2001 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING RACK HAD FAILED. UPDATED 10/25/06. *JB

MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 39K MILES AND WAS HAVING SEVERE ISSUES WITH STEERING WOBBLE AND STEERING WANDERING. THE STEERING STABILIZER AND TRACK BAR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER BUT STILLS HAS PLAY IN THE STEERING. ALTHOUGH NOT CURRENTLY UNDER WARRANTY THESE PARTS SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 39K MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING. *JB

2001 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB ALL FOUR (4) DOORS RUSTING OUT VEHICLE HAD 32,000 MILES WHEN FIRST NOTICED BUT WAS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $6-9,000 TO REPAIR CONTACTED MANUFACTURER THEY SAID DEALER HAS A GOOD FAITH REPAIR ACCOUNT, DEALER SAID NO NOW ONE YEAR LATER TRUCK LOOKS LIKE ITS 25 YEARS OLD AND THE DEALER CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY I WON'T BUY ANOTHER. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS ARE WORN THEREFORE THE VEHICLE CANNOT PASS THE STATE INSPECTION. THE DEALER ALERTED THE CONTACT THAT VEHICLES OF THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE BALL JOINTS. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE IN REGARDS TO STEERING. *AK

MY BRAKES AND STEERING HAVE FAILED FOUR TIMES ON MY DODGE RAM. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT CHRYSLER AND IN BOTH CASES THE REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO ASSIST ME. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES FAIL FOUR TIMES ON MY DODGE RAM 3/4 TON TRUCK. THEY SAID MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THAT I AM 2700 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY THAT IS ALL THAT CAN BE DONE. *JB

THE DASH ON MY 01 DODGE RAM STARTED CRACKING AT 37K MILES AND IS NOW ABOUT TO COMPLETELY FALL IN. DODGE SAID IT WAS NOT THERE PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE DRIVER SIDE FENDER WAS DAMAGED. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE ABS SYSTEM, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #01V153000, REGARDING THE AIRBAGS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER. THERE IS NOW A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. WHILE TRAVELING 60-65MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND ALL FOUR TIRES LOCKED RESULTING IN TIRE SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHERE IT IS NOW BEING INSPECTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE WITH A UTILITY TRAILER IN TOW, THE TRAILER HITCH BRACKET FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, THE HITCH BRACKET WAS FRACTURED IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE TRAILER HITCH BRACKETS WERE MANUFACTURED USING A MATERIAL WITH INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH AND THE BRACKETS NEEDED TO BE REINFORCED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V107000, REGARDING THE TRAILER HITCHES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FUEL AND INJECTOR PUMPS WERE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE LIFT PUMP FAILED AND CAUSED THE INJECTOR PUMP TO FAIL ALSO. THE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EACH TIME, BUT CONTINUE TO FAIL.