Common Problems

This page is here to keep all you Avenger owners abreast of any problems (performance, mechanical, or otherwise) that can afflict the Avenger. Personally, I've had no serious problems, but I've heard from various sources that the 4-cyl model can be difficult at times.

Submitted by Trent Reusser:

Not long after I got my Avenger, the factory alarm started acting up. Ocasionally, it would just go off spontaneously. This was a very frustrating problem, because there's no easy way to disable the alarm (that I know of) -- I tried pulling fuses, etc., and you can't lock the doors without activating it. Finally I took my car to a dealership and they fixed it in about 20 minutes. They told me it was a faulty hood switch.

Submitted by Bill Kraft of Madison, WI:

The day I drove my new Avenger ES home from the dealership, I noticed some wind noise and a buzzing sound coming from the passenger side of the car. After I got the car home and did some investigation, I discovered a blob of caulking behind the weatherstripping beneath the door. After trimming this off, the wind noise was gone, but the mysterious buzzing noise comes and goes at will. It appears to be some time of wind noise, but it is definately not coming from the door, instead it appears to be somewhere beneath the dash. Everytime I get ready to take it to the dealer, the noise vanishes for a couple of days. The noise is most noticeable around 70mph and does not vary with engine speed or air conditioning settings. The only other problem I have experienced is that the sunroof shade comes off track occasionally, but it is easy to fix. Overall, I love every aspect of the car

Submitted by Jason Woycenko

About six months after I bought my 1995 black Avanger, I noticed the paint started turning a milky, faded colour. This became noticable in direct sunlight on the hood, driver and passenger doors, and trunk lid. I called Chrysler customer service and after some discussion was informed that there was moisture in the clear coat, this is a known problem, and to have the dealership repaint the entire car. While at the dealership I was told that they worked on a red one with the same problem. This is just an FYI - - if you notice your paint fading, make sure to get it in and repainted, right from scratch.

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