Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ram 1500. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the cruse control did not engage. On other occasions, the cruise control did not deactivate. The failures occurred for approximately one month. The vehicle was taken to baxter jeep/ram/chrysler (7713 s 19th street, belleview, ne 68147) where it was diagnosed that the harness for the steering column was shorting out and needed replacement. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.
2014 Ram 1500 steering complaints
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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
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.
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.
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. *dt *dt
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ram 1500. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency 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.
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
Dodge ram steering recall alert- this same situation happened to me in my model 2014 dodge ram 1500 big horn. Recall needs to be extended the nut holding the steering knuckle and right control arm separated while driving. I felt a huge pop and jerk of the steering wheel. Luckily I was traveling at a low rate of speed. I took to suncoast dodge dealer immediately, he said I was lucky I could if I was on the freeway which I was shortly before. He said he has never seen a nut fall off before, but it did and, could rolled and caused serious accident. I was charged for repair and picked up truck today 2/5 then saw recall for this exact situation released today by chrysler fiat, but my vehicle was not included.
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During cold weather in minnesota, the electronic power steering failed to respond causing my truck to go into the ditch.
The factory "air ride" suspension fails in cold weather. The air bags completely deflate, leaving the vehicle with no suspension. Losing all suspension ability while driving is a serious risk to life. Encountering small potholes or icy roads without suspension increases the likelihood of wrecks. The lowering of the suspension changes the steering geometry required to properly steer a vehicle on the roads. Camber, caster, and toe of the steering geometry are negatively effected and will result in increased likelihood of wrecks. I took my vehicle into the local dodge dealerships in alaska and they acknowledge the air ride suspension does not function here but cannot make repairs. I called dodge corporate line and they ask me to take it back to the same dealerships that inform me that there is no fix. Please issue a recall on the ram 1500 air ride suspension as this is a serious risk to life allowing these vehicles to operate in cold climates.
I have notifications of these various recalls and have tried to get these corrected or at least checked out at the dealership where I purchased my truck. First I was told that appointments were now required. Then I was advised that 1st come/1st served was now required and full schedules are usual. Now I received another notification. I care for my ram, but my time is also important.
Was driving my 2014 ram 1500 hemi 5.7 liter when I got error message power steering guild maintenance needed. The 2014 ram model has no reservoir so I took it in to the dealer. The delearship couldn't clear message now saying whole part rac and pin need to be fixed. The truck was running fine no issues all of sudden got message and couldn't turn steering wheel. I read similar complaints from 2015 ram 1500 please let me know if there is a recall on the 2014 model. I would upload docs. But the dealer has my truck.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ram 1500. While driving 55 MPH, the power steering seized; however, the contact was able to steer the vehicle home. The vehicle was towed to casebere motor sales, chrysler, dodge, jeep, ram trucks (5768 oh-15, bryan, oh 43506, (419) 636-4594) to be diagnosed. The contact was waiting on the results of the diagnostic test. The manufacturer informed the contact to find out what was wrong with the vehicle and to let them know. The failure mileage was 38,000.
Power steering warning light illuminated on startup power steering inoperative. Turned off waited one minute ran ok. At my next stop it did the same again but took six minutes before power steering worked. Both times the vehicle was stationary.
Electric power steering failure when cold. Once vehicle warms up it will work. Afraid the steering will fail while driving. Known problem by dodge and chrysler. 2015 rams have been recalled for same issue I understand. Can't understand why 2014 is not included. Thanks for your assistance with this serious safety issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ram 1500. While driving 50 MPH, the contact attempted to turn the steering wheel to the right, but it seized without warning. The vehicle was taken to newark chrysler jeep dodge ram (244 e cleveland ave, newark, de 19711, (800)-653-0535) where it was diagnosed that the steering wheel failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there were no recalls. The failure mileage was 70,000.
Power steering failure - in motion - on a city street - while turning. Vehicle is out of initial warranty (still under 100k mile) - but a major component such as power steering should not be failing at 83,828 odometer miles. The entire gear rack has to be replaced and the total bill was $2735.85. Customer service has yet to provide any details explaining manufacturer life expectancy of the part. This vehicle is in excellent condition and well cared for - thus the subsequent phone calls to buy my vehicle from the dodge dealership. Yet, there is no acknowledgement that this part should not be failing at this early mileage or that they will help me. There was a wiring harness issue with this same vehicle that was resolved under warranty at approx 30k miles. My vehicle is paid for.
Vehicle lost all power steering multiple times while driving, completely unable to steer the truck. Red eps light illuminated on the dashboard. Unable to reset by restarting truck, or disconnecting the battery. Cost over $2500 to have entire electronic power steering rack replaced. Concern happened while sitting still, and while driving down the road.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ram 1500. While driving 45 MPH, the steering wheel seized. The contact towed the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the steering column electric sensor failed. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure continued to occur. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 49,914.
One morning in december of 2017, I started my parked truck in the driveway of my home and the electric steering stopped working properly at 38,000 miles. Whether you are going forward or in reverse, the steering is very hard to turn. You must slow down to 10 MPH or less to be able to turn steering wheel and maintain your lane. Otherwise your turns will be to wide and cross over into opposing lane of traffic.
Yesterday while rounding corner on highway vehicle steering wheel suddenly did not want to turn felt like it was binding up. Had to use both hands pulling hard on wheel to make corner and then the wheel did not center on its own. I went out of my lane of traffic fortunately no one was in the other lane. Steering returned to normal for.a few minutes then it happened again on exit ramp. It has happened on and off multiple times. There is no warning before it happens and electric assist warning light has never activated when this has occurred. I am currently at local repair shop having the truck looked at. In the past I owned a toyota pickup without power steering and this is 20 times more difficult to control when losing the electric assist. This happens on the highway at highway speeds as well as on city streets. If can happen on just gentle bends in the roadway at highway speeds or low speed turns. The steering is just as difficult to move no matter the speed when it occurs. Steering wheel feels like it's stuck but will move with a lot of force from both hands. I almost hit the curb at low speed on the way to the repair shop this morning.
In early 2018 I started to notice that the steering on my truck would "gum up". As you started to make a turn the steering would be fine but then as you continued through the turn it would take more effort to turn the wheel. It never completely locked up but then go back to normal. To me it seemed that the power steering pump was failing or low on fluid. When I checked I found that there is no pump but an electronic motor assist for the steering. I took the vehicle to the dealer for regular service and they checked it out but said that they could not duplicate my complaint. I tried to investigate when it would happen but there was no common thing. On april 14th I was driving on an interstate highway and noticed that even while tracking in a straight line the truck steering would gum up . As long as I think about it I don't worry but I am afraid that it will fail completely. I took it directly to the dealer and they had no one to look at it. I took it back to dealer on the 17th but again I could feel it going but nothing while I had the mechanic in the truck. Sometimes I can feel it while stationary and just turning the wheel. I have noticed that it goes away on rainy days. Almost like the steering is getting lubricated but once the weather is dry for a few days the gummy feeling comes back. The dealer did say that the electronic power steering unit did not look like it was leaking but when I was underneath the truck I saw that the rubber boots on both sides of the unit appeared to be stained (see pix)
The electric power steering failed on the truck at 60,000 miles. There was no power steering on the truck. It was determined the control module failed but was not replaceable by itself since the entire steering rack unit is sealed so I had to replace the entire rack. This issue has been seen in other model years of this truck and ram actually issued a recall on only 440 2016 models under recall s19 and the federal safety agency campaign 16v167000. This is a faulty design and can obviously be very dangerous losing power steering while driving. Ram refused to reimburse or pay for any part of the new steering rack. *tt consumer had it repair and is drivable.updated 8/16/18
2014 dodge ram 1500. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle unintended acceleration and steering wheel wire harness recall repairs. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle accelerated and crashed into 3 vehicles. Updated 08/7/2017
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ram 1500. While driving 30 MPH, the power steering failed and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. Prior to the failure, the steering ability was stiff and very hesitant. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (friendly dodge chrysler jeep located at 2499 state route 14a, penn yan, ny 14527) where it was diagnosed that the steering gear, electronic stability control, and rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and agreed to cover the cost due to good nature with a $200 deductible. Case number: 31759119 was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 39,590. Updated 07/18/17*lj updated 09/20/2017
Steering gear bolts became loose at 28k miles.
Power steering control module is failing intermittently in cold temperatures. So far, the failures have all been on startup, but it is getting progressively worse. The module has failed 8 times now, rendering the power steering non-functional. The ram dealership has verified the computer system code indicating the failure. The truck has 32,000 miles and ram is refusing to replace it under warranty. They insist that it must fail completely before they will replace it. This is clearly a defective part, and it is clearly a safety issue. Ram customer service has acknowledged that it is a safety issue and that they are potentially endangering lives, and yet they refuse to do the warranty work. I see other reports here of these units failing while the vehicle is in motion, causing a crash. For ram to insist that it fails completely means they are risking a crash to save a few dollars on warranty work. I don't know how that can even be legal.
This truck wobbles at speeds of 80 miles per hour.
Transmission was replaced due to a manufacturing defect, not part of a recall, rear main seal was replaced, rear differential seal was replaced, high mount brake light was replaced due to water leaking in the cab. There is a chemical smell coming from engine thru vents. Front tires wearing on the outside most likely the tie rod defect that the dealer won't acknowledge.
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