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2001 Dodge Ram

Safety Score
42
High Risk
Recalls
7
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (7)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2004-04-12 04V185000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE 44,588 Details
2002-02-07 02V042000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR 268,740 Details
2001-09-10 01V289000 TIRES 151 Details
2001-08-02 01V253000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING 98,000 Details
2001-06-05 01V184000 WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS 212 Details
2001-01-05 01V008000 SUSPENSION:REAR 2,400 Details
2000-10-12 00V307000 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM 480 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2023-02-27 ENGINE No 0 2001 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER STATED THAT THEIR VEHICLE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING TO…
2011-10-17 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE DASH HAVE OCCURRED, FORMING SHARP EDGES AND POINTS THAT ARE HAZARDOUS IN CASE OF HARD STOPS OR A…
2011-09-16 STEERING No 0 ON MY WAY TO WORK, AS USUAL, ON A "SLIGHTLY" BUMPY PART OF THE HIGHWAY MY STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END STARTED VIBRATIN…
2011-06-27 STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE TIE ROD ON THE FRONT D…
2011-05-17 STEERING No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE DRIFTED FROM SIDE TO S…
2011-04-09 EQUIPMENT No 0 THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK. THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED AND POSES A SAFETY HAZARD BY DANGEROUS SHARP PIECES. …
2009-04-04 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 DASHBOARD HAS BROKEN UP LIKE A JIG SAW PUZZLE. *TR
2009-03-06 AIR BAGS Yes 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT VEERED…
2009-02-25 STRUCTURE No 0 I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL PICKUP AND THE DASH IS CRACKED AND HAVE A COUPLE OF LARGE HOLES APPROXIMATELY 8 INC…
2009-02-12 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V555000 (POW…
2008-03-20 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 BOUGHT A 2 YR OLD DURANGO WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT AT CARMAX. AT 116,000 MILES IT STARTED KNOCKING. I TOOK IT TO ALLEN…
2008-02-11 STRUCTURE No 0 MY 2001 DODGE RAM FELL COMPLETELY APART FROM THE DASHBOARD, IT IS NO LONGER THERE. ANYMORE,, AND I HEAR ODD SOUNDS COMI…
2007-04-21 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PULLING A TRAILER THE…
2006-11-30 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. IT …
2006-11-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. THE DASHBOARD IS FALLING INSIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE BEGAN AS C…
2006-04-15 STRUCTURE No 0 2001 DODGE RAM - THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AND HAS SINCE CRACKED FROM FRONT TO BACK AND NOW INTO THE FRONT TRIM PI…
2006-01-25 SUSPENSION:FRONT Yes 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH THE FRONT END OF THE SUSPENSION IN THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN. THIS IN T…
2006-01-15 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS THAT EXTEND FROM THE WI…
2005-09-28 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW Yes 1 DT: THE AIR BAGS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2005. CONTACTED THE …
2005-09-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH, THE ABS PUMP ACTIVATED, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN DE…
2005-09-01 STRUCTURE No 0 5/8/07. 2001 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DASH SHOWS CRACKS AND IS FALLING APART. *MC *TR
2005-08-21 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH No 0 2001 RAM HOOD SAFETY LATCH MALFUNCTIONED. *TS THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS MALFUNCTION. *NM …
2005-08-15 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 DT: WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL THE BRAKES WENT OUT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET IT SAFELY OFF THE HIGHWAY. THIS OCCUR…
2005-07-18 STEERING No 0 DT THE RETURN HOSE TO THE POWER STEERING GOT AGAINST THE POWER STEERING PULLEY AND RUBBED A WHOLE IN THE RETURN HOSE AN…
2005-06-24 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 DT: WAS PULLING A TRAILER AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED FISH TAILING. WITHOUT THE TRAILER AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL …
2005-05-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 2001 DODGE RAM D150 DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***…
2005-03-17 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 1 THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END A TRACTOR …
2005-01-11 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 A LOUD BANGING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH WHILE DRIVING. THE DR…
2005-01-01 STEERING No 0 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE TRAILER, THE STEERING BOX DESTROYED THE O-RING GASKET WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CO…
2004-12-31 STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD No 0 HOOD BLEW UP WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, STRIKING AND CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
2004-12-28 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE …
2004-12-13 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT No 0 CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACE…
2004-12-01 TRAILER HITCHES No 0 NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V107000; DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED A TRAILER HITCH BRACKET RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE R…
2004-11-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK AND PIECES ARE FA…
2004-10-04 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM No 0 GAS GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER ALL THE TIME, CONSUMER STATED AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS TO CAPACITY IT SHOWS E…
2004-09-13 WHEELS No 0 A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF. CONSUMER HAD THE V…
2004-08-25 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THEY REPAIRED IT. WHILE DRIVING 65…
2004-08-16 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM No 0 THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE READ INCORRECTLY. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL BEFORE THE METER READ EMPT…
2004-07-20 WHEELS:RIM No 0 THE ALUMINUM RIMS ON THREE OF THE WHEELS WERE SPLITTING AND CRACKING ALONG THE SIDES. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER…
2004-07-11 STRUCTURE No 0 THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ALL OVER AND IS FALLING APART COMPLETELY. I FEEL THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND THIS NEEDS TO …
2004-05-16 STRUCTURE No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. THREE YEARS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD. CURRENTLY, THE C…
2004-04-13 STEERING No 0 WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WANDERED. *AK OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS THE TRACK BAR, POWER STEERIN…
2004-04-12 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE DRIVER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE OWNER…
2004-03-24 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH No 0 (1) 2001 DODGE RAM HOOD LATCH CORROSION (2) HOOD LATCH RELEASED WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY GOING 6…
2004-03-17 PARKING BRAKE No 0 WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK ON A INCLINE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD 4 INCHES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT D…
2004-02-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DRIVER TILTED THE STEERING WHEEL UPWARDS AND VEHICLE STALLED . DRIVER TILTED THE STEERING BACK …
2004-02-23 AIR BAGS Yes 1 WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE SHOUL…
2004-02-18 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED…
2004-01-14 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT No 0 WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE WHEELS. DEALER INSPE…
2004-01-03 SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS No 0 WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SPRING BROKE. AS A RESULT, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NO IMPACT W…