2015 Ram 1500 Steering

I was parking and my steering went out with no warning.

The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25-30 MPH, the power steering became inoperable. The contact was able to continue driving; however, the steering wheel was difficult to turn. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.

My truck's electric power steering is failing and should be added to the current investigation RQ 23-003. I am hopeful that you will make a decision to order FCA to replace, at no charge, all of the affected electric power steering units on Ram 1500 trucks, including mine.

Electronic steering rack Start to intermittently lose steering, causing random difficulty steering while in operation.

The electronic steering on my truck is failing prematurely and poses a risk to my safety and that of the drivers around me. When I drive it and go to make turns, the power steering will go in and out causing various levels of strength needed to control the vehicle while turning.

The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn in either direction, and the message "Service Steering" displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic, who was unable to determine the cause of the failure, and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V167000 (STEERING). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 53,000.

Electric power steering rack has failed. It's very, very hard to steer the vehicle. Happened when it was cold and snowy out. I'm lucky it occurred in my driveway, and I wasn't at speed on the highway! Dealer says it's a module in the steering rack. Quoted over 3k to replace the electronic power steering rack. I can't afford that... That kind of repair was never anticipated when I purchased this vehicle.

Intermittent power steering loss. Steering becomes very difficult to turn and unsafe as it is unpredictable. The issue is persistent and ongoing.

The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel seized with the power steering warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the electronic steering module and rack had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000.

Steering stopped working power assistance and it shows it’s a recall concern with your agency. They Deny it’s a recall item this is dangerous. So I started a case number 93065509.

I’ve had a complete loss of steering control while driving on highway coming home from work last night. There was no warning it just failed. I was able to manhandle the truck on the highway and limp home. My first thought I had my power steering pump fail but when I couldn’t find a pump on my engine I google search the problem and found out that this is a known issue but my truck was not included in the recall issued back in 2016.. I was completely unaware my 2015 Ram 1500 had this issue until it failed last night on me. I’m afraid to take to the dealer because I’m sure this will be a large repair bill. I wish they would include my vehicle in the recall!!

The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the steering wheel became very difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the EPS circuit control was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V167000 (STEERING). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 118,000.

Power steering stopped working - understand there is a recall on manufacture years 2015 and newer - mine falls in the date range but my VIN is not a part of the issued recall "S19"

The electric power steering has slowly become sluggish. At first I noticed the steering wheel was not returning to center after a turn and I would have to assist steering the truck back straight. This started maybe a month ago and being mechanically inclined I thought maybe it was an alignment issue (not enough caster possibly). Then as I left home this morning, out of the blue, the steering was very heavy with substantially less assist. It was difficult parking and even more sluggish returning to center from a turn requiring full hands on steering back to straight ahead. Looking the issue up on the Internet, I find a recall for this issue in 2016 on a small number of this model and now an new ongoing NHTSA investigation since August 2023. I am the third owner of this truck and it has had great care and is in generally fine condition for a 10 year old truck. I have already had to convert the truck back to coil spring suspension due to the air suspension system crapping out. I don't believe a steering system should give out at only 109,000 miles. I believe Stellantis should be held accountable for major system such as steering failing with such low mileage.

Power Steering failed while driving. Hard to steer truck. Brought it to a mechanic who diagnosed it with a Failed EPS

The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and making a turn, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Action Number: RQ23003 (Steering). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Electric power steering. Total loss of power steering.

Electric steering failed while driving

The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle experienced loss of power steering functionality. The contact pulled over to the side of the road, and turned off and restarted the vehicle. The contact resumed driving; however, the power steering was intermittently inoperable while driving. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving, causing the vehicle to jerk while turning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the steering rack and pinon gears, the intermediate shaft, and the steering wheel needed to be replaced. Additionally, an alignment was needed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Action Number: RQ23003 (Steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving at approximately 10 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn in either direction, with the message "Service Power Steering" displayed. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 150,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated while driving at speeds under 20 MPH and making a right turn, the power steering failed, and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. During the failure the message "Service Power Steering" was displayed. The contact stated that the failure had occurred while reversing and making a left turn. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the steering rack was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not yet contacted. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V167000 (STEERING). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 132,000.

On 3/19/2025 steering wheel would lock up for a second while turning. This is now continually happing and service power steering light comes on for a second then turns off.

While driving there is intermittent loss of power steering during a turn where at times it will be hard then easy to turn. While at highway speed it causes issue with maintaining your lane and in town making short turns can be hard. There is no warning before it happens and it's completely random.

The contact owns a 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The message "Service Power Steering" was displayed. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and waited to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the electronic steering had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure persisted, and the vehicle was no longer being driven. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V167000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,300.

When turn the steering wheel feels like it doesnt want to turn and almost wont but then it will go back to normal buf then it will do it agian this happens 2 or 3 times during 1 turn. It happens in when turning in both directions but only on the turn on when wheel is turning back to stright. My safty and other drivers or pedestrians could be injured or be killed by this happing not being able to turn the truck where it is meant to be turned. I afraid that it is going to get worse and i may hit someone or something. There was no warning before,during, or after this happening had a OBD 2 tester hooked up to after it happened the 2 time and it showed nothing about anything relevant to this problem. The shop said that it could be a part failure or malfunction and quoted me $3500. I just bought the truck and knew i would have some problems to fix buying a used truck. But the motor and transmission were hood so i wasnt thi king there would be any really big expenses. Buf then this happened. I called the previous owner and asked if he had any problems similar to that and he said he did but only when it was cold after truck warmed up he wouldn’t notice it, but also said that he didn’t drive it much the last few months due to him having a new truck. He told me he first noticed it around September 2024.