undertow119
Junior Member
Seems to happen when it's cold outside (below 40), when I start the truck I get a message "Service Power Steering" on the panel and I have no power steering. When the weather is warmer, I have no issue.
Mine is a 2014, but I saw there was a recall on the 2019 Rams for an intermittent power steering failure caused by a loose ground connection. Even though mine isn't part of that recall, I'm pretty sure it uses the same electronic power steering system, so I want to check that connection and see if maybe it's the problem. Trying to avoid a trip to the dealer, and I don't trust them not to try and sell me a new steering rack for $3k when it's just a loose ground connection....
So my question is: Anybody know where that ground connection is? Best I could find from google is that it's the "front fender ground fastener". So I'm guessing somewhere around the front fender (probably driver's side, since it's for the steering module). Anybody know more specifically, before I go out there and crawl around aimlessly under my truck?
Mine is a 2014, but I saw there was a recall on the 2019 Rams for an intermittent power steering failure caused by a loose ground connection. Even though mine isn't part of that recall, I'm pretty sure it uses the same electronic power steering system, so I want to check that connection and see if maybe it's the problem. Trying to avoid a trip to the dealer, and I don't trust them not to try and sell me a new steering rack for $3k when it's just a loose ground connection....
So my question is: Anybody know where that ground connection is? Best I could find from google is that it's the "front fender ground fastener". So I'm guessing somewhere around the front fender (probably driver's side, since it's for the steering module). Anybody know more specifically, before I go out there and crawl around aimlessly under my truck?