Dodge Avenger pulling problems

Filed Nov 7, 2019 · Airbags, Driver assistance · 97,247 miles · TX · crash · 2 injuries

I was driving the car down the road when all of a sudden the wheels locked up and pulled hard left and my steering wheel locked up as well and I crashed

Filed Sep 28, 2017 · Electrical, Suspension · 14,475 miles · TX

Got an alignment and now it's shaking and pulling to the right. Brake lights and blinkers won't turn on. And all fuses have been replaced

Filed Aug 12, 2016 · Steering, Suspension · 57 miles · CO

From date of purchase brand new off the lot 2013 dodge avenger 3.6l blacktop edition. Within a few days I started noticing the car would pull to the right. I took it back to the dealership to have the alignment looked at and fixed and they said they re aligned everything and should be fine. After a week I noticed it started to pull to the right again. At that point I took it into a different shop where they actually told me that they can't re align the car based on the fact that how the cars suspension was manufactured and design is faulty to where the alignment will never be able to be corrected and there's nothing they can do. I am military and have moved 2 times since the purchase and have takin the car to several shops and have been told the same. That the alignment is as best as it can get and will always pull to the right based on the design and how it came from the factory. I've had the car for 3 yrs now and have had to buy brand new tires every year while rotating and balancing my tires every 3 months. This is a serious defect and dodge will not take ownership of the fault and has not provided any help in coming up with a solution to fix the suspensions alignment always being off.

Filed Jan 20, 2015 · Airbags, Driver assistance · 42,317 miles · AR · crash

I was driving from arkansas to texas and was approximately ten miles from my destination when the car pulled to the right on a narrow two lane highway hitting the approximately one foot tall concrete bride side. It was misting rain and the car kept pulling right and then started to go into a skid. I tried to steer to stop skidding and spun around into the ditch and rolled. Only the passenger side curtain air bags and the passenger seat airbag deployed. No airbags deployed on the driver side or from the dash or steering wheel. The vehicle sustained major damage to the front, sides and top. There had been prior warranty repair to the driver seat airbag by orr dodge of searcy because the airbag system malfunction warning light had come on in the vehicle.

Filed Aug 27, 2014 · Wheels · 1,200 miles · PA

Told dealership it was pulling to the left but they could never schedule a time to fix it. Finally took it to a different dodge dealer and they said that there was no way to fix the back alignment. They said that dodge had incorrectly put it together and there is no way to fix it! They told me I shouldn't drive my brand new car because it's probably not safe with the angle in which the wheels are!

Filed Apr 30, 2014 · Transmission, Wheels · 9,000 miles · NY

I purchased my car (sxt v6) 5/2013 from joe cecconi's in niagara falls, ny.. I've previously owned a 2008 avenger with the 4 cyl. Engine and I am a driving enthusiast. I felt the car shifting roughly and I decided to take the car in to the dealership on 10/12/2013 because I was also having a problem with the car pulling hard to the left. The techs assured me that the car was only "learning how I drive" and I explained that my 2008 did the same thing. For the pulling, they did an alignment. When I picked the car up, I drove it and it was about 2 weeks (10/31/2013) before I was able to take it back in due to the same issues; pulling, shaking and a hard shifting transmission. The tech once again told me that there was nothing wrong with the transmission and that my car was way off alignment...even though it was recently serviced. Around 12/5/2013, I took the car back once again and I spoke to a tech around 6pm and he told me that chrysler uses "snowmobile type transmissions" and that they will always shift roughly, he explained that there was no fix. I was told that they could not service my car at that time of day. On 12/11/2013 they did a wheel rotation and an alignment, the car stopped pulling for several months, pulling is very slight now, possibly due to needing another alignment now. I have an issue where I will also be traveling in what should be third gear shifting to fourth (attempting to pick up speed quickly, usually thruways) and there are times that the car will not pick up speed quickly, as if it was sitting in sixth gear rather than third or fourth. This issue is not always present and I have decided to drive the car with the auto stick since there is no failure in shifting this way. The rough-shifting transmission is something that chrysler has known about in the dodge avengers for a long time but they seem to disregard their avenger owners.

Filed Feb 7, 2014 · Body, Steering · 15,000 miles · IL

I bought this car brand new off the lot and have owned it for 2 years. The back of the car sways in the back, which I did not notice this at first being the driver, but passengers did. As time went on it got worse and I began noticing it in the front. The back end sways anytime you hit a bump and in the winter the back end is all over the place. I've been driving in winter weather for 10 years now and never had so much anxiety until driving this car. The back end makes hollow clicking noises from time to time like something is going to just "pop off". The steering wheel pulls to the right (even after all alignments, tires checked). When you attempt to push on the gas after being stopped the car stalls a great deal. The left rear suspension has been replaced already, the sway bar tightened, camber bushings done and there are still issues with the above but the dealer states "nothing is wrong". I have had my car in the dealership numerous of times for all of this not to mention the bubbling of the paint on the hood, the trunk leaking water and a few recalls. I plan on trading this car in asap and will not be purchasing another dodge. I spent way too much money on a car to have this many issues with barely 20,000 miles on it.

Filed Mar 14, 2012 · Steering · 5 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge avenger mainstreet. The contact stated that while driving at any speed, the steering wheel vibrated and pulled to the right. The front tires also wore prematurely. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure. The dealer balanced and aligned the front tires. The engine was also lifted to inspect the motor cradle. The failure was not corrected. The steering wheel continued to vibrate and pull to the right. The front tires also continued to wear prematurely. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 5 and the current mileage was 9,000.

Filed Oct 4, 2007 · Suspension · 128,000 miles · CA · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 1996 dodge avenger. In 2005, while driving approximately 55 MPH, the contact lost control and the vehicle pulled to the right. She depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle would not stop. The vehicle crashed into a dirt hill. She had the vehicle towed to a repair shop and was informed that the lower ball joints failed. A police report was filed. The contact paid for the repair. One year later, the failure recurred. The vehicle is currently parked at her residence. Dodge wants to conduct an investigation on her vehicle, however, they are asking her to pay out of pocket for the repairs. The contact refuses because she believes this is a manufacturer defect. The VIN, engine size, and number of cylinders were unknown. The failure mileage was 128,000 and current mileage was 140,000.

Filed Mar 14, 2002 · Steering · GA

While traveling on highway hit a bump. Steering wandered left to right. Took the vehicle to mechanic. Mechanic told consumer that rack and pinion steering was defective.