18 of the 148 complaints about the 1994 Dodge RAM 1500 are about the steering — 12% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 100,000 miles.
18
Complaints
3
Crashes
1
Fires
3
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
STEERING
LOWER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT BROKE, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, WAS JUST MOVING FARM PICKUP OUT OF BARN AND NOT ON ROAD AT THE TIME. BARELY MOVING WHEN CONTROL WAS LOST TRYING TO TURN.
NHTSA complaint #11353674 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
WE ( MY FAMILY AND I) WERE DRIVING EAST ON I40 GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE AT PAPERMILL ROAD. THERE WAS AS SHIMMY, THEN A POP, BANG CLANK AND SHUDDER AND THEN WE LOST STEERING. IT ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES,AND HAD TO TROUBLE STEERING IT TO THE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE CROSSING OVER INFRONT OF OTHER CARS. I LOST STEERING ABILITY IN THE TRUCK WE HAD TO DRIVE IT HOME AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN WE WOULD HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD IT WOULD SHIMMY AND SHAKE. IT TAKES THREE ROTATIONS OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE EVEN A GENTLE CURVE.
NHTSA complaint #10616551 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH ON A WET ROAD VEHICLE SUDDENLY DID A COMPLETE 90-DEGREE SPIN , AND ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STOPPING. CONSUMER SUSTAINED 10 BROKEN RIBS, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AN AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.
NHTSA complaint #10079954 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:COLUMN
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM. STEERING COLUMN KEPT BREAKING THE CLOCK SPRING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS.
NHTSA complaint #10079500 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE AT 40 MPH. REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE TIE ROD AND BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE IF UPPER OR LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10062863 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING WHEEL PROBLEMS.ALSO, DIMS GO OUT WHICH CAUSES THE STEERING COLUMN TO FAIL. MANUFACTURER WA NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.
NHTSA complaint #10024168 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
I HAVE THIS WONDERING STEERING AS SOON AS A PICK UP FREEWAY SPEEDS I WENT TO THE DEALER AND SAID THEY HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND THEY HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS BY PLACING A RECALL ON ONE COMPONENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. I PLACED AN AD ON THE EDMUND.COM, AND I WAS SURPRISED HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES,MANUFACTURER/MODEL/YEAR/SPEEDS.
NHTSA complaint #740403 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A POPPING SOUND. *AK THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR AT A POINT WHERE STEERING SHAFT COMES THROUGH FIRE WALL.
NHTSA complaint #880387 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
PITMAN SHAFT SHEARED OFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL STEERING.DURING MY PHONE CALL TO ORILLIA DODGE IN ORILLIA ONTARIO CANADA TO ORDER A NEW PART INFORMATION WAS GIVEN BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT DODGE NO LONGER USES THIS PIECE OF ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WHICH IS THE COMPLETE STEERING BOX ASSEMBLY. ORILLIA DODGE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT A NEW UPGRADED MODEL IS NOW BEING USED FOR REPLACEMENT PART. THE SHAFT BROKE A NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ,COUNTRY ROAD FRESHLY GRADED AT 30 KILOMETERS PER HOUR.THERE HAS BEEN INCIDENTS OF SIMILAR NATURE KNOWN OF ACROSS CANADA. ISEEM TO FEEL IF ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT IS NO LONGER RECOMMENDED FOR REPLACEMENT A RECALL SHOULD BE WARRENTED TO PREVENT FURTHER ACCIDENTS AN INJURY TO THE VEHICLE OWNER,PASSENGERS,AND OTHER PUBLIC ON OUR ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. PLEASE NOTE THAT MY ADRESS IS IN ORILLIA ONTARIO CANADA, POSTAL CODE L3V-6H2 P.S. I (KEVIN DRAPER) HAS ALSO FORWARDED A LETTER OS SIMILAR NATURE TO THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION OF CANADA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME HOPE TO HEAR BACK FROM SOON ON YOUR INTENTIONS TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS MATTER.I FEEL I SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO HAVETHIS VEHILCE REPAIRED PARTS ALL BODY WORK AND LABOUR BACK TO THE CONDITION BEFORE THE ACCCIDENT COVERED BY CHRYLSER CORPORATION,BUMPER ,RIGHT FENDER,PASSENGER DOOR CAB CORNER,PASSENGER SIDE OF BOX,PLUSANY DAMAGE TO THE REST OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS LESS THE NORMAL WEAR . THE TRUCK IS NOT NEW BUT IT WAS NOT SMASHED UP BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THANK YOU AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #719531 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:LINKAGES
SEAL ON PITMAN ARM STEERING BOX COMPONENT FAILED, FLUID LOSS CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND ACCIDENT. MJS
NHTSA complaint #546565 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER BELIEVES THE FAILURE OF THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN RESULTED IN THE VEHICLES LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH CAUSED IT TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY, OVERTURN AND CATCH ON FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #534264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION
STEERING DRAG LINK AND TIE ROD FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #542645 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING
STEERING DRAG LINK AND TIE ROD FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #542645 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #535204 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK FEELS A VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE METAL IS HITTING AGAINST ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL. HAS HAD REPAIRED TWICE.
NHTSA complaint #816442 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AT APPROX. 5MPH, EXPERIENCED STEERING WHEEL FAILURE, WHEN STEERING WHEEL TOTALLY SPUN AROUND IN HAND, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND LOSS OF DRIVING CAPABILITY.
NHTSA complaint #806054 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY STEERING COLUMN BROKE CAUSING ACCIDENT. TT
NHTSA complaint #972418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING
HAD STEERING WHEEL RECALL DONE, KEYS STILL GET STUCK IN STEERING WHEEL. TT
NHTSA complaint #965459 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.