Ram steering problems
Across all Ram models in NHTSA's complaint database, 3,396 complaints involve steering. The 1500 accounts for the largest share (79%). The single worst model year is the 2013 1500 with 645 steering complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 3,396 about steering, all Ram models
- Most affected
- 1500 79% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 1,259 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 132 and 10
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ram models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 | 2,684 | 79% |
| 2500 | 388 | 11% |
| 3500 | 215 | 6% |
| Promaster | 84 | 3% |
| 5500 | 14 | 0% |
| 4500 | 6 | 0% |
| Promaster City | 3 | 0% |
| C/V Tradesman | 1 | 0% |
| Redundant 4500 | 1 | 0% |
Worst model years for steering
- 2013 Ram 1500645 complaints
- 2014 Ram 1500511 complaints
- 2015 Ram 1500342 complaints
- 2019 Ram 1500340 complaints
- 2016 Ram 1500314 complaints
Steering complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2013 | 714 |
| 2014 | 647 |
| 2015 | 411 |
| 2016 | 391 |
| 2017 | 307 |
| 2018 | 217 |
| 2019 | 360 |
| 2020 | 85 |
| 2021 | 60 |
| 2022 | 80 |
| 2023 | 64 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 29 |
| 2026 | 3 |
Among the 1,259 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.