Dodge Ram Complaints (2001)

2,207 consumer complaints on file.

#10762926September 10, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD ON THIS VEHICLE HAS BROKEN INTO MANY JAGGED PIECES. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY MYSELF OR BY THE VEHICLE'S AGE. IT WAS CAUSED BY THE USE OF FAULTY MATERIALS. IF I WERE TO GET INTO ACCIDENT, THESE JAGGED PIECES COULD EASILY BE PROJECTED INTO ME. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THREE TIMES ABOUT THIS AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761875September 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS
DASH BOARDS CAVING IN POSSIBLE CAUSING AIR BAGS, LIGHTS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL PARTS TO FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760931September 2, 2015
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 3500 EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH MUD TERRAIN T/A KM2 (NA) TIRES, SIZE: LT255/85R16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD NEAR THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SWAYED FROM SIDE TO SIDE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS BLOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750341August 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH ON THIS TRUCK HAS CRACKED AND FALLEN IN, EXPOSING THE WIRING INSIDE THE DASH TO THE SUN. THE WIRING INSULATION IS NOT RATED FOR EXPOSURE TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT (UV EXPOSURE) AND IS DECOMPOSING, PUTTING THE TRUCK AT RISK OF A FIRE INITIATING INSIDE THE CAB AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DUE TO EXPOSED WIRING SHORTING TO GROUND. DODGE REFUSES TO REMEDY IT, DESPITE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH THEM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE, YET THE NHTSB HAS NOT FORCED CHRYSLER/FIAT INTO A RECALL, CLAIMING THAT IT ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. DO YOU NEED TO SEE DEATH BEFORE YOU ACT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746592August 5, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH CRACKED ALL OVER AND FELL APART WITH NO ACCIDENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745966August 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY ELECTRICAL WIRING IN MY PCM AND MY CIRCUIT BREAKER WHERE MY FUSES GO UNDER MY HOOD. IT MAKES REAL LOUD NOISES, IT CUTS OFF, TO WERE I HAVE TO LET IT COOL OFF AND THEN IT STARTS BACK UP, AND THEN IT WILL CUT OFF WHILE IN PARK. I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY PCM MODULE AND MY TRUCK NEEDED TO BE REWIRED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744998July 30, 2015
WHEELS, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 03/09/16*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743851July 27, 2015
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I RAN INTO SOME BUMPY ROADS AND I LOOKED AT MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE IN THE DASH AND IT WAS GONE. THE WHOLE INNER DASH WAS BROKE LOOSE AND PLASTIC PARTS WERE FALLING ONTO THE FLOORBOARD. I'VE E-MAILED DODGE AND HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANYTHING BACK FROM THEM YET. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT COULD BE FROM $1000 TO $7000 TO FIX. IT HAD A FEW CRACKS IN IT BEFORE BUT NOW IT SEAMS TO BE JUST FALLING TO PIECES. I BELIEVE THIS COULD CAUSE MY AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY AT ANY MINUTE AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IN AN ACCIDENT HOW COULD YOU TELL IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BEFORE OR AFTER THE INCIDENT? COULD THE AIRBAG CAUSE AN ACCIDENT? DODGE SAYS IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WILL HAVE TO FIX IT MYSELF. I THINK WITH ALL THE DASH ISSUES, DODGE SHOULD AT LEAST BARE SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITY. THEY WON'T EVEN TELL ME IF MY TRUCK IS SAFE TO DRIVE? SO IT SETS IN BACK YARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743865July 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD A PAST FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES, CORROSION OF THE FRAME, A CRACKED DASHBOARD, AND WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATING SINCE 26,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THESE FAILURES, BUT NOT FOR THE STEERING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.....UPDATED 01/04/2016 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733146July 15, 2015
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
2001 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION, BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT AND FRONT FRAME PROBLEMS. *SMD UPDATED 07/27/15.....UPDATED 11/19/15 *BF UPDATED 01/12/16*LJ UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733960July 14, 2015
POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOG LIGHT AND THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER DISTRIBUTION OVERHEATED AND BURNED OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 221,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733244July 10, 2015
SUSPENSION, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL LOCKS AND PULL JOINTS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000...UPDATED 10-06-15 *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731883July 3, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING THE DASH CRACKED. TWO DAYS LATER ANOTHER CRACK AND PIECES FELL IN BEHIND THE DASH. TODAY THE PLASTIC DASH CONTINUE TO CRACK AND FALL APART. CHRYSLER CONTINUE TO SAY THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE, BUT THEY ARE THE INSTALLERS AND MANUFACTOR. 70 % OF THE DASH IS GONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725100June 13, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
THIS TRUCK IS USED TO HAUL A CAMPER AND A CAR TRAILER FOR MY SHOW CARS. TODAY I STARTED TRUCK TO HOOKUP TO CAR TRAILER FOR THE FOURTH TIME TIME THIS YEAR. THIS TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEN IN THE WINTERS YET WHILE BACKING UP TO THE TRAILER I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO HAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR. I FOUND THAT THE LINE GOING TO THE REAR IS RUSTED NEAR THE FUEL TANK AND SPRAYS BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE FUEL TANK. ALSO A LINE FOR THE FRONT BRAKES COMING DOWN FROM THE ABS UNIT FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING EVERYWHERE. THIS CAUSED A COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. IT APPEARS THE OEM COATED ALL OTHER UNDER VEHICLE COMPONENTS YET LEFT THE BRAKE LINES RAW STEEL. I WRITE THIS AS A SEARCH TO WEB TO FIND THIS IS OCCURRING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AS IF THIS HAPPEN TO ME AFTER HIT THE ROAD WITH 9,000 LBS OF TRAILER BEHIND ME WITH NO BRAKES EITHER MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE ON THE ROAD COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724876June 12, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND FRACTURED IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE THE SAME DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD INSTALLED. THE CRACKS WERE SIX TO EIGHT INCHES WIDE AND STARTED TO APPEAR ON JULY 22, 2006. THE MANUFACTURER NEVER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. MA 09/25 UPDATED 10/19/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724067June 8, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN
MY TRUCK HAS 185000 MILES ON IT AND STARTED SOUNDING LIKE THE BACK BRAKES WERE GRINDING. ON THE WAY TO THE MECHANIC THE BACK TIRES LOCKED UP AND BROKE THE DRIVE SHAFT OFF. LUCKY FOR ME I WAS ONLY GOING 40 MILES AN HOUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712517April 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
[XXX] *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706395April 18, 2015
STRUCTURE
I PURCHASED MY 2001 DODGE RAM IN 2006 WITH JUST A SMALL CRACK OR TWO IN THE DASH. BY 2008 THE SMALL CRACKS TURNED INTO LARGE CRACKS AND THEN THE FIRST PART OVER THE RADIO AREA AS SHOWN IN PICTURE FELL IN! AT THE TIME I HAD PLACED SOME ITEMS ON THE DASH AND HAD THOUGHT THAT CAUSED IT BUT WHEN I STARTED TO CLEAN IT UP MORE STARTED TO JUST BREAK OFF SO I DIDN'T MESS WITH IT AGAIN! I CONTACTED BARRETT DODGE IN ATHENS GA A WEEK LATER AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE DEPORTMENT. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALLS AND TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO OTHER THAN CHARGE ME A CRAZY PRICE TO REPLACE IT FOR MY AND THEN IF A RECALL EVER DID HAPPEN THEY SAID I WOULD PROBABLY GET BACK AT LEAST HALF OF MY REPAIR COST! THAT STILL MEANT I WOULD HAVE PAID HUNDREDS FOR THE REPAIR SO I DIDN'T DO IT. THE MAIN REASON IM LOOKING INTO THIS AGAIN NOW IN 2015 IS BECAUSE YESTERDAY MY 8 YEAR OLD SON WAS PLAYING IN THE TRUCK WHILE I WAS WORKING ON IT AND HE WENT TO GET A TOY OFF THE DASH AND HIS ARM WENT THROUGH THE DASH AND CUT HIM LEAVING ABOUT A 1 INCH LONG CUT IN HIS ARM! THIS IS NOW WHY IM NOW 7 YEARS LATER SURPRISED THAT WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT DODGE HAS NOT STEPPED UP NOR HAVE THEY BEEN MADE TO STEP UP AND HELP FIX THIS ISSUE! DOES SOMEBODY'S CHILD HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR GOD FORBID DIE FROM A INJURY CAUSED BY THE SHAPE PIECES OF THIS DASH BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS! IM NOW LOOKING INTO GETTING THIS DASH REPAIRED MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FOR MY FAMILY! I REALLY HAVE NOT BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT THE COSMETIC LOOK THAT DODGE HAS BEEN HIDING BEHIND FOR THEIR REASON TO NOT FIX THIS ISSUE! BUT I WILL BE DAMMED IF IM GOING TO LET THIS POORLY DESIGNED DODGE DASH HURT MY FAMILY AGAIN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10692988March 9, 2015
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD BECAME CRACKED AND BROKEN, WITH BROKEN PARTS FALLING INTO WIRING AND CONTROLS BELOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692781March 8, 2015
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY CRUMBLING INTO SHARP POINTED SHARDS AND HAVE BEEN FLYING INTO MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS. THE SHARDS ARE VERY SHARP AND I'M AFRAID IF A PIECE SHOULD FLYINTO MY EYE WHILE DRIVING IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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