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I bought the car from rydell san fernando on 12/2013 and the A/C, heater, wipers went out on may and they would not fix it. Then on 9/2014 the breaks went complete out without notice now the vehicle has been in and out the repair shop multiple times and it has been at david ellis Chrysler for over 2 weeks and they can't fix the vehicle, it is a lemon and I still owe 12,000 on it.
The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that when the left signal turn was activated, the windshield wipers engaged inadvertently. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
I was driving, it was raining so the a.C. went out came back on and went out again never to come on again there was a faint smell of rubber. I took it to the mechanic. After the diagnostic he recommended I take it to the dealership. My car a Dodge Avenger 2010 is only four years old.
The car would sputter like it was having a hard time accelerating then the electronic throttle body light came on. I was on my way to a dealership to find out what was wrong. I was merging onto a busy interstate when my car went from 60-65 mph down to 30-35 mph while I was still trying to speed up to merge onto the interstate. This incident came very close to resulting in me getting rear ended. The next day I went and had the whole throttle body replaced (January 2013). In October 2013 I started to have the same problems, the throttle body light would come on and the car would sputter like it couldn't pick up speed or it would rev up while I was slowing down. I had the throttle body cleaned and it ran okay for a week or two. Then September 2013 I took it to a dealership yet again, they said it was old codes causing the problem. They cleared the codes and it was fine for a little bit. Then around April 2014 it would start up again. It would run fine and on occasion the throttle control light would come on. But in August 2014 it started acting up again. The rpms would rev up from 1 to 3 while in park. I would be sitting at a red light with my foot on the brake and the car would rev up for no reason. It has completely stalled out on me two days in a row. Luckily it was when I was in parking lots. This is a newer car and there is no logical reason to have this much ongoing trouble with the throttle body except some kind of defect. It is also very dangerous. Because it will act up a day or two then be fine for a few days making it difficult for a shop to actually see what the car is doing. The light comes on and it acts up and sometimes when you turn the car off and back on it'll be fine. But the fact that it will stall out or decelerate with no notice is very dangerous especially since I drive on a busy interstate at least twice a day.
The car would sputter like it was having a hard time accelerating then the electronic throttle body light came on. I was on my way to a dealership to find out what was wrong. I was merging onto a busy interstate when my car went from 60-65 mph down to 30-35 mph while I was still trying to speed up to merge onto the interstate. This incident came very close to resulting in me getting rear ended. The next day I went and had the whole throttle body replaced (January 2013). In October 2013 I started to have the same problems, the throttle body light would come on and the car would sputter like it couldn't pick up speed or it would rev up while I was slowing down. I had the throttle body cleaned and it ran okay for a week or two. Then September 2013 I took it to a dealership yet again, they said it was old codes causing the problem. They cleared the codes and it was fine for a little bit. Then around April 2014 it would start up again. It would run fine and on occasion the throttle control light would come on. But in August 2014 it started acting up again. The rpms would rev up from 1 to 3 while in park. I would be sitting at a red light with my foot on the brake and the car would rev up for no reason. It has completely stalled out on me two days in a row. Luckily it was when I was in parking lots. This is a newer car and there is no logical reason to have this much ongoing trouble with the throttle body except some kind of defect. It is also very dangerous. Because it will act up a day or two then be fine for a few days making it difficult for a shop to actually see what the car is doing. The light comes on and it acts up and sometimes when you turn the car off and back on it'll be fine. But the fact that it will stall out or decelerate with no notice is very dangerous especially since I drive on a busy interstate at least twice a day.
- Spanaway, WA, USA
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Car would start and run for a bout 3sec the etc light and check engine light would come on. Sometimes it would start right back up other times it took multiple starts to stay running...sometimes it didn't do it at all and would run and start fine for weeks. Took the car to an independent shop. They couldn't get any codes off the car and couldn't duplicate the problem. Car was repaired with new spark plugs, new air filter, and a throttle body cleaning. Problem persisted the same day it was "fixed". drove the car for a about 2-3weeks with the same problem intermittently then while driving about 40mph the car lost rpms although the peddle was being pressed and car eventually stalled and shut off leaving the ABS and power steering inop so the car was difficult to turn and stop and almost resulted in an accident. The car was moved to a parking lot and left off for about 10mins. Tried starting it but it would start and stall and idle rough before it stalled out the check engine light with the etc light came were on. Took about 10mins and about 7 tries to get the car running and the car was dropped off at a repair shop. Looks like a common problem within the throttle body with the throttle positions sensor with 2008-2010 model. This needs to be recalled!!!
The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while having the vehicle inspected, the mechanic stated that the engine wires were melted together and exposed. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while traveling 65 mph the gauges suddenly stopped functioning correctly. The contact was able to pull into a nearby rest stop to restart the vehicle but to no avail. The vehicle was able to be driven to the contact's destination. The vehicle was not taken to a mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the issue. The failure and current mileage was 62,000.
Driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle stalled briefly and when the gas pedal was pushed did not accelerate. Immediately following the lack of acceleration the electrical indicator light appeared. The car was driven approximately one (1) mile and parked at no time did the vehicle accelerate to a speed higher than 15 mph and the indicator light continued to be present. Once the car was parked a call was made to a local Dodge dealership and an appointment made to immediately take the vehicle in for a diagnosis. The vehicle was driven approximately 10 miles to the dealership at no time did the electrical indicator light appear and the vehicle accelerated without incident. Upon examination of the vehicle it was determined that the issue was with the throttle body which was repaired. This was the second incident in which the throttle body was replaced approximately six (6) months earlier the vehicle experienced the same issue... while driving 35 mph the vehicle lost power and refused to accelerate the vehicle was towed into the dealership and upon examination it was determined that the throttle body needed to be replaced. Please note that both times the vehicle was taken to the same dealership for repair.
The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Avenger. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled and immediately restarted independently. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000....updated 10/19/12 updated 10/25/12
Had trouble getting heater/ air conditioner fan to turn on. After getting the fan to blow out had smoke coming out of dash at the radio's cd player. Shut off air conditioner and fan control and smoke stopped. Had car fixed at Dodge dealership they had to replace entire control console for heater and air conditioning.
The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Avenger. The contact was parked and smelled smoke. He then noticed there was smoke coming out of the radio. The radio and the vehicle were both quickly turned off and the smoking ceased. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and the current mileage was 54,000.
Vehicle fails to react when gas pedal pressed from a stop or just after vehicle is started, occurs at random and intermittently, dealership recommended switching out throttle body/throttle position sensor.
The contact owned a 2010 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and unoccupied when it unexpectedly ignited into flames. The fire department appeared on the scene the extinguish the fire. The contact was informed that the fire was electrical and originated underneath the dashboard. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a salvage facility. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 34,200. Updated 08/01/11 updated 08/02/11
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- Reseda, CA, USA