Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Dodge Avenger submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED/ DASH CAUTION LIGHTS CAME ON FOR NO REASON/AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED, AND REAR DEFROSTER FAILED. ALSO, INTERMITENT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. *AK
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
BALL JOINT BROKE AND FELL OFF.
RAIN AND LIGHT FLUFFY SNOW BLOW FROM THE HOOD TOTHE WINDSHIELD CAUSING OBSTRUCTED VIEWS. THE RAIN AND SNOW BLOW OVER TOP OF VEHICLE AND BUILDS UP IN CENTER OF THE REAR WINDOW. DURING WINTER SNOW STORMS IT IS NECESSARY TO STOP VEHICLE ALONG SIDE OF ROAD TO CLEAR THE REAR WINDOW. THE FILM THAT BUILDS UP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE WINDSHIELD APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY THE EXPOSER OF THE GLASS TO THE PLASTIC COMPONENTS OF THE DASHBOARD.
DEFROSTER FAILED.
WINDSHIELD--THIN FILM CAUSES POOR VISIBILTY WHEN WET. DEFROST DOESN'T WORK.
DEFROSTER SYSTEM FAILS TO KEEP WINDOWS CLEAN W/FOLLOWING SETTING BY OWNERS MANUAL. AREA DEALERS SUGGESTED USING A/C IN WINTER. *AK
BAD ODOR PENETRATED INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN IT RAINS IT WILL OBSTRUCT DRIVER VISIBILITY. TT
POWER DOOR/POWER WINDOW CONTROLS LOCATED ON DRIVER'S DOOR CREATING POSSIBILITY OF PASSENGER'S BEING TRAPPED IF CONTROLS ARE DAMAGED DURING SIDE IMPACT.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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