The vehicle was being driven home from work, when the truck went into battery saver mode and the power steering stopped working. I was moving forward and the steering became almost impossible to control. I am 6'2 and in good shape, so I manhandled the steering to control the vehicle, and I got the vehicle to turn, barely missing 2 parked cars. If I wasnt strong enough to turn the wheels, there would have been damage to property and parked cars. The only light to come on was "battery saver mode" on the Driver info screen. Problem was a faulty battery, but in same hand, there should be a better system in the steering if the power fails in the vehicle. This problem happened in Canada, but there is much better response to dealing with issues from this organization in the USA.
2014 Ram 1500 steering complaints
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While operating my 2014 ram 1500 with approximately 76000 miles the power steering went out unexpectedly and without warning. There were no dash lights or indications of any problems with the steering system. Power steering was lost immediately Making it very difficult to steer and negotiate turns. I feel if this would have happened in the process of negotiating a turn it most likely would have resulted in a crash. I have not had the issue inspected or serviced at this time and no crash occurred.
Steering wheel sticks on both left and right turns . Spoke to my mechanic he advised there is a known issue on ram trucks with the electronics on the power steering . He told us there are multiple recalls on this issue between 2013 and 2020. I called chrysler and all they would tell me is my VIN is not under the recall . Told me to fix my truck and if it falls under the recall at any time they will reimburse me . I don't 2800 dollars to pay for it ..
I was driving my truck when the power steering service light came up and the steering went so hard I couldn't turn it, causing me to almost hit another car while turning.
Electronic power steering system goes out with no prior warning while driving, leading to locking and difficulty to turn wheel.
While driving my truck on old ga2 a two lane county maintained gravel road. The electric power steering quit without warning when I was entering a switchback curve.the sudden loss of power steering almost forced me off the the road. It was physically all I could do to keep the truck on the road. Anyone with less upper body strength would have gone off the mountain.
Power steering tends to be stiff at low speeds after vehicle has warmed up it appears to subside tires have been checked serpentine belt has been checked fluid has not been replaced in power steering pump wondering if there is additional complaints of this I have seen online that there has been for this particular year
Power steering comes in and out intermittently, steering will lock up and come back on intermittently. Could be a fatal hazard when comin off exit ramps at high speed and or turns or situations for steering to be consistent.
Occasionally upon starting the vehicle, the steering wheel would be locked up and the vehicle had to be turned off, then turned back on again to correct the problem. Recently, while the vehicle was stationary, the electric power steering warning light came on upon starting the vehicle. The steering wheel was locked up and very difficult to move. Restarting the vehicle did not improve the problem. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop that looked up the VIN and stated that the problem was covered under 'equipment safety recall vb9/the federal safety agency 19e-077 electric power steering gear.' the dodge/ram dealership was contacted and they claimed the parts used in the vehicle with this VIN are not included in the recall. Vehicle mileage is approximately 107,000 miles. The repair shop indicated that they believe the problem is with the 'eps gear, rack and pinion.'
Failure of electric steering rack and steering control module while under way with no warning. Failure is now intermittent, creating a risk of loss of vehicle loss of control and crash.
At first intermittent power steering loss but now complete failure
Power steering has just stopped working while I was taking the exit to get on the highway
Had steering harness recall down. Now clockspring gone out. Horn cruise control evic screen frozen. Dealer did recall reports not covered.
Power steering went completely out on my 2014 dodge ram 1500. It locked up on me and almost caused a crash. Fortunately I was able to avoid that. I don't understand why dodge has no recall on this as the more I read about it, it was common issue on 2013,2014 and 2015"s model year. To me this is a definite safety issue. When it locks up you cannot steer the vehicle.
When the temperature outside gets below freezing, the steering wheel locks up and will not turn, while the vehicle is stationary. The service power steering message will appear. If the vehicle is warmed up for up several minutes, then turned completely off until the display lights turn off; then restart the engine, the vehicle will reset itself, and will to work normally again.
I got into my truck to leave from work. When I started the engine, the "battery voltage low" warning instantly came on. Just a few seconds later, the "service power steering" warning came on as well. At this time the radio shut off. My truck then said: "battery saver mode" was on, and the radio came back on. The power steering was completely off/not working, so I was very grateful that I was sitting in the parking lot and not driving while this happened as it could've caused a major accident! I limped along slowly with my flashers on, to an autozone to have them check my battery. They were very busy, so even though my battery was less than a year old, I simply bought a brand new one to see if it fixed the problem with both the battery (which should not have been a problem at all) but more importantly, the power steering failure. Thankfully, I had a nearly straight shot to get home, but it was very hard to steer the truck, and I'm a big guy, so for the average person, they would have most likely had to call a tow truck. I have started it up every day since then which was 5 days ago, and I have absolutely no power steering at all. This should never happen on a vehicle...never. And I had zero problems with it, so why would it just fail for no apparent reason? There must be a recall for this; please advise. Thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ram 1500. The contact stated that while in a fast food drive thru, the power steering ceased to operate while making a left turn, without warning. The contact stated that excessive force was needed to turn the steering wheel. The contact restarted the vehicle and drove home without further incidence. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 28,000.
I have a 2014 ram 1500 5.7l sport and over a year it started losing power steering. I turn on the vehicle and have to wait 5 to 10 minutes for the eps to activate. It started doing this all on its own one day. A message appears that says service eps. I have read and this seems to be a problem with this vehicle, but for some reason there is no recoll on it. And the dealer wants to charge me over $3,000 to fix this. Can some one help me with this.
After returning home from a brief trip approximately 20 mi I came home, I then left my house driving approximately 3 mi when I was in the middle of a busy intersection, as I started to go through the intersection my truck suddenly died I was able to coast through the intersection, with no power steering and no assisted power brakes, using a lot of force I was able to bring the truck to a complete stop, on the edge of a busy road while I waited for help to arrive. I called a tow truck and had the vehicle towed to a local dealership, they told me a part that was called a tone wheel had failed. After doing a bit of online searching I see that this is a fairly common problem amongst these ram eco-diesels. Upon further investigation I find that certain eco-diesels ranging from 2014 to 2018 were being recalled for this part but my particular 2014 is not included the part is a wheel that a sensor looks at and times the fuel system with the other engine components for combustion when this sensor doesn't see the wheel it does not know where the rest of the engine is in its cycle causing it to shut off immediately giving it no power to propel itself to a safe spot. The recall w58 as it's known in fca ram trucks should fix this issue with a simple program change whereas the dealer wants to replace the part with a exact replacement which will likely have the same problem the next time we may not be so lucky. My fear is that if my wife or my teen age son would be driving it, they may not have had the strength to steer it and stop in a safe place I believe I was lucky. As I understand it the recall is a simple program change and eliminates the defective tone wheel system in question . I believe the recall should apply to my truck and proves that they know that they have a problem with this system.
The air suspension has not been working properly for well over a year now it intermittently goes down to the bump stops and could cause a serious injury to persons in other vehicles plus my own because any bump that your hit cause the truck to bounced losing traction with the road and that even means when slowing down the traction control ABS bricks in and cause the wheels to not lock up ,, also the truck can't hold the load if and in the bed cussing unsafe handling around corners and threw traffic
I was driving my truck and all of sudden my steering locked up and a red steering wheel icon with a flashing exclamation point was on the dash board. I was unable to turn my steering wheel. When I restarted my truck it went away. The next day it did it again. Now after about a 2 weeks it the icon will not go away I can not turn my steering wheel at all. When I called the dealership they weren't aware of any issues so I called chrysler and they said that a recall wasn't available for the build date of my truck. But I've seen recalls for trucks before and after my truck. My truck has been parked for about 3 weeks because the repair price is about $2,400 dollars.
I was driving my truck down the highway at about 70 MPH when a engine light came on and the truck just stopped working. It completely stalled, it was difficult to steer, but luckily I was able to pull over safely. I looked up the warning light and it said it had to do with the crank shaft sensor. The truck would not turn over and I had to have it towed. My truck has now been sitting at a dodge dealership for 2 months and they are saying it will be another month until they might get the crankshaft sensor in needed to fix it. Here is the thing, dodge is well aware of the problem. A problem that is so wide spread they literally do not have anymore parts to fix it. They have a recall for it for vehicles manufactured in the us with a work around until they get parts made but because my truck was manufactured in canada they refuse to put my VIN in with the recall so they can use the work around. I have been in contact with dodge and have gotten no where. I have another recall that has not been fixed and they say cannot be fixed until they get the crankshaft fixed. This other recall they have known about for over a year and they would tell me to take it on the highway and drive it. Now they are telling me what a fire hazard this recall is.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH and making a left turn, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle became difficult to steer while driving back to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact stated that after two days, the vehicle resumed normal operational function. Southland dodge used cars (6161 w. Park ave, houma, la 70364, (985) 303-1589) was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 19e077000 (steering) as a possible solution to the failure however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage approximately 227,000.
Be electric rack and pinion both driving fine stopped got out started driving stirring win hard to drive I have looked on the internet for this your model and everybody has been having problems with that racket pinion going out
October 20, 2020 started vehicle and steering warning light came on, no power steering available. Turn vehicle off and restarted and power steering worked. Next day and every day since this same issue happens but getting worse. I have to turn vehicle off and back on several times to get steering to work. Very concerned for my safety. Have heard many others have same issues. Should be recalled like 2015 and 2016 models. This could cause an accident resulting in death to end others. Its not happened when driving but afraid it will.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the power steering ceased with the power steering assist warning light illuminated. The vehicle became difficult to steer. After approximately one minute, the power steering returned to normal functionality. The contact stated that the vehicle was recently taken to crown dodge of fayetteville (436 n. Mcpherson church rd, fayetteville, nc 28303, (910) 672-6765) and received a multipoint inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 61,000.
February of 2019 I was driving my 2014 ram 1500 3.6liter 4x4 to work. When coming down an on ramp my vehicle would not turn back to the right. I had to muscle the steering to try and turn right before causing an accident. The steering suddenly turned right sharply sending my vehicle hard right into the ditch. There was no warning lights or maintance warning lights on the dash. I was accelerating when all of this happened and let off once the truck refused to respond. The fact that later models are being addressed and yet 2014 owners are reporting the issue as well is pure neglect.
Power steering went out. Can not turn steering wheel at all. Was not driving when it failed, was trying to leave home from the driveway.
Steering suddenly stopped working without warning. There were no warning lights or problems. I was luckily just leaving work and only going about 10 MPH.
Cuando me disponia a salir de mi residencia, enciendo el vehiculo ,sale un aviso con el simbolo de un volante o guia y decia dar serv direccion hidraulica y el volante se puso duro y no se pueda casi jirar. ' when I left my home (residence) I started the vehicle, I saw a warning symbol indicating a steering wheel or guide and it said to give service , to hydraulic steering wheel, and the steering wheel became hard and almost unable to turn it'.
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