2013 Dodge Avenger Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 29about this part
- Share
- 5%of 548 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 90,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 29 complaints about the fuel system of the 2013 Dodge Avenger, 5% of the 548 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 90,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Engine locked up while making a turn around on busy highway. Made complete car's steering to be locked up. Lucky to be alive and other car did not slam into me. There is a recall for this very problem on this very car, however my VIN was not in the lot of cars for this recall. Managed to move over somewhat, by the time I had tow truck meet me (within the hour) police had car towed. This was 4 weeks after paying 1400.00 in repairs on other car parts. 3 separate times, car stalled, while driving on busy highway d/t gas gauge stating had gas and really did not. …”
NHTSA complaint #11206769, filed 2019-05, 90,000 miles“This automobile started out misfiring and using a lot of gas ,and we have had it in the shop numbers of times to have the problem fixed know that it getting older the problem has gone from just misfiring to stalling out to jerking at time to a smell of something hot to the gears changing hard also having breaking problems since about 14000 miles the grind real bad had rotors turned and still having that problem today had it checked out several times know we have this problem if we are stopped and turn the wheel to the right or left and take your foot of the break it takes off on it on it…”
NHTSA complaint #10610193, filed 2014-07, 5,000 miles“Backing out of parking spot car sputtered and died. Restarted but once on road the sputtered and died again. Horn kept beeping itself after car died. Been reading that this is common occurrence in this model. Woth no clear resolution from dealer/manufacturer”
NHTSA complaint #11407423, filed 2021-04, 140,000 miles“Major fuel leak, leak is when stationary, and while moving. It's coming from the connection of the fuel tank it's rocking back and forth in place. At the bottom of this connection is where the fuel is leaking from. The fuel filler neck fits over this metal connector to the tank. See photos”
NHTSA complaint #11019447, filed 2017-08, 100 miles“While driving the engine will throttle down or cut the acceleration off making it dangerous to drive on the highway. I have to pull over repeatedly to turn off the vehicle and restart it to make it to a safe place to look at the engine.”
NHTSA complaint #11244549, filed 2019-08, 86,000 milesRelated recalls
- 13V043000Feb 6, 2013Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2013 Chrysler 200 and Dodge Avenger vehicles manufactured from October 30, 2012, through November 2, 2012. These…Covers: Dodge Avenger 2013, Chrysler 200 2013
Related service bulletins
- 10223512Jun 24, 2020THROTTLE BODY For clarification, only use 68414676A$ on 2010 & earlier vehicles as supply is limited.
- 10175733Apr 21, 2020Possible Driveability Issues due to the Winter-Blend Fuel into the Warmer Season
- 10217521Mar 15, 2017Oil Pump Assembly If error code P06DD present on any Pentastar V6 application, please inspect oil pump for relief valve failure. See photo attached. If valve is found out of…
- 10216422Feb 7, 2013Advanced Field Action Communication ? N0202072013 Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) announced a safety recall on certain 2013 model year (JS) Dodge Avenger and Chrysler 200 (sedan…
- 10139013Feb 7, 2013Advanced Field Action Communication ? N0202072013 Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) announced a safety recall on certain 2013 model year (JS) Dodge Avenger and Chrysler 200 (sedan…
- 10128975Feb 7, 2013Advanced Field Action Communication ? N0202072013 Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) announced a safety recall on certain 2013 model year (JS) Dodge Avenger and Chrysler 200 (sedan…
Fuel system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | 3% |
| 2013 | 29 | 5% |
| 2012 | 19 | 3% |
| 2011 | 8 | 4% |
| 2010 | 8 | 5% |
| 2009 | 10 | 15% |
| 2008 | 70 | 8% |
| 1998 | 3 | 5% |
| 1996 | 1 | 1% |
| 1995 | 3 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2013 Dodge Avenger
154 complaintsEngine
120 complaintsOther or unknown
104 complaintsElectrical system
98 complaintsSeats
60 complaintsSeat belts
52 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
51 complaintsBrakes
38 complaintsVehicle speed control
34 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
32 complaintsElectronic stability control
28 complaintsSteering
19 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Dodge Avenger
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology