KNOWN FAULTS · Dodge
Known faults for the Dodge Avenger.
2007–2010 · Petrol / Diesel
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2 known faults with sources
Engines: 2.0 / 2.4 (Petrol)
Applies if: Only model-year 2010 cars in the campaign; confirm by VIN.
Malformed or missing brake part (2010 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep)Suspension and steering
- Engine / equipment
- Model-year 2010 Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Avenger and Nitro, Jeep Cherokee (KK), Commander and Grand Cherokee
- Period mentioned
- Model year 2010
- Symptoms
- Brake failure without warning, with a risk of a crash.
- Possible cause described
- A brake-system part was fitted malformed or was missing (found at the Toledo North plant in November 2009). Chrysler recalled 24,177 vehicles, mostly Dodge Ram, plus the 2010 models listed.
- Check for the garage
- Check by VIN whether the car was in the campaign and whether it was done.
- Cost cited in the source
- Free under the recall.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Sources from the original database
Honest John (archive): Dodge Nitro (2007), what to watch out forHonest John (archive): Jeep Grand Cherokee (2005), what to watch out for
View full entryEngines: 2.0 CRD (VW TDI) (Diesel)
PD TDI camshaft, injectors and cylinder headInjection / cylinder head
- Engine / equipment
- 1.2, 1.4, 1.9 and 2.0 TDI unit-injector (PD) engines, including the VW-sourced 2.0 CRD in Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep
- Period mentioned
- 2000–2010
- Symptoms
- Growing noise from the cylinder head, power loss and rough running (cams and lifters); unstable idle, smoke or hesitation (injectors); on the 16-valve 2.0 TDI, coolant loss with no visible leak from a cracked head.
- Possible cause described
- The camshaft also drives the unit injectors and carries a heavy load: without VW 505.01 oil the lobes and lifters wear. 2.0 TDI PD injectors fail frequently. Some 16-valve 2.0 TDI heads (part number ending in A) crack; VW considered it fixed by the end of 2006.
- Check for the garage
- Check the oil history (VW 505.01), listen to the head, check injector balance rates with a diagnostic tool and, on the 16-valve 2.0 TDI, read the head part number (03G 103 351) and look for coolant loss.
- Cost cited in the source
- Camshaft and lifters: approx. €400–800; 2.0 TDI PD injectors: €900–2,000A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Mileage cited in the database: 120,000–200,000 km. This is not a maintenance interval and does not predict a failure.
Sources from the original database
Autoscore: 1.9 TDI PD engineAutoscore: 2.0 TDI PD engineTorqueCars: 2.0 TDI problemsAuto Świat: typical 2.0 TDI PD faultsID Parts: camshaft wear on TDI PD engines
View full entryEngines for this model
- 2.0 / 2.4Petrol
- 2.0 CRD (VW TDI)Diesel