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2002 Dodge Ram 1500 steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 44 complaints for the 2002 Dodge Ram 1500, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
44 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
56,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
6 and 0
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 56,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 56,000 miles
Based on 35 complaints that include mileage. 51% 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 miles6
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 35 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 51% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

I had a 2002 dodge ram 1500. While driving at approximately 40 MPH I heard a low humming noise. Suddenly the truck veered to the left. I was now in incoming traffic and narrowly missed one car. I tried to get the truck back to the right. The steering wheel had a lot of play in it. The truck fishtailed back to the right only to veer again to the left. I had no control of the vehicle. I was hit by a car, ran up a lawn, hit a tree and flipped the truck.

Reported at 55,713 miles, April 2006 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 dodge ram 1500. The contact noticed a large red-colored fluid underneath the front driver side near the engine compartment. He took his vehicle to a local mechanic and was informed that the seals in the power steering rack failed and needed to be replaced. One month later, while the vehicle was in park, the contact noticed a larger puddle of power steering fluid. The dealer and manufacturer were unable to assist. The vehicle has not been repaired.

Reported at 54,000 miles, December 2007

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