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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....
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.
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.
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.
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.
- East St Louis, IL, USA
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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.
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.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while parked the electronic throttle control warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated the throttle would have to be replaced. The contact had not experienced a failure with the vehicle but was worried about experiencing a failure in the future. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000.
While driving on the interstate, my car suddenly dropped to 20mph and I had to pull off the road. I didn't have anywhere to pull over so I put my flashers on and drove as far right as I could until I had room to pull off the road. It was a very busy part of the interstate and I could have easily been ran over. I had to have it towed to the local dealership where they replaced and electric throttle. This is an issue Dodge Chrysler has been aware of for many years. It should be recalled.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, the electronic throttle control warning light illuminated. The same failure occurred previously. The manufacturer was contact and advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000 and the current mileage was 87,000.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. While driving approximately 55 mph, the throttle sensor warning indicator illuminated with a sudden reduction in acceleration power. The vehicle then independently decelerated to 20 mph. The contact maneuvered to the side of the road and the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The technician replaced the throttle harness. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. While driving approximately 45 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle within a few minutes. The vehicle also exhibit a jerking motion while driving various speeds. The vehicle was taken to two independent mechanics for diagnostic testing. The throttle was cleaned twice but the failure continued. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 47,000.
For the past 6 months I've been getting a lightening bolt indicator light coming on. The car will stall. Now it's so bad that this morning it would not go past 10 mph. The light goes off by the time I can get into the shop. A friend had the same exact car with the exact same problems and the dealership had to replace her throttle body 3 times and it still wouldn't fix it. This car needs a recall since I can't afford to fix a $500 problem over and over and over.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled and the electron throttle control warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection where they advised that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that they would further inspect the failure. The failure mileage was 43,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that the throttle control warning light illuminated while driving and the engine rpms increased to 2000. In addition, the vehicle began to jerk abnormally while the contact was attempting to accelerate. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 98,000.
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while driving 15 mph and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle would not accelerate over 25 mph. The electronic throttle sensor warning light was also illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The contact was advised by a mechanic to add fuel injector cleaning fluid and new tire octane gas to the vehicle. The contact did just that however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 73,000. The current mileage was 86,000.
Received indicator light that electronic throttle control failed, in the middle of traffic my car dropped speed to 20 miles an hour, I was almost rear ended with two children in my car. I have spoke to several Dodge certified mechanics and they has all attested that this is a known issue but not being fixed. I called Dodge and they said my issue was an isolated incident. When I told them that I spoke to their mechanics and research and found hundreds of other customers with this issue they said and I quote "you can find anything you want if you search long enough". some one is going to get killed if their car drops to 20 miles an hour on a freeway.
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- Pawtucket , RI, USA