2025 Ram 1500 Alignment Problems

[Mthamilton7]

I have a new 2025 Laramie and it pulls to the right. Had it in for 3 alignments since purchase. Each time the specs show green and good. Still pulling after each alignment. Steering wheel off slightly to the right and turning wheel left is stiffer than turning to the right. Radial pull eliminated as source. Anybody else dealing with this? Any solutions?

 

[PurpleRT]

Sounds like maybe an tire or rim issue. Have you tried rotating the tires to see if the problem still exist.


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[Cbty2050]

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[Mthamilton7]

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[Mthamilton7]

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[Mthamilton7]

Sounds like maybe an tire or rim issue. Have you tried rotating the tires to see if the problem still exist.


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Yes. Both cross and front to back. Still pulling.

 

[scottmoyer]

I had similar issues and the dealer aligned my truck 7 times trying to get it right. When finished, it still pulled slightly right and my wheel was off center at something like 11:30 or so. I found a thread on this forum where a user aligned his steering wheel and that fixed my issue.

If I straightened my wheel, the front tires were now slightly pointing right. I adjusted the toe using a string and tape measure to bring the front tires straight in alignment with the rear. My wheel is now straight and the truck tracks straight down the road. I'm sure another alignment would show me out of spec on toe though.

 

[Mthamilton7]

I had similar issues and the dealer aligned my truck 7 times trying to get it right. When finished, it still pulled slightly right and my wheel was off center at something like 11:30 or so. I found a thread on this forum where a user aligned his steering wheel and that fixed my issue.

If I straightened my wheel, the front tires were now slightly pointing right. I adjusted the toe using a string and tape measure to bring the front tires straight in alignment with the rear. My wheel is now straight and the truck tracks straight down the road. I'm sure another alignment would show me out of spec on toe though.

I am nowhere near an expert, but wonder if the alignment specs are incorrect on the Ram side and they are off from the factory.

 

[Mthamilton7]

Sounds like maybe an tire or rim issue. Have you tried rotating the tires to see if the problem still exist.


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Yes - both cross and front/back

 

[Pikeman_66]

I have a new 2025 Laramie and it pulls to the right. Had it in for 3 alignments since purchase. Each time the specs show green and good. Still pulling after each alignment. Steering wheel off slightly to the right and turning wheel left is stiffer than turning to the right. Radial pull eliminated as source. Anybody else dealing with this? Any solutions?

it's an issue, I had and still have the same issue although it's much better now. had aligned 2 times and steering wheel is still off center to left a hair when going straight down the road and when I let go the wheel it self-centers and the truck goes right. I am going to try the tie rod adjustments to center the wheel others have mentioned. but for right now it's not terrible like it was. im kinda shooting in the dark because I had a level kit put on it. but it was off from the factory the same amount, so I am ruling the level out.

 

[scottmoyer]

My truck was basically perfect from the factory and didn't appear to change after my level. All of my alignment issues came after the dealer tried aligning it.

 

[Cletus]

I have a new 2025 Laramie and it pulls to the right. Had it in for 3 alignments since purchase. Each time the specs show green and good. Still pulling after each alignment. Steering wheel off slightly to the right and turning wheel left is stiffer than turning to the right. Radial pull eliminated as source. Anybody else dealing with this? Any solutions?

I also have a new 2025 Laramie, and it has the same problem. The dealer said: "the steering pull that you felt was because it has electric power steering. which has to re-learn its parameters after a battery replacement." Anyone else heard of this?

 

[firemedic10584]

My 2025 also has the same pull to the right and the steering wheel will actually slightly turn itself right if I let it go. My local dealer, who I did not buy the truck from, said I have to wait until the truck hits 500 miles for them to do an alignment check under warranty....EL OH EL! I guess the whole thing in WRITING that says alignments are covered for the first 12k miles is just nonsense. I didn't argue with them since I had other things to get done that day and I'll just take it back soon once i hit 500 miles. But it is comical some of the BS dealers will just pull out of thin air.

 

[Mthamilton7]

Updates: I have had multiple responses from other 2025 Ram 1500 owners with the same issues related to their truck pulling right and/or steering wheel off-center to the right. I have been dealing with trying to get my own 2025 Ram 1500 for 6 weeks now. At first, the dealers were very involved for multiple attempts to correct it (loaner cars, etc.). The first dealer tried all day and eliminated the belief that it was alignment related. One dealer aligned my truck technically to the edge of specs to get it to drive "straighter" which made me at least "happier." However it seems like it is only now that nationally the problem is being recognized by dealers. With 2400 dealer spread out across the country - it likely will take time for the issue to be corrected. So far, my own experience has led me to believe that the pulling problem is related to the steering components or the "rack" per dealer terms. Possibly software related to the steering angle sensor or lane management system. I am not convinced it is completely alignment related, but I could be wrong. I sent all of the forum comments to my dealer and they have acknowledged the issue is now more widespread than later last year. The most "calming" part is the validation that more customers are having problems and I wasn't the only one losing my mind. The more comments from new customers on these forums will probably go a long way in getting those of us earlier "customer zeroes" on our way to a better experience with these expensive trucks.

 

[Cbty2050]

My 2025 also has the same pull to the right and the steering wheel will actually slightly turn itself right if I let it go. My local dealer, who I did not buy the truck from, said I have to wait until the truck hits 500 miles for them to do an alignment check under warranty....EL OH EL! I guess the whole thing in WRITING that says alignments are covered for the first 12k miles is just nonsense. I didn't argue with them since I had other things to get done that day and I'll just take it back soon once i hit 500 miles. But it is comical some of the BS dealers will just pull out of thin air.

It's not BS if it is true, the reason warranty won't pay is because it should have been caught on the PDI. Take it back to your selling dealer. Not all are out to give you a prostate hammering.

 

[firemedic10584]

It's not BS if it is true, the reason warranty won't pay is because it should have been caught on the PDI. Take it back to your selling dealer. Not all are out to give you a prostate hammering.

I don't disagree. However, I have to pull it back up but the warranty paperwork clearly says alignments are covered within the first 12k miles. If this is the procedure (it having to be at 500+ miles first) then it should be in writing.

 

[Pikeman_66]

update, it's an alignment process issue. Mine is all fixed now and drives straight as an arrow and the wheel is straight. took them all day, 4 times on the rack resetting the steering wheel sensor and a trip to the tech pages within the dealer network and many test drives but they got it fixed.
I was told that what they were missing was a new process for the 25s of sweeping the rack after setting the caster camber before setting the toe adjustment. they did that and boom its perfect now.

 

[firemedic10584]

update, it's an alignment process issue. Mine is all fixed now and drives straight as an arrow and the wheel is straight. took them all day, 4 times on the rack resetting the steering wheel sensor and a trip to the tech pages within the dealer network and many test drives but they got it fixed.
I was told that what they were missing was a new process for the 25s of sweeping the rack after setting the caster camber before setting the toe adjustment. they did that and boom its perfect now.

I'll be sure to mention the "sweeping the rack" part when I take mine in to be fixed.

 

[Ready Go]

My truck was basically perfect from the factory and didn't appear to change after my level. All of my alignment issues came after the dealer tried aligning it.

Me too! (2024 Larry-G/T)
My steering wheel and steering were dead on from the factory.
I swapped in Eibachs and ORP springs in front (first at 1.0" lift and second time at 1.625" levelled lift) and I was very diligent on getting each strut perfectly matched to each other and into position as exactly the same as possible..and my steering wheel is still dead on and my steering is even better than from the factory!
I'm pretty sure I actually have a bit of Positive caster (which I don't really want) and a bit more toe in than spec I'd bet..but the steering is tight on center and faster off center, so I'm SUPER hesitant to get it aligned (I have about 1200 miles like this).
I'm gonna be buying new wheels/tires soon, so feel like I should align..but hate the chance of creating more bad than good

 

[Pikeman_66]

I'll be sure to mention the "sweeping the rack" part when I take mine in to be fixed.

make sure to tell them sweeping the rack has to be done before adjusting the toe.