2013 RAM 1500 problems
Owners have filed 1,598 complaints about the 2013 RAM 1500 with NHTSA. Steering accounts for 39.3% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 14.2%.
Complaints1,598
Crashes108
Fires15
Injuries51
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Steering 39.3% · 628
Electrical system 14.2% · 227
Engine 7.7% · 123
Air bags 5.9% · 94
Power train 5.4% · 86
Service brakes 4.3% · 68
Unknown or other 3.1% · 50
Suspension 2.8% · 45
Severity
Of those complaints, 108 describe a crash, 15 describe a fire and 51 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 13 model years of the RAM 1500 in this data, 2013 sits 5th by complaint volume. 2014 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 547 in the last three years against 328 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 59,000 miles.
In owners' own words
My steering completely locked up after driving for 2 mins. I could have crashed and killed myself or someone else. I had my truck towed to dealership lewis chrysler in fayetteville, arkansas 72704. They said i need to replace my REPLACE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE and will cost $5000. Here is a link to my invoice [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) Steering
There has been a significant amount of complaints in regards to 2013 dodge ram 1500. Mechanics are aware that the manufacturer has been dodging these issues with allowing unsafe vehicles to be on the road. My power steering all of sudden went out while driving. This should be on recall and not at the consumers expense. Why should I pay for something not caused by myself? Big companies like Dodge/Ram could care less Steering
I experienced total failure of the power steering system during a low speed turn in heavy traffic. Thanks to the quick response of another driver no accident occurred. There's several other complaints about the power steering failure on the 2013 RAM 1500. This should be looked at for a recall. Had my daughter been driving she and others may have been injured. RAM dealerships refused to acknowledge any problems. Steering
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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