Power Steering Pump Problems of Dodge Ram 2500

My truck is only used for towing a fifth wheel, thus the low mileage. On a trip, the truck stalled with no warning on the freeway, lost power, power brakes and power steering in the 2nd from right lane. I was barely able to pull it over and stop, in an unsafe area. 4 hrs later a tow for truck and 5th wheel was arranged. The tacoma Dodge dealer replaced the lift fuel pump with an in tank lift fuel pump. Apparently the block mounted pump "always fails around 70k miles", which is what my truck has logged. The heat kills the pump. I paid $2106. 47 for the repair. The new pump failed in less than 6 months or 2k miles. The everett dwayne lane dealer has the truck now for two weeks, and cannot get the warranted pump replaced for another 2 weeks due to back order from mopar. I believe the pump to be a defect causing extreme safety hazard, as no warning loss of power steering and brakes are affected. Seniors often drive RV's, many would not be able physically to handle the rig with this failure. Eventually a death will occur, and probably many already have that I am unware of. Recall should be immediate. Sincerely, don reynolds.

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The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that while driving at a low speed, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear driver's side of another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact did not sustain any injuries that required medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. On another occasion, the contact stated that while attempting to make a right turn at a low speed, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver and the contact crashed into the driver's side of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact did not sustain any injuries that required medical attention. The contact was unsure if a police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to multiple independent mechanics where it was diagnosed that the steering pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.

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I lost control of steering , the steering wheel just spun with no control and I was driving through a school zone with grade school letting out and I went in other lane of traffic in between cars and headed to a gas pump at gas station and I hit brakes as soon as I was out of opposite lane with head on traffic and gas pump was rite off side of road I could have been killed or killed others when this happened, I had to fix my truck because I never knew of recall and also transmission went out at 55,000 miles and transfer case also another 20,000 miles later , I have a truck I can't drive because I can't afford to put a transmission and transfer case in it and I almost lost my life from all the trouble it's gave me and I could have killed others at the school zone. I'd like for Dodge to fix my truck for all the trouble iv had and this happen on city street and I was in motion wen this happened, if I'd hit gas pump it would have blown up and killed a lot people and children.

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Hose (52122382ag) failed/seperated causing failure of pump (r8070907ac). The inner liner of the hose when into the pump. I was on a steep windy road in wv, I was lucky for low vehicle speed and ascending of mountain versus decending of mountain. Barely missed ditch by manhandling the steering to a pull off site.

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The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact stated that while driving 15 mph, he attempted to make a right turn but the power steering and brakes failed. The contact stated that after a few seconds, the vehicle resumed normal function. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. The technician stated that the power steering pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 77,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Traveling on hwy at 55 mph when truck lost all power including power steering. No warning. Steered to side of hwy and stopped. Hwy was under construction and 50 more yards I would have been in middle of road because no shoulder with construction. Truck restarted, and I continued on because in rural area. Truck stopped again in middle of intersection in town about 2hrs later. Dealer could not look at it until next day, so I had to drive home (40 mi) and hope I made it. Brought it back next morning and told needed new lift pump and would keep it overnight. My dealer's service dept is great, and they gave me a ride home (40 mi). No option to install original pump of several hundred dollars. Had to install one in the fuel tank with cost of $1000. Several concerns. One, this seems to be an engineering defect since they now install the lift pump in the gas tank where it should have been all along. Two, they are making a nice sum to replace it and put it in the tank. Three, this is an urgent safety factor because when vehicle shuts down, there is no power steering. There are drop-offs with narrow shoulders (or no shoulder as in my case because of construction) along hwys in my area. I could very easily have gone over or down the side of one of our hills. Four, vehicle can lose power in the middle of an intersection when making a turn in front of oncoming traffic (as it did in my case). Five, there is no prior warning or way to check the potential of this happening. When this happened yesterday and I started researching, it was the first I had heard of it. My truck is serviced regularly by my dealer, and there is no test for this. It was a very scary situation on the hwy and in the middle of the intersection. The fact that I have had the truck for several yrs shows that eventually they will probably all fail and should be replaced before they do.

We purchased a 2010 Dodge ram cummings 2500 on 06/20/2011. Weeks into making the purchase we started having engine problems. Such as a clogged fuel filter, egr valve, the ignition key switch, truck would not start with turn of the key, you had to wiggle key inside ignition to start truck. The check engine light is always on, recently the message panel displayed exhaust is 90% full. The truck was going about 5 miles per hour. And recently it turned off on the way home barely avoiding getting hit by on coming traffic. We also replaced the water pump, the belt tensioner, and it had ac coils clogged. Paint also started chipping in some areas.

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Tl the contact owns a 2007 Dodge Ram 2500. While driving 55 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to steer. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact turned on the emergency lights and coasted the vehicle over to the side of the road. The contact depressed the brake pedal, but it failed to stop the vehicle. The contact shifted into first gear and was able to stop the vehicle. An independent mechanic arrived at the scene and diagnosed that the water pump failed. The mechanic also stated that the bearing caused the serpentine belt to detach. The serpentine belt needed to be replaced. The independent mechanic replaced the water pump and the serpentine belt. The contact took the defective water pump to albany Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram (located at 2315 santiam hwy se, albany, or 97322, (541) 967-9105). The contact was informed that the water pump was defective and the design was different. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 25,426.

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The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Ram 2500. While driving approximately 35 mph, the steering wheel locked and the vehicle slipped into anti theft mode. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technicians replaced the anti theft module, the power steering pump and fluid. The failure recurred after the repairs and the vehicle was towed back to the dealer. The anti theft module, u joint, power steering pump and fluids were replaced again. After the repairs, the contact noticed a grinding noise from the front driver side wheel. The vehicle was not further repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

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I am experiencing a problem with my steering on my 2007 2500 ram, I took it into a dealership for repair and found that the steering linkage is under recall. The problem I described to them is identical to that of the recall description. I have been told that the power steering pump is shot and I need to replace. This does not make sense since the vehicle only has 47000 miles and the description matches that of the recall. Secondly, I was told that the parts aren't readily available and I would have to wait 2-3 weeks. I cannot turn this vehicle to the right at times and this could cause an accident or worse!.

: the contact stated the power steering pump has failed four times. This occurs at no particular speed. The first three times, an independent repair shop installed a refurbished pump. The pumps have continued to fail. The vehicle is at the repair shop awaiting a new pump. Updated 05/22/06.

When vehicle is at a standing position steering wheel is inoperable. Consumer contacted manufacturer 6 months prior to filing this complaint, and was told that vehicle needed a larger power steering pump. Consumer had this repair done, and is still experienceing same problem. Dealer / manufacturer have not been contacted. Please provide furthur details.

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While driving steering malfunctioned, which may result in a crash. Common problem. The steering would lock intermittently and the let up. When backing up the steering pump broke.

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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.

The power steering pump leaked a large amount of fluid resulting in no power steering or power brakes. Nlm.