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2013 Dodge Avenger visibility/wiper problems
42 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2013 Dodge Avenger cite visibility/wiper, 8% of all 548 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
42
8% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
What owners say about the visibility/wiper
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“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.”
“The heat on the passenger does not work at all I was driving and the frost kept coming back on the windshield I almost had a wreck with another vehicle. The way the sunshine hit the frost on the windshield it shined to bright for me to see. How is this safe? I have seen where many people are having this issue online. It just blows cold air on the passenger side vents. No police were involved but I could’ve ended up in the hospital all because of a little part that won’t get recalled.”
“ON APR 11,2021 I WAS DRIVING AROUND 35-40 MPH AND MY HOOD CAME FLYING UP IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE CALL CHRYSLER AND THEY SENT OUT INSPECTOR RON MARNESE, WHO INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND THE SECONDARY LATCH WAS NOT WORKING. CHRYSLER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX MY CAR DUE TO IT BEING OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO RECALL. INSPECTOR HAD TOLD ME THAT HE THOUGHT THAT ENGINEERING WOULD WANT THE LATCH AND THOUGHT THIS WOULD GET REPAIRED BY THEM DUE TO THE CAR BEING IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. CHRYSLER DID NOT SEEM TO CARE THE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.”
“THE AIRBAG LIGHT DON'T GO OFF AT ALL UPON DRIVING WHEN ACCELERATING THE ENGINE JERKS VERY BADLY LIKE THERE IS SOME POWER LOST GOING IN WITH THE ENGINE I HAVE TO PRESS HARD FOR ACCELERATION THEN IT DRIVES SMOOTH THEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF ON MY AN MY HUSBAND FROM TRAVELING AN WHEN RAINING THE WIPERS GET STUCK AN MOVES LIKE A ROBOT SO WE HAVE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE WE CAN'T SEE DUE TO ELECTRIC PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPER AN THIS ISN'T SAFE AT ALL FOR NOBODY CAR STALLING OUT PLUS WIPERS GET STUCK AN THE MOVE LIKE A ROBOT NOT SAFE”
“PASSENGER SIDE HEAT IS INOP RESULTING IN WINDSHIELD FOGGING OVER WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSING AN ISSUE SEEING THE ROAD AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM IS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLIMATE CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY WINTER, AND WHENEVER IT RAINS. THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM IN HIGHWAY, AND CITY TRAFFIC RESULTING IN NEAR ACCIDENTS. I'VE HAD THIS CARS SYSTEM FLUSHED AND THAT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS STATED FROM MECHANICS.”
“HEATER ONLY WORKS ON DRIVERS SIDE INCLUDING WINDSHIELD VENT ON DRIVERS SIDE ONLY. PASSENGERS SIDE ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR INCLUDING WINDSHIELD VENT ON PASSENGERS SIDE. WILL NOT DEFROST PASSENGER SIDE MAKING IT VERY HARD TO SEE WHILE DRIVING.”
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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 28, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.