2008 Dodge Avenger

TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL HOWEVER MY VIN DID NOT COME UP. I'M NOT SURE WHY WHEN THE RECALL INCLUDED MY YEAR MAKE. BRAKE LIGHT REVERSE AND SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING . I HAVE 2 CHILDREN UNDER 10 YEARS OLD I TAKE TO SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL FUNCTIONS. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. THE ISSUES WITH THE 2008 DODGE AVENGER ARE PART OF THE NATIONAL RECALL. WHEN DRIVING CREATES DANGEROUS CONDITIONS DUE TO NO FUNCTIONING SIGNALS OR WARNINGS. THE DEALER DID STATE IT WAS THE WHOLE BOX TIMP. THIS IS WHAT WAS RECALLED.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF BEFORE I CAN GET IT CHECKED FOR THE CODE AND ONE DAY AS THE CODE READER WAS BEING PLUGGED IN THE LIGHT WENT OFF SO STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET A CODE FOR WHATEVER IS CAUSING IT TO COME ON AND OFF BUT DOES IT RANDOMLY AND THE EMERGENCY BREAK LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IT'S IN DRIVE AND THE EMERGENCY BREAK ISN'T ENGAGED BUT AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES IT GOES OFF I HAVE CHECKED THE BREAK FLUID EVERYTIME BUT IT'S READING FULL IT'S HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN DECEMBER OF 2018 AND AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN JANUARY AND 2 TIMES IN FEBRUARY 2019

AFTER HEAVY RAINING WATER GETS IN THE TRUNK WEIGHING IT DOWN MAKING THE HORN AND ALARM GO OFF AFTER I OPEN AND CLOSE THE TRUNK SEVERAL TIMES AND GETTING LOTS OF WATER INTO MY TRUNK ITSELF THEM I'M USUALLY ABLE TO SET THE ALARM AND IT NOT GO OFF ON ITS OWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT OR EARLY IN THE MORNING AS THIS HAPPENS U THINK SOMEONE IS TRYING TO BREAK INTO YOUR VEHICLE IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH AND A HALF PRETTY ANNOYED WATER SHOULDN'T GET INTO THE TRUNK THAT EASY THERE AREN'T ANY HOLES SHOWING WE'RE IT CAN GET INTO SO MUST RUN DOWN THE SEAMS OF THE BACK OF THE CAR SOMEHOW AND ENTERING.ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED THEY PUT IT ON A LIFT AND HAD A SPECIAL TOOL THEY USED AND HAD TO LET IT RUN AND GET UP TO A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE TO BE ABLE TO TELL ME IF MY FLUID WAS LOW OR NOT AND IT WASN'T BECAUSE THEY SAID IT GOT TO THE CORRECT TEMPERATURE BUT FROM TIME TO TIME WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL JUST JERK AS IF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LOW OR THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT BUT IT ONLY HAPPENS LIKE MAYBE ONE OR TWICE OVER A 3 WEEK PERIOD SO NOT SURE WHAT IS UP WITH THAT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED, HOT AIR BLEW OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE VENT AND THE REST OF THE VENTS BLEW OUT COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

THE HORN WILL RANDOMLY SOUND. IT MAY BE OPERATING ON CITY STREETS, ON THE HIGHWAY, PARKED, AND EVEN WHEN NOT RUNNING. THE HORN DOES NOT SOUND FROM THE STEERING WHEEL PAD WHICH IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND CAUSES A SAFETY INSPECTION FAILURE. THE HORN SOUNDS WHEN THE KEY FOB LOCK BUTTON IS PRESSED INTERMITTENTLY. THE HORN WHEN SOUNDING ON ITS OWN MAY SOUND ON AND OFF, OR ONE CONTINUOUS SOUND. WHEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC IT WAS DETERMINED THE TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) IS FAILING IN MULTIPLE WAYS, AND IS THE CAUSE FOR THE HORN SOUNDING. THE TIPM IS KNOWN TO CAUSE WIPERS STOPPING, LIGHTS STOPPING, ETC AND POSES A VERY SERIOUS RISK. I WAS ASTOUNDED TO KNOW HOW FREQUENTLY THIS OCCURS AND YET NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN.

I JUST BOUGHT MY 2008 AVENGER. EVERYTHING WORKED AS NORMAL UNTIL I WENT TO WARM UP MY CAR TODAY AND LATER REALIZED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE IS ONLY BLOWING COLD AIR. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS ARE HAVING THE EXACT ISSUE. THE ACTUATORS ARE FUNCTIONING. THE BLEND DOOR IS FINE. THE HEATER CORE ITSELF IS FINE DUE TO HOT AIR COMING FROM DRIVER SIDE ONLY. THIS CAN CAUSE A MORE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND MALFUNCTIONS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED DUE TO POOR HEATING ABILITIES THUS LACK OF DEFROST DURING WINTER MONTHS. I HAVE A SMALL FRAME I'M ABLE TO LOOK OUT AFTER WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN DEFROSTING FOR OVER 20 MINUTES. THAT'S THE WORST PART. THE OTHER ISSUE IS MY CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING ALSO TODAY WHILE GOING 75 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE ONCE IT DISENGAGED, IT SLOWED DOWN TREMENDOUSLY. HAD I NOT BEEN QUICK AT ACCELERATING AGAIN, I WOULD BE PUTTING MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOR REAR END DAMAGE. WHETHER THEY ARE CONNECTED OR NOT, I DONT KNOW, BUT IT IS VERY STRANGE BOTH ISSUE AROUSE TODAY.

IN MOTION AT RANDOM TIMES MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WILL FLASH AT THE SAME TIME I LOSE ALL POWER AT ANY SPEED.....FROM COMING INTO MY DRIVEWAY TO HIGHWAY SPEED 40-50MPH TO INTERSTATE SPEEDS 65MPH I WAS WITH MY VERY I'LL MOM WHO HAS TO TRAVEL WITH MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT AND WHEN SHE IS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND LEFT UNABLE TO GET TO HER SET DESTINATION, WOULD SUFFER AND DID FINALLY TODAY ....WE HAD TO SIT PARKED FOR LONGER THAT SHE MEDICALLY IS ABLE TO BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED & RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE IN MY CAR, OR MYSELF, GETS HURT OR KILLED. I HAVE HAD MY AVENGER SINCE FEBRUARY - MARCH 2009 AND TODAY IS DECEMBER 2018 AND IT HAS HAPPENED FOR OVER 2 YEARS TO ME JUST BECAUSE I AM STILL ALIVE, DON'T MEAN IT SHOULDN'T BE RESOLVED. AGAIN, THIS HAPPENED BEFORE I GOT TO THE MILEAGE I AM NOW AND IS STILL HAPPENING. MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD EVEN WORK......, IF I WAS TO IMPACT FROM THE LOSS OF POWER THAT'S CAUSED FROM, THE ETC. PLEASE RECALL & FIX THIS.