Dodge Ram Complaints (2001)

2,207 consumer complaints on file.

#10006331February 4, 2003
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL BUT TIRES DID NOT TURN. THUS, RESULTING IN A ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006349February 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PH SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006224February 3, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR ADJUSTED ON ITS OWN. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006227February 3, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE CONSUMER WAS IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT IMPACT WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAGS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004707February 3, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. (RECALL WAS NOT STATED)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005059February 1, 2003
STEERING
MY NEW TRUCK AT 29000 MILE BEGAN TO WANDER SPORADICALLY. IT FEELS AS IF THE TRUCK HITS A PATCH OF ICE THEN REGAINS ITS TRACTION BUT NO ICE CLEAR DRY PAVEMENT IT LEAVES ME FEELING AS IF SOMETHING IS GOING TO BREAK AT THE WRONG TIME...WHEN I HAVE MY LOVED ONES IN IT...FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY PLEASE HELP...DODGE SAYS IT DRIVES LIKE A DODGE...ITS SURE DOESN'T DRIVE LIKE IT SHOULD, OR LIKE WHEN IT WAS NEW UP TO 29000MILES. ITS GOT MA PROBLEM AND I KNOW IT...I FEEL IT EVEN IF THEY DON'T. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004993January 31, 2003
STEERING
2001 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 4X4. STEERING WANDERS EXCESSIVELY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT TRACK LINE ON THE ROAD. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE REPLACED SOME TIE RODS BUT SEEMS TO HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON THE WANDERING. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 18,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005991January 30, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE BACKING OUT VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING AND BRAKES LOCKED UP MAKING VEHICLE UNABLE TO DRIVE. DEALER STATES THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED, PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED 4 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006007January 30, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 30/45 MPH IN A FRONTAL COLLISION , NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003533January 28, 2003
STEERING
VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT RETURN TO CENTER AFTER TURNING A CORNER AND IT WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD AT ALL SPEEDS. IT TRIES TO FOLLOW ANY CHANGE IN ROAD SURFACE. DEALER HAS CHANGED OUT THE FOLLOWING PARTS WITH NO HELP. ( GEAR BOX, LOWER STEERING SHAFT, ALL 4 TIE RODS, ALIGNMENTS) I HAVE NEARLY SIDESWIPPED 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERS 8 TIMES AND A TOTAL OF 11 DAYS. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO TRY NEXT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003435January 26, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
STEERING WANDER ON 2001 2500 SERIES DODGE QUADCAB PICKUP. DUE MOSTLY TO FAULTY TRACK BAR.AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT SPECS ARE TO WIDE A RANGE AND IT CAN BE IN SPEC BUT STILL WANDER ALL OVER ROAD. YOU CAN DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND FOR NO REASON AT ALL THE TRUCK WANDERS INTO THE OTHER LANE. YOU HAVE TO CONSTANTLY COUNTER STEER BACK AND FORTH TO KEEP TRUCK ON THE ROAD. IT IS DANGEROUS NUMEROUS TIMES IVE ENDED UP IN DIFFERENT LANES AND OFF ONTO THE BURM OF TH ROAD. THE DEALER FORRER DODGE TOLD ME THAT THEIR REPLACING TRACK BARS ALL THE TIME AND HAVE EVEN REPLACED TRACK BARS ON TRUCKS THAT THEY HAD JUST RECEIVED IN FROM FACTORY. THEIRS EVEN A CUSTOM COMPANY THAT MAKES A CUSTOM TRACK BAR BECAUSE THE DODGE ONE IS DEFECTIVE.AND THEIRS OTHER COMPANIES THAT REBUILD THE DODGE ONES TO BE STRONGER SO YOU CAN ELIMINATE THE WANDER. YOU KNOW THEIRS A PROBLEM WHEN THEIRS COMPANIES THAT MAKE STRONGER TRACK BARS AND THATS THE ONLY THING THEY MAKE. PLEASE RECALL IT IS A BIG PROBLEM NOT ONLY ON THE 2001 BUT MANY OTHER YEARS TOO! THEIRS EVEN A COUPLE WEB SITES LIKE WWW.DODGETRUCKSTEERINGPROBLEMS.COM AND WWW.DODGESUCKS.COM AND WWW.DODGERAM.ORG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004620January 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TS CONSUMER BELIEVED THE BRAKES MAY HAVE LOCKED UP.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003083January 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM WITH 23,600 MILES ON IT. TWO WEEKS AGO THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED 2 HOURS FORM MY HOUSE. IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH A TRUCK LOAD OF HUNTING GEAR. OF COURSE IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. DIAMLER CHRYSLER COULD CARE LESS THAT IT WAS 9PM AND I HAD NO WAY HOME. THE DEALER IN ANNAPOLIS REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION - THEY CLAIMED THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK. 3 DAYS AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FAIL AGAIN. NOW ITS AT LEESBURG DODGE (VA) AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REBUILDING IT A SECOND TIME. THIS TRUCK HAS NO TOW HITCHES AND HAS NEVER TOWED A HEAVY LOAD. IT IS NOT ABUSED BUT JUST FAILED. THIS IS UNNACCEPTABLE AND IF THINGS ARE NOT MADE RIGHT WITH ME, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003025January 20, 2003
STEERING
VEHICLE HANDLING.......STEERING WANDER.......SWAY........FAILURE TO TRACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001574January 8, 2003
TIRES
CONSUMER STATES MICHELIN TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING OVER A SHEET OF PLASTER. ONE MILE LATER ANOTHER TIRE STARTED TO LEAK AIR. TRUCK ALWAYS EXHIBITED A PULL / WANDER CONDITION WHICH STOPPED AFTER REPLACING MICHELIN TIRES. *TT *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002382January 8, 2003
TIRES
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED AND TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT, BOTH FRONT TIRE TOUCH MOUNTS BRACKET BOLT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002383January 8, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000823January 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EARLY DECEMBER RPMS OF MOTOR WERE HIGHER THAN NORMAL IN OVERDRIVE AND IT WOULD DISENGAGE ITSELF OUT OF OVERDRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY.12/13/02 BOB VALENTI'S SERVICE DEPT REPLACED SELENOID,SCANNED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE & RESET VALVES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. ON 12/18/02 TRANSMISSION LOST EVERY GEAR BUT 1ST GEAR. SERVICE DEPT NOW TELLS ME SHAFT FOR TRANSMISSION PUMP BROKE & I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.DODGE WILLING TO PAY 1/2 FOR PARTS BUT MY BILL IS STILL $3,000.00. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD PAY FOR ANY OF THIS. THEY SHOULD PAY ALL OF IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567889January 6, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A COLLISION. A SAFETY RECALL WAS CONDUCTED, HOWEVER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE POPULATION OF VEHICLES AFFECT IN THE SAFETY RECALL. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10002111January 6, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 55MPH HAD FRONT END COLLSION AND AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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