Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Dodge Avenger.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-02-26 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WE HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THESE RIMS. I AM ABOUT TO RETIRE MY THIRD WHEEL FROM THIS CAR. THE WHEEL LOOK… |
| 2006-12-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 DODGE AVENGER I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IT HAS THE 2.0 DOHC 4 CYL ENGINE THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING ON IT AND … |
| 2005-11-28 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | 1997 DODGE AVENGER HOOD POPPED UP SHATTERING WINDSHIELD. *TS THERE WAS DAMAGE FROM A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED TH… |
| 2005-03-27 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 1 | 1997 DODGE AVENGER RAN INTO A TREE AFTER BALL JOINT BROKE CAUSING THE AXEL TO BREAK.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE … |
| 2005-01-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM | No | 0 | AFTER RECALL 967 CONTROL ARM REPAIRS, WERE DONE THE PROBLEM RECURRED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE FRONT LEFT SIDE CONTRO… |
| 2004-08-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS IN THE F… |
| 2004-05-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | (1) 1997 DODGE AVENGER WAS DRIVEN (2) LEFT SIDE LOWER BALLJOINT FAILED (PULLED OUT OF LATERAL CONTROL ARM), WHEEL TURN… |
| 2004-04-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SNAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE FRONT TIR… |
| 2004-03-12 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT IN THE DASH. THE AIR BAG IS LIFTING ABOUT ONE INCH ABOV… |
| 2003-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | RECURING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE VIBRATION AND FAST WEAR, ALSO WITH SUSPENSION REPAIR, WAS TWICE QUOTED FOR A FULL REPLACEM… |
| 2003-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO THE PUMP MOTOR, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. *AK IF THE ABS LIGHT IS IL… |
| 2002-09-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-06-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | THE DOOR HINGE ON DRIVERS SIDE BUSTED AND NEEDS TO BE WELDED ,BY NO FAULT OF MINE. I HAVE TALKED TO AUTO BODY SHOPS THA… |
| 2002-05-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 DODGE AVENGER SOME OF MY PROBLEMS I HAVE NOT FIXED I AM ABOUT TO GO BROKE. I HAVE MORE PROBLEMS WITH MY T… |
| 2002-05-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A CONCRETE WALL AT 60 MPH IMPACT, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER… |
| 2002-01-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I HAVE LOW MILES ON MY CAR & THEIR SHOULD BE NO REASON WHY MY HEAD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACE… |
| 2001-12-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | RECALL 00V421002 REPAIRS ON LOWER BALL JOINT WAS DONE , AND DEALER KNOCKED VEHICLE OUT OF ALIGNMENT. ALSO, DEALER W… |
| 2001-11-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING.*JB |
| 2001-11-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND WIRING HAVE MELTED DOWN TO THE PLASTIC. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK |
| 2001-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | A LEAKING HEAD GASKET WAS CONFIRMED BY OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP, AT WHICH TIME THEY VOLUNTEERED INFORMATION THAT "IN… |
| 2001-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-06-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | FRONTAL COLLISION ON A WET ROAD CONDITION AT 40 MPH, IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOR… |
| 2001-05-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | RECALL 00 V 421 002/LOWER BALL JOINT BOOT: VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER , YONKER AVE DODGE INC., YONKER, NY; PHONE# 914/964-… |
| 2001-01-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAKING A RATTLING/CLUNKING NOISE FROM FRONT END ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. TIRES WERE CROOKED BECAUS… |
| 2001-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE HOUSINGS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SEALED. MOISTURE HAS FORMED INSIDE OF THE UNITS AND LIMITS THE EFFEC… |
| 2000-12-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | CREAKING NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION. RECEIVED RECALL 967 AND DEALER DID NOT USE ANY PARTS TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *BF TH… |
| 2000-12-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | DEALERSHIP ADMITTED DEFECTIVE GASKET ON 2.0L ENGINES, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR. |
| 2000-12-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION CONSUMER STATES WHEN TURNING WHEEL AND DRIVING, VEHICLE MAKES A NOISE, DEALERSHIP ADVISED … |
| 2000-12-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WAS GOING 30MPH WHEN A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE SWERVED TO MISS DEER, AND HIT A TREE STUMP, AND WENT … |
| 2000-12-04 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 1 | DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT IMPACT TO SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. *AK |
| 2000-09-15 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHEELS ARE CAUSING PROBLEM WITH TIRES NOT MAINTAINING AIR PRESSURE, AND CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF TIRES. DEALER NOTIF… |
| 2000-07-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN IN FRONT ,HITTING IT, AND PUSHING CONSUMER'S VE… |
| 2000-06-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO A FAILED OVERDRIVE HUB. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHI… |
| 2000-03-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET BLEW UP IN MY 1997 DODGE AVENGER..CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND THEY REVEALED THEY ALREADY KNEW THE GASKET WAS I… |
| 2000-02-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND BROADSIDED VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSI… |
| 1999-12-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS OF THIS CAR ARE SO FOGGED OVER (MILKY) THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT. IN THE EVENT THAT I DO DR… |
| 1999-11-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS LENS DEVELOPED A CLOUDY DISCOLORATION THAT REDUCED THE LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THE LENS COULD NOT BE CLEANED OR… |
| 1999-11-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 2 | WHILE DRIVING THE LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT FAILED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE H… |
| 1999-09-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | THE FRONT WHEEL FELL AJAR DUE TO THE BALL JOINT PULLING APART CAUSING THE MISHAP. YH |
| 1999-07-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR TWO YEARS AGO. I HAVE HAD THEM REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES WIT… |
| 1999-07-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | INITIAL PROBLEM CAR HESITATED , LIGHTS , A/C , RADIO AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS BEGAN TO BLINK AND GO ON AND OFF. … |
| 1999-06-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | DRIVING THROUGH A LOW PUDDLE OF WATTER, THE CAR SUCKED WATER INTO THE AIR INTAKE AND IMMEDIATELY HYDROSTATICALLY LOCKED… |
| 1999-06-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKES WARPED CAUSING VIBRATION AND PULSATION |
| 1999-04-19 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHEN VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN AND PARKED FOR A WEEKEND. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAU… |
| 1999-03-10 | STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | Yes | 1 | I FEEL IT WAS DUE TO MY STEERING LOCKING COLUMN FAILURE THAT I GOT CAUGHT IN A SNOW DRIFT, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. … |
| 1999-03-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT AND REAR WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 10 TIMES DUE TO GRINDING NOISE.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT BECAUSE OF MO… |
| 1998-11-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DRIVING IN FOGGY/RAINY WEATHER ON UNFAMILIAR ROAD,VEHICLE HIT A DITCH & FLIPPED OVER. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEP… |
| 1998-09-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | PROBLEM 1: SINCE JULY '98, I HAVE OBSERVED (SMELLED) NOXIOUS FUMES -NOT YOUR TYPICAL SULPHURIC ROTTEN EGG SMELL-WHEN I… |
| 1998-08-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | BRAKES VIBRATE, SQUEAL, AND GRIND W/METAL TO METAL SOUND. NO APPARENT CAUSE. |
| 1998-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DOOR POWER LOCK MOTOR FAILED. YH |