Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Dodge Ram Pickup submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
MY DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK ABOUT A YEAR AGO SO I PURCHASED AN AFTERMARKET COVER. IT DID NOT STOP THE CRACKING AND NOW THE TOP OF THE DASH HAS SHATTERED AND IN DANGER OF COLLAPSING. MY CONCERN IS THERE ARE MULTIPLE SHARP AND POINTED PIECES OF PLASTIC THAT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS IF NOT FATAL INJURY IN A CRASH, PARTICULARLY IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. *TR
I PURCHASED MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 USED WITH A CRACKED DASH. THE ORIGINAL OWNER STATED IT CRACKED THE SECOND YEAR HE OWNED IT WITH ONLY APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. IT HAPPENS ON ALMOST EVERY DODGE RAM TRUCK MANUFACTURED FROM 1998-2006 AND THERE ARE MILLIONS OF COMPLAINTS FILED ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH EVERY CONCEIVABLE REGULATING AGENCY. NOTHING TO DATE HAS BEEN DONE! THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO STAND UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND THE REGULATING AGENCIES HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS!! I HAVE ALREADY HAD PIECES OF THE DASH FLY INTO MY EYE WHILE DRIVING! WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE DOWN OR THE DEFROST IS IN OPERATION, SMALL PARTICLES FLY OFF AND INTO YOUR EYES CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITION!!! DODGE WILL DO NOTHING UNLESS ORDERED TO BY A REGULATING AGENCY--THEY ARE ALL ABOUT PROFITS OVER SAFETY!!! THE DECISION OF WHETHER TO FILE THESE COMPLAINTS OR ACT UPON THEM SHOULD NOT BE JUDGED SOLELY ON THE NUMBER OF "PERSONAL INJURIES" AS MANY WILL GO UNREPORTED OR NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT-SUCH AS MINE HOWEVER, THE CHANCE OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITION IS VERY REAL!! IT CAN BE AVOIDED WITH A RECALL THAT IS MORE THAN LONG OVERDUE!!! *TR
2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD FALLING APART. EXPOSING WIRING TO SUN, AND HAS POTENTIAL TO DAMAGE ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS. NUMEROUS REPORTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND DODGE MANUFACTURER NOT ISSUING A RECALL FOR AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, OR POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR THOSE OF US WHO CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT. *TR
MY 2001 DODGE RAM PICK-UP DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY FALLING APART. THAT INCREASES THE ODDS OF POSSIBLE SHOCK OR EQUIPMENT FAILURE OR FIRE HAZARD, IF IT GETS WET OR DAMAGED DUE TO EXPOSURE. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND A RECALL IS NECESSARY. *TR
DASH IS FALLING IN,CRACKING, CAUSING OPPORTUNITY FOR DAMAGE OR CUTS TO USERS. *TR
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN LATE 2005 USED IN FT WALTON BEACH FL. IT HAD APPROX 47000 MILES ON IT. NO CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. IN MID-06 CRACKS APPEARED ALMOST OVER NIGHT. NOW IT IS CRACKED IN NUMEROUS PLACES AND A PIECE OF THE DASH FELL IN. *JB
THE FRONT DOORS LOWER STRIKER PLATE WAS LOOSE. THIS CAUSED THE DOORS TO RATTLE AND NOT TO SHUT PROPERLY. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE DOOR FLYING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE STRIKERS WERE TIGHTENED BUT FAILURE STILL CONTINUED. AT 38,194 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING FOLLOWED BY A WINNING NOISE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT.
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH HOOD SECONDARY LATCH FAILED TO HOLD THE HOOD. AS A RESULT THE HOOD FLEW OPEN, AND OBSTRUCTED DRIVER'S VIEW. RECALL 97V095000 DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAB FELL ONTO THE FRAME RAIL. THE BODY AROUND THE FRONT CAB MOUNT HAD CRACKED AND BROKE. WHICH RESULTING IN THE CAB DISCONNECTING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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