2001 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

1.) AFTER OPENING THE HOOD THE RUBBER STRIP RUNNING ACROSS THE TOP EDGE OF THE FIREWALL (WHERE BACK OF HOOD MEETS) MAY BECOME DISLODGED AND FALL ONTO THE TURBOCHARGER HOUSING. 2.) THIS OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME HOOD IS OPENED. THE LAST TIME I HAD TO OPEN THE HOOD IT WAS DARK AND I DID NOT NOTICE THAT IT HAD BECOME DETACHED AGAIN WHEN I CLOSED THE HOOD. 3.) SINCE THE RUBBER HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE I REMOVED IT AND ALLOWED IT TO BURN ITSELF OUT ON MY DRIVEWAY. THE LAST TIME IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TURBO I WAS ABLE TO NOTICE IT BEFORE IT ACTUALLY HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, THIS TIME I WAS NOT SO LUCKY. *TR

REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE CAUSING $4000 DAMAGE TO TRUCK BED WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH DOT INDICATES MANUFACTURED 25TH WEEK OR 2003...MAKING THE TIRE 2 YEARS OLD WHEN PURCHASED AS NEW IN 2005 TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED 5 HOURS PRIOR. TIRES HAD BEEN MAINTAINED AND ROTATED REGULARLY. *TR

BOOSTER PUMP FOR POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION DON'T WANT TO SHIFT WHEN DRIVE FROM STOP TO DRIVE INTO SECOND GEAR. *TR

LIFT PUMP FAILED ON 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE THE INJECTION PUMP TO FAIL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS AND POWER WAS LOWER THAN EXPECTED BUT NOT DANGEROUS. PROBLEM WAS ONLY DISCOVERED BECAUSE OTHER OWNERS ENCOURAGED ME TO CHECK FOR PUMP FAILURE BEFORE SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. *TR

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 AND APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO THE DASHBOARD CRACKED INTO MULTIPLE PIECES AND NOW HAS LARGE HOLES IN IT THAT ARE EXPOSING THE ELECTRICAL WIRES. ALSO PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD COULD BECOME PROJECTILES IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE WEB SITES; HOWEVER, DODGE WILL NOT CORRECT THE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A RECALL BY DODGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS FALLING APART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

I STARTED MY TRUCK TO HEAD OUT TO ANSWER A FIRE CALL (I AM A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER). THE ENGINE WAS COLD, HAD BEEN SITTING FOR OVER 8 HOURS. AT THE FIRST STOP SIGN, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, ONLY TO HAVE IT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE AND NO STOPPING POWER. THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. I PUMPED THE BRAKES TWICE, AND THE SYSTEM RE-PRESSURIZED AND STARTED FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK HOME, AND PARKED IT FOR THE WEEKEND. SUNDAY PM I WENT TO DRIVE IT OVER TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WHEN I STARTED IT UP, THE COMPUTER CODES CLEARED AND THE TRUCK FUNCTIONED PERFECTLY. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND IT ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE TRUCK IS COLD AND WITHIN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTING. THE ENGINEERS HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT IS HAPPENING. OBVIOUSLY, SINCE I AM A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER, I HAVE A TENDENCY TO START MY TRUCK AND GO, SO THIS ISSUE IS VERY WORRISOME TO ME. *TR

IN 2001 I BOUGHT A NEW DODGE 2500 TRUCK AT 50,000 MILES THE DASH STARTED CRACKING AND NOW AT 80,000 MILES IS FALLING TO PIECES. I CALLED DODGE AND SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED GOT NO HELP. *TR

OUR 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND IS CAVING IN (IN ALL DIFFERENT PLACES) - THE DODGE DEALER SAID IT'S NOT A RECALL SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. *TR

DASH CRACKED ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. SMALLER CRACKS ARE BRANCHING OFF OF THE LARGE ONE. *TR