2008 Dodge Avenger

THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON BUT TIRES WERE FINE. AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE WOULD STALL AT TAKE OFF AND FOR A FEW MILES AFTER. AS FOR THE AIRBAG, WHEN I ADJUST THE DRIVERS SEAT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON DURING THE DRIVE. I CHECKED FOR RECALLS ON THIS SITE AND FOUND THAT BOTH OF THEM WERE ON BUT WHEN I CALLED THE WARRANTY THEY SAID THAT MY VIN WAS NOT LISTED BUT THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL WAS. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY CHARGED ME $100.00 FOR DIAGNOSTICS! THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT BUT IT STILL STALLS AND THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON.

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT; ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO GO AND THE VEHICLE JERKED LIGHTLY; THE WARNING LIGHT FOR WHICH I NOW KNOW IS THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR, BLINKED ON AND OFF; I ATTEMPTED TO GIVE IT GAS BUT IT WOULD NOT GO PAST 10 MPH; THE RPMS WENT UP BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT MOVE; I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE AFTER OWNING IT FOR 5 YEARS WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE; THE BRAKE DOWN OCCURRED AT 101,700 MILES; THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT DODGE DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF $530

I'VE OWNED THE CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW. A COUPLE OF TIMES THIS PAST SUMMER WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL OVERFLOWED BEFORE THE GAS NOZZLE AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A FAULTY GAS NOZZLE. RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN OVERFLOWING EVERY TIME I FILL UP, REGARDLESS OF WHICH GAS STATION OR PUMP. THE PAST 5-6 TIMES IT HAS OVERFLOWED. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT COMES BACK, AND IT DOESN'T JUST TRICKLE OUT. IF YOU ARE NOT STANDING OFF TO THE SIDE IT WILL SPRAY YOU. THEN IT RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. I AM CAREFUL TO STOP THE PUMP BEFORE IT GETS FULL, BUT EVEN THEN IT SOMETIMES OVERFLOWS. I WOULD ESTIMATE THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLAGE TO BE AROUND 12 OUNCES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO PICK UP SPEED UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED UPON REMOVING THE WIRING HARNESS THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FIRE, WHICH BURNED THE COMPONENTS PERTAINING TO THE FUEL PUMP THAT BURNED INTO THE FUEL TANK AND THE HOUSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V426000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE ETC(ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) LIGHT CAME ON AND ESSENTIALLY PUT THE CAR INTO LIMP MODE AND ALMOST CAUSED MY WIFE TO END UP IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVING AT ROUGHLY 75MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY REPLACED A VALVE AND SAID THE CODES WERE READING THAT IT HAD RESTRICTED AIR FLOW. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN RESULTING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE. THROUGH RESEARCH, I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT ITS THE THROTTLE BODY AND DODGE'S INABILITY TO PUT QUALITY INTO THEIR PARTS. EXAMPLE BEING THE PLASTIC GEARS WITHIN THE ETC UNIT OF THE THROTTLE BODY. I UNDERSTAND THAT PROBLEMS OCCUR AND PARTS BREAK BUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, DODGE NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING THIS KIND OF LOW QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP WITHIN THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY LOSING RPMS WHILE DRIVING FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS. THE BODY SHOP INITALLY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED MY THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND A NEW BATTERY. I PAID FOR THESE REPAIRS AND THE NEXT DAY MY CAR WAS DOING THE SAME THING. I AM SO AFRAID THAT I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CAR LOSES POWER AND I HAVE TO EITHER CONTINUOUSLY PUMP THE GAS PEDAL OR PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN RESTART THE CAR WHILE IT IS STILL MOVING. I AM ONLY ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD HALF THE TIME AND THE REST OF THE TIME OTHER VEHICLES ARE BEHIND ME GOING AT THE SPEED THAT I WAS GOING PRIOR TO THE CAR LOSING POWER...SIDENOTE THERE IS POWER TO THE CAR ITSELF BECAUSE THE RADIO OR THE AC WILL STILL BE ON BUT THE ENGINE GETS NO GAS. I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR CHRYSLER/DODGE TO LET US CONSUMERS KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON BECAUSE I SEE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE FUEL PUMP AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRE CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS BURNED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHEN REFUELING, GAS TANK DOES NOT VENT PROPERLY WHICH RESULTS IN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GAS BEING BURPED OUT OF THE FILL TUBE RESULTING IN SPILLED FUEL. OFTEN SPILLED FUEL SPLASHES ONTO DRIVER, REAR QUARTER PANEL, AND DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. SAFETY IS ALWAYS A CONCERN WHEN THERE IS UNEXPECTED AND UNNECESSARY FUEL SPILLS. *TR