Dodge Ram Complaints (2001)

2,207 consumer complaints on file.

#10043741October 28, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE TRUCK WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. IT HAD 27,000. DEALER SAID HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINT REPLACED. THEY REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY. COST $500.00. HAVE BEEN TOLD BALL JOINTS SHOULD LAST 100,000. NOW I FIND OUT THE DARANGOS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043637October 27, 2003
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP IS CRACKED FROM THE PASSENGER AIR BAG TO THE NUT SHOWING AT THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD(WINDSHIELD). THE CRACK EXTENDS FROM THE WIDTH OF THE DASHBOARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040418October 24, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON A COMMERCIAL STREET ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS MAKING THE TURN. THE CONSUMER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER DID SUFFER SOME LOWER BACK PAIN THE NEXT DAY, BUT DID NOT HAVE TO BE HOSPITALIZED.*AK *TS *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10044381October 21, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT FRONT BRAKES WERE WARPED. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE SOLVED BY THE MECHANIC.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040650October 21, 2003
SUSPENSION
THE FRONT TIRES WORE OUT EVERY 6,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT WITH THE TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM THE FACTORY HAD NO PROVISION FOR CORRECTING WEAR OF TIRES NOR ALIGNING THE TIRES. FACTORY REP. STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038557October 21, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER'S ANALYSIS WAS THAT THE FUEL TRANSFER PUMP MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN AND HESITATE BECAUSE THE FUEL WAS INCORRECTLY TRANSFERRING INTO FUEL PUMP. *AK *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043258October 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
ON 9/1/2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:40 P.M. MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 DODGE RAM PICK-UP ON US 23 SOUTH BETWEEN OMER, MICHIGAN AND STANDISH, MICHIGAN. I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IN THE FRONT AND MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AND WE WENT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC. MY SON KEPT SAYING HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES AND THE TRUCK KEPT FISHTAILING. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK TOOK A VERY HARD RIGHT AND WE WENT THROUGH THE DITCH WITH COATTAILS INTO THE FARM FIELD AND ROLLED THE TRUCK. WHEN WE STOPPED MOVING AND WE WERE ALL OUT OF THE TRUCK SOME PEOPLE WHO STOPPED, WE ASKED THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID ALL THEY SAW WAS HEADLIGHTS FLYING IN THE AIR AND IT LOOKED LIKE WE LOST A TIRE. WITH THE POLICE THERE HE ASKED MY SON IF HE HAD FALLEN ASLEEP MY SON SAID NO THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. THE POLICE THEN THOUGHT WE HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT UPON LOOKING FOR THE TIRE IN THE FARM FIELD IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL HAD BROKE AT THE AXLE RIGHT AT THE SPINDLE. ALL LUG NUTS AND BRAKE PADS WERE STILL INTACT INSIDE OF THE WHEEL AND IT WAS NOT FLAT. ALSO WHERE THE AXLE BROKE OFF THE WHEEL THE METAL WAS SHINING AND CRACKLING. NONE OF US, LUCKILY, WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED SCRAPS, BRUISES, AND A LOT OF PULLED MUSCLES. NONE OF US WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. WE DO FELT LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED WHERE IT DID SINCE 10 MORE MINUTES UP THE ROAD WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON I-75 SOUTH IN HOLIDAY TRAFFIC AND THINGS I AM SURE WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. WE DO FEEL AND WITH ANYONE WE HAVE TALKED WITH THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT OF POOR METAL NOT BEING HEAT TREATED CORRECTLY. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10038179October 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE STANDARD 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION THAT GETS WORSE WHEN IT IS IN THE REVERSE GEAR. THIS COULD RESULT IN TRANSMISSION GOING OUT AT ANYTIME. THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042484October 7, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD ON CRASH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER'S AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF BY KEY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041249October 5, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I HAD A TIRE SOLD BY BIG O TIRE COMPANY ON MY DODGE RAM TRUCK. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. THE TRUCK HADN'T BEEN DRIVEN IN 2 DAYS AND SHOWED NO SIGNS OF A PROBLEM ON THE LAST DAYS IT WAS DRIVEN. THE INITIAL EXPLOSION WAS DEAFENING WHEN THE OUTER WALL BLEW AND THEN THERE WAS A SECOND, A MORE QUIET, DEFLATION OF THE ACTUAL TIRE. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE BEING DRIVEN IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. THE COMPANY REPLACED THE TIRE NO QUESTIONS ASKED AND INSPECTED ALL OF THE OTHERS BUT THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE HAS GIVEN MYSELF CONCERNS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042240October 3, 2003
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING BOLT BECAME LOOSE. THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPED AROUND WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029588October 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT SWITCHES IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041948September 30, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE IMPACTED A BRICK WALL. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE NOR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10040602September 23, 2003
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
PROBLEMS WITH TIRES RUBBING AND POWER STEERING GEAR BOX.*MR THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS MADE TO TURN TOO SHARP, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO RUB ON THE FRAME.*TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040323September 22, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
TRUCK REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE OFF, AND WAS RIDING UPON THE BED THAT WAS HOOKED TO THE REAR END. . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039033September 17, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2001 DODGE RAM 1500, 45 MPH DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE DESCRIBED TOOK A DIRECT BLOW TO THE FRONTAL AREA. I CONTACTED DODGE AND REPORTED THE FAILURE, 08/20/03 AS OF 9/16/03 I'VE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE FROM THEM. I AM ASKING IF THERE IS ANY RECOURSE THAT I CAN TAKE. MY TRUCK WAS TOTALED, DODGE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR TESTING, BUT NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT THEIR FINDINGS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10040076September 16, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION IT CATCHES AND SOMETHING POPS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038883September 14, 2003
STEERING
THE STEERING IN THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN HORRIBLE SINCE THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP . IT IS PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THIS TRUCK IN YOUR LANE, IT WANDERS AND GOES WHERE IT [XXX] WELL PLEASES. I'VE HAD THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP FOR THE STEERING PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED STEERING LINKAGE AND THE BALL JOINTS. THIS DID NOT HELP ONE BIT. WITH ONLY 28,000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK (95% FREEWAY MILES) THE TIRES SHOW SIGNIFICANT WEAR. A SERVICE MANAGER AT ONE OF THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS SAID THIS IS THE LARGEST COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *PH INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034180September 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED IT DOES NOT DISENGAGE FROM THE TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE MAINTAINS A CONSTANT SPEED AND THE BRAKES DO NOT ADEQUATELY STOP THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS TO STOP ON ITS OWN. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED TWICE AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER HAS WORN OUT. *AK THE DANGER IN PARKING AND STOPPING. THERE WAS A LOST OF THE DRIVE TRAIN. THE DANGER OCCURRED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, THE COMPUTER FED THE ENGINE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, WHEN THE VEHICLE NEARLY SURGED FORWARD. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029964September 12, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED A FRONTAL COLLISION BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BROKE AS WELL. *SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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