2001 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4. I HAD ONE CRACK IN MY DASH ONE DAY AND THEN THE WHOLE THING WAS CRACKED THE NEXT. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. IT ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. SO FAR ALL OF MY ELECTRICAL IS WORKING, BUT IT HAS NOT CAVED IN YET OR LOST ANY CHUCKS SO WEE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS FROM HERE. *TR

THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD CRACKED IN NUMEROUS PLACES, AND EVEN THOUGH THE TRUCK HAS LESS THEN 37000 MILES ON IT THE DEALERS ARE TELLING ME THAT IT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT A RECALL. *TR

1) UNKNOWN OF WHAT EVENT LEAD UP TO THIS PROBLEM 2) THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE TRUCK HAS SEVERAL CRACKS THAT HAVE APPEARED OVER THE LAS 6 -10 MONTHS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND MAY ENTRIES WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE TELLING PEOPLE THAT THAT THE DASHBOARD IS NOT A RECALL ITEM AND THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT AS FAR AS THE DEALERS STAND POINT. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THIS PROBLEM IS ISOLATED TO JUST DODGE PRODUCTS AND THEY NEED TO BE FORCED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR

CRACKED DASH ON DODGE RAM TRUCK. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD IS BREAKING APART. CONSUMER IS AFRAID THAT IF PIECES KEEP FALLING INTO THE DASH THERE COULD BE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WITH WIRING, WIRE SHORTING, FIRE, AND POSSIBLE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WHEN ITS NOT NEEDED. *KB

CRACKED DASH BOARD AND DASH BOARD RELATED COMPONENTS ON 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. CRACKS STARTED TO APPEAR IN 2004 FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND HAVE DEVELOPED INTO COMPLETE DASH BOARD FAILURE AND COLLAPSE. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT FURTHER DAMAGE TO EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING ANY RELATED LIGHTING FAILURE AND GENERAL SAFETY. *TR

PURCHASED TRUCK NEW IN 2001. IN 2004 TRUCK STARTED SHIFTING HARD INTO 4TH. ALSO AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT IN HIGH HUMIDITY WOULD START ROUGH OR NOT START AT ALL. WOULD ONLY START AFTER ENGINE WARMED OR "DRIED" OUT. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND AFTER RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS ON EITHER PROBLEM. 2007; THROTTLE SENSOR WENT OUT. NOV 2007, TRUCK WOULD START OUT IN 2ND GEAR, WOULD NOT SHIFT DOWN INTO 1ST. THREE DAYS LATER TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT AT ALL, HAD TO DRIVE HOME A TOP SPEED OF 25 MPH AT 2,000 RPM'S. IT'S NOW GETTING A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY 2001 DODGE THAT I BOUGHT NEW ONLY HAS 61,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT AND THE DASH HAS BIG CHUNKS OUT OF IT. STARTED WITH CRACKS WITCH I THOUGHT WAS ODD BEING SO NEW THEN IT JUST CAVED IN. IT HAS SHARP EDGES ON IT I KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. IT REALLY IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE EXPOSED WIRING AND THE SHARP EDGES. I WORKED FOR CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS FROM 78-82 AND HAVE SEEM SOME OF THEIR POORER MANUFACTURING. THIS TRUCK IS MADE VERY WELL EXCEPT FOR THIS DANGEROUS DASHBOARD. THERE ARE NUMEROUS WEBSITES AND FORUMS THAT HAVE OWNERS STATING EXACTLY WHAT I AM STATING. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND FIX ALL OF THE OWNERS UP WITH A NEW DASH MADE FROM A DIFFERENT VENDER THAT WILL AGE WITH THE REST OF THE VEHICLE AND BE SAFE. I AM AFRAID THAT IF I WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT THE DASHBOARD MAY BE THE INSTRUMENT OF DEATH. *TR

MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 84600 MILES JUST DIED WITHOUT WARNING OR SLIPPING OF THE TRANNY,I TOOK IT TO GET REPAIRED. IT GOT A TRANNY FLUSH BUT STILL DIDN'T WANT TO SHIFT SO I TOOK IT BACK IN AND IN THE INVESTIGATION ,WE REALIZED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TRANNY.THERES NO WAY A TRANSMISSION SHOULD GO OUT WITH ONLY 84000 MILES AND WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I RESEARCHED , I BELIEVE AS WELL AS ALL THE COMPLAINANTS,THAT DODGE SHOULD BE LIABLE AND MAKE A NATIONAL RECALL FOR THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY TRUCK HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS TO THE POINT THAT PIECES OF IT HAVE FALLEN THROUGH. THE RESULT IS A DASHBOARD THAT IS IN PIECES, MAY CAUSE FLYING MISSILES DURING AN IMPACT AND IS ALSO COSMETICALLY UNPALITABLE. I AM CONTACTING DODGE FOR A REPLACEMENT BUT HAVE HAD NO LUCK SO FAR. *TR