NHTSA Complaint #11292471 — 2019 RAM 1500

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK AT LOW SPEED, POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. WITHIN A MINUTE, THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. OVER CORRECTION AT THIS POINT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS CRASH. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO ACTIVATE ASSIST BUTTON TO HAVE TRUCK TOWED BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE--LOOSE GROUND WIRE IN FRONT DRIVER FENDER AREA. WAS TOLD ISSUE WAS FIXED. PICKED UP TRUCK. WITHIN WEEKS, LOSS OF POWER STEERING RECURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH, THEN ABRUPTLY RESUMED IN ABOUT A MINUTE. AGAIN, OVERCORRECTION AT THIS POINT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS CRASH. MY TRUCK HAS SINCE BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND IT HAS BEEN OVER 2 MONTHS! THIS QUALIFIES IT AS A LEMON IN ACCORDANCE WITH MY STATE'S LEMON LAW. I'M TOLD THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE ISSUE AND SO WARRANTY WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO WORK ON FIXING IT. FILED COMPLAINT WITH FCA AND A CASE WAS OPENED BUT HAVE BEEN BOUNCED AROUND TO SEVERAL CASE MANAGERS AND CURRENTLY NO ONE IS RETURNING MY INQUIRIES. I HAVE REQUESTED A FULL BUY BACK. FEELS LIKE A SMOKESCREEN WITH NOTHING BUT DELAYS AND EXCUSES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING, BUT AT THE MOMENT I HAVE LOST FAITH IN FCA AND THE RAM BRAND.