Dodge Avenger Complaints

3,172 consumer complaints on file.

#530329February 11, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, SUSPENSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606674February 1, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK GUAGE FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608746February 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR POWER LOCK MOTOR FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543627February 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY, SEATS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC
GLOVE BOX DOOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834245January 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A LOUD/SQUEAKING NOISE THAT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. BRAKE DISC PADS SOUND AS IF METAL TO METAL RUBBING. SOMETIMES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED IT WAS THE DESIGN OF BRAKES. TSB ESTABLISHED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702694January 28, 1999
WHEELS:RIM
BOTH FRONT RIMS BENT, CAUSING TIRE DAMAGE TO BOTH TIRES AND DAMAGE TO OUTER TIE ROD ENDS, SWAY BAR BUSHINGS AND LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702578January 25, 1999
WHEELS
ALLOY WHEEL BENT FROM POTHOLE COLLISION AT LOW SPEED ON RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE--ALLOY WHEEL REPLACED AT OWNER EXPENSE, SECOND WHEEL BENT WITH SIMILAR POTHOLE COLLISION--APPEARS THAT THESE WHEELS ARE NOT STONG ENOUGH TO HANDLE EVERYDAY ROAD HAZARDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838327January 21, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BRACKET THAT SUPPORTS SEATBACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME, CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702064January 9, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM KEYWAY WHEN PLACED IN "PARK.".....ALL SETS OF KEYS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833180January 7, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT 50-55 MPH, FELT CAR PULLING TO THE LEFT, PULLED OVER, TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT AND PULLED AWAY FROM THE RIM, NO PREVIOUS WARNING OR INDICATION OF INCIDENT. DEALER CONTACTED AND WILL INVESTIGATE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701787January 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WAS PARKED WITH SHIFTER IN "P" AND ENGINE OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THE CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A BANSHEE AT FULL REVS. I HIT A BUILDING, SOME STONE STEPS, WENT OVER A CURB, AND BARELY MANAGED TO MAKE A 90 DEGREE TURN TO AVOIDING RUNNING DOWN TWO PEDERTRIANS. WHEN KEY WAS TURNED OFF THE CAR WAS STILL IN "P". IT APPEARS THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A RECALL (98V183000) FOR THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF IT. WE WILL NEVER TRUST THIS CAR TO DRIVE AGAIN AND ARE REQUESTING THAT CHRYSLER REPLACE IT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832873December 30, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE SHAKES ALOT, AND THE STEERING KEEPS VIBRATING. THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832822December 29, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
AUTOMOBILE WAS PARKED WHEN DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701638December 28, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE SEALED BALL JOINTS ON THE RIGHT, FRONT WERE COMPLETELY VOID OF GREASE. THE BALL JOINTS POPPED OUT DURING A LANE CHANGE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL TO THE RIGHT, ACROSS TWO LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLES TO THE RIGHT SAW THE INCIDENT AND TOOK THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO AVOID COLLISION. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND, BREAKING APART THE FRONT GRILL. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS TURNED AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE CAR AND CAUSED THE FENDER TO BEND OUTWARD. I NOTICED A POPPING SOUND TWO DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT AND IN THE MORNING OF 12/26/1998 I HAD SCHEDULED A MECHANIC TO SERVICE THE POPPING NOISE FOR THE MORNING OF 12/27/1998. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO HOURS AFTER I HAD SCHEDULED THE MECHANIC TO EXAMINE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701670December 28, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PROBLEM 1: SINCE JULY '98, I HAVE OBSERVED (SMELLED) NOXIOUS FUMES -NOT YOUR TYPICAL SULPHURIC ROTTEN EGG SMELL-WHEN I ACCELERATE,USUALLY ABOVE 40MPH. THE SMELL IS OUTSIDE THE CAR,BUT IN SUMMER AND WARM MONTHS IT'S QUITE OVERPOWERING WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN AT LEAST 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, THE SERVICE DEPT. SAYS THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT-IT'S "NORMAL"-I UNDERSTAND SOME SULPHURIC SMELL, BUT THIS IS NOT "ACCEPTABLE" OR "NORMAL"! THEY ARE BASICALLY TELLING ME TO DEAL WITH IT, BUT THEY AREN'T THE ONES WHO HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR EVERY DAY AND HAVE THE FUMES OVERPOWER THEM WHENEVER THEY PUT DOWN THE WINDOWS. PROBLEM 2: MY PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT LOCKS AND WON'T UNLOCK UNTIL YOU DISENGAGE IT FROM THE LATCH. IT WAS FOUND TO BE A PROBLEM WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, AND WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED WITH A WHOLE NEW ASSEMBLY. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. ONCE AGAIN, I FEEL UNABLE TO GET THE DEALERSHIPS TO RESPOND TO MY INQUIRIES. HELPLESS, IF YOU MAY....THE BELT CONTINUES TO LOCK, AND I'M AFRAID IN THE FUTURE IT COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS INJURY TO ANYONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IF I HAVE TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU CAN HELP ME. I AM CURRENTLY WRITING TO CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER CENTER WITH MY COMPLAINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701603December 26, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SITE. THANKS TO YOUR INFORMATION WE NOW KNOW THAT OUR CAR WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL THAT EVIDENTLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WE HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AND ARE VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT ACTUATING. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON AFTER FAILING TO REDUCE SPEED WHILE NEGOTIATING A TURN. FORTUNATELY, MY SON AND HIS FRIEND WERE WEARING SEATBELTS. WHAT A MERRY CHRISTMAS THIS HAS TURNED OUT TO BE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#701447December 17, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
BRAKES LOCK UP ON WET ROADS. DEALER TRIED TO FIX 3 TIMES. CAR WILL NOW PERIODICALLY FAIL TO START
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542985December 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE CONTINUALLY STALLING FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831957December 8, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, PARKED, THEN NOTICED THE UPPER CONTROL ARM ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SNAPPED, COULD HAVE CAUSED THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF. DEALER CONTACTED AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701204December 8, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
ALARM CONTINUALLY GOES OFF, DEFROSTER WILL NOT WORK UNLESS THE A/C IS ACTIVATED IN THE FRONT AND REAR INADEQUATE DEFROSTING, SUSPENSION SHAKED DUE TO BAD BUSHINGS. OTHER THINGS HAVE OCCURRED AS WELL - TOO MUCH TO KEEP TRACK OF. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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