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Dodge suspension problems

Across all Dodge models in NHTSA's complaint database, 11,862 complaints involve suspension. The Durango accounts for the largest share (32%). The single worst model year is the 1999 Durango with 1,657 suspension complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
11,862 about suspension, all Dodge models
Most affected
Durango 33% of these complaints
Typical mileage
59,000 miles 7,236 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
414 and 41

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Dodge models

ModelComplaintsShare
Durango3,85433%
Dakota2,34620%
Ram 15009188%
Ram 25009028%
Caliber4974%
Grand Caravan3893%
Caravan3833%
Ram3783%
Ram 35003593%
Intrepid3293%

Worst model years for suspension

  1. 1999 Dodge Durango1,657 complaints
  2. 1998 Dodge Durango820 complaints
  3. 2000 Dodge Durango644 complaints
  4. 1999 Dodge Dakota503 complaints
  5. 2000 Dodge Dakota372 complaints

Suspension complaints by model year

Dodge suspension complaints by model year 0 1,250 2,500 1990: 38 '90 1991: 44 1992: 55 1993: 124 '93 1994: 239 1995: 355 1996: 421 '96 1997: 428 1998: 1,410 1999: 2,474 '99 2000: 1,305 2001: 969 2002: 690 '02 2003: 524 2004: 345 2005: 371 '05 2006: 348 2007: 534 2008: 312 '08 2009: 173 2010: 157 2011: 180 '11 2012: 144 2013: 34 2014: 47 '14 2015: 37 2016: 36 2017: 18 '17 2018: 25 2019: 9 2020: 2 '20 2021: 5 2022: 1 2023: 1 '23 2024: 3 2025: 2 2026: 2 '26
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
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Model yearComplaints
199038
199144
199255
1993124
1994239
1995355
1996421
1997428
19981,410
19992,474
20001,305
2001969
2002690
2003524
2004345
2005371
2006348
2007534
2008312
2009173
2010157
2011180
2012144
201334
201447
201537
201636
201718
201825
20199
20202
20215
20221
20231
20243
20252
20262

Among the 7,236 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.