This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. While driving at 50 mph, the cruise control was activated but would independently turn off. In addition, the contact stated that while at a stop light and the brake pedal was depressed the rpms increased. The contact also stated that while at a stop, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to restart. The tire pressure warning light and engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed but the parts that needed to be repaired were unknown. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was aware of NHTSA campaign number: 08V152000 (electrical system) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 47,000.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. While the vehicle was parked, smoke appeared from the trunk of the vehicle. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed that the right speaker had melted. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 137,972.
I was stopped at a red light; once the light turned green, I stepped on the gas to go and the vehicle jerked lightly; the warning light for which I now know is the throttle body sensor, blinked on and off; I attempted to give it gas but it would not go past 10 mph; the rpms went up but the speedometer would not move; I have not had any other issues with the vehicle after owning it for 5 years with regular maintenance; the brake down occurred at 101,700 miles; the vehicle is currently being repaired at Dodge dealership at a cost of $530
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. While driving at approximately 50 mph, the electronic throttle body warning light illuminated. The vehicle's speed decreased independently to 20 mph. The contact veered to the emergency lane and shut off the vehicle. The vehicle was able to restart, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.
I bought this Dodge adventure a month ago and so far it has stalled out 5 times or more at idol.I took it to my mechanic and they cleaned the idol position censer then just yesterday it stalled again on my daughter..what is the problem with my car?I dont want to keep paying more and more money on trying to figure out this problem.
- Freeport, IL, USA
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The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that the driver side window made a abnormal noise. The contact mentioned that the window fractured within the driver side door. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who repaired the vehicle, but the parts repaired or replaced were unknown. Two years after the initial repair, the failure recurred and the driver side window fractured into the door paneling. In addition, the vehicle was difficult to shift from park. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
A few things have happened all pointing towards a failed/failing tipm module. The first thing we noticed was the car would stall while sitting still in rush hour/bumper to bumper traffic. Then in early 2014 the windshield wipers started turning off during snow/rain storms almost causing accidents a few times that we replaced the wipers, wiper switch and wiper motor and still have the issue randomly. Last week the horn started to randomly go off to the point that I was driving to work today and it went off and did not stop. Saw the NHTSA investigation into Chrysler tipm's so wanted to put something in because I do not see the 2008 Avenger in the lists online and this is more than likely a failing/failed. Tipm. Dealerships want $800-1000 for the replacement, rockauto, com has it for $260 ($200 core charge) $460 total to get the replacement part then return the core. I have a friend with 2006 Dodge 3500 diesel that he had to replace his tipm recently and got one from rockauto.com as well and recommended them as the go to place given Chrysler's inability to take responsibility to notify their car owners of the potential risk/hazard. I am the original owner of my Avenger and bought it new October 2007.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. While driving approximately 75 mph, the cruise control, the windshield wipers, and the air conditioner failed to activate. In addition, the horn sounded independently. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the horn connectors were disabled. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 08V152000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 141,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. While driving at approximately 30 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted, but the failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the vehicle needed an oil change and a tune up. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 08V152000 (electrical system). The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.
My 2008 Dodge Avenger first exhibited this problem in March 2011. I am the only owner and I bought it new. Especially in wet weather but occasionally in other instances, the engine will shut off but all electrical equipment- the radio, lights, dashboard and A/C will remain on. This occurs when braking at a stop light or slowing to make a turn- usually when at low speed as when pulling into a driveway. I then must put the car in park, turn off the ignition then restart the car and it always restarts immediately. I have talked to the dealership I bought the car at more than once about the issue but they say they cannot recreate the problem and so can't diagnose it, but this issue only occurs periodically in wet conditions so being able to recreate it at the dealership is unlikely. I would estimate it has happened around 15 to 20 times in the past 4 years. I have seen recalls for other Dodge and Chrysler vehicles that sound similar but none for the Avenger. I hope Dodge will issue a recall on this malfunction as it sounds like there are many other people with the same problem. I feel like this could easily cause an accident.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the brake pedal was depressed. The electronic throttle control warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be cleaned. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000. The VIN was not available.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that there was an intermittent electrical failure that was progressing with no warning. The radio shorted, the instrument cluster shorted for various sensors, the clock was not reading properly and the vehicle was stalling. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the electrical connectors for the TPMS were corroded and caused a short circuit. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 08V152000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was to be taken to an authorized dealer for further inspection, diagnosis and repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
I took my car in on January 21, 2015 because my airbag light was flashing again but this time it's a clockspring and [xxx] at Dodge told me that is not safe to drive the car like this because airbags wont work, my cruise control doesn't work and he said more things will fail. I think this should be on the recall list but it isn't. there is no way that I can have it fixed because I get $800 a month and to replace that part is $579.30. Is there anyway to put this part on the recall list because it's not safe to drive. Thank you
While driving the car all of a sudden the cruise control shifts off and the rpms start going up to 5 rpms if I barely touch the gas. So I pull over and shut the car off and then the car will not crank back up. Have replaced the battery and alternator both two times. Updated 3/30/2016
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to pick up speed upon depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact noticed upon removing the wiring harness there was an internal fire, which burned the components pertaining to the fuel pump that burned into the fuel tank and the housing. The vehicle was not able to be driven due to the failure. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 07V426000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the engine stalled without warning. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed the problem but did not repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 085V152000 (electrical system) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while driving at 5 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle could be restarted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 08V152000 (electrical system) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 30,000.
Air bag light comes on and stays on when moving seat up or back which makes the sensor come on, have to keep moving the track until it turns off. Is this related to recall G14? fan in radiator constantly turns off and on, and now my car seems to have a electrical short that makes a knocking noise in the engine compartment when the air/heater is turned off, also the left side of car defroster does not work. Most recent the left driver seat belt all of a sudden is not retracting, this is not safe in the case of an accident, dealer is charging an outrageous price to have it fixed.
Stopped at a red light and a symbol on my dashboard appeared. The symbol was a lightening bolt in parenthesis which I've found out is the etc symbol. That along with my engine light came on together. After turning the car off the etc symbol did not reappear but the check engine symbol did. From looking through forums I've seen that this is a problem with numerous Dodge Avengers and to fix these problems cost large sums with no real conclusion of the reason for the symbols appearing in the first place. I would like to request that this problem be noted in the Avenger line and recalled. Thank you for your time and consideration.
The dash lights go on & of intermittently. Sometimes when I stop for gas, the dash lights wont come on when I restart the engine. Sometimes the will go off while driving and I hit a bump. I am unable to see the instrument panel when this happens.
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- Marksville, LA, USA