2001 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

CRACKED DASH AND INSTRUMENT BEZEL STARTING AT 55K MILES. CRACKS HAVE NOW TURNED INTO A HOLE IN MY DASH. THIS VEHICLES WAS KEPT IN A GARAGE FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD - APPROXIMATELY 6/2005, I STARTED NOTICING A CRACK DEVELOP ON MY DASHBOARD. THE SINGLE CRACK TURNED INTO MULTIPLE CRACKS ORIGINATING NEAR THE WINDSHIELD AND WANDER ACROSS THE DASH IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. NOW I HAVE A GAPING HOLE WITH MULTIPLE CRACKS ALL OVER MY DASHBOARD. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM AND MANUFACTURER ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP THAT THE DASH BOARD CRACKED IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES, FOR NO REASON. *TR

SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS IN THE DASH BOARD HAVE LEFT ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS EXPOSED AND HAVE CAUSED CONCERN OVER THE SAFETY AND STABILITY OF THE DASH AND FRONT AIRBAG DURING A CRASH. *TR

MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH BOARD AND BEZEL HAVE SEVERELY CRACKED. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT DODGE HAS USED INFERIOR MATERIALS (PLASTICS) IN MAKING THESE TRUCKS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE AIR BAG EVER DEPLOYS SHRAPNEL WILL FLY! WHEN THE CRACKS FIRST HAPPENED I DID COMPLAIN TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE TRUCK, AT THE TIME, WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ALL I RECEIVED FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS A "SORRY WE CAN NOT HELP YOU BECAUSE THE PART IS NOT UNDER A RECALL." THIS TRUCK IS WELL MAINTAINED AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I FEEL TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS WANT ANSWERS TO THIS PROBLEM WITH A SOLUTION FROM DODGE. *TR

I HAVE 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 LARAMIE SLT AND MY DASH IS CRACKED SEVERELY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. MY FEAR IS I WILL BE IN A CRASH AND WHEN IT DEPLOYS THE CRACKS WILL TEAR A HOLE IN IT. *TR

DASHBOARD OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK HAS COLLAPSED TOTALLY LEAVING LARGE HOLES. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 AND MY DASH HAS STARTED TO CRACK AND AS IT CONTINUES TO CRACK IT WILL INTERFERE WITH MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYING...RISKING THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND. *TR

DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR RUSTING OUT ON THE BOTTOM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN VARIOUS PLACES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE FAILURE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,270 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,000. UPDATED 03-25-08 *BF UPDATED 03/25/08 *TR

HOLES IN DASHBORD. MY SON CAME INSIDE THE HOUSE WITH A CUT FINGER BECAUSE OF IT. 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. ALL THESE TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

LIKE EVERYONE'S ELSE'S 2001 RAM 1500 THE DASH BOARD CRACKED ALL OVER THE PLACE, BIG PIECES FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE DASH AND VENTS, AND ALSO THE HEADS CRACKED AT 75,000 MILES OR SO. *TR

MY 2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART. TRUCK IS IMMACULATE BUT MY DASH LOOKS LIKE A ROADMAP. CRACKS START AT THE DEFROST VENTS AND CONTINUE UP DASH MEETING EACH OTHER IN PLACES. I KNOW 9 PEOPLE THAT OWN RAMS IN MY AREA AND ALL 9 HAVE CRACKED DASHBOARDS. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I LOVE DODGE BUT IF THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT AND FIX WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED THEY WILL LOSE ME AS A CONSUMER FOREVER. *TR

DASH FALLING APART ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500, PIECES FALLING INTO THE DASH AREA CAUSING ELECTRICAL ISSUES. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY CRUMBLING AWAY. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND THEY ADMITTED TO A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE MANUFACTURE OF THE DASH COMPONENT. PARTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE DUE TO HIGH REPLACEMENT DEMAND. DODGE IS SELECTIVELY COVERING REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT. WHEN I CONTACTED DODGE CUSTOMER AFFAIRS THEY DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO EFFECT ANY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 AND MY DASHBOARD IS SEVERELY CRACKING. IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND IS NOW STARTING TO FALL APART. WITHOUT HAVING TO RESEARCH VERY LONG ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS CONDITION SHOULD BE UNDER A MASS RECALL. ONCE THE DASH BEGINS TO FALL APART WIRING BEGINS TO MELT CAUSING LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENTS TO CEASE WORKING OR MALFUNCTION PUTTING EVERYONE AT RISK. THIS IS ALSO A FIRE HAZARD FOR EVERYONE IN THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANY LONGER GIVEN ITS CURRENT CONDITION AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS TAKEN CARE OF BY DODGE. *TR

MY DODGE RAM 1500 DASH HAS CRACKED IN NUMEROUS PLACES. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS MONTHS AGO. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 1500....DASH STARTED CRACKING IN JAN 08.....IT WONT STOP, EVERYDAY THERE ARE MORE CRACKS. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING APART HAS LED TO ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THE MAIN ONE IS THAT WHEN SWITCHING FROM DIM TO BRIGHT LIGHTS DURING NIGHT DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY. *TR

DODGE RAM 1500 I HAVE THE CRACKING DASHBOARD PROBLEM. STARTED ONE MORNING WHEN I GOT IN MY TRUCK TO LEAVE WORK. GOT TO WORK IT WAS FINE. WHEN I GOT BACK IN IT TO LEAVE THERE WAS A SPIDER WEB CRACK ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD AGAINST THE WINDOW. HAS GOTTEN A LITTLE BIGGER IN THE PAST MONTH OR TWO BUT OTHERWISE HAS STAYED THE SAME.

HUGE CRACK AND HOLE IN DASHBOARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD HAD APPROXIMATELY TEN CRACKS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

2001 DODGE RAM 1500; AFTER DRIVING LONG DISTANCES, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON AFTER TURNING OFF THE TRUCK AND TURNING IT BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES, USUALLY AFTER SWITCHING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES AND / OR SWITCHING FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM A FEW TIMES THE LOW BEAMS WILL COME BACK. THE LAST TIME THE LOW BEAMS DID NOT COME BACK FOR 3 DAYS. I WENT TO THE FAIRFIELD LITHIA DODGE DEALER TO REPLACE THE HEAD LAMP SWITCH, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON THE LIGHT SWITCHES WITH THE CARGO DIMMER/SWITCH. THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THERE WOULD BE ANY SWITCHES AVAILABLE. *TR

I OWN TWO DODGE RAM PICKUPS 2001,1500 AND 2003,2500 BOTH HAVE CRACKED DASHES ACTUALLY THE 1500 THE DASH IS FALLING OUT POSSIBLE AFFECTING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 BRAND NEW. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO, I STARTED NOTICING HAIRLINE CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD. FAST FORWARD TO 2008, AND NOW I HAVE A GAPING CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD WITH MULTIPLE CRACKS ALL OVER MY DASHBOARD. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM, AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM NOT TO MENTION A SAFETY PROBLEM. LUCKILY I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT A SHARP PIECE OF HARD PLASTIC COULD DO IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER ISSUE. WHAT ELSE CAN WE, THE PUBLIC, DO? *TR

WHEN RAINING OR HIGH MOISTURE THE VEHICLE DIES OR WILL NOT START. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE SEVERAL TIMES IT STARTED TO RAIN AND THE TRUCK ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER STEERING AND TRYING TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. IF RAINING OR DAMP. WHEN TRY TO START, THERE IS NO SUCH LUCK. WE HAVE TO LEAVE IT SIT IN THE DRIVE UNUSABLE. WHEN YOU TURN THE HEADLAMPS FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAM THE LIGHTS GO OUT. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON MOST OF THE TIME. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK HAS CRACKED AND I BELIEVE MAY BE AFFECTING MY CONTROL PANEL (ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER). I WENT TO DRIVE MY TRUCK ONE AFTERNOON AND THE WHOLE CONTROL PANEL WASN'T WORKING. I ALSO HAVE SOME KIND OF FUMES COMING FROM MY VENTS WHENEVER I TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONING, HEAT OR DEFROST WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO THE DASHBOARD ALSO. MY DEFROST DOESN'T WORK AT ALL DUE TO THE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE THE AIR ISN'T GOING WHERE IT IS SUPPOSED TO GO.

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4. I HAVE SEVERAL LONG CRACKS ON DASHBOARD. ALSO 2 AREAS MAYBE 5 INCHES IN DIAMETER HAVE FALLEN INTO DASH THEY HAD TO BE GLUED BACK IN PLACE BUT NEW CRACKS APPEAR EVERY WEEK.. TRUCK HAS 90K BUT THIS PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 50K. I HAD PULLED SUPER GLUE IN CRACK TO STOP THEM FROM SPREADING BUT NO LUCK THERE. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 CRACKED, FALLING IN DASH HEATER CORE FAILURE DUE TO GROUND WIRE NEVER BEING SECURED FROM FACTORY REAR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN BY USING INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ELECTRIC LOCK SWITCH FAILURE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR HOOD HINGES BROKE ON BOTH SIDES TAILGATE CABLE SUPPORT DRIVERS SIDE REPLACED TWICE

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4. THE DASH HAS STARTED TO CRACK, I HEAR ITS A VERY COMMON ISSUE

DASH STARTED CRACKING ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO WITH A MILEAGE OF 55000. DASH WAS REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE TWO YEARS AGO WHEN DASH HAD COLAPSED. ONE YEAR LATER THE DASH BEGAN TO CRACK ONCE AGAIN AND I LEARNED OF MANY OTHER POEPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS RELUCTANT TO SPEN 1000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. SINCE THEN THE DASH HAS COLAPSED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME SPALL PEICES CUT SOME WIRES UNDER THE DASH CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS NOT TO WORK. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE AND DONT KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 65-70 MPH WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. READING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I FEEL THE DASH IS DEFECTIVE AND A SAFETY CONCERN. CHRYSLER SHOUD RECALL VEHICLES TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *CN

DASH CRACKS. MY DASH IS FALLING APPART IN LARGE CHUNKS!!!!!!!!!! 2001 DODGE RAM 1500.*CN

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING APART ON BOTH MY '01 AND '97 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCKS. *TR

DASH STARTED WITH A SMALL CRACK AND HAS NOW CRACKED LIKE A SPIDER WEB ALL OVER, WITH NO REASON WHY THIS HAPPENED. *TR

UNBELIEVABLE PROBLEM TO HAVE ON A TRUCK THAT HAS BEEN SO PAMPERED. RARELY DRIVEN ON LESS THAN PAVED ROADS, MAINTAINED RELIGIOUSLY, IMMACULATE INTERIOR. IMAGINE MY SHOCK TO DISCOVER SEVERAL HUGE CRACKS IN THE DASH! ONE STARTS AT THE TOP TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND RUNS ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE OTHER INTERSECTS ACROSS. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR CONSIDERATION, BUT AFTER READING THESE POSTS I'M NOT HOLDING OUT MUCH HOPE FOR A REASONABLE RESOLUTION. WHAT A GINORMOUS PIECE OF CRAP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE DEEP CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD FROM THE ODOMETER TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER STATED THAT STRESS FRACTURES CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF DECEMBER 21, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,103.

THE DASHBOARD HAS FALLEN APART PIECE BY PIECE. WIRES ARE NOW DANGEROUSLY EXPOSED AND THE BROKEN PIECES COULD TURN INTO DANGEROUS, SHARP FLYING DEBRIS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 WITH A BADLY CRACKED DASHBOARD. A FEW HOLES ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD AND THE CRACKS SPLINTER ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I AM AFRAID FOR ANYONE WHO RIDES IN MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OPEN CAMPAIGN ON THIS DEFECT. ONE OF THE PLASTIC PIECES FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FELL INTO THE AIR VENT WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE PIECE OF PLASTIC CUT HIS WIFE'S EYE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AT THE COST OF $500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

THE DASH IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 STARTED CRACKING ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. RIGHT NOW THERE IS LITTLE LEFT OF THE TOP OF MY DASH. I HAVE A COUPLE FRIENDS THAT OWN OR DID OWN THE SAME TRUCK AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM,WHEN IT STARTED CRACKING I THOUGHT FOR SURE THERE WOULD BE A RECALL BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE WASN'T. I'VE TRIED WRITING LETTERS BUT NO RESPONSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY FLEW OPEN, BLOCKING ALL VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V040000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH). THE CONTACT HAS NOT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

2001 DODGE RAM 1500. AROUND 80,000M DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX OR WARRANTY PROBLEM. *TR

PURCHASED NEW 2001 DODGE RAM PAID CASH PMT FOR IT 28,000 ALSO A CHEVY TRUCK MIND YOU NEVER NO BIG ISSUES WITH THE CHEVY ON THE OTHER HAND THE DODGE ISSUE AFTER ISSUE NOW THE SERIOUS PROBLEM CRACKED COLLAPSING DASHBOARD I USE ONLY MEGUIRE PRODUCTS O THE DODGE TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF IT I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER IS NOT FIXING THESE PROBLEMS THERE IS A BIG HISTORY OF THIS ISSUE WITH THE 01 I SEE THEY DO NOT BACK UP THE NAME DODGE WHEN I AM READY FOR A NEW TRUCK AGAIN I HIGHLY DOUBT LOOK AT ANOTHER DODGE TRUCK EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE PRETTY TRUCKS BUT LIKE I SAID I HAVE HAD A BIG HISTORY OF ISSUES ON MY RAM FOR IT BEING BOUGHT NEW DISAPPOINTED DODGE RAM OWNER AND THIS RAM HAS BEEN TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF. *TR THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING AND THE ENGINE CONSUMED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL AND THERE WAS NO WARNING TO INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. UPDATED IVOQ 03/11/11

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4. I HAD ONE CRACK IN MY DASH ONE DAY AND THEN THE WHOLE THING WAS CRACKED THE NEXT. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. IT ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. SO FAR ALL OF MY ELECTRICAL IS WORKING, BUT IT HAS NOT CAVED IN YET OR LOST ANY CHUCKS SO WEE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS FROM HERE. *TR

THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD CRACKED IN NUMEROUS PLACES, AND EVEN THOUGH THE TRUCK HAS LESS THEN 37000 MILES ON IT THE DEALERS ARE TELLING ME THAT IT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT A RECALL. *TR

1) UNKNOWN OF WHAT EVENT LEAD UP TO THIS PROBLEM 2) THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE TRUCK HAS SEVERAL CRACKS THAT HAVE APPEARED OVER THE LAS 6 -10 MONTHS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND MAY ENTRIES WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE TELLING PEOPLE THAT THAT THE DASHBOARD IS NOT A RECALL ITEM AND THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT AS FAR AS THE DEALERS STAND POINT. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THIS PROBLEM IS ISOLATED TO JUST DODGE PRODUCTS AND THEY NEED TO BE FORCED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKING AND FALLING TO PIECES. *TR

CRACKED DASH ON DODGE RAM TRUCK. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD IS BREAKING APART. CONSUMER IS AFRAID THAT IF PIECES KEEP FALLING INTO THE DASH THERE COULD BE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WITH WIRING, WIRE SHORTING, FIRE, AND POSSIBLE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WHEN ITS NOT NEEDED. *KB