Dodge Avenger Complaints

3,172 consumer complaints on file.

#8010175May 20, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PARKING VEHICLE ACCELERATED. IT JUMPED THE CURVE, AND RAN INTO A BRAKE WALL.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008793May 2, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE OPENING THE DOOR(DOOR HANDLE WAS PULLED NORMALLY ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP AND BROKE). (ALMOST ALWAYS GARAGED) THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE AND THERE WAS NO COLD WEATHER THE NIGHT BEFORE. PLASTIC SHOULD NOT BE SO BRITTLE, SMALL CHILDREN COULD BE LOCKED IN, THANK YOU. * TS *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS****761468
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761458May 2, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
A LEAKING HEAD GASKET WAS CONFIRMED BY OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP, AT WHICH TIME THEY VOLUNTEERED INFORMATION THAT "INFERIOR" HEADGASKET MATERIAL HAD BEEN USED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. I ASKED IF IT HAD BEEN RECALLED AND WAS ADVISED THAT IT HAD NOT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER RELIEF AVAILABLE, AS THE WARRANTY HAD LONG EXPIRED. I OBTAINED A QUOTE FOR REPAIRS FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND SEVERAL INDEPENDENT SHOPS. BECAUSE OF A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN PRICE, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. WHEN THE WORK WAS COMPLETED, I WAS INFORMED BY THE INDEPENDENT SHOP THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD HAVE DONE, IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, TO CAUSE THE HEADGASKET TO FAIL. THEY FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE REPLACEMENT GASKET, WHICH WAS PURCHASED FROM DODGE, WAS TOTALLY REDESIGNED. ON MY RETURN HOME, I CALLED THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER CONSUMER HOT LINE. THEIR REPRESENTATIVE QUICKLY OFFERED TO REIMBURSE THE COST OF THE HEAD GASKET MATERIALS, BUT WOULD NOT REIMBURSE LABOR COSTS, AS THE REPAIRS HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED AT ONE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS. IT WAS OF NO CONCERN TO THEIR HOT LINE REPRESENTATIVE THAT ONE OF THEIR OWN DEALERSHIPS HAD ADVISED THAT NO RECOURSE WAS AVAILABLE TO US.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008661April 26, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING AT 10-15 MPH LEFT SIDE BALL JOINT BROKE, AND CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE CONTROLING VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS JUST HAD VEHICLE IN DEALER REPAIR SHOP TO GET RIGHT SIDE FIXED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006892April 3, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEAT FROM HEADLIGHTS WAS MELTING INSIDE OF HEADLIGHT COVER. VEHICLE CANNOT PASS INSPECTION WITH THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, HIGH BEAMS HAVE TO BE ACTIVATED FOR DRIVING ABILTY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND HAVE BEEN RECEIVING SAME OTHER COMPLAINTS.*AK BOTH HEAD LIGHT LAMP ASSEMBLIES NEED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760136April 2, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TRANSAXLE LOCKED UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006692April 1, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GEARS ARE NOT CHANGING PROPERLY, VEHICLE HAS A REALLY ROUGH START, VEHICLE STALLS, AND SOMETIMES WON'T START. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006331March 25, 2002
SUSPENSION
FRONT AND REAR WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 10 TIMES DUE TO GRINDING NOISE.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT BECAUSE OF MOISTURE PROBLEM THE WHEEL BEARING HAS BEEN REPLACED 10 TIMES IN LESS THAN THREE YEAR. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005651March 14, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING AT 20-25 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINT BROKE, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THIS, CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO GET RECALL REPAIRS DONE FOR BALL JOINT PROBLEMS, BUT WHAT THEY FIXED WAS PASSENGER'S SIDE BALL JOINT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005703March 14, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY HIT A BUMP. STEERING WANDERED LEFT TO RIGHT. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005469March 12, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
RUBBER SEAL AROUND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WOULD MELT INTO THE VEHICLE DURING HOT WEATHER CONDITION, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005475March 12, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
UBBER SEALING AROUND THE DOOR IS MELTING DURING HOT WEATHER, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564548March 4, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004720February 28, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
NHTSA RECALL 99V421002/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 967 ; FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO THE WALL. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP CONFIRMED THAT ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004497February 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TORQUE CONVERTER DROPPED AND HIT METAL CASING. TOW OPERATOR INDICATED IT WAS FROM TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758527February 23, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HOUSINGS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SEALED. MOISTURE HAS FORMED INSIDE OF THE UNITS AND LIMITS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE LIGHTS, CREATING AN UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION AT NIGHT. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM,THE UNITS CANNOT BE OPPENED FOR CLEANING, IS TO BUY NEW UNITS FOR $300 EACH. THIS IS UNREASONABLE AND IRRESPONSIBLE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758476February 22, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE CLEAR PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES ON OUR VEHICLE ARE DETERIORATING TO THE POINT THAT NIGHT VISIBILITY IS SEVERELY LIMITED. THE DETERIORATION IS ON THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE HEADLIGHT LENS, AS EVIDENCED BY A ROUGH TEXTURE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE ON THE PAINTED SURFACE OR WINDSHIELD THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN OR GARAGED IN ABRASIVE OR CORROSIVE CONDITIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004260February 20, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHEN MAKING A TURN IN ANY DIRECTION A RUBBING NOISE OCCURS DUE TO LATERAL ARM JOINT WHICH COULD HAVE A POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO COVER REPAIRS. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003839February 11, 2002
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758055February 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR REPEATEADLY STALLS, WON'T STAY RUNNING ON START UP. ENGINE SKIPS OR CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN IT ACTS UP AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS FLASH BRIGHT, IDIOT LIGHTS FLASH ON. WHEN DOING THIS A/C CUTS OUT AND SO DOES CRUISE CONTROL. CAR BUCKS SO BAD THAT IT FEELS LIKE CAR WAS HIT. IF IT DOES IT ON TAKEOFF FROM A LIGHT IT LOOKS LIKE I'M DRIVING A STICK AND CAR IS AUTOMATIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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