2013 Dodge Avenger Speed Control & Cruise Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO MOVE FORWARD UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SOUTH CHICAGO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (7340 S WESTERN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60636) WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHERE THEY ALSO INFORMED HIM THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHERE THEY REFERRED HIM TO THE NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,000. *AS

WHILE DRIVING AT HWY. SPEED VEHICLE SURGED BUT NO WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. NEXT TIME STARTED, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING A P2173 CODE.CAR WAS JUST AT DODGE DEALER FOR RECALLS. CAR WILL IDLE FINE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES THEN START SURGING, IDLING ROUGH WITH NO POWER AND SET WARNING LIGHTS, MIL, ETC, ESC. THESE WILL GO OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF EXCEPT FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WE HAVE REPLACED THROTTLE BODY WITH NO CHANGE. CLEARED CODE AND CAME BACK AND DID THE SAME. VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT DODGE HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. IT IS NOT SAFE.

MY ISSUE IS WITH MY THROTTLE BODY. THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME IT'S BEING FIXED BETWEEN ME AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER 2 JUST FOR ME. THERE HAS BEEN TWO CASES WHERE I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AND ALL THE SUDDEN I LOSE ALL ACCELERATION. MY GAS PEDAL GOES RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND IT DOES NOTHING. THEN ONCE I STOPPED IT IDLES REALLY ROUGH. I'VE GONE THROUGH TWO THROTTLE BODY'S IN A 9 MONTH PERIOD AND I FEEL IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN I MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY TO SURVIVE. THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS 7/2/2019 I WAS DRIVING AND WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY CAR STARTS THE ROUGH IDLING AND WHEN I HIT THE GAS IT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR WHICH THEN HINDERED TRAFFIC AND ALMOST GOT HIT. THE FORST TIME IT HAPPENS TO ME LIKE I SAID I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET STARTING A DECENT DOWNHILL AND WHEN I GOT TO THE BOTTOM OF HILL MY PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. THAT'S SCARY SITUATION ESPECIALLY LET'S SAY CROSSING A STREET THE HAS CROSS TRAFFIC THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO STOP AND ALL THE SUDDEN YOUR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND CAN'T MOVE. I'M ALWAYS IN FEAR IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.

THE RED LIGHTENING BOLT APPEARS AND THE CAR LOSES NEARLY ALL ENGINE POWER....I READ ON THE INTERNET TO:1} TURN ON IGNITION(NOT ENGINE)...2}PRESS ACCELERATOR PEDAL SLOWLY TO THE FLOOR, THEN ALLOW THE PEDAL TO RETURN(SLOWLY)..3} TURN IGNITION OFF----4{START THE CAR... I HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR AND GO THRU THE INSTRUCTIONS.....IT ALWAYS STARTS AND RUNS FOR A HALF A DAY OR SO, BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN!(I GUESS I HAVE TO KEEP RESETTING THE THROTTLE SENSOR)!....THIS HAPPENS AT 10 MPH AND OR 60 MPH

COLD AIR BLOWING OUT OF PASSENGERS SIDE WHILE DRIVERS SIDE BLOWS HOT, AND MAKES ANNOYING CLICKING SOUND. AND THE DASH MAKES THE CLICKING SOUND EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF! THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN YOU BUY A CAR TO TRANSPORT YOUR CHILDREN NOW MY CAR WON'T GET HOVER 35MILES AN HOUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF-CAN'T EXCELERATE SOME DAYS AND OTHERS I CAN

HORN KEEPS GOING OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING, WHILE PARKED OR TURNING CAR OFF. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAD LOSS OF POWER AND STALLED THE SAME DAY THAT HORN WAS GOING OFF. WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET AT 30 MPH WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE STALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY DECELERATED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

THE FOLLOWING THREE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE STARTED TO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY; 1) MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL); 2) ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC); AND 3) ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC). THE MALFUNCTION AND ESC LIGHTS WERE THE FIRST WARNING LIGHTS TO COME ON. THE LIGHTS HAVE ACTIVATED WHILE I AM DRIVING ON DRY PAYMENT WITHOUT ANY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS PRESENT. THE ETC WARNING LIGHT NOW COMES ON TOO. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CAR SEEMS TO STALL WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE. TAKE OFF IS SLOW. IT TAKES ME SEVERAL BLOCKS OF DRIVING TO REACH 30 MPH. THE CAR WILL ALSO FEEL AS IF IT LUNGED BUT RESUME A SLOW PACE. TAKE OFF IS EXTREMELY SLOW WHEN I STOP FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE LOSING PRESSURE. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE SCHEDULE. THE AFOREMENTIONED CONDITIONS REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD. I FOUND RECALL # N52 ONLINE WHICH APPEARS TO BE FOR ENGINE STALL AND THE LOSS OF ENGINE PRESSURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

THE ETC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CAR WON'T ACCELERATE AND IS ERRATIC. BEEN WORKED ON 3 TIMES AT DODGE AND NOT FIXED. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A HARRY SITUATION LEAVING WORK AND ALMOST COULD NOT GET AWAY

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY HUSBAND WENT TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE ETC LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER, WENT FROM 40MPH TO 30MPH!!! WE COULDN'T PASS AND LUCKILY THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT! ANOTHER TIME AT A STOP SIGN, HE ACCELERATED AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE COULD ONLY GO 20 MPH, THANK GOD NO CARS WERE COMING!! WE'VE BE TOLD IT'S THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS LIKE ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS WE ARE! THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE, IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE INVESTIGATED SOON!!! I'VE ALSO NOTIFIED DODGE, THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME I'M ON MY OWN!!

I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY, GOING ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THE RED LIGHTNING BOLT ON MY DASH CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AND COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. ONCE I SHOWED TO A STOP I CUT THE ENGINE OFF, WHICH STALLED AND SHOOK WHILE IT TURNED OFF. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS I TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON, AND AFTER A QUARTER MILE THE RED LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO RESTART THE PROCESS. HAD A MECHANIC READ IT WITH A COMPUTER BUT NO ERROR CAME UP, AS THE LIGHT WASN'T ON AT THE MOMENT. ON THE WAY HOME IT CUT OFF AGAIN.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A CITY STREET THE CAR RED LIGHTNING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED TO REDUCE IN SPEED WILL NOT GO PASS 10 MPH, I LOOK ONLINE FOR PROBLEM WITH OTHER DODGE AVENGERS OWNERS STATED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ITS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE, I WENT TO MECHANIC THEY PUT IT ON COMPUTER RESET SETTINGS CAR IS RUNNING FINE, I THINK DODGE WILL DO THIS SO U NEED TO REPLACE IT, IF U LOOK ON INTERNET TO MANY PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM AND DODGE TAKE THEM FOR A RIDE OF 1000 OR MORE I WILL LIKE THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED.

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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DIVING 25 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE EMISSIONS CONTROL PREVENTIVE SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A WEEK EARLIER TO AN CHRYSLER DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,891.

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.

MY VEHICLES STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ITS AN AUTOMATIC. I KEEP MY REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON IT. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED 3 DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WHEN I STOP MY CAR ALMOST ACTS AS THOUGH IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF. IN ORDER TO PICK SPEED BACK UP I MIDST FLOOR IT TO EVEN GET MOVING ANYWHERE. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE SEEING AS THOUGH I HAVE A 2 YR OLD. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. I'M INSURING A CAR THAT HAS HAD RECALLS FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUES AND NOW DODGE TELLS ME THEY'D HAVE TO CHARGE ME $115 FOR A DIAGNOSTICS TEST.

WHILE IN PARK THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION (?) KICKED BACK. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE IT WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 10 MPH BUT THE RPM'S WERE AT 4000. IT HAS DONE THIS ABOUT 6 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT 11/2013. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BACK ROAD COMING UP TO A SEVERE CURVE THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT PUSHED AL THE WAY DOWN BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO SPEED UP. AS I CAME UP TO THE CURVE I COULD NOT MAINTAIN THE CAR ON THE ROAD AND IT FLIPPED FOUR TIMES AND LANDED IN A SWAMP AREA IN ABOUT 2 FEET OR THREE FEET OF WATER. *TR