1999 Dodge Avenger

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE AVENGER. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2004 AND I HAD THE HEADS DONE ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP IN 2005 AND IS STILL GIVING ME PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES IT WON'T CHANGE INTO SECOND UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. THE O2 SENSORS KEEP GOING OUT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS COMING ON. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING THIS CAR NOR CAN I AFFORD A NEW CAR. THE BRAKES KEEP WEARING OUT. I AM HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS OUT THIS CAR THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE SHOCKS AND STRUTS ARE OUT. THE HALF SHAFT IS MESSED UP AGAIN. I NEED SO HELP WITH SOME OF THIS REPAIRS. CHRYSLER AND DODGE KNEW THESE CARS WEREN'T MADE RIGHT NOW THEY NEED TO HELP THOSE OF US WHO HAVE THEM. *TR

THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ON MY 1999 DODGE AVENGER WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY (LESS THAN 10,000 MILES). I HAVE READ TWO POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS: A MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE SENSOR IS KEEPING THE BRAKES ENGAGED SLIGHTLY AND CREATING EXCESS HEAT AND WEAR; THE ROTORS WERE ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR THE MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (A SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER AND LIGHTER CAR THEN THE AVENGER) AND ARE NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE BRAKING NEEDS OF THE AVENGER. IT IS CLEAR FROM THIS AND MANY OTHER AUTOMOBILE COMPLAINT SITES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SEBRING AND AVENGER MODELS. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT COVER UPS MITSUBISHI IS ACCUSED OF PERPETRATING REGARDING RECALLS, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THIS ISSUE BE MADE PUBLIC AND THAT BOTH DODGE AND MITSUBISHI WORK TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *LA

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE PURCHASE. UNKNOWN ENGINE FAILURE PROBLEM (DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PINPOINT PROBLEM), TRANSMISSION SENSORS FAILED, ROTORS REPLACED 8 TIMES IN 4 YEARS, BLACK TAR COMING FROM DOORS, NUMEROUS ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS, AND THE BIG PROBLEM - THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES KEEP FAILING. PASSENGER SIDE REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. DRIVER SIDE NOW FAILING AS WELL. HUGE SAFETY HAZARD! DEALERSHIP SAYS "CAR NOT UNDER WARRANTY".*JB

HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND TIRES NUMEROUS TIMES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, EXCEPT FOR WHEN IT STARTS BLINKING(WILL BLINK 100 TIMES OR MORE BEFORE IT STAYS ILLUMINATED) MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE HAS BEEN FOLLOWED, MOST THINGS WERE REPLACED BEFORE SCHEDULED. DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHEN OPENING THE UNLOCKED DOOR. THE CAR NOW STALLS AT RED LIGHTS AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT WANT TO START AT ALL. THE CAR DOES NOT IDLE CORRECTLY EVER, USUALLY ABOUT 300 RPMS. *JB

SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO, THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE NOT BEEN EFFECTIVE. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED 2 TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST 15,000 DRIVEN. WHEN TRYING TO ADMINISTER THE BRAKES WHETHER IT BE A LIGHTED INTERSECTION OR SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC AHEAD, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE CAR NO MATTER HOW FAR EARLY THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND DANGEROUS. WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT WERE CRACKED OPEN SLIGHTLY, YET THE WINDOWS WERE FULLY CLOSED. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS DROPPED OFF FOR SERVICE, THE WEATHERSTRIPPING WAS REPLACED. THIS HELPED VERY LITTLE. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER, WHEN THEY FINALLY FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SCREW INTHE DOOR THAT WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACING. THIS CAUSED THE WINDOW NOT TO FULLY CLOSE. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE OVER 10 TIMES (NOT INCLUDING REGUALR MAINTENANCE - OIL CHANGES, ETC). I UNDERSTAND THAT BRAKES ARE PART OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF ANY VEHICLE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I ALSO OWN A GM VEHICLE, BUT MY BRAKE PADS LAST FOR AT LEAST 20,000 MILES.*AK

I HAVE HAD BRAKE AND ROTOR PROBLEMS WHEN THE CAR REACHED 14,000 MILES, I THEN REPLACED THE BRAKES, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SEVERE PULSATION WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, I REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AT 28,000 MILES, (AT MY EXPENSE) NOW THE BACK ROTORS HAVE BEGUN THE SEVERE PULSATION AND WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THOSE ROTORS AS WELL( AT MY EXPENSE). SINCE THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS. I USED THE EMGERGENCY BRAKE ONCE AND COULDN'T DISENGAGE THE BRAKE AND MY CAR WAS STRANDED. I ALSO EXPERIENCED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES FREEZING UP WHICH THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS COMPLAINING TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT SMOKE COMING FROM THE TIRE WELL FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK TIRE. ON MARCH 8, APRIL 5TH THEY RESURFACED THE BACK ROTORS, AND TOLD ME IF I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THE SEVERE PULSATION THE BACK ROTORS WILL NEED REPLACED. I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS LIKE THIS EVER, I ALWAYS PURCHASE NEW CARS FOR THEIR WARRANTY AND DODGE'S WARRANTY IS NOT UP MY STANDARDS.*AK