NHTSA Complaint #10609148 — 2013 DODGE AVENGER

PREVIOUSLY HAD ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION, VALVE BODY REPLACED AND NOW HAVING SAME ISSUES AS BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED APPROX. 15,000 MILES AGO. ON JULY 7TH I WAS PASSING A VEHICLE IN A PASSING LANE, ONCE I GOT PASSED THE VEHICLE AND ON TOP OF A HILL I RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR ONLY TO HAVE MY CAR CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE TO THE SPEED OF 82 MPH. ON ITS OWN. MY CRUISE WAS NOT ON SO THIS COULD NOT BE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER USED THE CRUISE AND WOULD NEVER HAVE IT SET OVER 82 MPH EVEN IF THAT COULD BE AN ISSUE AS I HAVE BEEN ASKED. EXTREMELY SCARY SITUATION BUT THE BRAKES DID ENGAGE WHEN APPLIED AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW TO A SAFER SPEED (WITH MY KNEES KNOCKING IN FEAR!) I HAVE NOT HAD THIS CHECKED YET KNOWING THAT THE ANSWER FROM CHRYSLER AND THE DEALER WILL BE "WE ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" OR "YOUR CAR IS JUST LEARNING HOW YOU DRIVE" (GRANTED I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW). I AM EXTREMELY NERVOUS TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE OR HAVE MY CHILDREN OR ANYONE IN THIS VEHICLE WITH ME. *TR