Car Will Not Start problems of the 2008 Dodge Avenger

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start after multiple attempts. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000.

While driving a lightning bolt in parentheses symbol popped up on the dash. Car began idling and would not exceed 10 miles per hour. Then the radio turned off and lights began to dim. So I parked the car and turned it off. The car would not start back up. I got it towed to a local shop for a diagnostic and was told it was the battery. So I got it replaced, that same day about 6 hours later, the exact same thing happened. Thank god we were not on the highway. I researched the symbol and a lot of related stories were discussed. I believe there is some need for a recall because others weren't as fortunate as us. Please take this into consideration because lives are at stake. Thank you.

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 91,000.

I started the car and it drove normally for 1/4 mile. Car then began bucking and would not accelerate over 20mph. Electric throttle light came on. Shop said the electric throttle needed to be replaced. Got it replaced in June of 2013. In August of 2014, my battery light came on. Car drove normally. Stopped after an hour trip. Two hours later car wouldn't start. Received a jump, car started but would not accelerate over 25 mph. Electric throttle light, check engine light, and battery light are on. To the shop I go again. . . Almost two months after the warranty has expired. . .

I noticed a problem with my car on March 29, 2012 as I attempted to get into my car to run an errand. My car would not start. . . Cranked up but wouldn't start. Never, ever, had that problem so I didn't know what to do since it was about 7:30pm. I left well enough alone until the next morning. Attempted to start car at that point and my car started. I drove over to a goodyear facility to see if they could find out the problem and I was informed there was nothing they could do about whatever problem I had the previous night because my car was starting up. Okay, fine. Well, on April 1, 2012, I was driving on a busy road going about 45mph and all of a sudden my car just stopped on me while driving. As I tried to turn, my steering wheel was like it was stuck and wouldn't maneuver. At that point, I was able to pull to the side since I was close to a sidewalk. I turned my ignition off and waited a few min before trying to start my car again. Tried 2 times, but didn't start up. The third time I tried, my car started up and I was able to turn around to head back home before this problem happen again. I took my car back in to goodyear the next morning after explaining about my car stopping in the middle of driving. They ran a scan and found nothing. After that, I went online and saw on motortrend. Com that a recall was issued on April 2, 2008 which was the same month I purchased my car. I called Chrysler to inquire about the recall because I never received a letter. Was told to bring it into a Dodge dealer, which I did this afternoon on 4/3/12, and they found nothing after running a diagnostic test. Something is wrong with my car, that's for sure. Because a car just doesn't kill in the middle of driving for no reason. A recall is needed for this problem because it appears a lot of other owners are having this same problem. This is a very dangerous situation.