2008 Dodge Avenger

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.

I WAS LEAVING WORK FOR THE DAY AND STARTED MY VEHICLE AS USUAL, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR ANY OTHER MODE FOR THAT MATTER. I AT FIRST THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD NOT APPLIED ENOUGH PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE OR MAYBE I DID NOT TURN THE KEY ALL THE WAY. I STARTED OVER, ENSURING THAT I DID BOTH AND WAS STILL UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF ANY OTHER MODE BUT PARK. THIS HAS HAPPENED ALMOST DAILY SINCE APRIL 9TH, 2012 WITH THE ONLY REMEDY BEING THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED AND BLOGGED ABOUT IT ONLINE AND POSTED QUICK FIX REMEDIES FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IF THOUSANDS OF OTHER DODGE DRIVERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE, WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED? *JS

CAR STALLS ON HIGHWAY AROUND 50 MPH WILL NOT SPEED UP. NEEDS TO BE PULLED OVER TO REGAIN SPEED. LARGE SEMI TRUCK HAD TO BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY. CHANGED MANY PARTS AND NOW WILL NOT GO OVER 50 AND SHIFT OUT OF SECOND. SPENT ABOUT $300 ON PARTS ALONE AND FRIENDS SHOP HELP WITH PROBLEMS. STILL NOT FIXED. MAY NEED TO PARK IT BEFORE MY FAMILY DIES IN IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY AND COULD NOT BE ACCELERATED OVER 35 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AND WAS KEEPING THE VEHICLE FROM COMING OUT OF SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,500.

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. *TR

I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AND LEFT IT THERE FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS. I STARTED THE CAR AS USUAL AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. AFTER COUNTLESS HOURS OF TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT, I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. I WENT ONLINE AND NOTICED THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE, BUT DODGE HAS NOT RECALLED THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR WAS THE GEAR SHIFTER, WHICH BROKE. *TR