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2019 Ram 1500 Classic steering problems

340 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2019 Ram 1500 Classic cite steering, 23% of all 1,498 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
340
23% of all complaints
Crashes
12
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
2
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the steering

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“Power steering unavailable service required light came on when I came out from getting my kid from daycare and steering wheel would not move, I believe it’s the eps system I’ve been doing research and see a lot of rams have been having this issue, I haven’t took it to dealer ship yet for inspection wanted to check recalls before I had it towed but I don’t see any for my truck specifically”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 9, 2026SteeringODI 11770087
“The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The steering wheel was firm and difficult to return to center. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V812000 (Steering); however, the VIN nor the model vehicle was included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 49,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 9, 2026SteeringODI 11770120
“At very low speeds, like 0-10 miles an hour, trying to turn the steering wheel left or right, cause the steering wheel to suddenly violently jerk back. Example. Im driving straight at 2 mph, try to turn left, and the steering fights me and jerks back to straight very violent, hurting my wrists.When you increase the speed, the steering appears to work, but Im afraid to test it at higher speeds. This also happens when parked.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 5, 2026SteeringODI 11768908
“Without any previous symptoms I lost power steering. A dash light came on with an exclamation point next to a steering wheel, and a message was displayed citing "Service Power Steering". Turning the car off and back on clears it, but it comes back at random. I do not always lose power steering, even when the light is on. This truck only has 70,000 miles on it.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 16, 2026SteeringODI 11764760
“I was driving with my family when I lost power steering and every warning light on my dash lit up. The truck then started lunging. The dealership came and picked up the truck. They told me the power steering control module on the rack and pinion failed sending a signal to the computer that everything failed at once, steering, shifting, traction control, temp gage, abs.... everything”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 8, 2026Steering, Air bags, Service brakesODI 11762895
“My truck's electric power steering (EPS) gets stuck in a left-hand turn and does not return to center. I have to physically turn the steering wheel to get it to return to center which causes the vehicle to over-steer, causes jerky movements and makes drives at highway speeds very unsafe. The steering system gets stuck mostly in a left-hand turn but less so in a right-hand turn. This appears to either be a faulty design of the EPS or faulty equipment, but either way, it is unsafe and should be recalled.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 24, 2026SteeringODI 11758983

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 9, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.