Electrical System Problem on the 2008 DODGE AVENGER
Car problem(s) with the 2008 DODGE AVENGER.
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Apr 16, 2014 - Manchester, NH - Electrical System
THE CARS ELECTRICAL WIRING IS MESSED UP.... POWER STEERING IS TIGHT AT TINGE... WINDOWS ROLL UP TOOO MUCH U HEAR IT GRINDING.... U CAN'T HAVE THE HEAT AND RADIO ON AT THE SANE TINGE CAUSE IT'S NOTHING BUT STATIC..... IT SAYS GASCAP WHERE THE MILEAGE IS..... SOMTIMES IT WON'T SHOW THE MILEAGE..... I.BOUGHT THIS FROM A DEALERSHIP. ONE MONTH AGO ARE THEY RELIABLE TO FIX THIS OR IS THERE A LEGAL WAY I CAN..... FROM THE LOOKS OF IT THEY SOLD ME A CAR WITH RECALL PROBLEMSM
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Apr 07, 2014 - Corpus Christi, TX - Electrical System
ON OR ABOUT FEB. 17, 2009 AND CONTINUING TO PRESENT, MY 2008 AVENGER HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SHIFTING. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH HARD SHIFTING AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. NOW, WHEN DRIVING AT 45MPH WHEN THE CAR GOES TO SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE, AND MISSES 4TH GEAR. THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF GEARS AND THE TACHOMETER CLIMBS RAPIDLY BECAUSE THE OVERDRIVE GEAR WILL NOT ENGAGE. WHEN ENGINE RPM IS LOWERED, CAR DOWNSHIFTS INTO 2ND GEAR (LIMP MODE) AND WILL NOT SHIFT NORMALLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RE-STARTED. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED MAY RESULT IN A CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF SERVICE BULLETINS RELATED TO IMPROPER SHIFTING OF THE 2008 AVENGER. EVEN THOUGH DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE MODULE PLACING THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS BELOW THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR PROFITS.
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Apr 04, 2014 - Mesa, AZ - Electrical System
BATTERY LIGHT WARNING CAME ON, CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, CAR WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT OR WAS DRIVEABLE. THIS OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT. ONCE STOPPED THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. THIS APPEARS TO BE CONNECTED TO EITHER RECALL H07, WHICH MAY BE REOCCURRING, OR TO AN ITEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THERE ARE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS REGARDING THIS ITEM. I'VE HAD SEVERAL COMPLETED RECALLS THAT DON'T APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN COMPLETED OR ARE REOCCURRING.
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Feb 28, 2014 - Akron, OH - Electrical System
MY VEHICLES ETC LIGHT (CODE P2112) CAME ON WHILE GETTING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 65 MPH AND IT WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO JERK SEVERELY AND MY SPEED TO DROP DOWN TO 30 MPH IMMEDIATELY. AFTER NEARLY BEING HIT BY A SEMI I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 10 MPH.
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Feb 26, 2014 - Howell, NJ - Electrical System
I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE CAR BUCKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL, JUST THEN I LOST MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS, CAR KEPT RUNNING BUT SLUGGISH. GOT HOME TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, EXACTLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME WAS DESCRIBED ON CHRYSLER'S RECALL PAGE. SO I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T MY MODEL, YET EVERYTHING I READ, EVEN ON YOUR PAGE, SAYS 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND THE PROBLEMS I KNOW HAVE ARE DESCRIBED TO A TEE. ANY HELP IN THIS SITUATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED AS I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX CHRYSLER'S PROBLEM. THANK YOU! RECALL ID #74738 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID- 08V152000 CHRYSLER RECALL NO. H07
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Feb 21, 2014 - Oak Grove, MO - Electrical System
THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL ON MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER BROKE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO DODGE BUT THEY HAVE A 2 TO 3 WEEK BACK LOG ON THE PART TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. NOW I DONT HAVE MY CAR FOR 2 TO 3 WEEKS AND I NOW HAVE TO RENT ONE. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHY HASNT A RECALL BE PLACED ON THIS PART? WHY IF THIS IS KNOWN DO THEY HAVE SUCH A BACK LOG ON PARTS. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHY AM I PAYING FOR A RENTAL CAR? THIS IS A TOTAL LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE ON A CORPORATION LEVEL. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST CAR IHAVE HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH WHEN IT COMES TO DODGE PRODUCTS. AS A LOYAL DODGE DRIVER FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS THIS IS THE LAST STRAW. THEIR INCOMPETENCE AS A COMPANY CAN NO LONGER BE OVERLOOKED AND BRUSHED AWAY. WHEN WILL THEY ACCEPT RESPONSABILITY FOR THE PRODUCT THEY PRODUCE AND STAND BEHIND IT? ALTHOUGH I EXPECT DODGE TO DO NOTHING AS USUAL THEY HAVE JUST LOST ONE MORE CUSTOMER.
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Feb 13, 2014 - Anacortes, WA - Electrical System
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 55MPH AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR FAILED TO INCREASE SPEED AND STARTED TO JERK SLIGHTLY. THE RMPS THEN JUMPED FROM 1700 ABOUT TO OVER 2500 THEN STARTED PUSHING 3000 AND WOULDNT GO DOWN UNTIL I WAS OFF THE HIGHWAY AND GOING 30MPH. MY RPM WAS STILL AROUND 2500. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN MY CAR OFF AND THAT SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE, UNTIL I NEEDED TO GO ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. EVERYTIME MY CAR WENT TO SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR WHEN I WAS HITTING BETWEEN 50 AND 55MPH IT WOULD HAPPEN. IT TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME MY CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE BECAUSE THIS WOULD RUIN MY TRANSMISSION. I NOW HAVE A COMPLETELY DEAD CAR DUE TO THE PART I NEED BEING NATIONALLY UNAVAILABLE.
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Jan 07, 2014 - Springwater, NY - Electrical System
WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I WAS DRIVING APPROX 50 MPH AND I LOSE POWER AND MY ELECTRONIC CONTROL THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON. I COULDN'T GO FASTER THEN 5 MPH AND MY RPM WOULDN'T PASS 2,000 I PULLED OVER ON SIDE OF ROAD TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TRY TO RESTART BUT IT WOULD ONLY RUN FOR A FEW SECONDS AND CUT OUT AGAIN. MY HOME TOWN MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THE TOTAL COST IN REPAIR IS ROUGHLY 500 DOLLARS, AND READING ONLINE THERE ARE MORE DRIVERS OUT THERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK DODGE SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THERE 2008 DODGE AVENGERS AND UP.
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Jan 06, 2014 - Fairview, NJ - Electrical System
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY MALFUNCTIONED, PREVENTING RPM IN EXCESS OF 2500RPM AND CAPPING SPEED AT 5MPH UPHILL OR 30MPH DOWNHILL (INCLINE DEPENDENT). AT THIS TIME, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH. SINCE THIS TIME (3 DAYS SO FAR), THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INOPERABLE. ATTEMPTS TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION BY SEARCHING THE INTERNET HAVE SHOWN NUMEROUS OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, PARTICULARLY WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL (2008 DODGE AVENGER), AND ATTRIBUTE IT TO A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY - EITHER THROTTLE BODY ITSELF, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, WIRES LEADING TO THROTTLE BODY, ELECTRICAL CONTROL OF THROTTLE BODY, I.E. WHETHER MALFUNCTION IS BATTERY-LIFE-DEPENDENT, ETC.
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Jan 06, 2014 - Eureka, MT - Electrical System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER ID NUMBER: 07V240000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE DEFECTS INVOLVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING AN INOPERABLE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION, A SPORADIC LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND THE VEHICLE STALLING WHEN THE REMOTE KEY WAS USED TO OPEN THE DOORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECTS AS LISTED IN BOTH RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
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Dec 18, 2013 - Roeland Park, KS - Electrical System
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, MOMENTS LATER I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR'S ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT APPEARED, THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO GO MORE THEN 15MPH. TOOK THE CAR TO A SERVICE STATION WHERE THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND NO DEFAULTS WERE FOUND.
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Dec 03, 2013 - Webb, AL - Electrical System
VEHICLE STARTED HAVING ISSUES STARTING AND THEN IT WOULD START AND RUN FINE AND THEN DIE.I WAS CONTACTED AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT COMING ON AND THEN WOULD ALL THE SUDDEN COME ON ANDTHEN QUIT SO I REMOVED THE REAR SEAT AND UNPLUGGED THE WIRE HARNESS AND COULD SEE WHERE IT HAD BEEN BURNED AND LOOKED AT THE TOP OF THE PUMP WHERE THE HARNESS PLUGS IN AND COULD SEE AND SMELL GAS.I REMOVED THE FUEL PUMP AND YOU COULD SEE WHERE ONE OF THE WIRE HARNESSES INSIDE THE FUEL TANK ON THE FUEL PUMP HAD BURNED A HOLE ALL THE WAY THROUGH.IN THE WHOLE PROCESS OF THIS NO FUSE EVER BLEW TO SHUT POWER OFF AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO FUSE BY SOMEONE AT THE DODGE DEALER.I PROCEEDED TO LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE AND NOBODY HAS REPORTED IT THE CHANGED THERE FUEL PUMP BUT THAT DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE. IF THERE IS NO FUSE TO BLOW SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET HURT AND IF THERE IS A FUSE WHY ARE THEY NOT BLOWING.
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Nov 11, 2013 - Biddeford, ME - Electrical System
WAS GOING DOWN INTERSTATE, WENT THROUGH TOLLBOOTH, AROUND 55MPH THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS PEDAL NO LONGER ACCELERATED THE CAR. VEHICLE SPEED RAPIDLY DROPPED AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. TURNED VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED IT AND DROVE ANOTHER 50 FEET BEFORE THE SAME THING HAPPENED. TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF A SECOND TIME AND RESTARTED. HAVEN'T HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE YESTERDAY. HOWEVER AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, THE ETC UNIT ON THE 2008 DODGE AVENGER IS AN EXTREMELY FAULTY UNIT AND THIS HAPPENS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. TYPICAL REPAIR IS AROUND $800. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALLABLE ITEM. I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND WE WERE NEARLY REAR ENDED DUE TO THE SPEED DROP ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY. I WILL BE REPORTING THIS TO CHRYSLER AS WELL.
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Nov 07, 2013 - Laurel, DE - Electrical System
PROBLEM 1) THE AIR BAG LIGHTS WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM 2) THE ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, ESPECIALLY ON RAINY DAYS. PROBLEM 3) THE FRONT SPEAKERS SOUNDED CRACKED OR DAMAGED AND THEN OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE LEFT SPEAKER QUIT AND THE RIGHT SPEAKER IS MAJORLY DISTORTED. I MIGHT ADD THIS IS NOT DUE TO OVER CRANKING THE STEREO. THIS IS DUE TO CHEAP/INADEQUATE QUALITY SPEAKERS USED.
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Sep 07, 2013 - Jacksonville, NC - Electrical System
WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL OTHER LIGHTS AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOSE ALL POWER TO INCLUDE TURN SIGNAL AND ACCELERATION ALMOST CAUSING A HUGE ACCIDENT. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT WOULD NOT START. THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY I CALLED SOMEONE TO GET A RIDE AND JUMPER CABLES AND LEFT THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR TWO. WHEN I RETURNED TO JUMP THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE STARTED WITH ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND IT ACCELERATED FINE UNTIL I HIT 50+ MPH AND LOST ALL POWER AND ACCELERATION AGAIN SO I PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ONRAMP. WHILE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ONRAMP, I CONTINUED TO COAST TO AVOID GETTING ACCIDENTALLY HIT DUE TO THE LOCATION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO COAST AT ABOUT 20 MPH ALL THE WAY TO MY HOUSE WHICH WAS ABOUT 7 MILES AWAY. DURING THIS TIME I HAD NO ACCELERATION OR POWER AND MULTIPLE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT OVER NIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY, I WENT OUT TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND IT WILL NOT START AGAIN. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE AND THEY STATED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING NOR IS IT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY AND THEY SUGGESTED THEM TOWING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS WHICH I REALLY DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS FOR EITHER AT THIS POINT. AFTER READING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT VEHICLE TYPE AND ISSUE, I FOUND THIS SITE.
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Jul 31, 2013 - Pace, FL - Electrical System
I WENT TO ROLL MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOWN AND IT FELL OFF THE TRACK DOWN INTO THE DOOR. MY MECHANIC SAID THE MOTOR WAS BROKEN AND REPAIRED IT. A YEAR LATER TODAY MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DID THE EXACT SAME THING. I WONDERED IF IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A DEFECT IN THE FACTORY MOTOR OR IT IS JUST A COINCIDENCE AND IF ALL MY WINDOWS ARE GOING TO DO THIS EVENTUALLY.
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Jul 19, 2013 - Shelby Gap, KY - Electrical System
I GOT IN MY CAR AFTER WORK AND NOTICED THAT MY HEADLIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY CAME ON, I DON'T HAVE THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. I TRIED TO TURN THEM OFF ON THE CONTROL SWITCH, NOTHING HAPPENED. I DIDN'T FIGURE OUT THAT MY TURN SIGNALS DIDN'T WORK TILL I HAD A LINE OF SEMI TRUCKS BEHIND ME AND I WAS NEEDING TO TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY, I LIVE IN KY SO WE HAVE A LOT OF BIG TRUCKS ON THE ROAD HAULING COAL AND GRAVEL. I HAD TO PASS MY DRIVEWAY UP CAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET HIT IN THE REAR END ( WHICH I USUALLY HAVE A 5 YR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT) AND HAD TO GO FASTER TO GET WAY AHEAD OF THE TRUCKS SO I COULD GET PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO TURN TO GO BACK HOME. WHEN I GET HOME I KEEP TRYING TO GET THE HEADLIGHT OFF, SO I TRY ALL THE CONTROLS, THAT'S WHEN I FIND OUT I HAVE NO WIPERS EITHER. SO I HAVE NO HIGH BEAMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS, NO TURN SIGNALS AND NO WIPERS, SO THEREFORE I CAN'T DRIVE THIS CAR TO WORK WHICH MAKES THE PAYMENTS ON THE CAR. CALLED THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE OF 2 THINGS, EITHER THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH I DON'T SEE HOW BOTH COULD GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME SINCE ITS 2 DIFFERENT CONTROLS OR ITS EITHER MY TEMP WHICH COST $600 PLUS LABOR. I DON'T THINK I'LL BE BUYING ANOTHER DODGE PRODUCE, I'LL STICK WITH CHEVY OR GMC. THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL BEFORE THEY GET SOMEONE SERIOUSLY HURT BY GETTING REAR ENDED OR GET CAUGHT OUT IN A RAIN STORM!
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Jul 17, 2013 - Cincinnati, OH - Electrical System
UPON EXITING MY VEHICLE I SHUT MY DOOR HITTING THE KEY LOCK ON MY KEY CHAIN AND REALIZED THAT MY DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT CAUSING ME TO TIE A ROPE TO A PIECE INSIDE THE CAR TO KEEP THE DOOR SHUT.
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Jul 15, 2013 - Louisville, KY - Electrical System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
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Jul 09, 2013 - Oshkosh, WI - Electrical System
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH USING CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT BLINKS AND ENGINE LOSES POWER. HOWEVER, DIFFICULTY IN BREAKING AND BRINGING TO COMPLETE STOP DUE TO HIGH RPM IDLE. AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING ENGINE, LIGHT IS OFF AND ENGINE RUNS FINE. INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES, 6/29/13, 7/2/13, 7/7/13.
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Jun 09, 2013 - Frisco, TX - Electrical System
RPMS DIP LOW AND THE ENGINE REVS UP DAILY. CAR DIES AT STOP LIGHTS OR WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS ABOUT MONTHLY BUT GETTING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT.
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Jun 07, 2013 - Anniston, AL - Electrical System
TURN SIGNALS, DOME LIGHT, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND RUNNING LIGHTS WOULD NOT OPERATE. STARTED WORKING AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL NOT STOP WORKING DURING A RAIN STORM OR ON A DARK ROAD. SEEMS THIS WOULD WARRANT A SAFETY RECALL IMMEDIATELY. THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!
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Jun 07, 2013 - Tracy, CA - Electrical System
ONCE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON, IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENT SPEED. I ALSO HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY TEMPERATURE GAUGES. AIRBAG LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON TOGETHER WITH THIS AS WELL.
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Apr 30, 2013 - Billings, MT - Electrical System
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED FLASHING COULD NOT GO OVER APPROX 15-25 MPH. PULLED OVER SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND WORKED FINE FOR THE 5 MIN DRIVE I HAD TO COMPLETE AFTER IT HAPPENED. 9 HOURS LATER WHILE DRIVING THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITH LOSS OF POWER INTERMITTENTLY THEN STAYED OFF FOR 5 MIN DRIVE I HAD TO COMPLETE.
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Apr 25, 2013 - Zanesville, OH - Electrical System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY WHENEVER IT RAINED. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND MIRROR WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
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Apr 22, 2013 - Portland, TX - Electrical System
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING MY CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 25 MPH I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THEIR IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO EXCEPT CALL ME A TOW TRUCK TO TOW IT INTO THEIR DEALERSHIP WHICH IS TWENTY MILES AWAY. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS ISSUE.
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Apr 01, 2013 - Apple Valley, MN - Electrical System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE MALFUNCTION ERROR WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
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Mar 28, 2013 - Napoleon, OH - Electrical System
I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY THROTTLE BODY AND LOSING POWER IN MY CAR. ALL MY ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT HAVE FAILED. NOW MY CAR WILL ONLY GET UP TO ABOUT TEN MPH. WITH THE LIGHTING BOLT FLASHING ON MY DASH BOARD. I HAVE TALKED TO MECHANICS AT A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THE SAY THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IS A FLAT OUT LIE. THEY JUST KEEP TRYING TO FIX THIS AND THAT AND IT DOES NOT WORK. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED AND DODGE TRYING TO COVER UP WHAT HUNDREDS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IS NOT FAIR TO US AS CONSUMERS SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET AND THERE IS ONLY TEMPORARY FIXES.
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Mar 27, 2013 - Raynham, MA - Electrical System
EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER I HAVE BEEN BURDENED WITH A MULTITUDE OF ISSUES. MY CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, NO WARNING..IT JUST DIED. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON. VEHICLE LAUNCHES/ JERKS FORWARD WHEN CRUISING AT A SPEED OF 45 OR BELOW. (AND THIS ALL HAPPENED WITH MY FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE CAR IN 2008) IN 2011 GEAR STICK GOT STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION..I CAN GO ON BUT SECTION IS FOR AIRBAGS, WHICH DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT I HAD LAST YEAR, 2012. I SLIPPED ON BLACK ICE, WHICH SENT MY CAR INTO A TAIL SPIN RESULTING ME HITTING...ACTUALLY BOUNCING OFF OF THE GUARD RAIL A FEW TIMES. PRIOR TO THE 2012 ACCIDENT I HAVE HAD INSTANCES WHERE THE AIRBAG LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY TURN ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM..THEN SHUTTING OFF BY ITSELF. I WOULD SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS WITH THE DEALERSHIP, BUT BY THE TIME THE APPOINTMENT DATE ARRIVES, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD MAGICALLY DISAPPEAR! I CALLED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY, AS THE AIRBAG INDICATOR IS BACK ON AGAIN..I WAS TOLD BY THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME. SHE BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT I'M FRESH OUT OF LUCK, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL, AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT AIRBAG ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, OWN THE EXACT MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. SHE SAID MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, SO THERE IS NOTHING DODGE CAN DO. I THINK THE ENTIRE 2008 DODGE AVENGER FLEETS ARE LEMONS AND IT IS ABOUT TIME DODGE OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKES, THEY HAVE NO REGARD FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY. WHEN YOU ARE NOT STALLING ON THE HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS, YOU ARE LEFT STRANDED BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT SHIFT YOUR GEAR OUT OF PARK...OH AND THE AIRBAG ISSUE...ITS CRUCIAL, BUT UNFORTUNALELY DODGE DOES NOT THINK SO.
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Mar 19, 2013 - Waxahachie, TX - Electrical System
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AT A LOW SPEED WITH A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. DIAGNOSTIC CODE INDICATED LOSS OF POWER TO THE THROTTLE BODY. COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AT HIGHER SPEEDS SOMETIMES WITH A LOSS OF POWER SOMETIMES NO LOSS OF POWER. THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, SENSORS REPLACED, STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES. HAVE NOT HAD ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES COME UP IN THE RECENT EVENTS. TODAY THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON AT 65MPH AND WENT OFF, THEN CONTINUED TO COME ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES OVER 15 MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO STOP TRIED TO PULL CODES AND THERE WERE NONE, THE SYSTEM CHECKED OUT WITH NO PROBLEMS INDICATED. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE ETC EVEN AFTER OWNERS HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED.
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Mar 13, 2013 - Sturtevant, WI - Electrical System
ON 3/11/13, I REPORTED TO DODGE CASE # [XXX] THAT WHEN DRIVING ON WET / DAMP ROADS THE CAR WILL STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS HAPPEND TO ME WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, SLOWING DOWN GOING THROUGH A TOLL OR EVEN WHILE TURNING IN AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE FELT IT TO START TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT 65 AND HAVE HIT THE GAS TO STOP THE PROBLEM. I PHONED DODGE WHO TOLD ME ... SORRY THERE ARE NO RECALLS. I THEN PHONED MY LOCAL DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT YES THEY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST, THE SUGGESTED IS A SENSOR ON THE THROTTLE OR THROTTLE BODY. THE COST FOR REPAIR IS AROUND $750. I HAPPENED TO SEE THERE WAS ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON YOUR SITE REGARDING THIS. BECAUSE I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DANGER HAZARD, I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION # [XXX]WHO SUGGESTED I CONTACT YOU. I THINK THIS IS A VERY LARGE CONCERN AND SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. I WILL BE PAYING THE MONEY TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED OUT OF CONCERN FOR MY OWN AND OTHERS SAFETY. I DRIVE THE INTERSTATE EVERYDAY TO WORK 65 - 75 MPH AND HAVE TO DRIVE EITHER IN THE RIGHT OR LEFT LANE IN CASE MY CAR STALLS. I WAS LUCKY THAT WHEN MY CALL STALLED WHILE TRYING TO PULL AWAY FROM A RED LIGHT I WAS NOT REAR ENDED. I AM HOPEFUL YOU WILL SEE THE SENSE OF URGENCY AND PUSH DODGE TO DO A RECALL. I DO NOT THINK THIS SHOULD BE THE CONSUMERS ESPENSE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
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Mar 05, 2013 - Gaffney, SC - Electrical System
THIS FIRST OCCURRED GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 50MPH THE ETCS LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND ALL THROTTLE WAS GONE..GIVING THE GAS WAS DOING NOTHING AN UNFORTUNATELY I WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA AN HAD NO WHERE TO PULL OFF OF THE INTERSTATE SO HAD BLOCKED TRAFFIC TO TURN CAR OF AN RESTART TO LIMP OFF THE NXT EXIT..CHANGED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR FIXED THE ISSUE FOR ABOUT 500 MILES AN THE SENSOR WAS $600 ONLY FOR IT TO FAIL AGAIN AN AFTER RESEARCH I SEE A LOT OF THE SAME CAR IS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS ON AN INTERSTATE WITH NO THROTTLE TO GET YOUR CAR TO SAFETY.
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Feb 06, 2013 - Indianapolis, IN - Electrical System
MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER HAS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHING ANYTIME I GO OVER ABOUT 2000 RPM. AT THAT POINT THE CAR BEGINS TO STALL AND I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART. I AM POSTING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER POSTS ON DODGE FORUMS THAT EXPLAIN THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL.
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Feb 03, 2013 - Fort Worth, TX - Electrical System
I HAVE HAD A REOCCURING PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE LIGHT COMING ON AFTER EXPERIENCING CHUGGING AND DECELERATION WITH MY CAR. IT WAS ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS BUT HAS NOW GONE ON WHEN I AM ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE COME CLOSE TO LOSING POWER AT HIGH SPEEDS BUT I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE LIGHT TRAFFIC AND A CLEAR SHOULDER. MY RPMS HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY HIGH DURING THIS TIME AND HAVE TO START THE CAR AGAIN. THIS FIXES IT TEMPORARILY AND STARTS AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. I HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE ON OTHER VEHICLES AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND I HAVE DEFENSIVELY DRIVING TRAINING BUT THEY DON'T TRAIN YOU ON WHEN A PART ON YOUR CAR THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED FAILS WHILE TRAVELING 65 ON THE FREEWAY. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO THEY NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? YOU WILL RECALL A STUPID TIRE SENSOR BUT NOT THE THROTTLE BODY THAT CAN CAUSE DEATH? FIX THE PROBLEM PLEASE. I DON'T WANT TO DIE OR INJURED BECAUSE NO ONE IS LISTENING ABOUT AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM.
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Jan 07, 2013 - Gowanda, NY - Electrical System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
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Sep 19, 2012 - Arlington, TX - Electrical System
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED IT 2 MONTHS LATER MY SHIFTER GOT STUCK I WAS STRANDED AT WORK. AFTER THAT I HAVE HAD VARIOUS PROBLEMS FROM THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, AND COMPRESSOR GOING OUT VARIOUS TIMES AND IT IS NOT EVEN OVER 100,000 MILES. I LOOKED UP THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE CAR BACK IN 07 AND 08. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY FIXED IT BUT I FEEL LIKE IT WAS NOT FIXED AND I HAD THE SHIFTER PROBLEM RIGHT WHEN I PURCHASED THAT IS THE ONLY THING THEY SAID THEY CAN FIX.
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Sep 08, 2012 - Oshkosh, WI - Electrical System
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT BLINKS. LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH HARD BREAKING. ROUGH AND HIGH IDLE WHEN IN PARK. WHEN TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, CAR RUNS FINE AND ETC LIGHT TURNS OFF.
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Aug 30, 2012 - Virginia Beach, VA - Electrical System
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. PLEASE RECALL NOW FOR SAFETY REASONS!
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Aug 15, 2012 - Milwaukee, WI - Electrical System
DRIVING MY CAR FINE ONE MINUTE,GET IN IT THE NEXT DAY AND THERE'S AN LIGHTING BOLT ON MY DASH. THE CAR WON'T GO OVER 20MPH. THE LIGHT BLINKS THAN I SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND THE LIGHT JUST STAYS ON. COUPLE WEEKS LATER THE LIGHT GOES AWAY. THEN WEEKS LATER AFTER A MONTH OF NO LIGHT,LIGHT COMES BACK ON. I TAKE IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAY THE CODES FOR THE THROTTLE SHOWED UP. THEY CLEANED IT OUT,PUT A NEW FILTER ON AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. DRIVING FOR A GOOD WEEK WITH NO LIGHT,HERE COMES LIGHT AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT RESETS IT SELF AFTER I RESTART CAR BUT NOW THE LIGHT STAYS ON. 20MPH. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THIS CAR. TOO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR,SAME PROBLEM AND THEY JUST IGNORE.
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Aug 10, 2012 - Nesquehoning, PA - Electrical System
WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOPLIGHT AND ACCELERATING UP A GRADE, MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOSE POWER. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH AND A LIGHTING BOLT SYMBOL APPEARED ON MY DASH DISPLAY. I DRIFTED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COULD NOT MOVE. AFTER LETTING IT SIT AND TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON, THE LIGHTING BOLT IMAGE ON MY DASH DISAPPEARED AND THE CAR COULD BE DRIVEN. SINCE THEN, THE CAR SPORADICALLY STUTTERS FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND I THEN PULL OFF THE GAS FEARING A REPEAT OF THE ABOVE INCIDENT.
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Aug 08, 2012 - Falls Church, VA - Electrical System
WHILE DRIVING THIS MORNING, MY CAR HESITATED AND STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR RESTARTED, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WAS VERY STRESSFUL BECAUSE THIS ALL HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN WASHINGTON DC. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE... PLEASE RECALL NOW FOR SAFETY REASONS!!!!
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Jun 15, 2012 - Warrensville Heights, OH - Electrical System
I WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. THE LIGHT REMAINED LIT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE SPEED OF MY CAR DECREASED AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. MY CAR SEEMED AS IF IT WAS COASTING. I TURNED MY CAR AROUND TO PARK IT. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES MY CAR SEEMED LIKE IT WANTED TO SHUT OFF. MY CAR BEGAN JERKING. I DID NOT MAKE IT EVEN 1 MILE FROM MY HOME BEFORE THIS TOOK PLACE.
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Jun 07, 2012 - Garland, TX - Electrical System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VOLTAGE INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE INTO A TURNING LANE WITH LESS TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT REMAINED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FOR THREE HOURS, AT WHICH TIME SHE WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY START THE VEHICLE. A WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AGAIN. IN EACH INSTANCE THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND HAVE POWER, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,631 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,046.
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Jun 04, 2012 - Easton, PA - Electrical System
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ETC LIGHT CAME ON SIGNIFYING PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE COMPONENT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DODGE VEHICLES INCLUDING THE 2008 AVENGER. MANY STATEMENTS ONLINE URGED TO OPEN CLAIM HERE AS THIS CAN BE AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM THAT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY OR RECALL.
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Jun 04, 2012 - Osgood , OH - Electrical System
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY DODGE AVENGER FOR ABOUT 40,000 MILES NOW AND HAVE HAD IT INTO MULTIPLE SHOPS WITHOUT THE PROBLEM BEING SOLVED. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES EITHER CAUSING MY CAR TO SHUT OFF WHILE IM GOING DOWN THE ROAD, CAUSE POWER LAG WITH NO ACCELERATION ABOUT 45 MPH OR SHIFTING INTO DIFFERENT GEARS, OR THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE ETC LIGHT AND THE CAR WILL IDLE VERY HIGH THEN VERY LOW AND REPEAT THE PROCESS MAKING THE CAR UNABLE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE GOING DOWN INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAYS AND I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF IT. I SEE LOTS OF POSTINGS WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE WHICH DEALERSHIPS DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX. I'VE BEEN TOLD TO CHANGE THE BATTERY, THE TPMS WAS MESSING UP, THE THROTTLE VALVE WAS STICKING, IMPROPER FUEL DELIVERY, AND THAT THE CAR WASN'T GETTING ENOUGH AIR. NONE OF THESE ONCE FIXED WERE THE CAUSE OF THE CAR FREAKING OUT AND NOW IM FORCED TO DRIVE DAY TO DAY WITH MY SON IN THE CAR HOPING IT WORKS WELL ENOUGH THAT AN ACCIDENT WONT HAPPEN. I'VE SEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL A LONG TIME AGO TO FIX THIS YET IT'S BEEN 4 YEARS AND STILL NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO HELP MAKE PEOPLES VEHICLES SAFE AGAIN THAT THEY PAID FOR.
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Apr 04, 2012 - Kinsman, OH - Electrical System
I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL ERRORS FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW (LIGHTNING BOLT BETWEEN INVERTED PARENTHESIS). IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY BUT SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY. THE LAST EPISODE OCCURRED TODAY ON MY MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK - 04/04/2012, APPROXIMATELY 0725. THE ERROR CODE WILL FLASH AND IT BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE. WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL TO DECELERATE, THE CAR WILL 'JERK'. SO FAR, I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER. USUALLY, I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE ERROR CODE DISAPPEARS. THE CAR WILL DRIVE NORMALLY. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK. THIS ISSUE IS CHRONICLED ON THE INTERNET WITH DETAILS IN DIFFERENT FORUMS. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON-GOING FREQUENT ISSUE THAT DODGE IS AWARE OF. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED, THE DEALERSHIP MECHANICS SEEM TO BE AT A LOSS ON HOW TO REPAIR AND SUGGEST DIFFERENT REPAIRS THAT DON'T WORK...UNLESS THAT IS THEIR AIM. IN A TIME THAT PEOPLE ARE FINANCIALLY STRUGGLING, THESE MANUFACTURERS NEED TO REPAIR THE ISSUES THEY KNOW ABOUT.
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Apr 03, 2012 - Stamford, CT - Electrical System
I NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR ON MARCH 29, 2012 AS I ATTEMPTED TO GET INTO MY CAR TO RUN AN ERRAND. MY CAR WOULD NOT START...CRANKED UP BUT WOULDN'T START. NEVER, EVER, HAD THAT PROBLEM SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SINCE IT WAS ABOUT 7:30PM. I LEFT WELL ENOUGH ALONE UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. ATTEMPTED TO START CAR AT THAT POINT AND MY CAR STARTED. I DROVE OVER TO A GOODYEAR FACILITY TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIND OUT THE PROBLEM AND I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT WHATEVER PROBLEM I HAD THE PREVIOUS NIGHT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS STARTING UP. OKAY, FINE. WELL, ON APRIL 1, 2012, I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD GOING ABOUT 45MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JUST STOPPED ON ME WHILE DRIVING. AS I TRIED TO TURN, MY STEERING WHEEL WAS LIKE IT WAS STUCK AND WOULDN'T MANEUVER. AT THAT POINT, I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE SINCE I WAS CLOSE TO A SIDEWALK. I TURNED MY IGNITION OFF AND WAITED A FEW MIN BEFORE TRYING TO START MY CAR AGAIN. TRIED 2 TIMES, BUT DIDN'T START UP. THE THIRD TIME I TRIED, MY CAR STARTED UP AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN AROUND TO HEAD BACK HOME BEFORE THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR BACK IN TO GOODYEAR THE NEXT MORNING AFTER EXPLAINING ABOUT MY CAR STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THEY RAN A SCAN AND FOUND NOTHING. AFTER THAT, I WENT ONLINE AND SAW ON MOTORTREND.COM THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON APRIL 2, 2008 WHICH WAS THE SAME MONTH I PURCHASED MY CAR. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RECALL BECAUSE I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER. WAS TOLD TO BRING IT INTO A DODGE DEALER, WHICH I DID THIS AFTERNOON ON 4/3/12, AND THEY FOUND NOTHING AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR, THAT'S FOR SURE. BECAUSE A CAR JUST DOESN'T KILL IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING FOR NO REASON. A RECALL IS NEEDED FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT APPEARS A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
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Feb 14, 2012 - Poynette , WI - Electrical System
I OWN A 2008 DODGE AVENGER, PURCHASED IN 2008 WITH 20,000 MILES ON IT, I HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL AUGUST 2011 WHEN MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR, LOST ALL POWER, IT WAS AS IF MY CAR WAS NOT EVEN ON. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE I WENT BACK DOWN TO 0 MPH, MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON AND I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP, THEY STATED THAT MY BATTERY WAS BAD AND I NEEDED A NEW ONE, I WAS SURPRISED BECAUSE THE BATTERY IS NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD. I GOT A NEW BATTERY AND CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY RPM'S AND MY CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD HAVE NOR HAS BEFORE, MY RPM'S JERK UP AND DOWN AND MAKE MY CAR SHAKE WHILE IN PARK. NOW IN 2012 TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING 40 MILES PER HOUR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I FELT LIKE I LOST POWER AND MY BOLT LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, I TOOK IT TO SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOTHING, I NEED TO RESET MY COMPUTER AND THEY TRIED, I REPLACED MY AIR FILER, PUT FLUIDS IN MY CAR TO CLEAN IT OUT. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY CLAIM I NEED AN UPDATE ON MY COMPUTER, I TOLD THEM MY PROBLEM AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A STEADY ANSWER, I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED I SEE MANY UPSET CUSTOMERS AND A CAR JUST SHUTTING OFF AND SLOWING DOWN LOSING POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING CAN NO BE SAFE, AND THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE? THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG IF IT JUST SHUTS OFF AND THE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE OVER 25 MILES PER HOUR.
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Jan 29, 2012 - Saratoga Springs, UT - Electrical System
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND BEGINS TO IDLE AND RUN ROUGH. THE RED ELECTRIC BOLT SIGN CAME ON AND WAS FLASHING. CAR CONTINUED TO RUN FUNNY NOT HAVING NORMAL POWER AND UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT RESET. ?
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Jan 18, 2012 - Brook Park, OH - Electrical System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER XT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING) BUT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
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Jan 17, 2012 - Clinton Twp, MI - Electrical System
VEHICLE CONDITIONS ONLY HAPPEN WHEN IT IS RAINING OUTSIDE. VEHICLE STALLS OR IDLES ERRATICALLY DURING DECELERATION AND HESITATES WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP.
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Dec 18, 2011 - Beaver, PA - Electrical System
MY 2008 AVENGER STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN IT IS WET AND COLD OUT. IT HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN YOU ARE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND PUSH THE GAS OR WHEN YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN AND THE ACCELERATE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS HAPPENING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG.
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Dec 05, 2011 - Converse, TX - Electrical System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LIGHTNING BOLT FAILURE ICON APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000.
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Nov 29, 2011 - San Antonio, TX - Electrical System
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR LOT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR, I HAD PROBLEMS WHICH ARE RECORDED WITH THE PLACE OF PURCHASE. I WAS TOLD I COULD NOT GET MY MONEY BACK. THE ONLY REMEDY OFFERED WAS FOR THE ACTUAL CAR DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD ME THE VEHICLE WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST PROBLEM IV'E HAD STARTED WITH THE HEAD LIGHTS, IT THEN WENT ONTO MY ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT GIVES MILEAGE, WARNINGS ECT WENT OUT. SOON AFTER THAT THE ALARM SYSTEM, HORN ,AND DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM. THERE AFTER "A PIN" IN WHICH HOLDS THE GEAR IN PLACE WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE NEXT THING THAT WENT OUT WAS THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING SYSTEM. ON OR AROUND APRIL 12 THERE WAS A WHAT LOOKED LIKE A SPARK NEAR THE AIR CONDITIONING PANEL. WHEN I REMOVED THE PANEL, THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THERE WAS A SMALL SPARK OR FIRE THAT ACTUALLY MELTED A SWITCH ON THE COOLING AND HEATING ELEMENTS. IT HAS YET TO WORK SINCE THEN. TODAY THE 11/29/11 MY CAR COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE I WAS TURNING INTO A VERY DANGEROUS INTERSECTION. THIS CAR IS A TOTAL DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN. UNFORTUNATELY I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 CHILDREN WITH VERY LITTLE OPTIONS FINANCIALLY TO DO OTHERWISE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO SCHEDULE RECALLS TO BE FIXED BY THE DODGE DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN HELPFUL AT ALL. THERE IS NO RENTAL CAR OFFERED AND THE ESTIMATED TIME OF REPAIR IS NOT FEASIBLE. I HOPE THIS INFORMATION WILL HELP.
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Oct 31, 2011 - Pearl, MS - Electrical System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND THERE WAS AS SHORT THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,900.
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Sep 20, 2011 - Temple, TX - Electrical System
WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN OUR ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT ALONG WITH OUR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENED WE DID NOT HAVE A SPEEDOMETER OR RPM GAUGE. ALL OF THE LIGHTS THAT ARE RELATED TO THE SHIFTER (PARK, NEUTRAL, DRIVE) ALSO ALL LIT UP. THE CAR DID CONTINUE TO DRIVE BUT HAD LESS POWER. WE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WE TRIED TO START IT AGAIN BUT IT WOULD NOT START AT FIRST. THE POWER LOCKS AND TRUCK RELEASE WOULD NOT WORK EITHER. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES WE TRIED IT AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WORKED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID STAY ON BUT THE CAR DROVE FINE. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL CURRENTLY ON.
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Aug 30, 2011 - Anderson, IN - Electrical System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ETC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AS A RESULT, SHE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 99,939.
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Aug 12, 2011 - Chicago, IL - Electrical System
I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER THAT BURST INTO FLAMES ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I WAS HEADED HOME FROM WORK DURING RUSH HOUR ON A CITY STREET DOING BETWEEN 25-30 MILES AN HOUR. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHEN A MAN STARTED SHOUTING FOR ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. IN ANOTHER HALF AN HOUR MY KIDS WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I'VE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING WITH THIS CHRYSLER MADE CAR, YET THE INSURANCE IS GIVING ME THE RUN-A-ROUND. I'M SURE WITH INSTRUCTIONS FROM CHRYSLER. I NEED THEM TO PAY UP, I NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET TO WORK AND TAKE MY CHILDREN TO DAY CARE. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED CAUSE THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE OR FUEL SYSTEM.
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Jun 27, 2011 - Severn, MD - Electrical System
MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER HAD BEEN SITTING IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MAY 2011. ON THE 24TH OF JUNE 2011 I DECIDED TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DODGE DEALERS TO HAVE IT FIXED. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD ROARING NOISE AND JERK. I DROVE INTO AN EXIT IN ORDER TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO ENTER THE YARD OF A STATION I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE CAR KEPT SLIDING TOWARDS THE CURB. I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL UP THE HANDBRAKES TO STOP THE CAR FROM RUNNING INTO THE CURB AND BEYOND. THEN IT STALLED BLOCKING THE ENTRANCE TO THE GAS STATION. BEFORE TOTALLY STOPPING, ALL THE LIGHTS AND INDICATORS ON THE DASH BOARD WERE GOING ON AND OFF LIKE CRAZY THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE HAD TO TOW THE CAR IN TO THE DODGE PEOPLE. THE FIRST TIME, IN 2010, THE SHIFT STICK WOULD NOT BUDGE FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND THE CAR JUST WOULDN+T START. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALER IN BALTIMORE. IN JANUARY OF 2011, WE HAD HAD TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO DODGE REPAIR SHOP FOR A PROBLEM FOR WHICH THEY HAD RECALLED THEIR VEHICLES, INCLUDING OURS. WE MENTIONED TO THE MECHANICS AT THE DODGE REPAIR SHOP ABOUT A LOUD NOISE THAT WE WERE HEARING. THEY HAD SAID THAT THE LOUD NOISE WAS PROBABLY THE ALTERNATOR. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MARCH 2009 AT A FORD DEALER IN BALTIMORE. WE NOTICED VERY SOON AFTER, THAT THE CLOCK RACED AHEAD. NEXT THE CONTROLS ON THE DRIVER+S SIDE STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD NOT LOCK NOR UNLOCK ANY OF THE DOORS. ONLY THE CONTROLS ON THE PASSENGER+S SIDE WORKED. THE COST TO FIX THE ALTERNATOR IS $650. IT HAS COST US, NOT ONLY CAR RENTAL FEES TAXI FEES AND TOWING FEES, BUT THE UNCERTAINTY OF SAFETY ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY UNFAIR DEAL FOR ANY CONSUMER. THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND CONSUMERS COMPENSATED OR REFUNDED..
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Jun 17, 2011 - West Chester, PA - Electrical System
PURCHASED MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER IN APRIL 2008 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM WITH IT FIRST THE AIR BAGS WERE RECALLED THEN THE LATCHES ON THE DOORS WERE RECALLED. THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT JUST NEVER GOES OFF MOST RECENTLY THE FUEL PUMP WENT ON THE VEHICLE COSTING ME CLOSE TO 700 AND NOW THE ALTERNATOR WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME ANOTHER 600. WHAT KIND OF VEHICLE DID DODGE BUILD. THIS IS SOME BS AN ALL OF THIS IS WHILE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 65000 MILES OR LESS N IT.
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Jun 01, 2011 - Falling Waters, WV - Electrical System
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THERE WAS AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODEL LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THERE HAVE BEEN NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
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May 10, 2011 - Royal Palm Beach, FL - Electrical System
VEHICLE STALLING SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE FEBRUARY 2009. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP WITH COMPLAINT AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. PROBLEM CONTINUED WITH THE ADDITION OF A GAS SMELL AFTER INITIAL START OF VEHICLE. HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I AGAIN TOLD THE SERVICE DEPT THAT THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE STALLING AND GAS ODOR. THE SERVICE DEPT TOOL MY CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE WHILE I WAS STILL THERE AND SINCE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM MY VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED FOR THE ISSUE NOR WAS IT FIXED. I CALLED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT ONCE AGAIN IN FEBRUARY 2011 AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CALLED BY THE NEW PERSON IN CHARGE OF MY CAR AND I DID NOT RECEIVE A CALL. I DID SPEAK WITH SOMEONE GIVING THEM THE DETAILS OF THE FAS SMELL AND THE STALL ISSUE. AFTER 2 WEEKS OF NO RETURN CALL I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT AND WAS TOLD MY WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE DEPT IN FEBRUARY I ASKED ABOUT SEVERAL RECALLS THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING OF THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR AS MY VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN # BUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE OF THESE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE DEPT CANNOT SEEM TO FIND THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS UNTIL THE CAR COMPLETELY BREAKS DOWN. ON MAY 5, 2011 MY CAR STALLED AGAIN AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. MY CAR WOULD STALL SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT AND THE GAS SMELL WOULD OCCUR EVERYTIME I START THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX/FIND THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE CAR NO LONGER RUNS. THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE BURNED OUT THE BATTERY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
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Feb 17, 2011 - Coalinga, CA - Electrical System
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE BATTERY AND FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF RECALL 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THE REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,300.
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Feb 09, 2011 - Edgewood, MD - Electrical System
I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER RT. IN THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER, WHEN I WOULD START UP MY CAR ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND THEN THE CAR WOULD CUT OFF. I WOULD TRY AGAIN IN 30MINS OR SO AND IT WOULD START AND STAY RUNNING, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON AND READ NO BUS. EVENTUALLY THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE CAR RAN FINE. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN EXCEPT THIS TIME THE CAR WOULDN'T COME BACK ON. I HAD AAA COME OUT TO CHARGE AND CHECK THE BATTERY, AND THEY SAID THAT MY BATTERY WAS DEAD, BUT IT WAS A GOOD BATTERY. SOMETHING IN MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS CAUSING IT TO DRAIN. I TOOK MY CAR TO THOMPSON CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM THAT IT WASN'T THE BATTERY. THEY CLAIMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM DAYS LATER, BUT WITHIN AN HOUR OF PICKING IT UP I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, WARNING LIGHTS EXCEPT THIS TIME THE CAR WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THEM 4 TIMES WITH TODAY BEING THE 5TH. THEY REPLACED MY BATTERY 2 TIMES AS IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM AND RIPPED OUT MY ALARM SYSTEM THE LAST TIME. I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. CORPORATE WAS OF NO HELP IN THE SITUATION. I AM SEEKING LEGAL COUNSEL BECAUSE THIS MORNING I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR SHUT OFF. I'M JUST RELIEVED THAT THE BABY WASN'T IN THE CAR.
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Jan 09, 2011 - Royal Palm Beach, FL - Electrical System
I HAVE A LEAKY TRUNK IN MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER. MY WINDOW ALSO STOPPED WORKING ON MY DRIVERS SIDE. AFTER SEARING THE INTERNET I DISCOVERED MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. IF AN OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE WAS MADE THIS WOULD PREVENT VEHICLE OWNERS FROM SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON REPAIRS THAT SHOULD BE MADE BY THE DEALER. THE TRUNK HAS BEEN LEAKY SINCE I BOUGHT THE CARD AND DODGE KEEPS TELLING ME NOTHING IT WRONG. IT ALSO MAKES MY THIRD BREAK LIGHT GO OUT I'VE BEEN ISSUED 3 POLICE WARNINGS FOR THIS. I HOPE I NEVER GET A TICKET. ALSO, MY WINDOW IS NOW STUCK DOWN AND IF IT RAINS I WILL HAVE DAMAGE. AS FOR THE TRUNK ITS ALSO MOLDY AND MAKES ME SICK WHEN I GET INTO THE CAR.
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Dec 22, 2010 - Waldorf, MD - Electrical System
A/C IS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I NEEDED TO GET A REPLACEMENT COMPUTER COMPONENT. I TOLD THEM AT THE TIME THAT MY CAR HAS ONLY 70000+ PLUS MILES AND THAT SHOULD NOT BE REPLACED PLUS I HAD OLDER CARS AND PEOPLE WITH OLDER CARS NEVER ONCE HAD TO GET THE AC FIX AND THEY HAVE OVER 150000 TO 200000 MILES ON THEIR CAR. MEAN WHILE BACK SEVERAL YEARS AGO, MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE DO TO HAY FALLING IN THE ROAD, THEREFORE ALL WIRING/EQUIPMENT UNDER THE HOOD GOT REPLACED. CURRENTLY MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY FASTEN ALL THE TIME.
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Sep 08, 2010 - San Antonio , TX - Wiring
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER TO VERIFY THE VIN IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.
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Jul 28, 2010 - Valparaiso, IN - Electrical System
WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON I NOTICED THE LEFT 2 VENTS WERE COMING OUT WARM AIR. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THERE WAS A MIST COMING THROUGH THE ONLY 2 VENTS THAT WORK. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD MY HEATERCORE/HEATER HOUSING WAS BROKE. THAT WOULD COST $900.00 TO FIX. ALSO I HAVE HAD MY CAR STALL 6 TIMES, MOSTLY WHEN IT IS RAINING AND I AM COMING TO A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. I TOOK IT IN FOR THAT BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I ALSO HAD THE CLOCK RUN 2 MIN FAST EVERY DAY OR TWO. THAT HAD TO BE UPDATED WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SINCE TO ME SINCE IT IS A 2008 CAR. IT SHOULD NOT NEED AN UPDATE ON THE CLOCK. THAT WAS $50.00. THE CAR HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT.
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Jul 19, 2010 - Aurora, CO - Electrical System
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: I WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, REVERSE OR NEUTRAL.
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May 23, 2010 - Millport, AL - Electrical System
MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS MY ALTERNATOR. BUT I HAVE POWER TO EVERYTHING. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD GET ONE FOR 360.00 +100.00 LABOR. TOTAL MILES 78,000. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ALOT ON MINI VANS.AND OTHER CARS,BUT COME TO FIND OUT IT MAY JUST BE THE CLUTCH BEARING AND ONLY GOING TO COST 75.00 TO FIX. SEEMS TO ME CHRYSLER WOULD NOT TRY TO SELL YOU THINGS YOU DON'T NEED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO BRING THEM TO THE CARPET. THE CAR WAS ONLY 3,000 MILES OUT OF THE EXT.ML.WARRANTY.
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Apr 05, 2010 - Dover, DE - Electrical System
APRIL 5, 2010 MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER TOTALLY STALLED OUT ON ME AND I HAD TO MANEUVER MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT MY VEHICLE INTO PARK. THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT IN WHICH THIS HAS HAPPENED,THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH AND STALLED OUT WITH TRAFFIC IN BACK OF ME.I CURRENTLY HAVE MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP BECAUSE MY CAR SHUT DOWN ONCE AGAIN AND THE RADIO COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. EVERYTIME THIS HAPPEN THERE ARE NO CODES WHICH APPEAR ON THE DIAGNOSTICS. I AM CONFUSED WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS VEHICLE IT IS UNSAFE AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO.
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Mar 15, 2010 - Ingleside, IL - Electrical System
ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER BACK HUMP BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK DUE TO WATER POURING INTO THE TRUNK. (THRU THE TRUNK LATCH; SMELLS LIKE A CAT USED AS A LITTER BOX)! NO LIGHT GOES ON TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT NO LONGER WORKS. CARPET IN TRUNK IS RUINED FROM THE WATER. LEAVES KEEP SHOWING UP INTO A CLOSED TRUNK? HOW ARE THEY GETTING IN? CAN NOT USE THE TRUNK FOR ANYTHING! CALLED DODGE AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEN; THEY TOLD ME I WAS THE ONLY REPORT AT THIS TIME. ON THE ROAD MY HUSBAND AND I NOTICED THAT ALMOST ALL 2008 DODGE AVENGERS ON THE ROAD MUST HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. CHECK YOUR MIDDLE BACK BRAKE LIGHT; IT'S BURNT OUT TRUST ME WE SAW MANY ON THE ROAD. THEN CHECK FOR WATER IN THE TRUNK IT WILL BE THERE. CALL DODGE PLEASE+
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Mar 15, 2010 - Ingleside, IL - Electrical System
ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER BACK HUMP BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK DUE TO WATER POURING INTO THE TRUNK. (THRU THE TRUNK LATCH; SMELLS LIKE A CAT USED AS A LITTER BOX)! NO LIGHT GOES ON TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT NO LONGER WORKS. CARPET IN TRUNK IS RUINED FROM THE WATER. LEAVES KEEP SHOWING UP INTO A CLOSED TRUNK? HOW ARE THEY GETTING IN? CAN NOT USE THE TRUNK FOR ANYTHING! CALLED DODGE AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEN; THEY TOLD ME I WAS THE ONLY REPORT AT THIS TIME. ON THE ROAD MY HUSBAND AND I NOTICED THAT ALMOST ALL 2008 DODGE AVENGERS ON THE ROAD MUST HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. CHECK YOUR MIDDLE BACK BRAKE LIGHT; IT'S BURNT OUT TRUST ME WE SAW MANY ON THE ROAD. THEN CHECK FOR WATER IN THE TRUNK IT WILL BE THERE. CALL DODGE PLEASE+
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Mar 15, 2010 - Hampton, VA - Electrical System
ENGINE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING NO GAS PEDAL CAR RUNS AT IDLE ONLY.
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Mar 06, 2010 - Largo, FL - Electrical System
THE CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE SHIFTER THEN THE CAR WILL LOCK UP, AND ONCE YOU PUT THE CAR INTO PARK IT WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AND I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. AFTER MUCH FRUSTRATION AND TRYING TO SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF PARK. THE LEVER THAT WAS HOLDING THE CAR IN PARK SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE AND ALLOWED ME TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND ME AND THE OFFICER HELPING ME WERE ABLE TO PUSH THE CAR TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION. THIS OCCURS OFTEN AND HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES SINCE THAT TIME WHICH WAS THE FIRST. TO REPLACE THE PROBLEM IS TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. THIS COST $270.00. THERE HAS BEEN MANY CASES THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS HAPPENING. IT ALSO SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO EVERYBODY AROUND 40,000 TO 50,000 MILES ON THE CAR.
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Jan 22, 2010 - Reading, PA - Electrical System
I HAVE A DODGE AVENGER 2008 WHICH A COMPLETE LEMON. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO SEVERAL DODGE DEALERSHIPS (~15X) AFTER SPEAKING THE CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS AND ALL HAVE REFUSED TO FIX THE CAR STATING THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH IT. I CURRENTLY HAVE AN EXTENDED CONTRACT 7YRS/70K WARRANTY WHICH I PICKED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND IT IS STILL VALID, HOWEVER NO DODGE DEALER WILL SERVE MY CAR. EVENTUALLY I HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND REPLACE AT LEAST ONE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE, DODGE DEALERS WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS AT THE 24K MILE MARK. SO, PLEASE TELL ME WHICH FEDERAL AGENCY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO HOLDS THE INDEPENDENT CAR DEALERSHIPS AND CHRYSLER ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX PROBLEMS. YOUR RECALL NOTICES WORK ONLY 25% OF THE TIME. DO YOU ALL HAVE A SCORECARD OF ACTUAL VEHICLES BEING REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE TO YOUR NOTICES BECAUSE THERE IS A BIG DISCONNECT WITH COMPANIES SUCH AS CHRYSLER. I HAVE SPENT ALMOST $4,000 IN NEEDED REPAIRS (TRAVEL FROM NY TO NJ DAILY FOR WORK) BECAUSE CHRYSLER'S INDEPENDENT COMPANIES REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND CHRYSLER HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE DEALERSHIPS. SO, WHICH FEDERAL AGENCY OFFICIATES CONTROL OVER UNRELIABLE CAR COMPANIES SUCH AS CHRYSLER. HOW MUCH COLLATERAL DAMAGES IS REQUIRED BEFORE CHRYSLER AND ITS MANAGEMENT (AND ENGINEERS) BECOME ACCOUNTABLE TO CONSUMERS AND THE FEDERAL REGULATORY STANDARDS. AS FOR ME, $4,000 IS A SMALL COST TO PAY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND LEAVE A CHILD AN ORPHAN BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED AT ACCIDENT. WHAT COST ARE YOU WILLING TO PAY?
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Sep 27, 2009 - Akron, OH - Electrical System
I HAVE A WIRING PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 DODGE ADVENGER. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I LOST MY HEAD LIGHTS,TURN SIGNALS,WIPER BLADES,DASH LIGHTS, HIGH BEAMS AND I ALSO HAVE NO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS.
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Sep 13, 2009 - Fort Worth, TX - Electrical System
I PURCHASED A 2008 DODGE AVENGER LAST APRIL, BRAND NEW. I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHTING ON THE DASH IS ALWAYS COMING ON, SO I AM CONSTANTLY TAKING IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY RUN THE DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS EVER WRONG. I HAD TO TAKE THE IT IN FOR A WARRANTY PROBLEM ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT. THEN THIS LAST TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE WITH THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID I HAVE A LEAK IN MY TRANSMISSION AND OIL TANK, OF COURSE THE ONLY THING ON THE DASH LIGHTING THIS TIME SAYS "TIRE PROBLEM". IT IS SUCH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, I RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A TURN IN AN INTERSECTION AND MY GAS LIGHT WASN'T ON AND THE GAGE SHOWED I HAD QUARTER OF A TANK. THE CAR HAS CAUSED ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THEN TO TOP IT OFF, I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO HOME FROM WORK AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE OUT OF GEAR AND I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR A YEAR, IF I WANTED PROBLEMS WITH A CAR I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW.
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Apr 19, 2009 - Clinton Township, MI - Electrical System
BOUGHT 2008 AVENGER IN SEPTEMBER 2007. IN MICHIGAN COLD WEATHER THE WINDOWS WON'T ROLL DOWN. AND WHEN ITS WET THE CAR STALLS AND COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TO 5 TIMES AND THE TIRE LIGHT GOES ON EVEN AFTER CHECKING AND FILLING THE TIRES TO RIGHT PRESSURE THAT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID HE FIXED BOTH THE PROBLEMS, WAITING TO SEE IF IT PERSISTS BUT DRIVING THE CAR IS SCARY BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO STALL AND STOP ON ME.
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Mar 26, 2009 - New Britain, CT - Electrical System
THE CAR WHEN ON HIGHWAY TACHOMETER FLUCTUATES AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP ALMOST STALLS. ALSO TODAY AFTER THE DEFROSTER/AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED OFF WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT THE CAR ALMOST STALLED THEN PROCEEDED TO COUNTERACT THE STALL BY REVVING UP TO AT LEAST 2000 RPM'S CAUSING ME TO JUMP FORWARD INTO THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY NO CARS WERE IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH.
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Mar 17, 2009 - St Thomas, 00 - Electrical System
THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH MANY 2008 DODGE AVENGER SXT 2.7L. AS THE VEHICLE IS STOPPING IT STALLS, OR THE COMPUTER IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP A STALL INCREASES THE RPMS CAUSING THE CAR TO SPEED UP UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED TO SLIP THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL SO THAT IT NO LONGER JUMPS FORWARD. I RECOMMEND A RECALL TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
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Mar 12, 2009 - Great Valley, NY - Electrical System
MY CAR STALLS IN INTERSECTION ,IT DOESN,T SHIFT UP SOME TIMES, THERE HAS BEEN A CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT STRUTS SINS I BOUGHT IT ,THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BANG INTO GEAR SOME TIMES WHEN IT SHIFTS TOOK TO DEALER AND GOT BUMS RUSS THEY CLAIMED THAT IT WASN'T ACTING UP WHEN I TOOK IT TO THEM. I AM AFRAID THAT ITS GOING TO LEAVE MY WIFE STRANDED IN TRAFFIC.
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Feb 16, 2009 - Southington, CT - Electrical System
CAR PURCHASED 2/08 WITH 8999 MILES. IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS A STARTING PROBLEM. USING FACTORY REMOTE STARTING THE CAR WOULD STALL AFTER A FEW SECONDS. ONCE IT FLOODED AND WOULDN'T RESTART WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL (A NO NO FOR THIS TYPE OF INJECTION SYSTEM). LOOKED AT BY DEALER THREE TIMES WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND AND NO FIX MADE. THE FOURTH TIME WE TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE THEY FOUND(NOW APPROX. 21000 MILES) IT BUT STILL NO CODE VISIBLE FROM COMPUTER. SERVICE WRITER SAID WE NEEDED A FUEL INJECTION SERVICE SO I SAID DO IT. HE SAID IT WASN'T COVERED BY CHRYSLER SO I SAID DON'T DO IT. HE WAS VEHEMENT ABOUT IT NEEDING TO BE DONE AND PUSHED HARD FOR ME TO PAY AND I MAINTAINED THAT IF IT NEEDED TO BE DONE, IT NEEDED TO BE DONE FROM THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT AND NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR WHAT SHOULD BE A WARRANTY REPAIR. NOTE THAT IT STARTED FINE WITH THE KEY BUT NOT WITH THE REMOTE START. SAME FUEL INJECTORS ARE USED FOR BOTH STARTING PROTOCOLS AND FOR ENGINE TO RUN SO WHICH INJECTOR COULD BE BAD? DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AND THEREFORE WAS REJECTED BY ME. THE FOURTH TIME THEY RESET THE COMPUTER WHICH CHRYSLER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND PAID THE DEALER 24MINUTES TO FIX. NO MORE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR STARTING WITH EITHER THE KEY OR THE REMOTE STARTER BUTTON. NO INJECTOR PROBLEMS NOW OR BEFORE THE RESETTING OF THE COMPUTER.
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Jan 15, 2009 - East Peoria, IL - Electrical System
I WAS TRAVELING IN MY '08 DODGE AVENGER SXT W/MY SON MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AROUND A CORNER & VEHICLE JUST TURNED OFF BY ITSELF W/O WARNING. WENT HEAD ON INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC & WENT UP ONTO A CURB. PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK & RESTARTED IT. THE VEHICLE HAS TO DATE SHUT OFF ON US 6 X'S. THE EVEN WHEN INCIDENT HAPPENED WAS WE WERE JUST DRIVING THE CAR-GOING HOME. THE VEHICLE GIVES NO SIGNS,BEEPS OR WARNINGS THAT IT IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. IT JUST SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF. IT HAS OCCURRED A TOTAL OF 6X'S SO FAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE-WHICH IS STILL UNDER ORIGINAL FACTORY WARRANTY-TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP & NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED OF THE ISSUES W/THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE ALSO RECALLS THAT WERE NOT FIXED & ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION, BRAKE & TIRES ISSUES THAT ARE STILL AS OF THIS DATE NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THEY "COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM". THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 13 DAYS BEFORE TELLING ME THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE "FLASHED". THEY DID THAT & CAR STILL STALLS OUT WHEN STOPPED @ STOP SIGNS OR LIGHTS. THEY TOLD ME THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY IT TURNED OFF ON ME & WHY THE STEERING LOCKED UP & BRAKES LOCKED UP WHEN IT TURNED OFF. SO THEREFORE THEY CANNOT TELL ME THAT THEY KNOW WHY THE CAR HAS DIED & THAT THE ISSUE IS EVEN FIXED! THEY WILL NOT SAY THAT IT WILL NOT TURN OFF ON US AGAIN. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE SEVERAL SITES (POPULAR MECHANICS, ETC.) & SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I BOUGHT THIS CAR TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A SAFE, RELIABLE & DEPENDABLE CAR FOR ME & MY SON. MY SON HAS CEREBRAL PALSY SO I HAVE TO DRIVE IN THIS CAR. I FEEL THAT ITS 50/50 WHEN WE GET IN THIS CAR & THAT EVERYTIME COULD BE THE TIME WHEN WE'RE GOING 50 ON THE INTERSTATE IN A TURN & THE CAR TURNS OFF & WE HOPEFULLY DON'T DIE! I FEEL THAT THIS CAR HAS A MAJOR DEFECT OR FLAW IN ITS DESIGN SOMEWHERE. I LOVE THE CAR BUT I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT NOW. I DO NOT WANT ME OR MY SON TO DIE IN THIS CAR! ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE DOES. THANK YOU.
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Jan 08, 2009 - Palos Hills, IL - Electrical System
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. SPORADICALLY, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT TYPICALLY TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING) AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. ONE MONTH AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
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Sep 23, 2008 - Hohenwald, TN - Electrical System
IGNITION STICKING IN THE ON POSITION, JERKING MOVEMENTS WHILE IN DRIVE WITH SOME HOLD BACK. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED JUNE 13TH, 2008, WERE ANY OF THE RECALLS CORRECTED ON THIS VEHICLE BEFORE PURCHASE?
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May 26, 2008 - Marion, KY - Electrical System
A FEW DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I BEGAN HEARING A TAPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE KNOCKING (BAD GAS OR ROD). DEALER CLAIMS TO NOT HEAR ANYTHING. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER WHICH HEARD THE NOISE, KEPT THE CAR TO INSPECT AND REPAIR STATING THEY THOUGHT THEY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. CAR WASN'T FIXED I COMPLAINED BECAUSE THE SECOND DEALER ADMITTED TO SPEAKING WITH THE FIRST DEALER THUS THE CAR WASN'T FIXED. THEY LIED TO ME AND TOLD ME IT WAS A FEDERALLY REGULATED EMISSIONS SYSTEM THAT MADE THE CAR SOUND THAT WAY. DEALER #1 OFFERED TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH A CHRYSLER REP. THEN HE CALLED BACK AND STATED THAT THE REP WOULDN'T BE LOCAL FOR 4-6 WEEKS. THE REP CALLED ME AND BASICALLY STATED THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE I JUST DIDN'T LIKE THE CAR. THE DEALER WOULD NOT TAKE THE CAR BACK, AND WERE RUDE ABOUT REPAIRS. I NEVER SAW THE REP. NOW THE CAR IS MAKING A RUBBING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING OUT. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING TO TRY TO REPLACE THE CAR BUT THE DEALERS HAVE PUT ME OFF SO LONG WITHOUT REPAIRS THAT I AM STUCK WITH THE CAR. LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER I OWNED THE CAR I BEGAN SEEING COMMERCIALS FOR THE CAR ONLY THE PRICE WAS MORE THAN $5,000 LESS THAN WHAT I WAS CHARGED. THEREFORE, THE BANK WANTS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY IN ORDER TO PUT ME IN ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE IGNITION ROLLS OVER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STARTING. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO ATTEMPT STARTING THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES. THE CD PLAYER DOES NOT WORK, IT OVER HEATS AND WILL BURN YOUR HAND IF YOU TOUCH THE DIGITAL DISPLAY. I HAVE HAD FRIENDS IN THE COMMUNITY TO CALL ME AND TELL ME THAT MY CAR SOUNDED AWFUL WHEN THEY SAW ME IN TOWN. ADDITIONALLY I AM PAYING 430 A MONTH FOR THE PAYMENT WHEN THE GIRL ACROSS THE ROAD IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH HER NEW AVENGER YET SHE ONLY PAYS 279 A MONTH AT 11% INTEREST. WITH ALL OF THE PROBLEMS AND THE MISERABLE RIDE THIS CAR OFFERS, I CAN EASILY COMPARE IT TO A BICYCLE " A USED BICYCLE" AT BEST.
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May 08, 2008 - Midland, GA - Electrical System
WE OWN A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER (H07)CONCERNING AN ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO CUT OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. WE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHEN WE RECEIVED THE LETTER BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT IT AND SAID THEY WOULD NOTIFY US WHEN THEY RECEIVED INFORMATION. WE NEVER GOT A CALL FROM THEM. WE EXPERIENCED THE CAR CUTTING OFF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT NEVER WHEN IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. ON SATURDAY, MAY 3RD, 2008 AT 7PM IN THE EVENING MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND WAS BRAKING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE CAR CUT OFF CAUSING HIM TO LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. HE ATTEMPTED TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM BUT WAS UNABLE TO TOTALLY MISS THE CAR. HE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM BECAUSE THE CAR WAS TOO HARD TO STEER AND BRAKE DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. AFTER THE ACCIDENT WE CONTACTED DODGE AND OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT OUR CAR IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. SOME 2008 AVENGERS ARE INVOLVED BUT ACCORDING TO OUR VIN THEY TELL US OUR CAR IS NOT INVOLVED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I DON'T KNOW WHY OUR CAR IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEMS THAT THE RECALL NOTATED. WE WOULD LIKE THE RECALL TO BE REEVALUATED AND OUR CAR AND POSSIBLY OTHER 2008 AVENGERS BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ONCE THE BODY WORK IS FIXED ON THE CAR, WE WILL TAKE IT TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL WE KNOW THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED BECAUSE NEXT TIME THE ACCIDENT COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH.
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Apr 11, 2008 - Brook Park, OH - Electrical System
ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER SXT IN LIGHT RAIN, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. EACH TIME THE CAR STALLED THE WIPERS WERE ON. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALER AND WERE TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM. A DAY AFTER HAVING THE CAR LOOKED AT IT STALLED AGAIN, ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY, THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 1 1/2 DAYS AND TOLD US THE SOLENOID VALVE IS GETTING RAW GASOLINE IN IT DUE TO US "TOPPING OF THE GAS TANK WHEN WE FILL IT UP" (NEVER HAVE DONE THAT). THEY REPLACED THE VALVE, BUT THE CAR STILL STUMBLES AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. DODGE TOLD US THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR OTHER COMPLAINTS OUT THERE LIKE OURS, HOWEVER DOING MY OWN ONLINE RESEARCH I FOUND A FAMILY IN FLORIDA ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS! THIS IS A BIG CONCERN TO MY HUSBAND AND I AS OUR 3 MONTH OLD SON WAS IN THE CAR WHEN THE POWER LOSS HAS OCCURRED.
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