2008 Dodge Avenger

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED FLASHING COULD NOT GO OVER APPROX 15-25 MPH. PULLED OVER SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND WORKED FINE FOR THE 5 MIN DRIVE I HAD TO COMPLETE AFTER IT HAPPENED. 9 HOURS LATER WHILE DRIVING THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITH LOSS OF POWER INTERMITTENTLY THEN STAYED OFF FOR 5 MIN DRIVE I HAD TO COMPLETE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY WHENEVER IT RAINED. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND MIRROR WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE MALFUNCTION ERROR WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. *TR

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY THROTTLE BODY AND LOSING POWER IN MY CAR. ALL MY ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT HAVE FAILED. NOW MY CAR WILL ONLY GET UP TO ABOUT TEN MPH. WITH THE LIGHTING BOLT FLASHING ON MY DASH BOARD. I HAVE TALKED TO MECHANICS AT A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THE SAY THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IS A FLAT OUT LIE. THEY JUST KEEP TRYING TO FIX THIS AND THAT AND IT DOES NOT WORK. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED AND DODGE TRYING TO COVER UP WHAT HUNDREDS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IS NOT FAIR TO US AS CONSUMERS SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET AND THERE IS ONLY TEMPORARY FIXES. *TR

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER I HAVE BEEN BURDENED WITH A MULTITUDE OF ISSUES. MY CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, NO WARNING..IT JUST DIED. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON. VEHICLE LAUNCHES/ JERKS FORWARD WHEN CRUISING AT A SPEED OF 45 OR BELOW. (AND THIS ALL HAPPENED WITH MY FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE CAR IN 2008) IN 2011 GEAR STICK GOT STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION..I CAN GO ON BUT SECTION IS FOR AIRBAGS, WHICH DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT I HAD LAST YEAR, 2012. I SLIPPED ON BLACK ICE, WHICH SENT MY CAR INTO A TAIL SPIN RESULTING ME HITTING...ACTUALLY BOUNCING OFF OF THE GUARD RAIL A FEW TIMES. PRIOR TO THE 2012 ACCIDENT I HAVE HAD INSTANCES WHERE THE AIRBAG LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY TURN ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM..THEN SHUTTING OFF BY ITSELF. I WOULD SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS WITH THE DEALERSHIP, BUT BY THE TIME THE APPOINTMENT DATE ARRIVES, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD MAGICALLY DISAPPEAR! I CALLED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY, AS THE AIRBAG INDICATOR IS BACK ON AGAIN..I WAS TOLD BY THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME. SHE BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT I'M FRESH OUT OF LUCK, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL, AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT AIRBAG ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, OWN THE EXACT MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. SHE SAID MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, SO THERE IS NOTHING DODGE CAN DO. I THINK THE ENTIRE 2008 DODGE AVENGER FLEETS ARE LEMONS AND IT IS ABOUT TIME DODGE OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKES, THEY HAVE NO REGARD FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY. WHEN YOU ARE NOT STALLING ON THE HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS, YOU ARE LEFT STRANDED BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT SHIFT YOUR GEAR OUT OF PARK...OH AND THE AIRBAG ISSUE...ITS CRUCIAL, BUT UNFORTUNALELY DODGE DOES NOT THINK SO. *TR

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AT A LOW SPEED WITH A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. DIAGNOSTIC CODE INDICATED LOSS OF POWER TO THE THROTTLE BODY. COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AT HIGHER SPEEDS SOMETIMES WITH A LOSS OF POWER SOMETIMES NO LOSS OF POWER. THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, SENSORS REPLACED, STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES. HAVE NOT HAD ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES COME UP IN THE RECENT EVENTS. TODAY THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON AT 65MPH AND WENT OFF, THEN CONTINUED TO COME ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES OVER 15 MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO STOP TRIED TO PULL CODES AND THERE WERE NONE, THE SYSTEM CHECKED OUT WITH NO PROBLEMS INDICATED. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE ETC EVEN AFTER OWNERS HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. *TR