Going 65 MPH the etc light turn on and I lost power.then I turn off the engine for about 30 minutes and it turn off but it keeps losing power all the time.
2008 Dodge Avenger engine complaints
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I was driving on the highway and then the car just started like it was wanting to cut off when I was giving it throttle the car was jerking back and fourth I took it back to the place I bough it from and waiting on them to fix the issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving 25 MPH with the illumination of the etc warning light. The contact referred to the owner's manual regarding the etc and the owner's manual advised parking the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or a mechanic for repairs or inspection. The failure mileage was 56,949.
My 2008 avenger stalls when accelerating. It seems to happen when it is wet and cold out. It happens mostly when you are at a complete stop and push the gas or when you are slowing down and the accelerate. I have almost been in several accidents due to this happening. I have taken it to the dodge dealership and they said they can't find anything wrong. There is definitely something wrong.
Vehicle engine cuts-out or stalls at during deceleration or when stopped at a light, and only on days in which it is raining. I have taken vehicle to dealer with no luck in solving problem. This is a safety concern because the vehicle becomes hard to control when the engine cuts-out all of a sudden losing power to the brakes and steering. Vehicle still exhibits symptoms of problem.
I purchased this vehicle from a used car lot a year and a half ago. From the very first day I purchased the car, I had problems which are recorded with the place of purchase. I was told I could not get my money back. The only remedy offered was for the actual car dealership who sold me the vehicle would fix the problem. The first problem iv'e had started with the head lights, it then went onto my entire electrical system that gives mileage, warnings ect went out. Soon after that the alarm system, horn ,and door locking system. There after "a pin" in which holds the gear in place went out and would not operate. The next thing that went out was the entire air conditioning and heating system. On or around april 12 there was a what looked like a spark near the air conditioning panel. When I removed the panel, there was evidence that there was a small spark or fire that actually melted a switch on the cooling and heating elements. It has yet to work since then. Today the 11/29/11 my car completely stalled while I was turning into a very dangerous intersection. This car is a total death trap waiting to happen. Unfortunately I am a single mother of 3 children with very little options financially to do otherwise. I have attempted several times to schedule recalls to be fixed by the dodge dealer and they have not been helpful at all. There is no rental car offered and the estimated time of repair is not feasible. I hope this information will help.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. The contact was driving 55 MPH when a semi-truck crashed into the front and driver side of the vehicle. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a wall. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. The contact was injured and a police report was filed. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 07v240000 (air bags:frontal) but the vehicle was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. In addition, the contact stated that prior to the crash, there were several failures in which the vehicle continuously stalled without warning. A local mechanic replaced the electronic throttle control. The dealer offered to assist the contact with the stalling defect. The failure mileage was 66,000 and the current mileage was 84,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. The contact was driving 65 MPH when the vehicle began to loose power abnormally. The contact had to restart the vehicle for the vehicle to driving normally. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact filed a complaint. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 92,000 and the current mileage was 92,050.
This is a car imported into mexico. Manufactured at USA car just started shaking, took it to the authorized dealer/service center who is now arguing it is not warranty despite car had service at 30,000 km and previous maintenances. No reason that a motor may present this kind of big failures with just 30000 km. No alarms shown on controls nor other warnings.
I was driving on a turnpike when I heard a loud explosion and my car started to shake violently and smoke was pouring out of the engine compartment. I slowed the car down and immediately pulled over to the shoulder. I got out of my car and opened the hood of the car and there was a fire coming out of both sides from underneath the engine. I had just had my oil changed the week prior and when the engine caught on fire it was from all the oil that sprayed out. I had the car towed and when the insurance adjuster and the mechanic looked at the engine they said that is was purely engine failure from mechanical reasons and not from a collision of any kind that caused the engine to blow up.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning while driving 70 MPH. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic that was unable to locate a failure code. The dealer also test drove the vehicle, but was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was repaired. A local mechanic replaced the motor. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 3,000 and the current mileage was not available.
We were driving on the highway about 65 MPH when our electric throttle control indicator light along with our engine light came on. When this happened we did not have a speedometer or RPM gauge. All of the lights that are related to the shifter (park, neutral, drive) also all lit up. The car did continue to drive but had less power. We pulled over and turned the car off. We tried to start it again but it would not start at first. The power locks and truck release would not work either. After about 5 minutes we tried it again and everything worked. The check engine light did stay on but the car drove fine. The engine light is still currently on.
I have a 2008 dodge avenger that I purchased about one year ago that I pay $350 a month for. My car started having problems about a month ago. It would not hold antifreeze but no visible leak, the car may have ran hot once or twice since this problem started. There was also a recall on my vehicle for an interlock bracket so on june 30 I decided to take my car to bob caldwell chrysler on morse rd to have them investigate and repair my car (I also had the recall corrected). I told the service tech all the symptoms the car was having so he could properly diagnose my car. He told me I would have to pay $95 to have a diagnostic on my car. After they tested my vehicle I was told it was a small "$35" problem that could be fixed by replacing the radiator cap. I paid them for the replacement thinking this would solve the problem. The very same day the car was having the same problems so I called the dealership to inform them. They told me it was a "bubble in the system the needed to work itself out" and the car should be fine, drive it and call me in the morning if your having the same problem". I took their expert advice but the car did not improve so I took it back to bob caldwell chrysler. They told me they would run the tests again on my car. When I went back they told me "there is nothing wrong with you car it pass all the test". They even stated I would not tell you to pick up your car if I felt something was wrong or it would damage your car more( I let him know I had this concern) or if there was something wrong, come pick up your car". I went back to get it on the way home from work the car would not pick up speed, there is thick white smoke from the front and back the overflow container under the hood swell up from the pressure looking like it was about to burst. I was driving on the freeway I could have killed myself.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, a loud noise would be heard coming from under the hood. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer would not provide assistance unless the vehicle was diagnosed by an authorized dealer. The failure mileage was 72,700 and the current mileage was 72,842.
I have a 2008 dodge avenger that burst into flames all of a sudden when I was headed home from work during rush hour on a city street doing between 25-30 miles an hour. There was no warning when a man started shouting for me to get out of the car. In another half an hour my kids would have been in the car. This is the third time I've heard of this happening with this chrysler made car, yet the insurance is giving me the run-a-round. I'm sure with instructions from chrysler. I need them to pay up, I need to be able to get to work and take my children to day care. I could have been killed cause there is obviously a defect in the engine or fuel system.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the contact heard a loud noise in the engine area. The contact drove onto the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing and stated the engine locked and would need to be replaced. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the engine was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the defect. The failure mileage was 9,000. The VIN was unavailable.
On tuesday may 31,2011 at 8:00 am I was driving about 40 mins when I approached a stop light. I turned the A/C on and noticed a plastic smell. I turned into the gas station to investigate. In less than two minutes my entire engine compartment was in flames. The car is a total loss. My vehicle was not included in the recall that could have prevented this. Dodge is responsible!
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. The contact stated that the vehicle would lose power abnormally and stall whenever it would rain accompanied by an unusual fluctuation in the engine rpms. The failure would occur only when the vehicle was at a complete stop not when the vehicle was in motion. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 74,000 and the current mileage was 75,231. Updated 05/25/11 *bf the consumer was informed there was no remedy for the failure as of yet. Updated 06/03/11
At 51000 miles on my 2008 dodge avenger, started smelling antifreeze odor inside the car. Eventually the check engine light and electrical light indicator illuminated and the car ran extremely rough and started to run hot. Eventually engine would lose power then shut off and not be able to restart for a couple of hours. Did not appear to be losing radiator fluid. Took to the dealership and found that the thermostat housing, (made out of plastic) was cracked and it was leaking antifreeze from that point. Had parts replaced. The part and service was warranted for 12 months/12000 miles. 10 months later, but 30000 miles later, current vehicle mileage 81000, same problem occurred again, same parts replaced.
I was slowing down to make a left hand turn on 9/18 when, in the middle of turning and while there were other vehicles driving towards me, my steering wheel locking in the position it was in, my brake locked so I couldn't slow down, my gas locked and all the dash lights went off. The car stalled. The only thing I was able to do, was put the car in park as fast as possible and turn the car off and back on. Luckily, the cars that were heading right towards me swerved as to not hit me and the car that I was heading straight for was able to move before we had a head on collision. I took the car to the dealership where I bought the vehicle and where I purchased the warranty, and they were unable to diagnose what the problem was. My biggest fear is that I have two small children and have to travel on the freeway next to large semi's and if this happens there, we will surely die in a horrible accident seeing as how my wheel locks as well as my brakes. I only hope that more investigation will be done to prevent that from happening.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. The contact stated that when driving at 20 MPH and over, the vehicle would without warning. The vehicle would always restart and was taken to the dealer. The dealer was unable to duplicate or produce a failure code from the diagnostic test. The vehicle was taken to the dealer a total of 45 times and the dealer was never able to diagnose the failure. In addition, the contact stated he was previously involved in a crash where the vehicle stalled without warning and he crashed into trees. There were front end damages to the vehicle yet the contact was uninjured. The failure mileage as 25,000 and the current mileage was 87,000.
Horrible whining noise from under hood....drive belt area.
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.
On saturday 07/10/10 I had driven my car and did some shopping that I needed to do. On sunday 07/11/10 I was planning to go grocery shopping. I got in my car started the engine and tried to put the car in reverse to get out of my garage. The car would not go into reverse it was stuck in park. After several minutes of trying to get the gear shift to move out of park I gave up and went into the house. On monday 07/12/10 I had to call a tow truck to come and pick up my car and tow it to the dealership because the car was still stuck in park. When the tow truck driver got to my house he informed me that I was the 3rd dodge avenger in the last week that he had to tow to a garage because the gear shift was stuck in park. When I went to pick up my car at the dealership I was talking to the mechanic and he informed me that he had two other dodge cars in the shop that he was working on that had the same problem as mine. One was a dodge avenger and the other was a dodge magnum. He said that in the last couple of months his shop has been repairing more and more dodge vehicles with the same problem, gear shift stuck in park. He stated that there were at least 12 - 15 cars in the last month that they had to fix. I feel that someone needs to look into this of why so many dodge cars gear shifts are getting stuck in park and that dodge needs to possibly do a recall of this product. I have only had my car 6 months and I feel that this should not have happened.
I bought a 2008 dodge avenger in july of 2009. From the time that I purchased the car I have had nothing but problems with it. The front driver door latch would malfunction causing the door to come open and/or not shut at all. This happened twice. Dodge corrected it the first time but refused the second time. My left speed sensor went out and had to be replaced; the airbag light would come on and stay on and dodge told me the defect did not include my VIN number; my car gout stuck in park and dodge would not help me with that either. On june 30, 2010 while driving on hwy 41 in port charlotte florida my engine compartment burst into flames. There is a recall on my car as to this defect also but, once again, I was told by dodge that it did not include my VIN number. I have been ran in circles for one week with no answers or assistance from dodge. I have only asked that they provide me with transportation until the cause of my engine fire can be determined and yet again, no response from dodge. I felt in fear of this vehicle and called dodge on several occasions asking that they do something about it.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. When the contact started the vehicle the engine stalled; however, the vehicle began functioning normally with no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. When the vehicle came to a complete stop it surged forward. The failure occurred intermittently while driving approximately 35 MPH. The vehicle had not been repaired for the malfunctions. The current and failure mileages were 19,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. He stated that both the front and rear brake pads had worn. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where they sanded down the brakes but the procedure did not remedy the problem. Furthermore, the electronic throttle indicator light illumated along with the engine temperature warning light, followed by the engine overheating. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealership in regards to the engine failure at the time of the complaint. The contact had not called the manufacturer at the time of the complaint. The vehicle identification number was unavailable. The current mileage was approximately 63,000. The failure mileage was approximately 32,000.
Catastrophic engine failure on a 2008 dodge avenger on I 271.
On march 5, 2010 (friday) - approximately 5:30 p.m., while driving on sunrise highway in long island, new york, an indicator light went on inside my 2008 dodge avenger, in the shape of a lightning bolt in my car. Literally 30 seconds later, and before there was time to react at all, my brakes stopped working and there was no way to stop my vehicle. I had just about made it to the exit ramp when I realized by looking in the rearview mirror that there was smoke coming from my car. As I had steered onto the exit ramp, I opened the door and saw flames shooting from the underneath part of my car. Without thinking twice I jumped from the moving vehicle (which at the time still was going at about 20 MPH). I was not hurt physically but was extremely shaken up. Another traveler who had pulled up on the service road to help me, informed me that the car was on fire for at least 1/4 of a mile on the highway and that he had been attempting to flag me down. After I had escaped the vehicle, the car continued in a diagonal path toward oncoming rush hour highway traffic. The fire continue to burn and had become very bad, to the point where the entire front half of the car was ablaze. The only thing that stopped the out of control vehicle was a wire fence in the divider between the service road and main highway. The insurance company and manufacturer are currently in the process of investigating. The fire department took at least 15-20 mins to respond which caused the vehicle to become severely damaged to the point where it is now extremely difficult to ascertain a cause. My insurance only covered my car loan and now I am out money for the down payment on a new vehicle. This situation is very serious. There could have been children or elderly persons in the vehicle who could have died. Please help me investigate this issue. I consider myself lucky to still have my life and evaluate the situation as having initiated a duty to keep others safe from dangers of the same.
I have taken my 2008 dodge avenger to 2 different dealerships on 3 occasions for stalling problems. I have the invoices. They continue to say they cannot verify the complaint. The vehicle stalls while idling and tonight when I pulled out it almost stalled. I researched it online and there are other complaints of the same problem. There are reports of a recall from 2008 for the tire pressure monitoring system as well as the exhaust gas recirculation. I am afraid to drive my vehicle with my girls in the car.
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