Other Engine Info: Sales Code for Engine - EDG,ED3,ED7
Other Restraint System Info: Dodge Avenger has supplemental Side curtain front & rear airbags (CJ2)
Plant Company Name: Sterling Heights Assembly
Pretensioner: Yes
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: JS
Series2: H (High Line)
Steering Location: Left Hand Drive (LHD)
TPMS: Direct
Trim: Express
Turbo: No
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE STARTED HAVING ISSUES STARTING AND THEN IT WOULD START AND RUN FINE AND THEN DIE.I WAS CONTACTED AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT COMING ON AND THEN WOULD ALL THE SUDDEN COME ON ANDTHEN QUIT SO I REMOVED THE REAR SEAT AND UNPLUGGED THE WIRE HARNESS AND COULD SEE WHERE IT HAD BEEN BURNED AND LOOKED AT THE TOP OF THE PUMP WHERE THE HARNESS PLUGS IN AND COULD SEE AND SMELL GAS.I REMOVED THE FUEL PUMP AND YOU COULD SEE WHERE ONE OF THE WIRE HARNESSES INSIDE THE FUEL TANK ON THE FUEL PUMP HAD BURNED A HOLE ALL THE WAY THROUGH.IN THE WHOLE PROCESS OF THIS NO FUSE EVER BLEW TO SHUT POWER OFF AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO FUSE BY SOMEONE AT THE DODGE DEALER.I PROCEEDED TO LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE AND NOBODY HAS REPORTED IT THE CHANGED THERE FUEL PUMP BUT THAT DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE. IF THERE IS NO FUSE TO BLOW SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET HURT AND IF THERE IS A FUSE WHY ARE THEY NOT BLOWING. *TR
2011
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER TRAVELING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE FELT AS IF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT CONTACTING THE PAVEMENT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SUSPENSION AND STRUTS WERE NOT IN NEED OF REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. *TR