1996 DODGE AVENGER Complaints

MY DAUGHTER, MICHELLE OWNED A 1996 DODGE AVENGER ES WHICH SHE LOST HER LIFE IN. ON OCTOBER 6, 2001 SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT WHICH THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES AND EXPLODED. IT WAS IN FOR RECALLS WITHIN THE PREVIOUS YEAR FOR THE LOWER LATERAL BALL JOINT. ON OCTOBER 2000, HER FRONT END OF HER CAR FELL TO THE GROUND, WHICH WE REPORTED TO YOU AND TO DAIMEN CHRYSLER. DAIMEN CHRYSLER PAID FOR THE REPAIRS TO HER CAR. NOW HER CAR EXPLODES AND BURSTS INTO FLAMES KILLING HER. SHE DID NOT DIE FROM THE INJURIES OF THE ACCIDENT, SHE DIED FROM THE FUMES AND FIRE. WE WANT TO KNOW SINCE THERE ARE REPORTS OF OTHER DAIMEN CHRYSLER AUTOS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE NEWS AS TO CATCHING ON FIRE WE WANT IT ON RECORD THAT HER CAR ALSO CAUGHT ON FIRE. WE WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS AND TO POSSIBLY SAVE SOMEONE ELSES LIFE. WE WANT TO KNOW IF THE AUTO MANUFACTURER HELD INFORMATION ON OTHER MAKES AND MODELS THAT THEY WERE INVESTIGATING FROM THE CONSUMERS FOR RECALLS. THE ACCIDENT DOES NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE CAR BURST IN FLAMES IMMEDIATELY.

CONSUMER STATES THAT NONE OF THE VEHICLE SEATBELTS WILL STAY FASTENED. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT FITS TOO, TIGHT THERE IS NO SLACK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVIERS SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NO SLACK IN THE SEATBELT TO MOVE. NLM

ON THE TRANSMISSION THE SEAL FOR THE FRONT SHAFT IS LEAKING,ALSO THE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING WHICH IS MADE OUT OF PAPER AND DISOLVED WHICH NOW NEEDS REPLACED THE INPUT AND OUTPUT SENSORS ARE ALSO IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT I HAVE TWO OF THESE CARS AND FIND IT APPAULING THAT BOTH ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. NLM

VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN LOWER ARM BALL JOINT RECALL 00V421002. AFTER FIRST INSPECTION IN OCTOBER 2001, PART FAILED ON 8-3-02. ARMS AND JOINTS WERE ACTUALLY REPLACED. CURRENTLY, COMPRESSION ARM BALL JOINT CRACKED JUST AS THE LATTERAL ARM BALL JOINT THAT WAS RECALLED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHEN OPENING DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WITHOUT ANY FORCE.CONTACTED DEALER. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY UPPER RIGHT CONTROL ARM MOUNT SEPARATED FROM BODY, MAKING AN ENORMOUS POPPING SOUND. DEALER STATED IF DRIVEN MORE WHEELS COULD HAVE COLLAPSED.*AK *JB

WHILE WAITING TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE, FRONT END OF VEHICLE FELL OUT. UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE.*AK

AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL 00V421000 REPAIRS DONE WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE , AFTER WAITING FOR AN HOUR. SCARED TO DRIVE VEHICLE DUE TO FEAR OF ITS SAFETY.*AK