While driving down the road the clip attaching the accelerator cable to the throttle body snapped causing a total loss of steering and effectivness of the brake. I had a 2 month old and my 3 year old in the truck as well.
1997 Dodge RAM 1500: loss of power steering
6 of the 361 complaints about the 1997 Dodge RAM 1500 describe loss of power steering.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Loss of power steering by model year
What owners say
While driving 97 dodge ram my daughter almost wrecked due to vehicle sudden surge, stall and shut down causing loss of power steering and other control of vehicle. Also happened to me multiple times when I test drove it. Subsequent events found to include air bag light illumination, cruise control light on steering wheel comes on and vehicle surges with RPM's up to @ 2,000 before full stall. Code p0123 on obdii scanner. Sensor replaced and still happening. Stopped problem completely by disconnecting the clock spring connections. Researched other complaints and found many listed under vehicle speed control, clock spring, airbag, electrical etc covering many years and including injuries. The federal safety agency needs to cross reference these complaints and connect the dots as there is no place I can find to type in the actual component name "clock spring" which is an extremely poor setup for a complaint site. Also limiting mileage to 3 numbers is ridiculous. Speed ranged from barely moving @ 2mph to 45mph. Somebody is going to get killed if they haven't already.
Right rear axle assembly sheared causing engine to stall/loss of steering/control of the wehicle. Truck bed was empty and traveling at approx. 60mph; upon occurence vehicle rolled 3 times on busy highway; both driver and passenger injured
While driving, consumer could hear and feel a clicking/knocking noise, dealer replaced the steering shaft, however the gear box was found to be the problem, consumer states that at dead center, he could feel no steering contact with linkage.
There was a loss of steering due to a loose steering knuckle. Driver was unable to steer the vehicle and hit another vehicle. Chrysler has seen vehicle, and said it was not a factory defect.
When traveling at any speed and when letting up off the accelerator pedal, the vehicle cut off without no prior warning, causing loss of power steering and vehicle control. Consumer has contacted the dealer.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Dodge RAM 1500 power steering loss
Is loss of power steering a common problem on the 1997 Dodge RAM 1500?
6 of 361 owner complaints about the 1997 Dodge RAM 1500 (2%) mention loss of power steering. The model year with the most reports is 2004.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Dodge RAM 1500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Dodge RAM 1500
Brake failure 20Headlights 16Transmission failure 12Fuel pump 11ABS 9No deployment 9Stalling 9Fuel smell 8Adaptive cruise 7Check engine light 7Ball joint 6Fire or smoke 6Harsh shifting 6Slipping 6Pulling 6Grinding brakes 5Tire blowout 5
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