Dodge Ram Complaints (2001)

2,207 consumer complaints on file.

#10246167October 20, 2008
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 THAT I BOUGHT NEW. IT HAS 115,753 MILES TO THIS DATE. THE TRUCK IS KEPT UNDER A SHED 90% OF THE TIME AND STILL LOOKS GREAT ON THE OUTSIDE. I RECENTLY NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASH BEZEL AND NOW HAVE LARGE CRACKS ALL OVER THE TOP OF THE DASH. I HAVE READ AND SEEN MANY DODGE TRUCKS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE CRACKS TURN INTO LARGE HOLES WITH SHARP EDGES. AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS I HAVE SEEN JUST ON THE INTERNET, THIS HAS GOT TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I HAVE ONLY BEEN SEARCHING ON THE COMPUTER FOR LESS THAN AN HOUR AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A 7 YEAR OLD TRUCK, BUT IT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE HAD MANY SMALL PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW, BUT NOTHING THAT I THOUGHT WAS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. I USUALLY JUST HAVE FIXED WHAT IS BROKE, BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS PROBLEM WILL JUST COME BACK AGAIN. I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING SOMETHING THAT BROKE ON ITS ON OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IF I KNEW THAT A NEW DASH WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, I WOULD NOT ANY PROBLEM GOING OUT AND BUYING ONE. BUT MANY PEOPLE HAVE DONE THIS EXACT THING AND ARE STILL IN THE SAME SITUATION. DODGE NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR MISTAKES AND FIX THEM. IF THEY CAME OUT WITH A NEW DASH AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD STAND BEHIND IT, I WOULD GO OUT AND BUY IT. BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246057October 19, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SEAT BELTS
LAST NOVEMBER ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL, I WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT WHILE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE ROADS WERE BAD AND EXTREMELY ICY. HOWEVER, I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHILE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, PUT IT INTO 4X4 AND CORRECTED MYSELF, THEN THE 4X4 WENT OUT (WHICH COMMONLY HAPPENED), LOST CONTROL, HIT THE MEDIAN SIDEWAYS, AND ROLLED THE TRUCK. THE PROBLEM WAS DURING THE ROLLOVER, 1. I HAD TO PUSH MYSELF BACK INTO THE SEAT TO ENGAGE MY SEATBELT, AND 2. THE BACK TWO IN ROOF ROLL GUARDS BROKE. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 20 - 25MPH WHEN I ROLLED AND THE BACK WINDOW SMASHED DOWN SEVERAL INCHES. THE COLLAPSING OF THE ROOF SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AS BAD. THE MEDIAN HAD OVER 6" OF SNOW IN IT. IF A PERSON WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT, HE/SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. TRUCK IS CONSIDERED TOTALED. MODEL IS A 2001 DODGE 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB SHORT BOX SLT/LARAMIE W/THE 5.2L MAGNUM V8. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245494October 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE REPLACED 4 46RE TRANSMISSIONS IN MY 01 DODGE RAM SPORT 4X4. THE 46RE IS A TERRIBLE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ARE KNOWN FOR BEING BAD. THEY EVEN HAVE THAT AS A REPUTATION. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS FOR WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY CONSUMERS. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH 4 TRANSMISSION FROM 46,000MILES TO 109,000 MILES, AND I NEED TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT IS IN IT NOW. IT HAS FAILED OUT OF NOWHERE WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. IT COSTS ATLEAST 2000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND I'VE HAD TO PAY FOR 1 OF THEM BECAUSE THEY AREN'T COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245400October 14, 2008
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT
I NOW HAVE TWO RAM 1500 TRUCKS WITH DASH TOP FAILURES HERE IN TEXAS. I WAS HIT FROM THE REAR IN MY 2000 RAM 1500 AND PLASTIC PIECES FROM THE ALREADY CRACKED AND CRACKING DASH HIT ME IN THE FACE AS IT EXPLODED ON IMPACT CAUSING MANY MINOR FACIAL CUTS BUT NONE IN MY EYES. BEING BLINDED CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I THEN HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OCCURRED THAT CUT BOTH AIR BAGS ON BOTH SIDES WITH MORE SHARDS OF THE DASH. MY 2001 RAM 1500 ALSO HAS A SEVERELY CRACKED DASH AND IS GETTING MUCH WORSE. THIS OCCURRED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. CHRYSLER CORP. REFUSES TO RESPOND AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT RESPOND WITH ANY HELP CLAIMING THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE PLUS THEY HAVE NO PARTS OR ANY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR THE PARTS TO BE MANUFACTURED EITHER. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME AN EPIDEMIC TO RAM OWNERS AND WILL SOMEDAY BECOME AND CAUSE SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY FATALITY PROBLEMS. ACCIDENT REPORTS ARE NOT SHOWING THE DASH AS A PROBLEM. THEY INDICATE THE CRACKED DASH WAS CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT AND IS A RESULT. INSURANCE COMPANIES CLAIM IT IS A MANUFACTURES PROBLEMS. THE OWNER TAKES THE HIT UNLESS HE CAN CONVINCE THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE. THE PRESENT POLITICAL SITUATION NATION WIDE IS STOPPING MY PLEAS TO MY REPRESENTATIVE ON MY COMPLAINTS AND PLEAS FOR ASSISTANCE TO FALL ON DEAD EARS. DODGE DEALERS ARE HIDING THE FACT THAT A CRACKED DASH RAM 1500 TRADE INS ARE BEING JUNKED TO HIDE THIS MAJOR ISSUE. THUSLY IT IS NOT GETTING THE PROPER ATTENTION. AT LOCAL AUTO AUCTIONS THE DODGE RAM 1500'S DO NOT SELL. AS A NOTE: THERE IS ALSO A MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AS NOTED BY MOST TRANSMISSION SHOPS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT MANY AND MOST OF DODGE RAM 1500'S PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE DASHES. "GET THEM OFF THE ROAD AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE" IS CHRYSLER CORPORATIONS PLAN AS PER THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE WHEN HE WAS CORNERED. I HAVE BOUGHT MY LAST DODGE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10245252October 13, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY HOOD WAS NOT LATCHED FULLY @THE LOCAL DEALER AFTER SERVICE. I PROCEEDED ONTO HIGHWAY AND IT POPPED OPEN....SECONDARY LATCH DIDN'T CATCH IT PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244925October 9, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON US 30 IN THE RIGHT LANE JUST PASS ST RT 603 TRAVELING AT 60MPH THE HOOD RELEASED AND CAME BACK AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ON THE 4 LANE AND MERGE TO THE LEFT BERM TO STOP SAFELY.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244936October 9, 2008
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500, I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK UNTIL NOW. THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND HAS A HOLE ABOUT 6" IN DIAMETER. IF I AM INVOLVED IN A CRASH THE SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC FROM THE DETERIORATING DASH WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND ANY OTHER OCCUPANTS RIDING WITH ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244486October 6, 2008
STRUCTURE
PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK IN 2005 FROM LOCAL DEALER. DASH HAS BEGUN TO CRACK ALL OVER. DEALER SAYS ITEM IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL NOT REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244379October 4, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVING DOWN RURAL ROAD THE HOOD POPPED UP BLOCKING MY VIEW. I COULD SEE THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNDER THE OPEN HOOD AND PULLED OVER HOOD HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244286October 3, 2008
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 IS TOTALLY FALLING APART. IT STARTED AS A CRACK AND NOW THERE'S A BIG HOLE IN THE DASHBOARD. I'VE READ THAT THIS CAN LEAD TO EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES THAT MAY BECOME DAMAGED AND CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE. DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244346October 3, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY 2001 DODGE 1500 TRUCK EXPERIENCED HOOD LATCH FAILURE WHILE DRIVING TODAY, 10-3-08. I HAD THE HOOD OPEN EARLIER IN THE DAY AND CLOSED IT THE SAME WAY I'VE DONE FOR 7 YEARS, WHICH IS WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO LATCH THE HOOD. FIVE MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER AND DRIVING APPX. 30 MPH, THE HOOD UNLATCHED AND FLIP COMPLETELY UP ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. FORTUNATELY NEITHER MYSELF, MY SON OR OTHERS WERE HURT WHEN I HAD TO STOMP THE BREAKS AND GET OFF THE ROAD. THE HINGES AND HOOD ARE BOTH BENT. I CAME ACROSS THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE08047 WHILE I WAS ON THE NET ATTEMPTING TO FIND OUT HOW TO FIX THE DAMAGE. PLEASE INCLUDE ME AS PART OF THE COMPLAINT FILE. THANK YOU, GLENN ZIMMERMAN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244075October 1, 2008
STRUCTURE
MY DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING OUT OVER THE LAST YEAR AND 1/2. THE CRACKS LOOK IDENTICAL TO PICTURES OF OTHER DODGE TRUCK DASHES I'VE SEEN ON THE INTERNET AND NEWS. I AND SO MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING CRACKS THAT A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY PLASTIC USED ON ALL THESE DODGE TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244080October 1, 2008
STRUCTURE
2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP DASH IS ALMOST COMPLETLY COLLAPSED/BROKEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243893September 29, 2008
STRUCTURE
2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL WITH A CRACKING DASH. THE PLASTIC USED IN THE DASH IS OF EXTREMELY POOR QUALITY. DASH HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS THAT RUN THE ENTIRE SPAN OF THE DASH. WIRES ARE EXPOSED AND WHO KNOWS IF THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243787September 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS. THE VAN HAD AN UNDER HOOD FIRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE ABS MODULE AREA. A CUSTOMER NOTIFIED THE DRIVER THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VAN WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT A JOBSITE WHERE HE WAS WORKING. HE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE USING THE CUSTOMER'S FIRE EXTINGUISHER. DAIMLERCHRYSLER ISSUED SAFETY RECALL D20 IN 2004 TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BUT THE RECALL REPAIR HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. VERIZON HAS HAD 29 INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243788September 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS. THE VAN HAD AN UNDER HOOD FIRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE ABS MODULE AREA. THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VAN WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT A JOBSITE WHERE HE WAS WORKING. HE POURED WATER & SODA ON THE FIRE TO EXTINGUISH IT. DAIMLERCHRYSLER ISSUED SAFETY RECALL D20 IN 2004 TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BUT THE RECALL REPAIR HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. VERIZON HAS HAD 29 INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243802September 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS. THE VAN HAD AN UNDER HOOD FIRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE ABS MODULE AREA. DAIMLERCHRYSLER ISSUED SAFETY RECALL D20 IN 2004 TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BUT THE RECALL REPAIR HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. VERIZON HAS HAD 29 INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243323September 24, 2008
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND HUGE CHUNKS ARE FALLING OFF THE DASH IN TURN EXPOSING THE WIRING AND SUCH TO THE SUN. NOT SURE WHEN IT STARTED, I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE VIA EMAIL OFF AN DON SINCE THE PROBLEM STARTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243015September 21, 2008
STRUCTURE
DASH ON 2001 DODGE QUAD CAB HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS EVEN INTO AIR BAG DEPARTMENT, DODGE COMPANY SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DASH, I THINK ITS IS TIME DODGE STEPS IN BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILL THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS THE NATIONAL SAFETY BOARD STEPS IN AND INVESTIGATE AS TO WHAT WENT WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242530September 17, 2008
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING OUT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. FOR ABOUT THE LAST 10 MONTHS TO A YEAR I HAVE HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT HAS NO SIGNIFICANCE TO THE WAY IT RUNS, AND THE CODE IS UNRECOGNIZABLE TO AUTO GARAGE. ALSO I HAVE WIRING PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. MY DASH LIGHTS WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY ON THEIR OWN AND SOMETIMES COME BACK ON, SOMETIMES NOT. ALSO THERE ARE SHARP EDGES ON THE PLASTIC DASH EVERYWHERE. AS OF TWO WEEKS AGO, A SECTION CAVED IN, LEAVING A GAPING HOLE ABOUT 6 BY 8 INCHES IN SIZE. THE CRACKS AND HOLE LOOK IDENTICAL TO PICTURES OF OTHER DODGE TRUCK DASHES I'VE SEEN ON THE INTERNET AND NEWS. I FEEL THAT THE SHARP EDGES ALONE MAKE FOR A SAFETY ISSUE, AND SINCE THE CRACKS ARE SO SHARP AND SEVER BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SITE, I WONDER IF IT WOULD FAIL DURING DEPLOYMENT. COMBINED WITH THE WIRING ISSUES THAT I AND SO MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THAT A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY PLASTIC USED ON ALL THESE DODGE TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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