NHTSA Complaint #10454134 — 2008 DODGE AVENGER

I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL ERRORS FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW (LIGHTNING BOLT BETWEEN INVERTED PARENTHESIS). IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY BUT SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY. THE LAST EPISODE OCCURRED TODAY ON MY MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK - 04/04/2012, APPROXIMATELY 0725. THE ERROR CODE WILL FLASH AND IT BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE. WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL TO DECELERATE, THE CAR WILL 'JERK'. SO FAR, I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER. USUALLY, I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE ERROR CODE DISAPPEARS. THE CAR WILL DRIVE NORMALLY. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK. THIS ISSUE IS CHRONICLED ON THE INTERNET WITH DETAILS IN DIFFERENT FORUMS. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON-GOING FREQUENT ISSUE THAT DODGE IS AWARE OF. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED, THE DEALERSHIP MECHANICS SEEM TO BE AT A LOSS ON HOW TO REPAIR AND SUGGEST DIFFERENT REPAIRS THAT DON'T WORK...UNLESS THAT IS THEIR AIM. IN A TIME THAT PEOPLE ARE FINANCIALLY STRUGGLING, THESE MANUFACTURERS NEED TO REPAIR THE ISSUES THEY KNOW ABOUT. *TR