# 2004 DODGE RAM 1500 — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
> NHTSA complaint `549267` · 2005-08-12 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 1500
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
- **Miles at failure:** 10,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 65 IN MOBILE, AL DOING A SPEED OF AROUND 65 MPH.  SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED-UP AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT.  THANKFULLY, THERE WERE NOT MANY CARS ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST ACROSS 3 LANES OF THE HIGHWAY, FINALLY STOPPING IN A DITCH ON AN OFF RAMP.  THE PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP POPPED OFF, WRAPPED AROUND MY SERPENTINE BELT, AND CRACKED MY HEAD GASKET.  THEY REPLACED ALL PARTS THAT WERE DAMAGED.  ONE MONTH LATER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULATOR MALFUNCTIONED DURING A RAIN STORM AND I HAD NO WIND SHIELD WIPERS.   *NM
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