2008 Dodge Avenger

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ENGAGED THE TURNING SIGNAL, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. A MONITORING SYSTEM WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE TO HELP DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

I WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHO FAILED TO STOP AND YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC (ME). I BRAKED HARD TO AVOID REAR ENDING HIM, BUT HE TURNED INTO MY LANE WHEN I WAS TOO CLOSE. TO MAKE THE LONG STORY SHOT, I ENDED UP COLLIDING WITH HIM. THE CRASH WAS PRETTY BAD, AND BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. I SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO MY FACE, SHOULDERS, BACK, NECK, AND LEGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS MADE, BUT I HAVE NOT REPORTED THE DEFECT TO DODGE. WHAT SHOULD I DO? SHOULD I GO CIVIL? *TR

CAR RUNNING SLUGGISH NO POWER,TAKEN TO DEALER NOTHING WRONG, CLICKING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN AIR CONDITIONER ON, DEALER, NOTHING WRONG,TRANSMISSION PULLING. SOON AFTER ELECTRICAL, LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE EVERYTIME THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER TURNED ON THEN OFF, DEFROSTER OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE, AND REAR WINDOW, NOT WORKING AT ALL, AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON WONT TURN OFF, HAVE TO MOVE FRONT SEAT BACK THEN FORWARD TILL LIGHT TURNS OFF, SO IRRITATED AND DISAPPOINTED EXPECTED BETTER FROM DODGE, AMERICAN MADE?? WOW LOST FOR WORDS. CAR IS FALLING APART, I NEED MY HEATER AND DEFROSTER SOMEONE PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

THE CARS ELECTRICAL WIRING IS MESSED UP.... POWER STEERING IS TIGHT AT TINGE... WINDOWS ROLL UP TOOO MUCH U HEAR IT GRINDING.... U CAN'T HAVE THE HEAT AND RADIO ON AT THE SANE TINGE CAUSE IT'S NOTHING BUT STATIC..... IT SAYS GASCAP WHERE THE MILEAGE IS..... SOMTIMES IT WON'T SHOW THE MILEAGE..... I.BOUGHT THIS FROM A DEALERSHIP. ONE MONTH AGO ARE THEY RELIABLE TO FIX THIS OR IS THERE A LEGAL WAY I CAN..... FROM THE LOOKS OF IT THEY SOLD ME A CAR WITH RECALL PROBLEMSM. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND RESTARTED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

ON OR ABOUT FEB. 17, 2009 AND CONTINUING TO PRESENT, MY 2008 AVENGER HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SHIFTING. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH HARD SHIFTING AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. NOW, WHEN DRIVING AT 45MPH WHEN THE CAR GOES TO SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE, AND MISSES 4TH GEAR. THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF GEARS AND THE TACHOMETER CLIMBS RAPIDLY BECAUSE THE OVERDRIVE GEAR WILL NOT ENGAGE. WHEN ENGINE RPM IS LOWERED, CAR DOWNSHIFTS INTO 2ND GEAR (LIMP MODE) AND WILL NOT SHIFT NORMALLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RE-STARTED. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED MAY RESULT IN A CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF SERVICE BULLETINS RELATED TO IMPROPER SHIFTING OF THE 2008 AVENGER. EVEN THOUGH DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE MODULE PLACING THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS BELOW THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR PROFITS. *TR

BATTERY LIGHT WARNING CAME ON, CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, CAR WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT OR WAS DRIVABLE. THIS OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT. ONCE STOPPED THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. THIS APPEARS TO BE CONNECTED TO EITHER RECALL H07, WHICH MAY BE RECURRING, OR TO AN ITEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THERE ARE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS REGARDING THIS ITEM. I'VE HAD SEVERAL COMPLETED RECALLS THAT DON'T APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN COMPLETED OR ARE RECURRING. *TR

THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE AS I HAVE HEARD THIS SAME SCENARIO AMONGST MANY DODGE OWNERS. A FEW DAYS AGO, MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AS MY FOOT WAS PRESSING THE GAS. IT DROPPED DOWN TO A SPEED OF 45MPH AND WOULD NOT LET ME ACCELERATE ABOVE THIS. THE DASH BOARD ALSO DISPLAYED A RED LIGHTNING BOLT . WHEN I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL IT ADVISED THAT I GET MY VEHICLE SERVICED IMMEDIATELY AND THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, MOST COMMONLY THIS IS DESCRIBED AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. GIVEN THAT MY COMPLAINT RESEMBLES THAT OF MANY OTHERS BOTH ON THIS SIGHT AND ACROSS DODGE FORUMS, I WOULD FEEL IT NECESSARY FOR A RECALL OF THIS PART. *TR