Dodge Avenger Complaints

3,172 consumer complaints on file.

#891186June 26, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONTAL COLLISION ON A WET ROAD CONDITION AT 40 MPH, IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561725June 21, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER SCHEDULED RECALL REPAIRS AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO HOLD THE CAR ALL DAY, EVEN THOUGH IT CLEARLY STATES ON THE RECALL NOTICE THAT IT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS FOR THE REPAIRS. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE CAR RENTAL THAT WAS RENTED FOR THAT DAY. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561690June 19, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
PRIOR TO RECALL 00V421002, CONSUMER HAD SOME REPAIR WORK DONE TO THE RECALL PART, HOWEVER WHEN RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE, DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART IN QUESTION, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR PRIOR WORK AND REQUESTS THAT RECALL BE COMPLETED ON VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890632June 19, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER 'S SIDE DOORS WERE BREAKING AWAY FROM VEHICLE. DEALER STATED DOORS WERE TOO HEAVY FOR VEHICLE, IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM. DEALER WILL HAVE TO WELD PIECES TO SUPPORT DOOR BECAUSE STEEL FRAME WAS SO WEAK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561575June 13, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR RECALL OF THE LOWER BALL JOINTS (99V-066), LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS (4-AUG-00) LATER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM WHEN THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT, THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561581June 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH DUE TO FAULTY VALVE COVER GASKETS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746802June 13, 2001
WHEELS
4 FAILURES OF ALLOY WHEEL RIGHT FRONT, INSIDE OF RIM. ONLY ONE DUE TO SEVERE POTHOLE OTHERS DUE TO NORMAL DRIVING. POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD WITH LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. ALSO RESULTED IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO SUSPENSION SYTEM WHEN POTHOLE ENCOUNTERED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561460June 5, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE VEHICLE'S LEFT CONTROL ARM FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL # 99V-066. THE CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSMENT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746472June 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL LEAKS $947.56 TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET @ 13K MILES??????. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889615June 4, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V421002/ LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE IN MAIL AND CONTACTED DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS DEFECT REPAIRED. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO HEAR FROM MANUFACTURER, AND SERVICE WAS REFUSED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889640June 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
SINCE CONSUMER HAS OWNED VEHICLE HE HAS HAD TO HAVE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED NO LESS THAN TWENTY (20) TIMES DUE TO WARPING. WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP AND DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK CONSUMER HAD BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746260June 1, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
PACKED WHEEL BEARINGS FAILING EVERY 6-10 MONTHS SINCE BRAND NEW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889489May 31, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
RECALL 00 V 421 002/LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT: VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER , YONKER AVE DODGE INC., YONKER, NY; PHONE# 914/964-0700, FOR MANUFACTURER'S REPAIRS. LATER ON, DEALER RELEASED VEHICLE BACK TO CONSUMER WITHOUT INFORMING DEALER THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT DONE. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS RECALL BY MANUFACTURER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889382May 30, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONTAL LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT BACK INTO ORIGINAL POSITION AFTER BEING PULLED OUT. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS DEFECT. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT SEAT BLET DOES NOT PULL OUT SMOOTHLY EVERYTIME AND IT ALSO LOCKS UP.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561353May 29, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE WAS STUCK OPEN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745974May 27, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
BALL JOINTS ON RECALL IN 1999, HAD CHECKED, DID NOT FIX , SAID WAS FINE. ON 4 28 01, BALL JOINTS FELL OUT AXLE BROKE AND TIRE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING...CONTACTED CHRSLYER ON RECALL PART, WAS TOLD MINE WAS FINE..JUST A "WARE" ITEM THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, NOW THERE IS ANOTHER RECALL ON SAID PART...CHRSLYER REFUSED TO FIX MINE IN MAY OF 01...NOW THE SAME PART I JUST HAD FIXED IS ON RECALL..I SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY GETTING MY CAR FIXED AND BODY DAMAGE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED..MY COMPLAINT IS...CHRYSLER IS AT FAULT AND SHOULD BE HELD RESPOSIBLE FOR THIS ENTIRE SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745297May 14, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION SEAL BLEW OFF AT 18,000 MILES, WHCH SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. IT TOOK THE DEALER 2 WEEKS TO FIX CAR, AND WHEN I GOT IT BACK, THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT. THEY ALSO USED MY CAR AS A RENTAL CAR, AND I GOT IT BACK WITH 700 EXTRA MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561127May 9, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (99V066003), CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE BLOW OUT AND THEN LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, VEHICLE BEGAN MOVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING DAMAGE TO FRONT BUMPER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887680May 8, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER TO HAVE RECALL 99V066003 REPAIRS DONE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT UNKNOWN COMPONENT NEXT TO LOWER CONTRAL ARM BALL JOINT WAS TORN AND IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744908May 3, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DODGE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME MANY RECENT SALES FOR REPLACEMENTS OF THIS PART HAVE BEEN LOGGED LOCALLY.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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