2001 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

THE DASHBOARD ON MY TRUCK STARTED WITH MASSIVE CRACKING AND HAS NOW FULLY COLLAPSED. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MAKE AND YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. I'VE CALLED DODGE AND THEY CLAIM THAT SINCE THERE IS NO OFFICIAL RECALL, AND THE TRUCK IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT AN ENTIRE COLLAPSE OF THE DASHBOARD IS NORMAL AND IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THIS, OF COURSE, CAN THEN EXPOSES THE INSTRUMENTS AND WIRES UNDERNEATH TO THE EXTREME HEAT WHICH HAS ADDITIONAL SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE FOR THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 227,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH BOARD WAS DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE IN LARGE PIECES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND HE HAD TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MAIN BRAKE LINES HAD WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000. *TR

THE DASH PANEL DIRECTLY UNDER THE WINDSHIELD IS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AWAY WITHIN A MONTH. A SMALL CRACK DEVELOPED, AND WITHIN A MONTH THE DASH PANEL WAS COMPLETELY GONE. NOW THERE IS EXPOSED COMPONENTS TO THE ELEMENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V038000 (POWER TRAIN)SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND STATED THAT THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE SERVICE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE 1500, BEGAN TO CRACK A FEW YEARS AGO FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NOW, THERE ARE SEVERAL LONG CRACKS AND LARGE SECTIONS OF THE DASH ARE RATTLING. I AM HAVING INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. FREQUENTLY, NONE OF THE DASH DISPLAYS WORK, INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND THE FUEL GAUGE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT PART OF THE DASH IS GOING TO FALL IN OR FALL OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING OR AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WILL OCCUR WHILE DRIVING. ON-LINE SEARCHES HAVE REVEALED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AND THE SAFETY CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD GET DESTROY TO EASLY AND THE DEBRIES FLIES TO THE FACE MAKING DRIVE INSECURE BECAUSE THE PLASTIC PARTS WERE HITING THE FACE. THE POWERS TRAIN GETS VERY EASLY DAMAGE BY ROCKS AND DEBRIS ON THE STREET MAKING IT TO VULNERABLE TO GET DESTROY (AND THAT HAPPEN TO ME) . THE CHARGING REGULATOR GETS BROKES FOR NOTHING ANYTIME AND YOU NEED TO BE CHANGING THE COMPUTER OR ADING AN EXTERNAL ONE AND SOLDER IT TO THE PRINCIPAL CABLES THAT GOES TO THE ALTERNATOR, AND RELAYS.

STOPPED AT GAS STATION, GOT BACK IN TRUCK BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON, ADDED FLUID, WALKING BACK TO TRUCK NOTICED PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDER TRUCK, BRAKE LINE HAD BURST ABOVE FUEL TANK, MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

CRACKS APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON. WITHIN A MATTER OF MONTHS LARGE CHUNKS BEGAN FALLING OUT OF THE DASH. THE BEZEL ALSO CRACKED. LACK OF DASH EXPOSES SOME ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS UNDERNEATH. WHETHER THIS HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THESE COMPONENTS INCLUDING THE AIRBAG IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. *TR