clean out my vehicle to include my trunk. When I pulled everything out...Liners and all, the left side of my trunk underneath the liners was soaked. The gray padding on even on the side of the trunk was was wet. I came back home to kansas, yesterday it was the same. We had a storm roll through and again my trunk was even more soaked. I have taken everything out and dried it out,...

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however w the current rain, it does no good. I now do not have a pleasant smell in my trunk. When I read reviews, its apparent that this has been an issue with the dodge vehicle as well as a few other products, how they heck is it ok to acknowledge the problem yet make no effort to fix it and now I have to pay for it? I switched from a nissan altima to this car, big mistake. My nissan would have never let me down, and nissan would have never kept putting the same mistake out there. I have owned three two of which I bought used at, at least 3 years old and one brand new no miles and never once any problems. I was never let down. I bought this dodge 2/8/13, barely 60 days old to me and already pissed off. Way to go dodge. *Tr

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 10505907
Electrical systemBody, doors & structure

There is a sizable water leak entering the trunk lid inner panels, originating from the lack of a proper seal around the third high brake lite assembly( chmsl). The problem has been reported to chrysler since the 2008 model year of the avenger, stratus, sebring and pt cruiser. They are currently using the same trunk lid and light assy, and the problems persist. Chrysler has admitted knowledge of the problem and assigned a tsb # 23-016-12 in this service bulletin it states the corrective measure for dealers is to...

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remove 2 rubber drain plugs, and nothing else. So the water still enters between the outer and inner trunk lid assy, exits through the latch assy, and now the removed drain plugs also. Unfortunately, the simple fix chrysler has assigned is a hazard for 2 reasons. 1/ Water is in contact with power terminals on the trunk lid latch assy, 2/ water is not completely removed, and residual plus water coming out of latch assy sits and stagnates, and promotes the growth of mold spores. I have contacted chrysler, there is an open case history, and they choose to do nothing. I informed them I would take this action. *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · StructureNHTSA 10478621

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