1998 DODGE AVENGER

72 complaints filed with NHTSA.

72
Complaints
16
Crashes
1
Fires
16
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT11
SUSPENSION:FRONT4
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3
AIR BAGS3
WHEELS:RIM3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE2
WHEELS2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH2
STEERING:RACK AND PINION2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2

Recent Complaints

20050801CrashSUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

DT: 1998 DODGE ADVENTURE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR A STATE INSPECTION WHICH APPROVED THE VEHICLE. TWENTY DAYS LATER ON 7-26-05 THE BALL JOINT FALL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE, AND THEN CONSUMER5 LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT HIT A ROAD SIGN AND RAN THROUGH ANOTHER . THERE HAD BEEN NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HOME. CONSUMER HAD ANOTHER STATE CERTIFIED INSPECTION MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, AND THEY TO

Mileage: 99,000

20041210CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION JUMPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHEN EVER IT FEELS LIKE IT CAUSING THE FRONT TIRES TO LOCK UP AND THE PASSENGERS TO BE TOSSED AROUND . IT WILL CONTINULLY DO THIS UNTIL I STOP THE CAR THEN ITS FINE FOR A MINUTE THEN IT DOES IT AGAIN . NO MATTER WHAT I DO IT KEEPS HAPPENING . *AK

Mileage: 95,000

20030317CrashAIR BAGS

THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

20021021CrashFireSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY HE HIT THE CENTER BLOCK WHILE APPLY HIS BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. AND THE VEHICLE FLIP TWICE INTO THE ENBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE IS TOTAL. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

20020520CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE ACCELERATED. IT JUMPED THE CURVE, AND RAN INTO A BRAKE WALL.*AK

20011108CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHICH RESULTED IN BRAKES LOCKING UP AND CAUSING A COLLISION. *JG *AK

20011108CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *TT

20010816CrashAIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON A SIDE STREET, AND ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHOSE DRIVER WAS DRUNK, RAN THE STOP SIGN AND REARENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT,BOTH SIDE AIRGBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

20000629CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVER IN CAR IN FRONT JAMMED ON HIS BRAKES. CONSUMER DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO STOP, AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF.*AK

20000501CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

AFTER HITTING AN OPEN MANHOLE, SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE CAME OPEN, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. VEHICLE REGISTERED TO AMY THOMAS. REPORT GIVEN BY FIANCE. *AK

19990914CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45MPH CONSUMER HIT A POLE HEAD-ON, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,WEATHER WAS CLEAR.DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

19990707CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THIS VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE DIRECT SIDE AND THE AIR BAG RESTRAINTS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

19990228CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ON THE EVENING OF 12/24/98 MY SON LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE NEGOTIATING A TURN. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS CAR WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL THAT WE WERE NOT INFORMED OF. NOT SURPRISINGLY, CHRYSLER INFORMED US THAT THE RECALL SITUATION HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER STRIKING A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CHRYSLER ALSO DENIED ANY FAULT IN THIS. IF IT IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER, THEN WHO? THIS COMPLAINT WAS IN

19990228CrashAIR BAGS

ON THE EVENING OF 12/24/98 MY SON LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE NEGOTIATING A TURN. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS CAR WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL THAT WE WERE NOT INFORMED OF. NOT SURPRISINGLY, CHRYSLER INFORMED US THAT THE RECALL SITUATION HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER STRIKING A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CHRYSLER ALSO DENIED ANY FAULT IN THIS. IF IT IS NOT THE FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER, THEN WHO? THIS COMPLAINT WAS IN

19981226CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SITE. THANKS TO YOUR INFORMATION WE NOW KNOW THAT OUR CAR WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL THAT EVIDENTLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WE HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AND ARE VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT ACTUATING. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON AFTER FAILING TO REDUCE SPEED WHILE NEGOTIATING A TURN. FORTUNATELY, MY SON AND HIS FRIEND WERE WEARING SEATBELTS. WHAT A MERRY CHRISTMAS THIS HAS TURNED OUT TO BE.

19981226CrashAIR BAGS

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SITE. THANKS TO YOUR INFORMATION WE NOW KNOW THAT OUR CAR WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL THAT EVIDENTLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WE HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AND ARE VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT ACTUATING. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON AFTER FAILING TO REDUCE SPEED WHILE NEGOTIATING A TURN. FORTUNATELY, MY SON AND HIS FRIEND WERE WEARING SEATBELTS. WHAT A MERRY CHRISTMAS THIS HAS TURNED OUT TO BE.