2001 Dodge 1500 Interior & seats Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE OPENED AND SMASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD LATCH FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

NHTSA ID

10851269

Incident

Mar 18, 2016

Mileage

59,000 mi

PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT HOOD FLEW OPEN CRACKED WINDSHIELD BENT HINGES AND HOOD , BARELY GOT SHUT , AFRAID TO OPEN AGAIN , HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THESE LATCHES ARE RECALLED AND FAIL ALL THE TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10501358

Incident

Feb 9, 2013

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-35 MPH, THE HOOD FLEW OPEN INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE SECONDARY LATCH, WHICH FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,260. UPDATED 06/29/12 *BF UPDATED 07/09/12.*JB

NHTSA ID

10460821

Incident

Jun 6, 2012

Mileage

80,260 mi

DRIVING ON THE ROAD, GOING ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR, THE HOOD TO MY RAM HAS FLOWN OPEN. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I THOUGHT THE FIRST TIME WAS MY FAULT BUT LIGHTNING DOESN'T STRIKE TWICE. I SPENT OVER $1000 THE FIRST TIME TO GET IT REPAIRED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10404154

Incident

Jun 2, 2011

WE WERE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE HOOD SUDDENLY FLEW UP AND SMASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. WE WERE ABLE TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT THERE BEING AN ACCIDENT. THE HOOD WAS BENT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, HOOD MOUNTS HAD TO BE STRAIGHTENED. A NEW HOOD LATCH WAS INSTALLED AS THE MECHANIC SAID THIS WAS THE PROBLEM THAT IT WAS STUCK OPEN, AND IN HIS OPINION, DEFECTIVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10364266

Incident

Oct 1, 2010

Mileage

93,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY, THE HOOD RELEASED IN AN UPWARD POSITION TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE HOOD LATCH MECHANISM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE HOOD WAS SECURED WITH A PIECE OF MATERIAL IN ORDER FOR THE CONTACT TO REACH HIS DESTINATION. THE CONTACT WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10340900

Incident

Jun 30, 2010

Mileage

120,000 mi

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 4X4, ON SAT 4-17-10 MY FAMILY AND I WERE CAMPING IN NORTHER MICHIGAN, CLIMBED INTO MY TRUCK AND CLOSED THE DOORS. ONCE WE CLOSED THE DOORS THE DASH SHATTERED AND A PLASTIC SHARD FLEW ONTO MY 18 MONTH OLD DAUGHTERS LAP AND SHE PICK IT UP. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT AWAY FROM HER BEFORE SHE ATE IT. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A CALL BACK FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT REPLACING THE DASH. I SHATTERED IN MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS THE DASH AND IN MANY DIRECTIONS. I ONLY HAVE 58,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE REPLACED!

NHTSA ID

10326464

Incident

Apr 17, 2010

Mileage

58,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE FAST TRACK COMPANY STATED THAT THEY SERVICED THIS VEHICLE, AND 20 MINUTES AFTER THE CUSTOMER LEFT WITH THE VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH, THE HOOD FLEW UP AND CRACKED HIS WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD LATCH WAS STUCK IN THE OPENING POSITION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,261.

NHTSA ID

10316224

Incident

Feb 27, 2010

Mileage

130,261 mi

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH, WHEN THE HOOD OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 POPPED OPEN. IT BENT THE CORNERS OF THE HOOD, I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE HOOD DOWN, WITH THE HELP OF 2 OTHER GUYS. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING FASTER, I BELIEVE IT WOULD HAVE SMASHED MY WINDSHIELD. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, BUT I AM SCARED THAT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. WE HAVEN'T LOOKED INTO FIXING IT, BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. WE ARE HOPING TO AT LEAST GET IT LOOKED AT THIS SPRING, UNLESS IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10298005

Incident

Dec 23, 2009

Mileage

87,000 mi

THE HOOD LATCH OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 FAILED, RELEASING TO HOOD WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40 MPH. MY WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO THE HOOD IS BEYOND REPAIR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10267981

Incident

Apr 23, 2009

Mileage

157,000 mi

DRIVING APPROX. 30 MILES AN HOUR, HOOD UNLATCHED FLEW UP. IT DAMAGED HOOD, HINGES AND SMASHED WINDSHIELD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10265931

Incident

Apr 17, 2009

Mileage

197,600 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR AND THE HOOD FLEW OPEN, COMPLETELY BLOCKING MY VIEW. THE HOOD AND HOOD HINGES WERE DAMAGED AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND REQUIRED REPLACING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10264238

Incident

Sep 15, 2008

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY OPENED, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10260845

Incident

Mar 4, 2009

Mileage

100,000 mi

I WAS TRAVELING IN THE RANGE OF 30-45MPH WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SMASHED AGAINST MY WINDSHIELD, CAUSING ME TO BE TOTALLY BLINDED AND CRASH INTO A TALL CURB TEARING APART SOME SUSPENSION PARTS AND ALSO THE WIPERS WERE PINCHED AND LATER BEGAN SMOKING. FOLLOWED BY THE TRUCK NOT GOING INTO REVERSE. THE TRUCK IS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4. *TR

NHTSA ID

10260724

Incident

Mar 4, 2009

Mileage

103,000 mi

MY 2001 DODGE 1500 TRUCK EXPERIENCED HOOD LATCH FAILURE WHILE DRIVING TODAY, 10-3-08. I HAD THE HOOD OPEN EARLIER IN THE DAY AND CLOSED IT THE SAME WAY I'VE DONE FOR 7 YEARS, WHICH IS WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO LATCH THE HOOD. FIVE MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER AND DRIVING APPX. 30 MPH, THE HOOD UNLATCHED AND FLIP COMPLETELY UP ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. FORTUNATELY NEITHER MYSELF, MY SON OR OTHERS WERE HURT WHEN I HAD TO STOMP THE BREAKS AND GET OFF THE ROAD. THE HINGES AND HOOD ARE BOTH BENT. I CAME ACROSS THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE08047 WHILE I WAS ON THE NET ATTEMPTING TO FIND OUT HOW TO FIX THE DAMAGE. PLEASE INCLUDE ME AS PART OF THE COMPLAINT FILE. THANK YOU, GLENN ZIMMERMAN *TR

NHTSA ID

10244346

Incident

Oct 3, 2008

Mileage

93,802 mi

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING APART HAS LED TO ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THE MAIN ONE IS THAT WHEN SWITCHING FROM DIM TO BRIGHT LIGHTS DURING NIGHT DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10218173

Incident

Jan 21, 2008

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 CRACKED, FALLING IN DASH HEATER CORE FAILURE DUE TO GROUND WIRE NEVER BEING SECURED FROM FACTORY REAR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN BY USING INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ELECTRIC LOCK SWITCH FAILURE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR HOOD HINGES BROKE ON BOTH SIDES TAILGATE CABLE SUPPORT DRIVERS SIDE REPLACED TWICE

NHTSA ID

10213836

Incident

Sep 9, 2006

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY FLEW OPEN, BLOCKING ALL VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V040000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH). THE CONTACT HAS NOT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

NHTSA ID

10211178

Incident

Dec 7, 2007

Mileage

170,000 mi

HOOD SAFETY LATCH ISSUE. POPPED LATCH FROM INSIDE OF TRUCK. RECEIVED PHONE CALL, DID NOT OPEN HOOD. FORGOT HOOD WAS POPPED, STARTED DRIVING. HOOD FLEW OPEN BACK ONTO THE WINDSHIELD WARPING THE HOOD AND HINGES.*AK

NHTSA ID

10194083

Incident

Jun 8, 2007

Mileage

75,000 mi

TL-CALLER OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 NEW ENGLAND LIMITED EDITION. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 66,200. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,150. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT 30 MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP AND PUT A LINE ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD. THE VISIBILITY WAS ZERO. HE SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND STOPPED VEHICLE. HE GOT ON TOP OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO FORCE THE HOOD BACK DOWN. IT WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED ON ITS OWN SO HE HAD TO BUNGEE IT DOWN. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE HOOD DAMAGE HE DROVE HOME ABOUT FOUR BLOCKS AWAY. CALLED DEALER NEXT MORNING AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THAT YEAR AND MODEL THE HOOD RECALL WAS ONLY FOR 1994-1999. KTF THE CONSUMER STATED RECEIVED A LETTER FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 1994-1999 DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE HOOD LATCH HAD FAILED AND WAS RUSTED IN THE OPEN POSITION THAT WAS WHY THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE YEARS PREVIOUSLY STATED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A 2 LINE BLURB IN THE OWNERS MANUAL ON PAGE 312 THAT STATES WHEN PERFORMING MAINTENANCE SERVICES PLEASE USE MULTIPURPOSE GREASE NGLI GRADE 2EP. THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN THE LETTER THAT IT WAS DONE DURING THE OIL CHANGE. THE CONSUMER STATED WILL CONTACT PLACES WHERE HE HAD OIL CHANGE. UPDATED 07/10/07 *TR

NHTSA ID

10189986

Incident

Apr 3, 2007

Mileage

66,150 mi

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT MY DASH IN MY TRUCK. IT HAS BEEN BROKEN SINCE 2003, IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON SUFFERING FROM THIS PROBLEM. RECENTLY THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF THEN TURN BACK ON. RIGHT NOW I WILL NOT DRIVE MY TRUCK AT NIGHT IN FEAR THAT MORE LIGHTS WILL FAIL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10189758

Incident

Jan 12, 2007

Mileage

134,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10189596

Incident

May 2, 2007

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

NHTSA ID

10189440

Incident

May 1, 2007

Mileage

45,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE FRONT HOOD OPENED ON ITS OWN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THIS OCCURRED DUE TO THE HOOD'S SAFETY LATCH BEING RUSTED. THE HOOD, HINGES AND LOCKS ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10170180

Incident

Sep 29, 2006

Mileage

52,000 mi

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE DASHBOARD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS IN IT. I WENT TO THE DODGE DEALER AND THE SAY THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THAT'S BULL ,MY FATHER HAS A 2500 DODGE AND HE HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS DASH. IT'S A PROBLEM DODGE DOESN'T WANT TO ADDRESS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10160654

Incident

Apr 1, 2005

Mileage

46,000 mi