1995 Dodge Avenger

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/1996· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD--THIN FILM CAUSES POOR VISIBILTY WHEN WET. DEFROST DOESN'T WORK.

• 12/30/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.

• 12/29/1997· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

• 12/28/1998· SUSPENSIONCrash

  THE SEALED BALL JOINTS ON THE RIGHT, FRONT WERE COMPLETELY VOID OF GREASE. THE BALL JOINTS POPPED OUT DURING A LANE CHANGE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL TO THE RIGHT, ACROSS TWO LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLES TO THE RIGHT SAW THE INCIDENT AND TOOK THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO AVOID COLLISION. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND, BREAKING APART THE FRONT GRILL. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS TURNED AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE CAR AND CAUSED THE FENDER TO BEND OUTWARD. I NOTICED A POPPING SOUND TWO DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT AND IN THE MORNING OF 12/26/1998 I HAD SCHEDULED A MECHANIC TO SERVICE THE POPPING NOISE FOR THE MORNING OF 12/27/1998. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO HOURS AFTER I HAD SCHEDULED THE MECHANIC TO EXAMINE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE.

• 12/22/2004· SUSPENSION

  I OWN A 1995 DODGE AVENGER HAS SAME PROBLEM AS 2000-2003 DODGE DURANGO, BALL JOINTS. I WOULD LIKE MY VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE THE CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES AND COMPRESSION ARMS BECAUSE THEY SUFFER PREMATURE AND UNDUE WEAR BY BEING COMPROMISED BY THE BAD BALL JOINT. THE CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL SUSPENSION COMPONETS REPLACED SUCH AS THE SWAY BARS AND SWAY BAR LINKS. *JB

• 12/19/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. DOES NOT RESTART UNTILL 5-10 TRIES LATER.*AK

• 12/19/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE STALLS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. TT

• 12/14/1999· VISIBILITY,AIR BAGS,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED/ DASH CAUTION LIGHTS CAME ON FOR NO REASON/AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED, AND REAR DEFROSTER FAILED. ALSO, INTERMITENT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. *AK

• 12/14/1999· SUSPENSION

  DEALER DID NOT REPLACE LOWER ARM BALL JOINT PER RECALL #827. AS A RESULT THE BALL JOINT FAILED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SLAM INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER THUS SUSTAINING BRUISES. NLM

• 12/13/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKES ARE OVERHEATING CAUSING SEVERE SHAKING OF THE FRONT END. TT

• 12/12/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN RAINING OR CAR IS WASHED, SERVICE DEPT. STATED THAT WATER IS ENTERING THE BRAKE COMPUTER, AFTER IT DRIES OUT, THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKES START WORKING CORRECTLY. SERVICE PERSONEL STATED THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE ENTIRE COST (APP. $480.) TO REPLACE THE UNIT. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IF THE ANTILOCK BRAKES (OR AIRBAGS) BECAME DEFECTIVE, BECAUSE IT IS SAFETY EQUIPMENT, THAT THE MANUFACTURER MUST REPLACE OR FIX AT NO COST IF THE DEFECT WAS NOT DUE TO A CRASH. *AK

• 12/10/2001· SEATS

  WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE AND FELL BACK. NO INJURIES.*AK

• 12/08/1998· STEERING,SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY

  ALARM CONTINUALLY GOES OFF, DEFROSTER WILL NOT WORK UNLESS THE A/C IS ACTIVATED IN THE FRONT AND REAR INADEQUATE DEFROSTING, SUSPENSION SHAKED DUE TO BAD BUSHINGS. OTHER THINGS HAVE OCCURRED AS WELL - TOO MUCH TO KEEP TRACK OF. *MJS

• 12/07/1999· SUSPENSIONCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE LATERAL ARM AND BALL JOINT GAVE IN, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED A YEAR PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT FOR RECALL 99V066.OO3/LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT. MANUFACTURER HAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE COLLISION WAS THE RECALLED ITEM. *AK

• 12/04/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE ENGINE SUCKS UP WATER AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTANTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 12/03/2002· STEERING

  LOSS OF STEERING W/O WARNING WHEEL COMES LOOSE FORTUNATELY AT SLOW SPEED. DT

• 12/03/2001· SUSPENSION

  LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS DEFECTIVE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND BALL JOINTS BROKE COMPLETELY OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHICLE INDENTIFICATION NUMBER, AND ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/30/2001· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SLIPS BOTH OUT OF DRIVE AND REVERSE. VEHICLE SOMETIMES TAKES 1-3 SECONDS BEFORE IT LURCHES. DEALER HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 11/30/2001· STRUCTURE,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  POWER DOOR LOCKS DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. INSIDE LIGHTS FLASH, AND CHIMES RING WHILE LOCKS UNLOCK AND LOCK. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER IS UNABLE TO INSPECTIT IF IT DOESN'T DUPLICATE ITSELF. *AK

• 11/30/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

• 11/28/2000· SUSPENSION

  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

• 11/26/2008· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE AVENGER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY DROPPED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL ARM FRACTURED FROM SEVERE CORROSION, WHICH CAUSED THE BALL JOINT TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V066003 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 142,000.

• 11/24/1995· TIRES

  TIRES FAILED. *SD

• 11/22/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  UNDER WET/RAINY/PUDDLE, INTAKE SYSTEM ACCUMULATES WATER WHICH RESULTS IN VEHICLE STALLING IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 11/20/2005· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  1995 DODGE AVENGER HAS FAILURES THAT I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT WERE PROBLEMS/FAILURES THAT WERE RECALLED BY CHRYSLER/DODGE/DIAMONDSTAR MOTORS. *NM

• 11/13/2001· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH LEFT WHEEL TURNED. LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE. DEALER HAD PERFORMED RECALL 00V421002 AROUND JAN. 2001. BUT, DID NOT REPLACE BALL JOINTS. *AK

• 11/10/1998· STEERING

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING BELT. WHEN TRYING TO TURN STEERING WHEEL IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND THE WHEEL BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 11/05/1998· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  FAILURE OF SEAT BELTS AND NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTING IN FACIAL INJURIES. 821912 DUP OF 542455; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

• 11/02/1999· AIR BAGS

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FRONTAL IMPACT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH. HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER / DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERE INJURY. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *YC

• 10/28/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ABS BRAKES ACT AS IF THEY DO NOT WANT TO STOP AND ALSO THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE. WHEN VEHILCLE STOPS THE BRAKES RUB. *AK

• 10/28/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  OVERSENSITIVE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS, CONSUMER WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE SIGHT OF ROAD AND VEER OFF, MOUNT SIDEWALK, HIT TREE. *AK *AK

• 10/26/1999· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO NOTICE, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE DROPPING ON ONE SIDE WHEN THE BALL JOINT CAME OUT OF SOCKET, DAMAGES TO OTHER COMPONENTS AS WELL. (99V-066) MJS

• 10/26/1995· SEATSCrash

  SEAT MATERIALS; INTERIOR WINDOWS DEVELOPS A FILM WHICH CAUSES SEVERE BLINDNESS RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 10/20/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSTANT STALLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER FOR EXTENDED PERIODS

• 10/20/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  RIGHT FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM DEGRADED TO ALMOST FAILURE WITH 2 DIFFERENT SETS OF BRAKES. ONE ON 7/2/99 AND ANOTHER IN OCTOBER 1999. EACH SET OF BRAKES WERE GOOD FOR ABOUT 1000 MILES. AFTER THAT BREAK-IN PERIOD, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO GRIND AWAY AND THE ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS THEN AFFECTED. I AM LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION THAT MAY BE DUE TO SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE BRAKE SHOES THAT WERE INSTALLED. *AK

• 10/20/1997· STEERING

  VEHICLE ALARM FAILED, CONTINUOUSLY GOES OFF.

• 10/20/1997· INTERIOR LIGHTING

  INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED.

• 10/17/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE SOON AFTER THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER THE ENTIRE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

• 10/17/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DISTRUBUTOR IGNITON COIL PACK KEEPS FAILING,CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL SUDDENLY, COMPLETELY DIES. DODGE IS AWARE OF DEFECT AND HAS ISSUED A TSB.*AK

• 10/16/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WIRING TO THE HCU AND/OR HCU ITSELF IS DEFECTIVE, ABS IS MALFUNCTIONING

• 10/13/1999· POWER TRAIN

  MY BROTHER AND I BOUGHT THE SAME CAR MAKE MODEL AND YEAR. WE BOTH HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM OF WHEN WE COME TO A QUICK STOP AND OR SLOWDOWN WE NOTICE THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. IF WE DECELERATE QUICKLY OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL AND ("I DO MEAN SLIGHTLY") THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND IF WE ARE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HANDED TURN WE FIND OURSELVES OUT OF GEAR TO PULL THE CAR ACOSS THE LANE OF TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD SOME NEAR HEAD ON COLLISIONS WITH THE CAR WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND TRY TO MAKE A TURN. COINCIDENTALLY MY BROTHER HAS THE SAME AMOUNT OF MILAGE THAT I HAVE ON HIS CAR. ABOUT 83000. THE PROBLEM I SEE IS THAT THIS CAR IS THE TEMPLATE FOR THE CHRYSLER SEBRING AS WELL AS THE MITSUBISHI GALANT. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH LEAKY TRANSMISSIONS AND THIS WILL CAUSE THE COMPONENT TO FAIL. MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO LEAK AT AROUND 82000 MILES AND I FIND THAT THAT IS A DEFECT THAT DODGE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO. THE OTHER DEFECT OF MY CAR IS A CRACKING CV BOOT THAT CAUSES THE CV JOINT TO FAIL AFTER FLUIDS LEAK FROM THE JOINT CAUSING FRICTION TO TEMPER THE PARTS TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. MY VEHICLES RIGHT FRONT TIRE FELL OFF ON I77 IN CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA. DODGE CLAINED AT THE TIME NO PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, I JUST FOUND OUT YOU HAD DISCOVERED THE DEFECT. BRAVO. YOU HELPED ME SAVE $150 PER PERIOD IN AUTO INSURANCE BECAUSE I COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY MY TIRE FELL OFF AND CAUSED THE ACCIDENT THAT ALMOST KILLED ME. I LOVE YOU GUYS! CHRYSLER HAS SENT AN APPOLOGY AND I NEED TO KNOW IF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS SOMETHING THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR AS WELL. AGAIN MY BROTHER (JEFF ROSS) AND I ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMWITH DIFFERENT DRIVING HABITS. PLEASE RESPOND. (RUAVOL2@MINDSPRING.COM) 919-272-1400 THANK YOU! ROB BURDINE

• 10/11/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION TO 40 MPH ON ITS OWN, CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE FOOT ON GAS. *SLC

• 10/09/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THERE IS FAULTY WIRING AND/OR DISFUCTIONAL HCU ON FRONT BRAKES MAKING THE ABS SYSTEM AS A WHOLE, DISFUNCTIONAL. COSTLY AND DANGEROUS

• 10/05/1999· SUSPENSION

  BALL BEARING JOINT FAILED WHEN TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE THEN IT SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE GROUND CAUSING CONSUMER O LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

• 10/02/2002· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN THE LOWER BALL JOINT SNAPPED AND BROKE. CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OFF. NLM

• 09/30/2000· TIRES

  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)

• 09/30/1999· SUSPENSION

  THERE IS NOISE WITHIN THE LOWER BALL JOINT. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A NOISE. *AK

• 09/29/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES ARE EATING UP THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS. ALSO, THERE IS SOME KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. *AK

• 09/29/1998· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FRONT AXLE BROKE ON ONE SIDE AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED WHILE BRAKING ON THE OTHER SIDE. ALSO,TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FAILURE. *AK

• 09/28/1999· SEAT BELTS

  WHEN CHILD PULLED ON SEAT BELT TO SEE HOW FAR IT WOULD COME OUT, SEAT BELT PULLED CHILD UP INTO THE BACK WINDOW AS IF IT COULD HAVE STRANGLED THE CHILD. CONSUMER HAD TO CUT IT LOOSE TO REMOVE CHILD. *AK