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2012 Dodge Avenger fuel/propulsion system problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2012 Dodge Avenger3% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Fuel/propulsion System complaints
3%
share of all complaints
99,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • While driving for about 50miles, the electrical system failed, I lost power to the entire vehicle, steering was hard, brakes hard as well. as I pulled over, the car started back up. Next day car drove fine. Few days later the car cut off at red light in the middle of the intersection while other…

    filed Dec 30, 2023

  • The vehicle will shut off in the middle of driving and you lose complete power to the vehicle. Then after it sits for a few hours it will start back up with no issue. I had my vehicle at the dodge dealership 2 times for them to tell me they can't figure it out and that they get alot of avengers…

    filed Jan 20, 2022

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Avenger years

YearReportsShare
2014 Avenger52%
2013 Avenger275%
2011 Avenger52%
2010 Avenger64%
2009 Avenger913%
2008 Avenger425%
Avenger fuel/propulsion system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.