2014 Ram 1500: clunking or noise when steering

Filed Apr 21, 2026 · Steering · MI

Steering takes force to turn, making noise and feeling like turns are jolted while maneuvering. While making right handed turn, the truck requires a crawling speed, to ensure steering is on route. With the feeling worsening, the fear is that it will fail to turn at a crucial moment and cause injury to the driver or any other surrounding vehicles.

Filed Feb 21, 2026 · Acceleration, Airbags · FL

There was a previous recall for my vehicle July 21, 2015 R36 15V•459. The recall was handled at the dealership to fix the recall. But now I'm experiencing the exact symptoms of Recall R36. Steering Wheel: •Ghost right blinker - When engaged, all lights are on and in working condition and blink at a normal rate on the outside of the vehicle. •No menu navigation •No cruise control •Can't control radio •Can't control phone calls •No working horn •Active airbag light Symptoms are constant all angles of the steering wheel. There is no noise coming from the steering column. Airbag light is on all the time. Yes, the vehicle is available for inspection upon request. My safety is put at risk for having a failed horn, I cannot alert others. And with the airbag light on, either the airbag can spontaneously deploy causing an accident or if I'm in an accident, they won't deploy at all. If I can't access my menu, I'm unable to see any vehicle notifications or alerts for my engine, transmission, and safety systems, including Perform Service reminders, tire pressure warnings, oil life percentage, low oil pressure and potential emissions or electrical issues. No, it has not been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center yet. No, it has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others. There were no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure. First appeared February 2, 2026

Filed Dec 13, 2024 · Steering · 166,000 miles · GA · 1 injury

The contact owns a 2014 Ram 1500. The contact stated that when attempting to make a left turn, the steering wheel spun back to center and then locked. The failure caused the vehicle to move into oncoming traffic. The contact was able to maneuver the steering wheel with an excessive amount of force and drive home. The sudden movement of the steering wheel was so severe it caused the contact to have severe swelling for a few days due to the steering wheel twisting and popping their wrist. There was no medical attention needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the power steering had failed. The dealer confirmed that it was a known failure for the vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a claim. The failure mileage was 166,000.

Filed Jul 30, 2021 · Steering · NH

Steering column whining noise problem for the last two years that dealership could not pinpoint, finally blossomed into an extremely dangerous random intermittent loss of power steering at any speed on a truck with only 73000 miles. As with many, many cases related to RAM trucks and their electronic power steering problems that have surfaced, my situation is the same as many who are finding that although a recall has been issued on certain vin numbers and serial numbers pertaining to the rack and pinion and electronic gear associated with some models, that my numbers are not on the list, therefore replacement costs are somewhere in the range of $2800-$3800. It seems unfathomable that the same wide-spread problem can exist with the same exact rack and pinion system on so many trucks, but Chrysler refuses to acknowledge all but a fraction of the vehicles that are currently on the road posing extremely potentially dangerous and fatal outcomes. Recall VB9 needs to be revised as an immediate no-cost replacement of all these faulty steering mechanisms.

Filed Mar 26, 2019 · Driver assistance · 96,695 miles · TX

Electronic stability control warning indicator is illuminated. A clicking noise occurs when the steering wheel is turned to the right. Vehicle veers to the left or right upon exiting turns and continuing in a forward direction.

Filed Aug 29, 2017 · Suspension · 88,000 miles · GA

I took my 2014 dodge ram 1500 2wd crew cab into the dealership for oil change. Previously I had complained about a popping and clicking noise in the front end when I turned the steering wheel. The noise came from the front wheels. I mentioned this today at my scheduled oil change and they checked for a problem once again. This time they found that the driver side control arm bolt (1 of 2) was almost completely out. The nut that is supposed to hold it in place is gone. Picture attached. Not related but just as bad was a passenger side ball joint boot that was cracked and leaking, causing me to have to replace that ball joint. I bought the truck new and have never wrecked it or had any reason to remove the front suspension arms. In my opinion this is a severe safety defect(s) and could have resulted in a bad accident. Most of my time is spent in the truck at highway speeds as I have a job that involves a lot of time on the road. The original problem started before the truck had 50k miles. The problem was identified by a technician at the dealership today on 8/29/17, while the truck has approximately 88k miles on the odometer.