2001 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

HELLO: THIS COMPLAINT DEALS WITH THE CRACKING DASHBOARD ON THE 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT. THE CRACKS REALLY STARTED AND BECAME NOTICEABLE WHEN THE TRUCK HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT. NOW THERE ARE SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS AND A LARGE HOLE IN THE DASH. THIS TRUCK IS NOT USED OFFROAD.... IT MOSTLY SITS. RIGHT NOW IT ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM.... MANY OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MAIN DODGE WEBSITE....TWICE.... THEY ACT LIKE THIS IS NO PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF SUCH ISSUES. I CHECKED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP.... THEY WAY THEY TALKED.... THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. I KNOW THERE IS NOT A LOT THEY CAN DO.... THE HELP WILL HAVE TO COME FROM HEADQUARTERS. TO ME.... DODGE SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. ESPECIALLY IF THEY GET BAILOUT MONEY BASICALLY FROM ME AND OTHER TAXPAYERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP. GOD BLESS..... *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 NOV 2004, EVERYTHING ON MY DASH WAS FINE. I WENT ON A DETACHMENT FOR TWO WEEKS AND WHEN I GOT BACK I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DASH. I WENT TO THE DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. SO I STARTED LOOKING FOR A NEW ONE AND NO ONE SOLD IT ONLINE EXCEPT FOR IN THE JUNKYARDS WHICH MOST OF THEM WERE WORSE THEN MINE. I WENT ON CRUISE AT THE END OF 2005. MY FATHER HAD MY TRUCK WHILE I WAS GONE. WHEN I HAD RETURNED NOT ONLY DID THE CRACK GET BIGGER BUT A HOLE GREW RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DASH. MY DASH IS IN TWO PIECES NOW AND IS A HAZARD TO MY CHILD AND MYSELF. I CAN'T TURN MY AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN FEAR THAT IT WILL KILL MY PASSENGERS IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THERE IS A FUEL LINE LEAK ON MY TRUCK, 2001 DODGE RAM 1500, 5.9 LITER ENGINE, VIN (REMOVED). THE LINE CONNECTS THE TWO FUEL INJECTOR RAILS. IT IS INSTALLED WITH A BEND AND AT THE APEX IT FAILED . I CAUGHT IT THE FIRST TIME AND PURCHASED SOME HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE AND REPLACED IT. WHEN IT FAILED THE SECOND TIME I WAS IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC. BY THE TIME I COULD GET TO A SAFE PLACE I PROBABLY PUMPED GALLONS OF GAS ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. I DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS THAT BAD UNTIL I GOT OUT AND INSPECTED IT VISUALLY. I JUST HEARD THE HISSING SOUND AND SMELLED GASOLINE. THAT FAILED ABOUT A MONTH LATER. THIS TIME I PURCHASED SOME FUEL LINE TUBING. CUT AND FLARED IT TO ~3 INCH LENGTH. PUT A RADIUS ON IT SO THAT THE ENDS WOULD ALIGN UP WITH THE MALE RAIL BARBED CONNECTORS. PURCHASED NEW HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE AND CONNECTED THE BENT TUBING. I INSTALLED MALE BARBED FITTINGS ON THE TUBING SO THE FLEX TUBING WOULD BE INSTALLED TO COMPLETE THE CONNECTIONS. I'M HOPING TO ELIMINATE THE BEND STRESS ON THE TUBING SO THE FAILURE MECHANISM COULD BE ELIMINATED. I'M STILL CONCERNED THAT THE ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING MIGHT PUT STRESS ON THE FLEX TUBING AND CAUSE IT TO FAIL LATER. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 2002 FROM A DEALER. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE FUEL LINE THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINAL OR NOT. *TR

THE DASH BOARD ON MY TRUCK STARTED TO CRACK AND PIECES HAVE FALLEN DOWN INTO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE WIRES COULD BE SHORTED AND IN AN ACCIDENT SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC COULD FLY INSIDE THE CABIN INJURING PASSENGERS. DODGE SHOULD INDICATE A WORK ORDER TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED DASHES. *TR

THERE WAS NO SINGULAR EVENT THAT CAUSED THIS FAILURE. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. NEW CRACKS APPEAR IN PLACES RANDOMLY AND PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE- DODGE OFFERED TO REPLACE THE PART FOR $600 PLUS LABOR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. DURING AN ACCIDENT CHUNKS FROM THE DASH CAN FLY OUT AND BE PROPELLED BY THE AIRBAG. DODGE MUST REPLACE THIS PART FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK A FEW MONTHS AGO. I DON'T DRIVE MY TRUCK VERY OFTEN, I ONLY USE IT FOR PERSONAL USE. SO THEREFORE IT IS NOT ABUSED IN ANYWAY. IT HAS ONLY 94,000 MILES AND WAS KEPT UNDER A CARPORT FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE. THE ONLY REASON I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT IS TO HOPE THERE WILL BE A RECALL. I DID SOME WEB SURFING AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS COUNTLESS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE SAID THAT DODGE RESPONDED TO THERE PROBLEMS WITH IT NOT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. I BEG TO DIFFER, I READ ON ONE ACCOUNT THAT A WOMAN WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN HER DASH FELL AND SHORTED OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO HER LIGHTS. JUST THE SHEER FACT OF THE DASH FALLING WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT LET ALONE THE LIGHTS GOING OUT ON HER AT NIGHT. I SURE HOPE THAT DODGE DOES THE RIGHT THING AND DOES A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE 1500 RAM PICKUP. IT IS GARAGE KEPT AND HAS BEEN SINCE 2001. I BABY THIS VEHICLE. IT ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 60,000 MILES ON IT TO DATE. FOR NO REASON THE DASH STARTED TO CRACK, THEN A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, THE DASH EXPLODED LEAVING A HUGE CRATER IN MY DASH. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND IT SCARED ME TO DEATH. I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD HIT ME. MY HUSBAND HAS A 2001 2500 DODGE RAM PICKUP AND THE DASH HAS NOW STARTED CRACKING IN HIS TRUCK. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS HAPPENING TO THE DODGE TRUCKS, BUT BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A RECALL THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING TO SO MANY OF THESE TRUCKS, AND THIS CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP TRUCK AND THE DASHBOARD HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN IN. IT BEGAN WITH MINOR CRACKS AND THEN BIGGER CHUNKS THEN IT FELL IN. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED FROM A DEALERSHIP WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. ONE WEEK LATER THE TRANSMISSION BLEW. I HAD TO PAY $1500 TO GET IT FIXED. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT. NO BODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. IM OUT ALL THIS MONEY AND THE TRUCK IS WORTHLESS TO ME. EVERYONE I TALK TO THAT OWNS ONE OF THESE TRUCKS HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS "EVERYONE". I THINK THE CHRYSLER CORP. SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS! *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON THE DODGE RAM 2001 TRUCK IS CRACKED AND KEEPS CRACKING MORE AND MORE. I AM AFRAID THAT SOON IT WILL CRACK COMPLETELY LEAVING ME WITHOUT A DASHBOARD AT ALL. AS I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS EXACT TRUCK. THIS IS STARTING TO BECOME A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IF IT CRACKS AND FALLS INTO THE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT, A FIRE OR DEVICE SHORTAGE COULD OCCUR. THE DASHBOARD REPLACEMENT PLUS LABOR IS $600-$700. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ITEM SO THAT EVERYONE CAN BE SAFE OUT ON THE ROAD AND NOT WORRY THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A WRECK OR FIRE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2001 DODGE RAM NEW AND IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS IT BEGAN TO CRACK. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS PIECES BEGIN TO BREAK OUT. NOW I HAVE NO DASH CAP LEFT. WHEN IT BEGIN CRACKING, ABOUT 15 MONTHS. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DODGE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED AND SHOULD NOT GET WORST. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASH STARTED CRACKING ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I WAS DRIVING DOWN HE ROAD AND HEARD THIS LOUD POP AND PULLED OVER THINKING A ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD. I NOTICED THEN THE DASH WAS CRACKED AND SEPARATED. NOW I CAN STICK MY ARM IN PARTS OF MY DASH. I HAVE HOLES AND CRACKS ALL OVER THE DASH AND PIECES KEEP FALLING OUT WHILE I DRIVE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP AND THE DASH IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES. SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THESE ARE SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS ONE COMES FROM DEFROST VENT TOWARDS DRIVER AND HAS STARTED TO CURVE DOWN TOWARD INSTRUMENT PANEL, ONE OTHER HAS GONE BEHIND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. AT WHAT POINT IS CHRYSLER GOING TO DO RECALL WHEN SOMEONE IS KILLED? *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKED. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGER RAM 1500 THAT I BOUGHT USED AROUND NOV. 2005. WHEN I BOUGHT IT I DIDN'T REALLY NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE DASH, BUT THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER AROUND 50,000 MILES, I NOTICED A COUPLE OF CRACKS NEAR THE WINDSHIELD GOING ACROSS THE DEFROST VENTS. SINCE THEN MY DASH HAS ABOUT 12-15 CRACKS IN IT ALL GOING FROM THE WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY TO THE INSTRUMENT BEZEL AND THE AREA NEAR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE SITUATION ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN IT STARTED TO GET REAL BAD AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC RAN ON IT (IT IS A PLASTIC DASH, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO RUN). AFTER HAVING A CERTIFIED CHRYSLER MECHANIC INSPECT THE DASH AND TELL ME "YEP, ITS CRACKED" AND TOLD ME THAT "IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO BAD PLASTIC", I THEN CALLED CHRYSLER BACK AND THEY SAID "THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THAT ITEM, THE VEHICLE IS TOO OLD AND TOO MANY MILES FOR THEM TO REPLACE IT AND THAT NOW I KNOW THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE DASH." THE DEALER THEN TOLD ME THAT THE DASH WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. THE VERY SHARP PIECES OF THE DASH NOW STICK UP AND OUT TOWARD THE PASSENGERS IN CERTAIN AREAS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. IT ALSO STARTED CRACKING THE INSTRUMENT BEZEL TOO. I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE WHOLE DASH TO FALL APART ON DAY. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH 2001 DODGE RAMS AND I THINK THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD WITH SEVERE CRACKS - DEFECTIVE PART - POOR WORKMANSHIP - SHOULD BE REPLACED BY MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE FLEW BACK INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE WINDSHIELD SUSTAINED A DOZEN OR MORE CRACKS, BUT DID NOT SHATTER. HE STRUGGLED WITH THE HOOD IN ORDER TO KEEP IT FROM BLOCKING HIS VIEW, AND MANAGED TO TIE THE HOOD DOWN TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000.

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH CRACKED, THEN CRACKED AGAIN, AND IS NOW BREAKING APART. PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY SOON BE AFFECTED, COULD POSE A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IN THIS YEAR/ MAKE OF VEHICLE DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO FRONT OF DASH. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD ON A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 THE DASH STARTED TO CRACK ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THEN PIECES STARTED TO BREAK OFF I GLUED THE PIECES BACK TOGETHER BUT NOW THEIR ARE OTHER CRACKS IF I WAS TO GET INTO A WRECK I WOULD NOT WANT ANY OF THESE PIECES COMING BACK AND HITTING ME OR MY FAMILY. DODGE SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 THAT I BOUGHT USED 2 YEARS AGO. TRUCK WAS FLAWLESS NOW HAS 2 LARGE CRACKS FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO MIDWAY BACK ON THE TOP OF THE DASH. NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HI BEAM LIGHTS. *TR

I AM ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE 2001 DODGE RAM DASH BOARD CRACK UP. THIS STARTED IN 2003 AND CONTINUES TODAY. THE DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE IT. I HAVE PLASTIC PIECES OF DASH BOARD FALLING INTO MY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. I WORRY WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN/IF I GET INTO A MISHAP. WHEN IS THE GOVERNMENT GOING TO RECALL THESE DASHES? DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED? IF THERE IS A RECALL, I CANNOT FIND IT BUT KNOW I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. THE DASHBOARD IS BADLY CRACKED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. NO ACTION HAS YET BEEN TAKEN TO CORRECT HE DEFECT. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP BRAND NEW FROM A DODGE DEALER. THE DASHBOARD HAS COMPLETELY COME APART. TONS OF CRACKS IN IT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS FALLEN IN ON ITSELF. ONE DAY AS I WAS DRIVING A CRACK STARTED. A FEW MONTHS LATER ONE PIECE FELL IN AND 2 YEARS LATER MOST OF THE DASH IS BROKEN DOWN. THERE ARE SHARDS OF BROKEN PLASTIC EVERYWHERE UNDER WHERE IT WAS LOCATED. THERE ARE NO OLD PARTS AVAILABLE AS ALL OF THAT MODEL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THERE IS EVER A CRASH SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC WILL BE FLYING EVERYWHERE. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT I CAN FIND. PARTS THAT I CAN FIND ARE $300-$500 IN COST WHICH I WILL NOT PAY IN THAT EXCESS. IF I COULD FIND IT FOR $100 I WOULD REPLACE IT. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK: THE DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING IN ALL AT THE BASE OF THE WINDOW. THE PLASTIC PIECES ARE SHARP AND LOOSE INSIDE THE DASH. THESE PIECES CAN GET LODGED IN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OR FANS CAUSING SHORTS AND POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS. DODGE IS NOT OFFERING TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THIS DEFECT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY DODGE 2001 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB IS COMPLETELY CRACKED. I KEEP A SUN VISOR ON IT BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. IT IS SO EVIDENT IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. EVERY DODGE TRUCK I SEE ON THE ROAD IN MY AREA THAT IS LIKE MINE HAS THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE DAKOTA THAT HAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE ARE OVER A 100 PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY IF YOU HIT A BUMP OR A POTHOLE TOO HARD. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR DODGE TO RECALL THESE AUTOMOBILE, MAYBE SOMEBODY DYING. *TR

PLASTIC DASH HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY FROM FRONT TO REAR OF DASH IN FRONT OF STEERING WHEEL.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS BEGINNING TO CRACK INTO PIECES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT LARAMIE 2X4 IN MAY 2005 FROM CUTTER DODGE IN HAWAII WITH 32,000 MILES.. THE TRUCK WAS FLAWLESS. IN THE BEGINNING OF 2007 MY DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK. I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF THE TRUCK AS FAR AS MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTIVE MEASURES TO PROLONG THE TRUCK. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW DASHBOARD WITH PARTS AND LABOR IT WAS QUOTED AT $2100.00. I'VE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THROUGH NETWORKING THAT EVERYONE WHO OWNS A 2000-2003 DODGE RAM HAS A BAD DASHBOARD. IT SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, BEING THE MAJORITY OF THE CRACKS ARE ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I HAVE PURCHASED A DASHMAT TO TRY AND PROLONG WHAT IS LEFT OF THE DASHBOARD, AND AT THE SAME TIME UPSET THAT DODGE WILL NOT REPLACE THE DASHBOARDS, THAT ARE FAULTY. I'VE OWNED OLDER TRUCKS THAT DIDN'T HAVE DASHBOARDS THAT CRACKED OR FELL APART. COULD SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS? *TR

MASTER CYLINDER HAS GONE OUT NOW TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR WHILE DRIVING. COMPLETELY LOST BRAKES TWICE. HAD TO HAVE FIXED AT A GARAGE. *TR

LAST NOVEMBER ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL, I WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT WHILE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE ROADS WERE BAD AND EXTREMELY ICY. HOWEVER, I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHILE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, PUT IT INTO 4X4 AND CORRECTED MYSELF, THEN THE 4X4 WENT OUT (WHICH COMMONLY HAPPENED), LOST CONTROL, HIT THE MEDIAN SIDEWAYS, AND ROLLED THE TRUCK. THE PROBLEM WAS DURING THE ROLLOVER, 1. I HAD TO PUSH MYSELF BACK INTO THE SEAT TO ENGAGE MY SEATBELT, AND 2. THE BACK TWO IN ROOF ROLL GUARDS BROKE. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 20 - 25MPH WHEN I ROLLED AND THE BACK WINDOW SMASHED DOWN SEVERAL INCHES. THE COLLAPSING OF THE ROOF SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AS BAD. THE MEDIAN HAD OVER 6" OF SNOW IN IT. IF A PERSON WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT, HE/SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. TRUCK IS CONSIDERED TOTALED. MODEL IS A 2001 DODGE 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB SHORT BOX SLT/LARAMIE W/THE 5.2L MAGNUM V8. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED 4 46RE TRANSMISSIONS IN MY 01 DODGE RAM SPORT 4X4. THE 46RE IS A TERRIBLE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ARE KNOWN FOR BEING BAD. THEY EVEN HAVE THAT AS A REPUTATION. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS FOR WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY CONSUMERS. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH 4 TRANSMISSION FROM 46,000MILES TO 109,000 MILES, AND I NEED TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT IS IN IT NOW. IT HAS FAILED OUT OF NOWHERE WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. IT COSTS ATLEAST 2000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND I'VE HAD TO PAY FOR 1 OF THEM BECAUSE THEY AREN'T COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

I NOW HAVE TWO RAM 1500 TRUCKS WITH DASH TOP FAILURES HERE IN TEXAS. I WAS HIT FROM THE REAR IN MY 2000 RAM 1500 AND PLASTIC PIECES FROM THE ALREADY CRACKED AND CRACKING DASH HIT ME IN THE FACE AS IT EXPLODED ON IMPACT CAUSING MANY MINOR FACIAL CUTS BUT NONE IN MY EYES. BEING BLINDED CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I THEN HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OCCURRED THAT CUT BOTH AIR BAGS ON BOTH SIDES WITH MORE SHARDS OF THE DASH. MY 2001 RAM 1500 ALSO HAS A SEVERELY CRACKED DASH AND IS GETTING MUCH WORSE. THIS OCCURRED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. CHRYSLER CORP. REFUSES TO RESPOND AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT RESPOND WITH ANY HELP CLAIMING THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE PLUS THEY HAVE NO PARTS OR ANY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR THE PARTS TO BE MANUFACTURED EITHER. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME AN EPIDEMIC TO RAM OWNERS AND WILL SOMEDAY BECOME AND CAUSE SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY FATALITY PROBLEMS. ACCIDENT REPORTS ARE NOT SHOWING THE DASH AS A PROBLEM. THEY INDICATE THE CRACKED DASH WAS CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT AND IS A RESULT. INSURANCE COMPANIES CLAIM IT IS A MANUFACTURES PROBLEMS. THE OWNER TAKES THE HIT UNLESS HE CAN CONVINCE THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE. THE PRESENT POLITICAL SITUATION NATION WIDE IS STOPPING MY PLEAS TO MY REPRESENTATIVE ON MY COMPLAINTS AND PLEAS FOR ASSISTANCE TO FALL ON DEAD EARS. DODGE DEALERS ARE HIDING THE FACT THAT A CRACKED DASH RAM 1500 TRADE INS ARE BEING JUNKED TO HIDE THIS MAJOR ISSUE. THUSLY IT IS

WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON US 30 IN THE RIGHT LANE JUST PASS ST RT 603 TRAVELING AT 60MPH THE HOOD RELEASED AND CAME BACK AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ON THE 4 LANE AND MERGE TO THE LEFT BERM TO STOP SAFELY.*TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500, I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK UNTIL NOW. THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND HAS A HOLE ABOUT 6" IN DIAMETER. IF I AM INVOLVED IN A CRASH THE SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC FROM THE DETERIORATING DASH WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND ANY OTHER OCCUPANTS RIDING WITH ME. *TR

PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK IN 2005 FROM LOCAL DEALER. DASH HAS BEGUN TO CRACK ALL OVER. DEALER SAYS ITEM IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL NOT REPLACE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 IS TOTALLY FALLING APART. IT STARTED AS A CRACK AND NOW THERE'S A BIG HOLE IN THE DASHBOARD. I'VE READ THAT THIS CAN LEAD TO EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES THAT MAY BECOME DAMAGED AND CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE. DODGE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY 2001 DODGE 1500 TRUCK EXPERIENCED HOOD LATCH FAILURE WHILE DRIVING TODAY, 10-3-08. I HAD THE HOOD OPEN EARLIER IN THE DAY AND CLOSED IT THE SAME WAY I'VE DONE FOR 7 YEARS, WHICH IS WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO LATCH THE HOOD. FIVE MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER AND DRIVING APPX. 30 MPH, THE HOOD UNLATCHED AND FLIP COMPLETELY UP ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. FORTUNATELY NEITHER MYSELF, MY SON OR OTHERS WERE HURT WHEN I HAD TO STOMP THE BREAKS AND GET OFF THE ROAD. THE HINGES AND HOOD ARE BOTH BENT. I CAME ACROSS THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE08047 WHILE I WAS ON THE NET ATTEMPTING TO FIND OUT HOW TO FIX THE DAMAGE. PLEASE INCLUDE ME AS PART OF THE COMPLAINT FILE. THANK YOU, GLENN ZIMMERMAN *TR

MY DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING OUT OVER THE LAST YEAR AND 1/2. THE CRACKS LOOK IDENTICAL TO PICTURES OF OTHER DODGE TRUCK DASHES I'VE SEEN ON THE INTERNET AND NEWS. I AND SO MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING CRACKS THAT A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY PLASTIC USED ON ALL THESE DODGE TRUCKS. *TR

MY DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING OUT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. FOR ABOUT THE LAST 10 MONTHS TO A YEAR I HAVE HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT HAS NO SIGNIFICANCE TO THE WAY IT RUNS, AND THE CODE IS UNRECOGNIZABLE TO AUTO GARAGE. ALSO I HAVE WIRING PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. MY DASH LIGHTS WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY ON THEIR OWN AND SOMETIMES COME BACK ON, SOMETIMES NOT. ALSO THERE ARE SHARP EDGES ON THE PLASTIC DASH EVERYWHERE. AS OF TWO WEEKS AGO, A SECTION CAVED IN, LEAVING A GAPING HOLE ABOUT 6 BY 8 INCHES IN SIZE. THE CRACKS AND HOLE LOOK IDENTICAL TO PICTURES OF OTHER DODGE TRUCK DASHES I'VE SEEN ON THE INTERNET AND NEWS. I FEEL THAT THE SHARP EDGES ALONE MAKE FOR A SAFETY ISSUE, AND SINCE THE CRACKS ARE SO SHARP AND SEVER BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SITE, I WONDER IF IT WOULD FAIL DURING DEPLOYMENT. COMBINED WITH THE WIRING ISSUES THAT I AND SO MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THAT A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY PLASTIC USED ON ALL THESE DODGE TRUCKS. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS AND BIG CHUNKS OF DASHBOARD HAVE CAVED IN ON OUR 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. *TR

2001 DODGE QUAD CAB PICKUP HAS FAILING WIRING IN STEERING COLUMN WHICH MAKES TRUCK DIE WHILE DRIVING . WHICH IN TURN THERE IS NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING AND NO ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS THAT MAKES THE TRUCK RUN . DEAD ON THE ROAD LITERALLY. WHO KNOWS AT WHAT SPEEDS THIS PROBLEM MAY OCCUR. LUCKILY, IT HAPPENED TO ME WHILE GOING SLOW AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK. NO KNOWN HUMAN DEATHS YET THAT I HAVE HEARD OF FROM THIS. IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED WITH WIRING HARNESS THERE WILL BE DEATHS, I'M PRETTY SURE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO DO MY BEST TO KEEP MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILIES SAFE. THIS NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH BEFORE SOMEONE DOES DIE UNNECESSARILY IN AN ACCIDENT THAT CAN BE AVOIDED BY REPLACING THE PROBLEM PART OF THE PICKUP. *TR THE BEARING CLUTCH, REAR CARRIER BEARING, AXLE SEALS, ROTORS, POWER STEERING PUMP, PINION CARRIER BEARINGS WERE ALL REPLACED. ALSO, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CENTER SEAT CONSOLE BOLTING SYSTEM FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK, THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD PANEL AND HOUSING AROUND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS CRACKED IN FOUR PLACES. THE GASKET ON THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING. THE GASKET, WATER AND TIMING CHAIN WERE REPLACED. THE CLUTCH FAILED, DUE TO THE WRONG YEAR TRANSMISSION BEING INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. A 2000 TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, INSTEAD OF A 2001. UPDATED 10/15/14

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. RECENTLY I WENT OUT TO MY TRUCK TO GO TO WORK AND NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN MY DASH BOARD RUNNING THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE DASH FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE FRONT OF THE DASH. THIS OCCURRED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. AND NOW AS OF THIS DATE 11 SEP 2008 I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL MORE CRACKS ARE NOW PRESENT. IT IS CONCERNING BECAUSE THE BIGGEST CRACK RUNS CLOSE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AREA. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MIGHT DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING IF THE DASH COLLAPSES AS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OTHER DODGE RAM PICKUPS. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE AN INJURY. *TR

THE DASHBOARD AND BEZELS ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK ARE CRACKING. I FEAR THIS WILL AFFECT THE FUNCTIONING OF THE AIRBAGS. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. DODGE CORPORATE HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

CRACKED DASH BOARD, SPLITTING, AND CAVING IN, ON 2001 DODGE RAM. NEW CRACKS FORMING ALL THE TIME. ONLY HAVE 38,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK BOUGHT NEW. THE CRACKS RUN FROM THE VENTS TO THE WINDSHIELD AREA. *TR

ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO THE DASH ON MY RAM 1500 STARTED CRACKING. THE DASH IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES ALL ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND REGULARLY USE A WINDSHIELD SUN SCREEN WHEN PARKED. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET WEB SITES AND ONE NEWS ARTICLE ON THIS PROBLEM. I AM REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE MY WIFE'S COUSIN'S DODGE RAM 1500 CRACKED AND CAVED IN. THIS MUST BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I, LIKE COUNTLESS OTHERS, OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM PICK UP IN WHICH THE DASHBOARD IS DISINTEGRATING. CHRYSLER/DODGE REFUSES ANY RESPONSIBILITY ALTHOUGH THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. FULL COST TO REPAIR IS OVER $1,000.00. I HAVE BEEN TOLD A VARIETY OF EXCUSES SUCH AS "PARKED IN THE SUN" OR HAVING USED INTERIOR SURFACE PROTECTORS. THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH I'VE FOUND THAT THE MOST LIKELY NAMED CULPRIT IS THE USE OF NON-VIRGIN OR RECYCLED PLASTIC OR POLYMERS AS A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF FORMING MATERIAL. MY DASH STARTED AS A SMALL CRACK BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND DEFROSTER VENT, AND HAS NOW BEGUN SPREADING TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT, CURRENTLY 8 INCHES. THIS IS NOT JUST A COSMETIC ISSUE BUT ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. IMAGINE WHAT SHARDS OF PLASTIC CAN DO DURING A SMALL FENDER BENDER OR TO WIRING AND EQUIPMENT BEHIND THE DASH. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT OTHER'S EXPERIENCES I CAN SOON EXPECT THE ENTIRE DASH COVER TO CONTINUE CRACKING AND ULTIMATELY FALL APART. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT CHRYSLER/DODGE SIMPLY EXPECTS TO WAIT EVERYONE OUT AS THEY TRADE IN OR SELL THEIR TRUCKS, ESPECIALLY IN THIS DAY OF UNSTABLE FUEL PRICES. HOWEVER, MANY OF US RELY ON OUR TRUCKS FOR DAILY LIFE, BUY WITH THE INTENT OF KEEPING THEM FOR MANY YEARS IN GOOD RUNNING SHAPE AND APPEARANCE AND EXPECT THE MANUFACTURER TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO THE OWNERS OF THEIR VEHICLES. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER/DODGE IS JUST "DODGING" THE ISSUE. *TR

DASH BOARD IS FALLING APART. STARTED CRACKING 2 YEARS AGO AND NOW IS SEGMENTED INTO ABOUT 5 MAIN PARTS. PURCHASED TRUCK NEW IN 2001. CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY SAID I HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIR,IF A RECALL WAS DONE THEN I WOULD GET REMBURSED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF IN CRASH PARTS COULD FLY INTO THE FACE OF DRIVER OR PASSENGER. *TR