The heater core has failed causing only mild heat on the driver side of the vehicle. while only cold air will blow on the passenger side. with this failure from bad casting sand removal upon manufacturing of the vehicle it has caused the thermostat to fail causing my vehicle to run far below operating temp. since the cabin space cannot receive full heat it makes for dangerous operating conditions in cold climates as i cannot defrost the front windshield. this has made operating the vehicle during winter dangerous as i cannot see while driving. the vehicle will not provide passenger side heat no matter if the vehicle is in motion or not. while in motion the vehicle will never get to operating temp nor will the front windshield defrost.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge avenger. while operating the vehicle, the heater would not blow warm air from the passenger side vents. when attempting to use the defroster, the front passenger side windshield and passenger mirror could not be defrosted due to the failure. the cause of the failure was not diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure, but the local dealer was not. the failure mileage was 65,000. *ln entire right side would not defrost. updated 7/26/18*jb
Heater blows cold air on the passenger side at all times, and has weak heat on drivers side as well which causes windows to fog up and not be able to be defrosted limiting visibility greatly. it also is very uncomfortable being in the car without a properly working heater.
Ive been reading online that there are many people having the same issue i have with my car. when you turn the heater on the passenger side of the car blows out cold air. if i want the passenger side of my car to defrost i have to manually get out of my car and scrape it and even then the inside still is hard to see out of. i cant even bring my daughter in this car because the passenger side of the car seems like it is running the air conditioning in the middle of winter. there is also sometimes was a clicking noise under the passenger side dash which is the actuator. after replacing this it still does the same thing. i hear that it costs thousands of dollars to fix and i believe it is a manufacturer issue and they should resolve it.
Windshield wipers will randomly stop working. issue happens when the vehicle is stationary and in motion. i was on the express way in a downpour rain and my wipers stopped working, i had zero visibility and had to pull over for 20 minutes until they came back on.
The heat does not blow hot air on the passengers side of the car. this includes the windshield, causing a safety issue as it only clears the fog on one side. dodge service shop said the issue is a known chrysler issue, requiring a new radiator, heater core, and coolant bottle. at an estimate of $2235.00. however chrysler is refusing to do anything about it claiming it is not a known issue.
Heat doesn't work on passenger side.
At around 100,000 miles my passenger side heat stopped working with only my driver side having some warmth. this was very sudden. now, 3 weeks later there is no heat in my 2012 dodge avenger se. it's the middle of winter and i cannot see because without heat i have no defroster. the car is not overheating, and my coolant levels have been fine. this is a serious safety issue which should warrant a recall on this vehicle. i am taking it to the automotive shop this week, but worry because i have seen people stating they had to pay huge sums of money for dodges manufacturing defect. please recall this defect. *tr
Starting last winter,2016, heater began to blow cold air more so on passenger side. this winter took to very good mechanic who flushed system ,checked actuator doors and electrical.he said how heater core was mounted causes residue,that can't be flushed out,and was causing lack of heat to most of cabin.also there is little or no defrost which is so very dangerous.many people have replaced heater core to find thr same thing happened again. hope there is help.
Window defrost and passenger heat /air. while either in motion or while driving, no heated air exits the passenger side of the windshield defroster, nor the passenger window defrost, lower and center console vents. heated air only exits the driver's side windshield and driver's side dash vents. problem persists through all cabin air modes, and circulations. this safety issue effects visibility and passenger safety by failing to defrost/defog windows and keeping cabin tempuratures near or below freezing during cold weather (blowing cold air into the cabin). have had numerous repairs over last year with no resolution. known safety issue!
No heat on passenger side of vehicle, causing no clearing of windows on passenger side of vehicle, making it unsafe to drive
Starting in fall of 2016 the vents only blow cold air out of passenger side and lukewarm air out of driver side. the windows do not defrost and fog up constantly during the winter time while i am driving. my vision is constantly impaired during cool and cold weather. my children have to bring layers of blankets to get to school without freezing. i have to drive with gloves on to keep my hands from going numb. i have had the thermostat replaced and the system flushed but yet the problem still goes on. i was told that the heater core would need to be replaced in order to fix the problem. this is an ongoing problem and not just a one time incident. i do not have an exact date for when it happened but instead every day the temperature was below 30 since i've bought the car in april of 2016.
The passenger side does not blow hot air preventing the defrost on that side.
My passenger airbag light comes on an off no matter if anyone is in the seat or not. took my car to dodge was told theres no recall yet i looked up my car in front of the service guy showed him the information he told me that wasn't true i would have to pay for my car to be check. also my windshield wipers come on when they want to yet there's a recall for that as well an service continue to say the information not true. do they just not wont to fix it. both are so to the totally integrated power module (tipm) , which is a control modual that needs to be replaced.
It started almost 2 years ago, my heat in my 2012 dodge avenger started to not work. i have had it flushed 4 times and that never helped. i have had the blendor actuartor replaced twice and that did not fix the issue. i have also replacedboth thermostats replaced twice in the last year and that did not fix the issue. it seems to be a mystery to the three mecanics/dealerships that i have taken my car to for repair on what the issue is. i have looked up multiple complaints on this make, model and year and everything shows that it is a manufacture defect/issue which is the sand/sludge in the heater core and radiator. i am a single mom of 2 children and i don't need to be driving in a car with no heat when it is 0 degrees outside. i have had this car looked at multiple times and have put a lot of money into this car. with this car only being 6 years old, this should not be having these issues. this is not a customer defect this is a manufacture defect. i need dodge/chrysler to respond and repair this issue as like i said before have put a lot of money into this vehicle (100's and 1,000's of dollars) i bought my 2012 dodge avenger brand new, it only had 4 miles on it when i left the dealership, it wasn't even paid off when i started having the issues.
This issue is a defective heater core. casting and metal shavings clog heater core to where your car cannot heat the passenger side of your car. this is very dangerous due to the car not having the ability to defrost front and back wind shields during inclement weather. the problem arises with how to the heater sits behind the dash. it causes this issue to repeat even if heater core is replaced. this problem is very dangerous and is a $1,000 plus repair that will repeatedly occur nearly every year or so.
I took my car to the dodge dealership to be diagnose because of windshield wiper not working properly. when wipers are turn on they would randomly stop out of no where then take several seconds sometimes minutes before coming back on, the diagnostic came back internal short in tipm. i've noticed in many research online there has been many recalls and problem regarding tipm from dodge, jeep, chrysler. also i've had shortage in my power window not wanting to work but will eventually start again and air bag light is on all those could be related to the bad tipm. the first time i'd noticed the windshield wiper not working i was driving home from work on a raining night on the park way doing 65mph with a semi truck in front of me then out of no where the windshield wipers got stuck in the middle of the windshield i could not see because it was raining kind of hard so i had to drive 20mph with my emergency flashes on because i was less then a half of mile from my exit then i pulled over at the first store off the exit. the other scenario with the windows not rolling down i was on my way to the doctor my driver side window was down when i pulled up to the parking lot it wouldn't roll back up after i left the doctor i got home 5 hours later i decided to give it another try it was working find. my air bag light has been on for about 4months now and i've notice there's been recalls on my vehicle about the air bag.
Heat does not work on passenger side defrost or vents. this causes a safety issue when looking out the passenger side windshield and passenger door window. the windows fog up and it is difficult to look out the windows when turning or changing lanes. *tr
I bought my 2012 avenger in 2014 and the heat on the passenger side don't work it has been that way since i purchased it. the salesman was the one who noticed it the dealer said they would fix it, however i didn't get around to fast enough because i had to go away for the army and since i didn't get it done right away they voided the deal they made with me. here i am four years later still no heat on that side of the car. i got married and now have a newborn son at home and here it is about to be winter again and no heat and this is our only vehicle and no way to get out of the loan to purchase a different car. this is a safety concern for several reasons one being the window doesn't defrost which makes visibility close to impossible and two if my family gets stuck on the road somewhere we will freeze to death.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge avenger. the contact stated that while driving during inclement weather, the windshield wipers failed to operate. the next day, the contact discovered the windshield wipers operating although the vehicle was turned off and the keys were not inside the ignition switch. the contact mentioned that in order to shut the wipers off the battery was disconnected. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the totally integrated power module was faulty. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the defect. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 70,000.
My 2012 dodge avenger sxt is having wiper and ac problems. my wipers go on and off by its self this been going on for the past year i've taken the car to two dealerships and they told me there was nothing wrong with the car. i have videos of the car locked and the wipers are going off by its self. when driving in acclimate weather the wipers will stop working. the ac have began making a clicking noise while turned on or off. not sure what's causing the noise. the noise began after taking it to the dealership to do a re-wiring for the wipers. *tr
No heat on passenger side defrosters i warm car up for 10 min. driver side clears but passenger side is still frosted over it takes about 15 miles to finally clear off. *tr
I purchased this car brand new in 2012. i have been driving it for about 3 years with no heat on passenger side. this causes no to little visibility on front passenger side window and the front windshield. i have paid to have some of the vendor doors replaced to no fix to this issue.
Driving car down i-20 on a clear day. when all of a sudden the windshield blades came on and stayed on for several minuets., this happened several more times. dealer said there was no problem, because they could not see a code. several months later it was storming and you could vaguely see several yards in front of you. then with out warning wiper blades cut off. if somone else would have been around i would be dead.
The heat blows hot on the driver side but blows cold on the passenger side causing the windows and windshield to fog up and reduce visibility not to mention possible frostbite from sitting on that side.....gets pretty cold here in minnesota. bought the car new and the heat has never really been great on the passenger side,but now it's like turning the a.c. on. i have read some interesting articles about people having the same issues and it sounds like it's a manufactures defect and pretty expensive to fix,doesn't matter if the car is at idle or going down the road. *tr