2009 Dodge Avenger Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 11about this part
- Share
- 16%of 67 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 63,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the air bags of the 2009 Dodge Avenger, 16% of the 67 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 63,500 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was traveling down a busy road when a truck pulled out in front of me with no time to stop and smashed my whole front end in mainly on the passenger side and I had no air bag depolyment”
NHTSA complaint #10735374, filed 2015-07, 113,300 miles“I was driving down the highway and getting back to speed and heard a bang. Didn't hit anything and the driver's and passenger side airbags deployed. I was not injured and injured no-one else. My windshield on the passenger side was severly cracked. Now I'm between a rock and hard place, my insurance says that it may not be covered since I didn't collide with anyone, and I'm over my 36000 miles by 260 miles. Please if you have a Dodge Avenger do not ignore the airbag warning light, I could've killed numerous people that day and by some higher power did not.”
NHTSA complaint #10425232, filed 2011-09, 36,260 miles“While driving a 2009 Dodge Avenger from national car rental (~11,000 miles on the vehicle) at 70 MPH on a florida toll way, the airbags deployed. There was no collision or contact with anything (animal, road debris, etc.), the road was flat and straight, and there were no circumstances or events that would have caused the airbags to deploy. I was talking on a cell phone using a bluetooth headset at the time and had just moved my blackberry, crossing the steering wheel when the airbags deployed. The force of the passenger side bag deploying severely cracked the windshield. …”
NHTSA complaint #10286959, filed 2009-10, 11,000 miles“It began with the air bag light going on and off as well as the air bag sound. It became more frequent and occurred mostly when taking a left hand turn. Concerned that the air bags might deploy, I pulled the fuse. When turning the steering wheel, there is a spring noise behind the steering wheel that pings in either direction.”
NHTSA complaint #10908914, filed 2016-09, 149,000 miles“There is a recall on the pcv on the year make and model and my check engine light is reading that it is bad but they say that my VIN does not match for recall but yet my year make and model does”
NHTSA complaint #11102735, filed 2018-06Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 69 | 34% |
| 2013 | 154 | 28% |
| 2012 | 109 | 20% |
| 2011 | 35 | 17% |
| 2010 | 37 | 23% |
| 2009 | 11 | 16% |
| 2008 | 96 | 12% |
| 1999 | 7 | 11% |
| 1998 | 8 | 14% |
| 1997 | 13 | 16% |
| 1996 | 10 | 6% |
| 1995 | 15 | 8% |
Other parts of the 2009 Dodge Avenger
11 complaintsElectrical system
10 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
10 complaintsOther or unknown
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsTires
4 complaintsWheels
4 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Dodge Avenger
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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