2001 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

2001 DODGE RAM DASH FALLING IN AND EXPOSING WIRES AND AIR BAG. DASH CRACKING ALL OVER THE PLACE AND POIECES FALLING INWARD ON ELECTRICAL WIRES. *TR

THE HOOD LATCH OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 FAILED, RELEASING TO HOOD WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40 MPH. MY WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO THE HOOD IS BEYOND REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED INTO PIECES AND THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD FRONT CAP IS BETWEEN $450-$600. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE FAILURE IS A FABRIC DEFECT AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,179.

DRIVING APPROX. 30 MILES AN HOUR, HOOD UNLATCHED FLEW UP. IT DAMAGED HOOD, HINGES AND SMASHED WINDSHIELD. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND HOLES ARE STARTING TO FORM. CAN BE DANGEROUS IF WATER WOULD GET UNDER THE DASH BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. *TR

FRONT END DEATH WOBBLE ON DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 2009 TRUCKS. WHEN HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF FREEWAY ROAD AT 70 MPH THE FRONT END SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL TRUCK IS SLOWED DOWN TO 45 MPH. SEVERAL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRACK BAR, STEERING ARMS, BALL JOINTS, FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, WITH NO FIX. THE WEB HAS SEVERAL PROBLEMS LISTED BUT NO FIX. THIS MUST BE FIXED BY DODGE WITH A RECALL. CAN YOU HELP! *TR

THE DASH BOARD OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK STARTED TO CRACK ABOUT 3 YRS AGO AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER EVER SINCE. DODGE HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE MY FIRST CALL IN SEPT 2006. EVERY 01 DODGE I'VE SEEN HAS A CRACKED DASH BOARD COVERED WITH A DASH CARPET/COVER. THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED! DODGE IS/WAS A GREAT COMPANY I THOUGHT. I WILL BE TAKING BUSINESS ELSE WHERE IF I CAN'T GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DISCOVERER ATR TIRES, SIZE 245/75R/16 (NA). WHILE PLACING TIRE SHINE ON THE TIRES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF SEPARATION. HE WAS ALSO ABLE TO SEE THE RADIAL PART OF THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND OTHER TIRES WERE BEGINNING TO DISPLAY SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. HE CONSULTED THE MANUFACTURER AGAIN AND THEY STATED THAT SINCE THE TIRES WERE NOT THE SIZE CITED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06T016000, THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 136,000.

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 AND MY BROTHER'S 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 AS WELL HAVE SEVERE DASHBOARD CRACKS. THE CRACKS HAVE GOTTEN SO BAD THAT THERE ARE NOW LARGE HOLES IN THE DASH AND SHARDS OF JAGGED PLASTIC COVERING MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A LOCAL PROBLEM THEN I FOUND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND FALLING APART. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST OVER $800 TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A REPORT ON THE FAILURE BY A FLORIDA NEWS AGENCY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 142,792.