Dodge Ram Complaints (2001)

2,207 consumer complaints on file.

#8023328November 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE OIL. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALL THE ENGINE OIL BLOW OUT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE OIL FILTER WAS PUT IN WRONG. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023379November 26, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE LATCH ON THE OVERHEAD CENTER CONSOLE BROKE. TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023313November 25, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE KEY TO THE VEHICLE GOT CAUGHT INSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770081November 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
TRANSFER CASE LEAKS AT REAR DRIVE SHAFT OUTPUT. HAS BEEN REPAIRED 7 TIMES-STILL LEAKS. HOUSING & SHAFT SEAL WERE JUST REPLACED STILL LEAKS. CHRYSLER CLAIMS NO KNOWN DEFECTS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023171November 22, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
WHILE INSTALLING CHILD SAFETY SEAT INTO THE VEHICLE THE REAR SHOULDER BELT BROKE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BELTS BUT THEY BROKE AGAIN BEFORE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769806November 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
2 YEAR OLD BRAKE PADS WITH LIGHT USE AND LESS THAN 50% WEAR FELL APART LOOSING PARTIAL BRAKING ABILITY. PAD SEPERATED FROM METAL BACKER AND FELL OUT OF ONE SIDE CAUSING METAL BACKING TO GRIND INTO AN LOCK BETWEEN ROTOR AND CALIPER, OTHER SIDE FELL APART ON REMOVAL OF CALIPER. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022516November 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CLUTCH PEDALFELL OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS THERE WAS A BLACK CLIP THAT HAD FALLEN OFF ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THAT CLIP WAS USED TO KEEP THE CLUTCH ATTACHED TO THE ASSEMBLY. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022271November 6, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATE WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH IN RESULT OF AN FRONTAL VEHICLE CAR CRASH VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME VEHICLE WAS TOTAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022166November 5, 2002
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAB FELL ONTO THE FRAME RAIL. THE BODY AROUND THE FRONT CAB MOUNT HAD CRACKED AND BROKE. WHICH RESULTING IN THE CAB DISCONNECTING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566357November 4, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TRUCK CAUGHT A FIRE WHILE IT WAS TURNED OFF---AT THE FUEL TANK AND BURNED THE WHOLE BED, TIRES, COMPANY MATERIAL, EMPLOYEES TOOLS--ALL THE WAY TO THE DASH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022042November 1, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING, THE FRONT END WOULD SHAKE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE A JERKING MOTION. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AT SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MR JG *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022060November 1, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE 40 AMP FUSE IN THE TRAVEL TRAILER POWERS TOO MAY PINS IN THE SEVEN WIRE TRAILER RECEPTACLE. WHEN THIS FUSE BLOWS THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS ARE LOST: 1) TRAILER MARKER AND TAIL LIGHTS 2) 12 VOLT 3) ELECTRIC BRAKE. *MR *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021812October 29, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ACCELERATOR PAD WENT TO THE FLOOR AND KEPT ON ACCELERATING BY IT SELF. DEALER AND MANUF. WERE CONTACTED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567789October 28, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS 23% DEFICIENT IN FUEL CONSUMPTION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021488October 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CALIBRATES THEN IT RUNS OUT THE ROTORS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021380October 22, 2002
TIRES
DOT M32KC24X2100 ORIGINAL TIRES ON RAM 1500 2001 LTX AS 24575R16. CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES FELT MUSHY SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. WHILE TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW, AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE LOSS AIR. CONSUMER FELT TIRES WERE TOO THIN FOR WEIGHT OF VEHICLE. MR*JG *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767943October 1, 2002
AIR BAGS
I SENT AN EMAIL TO GLEN HARTZEIM OF HARTZEIM DODGE ON 9/30/02 STATING WHAT HAPPENED AND IF HE COULD DIRECT ME ON WHAT COURSE OF ACTION TO TAKE. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8019187September 23, 2002
TRAILER HITCHES
TRAILER HITCH BROKE OFF WHILE TOWING A TRAILER, TRAILER IS WELL UNDER THE TOWING LIMITS, BUT THE HITCH BROKE ANY WAY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767523September 21, 2002
WHEELS
APPROXIMATELY 4 BLOCKS FROM MY HOME MY WIFE, WHO WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK, HEAD A NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. I REMOVED THE TIRE AND NOTICE THAT A BRACKET ON THE BRAKING ASSEMBLY WAS GRINDING INTO THE MAG WHEEL. EVEN THOUGH MY WIFE DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE, A SIGNIFICANT GOUGE WAS MADE IN THE THE SOFT METAL OF THE WHEEL. I PUSHED THE BRACKET BACK IN PLACE AND TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE "ANTI RATTLE BRACKET" AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRAKE ASSEMBLE HAD RUSTED TO THE BRAKING ASSEMBLY. EVERYTIME I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE, IT MOVED OUT UNTIL IT WAS GRINDING ON THE MAG WHEEL. THE BRACKET WAS GRINDING ON THE WHEEL LIKE A LATHE, PEELING OFF THE METAL OF THE WHEEL. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND DID NOT HEAR THE NOISE, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THE CONTINUED GRINDING WOULD HAVE DESTROYED THE WHEEL ASSEMBLE. NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE DODGE CONSUMER COMPLAIN REPRESENTIVE THOUGHT THIS WAS A VERY BIG ISSUE. AT THIS TIME, I FEEL THAT THE SAFTEY OF THIS TRUCK IS A STAKE AND COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT IS NOT RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019138September 20, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH IN A FRONTAL COLLISON NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. FRONT END CAME OFF.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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