Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-04-05 | 99V066003 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 165,857 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND THE RIGHT FRONT CONTROL LOWERBALL JOINT BROKE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I CALLED DOD… |
| 2007-11-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE LEFT SIDE IS GOING AND I'VE GONE TO DELUCA CHRYSLER IN HAVERHILL MA TWICE AND BOTH TIMES T… |
| 2006-12-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING OUT OF A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT, AND WITHOUT ANY SIGN OR WARNING MY TIRE SNAPPED OFF MY AXLE! THE SERVICE D… |
| 2005-11-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | PER TWO SEPARATE RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER, I BROUGHT MY 1996 DODGE AVENGER INTO A DEALERSHIP TO H… |
| 2005-06-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 DODGE AVENGER. IN 2005, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND TH… |
| 2005-03-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DODGE AVENGER 1996, BALL JOINT AND AXLE BROKE. *BF RECALL CAMPAIGN# 99V066003. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE THE VEH… |
| 2004-10-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO SEE DUE TO LENS … |
| 2004-04-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE SIDE STREETWHEN MY FRONT WHEEL BENT INWARD AND MY CAR DROPPED TO THE GROUND. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALE… |
| 2004-02-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 1996 DODGE AVENGER. I RECEIVED THIS CAR FROM MY FATHER. ON FEBRUARY 26 2004 AS I WAS LEAVING WORK,… |
| 2004-01-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE LOWER LATER ARM BALL JOINT SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL TO DETACH. THE VEHICLE … |
| 2004-01-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH FRONT BALL JOINTS FAILED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO CHECK. THEN, CONSUMER MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME. … |
| 2004-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | REPEATED HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON ENGINE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE INITIATED AS THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THIS AUTOMO… |
| 2003-09-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | THE CAR (1996 DODGE AVENGER ES) WAS IN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THE LOWER BALL J… |
| 2003-09-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | Yes | 1 | IN THE AM ON 9/15/03 ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH, LATERAL ARM BROKE OFF ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR, CAUSING T… |
| 2003-08-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHILE DRIVING AND AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL STALL. AFTER A FEW MINUTES VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED AS… |
| 2003-06-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | NHTSA#99-V-066-003 VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF THE RUBBER BOOTS ON THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS … |
| 2003-04-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | MY 1996 DODGE AVENGER ES V-6 HAS SEVERELY PITTED HEADLAMP LENSES WHICH SERIOUSLY REDUCES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HEADL… |
| 2003-04-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE BALL JOINTS 99 V 066 000 WAS COMPLETE THE BALL JOINT FAILED AND DAMAGED OTHER COMPONENTS. *N… |
| 2003-03-15 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE CAME OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM |
| 2003-03-04 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WOBBLED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. *JB |
| 2003-02-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY PAINT IS FOGGING, I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO KEEP IN GOOD CONDITION BUT TO NO AVAIL! I AM REALLY UPSET OVER THIS!! … |
| 2002-12-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY. DT |
| 2002-10-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT FITS TOO, TIGHT THERE IS NO SLACK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOR… |
| 2002-10-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT NONE OF THE VEHICLE SEATBELTS WILL STAY FASTENED. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE … |
| 2002-10-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVIERS SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NO SLACK IN THE SEATBEL… |
| 2002-09-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ON THE TRANSMISSION THE SEAL FOR THE FRONT SHAFT IS LEAKING,ALSO THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING WHICH IS MADE OUT OF PAPER … |
| 2002-08-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM | No | 0 | WHEN PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY UPPER RIGHT CONTROL ARM MOUNT SEPARATED FROM BODY, MAKING AN ENORMOUS POPPING SOUND. DEALER… |
| 2002-07-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL 00V421000 REPAIRS DONE WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE , AFTER WAITI… |
| 2002-07-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | ENGINE HAS OVERHEATED SIX TIMES ALREADY BECAUSE THERE WAS A SHORT IN WIRES. ALSO, THERMOSTAT HAS GONE OUT SIX TIMES. … |
| 2002-06-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THERE IS A BROWN FOG BUILDING UP IN THE HEADLIGHT LENSES, CAUSING THE LIGHT TO BE DIM MAKING IT HARD FOR THE CONSUMER T… |
| 2002-05-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 25MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE TOTALLED.*AK |
| 2002-04-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 10-15 MPH LEFT SIDE BALL JOINT BROKE, AND CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE CONTROLING VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS JUS… |
| 2002-04-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | TRANSAXLE LOCKED UP. *AK |
| 2002-03-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEAT FROM HEADLIGHTS WAS MELTING INSIDE OF HEADLIGHT COVER. VEHICLE CANNOT PASS INSPECTION WITH THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, HI… |
| 2002-03-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | GEARS ARE NOT CHANGING PROPERLY, VEHICLE HAS A REALLY ROUGH START, VEHICLE STALLS, AND SOMETIMES WON'T START. PLEASE P… |
| 2002-02-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | TORQUE CONVERTER DROPPED AND HIT METAL CASING. TOW OPERATOR INDICATED IT WAS FROM TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONTACTED CHR… |
| 2002-01-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH STEERING LOCKED UP AND RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE FELL DUE TO DEFECTIVE FRONT BALL JOINTS. PLEASE G… |
| 2001-12-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR MY CARS LOWER BALL JOINTS BECAUSE OF EXCESSVIE WEAR. MY CAR STARTED MAKING NOISE IN THE FRONT E… |
| 2001-10-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | MY DAUGHTER, MICHELLE OWNED A 1996 DODGE AVENGER ES WHICH SHE LOST HER LIFE IN. ON OCTOBER 6, 2001 SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT … |
| 2001-06-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD RECALL 00V421002 LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT, DONE ON 12 JUNE 2001. DEALER DID NOT REPLACE BALL JOINT. ON 25 J… |
| 2001-06-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 1 | IN SUM, I WAS DRIVING THE ABOVE VEHICLE AND ABOUT TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN JERK AND THE DRIVERS… |
| 2001-06-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER/ WET CONDITIONS VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DUE TO REAR SUSPE… |
| 2001-05-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER TO HAVE RECALL 99V066003 REPAIRS DONE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT … |
| 2001-04-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | Yes | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #00V421002. CONTACTED AND THEN VISITED DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INSPECTED VEHICLE AND PROVIDED A SHE… |
| 2001-04-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS ACCELERATING UP TO 45 MPH SPEED LIMIT WHEN ALL DRIVETRAIN CAPABILITY AND FORWARD MOTION WAS LOST. VEHI… |
| 2001-03-19 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT INNER TIE ROD/ FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS,AND SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE HE JUST PURCHASED MALFUNCTIONED. PLEASE PROVID… |
| 2001-02-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING, IT STALLED AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. IT HESITATED, SITTING STILL. PUTTING VEHICLE … |
| 2001-02-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT REMAIN LOCKED. *AK |
| 2001-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH DUE TO FAULTY VALVE COVER GASKETS. NLM |
| 2001-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHENEVER MAKING A TURN AND TRYING TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE WILL SPEED UP, FAST IDLE. *AK |