2008 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON A TURNPIKE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I SLOWED THE CAR DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND OPENED THE HOOD OF THE CAR AND THERE WAS A FIRE COMING OUT OF BOTH SIDES FROM UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. I HAD JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED THE WEEK PRIOR AND WHEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE IT WAS FROM ALL THE OIL THAT SPRAYED OUT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND WHEN THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER AND THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE ENGINE THEY SAID THAT IS WAS PURELY ENGINE FAILURE FROM MECHANICAL REASONS AND NOT FROM A COLLISION OF ANY KIND THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOW UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE MOTOR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND THERE WAS AS SHORT THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V152000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT HAD TO AVOID CRASHING DUE TO LOST POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC COULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,800.

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY TURNING ON IN MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR OVER 1 YEAR. THIS MEANS THAT MY AIRBAG IS DISABLED AND WILL NOT PROTECT ME AND MY FAMILY IN A CRASH DUE TO SOME AIR BAG CONTROLLER SELF DIAGNOSED DEFECT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSED IT AS A LOOSE CONNECTOR, CHARGED ME FOR THE REPAIR, ONLY TO HAVE THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COME BACK ON, DISABLING MY AIR BAG PROTECTION IN A CRASH. THE LATEST DEALER VISIT ON OCTOBER 22, 2011 RESULTED IN THE DEALER DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG. THE DEALER CONTACTED CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE REPAIR. CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR AND THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $500 FOR A NEW AIR BAG. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE 1-800-992-1997 ON OCTOBER 24 2011 AND SPOKE WITH ADAM (NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE LAST NAME) AND HE RECOMMENDED THAT I AGAIN CONTACT THE DEALER. I TOLD ADAM AT CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THE DEALER TOLD ME TO CALL THIS NUMBER AND THAT EACH REPRESENTATIVE OF CHRYSLER (DEALER & CUSTOMER SERVICE) ASKING ME TO CALL THE OTHER WAS NOT VERY HELPFUL. AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM GOING TO DO. MY AIR BAG DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE OF AN UNKNOWN DEFECT, CHRYSLER REFUSES TO REPAIR ITS DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SYSTEM, AND I AM UNCERTAIN THAT EVEN IF I HAVE IT REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE FOR $500 THE AIR BAG MAY NOT WORK DUE TO SEVERAL INCORRECT ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE IN THE PAST. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL BOX FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY WERE REVIEWING THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WARNING SYMBOL ILLUMINATED AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 10 MPH. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. THE SIMILAR FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN OUR ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT ALONG WITH OUR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENED WE DID NOT HAVE A SPEEDOMETER OR RPM GAUGE. ALL OF THE LIGHTS THAT ARE RELATED TO THE SHIFTER (PARK, NEUTRAL, DRIVE) ALSO ALL LIT UP. THE CAR DID CONTINUE TO DRIVE BUT HAD LESS POWER. WE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WE TRIED TO START IT AGAIN BUT IT WOULD NOT START AT FIRST. THE POWER LOCKS AND TRUCK RELEASE WOULD NOT WORK EITHER. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES WE TRIED IT AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WORKED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID STAY ON BUT THE CAR DROVE FINE. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL CURRENTLY ON. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 DODGE AVENGER THAT I PURCHASED ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO THAT I PAY $350 A MONTH FOR. MY CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS ABOUT A MONTH AGO. IT WOULD NOT HOLD ANTIFREEZE BUT NO VISIBLE LEAK, THE CAR MAY HAVE RAN HOT ONCE OR TWICE SINCE THIS PROBLEM STARTED. THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR AN INTERLOCK BRACKET SO ON JUNE 30 I DECIDED TO TAKE MY CAR TO BOB CALDWELL CHRYSLER ON MORSE RD TO HAVE THEM INVESTIGATE AND REPAIR MY CAR (I ALSO HAD THE RECALL CORRECTED). I TOLD THE SERVICE TECH ALL THE SYMPTOMS THE CAR WAS HAVING SO HE COULD PROPERLY DIAGNOSE MY CAR. HE TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $95 TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC ON MY CAR. AFTER THEY TESTED MY VEHICLE I WAS TOLD IT WAS A SMALL "$35" PROBLEM THAT COULD BE FIXED BY REPLACING THE RADIATOR CAP. I PAID THEM FOR THE REPLACEMENT THINKING THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VERY SAME DAY THE CAR WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INFORM THEM. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A "BUBBLE IN THE SYSTEM THE NEEDED TO WORK ITSELF OUT" AND THE CAR SHOULD BE FINE, DRIVE IT AND CALL ME IN THE MORNING IF YOUR HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM". I TOOK THEIR EXPERT ADVICE BUT THE CAR DID NOT IMPROVE SO I TOOK IT BACK TO BOB CALDWELL CHRYSLER. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD RUN THE TESTS AGAIN ON MY CAR. WHEN I WENT BACK THEY TOLD ME "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU CAR IT PASS ALL THE TEST". THEY EVEN STATED I WOULD NOT TELL YOU TO PICK UP YOUR CAR IF I FELT SOMETHING WAS WRONG OR IT WOULD DAMAGE YOUR CAR MORE( I LET HIM KNOW I HAD THIS CONCERN) OR IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG, COME PICK UP YOUR CAR". I WENT BACK TO GET IT ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK THE CAR WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED, THERE IS THICK WHITE SMOKE FROM THE FRONT AND BACK THE OVERFLOW CONTAINER UNDER THE HOOD SWELL UP FROM THE PRESSURE LOOKING LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO BURST. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ETC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AS A RESULT, SHE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 99,939.