1996 Dodge Avenger ES review from North America
"My opinion of the car is, but WHY???"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Everything has broken. I bought my car in November and in December I had to replace the water pump, but it still overheats every once in a while. My heater stopped working too, but it would work sometimes. My sunroof leaks, so when it rains you get wet. I had a freeze plug that needed to be replaced, I sure am glad the transmission was out or I would have had to take it out anyway, to change the freeze plug because it was between the motor and the transmission. My transmission had a hole in it that was JB welded together. Now, the transmisssion has a hole in it the size of a baseball because the clip that help the differental in place came out and the differental came through the housing. My front passenger side tire wears out too fast, the other three are fine. This list goes on and on and on.
General comments?
I am scared to drive this car, I never know when it is going to have to be towed again.
I don't understand, I have only had the car for about 6 months. It is very expensive to keep running and always takes longer getting fixed that my truck.
The car has serious problems, I wish I didn't trade my chevy blazer for it.
I can't keep the car running, the only good thing I can say is the battery never has gone dead, so at least it has a radio, but a speaker is busted.
Don't buy one of these cars, I warn you.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 1996 |
| Year of manufacture | 1996 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.4 liter Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 0 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 1 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 1 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 80000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 95000 miles |
| Previous car | Chevrolet Blazer |
| Date of Entry | 19th July, 2005 |