2001 DODGE RAM 3500 Complaints

DASHBOARD PANEL SPLIT AROUND PASSENGER'S AIR BAG. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS MIGHT CAUSE AN INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK

CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND SHIFT THE GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS THE NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE SWITCHING FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP IN THE THIRD GEAR, TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT OVERDRIVE BEARING WAS PUT IN BACKWARD. *AK

AFTER DRIVING OVER A COMMON HIGHWAY PROTUBERANCE, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHOOK UNTIL THE VEHICLE COULD BE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS HAPPEN ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS DUE TO UNEVEN FRONT TIRE PRESSURE. THE THIRD TIME, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS A RANDOM OCCERANCE THAT CAN NOT BE EASILY DUPLICATED. *AK

WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK SMOKE STARTED ENTERING THE CAB SO I BEGAN TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. I BEGAN TO NOTICE BRIGHT LIGHTS FROM UNDER THE DASH. BEFORE I COULD GET OUT FLAMES BEGAN TO ENTER INTO THE CAB. I ONLY HAD TIME TO JUMP OUT OF THE TRUCK AND WATCH IT ENGULF INTO FLAMES. I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT WITHOUT ANY HARM TO MYSELF. THE ONLY THING LEFT IS THE BED OF THE TRUCK. *AK

THE CUMMINGS DIESEL ENGINE. THE VACUUM PUMP COUPLINGS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE POWER STEERING UNIT WHICH SITS ON TWO 1/4 PIECES OF STEEL AND CONTROLS THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE ARE BROKEN , RESULTING IN NO STEERING AND BRAKING. CONSUMER CONTACTED CHRYSLER. HOWEVER, NO ONE WILL TALK TO CONSUMER. *AK

IN GENERAL PUBLIC VEHICLE USED TO TRANSPORT 30+ PASSENGERS DAILY THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE - MALE END ON SHOULDER HARNESS HAS BROKEN ON 2 UNITS.THESE UNITS ARE IN DIFFERENT VEHICLES SO NO RELATION TO PASSENGER ABUSE. SHOULDER HARNESS NO LONGER SECURES TO LAP BELT. ATTEMPT TO GET CONVERSION COMPANY TO WARRENTY. THEY INDICATE THE MANUFACTURE WILL NOT WARRENTY BUCKLE LONGER THAN 1 YEAR. IF ACCIDENT OCCURES POTENTIAL FOR INJURY TO PASSENGER.*AK

WHILE BRAKING CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ALL THE BRAKES WERE WORN. THE CONSUMER REFUSED SERVICE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME TO INSPECT IT. HE DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE ALRIGHT, BUT THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER WAS STUCK AND THE LEFT REAR BRAKE SHOES WAS WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER OCTOBER 2003 AT 16,000 MILES FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION AND PASSED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THEY FAILED TO PROPERLY CHECK THE BRAKES. *NM

WHILE BRAKING, INTERMITTENTLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT GO TO THE FLOOR WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALERSHIPS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER ONCE BEFORE, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB