2001 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING APART ON BOTH MY '01 AND '97 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCKS. *TR

UNBELIEVABLE PROBLEM TO HAVE ON A TRUCK THAT HAS BEEN SO PAMPERED. RARELY DRIVEN ON LESS THAN PAVED ROADS, MAINTAINED RELIGIOUSLY, IMMACULATE INTERIOR. IMAGINE MY SHOCK TO DISCOVER SEVERAL HUGE CRACKS IN THE DASH! ONE STARTS AT THE TOP TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND RUNS ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE OTHER INTERSECTS ACROSS. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR CONSIDERATION, BUT AFTER READING THESE POSTS I'M NOT HOLDING OUT MUCH HOPE FOR A REASONABLE RESOLUTION. WHAT A GINORMOUS PIECE OF CRAP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE DEEP CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD FROM THE ODOMETER TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER STATED THAT STRESS FRACTURES CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF DECEMBER 21, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,103.

THE DASHBOARD HAS FALLEN APART PIECE BY PIECE. WIRES ARE NOW DANGEROUSLY EXPOSED AND THE BROKEN PIECES COULD TURN INTO DANGEROUS, SHARP FLYING DEBRIS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 WITH A BADLY CRACKED DASHBOARD. A FEW HOLES ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD AND THE CRACKS SPLINTER ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I AM AFRAID FOR ANYONE WHO RIDES IN MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OPEN CAMPAIGN ON THIS DEFECT. ONE OF THE PLASTIC PIECES FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FELL INTO THE AIR VENT WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE PIECE OF PLASTIC CUT HIS WIFE'S EYE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AT THE COST OF $500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

THE DASH IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 STARTED CRACKING ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. RIGHT NOW THERE IS LITTLE LEFT OF THE TOP OF MY DASH. I HAVE A COUPLE FRIENDS THAT OWN OR DID OWN THE SAME TRUCK AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM,WHEN IT STARTED CRACKING I THOUGHT FOR SURE THERE WOULD BE A RECALL BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE WASN'T. I'VE TRIED WRITING LETTERS BUT NO RESPONSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY FLEW OPEN, BLOCKING ALL VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V040000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH). THE CONTACT HAS NOT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

2001 DODGE RAM 1500. AROUND 80,000M DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX OR WARRANTY PROBLEM. *TR

PURCHASED NEW 2001 DODGE RAM PAID CASH PMT FOR IT 28,000 ALSO A CHEVY TRUCK MIND YOU NEVER NO BIG ISSUES WITH THE CHEVY ON THE OTHER HAND THE DODGE ISSUE AFTER ISSUE NOW THE SERIOUS PROBLEM CRACKED COLLAPSING DASHBOARD I USE ONLY MEGUIRE PRODUCTS O THE DODGE TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF IT I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER IS NOT FIXING THESE PROBLEMS THERE IS A BIG HISTORY OF THIS ISSUE WITH THE 01 I SEE THEY DO NOT BACK UP THE NAME DODGE WHEN I AM READY FOR A NEW TRUCK AGAIN I HIGHLY DOUBT LOOK AT ANOTHER DODGE TRUCK EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE PRETTY TRUCKS BUT LIKE I SAID I HAVE HAD A BIG HISTORY OF ISSUES ON MY RAM FOR IT BEING BOUGHT NEW DISAPPOINTED DODGE RAM OWNER AND THIS RAM HAS BEEN TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF. *TR THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING AND THE ENGINE CONSUMED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL AND THERE WAS NO WARNING TO INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. UPDATED IVOQ 03/11/11