96 Avenger Crankshaft Position Sensor
 

Hey everybody. My wife has a 96 Dodge Avenger (I'm hoping it's ok to ask about a Dodge on a Chrylser forum :). Anyways, one day it would not start...out of the blue. We had it towed to a mechanic and they said it was the crankshaft position sensor. They also said one of the O2 sensors was bad on it so I figured while it was in, we might as well get that fixed too. The total bill came to $475. Does that sound about right? I'm only asking because one of my friends has an early 90s Grand Prix and her crankshaft position sensor was fixed for $52 total (parts + labor). Obviously, the price of the O2 sensor and labor will boost the price, but I want to make sure I'm not getting really ripped off. I know the position of the sensor can make a huge difference as far as how difficult it is to access so I was just wondering if anyone knew how hard this is to do and if the price sounds about right. Thanks in advance!!

RE: 96 Avenger Crankshaft Position Sensor
 

Hi my sensor from a dealer cost me £93 expensive part !

Mick

RE: 96 Avenger Crankshaft Position Sensor
 

Your comparing a different vehicle for one, different manufacture for two, different motor for three, and you expect us to just guess what motor is in your vehicle.

$475 is more than likely about right, a lot of times these crank sensors are a pain to get to, same with 02 sensors, the stuff is not usually easy to do, they dont make it easy for a reason.

If fixing cars was easy I wouldnt have a job.,

Basically is your car fixed, than no you didnt get ripped off, it isnt free to maintain a vehicle

RE: 96 Avenger Crankshaft Position Sensor
 

I just changed my crankshaft sensor today 36.99 for the part and 30 minutes of my time.

RE: 96 Avenger Crankshaft Position Sensor
 

I have a 97 Sebring with the 2.5L. My position sensor was about $60 and took about 1.5 hours. (Terrible access, must remove battery, battery tray and distributor cap and wires to get to it. Then you have to stick your hand through the hole under the battery tray, which has some very rough sharp edges. My forearms were a mess!) The O2 sensors were about $65 each, and I have 4. 2 were easy, 2 were NOT.

As you can see, there are a lot of variables. And at $75 an hour, it adds up fast. Your repair may well be in the ballpark for your motor.