Dodge Ram Complaints (2001)

2,207 consumer complaints on file.

#10351753August 25, 2010
STRUCTURE
2001 DODGE RAM 1500 NOTICED SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD IN 2008 BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, ULTIMATELY THEY COULD REPLACE BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. CHRYSLER CORP. AGREED WITH DEALER.NOW THERE ARE MORE I PUT CAULK ON THEM TO KEEP THE DASH FROM EVENTUALLY FROM FALLING IN CREATING ALL KIND OF HAVOC I HAVE READ SOME OF THE HORROR STORIES IN RESULT OF THIS DEFECT OF THE DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351608August 24, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4. WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE AT 50MPH OR FASTER THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY SO BAD THAT YOU BARELY HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT DOES NOT STOP UNTIL YOU CAN SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN..WHICH IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. IT HAPPENED TO ME 3 OR 4 TIMES ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW IT DOWN CAUSING PEOPLE AROUND ME TO ALMOST GET IN TO ACCIDENTS TRYING NOT TO SLAM INTO ME BECAUSE IN HAD NO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE PUT IN UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS,TRAC BAR .STEERING COLUMN..NOTHING HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM AND DODGE WANTS TO KNOW NOTHING.SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED IF THIS NPROBLEM ISN'T FIXED BY DODGE. THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AND ALSO FROM MECHANICS AND PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO. EVERYONE WHO OWNS A DODGE TRUCK CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND OUT IT COULD HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THATS NEXT FOR ME TO TRY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351202August 23, 2010
STRUCTURE
DASH IN 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 FALLING APART, CRACKS AND SHARP PIECES STICKING UP. THE DASH IS STARTING TO FALL IN. DODGE WILL NOT DO ANY THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351177August 22, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE DASH IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP IS CRACKING ALL OVER THE PLACE AND PIECES ARE FALLING OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350881August 21, 2010
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP WITH 109,000,00 MILES AND I HAVE A CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD, STARTING OUT FROM MY RIGHT DEFROSTER VENT HEADING TO MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG !!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350827August 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS. HE UTILIZED THE TILT ADJUST FOR THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN HE LIFTED UPWARD, THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE FAILED. WHEN HE ADJUSTED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK DOWNWARD, THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS BECAME OPERABLE. THE CONTACT REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH EACH INSTANCE. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WIRES WERE TOO SHORT AND WAS BEGINNING TO LOOSEN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE HIGH BEAMS WERE THE ONLY FRONT-END LIGHTS THAT WOULD OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF UPDATED 04/20/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350534August 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GLASS SHIELD ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FRACTURED. THE GAUGES WERE STILL OPERABLE YET THEY WERE EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 64,000. UPDATED 11/11/10 *BF THE ENTIRE PLASTIC PART OF THE DASH CRACKED AND FELL A PART. UPDATED 11/18/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350192August 17, 2010
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD ON 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKING. NO SPECIFIC EVENT PRECIPITATED THE FAILURE. A CLOTH DASHCOVER WAS PLACED ON TOP OF THE DASH IN AN ATTEMPT TO MINIMIZE INJURY IF PIECES OF THE DASH WOULD BE DISLOGED IN A CRASH. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS IN THE AREA OF THE CRACKING AND THERE IS CONCERN THAT AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WOULD ALSO PROPEL SHARP PIECES OF THE CRACKED DASHBOARD TOWARDS THE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349030August 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348006August 8, 2010
STRUCTURE
DASH AND FRONT TRIM PIECE HAS BEEN CRACKING AND DETERIORATING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347944August 7, 2010
AIR BAGS
WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME LATE ONE NIGHT, SHE FELL ASLEEP AND HIT A LARGE TREE. SHE LIVES IN CA. WHILE I AM IN CO. THE TRUCK SHE WAS IN, A DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 EXTENDED CAB, WAS A TOTAL LOSS. SHE WAS FLOWN INTO A HOSPITAL 90 OR SO MILES AWAY. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT, AS WAS HER PASSENGER. MY DAUGHTER BROKE SOME RIBS, HER ARM, AND HER PELVIS IN 8 PLACES. HER LEFT LEG WAS ATTACHED BY SKIN AND MUSCLE ONLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FULLY DEPLOYED, WHEREAS THE DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY. BY WHAT I HAVE SEEN DURING MY RESEARCH OF THIS INCIDENT, AND SEEING THE TRUCK, HER AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT TRIED. ACCORDING TO THE CARFAX I PULLED, IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, AND WAS PURCHASED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHO WOULD,I ASSUME, HAVE A VEHICLE REPAIRED PROPERLY IF IT HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347607August 6, 2010
TIRES
OPERATING VEHICLE ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE AT 70 MPH WHEN I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT TO THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL, HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER. REASON FOR BLOWOUT: TREAD SEPARATION- DEFECTIVE TIRE - TIRE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347181August 4, 2010
STRUCTURE
2001 DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK. COMPLETE DASH FAILURE, CRACKED, BROKEN AND CAVED IN. PLASTIC MATERIAL IS BRITTLE AND CHUNKS BREAK OFF AT SLIGHTEST TOUCH. PLASTIC EDGES ARE VERY SHARP AND COULD CAUSE INJURY. TOTAL REPLACEMENT IS ONLY FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346974August 3, 2010
STRUCTURE
ENTIRE DASHBOARD CRUMBLING, CRACKING, FALLING APART, DISINTEGRATING ON 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AS VEHICLE WIRING IS EXPOSED AND ENTIRE SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF DASH ESPECIALLY AROUND THE PASSENGER SAFETY AIR BAG IS FALLING APART. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HAS RENDERED THE AIR BAG USELESS. PLASTIC SHARDS ARE RAZOR SHARP AND DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347041August 3, 2010
STRUCTURE
DASH ON A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 IS FALLING APART AND LEAVING WIRES EXPOSED TO THE SUN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346232July 29, 2010
STRUCTURE
LARGE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD HAVE OPENED UP AND NOW THE FRONT BEZEL AND DASH BOARD ARE IN PIECES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345990July 28, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND NOW HAS A HOLE IN IT. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DASH. THE DASH CRACKING AND FAILURE COULD LEAD TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS SEEN WITH OTHER DODGE RAM 1500'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345998July 28, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
1.) AFTER OPENING THE HOOD THE RUBBER STRIP RUNNING ACROSS THE TOP EDGE OF THE FIREWALL (WHERE BACK OF HOOD MEETS) MAY BECOME DISLODGED AND FALL ONTO THE TURBOCHARGER HOUSING. 2.) THIS OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME HOOD IS OPENED. THE LAST TIME I HAD TO OPEN THE HOOD IT WAS DARK AND I DID NOT NOTICE THAT IT HAD BECOME DETACHED AGAIN WHEN I CLOSED THE HOOD. 3.) SINCE THE RUBBER HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE I REMOVED IT AND ALLOWED IT TO BURN ITSELF OUT ON MY DRIVEWAY. THE LAST TIME IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TURBO I WAS ABLE TO NOTICE IT BEFORE IT ACTUALLY HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, THIS TIME I WAS NOT SO LUCKY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345281July 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE ENTIRE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO PARK BUT THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN THE DRIVE GEAR. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SHIFTER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ENGAGING. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER SHE WOULD DRIVE OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. IN ADDITION, OFTEN WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN RECALL AND THE FAILURES DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT RELATED TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345351July 26, 2010
STRUCTURE
2001 DODGE RAM DASH CRACKING AND A LARGE HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH. FIRST CRACK APPEARED AFTER TURNING ON THE DEFROST, IN 2005. REPORTED IT TO DODGE. TOLD YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY COST TO REPAIR $1300.00 PLUS LABOR. I WAS STILL MAKING PAYMENTS. JUST LAST WEEK THE DASH MADE A POPPING NOISE AND A 11'WIDE HOLE FROM THE BEZEL TO THE WINDOW OPENED UP. DODGE WANTS $100.00 FOR DIAG AND COPAY TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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