Dodge Ram Complaints (2001)

2,207 consumer complaints on file.

#565425June 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WHILE STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN, FUMES FROM THE CRANKCASE FILL THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND COME INTO THE CAB. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE FUMES ARE BEING CAUSED BY THE OPEN CRANKCASE SYSTEM AND STATES THAT THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND PERSONAL HEALTH HAZARD. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011618June 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT LOW SPEED AND WITH OUT WARNING GEAR WILL POP OUT OF SET GEAR AND VEHICLE WILL THEN STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. HOWEVER, MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565383June 11, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
CONSUMER STATES THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED TWICE, CAUSING ENGINE TO CUT OFF WHEN DRIVING. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011476June 11, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL ON DISTRIBUTOR/GENERATOR CABLE. CONSUMER STATED IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER DIDN'T KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762961June 11, 2002
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW ON 6/01/01. ON 6/26/01 RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL AND AT THAT TIME I INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE MISSING "VEHICLE CERTIFICATION LABEL". DEALER STATED "HE WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT DISTRICT MANAGER TO SEE ABOUT THIS ITEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THIS DEALER 3 MORE TIME OVER THE PAST YEAR ABOUT THIS ITEM AND EACH TIME HAVE BEEN TOLD, "WE ARE WORKING ON IT". DEALER SEEMS UNABLE TO AQUIRE THIS REQUIRED LABEL FROM DODGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011406June 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR AND THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE. GEARS WERE ABLE TO SLIDE UP AND DOWN INTO ANY GEAR. DRIVER HAD TO GO INTO HOOD OF VEHICLE AND MANUALLY PUT VEHICLE INTO GEAR TO DRIVE HOME. DEALER HAS VEHICLE.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011186June 6, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE APPLYING ABS AT LOW SPEEDS, BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT SEALS OF MASTER CYLINDER/ FRONT DISC ROTORS, AND CALIPERS WERE RUINED. *AK THE CALIPERS WERE LEAKING FLUID ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. THE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE BRAKES WERE FINE SO CONSUMER DROVE ON. THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKES FALIED TO STOP VEHICLE CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A SEMI TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BRAKES, CALIPERS AND REAR SHOES WERE REPLACED. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACING. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011238June 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
COMBINATION SWITCH LIGHT BULB, LOCATED IN THE CLOVE COMPARTMENT BROKE, AND FELL INTO THE CLOVE COMPARTMENT. HEAT FROM BULB BURNED THE TISSUE THAT WAS IN THERE. BATTERY DIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011249June 6, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE WILL JUST IDLE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HAVE TO RESTART VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565957June 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATES CLUTCH SEIZED AND VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND FLYWHEEL AND FOUND CLUTCH DISC BURNED OUT. CUSTOMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKS WHEN SHIFTING. CUSTOMER STATES VEHICLE WILL BUCK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START IN 1ST GEAR. VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN DRIVING AND CUSTOMER HAS COMPLETELY LOST CLUTCH.*TT *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762673June 5, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN IT BEGAN MAKING A NOISE AND THE WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE. WHEN SHE STOPPED, THE WHEEL WAS WOBBLY. HER DAD INVESTIGATED THE CAUSE THINKING IT WAS A BEARING GOING OUT BUT FOUND OUT THAT THE SPINDLE NUT THAT HOLDS THE WHEEL ON HAD BACKED OFF. THE WHEEL HAS NEVER BEEN WORKED ON AND IT HAD THE NEW TYPE OF NUT THAT DOES NOT HAVE A KOTTER PIN IN IT AND IS THE TYPE THAT IS "SELF LOCKING". NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT DID NOT LOCK AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THE WHEEL HAD COME COMPLETELY OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010984June 4, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING HOOD UNLATCHED, RESULTING IN A BROKEN WINDOW, AND CRUMPLED THE HOOD. DEALERSHIP WILL FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011018June 4, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NHTSA RECALL 02V042000/ MANFACTURER RECALL B04: CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER END OF MAY TO HAVE RECALL SERVICED. DEALER WAS PRESENTLY WAITNG FOR PARTS ON BACK ORDER. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASES. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762560June 2, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
IS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 SUSPOSED TO COME OUT OF PARK WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL? THE TRUCK CAME OUT OF GEAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND CAUSED $2500 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING IN THIS CASE. HOWEVER, MY 3 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE TRUCK FROM PARK TO REVERSE WHILE STANDING ON THE SEAT. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AT THAT TIME ON A INCLINING DRIVEWAY SO IT ROLLED ONLY TO THE STREET. CHEVROLET PRODUCTS, I KNOW, HAVE A SAFETY FEATURE WHICH REQUIRES THE BREAK PEDAL TO BE PRESSED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME OUT OF PARK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762534June 1, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
THE COLUMN SHIFTER HAS BROKEN DOWN A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES SINCE OCT 2001. IT HAS BEEN FIXED EACH TIME BY ANTWERPEN DODGE AT NO COST. WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. ELLIOT ABASCAL OF ANTWERPEN DODGE AT 12420 AUTO DR., CLARKSVILLE, MD 21029, PHONE NUMBER 410 531 5701. THIS IS THE FIRST DODGE TRUCK THAT I OWNED AND IT'S BEEN A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT, CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT I PAID OVER $21,000.00 OF MY HARD EARNED MONEY AND HAVE TO REPEATEDLY TURN IT IN FOR SERVICE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IF I WERE TO ENGAGE THE STEERING COLUM AND IT MALFUNCTIONED, I MAY GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. SOMEBODY MAY BE HURT OR EVEN KILLED. DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY EXCEPT THAT I WILL NOT BUY A DODGE RAM AGAIN UNLESS THIS MATTER IS RESOLVED. WILL GO BACK TO BUYING CHEVY TRUCKS. I CAN BE REACHED AT 410 674 2667 OR 301 429 5514 (WORK). RESPECTFULLY, LTC DANIEL L. BLOOM, JR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010838May 31, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING HOOD UNLATCHED AND BLOCKED WINDSHIELD, UNABLING DRIVER TO SEE. HAD TO HOLD HOOD WITH ROPES. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010741May 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT WORK PROPERLY THE STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE CONSUMER ALSO HAS TROUBLE SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN AT TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE BUT HAVE NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010798May 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A VIBRATION COMING THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010636May 29, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO STEER, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED IT WAS NORMAL FOR POWER STEERING NOT TO OPERATE AT ALL TIMES.*AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010660May 29, 2002
WHEELS
WHEEL AXLE HUB NUTS HAVE BACKED UP THREE TIMES WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. DUE TO THIS PROBLEM BRAKES ON FRONT LEFT SIDE BECAME PREMATURELY WORN. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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