Dodge Ram Complaints (2001)

2,207 consumer complaints on file.

#10392280March 20, 2011
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 4X4 1500 TRUCK. A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE DASH BOARD STARTED TO CRACK FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. NOW MY DASH HAS BIG HOLES IN IT WHERE THE DASH IS JUST FALLING APART. PARTS OF THE DASH HAVE FELL THROUGH INTO THE VENTS AND THEN JUST CRACKING OFF IN BIG PIECES. WHICH LEAVES THE AREA EXPOSED. I HAVE BEEN CUT WHEN THE PIECES JUST CRACK OFF AND THEY HAVE VERY SHARP EDGES. I ALSO HAVE A SON THAT WAS INJURED WHEN HE APPLIED A SMALL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE, TRYING TO GET INTO THE TRUCK AND HIS HAND WENT THROUGH IT WHERE IT WAS SO BRITTLE AND JUST BROKE. HE WAS CUT PRETTY GOOD. I HAVE A BIG PIECE UNDER MY SEAT. MY DASH IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. THE AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF BECAUSE I DON'T WANT SHARP PIECES TO HURT ANYONE IF I HAVE A WRECK. ALSO THEIRS NOT A DASH THERE FOR ANY SUPPORT. THESE SHARP PIECES POSE A SAFETY CONCERN. I CAN'T REPLACE THE DASH DUE TO THE FACT ALL THE OTHER DASHES WERE MADE OUT OF THE SAME PRODUCT AND IT WILL JUST CRACK OVER TIME TOO. THE DASH IS STILL IN MY TRUCK, WELL WHAT'S LEFT OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10392205March 19, 2011
STRUCTURE
MY DASH IN MY 2001 DOGE RAM 1500 HAS CAVED IN. ALL MY WIRING IS EXSPOSED TO THE SUN. IT HASNT CAUSED TO BIG OF A SHORT YET BUT WHY WAIT TIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED BEFORE YOU TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. YOU CAN LOOK MY TRUCK IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390308March 15, 2011
STRUCTURE
MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK AROUND 2003, AND IS STILL CRACKING NOW. I HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED, AND WHEN THE TECH PUT THE STICKER ON THE WINDOW HIS HAND WENT THROUGH THE DASH BOARD, AND NOW THERE IS A BIG FIST SIZED HOLE IN MY DASH BOARD. WHEN IT IS COLD MY WINDSHIELD FOGS UP SO BAD THAT I NEED TO PULL OVER AND STOP. THIS IS DUE TO THE BIG CRACKS, AND HOLES IN MY DASH BOARD. I ALMOST ORDERED A MOLDED DASH CAP, BUT I THOUGHT GLUING THIS CAP TO A BAD FOUNDATION (DASHBOARD) IS A BAD IDEA. DODGE NEEDS TO REPLACE MY DASHBOARD, BECAUSE I THINK EVENTUALLY SOMETHING WILL GO WRONG. THIS IS A DEFECT BECAUSE THERE IS EVIDENCE OF MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390131March 14, 2011
STRUCTURE
MY 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING OVER LAST FEW YEARS AND NOW IS BASICALLY IMPLODING. I'M AFRAID THAT THE PIECES WILL GET STUCK INTO CRITICAL MECHANISM OR DAMAGE THE AIRBAG. ALSO, IF I WAS TO GET INTO AND ACCIDENT THERE WILL BE SHARP PLASTIC FLYING EVERYWHERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384949February 22, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TOP OF DASH CRACKED SO BAD PIECES ARE FALLING OUT. IF WE WERE TO GET INTO A HEAD ON COLLISION, THESE PIECES OF BROKEN PLASTIC WOULD TURN INTO SHRAPNEL. IF I KNEW ABOUT THIS SITE SOONER I WOULD OF CERTAINLY BROUGHT IT TO YOUR ATTENTION. I'M NOT ALONE IN THIS PROBLEM, OR THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE SUN, ARMORAL, ETC. COMPILED OVER 1,500 OTHER PEOPLE ON DODGE RAM FORUMS, CAR COMPLAINTS, AND OTHER SUCH INTERNET SITES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND NO RECALL FROM DODGE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383316February 19, 2011
STRUCTURE
I OWN AN '01 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB. BOUGHT IT USED IN 2005. IN SUMMER OF 2009 THE DASH STARTED CRACKING FROM WINDSHIELD DOWN THE GLOVE BOX, AND FROM WINDSHIELD TO FRONT BEZEL IN FRONT OF DRIVER. NOW CRACKS ALL OVER. NO PIECES FALLEN OUT YET, BUT SURE WILL BE HAPPENING SOON. ASKED LOCAL DEALER ABOUT DASH, SAID NOTHING TO DO EXCEPT REPLACE IT. TOLD ME PROBABLY WOULD BE PROBLEM FINDING REPLACEMENT DASH AS THERE WERE SO MANY CRACKED. TOLD ME TO BUY DASH COVER. NICE. DON'T THINK SO!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383334February 19, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE TOLLWAY FROM THE AIRPORT IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM WHEN THE HOOD FLIPPED UP AND SMASHED INTO MY WINDSHIELD. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND GET TO THE SIDE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE IN FRONT OF ME. NOW MY HOOD IS DAMAGED, MY WINDSHIELD SHATTERED, AND DAMAGE TO MY ROOF. I INVESTIGATED OF PAST CONCERNS AND FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO 2000 AND 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCKS, A REPORT WAS EVEN DONE BY THE NHTSA BUT WAS FOUND NOT THAT IMPORTANT APPARENTLY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS INCIDENT AND WAS VERY LUCKY TO GET OUT OF IT UNHARMED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383285February 18, 2011
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD A SMALL CRACK IN IT HAD BECOME LARGER WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSING IT TO SHATTER. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PURCHASE A DASHBOARD; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL SINCE THE FAILURE WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382654February 14, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE RAM FROM LOCAL DEALER, AND DIDN'T HAVE IT 6 MONTHS AND NOTICED THE DASH CRACKED AND CAME APART. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND ASKED TO FIX. THEY REFUSED, STATING IT WAS NOT A RECALL AND IT WAS DUE TO SUN. I TRIED TO TELL THEM THAT THE WINDOWS ARE TINTED AND IT IS GARAGE KEPT WHEN NOT IN MOTION, BUT THEY REFUSED TO ANSWER. NOW IT IS ON SEVERAL AUTOMOTIVE BLOGS AND SITES ALL OVER THE US WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME YEAR TRUCK PACKAGE. IT IS NOW BROKEN SO BADLY ITS CAUSING FAILURE TO DEFROST THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING, SPEAKERS CUTTING OFF AND INTERIOR LIGHTS GOING OUT RANDOMLY. IT HAS NOW CRACKED SO THAT THE HEAT AND AIR IS NO LONGER ROUTED CORRECTLY AND IS CAUSING POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. MY WIFE BACKED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS... THEY WANT 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX AND PARTS ARE HARD TO FIND. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381723February 12, 2011
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED. THE CRACKING HAS CONTINUED WITH TIME - THERE ARE NOW CHUNKS MISSING LEAVING SHARP EDGES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEZEL HAS ALSO CRACKED AND IS PARTLY DETACHED. I AM INVESTIGATING REPLACEMENT PART OPTIONS. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS COMMON (IT IS IN THE TOP TEN ISSUES IN CARCOMPAINTS.COM). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381477February 10, 2011
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 THE DASH ON THE VEHICLE IS CRACKED AND HAS QUITE A LARGE PIECE MISSING FROM IT. IT HAS CAUSED SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITHIN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381373February 9, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRIDAY FEB. 4, 2011 MY SON WAS IN A ACCIDENT IN HIS 2001 DODGE TRUCK HIS AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381939February 4, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH PAD IS CRACKED ALL TO PIECES. SHARP PIECES ARE COMING OFF AND COULD POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND DODGE SHOULD RECALL THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379702January 31, 2011
STRUCTURE
DASH CRACKING. PRESENTLY NO ISSUES OTHER THAN CRACKED DASH, HOWEVER, SPEED AT WHICH DASH IS DETERIORATING COULD LEAD TO ELECTRICAL FAILURES, AS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379243January 27, 2011
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 2001 DODGE 2500 TRUCK. SEVERAL YEARS AGO I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASH. THERE ARE NOW AT LEAST 6 CRACKS. UNFORTUNATELY THESE ARE NOT SURFACE CRACKS. THE DASH IS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND IS REACHING THE POINT WHERE I FEAR IT WILL EITHER COLLAPSE OR SEND PIECES FLYING AROUND THE CAB CREATING WHAT I THINK IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378238January 22, 2011
STRUCTURE
I PURCHASED MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 USED WITH A CRACKED DASH. THE ORIGINAL OWNER STATED IT CRACKED THE SECOND YEAR HE OWNED IT WITH ONLY APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. IT HAPPENS ON ALMOST EVERY DODGE RAM TRUCK MANUFACTURED FROM 1998-2006 AND THERE ARE MILLIONS OF COMPLAINTS FILED ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH EVERY CONCEIVABLE REGULATING AGENCY. NOTHING TO DATE HAS BEEN DONE! THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO STAND UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND THE REGULATING AGENCIES HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS!! I HAVE ALREADY HAD PIECES OF THE DASH FLY INTO MY EYE WHILE DRIVING! WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE DOWN OR THE DEFROST IS IN OPERATION, SMALL PARTICLES FLY OFF AND INTO YOUR EYES CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITION!!! DODGE WILL DO NOTHING UNLESS ORDERED TO BY A REGULATING AGENCY--THEY ARE ALL ABOUT PROFITS OVER SAFETY!!! THE DECISION OF WHETHER TO FILE THESE COMPLAINTS OR ACT UPON THEM SHOULD NOT BE JUDGED SOLELY ON THE NUMBER OF "PERSONAL INJURIES" AS MANY WILL GO UNREPORTED OR NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT-SUCH AS MINE HOWEVER, THE CHANCE OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITION IS VERY REAL!! IT CAN BE AVOIDED WITH A RECALL THAT IS MORE THAN LONG OVERDUE!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378948January 19, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH ON TRUCK IS CRACKED AND BROKEN AND IS SO BRITTLE YOU CAN CRUMBLE IT IN YOUR HAND LIKE A CRACKER. I ALSO OWNED AN 00 RAM THAT DID THE SAME THING. PLEASE GET US SOME HELP!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376839January 16, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT
DASHBOARD AND CAP IS CRACKING UP INTO JAGGED PIECES. SHOULD THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY, SEVERE INJURY COULD RESULT FROM BEING PUNCTURED FROM PLASTIC SHRAPNEL MUCH MORE THAN THE CAUSE OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD IMPLEMENT A REPLACEMENT AT NO EXPENSE. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376275January 11, 2011
STRUCTURE
DASH BOARD HAS FORMED LARGE CRACKS IN IT. WE KEEP THAT TRUCK IN THE GARAGE. MANUFACTURES DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375281January 9, 2011
STRUCTURE
2001 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKING AND CAVING IN. WHILE DRIVING THIS TRUCK WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN A PIECE OF THE CRACKING DASH FLEW INTO MY EYE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. I CONTACTED DODGE ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR A NEW DASH. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH [XXX] AND GIVEN HER MY CARE# [XXX] BUT SHE IS NOT WILLING TO HELP WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE DASH FOR $1576.00 BY WESTGATE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE BY SERVICE ADVISOR [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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