Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Dodge Avenger

Car will rev and accelerate on its own even with brake pedal being pressed due to malfunctions in the electronic stability control I've even replaced the throttle body after reading forums about this similar problem and car continues to sporadically accelerate on its own at times while I'm driving or parked.

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The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated the vehicle suddenly accelerated while the brake pedal was depressed. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic test, but was unable to locate a failure code. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN information was not available. The failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 28,000.

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The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Avenger. The contact stated that while sitting at a stop, the engine rpms increased to 5,000 as the engine roared abnormally. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken to an authorized mechanic, who was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 34,000 and the current mileage was 134,000. The consumer stated he experienced sudden acceleration issues, along with stalling. The acceleration issues have been ongoing and within the last few months, it seemed to be occurring more frequently. About 6 months ago, his wife was sitting in the passenger seat, with the vehicle in park, and when he returned, she explained how the vehicle revved up above 5 rpm's. After the incident, the consumer took his wife to an appointment and while stopped at a stop sign, behind another vehicle the vehicle revved extremely high and jumped forward almost causing him to hit the vehicle in front of him. The consumer had to apply extreme pressure to the brake, to stop the vehicle. The vehicle also stalled while at a stop light, in drive. Updated 01/09/14.

The consumer experienced sudden acceleration. The vehicle suddenly accelerated from 800 rpm's to 4500 rpm's within seconds. The consumer had both feet on the brakes, but the vehicle kept going. The consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer and had the input/output sensor replaced. However, the sudden acceleration recurred. Provide further details.

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