NHTSA Complaint #11044858 — 2013 RAM 1500

STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11044858
Vehicle	2013 RAM 1500
Component	STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Date of Incident	October 30, 2017
Date Filed	November 9, 2017
Mileage	78,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	LA

Consumer Description

THE COMPLAINT HAD TO DO WITH THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING. ON THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 30 WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMED TO LOCK IN PLACE FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THEN NO POWER STEERING, I WAS LUCKY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND NOT IN A CURVE, I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY PULL OF TO THE SIDE. HAD THIS BEEN IN TRAFFIC AND OR A CURVE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS OF MYSELF AND ANY NEARBY DRIVERS.

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