2013 RAM 1500 Steering Problems

EPS FAILURE - AN INDICATOR LIGHT THAT IS NOT IN THE MANUAL MIND YOU, SUDDENLY APPEARED AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. OCCASIONALLY THE LIGHT WILL CUT OFF AND IT WILL WORK AGAIN FOR A SHORT TIME THEN CUT BACK ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SO THE TRUCK IS UNDRIVABLE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ON SOME 2015 AND 16 MODELS BUT NOT 2013. I ASK THAT MINE BE INCLUDED. TO SERVICE THIS WILL COST $2300.

ALL STEERING WHEEL ELECTRICAL FUNCTION NOT WORKING,INCLUDING HORN,AIR CAN NOT DEPLOY, VEHICLE HAD THIS ISSUE WHEN NEW AND CLOCK SPRING AND WIRING WAS REPLACED 3 YEARS AGO, THEN RECALL WAS DONE FOR AIR BAG AND NOW THE SAME PROBLEM. LAST WEEK ALMOST INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT AND COULD NOT USE HORN TO ALERT OTHER DRIVER. CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTIONS ALSO DO NOT OPERATE, I AM AFRAID TO LET WIFE DRIVE WITH KIDS SINCE AIR BAG WILL NOT FUNCTION IF ACCIDENT HAPPENS.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET AT 45 MPH AND MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED CAUSING MY STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THE STEERING WAS SO LOCKED UP I HAD TO PUT ALL MY STRENGTH INTO PULLING OVER ONTO A SIDE STREET. I HAD TO DRIVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES AND PARK ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. AFTER SEVERAL GOOGLE SEARCHES MY VEHICLE A 2013 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MODULE HAD FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED COMPLETELY. THAT ONE PIECE COSTING $1700. MY TRUCK STILL HAS POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND EXTENDED "LIMITED" WARRANTY THAT DOES NOT COVER THE COST OR THE LABOR FOR THE FIX. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD RECALLED. WHAT HAPPENED TO...

THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS INIQUITOUSLY GREASED AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE, CAUSING FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING,AND THE FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF, DAMAGING THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS,BREAK CALIPER,ROTOR, HUB AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO OUT OF CONTROL WITH NO BREAKS. I HAVE OBSERVED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON MAKEITSAFER.COM ,THIS IS A LIE SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. FORTUITOUSLY IT HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET AT 35 MPH, WITH NO WARNING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION ON THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AT TIMES, THE POWER STEERING APPEARED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WAS DANGEROUS IF THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHILE TRAVELING ON A PAVED ROAD AT ABOUT 25-30 MPH, RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS SEPARATED FROM INSIDE BEAD ALL ACROSS TOP OF TREAD TO OUTSIDE BEAD. TIRE BLOWING OUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO FENDER. NO EVIDENCE THAT THE TIRE STRUCK ANYTHING IN THE ROAD, INITIAL REPORT FROM A GOODYEAR REP SAID THAT THE TIRE JUST SEPARATED. NOTHING WAS FOUND IN THE ROAD OR VICINITY TO INDICATE THAT THE TIRE STRUCK ANYTHING

SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THIS PICKUP IT WOULD STALL, THE DASH HAD AN RED ELECTRICAL INDICATOR EXPOSED. THE POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN, THE BRAKES WERE NO LONGER POWER BRAKES.. THIS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS UP TO 45 MILES AN HOUR. NEVER HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS. I LIVE & DRIVE ON MOUNTAIN HIGHWAYS, AND AT TIMES IT TOOK MY BREATH. I WOULD APPLY THE GAS PEDAL, IT WOULD EVENTUALLY BEGIN RUNNING AGAIN. NO MATTER THE TIME OF YEAR. IT WASN'T EVERY DAY, MAYBE GO ALONG 2-3 MONTHS NOT HAPPENS, BUT IT MIGHT HAPPEN EVERY DAY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I TOOK THE PICKUP TO TOWN & COUNTRY DEALER IN ALAMOSA CO. TWICE, THEY WOULD DRIVE IT. THE EXPLAINED TO FIX IT, THEY WOULD NEED TO SEE IT HAPPEN. I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT. HOWEVER, TODAY I HAVE TO RELY ON OTHER PEOPLE TO DRIVE IT, AND I WORRY NOW ABOUT THERE SAFETY....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER(S): 15V460000 (AIR BAGS) 15V459000 (STEERING). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

15SEP15, I DROPPED OFF MY TRUCK AT FREMONT MOTORS OF CASPER WY THIS MORNING JUST AFTER 0730 TO GET THREE RECALLS FIXED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AT 1224 TO GET A STATUS UPDATE AND TALKED TO KAYLE WHO TOLD ME THAT THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF MY WORK ORDER WAS ON A TEST DRIVE WITH A CUSTOMER AND TOOK MY INFORMATION FOR THAT PERSON TO CALL ME BACK WHEN HE GETS BACK FROM THE TEST DRIVE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ANY INFORMATION ON MY VEHICLE FOR ME. AT 1231 I RECEIVED A CALL BACK FROM THE GUY HANDLING MY RECALL AND SAID THAT MY TRUCK WAS DONE AND IN THE WASH BAY AND HE WOULD CALL ME BACK WHEN HE HAD THE PAPERWORK FINISHED AND TO SET UP SOMEONE TO COME TO PICK ME UP. CALLED FREMONT AT 1310 TO SCHEDULE PICK UP FOR MY TRUCK AND WAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND THE STEERING TURNED TOWARDS THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ALIGNED THE FRONT END, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

HAD TO START BRAKING QUICKLY AND THE SHAKING WHAT THE DEALER NOW TELLS ME IS FROM WARPED ROTORS CREATED A VERY UNSAFE FEELING AND HAS TO AFFECT THE BRAKING PERFORMANCE. I BELIEVE THAT NO VEHICLE WITH NOW 27000 MILES ON IT SHOULD HAVE WARPED ROTORS. SEEMS PRETTY OBVIOUS THEY ARE EITHER DEFECTIVE OR THE CHEAPEST QUALITY ROTOR THEY COULD PURCHASE.THIS VEHICLE IIS DESIGNED FOR TOWING, AND HAULING A VARIETY OF IITEMS. ALSO AROUND THE SAME TIME I STARTED NOTICING AT TIMES A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A STRUT BEARING GONE BAD. THEY DID REPLACE THAT PART UNDER WARRANTY. ONCE AGAIN THIS MADE THE VEHICLE STEERING FEEL UNSAFE. I HAVE CONTACTED RAM DIRECTLY AND SO FAR THEY HAVE OFFERED ZERO ASSISTANCE IN DEALING WITH THE BRAKE ROTOR IISSUE. ONCE AGAIN IT APPEARS THAT RAM OBVIOUSLY IS NOT CONCERNED WITH THE CONSUMERS SAFETY....

I NOTICED SOME VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHEN I GOT OVER 55 MPH FOR A FEW DAYS, OFF AND ON, AND THEN THE VIBRATION ALMOST TURNED INTO A FLOATING/HYDROPLANING FEELING EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE FOUND TWO BOLTS THAT HOLD THE RACK N PINION STEERING TOGETHER WERE ABOUT A 1/2 TURN FROM COMING COMPLETELY DETACHED WHICH WOULD RESULT IN NO STEERING CAPABILITY. HE SAID THERE WAS NO LOCK TIGHT ON THE BOLTS AND THAT'S WHY THEY VIBRATED OUT. HAD HIM FIX IT AND CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER IN MISSOULA, MT (LITHIA DODGE) WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT IT, NOT LOOKING FOR MONEY OUT OF THEM, BUT TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THERE MAY BE OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. WITH ALL THE...

ON THE INCIDENT DATE I EXPERIENCED MY VEHICLE DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT IN STEERING. I CHECKED MY TIRE PRESSURE WHICH CHECKED OUT. I THEN HAD MY ALIGNMENT CHECK WHICH WAS FINE. I WILL SOON ROTATE TIRE ALONG WITH AN OIL CHANGED. BUT I JUST SEEN THIS RECALL ABOUT THE 1500 SERIES. EVEN THOUGH MY YEAR ISN'T LISTED. I AM WORRIED AND CURIOUS AS TO IF THE PROBLEM IS RELATED WITH SIMILAR MALFUNCTIONING PARTS.

THERE IS A LOUD "CLICK" NOISE INSIDE OF THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. IT OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS THE WHEEL COMPLETELY TURNED TO ONE DIRECTION WHICH MAKES ME BELIEVE IT'S STEERING OR SOMETHING INSIDE THE SUSPENSION. IT WAS TOLD TO ME AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS A BALL JOINT, WHICH WAS REPLACED AND IT STILL HAPPENED AGAIN.

THE 2013 DODGE RAM WAS THE FIRST YEAR TO USE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE CHIP/MODULE THAT CONTROLS THIS PROCESS IS LOCATED IN THE STEERING RACK. THE MODULE HAD AN "INTERNAL FAILURE". I WAS VERY LUCKY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY FOR ME TO SAFELY GET A VEHICLE THIS LARGE PARKED SAFELY WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE I FOUND MULTIPLE BLOGS OF PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME FAILURE (SOME WHO WERE DRIVING AT THE TIME). SINCE THIS IS NOT A PART THAT SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO WEAR AND TEAR, IT SEEMS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE ANY LIVES (OR MORE LIVES) ARE LOST.

STEERING STICKS WHEN MAKING SLIGHT RIGHT TURN AT SPEEDS BELOW 45 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.