No guarantee of privacy protection when this product constantly goes off and on, at this point I feel like its a rip off
No issues here. Not sure could be a number of possibilities.
Have you tried different Server locations offered?
Also Firewall settings? Also your internet provider?
@schmidthouse,
If the internet provider is breaking the internet connection for whatever reasons, ASL will break every time also. A loss of connectivity will cause ASL to reconnect.
That is correct. That’s why I mentioned to the OP to check his internet(provider)
It’s also possible that a firewall can cause ASL to not connect/disconnect and Server location issues as well.
A number of possibilities with the internet connection being the most probable. 
This is one feature Avast vpn is missing that’s commonly found with other vpns: the ability to disconnect your internet connection when the vpn gets disconnected.
Avast really should have introduced a killswitch feature a long time ago.