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2011 Dodge Durango steering problems

27 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2011 Dodge Durango, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
27 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
58,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2011 Dodge Durango Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 58,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 58,000 miles
Based on 22 complaints that include mileage. 55% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 22 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 55% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires.

What owners wrote

When ignition on, sitting in vehicle listening to FM radio station, overhead rear electric hatch button was pressed and hatch opened. Just after opening rear hatch, passenger door was opened. Immediately after door opened, radio and dome light shut off for 2 seconds and came back on to 530am. A few seconds later, smelled electrical smoke. Minute or two later, saw glowing wire under floor carpet between firewall and front passenger seat. Eventually turned into fire totaling vehicle. In the period approx.

Reported at 27,000 miles, December 2011 Fire

The frontend of my 2011 dodge durango shakes at 45 MPH and increases in strength with an increase in speed??why? This is not a one time / short time thing it has been doing it for a while. I need to know what to do to fix it!!

Reported at 8,000 miles, November 2011

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