2001 Dodge Ram complaints

TRUCK WILL NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY INTO GEAR. HAS CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD TRUCK PROBLEM CANNOT BE REPAIRED.*AK

THERE IS ABOUT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF MOVEMENT IN STEERING GEAR BOX, MAKING STREEING BOX LOOSE, AND IT WONDERS ON ROAD.*AK

PROBLEM #1: FRONT SUSPENSION BOTTOMING OUT ON SPEED BUMPS, AND AT LOW SPEED BUMPS. VEHICLE FRAME IS SMACKING DOWN ON TOP OF AXLE. FRONT SUSPENSION BUSHINGS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. PROBLEM #2: DRIVER DOOR MIRROR GLASS LOOSE. DEALER INSTALLED NEW MIRROR, STILL LOOSE, ORDERING A SECOND MIRROR. PROBLEM #3: ENGINE SHAKES AT START UP AND WHILE IDLING. ALSO GAS MILEAGE HAS NOT IMPROVED.*AK

EXCESSIVE CRANKCASE OIL VAPORS ENTERING PASSANGER COMPARTMENT CAUSED BY THE IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE OPEN VENT SYSTEM.THE HEAVY SMELL AND VAPORS WILL BURN YOUR EYES AND CAUSE A PERSON TO BECOME SICK I FEEL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. THE PROBLEM HAS ONLY OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR WHILE STOPPED AT SIGNALS ETC. THE VAPORS AND SMELL WILL DISSIPATE SOME AFTER TWO TO THREE THOUSAND MILES AFTER EACH OIL CHANGE BUT RETURNES AFTER EACH OIL CHANGE. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY DEALERS THIS IS A PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE NO RSOLVE AT THIS TIME.

WHEN HEATER IS ON DASHBOARD WOULD BECOME VERY HOT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH RADIO, WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE. IT WAS REPLACED. DASHBOARD PROBLEM REAPPEARED AGAIN. KEPT TAKING VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR DASHBOARD PROBLEM, AND AGAIN RADIO WAS REPLACED. NOTHING ELSE WAS CHECKED FOR CAUSE OF OVERHEATING DASHBOARD. *AK

THE ABS IS VERY POOR AND DANGEROUS IN THAT ON TIRE LOCK UP OR SKID, THE BRAKES ON BOTH REAR WHEELS ARE RELEASED EVEN IF ONLY ONE TIRE IS ON SNOW. THIS CONDITION PROVIDES NO STOPPING POWER. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE UPGRADING THE ABS OR REMOVING IT. *YH

WHEN TRAVLING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFCULT TO CHANGE INTO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. WHEN TEMPERATURE GETS COLDER SITUATION BECOMES WORSE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHEN LETTING GO OFF ACCLERATOR VEHICLE WILL SURGE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OR JUST SLOWING DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WILL LOOK INTO IT.*AK

APPLYING CLUTCH WILL NOT DISENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL. INSTEAD, ENGINE WILL REV UP TO REDLINE AND TURN ITSELF OFF. ON 2 OCCASIONS, CONSUMER TURNED OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO COAST TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY ENGINE BEGAN TO REV. DEALER CLAIMED VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THIS WAY, AND THERE WAS NO SOLUTION. THEREFORE, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.*AK

BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE ANGLED CLOSE TOGETHER, SO WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, DRIVER INADVERTENTLY DEPRESSES ACCELERATOR PEDAL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IT WOULD NOT GO STRAIGHT, BUT CONTINOUSLY PULLED TO EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT WHICH HAS RESULTED IN A COLLISION. DEALER REPLACED STEERING BOX THREE TIMES, AND TRACK BAR, AND STEERING PUMP, WHICH DID NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. *AK DEALER REPLACED STEERING BOX 2 TIMES, POWER STEERING WAS LOST WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *SLC

ON A 30 MPH FRONTAL CENTER CRASH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING BODLY INJURY,CHRYSLER INVESTIGATION #8126432 THE FOND OPEN SQUIB SYSTEM AT AIRBAG AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS DO TO WIRES THAT RIPPED LOOSE WHEN STEERING COLUMN COLLAPSED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HEADLIGHTS COME ON AT ALL TIME, AND DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. BATTERY RUNS DOWN, AND HE HAS TO HAVE A JUMP START. *AK

GOODYEAR WRANGLER RTS TIRE SEPARATED IN 3 PIECES, TIRE SIZE P265/75R16 DOT MK73D5DR1000, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 55 TO 0. THEN, ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTS WENT DEAD AND HORN STARTED BLARING. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND SAW AN ORANGE GLOW UNDER HOOD. WITHIN 2 MINUTES, PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT WAS IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUND FIRE HAD STARTED IN POWER BOX, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DODGE WANTS TO REPAIR. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE FIRES WAS BECAUSE OF THE POWER DISTRIBUTOR BOX. *SLC

CONSUMER TRIED TO PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. TO GO IN REVERSE HAS TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL. TO DRIVE IT HAS TO BE IN 2ND GEAR. TOOK TO DEALER. *AK

THE MOTOR SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE WHILE UNDER LOAD, THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE COMPUTER CODES AND IT OPERATED MORE EFFICIENTLY, THE PROBLEM REOCCURED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT NO FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS COULD BE MADE BECAUSE THE ENGINEERS HAD NOT ISSUED ANY FURTHER ADJUSTMENT CODES, THE CONSUMER TRIED DIFFERENT TYPES OF GASOLINE THAT ONLY CHANGED THE MILES PER GALLON. *SLC

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001 RAM . PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AT 30 MPH, CAUSING A COLLISION.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN UNDER THE HOOD FIRE WHILE PARKED. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. TOWED TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT CAUSE WAS DUE TO THE POWER CENTER SHORTAGE FAILURE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER FELL ASLEEP AT STEERING WHEEL, AND HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISON, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES.*AK

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON THE DAY AFTER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD MOST PROBABLY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OT A COLLISION. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THEY HAD A PREVIOUS OCCURRENCE, RECENTLY, OF THE SAME NATURE AND BELIEVED IT MIGHT BE SOMEHOW CAUSED BY AN ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM THE DEALER INSTALLS ON ALL THEIR VEHICLES. *AK

AFTER 500 MILES TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. TOOK TO DEALER AND THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION.*AK

THE TIRES WORN REALLY BAD, TIRES MANUFACTURED BY MICHELIN, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *CJ

VEHICLE WANDERS INTO ANOTHER LANE WHEN LETTING GO OF STEERING. APPLYING BRAKES AND VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. MANUFACTURER & DEALER SAY THAT VEHICLE IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE PARTS AREN'T AVAILABLE FOR CORRECTIONS TO TAKE PLACE.*AK

ON FOUR OCCASIONS REAR BRAKE LIGHT FUSES KEPT BLOWING OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLSION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS WIRED TO PULL A FIFTH WHEEL, WHILE DRIVING THE COMPUTER CHIP AND ALTERNATOR BURNED OUT AND SHORTED OUT, CAUSING FIRE, CLAIM 55-S270-703. *SLC

AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG SYSTEM WHICH MAY NOT PROTECT OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

STEERING WANDER IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY OF THE DODGE DIESEL OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING, I AM REPORTING THIS ISSUE IN HOPES THAT WITH NUMBERS WE CAN GET SOME HELP GETTING CHRYSLER TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE TO REPAIR A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH A KNOW FIX

I HAVE A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING ON MY NEW TRUCK. IT WANDERS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIWAY SPEEDS. YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE TO RECOMPENSATE FOR THE DRIFT IN THE STEERING. IT IS UNSAFE AND ACCORDING TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL DODGE TRUCK, THEY ARE ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR STEERING. THERE ARE ALOT OF POSTS ON THE TURBO DIESEL REGISTER WEBSITE ON THE WEB OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. ALL DODGE WILL DO IS CHANGE THE STEERING BOX AND IT DOES NOT HELP. WE NEED SOME HELP GETTING DODGE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER CAN ONLY DO WHAT DODGE SAYS TO DO, AND WE OWNERS OF THESE NEW THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLAR TRUCKS ARE SUFFERING WITH A POOR DRIVING VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE . PLEASE TRY TO HELP US AS DODGE IS NOT COMING THRU.

WHEN DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON HIGHWAY THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND LIKE AN EXPLOSION, REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

SEVERAL DODGE RAM OWNER W/ AUTOMATIC TRANS AND DIESEL ENGINES HAVE ALSO REPORTED TRANS PROBLEMS, THIS ONE INPARTICULAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE AT ALL . *AK

DOWN SHIFTS TO 2ND GEAR WHEN BACKING OFF OF ACCELERATOR. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DISENGAGE WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. ENGINE BEGINS TO INCREASE RPM'S UNDER NO LOAD CONDITION. HAVE TO EITHER HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL OR MANUALLY DISENGAGE CRUSIE CONTROL. *AK

POWER STEERING LINE BLEWOUT, AND THERE WAS NO STEERING. *AK