2001 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN THE DASH BOARD CRACKED AND BASICALLY CHUNK'S OF PLASTIC DASH HAS ACTUALLY FALLEN OUT. NOW THE SPEAKERS SEEM TO BE GOING POSSIBLY DUE TO THE DASH HAVING LARGE HOLES IN IT AND THE HEAT BEING ABLE TO GET TO THE WIRING. *TR

1. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE DASHBOARD JUST SPLIT AND IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. 2. DASHBOARD CONTINUING TO CRACK IN DIFFERENT PLACES AND WILL EVENTUALLY EXPOSE THE WIRING. 3. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING. *JB

ONE LARGE CRACK IN DASH THAT IS AS WIDE AS THE DASH AND TWO SMALLER CRACKS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD OF HER VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED AND THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE NO RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS SINCE NOTICED ANOTHER CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 81,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

DASH COLLAPSED ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM. *JB

DASH ON OUR 2001 DODGE RAM PICK-UP IS SHATTERED. HEARD ON A TALK SHOW THAT THIS IS BEING REPORTED IN FLORIDA. WE HAVE A FRIEND WITH THE SAME YEAR MODEL TRUCK AND IT IS BEGINNING TO DO THE SAME THING. OUR TRUCK HAS ALWAYS BEEN PARKED UNDER A CARPORT AND HAS ONLY 58,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE HEARD THAT THE DASH WILL COLLAPSE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

DASHBOARD OF A 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP HAS SEVERE CRACKING. *JB

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK AND MY DASH BOARD STARTED CRACKING AND THE CRACKS KEEPS SPREADING AND GETTING BIGGER. THIS STARTED AROUND 2-3 YEARS AGO. I DID NOTIFY THE DEALERSHIP OF WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND WAS TOLD THAT IF I WAS THE ORIGINALLY OWNER THAT THEY COULD HELP ME. I THEN CONTACTED THE HEADQUARTER OF DODGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. THAT I WAS ON MY OWN. *JB

DASH BOARD STARTED CRACKING AT SCREWS BY WINDSHIELD. NOW HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS AND IS FALLING INTO DASH. *TR

DASHBOARD ON 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT CRACKED AND THEN CAVED IN, NOW THERE IS A BIG HOLE RIGHT ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AREA. *TR

SEVERELY CRACKED AND COLLAPSED DASHBOARD IN OUR 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP. DODGE WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. DEFINITELY A COMMON PROBLEM - COMPLAINTS ARE BEING FILED -CAN RESULT IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

THE DASH BOARD CRACKED AND THEN CAVED IN COMPLETELY. *TR

THERE WAS NO EVENT LEADING UP THE THE FAILURE, ITS MY DASH BOARD IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK. I NOTICED THAT MY DEFROSTER WILL NOT WORK FROM TIME TO TIME. I CALLED DODGE TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS A RECALL THEY SAY NO. IM WORRIED THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK AND I KNOW OF SOME PEOPLE THAT THERE LIGHTS AND MIRRORS WILL NOT WORK. *TR

DODGE 2001 RAM TRUCK HAS A FRACTURING AND COLLAPSING DASH, I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN MADE AWARE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL TRUCK EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS SHUTTING OF WHEN ALTERNATING BETWEEN HIGHS AND LOWS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY THE PIECES FALLING FROM THE DASH AND INTERRUPTING THE WIRING. *TR

FACIA OR EDGE OF DASH CRACKED IN 2 PLACES (1 PIECE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SILVER DOLLAR FEEL OUT) AND MAIN DASH COVER HAS LARGE CRACKS IN 4 PLACES, 2 OF WHICH RUN THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE DASH FRONT TO BACK. (2 OF THE THEM ON THE MAIN DASH APPEARED IN THE LAST WEEK. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD CRACKING ENDING UP WITH GAPING HOLES IN DASH AND EVENTUAL DASH REPLACEMENT AT MY EXPENSE DUE TO SAFETY AND COSMETIC CONCERNS. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND LEAVING A BIG HOLE IN THE DASHBOARD. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY CRACKED. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS OR SO, PROGRESSIVELY GETTING MUCH WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT OBSERVED TWO SMALL CRACKS AROUND THE VENTS ATTACHED TO THE DASHBOARD. TWO MONTHS LATER CRACKS WERE PRESENT NEAR THE WINDSHIELD ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DASHBOARD AND IN THE CENTER WITH EXPOSED WIRES. THE DASHBOARD WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT''S EXPENSE. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AND WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT''S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT FILED COMPLAINT # 16254734 ON MAY 1, 2007 WITH DODGE DUE TO NEWS BROADCAST STATING THAT THE DASHBOARDS ON THE VEHICLES WERE CRACKING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 60,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.*AK UPDATED 05/21/07 *TR

DASHBOARD COLLAPSING AFTER CRACKING AND PROBLEM WITH TURNING ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS AND THE LIGHTS GOING OFF. *TR

AFTER SEEING A NEWS STORY ON WKMG6 NEWS I REALIZED MY DODGE RAM TRUCK HAS THE SAME ISSUE. VEHICLES IN THE STORY HAVE DASHBOARDS CRACKING AND COLLAPSING. MINE IS DOING EXACTLY THE SAME THING. TO DATE I HAVEN'T HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS LIKE SOME OF THE OTHERS BUT MY CONCERN IS GROWING AFTER THE NEWS REPORTED SOME PEOPLES LIGHTS TURNED OFF AT NIGHT. MY 2001 RAM 1500 PICKUP SEEMS TO HAVE PROBLEMS CONSISTENT WITH MANY OTHER RAM OWNERS. *TR

CRACKS IN DASH OF 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2001 DODGE PICKUP IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *TR

2001 DODGE TRUCK DASH BOARDS CRACKING AND COLLAPSING. I HAVE A '01 DODGE TRUCK AND MY DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AND BREAKING APART. THIS IS A NEWS REPORT OF MANY CASES OF THIS HAPPENING AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO COMPLAIN BECAUSE I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT DODGE AND BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCE AND IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

DASHBOARD OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM IS CRACKING. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK AND MY DASHBOARD HAS A HUGE HOLE IN IT, IT IS EXTREMELY CRACKED. I AM CONCERNED THIS COULD CAUSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

MY 2001 DODGE RAM DASH IS CRACKING. I SEEN A SPECIAL ON MY LOCAL NEWS STATION AND THE PARTIES PRESENT ON THE NEWS CAST HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I DID BUT WORSE. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED AT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED BY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING OR LIGHTS GOING OUT. *TR

FRONT DASH COLLAPSED, PIECES OF BROKEN DASH HAVE FALLEN INTO AREAS WHERE WIRING IS. NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR/MAKE/MODEL HAVE HAD EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN. CAN'T BE CONSIDERED SAFE DRIVING AROUND WITH A 24" HOLE IN THE DASH WITH PIECES LOOSE WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, TO DATE NOT CONSIDERED A RECALL ITEM BY DODGE. *TR

THE WHOLE DASH IS CRACKED AND CAVING IN ON ITSELF. *TR

MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS A DASH WHICH BEGAN CRACKING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THE CRACKS HAVE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE IN SIZE AND NUMBER. A LITTLE OVER 3 MONTHS AGO A LARGE PORTION OF MY DASH CAVED IN EXPOSING THE WIRING UNDERNEATH TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT. ALSO MORE RECENTLY, THE MOLDING AROUND MY INSTRUMENT PANEL IS CRACKING. THIS COULD BECOME A HAZARD SHOULD THE WIRING MELT DUE TO NOT BEING PROTECTED FROM SUNLIGHT. NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE BY DODGE AND I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO SPEND SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 P/U DASHBOARD HAS CONTINUALLY FELL APART TO THE POINT WHERE THERE IS A LARGE HOLE FROM DRIVERS SIDE TO PASSENGER SIDE.THE DRIVERS SIDE HEATED MIRROR HAS CEASED TO OPERATE SINCE A LARGE PORTION OF THE DASH FELL. I HAVE PLACED A CARPETED DASH COVER OVER THE REMAINING DASH TO HOPEFULLY PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 V8 DASHBOARD CRACKED INTO MULTIPLE PARTS. THE CRACK LITERALLY HAPPENED ALL AT ONCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT SOUNDED LIKE A FIRECRACKER EXPLODED. NOTHING WAS PLACED ON THE DASH AND I USE A WINDSHILED SUN DEFLECTOR TO KEEP THE DASH FROM GETTING HOT YET IT STILL HAPPENED. ANYTHING I PLACE ON THE DASH NOW WILL FALL INTO THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE DASH. I HAVE HAD SOME STRANGE WIRING/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE THE INCIDENT ALL WITHIN THE DASH. WITH THE CRACKS AROUND THE VENTS, THE DEFROST DOES NOT SEEM TO BLOW ONTO THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY, THEREFORE TAKING LONGER TO DEFROST. I HAVE PRICED THE PART AND IT WILL COST OVER $300 WITH IT INSTALLED. I CAN NOT AFFORD IT BEING A SINGLE PARENT. *TR

MY DASH CRACKED AND IT APPEARS THAT IS STILL CRACKING MORE EVERY DAY. IT HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY REASON. I BELIEVE THE CRACKING HAS CAUSED THE DASH VENT NOT TO BLOW PROPERLY AND ALSO DUST IS GETTING INTO THE DASH. MORE CRACKING WILL CAUSE PARTS TO FALL INTO THE DASH. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4 X 4 I BOUGHT NEW. THE DASH IS ALL CRACKED UP WITH HOLES. I HAVE GOT NO RESULTS FROM DODGE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR TRUCK. THE LOCAL NEWS DID A SPECIAL ON IT. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DISENTERGRATED AND FALLEN IN, THE ELECTRICAL BELOW IT IS IN DANGER OF BEING COMPROMISED,POSSIBLY CAUSING A FIRE OR RENDERING MY LIGHT SYSTEM INOPERABLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE 1500 PICKUP TRUCK WHICH HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. I AM WORRIED ABOIT MY DASHBOARD FALLING IN AND DAMAGING MY WIRING.*AK

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500, ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN MY DASH RIGHT BEHIND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. NOW, I HAVE THREE CRAKS IN THE DASH, TWO OF THEM ARE ABOUT SIX INCHES LONG AND THE ONE ABOVE THE AIRBAG NOW GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN THE DASH. I FEEL THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE SECOND GENERATION DODGE RAMS. ALSO, IT SHOULD VERY EASILY BE A SAFETY CONCERN AS FAR AS POSSIBLY RIPPING AN AIRBAG UPON DEPLOYMENT, OR SENDING LOOSE PIECES OF JAGGED PLASTIC FLYING IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 OR 70 MPH. WEATHER AND SPEED WERE NOT FACTORS. ALSO, WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL BEFORE IT COMPLETELY STOPPED. THERE WAS SAFETY RECALL # 06E024000 CONCERNING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 93,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGES NOT ONLY BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 35 TO 75 BUT ALSO WHILE IN PARK. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL IT SEEMS TOO COINCIDENTAL THAT IT IS EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER STATED UNSAFE DUE TO THE FACT OF A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT WITH THIS DEFECT. UPDATED 07/06/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE AHEAD SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP, AND WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATING, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK THE OTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE , THEN TOWED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTION STATION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE RATE OF DECELERATION REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE THE AIR BAGS WAS NOT PRESENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 75,000. *AK

DASH CRACKS IN THE DASH PAD UNDER THE WINDOW. IT STARTED WITH A CRACK IN THE WINDOW WHICH HAD NO IMPACT POINT. THEN THE DASH CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE,THEN OVER THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEN OVER THE DRIVERS SIDE 3 TOTAL CRACKS. *JB

DASHBOARD HAS 4 CRACKS IN THE TOP OF DASHBOARD FROM WINDSHIELD TOWARD CAB,MATERIAL USED FOR DASHBOARD IS VERY BRITTLE AND COULD PROVE TO BE DANGEROUS IN AN ACCIDENT AS IT IS SHATTERING ON A REGULAR BASIS. THIS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AS THERE SEEMS TO BE A LARGE NUMBER OF OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. THE PLASTIC USED WOULD ACT LIKE A SHRAP NAIL IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.*JB

2001 DODGE RAM, THE DASH IS CRACKED AND ROTTEN ALL THE WAY ACROSS. THIS NEW OF A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT LOOK LIKE TRASH ON THE INSIDE, AND THERE IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN WITH ALL THE DASH COMPONENTS WORKING CORRECTLY. THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE GOING ON HERE, IF EVERY DODGE DASH IS CRACKING. DODGE TRANSMISSION- NORMAL HIGHWAY USE AND THE TRANSMISSION IS ALREADY JUNK, ALL OTHER BRANDS ARE STILL GOING FINE ON THEIR FIRST TRANSMISSION AND THEIRS ARE A LOT OLDER THAN MINE. TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH, THIS NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH IN A SERIOUS MANNER. *JB

DEAR SIR/MAM, I PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE RAM NEW. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES I HEARD ABNORMAL SQUEALING AS I TURNED ONTO OTHER STREETS AT A LOW SPEED. I ALSO NOTICED UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. I WAS ADVISED BY THE DODGE DEALERSHIP THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO DEFECTS AND TO SEEK OUT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. IN FEBRUARY 2007 WITH APPROXIMATELY 58,400 MILES ON THE TRUCK I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH TOWN AND HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM MY REAR END. I LOCATED A MECHANIC THAT OPENED UP MY DIFFERENTIAL PAN AND FOUND METAL PIECES LAYING IN THE PAN. MY TRUCK HAS A LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL WITH 4:10 GEARS. THIS LAYOUT OF GEARS IS PART OF THE HEAVY DUTY OFF ROAD PACKAGE DODGE OFFERED WITH THEIR TRUCKS AT THE TIME OF MY PURCHASE. MY MECHANICS DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE POSI- TRACTION SPACERS HAD EXPLODED AS THEY HAD APPEARED TO HAVE STUCK TOGETHER. THE PIECES OF METAL THEN EVENTUALLY TRIED TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE RING AND GEAR CAUSING CHIPPING. THE END RESULT IS TO HAVING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COMPLETELY REPAIRED AT A COST WITH PARTS AND LABOR EXCEEDING $1300.00. I RECALLED BACK TO MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WITH DODGE OF THE EXCESSIVE TIRE SQUEALING AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AT 10,000 MILES AND BASED UPON MY KNOWLEDGE BELIEVE THAT THE TIRES WERE SQUEALING WHILE TURNING ONTO OTHER STREETS AS THE REAR END WAS LOCKED UP IN THE POSI TRACTION MODE. I CONTACTED DODGE SEVERAL TIMES AND SPOKE WITH THEIR CHIEF CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE BY THE NAME OF PAT. DODGE STATED AT THE END OF EACH CONVERSATION THAT THEY COULD NOT A

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ON THE BOTTOM IS REAL THIN AND IS RUSTING OUT. IT CRUMBLES WHEN YOU TOUCH IT. WE HAD A BODY MAN THAT WORKS ON VEHICLES TAKE A LOOK OUT IT. HE STATED IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT IF POSSIBLE TO FIX IT WITHOUT REPLACING THE WHOLE DOOR. WE HAVE HAD OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. *NM

APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO MY 2001 DODGE RAM, 1500 SPORT STARTED TO DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE DASH BOARD. IT DETERIORATED RAPIDLY AND IT NOW HAS HUGE HOLES AND CRACKS ACROSS THE ENTIRE SURFACE. DODGE HAS REFUSED TO ASSIST IN THE UNUSUALLY HIGH COST OF REPLACEMENT. THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED FOR LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THE CRACKS BEGAN. THE DATE GIVEN BELOW IS AN ESTIMATE. *NM

DASH BOARD OF 01 DODGE RAM 1500 OFF ROAD HAS MULTIPLE HUGE CRACKS IN IT AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND MORE GOING ALONG TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE. *JB

MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR CRASH RESULTING FROM THE OTHER CAR RUNNING A RED LIGHT. THE RAM HAD MAJOR FRONT IMPACT AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE IMPACT. THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT COME OUT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO DRIVERS FACE, ARM AND WRIST. *JB

WITH NO WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB PICK UP FAILED. IT WAS DURING A TURN IN AN INTERSECTION AND POWER WAS LOST AND THEN SURGED. FORTUNATELY, ON-COMING TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE WE WERE INFORMED THAT NO RECALLS WERE ISSUED AND THAT IT WAS ONLY COVERED UNDER A 36,000 MILE WARRANTY (OUR VEHICLE HAD 56,000 MILES). THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A PUMP FAILURE. THE COST WAS $3200. WE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND WERE TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T SEE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AS A SAFETY CONCERN. *JB

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 . THE DASH HAS CRACKED ALL TO PIECES. *NM