Dodge Ram Complaints (2001)

2,207 consumer complaints on file.

#10189436May 1, 2007
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 AND MY DASHBOARD HAS SHATTERED. I NOW HAVE A LARGE HOLE IN MY DASH. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND ONE OF THEM HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM THIS, HER HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK SOMETIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189440May 1, 2007
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MY 2001 DODGE RAM DASH IS CRACKING. I SEEN A SPECIAL ON MY LOCAL NEWS STATION AND THE PARTIES PRESENT ON THE NEWS CAST HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I DID BUT WORSE. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED AT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED BY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING OR LIGHTS GOING OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189441May 1, 2007
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
FRONT DASH COLLAPSED, PIECES OF BROKEN DASH HAVE FALLEN INTO AREAS WHERE WIRING IS. NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR/MAKE/MODEL HAVE HAD EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN. CAN'T BE CONSIDERED SAFE DRIVING AROUND WITH A 24" HOLE IN THE DASH WITH PIECES LOOSE WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, TO DATE NOT CONSIDERED A RECALL ITEM BY DODGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189442May 1, 2007
STRUCTURE
CRACK IN DASH AS REPORTED BY OTHERS. 2001 DODGE RAM *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189446May 1, 2007
STRUCTURE
THE WHOLE DASH IS CRACKED AND CAVING IN ON ITSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189444May 1, 2007
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS A DASH WHICH BEGAN CRACKING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THE CRACKS HAVE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE IN SIZE AND NUMBER. A LITTLE OVER 3 MONTHS AGO A LARGE PORTION OF MY DASH CAVED IN EXPOSING THE WIRING UNDERNEATH TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT. ALSO MORE RECENTLY, THE MOLDING AROUND MY INSTRUMENT PANEL IS CRACKING. THIS COULD BECOME A HAZARD SHOULD THE WIRING MELT DUE TO NOT BEING PROTECTED FROM SUNLIGHT. NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE BY DODGE AND I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO SPEND SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189445May 1, 2007
STRUCTURE
LARGE CRACKS IN DASH OF TRUCK BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD. PLASTIC DASH AND GAUGE BEZEL CRACKING BADLY. I HAVE NOT FOUND THIS ISSUE ON THE 2000 OR 2002 MODEL. I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND CRACKING OF THE DASH, SUSPECT THIS TO BE A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189451May 1, 2007
STRUCTURE
2001 DODGE RAM 1500 P/U DASHBOARD HAS CONTINUALLY FELL APART TO THE POINT WHERE THERE IS A LARGE HOLE FROM DRIVERS SIDE TO PASSENGER SIDE.THE DRIVERS SIDE HEATED MIRROR HAS CEASED TO OPERATE SINCE A LARGE PORTION OF THE DASH FELL. I HAVE PLACED A CARPETED DASH COVER OVER THE REMAINING DASH TO HOPEFULLY PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189454May 1, 2007
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 V8 DASHBOARD CRACKED INTO MULTIPLE PARTS. THE CRACK LITERALLY HAPPENED ALL AT ONCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT SOUNDED LIKE A FIRECRACKER EXPLODED. NOTHING WAS PLACED ON THE DASH AND I USE A WINDSHILED SUN DEFLECTOR TO KEEP THE DASH FROM GETTING HOT YET IT STILL HAPPENED. ANYTHING I PLACE ON THE DASH NOW WILL FALL INTO THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE DASH. I HAVE HAD SOME STRANGE WIRING/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE THE INCIDENT ALL WITHIN THE DASH. WITH THE CRACKS AROUND THE VENTS, THE DEFROST DOES NOT SEEM TO BLOW ONTO THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY, THEREFORE TAKING LONGER TO DEFROST. I HAVE PRICED THE PART AND IT WILL COST OVER $300 WITH IT INSTALLED. I CAN NOT AFFORD IT BEING A SINGLE PARENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189456May 1, 2007
STRUCTURE
MY DASH CRACKED AND IT APPEARS THAT IS STILL CRACKING MORE EVERY DAY. IT HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY REASON. I BELIEVE THE CRACKING HAS CAUSED THE DASH VENT NOT TO BLOW PROPERLY AND ALSO DUST IS GETTING INTO THE DASH. MORE CRACKING WILL CAUSE PARTS TO FALL INTO THE DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189457May 1, 2007
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4 X 4 I BOUGHT NEW. THE DASH IS ALL CRACKED UP WITH HOLES. I HAVE GOT NO RESULTS FROM DODGE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR TRUCK. THE LOCAL NEWS DID A SPECIAL ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189460May 1, 2007
STRUCTURE
THE DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DISENTERGRATED AND FALLEN IN, THE ELECTRICAL BELOW IT IS IN DANGER OF BEING COMPROMISED,POSSIBLY CAUSING A FIRE OR RENDERING MY LIGHT SYSTEM INOPERABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189318April 30, 2007
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE 1500 PICKUP TRUCK WHICH HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. I AM WORRIED ABOIT MY DASHBOARD FALLING IN AND DAMAGING MY WIRING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188954April 26, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500, ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN MY DASH RIGHT BEHIND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. NOW, I HAVE THREE CRAKS IN THE DASH, TWO OF THEM ARE ABOUT SIX INCHES LONG AND THE ONE ABOVE THE AIRBAG NOW GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN THE DASH. I FEEL THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE SECOND GENERATION DODGE RAMS. ALSO, IT SHOULD VERY EASILY BE A SAFETY CONCERN AS FAR AS POSSIBLY RIPPING AN AIRBAG UPON DEPLOYMENT, OR SENDING LOOSE PIECES OF JAGGED PLASTIC FLYING IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188797April 25, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I DRIVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB. I AM A VICTIM OF THE FAMOUS "CRACKED DASH" AS WELL. AT AROUND 38,000 MILES I STARTED TO NOTICE A SMALL CRACK THAT WENT ABOUT 2 INCHES OR SO FROM THE RIGHT SCREW (PASS SIDE) AT THE DEFROST VENT FOR THE WINDSHIELD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THINKING THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT, NOT REALIZING THAT ONLY THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY TAKES CARE OF TRIM WORK, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE WORK , ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, METRO DODGE IN SNELLVILLE, GA. SHORTLY AFTER I BEGAN NOTICING SMALL CRACKS DEVELOPING ALL AROUND MY DASH, HOWEVER THE FIRST ONE WAS MAKING ITS WAY TO THE AIR BAG. IT HAS SINCE PROGRESSED INTO THE ENTIRE DASH ON PASS SIDE BEING ALMOST COMPLETELY BROKEN OUT AT THE TOP, AND JUST FALLING TO PIECES. I CONSIDER REPLACING THE DASH BUT SINCE THEN THE DOOR JAM COVER (BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND DOOR, AT ABOUT EYE LEVEL, ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS STARTED FALLING APART AS WELL. SO I FIGURE THAT THEIR IS NO REASON TO DO THE DASH UNLESS I CAN DO IT ALL, AND I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THAT, HOWEVER I AM CONCERNED WITH POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE LEARNED ABOUT CERTAIN SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRACKED DASH. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN OF MINE AND I WOULD LIKE IT FIXED. IF I WERE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND MY AIR BAGS DEPLOY, THE CRACKED DASH COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO BE PUNCTURED AND POSSIBLY LIMIT MY SAFETY, ALONG WITH MY TEENAGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188724April 24, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 OR 70 MPH. WEATHER AND SPEED WERE NOT FACTORS. ALSO, WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL BEFORE IT COMPLETELY STOPPED. THERE WAS SAFETY RECALL # 06E024000 CONCERNING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 93,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGES NOT ONLY BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 35 TO 75 BUT ALSO WHILE IN PARK. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL IT SEEMS TOO COINCIDENTAL THAT IT IS EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER STATED UNSAFE DUE TO THE FACT OF A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT WITH THIS DEFECT. UPDATED 07/06/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188757April 24, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PULLING A TRAILER THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR WAS BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED , AND THE NO FURTHER FAILURES OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,099. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188652April 23, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH ON MY TRUCK HAS ONE LARGE AND ONE SMALL CRACK. THE LARGE CRACK IS ON TOP IN THE MIDDLE. THE SMALL CRACK IS NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND GARAGE KEPT FOR 90% OF ITS LIFE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187886April 15, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I OWNED A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 5.9L DIESEL 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION FOR A TIME UNTIL I HAD THE PROBLEM I AM REFERRING TO ABOUT THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK REFUSED TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR ANYTIME I WENT TO TAKE OFF, AND SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE PRESSURE PLATE FINGERS WERE BENT, AND THE TOTAL COST WAS GOING TO BE OVER $1000 TO REPLACE EVERYTHING. I ALSO PERSONALLY TALKED TO THE MECHANICAL WHO STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE PRESSURE PLATE ABSOLUTELY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY MYSELF AND MUST HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURER DEFECT. DODGE REFUSED TO WARRANTY ANY OF THE WORK BECAUSE IT HAD 40000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND WAS OVER THEIR 36000 MILE WARRANTY LIMIT. THEY ALSO SAID I DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR THEIR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER EXPLANATION. I KEPT ALL THE REPLACED PARTS AND STILL HAVE THEM TO THIS DAY. I HAVE SENT SEVERAL LETTERS TO DODGE, CHRYSLER, AND DIAMLER CHRYSLER IN DETROIT MICHIGAN AND GERMANY, INCLUDING PICTURES, WITH ONLY ONE RESPONSE BASICALLY SAYING THEY DIDN'T CARE. I BELIEVE THIS IS ABSOLUTE FRAUD AND DECEIT ON PART OF CHRYSLER AND IS ONE OF THE MANY REASONS THE AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IS IN THE SHAPE IT'S IN. I HAVE KEPT EXTENSIVE RECORDS REGARDING THIS MATTER AND HAVE COPIES OF EVERY LETTER I'VE SENT TO DODGE ABOUT THIS INCIDENT IF ANY OF THIS WILL BE OF ANY HELP TO YOU IN ANY WAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187455April 10, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE AHEAD SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP, AND WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATING, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK THE OTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE , THEN TOWED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTION STATION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE RATE OF DECELERATION REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE THE AIR BAGS WAS NOT PRESENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 75,000. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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