2008 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE REVVED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT THE SPEED OF 10 MPH. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

WHEN FILLING UP GAS TANK, PUMP DOESN'T SHUT OFF PROPERLY. HAPPENS AT EVERY PUMP. HAD GAS TANK REPLACED ONCE BECAUSE FUEL TANK ROLLOVER VALVE HAD MELTED SHUT. WORKED FOR ABOUT 1,000 MILES WITH NEW TANK, ONCE AGAIN SHOOTS OUT GAS AND DOES NOT SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE AVENGERS 2008, HOWEVER DODGE DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. EPA WILL GO CRAZY IF THEY FIND OUT, ALONG WITH THE FACT THAT IT IS OUTRIGHT DANGEROUS TO HAVE FUEL COMING BACK OUT OF THE TANK ONTO THE GROUND. GREATER THAN HALF A GALLON COMES OUT EACH TIME. SLOWING PUMPING, BURPING, FUELING FAST, HOLDING NOZZLES AT DIFFERENT DEPTHS DOES NOTHING TO ALLEVIATE ISSUE. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS FLASHING. I GOT OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *TR A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, TRIED THE VEHICLE AND IT DID RUN FINE AGAIN. AFTER A COUPLE MORE DAYS, THE SPEED WAS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE. MOVED VERY SLOW AND THE RPM WENT HIGH BEFORE IT WOULD CHANGE GEARS. LOST POWER ESPECIALLY GOING UP HILL. HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. COULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH. BARELY MADE IT UP A HILL AND TO WORK. HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL SPILLED OUT OF THE FILLER NECK VALVE HAPHAZARDLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. *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

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED IN JANUARY 2012 AND EVERY SINGLE TIME I FUEL UP, NO MATTER WHAT GAS STATION, ETC. THE FUEL SHUTOFF DOES NOT WORK AND GAS IS SPEWED ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR ALONG WITH ME OR ANYTHING ELSE CLOSE TO THE CAR. THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID THIS IT TO GUESS AT WHEN IT IS GETTING FULL AND STOP IT BEFORE IT GETS FULL. THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT IS SPEWING GASOLINE EVERYWHERE. I HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM AND ALL SUGGEST A FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT AT AROUND $1000. NOT MANY PEOPLE CAN AFFORD THAT AND THIS IS JUST AN ACCIDENT/EXPLOSION WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL. *TR

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

I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND AND I WAS T-BONED ON THE DRIVER SIDE BY A CAR GOING SOUTH BOUND ON WHOM RAN THE LIGHT. MY CAR SPUN AROUND AND HIT A STEEL POLE ON MY PASSENGER SIDE WHICH MY 10 YEAR OLD SON WAS SITTING. I HIT MY FACE ON STEERING WHEEL AND AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED ON DRIVER SIDE WHICH CAUSED TERRIBLE INJURY AND SCARING TO MY LEFT EYE WHICH IS STILL VISIBLE. MY SON WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF CAR SMASHED AGAINST THE DASH HAD TO GET OUT WITH THE JAWS OF LIFE. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND DRAPING ON SIDES ALSO ON MY SIDE NOTHING DEPLOYED . I HAD WHIPLASH,BACK AND FACIAL INJURYS. THE CAR I WAS DRIVING 2008 DODGE AVENGER . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ORC LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THE PUMP CLICKS OFF BUT THEN A BUNCH OF GAS SPURTS OUT OF THE TANK ONTO THE CAR AND GROUND. THIS IS INCREDIBLE UNSAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS. REPAIR IS ABOUT $1000. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF PREVIOUS REPORTS ON RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE VEHICLES, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR