2001 Dodge RAM Pickup

20 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

1. Filed Jun 19, 2012Failure Sep 7, 2011142,000 milesOrange, CTService brakes

   REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW AT 142000 MILES, FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LINE BLEW AT 143000 MILES, DODGE SHOULD HAVE USED SOME KIND OF ANTI-CORROSION LINES, ALL THE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK ARE VERY RUSTY, LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN SUBMERGED IN SEA WATER. GOOGLE THE PROBLEM, EVERYONE HAS IT. DODGE SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. LUCKY FOR ME BOTH TIMES I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH TO STOP AND NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I NOW WANT TO SELL THIS VEHICLE AS THIS IS THE 2ND SUCH INCIDENT AND LOOKING AT THE BRAKE LINES, I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM. SHAME ON DODGE FOR PUTTING OUT SUCH A SUBSTANDARD PRODUCT. *JS

   NHTSA complaint 10462347
2. Filed May 5, 2012Failure May 1, 201283,000 milesCenter Moriches, NYStructure

   MY DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK ABOUT A YEAR AGO SO I PURCHASED AN AFTERMARKET COVER. IT DID NOT STOP THE CRACKING AND NOW THE TOP OF THE DASH HAS SHATTERED AND IN DANGER OF COLLAPSING. MY CONCERN IS THERE ARE MULTIPLE SHARP AND POINTED PIECES OF PLASTIC THAT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS IF NOT FATAL INJURY IN A CRASH, PARTICULARLY IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. *TR

   NHTSA complaint 10457552
3. Filed Aug 23, 2011Failure Aug 1, 2011Spartanburg, SCUnknown or other

   THE DASHBOARD ON MY TRUCK IS CRACKED IN TWO OR THREE PLACES. DON'T REMEMBER WHEN IT HAPPEN BUT HAVE HEARD A LOT OF OTHER TRUCKS OR HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I KNEW THE WARRANTY HAD RAN OUT SO I DIDN'T FIGURE ANYONE WOULD DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT.

   NHTSA complaint 10422009
4. Filed Jan 22, 2011Failure Jan 21, 201133,000 milesLehigh Acres, FLStructure

   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

   NHTSA complaint 10378238
5. Filed Jul 16, 2010Failure Jul 16, 201090,000 milesChesapeake, VAStructure

   2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD FALLING APART. EXPOSING WIRING TO SUN, AND HAS POTENTIAL TO DAMAGE ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS. NUMEROUS REPORTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND DODGE MANUFACTURER NOT ISSUING A RECALL FOR AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, OR POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR THOSE OF US WHO CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT. *TR

   NHTSA complaint 10343550
6. Filed Sep 8, 2009Failure Jul 1, 200444,000 milesOklahoma City, OKStructure

   MY 2001 DODGE RAM PICK-UP DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY FALLING APART. THAT INCREASES THE ODDS OF POSSIBLE SHOCK OR EQUIPMENT FAILURE OR FIRE HAZARD, IF IT GETS WET OR DAMAGED DUE TO EXPOSURE. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND A RECALL IS NECESSARY. *TR

   NHTSA complaint 10283310
7. Filed Aug 11, 2008Failure Jan 1, 200640,000 milesCarrollton, TXStructure2 injured

   DASH IS FALLING IN,CRACKING, CAUSING OPPORTUNITY FOR DAMAGE OR CUTS TO USERS. *TR

   NHTSA complaint 10237768
8. Filed Aug 16, 2007Failure Jun 15, 200662,000 milesFT Walton Beach, FLStructure

   I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN LATE 2005 USED IN FT WALTON BEACH FL. IT HAD APPROX 47000 MILES ON IT. NO CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. IN MID-06 CRACKS APPEARED ALMOST OVER NIGHT. NOW IT IS CRACKED IN NUMEROUS PLACES AND A PIECE OF THE DASH FELL IN. *JB

   NHTSA complaint 10199813
9. Filed Aug 19, 2004Failure Jun 26, 2004Bonner Springs, KSFrontalCrash3 injured

   WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH A ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SPRAINED A FOOT, BROKE A WRIST,2 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED HEAD LACERATIONS. *AK *SC *JB

   NHTSA complaint 10081473
10. Filed Aug 12, 2004Failure Oct 4, 20019,091 milesHattiesburg, MSAutomatic transmission, Hinge and attachments

    THE FRONT DOORS LOWER STRIKER PLATE WAS LOOSE. THIS CAUSED THE DOORS TO RATTLE AND NOT TO SHUT PROPERLY. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE DOOR FLYING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE STRIKERS WERE TIGHTENED BUT FAILURE STILL CONTINUED. AT 38,194 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING FOLLOWED BY A WINNING NOISE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT.

    NHTSA complaint 10087789
11. Filed Jun 18, 2004Failure Jun 15, 2004140,100 milesMidway, TXFuel system, Diesel

    2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL TRUCK. THERE HAVE BEEN A LARGE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEMS ON THESE TRUCKS. DODGE HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE BAD DESIGN OF THE FUEL PUMPS. MY TRUCK LIKE OTHERS HAS RUN VERY WELL, BUT THE FUEL PUMP HAS GONE OUT, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ACT UP WHEN I WOULD GET TO 1/4 OF TANK LEFT IN DIESEL. THE FUEL GAUGES HAVE BECOME A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS AS IT BEGINS TO MALFUNCTION AND DISPLAY INCORRECT FUEL AMOUNTS. WHICH IN A DIESEL IF YOUR RUN OUT OF FUEL YOU BEGIN TO HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS. THE FUEL PUMP DESIGN ON THE 2000-2002 DIESELS WAS CHANGED TO A ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. THIS NEW DESIGN OF PUMP SYSTEM WHICH CONSITS OF THE LIFT PUMP AND THE INJECTOR PUMP, HAS NOT BEEN VERY RELIEBLE. THE MECHANIC WHICH HAS WORKED ON MY TRUCK HAS STATED THAT THIER IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM ON THESE TRUCKS AND A RECALL IS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. A INTERNET MESSAGE BOARD (HTTP://WWW.TURBODIESELREGISTER.COM/) HAS ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND HAS CONTACTED DODGE ON THE ISSUE. UNLESS THE DOT BECOMES INVOLVED AND ISSUES A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS, I FEEL DODGE WILL NOT STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

    NHTSA complaint 10078418
12. Filed Feb 26, 2004Failure Apr 22, 200350,000 milesCrowder, OKExterior

    THE EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRRORS WERE VERY LOOSE. THE CONSUMER TRIED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO TIGHTEN THEM, BUT TO NO AVAIL. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *JB

    NHTSA complaint 10053622
13. Filed Nov 3, 200327,527 milesSteamboat Springs, COHinge and attachments

    WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH HOOD SECONDARY LATCH FAILED TO HOLD THE HOOD. AS A RESULT THE HOOD FLEW OPEN, AND OBSTRUCTED DRIVER'S VIEW. RECALL 97V095000 DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 10046162
14. Filed Sep 12, 2003Failure Aug 4, 200338,670 milesTruckee, CAClutch assembly

    WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED IT DOES NOT DISENGAGE FROM THE TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE MAINTAINS A CONSTANT SPEED AND THE BRAKES DO NOT ADEQUATELY STOP THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS TO STOP ON ITS OWN. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED TWICE AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER HAS WORN OUT. *AK THE DANGER IN PARKING AND STOPPING. THERE WAS A LOST OF THE DRIVE TRAIN. THE DANGER OCCURRED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, THE COMPUTER FED THE ENGINE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, WHEN THE VEHICLE NEARLY SURGED FORWARD. *SCC *JB

    NHTSA complaint 10034180
15. Filed Aug 22, 2003Failure Jun 5, 200331,975 milesColchester, ILSteering

    THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING HAD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT, IT REQUIRED CONSTANT CORRECTION AT ALL SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIE ROD, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *AK *JB

    NHTSA complaint 10029629
16. Filed May 1, 2003Failure May 1, 200315,000 milesCarpentersville, ILService brakes, Caliper

    CALIPER PIN PENETRATION CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO TEAR AND DAMAGE TO THE RIM. *NLM

    NHTSA complaint 10017951
17. Filed Apr 29, 2003Failure Apr 28, 200360,000 milesBelleplain, NJAutomatic transmission

    WHILE SHIFTING THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. UPON INSPECTION METAL SHAVING WERE FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN. *NLM

    NHTSA complaint 10017791
18. Filed Nov 5, 2002Farmington, NMFrame and members

    WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAB FELL ONTO THE FRAME RAIL. THE BODY AROUND THE FRONT CAB MOUNT HAD CRACKED AND BROKE. WHICH RESULTING IN THE CAB DISCONNECTING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

    NHTSA complaint 8022166
19. Filed Mar 26, 2002Failure Mar 21, 2002Butle, MTService brakes, Foundation components

    WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. NLM

    NHTSA complaint 8006388
20. Filed Mar 15, 2002Seymour Johnson AFB, NCFrontal

    AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY ON FRONTAL IMPACT. NLM

    NHTSA complaint 564728