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2008 Dodge Ram 1500 steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 106 complaints for the 2008 Dodge Ram 1500, 15% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
106 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
56,000 miles 89 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 56,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 12 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 14 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 21 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 17 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 56,000 miles
Based on 89 complaints that include mileage. 53% 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 miles12
20k to 40k miles14
40k to 60k miles21
60k to 80k miles17
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 89 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2008 dodge ram 1500. While driving 15 MPH, the vehicle began to veer left and right uncontrollably. The contact lost control of the vehicle, veered off the road, and crashed upside down. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained minor injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Ma 10/19/2015

June 2011 CrashInjury

After filling up with fuel on serval different occasions the truck will shut off with no warning lights or service lights. This causes the power steering and everything to stop. When at a stop sign it can be started safely from park or neutral but when moving it has to be put in neutral to re start because the brake system does not work good either. It has happened at stop sign and stop light as well as driving down the road at 55 MPH

Reported at 95,000 miles, February 2020

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