Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH there was an electronic control model light that illuminated causing the vehicle to shake uncontrollably. The vehicle was parked on the side of the road because the contact was unable to drive due to the shaking. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic. There have been no diagnostic test performed. The dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 42,000.
2008 Dodge Avenger electrical complaints
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Vehicle stalling since date of purchase february 2009. Brought into dealership with complaint and they replaced the fuel pump. Problem continued with the addition of a gas smell after initial start of vehicle. Have brought the car in for service to dealership and they could not find the problem. Brought the vehicle in for other complaints and I again told the service dept that the car continued to have the same issue with the stalling and gas odor. The service dept tool my car for a test drive while I was still there and since they could not replicate the problem my vehicle was not serviced for the issue nor was it fixed. I called to have the vehicle looked at once again in february 2011 and was told I would be called by the new person in charge of my car and I did not receive a call. I did speak with someone giving them the details of the fas smell and the stall issue. After 2 weeks of no return call I called the service dept and was told my warranty had just expired and would not be covered. When I spoke to the service dept in february I asked about several recalls that had to do with the electrical wiring of the same model and year as my vehicle and was told it did not include my VIN # but there are numerous complaints of electrical issue of these vehicle and the service dept cannot seem to find the electrical problems until the car completely breaks down. On may 5, 2011 my car stalled again and the dealership says it is an electrical problem with the car. My car would stall several times a week while sitting at a light and the gas smell would occur everytime I start the car. The dealership does not know how to fix/find the problem until the car no longer runs. The electrical issue burned out the battery and could have caused a serious accident.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact pulled the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technicians stated the battery and fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was aware of recall 08v152000 (electrical system: wiring) and was informed by the manufacturer the repairs had been performed on the vehicle prior to the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 57,300.
I have a 2008 dodge avenger rt. In the beginning of december, when I would start up my car all of the warning lights would come on and then the car would cut off. I would try again in 30mins or so and it would start and stay running, but the engine light would stay on and read no bus. Eventually the light went off and the car ran fine. The same problem happened again except this time the car wouldn't come back on. I had aaa come out to charge and check the battery, and they said that my battery was dead, but it was a good battery. Something in my electrical system was causing it to drain. I took my car to thompson chrysler and told them that it wasn't the battery. They claimed to fix the problem days later, but within an hour of picking it up I had the same problem, warning lights except this time the car was shaking violently. I took the car to them 4 times with today being the 5th. They replaced my battery 2 times as if that was the problem and ripped out my alarm system the last time. I had to pay for this, but the same problem is not fixed. Corporate was of no help in the situation. I am seeking legal counsel because this morning I was in the middle of the road when the car shut off. I'm just relieved that the baby wasn't in the car.
I have a leaky trunk in my 2008 dodge avenger. My window also stopped working on my drivers side. After searing the internet I discovered many others with this same issue. If an official recall notice was made this would prevent vehicle owners from spending thousands of dollars on repairs that should be made by the dealer. The trunk has been leaky since I bought the card and dodge keeps telling me nothing it wrong. It also makes my third break light go out I've been issued 3 police warnings for this. I hope I never get a ticket. Also, my window is now stuck down and if it rains I will have damage. As for the trunk its also moldy and makes me sick when I get into the car.
A/c is blowing out hot air, I was told by the dealership that I needed to get a replacement computer component. I told them at the time that my car has only 70000+ plus miles and that should not be replaced plus I had older cars and people with older cars never once had to get the AC fix and they have over 150000 to 200000 miles on their car. Mean while back several years ago, my car caught on fire do to hay falling in the road, therefore all wiring/equipment under the hood got replaced. Currently my driver side seat belt does not stay fasten all the time.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. While the contact was driving approximately 10 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted and was able to resume normally. The failure occurred three different times at various speeds. There was a recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v152000 (electrical system:wiring). The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they informed that there was not a recall. The technician advised that the diagnosis and repair would be at the owner's expense. The contact was in the process of notifying the manufacturer to verify the VIN in regards to the recall defect. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired at the time of the complaint.
While I was driving with the air conditioning on I noticed the left 2 vents were coming out warm air. A couple days later there was a mist coming through the only 2 vents that work. I took it in and was told my heatercore/heater housing was broke. That would cost $900.00 to fix. Also I have had my car stall 6 times, mostly when it is raining and I am coming to a stop sign or stop light. I took it in for that but they couldn't find anything. I also had the clock run 2 min fast every day or two. That had to be updated which doesn't make since to me since it is a 2008 car. It should not need an update on the clock. That was $50.00. The car has 56,000 miles on it.
Automatic transmission: I was not able to put the car into drive, reverse or neutral.
My 2008 dodge avenger started making a loud noise. The dealership told me it was my alternator. But I have power to everything. They told me they could get one for 360.00 +100.00 labor. Total miles 78,000. I was also told by the dealership that this has happened alot on mini vans.and other cars,but come to find out it may just be the clutch bearing and only going to cost 75.00 to fix. Seems to me chrysler would not try to sell you things you don't need. Someone needs to bring them to the carpet. The car was only 3,000 miles out of the ext.ml.warranty.
April 5, 2010 my 2008 dodge avenger totally stalled out on me and I had to maneuver my vehicle to the side of the road and put my vehicle into park. This is the third incident in which this has happened,the first incident was on the highway going 55 MPH and stalled out with traffic in back of me.I currently have my vehicle in the shop because my car shut down once again and the radio completely shut off. Everytime this happen there are no codes which appear on the diagnostics. I am confused what to do about this vehicle it is unsafe and want to know what I can do.
One problem after another back hump brake light does not work due to water pouring into the trunk. (thru the trunk latch; smells like a cat used as a litter box)! No light goes on to let me know that the brake light no longer works. Carpet in trunk is ruined from the water. Leaves keep showing up into a closed trunk? How are they getting in? Can not use the trunk for anything! Called dodge and filed a complaint with then; they told me I was the only report at this time. On the road my husband and I noticed that almost all 2008 dodge avengers on the road must have the same problem. Check your middle back brake light; it's burnt out trust me we saw many on the road. Then check for water in the trunk it will be there. Call dodge please'
One problem after another back hump brake light does not work due to water pouring into the trunk. (thru the trunk latch; smells like a cat used as a litter box)! No light goes on to let me know that the brake light no longer works. Carpet in trunk is ruined from the water. Leaves keep showing up into a closed trunk? How are they getting in? Can not use the trunk for anything! Called dodge and filed a complaint with then; they told me I was the only report at this time. On the road my husband and I noticed that almost all 2008 dodge avengers on the road must have the same problem. Check your middle back brake light; it's burnt out trust me we saw many on the road. Then check for water in the trunk it will be there. Call dodge please'
Engine stalling without warning no gas pedal car runs at idle only.
The car will automatically shut down in the middle of the road and the shifter then the car will lock up, and once you put the car into park it will not shift from park. This happened to me and I was stuck in the middle of a busy intersection. After much frustration and trying to shift the car out of park. The lever that was holding the car in park slipped out of place and allowed me to shift the car into neutral and me and the officer helping me were able to push the car to the nearest gas station. This occurs often and has occurred 3 times since that time which was the first. To replace the problem is to reprogram the computer. This cost $270.00. There has been many cases that I have read about this happening. It also seems to happen to everybody around 40,000 to 50,000 miles on the car.
I have a dodge avenger 2008 which a complete lemon. I have taken my car to several dodge dealerships (~15x) after speaking the chrysler headquarters and all have refused to fix the car stating that there was not a problem with it. I currently have an extended contract 7yrs/70k warranty which I picked at the time of purchase and it is still valid, however no dodge dealer will serve my car. Eventually I have had to pay out of pocket to fix the electrical problem and replace at least one catalytic converter because, dodge dealers would not fix the problem when it was at the 24k mile mark. So, please tell me which federal agency have the authority to holds the independent car dealerships and chrysler accountable to fix problems. Your recall notices work only 25% of the time. Do you all have a scorecard of actual vehicles being repaired in accordance to your notices because there is a big disconnect with companies such as chrysler. I have spent almost $4,000 in needed repairs (travel from ny to nj daily for work) because chrysler's independent companies refused to repair the vehicle and chrysler has told me that they have no control over the dealerships. So, which federal agency officiates control over unreliable car companies such as chrysler. How much collateral damages is required before chrysler and its management (and engineers) become accountable to consumers and the federal regulatory standards. As for me, $4,000 is a small cost to pay to avoid an accident and leave a child an orphan because the fuel tank was defective and caused at accident. What cost are you willing to pay?
I have a wiring problem with my 2008 dodge advenger. I was driving down the road and I lost my head lights,turn signals,wiper blades,dash lights, high beams and I also have no daytime running lights.
I purchased a 2008 dodge avenger last april, brand new. I have taken care of the vehicle, the lighting on the dash is always coming on, so I am constantly taking it to the shop and they run the diagnostics and they tell me nothing is ever wrong. I had to take the it in for a warranty problem on top of all of that. Then this last time I thought it was making a funny noise with the brakes. I took it in and they said I have a leak in my transmission and oil tank, of course the only thing on the dash lighting this time says "tire problem". It is such an unsafe vehicle, I ran out of gas in the middle of making a turn in an intersection and my gas light wasn't on and the gage showed I had quarter of a tank. The car has caused me nothing but problems. Then to top it off, I got in my car to go home from work and it wouldn't move out of gear and I had to call a tow truck. I have only had the car a year, if I wanted problems with a car I wouldn't have bought it brand new.
Bought 2008 avenger in september 2007. In michigan cold weather the windows won't roll down. And when its wet the car stalls and comes to a complete stop, this has happened about 4 to 5 times and the tire light goes on even after checking and filling the tires to right pressure that has happened about 3 times. Took it to the dealer and he said he fixed both the problems, waiting to see if it persists but driving the car is scary because I never know when it is going to stall and stop on me.
The car when on highway tachometer fluctuates and when coming to a stop almost stalls. Also today after the defroster/air conditioner was turned off when I came to a stop at a red light the car almost stalled then proceeded to counteract the stall by revving up to at least 2000 RPM's causing me to jump forward into the intersection. Luckily no cars were in front of me because it would have caused a crash.
This is a recurring issue with many 2008 dodge avenger sxt 2.7l. As the vehicle is stopping it stalls, or the computer in an attempt to stop a stall increases the rpms causing the car to speed up uncontrollably. I have since learned to slip the car into neutral so that it no longer jumps forward. I recommend a recall to solve this problem.
My car stalls in intersection ,it doesn,t shift up some times, there has been a clunking noise in front struts sins I bought it ,the transmission seems to bang into gear some times when it shifts took to dealer and got bums russ they claimed that it wasn't acting up when I took it to them. I am afraid that its going to leave my wife stranded in traffic.
Car purchased 2/08 with 8999 miles. Immediately there was a starting problem. Using factory remote starting the car would stall after a few seconds. Once it flooded and wouldn't restart without stepping on the accelerator pedal (a no no for this type of injection system). Looked at by dealer three times with no problem found and no fix made. The fourth time we took it in for service they found(now approx. 21000 miles) it but still no code visible from computer. Service writer said we needed a fuel injection service so I said do it. He said it wasn't covered by chrysler so I said don't do it. He was vehement about it needing to be done and pushed hard for me to pay and I maintained that if it needed to be done, it needed to be done from the day we bought it and now they want me to pay for what should be a warranty repair. Note that it started fine with the key but not with the remote start. Same fuel injectors are used for both starting protocols and for engine to run so which injector could be bad? Didn't make sense and therefore was rejected by me. The fourth time they reset the computer which chrysler covered under warranty and paid the dealer 24minutes to fix. No more problem with the car starting with either the key or the remote starter button. No injector problems now or before the resetting of the computer.
I was traveling in my '08 dodge avenger sxt w/my son making a left hand turn around a corner & vehicle just turned off by itself w/o warning. Went head on into oncoming traffic & went up onto a curb. Put vehicle into park & restarted it. The vehicle has to date shut off on us 6 x's. The even when incident happened was we were just driving the car-going home. The vehicle gives no signs,beeps or warnings that it is going to shut off. It just shuts off by itself. It has occurred a total of 6x's so far. I took the vehicle-which is still under original factory warranty-to the dodge dealership & notified the dealership where vehicle was purchased of the issues w/the vehicle. There are also recalls that were not fixed & electrical issues as well as transmission, brake & tires issues that are still as of this date not repaired because they "could not duplicate the problem". The dealership had the vehicle for 13 days before telling me the computer needed to be "flashed". They did that & car still stalls out when stopped @ stop signs or lights. They told me they do not know why it turned off on me & why the steering locked up & brakes locked up when it turned off. So therefore they cannot tell me that they know why the car has died & that the issue is even fixed! They will not say that it will not turn off on us again. I have researched online several sites (popular mechanics, etc.) & see that I am not the only one this has happened to. I bought this car to be able to have a safe, reliable & dependable car for me & my son. My son has cerebral palsy so I have to drive in this car. I feel that its 50/50 when we get in this car & that everytime could be the time when we're going 50 on the interstate in a turn & the car turns off & we hopefully don't die! I feel that this car has a major defect or flaw in its design somewhere. I love the car but I am scared to drive it now. I do not want me or my son to die in this car! Its only a matter of time before someone does. Thank you.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. Sporadically, while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. It typically takes several minutes to restart the vehicle. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v152000 (electrical system:wiring) and immediately took the vehicle to the dealer for repair. One month after the repair, the failure resurfaced. He called the manufacturer and is waiting for a response. The failure mileage was 17,000 and current mileage was 38,000.
Ignition sticking in the on position, jerking movements while in drive with some hold back. This vehicle was purchased june 13th, 2008, were any of the recalls corrected on this vehicle before purchase?
A few days after I purchased the vehicle I began hearing a tapping noise in the engine sounds like knocking (bad gas or rod). Dealer claims to not hear anything. Took to another dealer which heard the noise, kept the car to inspect and repair stating they thought they knew what the problem was. Car wasn't fixed I complained because the second dealer admitted to speaking with the first dealer thus the car wasn't fixed. They lied to me and told me it was a federally regulated emissions system that made the car sound that way. Dealer #1 offered to set up an appointment with a chrysler rep. Then he called back and stated that the rep wouldn't be local for 4-6 weeks. The rep called me and basically stated that it sounded like I just didn't like the car. The dealer would not take the car back, and were rude about repairs. I never saw the rep. Now the car is making a rubbing noise in the steering column and the power steering pump sounds like it is going out. I have done everything to try to replace the car but the dealers have put me off so long without repairs that I am stuck with the car. Less than 6 months after I owned the car I began seeing commercials for the car only the price was more than $5,000 less than what I was charged. Therefore, the bank wants an enormous amount of money in order to put me in another vehicle. The ignition rolls over several times before starting. Sometimes I have to attempt starting the vehicle three times. The cd player does not work, it over heats and will burn your hand if you touch the digital display. I have had friends in the community to call me and tell me that my car sounded awful when they saw me in town. Additionally I am paying 430 a month for the payment when the girl across the road is having the same problems with her new avenger yet she only pays 279 a month at 11% interest. With all of the problems and the miserable ride this car offers, I can easily compare it to a bicycle " a used bicycle" at best.
We own a 2008 dodge avenger. We received a recall letter (h07)concerning an electrical wiring problem that could cause the car to cut off without notice. We called the local dealership when we received the letter but they didn't have any information about it and said they would notify us when they received information. We never got a call from them. We experienced the car cutting off on several occasions but never when it was a dangerous situation. On saturday, may 3rd, 2008 at 7pm in the evening my son was driving the car and was braking to stop at an intersection and the car cut off causing him to lose all power steering and power brakes. He attempted to swerve to avoid hitting the car in front of him but was unable to totally miss the car. He hit the car in front of him because the car was too hard to steer and brake due to loss of power. After the accident we contacted dodge and our local dealership only to be told that our car is not involved in the recall. Some 2008 avengers are involved but according to our VIN they tell us our car is not involved. This could have been a very serious accident. I don't know why our car is not involved in the recall because we have experienced the problems that the recall notated. We would like the recall to be reevaluated and our car and possibly other 2008 avengers be included in the recall. Once the body work is fixed on the car, we will take it to our local dealership and have them check out the problem. We are afraid to drive the car until we know the problem has been fixed because next time the accident could result in injury or death.
On 3 separate occasions while driving my 2008 dodge avenger sxt in light rain, the vehicle lost all electrical power. Each time the car stalled the wipers were on. We took the vehicle to the dodge dealer and were told there is no problem. A day after having the car looked at it stalled again, almost causing a rear end collision. Car was taken back to dealer immediately, they kept the car for 1 1/2 days and told us the solenoid valve is getting raw gasoline in it due to us "topping of the gas tank when we fill it up" (never have done that). They replaced the valve, but the car still stumbles as if it were going to stall. Dodge told us there are no recalls or other complaints out there like ours, however doing my own online research I found a family in florida on carcomplaints.com with the same problems! This is a big concern to my husband and I as our 3 month old son was in the car when the power loss has occurred.
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