Dodge Ram 2019 longhorn. usually within 2 miles, my whole dashboard shuts down for about 1 to 2 sec. after that everything will work again. It usually starts with the message power steering is missing. After that, the battery light on the dashboard usually comes on. Then everything works again to repeat everything after about a minute. I have also noticed that when the route planner is switched on via carplay, everything immediately stops. This repeats about 5 times after which nothing else is going on all day, regardless of whether I have stopped somewhere for a long time. Who can help me with this problem?
1. Does the power steering actually stop working? If so, don't drive it.
2. Did it leave any warnings lit? If not, it still may have saved error codes. Get dealer or someone qualified to read them out for you.
3. With the vehicle off, you can check for loose or corroded connections, especially grounds, visually and by wiggling gently.
4. If you don't find anything obvious that you feel qualified to fix yourself, get dealer or a shop with a good electrical tech involved.
The rest of this is speculation. There may be nothing wrong with the steering, or the battery. Steering may just be the first thing the computer notices missing if there is a general communications problem. It is, after all, one of the most important functions, along with brakes. I'm almost surprised it didn't throttle down and coast to a stop. Maybe it should have.