Dodge Avenger Complaints

3,172 consumer complaints on file.

#878516January 18, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAKING A RATTLING/CLUNKING NOISE FROM FRONT END ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. TIRES WERE CROOKED BECAUSE CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE JAXED UP, AND NOTICED DEFECT IN BALL JOINTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878224January 16, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS GOING 30MPH WHEN A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE SWERVED TO MISS DEER, AND HIT A TREE STUMP, AND WENT SAILING. THEN, HIT SOME TREES HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE DECLARED TOTALED. DRIVER SUFFERED BRAIN DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#877874January 10, 2001
WHEELS, TIRES
WHEELS ARE CAUSING PROBLEM WITH TIRES NOT MAINTAINING AIR PRESSURE, AND CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF TIRES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRED WHEELS AND TIRES. BUT, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED SIX MONTHS LATER. *AK THERE HAS BEEN EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE TIRES AND PROBLEM OF MAINTAINING AIR PRESSURE, THE CUSTOMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738099December 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DEALERSHIP ADMITTED DEFECTIVE GASKET ON 2.0L ENGINES, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738101December 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
BRAKES VIBRATE, SQUEAL, AND GRIND W/METAL TO METAL SOUND. NO APPARENT CAUSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737850December 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557614November 28, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
PRIOR TO RECALL 99V066003, THE BALL JOINT BROKE WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO REIMBURSE FOR THE DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875224November 20, 2000
WHEELS:RIM
WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TIRES WOULD BECOME FLAT. CONSUMER HAD TIRES SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED NOTHING WRONG WITH TIRES, BUT ALL FOUR RIMS WHERE BENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557063November 1, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
RECALLED LOWER BALL JOINT (99V-066) FAILURE WAS THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NEVER DETERMINED DUE TO OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873950October 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WIFE AND MOTHER IN-LAW WAS POISONED BY CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING VEHICLE. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER DID SEND OUT AN INVESTIGATOR, BUT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING OCCURED RIGHT AFTER THE DRIVER TURNED THE A/C ON. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#556828October 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
AFTER RECALL REPAIR 99V-066 OF THE LOWER BALL JOINT THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE FRONT AXLE FELL OFF WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873680October 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DEFECTIVE NUTS CAME OFF THE BOLTS ON THE BALL JOINTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM WHICH CAUSED BALL JOINT TO CEASE WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. PREVIOUSLY, THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734820October 20, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSTANT STALLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER FOR EXTENDED PERIODS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873146October 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DISTRUBUTOR IGNITON COIL PACK KEEPS FAILING,CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL SUDDENLY, COMPLETELY DIES. DODGE IS AWARE OF DEFECT AND HAS ISSUED A TSB.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734474October 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WIRING TO THE HCU AND/OR HCU ITSELF IS DEFECTIVE, ABS IS MALFUNCTIONING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555593October 11, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION TO 40 MPH ON ITS OWN, CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE FOOT ON GAS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733850October 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THERE IS FAULTY WIRING AND/OR DISFUCTIONAL HCU ON FRONT BRAKES MAKING THE ABS SYSTEM AS A WHOLE, DISFUNCTIONAL. COSTLY AND DANGEROUS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555288October 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TENSIONER PIVOT BOLT HAS FAILED 2 TIMES CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732959September 30, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ALL 4 ORIGINAL TIRES REPLACED AT 65000 MILES, WITH FIRESTONES FROM PUGH'S TIRES IN GREENVILLE N.C. FIRST TIRE FAILED (TREAD CAME OFF TIRE ) AT 85000 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER FIRESTONE, AS I DIDN'T WANT TO MIX TIRES ON THE CAR. THE SECOND TIRE FAILED ( STEERING SHAKING VIOLENTLY, INDICATING TREAD SEPARATION ) AT 104000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR TIRES, AS WELL AS PRESSURE AND INSPECTION CHECKS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: NOT KNOWN TIRESIZE: 205-55-16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871520September 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS KEPT WARPING. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER 6 TIMES FOR REPAIRS & EACH TIME PROBLEM OF WARPING REAPPEARED. WHENEVER BRAKES PULSATE IT CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHAKE. MANUFACTURER REFUSING TO LET DEALER WORK ON THE BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEM. *AK BRAKE PADS ARE LOW. THE VEHICLE HISITATES WHEN BRAKING DUE TO FRONT BRAKE ROTOR FAILURE. FRONT ROTORS PULSATE STILL AFTER BEING REPLACED. FRONT HUBS WERE BAD AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO ROTORS AND PADS. BRAKES PULSATE WHEN USED. FRONT ROTORS NEED RESURFACING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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