2001 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 BOUGHT NEW,I'M ORIGINAL OWNER ,AFTER OWNING 1 YEAR DASH STARTED CRACKING, I EVENTUALLY CALLED CHRYSLER AND COMPLAINED, THEY SAID IT WAS A SUN PROBLEM AFTER 3 YEARS I CALLED AGAIN AND COMPLAINED AFTER NOTICING HUNDREDS OF PROBLEMS WITH DODGE DASHBOARDS ALL CRACKING THEY SAID ITS OUT OF WARRANTY WELL NOW NOV 2016 IT'S BASICALLY COMING APART ALL OVER I DON' T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THIS.I ONLY HAVE 65,000 ON THIS TRUCK.MY SUGGESTION IS TO GET A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST THIS CRAPPY COMPANY, THEN MAYBE THE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES IN QUESTION WILL BE REPAIRED,OR GIVE US OUR PURCHASE PRICE BACK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,800.

THE WHOLE TOP OF DASH HAS CRACKED OUT JUST CRUMBLED PIECE OF PLASTIC FLY WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE DOWN WITHOUT REPAIR THERE IS A GREAT LOSS OF VALUE TO THIS TRUCK IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR 24,000 AND NOW PROBABLY A 2000 LOSS AS THE VALUE IS SEVERLY DIMINISHED.

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKED AND BROKEN. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE TRUCKS AND AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT COVERS ARE AVAILABLE. THE BROKEN DASH CAN BE A HAZARD IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND CAUSES ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH HEATING THE VEHICLE/DEFROSTING WINDOWS SINCE THE VENTS NO LONGER FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE HOLE ALSO ALLOWS MOISTURE IN HUMID ENVIRONMENTS TO READILY GAIN ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS UNDER THE DASH. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF DODGE WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND OFFER ASSISTANCE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. MY VEHICLE STILL HAS LOW MILEAGE EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN OLDER MODEL. THE PROBLEM STARTED AS CRACKS AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR PINION NUT AND DRIVESHAFT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PINION, DRIVESHAFT, AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

MY DASH ON MY 2001 1500 IS CRACKED AND HAS BEEN CRACKED FOR MANY YEARS . IT SO BAD THAT I HAVE A HUGE HOLE IN MY DASH. I READ THAT NHTSA SAYS TO EXPECT A RECALL SOON. JULY 2016 MY TRUCK GOES IN FOR A HEATER CORE REPLACEMENT. SO THAT DASH MUST COME OFF. SURE WOULD BE NICE ID DODGE WOULD GIVE ME A REPLACEMENT DASH NOW. CUZ I COULD GET IT PUT ON FOR NO EXTRA EXPENSE. SAVING THEM 100'S OF DOLLARS. CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHEN TO EXPECT THIS RECALL TO BE PUT INTO MOTION?

DASH CRACKS BEGAN TO APPEAR IN 2006 AND DASH IS APPEARING TO BECOME MORE FRADGILE.

WE OWN THIS 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE PROBLEM WE ARE FACED WITH IS THAT THE PAINT OF THE TRUCK HAS BEEN FADING EVERY DAY TO THE POINT THAT IT HAS SPOTS AND INSTEAD OF BEING A BLACK TRUCK IS A SPOT TRUCK. THE RUST ON IT IS INCREDIBLE, UNDERNEATH, AROUND THE TRIM OF THE TIRE PANELS AND THE OVERALL BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK. I KNOW WE ARE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE WEATHER DOES NOT HELP, BUT A TRUCK THIS EXPENSIVE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LOOK THE WAY IT DOES. THE DASHBOARD INSIDE THE TRUCK HAS CRACKED TO THE POINT THAT WE HAVE IT ALL TOGETHER WITH DUCT TAPE. MY HUSBAND DOES NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK FAR, BECAUSE HE IS AFRAID IT WILL BE A SAFETY ISSUE. ONE TIME JUST GOING TO THE TRASH PLACE, THE BREAKS WENT ON THE TRUCK AND WE HAD TO HAVE THAT TRUCK FIXED. IT REALLY BOTHERS US THAT THE TRUCK SHOULD LAST LONGER AND THE CONDITION THIS TRUCK IS IN IT SAYS TO US "HOW CAN A VEHICLE DO THIS". WE OWN TWO OTHER CARS, AND THEY ARE IN NO WAY SHAPE LIKE THIS TRUCK IS. HE TAKES CARE OF THE TRUCK AS MUCH AS HE CAN, BUT IS THERE ANY RECALLS OR ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE THAT HAS THE SAME ISSUES, WITH THE PAINT, RUST AND THE INTERIOR OF THE TRUCK? THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DEBILITATING SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WE ARE NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE BUT WE HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIX WHAT EVER IS WRONG WITH IT, BUT THERE IS NO MENTION OF ANY RECALLS. MY HUMBLE OPINION THIS TRUCK SHOULD BE LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER AND FIXED COMPLETELY. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE LIMITED TO TRAVEL IN THE TRUCK BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID IT WILL FALL APART DUE TO ALL THE RUST ETC UNDERNEATH. ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE US WILL BE OF GREAT HELP. I'VE ATTACHED PICTURES OF THE TRUCK SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR

THE SPARE TIRE CABLE SNAPPED QUITE POSSIBLY CAUSING MY SPARE TIRE TO FALL OUT ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE OR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I LAST CHECKED THE SPARE TIRE IN NOV 2015 AND NOTICED IT GONE IN APRIL 2016. ALL THAT REMAINS IS A SPLINTERED CABLE. IN TALKING TO PEOPLE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS THEY TELL ME THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. IN MY CASE IF IT DID INDEED FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT NO ONE GOT HURT. I DO NOT KNOW IF NEWER VEHICLES ARE STILL EQUIPPED WITH THESE CABLES. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF SECONDARY SYSTEM TO PREVENT THE TIRE FROM FALLING OUT SHOULD THE CABLE SNAP AS I HAVE NOW COME TO UNDERSTAND TO BE A FAIRLY FREQUENT OCCURRENCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS COMPLETELY DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.