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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. |