Overview & Reviews

Interior fabrics are new, as is a black and gray color scheme. The ES model gets a new Sport package that affects appearance, not performance. Also available for the ES are new 16-inch aluminum wheels and a rear sway bar that improves handling.

• Good looks. Big back seat. Inexpensive. Optional V-6 engine. Optional ABS

User Reviews:

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  Ive had mine for 17 years some work but shes my - 1998 Dodge Avenger
  By michael hammann - November 19 - 12:10 pm

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  Car never stops - 1998 Dodge Avenger
  By Dusty whitford - October 20 - 9:02 am

  My Dodge Avenger has been to hell and back with me driving it and I had to replace some thing but honestly I can tell you what I did to have to replace everything on my car and its at 200*** miles and still runs strong. I havent done any motor work except change to oil so say what you want about this car but if you dont want yours give me a price [contact info removed]

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  Dodge sucks! or atleast the avenger does - 1998 Dodge Avenger
  By dodgesuck - April 18 - 3:07 pm

  This car is what made me decide to never buy a dodge again. Im amazed if a month goes by and I dont have an expensive repair bill waiting for me. Cons: Steering problems are my biggest complaint- I had to replace front ball bearings after just 35,000 miles, lower control arms had to be replace on driver side, and now both front struts need to be replaced. Also it has a poor turning radius. The distributor cap and rotor needed replacing (car stopped starting). Rotors also warped on me, but I know that isnt dodges fault, just basic maintenance. Poor handling in snow, hard to see out of rear window, and I would go on but Im running out of characters remaining. Owned for 2 years 20k miles

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  Questions - 1998 Dodge Avenger
  By kdub - May 20 - 8:11 pm

  My door handle broke and I see almost everyone elses has too! Other than that the car really is awesome!

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  The truth... - 1998 Dodge Avenger
  By ptr1ck - December 18 - 7:48 pm

  I purchased this car 2 years ago, it has been great. I now have almost 150,000 on the ticker and its still going strong. Could use some more power but overall its really not as bad as many want to say. I am about to purchase a BMW and am sad to see this car go. I have had some issue with the sun roof popping but I dont even want to mess with that.

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  Great Diamond-Star - 1998 Dodge Avenger
  By johnho - August 8 - 1:49 am

  Original owner of a rare ES with 2.0L 5-speed. Had to wait six months just for the factory to build it!!! 140,000 salt-free miles and the paint looks great. Best of all I get 32MPG in mixed driving. Still love the interior cockpit layout and the clean yet aggressive exterior styling. I only wish todays Moper had something that could replace it if I wanted a new car. Other than the usual wear items,my only problem was a reoccurring hesitation issue at low RPMs starting around 90,000 milestried everything to fix it! The dealer tried to tell me I babied it too much and caused carbon build-up on the valves? Nope! Recently replaced the crank sensor and that seems to have taken care of it.

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  Expensive to repair - 1998 Dodge Avenger
  By LeoV - July 29 - 4:33 am

  I bought mine used with 125000 miles on it, owned it for a year, the private party i bought it from didnt tell me that the water pump needed replacement@$700.00 (they have to lift the engine to replace it). Head gasket was gone, window buttons fell apart, clearcoat on paint peeled, front struts break, leaks oil everywhere, luckily i was able to trade it in for what i bought it for, ($1100.00).

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  WELL WELL WELL - 1998 Dodge Avenger
  By MILLA - April 14 - 4:55 pm

  Well I have had my Dodge for about 5 yrs now. Bought it with 120k on it now it has 185k. Was ok I guess. I replaced the tranny computer 2 yrs ago and done someother stuff. As in my strut broke blah... I am giving the beast up tho very soon. Its on it last leg. I have to give it some credit. I drove it hard and didnt treat it very Nice. It lasted for the money. Ive been reading some of these reviews. I havent had my handles break but I have the oxidation all over. Super annoying... And the turning radius is worse then a semi truck. But other then that it was a good car for lil old me. Now on to bigger and better things. Sad to see it go : (

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  Expect problems - 1998 Dodge Avenger
  By stottsbc - January 21 - 7:06 pm

  The car parts were not designed to last forever. If you own one its very obvious. But if you are into making any car modifications then this car is an excellent choice! To buy this car now, youre not gonna pay a fortune, and you can enjoy making this a beautiful and fun car.

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  Best Car Ever - 1998 Dodge Avenger
  By Best Car Ever - October 21 - 6:18 pm

  Bought this car from a lady in 03 with 67,000 miles on it. I now have 140,000 and it is still going strong. The only problem I had, was the ball joint broke, but Dodge fixed it. My car is a 4 cylinder 5 speed which is faster and quicker than the auto 6 cylinder. The car handles like a dream and rides perfect. Gas mileage is about 30 miles on the hwy and 22 in town. Run this car till it dies, probably buy another new Dodge avenger because of this one!