2001 Dodge Ram Pickup Problems

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

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.

WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED IT DOES NOT DISENGAGE FROM THE TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE MAINTAINS A CONSTANT SPEED AND THE BRAKES DO NOT ADEQUATELY STOP THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS TO STOP ON ITS OWN. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED TWICE AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER HAS WORN OUT. *AK THE DANGER IN PARKING AND STOPPING. THERE WAS A LOST OF THE DRIVE TRAIN. THE DANGER OCCURRED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, THE COMPUTER FED THE ENGINE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, WHEN THE VEHICLE NEARLY SURGED FORWARD. *SCC *JB

REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW AT 142000 MILES, FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LINE BLEW AT 143000 MILES, DODGE SHOULD HAVE USED SOME KIND OF ANTI-CORROSION LINES, ALL THE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK ARE VERY RUSTY, LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN SUBMERGED IN SEA WATER. GOOGLE THE PROBLEM, EVERYONE HAS IT. DODGE SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. LUCKY FOR ME BOTH TIMES I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH TO STOP AND NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I NOW WANT TO SELL THIS VEHICLE AS THIS IS THE 2ND SUCH INCIDENT AND LOOKING AT THE BRAKE LINES, I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM. SHAME ON DODGE FOR PUTTING OUT SUCH A SUBSTANDARD PRODUCT. *JS

CALIPER PIN PENETRATION CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO TEAR AND DAMAGE TO THE RIM. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH A ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SPRAINED A FOOT, BROKE A WRIST,2 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED HEAD LACERATIONS. *AK *SC *JB

AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY ON FRONTAL IMPACT. NLM

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL TRUCK. THERE HAVE BEEN A LARGE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEMS ON THESE TRUCKS. DODGE HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE BAD DESIGN OF THE FUEL PUMPS. MY TRUCK LIKE OTHERS HAS RUN VERY WELL, BUT THE FUEL PUMP HAS GONE OUT, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ACT UP WHEN I WOULD GET TO 1/4 OF TANK LEFT IN DIESEL. THE FUEL GAUGES HAVE BECOME A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS AS IT BEGINS TO MALFUNCTION AND DISPLAY INCORRECT FUEL AMOUNTS. WHICH IN A DIESEL IF YOUR RUN OUT OF FUEL YOU BEGIN TO HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS. THE FUEL PUMP DESIGN ON THE 2000-2002 DIESELS WAS CHANGED TO A ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. THIS NEW DESIGN OF PUMP SYSTEM WHICH CONSITS OF THE LIFT PUMP AND THE INJECTOR PUMP, HAS NOT BEEN VERY RELIEBLE. THE MECHANIC WHICH HAS WORKED ON MY TRUCK HAS STATED THAT THIER IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM ON THESE TRUCKS AND A RECALL IS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. A INTERNET MESSAGE BOARD (HTTP://WWW.TURBODIESELREGISTER.COM/) HAS ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND HAS CONTACTED DODGE ON THE ISSUE. UNLESS THE DOT BECOMES INVOLVED AND ISSUES A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS, I FEEL DODGE WILL NOT STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING HAD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT, IT REQUIRED CONSTANT CORRECTION AT ALL SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIE ROD, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *AK *JB

THE EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRRORS WERE VERY LOOSE. THE CONSUMER TRIED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO TIGHTEN THEM, BUT TO NO AVAIL. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *JB