2008 Dodge Avenger

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH OUR CAR LATELY. FIRST PROBLEM WE HAD WAS WITH OUR ALARM SYSTEM. THE ALARM HAS GONE OFF ON US BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND WHEN THE CAR IS ON. THE HORN STARTS AND WON'T GO OFF UNTIL AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES NO MATTER WHAT WE DO. WE HAVE TRY TURNING IT OF WITH OUR KEY ALARM, TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF, UNLOCKING THE DOORS BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. YESTERDAY WE WERE DRIVING OUR CAR AND THE CAR STALL AND WE WERE LUCKING TO BE ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE SAFETLY SINCE WE WERE COMING TO A STOP. AFTER A COUPLE ATTEMPTS, WE GOT THE CAR BACK ON AND RUNNING. I HAVE SEARCH THIS PROBLEM AND I FOUND THAT IT COULD BE THE TPMS. AS TO WHAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THE CAR LATELY, WE ARE ALMOST SURE IT IS THIS. WE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS RECALL WAS PERFORM BACK IN APRIL OF 2008 AND ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THE CAR IS GOING THROUGH NOW AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART FOR US AGAIN. CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THE DEALERSHIP IS REQUIRED TO SWITCH THIS PART FOR US AGAIN SINCE OUR CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE OR IF WE WOULD HAVE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

MY DODGE AVANGER THROTTLE BOTTLE CONTROL KEEP GOING OUT. I CONTACTED DODGE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE FIRST TIME THEY ADVICED ME TO TAKE IT TOBTHE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED IT BUT I STILL HAD FEES TO PAY. THE CAR HAD THE SAMW ISSUE A YEAR LATER I JUST GOTBIT FIXED. IT HAS NOW DID THE SAME THING , I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. THE FLASHING LIGHTNING BOLT ON MY DASH CONTINUES TO FLASH. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. CHRYSLER DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND WHEN I CONTACTED THEM THEY DID NOTHING. I AM ALSO HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVERS WINDOW NOT GOING BACK UP. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS AS WELL. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECOUSR WHILE I WAS DRIVING GOING PAST AN INTERSECTION THE CAR SLOWD COMPLETED DOWN AND THEN THE RED LIGHTS OF A LIGHTNING BOLT FLASHED.

I BROUGHT A 2008 DODGE AVENGER IN MARCH 2016 AND SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING IT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT DID IT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING TRYING TO START IT AND WHILE IN REVERSE. I NOTICE THAT WHEN IM DRIVING AND I SLOW DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP IT WOULD KINDA SHAKE AND I NOTICE THAT THE RPM SIDE DROPPED BELOW 0 AND THE CAR STALLED. IF I CAN FEEL IT IN TIME I WOULD TAKE MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE AND LET IT GO UP TO 1 AND HIT THE BRAKE AGAIN AND SOMETIMES THAT WOULD HELP. I HAVE BEEN TO MECHANIC SHOPS AND BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WASNT ON IT WAS NOT READING ANYTHING AND IVE CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED WHICH IT SHOULD BE BECAUSE I HAVE A NEW BORN AND IT STALL ON ME IN TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY WHILE AN 18 WHEELER WAS BEHIND ME SO YOU CAN IMAGINE MY NERVES. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND I CAN'T SPEND A LOT OF MONEY PAYING FOR THE NONE EXISTING PROBLEM AS I AM TOLD. BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD IT PLEASE HELP!!! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR. SOMETHING IS WRONG AND I CAN'T KEEP PAYING PEOPLE TO DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS SITUATION. THIS IS SCARY, THANKS IN ADVANCE

THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WILL FLASH WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE CAR LOSES POWER, TO WHICH I AM FORCED TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. NOW I AM HAVING BATTERY ISSUES WITH THE CAR AS WELL. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ONCE BEFORE AND HAVE HAD NO OFFERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW THAT MY DAUGHTER IS DRIVING THE CAR I AM FORCED TO REPORT THIS AGAIN. I FEEL IT IS ONLY RIGHT FOR DODGE TO RECALL AND FIX THIS. OTHER DODGE OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE. IT MAY HAVE NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT WHY WAIT UNTIL IT DOES?????? I DONT ALWAYS HAVE A SAFE SPOT TO PULL OVER TO RESTART THE CAR. IT IS VERY SCARY. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS.

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER 2.4 CYLINDER. MY STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACING FOUR TIMES IN LESS THAN FORTY DAY TIME FRAME, YES THAT IS WHAT I SAID. THE CAR CUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, FORTUNATE FOR ME AND ANOTHER ACCOUNT GRANDCHILD DIDN'T GET KILLED. DODGE-LAND OF COLUMBIA, SC MISS DIAGNOSED AND ENDANGERED ME AND ON ONE ACCOUNT MY THEN THREE YEAR OLD GRAND BABY, NOW FOUR AS OF FEB 2ND. I VOICED MY CONCERNS ASKED IF THEY CHECKED WIRING OR SEE IF SOMETHING ELECTRICAL; I SAID IT DOESN'T MAKE SINCE, SOMETHING IS SHORTING OR CAUSING THE STARTER TO BURN OUT, DID YOU'LL CHECK. DODGE-LAND SAID IT'S FIXED NOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY, GETTING ME TO ENTRUSTED IN WHAT THEY SAY AND BELIEVE, I DID. BILL REASSURED ME IT WAS FIXED SAID WE CHECKED IT, IT'S NOT WIRING, OR NOTHING ELSE, IT'S NOT ELECTRICAL, PMC IT'S YOUR STARTER, WE CHECKED IT EVERYTHING. BILL (SERVICE TECH) SAID IT WAS YOUR STARTER, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY WE FIXED IT. ( FOURTH TIME NOW) FOURTH TIME DODGE-LAND SAID CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT MODEL COMPUTER COMPONENT, MODULE, I WILL HAVE TO PAY A LITTLE OVER $800. TO HAVE IT REPLACED CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE IT FOR FREE. (SAFETY RECALL) I AM OUTRAGED AND AMAZED, BECAUSE THAT IS AN OUTRIGHT SAFETY RECALL OR SHOULD BE. PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY PROBLEM. I HAVE PAPERS FROM DPDGE-LAND, IT HAS ALL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION ON THEM.

HORN STARTED BLARING, LIGHTS WHERE GOING ON AND OFF WHILE SITTING IN PARKING LOT, DRIVEWAY AND WHEN DRIVING. CAR STARTED STALLING WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIPM. SAW WHERE IN 2008 DODGE/CHRYSLER HAD ISSUE WITH THE TIPM BUT THE 2008 AVENGER WAS LEFT OFF. HAVE SEEN ON DODGE TALK AND MULTIPLE OTHER WEB SITES THAT THE 2008 DODGE AVENGER HAS HAD THIS ISSUE AND DODGE/CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF IT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLES. CAR CURRENTLY AT VENICE DODGE CHYRSLER DEALERSHIP. 941-493-7986.

VEHICLE STALLS AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR IN STOPPED TRAFFIC IN WET WEATHER. MOSTLY WET WEATHER, BUT HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST TREE TIMES IN DRY WEATHER. LOCAL GOOD YEAR RAN A "WET TEST" ON IT, COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE STALL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I PUT IT IN PARK, TURN OFF THE IGNITION, PUT ON MY HAZARDS, AND IT STARTS BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEM. MECHANIC CANNOT FIND THE SOURCE. THIS IS SCARY AT THE LEAST AND MAKES ME NERVOUS EVEN THINKING ABOUT HAVING TO DRIVE WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE. I READ A MENTION OF A WIPER MOTOR.. THAT IT MAY EITHER BE POORLY GROUNDED OR IS FAILING AND DRAWING EXCESSIVE CURRENT., HE RELATES THE STALLING IN WET WEATHER TO THIS AS THE WIPERS WOULD EITHER BE ON OR IN THE DELAY SETTING. ANY OTHER CIRCUITS SHARING THE SAME GROUND CIRCUIT WILL GET A REVERSE POLARITY VOLTAGE BURST EVERY TIME THE WIPERS SWEEP, IT SEEMS THAT WHEN IT IS ON DELAY THE SUDDEN HIGH RESISTANCE OF THE GROUND PATH KNOCKS OFF VOLTAGE SENSITIVE MODULES AND THINGS STOP WORKING FOR A MOMENT, IF YOU ARE OFF THE GAS, THE ENGINE JUST MAY STALL OUT. HE SUGGESTS CHECKING THE GROUNDS, CLEAN AND TIGHTEN THEM. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS COULD BE THE SITUATION OR NOT. I CAN GIVE THIS INFORMATION TO MY MECHANIC, BUT I DO NOT WANT TO GO IN WITH A GUESSING A GAME AND HIT OR MISS, THAT COULD GET EXPENSIVE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW, APPROX.. 95K MILES.

TAKATA RECALL-THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT HAS BEEN APPEARING IN MY CAR WHEN I START IT. I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY INSANE THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE ETC BUT YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. IF DODGE IS MAKING A FAULTY PART IN THEIR VEHICLES IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR BE FIXED. I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN I NOTICED MY ACCELERATOR AND RPMS WERE BEING WEIRD. LUCKILY THE FLASHING ETC CAME ON AS I WAS COMING INTO TOWN SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. THE WINTER SEASON IS APPROACHING AND I CAN'T RELY ON MY $10,000 CAR? SOMETHING DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT THERE. I'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR TWO YEARS AND I CAN TELL YOU ALREADY THAT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE AGAIN. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ANNOUNCED. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME CAR AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.