2008 Dodge Avenger

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER TO WORK ON 01/12/12. IT WAS RAINING THAT MORNING. I ATTEMPTED TO MERGE TO MY RIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED AND MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN 360 DEGREES HOWEVER MY TIRES WERE NOT MOVING. I BANGED IN THE MEDIAN. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER IS SOMEONE CUTTING MY DRIVERS DOOR OFF TO GET ME OUT. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF A VEHICLE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW? I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK DUE TO MY INJURIES AND DODGE COULD CARELESS. I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE THAT DAY....THANK GOD I DIDN'T. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT? *TR

ON 1/12/12 AT ABOUT 545AM I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A RAINY DAY. WHILE TRAVELING ON 95 NORTH BOUND AT ABOUT 55MPH MY WIPER BLADES STOP WORKING AND SO DID MY STEERING WHEEL. MY STEERING COLUMN WAS NOT CONTROLING MY WHEELS AND I HYDROPLAINED WHILE TRYING TO STOP MY CAR. MY CAR SPUN AROUND NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE SLAMMING INTO THE MEDIAN WALL. I HAVE HAD MANY MALFUNCTIONS WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT THIS ONE TOPPED THEM ALL. I HAVE BEEN OUT OF WORK SINCE THIS DAY WITH INJURIES CAUSED BY THIS ACCIDENT, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I CONTACTED THE CORPORATE OFFICE OF DODGE AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD I WAS S. O. L. . NOW I'M STUCK WITH NO VEHICLE AND I'M OUT OF WORK BECAUSE OF IT. MY WARANTY ON MY CAR HAS EXPIRED AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY WILL ONLY PAY FOR THE DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED FROM THE ACCIDENT NOT THE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. SO WHAT AM I TO DO? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A CLIMATE CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE WIRING FOR THE AIR BAGS WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V240000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDAATED 12/22/11*LJ UPDATED 03/12/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN A SEMI-TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE FRONT AND DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V240000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THERE WERE SEVERAL FAILURES IN WHICH THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THE DEALER OFFERED TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH THE STALLING DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY TURNING ON IN MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR OVER 1 YEAR. THIS MEANS THAT MY AIRBAG IS DISABLED AND WILL NOT PROTECT ME AND MY FAMILY IN A CRASH DUE TO SOME AIR BAG CONTROLLER SELF DIAGNOSED DEFECT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSED IT AS A LOOSE CONNECTOR, CHARGED ME FOR THE REPAIR, ONLY TO HAVE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COME BACK ON, DISABLING MY AIR BAG PROTECTION IN A CRASH. THE LATEST DEALER VISIT ON OCTOBER 22, 2011 RESULTED IN THE DEALER DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG. THE DEALER CONTACTED CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE REPAIR. CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR AND THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $500 FOR A NEW AIR BAG. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE 1-800-992-1997 ON OCTOBER 24 2011 AND SPOKE WITH ADAM (NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE LAST NAME) AND HE RECOMMENDED THAT I AGAIN CONTACT THE DEALER. I TOLD ADAM AT CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THE DEALER TOLD ME TO CALL THIS NUMBER AND THAT EACH REPRESENTATIVE OF CHRYSLER (DEALER & CUSTOMER SERVICE) ASKING ME TO CALL THE OTHER WAS NOT VERY HELPFUL. AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM GOING TO DO. MY AIR BAG DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE OF AN UNKNOWN DEFECT, CHRYSLER REFUSES TO REPAIR ITS DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SYSTEM, AND I AM UNCERTAIN THAT EVEN IF I HAVE IT REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE FOR $500 THE AIR BAG MAY NOT WORK DUE TO SEVERAL INCORRECT ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE IN THE PAST. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES HE HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED NEW BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION TO THE FAILURES THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD FREEZE IN ONE SPOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

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. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AND WITH TIME THE FAILURE BECAME CONSTANT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V240000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED HE DISCONNECTED THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND AFTER RECONNECTING IT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURES WOULD OCCUR BRIEFLY FOR FIFTEEN SECONDS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,297.

MY 08 DODGE AVENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN EVER PASSENGER SEAT IS MOVED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ARE SAYING SINCE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN THERE LOT THAT ITS MY FAULT. I THINK THAT'S JUST IGNORANCE, I TALKED TO THE GENERAL MANAGER AND ASSISTANT MANAGER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THAT I'VE HEARD ABOUT DODGE CHRYSLER VEHICLES RECALLS IN 2000 THAT THE AIRBAGS LIGHT CAN COME ON AND MAY CAUSE A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH CAN SET AIRBAGS ON. I TOLD THEM WHAT IF THAT HAPPENS TO ME AND I GO CRASH OR HIT SOMEONE CAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE SINCE YOUR THE NEW OWNER. I BARELY BOUGHT MY CAR FEB 5 2011 NOW ITS MARCH 30 11. AND I'VE TAKEN THE CAR 3 TIMES DUE TO AIRBAG LIGHT, MY CAR WAS IN SERVICE FOR 3DAYS I PICK UP TODAY AND I WAS READY TO GO AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. AGAIN THEY SAID THEY CANT FIX THE PROBLEM THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I AM CONCERN ABOUT MY SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE. WORST BUY EVER. *TR