Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Ram 1500 has 69 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
69
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2026 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2018 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the st... |
| Mar 12, 2026 | STEERING | The vehicle is experiencing intermittent and severe steering stiffness, making it difficult to contr... |
| Mar 6, 2026 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Electronic power steering has started working intermittently. Very hard to steer truck at times. Ver... |
| Jan 5, 2026 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2018 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the st... |
| Jan 1, 2026 | STEERING | Steering completely locks up. |
| Dec 15, 2025 | STEERING | Steering rack and pinion locked up while driving, delayed inputs, unsafe at high speed. Service powe... |
| Dec 11, 2025 | STEERING | I was driving my 2018 ram at approx 35 mph going into a turn my power steering went out and I almost... |
| Nov 29, 2025 | STEERING | I was driving down the road and lost all control in the steering wheel. No power steering at all. A... |
| Nov 3, 2025 | STEERING | Power steering turn off for 2 seconds if I hit a bump or in the middle of a turn. It will then somet... |
| Oct 4, 2025 | STEERING | Was driving vehicle, power steering abruptly stopped working, pulled over vehicle to side of road, T... |
| Sep 5, 2025 | STEERING | While traveling the EPS shut off while at a high rate of speed and jerked the steering wheel out of ... |
| Aug 19, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes, the vehicle is inspection. If you're going around a curve at 55 miles an hour all of a sudden t... |
| Aug 8, 2025 | STEERING,ENGINE | Request for investigation and recall of 2018 Dodge Ram Tradesman vehicles due to exhaust manifold de... |
| Jul 29, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | on or about 7/29/2025 while driving at approx 45 mph (2018 Dodge Ram Rebel) - multiple dash warning ... |
| Jul 17, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Electronic power steering is out car can not be driven safely. There was a recall of 2013-2019 dodge... |
| Jul 16, 2025 | STEERING | While driving and turning the steering wheel totally locks up momentarily. At this point there is no... |
| Jul 10, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2018 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the... |
| Jun 6, 2025 | STEERING | Steering is going in and out, mechanic thinks it's our module that should be part of this major reca... |
| May 12, 2025 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS | Steering Gear Rack - Steering control rapidly diminished over a short amount of time. Initially was ... |
| Apr 21, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | While driving through a hard rain and some standing water (which was totally unavoidable)one afterno... |