Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / AVENGER / 1997

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999091629 Incident Date: Jun, 27 1999
Consumer's City: SMYRNA Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: AVENGER Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4B3AU52NXVE Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 02 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driving through a low puddle of watter, the car sucked water into the air intake and immediately hydrostatically locked the engine. the engine was immediately destroyed and the car was totalled. i feel this was a result of poor engineering on these vehicles and would be interested in knowing how many other dodge avengers suffered this demise because of poor design.