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Service bulletins for the 1997 Dodge Avenger

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

72 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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0508981999-02-02. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC. EXHIBITTING A CONDITON WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES OR THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. *AK
2502981999-01-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SUBJECT REGARDING I/M ( INSPECTION MAINTENANCE ) TESTING - OBD II "CARB" READINESS MONITOR INFORMATION. *YC
2102981998-08-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSTIC / DRIVEABILITY IMPROVEMENTS, TRANSAXLE THAT INCORPORATES A TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR (TRS) ONLY. REDUCES A SHUDDER CONDITION THAT MAY BE EXPERIENCED DURING LIGHT THROTTLE 1-2 UPSHIFT. *AK
2323981998-08-10. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY PROGRAMMING. *YC
0207981998-08-10. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER. CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT KNOCKING OR TAPPING NOISE BEING HEARD FROM THE REAR SHOCK REAR WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPS. *YC
0202981998-06-09. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR; SUSPENSION. A SQUEAKING OR HARD RUBBING NOISE MAY BE HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPS. *YC
1818981998-06-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. EXCESSIVE COLD CRANK TIME, START DIE OUT OR WEAK RUN-UP, SAGS/STUMBLE/HESITATION AFTER A COLD START, IDLE RPM CYCLING. *YC
2107981998-06-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT ON DELAYED TRANSAXLE ENGAGEMENT. *AK
1805981998-05-11. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. DISCUSSION: REGARDING IDLER AIR FLOW TEST FOR ABOVE MODELS LISTED MAY INDICATE AN ERRONEOUS FAILURE DUE TO INABILITY OF POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE TO HOLD THE IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR STABLE DURING TEST SEQUENCE. *AK
9709260827971998-04-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THE CD PLAYER MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE, AND WILL NOT ACCEPT THE CD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INSERT THE DISK INTO THE RADIO. *YC
9703142105971998-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CONDITION WITH TRANAXLE SHUDDER DURING A 3RD GEAR TO 3RD GEAR PARTIAL EMCC ( ELECTRONICALLY MODULATED CONVERTER CLUTCH) ENGAGEMENT, 3RD GEAR PARTIAL EMCC TO 4TH GEAR PARTIAL EMCC ENGAGEMENT, OR 4TH GEAR TO 4TH GEAR EMCC ENGAGEMENT. *YC
0703971997-11-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. VARIOUS CAR OWNER'S HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN USING ENGINE COOLANTS MADE WITH PROPYLENE GLYCOL INSTEAD OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL. *YC
0820971997-11-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. DISCUSSING ROLLING CODE TECHNOLOGY AND IT'S FEATURES ON GARAGE DOOR OPENERS. *YC
0827971997-11-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. CONCERNS WITH CD PLAYER NOT ACCEPTING CD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INSERT THE DISK INTO THE RADIO. *YC
2502971997-11-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. VARIOUS NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *YC
2338971997-08-14. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. KEYLESS ENTRY TRANSMITTER DIAGNOSTICS. *TW
1822971997-08-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. MIL ILLUMINATION WITH HEX CODE $3A. *TW
2307971997-07-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. DOOR TRIM DEFROSTER GARNISH SERVICE. *TW
1811971997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. ERRONEOUS MIL ILLUMINATION WITH HEX CODES $6A, $77, ERRONEOUS PCM RESETS, SHIFT CYCLING, COLD ENGINE STUMBLE, BUCKING. *TW
0809971997-07-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. AIR BAG WARNING LABELS. *TW
2303971997-07-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. DIFFICULT TO CLEAN LIGHT COLORED "CHALKY" RESIDUE FROM PLASTIC BODY COMPONENTS THAT ARE MOLDED IN BLACK. *TW
0201971997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. A LIGHT THUMP, CHUCKLE, OR CREAK NOISE MAY BE HEARD FORM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING OVER SMALL TO MEDIUM BUMPS- THIS NOISE COMES FROM THE INSIDE SHOCK. *JD

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.