Ram PROMASTER steering problems
84 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
630 owner complaints analyzed
45 distinct recall campaigns
31,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2014 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 224 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
84 of 630 complaints match this topic (13.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10863763 · 2016-05-07 (May 7, 2016)
I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AT 500 MILES THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEEZING, NUMEROUS TRIPS TO DEALER THEY SAY THERE MAY BE A RECALL AND WILL CONTACT ME NEVER HEARD BACK , REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS AT 38K MILES , NOW 70K MILES BRAKES AND ROTORS WORN OUT AGAIN, STOPPING EVERY THING ALWAYS SQUEALS EVEN WHEN NEW , 2ND LAY THERE SOME SORT OF SHORT SOME TIMES ALL POWER ON RADIO ETC GOES OFF BY IT SELF THAN COMES BACK ON AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES 3RD I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BODY RUSTING AT 2500 MILES I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED AND WOULD NOT BY SUCH ANOTHER CHEAP VECH…
Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10863763 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11207828 · 2019-05-15 (May 15, 2019)
VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP FOR A MINOR POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK, DEALER CLAIMED DEFECTIVE HOSE CONNECTOR AND REPLACED. DEALER NEGLECTED TO INSTALL V RESERVOIR CAP BACK ON TO THE VEHICLE , OVER SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WATER RUNOFF FROM THE RAIN ENTERED THE RESERVOIR AND CONTAMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP, DEALERSHIP CLAIMED TO HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH A SYSTEM FLUSH AND FILL LESS THAN 1000 MILES AFTER THAT REPAIR POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN WITH THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF T…
Owner-reported narrative. 72,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11207828 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11220244 · 2019-06-15 (June 15, 2019)
MR. [XXX] (DRIVER) WAS DRIVING A DODGE PRO VAN DOWNHILL, AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL SNAPPED OFF. MR. [XXX] IMPACTED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM, AND HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HIS FACE, THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, PUSHING HIS FACE BACKWARDS. HE RECEIVED FACIAL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND IS TREATING FOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND POSSIBLE TBI. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *DT *DT *TR
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11220244 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11288734 · 2019-12-12 (December 12, 2019)
MY 2014 RAM PROMASTER TRAVATO WITH 38923 MILES WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID FROM 2 HOSES THAT GO FROM POWER STEERING UNIT TO AN OIL COOLER IN FRONT OF THE RADIATOR. THIS SEEMED LIKE AN UNUSUALLY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME/MILES TO EXPERIENCE THIS SORT OF FAILURE AND POSSIBLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION, INVOLVING OF A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, SITUATION. THIS WAS CAUGHT BY SEEING POWER STEERING FLUID ON PAVEMENT WHEN BACKING VEHICLE. REPAIR COST WAS $854.39 ON 12/12/2019.
Owner-reported narrative. 38,923 miles reported. Look up ODI 11288734 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10824938 · 2016-02-08 (February 8, 2016)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM PROMASTER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,654. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Owner-reported narrative. 20,654 miles reported. Look up ODI 10824938 at NHTSA ↗