| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005016234 | Incident Date: Apr, 11 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SARATOGA SPRINGS | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: AVENGER | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Wheels:rim |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4B3AU52N7XE | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 14 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I am the owner of a 1999 dodge avenger es with 17" silver 5-spoke aluminum rims. i learned this week that 3 of the 4 rims are bent, causing vehicle to vibrate. in addition, the clear coat began peeling off all the rims in 2000.*ak car began vibrating and driving strangely february of 2005. i had the passenger lower control arm, passenger hub assembly and passenger driveshaft replaced. car drives better now, but vibration continues. brought car to a wheel shop this week to repair a 5th bent rim i got for use as a full size spare. wheel shop balanced the 4 wheels on the car and notified me that 3 of the 4 original wheels are "out of true" which is the reason for the vibration. they attribute this to extremely soft aluminum used in the rims' construction. upon checking on the internet i found this was a common problem for 17" wheels made by enkei? and found on the mitsubishi eclipse, dodge avenger and chrysler sebring between 1997 and 2001. some websites referring to this issue were: http://www.sshwlaw.com/press.php?cid=0172 and http://www.mitsubishisucks.com/cars/class/rims/eclipse/ . *ak |
