2008 Dodge Ram 2500 steering problems

178 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2008 Dodge Ram 2500, which is 44% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 178 44% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 60,000 miles 117 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 5 and 1
Injuries and deaths: 1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Based on 117 complaints that include mileage. 49% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	11
20k to 40k miles	21
40k to 60k miles	25
60k to 80k miles	19
80k to 100k miles	16
100k to 120k miles	9
120k to 140k miles	2
140k to 160k miles	8
160k to 180k miles	2
180k to 200k miles	2
200k+ miles	2

What the data shows

Of the 117 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 49% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Death wobbles: I have replaced upper and lower ball joints with problem solvers. Replaced the tie rods and ends. Replaced the stabilizer shock, replaced the track bar rubber bushings, replaced the otter universal joints on the aam 9.50 14 bolt electric hubs. New shocks all around. Drove to salt lake city and the death wobbles came back have to pull off the hwy and come to a stop while it is shaking the truck apart. 15 times from idaho..

Reported at 163,000 miles, June 2019 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that he heard a loud clunking noise while turning at approximately 5 MPH. The contact also lost control of the steering during the failure. The vehicle was then stopped and the contact noticed that the driver's side tie rod was fractured. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 11v350000 (steering:linkages:tie rod assembly).

Reported at 20,600 miles, November 2011

Steering problems in other years

Steering problems across all Dodge models