1996 Dodge Avenger complaints

WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT STEERING BECOMES HARD OR DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. VEHICLE FEELS LIKE METAL RUBBING TOGETHER. *AK

FRONT SUSPENSION HAS PROBLEMS FOR SOME TIME. I HAVE A NOTICE FROM CARPOINT WEB SITE ABOUT A RECALL, AND IHAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A RECALL FROM DEALER OR EITHER CHRYSLER. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS??

HORN BUTTONS MOUNTED ON THE STEERING WHEEL DON'T WORK AND FAILED DURING THE 1ST YEAR. DEALER REPORTS THESE ARE A PART OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. TO FIX THE HORN BUTTONS, THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED. COST OF AIR BAG ASSEMBLY IS OVER $600. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT RIGHT BALL JOINT SNAPPED IN HALF,CAUSING TIRE TO COME OFF. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ALSO PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE BODY. ALL FAILURES HAPPENED AFTER 9800 MILES. WAS TOLD AT 30,000 MILE CHECKUP THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT WASN'T. *AK

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED FOLLOWING PROBLEMS; 1.) BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WEAR OUT EXCESSIVELY; 2.) HEAD GASKET LEAKS; AND 3.) CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SHUT ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT FOOT PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

MECHANIC FOUND PROBLEMS 05\02\99 CRUISE CONTROL BALL JOINTS & HEAD GASKET LEAK -HELP??!?!?- MUCH APPRECIATED - K DUBUQUE - [email protected]

ABS MODULE ASSEMBLY FAILED AT 30,000 MILES AND 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. $1300.00 TO REPAIR. I SERIOUSLY DOUBT ANYONE (INCLUDING ME) WILL PAY TO FIX. ABS WILL REMAIN DISABLED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD DRIVER BACK. *AK

RIGHT UPPER CONTROL ARM BRACKET SEPARATED FROM THE STRUT TOWER.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

GLOVE BOX DOOR FAILED.

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

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

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.

AUTOMOBILE WAS PARKED WHEN DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. *AK

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

GONE THROUGH MANY NUMBER OF BRAKES, WITH NORMAL DRIVING, AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.

THE BRAKES PADS HAVE WORN OUT ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE ORIGINAL SET OF BRAKE PADS WENT OUT AFTER THE FIRST 4000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE PADS WERE REPLACED AND WENT OUT AGAIN AT 17000. FINALLY THE PADS WENT OUT AGAIN AT 41000. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE PADS REPLACED. THE THIRD TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO A BRAKE SPECIALIST AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CALIPERS CAUSED THE TWO SETS OF BRAKE PADS TO GO OUT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AND HAD HARDLY ANY WEAR. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE REAR SHOCKS THREE TIMES. I HAVE REPLACED THE REAR SHOCKS TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR.

I TOOK MY CAR IN AT 35,500 MILES BECAUSE IT WAS LOSING JUST ALITTLE OIL AND ANTIFREEZE. I FOUND OUT THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND SO WAS THE WATER PUMP. THE OIL WAS LEAKING INTO THE COOLANT AND THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE WATER PUMP. THE DOORS ALWAYS LEAK WATER WHEN I GET IT WASHED. THE DOORS ALSO MAKE A REALLY LOUD NOISE WHEN I CLOSE THEM AND THE WINDOW IS OPEN. THE DISC BRAKES HAVE WARPED AND THE CAR SHAKES WHEN I PUT THE BRAKES ON.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 195/75/14 )

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED.

BALL JOINT FAILED CAUSING WHEEL TO FLOP INWARD RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING.

THE DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM MALFUCTIONED, CAUSING THE CONTROL ARM TO FALL AND THE AXLE TO BREAK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. 3,000 MILES LATER, THE OTHER SIDE BROKE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

FRONT AND BACK ROTORS WARP INTERMITTENTLY.

DEAD BATTERY.

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.

MULTIPLE BRAKE MALFUNCTIONS.

RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILURE. NOISE IN THE FRONT END WERE PRESENT.

DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, BRAKES WILL PULSATE, FEELS AS THOUGH IT WILL NOT STOP. SLOWLY DEFECT IS GETTING WORSE. DEALER RESURFACED ROTORS/CHANGED AND CLEANED ROTORS FOUR TIMES, STILL CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

WHEN APPLING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SIX TIMES. EVERYTIME THE PROLEM IS REMEDIED FOR A MONTH, AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. *AK

BACK OF REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. ALSO TENSIONER PULLEY FAILED, CAUSING TIMING BELT TO BREAK/EHICLE IDLES ROUGH AND A SULPHUR SMELL EMINATES FROM ENGINE. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

THE DISC BRAKES ARE HAVING TO BE REPLACE DUE TO THE ROTORS WARPING AND NO LONGER OPERATING. HAS HAD FIVE REPLACEMENTS SINCE SHE BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEBRUARY 1997. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, ROTORS ARE WARPED AND REPLACED 4 TIMES. WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE AND JERK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, WOULD NOTICE SEVERE VIBRATIONS. HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TOOK IT TO DEALER TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, WAS INFORMED THERE WAS TOO MUCH STOPPING & GOING. *AK

VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS UNWANTED SUDDEN ACCLERATION WHILE DRIVING WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO POOR DESIGN. *AK

THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF BETWEEN 20-40 MPH. *AK

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT GIVE THE PASSENGER FREE MOVEMENT. ANY TIME IT IS IN USE IT LOCKS UP CONTINUOUSLY. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SEAT BELT WAS DESIGNED TO BE USED WITH A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. *AK

VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER ON (4) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BECAUSE WINDOWS CONTINUE TO FOG UP WHEN USING THE DEFOGGER SYSTEM. CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEM. *AK

PULLED INTO PARKING LOT, STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY, HAD IT TOWED TO GARAGE, WAS INFORMED STEERING BELT BOLT WAS LOOSE/BROKE POWER STEERING BELT. WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (INVOICE). *AK

WHEN APPLING THE BRAKES TO STOP THERE IS VIBRATION BECAUSE THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED . PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

POOR SEAT AND SHOULDER BELT PERFORMANCE. ONCE THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM IS LOCKED IN PLACE, IT WILL DISENGAGE OR DISCONNECT ON ITS OWN. *AK

VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BACK SEAT BELT THAT HELD THE CSS IN, CAME UNLATCHED WHICH MADE THE CSS FALL FORWARD.*AK

WHEN GOING DOWN A MOUTAIN IN FOGGY WEATHER, DRIVING ABOUT (40) OR (45) MPH, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND WENT OFF THE ROAD, CAR FLIPPED OVER ABOUT (2) OR (3) TIMES AND HIT HILLSIDE HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

DURING HEAD-ON COLLISION DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. REAR SEAT BELT RELEASED AND THREW THE CHILD IN BACK OF FRONT SEAT.*AK

FAILURE ON THE TRANSMISSION, FOUR TIMES VEHICLE WAS IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR/ 3 TIMES VEHICLE ROLLED IN PARK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AK

HORN MALFUNCTIONED PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL.

VEHICLE FIALS TO START/STALLS, ALSO TRANSMISSION FAILURE/ROUGH IDLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CAR JUMPS GEARS FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, ALSO REPLACED COMPUTER.