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vehicle
2008 / dodge / avenger
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
844 on file (2007-06-07 → 2025-11-09)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
136 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Transmission shifter stuck in or unable to exit parkPOWER TRAIN8 complaints2016-08 → 2021-03avenger-2008-transmission-stuck-in-park
11405336 THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE REMOVED THE GEAR ASSEMBLY AND MANUALLY SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE
11131688 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. EAST CAROLINA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (3401 S MEMORIAL DR, GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 27834, (888) 848-5262) REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED
10901975 GEAR SHIFT GOT STUCK IN PARK AND COULD NOT MOVE VEHICLE. THIS WAS A CUSTOMER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K16
11015565 HAVE BEEN HAVING MANY ISSUES WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN AND SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK FOR DAYS. WITH NO WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND STUTTER
10905176 THE WINDOW REGULATORS AND MOTORS CONTINUOUSLY GO OUT CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO BE UNABLE TO ROLL UP OR DOWN. I HAVE REPLACED THEM AT LEAST TWICE SINCE 2010 AND THEY NOW NEED TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN, FOR A THIRD TIME
11171736 THE HORN WILL RANDOMLY SOUND. IT MAY BE OPERATING ON CITY STREETS, ON THE HIGHWAY, PARKED, AND EVEN WHEN NOT RUNNING. THE HORN DOES NOT SOUND FROM THE STEERING WHEEL PAD WHICH IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND CAUSES A SAFETY INSPECTION FAILURE
Sudden stalling or loss of power while drivingELECTRICAL SYSTEM57 complaints2016-02 → 2025-04avenger-2008-stalling-loss-of-power
10985916 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS BECAME ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL, THE ABS, AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED
11073135 ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE AND THEN SPED UP. THE CAR STARTED TO LURCH FORWARD. I PUSHED THE BRAKE DOWN THE REST OF THE WAY TO KEEP THE CAR FROM RUNNING OVER THE KIDS
10914179 WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
Air bag warning light illuminates intermittentlyAIR BAGS17 complaints2016-04 → 2025-11avenger-2008-airbag-warning-light
11265972 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS
10870759 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE
10991545 AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE MY CAR ALSO HAS THE SAME AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM THAT HAVE BEEN LISTED NUMEROUS TIME (BUT FOR SOME ODD REASON MY VIN ISN'T ONE OF THE RECALLED CARS) ONLINE
Air bags or seat belts failed to deploy in a crashAIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS7 complaints2017-03 → 2018-11avenger-2008-airbag-seatbelt-no-deploy
11149522 WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BARRIER IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED
11053620 AIRBAG DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY FROM STEERING WHEEL, CURTAIN AIRBAGS ABS SEAT AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED ON DRIVER SIDE , SHOULDER STRAP OF SEAT BELT LOCKED OUT. RESULTING IN MULTIPLE INJURIES TO ME WHICH I WAS DRIVER- NOT SURE HOW ACCIDENT HAPPENED
11098934 HE HIT MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TRAVELING HEAD ON WITH A TURNING MOTION WITH BOTH OF US TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 M.P.H. MY AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED AND MY SEATBELT UNLOCKED ALLOWING ME TO HIT MY HEAD ON THE CEILING/ROOF OF MY CAR
Fuel overflows from filler tube during refuelingFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM4 complaints2016-02 → 2019-02avenger-2008-fuel-tank-overflow-refueling
11176003 FUEL OVERFLOWS WHILE FILLING TANK REGARDLESS OF REFUELING RATE, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, OR SERVICE STATION. THIS HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY REFUEL CAUSING AN ENVIRONMENTAL MESS AND WASTING MONEY
10956566 WHEN FILLING THE TANK ALL THE WAY TO FULL FROM EMPTY GAS PUMP WILL SHUT OFF AND YOU WILL HEAR THE "CLICK" NOZZLE IS STILL IN FUEL HOLE AND FUEL SPRAYS EVERYWHERE. RUNS DOWN VEHICLE ONTO BRAKE SYSTEM
10836283 GAS SPILLS OUT WHEN PUMPING GAS EVEN AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. DODGE SAID THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2008 Dodge Avenger vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/dodge/avenger
@misc{wrenchpro_2008_dodge_avenger_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2008 Dodge Avenger},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/dodge/avenger}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
