There are 4 stored owner reports matching the suspension leading-label group for the 2000 Dodge Avenger in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 4 of 4 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLES FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE AND MAKE A HUMMING NOISE. CONSUMER SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN, AND CAR HYDROPLANED AND LANDED ON SIDE OF ROAD. THEN, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP CAR. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
LOWER BALL JOINTS,DUPLICATE LETTER RESPONDED TO BY MICHAEL JORDON ON 4-1-03 REFERENCE 10004221. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, HOWEVER THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEMS HE WAS EXPERIENCING WERE NOT RELATED. *JB
STRUTS, LATERAL ARM BALL JOINTS AND HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED AS A RESULT OF RECALL 00V421002 REPAIRS. MR *TT
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE BALL JOINTS, THE DEALER RESEALED THE BALL JOINTS, HOWEVER 5 MONTHS LATER THE HUB BEARINGS, STRUTS, THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER FAILED TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS WHICH CAUSED NUMEROUS REPAIR BILLS, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NONE OF THE PROBLEMS WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL.*JB
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.