2001 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TRUCK WAS RUNNING JUST FINE. WHEN TRUCK WAS PARKED FOR LESS THAN 10 MINUTES, WITH ENGINE OFF IT SUDDENLY IGNITED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TRUCK WAS A COMPLETE LOSS. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE EVENT TOOK PLACE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4. WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE AT 50MPH OR FASTER THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY SO BAD THAT YOU BARELY HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT DOES NOT STOP UNTIL YOU CAN SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN..WHICH IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. IT HAPPENED TO ME 3 OR 4 TIMES ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW IT DOWN CAUSING PEOPLE AROUND ME TO ALMOST GET IN TO ACCIDENTS TRYING NOT TO SLAM INTO ME BECAUSE IN HAD NO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE PUT IN UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS,TRAC BAR .STEERING COLUMN..NOTHING HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM AND DODGE WANTS TO KNOW NOTHING.SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED IF THIS NPROBLEM ISN'T FIXED BY DODGE. THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AND ALSO FROM MECHANICS AND PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO. EVERYONE WHO OWNS A DODGE TRUCK CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND OUT IT COULD HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THATS NEXT FOR ME TO TRY. *TR

DASH IN 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 FALLING APART, CRACKS AND SHARP PIECES STICKING UP. THE DASH IS STARTING TO FALL IN. DODGE WILL NOT DO ANY THING. *TR

THE DASH IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP IS CRACKING ALL OVER THE PLACE AND PIECES ARE FALLING OUT. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP WITH 109,000,00 MILES AND I HAVE A CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD, STARTING OUT FROM MY RIGHT DEFROSTER VENT HEADING TO MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG !!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS. HE UTILIZED THE TILT ADJUST FOR THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN HE LIFTED UPWARD, THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE FAILED. WHEN HE ADJUSTED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK DOWNWARD, THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS BECAME OPERABLE. THE CONTACT REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH EACH INSTANCE. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WIRES WERE TOO SHORT AND WAS BEGINNING TO LOOSEN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE HIGH BEAMS WERE THE ONLY FRONT-END LIGHTS THAT WOULD OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF UPDATED 04/20/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GLASS SHIELD ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FRACTURED. THE GAUGES WERE STILL OPERABLE YET THEY WERE EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 64,000. UPDATED 11/11/10 *BF THE ENTIRE PLASTIC PART OF THE DASH CRACKED AND FELL A PART. UPDATED 11/18/10*JB

DASHBOARD ON 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKING. NO SPECIFIC EVENT PRECIPITATED THE FAILURE. A CLOTH DASHCOVER WAS PLACED ON TOP OF THE DASH IN AN ATTEMPT TO MINIMIZE INJURY IF PIECES OF THE DASH WOULD BE DISLOGED IN A CRASH. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS IN THE AREA OF THE CRACKING AND THERE IS CONCERN THAT AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WOULD ALSO PROPEL SHARP PIECES OF THE CRACKED DASHBOARD TOWARDS THE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME LATE ONE NIGHT, SHE FELL ASLEEP AND HIT A LARGE TREE. SHE LIVES IN CA. WHILE I AM IN CO. THE TRUCK SHE WAS IN, A DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 EXTENDED CAB, WAS A TOTAL LOSS. SHE WAS FLOWN INTO A HOSPITAL 90 OR SO MILES AWAY. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT, AS WAS HER PASSENGER. MY DAUGHTER BROKE SOME RIBS, HER ARM, AND HER PELVIS IN 8 PLACES. HER LEFT LEG WAS ATTACHED BY SKIN AND MUSCLE ONLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FULLY DEPLOYED, WHEREAS THE DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY. BY WHAT I HAVE SEEN DURING MY RESEARCH OF THIS INCIDENT, AND SEEING THE TRUCK, HER AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT TRIED. ACCORDING TO THE CARFAX I PULLED, IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, AND WAS PURCHASED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHO WOULD,I ASSUME, HAVE A VEHICLE REPAIRED PROPERLY IF IT HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

OPERATING VEHICLE ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE AT 70 MPH WHEN I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT TO THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL, HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER. REASON FOR BLOWOUT: TREAD SEPARATION- DEFECTIVE TIRE - TIRE FAILURE.