2008 Dodge Avenger complaints

THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULDN'T BUDGE. *TR

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 PARKED, THE GEAR SHIFTER SEIZED AND COULD NOT BE MOVED FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. *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 55 MPH, THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN REDUCTION IN ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 10 MPH. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING MY CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 25 MPH I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THEIR IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO EXCEPT CALL ME A TOW TRUCK TO TOW IT INTO THEIR DEALERSHIP WHICH IS TWENTY MILES AWAY. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SEAT WAS ADJUSTED FOR A TALLER PERSON AND WHENEVER THE SEAT WAS ADJUSTED FORWARD, THE LIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:07V240000 (AIR BAGS)HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,050.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE CONTROL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND VIBRATE. THE CHECK ENGINE AND THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. *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 TH

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

OIL PAN IS RUSTING FROM INSIDE OUT WAS TOLD THIS BY TWO DIFFERENT OIL TECH. CAN NOT FIND AFTER MARKET PAN ...DEALER ONLY. *TR

WHEN FILLING THE CAR UP YOU CANT GET 1.5 GALS IN BEFORE IT SPITS FUEL OUT ON YOU AND THE SIDE OF THE CAR. THE FUEL TANK IS COLLAPSING AND PUSHING FUEL OUT OF TOP OF TANK AND ONTO THE GROUND WHILE PARKED AND DRIVING REALLY WORRIED ABOUT CAUSING UNDERCARRIAGE FIRE AND I HAVE RESEARCH THIS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALER COST ALMOST $1,000 TO FIX IT, WE NEED TO MAKE THIS A RECALL FOR THE PEOPLE'S SAFETY AS WELL AS MY FAMILY'S THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS OVER 10 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE THROTTLE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE SENSOR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 147,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH DISCONNECTED FROM THE HOUSING CAUSING THE DOOR TO NOT TO LOCK. THE POWER LOCKS FEATURE DID NOT LOCK THE DOOR AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 07V414000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE CONTACT PERSONALLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *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

WHEN PUMPING GAS INTO MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER I GET OVERSPILL OF GAS COMING OUT OF TANK. I HEAR THE CLICK AND RELEASE OF GAS PUMP AND IMMEDIATELY GAS SPURTS OUT ONTO CAR AND ME. I LOOKED UP ON INTERNET AND IT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING TO ALOT OF DODGE AVENGERS. IS THERE A RECALL? *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

HAD TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER 2 IGNITION COIL AND INTAKE MANIFOLD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

I AM FIXING MY THROTTLE CONTROL BODY FOR THE SECOND TIME. I BOUGHT THE 1800 DOLLAR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THIS WORK IS NOT COVERED. TO FIX ITS 500 EACH TIME. THE DEALERSHIP JUST SAYS TOUGH LUCK MR.....THE DODGE COMPANY JUST PASSES YOU FROM PERSON TO PERSON UNTIL YOU EITHER GIVE UP OR HEAR SORRY NOT OUR PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD NOT FAIL AT ALL NEVER MIND TWO TIMES IN ONE YEAR!!! I AM TELLING EVERYONE THAT WILL LISTEN TO NOT BUY A DODGE PRODUCT.... *TR

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK THE GAS COMES SHOOTING BACK OUT OF THE TANK. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 9/2010 AND HAS CONSISTENTLY GOTTEN WORSE. IT NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK UNLESS I STOP IT BEFORE IT IS COMPLETELY FULL. I HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY SOAKED IN GASOLINE BECAUSE OF THE VELOCITY OF THE GAS COMING BACK OUT OF THE TANK. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AS THERE ARE RECALLS ON JEEPS FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THERE IS CURRENTLY NOT A RECALL ON THE DODGE VEHICLES. *TR

IT WILL CONSTANTLY OVER HEAT, EVEN WITH FULL ANTI-FREEZE IN IT. IT WILL GET TO THE H IN LESS THEN 1 MIN. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WILL THEN COME ON FOLLOWED BY THE LIGHTING BOLD IN THE PARENTHESES. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED HAVING A VERY LOUD NOISE (LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK) AND WOULDN'T LET ME GO OVER 25 MILES WITHOUT IT GETTING LOUDER. THEN I WENT TO TURN LEFT TO PULL OVER AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON, WENT OFF THE HEAT WENT FROM H TO C AND CAR STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND CAR DIED.. I WOULDN'T NOT TURN OVER TILL 30 MINS LATER.. STARTED HAVING THE LOUD DIESEL NOISE AND TO 3-4 WEEKS LATER (TODAY).. STILL OVER HEATS TODAY AND STILL LEAKS ANTI-FREEZE (DRAINS THE WHOLE THING IN 30 MINS). I HEARD THERE WAS A RE-CALL FOR THE 08 AVENGER IN 2012.. I GOT MY CAR DEC 2012 AND THE DEALERSHIP STILL SOLD IT.. WHEN I FOUND OUT THERE USED TO BE A RE-CALL I TRIED TO CALL DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THEY WENT OUT OF BUSINESS THE NEXT WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT. SUCKS CAUSE IM STUCK WITH A BROKEN CAR AND $11K STILL TO PAY. *TR

NUMEROUS TIMES (SEEMINGLY WHEN COLD) THE GAS TANK WILL SPIT GAS OUT AFTER THE NOZZLE CLICKS OFF. WILL SPRAY ALL ON THE CAR AND THE GROUND. POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, I HEARD SOME WIND SO I CHECKED WINDOW BUTTON, I THEN HEARD DOOR ALARM GO OFF AND AS I ATTEMPTED TO EXIT HIGHWAY ON AN EXIT RAMP THE DOOR SWUNG OPEN!! MY PASSENGER HAD TO PHYSICALLY HOLD IT CLOSE AS BEST SHE COULD UNTIL WE FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP TO SEE IF WE COULD IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. WE TRIED MANY TIMES TO CLOSE IT BUT COULD NOT GET IT TO LATCH. WE SCROUNGED AROUND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO TIE IT TOGETHER WITH TO GET IT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BACK HOME! I'M GLAD MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE NOT WITH ME! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OR IN COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT WILL GO OFF IF THE SEATS ARE MOVED FORWARD AND THEN BACK TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. I WAS TOLD THAT 08 AVENGERS WERE RECALLED FOR AN AIRBAG SENSOR ISSUE, BUT THAT MINE HAD TO DO WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF RESISTANCE SEEN IN THE CIRCUIT AND WAS NOT THE SENSOR. DODGE HAS TAKEN SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE AS THEY AGREED TO PAY $500 OF THE TOTAL $1,100 REPAIR COST. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING AND MAY ALSO CAUSE THEM TO FAIL TO DEPLOY IN AN INCIDENT. MY BELIEF IS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CIRCUITRY AND/OR AIRBAGS THEMSELVES AND OTHER OWNERS MAY NOT BE AWARE. DODGE IS FAILING TO PROVIDE A FULL INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE AND IS ALSO FAILING TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY AS THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AS IT THEN FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE CENTRAL COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE 02 SENSOR. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE 02 SENSOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,306.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE THERMOSTAT TEMPERATURE WOULD RISE, INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER HEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE HEATER COILS OR HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE COMPONENTS WERE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED DUE TO THEM BEING DEFECTIVE. AS A RESULT, THE ENTIRE RE-MANUFACTURED CHAMBER THAT CONTAINS THE HOSES AND COILS NEEDED TO BE USE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ADVISED OF A DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE GREATER THAN 2000 RPMS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HEADED ONTO THE INTERSTATE MY CAR LOST SPEED AND WENT FROM 50MPH TO 40MPH AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY LIGHT CAME ON. GAS PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR AND COULDN'T GO OVER 40MPH. FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS GOING TO DIE IF I WAS TO LET OFF THE GAS THEN IT WOULD ALL OF A SUDDEN SPEED UP ON ITS OWN TO 50. WHEN I HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT WHICH THANKFULLY I DIDN'T NEED TO STOP I COULDN'T GET THE MPH OVER 30 ONCE I STARTED GOING AGAIN. I GOT HOME SAFE BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM AS I HAVE READ. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED OR RECALLED. BIG SAFETY ISSUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE, AND AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE LIGHT GOES OFF. *TR