2001 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS FALLEN IN ON ITSELF. ONE DAY AS I WAS DRIVING A CRACK STARTED. A FEW MONTHS LATER ONE PIECE FELL IN AND 2 YEARS LATER MOST OF THE DASH IS BROKEN DOWN. THERE ARE SHARDS OF BROKEN PLASTIC EVERYWHERE UNDER WHERE IT WAS LOCATED. THERE ARE NO OLD PARTS AVAILABLE AS ALL OF THAT MODEL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THERE IS EVER A CRASH SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC WILL BE FLYING EVERYWHERE. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT I CAN FIND. PARTS THAT I CAN FIND ARE $300-$500 IN COST WHICH I WILL NOT PAY IN THAT EXCESS. IF I COULD FIND IT FOR $100 I WOULD REPLACE IT. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK: THE DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING IN ALL AT THE BASE OF THE WINDOW. THE PLASTIC PIECES ARE SHARP AND LOOSE INSIDE THE DASH. THESE PIECES CAN GET LODGED IN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OR FANS CAUSING SHORTS AND POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS. DODGE IS NOT OFFERING TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THIS DEFECT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY DODGE 2001 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB IS COMPLETELY CRACKED. I KEEP A SUN VISOR ON IT BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. IT IS SO EVIDENT IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. EVERY DODGE TRUCK I SEE ON THE ROAD IN MY AREA THAT IS LIKE MINE HAS THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA THAT HAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE ARE OVER A 100 PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY IF YOU HIT A BUMP OR A POTHOLE TOO HARD. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR DODGE TO RECALL THESE AUTOMOBILE, MAYBE SOMEBODY DYING. *TR

PLASTIC DASH HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY FROM FRONT TO REAR OF DASH IN FRONT OF STEERING WHEEL.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS BEGINNING TO CRACK INTO PIECES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT LARAMIE 2X4 IN MAY 2005 FROM CUTTER DODGE IN HAWAII WITH 32,000 MILES.. THE TRUCK WAS FLAWLESS. IN THE BEGINNING OF 2007 MY DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK. I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF THE TRUCK AS FAR AS MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTIVE MEASURES TO PROLONG THE TRUCK. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW DASHBOARD WITH PARTS AND LABOR IT WAS QUOTED AT $2100.00. I'VE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THROUGH NETWORKING THAT EVERYONE WHO OWNS A 2000-2003 DODGE RAM HAS A BAD DASHBOARD. IT SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, BEING THE MAJORITY OF THE CRACKS ARE ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I HAVE PURCHASED A DASHMAT TO TRY AND PROLONG WHAT IS LEFT OF THE DASHBOARD, AND AT THE SAME TIME UPSET THAT DODGE WILL NOT REPLACE THE DASHBOARDS, THAT ARE FAULTY. I'VE OWNED OLDER TRUCKS THAT DIDN'T HAVE DASHBOARDS THAT CRACKED OR FELL APART. COULD SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS? *TR

MASTER CYLINDER HAS GONE OUT NOW TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR WHILE DRIVING. COMPLETELY LOST BRAKES TWICE. HAD TO HAVE FIXED AT A GARAGE. *TR

LAST NOVEMBER ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL, I WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT WHILE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE ROADS WERE BAD AND EXTREMELY ICY. HOWEVER, I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHILE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, PUT IT INTO 4X4 AND CORRECTED MYSELF, THEN THE 4X4 WENT OUT (WHICH COMMONLY HAPPENED), LOST CONTROL, HIT THE MEDIAN SIDEWAYS, AND ROLLED THE TRUCK. THE PROBLEM WAS DURING THE ROLLOVER, 1. I HAD TO PUSH MYSELF BACK INTO THE SEAT TO ENGAGE MY SEATBELT, AND 2. THE BACK TWO IN ROOF ROLL GUARDS BROKE. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 20 - 25MPH WHEN I ROLLED AND THE BACK WINDOW SMASHED DOWN SEVERAL INCHES. THE COLLAPSING OF THE ROOF SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AS BAD. THE MEDIAN HAD OVER 6" OF SNOW IN IT. IF A PERSON WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT, HE/SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. TRUCK IS CONSIDERED TOTALED. MODEL IS A 2001 DODGE 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB SHORT BOX SLT/LARAMIE W/THE 5.2L MAGNUM V8. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED 4 46RE TRANSMISSIONS IN MY 01 DODGE RAM SPORT 4X4. THE 46RE IS A TERRIBLE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ARE KNOWN FOR BEING BAD. THEY EVEN HAVE THAT AS A REPUTATION. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS FOR WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY CONSUMERS. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH 4 TRANSMISSION FROM 46,000MILES TO 109,000 MILES, AND I NEED TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT IS IN IT NOW. IT HAS FAILED OUT OF NOWHERE WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. IT COSTS ATLEAST 2000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND I'VE HAD TO PAY FOR 1 OF THEM BECAUSE THEY AREN'T COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR