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2000 Dodge Ram 2500 steering problems

43 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2000 Dodge Ram 2500, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
43 16% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
50,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 50,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 50,000 miles
Based on 18 complaints that include mileage. 61% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 18 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 61% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Loose steering cant be fixed, lies and deception by chrysler and they always say could not duplicate the problem. Please look at [link removed] and help us

Reported at 11,000 miles, September 2000 CrashInjury

Front wheel bearings became defective shortly after purchase. Also, spindles were too small, and master cylinder and both seals had to be replaced.

Reported at 50,520 miles, November 2004

Other problems reported for the 2000 Dodge Ram 2500

Steering problems in other years

Steering problems across all Dodge models