NHTSA Complaint #10629515 — 2011 DODGE AVENGER

I WAS DRIVING AUG 23 ALONG IN A STREET WHEN THE CAR JUST STALLED,I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE GEAR IN PARK THEN START THE ENGINE AGAIN IT WORKED.. THEN AUG 25 I WAS BACKING UP FROM MY WORK DRIVE WAYIN THE MORNING WHEN IT DIES AGAIN.. THERE WERE NO ENGINE LIGHT OR BATTERY LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD THEN IT WONT START ... I WAITED LIKE 5MINS TO START IT AGAIN THEN IT WORKED AGAIN...THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE CAR STALLED AGAIN WHILE IM DRIVING HOME SAME DAY ... THEN AUG 28 PAST 415PM WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE TO DO SOME ERRANDS THE CAR WAS PARKED ON THE STREET IT DIDN'T START I CALLED TRIPLE A THINKING IT NEEDS A JUMP START... AFTER 15 MINS THE CAR STARTS AGAIN... THEN AUG 29 THE CAR STALLED AGAIN ALONG THE STREET SUNSET AND WILTON IT JUST DIES AGAIN I RE START IT AGAIN...IM SO AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS ON WHAT THIS CAR DEFECTS ARE.. I DECIDED TO WENT TO MIDAS SAME DAY AUG 29 AND HAVE MY CAR DIAGNOSED... THE MGR TOLD ME BATTERY RESULTS ARE OK .. THE STARTER TEST IS NORMAL...THE CHARGING SYSTEM TEST IS NORMAL ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER... I TOOK IT TO THE DOWNTOWN LA DEALER THEY DON'T ACCEPT WALK INS THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME THEY NEED TO HAVE THE CAR IN THE SERVICE SHOP FOR 3 DAYS TO RUN A TEST IT WILL COST ME $100 SOMETHING... I CANT AFFORD IT... IM A LOW INCOME EMPLOYEE.. I CANT AFFORD TO HAVE MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOR 3 DAYS...HE TOLD ME THE COST MIGHT RUN FROM $200 TO $1,000 DEPENDS ON THE PROBLEM....IM IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION RIGHT NOW...WE HAD THIS CAR SINCE MAY 2013 AT 37,000 MILES FROM A RENT ENTERPRISE DEALERSHIP IM NOT NEGLIGENT OR ABUSE THIS CAR IN ANY WAY I ALWAYS HAVE IT OIL CHANGE ...IT HAS 48,000 PLUS MILES NOW... WHEN I LOOK UP IN THE INTERNET I READ SOME RELATED COMPLAINTS ABOUT DODGE AVENGER THEY ALSO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THE CAR JUST DIES STALLED....VERY UNSAFE IN THE STREETS I DON'T WANT SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME WHILE IM IN THE FWY. *TR