Dodge Ram Complaints (2001)

2,207 consumer complaints on file.

#10174601November 28, 2006
STRUCTURE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED AT THE LOCAL DEALER, THE DEALER POINTED OUT CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD AND STATED IT WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THEIR VEHICLES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT WARRANTY THIS PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS MADE. THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE # 10046877 REGARDING THE STRUCTURE. UPDATED 12/18/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174604November 28, 2006
SEAT BELTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT LATCH ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE BUCKLE WAS FREE OF DIRT AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT REPLACED. UPDATED 12/18/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174357November 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT 4X4 WENT FROM PARK TO DRIVE WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE THE IGNITION WAS OFF. MY 3 YEAR OLD PULLED THE SHIFTER WHILE STANDING IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND CRASHED INTO TREES. CAUSING APPROX. $5000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT SHOULD NOT DO THIS BY THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. HAVE HEARD SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER DODGE OWNERS ABOUT THIS SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO INJURIES THIS TIME. BUT,THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM COULD HAVE VERY EASILY CAUSED MAJOR INJURY OR DEATH TO MY CHILD. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174158November 24, 2006
STRUCTURE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THERE WAS ONE SPECIFIC CRACK THAT RAN OVER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174159November 24, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 OFF ROAD WITH A DASH SO CRACKED UP THAT BIG PIECES HAVE FELL INTO THE DASH LEAVING A BIG HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173231November 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NV5600 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION HAS SEVERE GEAR CLASH IN THIRD AND FOURTH GEARS. WILL NOT DOWN SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR WITH GEAR GRINDING. TROUBLE STARTED ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO, AT 92, 000 MILES. DEALER TELLS ME THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AND THEY ARE NOT SURE IF DODGE IS HAVING A PROBLEM. TSB 21-009-01 INDICATES DODGE KNEW OF PROBLEMS IN 01, BUT HAVE NOT DONE MUCH SINCE THEN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172990November 8, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, SHUTTERED AND MADE WHINNING NOISES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE HAS ALSO BEEN MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR THE ENGINE PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/26/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172498November 2, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
DODGE RAM 1500 CONTINUES TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR BRAKING TO SLOW ON HIGHWAYS. THE LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES OCCUR UNTIL THE TRUCK CAN BE RE-STARTED. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE HEAT RELATED SINCE IT OCCURS MOST OFTEN WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS OVER 80 DEGREES AND THE CAR DRIVEN OVER 1-1/2 HRS IN DURATION. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND THE MANUFACTURE HAS MADE MANY REPAIRS BUT NONE THAT HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CHANGES SENSORS, THROTTLE BODY AND THEN CLEANED SAME. CHANGED AIR FILTER BUT NOTHING HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. AS RECENTLY AS LAST MONTH THE DEALER HAD THE TRUCK FOR THREE WEEKS AND COULD NOT FIND A SINGLE THING WRONG. I CAN TELL FROM THE INTERNET I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT MOST BE FIXED OR LOSS OF LIFE WILL OCCUR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172258October 31, 2006
WHEELS:RIM
I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA RECENTLY AND HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM YOU. I DID NOT WRITE THE NUMBER DOWN SO I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT AGAIN. MY HUSBAND HAS A 2001 DODGE DIESEL THAT WE BOUGHT IN 2002. WE WENT TO PUT NEW TIRES ON THE TRUCK AND TOTTEN TIRE WOULD NOT LET US LEAVE WITH THE TRUCK WITHOUT PUTTING NEW RIMS ON IT. THEY SAID THE RIMS WERE DANGEROUS. 3 OF THE 4 RIMS HAVE CRACKS UP TO 3/8 INCH WIDE, ONE HAS 10 CRACKS. I BELIEVE THE RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE TIRE PLACE SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN RIMS LIKE THIS BEFORE. I AM ATTACHING A PICTURE FOR YOU TO LOOK AT. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MORE DODGE TRUCKS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IF ONE OF THESE RIMS WOULD HAVE BROKE APART GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE $700.00 WE HAD TO PAY FOR RIMS. THEY SAID THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. RIMS SHOULD NOT FALL APART IN 4 YEARS TIME. THE VIN # ON HIS TRUCK IS 387KF23651G8XXXXX. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME, AND PERHAPS SAVE OTHER PEOPLE FROM THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THE RIMS ON THE DODGE RAM DIESEL PICK UPS ARE ALL CRACKING THIS BADLY MANY PEOPLE MAY BE INJURED. I WILL MAIL COPIES OF THE CRACKED RIMS WITH A COPY OF THIS COMPLAINT FOR YOUR REVIEW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *NM UPDATED 12/15/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171936October 26, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
HAVE 2001 DODGE RAM PU UPON WHICH CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC SUV 265-70X16 TIRES WERE MOUNTED DOT A3723JJ1103. TIRES HAD APPROX 29,000 MILES ON THEM (60,000 MILE WARRANTY) WHILE TRAVELING NB ON IH35, JUST SOUTH OF HILLSBORO ,TX, LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED, ABOUT 15 MINS AFTER STRANGE VIBRATION WAS FELT. TREAD SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL. ENTIRE TIRE WAS RECOVERED AND TAKEN TO DISCOUNT TIRE CO IN GRAND PRAIRIE ,TX. WAS INSPECTED BY MANAGER WHO ALSO INSPECTED REMAINING TIRES. MANAGER INSISTED UPON IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF ALL CONTINENTAL TIRES AFTER FINDING EVIDENCE OF IMPENDING TIRE SEPARATION ON REMAINING TIRES. LEFT REAR WAS SENT TO CONTINENTAL FOR INSPECTION WHO REPORTED THAT THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED PREVIOUSLY BY UNKNOWN IMPACT. FAILED TO REPORT ON REMAINING TIRES. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS IMPACT AND THERE WAS NO PUNCTURE PRIOR TO TIRE FAILING. CONTINENTAL REFUSES FURTHER COMMENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172232October 19, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY TRUCK REPEATEDLY GO OUT. INITIALLY THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN I SWITCHED FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAM. WAITING A COUPLE SECONDS THEN SWITCHING BACK TO HIGH AND THEN TO LOW WILL ALLOW ME TO USE LOW BEAM. HOWEVER, RECENTLY THEY HAVE FAILED TO COME ONE AT ALL AND GONE OUT WITHOUT ANY CHANGING FROM HIGH TO LOW. THIS WAS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH MY 1995 2500 RAM, WHICH DODGE EXCLUDED FROM ITS RECALL (99V024)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171146October 18, 2006
STRUCTURE
UPON ENTRY INTO MY TRUCK ON SEPT. 30, 2006 MY SON SAID " DAD DO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A LARGE CRACK IN YOUR DASH FROM PASSENGER SIDE DEFROST VENT TO ALMOST THE AIRBAG ?" I HAD JUST CLEANED THE INTERIOR A FEW DAYS EARLIER AND THE CRACK WAS NOT THERE THEN. SINCE THEN THE CRACKING IS GETTING WORSE AND I HAVE FOUND THIS A DEFECT PROBLEM THAT MANY DODGE RAM OWNERS HAVE. I FEAR THIS PROBLEM IS NOT JUST COSMETIC BUT COULD AFFECT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG'S DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLY MORE. REPLACEMENT COSTS $500.00-$800.00 AND NO WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170180October 6, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE FRONT HOOD OPENED ON ITS OWN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THIS OCCURRED DUE TO THE HOOD'S SAFETY LATCH BEING RUSTED. THE HOOD, HINGES AND LOCKS ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169634September 29, 2006
STRUCTURE
I HAVE TAKEN MY CLOTH COVER OFF DASHBOARD 1 TIME A MONTH TO CLEAN IT SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VECHILE AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEMS. TODAY I TAKE IF OFF AND CRACK AND BREAKAGE. I FEEL THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE HERE IF AN ACCIDENT SHOULD HAPPEN PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD WILL FLY THROUGHOUT THE VECHILE AND THE CRACKS ARE ALMOST TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. HOW WILL THIS AFFECT THE AIR BAG WILL IT WORK OR WILL IT NOT ITS NOT A RISK I WOULD LIKE FOR ANYONE TO HAVE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169469September 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP LIT UP AT AROUND 45,000 MILES. I HAD THE LIGHT CHECKED OUT AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT INCLUDING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. SINCE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 36,000 THE DEALERSHIP MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE WARRANTY WAS OVER AND THAT FIXING THE TRUCK WOULD BE MY PROBLEM. I RAN THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED, WHICH WAS AT 54,000 MILES. I HAD TO PUT IN A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I WROTE TO THE PRESIDENT OF DODGE (DR ZITSKE) TELLING HIM OF MY DISSATISFACTION WITH THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT DODGE WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I DIDN'T EVEN RECEIVE THE COURTESY OF A REPLY. NOTHING. I AM NOW THE PROUD OWNER OF A REAL TRUCK (TOYOTA TUNDRA). I TRY TO MAKE IT A POINT TO TELL EVERYONE I CAN THAT DODGE DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AT ALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168977September 22, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LATCH ON THE SLIDING DOOR OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAME UNLATCHED ANY TIME THE INSIDE HANDLE WAS RETURNED TO A NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE LOCKING MODULE HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168554September 18, 2006
TRAILER HITCHES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TOWING A TRAILER ON A CLEAR DAY TRAVELING ON A DRY PAVED HIGHWAY, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BOUNCING. THE ROAD WAS SMOOTH AND WITHOUT POTHOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY. UPON INSPECTION THE TRAILER HITCH ASSEMBLY OF THE TRUCK WAS OBSERVED TO BE FRACTURED. THE SERVICE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168323September 15, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM CRACKED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168321September 14, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE THE SAME COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD BEING CRACKED,I REGULARLY USE ARMORALL SO AS TO KEEP THE DASHBOARD FROM FADING AND CRACKING,BUT TO NO AVAIL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168140September 13, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING RACK HAD FAILED. UPDATED 10/25/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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