2001 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE INSIDE BEADS OF THE WHEEL BEGAN TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF HIS DRIVING HABITS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 158127. UPDATED 1/25/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ALUMINUM WHEELS WERE BREAKING THROUGH THE INSIDE BEADS. ALL FOUR OF THE WHEELS WERE BROKEN. THE WHEELS APPEARED TO HAVE CRACKED WHERE THE METAL WHEEL WEIGHT MAY HAVE BEEN LOCATED. UPDATED 01/26/10

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK AND THE DASH IS FALLING APART AND CRACKING ALL OVER THE DASH - I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DEALING WITH WIRING, ETC AND DODGE WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFINITE DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL THAT PRODUCED THIS DASH AND I'M FINDING OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS A DODGE PROBLEM AND NOT MINE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM - SOUNDS LIKE IT IS HUGH. *TR

REAR SPRING MOUNTS FAILED FROM RUST CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. TRUCK HAS ONLY 82K MILES. THIS WAS ONE WEEK AFTER SPENDING 1200 TO REPLACE RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 - DASH FAILING: DASH ABOVE PASSENGER AIRBAG DETERIORATING CAUSING POTENTIAL FAILURE OF AIRBAG TO DEPLOY DURING CRASH, OR INCREASING CHANCE OF PERSONAL INJURY. RESEARCH INTO THIS CONDITION INDICATES PERVASIVE PROBLEM AMONG DODGE RAM TRUCKS OF SIMILAR YEAR MODEL. *TR

DASH CRACKED DOWN THE MIDDLE FOR NO REASON HAVE DONE SOME RESOURCE AND FOUND THAT IT CAN LEAD TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. HE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND DISPLAYED DEEP FRACTURES. THE DAMAGE IN THE DASHBOARD CAUSED THE RADIO TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS FAILURE IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE DASHBOARD COULD COLLAPSE AND AFFECT THE BRAKES, LIGHTS, TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRONIC FUEL IGNITION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 225,000.

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND HOOD FLEW OPEN ON MY 2001 DODGE 2500. HOOD AND LATCHES BENT BACK OBSTRUCTING VIEW COMPLETELY. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ON A USUALLY BUSY ROAD WHICH PREVENTED FURTHER PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. IMMEDIATELY, THE DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TOWED IT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST OF $1,933.75. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SAFETY RECALLS FOR MODEL YEARS 2003 TO 2009 ON THE IDENTICAL MODEL. THERE WAS CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,175 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 300,000. UPDATED 03/30/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING FAILED AS SHE WAS DRIVING. THE GEAR BOX, STEERING BOX AND BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 08/18/10 *JB UPDATED 08/23/10*JB

MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS THE DASH BOARD SEVERELY CRACKING AND RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL AT THE TOP THERE IS A BIG HOLE WHERE THE DASH HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OUT. THIS CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH AND WHEN I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT THEY SAID THAT ALL OF THE 2001 MODELS WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CRACKING, BUT OFFERED NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THESE TRUCKS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND EVEN AFTER A FEW YEARS HAVE PASSED THEY HOLD THEIR VALUE VERY WELL, BUT NOT WITH CRACKED AND FALLING DASHES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE WILL BE OTHER PROBLEMS SINCE THE INSIDE OF THE DASH IS EXPOSED FROM THE HOLE. I AM A FAITHFUL DODGE PRODUCT CONSUMER, BUT IF THEY WON'T CORRECT THIS PROBLEM HOW ARE WE TO TRUST BUYING ANYTHING ELSE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL DODGE TRUCKS PRIOR TO 2001 AND THE DASHES IN THOSE TRUCKS HELD UP PERFECTLY, SO THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE MATERIAL USED FOR THESE PARTICULAR MODELS. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING TO FIX OR REPLACE THIS. PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL THAT HAS BEEN A GREAT TRUCK, BUT THE DASH IS CRACKED VERY BADLY. IS THERE ANY THING THAT CAN BE DONE? *TR