2000 Dodge Avenger

22 complaints on file, page 1 of 2.

1. Filed Aug 30, 2005Failure Jul 1, 2005Spring Valley, ILAir conditioner

   2000 DODGE AVENGER ES. AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR BLEW OUT. $1200 REPAIR BILL. MY MECHANIC SAID THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING. *JB

   NHTSA complaint 10134806
2. Filed Apr 23, 2005Failure Apr 23, 200540,000 milesLogansport, INUnknown or other

   THE PAINT IS FLAKING OFF THE CAR. APPEARS THAT THE WIND FROM GOING DOWN THE ROAD IS KNOCKING THE PAINT OFF. OR MAYBE THE SUN HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. THE ENTIRE TOP NEEDS RE-PAINTED. *JB

   NHTSA complaint 10118309
3. Filed Aug 21, 2004Failure Aug 21, 200442,331 milesAddison, TXAutomatic transmission

   SENSOR IN TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND IT COMPLETELY LOST SPEED. I EXITED AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER THAT, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. IT WAS REPAIRED BY A DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. THAT WAS AT AROUND 20000 MILES. TODAY, AT AROUND 42000 MILES, I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND COULD FEEL THE TRANSMISSION BEGINNING TO SLIP. I STARTED INCREASING SPEED, AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S WERE JUST CONTINUING TO GO UP. I HAVE SENT THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND TIME UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JB

   NHTSA complaint 10088334
4. Filed Jan 15, 2004Failure Nov 15, 200356,000 milesLangley, UNUnknown or other

   SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE BY THE DEALER, AND 10 DAYS LATER FLEW APART. THAT BELT WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE BE ANOTHER DODGE DEALER, BUT THREE MONTHS LATER CAME OFF, BUT DID NOT BREAK. IT IS NOW THREE MONTHS LATER, AND THE BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF FRAYING.

   NHTSA complaint 10071290
5. Filed Jan 15, 2004Failure Oct 15, 200385,000 milesBatavia, OHPower train

   I WAS GETTING ONTO THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY RPMS WOULD NOT DROP BELOW 5000 AND I REALIZED MY CAR LOCKED IN 2ND GEAR. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE A694/41TE TRANSMISSION THAT CHYSLER MADE.

   NHTSA complaint 10069478
6. Filed Dec 18, 2003Failure Aug 26, 2002FT. LEE, VAUnknown or other

   I LOVE MY CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR WHEN IT HAD 40 THOUSAND MILES ON IT, IN SEPT 2002. IN THE MONTH OF AUG. 2003 I CAME BACK HOME FROM IRAQ AFTER 7 MONTHS AND FOUND THAT MOST OF THE CLEARCOAT ON MY BLACK AVENGER ON THE TOP PANELS (HOOD, TOP, TRUNK) OF MY CAR WAS GONE. WHEN I LEFT THERE WAS ONLY A FEW SURFACE SCRATCHES ON THE CAR, THAT USUALLY BUFFED OUT. NOW MY CAR LOOKS LIKE ?!@#$% AND THE DEALER WILL NOT HELP ME OR THE MANUFACTURE. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THE BLACK PAINT JOBS IN 2000, BUT MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE I'VE SEEN WITH THIS PROBLEM. I LOVE DODGE BUT THIS IS THE LAST ONE ME OR ANYBODY IN MY FAMILY WILL EVER PURCHASE IF I DON'T GET SOME KIND OF HELP WITH THIS DEFECT. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND IT LOOKS LIKE ITS 25 YEARS OLD. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. I ONLY DROVE THE CAR FOR 5 MONTHS BEFORE I DEPLOYED. IF THIS IS NOT A DEFECT THEN THE DEALERSHIP SOLD ME A CAR THAT HAD BEEN IN A WRECK OR SOMETHING AND LIED TO ME. *AK

   NHTSA complaint 10050749
7. Filed Oct 10, 2003Failure Oct 9, 200385,000 milesBatavia, OHAutomatic transmission

   I WAS GETTING ONTO THE INTERSTATE WHEN I NOTICED MY RPM WERE AROUND 5000 AND WOULD NOT GO DOWN. I REALIZED THE TRANSMISSION HAD LOCKED IN SECOND GEAR. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE JUNK A604/41TE TRANSMISSION THAT CHRYSLER MADE. *LA

   NHTSA complaint 10041580
8. Filed Jun 10, 2003Failure May 29, 200352,874 milesEL Centro, CAAutomatic transmission

   WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED 11/01. I WAS INFORMED BY A DODGE TECH THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO GO "OUT" AROUND 50,000 MILES. I HAVE HEARD THIS FROM NUMEROUS DODGE OWNERS AND MECHANICS. AT 52,874 THE TRANSMISSION QUIT SHIFTING AND WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR ACCORDING TO THE EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT THAT I PURCHASED WITH THE CAR. THE CONTRACT WAS WITH AN OUTSIDE COMPANY. THE CONTRACT COMPANY WHEN CALLED ABOUT REPAIRS ALSO STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DODGE/CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALER FOR 2 WEEKS AWAITING PARTS AND REPAIR.*AK

   NHTSA complaint 10021374
9. Filed May 27, 200369,000 milesPhiladelphia, PAFront

   STRUTS, LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS AND HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED AS A RESULT OF RECALL 00V421002 REPAIRS. MR *TT

   NHTSA complaint 10019801
10. Filed May 22, 2003Failure Apr 4, 200388,954 milesAkron, OHCablesFire

    VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. FIRE LOCATED ON LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR LEFT FRONT CORNER OF VEHICLE. POSSIBLE BATTERY POWER CABLE SHORT TO GROUND AT BATTERY MOUNT PLATE UNDER BATTERY. *NLM

    NHTSA complaint 10019104
11. Filed Feb 10, 2003Failure May 29, 2001Philadelphia, PALower ball joint

    LOWER BALL JOINTS,DUPLICATE LETTER RESPONDED TO BY MICHAEL JORDON ON 4-1-03 REFERENCE 10004221. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, HOWEVER THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEMS HE WAS EXPERIENCING WERE NOT RELATED. *JB

    NHTSA complaint 10011430
12. Filed Jan 31, 2003Failure Jun 30, 200236,262 milesWest Melbourne, FLVehicle speed control

    I HAVE 2 DODGE CARS, BOTH 2000, AN INTREPID AND AN AVENGER. THE SPEED SENSOR HAS GONE OUT IN BOTH CARS IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 2002. BOTH HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, CAUSING IMMEDIATE DECELERATION. I SENT A LETTER TO CHYRSLER IN JULY OF 2002, BUT GOT NO RESPONSE. I HAVE THE INVOICES FROM THE REPAIRS AND THE PART # IS THE SAME ON BOTH CARS. *JB

    NHTSA complaint 10005050
13. Filed Jan 30, 2003Philadelphia, PASuspension

    CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE BALL JOINTS, THE DEALER RESEALED THE BALL JOINTS, HOWEVER 5 MONTHS LATER THE HUB BEARINGS, STRUTS, THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER FAILED TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS WHICH CAUSED NUMEROUS REPAIR BILLS, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NONE OF THE PROBLEMS WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL.*JB

    NHTSA complaint 10004221
14. Filed Sep 15, 2002Failure Sep 9, 2002Pensacola, FLUnknown or other

    NO DESCRIPTION GIVIEN. NLM

    NHTSA complaint 767187
15. Filed Sep 25, 2001Failure Jun 28, 2000Blue Springs, MOManual transmission, Service brakes, Foundation components, Door

    VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS, THE DEALER FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING THROUGH A CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT IT CAME FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE CRACK AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO ORDER AND RECEIVE THE PART FOR REPAIR.*JB

    NHTSA complaint 563270
16. Filed Aug 15, 2001Failure Aug 1, 200112,200 milesToledo, OHService brakes, Hydraulic

    HAVE ONLY 12000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. HAD TO REPLACE FRONT PADS AND HAD REAR ROTORS TURNED. INFORMED BY MECHANIC (NON DEALER) THAT REAR ROTORS WERE WARPED. UNSURE IF TURNING WILL DO ANY GOOD. DEFECT MATERIAL??? THIS IS UNUSUAL FOR A NEW CAR. AK *SCC ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****750510

    NHTSA complaint 10006452
17. Filed Jul 9, 2001Failure Jul 4, 2001South Bend, INFront

    WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLES FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE AND MAKE A HUMMING NOISE. CONSUMER SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN, AND CAR HYDROPLANED AND LANDED ON SIDE OF ROAD. THEN, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP CAR. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 892204
18. Filed Apr 26, 2001Failure Apr 26, 2001Smelwill, GAService brakes, Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip

    WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP OR REDUCE SPEED, BUT BRAKES WOULD SUFFER EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 886883
19. Filed Jan 23, 2001Failure Jun 1, 2000Bear, DEWheels

    BOTH FRONT WHEELS HAVE BENT NEAR THE RIM. BOTH TIMES, THE TIME AND DATE OF THE INITIAL FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THIS DAMAGE WAS NOTICED LATER, WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED WOBBLING. THE LEFT WHEEL BENT SO SEVERLY THAT THE AIR WAS LET OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN SAFELY AND NOT UNDER ANY UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. DODGE HAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. RIM APPEARS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE, DISTORTION AND FAILURE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. NO POTHOLES, CRACKS OR OTHER ANOMOLIES WERE NOTICED BEFORE DAMAGE OCCURED ON BOTH WHEELS.

    NHTSA complaint 739858
20. Filed Jun 23, 2000Failure May 21, 2000Toledo, OHAutomatic transmission

    I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 80MPH ON I 75. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. IT WAS LIKE HITTING A WALL. I WENT FROM 80 MPH TO LESS THEN 30 MPH. TRASMISSION IS NOW SLIPPING INFREQUENTLY. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 724461