1995 Dodge Avenger Engine Problems

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE SOON AFTER THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER THE ENTIRE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA ID

8020993

Incident

Sep 9, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN BECOMING INOPERABLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

8012830

CAR STALLS AT ALL SPEEDS. NO ACCIDENT YET. DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT FOR 9 MONTHS. *AK

NHTSA ID

749995

Incident

Aug 7, 2001

I NOTICED AFTER MY VEHICLE WARMED UP A SMELL OF BURNING OIL FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP. SOME TIMES SMOKE WOULD BELLOW OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR AT A STOP. ON 7/14/2001 IT DID IT AGAIN, SO I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER SINCE THE OIL LEAK COULD POTENTALLY START A FIRE SINCE IT WAS OBVIOUSLY DRIPPING ON TO MY EXHAUST SYSTEM. ON 7/16/2001 I WAS CONTACTED BY THE DEALERSHIP(I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AN INDIVIDUAL) AND TOLD THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN OUT AND PUMPING OIL DOWN ON MY EXHAUST. I WAS THEN TOLD BY THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT DODGE KNEW ABOUT IT, BUT DIDN'T REALLY CARE. HE ALSO TOLD THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE PRODUCTION RUN AND WOULD (AT ONE TIME) REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET AT THERE COST , BUT SINCE MY CAR HAS 100000 MILES ON IT THEN IT IS MY PROBLEM. I AM A REASONABLE PERSON AND REALIZE THAT SOME MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS SHOULD PAID FOR BY THE OWNER, BUT A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD SUCH AS DEFECTIVE/ LEAKING HEAD GASKET(OIL) SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFATURER AND A SOLUTION SHOULD BE FOUND, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS BURNED TO DEATH BECAUSE THE OIL LEAK CATCHES FIRE OR THE CAR IS LOST . THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK

NHTSA ID

748553

Incident

Jun 30, 2001

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM THE FRONT, CONSUMER TURNED OFF ENGINE, BUT IT KEPT ON RUNNING, CONSUMER CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT, CLAIM 05-4650-711. *SLC

NHTSA ID

6900658

Incident

Jul 11, 2001

OIL LEAKS $947.56 TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET @ 13K MILES??????. *AK

NHTSA ID

746472

Incident

May 24, 2001

BAD OIL LEAK FROM MOTOR. IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES & NOW IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN, IN LESS THEN 1 YEAR OF OWNERSHIP OF CAR.*AK

NHTSA ID

744347

Incident

Oct 8, 2000

4MTHS AFTER PURCHASE, THE CAR STALLED (WITHOUT WARNING) I REPLACED THE COMPUTER, & DISTRIBUTOR. THE CAR STILL STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, ALSO WON'T START FOR A DAY OR TWO, THEN STARTS AND RUNS OK. ENGINE RUNS ROUGH. ENGINE LIGHTS DON'T COME ON TO WARN OF A PROBLEM. WHEN IT RAINS, THE CAR WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. WILL NOT START WHEN RAINING.

NHTSA ID

731702

Incident

Sep 6, 1999

THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY HEAD GASKET THAT LEAKS OIL INTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE SENSORS TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN, SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL!

NHTSA ID

722501

Incident

Apr 28, 2000

ONGOING/ INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING AND UNABLE TO START. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

838173

Incident

May 8, 1999

WARPED HEAD CAUSED OIL TO LEAK AND BURN OFF. NEEDED TO REPLACE HEAD AT A COST OF OVER $1,200.

NHTSA ID

704066

Incident

Feb 25, 1999

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

704053

Incident

Dec 10, 1998

ALARM CONTINUALLY GOES OFF, DEFROSTER WILL NOT WORK UNLESS THE A/C IS ACTIVATED IN THE FRONT AND REAR INADEQUATE DEFROSTING, SUSPENSION SHAKED DUE TO BAD BUSHINGS. OTHER THINGS HAVE OCCURRED AS WELL - TOO MUCH TO KEEP TRACK OF. *MJS

NHTSA ID

701204

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

825567

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

538126

Incident

Jul 4, 1998

ENGINE GASKET MALFUNCTION.

NHTSA ID

537467

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, GIVING OWNER NO INDICATION . THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BATTERY AND VEHICLE STILL SHUTS OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID

822372

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

NHTSA ID

518221

Incident

Mar 1, 1997

POWER DOOR/POWER WINDOW CONTROLS LOCATED ON DRIVER'S DOOR CREATING POSSIBILITY OF PASSENGER'S BEING TRAPPED IF CONTROLS ARE DAMAGED DURING SIDE IMPACT.

NHTSA ID

489960

Incident

Apr 28, 1995