2002 Dodge Ram Quad Cab steering problems
23 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2002 Dodge Ram Quad Cab, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 23 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 52,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 52,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I was driving down the road when a truck ran his stop sign and stopped in the intersection (it is not a 4 stop). It was lightly raining. When I applied my brakes the ABS didn't work and I then lost control slamming into the ditch embankment. Missing the truck. I was going about 35-40 MPH when I hit. I hit head on into the embankment. When I hit my air bag didn't deploy and the steering column broke.
I had to replace the steering rack and all its components at only 54,000 miles on a 2002 dodge ram 1500. I looked into this and this is a very common thing to happen, and it should not be happening at such low mileage, some as low as 20,000 miles! I think dodge needs to look into this and find out why it is falling apart so soon, and possibly issue a recall and a reimbursement for those of us who already spent the 1100 to fix it!
Other problems reported for the 2002 Dodge Ram Quad Cab
- Body & structure 68 complaints
- Electrical system 25 complaints
- Brakes 21 complaints
- Engine 18 complaints
- Suspension 17 complaints
Steering problems in other years
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001