2001 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

1)2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB NORMAL DRIVING UNEXPECTED EVENT 2)TRANSMISSION FAILURE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR WAS WITHOUT CAR FOR 1 WEEK 3)REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $2,192.80 WHICH I HAD TO PAY TO THE DEALER WHICH SOLD ME THE TRUCK AND I HAD IT FOR 5 MONTHS AND DIDNT EVEN PUT 8,000 MILES ON IT IT HAD 56,000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT AT $17,000.00! WHEN TRANSMISSION FAILED IT HAD 64,000 MILES ON IT. THE FRONT END IS ALSO LOOSE AND THE STEERING IS NOT RIGHT IM AFRAID I MAY LOOSE MY STEERING AND NEEDS REPAIR. AND I FEEL VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE IT.

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH SOMETHING UNDER THE 2001 DODGE RAM MALFUNCTIONED RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER LOOSING BRAKING AND STEERING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WENT OFF AN EMBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE. *MR *SC THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN A BALL JOINT OR TIE ROD END. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER ANTICIPATED THIS PART TO BE A PREMATURE WEAR WITH LESS THEN 45,000 MILES OF WEAR.*AK

OVER A PERIOD OF A FEW MONTHS THE FREON IN MY PICKUP'S AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ESCAPED UNDER PRESSURE (WHEN THE A/C OR DEFROSTER WERE TURNED ON AND ENGINE RUNNING) INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. I PERIODICALLY NOTICED AN OILY RESIDUE ON THE INSIDE OF THE WIND SHIELD WHEN THE A/C OR DEFROSTER WERE TURNED ON, BUT THOUGHT LITTLE OF IT. SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE FREON LEAKING UNDER PRESSURE INTO THE CAB, I DEVELOPED SERIOUS MEDICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING A DIAGNOSIS BY A NEUROLOGIST OF POLYNEUROPATHY FOLLOWING ASCENDING PERIPHAL NEUROPATHY. I LOST FORTY POUNDS IN A TWO MONTH PERIOD. I DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF MY ILLNESS UNTIL THE A/C STOPPED WORKING DUE TO A LACK OF FREON, AND THE MECHANIC TRACED THE LEAK TO THE INSIDE OF THE CAB. I HAVE NOT FULLY RECOVERED FROM THE PROLONGED EFFECTS OF BREATHING THE FREON.IT SEEMS THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF DETECTOR TO INDICATE WHEN A PROBLEM SUCH AS THIS OCCURS. SINCE MY DODGE PICKUP HAD THIS PROBLEM, I SUSPECT THAT OTHERS MAY HAVE HAD THE SAME MALUFUNCTION, AND WOULD LIKE TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS THE ONLY USER OF THE TRUCK AND I AM OVER 60 YEARS OLD. MY DR. TELLS ME THAT THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF REGULARLY BREATHING FREON ALMOST DAILY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS IS UNKNOWN AND THAT I MIGHT RECOVER FROM THE NEUROPATHY OR POSSIBLY NOT. MY WEIGHT LOSS OCCURRED CONSIDERABLY IN THE ARMS AND LEGS (CONSISTENT WITH PERIPHAL NEUROPATHY ASSOCIATED WITH BREATHING FREON). PLEASE WARN OTHERS OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK

BALL JOINTS ON 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK ARE BAD AT LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. *AK

VEHICLE STARTED EXHIBITING STEERING PROBLEM AT 3000 MILES. THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP DID A REALIGNMENT OF THE FRONT END, INSTALLED NEW SHOCKS, WE REPLACED THE TIRES EVEN THOUGH THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE NOT WORN OUT, AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. WE HAD THE SHOCKS REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY TWICE WITHOUT ANY DIFFERENCE. WE HAD THE FRONT END REALIGNED AT OUR EXPENSE THREE TIMES WITHOUT ANY DIFFERENCE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PITMAN ARM AND TIE ROD END SLEEVE, AND REALIGNED THE FRONT END TO THE TUNE OF $345.00, AND SAID THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE TRUCK HIT A BUMP OR UNEVEN PLACE IN THE PAVEMENT AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IT WILL START TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY, BUT THIS IS NOT CONSISTENT. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH EVERY BUMP, AND THERE IS NO PREDICTING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL, YOU HAVE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY, AND THERE IS GOING TO COME THE TIME WHEN THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE A MULTI-CAR CRASH ON THE FREEWAY! FORTUNATELY THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED YET. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, NOT WHERE WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK SINCE WE DON'T LIVE THERE ANYMORE, WANTS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT END TO THE TUNE OF $2000.00, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG , AND DODGE SAYS THEY WON'T WARRANTY THIS WORK EVEN THOUGH THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 3000 MILES. ALL MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK HAS BEEN HIGHWAY OR CITY MILES. OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE PART INSTALLED ORIGINALLY, AND HAS STEADILY GOTTEN WORSE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T PINPOINT THIS DEFECTIVE PART. THE SITUATION H

TRANSMISSON: THIRD TIME IN FOR REPIAR. 1. TRANSMISSON CONNECTOR WENT CAUSING LOSS OF ALL FLUID WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY; 2. LINKAGE NEEDED TO BE TIGHTNED WOULD NOT SHIFT. PROBLEMS STARTING. . UNKNOWN PROBLME WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND TRANSMISSON OVERHEATING.*AK

I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED OUT BEFORE THE WARRANTY OF 36,000 WENT OUT AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.THEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION HAD 50,200 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BURNED UP ..I HAD TO PAY 3200.00 .I CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER IN BONHAM.TX AND SPOKE TO A MECHANIC AND STATED IT I COULD FIND THE CAUSE AND IF IT WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM THEY WOULD PAY TO FIX.THEN WHEN WE DID FIND IT WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM DAIMLER CHRYSLER BACKTRACKED AND STATED WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM .*AK

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LEFT SIDE SUPPORT CABLE WAS BROKEN ON HIS TRUCK WHILE PARKED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TRUCK WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *JB TAIL GATE SUPPORT STRAP BROKEN (RIGHT SIDE). TAIL GATE SUPPORT STRAP ALMOST BROKE (LEFT SIDE). *BF *NM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK...CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM THAT WAS NIT PECULIAR TO THIS VEHICLE BUT THAT COULD BE REPEATED IN OTHER DAIMLER CHRYSLER VEHICLES. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CHILD OR AN ELDERLY PERSON AS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE CONSUMER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET THEM OUT BEFORE THE FLAMES ENGULFED THE VEHICLE. *AK

BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 25000 MILES UNDER WARRENTY NOW AGAIN AT 50000 THE DEALER SAID THERE BAD AGAIN AND WON'T COVER CHARGES. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN ON A DIRT ROAD AND HAS BEEN EXTREAMLY WELL MAINTAINED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE FRONT UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS. *AK

I OWN A DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT 4X4 WHICH HAS 6700 MILES ON IT. AT 3800 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. MARK THOMAS MOTORS IN ALBANY SAID THEY WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A REASON FOR IT TO HAVE GONE OUT, AT NO COST TO ME. AT 67K MILES BOTH THE ENGINE HEADS WERE CRACKED FROM RUNNING TO LEAN AND ADVANCED TIMING. THAT COST ME $1000 AND MARK THOMAS MOTORS AGAIN ADJUSTED THE COST. ALTHOUGHT I HAVE BEEN TREATED EXTREMELY WELL FROM THIS DEALERSHIP I SHOULD NOT HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE PROBLEMS THIS SOON. VARIOUS FORUMS DISCUSS THESE TOPICS IN GREAT DETAIL. DODGE HAS KNOWN OF THESE ISSUES AND HAS NEVER ADDRESSED THE PROBLEMS. I'M NOW WAITING FOR MY F250 TO BE DELIVERED, I'M DONE WITH DODGE FOR NOW.*AK

THE REAR BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY CAUSING IT TO ROLL TO A STOP AND ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER.

AN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM SO I TOOK IT TO DOTSON BROTHERS DODGE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY HAD A SERVICE BULLITIN THE PROBLEM WAS THAT DURING MANUFACTURING A PLATE WITH A HOLE TO SMALL TO LET FLUID TO PASS THOUGH WAS INSTALLED THIS CAUSES THE TOURQUE CONVERTER TO LOCK UP AND BECOME DAMAGED THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE THIS WAS ON WED FEB 2 ON TUES FEB 8 I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED REDUCING MY SPEED DRAMATICLY I NAROWLY MISSED BEING REAR ENDED LUCKLY THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND ME AFTER SITTING WITH THE TRUCK IN PARK FOR A FEW MINUTES THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE HOME. *AK

2001 DODGE 1500 IMPACTED INTO A CREEK EMBANKMENT FRONT END FIRST AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AFTER ONLY 45000 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ONE OF THE VEHICLE'S TIRES BLEWOUT. *NM THE TIRE WAS ONLY 50% USED. *SC *JB

WHILE ACCELERATING ON I-65 TO CRUISING SPEED OF 70, THE HOOD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 FLIPPED UP AND BANGED AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD, CRACKING THE GLASS AND CAUSING LOSS OF SIGHT OF THE ROAD AHEAD. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK OFF TO THE SIDE BY LOOKING OUT THE SIDE WINDOW. IN TRAFFIC ON A 3-4 LANE EXPRESSWAY, I WOULD HAVE HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT. IN TALKING WITH THE DODGE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO INDICATED DEFECT IN THE LATCH, WHICH OBVIOUSLY HAD FAILED, INCLUDING THE SAFETY LATCH. I AM WONDERING HOW MANY MORE OF THESE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE RESPONSE I GOT FROM MY DEALER. MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS COVERING THE DAMAGE UNDER MY COMPREHENSIVE POLICY. I WILL KEEP THE OLD PARTS. *NM

WHEN GETTING THE FRONT END ALIGNED THE BALL JOINTS WERE CHECKED AND FAILED INSPECTION AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REIMBURSEMENT THEY SAID THAT, THE PART WAS NOT RECALLED ON THE DODGE RAM, HOWEVER WAS RECALLED ON THE DODGE DURANGO AND DODGE DAKOTA. BEING RATHER RUDE ABOUT IT, I WAS TOLD SINCE I DIDN'T GET THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED AT A QUALIFIED CHRYSLER DEALER THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME. I HAD 36,800 MILES ON THE RAM SO IT WASN'T A QUESTION OF WARRANTY BUT ONE OF SAFETY, THAT HAD TO BE PERFORMED WHETHER IT WAS A DODGE GARAGE OR NOT AND I THINK I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THESE PARTS AND LABOR. *NM

WHEN I HAD MY TRUCK SERVICED THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME MY LEFT TIRE HAD BEEN RUBBING ON THE SHOCK ABSORBER BRACKET. THE TIRE HAD A SMOOTH SPOT WHERE IT HAD BEEN RUBBING ON THE BRACKET, AND THERE WAS A SECOND TIRE ON THE BACK WITH A SMOOTH SPOT. THE TIRE IN THE BACK HAD BEEN ROTATED FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK AT THE LAST OIL CHANGE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WELDED A EXTENSION ON TO THE STOPPER TO KEEP THE TIRE FROM TURNING INTO THE BRACKET. THEY TOLD ME MY TIRES WERE TO BIG FOR THE TRUCK, I PUT 245/75/ R16 ON THE TRUCK IN JUNE 2003 AND HAVE HAD NO TROUBLE OUT OF THEM. THE TRUCK WAS AT THE DEALER IN FEBRUARY 2004 TO GET THE FRONT END CHECKED, THIS WAS EIGHT MONTHS AFTER THE TIRES HAD BEEN ON THE TRUCK, I BELIEVE IF THE TIRE WAS RUBBING THE TECHNICIAN WOULD HAVE NOTICED. I WILL NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE THE RUBBING WAS CAUGHT EARLY. I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH THIS PROBLEM AND DON`T KNOW. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON YOUR WEBSITE,I GUESS DODGE IS GOING TO WAIT TILL THEIR CUSTOMERS START GETTING KILLED BEFORE THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT.IN THE PAST YEAR I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REPLACED AND BOTH THE HUB ASSEMBLIES ON THE FRONT,I AM BUYING ANOTHER TRUCK IN THE NEXT YEAR AND IT WILL DEFINITELY WILL NOT BE A DODGE. *NM

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AT 36,000 MILES. AT WHICH TIME THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER SAID I NEEDED TRANSMISSION SENSORS. I PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED SINCE THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. AT 70,000 MILES I NOW NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION ON THIS NEW DODGE RAM TRUCK. I HAVE NEVER ABUSED THE TRUCK, AND ONLY TOWED ONCE A LIGHT HORSE TRAILER. I HAVE NOT HAD THE TRUCK REPAIRED BECAUSE IT COSTS $3,000 I DON'T HAVE. MY TRUCK PAYMENT IS $500 A MONTH CURRENTLY.*AK

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 ENGINE QUIT THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE FIRE ORIGINATED AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND WORKED IT'S WAY UP. WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE THE FIRE SINGED THE CONSUMER'S PANTS, SHOE LACES AND SOME OF THE HAIRS ON HIS LEGS. THE FIRE MARSHALL SAID THE FIRE PROBABLY STARTED A RESULT OF A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *NM

PAINT ON THE HOOD BUBBLED UP AND PEELED OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON I WAS INFORMED BY CO-WORKER OF A PROBLE WITH THE CLEARCOAT DODGE USED ON SOME OF THEIR VEHICLES. *AK

A FEW MONTHS AGO MY TRUCK STARTED TO MAKE NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE METAL RUBBING. I GOT IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAY IT'S THE FRONT LEFT BEARING AND HUB. I ONLY HAVE 53,000 MILES AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY WILL ONLY COVER THE FRONT BEARING ON A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE. MY TRUCK IS REAR WHEEL DRIVE BUT THE FRONT BEARINGS ARE NOT COVERED? WHY NOT, DON'T YOU NEED ALL OF THEM TO DRIVE THE THING. SO IT'S NOW GOING TO COST ME $300+ TO FIX THE LEFT BEARING. ANY THEY SAY THE RIGHT ONE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON ALSO. WHAT A WASTE, ON BOTH THE TRUCK AND THE WARRANTY. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP IN 3 YEARS. THEY HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING COMPONENT AND THE BRAKE CYLINDERS.*AK

CONSUMER HEARS A CLICKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT, AS WELL HAS THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MAKING TURNS AND IS AT LOW SPEEDS. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHEELS BEARING GOING OUT AT 39,000 MILES. NO OFF ROAD USE, ABUSE, NO WET CONDITIONS. WARRANTY 3/36 EXPIRED BACK IN AUGUST OF 2004. BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND TO MY SUPRISE THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE PLAN. THESE WHEEL BEARINGS ARE SEALED UNITS. THESE BEARINGS ARE NOT MADE TO BE SERVICED. THIS IS A DEALER ITEM AND DEALER COST IS $322 FOR FOR BOTH SEALED BEARINGS AND HUB ASSEMBLY. TOTAL COST OF PARTS AND SHOP LABOR AND TURNPIKE DODGE WAS GOING TO BE $524.*AK

FULLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT CAUSES THE TIRE(S) TO RUB ON THE SHOCK HANGAR. THIS SHREDS RUBBER OFF THE INSIDE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES. I RUINED 2 TIRES AND WAS LUCKY ONE OR BOTH DID NOT BLOW OUT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED YET. I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE, SO I CAN CONTACT DODGE.*AK

THE TIE ROD END AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING OUT. *AK WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD NOISES FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE DUE TO DEFECTIVE TIE ROD ENDS. FAILED PARTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

BALL JOINT FAILURE ON A 2001 DODGE 1500 PICKUP IN LESS THAN 30K MILES. CAUSED BY NO MEANS OF LUBRICATION.

2001 DODGE RAM 1500, TRANSMISSION FAILURE STARTED AT 45,000 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 53,000. *JB

UPPER RIGHT BALL JOINT DEFECTIVE ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL FLEW OFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE OTHER GAUGES BECOME INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER LEARNED FROM A REPAIR SHOP MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM MAYBE THE GAUGE CLUSTERS. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER DRIVING TO THE DEALER IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB (TORQUE CONVERTER CELLANOID IN THE TRANSMISSION) *SC

WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE SHARPLY, THE CLEARANCE WAS OBSTRUCTING THE TIRE, CAUSING THE TIRE RUBBER TO DISINTEGRATE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE TIRES RUBBED ON THE BOLT HEAD THAT GOES THROUGH THE SHOCK. *SC

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CRUISE CONTROL STAYED ENGAGED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK.....CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. PULLES OFF THE ROAD, PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. *AK

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 70 MPH AND THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. *JB *SC

CONSUMER STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROTATE TIRES, HE NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE BEING CUT BY THE SHOCK BRACKET. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION CONSUMER FOUND THAT FRONT LEFT TIRE HAD BEEN CUT BY THE SHOCK BRACKET. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE CUT BECAUSE THESE WERE NEW FIRESTONE TIRES WITH ABOUT 5000 MILES ON THEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. *JB

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAFT WAS CRACKED INSIDE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB THE SHIFTER IN THE STEERING COLUMN DID NOT WORK.

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES BEGAN TO MAKE AN UNKNOWN NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED, THE OWNER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS PITTED AND NOT WEARING EVENLY. THE OWNER ALSO NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT ROTOR HAD A PROBLEM. SOMEHOW, THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH TWO LEFT CALIPERS INSTEAD OF A RIGHT AND A LEFT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *JB

I PURCHASED MY TRUCK IN SEPT 2000. AFTER SIX WEEKS AND 1100 MILES I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER STATING THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. (IT MADE NOISES AND SHIFTED VERY HARSHLY.) THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY CHECKED IT, AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. AT 36,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BLEW. THERE WERE NO GEARS AT ALL - NO FORWARD NO REVERSE. THANKFULLY IT HAPPENED CLOSE TO HOME ON A QUIET ROAD SO NO ONE WAS HURT OR INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER RE-BUILT MY TRANSMISSION. WHEN I DROVE IT AFTER THAT A GRINDING/CHATTERING NOISE WAS OCCURING - I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I LEFT IT THERE FOR A DAY (NEVER GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALER) WHEN I CALLED THEM I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANS.. THEY HAD TAKEN IT FOR A RIDE AND HEARD NO NOISE. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO TAKE ONE OF THEIR "TECHNICIANS" FOR A RIDE AND THEY IN FACT HEARD THE NOISE I WAS REFERRING TO. THEY HAVE NOW HAD MY CAR MORE THAN TWENTY THREE DAYS. (NOT IN A ROW. I HAVE HAD TO BRING IT TO THEM ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND AGAIN TAKE THE "TECHNICIAN" FOR YET ANOTHER RIDE) I AM WRITING THIS NOW BECAUSE I BELIEVE I AM ENTITLED TO A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THE DEALER SAYS NO AND KEEPS TRYING TO REBUID THE OLD ONE.*AK

SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. *BF SMALL CRACK OF 2 INCHES LONG WITHIN A WEEK MOVED ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE DASHBOARD AND BECAME 5 CRACKS AS TIME WENT ON. THE CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING THE PROBLEM CORRECTED BY DEALER. *TC

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE 1500 W/A 5.9 V8. AT AROUND 58000 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GO OUT. TOOK IT TO A SHOP, AND THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, AND YET THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. I AM AN HARD CORE DODGE BUYER, BUT THIS IS STARTING TO TURN ME OFF DODGES ALL TOGETHER. *AK

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PITTMAN ARM WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER THE REPLACEMENT WAS DONE THE INNER SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES WERE STILL RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. OWNER ALSO WENT TO GET A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND THAT TOO DID NOT STOP THE TIRES FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. IT THEN WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING GEAR THAT WAS INSTALLLED ON THE VEHICLE WAS INCORRECT AND NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO SAID THEY WILL NOT COVER THE EXPENSE OF REPLACEMENT. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

THE IN-TANK, ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP FAILED IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP TRUCK. THE CONNECTOR AND WIRING ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WAS BURNED AS WAS WIRING IN THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER UNDER THE HOOD. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CHRYSLER IS REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AND REPAIRING THE WIRING. HOWEVER, THEY OFFERED NO WARRANTY COVERAGE AND NO COVERAGE OF THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE PUMP FAILURE. *AK