2001 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE MULTIPLE CRACKS VARYING IN SIZE THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACKS HAD NOT AFFECTED THE FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED IT WOULD IN THE FUTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

UNDER SOLID BRAKING AT 20 MPH THE MAIN HARD LINE FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR BRAKES BLEW AT THE 45* BEND NEXT TO THE FUEL TANK. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN FOUR PLACES. FOUND LAST SUMMER. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED FOR NO REASON ON 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DASHBOARD ON TRUCK IS CRACKING. THE CRACKS FORM EXTREMELY SHARP EDGES AND DAGGER SHAPES WHICH WOULD CUT VEHICLE OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *KB

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 BEGAN TO CRACK, NOW THERE ARE SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE DASH. THIS VEHICLE IS IN A HEATED GARAGE MOST OF THE TIME AND THE WINDOWS ARE OPEN WHEN IN THE GARAGE DURING THE SUMMER AND WINTER. THE VEHICLE IS WELL CARED FOR AND CLEAN, I SEE NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAVE OCCURRED. THERE ARE SEVERAL CRACKS NOW ACROSS THE DASHBOARD ON THE TOP PART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL FROM ONE LANE TO ANOTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE STEERING TRACK BAR AND STEERING BOXES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

MY DODGE 2001 RAM, DASHBOARD CRACKING. THERE ARE 2 OTHER GUYS HERE AT WORK THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, BOTH RAMS BETWEEN 2001/2008. STORY ON THE NEWS TODAY OF PROBLEMS EVERYWHERE. BEEN CRACKING OVER LAST 4-5 YEARS. *KB

WE BOUGHT A NEW 2001 DODGE 2500 IN OCTOBER 2000. APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT THE DASH BEGAN FALLING APART. AT THE TIME IT BEGAN CRACKING, I WROTE DODGE A LETTER EXPLAINING OUR PROBLEM AND REQUESTING THEY REPAIR THE DASH "IN GOOD FAITH" EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY NEVER EVEN BOTHERED TO REPLY. EVERY SINGLE PERSON WE KNOW WITH THIS DODGE TRUCK HAS A DASH THAT IS FALLING APART. THERE ARE HUGE CHUNKS NOW CREATING HOLES IN THE DASH. PARTS OF THE DASH ARE FALLING DOWN UNDER THE DASH AREA INTO PLACES I CAN'T SAFELY ACCESS. WE HAVE UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO GLUE THE CRACKS APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES. MY FEAR IS THAT IT'S GETTING SO BAD IT WILL SOON INTERFERE WITH WIRING, AIR BAGS AND SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AS CHUNKS OF THE DASH ARE FALLING INTO AREAS OF THE TRUCK WHERE THEY ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN TO SEE THIS DASH RECALLED. SINCE DODGE IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT, I THINK THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD FORCE THEM TO RECALL THE TRUCK AND REPAIR THE DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR UPON ENGAGEMENT. THE BRAKES WERE PUMPED REPEATEDLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LINE WAS COMPLETELY COVERED WITH RUST CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO REPAIR THE BRAKE LINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DASHBOARD . DASH IS CRACKED SO BAD I'M WORRIED THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT LOOSE PIECES COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO OCCUPANTS IN VEHICLE. PIECES COULD ALSO FALL INTO MOVING PARTS (BRAKE PEDAL , STEERING COLUMN ) CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITIONS . MILEAGE WHEN CRACKS STARTED TO APPEAR 55,000. *TR

I WAS TAKING A ROAD TRIP HAULING MY BOAT THAT WAS AROUND 300 MILES OR SO AND GOT THROUGH THE FIRST 100 + FINE. DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE TRUCKS DIES ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAS NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO CONTROL AND COME TO A STOP. AFTER FINALLY AND LUCKILY COMING TO A STOP AND HEART RATE STARTED TO DROP, I HAD TO GET ON THE ROAD AGAIN, I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK TO RESTART AFTER BLEEDING THE FUEL THROUGH THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING AND HAVING TO BUMP THE KEY A FEW TIMES. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK HOME GOING VERY VERY SLOW AND BEING O SO CAREFUL. COME TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM IS THE LIFT PUMP AND IS EXTREMELY TO COMMON. THIS SHOULD ALERT ANYONE THAT DEALS WITH SAFETY AND SHOULD PROMPT A INVESTIGATION. *TR

TOP OF DASH CRACKED SO BAD PIECES ARE FALLING OUT. IF WE WERE TO GET INTO A HEAD ON COLLISION, THESE PIECES OF BROKEN PLASTIC WOULD TURN INTO SHRAPNEL. IF I KNEW ABOUT THIS SITE SOONER I WOULD OF CERTAINLY BROUGHT IT TO YOUR ATTENTION. I'M NOT ALONE IN THIS PROBLEM, OR THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE SUN, ARMORAL, ETC. COMPILED OVER 1,500 OTHER PEOPLE ON DODGE RAM FORUMS, CAR COMPLAINTS, AND OTHER SUCH INTERNET SITES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND NO RECALL FROM DODGE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

I OWN AN '01 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB. BOUGHT IT USED IN 2005. IN SUMMER OF 2009 THE DASH STARTED CRACKING FROM WINDSHIELD DOWN THE GLOVE BOX, AND FROM WINDSHIELD TO FRONT BEZEL IN FRONT OF DRIVER. NOW CRACKS ALL OVER. NO PIECES FALLEN OUT YET, BUT SURE WILL BE HAPPENING SOON. ASKED LOCAL DEALER ABOUT DASH, SAID NOTHING TO DO EXCEPT REPLACE IT. TOLD ME PROBABLY WOULD BE PROBLEM FINDING REPLACEMENT DASH AS THERE WERE SO MANY CRACKED. TOLD ME TO BUY DASH COVER. NICE. DON'T THINK SO!!!! *TR

DASH PAD IS CRACKED ALL TO PIECES. SHARP PIECES ARE COMING OFF AND COULD POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND DODGE SHOULD RECALL THIS.

DASH CRACKING. PRESENTLY NO ISSUES OTHER THAN CRACKED DASH, HOWEVER, SPEED AT WHICH DASH IS DETERIORATING COULD LEAD TO ELECTRICAL FAILURES, AS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE VEHICLE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE 2500 TRUCK. SEVERAL YEARS AGO I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASH. THERE ARE NOW AT LEAST 6 CRACKS. UNFORTUNATELY THESE ARE NOT SURFACE CRACKS. THE DASH IS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND IS REACHING THE POINT WHERE I FEAR IT WILL EITHER COLLAPSE OR SEND PIECES FLYING AROUND THE CAB CREATING WHAT I THINK IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE 2500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND DECELERATING TO 3 MPH, THE STEERING SHAFT SUDDENLY FRACTURED CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 193,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 12/14/11 *CN

THE DASH ON MY 2001 RAM IS CRACKING UP NOW PIECES ARE STARTING TO FALL OFF I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. BROKEN PARTS CAN DAMAGE WIRING AND BECOME PROJECTILES IN A COLLISION. *TR

ENTIRE DASH AND DASH BEZEL FELL APART. NO DAMAGE DONE TO THE DASH, IT JUST FELL APART. WIRES AND DUCT WORK ARE NOW OPEN TO THE SUN AND FOREIGN MATERIALS. *TR

DASHBOARD PLASTIC, DASHBOARD PAD SECTION BREAKS, FALLS APART IN 1999 TO 2006 MODEL YEAR DODGE RAM 1500 AND DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUPS AND MAY CUT WIRING INSIDE DASH, POSSIBLY CREATING A HAZARD. IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT ONLINE. DODGE APPEARS TO BE UNCONCERNED. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART INTO SEVERAL SHARP PIECES. I HAD A 4"X5" PIECE FALL INTO THE DASHBOARD THIS WEEK. *TR

MY DASHBOARD HAD A SMALL CRACK THAT HAS TURNED IN TO A MASSIVE SINKHOLE. MY FEAR IS POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING INJURY/ PERMANENT DISABILITY TO MYSELF OR A PASSENGER AS A RESULT OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT THAT WOULD CAUSE THE REMAINING PIECES OF PLASTIC TO BECOME PROJECTILES. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED SO THEY WILL NOT TAKE ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING/FAILING , RELATED ELEC. PROPLEMS W/ HEADLIGHT DIMMER. *TR

HARD PLASTIC DASH BOARD CRACKS INTO LOTS OF HARD SHARP PIECES THAT CAN BECOME DEADLY PROJECTILES IN A CRASH. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEZEL ALSO BECOMES BRITTLE AND CAN POSE A SEVERE LACERATION RISK IN A COLLISION SITUATION. ALSO, AS THE DASH DEGRADES, LARGE CHUNKS CAN BECOME DISLODGED DURING DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS OR WHEN HITTING A BUMP. THESE CHUNKS CAN SLIDE AND MOVE ABOUT THE CAB AND EITHER CAUSE A DANGEROUS DISTRACTION RESULTING IN A CRASH, OR, CAN FLY ABOUT AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE INJURY TO OCCUPANTS DUE TO THE SHARP EDGES. PLEASE PROVE THAT THE NHTSA IS NOT JUST ANOTHER BLOATED GOVERNMENT AGENCY IN THE POCKET OF THE AUTO MANUFACTURERS AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT HAS PLAGUED DODGE TRUCK OWNERS FOR YEARS. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4, BRAKE LINE DIRECTLY BEHIND GAS TANK ABOVE REAR AXLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE RUSTS/CORRODES WHICH CAUSES A MAJOR BRAKE FLUID LEAK AND CAUSES LOSS OF BRAKES. THIS AREA IS HIDDEN FROM IMMEDIATE SIGHT BY THE SPARE TIRE AND APPARENTLY BUILDUP DOESN'T GET WASHED AWAY IN THE CARWASH OR WHEN IT RAINS OR FROM ROAD SPRAY ETC. I HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKE LINES RUST SO BAD. THEY ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE THEY SWELL AS THEY RUST AND SCALE. THE REST OF THE VEHICLES UNDERCARRAGE IS 90% BLACK PAINT FROM THE FACTORY, BUT THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTING. MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE USED STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINE MATERIAL OR AT LEAST A COATED TYPE BRAKELINE. LOSS OF BRAKES IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE NO WARRANTY PERIOD ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THEY SHOULD BE THE LAST THING TO GO ON THE VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE A PAID IN FULL RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SO MANY PLACES THAT IT CAVED IN AND AFFECTED THE HIGH/LO BEAM SWITCH. I TURNED THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OFF. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND SOMEHOW GOT THE LO BEAMS BACK ON. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAN PUT INNOCENT LIVES IN GRAVE DANGER. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BEFORE ANYTHING BAD HAPPENS. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 - CRACKED DASH. DASH HAS BEEN CRACKED FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW AND IT IS COMPLETELY FALLING APART ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CLOSE TO THE WINDSHIELD. DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS! *TR

PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, AND VIBRATION/WOBBLE IN THE FRONT OF OUR 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. NO RESOLUTION AS OF YET. DODGE CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. REPLACED TRACK BAR, BUT PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. STEERING WANDERS, HARD TO KEEP TRUCK ON THE ROAD. VIBRATION IN FRONT RETURNED ONCE AGAIN. I HAVE HEARD THERE IS AN AFTER MARKET STEERING STABILIZER THAT CAN TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. WHY DOESN'T DODGE FIX IT WITH THIS STEERING STABILIZER? *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL MY DASH HAS STARED CRACKING AND BECOMING LOOSE I AM AFRAID IT WILL FALL OFF MY TRUCK IS IN GOOD CONDITION OTHER THAN THAT HAS THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP, THE DASH STARTED CRACKING LAST YEAR. I WAS OUT OF TOWN FOR A FEW WEEKS CAME HOME AND NOTICED A LARGE AREA ON MY DASH CAVED IN , THE PLASTIC IS REAL BRITTLE I AM AFRAID SOMEONE MIGHT CUT THEMSELVES ON IT AND IT LOOKS REALLY BAD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 DODGE 2500 4WD PICKUP, THE CABLE PART OF THE SPARE TIRE LIFT ASSEMBLY FAILED AND ALLOWED THE SPARE WHEEL/TIRE TO BECOME FREE FROM IT'S HOLDING AND FELL TO THE PAYMENT. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS FOLLOWING ME FOR IF THEY WERE THEY WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY HIT THE WHEEL AND AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED POSSIBLY CAUSING INJURY (IES) TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED ON SEPT1 IN ROCKWELL, TEXAS. I REPORTED THIS TO ROCKWALL DODGE SERVICE DEPT AND TOLD THEM IT WAS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS BUT DID NOT ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY THE DODGE HEADQUARTERS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. THEY ORDERED THE REPLACEMENT PARTS AND GAVE ME A DATE YOU COME IN TO HAVE THE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. IN THE MEAN TIME I CALLED THE DODGE CORPORATION AND REPORTED THIS INCIDENT STRESSING AGAIN THE SAFETY ISSUE AND POSSIBILITY OF A DESIGN DEFECT. 9/21/10 "TRISH' CALLED AND ADVISED ME THAT BECAUSE OF THE AGE AND MILEAGE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. FURTHER SHE ADVISED THEY WOULDN'T ISSUE ANY WARNINGS EITHER DUE TO THE INFREQUENT REPORTINGS. . I ADVISED HER THAT DODGE HAS TAKEN THIS TOO LIGHTLY AND THAT THEY SHOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON BOTH OLD AND NEW TRUCKS (ALL VEHICLES BY A REDESIGN (FAILSAFE). I OFFERED THE PARTS TO HER FOR EXAM AND ANALYSIS BUT SHE WAS NOT INTERESTED. I AM APPALLED AT SUCH A "NON-CARING" ATTITUDE. *TR

MY DASH IS CRACKED ALL OVER AND WHEN I WENT TO TAKE OFF JUST DASH BESAL IT CRACKED AND IF YOU JUST PICK IT UP IT WILL BREAK IN YOUR HAND. THESE ARE SHARP POINTING ENDS. I WOULD HATE TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO SOME ONE IF AND WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLORE. I NEVER HAD TO TAKE DASH APART BEFORE SO THIS IS DO TO BAD MATERIAL THAT DID NOT HOLD UP TO THE HEAT OR COLD. I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SHE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED SEVERELY. SHE STATED THAT AS SHE WAS CLEANING THE DASHBOARD IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND CAUSED HER TO SUSTAIN A MINOR CUT TO HER HAND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS VERY BRITTLE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AND SOMEONE WOULD CALL HER BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,005. UPDATED 01/04/11*LJ UPDATED 01/10/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AT A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO COAST. HE STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE ENOUGH TO STOP THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK. COMPLETE DASH FAILURE, CRACKED, BROKEN AND CAVED IN. PLASTIC MATERIAL IS BRITTLE AND CHUNKS BREAK OFF AT SLIGHTEST TOUCH. PLASTIC EDGES ARE VERY SHARP AND COULD CAUSE INJURY. TOTAL REPLACEMENT IS ONLY FIX. *TR

ENTIRE DASHBOARD CRUMBLING, CRACKING, FALLING APART, DISINTEGRATING ON 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AS VEHICLE WIRING IS EXPOSED AND ENTIRE SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF DASH ESPECIALLY AROUND THE PASSENGER SAFETY AIR BAG IS FALLING APART. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HAS RENDERED THE AIR BAG USELESS. PLASTIC SHARDS ARE RAZOR SHARP AND DANGEROUS. *TR

DASH ON A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 IS FALLING APART AND LEAVING WIRES EXPOSED TO THE SUN. *TR

1.) AFTER OPENING THE HOOD THE RUBBER STRIP RUNNING ACROSS THE TOP EDGE OF THE FIREWALL (WHERE BACK OF HOOD MEETS) MAY BECOME DISLODGED AND FALL ONTO THE TURBOCHARGER HOUSING. 2.) THIS OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME HOOD IS OPENED. THE LAST TIME I HAD TO OPEN THE HOOD IT WAS DARK AND I DID NOT NOTICE THAT IT HAD BECOME DETACHED AGAIN WHEN I CLOSED THE HOOD. 3.) SINCE THE RUBBER HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE I REMOVED IT AND ALLOWED IT TO BURN ITSELF OUT ON MY DRIVEWAY. THE LAST TIME IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TURBO I WAS ABLE TO NOTICE IT BEFORE IT ACTUALLY HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, THIS TIME I WAS NOT SO LUCKY. *TR

REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM TIRE CAUSING $4000 DAMAGE TO TRUCK BED WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH DOT INDICATES MANUFACTURED 25TH WEEK OR 2003...MAKING THE TIRE 2 YEARS OLD WHEN PURCHASED AS NEW IN 2005 TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED 5 HOURS PRIOR. TIRES HAD BEEN MAINTAINED AND ROTATED REGULARLY. *TR

BOOSTER PUMP FOR POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION DON'T WANT TO SHIFT WHEN DRIVE FROM STOP TO DRIVE INTO SECOND GEAR. *TR

LIFT PUMP FAILED ON 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE THE INJECTION PUMP TO FAIL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS AND POWER WAS LOWER THAN EXPECTED BUT NOT DANGEROUS. PROBLEM WAS ONLY DISCOVERED BECAUSE OTHER OWNERS ENCOURAGED ME TO CHECK FOR PUMP FAILURE BEFORE SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. *TR

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 AND APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO THE DASHBOARD CRACKED INTO MULTIPLE PIECES AND NOW HAS LARGE HOLES IN IT THAT ARE EXPOSING THE ELECTRICAL WIRES. ALSO PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD COULD BECOME PROJECTILES IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE WEB SITES; HOWEVER, DODGE WILL NOT CORRECT THE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A RECALL BY DODGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS FALLING APART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

I STARTED MY TRUCK TO HEAD OUT TO ANSWER A FIRE CALL (I AM A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER). THE ENGINE WAS COLD, HAD BEEN SITTING FOR OVER 8 HOURS. AT THE FIRST STOP SIGN, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, ONLY TO HAVE IT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE AND NO STOPPING POWER. THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. I PUMPED THE BRAKES TWICE, AND THE SYSTEM RE-PRESSURIZED AND STARTED FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK HOME, AND PARKED IT FOR THE WEEKEND. SUNDAY PM I WENT TO DRIVE IT OVER TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WHEN I STARTED IT UP, THE COMPUTER CODES CLEARED AND THE TRUCK FUNCTIONED PERFECTLY. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND IT ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE TRUCK IS COLD AND WITHIN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES AFTER STARTING. THE ENGINEERS HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT IS HAPPENING. OBVIOUSLY, SINCE I AM A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER, I HAVE A TENDENCY TO START MY TRUCK AND GO, SO THIS ISSUE IS VERY WORRISOME TO ME. *TR

IN 2001 I BOUGHT A NEW DODGE 2500 TRUCK AT 50,000 MILES THE DASH STARTED CRACKING AND NOW AT 80,000 MILES IS FALLING TO PIECES. I CALLED DODGE AND SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED GOT NO HELP. *TR

OUR 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND IS CAVING IN (IN ALL DIFFERENT PLACES) - THE DODGE DEALER SAID IT'S NOT A RECALL SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. *TR

DASH CRACKED ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. SMALLER CRACKS ARE BRANCHING OFF OF THE LARGE ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, HE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE STEEL HYDRAULIC PIPELINE HAD FRACTURED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. THE DEALER ALSO CONFIRMED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT ALSO WANTED TO INCLUDE IN THE COMPLAINT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,089. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.