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2011 Dodge Avenger Engine Problems

Complaints
38about this part
Share
18%of 209 total for the year
Median mileage
86,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 38 complaints about the engine of the 2011 Dodge Avenger, 18% of the 209 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 86,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“My car's engine stalls and shuts off while in the middle of acceleration or even while at idle. The dealership cannot find any issues as to why it would stop running and I am extremely afraid to drive the car for fear I will have an accident. When the engine stalls, the power steering stops working and it is hard to steer the car to a safe spot.”

NHTSA complaint #11035527, filed 2017-10, 93,000 miles

“I was driving down the highway this has happened I believe atleast 3 times now, all of a sudden while driving not sure if a specific speed but I was going atleast 50 MPH each time, the steering wheel seems to lock up for a good second or two which is a long time when your going that speed. …”

NHTSA complaint #11341028, filed 2020-07, 150,000 miles

“While on the freeway, my check engine light went on and right away my car stalled while in motion going about 70mph. Luckily I was able to get to the shoulder and turned off my car then turned it back on and was able to get safely home. When I went down the street to check to see if it worked, it stalled on me again.”

NHTSA complaint #11033914, filed 2017-10, 125,000 miles

“After being stopped in traffic for a few minutes I released the brake to accelerate, the car began to sputter and stalled immediately afterwards. I then put the car in park, turned it off and it restarted with no problems. It has done this once a week for the last three weeks. The check engine light has not come on at any point. I ran a diagnostic with the obd2 and it produces no codes.”

NHTSA complaint #10667009, filed 2014-12, 74,105 miles

“Car has problems picking up speed when pushing pedal it slowly picks up speed, when the car is in motion and I push on brakes or I am backing out of parking space car shuts off. Also sometimes while car is running I notice it won't go over a certain speed it jus won't allow me to do over 50 MPH and car starts to over heat but normally I pull over turn the car off and start it back up and it drives normal again , until the car is turned off again it mysteriously just happens again whenever it decides.”

NHTSA complaint #11328435, filed 2020-06, 160,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20144220%
201312022%
20128716%
20113818%
20102314%
20091116%
200811614%
199912%

Other parts of the 2011 Dodge Avenger

Other or unknown
58 complaints
Electrical system
41 complaints
Air bags
35 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
26 complaints
Seat belts
20 complaints
Suspension
16 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
14 complaints
Vehicle speed control
14 complaints
Steering
10 complaints
Electronic stability control
9 complaints
Fuel system
8 complaints
Body and structure
8 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Dodge Avenger

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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