2001 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

DODGE 2500 2001 MODEL DASH IS FALLING OUT TO THE POINT IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN WIRES ARE BEING EXPOSED AND KIDS CAN GET HANDS AND FINGERS CAUGHT IN HOLES IN DASH. DEALER SAYS IT IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. DON DAVIS DEALERSHIP. *CN

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL DASH BOARD CRACKING AND BREAKING APART. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE FOR IT TO START FALLING APART ON ITS OWN. IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ACROSS THE DODGE RAM CUMMINS ARENA I HAVE SEEN IT IN 17 DIFFERENT DODGE RAMS WITH THE CUMMINS IN FAYETTEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA ALONE. LOOKING AROUND ON THE INTERNET FOR ANSWERS TO MY PROBLEM ONLY INDICATES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE CUMMINS ENGINE. THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO BUY A STOCK REPLACEMENT FOR ABOUT 1,000.00 DOLLARS OR BUY A CAP TO COVER THE OLD ONE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL. THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN IT. THE CRACKS ARE UNSIGHTLY. ONE SPOT WHERE THE DASH CRACKED A PIECE ACTUALLY FELL IN TO THE DASH CAVITY, THIS HAS TO BE A FIRE HAZARD. ANYWAY, I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH, AND IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 IS CRACKED. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN LARGER. I VEHICLE IS KEPT IN A GARAGE SO THERE IS NO SUN DAMAGE. I CAN HEAR IT VIBRATE SOMETIMES. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM TWO YEARS AGO AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 2500, DIESEL 4WD CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF BRAKE SYSTEM. FAILURE CAUSED BY FAILURE OF DRIVER SIDE, OUTBOARD BRAKE LINE. LINE FAILED DUE TO DESIGN DEFECT THAT RESULTS IN THE LINE CHAFING AGAINST ITSELF UNTIL A HOLE APPEARS AND ALL BRAKE PRESSURE IS LOST. LINE CHAFES IF DURING HARD LEFT TURN. VISUAL INSPECTION OF RIGHT SIDE LINE SHOWS IT MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO THIS SORT OF FAILURE. ISSUE SEEMS TO BE KNOWN TO DODGE COMPANY. NO REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE IN US FROM DODGE DUE TO NATIONAL BACKORDER. *TR

THE DASHBOARD SUB STRUCTURE (MOULDED PLASTIC) ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS MYSTERIOUSLY BEGUN TO CRACK AND COME APART. RECENTLY THE RADIO ALMOST FELL OUT OF THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE THE MOUNTING POINTS IN THE DASH HAVE CRACKED AND BROKEN. BEHIND THE DASH, LARGE PIECES OF PLASTIC HAVE BROKEN AND ONE BEGAN TO FRAY THE AIR BAG SELECTOR SWITCH WIRING. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE UNACCEPTABLE. THE MATERIAL CHOSEN FOR THE DASHBOARD WAS OBVIOUSLY INFERIOR. IT WILL SOON BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE DASHBOARD COMPLETELY FAILS. *TR

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MAY BE PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAGS IN DODGE 2500 TRUCKS IN WHICH THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED. I AM REPORTING THAT MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THIS IS NOT DUE TO ANY ACCIDENTS, ETC. TO THE TRUCK. *TR

2 DIFFERENT BRAKE LINES FAILED THE SAME DAY.. BOTH RUSTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE LINES NEAR THE BOOSTER AND THE ANTI LOCK ARE ALL RUSTED ALSO... TRUCK HAD NO MORE THAN A FEW WEEKS IN SNOW AND NEVER ON THE BEACH....I LIVE IN FLA... *TR

I WAS DRIVING A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 V-10 ALONG INTERSTATE 50 IN SACRAMENTO, CA IN THE FAST OR LEFT LANE AND HAD INSTALLED BRAND NEW SUPER SWAMPER SSR 305/70/16 TIRES W/4,000 MILES ON THEM AND WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE FLEW APART. THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE STEEL CORD IN 2 LARGE PIECES AND FLEW BACK AT THE CAR BEHIND ME CAUSING A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT INVOLVING 3 CARS NOT INCLUDING MINE. IT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK (APPRX. $3,000.00) THE POLICE DID AN ONSITE REPORT AND AFTER SPEAKING TO EVERYONE HAD DECIDED TO LET ME GO WITHOUT A CITATION OR USING MY INSURANCE BECAUSE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PERSON BEHIND ME CAUSED THE ACCIDENT BY TRYING TO SWERVE AND MISS THE FLYING DEBRIS HITTING HER CAR. I TRIED TO TAKE THEM BACK TO THE STORE WHERE I PURCHASED THEM AND RECEIVED A RESPONSE OF CALL THE MANUFACTURER WHICH I DID WITH NO LUCK. ALL I HAVE AT THIS POINT IS PICTURES BUT NO DOT#. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD BUMPING SOUND AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STAY STRAIGHT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OR GREATER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.