Dodge Ram Complaints (2001)

2,207 consumer complaints on file.

#10595412June 1, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, STRUCTURE
MY FATHER BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW IN 2001, AND I BOUGHT IT FROM HIM IN 2008. ABOUT 20000 MILES ON THE UNIT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IN 2008, THE DASH STARTED CRACKING AND BECAME VERY BRITTLE, PIECES BEGAN TO BREAK OUT AND HAS CONTINUED TO CRACK AND BREAK. IT IS NOW 2014, ABOUT 32000 MILES ON THIS UNIT, AND I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD WITH AN AFTERMARKET PRODUCT. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS, I WOULD BELIEVE THAT THE MATERIALS USED IN THE ORIGINAL DASH WERE BELOW ACCEPTABLE QUALITY. NO FRONT END ZERK FITTINGS FOR STEERING COMPONENTS- CHEAP DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. I HAD TO HAVE NEW FRONT END ASSEMBLIES WITH ZERK FITTINGS, AT A COST OF ABOUT $1400.00. (BECAUSE CHRYSLER/DODGE WENT CHEAP IN CONSTRUCTION.) MY LAST DODGE VEHICLE, I THINK I CAN DO BETTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593409May 22, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP, THE BOLTS AND THE NUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593011May 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, STRUCTURE
IN TRAFFIC GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH, THE DASHBOARD CAVED IN. LOOSE PIECES EVERYWHERE. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS HAD AFFECTED THE ELECTRONICS OR NOT AT THE TIME. I JUST HAD TO PULL OVER AND CUT THROUGH THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC. LUCKILY SO FAR, JUST SOME MINOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HERE AND THERE. I AM SCARED THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM LATER ON. DODGE SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. VERY UNFORTUNATE, LAST DODGE I WILL EVER OWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584115April 22, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH NITTO MUDGRAPPLER TIRES (NA), SIZE 33X12.50R17 LT. THE DOT NUMBER WAS 73BDED54311. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR AND THEY NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES WAS DRY ROTTED. THE TIRES HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,739.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583310April 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WITH THE DASH FALLING APART, THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN THE BEZEL JUST FELL OFF OF THE DASH ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY. I HAD TO TRY AND STEER WITH ONE HAND WHILE USING THE OTHER TO DISLODGE THE BEZEL AND HOLD IT AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. SINCE THEN MY GLOVE BOX HAS FALLEN OFF ALONG WITH THE DRINK HOLDER. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAGS MAY BE DEPLOYED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WILL CAUSE THE DASH TO EXPLODE AND SEND PLASTIC SCHRAPNEL INSIDE THE CAB. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE OR DEATH FOR THE PASSENGER AND\OR DRIVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578958April 10, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD WOBBLE AND JERK VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL OR REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE QUICKLY TURNED SIDE WAYS, TRAVELED UP ON THE FRONT WHEELS AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT, WHO WAS NOT INJURED, WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DITCH AND PROCEED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT LATER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY FAILURES THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574414March 24, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY HOOD CAME UNLATCHED AND FOLDED UP ONTO MY WINDSHIELD BREAKING THE HOOD SPRINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574084March 21, 2014
STRUCTURE
I PURCHASED THE 2001 DODGE RAM NEW AND IT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ACROSS A RAILROAD CROSSING AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 30 MPH. THIS CROSSING IS NOT ROUGH. FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM THE DASH EXPLODED. PIECES OF THE DASH HIT ME IN THE FACE AND PIECES WERE ALL OVER THE FRONT SEAT. THE DASH IS ESSENTIALLY GONE NOW EXPOSING THE AIRBAG MODULE, ELECTRONICS AND SHARP METALS THAT SHOULD BE 'UNDER THE DASH'. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT, EITHER FROM THE DASH FAILURE CAUSING THEM TO LOOSE CONTROL WHEN IT FAILS, THE PIECES CAUSING A FIRE OR BECAUSE THE SHARP AREAS ARE EXPOSED THAT COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL INJURIES IN A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10569233March 13, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
DASH CRACKED ABOVE AIRBAG WHICH COULD CAUSE SHARP PLASTIC TO IMPALE PASSENGER IF AIRBAG DEPLOYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566788March 3, 2014
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
DIFFICULT TO GET THE GEARSHIFT OUT OF PARK. A RECALL HAS BEEN DONE ON THE IGNITION/PARKSHIFT INTERLOCK FOR AN ISSUE "THE IGNITION/PARK SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE.". THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THE PART THAT HAS FAILED IS NOT THE SAME AS THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL AND WANTS OVER $2,000 FOR A NEW STEERING COLUMN OR OVER $1,000 FOR A JUNKYARD STEERING COLUMN. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AGREES WITH THE DEALERSHIP BUT NOBODY CAN EXPLAIN HOW THE IGNITION/PARK SHIFT INTERLOCK IS NOT RELATED TO THE IGNITION/PARK SHIFT INTERLOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565216February 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SINCE DEC OF 2004 I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE, THE LAST TIME I WAS ON A HIGHWAY WHEN IT "BLEW" AND WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL PPL THAT I WAS VERY "LUCKY" IT DIDN'T CATCH FIRE, L KNOW OF MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE OWNED THESE TRUCKS AND HAVE HAD SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS!! I ALSO HAVE HAD MY SPARE TIRE CABLE BREAK WHILE THE TRUCK WAS ON A ROADWAY, AND MY SPARE TIRE WHEN ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD BEHIND ME, BY THE GRACE OF GOD...NO CARS WERE COMING, IN ADDITION, I HAVE A SEVERELY CRACKED DASH, I AM HAVING TO HAVE THE HEATER CORE REPLACED...SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE VENTS...WHEN THE CORE IS REPLACED, THE DASH WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALSO, DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE DASH!! DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE VEHICLES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564977February 19, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAILER HITCH FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564206February 13, 2014
STRUCTURE
MY DASH BOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS COMPLETELY BROKE CAUSING THE PLASTIC TO ENTER IN TO THE DASH CAUSING MY LIGHTS TO FLICKER BOTH THEE INNER AND OUTER DASH HAS FAILED. PARTS HAVE ALSO FLEW AT ME IN THE FACE AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563554February 9, 2014
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY MAIN REASON FOR THIS COMPLAINT IS IT IS KNOWN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THAT DODGE PUT A FAULTY FRONT SUSPENSION ON ITS PICKUPS THAT LEAD TO DANGEROUS STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DEATH WOBBLES. MY VEHICLE HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, UNDERSTAND THIS DEATH WOBBLE LITERALLY TRIES TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL FROM YOUR HAND AND MAKES THE VEHICLE VERY HARD TO MANAGE. MY DEATH WOBBLE WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO BUST A BATTERY CLAMP, BLOW OUT BOTH HEADLIGHTS, MAKE MY QUAD CAB DOOR NOT OPEN CAUSED MY OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE SENSOR UNIT TO MALFUNCTION, BROKE MY STEERING BOX, BROKE THE CLIP ON MY SUNGLASSES HOLDER AND CAUSED MY TRACK BAR TO FAIL AGAIN. PLEASE UNDERSTAND DUE TO THE FAULTY SLOPPY DRIFTING STEERING I HAD ALREADY REPLACED ALL TIE RODS, TRACK BAR, BALL JOINTS AND STEERING DAMPENER SHOCK. YOU CAN GO TO ANY DIESEL FORUM AND HEAR ALL THE STORIES OF THE DODGE STEERING SLOP AND DEATH WOBBLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE TRAFFIC SAFETY BOARD HAS NOT FORCED A RECALL AND UPGRADES ON THIS PRODUCT. I HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON MY TRACK BAR AND CAN PROVE IT HAS TO BE REPLACED TWICE A YEAR MINIMUM. DODGE DID UPGRADES ON THE LATER MODEL YEARS 04-07 BECAUSE THEY KNEW OF THE DESIGN FLAW. WHY ARE THEY NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS KNOWN ROAD HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562928February 4, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAD A COVER ON MY DASHBOARD AND TOOK IT OFF TO CLEAN UNDER IT A FEW YEARS AGO. I NOTICED CRACKS ALL OVER THE TOP OF THE DASH. AFTER A YEAR OR SO I LOOKED UNDER THE COVER AGAIN & NOTICED THERE WERE BIG OPEN SPOTS WHERE THE DASH ACTUALLY WAS FALLING APART. I PULLED PIECES OUT THAT WERE LARGE IN SIZE & NOW HAVE HOLES IN THE DASH EXPOSING WIRING AND DUCT WORK AND THERE ARE CRACKS THAT ARE NOW EXTENDING TO THE FACE OF THE DASH. I HAD A CHIP ON MY WINDOW & HAD IT REPLACED. WHEN THE WINDOW TECH CAME TO REPLACE THE WINDOW I TOLD HIM ABOUT IT SO HE DIDN'T LEAN ON IT & GET HURT. HE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR DODGE TRUCKS. I FOUND THIS WEBSITE & WAS REVIEWING ALL THE COMPLAINTS & CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562560February 2, 2014
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DASHBOARD IN THIS VEHICLE STARTED TO DISINTEGRATE AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES, EVEN THOUGH IT HAD A DASH COVER AND WINDOW SUN PROTECTION IN AT ALL TIMES, SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS LIKE A SINKHOLE OPENING UP IN DASH. IT IS NOW CAUSING WIRING PROBLEMS TO THE POINT I HAVE IT IN THE SHOP. CALLED DODGE TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL AS THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAS THE SAME TRUCK, WITH SAME ISSUE, AND EVERY DODGE 2001 TRUCK HE WORKS ON HAS THE SAME ISSUE. DODGE WOULD NOT COMMENT. I HAVE A DODGE RAM 2500 1992, AND THE DASH LOOKS LIKE NEW. IT IS A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IT CAN CAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS TO SHORT OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562565February 2, 2014
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO DISINTEGRATE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE. AT 70,000 MILES IT HAD OPENED UP A GIANT SINKHOLE AND STARTED CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORTAGES, LIKE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING. NOW EVERY TIME THE FAN IS RUN, SMALL PIECES FLY AROUND THE CAB. A PIECE GOT INTO MY EYE WHILE DRIVING, IT WAS A BAD SITUATION. I HAD TO BE TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS IN EYE FOR A CUT. NOW I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY IN THE EVENT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. SHARP SHARDS OF SHRAPNEL COULD BE FORCED INTO MY BODY BY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING. IT IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER. I AM HAVING THE WHOLE DASH REPLACED AT MY OWN COST BECAUSE OF THIS. DODGE REFUSES TO HELP. UNFORTUNATELY MY MECHANIC SAYS HE REPLACES THESE ALL THE TIME BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT IN TWO YEARS NEW DASH IS DISINTEGRATING AGAIN. THIS IS CLEARLY AN UNSAFE SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH, BEFORE FATALITIES OCCUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10562263January 30, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ABRUPT ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561313January 24, 2014
STRUCTURE
VEHICLE'S DASH BOARD IS CRACKING, PRESUMABLY DUE TO SUNLIGHT AND POSSIBLY LACK OF UV INHIBITORS IN THE PLASTIC. THERE ARE SEVERAL CRACKS AND OPEN HOLES ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS CAUSES A HAZARD BECAUSE VARIOUS WIRING AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, INCLUDING AIRBAG SYSTEMS, ARE LOCATED UNDER THE DASH PANEL. SUNLIGHT COULD CAUSE HARM TO THE WIRING AND INADVERTENT SPILLS BY OCCUPANTS COULD COMPROMISE THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS CONTAINED IN THE DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561320January 24, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED AND THE HEATING WIRING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE DASHBOARDS FRACTURED PIECES PENETRATION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO KEEP THE AIR BAG IN THE OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. RK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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