On our way back from Florida to Maryland, my 2008 Dodge Avenger started making a very loud rattling, knocking noise under the hood on the passenger side. It caused a lot of anxiety wondering if I was going to make it home. Luckily I did. I then checked this site and saw that other people are having rattling problems too and it's their alternators. I took my car to Dodge dealership, from where I bought my car, and told them that I read that a lot of people are having problems with their alternators on this car. Dealership later called me and said that it is the alternator bearings and it will cost $696 to replace the alternator because the extended warranty does not cover the alternator. I called Chrysler, 1-800-992-1997 and they told me the same thing, that the alternator is only covered on the basic warranty for up to 36,000 miles and the lifetime warranty (which I paid $3,000.00 for does not cover the alternator. I told Chrysler that a lot of people are having alternator problems, just like we had the shift gear problem, where it got stuck in Park and finally a Recall was done for this problem. I'm just hoping that a Recall will be done for the Alternator also. Please call the 800 number above to report your Alternator problems. Good luck!
On our way back from Florida to Maryland, my 2008 Dodge Avenger started making a very loud rattling, knocking noise under the hood on the passenger side. It caused a lot of anxiety wondering if I was going to make it home. Luckily I did. I then checked this site and saw that other people are having rattling problems too and it's their alternators. I took my car to Dodge dealership, from where I bought my car, and told them that I read that a lot of people are having problems with their alternators on this car. Dealership later called me and said that it is the alternator bearings and it will cost $696 to replace the alternator because the extended warranty does not cover the alternator. I called Chrysler, 1-800-992-1997 and they told me the same thing, that the alternator is only covered on the basic warranty for up to 36,000 miles and the lifetime warranty (which I paid $3,000.00 for does not cover the alternator. I told Chrysler that a lot of people are having alternator problems, just like we had the shift gear problem, where it got stuck in Park and finally a Recall was done for this problem. I'm just hoping that a Recall will be done for the Alternator also. Please call the 800 number above to report your Alternator problems. Good luck!
- sflynt, Huntingtown, MD, US