NHTSA Complaint #10426018 — 2008 DODGE AVENGER

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.