2008 Dodge Avenger

ON 3/11/13, I REPORTED TO DODGE CASE # [XXX] THAT WHEN DRIVING ON WET / DAMP ROADS THE CAR WILL STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS HAPPEND TO ME WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, SLOWING DOWN GOING THROUGH A TOLL OR EVEN WHILE TURNING IN AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE FELT IT TO START TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT 65 AND HAVE HIT THE GAS TO STOP THE PROBLEM. I PHONED DODGE WHO TOLD ME ... SORRY THERE ARE NO RECALLS. I THEN PHONED MY LOCAL DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT YES THEY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST, THE SUGGESTED IS A SENSOR ON THE THROTTLE OR THROTTLE BODY. THE COST FOR REPAIR IS AROUND $750. I HAPPENED TO SEE THERE WAS ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON YOUR SITE REGARDING THIS. BECAUSE I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS DANGER HAZARD, I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION # [XXX]WHO SUGGESTED I CONTACT YOU. I THINK THIS IS A VERY LARGE CONCERN AND SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. I WILL BE PAYING THE MONEY TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED OUT OF CONCERN FOR MY OWN AND OTHERS SAFETY. I DRIVE THE INTERSTATE EVERYDAY TO WORK 65 - 75 MPH AND HAVE TO DRIVE EITHER IN THE RIGHT OR LEFT LANE IN CASE MY CAR STALLS. I WAS LUCKY THAT WHEN MY CALL STALLED WHILE TRYING TO PULL AWAY FROM A RED LIGHT I WAS NOT REAR ENDED. I AM HOPEFUL YOU WILL SEE THE SENSE OF URGENCY AND PUSH DODGE TO DO A RECALL. I DO NOT THINK THIS SHOULD BE THE CONSUMERS ESPENSE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THIS FIRST OCCURRED GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 50MPH THE ETCS LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND ALL THROTTLE WAS GONE..GIVING THE GAS WAS DOING NOTHING AN UNFORTUNATELY I WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA AN HAD NO WHERE TO PULL OFF OF THE INTERSTATE SO HAD BLOCKED TRAFFIC TO TURN CAR OF AN RESTART TO LIMP OFF THE NXT EXIT..CHANGED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR FIXED THE ISSUE FOR ABOUT 500 MILES AN THE SENSOR WAS $600 ONLY FOR IT TO FAIL AGAIN AN AFTER RESEARCH I SEE A LOT OF THE SAME CAR IS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS ON AN INTERSTATE WITH NO THROTTLE TO GET YOUR CAR TO SAFETY. *TR

MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER HAS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHING ANYTIME I GO OVER ABOUT 2000 RPM. AT THAT POINT THE CAR BEGINS TO STALL AND I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART. I AM POSTING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER POSTS ON DODGE FORUMS THAT EXPLAIN THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL. *TR

I HAVE HAD A REOCCURING PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE LIGHT COMING ON AFTER EXPERIENCING CHUGGING AND DECELERATION WITH MY CAR. IT WAS ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS BUT HAS NOW GONE ON WHEN I AM ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE COME CLOSE TO LOSING POWER AT HIGH SPEEDS BUT I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE LIGHT TRAFFIC AND A CLEAR SHOULDER. MY RPMS HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY HIGH DURING THIS TIME AND HAVE TO START THE CAR AGAIN. THIS FIXES IT TEMPORARILY AND STARTS AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. I HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE ON OTHER VEHICLES AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND I HAVE DEFENSIVELY DRIVING TRAINING BUT THEY DON'T TRAIN YOU ON WHEN A PART ON YOUR CAR THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED FAILS WHILE TRAVELING 65 ON THE FREEWAY. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO THEY NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? YOU WILL RECALL A STUPID TIRE SENSOR BUT NOT THE THROTTLE BODY THAT CAN CAUSE DEATH? FIX THE PROBLEM PLEASE. I DON'T WANT TO DIE OR INJURED BECAUSE NO ONE IS LISTENING ABOUT AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED IT 2 MONTHS LATER MY SHIFTER GOT STUCK I WAS STRANDED AT WORK. AFTER THAT I HAVE HAD VARIOUS PROBLEMS FROM THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, AND COMPRESSOR GOING OUT VARIOUS TIMES AND IT IS NOT EVEN OVER 100,000 MILES. I LOOKED UP THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE CAR BACK IN 07 AND 08. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY FIXED IT BUT I FEEL LIKE IT WAS NOT FIXED AND I HAD THE SHIFTER PROBLEM RIGHT WHEN I PURCHASED THAT IS THE ONLY THING THEY SAID THEY CAN FIX. *TR

DRIVING MY CAR FINE ONE MINUTE,GET IN IT THE NEXT DAY AND THERE'S AN LIGHTING BOLT ON MY DASH. THE CAR WON'T GO OVER 20MPH. THE LIGHT BLINKS THAN I SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND THE LIGHT JUST STAYS ON. COUPLE WEEKS LATER THE LIGHT GOES AWAY. THEN WEEKS LATER AFTER A MONTH OF NO LIGHT,LIGHT COMES BACK ON. I TAKE IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAY THE CODES FOR THE THROTTLE SHOWED UP. THEY CLEANED IT OUT,PUT A NEW FILTER ON AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. DRIVING FOR A GOOD WEEK WITH NO LIGHT,HERE COMES LIGHT AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT RESETS IT SELF AFTER I RESTART CAR BUT NOW THE LIGHT STAYS ON. 20MPH. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THIS CAR. TOO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR,SAME PROBLEM AND THEY JUST IGNORE. *TR

WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOPLIGHT AND ACCELERATING UP A GRADE, MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOSE POWER. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH AND A LIGHTING BOLT SYMBOL APPEARED ON MY DASH DISPLAY. I DRIFTED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COULD NOT MOVE. AFTER LETTING IT SIT AND TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON, THE LIGHTING BOLT IMAGE ON MY DASH DISAPPEARED AND THE CAR COULD BE DRIVEN. SINCE THEN, THE CAR SPORADICALLY STUTTERS FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND I THEN PULL OFF THE GAS FEARING A REPEAT OF THE ABOVE INCIDENT. *TR