Dodge Ram Complaints (2001)

2,207 consumer complaints on file.

#10253687January 3, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
# 53 CRACKED CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL ENGINE BLOCK. *TR
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0
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#10253539January 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED FROM A DEALERSHIP WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. ONE WEEK LATER THE TRANSMISSION BLEW. I HAD TO PAY $1500 TO GET IT FIXED. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT. NO BODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. IM OUT ALL THIS MONEY AND THE TRUCK IS WORTHLESS TO ME. EVERYONE I TALK TO THAT OWNS ONE OF THESE TRUCKS HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS "EVERYONE". I THINK THE CHRYSLER CORP. SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS! *TR
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#10252784December 25, 2008
STRUCTURE
2001 DODGE 2500 AND SIMILAR MODELS. DASH BOARDS CRACK AND BREAK APART COMPLETELY RESULTING IN MUCH OF THE DASH BEING GONE. REPORTS OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FROM BROKEN PIECES INSIDE DASH. RECOMMEND A RECALL OF ALL MODEL VEHICLES 1994-2002 DODGE PICKUP TRUCKS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSES ON MY VEHICLE TO PREVENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY DASH IS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED, AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE ALSO CUT MY HANDS ON THE SHARP EDGES OF THE BROKEN DASH PIECES.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10252261December 19, 2008
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD ON THE DODGE RAM 2001 TRUCK IS CRACKED AND KEEPS CRACKING MORE AND MORE. I AM AFRAID THAT SOON IT WILL CRACK COMPLETELY LEAVING ME WITHOUT A DASHBOARD AT ALL. AS I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS EXACT TRUCK. THIS IS STARTING TO BECOME A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IF IT CRACKS AND FALLS INTO THE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT, A FIRE OR DEVICE SHORTAGE COULD OCCUR. THE DASHBOARD REPLACEMENT PLUS LABOR IS $600-$700. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ITEM SO THAT EVERYONE CAN BE SAFE OUT ON THE ROAD AND NOT WORRY THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A WRECK OR FIRE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10252177December 18, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
FUEL PUMP FAILS AND GIVES NO WARRING, BURNS UP THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP FROM NON LUBRICATION. DODGE KNOWS THIS AND IS NOT TELLING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND YOU CAN NOT BUY THIS FUEL PUMP ANYMORE. THE FIX IS COSTLY AND NOW YOU PUT THE PUMP IN THE GAS TANK. THIS IS NOT FAIR. PLEASE HELP!!!!!! *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252214December 18, 2008
STRUCTURE
I PURCHASED MY 2001 DODGE RAM NEW AND IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS IT BEGAN TO CRACK. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS PIECES BEGIN TO BREAK OUT. NOW I HAVE NO DASH CAP LEFT. WHEN IT BEGIN CRACKING, ABOUT 15 MONTHS. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DODGE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED AND SHOULD NOT GET WORST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252105December 17, 2008
STRUCTURE
2001 DODGE RAM - THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AND HAS SINCE CRACKED FROM FRONT TO BACK AND NOW INTO THE FRONT TRIM PIECES. DASH PIECES ARE NOW FALLING OUT AND POPPING OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS. I AM CONCERNED THE CRACKS MAY AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IN THE CASE OF A COLLISION. THOUSANDS OF THE SAME REPORTS ARE VISIBLE ACROSS THE INTERNET. THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX AS THIS IS NOT A "RECALL ITEM". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252034December 16, 2008
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASH STARTED CRACKING ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I WAS DRIVING DOWN HE ROAD AND HEARD THIS LOUD POP AND PULLED OVER THINKING A ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD. I NOTICED THEN THE DASH WAS CRACKED AND SEPARATED. NOW I CAN STICK MY ARM IN PARTS OF MY DASH. I HAVE HOLES AND CRACKS ALL OVER THE DASH AND PIECES KEEP FALLING OUT WHILE I DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251824December 15, 2008
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP AND THE DASH IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES. SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THESE ARE SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS ONE COMES FROM DEFROST VENT TOWARDS DRIVER AND HAS STARTED TO CURVE DOWN TOWARD INSTRUMENT PANEL, ONE OTHER HAS GONE BEHIND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. AT WHAT POINT IS CHRYSLER GOING TO DO RECALL WHEN SOMEONE IS KILLED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251898December 15, 2008
STRUCTURE
2001 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKED. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251743December 14, 2008
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2001 DODGER RAM 1500 THAT I BOUGHT USED AROUND NOV. 2005. WHEN I BOUGHT IT I DIDN'T REALLY NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE DASH, BUT THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER AROUND 50,000 MILES, I NOTICED A COUPLE OF CRACKS NEAR THE WINDSHIELD GOING ACROSS THE DEFROST VENTS. SINCE THEN MY DASH HAS ABOUT 12-15 CRACKS IN IT ALL GOING FROM THE WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY TO THE INSTRUMENT BEZEL AND THE AREA NEAR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE SITUATION ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN IT STARTED TO GET REAL BAD AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC RAN ON IT (IT IS A PLASTIC DASH, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO RUN). AFTER HAVING A CERTIFIED CHRYSLER MECHANIC INSPECT THE DASH AND TELL ME "YEP, ITS CRACKED" AND TOLD ME THAT "IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO BAD PLASTIC", I THEN CALLED CHRYSLER BACK AND THEY SAID "THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THAT ITEM, THE VEHICLE IS TOO OLD AND TOO MANY MILES FOR THEM TO REPLACE IT AND THAT NOW I KNOW THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE DASH." THE DEALER THEN TOLD ME THAT THE DASH WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. THE VERY SHARP PIECES OF THE DASH NOW STICK UP AND OUT TOWARD THE PASSENGERS IN CERTAIN AREAS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. IT ALSO STARTED CRACKING THE INSTRUMENT BEZEL TOO. I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE WHOLE DASH TO FALL APART ON DAY. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH 2001 DODGE RAMS AND I THINK THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251479December 11, 2008
STRUCTURE
2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD WITH SEVERE CRACKS - DEFECTIVE PART - POOR WORKMANSHIP - SHOULD BE REPLACED BY MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251403December 10, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HOOD LATCH FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE HOOD FLEW BACKWARDS AND NEARLY SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE MAY NOT HAVE CLOSED THE LATCH PROPERLY; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DISAGREES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251122December 8, 2008
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE FLEW BACK INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE WINDSHIELD SUSTAINED A DOZEN OR MORE CRACKS, BUT DID NOT SHATTER. HE STRUGGLED WITH THE HOOD IN ORDER TO KEEP IT FROM BLOCKING HIS VIEW, AND MANAGED TO TIE THE HOOD DOWN TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10251123December 8, 2008
STRUCTURE
2001 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH CRACKED, THEN CRACKED AGAIN, AND IS NOW BREAKING APART. PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY SOON BE AFFECTED, COULD POSE A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IN THIS YEAR/ MAKE OF VEHICLE DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250807December 5, 2008
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO FRONT OF DASH. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10250542December 2, 2008
STRUCTURE
CRACKED DASHBOARD ON A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 THE DASH STARTED TO CRACK ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THEN PIECES STARTED TO BREAK OFF I GLUED THE PIECES BACK TOGETHER BUT NOW THEIR ARE OTHER CRACKS IF I WAS TO GET INTO A WRECK I WOULD NOT WANT ANY OF THESE PIECES COMING BACK AND HITTING ME OR MY FAMILY. DODGE SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10250559December 2, 2008
STRUCTURE
2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP DASH BOARD CRACKED AND FELL APART EXPOSING SHARP PLASTIC SHARDS TO DIVER AND PASSENGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10250337December 1, 2008
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 THAT I BOUGHT USED 2 YEARS AGO. TRUCK WAS FLAWLESS NOW HAS 2 LARGE CRACKS FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO MIDWAY BACK ON THE TOP OF THE DASH. NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HI BEAM LIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250172November 30, 2008
STRUCTURE
I AM ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE 2001 DODGE RAM DASH BOARD CRACK UP. THIS STARTED IN 2003 AND CONTINUES TODAY. THE DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE IT. I HAVE PLASTIC PIECES OF DASH BOARD FALLING INTO MY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. I WORRY WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN/IF I GET INTO A MISHAP. WHEN IS THE GOVERNMENT GOING TO RECALL THESE DASHES? DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED? IF THERE IS A RECALL, I CANNOT FIND IT BUT KNOW I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
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