2001 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-35 MPH, THE HOOD FLEW OPEN INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE SECONDARY LATCH, WHICH FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,260. UPDATED 06/29/12 *BF UPDATED 07/09/12.*JB

TRAVELING DOWN DRIVE WAY WHEN HARD BRAKE LINE BLOW OUT, CAUSING LOSE OF BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

I COULD NOT GET PAST THE ENTER 'FAILED COMPONENT' REQUIREMENT SO I HAD TO CHOSE AIR BAGS BECAUSE IT IS THE CLOSEST COMPONENT RELATED TO THE DASH AREA I COULD FIND. I AM ONE OF THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO OWNS A DODGE TRUCK WITH A SEVERELY CRACKING DASH. I REALIZE THAT THIS MAY NOT SEEM TO BE A 'SAFETY' ISSUE, BUT BELIEVE ME, WHEN YOU HAVE A DASH THAT IS CRACKED INTO PIECES WITH NUMEROUS SHARP EDGES IT SHOULD BE. I WOULD NEVER LET ANY CHILD BE IN MY TRUCK UNSUPERVISED BECAUSE THIS DASH IS SO BAD I TRULY BELIEVE AN INJURY COULD RESULT FROM CONTACT WITH THE SHARP EDGES. I REALIZE DODGE WOULD BE OUT AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM, AND I'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD THEY ARE STILL SELLING THE SAME BAD PLASTIC DASHES AS REPLACEMENTS, BUT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. AT LEAST THEY COULD OFFER A NEW DASH MADE FROM DIFFERENT MATERIAL AT A MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE COST. PLEASE FIND A WAY TO HELP THOSE OF US WHO ARE TRYING TO COPE WITH THIS PROBLEM...THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED CRACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT PROVIDING ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 06/06/12 *BF ADDITIONAL CONCERN ARE THE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS. UPDATED 06/20/12*LJ

ENGINE COMPLETED SEIZED, WAS TOLD SLUDGE IN ENGINE. MECHANIC STATED COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND VEHICLE. $5000 TO REPLACE ENGINE. *TR

WHEN VEHICLE PASSES OVER DIPS OR BUMPS IN ROAD WITH HEIGHT OR DEPTH IN EXCESS OF 1/2 INCH AT SPEEDS ABOVE 20 MILES PER HOUR TIRES TRAVERSE VIOLENTLY SIDE TO SIDE INHIBITING DRIVER CONTROL UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO 5-10 MILES PER HOUR. MOST FRONT END COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH STEERING AND SHOCK ABSORPTION HAVE BEEN REPLACE BY PROFESSIONAL MECHANICS WITH NO RESOLUTION TO ISSUE. COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OR COLLISION DUE TO "DEATH WOBBLE" OR BRAKING IS HIGHLY POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 30 MILES PER HOUR. THOUSANDS OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS HAVE BEEN POSTED PORTRAYING THIS EXACT ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 LARAMIE SLT, PURCHASED USED IN 2004 FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR I OWNED THE TRUCK. I RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE THE HEATER CORE REPLACED, WHICH REQUIRES REMOVING THE DASHBOARD. THE DASHBOARD IS NOW FULL OF HOLES AND LARGER CRACKS. I BELIEVE IT POSES A DANGER TO ME AND ANY PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, OR THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD LIKELY CAUSE THE DASH TO DO HARM TO ANYONE HIT BY ANY PIECE OF IT. I AM TOLD THAT DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT CORRECTING IT. *TR

INTERIOR DASH HAS SEVERAL SEVERE CRACKS. DASH IS STARTING TO CRUMBLE AND COLLAPSE. *TR

WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW IN ARANSAS PASS TX & IT RODE LIKE THE SPRINGS WERE SOFT & BOUNCED ALL OVER . IT GOT WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WE HAD THE SPRINGS CHECKED & WERE TOLD THAT THEY WERE GOOD & THIS TRUCK JUST RIDES THIS WAY. IT STARTED WEARING THE TIRES REAL BAD AND WE HAD THEM REPLACED.THEN WE HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AGAIN ( ONLY GETTING 13,000 MILES ON THEM BEFORE THEY WERE ALMOST WORN OUT) SO WE TOOK IT IN AGAIN ( 3RD TIME ) TO GET TIRES WITH UNDER 76,000 MILES ON IT. WE WENT TO FIRESTONE IN CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS & GOT NEW TIRES AGAIN BUT THEY COULD NOT DO THE ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE BALL JOINTS ARE REAL BAD. WE HAD NO IDEA THAT IT HAD A PROBLEM BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD ITS NORMAL FOR IT TO RIDE THAT WAY. SO IT HAS BEEN THE BALL JOINTS ALL ALONG AND IT IS GETTING MORE DANGEROUS EVERY DAY- BOUNCES AND FEELS LIKE IT MAY TURN OVER. IT REALLY SCARES ME. II FOUND OVER MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT BALL JOINTS BEING BAD ON THIS VEHICLE FROM THE BEGINNING & DODGE REPLACED THEM AT UNDER 25,000 MILES TILL THE 3RD YEAR.THEN WAY TOO MANY TO COUNT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS BETWEEN 36,000 AND 80,000 MILES. ALSO WE HAVE NEVER GOTTEN ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND WE LIVED AT THE SAME ADDRESS. THERE ARE MANY RECALLS I SEE THAT WE DID NOT GET NOTICE OF . THIS TRUCK IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN DANGEROUS. WE HAVE HAD IT FOR A LONG TIME BUT CANT DRIVE IT MUCH BECAUSE OF THE BOUNCING AND SWAYING. WE HAVE FELT FROM THE BEGINNING THAT IT IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT. BUT WE WERE TOLD IT JUST RIDES LIKE THAT BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE TOW PACKAGE. SO IN 2004 WE BOUGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE TO USE BECAUSE THIS ONE FEELS SCARY. SO WE HAVE PUT AN AVERAGE OF ONLY ABOUT 6500 MILES A YEAR BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID OF IT. PLUS IT IS ON THE 4TH SET OF TIRES AND HAS ALWAYS WORN THEM OUT REALLY FAST. IT STILL RIDES THE SAME WAY IT DID FROM THE 1ST DAY WE GOT IT. SCARY. *TR