Dodge Ram Complaints (2001)

2,207 consumer complaints on file.

#10345160July 25, 2010
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD CRACKED ON OUR DODGE 2001 RAM TRUCK. DASH IS NOW LIFTING UP WHEN YOU DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345202July 25, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE DASH IS CRACKED TO THE POINT THAT IT SURROUNDS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IF IT WERE TO EVER BE USED THERE WOULD BE SHARP DEBRIS FROM THE DASH IN LARGE AND SMALL PIECES IT COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE SOMEONE PLUS YOU CAN NOT FIND A REPLACEMENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344440July 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON 8/19/2009, I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON RT 360 IN CHESTERFIELD CO, VA IN MY 2001 DODGE 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. AS I APPROACHED THE LIGHT AT TURNER RD, I APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE TRUCK WAS NOT STOPPING AS NORMAL. I STRUCK THE NISSAN IN FRONT OF ME IN THE REAR. DAMAGE DONE TO BOTH VEHICLES BUT THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO INJURIES. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE STEEL BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS ALONG THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME RAIL HAD BURST CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES TO FAIL. THE INSURANCE COMPANY RESPONDED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND INSPECTED THE OLD BRAKE LINE. IT APPEARS FROM SEVERAL DODGE FORUMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SOME MODEL YEARS BUT DODGE REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AS THE NEXT VICTIM MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY AS I. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344533July 21, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE CAUSING $4000 DAMAGE TO TRUCK BED WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH DOT INDICATES MANUFACTURED 25TH WEEK OR 2003...MAKING THE TIRE 2 YEARS OLD WHEN PURCHASED AS NEW IN 2005 TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED 5 HOURS PRIOR. TIRES HAD BEEN MAINTAINED AND ROTATED REGULARLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343840July 18, 2010
STRUCTURE
DASH BOARD CRACKED UP AND BROKE IN TO SHARP PIECES VERY DANGEROUS COULD CUT OR STAB A PERSON. " A KNOWN PROBLEM". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343550July 16, 2010
STRUCTURE
2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD FALLING APART. EXPOSING WIRING TO SUN, AND HAS POTENTIAL TO DAMAGE ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS. NUMEROUS REPORTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND DODGE MANUFACTURER NOT ISSUING A RECALL FOR AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, OR POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR THOSE OF US WHO CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343538July 15, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE DASH BOARD IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKING AND FALLING OUT AND THE SHARP EDGES OF THE PIECES ARE A DANGER TO ANYONE IN THE VEHICLE, SHOULD IT BE INVOLVED IN A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342701July 12, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 PICKUP IN APRIL, 2009. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AFTER OWNERSHIP, I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 95 NEAR RICHMOND VA, AT ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I CAME TO A STOP, AND TOOK A STATE ROUTE THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP, AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE FOR SOME OBVIOUS DEFECT. I COULD SEE NOTHING. A FEW DAYS LATER, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN ASE CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOP. THEY NOTICED SLIGHT PLAY IN THE LEFT FRONT U JOINT, SO I HAD BOTH REPLACED, KNOWING THAT COULD NOT HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED WHAT I EXPERIENCED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE ABOUT ANOTHER 6 MONTHS AND HAD THE SAME INCIDENT OCCUR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND ASKED THEM TO INSPECT THE SUSPENSION, EXPLAINING THE VIOLENT SHAKING THAT OCCURRED. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL 2 WEEKS AGO. AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING ON I95, AT ABOUT 70, OUT OF NOWHERE, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. IT SHOOK MY BODY SO HARD IT BLURRED MY VISION. THE AC VENT COVERS SNAPPED OUT , MY COFFEE UP BOUNCED OUT OF A TIGHTLY SQUEEZED HOLDER, AND MY DASH BOARD TOP CRACKED INTO ABOUT 15 PIECES. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY DANGEROUS AND VIOLENT. I CAME TO A STOP. ONLY THEN DID THE SHAKING STOP. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND ALL ROUND FOR SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG, BUT SAW NOTHING. THAT EVENING, I GOOGLED DODGE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND LEARNED ABOUT THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IF THE AUTHORITIES WOULD READ THE INTERNET, AND REPORTS ON THIS ISSUE, IT WOULD BE OVERWHELMING THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW IN THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A DEATH FROM THIS PROBLEM, AS ALL 3 TIMES IT HAPPENED TO ME, ONLY LUCK ALLOWED ME TO EXIT THE TRAVEL LANES , GET IN THE BREAK DOWN LANE AND COME TO A STOP. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WOULD HAVE CAUSED A HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT, AS IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IT IS SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342509July 11, 2010
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD AND DASHBOARD BEZEL CRACKED. DASHBOARD AT THIS POINT CONSIST OF LARGE HOLES, VIRTUALLY DASH AND BEZEL NO LONGER ARE IN PLACE. THIS PROBLEM HAS AFFECTED NOT ONLY THE TRUCKS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BUT ALSO THE TRUCKS AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10342332July 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, STEERING
BOOSTER PUMP FOR POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION DON'T WANT TO SHIFT WHEN DRIVE FROM STOP TO DRIVE INTO SECOND GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341941July 8, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 STARTED DEVELOPING CRACKS ABOUT 12 MONTHS AGO. THE CRACKS BEGAN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AROUND THE AIR BAG AND CONTINUE TO EXTEND IN SEVERAL AREAS TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE DASHBOARD APPEARS TO BE EXTREMELY BRITTLE AND AREAS ARE BEGINNING TO SAG INWARD. COMPONENTS ENCASED WITHIN THE DASH WERE NOT DESIGNED FOR CONSTANT EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT THAT WILL RESULT FROM CONTINUED FAILURE OF THE DASHBOARD. THIS CREATES A CONCERN AS TO THE POTENTIAL EXPOSURE OF ELECTRICAL AND AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COMPONENTS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT BEING COMPROMISED AS A RESULT OF THE DASH DETERIORATION OR THE POSSIBILITY OF ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS RESULTING FROM WIRING INSULATION BECOMING BRITTLE DUE TO SUN EXPOSURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341756July 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2001 DODGE RAM 4X4 DRIVERS SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH CREATING A LEAK WHEN TRYING TO STOP IN DRIVEWAY AT HOME. HAD BUSHES IN FRONT OF PARKING SPOT BLOCKED BY RAILROAD TIES AS A LANDSCAPE DIVIDER. THE TRUCK RAN INTO AND PARTIAL THROUGH RAILROAD TIES INTO BUSHES TO STOP THE TRUCK. NO REPAIR MADE YET ON TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341502July 5, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE DASH BOARD IN MY 2001 DODGE 1500 IS CRACKED SO BAD THAT CHUNKS ARE STARTING TO FALL IN AND LEAVING BEHIND VERY SHARP EDGES. SOMEONE IS GOING TO END UP CUTTING THEMSELVES AND DODGE IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THEM AS A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340900July 1, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY, THE HOOD RELEASED IN AN UPWARD POSITION TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE HOOD LATCH MECHANISM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE HOOD WAS SECURED WITH A PIECE OF MATERIAL IN ORDER FOR THE CONTACT TO REACH HIS DESTINATION. THE CONTACT WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340932July 1, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A YEAR AGO THE FRONT BRAKE LINES ON THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED. THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE BROKEN AND COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84710.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340343June 28, 2010
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK, CHILD SEAT:SHIELD ASSEMBLY, TIRES, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
SPARE TIRE IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED WHICH CAUSES YOU TO LOOSE YOUR SPARE TIRE WHICH HAS HAPPENED TO ME CAUSING DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS CAUSE CABLE IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SECURE YOUR TIRE PROPER AND NOW I AM LIKE OTHERS I HAVE SPOKEN TO WITH THE SAME TRUCKS HAS HAPPENED TO THEM ALSO. NOW I HAVE TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER SPARE AND REAR BUMPER DUE TO DAMAGE DONE AND DENT TO REAR CORNER PANEL. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO DODGE SO IT CAN BE REPAIRED RIGHT SO IT IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD TO ALL OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340006June 25, 2010
STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THERE WERE SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. . IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ALSO LEAKING COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE AIR CONDITIONER COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE DASHBOARD MUST BE REMOVED DURING THE AIR CONDITIONER SERVICE REPAIR. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE SEVERE DEFECTS OF THE DASHBOARD A REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED BEFORE THE AIR CONDITIONING REPAIR COULD BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339087June 18, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
FROM AUG 08 TO PRESENT AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH AND UP MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 WHEN HITTING A BUMP THE FRONT END DEVELOPS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAVE HAD TO TWO DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERS AND HAVE PAID TO HAVE ALL BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD ENDS, STEERING BOX ETC REPLACED AND PROBLEM IS STILL THERE NOW I START LOOKING ONLINE AND I SEE I AM ONE OF MANY OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO HAVE DODGE COME UP WITH AN ACTUAL FIX FOR THIS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE PERSONALLY HAD THIS HAPPEN ON THE PA TURNPIKE AND NUMEROUS OTHER ROADS AND BEEN VERY CLOSE TO SOME DEADLY ACCIDENTS WITH IT. I HAVE ACTUALLY BOUGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND TRUCK IS SITTING IN MY YARD. THE ANSWER I GET FROM DODGE IS TRADE IT IN IF IT IS SUCH A PROBLEM BUT I REFUSE TO PUT ANOTHER FAMILY IN THAT POSITION. SO I SIT HERE LISTENING TO MY MONEY IN THE YARD WASTE AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336563June 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD HAS CRATERED AND PIECES BREAK OFF TO THIS DAY. HAVE HAD MULTIPLE CUTS AND WIRING ISSUES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROBLEM AND WORRIED THAT AIR BAG MIGHT BE INVOLVED WITH THE ISSUES. HAVE PLACED A COVER OVER GAPING HOLES WHILE WAITING FOR A RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336424June 15, 2010
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BECAME "UNHINGED" FROM THE BRACKETS THAT HELD IT IN PLACE, MAKING THE SEAT UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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