Table 1 shows one common steering related problems of the 2013 Dodge Ram 2500.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Steering problems |
Truck wanders. Steering gear was replaced and the dealer said it was ok. It was the same. I returned it but no paperwork was written. Chrysler rep drove it and said it drove like all others. I returned the following day to drive the trucks that were like mine but they were not available. I can turn the steering wheel 1/2 turn without the tires moving if I do it slowly. I was forced to make a quick 3000 mile trip and it was a white knuckle trip. The tires are wearing on the side also. If I turn the wheel quickly it will respond. If I drift enough to make a correction nothing happens until I run out of room and have to quickly turn the wheel. Then I over steer and go too far the other way. I am to meet with a Chrysler tech and the guy from Chrysler that drove it next thurs. Frankly after being told it is the way I drive, I don't trust them and I will never trust this truck. My thoughts are to let them see what I see and not let them touch it if you are interested in my complaint and wish to see for yourself. If we get ice on the roads like we will any day, no one could keep this truck under control. It is very unsafe to drive. In a discussion on a ram website, I found another who has a like problem and has never been able to get it corrected. He is thinking about trading it to get rid of it. This will just transfer the problem to another driver. Please give me some advise. Doug.
Left house driving east on 8200s when approx 5200 w I lost steering and veered to the right, hitting a street light and skidding along a concrete fence. I stopped, exited vehicle and two men that witnessed come up and said your steering arm broke, at the time I was in shock and attributed them saying arm being broke was result of accident but that would explain why lost control of vehicle, I assume they also called police as I never made the call and officer showed up on scene. The next day I met with auto body shop and they was as in shock as I as he looked under vehicle and pointed out the broken part and said this is what caused you to loose steering. I am thankful was not on freeway driving faster speed and that I didn't have my small child with me, thank god no one was injured.
When driving at all speeds the truck wonders all over the road as if the driver were drunk. The steering assy. Has so much play in the steering wheel the driver is constantly having to move the steering wheel back and forth to stay in the center of the lane. The real problem is when you are towing a trailer by hitch or 5th wheel, the added normal sway of the trailer multiply's the unsafe feel at the steering wheel and on the road as the driver is having to work the wheel in to keep the truck in its own lane. Dodge has replaced the steering gear box once and that took out most of the splay but the new box still has play and makes the truck unsafe to drive with a trailer.