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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 3 / 13
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 89,809 miles
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Electrical system:wiring unused electrical connectors for the TPMS may become corroded and could short circuit, which can cause a variety of conditions including engine no-start, dead battery, an inoperative cruise control or remote start system, and/or engine stalling.. I have bought 2 new batteries the electrical problem is creating my battery to die. When I am driving it's causing my light engine light to stay on and stall.
- Highland, CA, USA
On 3-31-19 me and my 2 daughters were driving on expressway, I started smelling burning and seen smoke coming from hood on driver side of car, it appeared to be coming from the engine under hood and pulled to side of road. I turned car off and I told kids to get out and we walked down expressway. I told kids to stay there and went to walk back to open hood and check it, on my way back to it, it had started on fire. I went back to my kids and called police. Within ten minutes the whole car was engulfed in flames.
- Roseville, MI, USA
Continuous engine and electronic and fuel and electrical issues with check engine light is activated with no resolve.
- Las Vegas, NV, USA
Electrical issue. Odometer drops from 65 mph to 10 mph on the highway. Lights flicker. ABS light comes on during all this also. Enigine stalls on occassion. Loss of power to engine. All this happens at highway speeds!!!!!
- Cincinnati, OH, USA
The horn will randomly sound. It may be operating on city streets, on the highway, parked, and even when not running. The horn does not sound from the steering wheel pad which is a safety concern and causes a safety inspection failure. The horn sounds when the key fob lock button is pressed intermittently. The horn when sounding on its own may sound on and off, or one continuous sound. When taken to a mechanic it was determined the tipm (total integrated power module) is failing in multiple ways, and is the cause for the horn sounding. The tipm is known to cause wipers stopping, lights stopping, etc and poses a very serious risk. I was astounded to know how frequently this occurs and yet no action has been taken.
- Kirksville, MO, USA
In motion at random times my electronic throttle control light will flash at the same time I lose all power at any speed.....from coming into my driveway to highway speed 40-50mph to interstate speeds 65mph I was with my very I'll mom who has to travel with medical supplies and equipment and when she is in an accident, and left unable to get to her set destination, would suffer and did finally today....we had to sit parked for longer that she medically is able to because of this problem with the electronic throttle control. It should be recalled & resolved before someone in my car, or myself, gets hurt or killed. I have had my Avenger since February - March 2009 and today is December 2018 and it has happened for over 2 years to me just because I am still alive, don't mean it shouldn't be resolved. Again, this happened before I got to the mileage I am now and is still happening. My airbag light stays on and I don't know if it would even work......, if I was to impact from the loss of power that's caused from, the etc. Please recall & fix this.
- Maysville, WV, USA
Wednesday October 10th 2018 approximately 10:30 a.M. I was on my way to smoothie kind in cooper city located inside of a plaza. As I turned into the parking spot with my foot already on the brake to slow down into said parking spot the vehicle accelerated on its own. I pumped the brakes once nothing stopped the vehicle and it went over the medium between parking spots and hit a unoccupied vehicle on the left front. Then stopped just before hitting a tree. I'am not sure what happened but their seems to be an electrical malfunction because my mileage has disappeared since.
- Hollywood, FL, USA
Drivers seatbelt doesn't stay locked. It comes undone. Driver's seat doest move up or down anymore and tire sensor never goes off. Even after new tires put on.
- Holiday, FL, USA
I was driving when I noticed the red lightning bolt light come on on the dash. Then the check oil light came on (and I don't need an oil change). My tire pressure light had been coming on that day, I assumed bc it was colder that day. As I was driving I was getting into the left turn lane and as I got to the end of the lane and straightened my wheel I noticed I couldn't really turn my wheel. Once I got the green arrow to turn, I put my foot on the gas and I wasn't moving. I turned my hazards on put it in park and turned it off when I noticed my car was already off. I started it back up and the lights on my dash went away and it was fine. I've also been noticed the past couple weeks that my car revs up whenever it feels like it. I'll be parked and the car will rev up or I'll be driving a steady speed and my car will just speed up. Sometime even when I'm braking to come to a stop my car will start zooming forward.
- Tallmadge, OH, USA
Car dies periodically sometimes 4 to 5 times in 3 miles other times it may go 25 miles and not die. Most of the time it cranks back others it has to sit for 5 or so minutes. Shows no codes in the computer could it be the module in the ECM?
- Pinson, AL, USA
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. On several occasions, the vehicle was difficult to start. While driving 40-50 mph, the check engine warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to South point Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram (5210 S ih 35 frontage rd, austin, tx 78745, (512) 443-9333) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that several engine wiring harnesses needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 08V152000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 129,000.
- Austin, TX, USA
The headlights and horn light and sound intermittently also interior lights also flash on and off. Having intermitten problems with the wipers.also the battery keeps goimg dead. This has been happening at night as the car is sitting in the driveway. This has been going on for over a month now.
- Watertown, NY, USA
Started having problems with the radio system, it turns off by it self and not turning on. One`S in a while it turns on by it self. It does the same thing if it`S running or it`S the car turned off. Other issue is that the 4 electric windows fronts and rears broke very ease inside the elevator when I lower or turning up. I`M been wasting too much money for this issue. In one point both issues for become unsafe because while I`M driven on want to lower the window it makes a big noise when it breaks. And the radio turns on and off by it self scaring you while I`M driving.
- Goodyear, AZ, USA
Tire pressure monitoring system indicator light came on. Every since I have been having various problem with this car. Such as engine rough idling/stalling, transmission issues, tire pressure monitor don't work, engine won't start/dead battery. Just a lot of unusual problems. I be driving the vehicle city or highway. Don't matter whether I am driving straight or turning. This vehicle will stall in the middle of the road. Yet stall right back up. All started after the tire pressure monitoring light came on. I believe it has something to do with the tire monitor system. I have been taken chances, hoping that it will go away like it started. My repair service can't fine the problem and said to check for recalls. These unsafe conditions have been going on for a while. Help needed
- Gary, IN, USA
Intermittently, when the switch is on they will turn off and on by themselves. Fast to slow and slow to fast. Causes very dangerous driving conditions in adverse weather conditions. This happens when car is moving, obviously in rainy conditions. Most recent accurate 2-13-18 highway and city streets.. also my air and cooling fan has been running intermediate on high and now is not working at all. Not to mention issues with wiring harness.
- Columbia, SC, USA
I was driving home from work and all lights when off and car shut off and I had no control I was driving on interstate
- Central, SC, USA
I've already had to replace the power control module (PCM) once just a year and a half ago, and now I have to replace it again and my car has been out of commission and sitting at a mechanic's repair shop for almost 2 months now after fixing other things first before finally determining it was the PCM again. Car will not rev above 2.0 RPM and is in "limp mode" with the service engine light along with the lightning bolt symbol present on the dashboard.
- Visalia, CA, USA
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. While driving approximately 65 mph, the headlamps illuminated independently and all the warning indicators illuminated intermittently on the instrument panel. The vehicle stalled and there was a burning odor inside. The vehicle was unable to restart and was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the starter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred later that day. The vehicle was towed back to the independent mechanic and was repaired under warranty. The failure recurred days later. The vehicle was towed to motor mile Dodge (2395 roanoke St, christiansburg, va 24073) where it was diagnosed that the TPMS needed to be repaired. The dealer also stated that the VIN was not included in a recall. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not inlcuded in NHTSA campaign number: 08V152000 (electrical system). The approximate failure mileage was 188,500. The VIN was not provided.
- Christianburg, VA, USA
Throttle body control----car will jerk and begin to lose power while driving. You will not be able to drive over 30 mph. Within a few minutes, you will be stranded on side of the road.
- Houston, MS, USA
- Mattituck, NY, USA