NHTSA Complaint #10435561 — 2008 DODGE AVENGER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN A SEMI-TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE FRONT AND DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V240000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THERE WERE SEVERAL FAILURES IN WHICH THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. THE DEALER OFFERED TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH THE STALLING DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.