2008 Dodge Avenger

I HAVE 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT STICK LOCK UP IN THE PARK POSITION. THE OVERRIDE BUTTON UNDER THE CUP HOLDER FAILED TO WORK ALSO. I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY A $50 CONTRACT CHARGE. THE COMPANY SAID THAT THEY HAD THESEPARTS IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 DODGE AVENGERS. THIS IS AN AWFUL FEELING WHEN YOU GET SOMEWHERE AND YOUR VEHICLE LOCKS IN THE PARK POSITION AND NO ONE HAS AN ANSWER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. HOWEVER, THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NOTIFY HIM BY THE END OF THE WEEK TO INFORM THE VEHICLE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,800.

VERY MANY 2008 DODGE AVENGERS ARE HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE GEAR SHIFTERS GETTING STUCK IN PARK, INCLUDING MINE. (SEE WEBSITE AT THE LINK PASTED FOR PROOF: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/AVENGER/2008/TRANSMISSION/GEAR_SHIFT_MODULE_LOCK_UP.SHTML) SINCE MY CAR WAS JUST UNDER THE 36,000 MILE CUTOFF FOR THE FACTORY WARRANTY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO COVER TOWING AND FIXING IT FOR FREE. HOWEVER, THIS APPARENTLY HAPPENS PRETTY OFTEN WITH THESE CARS SO WHAT AM I GOING TO DO THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS AND THE TIME AFTER THAT??? THERE IS A SPRING ATTACHED TO A PINK BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFTER THAT KEEPS POPPING OFF OF EVERYBODY'S CAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A MAJOR RECALL ON THIS!! *TR

ON SATURDAY 07/10/10 I HAD DRIVEN MY CAR AND DID SOME SHOPPING THAT I NEEDED TO DO. ON SUNDAY 07/11/10 I WAS PLANNING TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING. I GOT IN MY CAR STARTED THE ENGINE AND TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO GET OUT OF MY GARAGE. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE IT WAS STUCK IN PARK. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET THE GEAR SHIFT TO MOVE OUT OF PARK I GAVE UP AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. ON MONDAY 07/12/10 I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO COME AND PICK UP MY CAR AND TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL STUCK IN PARK. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER GOT TO MY HOUSE HE INFORMED ME THAT I WAS THE 3RD DODGE AVENGER IN THE LAST WEEK THAT HE HAD TO TOW TO A GARAGE BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN PARK. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TALKING TO THE MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD TWO OTHER DODGE CARS IN THE SHOP THAT HE WAS WORKING ON THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. ONE WAS A DODGE AVENGER AND THE OTHER WAS A DODGE MAGNUM. HE SAID THAT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS HIS SHOP HAS BEEN REPAIRING MORE AND MORE DODGE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK. HE STATED THAT THERE WERE AT LEAST 12 - 15 CARS IN THE LAST MONTH THAT THEY HAD TO FIX. I FEEL THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS OF WHY SO MANY DODGE CARS GEAR SHIFTS ARE GETTING STUCK IN PARK AND THAT DODGE NEEDS TO POSSIBLY DO A RECALL OF THIS PRODUCT. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR 6 MONTHS AND I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

I LEFT WORK TODAY, GET IN MY CAR, AND TRY TO LEAVE, I CAN'T!! WHY?!?! BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT GO OUT OF PARK, NO WARNINGS TO LEAD UP TO THIS HAPPENING. IT WAS SUCH AN INCONVENIENCE. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR IN AN AREA OVERNIGHT THAT I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH. WHAT A PAIN!! NO RECALLS AND A LOT OF MONEY OUT OF A SINGLE HARD WORKING MAN'S INCOME. I HAVE NOT EVEN HAD THE CAR TWO YEARS. DUE TO MY MILES THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET MY CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AM STRANDED AND INCONVENIENCED. I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER 4CYL. WHAT THE [XXX], DODGE?? THE ENTIRE SHIFT ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I OWN A 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SOOO GREAT UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO I STARTED MY CAR AND WHEN I TRIED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. AFTER SEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FOUND A TEMPORARY SOLUTION, THE USE OF A BUTTER KNIFE TO MOVE THE HOT PINK LEVER UNDER SHIFTER WHICH INTURN RELEASES GEAR FROM PARK. SO IN ORDER TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE I MUST USE THE BUTTER KNIFE TO RELEASE FROM PARK...........EVERYTIME!! I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY HAD NOT SEEN ANY PROBLEMS LIKE I EXPLAINED. I ORDERED(FROM THE DEALERSHIP) A SHIFT ASSEMBLY WHICH IS $50.00 + TAX. (I KNEW WHAT PART I NEEDED FROM A POST FROM THIS SITE) AND NOW MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP GETTING "FIXED" AND LABOR IS DUE TO RUN ME $114.00 + .!!! I ASK THAT DODGE BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THIS PARTICULAR PART AND REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 DODGE AVENGER IN JULY OF 2009. FROM THE TIME THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR LATCH WOULD MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE DOOR TO COME OPEN AND/OR NOT SHUT AT ALL. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. DODGE CORRECTED IT THE FIRST TIME BUT REFUSED THE SECOND TIME. MY LEFT SPEED SENSOR WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED; THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON AND DODGE TOLD ME THE DEFECT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER; MY CAR GOUT STUCK IN PARK AND DODGE WOULD NOT HELP ME WITH THAT EITHER. ON JUNE 30, 2010 WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 41 IN PORT CHARLOTTE FLORIDA MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES. THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR AS TO THIS DEFECT ALSO BUT, ONCE AGAIN, I WAS TOLD BY DODGE THAT IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. I HAVE BEEN RAN IN CIRCLES FOR ONE WEEK WITH NO ANSWERS OR ASSISTANCE FROM DODGE. I HAVE ONLY ASKED THAT THEY PROVIDE ME WITH TRANSPORTATION UNTIL THE CAUSE OF MY ENGINE FIRE CAN BE DETERMINED AND YET AGAIN, NO RESPONSE FROM DODGE. I FELT IN FEAR OF THIS VEHICLE AND CALLED DODGE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ASKING THAT THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR