Dodge Avenger Reviews

I bought a Dodge Avenger 2011 June 28 from Maroone Dodge of Pembroke Pine located at 13601 Pines Boulevard. I have visited that facility on more Saturdays than I care to talk about. This car has several problems with it and your mechanic and technicians have tried their best to get it right. I brought the car back complaining about the rear window with a noise, they fixed it twice so far. I complained about the front passenger window. It's the same problem; this is their second time fixing that. I've complained about the back brakes that's been making noises ever since I purchased the car.

I purchased a brand new 1999 Dodge Avenger from S,vale Dodge in 1999. My problem is that the clear coat and paint on the roof as well as the hood and driver’s rear side panel is deteriorating. My car looks like a horrible old weather-beaten car where the deterioration is. I find this very upsetting considering that I paid a lot of money for this car. I paid my car payments on time and paid my car off early. If you take the time to do a search Dodge clear coat chipping, you will be amazed how many car owners online that have purchased 1990 to 2007 are experiencing these same circumstances. I find it unbelievable that no one is held accountable for the defective formula of paint/clear coat that was used.

I have a 2008 Dodge Avenger that has had several recalls, needed the hood repainted, the trunk leaks very bad. I have replaced the alternator and two pulleys, the dome light broke right after I got the car, the leather seat is cracking, the transmission has slipped since day one, the window switch stops working at times. Those are a few of the issues. Dodge has said I don't qualify for the lemon law because I haven't had enough work done on it in the allowed time. That is due to the fact that they would not do the repairs. All I really wanted was for them to do the repairs that are from the lousy manufacturing. This is a 2008 piece of junk that I will be paying on for about three more years.

During the Memorial Day Weekend my passenger side carpet was soaking wet. I mean puddle wet. My car is 2 years and 1 month old. I took it to the dealership and they said it would cost $92 just to look at it. I was hesitant, but I was informed that the warranty would "probably" cover it. As we all know, it didn't. I was informed that "leaves and debris" clogged the drain tube of my air conditioner which caused the water to back up in to my vehicle. I was informed that there was nothing that I could have done to prevent this and that it was merely the design of the car.

My complaint has to do with my 1998 Dodge Avenger. I was in a fast food drive-thru and I reached for my wallet. To do this, you have to raise your rear off the seat, which means you have to lean back against the seat. When I leaned back, the back of the seat broke. The back of the seat does not stay upright now. I think it sucks that I have to buy a new seat. Why can't we make Chrysler pay for my seat? I have seen cars from the 80's that are so much sturdy than my car, which is a 1998. Please let me know if Chrysler should fix this problem. Thank you.

Well I bought a 2008 Dodge Avenger in March 2008 with 20,000 miles. I guess around October to now, I start having problems with this vehicle. Meador Chrysler has a motto: "Maintaining your Chrysler, Jeep or Dodge properly is the key to vehicle longevity. And our Fort Worth Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge service department is standing by to keep your car, truck or SUV running smoothly for years to come. Our highly-trained technicians will maximize your Chrysler, Jeep or Dodge vehicle's performance. All service includes a multi-point vehicle inspection to identify developing problems so you can avoid future breakdowns."

On the Dodge website, they listed a financial incentive ($2,000 cash allowance) for purchase of a 2009 Dodge Avenger for my zip code (32765). I saw this on 1/11, 1/12, and 1/13. I just purchased this vehicle at Bob Dance, Florida on 1/12, and they only provided a $1,500 rebate credit. They claim the website is incorrect and in error. I called the Dodge help number and after they did research, they also said the website is wrong, and that it should be $1,500. Well, the website, 3 days later, still says $2,000 cash allowance. I believe this is a deceptive advertisement or that they should be accountable and honor their website information. This website is used in Florida and possibly, in other parts of the country, so this difference of $500 rebate allowance can add up to millions of dollars when multiplied by the number of vehicles being sold.

Brooklyn Dodge is accusing me of something that did not happen with me. My conclushion is that car has defects on it and they must stand liable to it, and not have me pay for repairs on a new Dodge Avenger 08. How on earth can I get parts for a car that don't have parts on the market, if the car have been in an accident as they claim.

2008 Dodge Avenger that I have owned now for 6 months: Beginning of fall - tree parts (IE: small twigs, leaves, and helicopters) were on the car for 1 1.5 days over the weekend when I did not drive the car. The day I went to get in I was brushing off the leaves/helicopters when I noticed on the paint circular marks where the helicopters were with streaking.

I purchased a Dodge Avenger in 2001 and within the last year, the entire clear coat on the roof,hood,trunk of car has burned off, leaving patches of white primer all over the car. I refuse to have the entire car repainted because the paint job on the car is suppose to last a while, at least more than 5 years. When it is time for a new vehicle,I will never buy a crysler product again.

My Dodge Avenger has had MANY problems. I discovered that there was a bolt sheared off in the frame. At first I thought the previous owner had been in a wreck or something. Then I read all the complaints from other Dodge owners about bolts mysteriously shearing off. Another problem I've had is the door handles.My driver's side door handle broke off. After I got a new handle put on, the locking mechanism broke off inside the door. A few months later, the passenger side door handle broke off. Now I have to unlock the doors on the passenger side, then walk to the driver's side to get in, and lean over to open the passenger door if someone is riding with me. Now my transmission is completely blown and my car only has 106,000 miles. There shouldn't be serious transmission problems yet at that mileage. Now I have to fork out $2000 to get everything with the transmission repaired. I will never own another Dodge as long as I live.

purchased used dodge avenger 3 mo. ago, 120k mi, but ran good. had to take a loan to buy ths car (3 yrs of car pmts ahead) after 1 month, had to replace starter, only about $400.00 so i can live with that. during 3rd month, absolutely no warning, transmission completely malfunctioned due to a design fault, i was stuck on the hwy in subzero temps all alone. mechanic said something about differential blew out/spun through all dears and through the tranny pan. apparently, this happens to these trannys w/o warning. i was thrilled about this car when i bought it, it was extremely well maintained since new (including tranny maint)i have owned many much older junkers w/ many more miles on them, and have never had a transmission blow out on me. repair would be over $2000.00, i am a single mom, just making ends meet so putting that $$ into it will be unlikely. however, i now have to make car pmts for 3 years and have no car. at first, i thought i would never again buy a car that wasnt mopar,(the avenger was my first chrysler/dodge) now i know that the opposite is true.

Our 97 dodge avenger blew a headgasket with under 50,000 miles but out of warranty. It cost almost $900 to fix. Chrysler would not cover it. We also had a dodge 600 and chrysler lebaron blow headgaskets multiple times sometime in warranty sometimes out. We no longer get discounts on Chryslers and will no longer buy their sedan. Beware of the headgaskets.

I purchased a 99 dodge avenger at South Oak Dodge. In February I notice that the rims were bent. I expressed this to the Sales Representative Don. Don never said anything about having them replace the rims. On March 1, 2003, I went out to my vehicle and the tire was flat. I went to Sparks around the corner and they put the spare tire on and they also told me that the brakes were bad. I took the vehicle back to Dodge and spoke with the Sales Manager, John Ferguson, He stated that they had the car in their inventory for 30 days and the tire never went flat and they didn't notice the bent rims. He also stated that he didn't know anything about the brakes being bad. I pulled up a car fax and the car was in their inventory on 1/22/03. I bought the vehicle on 1/29/03 at 7pm. Well, to make it simple John is refusing to replace the bent rims on the vehicle that they sold. but, he told me to bring my vehicle back on monday so that they can look at the brakes. He also stated that they would have never put the vehicle on the market with bent rims. So one of use are lying about the bent rims and brakes. In fact; they knew the rims were bent and I seriously, believe that they never done an inspection on the vehicle before it was placed on the market.

Recently my 18 year old daughter was driving our Dodge Avenger 1995. She was pulling forward out of a parking spot at school when the accelorator cable broke and the car sped forward as fast as it could. Luckily she had good driving skills and was able to turn quickly to avoid a building, but hit the curb damaging the wheel. She then pulled the emergency brake and turned off the engine. This could have been much worse if she had been trafic when it broke. We were also involved in the ball joint recall, ours broke 2 yrs before the recall.I saved our records so they did refund us.

My 1996 Dodge Avenger had a component in the transmission come loose and exit the bottom of the transmission casting making the vehicle completely inoperable. The poblems documented with te A604 (41TE) are well known. This defect poses a safety hazard and the vehicles should be recalled.

I bought a 95 Dodge Avenger in 10/97. In 7/00 my transmission developed a hole in it due to faulty casing. Was replaced with a used one. Now, it 10/02 and my second transmission has also developed a hole. I have also experienced having to replace all hub assemblies, brakes, o2 sensors. I have a constant shudder in my front end. My abs are out since almost after I have bought the car, and a constant ticking in my front end.

my 95' dodge avenger has a defect in paint.the clear coat is turning my black car to white.it started doing this 2 years ago.i have 90,000 miles on car is there a warranty to cover this? GM has a 100,000mile warranty on there cars.

I called Chrysler Corp. notifying them of a problem with the headlights in my car, the headlights have a coating over them , almost like hard water deposits, this poses a potential driving hazard to me and others on the road, when I'm driving at night I drive with my high beams on, and it is very hard for me to see, the other cars coming my way don't even warn me that my high beams are on, when you are standing outside of the car at night it looks as if you have your low beams on, and it reall y doesn't look like low beams, it looks as if my battery is dying.