STEERING Problems — Vehicle Safety Complaint Database
About STEERING Complaints
The steering system allows the driver to control vehicle direction. Common complaints include power steering failure, loose or wandering steering, vibrations in the steering wheel, and electronic power steering malfunctions. Steering problems can make a vehicle difficult or impossible to control.
NHTSA has received 114,301 complaints related to steering issues across all vehicle makes and models. Of these, 5,913 involved crashes and 658 involved fires.
Vehicles with Most STEERING Complaints
2010 FORD FUSION
1,636 complaints
32 crashes 1 fires 19 injuries
2012 FORD FUSION
1,420 complaints
45 crashes 2 fires 13 injuries
2011 FORD FUSION
1,388 complaints
42 crashes 21 injuries
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT
1,237 complaints
70 crashes 4 fires 129 injuries
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA
1,162 complaints
20 crashes 6 fires 5 injuries
2006 PONTIAC G6
1,157 complaints
53 crashes 3 fires 30 injuries
2008 FORD ESCAPE
1,104 complaints
28 crashes 19 injuries
2018 JEEP WRANGLER
1,100 complaints
10 crashes 1 fires 3 injuries
2005 CHEVROLET COBALT
1,063 complaints
49 crashes 5 fires 30 injuries
2012 FORD FOCUS
921 complaints
23 crashes 2 fires 25 injuries
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA
855 complaints
4 crashes 1 fires
2009 FORD ESCAPE
808 complaints
13 crashes 13 injuries
2013 FORD EXPLORER
795 complaints
11 crashes 1 fires 4 injuries
2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU
787 complaints
22 crashes 1 fires 11 injuries
2019 FORD F-250
765 complaints
6 crashes 5 injuries
2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU
759 complaints
13 crashes 1 fires 3 injuries
2022 HONDA CIVIC
720 complaints
27 crashes 9 injuries
2011 FORD EXPLORER
718 complaints
19 crashes 2 injuries
2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU
715 complaints
26 crashes 12 injuries
2017 FORD F-250
664 complaints
6 crashes 3 injuries
2007 CHEVROLET COBALT
660 complaints
58 crashes 4 fires 52 injuries
2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU
656 complaints
19 crashes 13 injuries
2013 RAM 1500
569 complaints
21 crashes 3 injuries
2007 PONTIAC G6
529 complaints
21 crashes 7 fires 7 injuries
2006 SATURN ION
524 complaints
17 crashes 1 fires 6 injuries
2016 FORD EXPLORER
498 complaints
9 crashes 7 injuries
2013 HONDA ACCORD
485 complaints
21 crashes 1 fires 16 injuries
2014 FORD EXPLORER
478 complaints
10 crashes 1 fires 6 injuries
2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU
460 complaints
19 crashes 20 injuries
2014 RAM 1500
455 complaints
20 crashes 1 fires 8 injuries
2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU
449 complaints
11 crashes 1 fires 3 injuries
2006 CHEVROLET HHR
448 complaints
18 crashes 1 fires 6 injuries
2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU
444 complaints
11 crashes 1 fires 6 injuries
2019 JEEP WRANGLER
433 complaints
3 crashes 1 injuries
2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO
429 complaints
6 crashes 1 injuries
2007 CHEVROLET HHR
420 complaints
15 crashes 1 fires 4 injuries
2011 FORD F-150
416 complaints
7 crashes 1 fires 5 injuries
2008 PONTIAC G6
413 complaints
12 crashes 2 fires 8 injuries
2010 FORD ESCAPE
409 complaints
8 crashes 3 injuries
2005 PONTIAC G6
404 complaints
19 crashes 9 injuries
2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
398 complaints
15 crashes 1 fires 6 injuries
2011 FORD ESCAPE
397 complaints
6 crashes 5 injuries
2007 SATURN ION
396 complaints
18 crashes 12 injuries
2016 HONDA CIVIC
392 complaints
4 crashes 1 injuries
2009 TOYOTA COROLLA
379 complaints
45 crashes 27 injuries
2013 FORD FUSION
376 complaints
9 crashes 5 fires 3 injuries
2010 TOYOTA COROLLA
370 complaints
18 crashes 13 injuries
2004 BMW Z4
362 complaints
1 crashes 1 fires
2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO
342 complaints
7 crashes 5 injuries
2012 FORD EXPLORER
341 complaints
6 crashes 1 fires 5 injuries