Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Driver assistance reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
14
Latest Oct 25, 2007
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
4%
of 318 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Dodge Ram submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 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.
Owner reports naming driver-assistance
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Body & structureDriver assistance
Filed Oct 25, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. THREE YEARS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD. CURRENTLY, THE CRACK HAS SPREAD SO FAR THAT THE DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY DAMAGED AND COMING APART. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ; HOWEVER, HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SPORADICALLY DISENGAGES WHILE DRIVING. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH TOOK A LONG TIME TO ACTIVATE. THE CONSUMER STATED BROKEN PIECES FROM THE DASHBOARD CAN INJURE OR KILL SOMEONE. THE POWERTRAIN, RECALL NUMBER, AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 01/03/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/31/07 *TR
NHTSA ID
10206916
Incident
May 16, 2004
Mileage
87,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 9, 2002
VEHICLE WILL SURGE WHEN WHILE CONSUMER WAS CHANGING GEARS FROM SECOND TO THIRD. CONTACTED DEALER,AND DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE TO DO THAT.*AK
NHTSA ID
8018178
Incident
May 2, 2001
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed May 10, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, A HEAD-ON COLLISION OCCURRED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ACCELERATOR STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REV TO 6000 RPMS, VEHICLE HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND TORE DOWN A FENCE, THE LEFT REAR SEATBELT DID NOT HOLD ONE OF THE PASSENGERS, CAUSING INJURIES, DEALER STATED THE FAILURE WAS THE COMPUTER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE FLOORMAT, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLES RPMS STILL FLUCTUATE TOO MUCH. *SLC
NHTSA ID
8009632
Incident
Apr 12, 2002
Driver assistance
Filed May 10, 2002
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND WITHOUT WARNING, THROTTLE LINKAGE STUCK, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PROBLEM OCCURRED A SECOND TIME; HOWEVER, WAS ABLE TO CRUISE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND STATE COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. REFERRED CONSUMER TO MANUFACTURER. *AK *YD
NHTSA ID
8009631
Incident
May 10, 2002
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 12, 2002
WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER HITTING ACCELERATOR THERE WILL NOT BE A SPEED INCREASE. *AK
NHTSA ID
8007513
Incident
Oct 12, 2001
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 21, 2002
VEHICLE WILL START TO REV UP TO 5500 RPMS, AND THEN VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK
NHTSA ID
8006114
Incident
Mar 1, 2002
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Aug 13, 2001
VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED FROM A LOW GEAR TO A HIGH GEAR NORMALLY BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 55-60MPH. VEHICLE JERKED BACK AND FORTH AND LURCHED CONSUMER FORWARD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR A PROBLEM THAT THEY CANNOT FIX.CONSUMER BARELY GOT HOME AFTER RETURNING FROM DEALER. *AK
NHTSA ID
894147
Incident
Sep 22, 2000
Driver assistance
Filed May 18, 2001
CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY DISENGAGED. WHEN PRESING BRAKES LIGHTLY IT WON'T TURN OFF. STEPPED ON BRAKES HARD AND VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS WADING DOWN. DEALER INSISTED IT WAS NORMAL FOR 2001 VEHICLES. *AK
NHTSA ID
888584
Incident
Feb 2, 2001
Body & structureDriver assistanceElectrical+1 more
Filed May 11, 2001
RPMS ARE RACING DOWN AND UP, AND SOMETIMES GET STUCK IN UP POSITION. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, A CLANKING NOISE OCCURS. ALSO, WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE IT WILL SHAKE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THESE PROBLEMS ARE DUE TO FAULTY COMPUTER AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT HAVE A REMEDY FOR ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS. *AK THERE WAS NOISE FROM REAR END WHEN SHIFTING GEAR. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS HARD TO CLOSE. THE ENGINE HAD ROUGH IDLE. *YH
NHTSA ID
888050
Incident
Apr 24, 2001
Driver assistanceFuel system
Filed Apr 23, 2001
VEHICLE WILL ACT AS IF OUT OF GAS AND START JERKING. RPMS WILL GO UP AND VEHICLE SEEMS AS IF IT IS GOING UP HILL. SOMETIMES DRIVER WILL PUT FOOT ON GAS FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND VEHICLE WILL GO NOWHERE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE TWICE AND HAD NO SOLUTION. *AK
NHTSA ID
886411
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Mar 20, 2001
GASKETS FROM OIL FILTER CLOGGED CARBURETOR, CAUSING THROTTLE TO STICK WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE . DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
NHTSA ID
883460
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 5, 2001
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
NHTSA ID
879777
Incident
Feb 1, 2001
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 31, 2001
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
NHTSA ID
879445
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 5, 2000
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
NHTSA ID
723622
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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