NHTSA Complaint #11162846 — 2008 DODGE AVENGER

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11162846
Vehicle 2008 DODGE AVENGER
Component ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 240,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State WV

Consumer Description

IN MOTION AT RANDOM TIMES MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WILL FLASH AT THE SAME TIME I LOSE ALL POWER AT ANY SPEED.....FROM COMING INTO MY DRIVEWAY TO HIGHWAY SPEED 40-50MPH TO INTERSTATE SPEEDS 65MPH I WAS WITH MY VERY I'LL MOM WHO HAS TO TRAVEL WITH MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT AND WHEN SHE IS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND LEFT UNABLE TO GET TO HER SET DESTINATION, WOULD SUFFER AND DID FINALLY TODAY ....WE HAD TO SIT PARKED FOR LONGER THAT SHE MEDICALLY IS ABLE TO BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED & RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE IN MY CAR, OR MYSELF, GETS HURT OR KILLED. I HAVE HAD MY AVENGER SINCE FEBRUARY - MARCH 2009 AND TODAY IS DECEMBER 2018 AND IT HAS HAPPENED FOR OVER 2 YEARS TO ME JUST BECAUSE I AM STILL ALIVE, DON'T MEAN IT SHOULDN'T BE RESOLVED. AGAIN, THIS HAPPENED BEFORE I GOT TO THE MILEAGE I AM NOW AND IS STILL HAPPENING. MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD EVEN WORK......, IF I WAS TO IMPACT FROM THE LOSS OF POWER THAT'S CAUSED FROM, THE ETC. PLEASE RECALL & FIX THIS.

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