1999 Dodge RAM 2500 steering problems

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THE STEERING IN THIS VEHICLE IS TERRIBLE WHEN BRAKING,THE DASHBOARD IS CRAKED AND BROKEN VERY BAD IN SEVERAL PLACES DODGE WANTS TO DO NOTHING ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS.WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE PULLS VERY HARD,THIS IS NOT AN ALLIGNMENT I HAVE HAD THAT DONE CHANGED THE ROTORS THE WHOLE 9 YARDS STILL THE SAME PROBLEM.THE DASH STARTED OUT AS A LITTLE CRACK NOW IT IS BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES.THIS IS RIDICULOUS.I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER DODGE THEY DONT STAND BEHIND THERE VEHICLES.

NHTSA complaint #10425810 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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VP44 FUEL PUMP DIES WITHOUT ANY NOTICE LEAVING PASSENGERS AND DRIVER STRANDED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL BECAUSE OF NO POWER ASSIST! TRACK BARS THAT FAIL BECAUSE OF POOR ENGINEERING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL ! TRACK BARS FAIL WITHIN 1-2 YEARS OF USE! AT A COST OS 3-500$ EACH!

NHTSA complaint #10215862 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:COLUMN

3/7/2007. 1999 DODGE RAM. CONTACT STATES THAT A CHRYSLER DEALER TOLD HIM NOT TO USE THE TILT WHEEL BECAUSE IT WILL BREAK THE WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN AGAIN. **CC THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED T HE SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA complaint #10185820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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1999 DODGE TRUCK, 2500, 4X4, QUAD CAB, WITH CUMMINS DIESEL. COMPLAINT: VEHICLE "WONDERING" BACK AND FORTH AND BEING DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN IN ITS LANE. I'VE HAD STEERING PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE STEERING PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10166612 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 4 X 4 QUAD CAB WITH THE V-10 MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN MARCH 1999, I HAVE TWICE REPLACED THE RR TRACK BAR ($200 PART, NOT INCLUDING LABOR) AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ($89 PART, NOT INCLUDING LABOR). THIS TRUCK WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND A HEAVY CLUNK IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER MECHANICS KEEP TELLING ME "THAT'S TYPICAL OF THIS VEHICLE," BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. WHY? I HAVE ALSO NOTICED AN ABUNDANCE OF COOLANT LOSS AT EACH OIL CHANGE SINCE ABOUT 10,000 MILES...UP TO 1 GALLON PER 3000 MILES. THE RADIATOR PRESSURE CHECKED OK. DEALER MECHANICS AND CHAT ROOMS HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS ANOTHER "TYPICAL" PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. APPARENTLY THE ANTIFREEZE BLOWS THROUGH THE HEADGASKET AND INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHERE IT EVAPORATES. STILL NO RECALLS. WHY ARE AUTOMANUFACTURERS GETTING AWAY WITH THIS?

NHTSA complaint #10102597 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WANDERED OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT STEERING GEAR BOX WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10061537 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP DUE TO THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE WHEN IT STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. ALSO, WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED EXTREMELY HARD THAT IF THE CONSUMER DIDN'T HOLD IT TIGHTLY, IT WOULD JUMP OUT OF HIS HANDS. *AK THE FRONT END PROBLEMS HAD NOT BEEN SOLVED AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL HARD WHEN BRAKING. THE FRONT TIRES WERE CHANGES , BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. *SCC

NHTSA complaint #10044045 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ERRATIC STEERING.

NHTSA complaint #10022412 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

POWER STEERING IS LOOSE AND VEHICLE WANDERS AT 65 MPH, CONSTANT LEAK IN POWER STEERING GEAR BOX. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10016532 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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VEHICLE HAS PULLED TO RIGHT SINCE DRIVING IT OFF LOT. WAS TOLD BY SALESMAN THIS WAS DESIGNED INTO TRUCK FOR SAFETY REASONS. REGUIRES 1/4 TURN OF STEERING WHEEL TO CONTINUE STRAIGHT TRAVEL AND IF STEERING WHEEL RELEASED, DARTS SHARPLY TO RIGHT. I'VE HAD TWO ALIGNMENTS BY DODGE DEALER WITH NO IMPROVEMENT IN PULLING. HAS ALSO DEVELOPED SEVERE "SHIMMY" AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHEN ENCOUNTERING BUMPS OR HOLES.

NHTSA complaint #10007787 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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1999 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB TRUCK - WHEN A BUMP OR ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD IS HIT, THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. WHEEL HOP OCCURS AND THE VEHICLE MUST BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED COMPLETELY BEFORE THE STEERING RETURNS TO NORMAL - HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME ON THE SAME BUMPS OR PATCHES ON THE SAME ROADS. THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD THE TRUCK IS BASICALLY UNDRIVABLE AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONCERN - ONLY 74,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND HAVE REPLACED MOST ALL THE FRONTEND PARTS AS WELL AS BRAKE ROTORS, ETC. STILL OCCURS. SEEMS DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN OF THIS ISSUE FOR SOME TIME, BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I AM AWARE OF SERVERAL WRECKS DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND THERE IS EVEN A WEBSITE THAT ADDRESS THE ISSUES APPARENTLY MANY PPL ARE HAVING - HTTP://WWW.DODGETRUCKSTEERINGPROBLEMS.COM/ CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING TO OFFER ASSISTANCE AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES WITHOUT HAVINGTO PAY THEM ALLOT OF MONEY AND STILL IT DOES NOT GET RESOLVED.

NHTSA complaint #10007637 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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199 DOGE RAM EXT CAB 4X4, DIESEL - BALL JOINTS AND FRONT BUSHINGS WEARING OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 48,000 MILES ON VEHICLE

NHTSA complaint #10000219 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP

CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING FAILED AS WELL AS THE BRAKES. ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP LOCKED UP AND BROKE THE SHAFT AND THE AIR PUMP FOR THE POWER STEERING. VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. *TS

NHTSA complaint #8023337 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

WRECKED PRIOR TO SALE TO ME. NEVER REPORTED TO ME. NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLITONS ON THIS EQUIPMENT, NOT REPORTED TO THE OWNER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED.

NHTSA complaint #766621 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHEN PARKING VEHICLE AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WAS NO STEERING.CONTACTED DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #8012626 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

WHENEVER TRAVELING AT 65 TO 70 MPH IT'S HARD TO KEEP CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS DRIFTING ALL OVER THE ROAD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS DEFECTIVE STEERING BOX. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #893261 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP

THE POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED A LARGE AMOUNT OF FLUID RESULTING IN NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. NLM

NHTSA complaint #559921 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE!! TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, STEERING PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT WHEN LOADED/TOWING. NOW TRUCK PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING (LOADED OR NOT), BUT WILL OCCASSIONALLY PULL LEFT. DRIVER IS NEVER SURE WHICH DIRECTION TRUCK WILL PULL. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE NUMEROUS "REPAIRS" TO THE STEERING, SUSPENSION, AND BRAKES; INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO STEERING GEAR BOX, BALL JOINTS, CALIPERS, SUSPENSION ARMS, ALIGNMENT, TIRE PRESSURE, TIRE ROTATION, TIRE SIZE. DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER HAS STATED THESE TRUCKS HAVE "VERY SENSITIVE SUSPENSIONS" AND THE PULLING IS "NORMAL". THIS IS A 3/4 TON 4-WHEEL DRIVE WORK TRUCK AND IT HAS A "SENSITIVE SUSPENSION"?

NHTSA complaint #740373 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING, IT LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING AND LOSES POWER STEERING WHILE SITTING STILL AND WITHOUT FOOT ON BRAKE, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP TWICE, POWER STEERING GEAR BOX, INSTALLED A VACUUM BOOSTER, AND INSTALLED POWER STEERING LINES, HOWEVER VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS. FUEL LEVELING UNIT WAS REPLACED AND THE SENDING UNIT WAS ALSO REPLACED, DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. CONSUMER FELT PULSATION IN BRAKES, DEALER FOUND REAR DRUMS WARPED AND ROTORS OUT OF ROUND. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #877693 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

STEERING HAS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF PLAY WHEN IN CENTER POSITION. THE TRUCK DRIFTS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT MAKING IT HARD AND LABORIOUS TO CONTROL. THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER MOTORS HAVE HAD MANY CHANCES TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE BUT INSTEAD PASS THE PROBLEM BACK TO ME FOR RESOLUTION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XL060 TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)

NHTSA complaint #735577 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WHEN PASSING A SEMI- TRAILER VEHICLE PULLED, AND COULDN'T CONTROL STEERING. ALSO, WHEN TRAVELING AT 65MPH VEHICLE WANDERED ALL OVER THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD AND MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURN, STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RETURN BACK TO THE CENTER. DEALER HAS TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. *AK

NHTSA complaint #862678 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:RACK AND PINION

BINDING AND SLIP-STICK OPERATION FROM NEW - @10,000 MI HARD BINDING @20MPH NON-REPEATABLE; DEALER REP INDICATED STIFF STEERING "NORMAL"; INDEPENDENT ALIGNMENT SERVICE REPORTED NON-ADJUSTABLE INTERNAL BINDING; SUSPECT FACTORY MISASSEMBLY OR INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED INTERNAL COMPONENT.

NHTSA complaint #721801 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE LOCK UP. YH

NHTSA complaint #551542 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

1. AUTO TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHEN START FROM WASHBOARD ROAD SURFACE OR HIT BUMP WHILE DRIVING. DEALER (ED MOSES DODGE) SAYS THAT CHRYSLER RECOMMENDS DRIVING IN 2ND GEAR. THIS INFO IS NOT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. 2. STEERING WILL NOT CENTER - ALWAYS PULLS R OR L. 2 ATTEMPTS BY DEALER TO REPAIR HAVE FAILED. UNSTABLE ON WASHBOARD ROAD.

NHTSA complaint #711175 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VEER OUT OF CONTROL SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, AND THE SHIFTER DOES NOT SLIDE INTO THE GEAR PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #855319 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

THIS IS MY SECOND TRUCK FROM DODGE. THE FIRST TRUCK THEY REPLACED THE STEERING BOX 4-5 TIMES AND TRIED MANY OTHER THINGS LIKE ALIGNMENT, TIRE PRESSURE, TIRE ROTATION ETC, TO TRY TO CORRECT A SEVERE WONDERING PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT FIX THIS. CHRYSLER OFFERED ME A NEW TRUCK TO REPLACE THIS ONE AND I RELUCTANTLY AGREED. I FINALLY TOOK DELIVERY AFTER NUMEROUS PAPERWORK PROBLEMS AND IT TURNED OUT THAT THIS TRUCK HAS THE SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FRONT END AND THEY TRIED FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, TIRE ROTATIONS, MORE TOW ON THE FRONT END, NEW STEERING BOXES, REPLACED THE BRAKES & TURNED THE ROTORS AT 8,000 MILES, REPAINTED ABOUT HALF THE TRUCK ETC. WHEN I FIRST TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE I TOLD THE SALESPERSON (JOE ZAPPIA) AT WILSONS THAT THERE WAS A FRONT END PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND HE ASSURED ME THAT IT WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE DELIVERY. I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE AND I DROVE THE TRUCK DOWN THE STREET AND REALIZED THAT THE TRUCK WAS NEVER FIXED. I DROVE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY AND HE TOLD ME THAT THEY NEVER TOLD HIM THAT THER WAS A FRONT END PROBLEM. SO FROM THAT DAY ON IN JANUARY 1999 I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY TO KEEP MY TRUCK IN MY OWN LANE GOING DOWN THE ROAD!

NHTSA complaint #717568 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHEN THE VEHICLE STEERING IS TURNED DURING TAKEOFF FRONT/BACK MOTION,FROM A PARKED POSISTION, THE STEERING DRAGS REALLY BAD. CONDITION GETS WORSE AS THE TEMPATURE DROPS. VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHILE STEERING DRAGS.

NHTSA complaint #715879 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.