Dodge Ram Complaints (2001)

2,207 consumer complaints on file.

#10191360May 21, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT PANEL TOP SHOWS SEVERE CRACKS. FALLING PIECES HAVE BROKEN ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS IN OTHER CASES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190887May 16, 2007
STRUCTURE
CRACKS (MULTIPLE) RADIATING OUT FROM WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER OPENINGS, ALSO TRIM AROUND GAUGES CRACKING ON TOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190907May 16, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK AND PIECES ARE FALLING DOWN INTO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE HAS WRITTEN LETTERS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER. NO ONE HAS RESPONDED AS OF YET. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE JANUARY OF 2004. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY WHEN THE FAILURE FIRST BEGAN. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 91,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO POWER DODGE FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF REPAIRS. UPDATED 06/29/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190740May 15, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM IS FALLING APART. MY 1998 RAM DID THE SAME THING. THE COST OF A NEW DASH IS AROUND $700.00 AND WILL DO THE SAME THING. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE DASH HOUSES THE AIRBAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190746May 15, 2007
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I FOUND A SMALL CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. NOW MY DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY CRACKED ALL OVER AND LARGE PIECES ARE BEGINNING TO BREAK OFF AND FALL IN. I LOOKED INTO GETTING IT REPAIRED, BUT THE COSTS WERE WELL OVER $1200. I RECENTLY SAW A REPORT OR WFTV CHANNEL SIX IN ORLANDO THAT THE DASHBOARD COLLAPSES ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. I PLAN ON CALLING THE CHRYSLER CAR LINE TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPLACE THE DASHBOARD, BUT THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE PLANS TO RECALL ANY OF THE VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190834May 15, 2007
STRUCTURE
AFTER READING THIS LINK: HTTP://WWW.LOCAL6.COM/NEWS/13227601/DETAIL. HTML I REALIZED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN DEALING WITH PROBLEMS WITH THE DASHBOARD. AT 11:45 AM MAY 15, 2007, I CONTACTED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER'S CONSUMER LINE. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DODGE DEALERSHIP BETWEEN $50 AND $60 JUST TO HAVE MY DASH LOOKED AT, AND THEN IF A DEFECT OF MATERIALS WAS DETERMINED, DAIMLER-CHRYSLER WOULD OFFER ASSISTANCE IN HAVING THE DASH REPLACED. IF THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, I FEEL IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER TO CORRECT ANY SUCH DEFECTS. AS OF RIGHT NOW, I PERSONALLY HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE ANY SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. BUT AFTER READING THE ARTICLE I LINKED EARLIER, IT HAS BECOME A CONCERN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190631May 14, 2007
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK LAST YEAR AND HAS SPREAD ENTIRELY ACROSS THE FRONT. ONE PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME DETACHED ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE CRACK MAY INTERFERE WITH THE WIRING OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 102,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 06/08/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190635May 14, 2007
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM AND THE DASHBOARD FELL APART. I HAVE READ WHERE OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND DODGE REFUSES TO REPLACE OR REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MAY CAUSE AIRBAGS NOT TO DEPLOY DURING COLLISION AND POSSIBLE INJURY OR WORSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190712May 14, 2007
STRUCTURE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE DASHBOARD OF THE 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK STARTED CRACKING ALL OF A SUDDEN AND WAS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY. NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS DUE TO THE DASHBOARD PROBLEMS , AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190568May 12, 2007
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP TRUCK AND THE DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING 2 YEARS AGO. HEARD A REPORT ON LOCAL 6 TV IN ORLANDO, AND THEY RECOMMENDED FILING A COMPLAINT. SURE HOPE DODGE WILL STAND GOOD FOR WHAT SEEMED TO BE A DEFECT. THANKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190573May 12, 2007
STRUCTURE
STARTED CRACKING AND THEN HOLES BEGAN TO APPEAR. THEDASHBOARD ON THE 2001 DODGE RAM CRACKED AND HAD LARGE HOLES. DODGE WILL NOT REPLACE THE DASHBOARD AS IT WAS ONLY COSMETIC, AND WAS NOT A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190576May 12, 2007
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE DASHBOARD ON THE 2001 DODGE RAM, 1500 STARTED CRACKING ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. IT HAS NOW PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT I AM FEARFUL THAT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS COMPROMISED , AND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MIGHT NOT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190579May 12, 2007
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES ,CAUSING PIECES TO FALL OUT. NOW THERE WAS A BIG HOLE IN THE DASHBOARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190586May 12, 2007
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING, VERY LARGE CRACKS RUNNING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190493May 11, 2007
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 WHERE THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DASHBOARD. AT THIS TIME THE ONLY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM I HAVE EXPERIENCED WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT ALWAYS WORK , BUT DID NOT KNOW IF THIS WAS A RESULT OF THE PIECES FALLING INTO THE DASHBOARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190544May 11, 2007
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. IT IS NOT DRIVEN VERY OFTEN ,AND HAS MOSTLY BEEN GARAGED OR UNDER A CAR PORT. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC BEZEL AROUND THE DASHBOARD HAD STARTED TO CRACK, BUT I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT, NOT LONG AFTER THAT I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING, AND NOW I HAVD SOME VERY BIG CRACKS IN DASHBOARD THAT LOOKED LIKE IT MIGHT FALL IN. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THIS SEEMED TO BE A DEFECT IN THE 2001 RAM, AND THAT IT WAS COMMON WITH THIS YEAR RAM. I WAS WONDERING WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190546May 11, 2007
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD OF MY TRUCK HAS LARGE RUNNING CRACK WITH A SECOND SMALLER ONE BEGINNING. TRUCK IS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 . I HAVE RECENTLY SEEN A REPORT ON TELEVISION IN WHICH MANY TRUCKS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WILL THERE BE A RECALL ON THE DASHBOARDS? THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE CRACK HAS NOT STOPPED RUNNING EVER SINCE I HAVE NOTICED IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190362May 10, 2007
STRUCTURE
CRACKED DASHBOARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190238May 9, 2007
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD CRACKING , FALLING APART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190251May 9, 2007
STRUCTURE
2001 DODGE RAM 1500, PURCHASED NEW BY MY INLAWS IN FLORIDA IN 2001 AND GARAGE KEPT 80% OF THE TIME. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN NOVEMBER 2004 WITH 56000 MILES ON IT. DROVE IT BACK TO VIRGINIA, WHERE IT WAS ALSO GARAGE KEPT. I NOTICED ONE SMALL, ABOUT 1", CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ONE MONTH LATER. BY APRIL, SEVERAL CRACKS FORMED ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD AND AROUND THE AIR BAG. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND GAVE ME CHRYSLERS 800 NUMBER WHICH I CALLED AND FILLED A COMPLAINT, BUT THAT WAS ALL THEY WOUDL DO. I COULD NOT AFFORD THE $1500 TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD AS I WAS STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE VEHICLE. ONCE PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO FALL OUT SHORTLY, THERE AFTER, I INSTALLED A DASHC OVER, PARTIALLY FOR THE ASTHETICS, BUT ALSO BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF WHAT THE FRAGILE CRUMBLING DASHBOARD WOULD DO IN AN ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY IF THE AIRBAG WENT OFF. FLYING SHARDS OF SHARP PLASTIC DID NOT SOUND GOOD TO ME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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