Dodge Avenger Complaints
3,172 consumer complaints on file.
- #10641140October 3, 2014POWER TRAIN
SHORTLY AFTER EXCEEDING THE 30,000 MILE WARRANTY THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. FORTUNATELY, IT SEEMS THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS BECAUSE I FOUND A YOUTUBE VIDEO ON HOW TO GET IT OUT OF PARK BY REMOVING THE GEAR SHIFT COVER AND USING A SCREWDRIVER TO LIFT THE PIECE THAT IS USUALLY LIFTED BY THE BRAKE CABLE TO THE GEAR SHIFT. THE DEALER ORDERED THE PART REPLACEMENT BUT THE LABOR COSTS WERE EXORBITANT SO I TOOK IT TO A FRIEND WHO USED TO BE A DODGE DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT FOR LESS THAN $100. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10640565October 1, 2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY '08 DODGE AVENGER I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE W/THE ETC. IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS JOLTING ON ACCELERATION OR IF I WAS AT A STEADY HIGH RATE OF SPEED (75-80 MPH). THE ETC INDICATOR CAME ON. I CONTACTED THE DEALER & INFORMED THEM OF THE ISSUE & MY CONCERN ABOUT THE RELIABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS IN & OUT OF THE SHOP 3 TIMES IN THE 1ST MONTH OF PURCHASE FOR THE ETC. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A SPEED SENSOR YET MY ETC LIGHT WAS ON AFTER REPLACEMENT. AFTER HAVING ETC SENSOR CLEANED & ETC SOFTWARE FLASHED THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO GO AWAY. ALMOST 2 YEARS LATER THE PROBLEM IS BACK & WORSE. MY ETC INDICATOR CAME ON, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IDLING, STARTED JOLTING WHILE ACCELERATING & WHILE MAINTAINING A STEADY SPEED. IT BEGAN REVVING AT A COMPLETE STOP W/FULL PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BREAK (VEHICLE WOULD JUMP FORWARD; I FEARED IT WOULD RUN ITSELF INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE). WHILE SLOWING DOWN IT WOULD REV & ACCELERATE (CREATING THE POSSIBILITY OF HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE) W/OUT PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT DIED WHILE DRIVING & WOULDN'T START RESTART. WHEN IT DID START THE ETC WAS ON & IT WOULDN'T GET PAST 1000RPM OR ABOVE 20MPH & HAD A VERY ROUGH IDLE. A TUNE-UP WAS DONE, ETC SENSOR CLEANED, AIR-INTAKE SYSTEM CLEANED, & LOAD TEST DONE TO SEE IF THE BATTERY WAS GOING BAD. THIS VEHICLE IS INCREDIBLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AFTER RESEARCHING IT APPEARS THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON W/THIS ISSUE. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THIS THROTTLE BODY, IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE EXTENSIVE & THE PROBLEM ISN'T FIXED. ADVISED REPLACING THROTTLE BODY IS THE NEXT STEP. TOLD IT WOULDN'T BE A GUARANTEED FIXED BECAUSE THE THROTTLE BODY FOR THIS MODEL APPEARS A FAULTY & I WOULD LIKELY BE DEALING W/THIS PROBLEM FOR THE LENGTH OF OWNERSHIP. RECORDED VEHICLE DURING SOME OF INCIDENTS SINCE I WAS TOLD 1ST TIME I WAS TOLD "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, FLASHED SOFTWARE." *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10640158September 30, 2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ONE NIGHT AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THEN THEY STARTED TO FLICKER OFF AND ON. NOW WHEN I TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS THEY JUST DON'T COME ON SO WHEN I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT I CAN'T SEE HOW FAST I'M GOING OR ANYTHING ILLUMINATION FOR THE SPEEDOMETER. ONCE IN A WHILE I MAY SEE IT ILLUMINATE AT NIGHT BUT IT NEVER STAYS ON. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10640198September 30, 2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN ACTIVATED WITHOUT BEING DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10638897September 25, 2014STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS LEAKING FLUID AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10638543September 23, 2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT TODAY WAS THE WORST. THE CAR HAS LOST POWER SEVERAL TIMES IN THE RAIN MOSTLY WHEN MAKING A TURN OR SLOWING DOWN. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING NO RAIN AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT STARTING FLASHING. I WAS ON THE HIGH WAY AND NOTICED I COULDN'T ACCELERATE. I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT JUST LOST POWER. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. ALSO MY SON USUALLY DRIVES THIS CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO HIM AND WHEN IT STALLS YOU LOOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS. WE HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO ACCORDING TO THEM THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN READING OTHERS COMPLAINTS AND THEY ALL SEEM TO BE THE SAME ISSUE. ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. IS THERE ANY RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ISSUES GET RESOLVED .I HOPE DODGE WILL ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE THAT HAPPENS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10638035September 22, 2014FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING TO A PARKING LOT AROUND A TURNABOUT AND AS I APPROACHED THE ENTRANCE FOR THE PARKING LOT, THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, ALMOST CAUSING THE CAR TO MISS THE ENTRANCE AND FOR ME TO VEER OF THE ROAD. I LOOKED AT THE TACHOMETER AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE HAD COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. THIS WAS ABOUT THE THIRD OCCURRENCE. THE PREVIOUS TWO TIMES THE CAR HAD STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION'S RED LIGHT AND DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. AGAIN, I WOULD LOOK AT THE TACHOMETER, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. I WISH TO HAVE ON THE RECORD THAT TODAY, 9/22/14 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30AM, I CONTACTED [XXX] OF PALM AUTO MALL IN PUNTA GORDA, FL TO VOICE MY CONCERNS ABOUT A RECALL I READ IN THE LOCAL NEWS ABOUT A FUEL PUMP RECALL FOR JEEP CHEROKEES WITH A 3.6L V6 AND WAS GIVEN THE RUNAROUND. MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME ENGINE, AND MADE DURING THAT RECALL'S DATE! THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE I DESCRIBED THIS EXACT PROBLEM WHEN MY CAR WAS SERVICED 9/16-9/17/14. I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT SINCE MY CAR IS NOT INVOLVED WITH THE JEEP RECALL, THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I WARNED [XXX] THAT IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, HE IS GOING TO BE ON RECORD THAT I EXPLAINED THIS PROBLEM TO HIM. THANK GOD I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY. IF MY MOTHER WERE DRIVING THE SAME CAR, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE. HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10638181September 22, 2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS TURNING AND CAR JUST SHUT OFF. NO WARNING LIGHT. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID NOTHING FOUND, JUST A QUICK FLASH TO REBOOT COMPUTER. THREE WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, FIRST IT KICKED BACK, THEN I TURNED AND IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WAS A RELAY SWITCH, AND WAS REPLACED. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS BRAND NEW CAR ANYWHERE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10637861September 21, 2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD MY BATTERY REPLACED (DID NOT HELP MY ISSUES). NEXT I SPENT A COUPLE HUNDRED TO HAVE MY "ELECTRICAL GROUND " REPAIRED (ALSO STILL HAD THE SAME ISSUES). MY ORIGINAL ISSUES (THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN FIXED): CAR STALLING, CAR UNABLE TO START, ALL LIGHTS ON CAR FLICKERING. NOW MY REAR LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING (THEREFORE I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THIS DODGE AVENGER SINCE IT IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD WHEN REAR LIGHTS/BLINKERS DO NOT WORK). . THE DEALER SAYS IT IS THE TIPM THAT HAS CAUSED ALL REAR LIGHTS TO NOT FUNCTION ANYMORE AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL ISSUES I HAD. THIS IS A $1,000 REPAIR THAT I RECENTLY LEARN THOUSANDS OF CHRYSLER/DODGE VEHICLES HAD SAME ISSUE WITH. THIS DOES NOT SEEM FAIR THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD PAY THE EXPENSE, WHEN CLEARLY THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ITEM. DUE TO THIS BEING A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONGST DODGE VEHICLES,. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED MY CAR AS A ROAD SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO NO BRAKE LIGHTS/TURN SIGNALS . *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10637613September 19, 2014STRUCTURE
FIRST MY PASSENGER DOOR OPENED AND THEN WOULD NO CLOSE. ONCE WE GOT IT TO CLOSE IT WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. 4 WEEKS LATER I OPENED MY DRIVERS DOOR AND NOW IT WILL NOT CLOSE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS MODEL YEAR ALTHOUGH THERE WERE RECALLS ON PREVIOUS YEARS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10637243September 18, 2014ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY LOSING RPMS WHILE DRIVING FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS. THE BODY SHOP INITALLY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED MY THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND A NEW BATTERY. I PAID FOR THESE REPAIRS AND THE NEXT DAY MY CAR WAS DOING THE SAME THING. I AM SO AFRAID THAT I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CAR LOSES POWER AND I HAVE TO EITHER CONTINUOUSLY PUMP THE GAS PEDAL OR PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN RESTART THE CAR WHILE IT IS STILL MOVING. I AM ONLY ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD HALF THE TIME AND THE REST OF THE TIME OTHER VEHICLES ARE BEHIND ME GOING AT THE SPEED THAT I WAS GOING PRIOR TO THE CAR LOSING POWER...SIDENOTE THERE IS POWER TO THE CAR ITSELF BECAUSE THE RADIO OR THE AC WILL STILL BE ON BUT THE ENGINE GETS NO GAS. I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR CHRYSLER/DODGE TO LET US CONSUMERS KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON BECAUSE I SEE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10637287September 18, 2014FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ETC(ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) LIGHT CAME ON AND ESSENTIALLY PUT THE CAR INTO LIMP MODE AND ALMOST CAUSED MY WIFE TO END UP IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVING AT ROUGHLY 75MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY REPLACED A VALVE AND SAID THE CODES WERE READING THAT IT HAD RESTRICTED AIR FLOW. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN RESULTING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE. THROUGH RESEARCH, I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT ITS THE THROTTLE BODY AND DODGE'S INABILITY TO PUT QUALITY INTO THEIR PARTS. EXAMPLE BEING THE PLASTIC GEARS WITHIN THE ETC UNIT OF THE THROTTLE BODY. I UNDERSTAND THAT PROBLEMS OCCUR AND PARTS BREAK BUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, DODGE NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING THIS KIND OF LOW QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP WITHIN THEIR VEHICLES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10637371September 18, 2014ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,745.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10637380September 18, 2014SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS IN MARYLAND,I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ENTIRE CAR SHUDDERED. THE ROTORS WERE APPARENTLY WARPED AND THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. THE MORE THE BRAKE TEMPERATURE INCREASED THE MORE DIFFICULT IT BECAME TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. MOST OF THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS HIGHWAY OR COUNTRY ROADS, AS I LIVE IN A SUBURBAN AREA. THE BRAKES STILL ACT UP IN FLAT AREAS JUST NOT AS BAD AS THEY DID IN THE MOUNTAINS. I HAVE A SIX SPEED 2.4L, 4 CYLINDER IN THE AVENGER. BEFORE AND AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWNSHIFT HARD BETWEEN 3RD AND 2ND GEAR AND 2ND AND 1ST GEAR. WHEN I BACKED OUT AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, IF YOU DIDN'T WAIT FOR ABOUT THREE SECONDS PRIOR TO ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP THEN BANG INTO GEAR A TAKE OFF. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO LOCK INTO DRIVE BEFORE TAKING OFF. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10636947September 17, 2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DURING 2013 MY CAR WOULD GIVE ME PROBLEMS STARTING IN COLD WEATHER. TO REMEDY THIS I WOULD TURN ON THE LIGHTS BEFORE TURNING ON THE VEHICLE. IT WORKED. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE I HAD WARRANTY FOR A CHECK UP AND THEY TOLD THEY SPOTTED NO PROBLEM CODES AND THE CAR WAS FINE. SEPTEMBER 15 2014 IT BEGAN TO GET CHILLY AGAIN. AS I WAS DRIVING, GOING UPHILL, THE LIGHTNING BOLT CAME BACK ON AND MY CAR DROPPED TO 20 MPH IMMEDIATELY. I REFERRED TO THE CAR MANUAL AND FOUND THIS IS CALLED A ETC ISSUE, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. I'VE BROUGHT THIS ATTENTION TO DEALERSHIP WHILE MY WARRANTY WAS STILL ON THE CAR, AND EVEN THO I STATED THE ISSUE WAS THERE, IT WASN'T ATTENDED TO BECAUSE NO PROBLEM CODES CAME UP. MY LOCAL MECHANIC RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STILL NO CODES COME UP. ASIDE FROM THIS, THERE IS A HEAVY KNOCKING NOISE WHEN MY AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON FOR SOME TIME. IDK WHAT THIS ISSUE IS BUT AGAIN I HAD BROUGHT IT UP WHILE I WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND NOTHING WAS DONE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10632995September 14, 2014POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2013 DODGE AVENGER WITH THE 3.6 ENGINE AND SIX SPEED TRANNY ABOUT A WORK LATER I NOTICED ROUGH SHIFTING CLUNKING AND POPPING SOUND FROM THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND CONSTANT THUMPING AND SHUDDERING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP KEEPS SAYING IS WRONG WITH IT AND WILL NOT HELP ME. ONE YEAR LATER SAME PROBLEM STILL NO HELP. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10633050September 14, 2014ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I HAD STARTED CAR AND PUT IN DRIVE. WHEN I PUSHED ON GAS THE CAR SHUT OFF. IT HAD DONE TWO TIMES EARLIER IN THE MONTH. I TOOK BACK TO DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE SENSOR WHICH KEPT VEHICLE RUNNING AND I WAS LUCKY I WASN'T GOING FAST BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CONTROL IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10632716September 12, 2014WHEELS, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
I PARKED THE CAR AND WENT BACK TO IT AND THE FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT, DUE TO THE TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING) SENSOR HAD CORRODED, CAUSING IT TO BREAK OFF AND THE VALVE STEM TO GO INSIDE THE TIRE AND WHEEL OF THE CAR. A FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE REST OF THE TPMS SENSORS REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT REAR TPMS SENSOR WAS ALSO CORRODED AND HALF BROKEN, AND COULD HAVE SNAPPED OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE BLOW-OUT OF THE TIRE AND A POTENTIAL CRASH/INJURY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10632831September 12, 2014SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT TRAVELED ABNORMALLY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS SMEARED THROUGHOUT THE FRAME AND MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,741.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10632867September 12, 2014VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ACCELERATION AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0