US agency opens probe into 1.1 million Ram 1500 pickup trucks over steering issues By Reuters

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<span>© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Chrysler Group LLC assembly workers put together 2014 Ram 1500 pickup trucks on the assembly line at the Warren Truck Plant during a tour of the plants redesigned work stations in Warren, Michigan, September 25, 2014. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/Fi</span><br />
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<p>By David Shepardson</p>
<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. auto safety regulators said on Tuesday they were investigating whether 1.1 million older Ram 1500 pickup trucks should be recalled for power steering loss issues.</p>
<p>The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has received 380 reports alleging intermittent or complete loss of power steering assistance in 2013-2016 model year Ram 1500 pickup trucks, including reports of three crashes.</p>
<p>In March 2016, Fiat Chrysler Automotive, now known as Stellantis, recalled 440 vehicles to address a possible contamination of the electrical power steering unit. NHTSA said complaints indicated similar failures may be occurring in vehicles outside the recall scope.</p>
<p>NHTSA is opening a recall query “to determine if the scope of the recall mentioned above is correct or if another defect might exist.”</p>
<p>Stellantis said Tuesday the company is “fully cooperating with NHTSA on this investigation.”</p>
<p>Many complaints filed with NHTSA described expensive or serious safety issues or very long waits for repair parts. In January, one Florida driver said the steering wheel of a 2013 Ram 1500 locked and “would not turn left or right” and was quoted a price of more than $2,000 for parts.</p>
<p>Another driver was driving a 2014 Ram 1500 at 55 miles (89 km) per hour on a busy road in California in February when their steering wheel “seized and became immobile. Using tremendous force I was able to get the truck through traffic and to the side of the road.”</p>
<p>A complaint filed in March by a 2015 Ram 1500 driver said due to a power steering assist failure, “the contact drove into a ditch which caused minor damages to the front end of the vehicle.”</p>
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