2001 DODGE RAM Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS THAT EXTEND FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE END OF THE DASHBOARD. THE DASHBOARD HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. THE VIN AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

RIMS FOR 2001 DODGE RAM CUSTOMER STATES THE 4 MAG WHEELS RIMS HAVE MAJOR CRACKS AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR RIMS**CC *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK AND PIECES ARE FALLING DOWN INTO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE HAS WRITTEN LETTERS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER. NO ONE HAS RESPONDED AS OF YET. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE JANUARY OF 2004. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY WHEN THE FAILURE FIRST BEGAN. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 91,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO POWER DODGE FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF REPAIRS. UPDATED 06/29/07 *TR

5/8/07. 2001 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DASH SHOWS CRACKS AND IS FALLING APART. *MC *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PULLING A TRAILER THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR WAS BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED , AND THE NO FURTHER FAILURES OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,099. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SEAT MOVED. THE DEALER DETERMINED A BOLT FRACTURED AND THE TRACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH THE FRONT END OF THE SUSPENSION IN THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT SLID INTO A GUARD RAIL, THERE WAS NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED, NO REPAIRS MADE.

2001 RAM HOOD SAFETY LATCH MALFUNCTIONED. *TS THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS MALFUNCTION. *NM WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH THE HOOD CAME OPEN AND SMASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES HE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS MALFUNCTION BECAUSE A THE LATCH OF THE 1994-1999 DODGE RAM HAD BEEN RECALLED AND HE BELIEVES THEY HAVE THE SAME LATCH. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH, THE ABS PUMP ACTIVATED, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS OCCURRED ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS AND UNDER NORMAL BRAKING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FIRST INCIDENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY GARAGE, WHO REPLACED THE ABS SENSOR AND THE ABS MODULATOR. THE GARAGE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE CODES PUT IN FOR THE ABS MODULATOR. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY TOLD THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTED THE COMBINATION SWITCH TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS CAUSED THE SWITCH TO MELT AND BURNED THE WIRES. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE SINCE STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION , AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK UPDATED 01/19/06.