2008 Dodge Avenger

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER TO VERIFY THE VIN IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.

OUR 2008 DODGE AVENGER SUDDENLY WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. DEFECT WAS FOUND TO THE BRAKE INTERLOCK CABLE. DODGE ADVISED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT MANY AVENGERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM RELATED TO THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM, AND IS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. *TR

I OWN A 2008 DODGE AVENGER, BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW A COUPLE YEARS AGO. I GO GET IN MY CAR TODAY TO GET MY SON'S PRESCRIPTIONS AND PICK UP MY KIDS WHEN I FIND MY GEAR SHIFT LOCKED IN 'PARK'. NOW I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR A TOW PLUS REPAIRS FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL!!! BAD BUSINESS DODGE!!! I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER DODGE. *TR

I DROVE MY 08 DODGE AVENGER TO A FRIENDS HOUSE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, CAME BACK AN HOUR LATER AND THE CAR STARTED BUT I COULDN'T SHIFT GEARS. IT IS LABOR DAY, SO THE DEALERSHIP ISN'T OPEN AND MY CAR IS STUCK 20 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THE SHIFTER MALFUNCTION, EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE AND THEN BOOM, CAN'T SHIFT. I SAVED FOR 2 YEARS TO BUY A NEW CAR AND HAVE LOVED THIS CAR FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT, NOW I AM NOT SO SURE BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE, NEVERMIND THE FACT THAT IT IS NOT COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY SO IT IS GOING TO COST A PRETTY PENNY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME MALFUNCTION ON THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF MY CAR, IT SHOULD REALLY BE RECALLED. *TR

THIS WAS A SUDDEN FAILURE. MY FAMILY AND I ENJOY A GREAT DAY AT A THEME PARK, WE HEAD BACK TO THE PARKING GARAGE TO HEAD HOME. WE GET IN OUR FOUR DOOR 2008 DODGE AVENGER AND IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE TURNS ON GREAT, I CHECK THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, I TURN ON THE CAR, TURN OFF THE CAR AND THE SHIFTER WILL NOT BUDGE OUT OF PARK. I CALL A TOWING SERVICE AND HE SAID THIS HAPPENS WITH A LOT OF DODGE AVENGERS AND SEBRINGS. HE HAD TO PULL THE TRIM OFF WHERE THE SHIFTER IS LOCATED AND PUSH THIS PINK RELEASE DOWN AND THE SHIFTER MOVED FREELY. I CONTACTED A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WILL COST ME $200.00 WHICH IS RIDICULOUS! I WENT ONLINE NO RECALL, BUT I FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO CHRYSLER AND GET A [XXX] RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. THANK YOU. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT SECURE THE STRIKER; WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, IT WOULD BOUNCE BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 07V414000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED; THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF HER VEHICLE AND HER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE WAS SEVERE AND IT SHIFTED BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE REAR CAUSING THE FRAME TO BEND. THE REPAIR COST WAS OVER $11,000. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT DURING THE IMPACT. THERE WAS NO MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE AIR BAGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.