2008 Dodge Avenger: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Jul 30, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 80,000 miles · TX

My daughter was driving home from work at 60mph and all of sudden the radio was cutting off and on and then the car started hesitating and then just cut off.after having it towed home found that the starter was burt up.replaced starter with new and car fired up and ran for about an hour when the new started that was just replaced also burt...this happened two more times...the car has been broke for two years now.I have it at an independent mechanic shop with another starter....they cannot find the short in the electrical system thats causing this starter to fry! The car starts fine...idles fine...until you drive it for about 3or 4 miles and then the starter starts burning....I can stop the car when I hear the starter winding and burning and take the key completely out and the starter stays stuck in starting position till it burns completely up....there definitely is an electrical issue that no one has heard of,and very hard to fix....updated 10/20/15 *bf the consumer stated the tipm was shorting out and causint the starter to burn. The vehicle was repaired. The ignition lock was also replaced because the key would stick upon starting the vehicle. Updated 2/24/2016*js

Filed Apr 30, 2015 · Acceleration · 95,000 miles · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. While attempting to accelerate, the engine would rev but the vehicle would hesitate to respond before surging forward. The vehicle was taken to an independent transmission specialist who diagnosed that the electronic throttle control was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000.

Filed Jan 28, 2015 · Electrical, Fuel system · 150,000 miles · GA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to pick up speed upon depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact noticed upon removing the wiring harness there was an internal fire, which burned the components pertaining to the fuel pump that burned into the fuel tank and the housing. The vehicle was not able to be driven due to the failure. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 07v426000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Oct 14, 2014 · Electrical, Transmission · 40,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. While driving various speeds, the vehicle hesitated and failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. Upon starting the vehicle, all the gear shifter indicators had squares around them and the transmission had difficulty shifting into the correct gear. In addition, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

Filed Sep 11, 2014 · Electrical · 88,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. The contact stated that the vehicle the hesitated and it took several attempts turning the ignition switch before the vehicle started. The failure recurred sporadically. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.

Filed May 28, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 125,975 miles · PA

While driving along freeway at 55 MPH throttle light illuminated and engine was non reactive to gas pedal. After a few moment systems went away, but the starting the next day after that the engine was slow to respond to sccelerator and would hesitate and jump to accelerations. Vehicle was taken to shop where throttle body and fuel system was cleaned. It worked fine till april 22, 2013 when vehicle was being driven the throttle light came back on and there was no acceleration at all to the car. Car towed to garage where the throttle body had to be replaced to due failure. The milage was 130,153 and cost over $800.

Filed Aug 8, 2012 · Acceleration, Electrical · 70,650 miles · VA

While driving this morning, my car hesitated and stalled. I was able to get my car restarted, but the check engine light came on. After a couple of minutes of driving, the electronic throttle control light came on and the car lost power and would not accelerate. It was very stressful because this all happened during rush hour traffic in washington dc. I have researched this problem and it seems that it is a common occurrence... Please recall now for safety reasons!!!!

Filed Jan 17, 2012 · Electrical · 38,000 miles · MI

Vehicle conditions only happen when it is raining outside. Vehicle stalls or idles erratically during deceleration and hesitates when taking off from a stop.