2001 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

HOOD SAFETY LATCH ISSUE. POPPED LATCH FROM INSIDE OF TRUCK. RECEIVED PHONE CALL, DID NOT OPEN HOOD. FORGOT HOOD WAS POPPED, STARTED DRIVING. HOOD FLEW OPEN BACK ONTO THE WINDSHIELD WARPING THE HOOD AND HINGES.*AK

THE 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK HAS A DASHBOARD THAT IS MYSTERIOUSLY CRACKING AND COLLAPSING. *AK

I WOULD OFFICIALLY LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD AND FADING PAINT THE 2001 DODGE RAM WITH ONLY 32,800 MILES. THIS HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND I FELT THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ,AND THE DODGE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR IT. *AK

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP AND THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING IN 2003 ,AND CONTINUED TO CRACK ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD TO THIS DATE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN THREE SPOTS. NO WIRES ARE VISIBLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 19,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE MILEAGES WERE VERIFIED FOR ACCURACY.

2001 DODGE DASH BOARD CRACKING (NATION WIDE) LOCAL NEW MEDIAN NOTIFIED PUBLIC OF PROBLEM'S WITH 2001 DODGE TRUCK. WHICH CAN CAUSE ELECTRICAL & OPERATIONAL USAGE WHILE DRIVING. CAN CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENT'S & INJURY TO OTHER'S. *TR

2001 DODGE TRUCK DASH BOARD CRACKING, (NATIONWIDE.) LOCAL NEW MEDIAN NOTIFIED PUBLIC TO PROBLEM WITH 2001 DODGE TRUCK, WHICH CAN CAUSE ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE & OPERATIONAL PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING DURING DAYTIME & NIGHTTIME. CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT & INJURY TO SELF OR OTHER'S. THE MANUFACTURER COMPANY NOR DEALER ARE TAKING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FIXING THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS VERY COSTLY TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK STARTED CRACKING ALL OF THE SUDDEN. I KNOW OF MANY OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM AND MANY ARE LISTED AT THE DODGE FORUM ONLINE

I AM THE OWNER OF A DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP YEAR 2001. ABOUT 6-9 MOS AGO I NOTICED A CRACK INTHE DASHBOARD GOING THE WIDTH OF THE DASH ABOUT MIDWAY ACROSS THE DASH. I HEARD A REPORT ON THE NEWS ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE 01 DODGE PICKUP DASHES CRACKING AND CAUSING PROBLEMS SUCH AS ELECTRICAL OR HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOTICED A SECOND CRACK STARING AND AM CONCERNED REGARDING THE SAFETY ESPECIALLY SINCE I USE MY VEHICLE FOR WORK.

2001 DODGE 1500 4X4 TOTAL DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND BIG PIECES FALLING OUT, STARTED AT 20,000 MILES AND WOULD NOT FIX. HAVE 90,000 KNOW AND DODGE CAN NOT TELL ME IF IT WILL EFFECT MY AIR-BAG DEPLOYMENT ON PASSENGER SIDE. JOKED TO ME SAYING HAVE PEOPLE RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT.

2001 DODGE RAM HAS A CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK DASH IS FULL OF CRACKS. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH IS CRACKING SEVERELY. WILL NOT BE LONG BEFORE PIECES START FALLING OUT EXPOSING WIRES. CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT IS MY PROBLEM. *TR

SEVERAL LARGE AND SMALL CRACKS IN DASHBOARD SPREADING FROM SCREEN TO FRONT EDGE OF DASH, AND TO AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. PREVIOUS REPAIRS CARRIED OUT BY SUPPLYING DEALER ARE NOW STARTING TO FAIL. AREA NOW VISIBLE WHERE SECTION OF DASH COULD COLLAPSE. THIS VEHICLE NOW IN THE UK BUT ORIGINAL FAILURE REPAIR ATTEMPTED BY SUPPLYING US DEALER. *TR

REFERENCE TO OUR 2001 DODGE RAM PICK UP TRUCK, THE DASHBOARD HAS COMPLETELY CAVED IN ON ONE SIDE. THIS SEEMS TO BE SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL AND YEAR ONLY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE, SEEMING THE DASH STARTED CRACKING IN 2005 SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD FALLING APART. *TR

DODGE RAM 01 DASH BOARD FALLING APART, DANGER DANGER, PLEASE HELP US, DODGE DOESN'T DO A THING!!!!!!!!! *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP TRUCK WITH DASHBOARD THAT CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP. MANUFACTURING DEFECT YET WE HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR ON THE REPLACEMENT. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE THE DEALERSHIP TO PAY FOR THE PARTS ONLY, UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.

DASHBOARD IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK TWIN CAB 1500 CRACKS WITHOUT ANY REASON

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE DASHBOARD FREE OF CHARGE, BUT NOT THE FRAME OF THE DASHBOARD. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 40,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

CRACKS (MULTIPLE) RADIATING OUT FROM WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER OPENINGS, ALSO TRIM AROUND GAUGES CRACKING ON TOP. *AK

THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM IS FALLING APART. MY 1998 RAM DID THE SAME THING. THE COST OF A NEW DASH IS AROUND $700.00 AND WILL DO THE SAME THING. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE DASH HOUSES THE AIRBAG.

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I FOUND A SMALL CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. NOW MY DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY CRACKED ALL OVER AND LARGE PIECES ARE BEGINNING TO BREAK OFF AND FALL IN. I LOOKED INTO GETTING IT REPAIRED, BUT THE COSTS WERE WELL OVER $1200. I RECENTLY SAW A REPORT OR WFTV CHANNEL SIX IN ORLANDO THAT THE DASHBOARD COLLAPSES ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. I PLAN ON CALLING THE CHRYSLER CAR LINE TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPLACE THE DASHBOARD, BUT THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE PLANS TO RECALL ANY OF THE VEHICLES.*AK

AFTER READING THIS LINK: HTTP://WWW.LOCAL6.COM/NEWS/13227601/DETAIL. HTML I REALIZED THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN DEALING WITH PROBLEMS WITH THE DASHBOARD. AT 11:45 AM MAY 15, 2007, I CONTACTED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER'S CONSUMER LINE. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DODGE DEALERSHIP BETWEEN $50 AND $60 JUST TO HAVE MY DASH LOOKED AT, AND THEN IF A DEFECT OF MATERIALS WAS DETERMINED, DAIMLER-CHRYSLER WOULD OFFER ASSISTANCE IN HAVING THE DASH REPLACED. IF THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, I FEEL IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER TO CORRECT ANY SUCH DEFECTS. AS OF RIGHT NOW, I PERSONALLY HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE ANY SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. BUT AFTER READING THE ARTICLE I LINKED EARLIER, IT HAS BECOME A CONCERN.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK LAST YEAR AND HAS SPREAD ENTIRELY ACROSS THE FRONT. ONE PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME DETACHED ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE CRACK MAY INTERFERE WITH THE WIRING OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 102,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 06/08/07. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM AND THE DASHBOARD FELL APART. I HAVE READ WHERE OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND DODGE REFUSES TO REPLACE OR REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MAY CAUSE AIRBAGS NOT TO DEPLOY DURING COLLISION AND POSSIBLE INJURY OR WORSE.*AK

THE DASHBOARD OF THE 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK STARTED CRACKING ALL OF A SUDDEN AND WAS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY. NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS DUE TO THE DASHBOARD PROBLEMS , AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP TRUCK AND THE DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING 2 YEARS AGO. HEARD A REPORT ON LOCAL 6 TV IN ORLANDO, AND THEY RECOMMENDED FILING A COMPLAINT. SURE HOPE DODGE WILL STAND GOOD FOR WHAT SEEMED TO BE A DEFECT. THANKS.*AK

STARTED CRACKING AND THEN HOLES BEGAN TO APPEAR. THEDASHBOARD ON THE 2001 DODGE RAM CRACKED AND HAD LARGE HOLES. DODGE WILL NOT REPLACE THE DASHBOARD AS IT WAS ONLY COSMETIC, AND WAS NOT A RECALL. *AK

THE DASHBOARD ON THE 2001 DODGE RAM, 1500 STARTED CRACKING ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. IT HAS NOW PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT I AM FEARFUL THAT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS COMPROMISED , AND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MIGHT NOT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. *AK

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES ,CAUSING PIECES TO FALL OUT. NOW THERE WAS A BIG HOLE IN THE DASHBOARD.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. IT IS NOT DRIVEN VERY OFTEN ,AND HAS MOSTLY BEEN GARAGED OR UNDER A CAR PORT. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC BEZEL AROUND THE DASHBOARD HAD STARTED TO CRACK, BUT I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT, NOT LONG AFTER THAT I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING, AND NOW I HAVD SOME VERY BIG CRACKS IN DASHBOARD THAT LOOKED LIKE IT MIGHT FALL IN. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THIS SEEMED TO BE A DEFECT IN THE 2001 RAM, AND THAT IT WAS COMMON WITH THIS YEAR RAM. I WAS WONDERING WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT? *AK

DASHBOARD OF MY TRUCK HAS LARGE RUNNING CRACK WITH A SECOND SMALLER ONE BEGINNING. TRUCK IS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 . I HAVE RECENTLY SEEN A REPORT ON TELEVISION IN WHICH MANY TRUCKS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WILL THERE BE A RECALL ON THE DASHBOARDS? THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE CRACK HAS NOT STOPPED RUNNING EVER SINCE I HAVE NOTICED IT.*AK

CRACKED DASHBOARD. *AK

DASHBOARD CRACKING , FALLING APART. *AK

2001 DODGE RAM 1500, PURCHASED NEW BY MY INLAWS IN FLORIDA IN 2001 AND GARAGE KEPT 80% OF THE TIME. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN NOVEMBER 2004 WITH 56000 MILES ON IT. DROVE IT BACK TO VIRGINIA, WHERE IT WAS ALSO GARAGE KEPT. I NOTICED ONE SMALL, ABOUT 1", CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ONE MONTH LATER. BY APRIL, SEVERAL CRACKS FORMED ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD AND AROUND THE AIR BAG. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND GAVE ME CHRYSLERS 800 NUMBER WHICH I CALLED AND FILLED A COMPLAINT, BUT THAT WAS ALL THEY WOUDL DO. I COULD NOT AFFORD THE $1500 TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD AS I WAS STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE VEHICLE. ONCE PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO FALL OUT SHORTLY, THERE AFTER, I INSTALLED A DASHC OVER, PARTIALLY FOR THE ASTHETICS, BUT ALSO BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF WHAT THE FRAGILE CRUMBLING DASHBOARD WOULD DO IN AN ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY IF THE AIRBAG WENT OFF. FLYING SHARDS OF SHARP PLASTIC DID NOT SOUND GOOD TO ME.*AK

THE DASHBOARD CAVED IN ON THE 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK. IT STARTED OUT WITH CRACKING TO EVENTUALLY DETIORIATING, AND DANGEROUS WIRES WERE EXPOSED. IT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED. NOW, THE AIR CONDITIONER (A/C ) ONLY WORKED IF I PUT A RUG ON TOP OF THE DASHBOARD. *AK

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM WAS CRACKING IN SEVERL PLACES. LOOKED LIKE ITWAS GOING TO FALL APART.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A CRACKING NOISE AND A PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD FELL DOWN. SOON ANOTHER PIECE DROPPED, AND WE LOST THE DASHBOARD FUNCTION. WE HAD THIS REPAIRED, AND I HAD TO TAPE THE DASHBOARD BACK TOGETHER THE BEST I COULD. THIS COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS OUTCOME. HAD SEVERAL OTHER PIECES DROP ,AND I HAD TOT APE IT AGAIN. THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.*AK

DASHBOARD CRACKING IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. NO WEIGHT OR UNDUE EXPOSURE TO LIGHT OR HEAT PRECEDED THIS. TRUCK HAS BEEN HOUSED IN GARAGE OR CARPORT FOR MOST OF THE YEARS SINCE BUYING IT. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW. WHEN PARKED IN PARKING LOTS A SUN SCREEN WAS USED. *AK

CRACKS IN DASHBOARD . VEHICLE IS ONE OF MANY WITH SAME DEFECT. *AK

DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO AND HAS BEEN GETTING BIGGER. IF IT CRACKS ANYMORE IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IT HAS JUST FALLEN APART. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE IS UNAWARE OF HOW HIS VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD BECAME CRACKED. HE STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD IS ALSO COLLAPSING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

2001 DODGE 1500. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED IN 8 DIFFERENT PLACES. *MC *TR

TL-CALLER OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 NEW ENGLAND LIMITED EDITION. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 66,200. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,150. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT 30 MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP AND PUT A LINE ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD. THE VISIBILITY WAS ZERO. HE SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND STOPPED VEHICLE. HE GOT ON TOP OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO FORCE THE HOOD BACK DOWN. IT WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED ON ITS OWN SO HE HAD TO BUNGEE IT DOWN. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE HOOD DAMAGE HE DROVE HOME ABOUT FOUR BLOCKS AWAY. CALLED DEALER NEXT MORNING AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THAT YEAR AND MODEL THE HOOD RECALL WAS ONLY FOR 1994-1999. KTF THE CONSUMER STATED RECEIVED A LETTER FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 1994-1999 DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE HOOD LATCH HAD FAILED AND WAS RUSTED IN THE OPEN POSITION THAT WAS WHY THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE YEARS PREVIOUSLY STATED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A 2 LINE BLURB IN THE OWNERS MANUAL ON PAGE 312 THAT STATES WHEN PERFORMING MAINTENANCE SERVICES PLEASE USE MULTIPURPOSE GREASE NGLI GRADE 2EP. THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN THE LETTER THAT IT WAS DONE DURING THE OIL CHANGE. THE CONSUMER STATED WILL CONTACT PLACES WHERE HE HAD OIL CHANGE. UPDATED 07/10/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FRICTION MATERIAL HAS BUILT UP WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER AND HAS BURNED THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED FROM DEALERSHIP. DASHBOARD ALREADY SLIGHTLY CRACKED. PREVIOUS OWNER SAID DASH JUST STARTED CRACKING ON ITS OWN FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY BY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE DASH JUST FALLS APART AS A RESULT OF POOR MANUFACTURING. ELECTRICAL WIRING IS IN DANGER OF FAILING DUE TO GAPING HOLE IN DASH. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THEIR MISTAKE. DODGE WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS AND JUST ID NOTHING. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK WHERE THE DASHBOARD IS BREAKING APART. THIS STARTED WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS I HAD THE TRUCK. LOOSE PARTS COULD FLY OFF DURING DRIVING CAUSING DRIVER TO BE DISTRACTED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. LOOSE PARTS COULD FALL DOWN INTO DASH AND CAUSE ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. *JB

2001 DODGE RAM THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED UNTIL 2005. IN 2005, THE DASH TOP BEGAN TO CRACK IN ONE AREA... BUT OVER TIME THE CRACKS HAVE INCREASED AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AND SEVERE. BECAUSE THE SOME OF THE LARGEST BREAKS ARE LOCATED AT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AREA, I HAVE ACTUALLY HAD PASSENGERS IN MY TRUCK ASK ME TO TURN OFF THE AIRBAG (SINCE DEPLOYMENT CAN HAPPEN AT SLOW SPEEDS LIKE TAPPING A BOLLARD WHILE PARKING, ETC.) 12 OUT OF 14 (86%) OF PEOPLE I KNOW WITH TRUCKS CLOSE TO MY TRUCK'S YEAR MODEL HAVE THE SAME EXTREME CRACKING, QUITE A FEW ARE EVEN WORSE THAN MINE...*JB

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT MY DASH IN MY TRUCK. IT HAS BEEN BROKEN SINCE 2003, IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON SUFFERING FROM THIS PROBLEM. RECENTLY THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF THEN TURN BACK ON. RIGHT NOW I WILL NOT DRIVE MY TRUCK AT NIGHT IN FEAR THAT MORE LIGHTS WILL FAIL. *TR