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2003 Dodge Ram 2500 steering problems

169 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2003 Dodge Ram 2500, which is 20% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
169 20% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
83,000 miles 134 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
7 and 1
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 83,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 12 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 15 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 13 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 22 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 18 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 14 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 9 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 10 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 5 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 10 complaints 200k+ miles: 6 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 83,000 miles
Based on 134 complaints that include mileage. 30% 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 miles15
40k to 60k miles13
60k to 80k miles22
80k to 100k miles18
100k to 120k miles14
120k to 140k miles9
140k to 160k miles10
160k to 180k miles5
180k to 200k miles10
200k+ miles6

What the data shows

Of the 134 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 83,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 1 fire, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

At approx. 55-60 MPH, the truck began to shake very violently. Applied brake, to attempt to get truck under control; we ended up in the ditch. Myself and my daughter were injured. Luckily, neither of us were injured bad, just bumps and bruises. I had a mechanic look at the truck; he stated there is a problem with all dodge trucks from 2002-2008. The steering gear box and front suspension are at fault. I contacted a local dodge dealer. They informed me, "dodge is not at fault and there are no need for any recalls".

Reported at 130,000 miles, August 2013 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 dodge ram. The contact stated while driving less than 5 MPH, the front suspension fractured. The contact inspected the vehicle and discovered that the passenger side tire rod was fractured. The contact purchased a new tire rod and replaced the tire rod himself. The contact stated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive because the tire rod had been replaced three times prior to the most recent failure. The contact believed the failure to be a manufacturing defect.

Reported at 151,452 miles, December 2010

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