I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SWERVE AND VIBRATE, AND I REALIZED A TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING I COULD HAVE HIT ON THE ROAD NOR DID I FEEL LIKE I HAD HIT ANYTHING. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND TOOK THE BLOWN TIRE TO MY LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER WHO EXAMINED IT AND CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN CUT OR PUNCTURED AND CONCLUDED THAT I WAS RUNNING LOW TIRE PRESSURE AND THEREFORE, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS ONLY 17% TREAD WEAR I WAS ENTITLED TO ONLY A 50% ADJUSTMENT ON THE TIRE. NUMER ONE I CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURES ON ALL MY VEHICLES REGULARLY AND KEEP AT LEAST 40 TO 42 POUNDS OF AIR IN AT ALL TIMES, AND NUMBER TWO WHAT HAPPENED TO MY MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY THAT STATES A FULL REPLACEMENT DURING THE FIRST TWELVE MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR BUSINESS FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND AM A PENNSYLVANIA STATE INSPECTION MECHANIC AND I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF TIRE PRESSURE, AND THAT IS WHY I CHECK MY REGULARLY. I KNOW IN MY HEART THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS NOT LOW ON THIS TIRE AND IT WORRIES ME THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN TO ANOTHER TIRE ON THIS TRUCK, MAYBE THIS TIME WITH MORE DIRE CONSEQUENCES. I HAVE LOST FAITH IN GOODYEAR, DODGE, AND THE DEALER, AND FEEL TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLERS. BY THE WAY THIS MY FIRST BLOW OUT IN OVER 32 YEARS OF DRIVING, NO MATTER WHAT MY TIRE PRESSURES WERE????*AK (DOT NUMBER: M670 JCOR TIRESIZE: 245/15R1
2001 Dodge Ram complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2001 record →
VEHICLE WILL START TO REV UP TO 5500 RPMS, AND THEN VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK
WHILE HAVING VEHICLE IN PARK AND WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES CONSUMER WAS CAPABLE OF SHIFTING GEARS WHICH RESULTED IN A ROLL BACK.*AK
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER IT LOSES ALL POWER STEERING CAUSING THE HYDROBOOST SYSTEM AND POWER BRAKE SYSTEM TO DISENGAGE, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *TT
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO APPLY FORCE TO PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK THE POWER ASSIST SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AND POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FAILS AS THE RESULT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *YH
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AT 60 MPH. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
1500 QUAD CAB, BRAKE FAILED AT 50-60 MPH. THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT BEARINGS ON RIGHT WHEEL WERE GROUNDED TO DUST, NO GREASE WAS VISIBLE.*AK
TRACK BAR AFFECTS HANDLING AND SAFETY OF VEHICLE, I HAVE HEARD OF MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PART. *AK
I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN SEPT.01 AND OVERDRIVE WENT OUT IN JAN 02AND NOW AGAIN IN MARCH 02 SEEMS EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM I AM CURRENTLY PUTTING IN A 6SPD CONVERSION KIT WHICH IS COSTING ME $4000.00. *AK
TRACK BAR, PREMATURE EXCESSIVE SLACK IN STEERING, HARD TO KEEP IN OWN LANE ESPECIALLY ON UNEVEN PAVED SURFACES( STEERING WANDERING). REAR AXLE U-BOLTS, LOOSE ON INSPECTION CAUSING SHAKING FROM THE REAR AXLE DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION, BOLTS WERE RETORKED & PROBLEM REACCURED AFTER 20 MILES, THE BOLTS WERE LOOSE AGAIN.
WHILE DRIVING 40MPH IN WET CONDITIONS, CONSUMER HIT A TRAILER WHICH WAS BEING PULLED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AKTHERE WAS ONE INJURY.*JB
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SWAYS BACK AND FORTH AND HARD TO STEER. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED STEERING BOX AND DID AN ALIGNMENT THREE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. *YH
CONSUMER AFTER BEING INFORMED ABOUT TIRE RECALL 01V28900O HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. MANAGER INSISTED VEHICLE WAS NOT WITHIN RECALL NOTICE. HOWEVER, SERVICE MANAGER AT MICHELIN STATED THAT ALL THE D RATED TIRES ON CONSUMER'S DODGE, RAM WERE LOW RATED, AND COULD ONLY HOLD A CERTAIN WEIGHT AGE THAT DID NOT MATCH VEHICLE COMPLIANCE EXPECTATION. *AK
EDGE OF THE HWY GAVE WAY, FORCING THE VEHICLE INTO A BRICK WALL, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT RIBS FROM IMPACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL.
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY VAN TRAVELING 50 MPH, FRONT CRASH. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. NO INJURIES.*AK THE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN CONSUMER, CAUSING HIM TO BE THROWN FORWARD, LUCKILY HE WAS NOT INJURED, SEE ODI NUMBER 8004342. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY A VAN TRAVELING 50 MPH, FRONT CRASH. SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN CONSUMER, HE WAS THROWN FORWARD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, NO INJURIES.*AK IN THIS ACCIDENT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, SEE ODI NUMBER 8004341. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO AVOID A COLLISION, BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT CRASH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, NO INJURIES.*AK *TT
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
OUR FLEET IS HAVING NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS BEFORE THE FAILURE CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. *AK
THE SERVICING DEALER, DANBURY DODGE, 100B FEDERAL RD, DANBURY, CT 06813, PHONE 203-825-5900 HAS HAD MY TRUCK IN THE SHOP 10 TIMES FOR THE INDUCTION FAILURE, WHICH DODGE HAS STATED IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK MODEL BECAUSE THE INDUCTION SEALS WERE MANUFACTURED OUT OF THE WRONG MATERIALS. YET THE SERVICE ADVISOR MADE THIS STATEMENT, "FORTUNATELY FOR DODGE, MOST OWNERS DON'T RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT". ON THE LAST ATTEMPT, PAUL TRAINA THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT DETROIT WILL NO LONGER ALLOW THEM TO WORK ON THIS PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH THEIR OWN TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS A MECHANICAL FAILURE THAT THEIR COMPUTERS CANNOT DETECT. WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE TRUCK LOOSES POWER I AM AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. YET THEY REFUSE TO FIX MY TRUCK. THEY WILL NOT EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS. IN REGARDS TO THE STEERING COLUMN, DANBURY DODGE HAS HAD TO PUT 3 STEERING COLUMNS IN SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THEY HAVE TOLD ME REPEATEDLY THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE PARTS FROM THE FACTORY. IN REGARDS TO THE FRONT END ASSEMBLY, I PUT MY TRUCK IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT PULLED SO HARD TO THE LEFT THAT IT PUT ME ON TWO WHEELS. DODGE DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO FIX THIS. HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THIS 4 TIMES NOW AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T FIXED IT. THEY WILL NOT EVEN ANSWER MY CALLS. THIS IS A DEFINITE ROLL OVER HAZARD, AS I HAVE BEEN ON TWO WHEELS TWICE ALREADY. I HAVE NO OTHER
DODGE SAYS THEY DONT HAVE A PROBLEM BUT EVERYONE YOU TALK TO HAS HAD A NUT COME OFF OF 5TH GEAR SOME MORE THAN ONCE. *AK
TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. AM IN PROCESS OF REPLACING POWER STEERING PUMP/BRAKE VACUUM PUMP (ONE UNIT) FOR THE SECOND TIME. AT TIME OF LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL WITH A FULL SIZE CAMPER ON ICE. SLID SIDEWAYS AND STOPPED IN SNOWBANK. AM AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE AFTER SECOND INCIDENT. KNOW SEVERAL DRIVERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM WITH 2001 DODGE RAMS.
STEERING PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE WANDER PROBLEM. FRONT END HAS BEEN ALIGNED AND RECENTLY A NEW TRACK BAR INSTALLED, BUT VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE THE WANDERING PROBLEM. THIS CONDITION CAUSES AN UNSAFE HANDLING PROBLEM ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY STIFF AND VERY HARD TO MANAGE WHEN TRYING TO MAKE TURNS.*AK
CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE UNDER FRONT OF VEHICLE, WHILE INSPECTING VEHICLE HE NOTICED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS RUBBING ON THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL SHARP TO THE LEFT, DEALER GRINDED OFF PART OF CONTROL ARM, BUT IT WAS STILL RUBBING ON THE TIRE, DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO REMEDY.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE GEAR BOX WAS SERVICED. *YH
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK (62-MILES), THE ENGINE SEEMED TO PROVIDE NO POWER TO TRANSMISSION. I PARKED THE TRUCK AND NOTICED RED COLORED TRANSMISSION FLUID DRIPPING WHERE TRANSMISSION MEETS THE ENGINE (SEAL). TRUCK WAS TOWED TO ANDERSON DODGE IN ROCKFORD, IL. THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE ON MY DRIVEWAY WHERE I PARK THE VEHICLE AT HOME.*AK
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT INTERMITTENTLY/ AMP GAUGE WENT TO ZERO. TOOK TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHCILE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK
VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY IN 5TH GEAR IN RAIN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT CLUTCH MATERIAL WAS COMING APART, WHICH CAUSED COMPONETS TO HEAT UP AND MELT. DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH ASSEMLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
STEERING WANDER/DRIFTING CAUSES AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHILE DRIVING. LOCAL DEALER HAS TEMPORARILY FIXED PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED SOON AFTER THE REPAIR HAD BEEN MADE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING AND COMPONENTS WITH VEHICLES WITH DIESEL ENGINES. WHEN THE STEERING COMPONENTS LOOSEN UP IT CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION REQUIRING EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL CORRECTION.*AK
THE STEERING ON THIS TRUCK IS HORRIBLE. IT WONDERS TERRIBLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AT ANY SPEED. THE DRIVER HAS TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT STEERING IN ORDER TO MAKE THE VEHICLE TRAVEL IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THIS BECOMES VERY TIRING ON TRIPS AND PRESENTS A HAZARD DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER.*AK
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR DRIVER SIDE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, GOODYEAR, WRANGLER TIRES WITH THIRTY THOUSAND MILES ARE DETERIORATED. ALSO, SIDEWALLS CRACKED. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK *SLC
DOOR JAMB STICKER CALL FOR 41LBS AIR IN TIRES, TIRE CALLS FOR 35LBS MAX. WHICH IS CORRECT. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AT ANYTIME THE STEERING WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. ON THE FIRST 3 INCEDENTS A HARD JERK OF THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BREAK IT FREE FROM ITS EXTREMELY TIGHT CONDITION. THE TRUCK WOULD ONCE AGAIN RETURN TO NORMAL AS IF THERE WAS NEVER A PROBLEM. AFTER THE FIRST INCEDENT I GAVE THE TRUCK'S STEERING SYSTEM A THOROUGH CHECK. NOTHING SEEMED WRONG OR OUT OF PLACE.I TRIED TO CONTACT MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER HOWEVER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT OPEN ON SATURDAYS. SINCE THE TRUCK NOW SEEMED FINE I ATTEMPTED TO GO TO MY HOUSE IN IT. I DROVE 40-50 MILES TOWARD MY HOME WITHOUT A PROBLEM. WITHIN 6 MILES OF HOME IT OCCURED AGAIN, JUST AS IT DID THE FIRST TIME ONCE AGAIN A HARD JERK FREED THE WHEEL. ANOTHER CHECK OF THE STEERING SYSTEM REVEALED NOTHING, EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE FINE. 1.5 MILES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, I REPEATED THE SAME PROCESS AGAIN. AT THIS TIME I DECIDED TO SLOW DOWN MY SPEEDS TO 35-40MPH TO HELP AVOID DANGER JUST TO MAKE IT HOME AND MONDAY I WOULD CONTACT THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO TOWN. HOWEVER, UPON APPROACHING THE NEXT BEND IN THE ROAD I WAS UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE CURVE RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A CLUSTER OF TREES. I SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJURIES COMMON IN THAT TYPE OF ACCIDENT. SINCE THEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER MAKING A FORMAL COMPLAINT, RESULTING IN A INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR LOOKING AT MY TRUCK. I STRESS LOOKING AT IT BECAUSE THAT IS ALL HE DID BESIDES TAKING PICTURES OF IT. HE NEVER REMOVED ANY COMPONENT. I R
ENGINE TRIES TO STALL WHEN GOING AROUND CURVE. VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, BUT IT PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, AND CHRYSLER DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH STRUCK AN UTILITY POLE WITH RIGHT CENTER SIDE, BUT NEITHER OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HAD TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT FOR AIR BAG PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE SPORT PICKUP 4X4 THAT CAUGHT FIRE. THE POINT OF ORIGIN WAS LOCATED ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO RUPTURE AND CATCH FIRE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. FIRE WAS CONFINED MAINLY TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BED. I HAVE FOUND WHERE THIS IDENTICAL THING OCCURRED ON THE1998 MODELS AND A RECALL 98V182000 FOR THAT MODEL TRUCK ON FUEL LINE PROBLEMS WAS ISSUED. AFTER EXAMINING MY TRUCK, THE DEALER SAYS THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND THAT THEY ARE NOT TRAINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS FIRE. I NEED SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER YET BUT HAVE EVERY INTENTION ON DOING SO. *AK
DEALER REPLACED RIGHT SIDE BALL JOINT. HOWEVER, STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKING UP WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK
THE TRUCK WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. SINCE NEW, THE STEERING HAS SEEMED "VAGUE". THE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL CAN BE 4" BEFORE TURNING THE TRUCK, THIS MAY VARY. THE STEERING SEEMS "RUBBERY". I HAVE HAD THE FRONT WHEELS ALIGNED TWO TIMES. THE DEALER CAN DO NO MORE; THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF BRINGING THE TRUCK INTO "SPECS". A SQUARE "LINKAGE TUBE" WAS REPLACED, WHICH PROVIDED LITTLE OR NO IMPROVEMENT. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS, CONSTANT CORRECTION IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A SEMBLANCE OF A STRAIGHT PATH. THIS PROBLEM MUST BE REPAIRED BEFORE ONE OF THE MANY COMPLAINANTS RUNS OFF THE ROAD.*AK
WHEN ROLLING OVER A BUMP ON THE ROAD, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES. *AK *SLC
VAN IS UNSTABLE IN CROSS WINDS, PREVIOUS 1999 VERSION WAS NOT.*AK
THE VEHICLE HAS CONSTANT ROUGH IDLE AND SPORADIC ENGINE MISS, QUIVERING, HESITATION AND SLUGGISHNESS, DEALER HAS CHANGER OXYGEN SENSOR, AIR FILTER BUT PROBLEM PERSIST. *YH
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES BACK WHEELS LOCK UP. IT'S NOTICEABLE MOSTLY IN GRAVEL OR WET ROAD. BRAKES WILL LOCK UP ,AND MAKE VEHICLE SLIDE. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ALL OF THE GAUGES QUIT WORKING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULLOVER THE HORN STARTED TO BLOW AND THE LIGHTS STARTED GOING OFF AND ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULLOVER BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT TURN OFF. A SHORT TIME LATER MY WIFE SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE FUSE BOX WAS ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO MUSIC CITY DODGE IN MURFREESBORO TN. AFTER TWO MONTHS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, EXPLANATION BY DEALER WAS BATTERY CABLE NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY.
TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 8 TIMES PARTS REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. TRUCK HAS ALSO BEEN ALTERED FROM ORIGINAL SPECS . I FEEL VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. *AK
RADIO MAKES A STREAKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
BRAKE SHOES HAD 65% OF THE PADS REMAINING HOWEVER THE RIVETS HOLDING THE PADS ONTO THE BRAKE SHOES CAME LOOSE ON 3 OF THE FOUR BRAKES.THE SERVICE MGR. TOLD ME THAT HE FELT THIS IS A DEFECT OF THE BRAKES HOWEVER I STILL HAD TO PAY THE ENTIRE BILL.THE AUTO MATIC TRANSMISSION HAS LEAKED FLUID AFTER 5 DIFFERENT ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT BY THE DEALER.STILL LEAKS
DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE MIRRORS SHAKE/VIBRATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE APPROACHING TRAFFIC.EVENTUALLY THIS WILL CAUSE A ACCIDENT. I RETURNED THE VECHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRRIOR REPLACED BUT THIS REPLACEMENT SUFFERED FROM THE SAME SHAKING PROBLEMS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.I TOLD THE SERVICE REP. BUT HE SAID THEY ALL ( DODGE PICKUPS 1500-2500 SERIES) SUFFER FROM THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR A TSB ON THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE A FRIEND WITH THE SAME TRUCK AND THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 50MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF HIM. AND T-BONED HIM FROM THE SIDE.UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.
AFTER EVERY OIL CHANGE CRANKCASE WILL LEAK EXHAUST SMOKE INTO CABIN OF VEHICLE. WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE VEHICLE.*AK
VEHICLE FISHTAILS AT 60MPH, RE-ALIGNMENT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, STEERING IS DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS, REPLACED GEAR BOX, NOW THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS.
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