# 2014 RAM 1500 — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1848441` · 2022-10-19 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** RAM
- **Model:** 1500
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
INTERSECTION,I PROCEEDED TO TURN LEFT, THE WHEEL TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND LOCKED i STRUIGGLED TO CONTROLD THE VEHICLE, DESPERATELY TRYING NOT TO HIT A MAN CROSSING THE STREET IN A WHEELCHAIR.  i LOST CONTROL, JUMPED A CURVE AND HIT A LIGHT POLE.  MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. FOUR OF MY TEETH WERE KNOCKED LOOSE.  IHAD TO HAVE THEM PULL DUE TO AN INFECTION.  MY HEAD AND NECK WAS JERKED AROUND TWICE. I WAS IN SHOCK & TERRIFIED I DROVE HOME CALLED MY SON, HE IMMEDIATELY CAME TO DRIVE THE TRUCK TO MY HOME, I MANAGED.  MY DENTIST PULLED THREE TEETH AND THEN ONE MORE BECAUSE THEY BECAME INFECTED. THIS STEERING PROBLEM WAS NOT NORMAL., NO FLUID LOSS, N0 WARNING.  MY TRUCK HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP 4-6 WEEKS PRIOR A COMPLETE DIAGNOSIS WAS CONDUCTED.  THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE, HAD I TURN TO THE RIGHT I WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY.  INSTEAD OF GOING HOME THAT NIGHT  i WAS GOING TO SEE MY 6 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER.  MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOLD ME TO PLACE IN THE SHIOP.  AFTER THE REPAIRS THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE $5,000 REPAIR BECAUSE THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS A WEAR AND TEAR.  THIS IS FALSE.  I CALLED FCA they informed me that my warranty was out.  I telephoned them several times to inform them this was not a warranty issue.  The same issue for the recall, reoccurred.  it wasn't unit I informed them of my injury, then they informed me they would send someone to investigate.  They sent their Engineering Analysis associates/Bosch Automotive Serv
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