10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
20 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
8 / 0
Average Mileage:
32,779 miles

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problem #64

Oct 182019

1500

  • 100,000 miles
Driving to Indiana to see my grandbabies and the check electronic trailer brakes came on the check electronic braking system light came on. Cruise control stopped working and lost power, the same thing happened on the way back to Kentucky. I had the brakes done, but mechanic said it's a sensor I the steering column. This is really dangerous and needs to be recalled.

- Elkton, KY, USA

problem #63

Oct 252019

1500

  • miles
Steering wheel doesn't lock and sensor is also causing cruise control to malfunction. This could be unsafe if that sensor controls anything else

- Elkton, KY, USA

problem #62

Oct 132019

1500

  • 43,000 miles
I was driving to work about to make a right turn when my power steering stopped working and an indicator light came on. Lucky I was stopped at a light so I was able to safely pull over to the side of the road.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #61

Oct 102019

1500

  • 70,000 miles
Vehicle electronic power steering failure

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #60

Oct 062019

1500

  • 124,000 miles
At 124000 miles, electric steering is going out. Not seeing any recalls on my 2014 Ram 1500. I do see several reports of the same. Dodge needs to do something before someone gets seriously injured or killed.

- Zachary, LA, USA

problem #59

Sep 132019

1500

  • 112,376 miles
Electric power steering rack is going out, making it difficult to drive on highway, almost causing a crash.

- Lynnville, IN, USA

problem #58

Jul 082019

1500 8-cyl

  • miles
2014 Dodge Ram truck 1500. Consumer writes in regards to defective wiring harness. The consumer stated after having the recall repair completed on the steering wheel wire harness, the horn and electrical features on the wheel failed. The consumer requested to be reimbursed for the cost of repairing the electrical failures due to the recall repair.

- Loveland, OH, USA

problem #57

Jun 062019

1500 8-cyl

  • 51,000 miles
'takata recall' electrical power went out in my 2014 Dodge Ram 1500. Went to the dealership, they replaced the pdc for $737.69 and a day after the power steering stopped while driving and almost crashed into several cars. Vehcile was repaired.

- Riverdale, NJ, USA

problem #56

Jun 082019

1500

  • 51,000 miles
Electric power steering assistant at low slow speeds cuts in and out making it difficult to handle the truck. Truck has 51,000 miles only and is a 2014 I see that there is a recall for the same issue on a year later model of the truck but not on my vehicle.

- Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA

problem #55

Jun 292019

1500

  • 61,300 miles
When driving on the Florida turnpike at 70mph when the power steering assist shut off. I pulled off, restarted the engine and it was working against. Checked the fluid levels and everything was ok. No more incident that trip. Took to the dealer who diagnosed a faulty power steering module in the eps. Required replacement if the entire steering rack. Invalid VIN

- Jensen Beach, FL, USA

problem #54

Feb 272019

1500

  • 134,000 miles
I was accelerating my truck on a city street at approximately 45 mph. The power control module, battery control module, crank position sensor, tone wheel and power steer control module all failed at the same time. The truck shut down and had to be towed into the dealer.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

problem #53

Jun 172019

1500

  • 61,000 miles
Lost electrical power steering cannot steer truck

- Confluence, PA, USA

problem #52

Jun 092019

1500

  • 46,000 miles
The power steering quit working as I was pulling out of my driveway onto our street resulting in inability to steer the truck effectively. A warning light appeared & I had to look online to see what it meant as the manual did not have it. I had to have the truck towed to pueblo Dodge & service advisor leslie later notified me of a $2,300 cost to repair the rack & pinion to get the electronic power steering working again. I have learned that many other people have had this problem with their 2014 Ram 1500 P/U's in even more hazardous conditions on the road/street. It has about 46,000 miles on it. I am told that there is no recourse by the Chrysler customer svc rep ernesha but she will file my complaint. It will not go any further than that as she says it is not worthy and out of the original warranty. Leslie says it is not part of the 100,000 mile drive train warranty. I was considering purchasing a new Ram truck as well but absolutely will not based on this experience as I will apparently have to pay at least $2,300 to repair a hazardous defect in a relatively new vehicle in excellent condition otherwise. I am obviously very disappointed in this company and situation.

- Pueblo, CO, USA

problem #51

Jun 022019

1500

  • 108,000 miles
While driving my vehicle, on a turn in either direction my steering wheel would jerk back the opposite way. This was a sudden onset without warning. Eventually it led to barely being able to turn the truck at all. No service lights were on, dealer said that it would eventually go out and not be able to turn the vehicle. Mine is a 2014, there was a 2018 in for the same problem when I went to the dealer. Dealer had also had 4 other trucks (same model) in the shop within the last few weeks and the part was on backorder. Dealer had no information on a recall but if this is happening in 2018 models and the dealer has them in to be worked on in large numbers this clearly says there is something going on. It is unsafe and dangerous to be driving not knowing when it is going to lock up. I know my truck has over 100,000 miles but there are 2018 in there that barely have any on them.

- Stilwell, OK, USA

problem #50

Apr 262019

1500

  • 97,000 miles
Very hard to steer when moving, any driving city or highwaymore going around turns or turning corners, it goes extremely hard, then easier the hard again, I was told there are recalls for it starting 1/2015, this is extremely dangerous, I have no pictures since you can't see a problem. The problem is getting worse, does this at any speed

- Port Byron, IL, USA

problem #49

Apr 172019

1500

  • 94,000 miles
I have had 2 rack pinions replaced and was just told that the this one is bad to. Stiff steering with it catching at times also service steering light on.

- Gouverneur, NY, USA

problem #48

Apr 072019

1500

  • 76,800 miles
Vehicle has just under 77K miles on it, powertrain warranty expired end of February due to time restraint before reaching the 100K miles limit (7yr/100K mile on a certified used) vehicle purchased March 2016. While driving this week the power steering randomly fails causing the wheel to snap to one side, at freeway speed this could be fetal. I have read forums of several others having the same issue in the past and it costing $2,000-4,000+ to replace the esp (electronic power steering). Part is not fixable without replacement and under 100K miles should not be having this issue. Extremely dangerous if this would've happened at freeway speed, I had the first occurrence while turning a corner at approx 25mph nearly sending me off the road. Restarted the vehicle and problem went away leading me to believe it may be a one time software glitch. Vehicle had no problems for the next couple days and now the steering has repeatedly failed causing me to be unable to drive it.

- Hales Corners, WI, USA

problem #47

Mar 222019

1500 8-cyl

  • 105,000 miles
While driving on the freeway, the steering started to get almost un-steerable and stiff. Dealer says complete steering system needs to be replaced. Truck is only 4 1/2 years old and is very well maintained.

- Highland, UT, USA

problem #46

Mar 112019

1500

  • miles
The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19V021000 (steering). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Carl burger Dodge (8355 hercules St, la mesa, ca 91942, (619) 485-1485) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Ramona, CA, USA

problem #45

Mar 162019

1500

  • 63,000 miles
While driving down the street and making a left hand turn, the wheel felt hard to turn, but then was fine after that, about 5 minutes later getting onto the highway the wheel got tight again, and while merging onto the highway the wheel was extremely difficult to turn. Taking an exit and making a right hand turn I had to use all of my effort to turn and straighten back out. Felt like the wheel was going to lock up. Making turns the rest of the way back home was very difficult. The eps system will turn back on when the wheels are about 3/4 of the way turned, and turn back off making the turn very difficult then briefly easy. But when I was having to use my body to turn and then eps kicks back on I made a violent turn and had a very hard time getting back strait and in my lane

- Warrensburg, MO, USA

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