2013 Dodge Avenger vehicle speed control problems
34 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2013 Dodge Avenger — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The throttle body system keeps failing and causing my ETC light to come on. This causes the car to lose speed and almost stalling while driving. Thus happens out if no where and while driving the car will automatically slow down on it own and won't let me accelerate which is very dangerous when…”
filed Apr 5, 2023
“I was driving approximately 40 and then the car had no power. When I gave it gas it would not go. It dropped to about 10 mph. The red flashing etc and engine light came on. Very scary. I could not move out of anyone way if I had to.”
filed Apr 3, 2021
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Avenger years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 Avenger | 15 | 7% |
| 2012 Avenger | 16 | 3% |
| 2011 Avenger | 14 | 7% |
| 2010 Avenger | 27 | 17% |
| 2009 Avenger | 7 | 10% |
| 2008 Avenger | 138 | 17% |
| 2000 Avenger | 1 | 5% |
| 1999 Avenger | 1 | 2% |
| 1998 Avenger | 3 | 5% |
| 1996 Avenger | 8 | 5% |
| 1995 Avenger | 4 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2013 Dodge Avenger
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.