1998 Dodge Avenger Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 7%of 58 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 95,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 1998 Dodge Avenger, 7% of the 58 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 95,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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 .”
NHTSA complaint #10102607, filed 2004-12, 95,000 miles“I was driving on the highway when all of a sudden it felt like I had a blowout. I began to slow down and pull over and front driver side tire broke. I skidded to a stop on the side of the road. I got out of the car, looked at the wheel, and it was facing toward the sky. Lucky for me this happened on a sunday morning with very limited traffic, or it could have be fatal. I had the car towed to a shop, and they said the ball joint and axle broke, the front tires were ruined, and the driver's side wheel needed to be replaced. The total cost of repairs was about $1500. …”
NHTSA complaint #10190092, filed 2007-05, 120,100 miles“Have problems with noise coming from left front of engine when putting car in and out of gear and when slowing down transmission feels like it is slipping took in for service and told it was the solenoid on the transmission. Nothing to worry about took to another dealer and told it was the clutch paks on or in the transmission”
NHTSA complaint #721568, filed 2000-04Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12 | 6% |
| 2013 | 32 | 6% |
| 2012 | 31 | 6% |
| 2011 | 14 | 7% |
| 2010 | 20 | 12% |
| 2009 | 10 | 15% |
| 2008 | 236 | 28% |
| 2000 | 6 | 27% |
| 1999 | 10 | 16% |
| 1998 | 4 | 7% |
| 1997 | 4 | 5% |
| 1996 | 21 | 13% |
| 1995 | 16 | 8% |
Other parts of the 1998 Dodge Avenger
17 complaintsAir bags
8 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsWheels
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
4 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsTires
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Dodge Avenger
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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