NHTSA Complaint #10217512 — 2008 DODGE AVENGER

LOSS OF COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING. MY SON'S NEW 2008 DODGE AVENGER LOSS COMPLETE POWER WHILE HE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE TODAY. WITHOUT WARNING ALL ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE POWER WAS LOSS. LUCKILY, HE WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO GO ONTO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT POWER STEERING, THERE WERE NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND MORE THAN LIKELY THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. IF HE WAS IN THE CENTER LANE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH MORE SERIOUS SITUATION. MY NINE-YEAR SON WAS ALSO IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. I CANNOT IMAGINE A MORE SERIOUS SITUATION TO BE IN DRIVING 70 MPH AND HAVING A COMPLETE FAILURE OF ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL POWER. WHEN IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEIR FIRST RESPONSE WAS A COMPONENT IN THE CAR'S MAIN COMPUTER. I AM NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE REPAIR AS IT IS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT PLEASE WARNED OWNERS OF THIS VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AND HAVE THEM CHECK THEIR CAR. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED AT BOB BOAST DODGE IN BRADENTON FL. *TR