Dodge steering problems
Across all Dodge models in NHTSA's complaint database, 10,409 complaints involve steering. The Ram 2500 accounts for the largest share (19%). The single worst model year is the 2006 Ram 2500 with 235 steering complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 10,409 about steering, all Dodge models
- Most affected
- Ram 2500 19% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 5,678 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 597 and 158
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Dodge models
Worst model years for steering
- 2006 Dodge Ram 2500235 complaints
- 2012 Dodge Ram 3500223 complaints
- 2011 Dodge Ram 2500211 complaints
- 2007 Dodge Ram 2500202 complaints
- 2008 Dodge Ram 2500178 complaints
Steering complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 54 |
| 1991 | 121 |
| 1992 | 146 |
| 1993 | 187 |
| 1994 | 261 |
| 1995 | 434 |
| 1996 | 544 |
| 1997 | 319 |
| 1998 | 397 |
| 1999 | 580 |
| 2000 | 516 |
| 2001 | 472 |
| 2002 | 321 |
| 2003 | 419 |
| 2004 | 434 |
| 2005 | 575 |
| 2006 | 688 |
| 2007 | 560 |
| 2008 | 604 |
| 2009 | 422 |
| 2010 | 524 |
| 2011 | 592 |
| 2012 | 622 |
| 2013 | 132 |
| 2014 | 168 |
| 2015 | 98 |
| 2016 | 85 |
| 2017 | 44 |
| 2018 | 29 |
| 2019 | 27 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 5,678 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.