37 of the
454 complaints filed about the Dodge Dodge Truck
are about the steering —
8% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1991.
ON AUG. 20,2005 I WAS DRIVING A 2001 DODGE DURANGO 2WD ON THE INTERSTATE AT 72 MPH WHEN I HAD TO GO AROUND A CURVE AND COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT. I WAS ALMOST HOME BUT THE TURNING BECAME MORE DIFFICULT. WHEN I GOT HOME I HAD TO LEAVE THE TRUCK ALONG SIDE THE STREET THAT NIGHT. I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER PLACE AND THEY INSPECTED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE MOTOR OF IT HAD FROZE UP AND WAS PUSHING FLUID BACK UP TO THE CAP AND WAS RUNNING OUT.
NHTSA complaint #10136407 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS RECENTLY SENT A RECALL LETTER FOR MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINTS TO BE REPLACED. I SENT THE VEHICLE TO SPEEDWAY DODGE OF LANSING, KANSAS AND THEY REPAIRED THE BALL JOINTS, BUT THEY THEN NOTIFIED ME OF A NEW PROBLEM SAYING I NEED TO HAVE THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY REPLACED BECAUSE IF I DON'T I COULD LOSE MY STEERING! IT WOULD COST ME OVER $900.00 DOLLARS, WELL THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THAT; IS AFTER I WENT HOME AND DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I DISCOVERED THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS PROBLEM! IF YOU LOOK ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS.COM THEY SHOW PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ALSO IF YOU GO TO HTTP://WWW.DAIMLERCHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM/ THEY WILL ALSO TELL YOU OF PROBLEMS THAT WERE CAUSED DUE TO DEFECTS IN THE STEERING *IE,RACK & PINION ASSEMBLY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR AMERICAN PEOPLE!
NHTSA complaint #10132539 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND ENGINE BEGINS TO SHAKE. LEKAING TRANSMISSION FLUID, OIL. POWER STEERING PUMP BROKEN. CAR STALLS AT TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS AND HARD TO MANUVER.
NHTSA complaint #10114207 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I OWN 1998 DODGE SPORT FULL SIZED PICKUP THAT HAS A LOUD BANG WHEN TURNING CORNERS. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF THE TRUCK IS COVERED UNDER SOME RECALL THAT WAS POSTED IN THE PAST. *BF *NM THE SHAKING WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING. *SC *TC
NHTSA complaint #10108702 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 12/20/2004 FOR FRONT END NOISE. DEALER STATEMENT ON RECEIPT "CHECKED STEERING COMPONENTS ALL OK AT THIS TIME TIRES CUPPED" . TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE SHOP FOR ALIGNMENT & ROTATION ON 12/29/2004. TIRE SHOP FINDS "BOTH UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE BAD // OUTER TIE ROD ENDS HAS PLAY" DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER PRESENT RECALL ON VEHICLES MFR SHORTLY AFTER THIS VEHICLE DATE. VEHICLE IS 1999 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4. VEHICLE'S COVERED BY RECALL IS INADEQUATE TO RECTIFY ALL POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10104695 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY 1999 DURANGO HAS HAD SEVERAL COSTLY REPAIRS NONE OF WHICH SHOULD HAVE EVER HAD TO BE MADE TO A VEHICLE WITH SUCH FEW MILES ON IT. (1) THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS MOVING. DODGE TOLD ME I HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN$$$$ AT LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD CARS AND TRUCKS WITH 200,000 MILES THAT NEVER HAD TO HAVE ANY SUCH THING DONE. (2) HEATER BOX DAMPER HAS APPARENTLY COME LOOSE AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. DODGE TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $900.00 TO JUST TAKE THE DASHBOARD APART TO LOOK AT IT. I TOLD THEM FOR $900.00 I COULD LIVE WITH IT. AGAIN, LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. (3) POWER WINDOWS ARE SLOW AND SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK AT ALL. (4) UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END, AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS I FEAR BALL JOINTS ARE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I UNDERSTAND THAT CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED THE 2000-2003 DURANGOS FOR BALL JOINTS, WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO RECALL THE 1998 AND 1999 DURANGOS. MY WIFE AND I ARE CONSTANTLY HAULING GIRL SCOUTS AND CUB SCOUTS TO VARIOUS EVENTS, I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION WHY PEOPLE BUY SUVS AND THAT LIVES ARE AT RISK.
NHTSA complaint #10104325 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO WITH 55,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO JERRY'S DODGE FOR A 4-WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT COULDN'T BE ALIGNED BECAUSE BOTH THE UPPER AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE SHOT. ALSO THE VEHICLE NEEDS TIE RODS. THESE ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTED PARTS. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 55K MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN USED OFF-ROAD. IT'S ONLY BEEN DRIVEN ON CITY & HIGHWAY PAVED ROADS.
NHTSA complaint #10102668 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE A 2003 DODGE DURANGO I BOUGHT NEW. I NOW HAVE 25000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE JUST HAD MY BRAKES REPAIRED FOR THE THIRD TIME. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH BRAKE PADS. I ALSO HAVE A SMALL COLLAPSE(AT THIS TIME) IN MY GAS TANK. I HAVE NOT BEEN DOING ANY OFFROAD DRIVING. THERE IS A STRANGE NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT HEAR ANY NOISES COMING FROM THE STEERING.
NHTSA complaint #10100613 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BALL JOINTS ARE TOTALLY WORN OUT AND COULD HAVE FAILED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD VERY GOOD CARE TAKEN OF IT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN THIS BAD ON A VEHICLE WITH THIS FEW MILES ON IT AND WITH THE CARE TAKEN OF IT.
NHTSA complaint #10086838 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1999 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4 SPORT CLUB CAB. THE LOWER, UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE DANGEROUSELY WORN OUT AT 52,000 MILES. ALSO WORN OUT TO THE POINT WHERE AN ALIGNMENT CAN'T BE DONE ARE BOTH TIRE RODS.
NHTSA complaint #10043779 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2003 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP. FRONT TIE ROD ENDS, SPINDLES, AXLES ARE ALL COVERED WITH RUST AFTER ONLY 2 MONTHS. I AM AFRAID THESE PARTS WILL RUST THROUGH AND CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING. IF THE TIE RODS RUST THROUGH, YOU WILL HAVE NO STEERING. IF THE SPINDLE RUSTS THROUGH, YOU WILL LOSE A WHEEL. EITHER OF THESE SCENARIOS CAN KILL. THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR SEEMS TO BE SMALLER THAN NORMAL. IT DOES NOT PROVIDE FULL COVERAGE OF A REAR VIEW. DOES THIS MIRROR MEET LEGAL REQUIREMENTS? THE REAR SEAT HAS NO HEAD RESTRAINTS. I THOUGHT TRUCKS WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE REAR SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS AFTER MODEL YEAR 1990. AM I WRONG ON THIS?
NHTSA complaint #10010418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2003 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP. FRONT TIE ROD ENDS, SPINDLES, AXLES ARE ALL COVERED WITH RUST AFTER ONLY 2 MONTHS. I AM AFRAID THESE PARTS WILL RUST THROUGH AND CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING. IF THE TIE RODS RUST THROUGH, YOU WILL HAVE NO STEERING. IF THE SPINDLE RUSTS THROUGH, YOU WILL LOSE A WHEEL. EITHER OF THESE SCENARIOS CAN KILL. THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR SEEMS TO BE SMALLER THAN NORMAL. IT DOES NOT PROVIDE FULL COVERAGE OF A REAR VIEW. DOES THIS MIRROR MEET LEGAL REQUIREMENTS? THE REAR SEAT HAS NO HEAD RESTRAINTS. I THOUGHT TRUCKS WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE REAR SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS AFTER MODEL YEAR 1990. AM I WRONG ON THIS?
NHTSA complaint #10010418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING GEAR AND TRACK BAR FAILED AT 46,000 HIGHWAY MILES CAUSING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STEERING . DODGE IS AWARE THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THESE COMPONENTS AND IS UNWILLING TO ADDRESS UNDER WARRANTY.
NHTSA complaint #10010246 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED ONCE TO CORRECT THE NOISES AND (THE HOSES-PER SERVICE BULLETIN) WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE OR A REFUND. SINCE THE PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE ALWAYS HAD A NOISE IN THE POWER STEERING. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKE FAILURES. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THERE ALSO WAS A BROKEN WINDOW, RADIO, AND THE GEAR KNOB NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED/ALIGNED. MR SCC
NHTSA complaint #10004975 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
91 DODGE 250 TRUCK CUMMINS ENGINE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING PLATE DEVELOPS MULTIPLE CRACKS FROM STEERING FLEX, RESULTING IN PLATE FAILURE AND COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM FRAME----CAUSING LOSS OF ALL STEERING CONDITION HAPPENING IN NUMEROUS "1ST GENERATION" CUMMINS APPLICATIONS IN DODGE TRUCKS (1989----1994)
NHTSA complaint #10000968 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE STEERING GEAR BOX HAS NOT FAILED OR MAY NOT EVEN BE THE PROBLEM. ON (2) DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ON A CURVING MOUNTAIN ROAD, WHEN YOU TURN BACK TO THE LEFT, JUST PAST CENTER THE STEERING LOCKS AND YOU CAN STEER THE TRUCK. ON THE FIRST LOCKUP ABOUT (6) MONTHS AGO, I WAS TRAVELING UP HILL AND MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN THROUGH A SWITCH BACK TURN AT ABOUT ( 5 TO 10) MPH. WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO THE LEFT TO CORRECT FROM THE TURN, THE WHEEL LOCKED JUST PAST CENTER. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. AT THIS POINT WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL RIGHT, THEN LEFT, IT TURNED TO THE LEFT JUST FINE. THE (2ND) TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS NOT SO LUCKY. ON 6-07-02 WHILE PULLING A TRAILER IN THE MOUNTAINS ON A NARROW MOUNTAIN ROAD, I CAME THROUGH A RIGHT TURN DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE AND INTO A LEFT HAND CURVE AT ABOUT (25 OR 30) MPH WHEN BEFORE I KNEW IT THE STEERING WAS LOCKED AND I WAS DRIVING OFF THE ROAD. I HIT THE CLUTCH AND THE BRAKE, PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL BOTH HANDS TRYING TO TURN LEFT AND THE WHEEL DID NOT MOVE. THE TRAILER HAD BRAKING ON ALL WHEELS AND DID SLIDE. THE TRUCK HAS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND DID NOT SLIDE. BY THE TIME I GOT STOPPED I WAS COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD IN THE DITCH. THIS GOT MY ATTENTION, I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS A DITCH TO DRIVE INTO. IF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A PLACE WHERE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER ON THE ROAD OR THINGS SUCH AS TRAFFIC, BIG BOULDERS, GUARD RAILS, OR BRIDGE PILLARS, NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER AWAY FROM THEM IS A SATETY PROBLEM TO ME.
NHTSA complaint #762982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE RUBS ON THE LOWER CONTROL ON A FULL LEFT TURN SCORING THE TIRE AND CREATING THE POSIBILITY OF A TIRE FAILURE WITH THE POSIBILITY OF DEATH OR INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST ATTEMPT BY CHRYSLER WAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING BOX WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NEXT CHRYSLER ATTEMPTED TO CENTER THE STEERING, AND STILL DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NEXT CHRYSLER IS GOING TO TRY SOME SHIMS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME WE HAVE 5 MORE TRUCKS EXACTLY LIKE THIS ONE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #758448 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE STEERING ON MY TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN GOOD! IT WANDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE, AND IS DIFFICULT TO HOLD IS A STRAIGHT LINE OF TRAVEL WITHOUT CONTINUALY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL! DEALER REPLACED MANY STEERING COMPONENTS INCLUDING "TRACK BAR" AND BALL JOINTS. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE "TRACK" BAR 3 TIMES. TRUCK HAS SHOOK ON OCCASIONS WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD TO THE POINT OF MY HAVING TO NEARLY STOP IN ORDER FOR THE "SHAKING" TO STOP!
NHTSA complaint #756197 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEN DRIVING THE VAN THE STEERING RANDOMLY VEERS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTING. IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN ONE LANE. THE CHRYSLER DEALER HAS ADJUSTED THE STEERING GEAR BOX AS CLOSE AS IT CAN AND THE CONDITIONS STILL EXISTS. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RELIEVE THE PROBLEM BUT ACKNOWLED THAT THE CONDITION EXISTS EVEN THOUGH THE PARTS ARE TO SPECIFICATION. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND I AM UNDER GREAT STRESS WHILE DRIVING. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT WITH PASSING OR ONCOMING TRAFFIC.
NHTSA complaint #743260 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.