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2008 Dodge Avenger fuel system problems

Owners reported fuel system problems in 70 complaints for the 2008 Dodge Avenger, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
70 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
69,000 miles 61 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 6
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2008 Dodge Avenger Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 69,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 17 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 11 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 69,000 miles
Based on 61 complaints that include mileage. 39% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles17
60k to 80k miles11
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 61 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 69,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 6 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. The contact stated that the plug in on the fuel pump burned causing a hole in the fuel pump. The check engine and gasoline light illuminated constantly. The vehicle was not receiving any fuel from the fuel pump and that caused the vehicle not to start. The vehicle was repaired by the contact who rewired the burnt wires and repaired the hole in the fuel pump. The dealer nor the manufacturer were notified. The failure mileage was 52,891.

Reported at 52,891 miles, February 2011 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled several times and the check engine light was illuminated as the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to the mechanic where a diagnostic was performed, which located the failure at the fuel injector. The fuel injector was replaced, however the failure was not corrected. The mechanic advised the contact that main computer may have needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 112,023 miles, September 2013

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