2009 Dodge Avenger

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND GETTING BACK TO SPEED AND HEARD A BANG. DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS NOT INJURED AND INJURED NO-ONE ELSE. MY WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS SEVERLY CRACKED. NOW I'M BETWEEN A ROCK AND HARD PLACE, MY INSURANCE SAYS THAT IT MAY NOT BE COVERED SINCE I DIDN'T COLLIDE WITH ANYONE, AND I'M OVER MY 36000 MILES BY 260 MILES. PLEASE IF YOU HAVE A DODGE AVENGER DO NOT IGNORE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT, I COULD'VE KILLED NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT DAY AND BY SOME HIGHER POWER DID NOT. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 DODGE AVENGER THAT IS OPERATING UNSAFELY. IT CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN ITS SPEED WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, AND DOESN'T SLOW UNTIL I PRESS ON THE BRAKES! IT ALSO TO LURCHES FORWARD WHEN AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFTING, CAUSING ME TO BRAKE EVEN HARDER WITH NEAR MISSES IN ALL OF THESE SITUATIONS. I INITIALLY WORKED WITH LA MESA DODGE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, BUT AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, POOR CUST SVC AND NO RESOLUTION, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HINE DODGE IN MISSION VALLEY, CA. THE SERVICE MGR AND SVC ADVISORS HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE. ALL VERBALLY ADMITTED THAT THEY EXPERIENCED THE SITUATIONS I DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE VEHICLE OPERATION WAS RECORDED AND SENT TO A CHRYSLER SERVICE REP, WHO REPLIED THE "VEHICLE OPERATES AS DESIGNED." ALTHOUGH THE SVC ADVISORS/MGR HAS VERBALLY DESCRIBED THEIR EXPERIENCE TO ME, THEY HAVE NOT DOCUMENTED ANYTHING ON THE SERVICE SHEET. I HAVE VERBALLY STATED MANY TIMES THAT THIS VEHICLE "IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE" AND THE SERVICEMAN HAVE ALSO VERBALLY TOLD ME THEY AGREE "IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE" YET I AM EXPECTED TO PICK IT UP WITHOUT RESOLUTION. I AM DROPPING THE CAR OFF TOMORROW, AND WILL NOT PICK IT UP FROM THE DEALER UNTIL THE ISSUE IS RESOLVE. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!! I AM TIRED OF DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, AND PUTTING MYSELF AND MY LOVED ONES IN HARMS WAY. WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER TO GET THE ACCURATE DOCUMENTATION ON SERVICE SHEETS? I AM HOPING THAT THE LAST "RECORDINGS" TAKEN LAST WEEK WILL ACTUALLY PROVIDE SOME EVIDENCE OF THE "UNSAFE OPERATION" OF THE VEHICLE, BUT MY ONGOING NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE LEAVES ME WORRIED, AND LEERY THAT THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED IN 2010, AND THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE, AND MORE FREQUENT. I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS WHEN TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN, AND THEN WHEN BRAKING, IT ACCELERATES WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. PLEASE HELP. I AM EXHAUSTED AND NEED ADVICE. *TR

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE FRONT END SHAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES SO BAD THAT YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT TIGHTLY WITH BOTH HANDS TO CONTROL THE CAR. NEW BRAKES 3 TIMES, ROTORS AND WHEELS HAVE BEEN PUT ON CAR IN THE PAST YEAR. NOTHING HAS FIXED IT. DODGE HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. DODGE CASE#20420793 AND DEALER HAS REPLACED AND TURNED ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES NOTHING WORKS. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2009 DODGE AVENGER IN APRIL OR MAY OF LAST YEAR AND IMMEDIATELY HAD TROUBLE WITH THUMPING WHEN USING BRAKES. TOOK TO DELEARSHIP AND WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM FOUND WITH BRAKES. MONTHS LATER BRAKE PEDAL STARTED FEELING SPONGY WOULD GO TO FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKES. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD NO PROBLEMS FOUND WITH BRAKES.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE VEHICLED BEGAN TO VIBRATE SPECIFICALLY THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5546.

WHILE DRIVING A 2009 DODGE AVENGER FROM NATIONAL CAR RENTAL (~11,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE) AT 70 MPH ON A FLORIDA TOLL WAY, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO COLLISION OR CONTACT WITH ANYTHING (ANIMAL, ROAD DEBRIS, ETC.), THE ROAD WAS FLAT AND STRAIGHT, AND THERE WERE NO CIRCUMSTANCES OR EVENTS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. I WAS TALKING ON A CELL PHONE USING A BLUETOOTH HEADSET AT THE TIME AND HAD JUST MOVED MY BLACKBERRY, CROSSING THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE FORCE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE BAG DEPLOYING SEVERELY CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO NATIONAL CAR RENTAL'S RETURN AT ORLANDO AIRPORT. *TR