2008 Dodge Avenger

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THERE WAS A SLIGHT POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. SUDDENLY, THE WARNING INDICATOR STOPPED ILLUMINATING AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE TO WHERE THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZE DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000. UPDATED 06/03/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART WAS ORDERED AND DODGE AGREED TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. UPDATED 07/08/11. *JB

VEHICLE STALLING SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE FEBRUARY 2009. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP WITH COMPLAINT AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. PROBLEM CONTINUED WITH THE ADDITION OF A GAS SMELL AFTER INITIAL START OF VEHICLE. HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I AGAIN TOLD THE SERVICE DEPT THAT THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE STALLING AND GAS ODOR. THE SERVICE DEPT TOOL MY CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE WHILE I WAS STILL THERE AND SINCE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM MY VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED FOR THE ISSUE NOR WAS IT FIXED. I CALLED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT ONCE AGAIN IN FEBRUARY 2011 AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CALLED BY THE NEW PERSON IN CHARGE OF MY CAR AND I DID NOT RECEIVE A CALL. I DID SPEAK WITH SOMEONE GIVING THEM THE DETAILS OF THE FAS SMELL AND THE STALL ISSUE. AFTER 2 WEEKS OF NO RETURN CALL I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT AND WAS TOLD MY WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE DEPT IN FEBRUARY I ASKED ABOUT SEVERAL RECALLS THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING OF THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR AS MY VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN # BUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE OF THESE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE DEPT CANNOT SEEM TO FIND THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS UNTIL THE CAR COMPLETELY BREAKS DOWN. ON MAY 5, 2011 MY CAR STALLED AGAIN AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. MY CAR WOULD STALL SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT AND THE GAS SMELL WOULD OCCUR EVERYTIME I START THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX/FIND THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE CAR NO LONGER RUNS. THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE BURNED OUT THE BATTERY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AND WITH TIME THE FAILURE BECAME CONSTANT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V240000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED HE DISCONNECTED THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND AFTER RECONNECTING IT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER ABNORMALLY AND STALL WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN ACCOMPANIED BY AN UNUSUAL FLUCTUATION IN THE ENGINE RPMS. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP NOT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,231. UPDATED 05/25/11 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE AS OF YET. UPDATED 06/03/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURES WOULD OCCUR BRIEFLY FOR FIFTEEN SECONDS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,297.

MY 08 DODGE AVENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN EVER PASSENGER SEAT IS MOVED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ARE SAYING SINCE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN THERE LOT THAT ITS MY FAULT. I THINK THAT'S JUST IGNORANCE, I TALKED TO THE GENERAL MANAGER AND ASSISTANT MANAGER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THAT I'VE HEARD ABOUT DODGE CHRYSLER VEHICLES RECALLS IN 2000 THAT THE AIRBAGS LIGHT CAN COME ON AND MAY CAUSE A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHICH CAN SET AIRBAGS ON. I TOLD THEM WHAT IF THAT HAPPENS TO ME AND I GO CRASH OR HIT SOMEONE CAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE SINCE YOUR THE NEW OWNER. I BARELY BOUGHT MY CAR FEB 5 2011 NOW ITS MARCH 30 11. AND I'VE TAKEN THE CAR 3 TIMES DUE TO AIRBAG LIGHT, MY CAR WAS IN SERVICE FOR 3DAYS I PICK UP TODAY AND I WAS READY TO GO AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. AGAIN THEY SAID THEY CANT FIX THE PROBLEM THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I AM CONCERN ABOUT MY SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE. WORST BUY EVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE AIR BOX ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS THEN REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THEN REPLACED, WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.