2012 Dodge Ram 5500 steering problems
21 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2012 Dodge Ram 5500, which is 41% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 41% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 35,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 35,000 miles, and 90% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the steering complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
The truck wanders all over the road. Going back and forth with the steering. This happens when driving down all type of roads and speed. ## VIN passed ## dodge ram 5500 2012 ##
Tl* the contact owns a dodge 2012 ram 5500. The contact stated that while exiting the highway at approximately 25 MPH, the ABS brake light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer and diagnosed that the driver's side wheel bearings needed replacing. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign id number: 13v527000 (steering). The contact had experienced the failure before being able to have the recall service performed due to a lack of parts.
Steering problems in other years
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008