Dodge Ram Complaints (2001)

2,207 consumer complaints on file.

#10157472May 12, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
2001 RAM 1500 EXTD. CAB 4WD SPORT. I DON'T USE IT OFF-ROAD AND ONLY USE 4X4 IN THE SNOW. 32000 MILES NEEDED NEW TIRES. SHOP WOULDN'T ALIGN WHEELS BECAUSE THEY SAID I NEEDED NEW BALL JOINTS. BROUGHT TRUCK TO DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS WITHIN SPECS. 35700 MILES, SAME DEALER REPLACES UPPER AND LOWER UNIVERSAL JOINTS ON WARRANTY. I WENT BACK TO TIRE DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT, THEY SAID THE BALL JOINTS WERE STILL BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 36010 MILES, DEALER REPLACES UPPER AND LOWER, LEFT AND RIGHT BALL JOINTS ON WARRANTY. 65600 MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SAME DEALER REPLACES PURGE SOLENOID, STABILIZER LINKS AND SHIFT ROD LINK TO QUIET RATTLING NOISE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157473May 12, 2006
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
DRIVER'S MIRROR DOES NOT HEAT UP TO MELT SNOW/ICE IN WINTER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156838May 5, 2006
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP HAS CRACKED TO PIECES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156674May 3, 2006
TRAILER HITCHES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE WITH A UTILITY TRAILER IN TOW, THE TRAILER HITCH BRACKET FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, THE HITCH BRACKET WAS FRACTURED IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE TRAILER HITCH BRACKETS WERE MANUFACTURED USING A MATERIAL WITH INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH AND THE BRACKETS NEEDED TO BE REINFORCED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V107000, REGARDING THE TRAILER HITCHES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156572May 2, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
THE FUEL TRANSFER PUMP DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH PRESSURE TO PROPERLY SEND ENOUGH FUEL TO THE DIESEL INJECTION PUMP WHICH FAILED AT 74,365 MILE ON THE 2001 DODGE 3500 PICKUP. THIS CREATED A LOSS OF POWER OR ACCELERATION AT THE DESIRED TIME OR LEVEL NEEDED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LACK OF POWER. THE DEALER CLAIMS THE INJECTOR PUMP FAILED DUE TO AFTER MARKET CHIP INSTALLED BY ORIGINAL OWNER. BUT THE SELLING DODGE DEALER OF THIS USED VEHICLE DID NOT REPLACE WITH FACTORY CHIP WHEN SOLD TO ME LAST OCTOBER. VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 22,000 MILES THEN. THEY DID REPLACE THE TRANSFER PUMP UNDER WARRANTY. BUT CHARGE ME $2576.79 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INJECTION PUMP. WE FEEL THAT THE TRANSFER PUMP WAS THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE AND THE INJECTION PUMP SHOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156542May 1, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OF 10-35 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE CONTACT TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION UP TO THREE TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DODGE SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY CONCLUDED THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155544April 17, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH TREE GOING ABOUT 25 MPH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT CAR WAS TOTALED. NO INJURIES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155300April 13, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FUEL AND INJECTOR PUMPS WERE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154926April 10, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MARCH 27, 2006, HUSBAND WAS RAN OFF ROAD BY UNKNOWN VEHICLE. HE WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH AND MADE IMPACT WITH A TREE AT ABOUT THIS SPEED. HE HIT THE CURB WENT AIRBORNE, ACCORDING TO EYEWITNESS, MY HUSBAND DOES NOT REMEMBER, AND HIT THE TREE, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO HIS WORK VEHICLE. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. MY HUSBAND FRACTURED THE C-5 VERTEBRAE IN HIS NECK, HIS RIGHT HAND IS WEAK AND NUMB, AND ALSO HE HAD BRUISING TO HIS BRAIN WHICH CAUSES MEMORY LAPSES AND OTHER PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10154818April 7, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MAJOR CRACKED DASH. ENTIRE DASH CRACKED RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154573April 5, 2006
STRUCTURE
CRACKING DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154551April 4, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DODGE 2500 RAM P U - FAULTY TRANSMISSION STAYING IN GEAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10153822March 27, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE LIFT PUMP FAILED AND CAUSED THE INJECTOR PUMP TO FAIL ALSO. THE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EACH TIME, BUT CONTINUE TO FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153587March 24, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A DODGE VAN 1500 WITH 22000 MILES. THE TIE ROD ENDS FAILED, AND THE BALL JOINTS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING. I REPLACED THE TIE ROD ENDS AND WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS SOON. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153473March 22, 2006
STRUCTURE
2001 DODGE RAM 1500 CRACKED DASH POTENTIALLY CAUSING FAULTY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152953March 17, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE INTREPID WITH APPROX 70K MILES. I HAD NO WARNING ANYTHING WAS WRONG AND WHEN I STOPPED TO PICK UP MY 6 YEAR OLD CHILD THE CAR NEVER STARTED AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL (TRUSTWORTHY) MECHANIC AND AFTER A 215.10 BILL I WAS TOLD MY ENGINE FAILED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY APPROX 5K TO REPAIR IT. MY MECHANIC ASKED IF I KEPT UP ON THE OIL CHANGES AND I STATED THAT I DID. AFTER RESEARCH HIMSELF HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2.7 ENGINES. I STILL OWE ON THE VEHICLE 5K AND I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND NOW HAVE NO CAR AND STILL PAYING ON IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153056March 17, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TOP OF DASHBOARD ON 2001 DODGE RAM 2WD SEVERELY CRACKED IN FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES. HAPPENED 1 1/2 YEARS AGO WHEN TRUCK WAS BARELY 3 1/2 YEARS OLD. CRACKS RUN FROM DEFROSTER VENTS ALL THE WAY FORWARD TO THE END OF THE PANEL. CONCERNED WITH PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152890March 16, 2006
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PERFORMING REPAIR WORK, IT WAS NOTICED, THAT THE FRAME WAS NOT WELDED PROPERLY. THERE HAS BEEN NO ATTEMPT TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER CONCERNING THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152131March 7, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HOOD LATCH FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE HOOD LATCH AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE HOOD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152029March 6, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY DETERMINED THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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