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1999 Dodge Avenger complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1999 record →

Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 7, 2000PA

I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED ON MY CAR THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THEY HAVE MADE THE REMARK TO ME THAT THEY HAVE ROTOR PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS AND I SHOULD TRY NOT TO USE MY BRAKES. ALSO I HAVE WINDOW LEAKING PROBLEMS WHICH THE CAR WAS BACK SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS AND THEN THEY TELL ME IT IS IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT THE WINDOWS LEAK.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 17, 2000MA

TRANSMISSION WOULD BE SLUGGISH WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED. THERE ARE NO LEAKS. FAILS TO CHANGE GEARS PROPERLY. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD DIAGNOSTIC CHECK, WITH DYE, DONE. NO PROBLEM FOUND. MECHANIC REPLACED TRANSMISSION. ALSO HAD BRAKE DISC REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed May 15, 2000KY

MULTIPLE REPAIRS DONE TO THIS VEHICLE. HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP IN LOUISVILLE 6 TIMES AND CONTINUES TO BE A MYSTERY.. REPLACED PARTS, AND STILL CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. STALLS, STUTTERS, AND JERKS VICIOUSLY WHEN IN DRIVE. WILL STALL AND IS UNCONTROLLABLE EVEN AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH. CONSTANT PROBLEMS AND FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE... FEEL VERY TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY BUYING THIS VEHICLE AND GETTING NO SATISFACTION FROM DODGE AT ALL.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 24, 2000PA

WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 45MPH VEHICLE JERKS VIOLENTLY. IT FEELS LIKE DRIVER IS SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES, ALTHOUGH DRIVER IS NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES AT ALL. ALSO, CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FRAGMENTS OF METAL PIECES. CONTACTED DEALER, WILL HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION ON 03-APR-2000, AND NOW IT HAS TO GO BACK TO THE SHOP. *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Feb 17, 2000PA

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A COSTANT BURDEN SINCE THE DAY IT WAS DROVE OFF THE LOT. ROSS PARK DODGE CLAIMS SINCE THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE "FOUND" THE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MY LOSS OF TIME OR ANY INCONVIENCES. I WAS TOLD BY THE MANAGER THAT SINCE THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR ARE COSMETIC HE INTENDS TO DO NOTHING. I RECOMEND NO ONE WASTE VALUEABLE TIME OR MONEY WITH A DODGE AVENGER IT IS UNRELIABLE AND TRUELY A NIGHTMARE TO OWN. MY COMMENT IS THANK GOD IT IS LEASED! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

Unknown or OtherFire
Filed Jan 10, 2000OH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

Suspension › Rear
Filed Dec 28, 1999OH

WHILE PARKED REAR END CAUGHT ON FIRE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Tires
Filed Nov 9, 1999MA

I GOT A FLAT TIRE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A NAIL. BUT THERE WAS A PAIR OF PLIERS INSIDE OF THE TIRE, UNDERNEATH THE RIM. THIS HAD TO HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE THE HEAD OF THE PLIERS WOULD NOT FIT INTO ONE OF THE HOLES IN MY RIMS. UPON CONTACTING CHRYSLER CONSUMER HOTLINE, I WAS LIED TO, TOLD THAT GOODYEAR SHIPS THE TIRES AND THE RIMS. THEY OBVIOUSLY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO SATISFY AN UNSATISFIED CUSTOMER. I HAD TO SPEND 120 DOLLARS FOR A NEW TIRE. I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THEY ARE TOTALLY TRYING TO RUN AROUND ME AND BLAME IT ON SOMEONE ELSE. PLEASE HELP ME.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 55R16 )

Suspension
Filed Oct 1, 1999NJ

0N FIRST NIGHT DRIVING THE VEHICLE OFF THE LOT NOTICED VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT. DEAREL CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER 3 TIMES. PLEASE PROVE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Sep 8, 1999IN

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 35-40 MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed May 12, 1999PA

BATTERY DIES FOR NO APPARENT REASON..HAPPENED TWICE IN 1 WEEK. *AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 22, 1999OH

THIS IS MY SECOND DODGE AVENGER. MY 1998 AVENGER HAD PROBLEMS AND THROUGH ARBITRATION I TRADED IT FOR A 1999 MODEL WHICH IS ALSO GIVING ME PROBLEMS. IN MY OPINION, THIS CAR WAS NEVER MADE CORRECTLY, AND I WILL GO WITH GM FROM NOW ON. NO DEFECTS MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. AK

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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