Dodge Avenger Complaints

3,172 consumer complaints on file.

#538304July 14, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BOTH FRONT DISC BRAKES WARPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538126July 9, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537467June 24, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE GASKET MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824549June 22, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 50 MPH LOWER BALL JOINT FELL OUT OF VEHICLE WITHOUT A WARNING, AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. CONSUMER HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE SAFETY DEFFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537103June 18, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE CHANGED WITH SAME PROBLEM REPEATING AFTER 2 MONTHS. NUMEROUS FAILURES INCLUDING ANTI-THEFT ALARM OCCASSIONALLY SOUNDING, PULSATING BRAKES, KNOCKING NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUZZING SOUND WHILE SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALLOWS NO MOVEMENT OF PASSENGER, AND VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN REPAIR SHOP DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF THE EMMISSION SYSTEM. PROBLEMS BEGAN ON THE DAY OF DELIVERY OF VEHICLE TO GERMANY. NO WARRANTY ON VEHICLE, IT EXPIRED ONCE SHIPPED TO GERMANY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536277June 3, 1998
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823936June 3, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH ON H-1 FREE WAY, WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH FROM CENTER LANE TO OUTER LANE. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT ALSO DECIDED TO CHANGE LANES, RESULTING IN A CRASH. CONSUMER REARENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AT 50MPH, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#823691May 27, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH TRAILING ARM ON THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS MAKING NOISE. WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES VEHICLE TURNED TO LEFT SIDE. WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED IT S PULLED TO THE RIGHT. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. DEALER HAD REPAIRED VEHICLE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM SEVEN TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536065May 27, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR
NO UNUSUAL CONDITIONS OR WEIGHT EXIST. DEALER SUSPECTS THAT ALL 3 SETS OF REAR STRUTS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED SO FAR ARE DEFECTIVE, INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL SET. NO OTHER EXPLANATION PROVIDED. FOURTH SET TO BE INSTALLED WHEN RECEIVED BY DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535422May 11, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT AND BACK ROTORS WARP INTERMITTENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823064May 5, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
LEFT INTERSTATE AND ENTERING ROADWAY WHEN CONSUMER BEGAN TO BRAKE AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. REAR ENDED A 18-WHEELER. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND SON WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE THE MANIFOLD HAS SO MUCH DAMAGE DUE TO THE CRASH, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHETHER CONSUMER HAD NO BRAKES PRIOR TO CRASH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#534239April 14, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
FRONT END RATTLES. ALSO REPLACED TIED ROD END.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822372April 13, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, GIVING OWNER NO INDICATION . THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BATTERY AND VEHICLE STILL SHUTS OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533562April 1, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DEAD BATTERY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821912March 12, 1998
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVNG VEHICLE AT 30-40MPH, OWNER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'SS OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. ALSO AUTOMATIC LOCKING SEATBELTS ON DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT RESTRAIN OCCUPANT, CAUSING MORE INJURIES. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. DUP OF 542455. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#531116February 24, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES,ONE INCIDENT RESULTED IN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531342February 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUALLY WARP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULSATE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES SEVERLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530730February 15, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MULTIPLE BRAKE MALFUNCTIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530114February 4, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILURE. NOISE IN THE FRONT END WERE PRESENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529488February 2, 1998
SUSPENSION
FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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