Tl* the contact owns a 1999 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH the power steering failed and the contact lost control of the vehicle without any warning. Being unable to control the vehicle, the contact crashed into a ditch. The driver received minor injuries to her hand. The police were not contacted. The vehicle was later towed and he was informed that the steering linkage fractured due to the frame being rusted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted however, there was no response. The failure and current mileages were approximately 136,000.
1999 Dodge RAM 1500: loss of power steering
6 of the 610 complaints about the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 describe loss of power steering.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- 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 turning about 20 MPH onto a side street the steering box failed and the section shaft sheered off. There was no steering and the vehicle crashed into a steel post.
Left front wheel partially broke loose, with loss of steering, causing pick-up to veer sharply to left, striking a security fence, and severely damaging left front, under-carriage and left wheel suspension. Speed approx. 30 MPH
Abs fuse blew , causing the vehical to stall each time the brakes were applied. This resulted in loss of power steering and brakes.
When driving down the road the engine cuts off and will not restart. This also causes a loss of steering, braking.
While driving the vehicle completely shuts down without warning, causing loss of steering control and brake failure, which resulted in a collision in which the air bags did not deploy. Electrical system failure caused accident. Chrysler refuses to find the problem or provide a replacement vehicle, as does dealer. *ak *ml
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 power steering loss
Is loss of power steering a common problem on the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500?
6 of 610 owner complaints about the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 (1%) 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 1999 Dodge RAM 1500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500
No deployment 26ABS 19Brake failure 14Fire or smoke 14Headlights 14Ball joint 10Seat belt 10Stalling 10Pulling 8Check engine light 6Slipping 6Tire blowout 6Transmission failure 6Adaptive cruise 5Grinding brakes 5Knocking 5Wipers 5
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