1996 DODGE AVENGER Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

SINCE CONSUMER HAS OWNED VEHICLE HE HAS HAD TO HAVE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED NO LESS THAN TWENTY (20) TIMES DUE TO WARPING. WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP AND DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK CONSUMER HAD BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC

VEHICLE HIT A TREE HEAD-ON AT ABOUT 35 MPH (EST.). NEITHER THE DRIVER SIDE NOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. PASSENGER'S HEAD STRUCK AND SHATTERED WINDSHIELD. DRIVER'S FACE STRUCK STEERING WHEEL CAUSING DAMAGE TO MOUTH AND SHOULDER. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. AMAZING NO ONE WAS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. ALSO, I WOULD NOTICE THAT IF I WAS TRAVELING OVER ABOUT 40 MPH, THE CAR WOULD SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CAR WOULD SOMETIMES STALL WHEN STOPPED. SOMETIMES I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND PUT IT BACK INTO PARK BEFORE IT WOULD START. ALSO THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SEEMED TO NOT BE FULLY SEALED AS IT ALWAYS HAD CONDENSATION INSIDE. NOTICED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SEEMED TO BE STICKING OUT AND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. I WONDER IF THIS CAR HAD BEEN WRECKED BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. I KNOW I WAS NOT TOLD IT HAD BEEN. I JUST RECENTLY LEARNED THEY DO NOT MAKE AVENGERS ANYMORE. IS THERE A REASON FOR THIS. ARE THEY DANGEROUS. COULD SOMETHING HAVE CAUSED THIS CRASH OTHER THAN THE DRIVING OF THE DRIVER. I WILL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE MY VIN NUMBER AS SOON AS I CAN GET IT. CAR IS IN STORAGE NOW.*AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS VIBRATION. ALSO ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS. *AK

NO SUMMARY

BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED THEY CONTINUE TO WARP SEVERE SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ALSO FAILURE OF HEAD VALVE GASGET

IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE CREDIT UNION WENT TO PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON AND IT WAS REAL EASY TO PULL UP, VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WAS TOLD THAT A SPRING POPPED ON THE BACK BRAKES WHICH WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. THE BRAKES WERE HANGING DOWN. *AK

FRONT SUSPENSION HAS PROBLEMS FOR SOME TIME. I HAVE A NOTICE FROM CARPOINT WEB SITE ABOUT A RECALL, AND IHAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A RECALL FROM DEALER OR EITHER CHRYSLER. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS??

ALSO PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE BODY. ALL FAILURES HAPPENED AFTER 9800 MILES. WAS TOLD AT 30,000 MILE CHECKUP THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT WASN'T. *AK

ABS MODULE ASSEMBLY FAILED AT 30,000 MILES AND 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. $1300.00 TO REPAIR. I SERIOUSLY DOUBT ANYONE (INCLUDING ME) WILL PAY TO FIX. ABS WILL REMAIN DISABLED.*AK

BRAKE PADS FAILED,EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO BRAKE SWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.

GONE THROUGH MANY NUMBER OF BRAKES, WITH NORMAL DRIVING, AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED.

FRONT AND BACK ROTORS WARP INTERMITTENTLY.

MULTIPLE BRAKE MALFUNCTIONS.

DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, BRAKES WILL PULSATE, FEELS AS THOUGH IT WILL NOT STOP. SLOWLY DEFECT IS GETTING WORSE. DEALER RESURFACED ROTORS/CHANGED AND CLEANED ROTORS FOUR TIMES, STILL CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, BRAKES WILL PULSATE, FEELS AS THOUGH IT WILL NOT STOP. SLOWLY DEFECT IS GETTING WORSE. DEALER RESURFACED ROTORS/CHANGED AND CLEANED ROTORS FOUR TIMES, STILL CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

WHEN APPLING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SIX TIMES. EVERYTIME THE PROLEM IS REMEDIED FOR A MONTH, AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. *AK

WHEN APPLING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SIX TIMES. EVERYTIME THE PROLEM IS REMEDIED FOR A MONTH, AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

THE DISC BRAKES ARE HAVING TO BE REPLACE DUE TO THE ROTORS WARPING AND NO LONGER OPERATING. HAS HAD FIVE REPLACEMENTS SINCE SHE BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEBRUARY 1997. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, ROTORS ARE WARPED AND REPLACED 4 TIMES. WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE AND JERK. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, ROTORS ARE WARPED AND REPLACED 4 TIMES. WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE AND JERK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, WOULD NOTICE SEVERE VIBRATIONS. HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TOOK IT TO DEALER TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, WAS INFORMED THERE WAS TOO MUCH STOPPING & GOING. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO POOR DESIGN. *AK

WHEN APPLING THE BRAKES TO STOP THERE IS VIBRATION BECAUSE THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED . PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK