2015 RAM 1500 Steering Problems

POWER STEERING IS INTERMITTENT AND CAN UNEXPECTEDLY BECOME VERY HARD TO STEER.

RECENTLY HAD THE POWER STEERING UNIT REPLACED BY FCA (50% MY COST) AND FILED A NHTSA COMPLAINT. AFTER APPROX 2,000 MILES HAS DEVELOPED VERY STIFF AND JERKY STEERING ASSIST. WHEEL WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER WHEN YOU LET GO, AND TURNING CORNERS IS A TWO HANDED, REDUCED SPEED AFFAIR AS NOT TO COLLIDE WITH OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE UNIVERSAL JOINT ON THE STEERING SHAFT IS BAD. I CAN SPRAY LUBRICANT ON IT AND THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A WHILE THEN RETURNS AS IT DRIES OUT. *TT

STEERING RACK WILL LOCK UP OUT IF NO WHERE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS.THIS HAPPENS WHEN TRUCK IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IT'S NOT CONTINUOUSLY HAPPENING IT IS INTERMITTENT. BEEN TO TWO DEALERS AND NO FIX OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK. IT'S TOO MUCH MONEY TO PAY WITH NO HELP. *TT

POWER ASSIST STEERING SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WAS INOPERATIVE DURING A TURN. VEHICLE CROSSED THE LANE MARKER INTO TRAFFIC AND NARROWLY MISSED A COLLISION WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. TOOK TO A DEALER SHIP (GLOCKNER OF ASHLAND KY) AND THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 4 WEEKS AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO CODES PRESENT IN THE COMPUTER OR WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. 3 DAYS LATER I TOOK IT TO KUNES COUNTRY OF MACOMB IL AND THEY DETERMINED THE POWER RACK STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,430. I DECLINED. WILL FIX MYSELF. NEW UNIT FROM DETROIT AXLE IS $1,399. VEHICLE HAD 44,800 MILES AT THE TIME OF MALFUNCTION. *TT

STEERING TILT CONTROL BROKE , NO PARTS BEING BEING MANUFACTURED . MUST PURCHASE USED COMPLETE STEERING COLUMN JUST BECAUSE A SMALL PLASTIC CLIP BROKE SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO HAVING TO ADJUST THE SEAT TO PROPERLY SEE GAUGES . KNOWN ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THE 5.7 HEMI ENGINE BEING TAPPETS , VALVE SPRINGS, CAM SHAFT , ALL LOW TO MID MILEAGE ENGINES . VALVE SPRINGS BREAKING AND DROPPING VALVES THAT COULD DESTROY YOUR ENGINE CAUSING TO STALL AND OR LOCKUP AT HIGH SPEED AFFECTING STEERING AND BREAKING WITH THE ENGINE UNABLE TO RUN. THE STEERING ISSUE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY. THE TAPPET/LIFTER WAS IN MOTION ALSO ON A HIGHWAY. VEHICLE 2005 147500 MILES. ONLY IMAGES WOULD BE REPAIR BILLS

I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE WHEN SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BEFORE GOING OFF OF THE COLVERT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THERE WASN'T ANY ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN THE OTHER LANE AND THAT I COULD SLOW DOWN TO PREVENT VEHICLE DAMAGE. THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST IS VERY DANGEROUS! IT MAY NOT SOUND THAT BAD JUST LOSING POWER STEERING BUT WHEN YOU DO NOT EXPECT IT AND IT HAPPENS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY AROUND CURVES OR AT THE STOP LIGHT MAKING A RIGHT AND TIGHT TURN. I AM A YOUNG MAN THAT CAN CONTROL NON POWER STEERING VEHICLES BUT NOT UNEXPECTEDLY!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PREMIER CAPE COD (460 YARMOUTH RD, HYANNIS, MA 02601, 508-815-5000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

TRUCK SAYS SERVICE POWER STEERING. TRUCK WILL NOT STEER AND IT'S ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL ENGINE WARMS UP, USING EXCESS GAS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I START MY RAM 1500. SO FAR, IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET WHILE I'M DRIVING, BUT ONLY TIME WILL TELL. FIAT AND MY DEALER ARE TRYING TO HELP ME. HOWEVER MY BASIC WARRANTY IS UP SO BOTH ARE SAYING IT'S NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. BOTH ALSO SAY THAT MY VIN DOESN'T MATCH ANY EFFECTED 2015 RAM 1500 THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING). THE DORSCHEL DORSCHEL AUTOMOTIVE GROUP DEALER (3817 W HENRIETTA RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14623) WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,099. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LOCHMANDY MOTORS, 920 N NAPPANEE ST, ELKHART, IN 46514) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY THE CONTACT ONCE THE REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND FAILED TO MOVE WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CREAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (BEYERS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 200 RIDGEDALE AVE, MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 33357922. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LIGHTS ON THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. CHAPMAN DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM OF SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA (3800 N 89TH ST, 85251) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE DEALER (LYNCH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 282 EAST WOLF RUN, MUKWONAGO, WI 53149) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE STEERING VIBRATIONS ARE GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. I CALLED SAN ANTONIO DODGE FROM WHICH I PURCHASED THE TRUCK AND GAVE THEM THE RECALL NUMBER AND THE VIN NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THEIR LOCATION AND TO WAIT FOR THE SECOND RECALL LETTER. I TOLD THEM (HER) THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND RECALL LETTER, SO I WAS FOREWARDED TO AN "ADVISOR" WHO NEVER PICKED UP THE PHONE. I LEFT A MESSAGE AS TO MY PROBLEMS, MY NAME AND PHONE NUMBER. THE DATE IS 3/29/2015 AT 5:10PM. I WANT TO DOCUMENT MY EFFORT TO CLEAR THIS PROBLEM AND THE RESPONSE I AM GETTING FROM THE SAN ANTONIO DODGE DEALERSHIP. NOTE: I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO VIBRATE AT ABOUT 73MPH AND GETS WORSE AS THE SPEED INCREASES TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO SHAKE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V167000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,600. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE MERGING INTO THE LEFT LANE ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, MY STEERING LOCKED UP AND JERKED MY TRUCK FURTHER LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT IT AND BARELY AVOIDED AN HEAD ON COLLISION. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT'S THE EPA POWER CONTROL CIRCUIT BOARD OR THE ESP GEAR BOX. DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THERE'S NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THIS DEFAULT IN THE POWER STEERING. THE TRUCK IS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD. HOW COULD SOMETHING THIS CRITICAL TO SAFETY SIMPLY GO OUT ALREADY. SOMEONE PLEASE PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO HELP US CONSUMERS, FOR THE SAKE OF ALL OUR SAFETY. ALSO I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH, MERGING LEFT, I WAS JERKED PROBABLY 10 TO 15 FT, ENOUGH THAT I WAS PUT INTO THE OTHER LANE. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS RANDOMLY CAUSING ME TO ALMOST CRASH...

TWO ACCIDENTS AND WAS DENIED RECALL - EVEN THOUGH MY 2015 DODGE RAM 1500 STEERING COMPONENT HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ACCIDENT #1 FEBRUARY 16, 2016 BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION WELL. CAR DID NOT BRAKE WELL IN THE RAIN, WAS COMING TO A RED LIGHT WITH A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, HAD TO PUSH ON THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE NOT BRAKING. DODGE RAM 1500 SKID AND HIT THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT. ACCIDENT #2 MARCH 12, 2016 LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND IT WAS RAINING. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I STARTED A SLOW LEFT TURN WHEN: (1) THE DODGE RAM LOST TRACTION, (2) DODGE RAM OVER STEERED TO THE LEFT FROM THE STEERING INPUT SUDDENLY LOSING POWER, AND (3) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND (4) MY...

FRONT VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING ANY SPEED ON GAS PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL AND FLOOR BOARD. VARY NOTICEABLE ON DIRT ROAD THAT I LIVE ON. FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING TO BREAK OR COME LOOSE.

AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MPH VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE VIBRATION THAT SEEMS TO BE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HAD TIRES BALANCED BY A TIRE SHOP AND PROBLEM PERSISTED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND WHEELS AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. INFORMED DEALERSHIP OF TSB SB-16-001-1, WHICH IS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM I HAVE. THEY INFORMED ME THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THE TSB. SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED AND RESEARCHED CONCERNING REAR VIBRATION ISSUES WITH 2015 RAM TRUCKS.

PURCHASED VEHICLE BRAND NEW. STEERING OF VEHICLE HAS BEEN OFF AND DRIFTS TO THE LEFT. TOOK TO DEALER TWO TIMES THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HAVE A CURRENT APPOINTMENT ON 10/16/15 THIS WILL BE THIRD VISIT. UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION ESPECIALLY WHEN TOWING WITH THE TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTROL BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS LOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A RAM 1500. WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE ENGINE RPMS RAPIDLY INCREASED AFTER PERFORMING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200. UPDATED 10/01/15*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. UPDATED 12/24/15. *JB