The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle intermittently lost power steering functionality. The contact stated that after waiting for a while the power steering returned independently. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall for the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 171,000.

- Newnan, GA, USA

The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the steering would suddenly become very difficult to turn in either direction. The contact indicated that the failure was intermittent. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer local dealer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V167000 (Steering). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 80,000.

- Lakewood, WA, USA

This truck has electric power steering, which happens to stiff up when driving sometimes. it can go with days not happening then come back, I restart the truck and everything seems to work fine until you start to drive for a short distance. I checked my u clamps ball joints ect.. all looks great, only thing left is the power steering motor.

- Waterbury, CT, USA

The Electronic Power Steering "Service Power Steering" warning light has come on my 2015 Dodge Ram Big Horn and the electronic power steering is not functioning creating a safety hazard. I am the original purchaser of the vehicle. The vehicle has 29,379 original miles. The vehicle was assembled in February of 2015. Numerous vehicles were recalled (recall S19) that were manufactured between January and September 2015 due to a contaminated circuit board. I contacted the dealer where I purchased the vehicle (Jeff D'Ambrosio Dodge Chrysler, Downingtown, PA) and I was told that my vehicle was not included in the recall and that my warranty has expired. I will be contacting FIAT Chrysler Monday morning. I feel as though this is a major safety hazard similar to the recall and with the low mileage on the vehicle the manufactured should replace the unit FREE OF CHARGE. Dealer would not order the parts until consumer paid for them up front. Upon paying $2,327.75 for the part consumer was then informed that the parts were not available due to a nationwide shortage and they don-??t know when they will receive them.

- Coatesville, Pa, PA, USA

Power steering assist failure.

- Saint Clair Shores, MI, USA

Extra force needed to steer

- Orange Cove, CA, USA

While pulling a loaded trailer I was going around a right-hand bend in the road at about 35mph and the steering locked up throwing us off the road into a ditch. Thank God it did not throw us into oncoming traffic. Couldn't move the steering wheel at all with two men trying together. Required a tow truck to move to dealer. Also having issues getting the cruise to engage.

- Granite City, IL, USA

The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 35 - 45 MPH and making a turn, the vehicle lost power steering assist inadvertently. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to continue to drive the vehicle however, extra effort was needed to steer the vehicle. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V167000 (Steering) because the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and confirmed the dealer information. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

- Alexander, ME, USA

Power steering failure Comes and goes

- Etna, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the power steering assist failed, and the steering wheel was difficult to turn. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 127,935.

- Bessemer, AL, USA

Especially at slow speeds steering is stiff and hard to turn. It is especially dangerous cornering as it tends to stay in direction of turn. I'm scheduled to have this looked at by the Dealership 2/07/22.

- Marshfield, MA, USA

Power Steering Assist is random. The steering is difficulty randomly changes between easy to difficult causing unexpected steering changes. This Electronic Power Steering (EPS) unit is NOT part of a similar recall (NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V167000); however, the symptoms are identical. This EPS unit serial number is TIC3394C5021

- Molalla, OR, USA

Recall 16v-167 has been issued. However, my ram has the exact power steering problems of intermittently locking up while driving at 65,000 miles. The vin spectrum is not broad enough.

- North Canton, OH, USA

Power steering failure, need to strong arm and muscle it in order to make turn at lower speeds, very hard to turn increasing risk of crash, dealer said there were no recalls for steering at this time. No warnings no message and this started September 5th 2021. Felt odd at first when truck grabbed the road when turning and has gotten much worse with time.truck has 80000 miles

- Salinas, CA, USA

We have intermittent loss of power steering resulting in hard steering and then coming back on, resulting in easy steering with no warning. We have checked connections under the vehicle at the steering unit and they are good and clean. We had an analyzer hooked up to check and it said no communication with the module. I see online this has happened frequently on these vehicles and feel it is a safety concern that FCA should address. I talked to FCA service and they said there are no open recalls on this vehicle. This happens at all speeds and was rarely happening but increasing in frequency for the last couple of months. Please respond to me at my E-mail ([XXX]) Thank you, sincerely [XXX], maintenance manager @ Precision Electrical Contractors LLC INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Salina, KS, USA

The EPS(Electronic Power Steering) get a little bit hard at slow speed and sometimes you need to use more hand power to steer the vehicle. You can turn off and turn back on the truck and the problem is gone, you dont know when is going to happen again. Normally when you turn on the vehicle in the morning the steering wheel system is a bit hard and you can feel that it get stuck for a moment and then release. There is no message in the dash or any light on. I have not take the truck to any dealer to verify the problem. I did a research and there were a recall for some 2015-2016 models but my VIN is not in that list. I also know that this is happening to more people with a 2015 model but still is not a recall. Do we need to wait until someone crash or have a major issue to consider this a recall,

- Palm Coast, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated while the vehicle was at Walmart to have the tires replaced, the contact was informed that the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the mechanic was unable to drive the vehicle into the bay to replace the tires. The contact stated that the service power steering system warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V167000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

- West Middlesex, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 55 - 60 mph, the steering wheel stiffened up and was hard to steer. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall for the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with NHTSA. The failure mileage was 86,000.

- Cloquet, MN, USA

Traveled appr. 1/2 mile, 30 mph engine lost power, rattled and clanked like timing was off would hardly move- stalled me on busy 2 lane hwy. Transmission knob locked up, errors reading adjust trailer brake slider- no trailer connected to me. Tried adjusting, allowed me to put in park, could not get back out of park, would not let me shut of engine. It was totally stalled, but running like a clanky train- finally was able to get truck in reverse and back into drive 500 feet behind me. Had no power steering at all. Engine was loping so bad it felt like I had a flat tire. Got the truck in drive - still limited power, no power steering. Got truck up to house safely off road- yellow engine light was on. I was able to get truck in park on selector knob. Shut truck off. Called to make an appt. To get truck in. Tried to start truck and would turn over but will not start. I got notice several months ago of loss of crank position. I called larson Dodge to get it fixed and they said they did not have info on how to fix it yet, to call back after first of year. So here I am. It is very scary to pull onto main 2 lane hwy and totally lose power and control all at the same time. No shoulder on road, can not explain the feeling but it is an awful feeling to be in motion and lose all control of the vehicle. This definitely is dangerous and easily people could die from it if it happened on the freeway or any busy road. Please people be aware of this. This faulty situation could easily cost you and your loved ones and or complete strangers their lives. Not so much by the vehicle itself, but by losing power and control, you can easily get slammed into. I was just waiting to get hit, but a very aware semi truck driver saw I was in trouble and stopped before the opening of the drive to allow me to back up into it. I could not go forward. The control knob would not let me put it in drive.

- Graham, WA, USA

I have had two problems with my vehicle. The first is that the cruise control intermediately works and then doesn't at times. The second, is that the power steering intermediately works and then suddenly will go out in middle of a turn. I took it to a local mechanic and he hooked his scanner to it and although there were no warning lights on, he reset the computer in the vehicle. This action worked for approximately one hour and the then the issue with the power steering returned. I've looked up recalls on both these issues and have noticed there are recalls associated with these problems with Ram 1500, however mine is not listed. I believe they need to broaden their recall actions before someone looses their life due to mechanical failure.

- Worden, IL, USA