Brake Master Cylinder Problems of Dodge Avenger

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that the brake warning indicator illuminated intermittently. When the brake pedal was depressed, it traveled abnormally to the floorboard. The contact discovered that brake fluid was smeared throughout the frame and master cylinder. The vehicle was taken to a dealer on three occasions and the technician stated that the vehicle functioned as designed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 5,741.

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While traveling on the freeway a car cut in front of me and I had to "jam" on the brakes. When I applied the abnormally high amount of input to the brake pedal to slow down, little if any extra braking was applied to the car. Fortunately there was room in the other lane next to me and I was able to change lanes avoiding an accident. But the brake system did not act properly. Since then I have had two additional incidents where "emergency braking" was necessary. In all three cases the brake system failed to provide maximum braking force (considerably less braking than a minivan I own). In addition, in none of the 3 cases did the abs engage (presumably because the maximum braking force could not be attained!). I have compared the brake pedal feel to other cars I own, and other new Dodge cars (I rented a Chrysler 300 for two weeks and a Dodge challenger for 2 weeks) and have found that the brakes on the Avenger are very "spongy" as if there is air in the lines. At low speeds the soft feel of the brakes is somewhat masked. At higher speeds and/or emergency conditions, the brakes require extra input and pedal travel to provide the same amount of braking force when the braking force should increase on the car. Since the incidents, I have had the car back to the dealership and they confirmed my complaint. The dealership has replaced the master cylinder, booster, and abs module. While the feel has improved a little, the brakes are still spongy and the pedal travel is excessive when trying to apply the brakes harder. I would have thought that all new parts would have solved the problem. However it now leads me to believe that there may be a design flaw. During this time I have also learned of a woman that has a 2014 Chrysler 200 (same brake system as the 2013 Dodge Avenger) and she had very similar issues.