1995 Dodge Avenger

SEATBACK BROKE WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GET MY WALLET OUT OF MY BACK POCKET IN A WENDY'S DRIVE THROUGH. I LEANED BACK TO RAISE MY REAR OFF THE SEAT AND THE SEAT BACK BROKE. THE SEAT BACK RESTS ON THE NACK SEAT AND IT WILL NOT STAY IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME $1016 TO FIX. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE SEAT WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT ME. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD BEEN REAR ENDED? I WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN THE BACK SEAT OR WORSE. I HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE SEAT FRAME I COULD E-MAIL TO SOMEONE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. I OBTAINED A REPLACEMENT SEAT FROM A JUNK YARD. THANK FOR CREATING A WEB SITE ALLOWING ME TO REPORT THIA ISSUE. I BELIVE DODGE/CHYRSLER SHOULD PAY ME TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED. THANKS. *AK

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

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

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