269 of the
4,737 complaints filed about the Dodge Avenger
are about the throttle and cruise control —
6% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2008.
269
Complaints
6%
Share of all complaints
10
Crashes
1
Fires
Acceleration & Cruise Control complaints by model year
Driving and car cuts off without warning. Could be going 35 mph could be going 65 mph. Have to shift to N to cut car back on. Sometimes it won't cut back on. I pressed gas after light turned green in a busy intersection and car cut off in middle of intersection. This has happened in more than one occasion and almost caused many accidents. Throws code for crankshaft position sensor. It has been replaced and still not helping. Also replaced throttle body position sensor. This is happening with A LOT of these vehicles. All online forums talk of the same problem. Don't know if it's the computer itself because the check engine light rarely comes in when this happens. Then it throws random codes.
NHTSA complaint #11534720 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The throttle body system keeps failing and causing my ETC light to come on. This causes the car to lose speed and almost stalling while driving. Thus happens out if no where and while driving the car will automatically slow down on it own and won't let me accelerate which is very dangerous when driving on the highway or trying to make a turn and your car stops accelerating. I have had the throttle body replaced multiple times and it never resolves the issue.
NHTSA complaint #11515559 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The car runs perfect but all the sudden started dying while in reverse then a lightning bolt with lines on each side was flashing and the car died. So we changed the spark plugs and did a full service and it ran fine then started doing the same thing where it’s getting no power and won’t go at all. Let it sit for a minute then hen will drive fine for a little bit and start acting like it’s not getting any power i don’t understand what’s going on with it
NHTSA complaint #11510723 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the electronic throttle control warning light illuminated, and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the electronic throttle body was replaced twice; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a second dealer Northtown Chrysler Jeep Dodge Fiat (2020 Niagara Falls Blvd, Tonawanda, NY 14150), where the PCM was replaced twice along with the Controller Area Network. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
NHTSA complaint #11509570 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would not properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. Also, while operating the vehicle a knocking noise was present coming from the engine when the air conditioning unit was turned on. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.
NHTSA complaint #11438610 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 AND THEN THE CAR HAD NO POWER. WHEN I GAVE IT GAS IT WOULD NOT GO. IT DROPPED TO ABOUT 10 MPH. THE RED FLASHING ETC AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VERY SCARY. I COULD NOT MOVE OUT OF ANYONE WAY IF I HAD TO.
NHTSA complaint #11406161 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND WITH MY FEET ON THE GAS PEDAL THE RPMS DROP, THE CAR SHUDDERS. ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER THE RPMS JUMP UP BUT DOESN'T GAIN SPEED. ALSO THE CAR JERKS BEFORE ACCELERATING VERY SLOW. NO CODES BUT CLEARLY THERE'S A PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #11373627 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO MOVE FORWARD UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SOUTH CHICAGO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (7340 S WESTERN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60636) WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHERE THEY ALSO INFORMED HIM THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHERE THEY REFERRED HIM TO THE NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,000.
NHTSA complaint #11343916 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I KEEP HAVING THE VEHICLE FIXED AND THEN THEY KEEP TELLING ME NOTHING ELSE NEEDS TO BE FIXED WITH IT. IT KEEPS PULLINGN WHEN I COME TO A STOP AND THEN DECELERATES WHILE I'M DRIVING AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY OR PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND START THE CAR AGAIN. NO LIGHTS COME ON THERE'S OIL IN THE CAR I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE I JUST HAD TO BRAKE PADS FIXED EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES KEEP SQUEAKING THE ROTORS ARE NEW XCETERA. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME IT HAS DECELERATED I HAD TO HAVE A PART REPLACED A COUPLE YEARS AGO BECAUSE IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE'S ANY RECALLS ON THE CAR IN ORDER TO GET THOSE RECALLS FIXED. IT DID THE SAME THING LAST YEAR AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN THEY FIXED ANOTHER PART. IT'S NEVER THE SAME PART THAT THE MECHANICS FIX AND SAY IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #11340659 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITH AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
NHTSA complaint #11328562 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CAR HAS PROBLEMS PICKING UP SPEED WHEN PUSHING PEDAL IT SLOWLY PICKS UP SPEED, WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND I PUSH ON BRAKES OR I AM BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE CAR SHUTS OFF. ALSO SOMETIMES WHILE CAR IS RUNNING I NOTICE IT WON'T GO OVER A CERTAIN SPEED IT JUS WON'T ALLOW ME TO DO OVER 50 MPH AND CAR STARTS TO OVER HEAT BUT NORMALLY I PULL OVER TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT BACK UP AND IT DRIVES NORMAL AGAIN , UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AGAIN IT MYSTERIOUSLY JUST HAPPENS AGAIN WHENEVER IT DECIDES.
NHTSA complaint #11328435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE VEHICLE ON THREE SEPARATE TURN AROUNDS DID THE SAME THING AFTER 3 PLUS HRS OF DRIVING STOPPING SHIFTING INTO REVERSE THEN DRIVE. NEAR THE END OF THE RURAL/LOCAL 4 STRAIGHT HRS TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. THE CAR WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO R(REVERSE) AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND GAS PEDAL APPLIED APPROXIMATELY. AFTER REACHING THE REVERSED TURNING DESTINATION THE BRAKE WAS REAPPLIED AND CAR CAME TO A STOP. CAR WAS SHIFTED INTO D (DRIVE) FROM R (REVERSE) AND ALL THREE TIMES THE CAR ACCELERATED TO 30 -34 MPH RPMS STAYING AT 3 AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT DID NOT GO INTO NORMAL 2ND YEAR MODE. ALL THREE TIMES THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE GEARSHIFT PUT INTO P(PARK FOR 5SEC.) THEN GEAR SHIFT PUT INTO D. THE CAR RAN FIN AGAIN UNTIL TIME TO TURN AROUND. ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR WAS DRIVEN HOME UNDER 40 MPH 4RPMS. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS SET FOR 2 PLUS HRS THE FLUIDS WERE CHECKED AND NONE APPEARS LOW THE CAR ALSO DROVE AS NORMAL AS IT HAD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LAST TRIP. THE CAR WAS ONLY DRIVEN FOR 5-10MINUTESVAND ALL GEARS SEAM TO WORK FINE FLUIDS ARE NORMAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE SYMBOL IS STILL LIT.
NHTSA complaint #11325456 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE CAR TIRE'S WERE CHECK I THAN HAD TO COME BACK 2 DAYS LATER BECAUSE OF THE WHEEL SHAKING BADLY AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE . THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE CAR HAD A BAD WHEEL BEARING AND THAT THEY MISSED IT . I THAN BROUGHT CAR TO BE FIXED AND WAS TURNED AWAY BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH DEALERSHIP WAS ALREADY AWARE OF EVEN AFTER TELLING THEM I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR HOME ON THE RAIN I WAS STILL TURNED AWAY AND ASKED TO COME BACK AT A CONVENIENT TIME FOR THE DEALERS MECHANICS CAR WAS SWERVING ON HIGH WAY DUE TO TIRE AND RAIN AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT
NHTSA complaint #11318931 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY HAS FAILED. THE DEALERS KEEP REPLACING THAT SPECIFIC PART AND THERE MUST BE MORE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE . THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, IT BOGS AND JUMPS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.
NHTSA complaint #11308080 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE CAR WOULD JUST SHUT OFF WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND WOULD TAKE LONG TIME TO POWER BACK ON. HEAD REST AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING TO LOSE CONTROL OF CAR. WINDOWS UNLOCKS WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP USING THE SAME TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE THAT ARE ON RECALL CHRYSLER 2000.
NHTSA complaint #11288859 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING AT HWY. SPEED VEHICLE SURGED BUT NO WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. NEXT TIME STARTED, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING A P2173 CODE.CAR WAS JUST AT DODGE DEALER FOR RECALLS. CAR WILL IDLE FINE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES THEN START SURGING, IDLING ROUGH WITH NO POWER AND SET WARNING LIGHTS, MIL, ETC, ESC. THESE WILL GO OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF EXCEPT FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WE HAVE REPLACED THROTTLE BODY WITH NO CHANGE. CLEARED CODE AND CAME BACK AND DID THE SAME. VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT DODGE HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. IT IS NOT SAFE.
NHTSA complaint #11288325 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL STALL OUT; I WAS DRIVING ON 3 LANE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT OFF TO THE SIDE DUE TO NO POWER STEERING. ANOTHER TIME I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PRESSED ON ACCELERATOR THE CAR STALLED AND A TRASH TRUCK NEARLY RAN INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS FOR A FEW MINUTES IT WILL RESTART; THEN FAIL AGAIN. REPEAT PROCEDURES AND IT WILL RUN A WHILE LONGER. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 4 DAYS AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES DAILY.
NHTSA complaint #11277127 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND THEN DRAGGED. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT, CLOCKSPRING, ECM MANIFOLD, THROTTLE BODY, STARTER, BATTERY, AIR FAN, INTEGRATED POWER MODULE, AIR CONDITIONER, COMPRESSOR, INTAKE RUNNER, STEERING WHEEL, AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BROCKTON CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (241020 BELMONT ST, BROCKTON, MA 02301, (781) 961-1550), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.
NHTSA complaint #11246036 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AS I WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH DOWN HWY 411 IN CENTRE, AL MY CAR (2008 DODGE AVENGER) COMPLETELY SHUTOFF. I COULD BARELY GET MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. THANK GOD IT WAS 11 P.M ON A THURSDAY NIGHT BECAUSE IF IT WOULD'VE BEEN DURING THE DAY THIS HWY IS VERY BUSY AND I COULD'VE CAUSED A WRECK AND HARMED MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. AFTER I GOT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I TRIED TO START IT BACK UP A FEW TIMES AND IT FINALLY STARTED BACK UP BUT IT WOULDN'T STOP TURNING OVER UNTIL I CUT IT BACK OFF. THEN I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED BUT EVERY LIGHT ON MY DASH COME ON. I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND TRIED TO DRIVE IT HOME BUT IT WOULDNT GO OVER 15 MPH. I HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES RUN UP ON THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE AND I WAS ACTUALLY AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY. WHEN I GOT IT HOME I SHUT IT OFF AND IT WOULDNT START BACK UP. I THEN TRIED TO START IT BACK UP THE NEXT MORNING AND THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COME ON AND I STILL CANT GO OVER 15 MPH. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE I COULDVE BEEN HURT BAD OR WORSE.
NHTSA complaint #11234847 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY ISSUE IS WITH MY THROTTLE BODY. THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME IT'S BEING FIXED BETWEEN ME AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER 2 JUST FOR ME. THERE HAS BEEN TWO CASES WHERE I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AND ALL THE SUDDEN I LOSE ALL ACCELERATION. MY GAS PEDAL GOES RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND IT DOES NOTHING. THEN ONCE I STOPPED IT IDLES REALLY ROUGH. I'VE GONE THROUGH TWO THROTTLE BODY'S IN A 9 MONTH PERIOD AND I FEEL IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN I MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY TO SURVIVE. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS 7/2/2019 I WAS DRIVING AND WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY CAR STARTS THE ROUGH IDLING AND WHEN I HIT THE GAS IT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR WHICH THEN HINDERED TRAFFIC AND ALMOST GOT HIT. THE FORST TIME IT HAPPENS TO ME LIKE I SAID I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET STARTING A DECENT DOWNHILL AND WHEN I GOT TO THE BOTTOM OF HILL MY PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. THAT'S SCARY SITUATION ESPECIALLY LET'S SAY CROSSING A STREET THE HAS CROSS TRAFFIC THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO STOP AND ALL THE SUDDEN YOUR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND CAN'T MOVE. I'M ALWAYS IN FEAR IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #11230042 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.