Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Dodge Avenger.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I AM A AUTO MECHANIC AND UNFORTUNATELY OWN A 1999 DODGE AVENGER 2.5L V6 AUTO. THE ENGINE IS JUNK. IT HAS HAD AN INTERMI… |
| 2010-09-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1999 DODGE AVENGER AUTOMATIC: WONT SHIFT INTO DRIVE GEAR-RPMS REV UP AND DO NOT SHIFT IN NEXT GEAR ALSO ALARM SYSTEM … |
| 2010-08-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE 1999 DODGE AVENGER WAS PARKED OUTSIDE MY WORK WHEN IT BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND WAS ABLE TO PU… |
| 2009-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SEVERAL 'NEAR' ACCIDENTS BEFORE WE WERE MADE AWARE THAT OUR 99 DODGE AVENGER REAR LIGHTING WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TA… |
| 2008-08-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC HEAD LIGHT COVER BECAME EXTREMELY FOGGY. … |
| 2008-03-31 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE AT LEAST 5 WHEEL LUGS. EVERYTIME I HAVE MY TIRES TAKEN OFF FOR REPLACEMENT OR ROTATION OR TO REPL… |
| 2006-11-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION CASING IS CRACKED AND LEAKING TRANSMISSION OIL. THIS WAS FOUND DURING AN INSPECTIO… |
| 2006-08-28 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE… |
| 2006-06-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2005-04-12 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 1999 DODGE AVENGER ES WITH 17" SILVER 5-SPOKE ALUMINUM RIMS. I LEARNED THIS WEEK THAT 3 OF THE 4 RI… |
| 2005-03-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HONOR THE LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL 00V421000 DUE TO THEIR DATA BASE, THE RECALL WAS ALREADY… |
| 2004-12-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM 800 RPM'S TO 4500 RPM'S WITHIN SECO… |
| 2004-11-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WAS DRIVING 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED IN FRONT AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR… |
| 2004-08-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY… |
| 2004-07-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ON MY 1999 DODGE AVENGER WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY (LESS THAN 10,000 MILES). I HAVE READ TWO POS… |
| 2004-06-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1999 DODGE AVENGER. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2004 AND I HAD THE HEADS DONE ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING U… |
| 2004-01-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT EXCEPT TO DISCONNECT SENSORS... JB |
| 2003-08-12 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FRONT SEATS IN MY 1999, DODGE, AVENGER, PROBABLY DEALING WITH FAULTY WE… |
| 2003-07-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES KEEP BREAKING WHILE OPENING THE DOOR. THERE ARE 2 PLASTIC PIECES ON EACH SIDE OF THE DOOR HAN… |
| 2003-07-02 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT FRAME FRONT SEATBACK RECLINER AND ENTIRE FRONT SEAT BACK FRAME. ADHESIVE THAT HOLDS PLASTIC DRIVER AND PASS… |
| 2003-06-30 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 1 | WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK BROKE AND WENT BACKWARDS. THE SEAT ONLY LOCKED ALL THE WAY… |
| 2003-05-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE THE CONSUMER SAT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T GO OFF AT ALL. *… |
| 2003-04-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE PURCHASE. UNKNOWN ENGINE FAILURE PROBLEM (DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PINPOINT PROB… |
| 2003-02-11 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SEATS BACK WELDING HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME, WITH THE BOLT STILL TIGHTENED. WHICH RESULTED IN THE SEA… |
| 2003-01-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1999 DODGE AVENGER SPORT (2.5L AUTO). AT 48,000 MILES THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED ON MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION… |
| 2003-01-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CLEAR COAT PELLED OFF AND MADE MILKY WHITE SPOTS ALL OVER THE ROOF AND TRUNK |
| 2002-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND TIRES NUMEROUS TIMES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, EXCEPT FOR WHEN IT STARTS BLINKING(WILL… |
| 2001-08-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | RUBBER SEAL AROUND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WOULD MELT INTO THE VEHICLE DURING HOT WEATHER CONDITION, DEALER AND MANUFA… |
| 2001-08-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | UBBER SEALING AROUND THE DOOR IS MELTING DURING HOT WEATHER, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVID… |
| 2001-08-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS PULLED TO THE LEFT CONSTANTLY AND CONSISTANTLY SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP OVE… |
| 2001-04-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD INSPECTED BRAKES, AND FOUND OUT THAT BRAKE ROTORS HAD SUFFERED PREMATURE WEAR. DEALER HAD REPLACED RO… |
| 2001-02-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR PROPERLY AND DOWNSHIFTED HARSHLY, TO THE POINT I CRINGED AT THE SOUND. U… |
| 2001-02-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A REAR END FRONTAL COLLISION OF 45 MPH, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER HAV… |
| 2001-02-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD BRAKE AND ROTOR PROBLEMS WHEN THE CAR REACHED 14,000 MILES, I THEN REPLACED THE BRAKES, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIEN… |
| 2001-02-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | APPLIED BRAKES AT 40 MPH, NO BRAKING ACTION. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE STILL AT DEALER. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED T… |
| 2000-12-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | RECEIVED NOTICE #00V421002. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. HAD LOWER BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARM REP… |
| 2000-06-15 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT AND REAR RIGHT RIMS WERE BENT UNDER SEPARATE, UNRELATED AND NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. DEALER WOULD NOT REP… |
| 2000-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THICK BLACK SUBSTANCE LEAKS FROM BOTTOM OF BOTH DOORS. DEALER FAILED TO FIX AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS.*AK |
| 2000-05-09 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT TIRE LOSES AIR FREQUENTLY, DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS, HOWEVER A SERVICE MANAGER AT A TIRE ST… |
| 2000-04-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 45MPH VEHICLE JERKS VIOLENTLY. IT FEELS LIKE DRIVER IS SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES, ALTH… |
| 1999-12-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-12-25 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED REAR END CAUGHT ON FIRE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK |
| 1999-11-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | I GOT A FLAT TIRE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A NAIL. BUT THERE WAS A PAIR OF PLIERS INSIDE OF THE TIRE, UNDERNEATH THE RIM. T… |
| 1999-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | WHEN TRAVELING 60MPH OR BETTER CAR IS HARD TO STOP/RECALL ON BRAKES IN 2000. *AK |
| 1999-09-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO, THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE NOT BEEN EFFECTIVE. THE BRAKES … |
| 1999-09-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 35-40 MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED… |
| 1999-08-26 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A COSTANT BURDEN SINCE THE DAY IT WAS DROVE OFF THE LOT. ROSS PARK DODGE CLAIMS SINCE THEY HAVE F… |
| 1999-08-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | NAR 04/07/2003 THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AS FOLLOWS THE REPLACEMENT OF FRONT STR… |
| 1999-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY DIES FOR NO APPARENT REASON..HAPPENED TWICE IN 1 WEEK. *AK |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DEALER STATES I MUST BY NEW SEAT BELT THAT THEY ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. SAFETY ISSUED THAT SHOULD BE COVERED WELL BEYO… |