2013 Ram 3500 Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 38about this part
- Share
- 33%of 115 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 51,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 38 complaints about the steering of the 2013 Ram 3500, 33% of the 115 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 51,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Starting in july 2014 my 2013 Ram 3500 has had death wobble at least 6-7 times. Going down interstate around 65-75 MPH if the right tire hits a pot hole the front end starts to shake uncontrollably. In order to get the truck to stop I have to come down on the brakes very hard almost to a complete stop. This is very dangerous not know when it can happen and a semi truck is right behind you.”
NHTSA complaint #10667869, filed 2014-12, 10,000 miles“Driving on i890 near campbell road exit east bound and I hit a bump in the road. The truck steering began violently vibrating and turning left to right and I lost steering control. The truck stopped wobbling when I slowed down to 30 MPH. This is the second time this truck has done this. The last time was last week and I have only had the truck back for three days after it was fixed and it is doing it again.”
NHTSA complaint #10611081, filed 2014-07, 9,300 miles“1st time our truck shook so bad we had to get off the highway, 2nd time truck wouldn't go into drive. 3rd time truck said it was in gear when it was in park. 4th time perform service light. Actuator. 5th time perform service light. And now this. We have owned this truck for 10 months and it has been in the shop multiple times for multiple weeks. The last time being for a 9 nine days. They have now sent it home saying they can't fix it because the recall parts are not available. …”
NHTSA complaint #10991388, filed 2017-05, 52,000 miles“I was wanting to know why the Ram 2013 and the 2014 are not on the buy back program. Due to manufacture recall r46, NHTSA recall 15v-541? I took my truck in to have all the other recalls fixed on it but they told me they could not fix this due to there were no parts available and that we would be put on a waiting list and did not know when the fix was going to be available. So do we just keep putting our families in these vehicles and keep driving them in hopes nothing happens to us?”
NHTSA complaint #10789074, filed 2015-11, 48,236 miles“Dodge death wobble. While driving our 2013 dodge Ram 3500 6.7 turbo diesel pickup truck at about 40 MPH the front end started violently shacking. I could not steer or control the vehicle at that point. This has happened now twice. First time I was on a freeway and almost caused a serious accident and the second time I was on a two lane hwy and almost drove off a cliff. Both occurrences I was only able to slow down but had zero control over steering. Once I got slowed down to about 10 MPH I was able to let off the brake and the violent shaking stopped. …”
NHTSA complaint #10990713, filed 2017-05, 35,000 milesRelated recalls
- 19V021000Jan 25, 2019Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Ram 3500 and 2014-2018 Ram 3500 Chassis Cab and Ram 2500 vehicles. The outboard steering linkage jam nut…Covers: Ram 3500 2013–2018, 2500 2014–2018
- 15V541000Aug 26, 2015Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2014 Ram 2500 trucks and 2013-2014 Ram 3500 trucks and cab chassis manufactured October 9, 2012, to July…Covers: Ram 3500 2013–2014, 2500 2014
Related service bulletins
- 10248846Nov 13, 2023Steering Drag Link If drag link had been welded due to V06 recall repair and there is an alignment concern, prior to drag link replacement ensure that the welded draglink toe…
- 10221722Jul 14, 2020Click Or Pop From Drag Link
- 10178649Jul 14, 2020Click Or Pop From Drag Link
Steering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 5% |
| 2024 | 2 | 4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 6% |
| 2022 | 8 | 4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 2% |
| 2020 | 7 | 6% |
| 2019 | 5 | 4% |
| 2018 | 34 | 4% |
| 2017 | 18 | 6% |
| 2016 | 29 | 22% |
| 2015 | 22 | 16% |
| 2014 | 41 | 20% |
| 2013 | 38 | 33% |
| 2007 | 2 | 33% |
Other parts of the 2013 Ram 3500
27 complaintsFuel system
20 complaintsSuspension
18 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsVehicle speed control
15 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
12 complaintsOther or unknown
9 complaintsWheels
7 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Ram 3500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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