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2022 Ram 2500 diesel Laramie – w/out assisted steering.
Symptoms: Grinding noise & vibration you can hear and also feel in the steering wheel and the floorboard when in tight turns at slow speeds only. The vibration cannot be felt with the truck in park and turning the wheels in either direction. The vibration cannot be felt when the truck is up on a lift. Braking is no change; it’s not the brakes nor low steering fluid.
I bought the truck used with only 18k miles from a young man in Texas who had added 2” lift plus steering stabilizers. The lift caused the front differential to fail which Ram replaced under warranty, and at the same time I had the Ram service center remove everything aftermarket and return the truck to Mopar stock parts. I also replaced the all terrain tires with new Michelin highway tires which also quieted the truck down significantly. But this vibration in the steering at low speeds in tight turns remains and is getting worse, now at 65k miles.
The front end was inspected with the truck on a lift which resulted in replacing both front hubs. But the steering vibration is still there.
I’ve had the truck inspected on a lift at a different shop, and they found nothing. All zirks were topped off. When on the rack, the vibration can no longer be felt in the steering wheel; the vibration is only when the truck is moving at less than 15mph and in a tight turn. The vibration will continue for ~10 seconds as you straighten out.
Ram Service advisor recommends replacing the steering box for $3500, although his reasoning is only that he has seen this be a common problem. He did no diagnostics. From what I read, a steering box failure will cause the steering to be sloppy and/or you feel a skipping. This is not what I feel; I feel and a hear a vibration and grinding which is getting worse.
I’m wondering if the joints in the steering column could be failing, but wouldn’t this also be felt when the truck is in park and turning the wheels side to side? Why do I only feel it when driving slowly and turning?
I read in one forum post where the same symptoms were cured by replacing the front axle locker actuator. I’m still trying to understand how this would cause a vibration only when turning and only when under load.
Could this be something in the rear even though it feels to be coming from the front?
Symptoms: Grinding noise & vibration you can hear and also feel in the steering wheel and the floorboard when in tight turns at slow speeds only. The vibration cannot be felt with the truck in park and turning the wheels in either direction. The vibration cannot be felt when the truck is up on a lift. Braking is no change; it’s not the brakes nor low steering fluid.
I bought the truck used with only 18k miles from a young man in Texas who had added 2” lift plus steering stabilizers. The lift caused the front differential to fail which Ram replaced under warranty, and at the same time I had the Ram service center remove everything aftermarket and return the truck to Mopar stock parts. I also replaced the all terrain tires with new Michelin highway tires which also quieted the truck down significantly. But this vibration in the steering at low speeds in tight turns remains and is getting worse, now at 65k miles.
The front end was inspected with the truck on a lift which resulted in replacing both front hubs. But the steering vibration is still there.
I’ve had the truck inspected on a lift at a different shop, and they found nothing. All zirks were topped off. When on the rack, the vibration can no longer be felt in the steering wheel; the vibration is only when the truck is moving at less than 15mph and in a tight turn. The vibration will continue for ~10 seconds as you straighten out.
Ram Service advisor recommends replacing the steering box for $3500, although his reasoning is only that he has seen this be a common problem. He did no diagnostics. From what I read, a steering box failure will cause the steering to be sloppy and/or you feel a skipping. This is not what I feel; I feel and a hear a vibration and grinding which is getting worse.
I’m wondering if the joints in the steering column could be failing, but wouldn’t this also be felt when the truck is in park and turning the wheels side to side? Why do I only feel it when driving slowly and turning?
I read in one forum post where the same symptoms were cured by replacing the front axle locker actuator. I’m still trying to understand how this would cause a vibration only when turning and only when under load.
Could this be something in the rear even though it feels to be coming from the front?
