| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007094890 | Incident Date: Jan, 03 2007 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: 00 |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: RAM 1500 | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:rack and pinion:rack |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1D7HU18D14S | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 10 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 03 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The events leading up to the failure are unclear at this time because one day i drove the truck and it was fine. it sat for two days and when i drove it to work it wouldn't steer. at first i thought it was the power steering pump but upon inspection that wasn't it. it was however low on fluid a bit but not enough to cause it to be steering the way it was. as i put fluid it i watched it go right through to the bottom of the truck. further inspection revealed that the steering rack was leaking past a seal and the entire rack had to be replaced. now this is a 2004 dodge ram 1500 4x4 and should not be having this problem. we don't go off roading with it or anything else that would cause this and for a three year old truck this shouldn't be happening. *jb |
