2008 Dodge Avenger

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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY AS THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AS IT THEN FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE CENTRAL COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE 02 SENSOR. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE 02 SENSOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,306.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE THERMOSTAT TEMPERATURE WOULD RISE, INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER HEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE HEATER COILS OR HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE COMPONENTS WERE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED DUE TO THEM BEING DEFECTIVE. AS A RESULT, THE ENTIRE RE-MANUFACTURED CHAMBER THAT CONTAINS THE HOSES AND COILS NEEDED TO BE USE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY CAR SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 20MPH AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I DIDN'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO PULL OVER SO I PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND DROVE AS FAR RIGHT AS I COULD UNTIL I HAD ROOM TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. IT WAS A VERY BUSY PART OF THE INTERSTATE AND I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN RAN OVER. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED AND ELECTRIC THROTTLE. THIS IS AN ISSUE DODGE CHRYSLER HAS BEEN AWARE OF FOR MANY YEARS. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE RPM GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE RAPIDLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 12/7/12 *CN THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. UPDATED 12/17/12

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. DEALER REPLACED FRONT MOUNT AND SAID THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE MOUNTS DUE TO PROBLEMS BUT DID NOT CHANGE THE BACK MOUNT, NOW THE BACK MOUNT HAS FAILED. I THINK THAT IF DODGE HAD TO MAKE A CHANGE IN DESIGN OF THE MOUNT DUE TO PROBLEMS THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD TO CHANGE BOTH MOUNTS WHEN THEY CHANGED THE FRONT ONE. THIS IS JUST SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO SPEND ANY MORE MONEY ON A CAR THAN THEY HAVE TO. *TR