NHTSA Complaint #10981231 — 2013 DODGE AVENGER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED, SHOOK, AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS, THE VEHICLE NOSEDIVED AND THE SPEED DECREASED. THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED TO REGISTER AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DODGE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,485.