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Dodge RAM QUAD CAB transmission problems

18 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.

Key facts

446 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

57,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2001 to 2003 model years. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 345 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Transmission and shifting evidence

18 of 446 complaints match this topic (4.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.

Owner report 10100145 · 2004-11-18 (November 18, 2004)

TRANSMISSION OIL ON THE GROUND. FOUND THE TRANSMISSION PAN ON MY 2001 DOGE TRUCK WAS ROTTED AWAY.I FEEL THIS PREMATURE FAILURE FOR THIS TRUCK MILLAGE ON THE TRUCK IS 34,000 MILES AND THE DEALER SAY NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS.I FEEL THE QUALITY IS IN POOR SHAPE FOR DODGE IF THIS THE CASE.THIS IS NOT MY ONLY DODGE I JUST BOUGHT ANOTHER DODGE AND ALSO SO HAD A 95.I WOULD THINK THAT A TRANS PAN WOULD LAST MORE THAN THREE YEARS. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO NOW WHO TOO CONTACT AT DODGE . *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 33,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10100145 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10100816 · 2004-11-30 (November 30, 2004)

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY DODGE RAM1500 WITH 63,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS STRANDED 5 HOURS FROM HOME IN MICHIGANS UPPER PENNISULA. THE TRANS. WAS SLIPPING AND FLUID WAS LEAKING NEAR THE TORQUE CONVERTER AREA. AS OF NOW THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND I REALLY DON'T CARE. I ALSO HAVE THAT CLUNKING NOISE EVEN AFTER REPLACING ALL THE U-JOINTS. I'M DEFINATELY TRADING IN FOR A FORD. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 63,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10100816 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10121238 · 2005-05-17 (May 17, 2005)

TORQUE CONVERTER BROKE APART INTERNALLY AFTER 54000 MILES. CONTACTED AAMCO TRANMISSION AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON DODGE TRUCKS THROUGH 2003. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILDT.

Owner-reported narrative. 54,650 miles reported. Look up ODI 10121238 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10169469 · 2006-09-27 (September 27, 2006)

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP LIT UP AT AROUND 45,000 MILES. I HAD THE LIGHT CHECKED OUT AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT INCLUDING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. SINCE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 36,000 THE DEALERSHIP MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE WARRANTY WAS OVER AND THAT FIXING THE TRUCK WOULD BE MY PROBLEM. I RAN THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED, WHICH WAS AT 54,000 MILES. I HAD TO PUT IN A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I WROTE TO THE PRES…

Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10169469 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10007570 · 2003-02-16 (February 16, 2003)

TRANSMISSION HITS HARD WHEN TAKING OFF AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN, DEALER HAS PUT IN NEW TRANS. AND COMPUTER, BUT THIS TRUCK STILL HAS SAME PROBLEMS

Owner-reported narrative. 1,006 miles reported. Look up ODI 10007570 at NHTSA ↗

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446 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

77.4%Usable mileage345 / 446 records

99.6%Valid incident date444 / 446 records

100.0%Valid filing date446 / 446 records

99.3%Ordered incident and filing dates443 / 446 records

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Component	2001	2002	2003
Structure	5244.1% ODI 10129886 · 5,000 mi DASH CRACKED WITHIN A YEAR OF OWNING THE TRUCK. I ASKED WHEN IT WAS A SMALL CRACK TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT LANDERS IN LITTLE ROCK, AR TRIED TO SAY I HAD CUT IT. NOW THAT THE FACTORY WARRANTY IS OUT THE DASH HAS BECOME A MESS CRACKED FROM END TO END, SIDE TO SIDE. IN LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN TO SALVAGE YARDS AND AN INDEPENDANT WHO REBUILDS AND WORKS ON DODGE TRUCKS EXCLUSIVELY AND ALL HAVE SAID THEY HAVE HAD AN EXTREME RUN ON 2001 DODGE DASHES AS OF THE LAST 12 MONTHS. Look up ODI 10129886 at NHTSA ↗	6230.1% ODI 10129941 · 86,475 mi DT: THE DRIVERS SIDE ASSIST HANDLE THAT WAS USED TO GET INTO VEHICLE CAME OFF IN THE CONSUMERS HAND AND HE FELL OUT OF TRUCK ON HIS BACK. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT HURT. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS GRANDMOTHER USING THE ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO HELP HER GET IN. THE DEALER REPLACED THEM ALL THE TIME. *JB Look up ODI 10129941 at NHTSA ↗	3831.1% ODI 10179212 · 7,000 mi 03 1500 RAM QUAD CAB WIND NOISE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE WIND NOISE IS SO BAD THAT YOU THINK THERE IS A WINDOW DOWN ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, I HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES THEY REPLACED WEATHER STRIPING ON BOTH SIDES BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS A VERY BAD WIND NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. DEALER KEEPS SAYING (COULD NOT DUPLICATE COMPLAINT) I AM A RETIRED MECHANIC AND KNOW BETTER BECAUSE I RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN MY WIFE DRIVES AND IT WILL DRIVE YOU CRAZY I KNOW THAT THE WIND NOISE IS NOT A NORMAL CON… Look up ODI 10179212 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	65.1% ODI 10191534 · 56,000 mi I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE QUAD CAB DASHBOARD IS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE FROM CRACKING. HAD A PIECE COME OFF AS I WAS DRIVING, AND HIT ME IN THE EYE WHILE WINDOWS WERE OPEN..CALLED D/C ONCE, NO RESPONSE..CALLED TODAY, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT FOR ME..REPORT FROM LOCAL TV SHOWED THIS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE FAILED. *AK Look up ODI 10191534 at NHTSA ↗	188.7% ODI 10010134 · 2,890 mi CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON -- RAN ON DRB III FOUND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES"S SET FOR NO COMMUNICATION FROM TCM TO PCM CALLED TEC LINE WAS TOLD TO REPLACE PCM RESET VALUES ROAD TESTED VEHICLE-- MOD PO 8035029 * (1) WAS TOLD WIRE CONNECT TCM * (2) REPLACED PCM -- RENTAL01/22/03 - 02/06/03. *NLM Look up ODI 10010134 at NHTSA ↗	86.6% ODI 10033812 WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP/ BRAKES FAILED, AND TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER HAD INSPECTED VEHICLE 3 TIMES; FIRS T TIME BATTERY CABLE, SECOND TIME DEALER KEPT VEHICLE 1 DAY AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THIRD TIME INSTALLED A MONITOR FOR TEN DAYS, AND STILL COULDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. (DEALER STATED THIS WA SAN ELECTRIC ISSUE. Look up ODI 10033812 at NHTSA ↗
Unknown Or Other	1411.9% ODI 10161999 DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB IS CRACKED. STARTED CRACKING ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. VEHICLE IS PARKED 9 TIMES OUT OF 10 IN A HOUSE GARAGE OR IN A PARKING GARAGE STRUCTURE FOR WORK. IT'S CRACKED IN 3 DIFFERENT PLACES THE LARGEST CRACK RUNNING FROM THE DEFROSTER VENT ALL THE WAY TO THE AIRBAG LOCATION. *JB Look up ODI 10161999 at NHTSA ↗	115.3% ODI 10028772 DRIVERS SIDE A/C IS 23 DEGREES HOTTER THAN PASSENGER SIDE. HAD IN SHOP 2 OR 3 TIMES AND THE DEALER STILL CANT FIGURE OUT WHY. THERES ONLY ONE CONTROL KNOB ,NOT A DUAL KNOB. Look up ODI 10028772 at NHTSA ↗	32.5% ODI 10747871 · 100,000 mi THE WINDSHIELD APPEARS WEAK HAVING MANY POCK MARKS IN IT. THIS CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO NEED TO BE REPLACED OFTEN. THE DASH IS SEVERELY CRACKED AND WE ARE AFRAID THAT THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO RUPTURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (BESIDES THE FACT THAT IT IS COMING APART). Look up ODI 10747871 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	125.8% ODI 10014201 · 26,000 mi I BOUGHT A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB AND JUST RETURNED HOME FROM BRINGING MY VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. I HAD ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT THE SHAKING THAT I EXPERIENCED DURING BRAKING. THEY INFORMED ME ALL FOUR ROTORS ARE WARPED AND THE SURFACE COULD NOT BE CUT BECAUSE THEY WOULD BECOME TOO THIN. AT THIS POINT THE DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO SPEND $800.00 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BEING THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE ROTORS THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.*JB Look up ODI 10014201 at NHTSA ↗	119.0% ODI 10045867 · 16,000 mi UNSAFE CONDITION OF STEERING WHEEL SHAKE AND BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING BECAUSE BRAKES ARE PULSATING DUE TO ADVANCED AND PREMATURE ROTOR WARPAGE. THIS TRUCK HAS 18K MILES, AND WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY (OBVIOUSLY INEFFECTIVELY) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK Look up ODI 10045867 at NHTSA ↗
Steering	65.1% ODI 10004993 · 2,000 mi 2001 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 4X4. STEERING WANDERS EXCESSIVELY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT TRACK LINE ON THE ROAD. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE REPLACED SOME TIE RODS BUT SEEMS TO HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON THE WANDERING. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 18,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. Look up ODI 10004993 at NHTSA ↗	104.9% ODI 10007065 THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNABLE TO TURN.*JB Look up ODI 10007065 at NHTSA ↗	75.7% ODI 10153977 · 8,768 mi DT: THE CONTACT STATED AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE TURNED LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 05/063/06. JB Look up ODI 10153977 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	32.5% ODI 10113914 · 58,000 mi 1)FRONT COLLISION RESULTING IN A COMPLETE FRONT CLIP REPLACEMENT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. 3) DODGE IS REVIEWING CLAIM. *AK Look up ODI 10113914 at NHTSA ↗	31.5% ODI 10043467 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN A TRUCK RAN HIS STOP SIGN AND STOPPED IN THE INTERSECTION (IT IS NOT A 4 STOP). IT WAS LIGHTLY RAINING. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THE ABS DIDN'T WORK AND I THEN LOST CONTROL SLAMMING INTO THE DITCH EMBANKMENT. MISSING THE TRUCK. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35-40 MPH WHEN I HIT. I HIT HEAD ON INTO THE EMBANKMENT. WHEN I HIT MY AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE. *LA Look up ODI 10043467 at NHTSA ↗	75.7% ODI 10413460 I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM AND THE DASH HAS 2 CRACKS IN IT. I AM AFRAID THAT THE CRACKS COULD SOMEHOW CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. *KB Look up ODI 10413460 at NHTSA ↗
Suspension	32.5% ODI 10014269 WHILE DRIVING MY DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB IT WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD MAKING IT DIFFICULT AND UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT BAD IN THE RIGHT LANE AND BAD TO THE LEFT IN THE LEFT LANE EVEN AFTER ALIGNMENT. CONSULTS WITH THE DEALER HAVE ONLY YIELDED THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THAT TYPE OF SUSPENSION. I HAVE HAD NO LUCK GETTING THIS RESOLVED AND DRIVING OTHER SIMILAR DODGE RAM'S I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS NOT "NORMAL".*JB Look up ODI 10014269 at NHTSA ↗	41.9% ODI 10109769 WHEN THE DRIVER ENCOUNTER ROUGH ROADS AND ENTERED A TURN HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END BOUNCED. NM THERE WAS A PULSATION IN THE STEERING. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. SC UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB Look up ODI 10109769 at NHTSA ↗	64.9% ODI 10012132 · 1,700 mi THE BALL JOINT AND AXLE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. JB THE BALL JOINT AND AXLE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. PUERTO RICO POLICE REPORT 03-6-004-00805. MR Look up ODI 10012132 at NHTSA ↗
Suspension:Front	54.2% ODI 10013854 · 60,000 mi STEERING PROBLEM DIAGNOSED BY DODGE DEALER AS NEEDING REPLACEMENT TRACK BAR. FRONT AXLE BOUNCES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. 2001 DODGE RAM 1500, 4X4 QUAD CAB, 64000 MILES. DODGE CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. *NLM Look up ODI 10013854 at NHTSA ↗	41.9% ODI 10047289 · 17,800 mi I WAS DRIVING UNDER 30 MILES AN HOUR IN MY 2002 DODGE RAM QUAD TRUCK WHEN SOMETHING SNAPPED UNDER THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE RESULTING INTO CRASHING INTO A TRUCK WAITING TO PULL OUT INTO THE STREET. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 17,000 MILES AND WE ONLY HAVE HAD IT 22 MONTHS, BOUGHT NEW. THE STEERING ARM WAS OFF AT BOTH ENDS, THE WHEEL CAME OFF AND ALL DAMAGE WAS ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL, THE OTHER WHEEL WAS TURNED STRAIGHT. WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED THE TRUCK VEERED TO THE LEFT OUT OF CONTROL. THE AIRBAG NEVER CAME OUT… Look up ODI 10047289 at NHTSA ↗	43.3% ODI 10049937 · 1,000 mi VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED 3 TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *AK Look up ODI 10049937 at NHTSA ↗

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Structure	45,500–94,500 mi	70,000 mi	118	ODI 10129886 · 5,000 mi DASH CRACKED WITHIN A YEAR OF OWNING THE TRUCK. I ASKED WHEN IT WAS A SMALL CRACK TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT LANDERS IN LITTLE ROCK, AR TRIED TO SAY I HAD CUT IT. NOW THAT THE FACTORY WARRANTY IS OUT THE DASH HAS BECOME A MESS CRACKED FROM END TO END, SIDE TO SIDE. IN LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN TO SALVAGE YARDS AND AN INDEPENDANT WHO REBUILDS AND WORKS ON DODGE TRUCKS EXCLUSIVELY AND ALL HAVE SAID THEY HAVE HAD AN EXTREME RUN ON 2001 DODGE DASHES AS OF THE LAST 12 MONTHS. Look up ODI 10129886 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10143073 · 10,236 mi I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB, WHICH IS A NICE TRUCK. I STARTED NOTICING A CRACK IN THE DASH ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I GOT IT. SINCE THEN IT HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES, WITH PIECES FALLING OUT. I REMOVED THE DASH FROM THE TRUCK AND ENDED UP WITH ABOUT 20 PIECES. DODGE OR THE DEALERSHIP WON'T DO ANYTHING. I WILL HAVE TO PAY 200.00 DOLLARS FOR A NEW DASH IN ORDER TO REPLACE A DEFECTED ONE. NM Look up ODI 10143073 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10154573 · 75,000 mi CRACKING DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK. NM Look up ODI 10154573 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	12,500–87,000 mi	48,000 mi	27	ODI 10191534 · 56,000 mi I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE QUAD CAB DASHBOARD IS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE FROM CRACKING. HAD A PIECE COME OFF AS I WAS DRIVING, AND HIT ME IN THE EYE WHILE WINDOWS WERE OPEN..CALLED D/C ONCE, NO RESPONSE..CALLED TODAY, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT FOR ME..REPORT FROM LOCAL TV SHOWED THIS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE FAILED. AK Look up ODI 10191534 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10277449 · 121,000 mi I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND DECIDED TO PUT MY HEADLIGHTS ON BRIGHT IN ORDER TO SEE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN I HIT THE DIMMER, THE LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL THE SWITCH WAS OPERATED SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER THIS, I ALWAYS LEFT MY LIGHTS ON DIM FOR SAFETY REASONS. FINALLY WENT TO A JUNK YARD AND PULLED A REPLACEMENT DIMMER, WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM, I HOPE. TR Look up ODI 10277449 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10292719 · 17,500 mi 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP HAS CRACKED DASHBOARD. STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW. STILL HAS NEW CRACKS DEVELOPING. SOME CRACKS EXTEND INTO PASSENGER AIRBAG COMPARTMENT AND INTO DRIVER'S INSTRUMENT PANEL. INSTALLED CARPETED DASHBOARD COVER TO HELP PREVENT THE CRACKS FROM PROGRESSING BUT THEY STILL REMAIN TO INCREASE IN SIZE. APPEARS THAT WHENEVER THE A/C OR HEATER IS USED THE CRACKS EXTEND AND CAN BE HEARD AUDIBLE. THE RAPID CHANGE IN INTERIOR TEMPERATURE WHEN USING THE A/C OR HEATER CAN CAUSE THE CRACKS TO QUICKLY EXTEND. HA… Look up ODI 10292719 at NHTSA ↗
Unknown Or Other	38,000–90,000 mi	65,000 mi	21	ODI 10163850 · 53,844 mi NOTICED DASH HAD TWO CRACKS RUNNING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HAVE USED VINYL CONDITIONER SINCE 2001, WHEN NEW, AND HAVE USED A INSIDE WINDSHIELD SCREEN. I CALLED A BODY SHOP AND THE REPAIR COULD BE AS MUCH AS A $1000. THIS ALL ON A 2001 DODGE 1500 RAM PICKUP WITH ONLY 54,000 MILES. JB Look up ODI 10163850 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10167485 · 98,000 mi MY 2001 DODGE QUAD CAB RAM 1500 TRUCK DASH HAS WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS NEARLY COLLAPSED FROM CRACKING AND FALLING APART. IT SEEMS THAT THIS MAY INTERFERE WITH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE. IT HAS ALMOST 100K MILES ON IT AND YET ON THE OUTSIDE IT LOOKS NEARLY NEW. I AM PRESENTLY LOOKING AT HOW I CAN REPLACE THIS DASH. JB Look up ODI 10167485 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10168321 · 34,000 mi I HAVE THE SAME COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD BEING CRACKED,I REGULARLY USE ARMORALL SO AS TO KEEP THE DASHBOARD FROM FADING AND CRACKING,BUT TO NO AVAIL. *JB Look up ODI 10168321 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor	10,143–22,200 mi	14,000 mi	19	ODI 10014201 · 26,000 mi I BOUGHT A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB AND JUST RETURNED HOME FROM BRINGING MY VEHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. I HAD ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT THE SHAKING THAT I EXPERIENCED DURING BRAKING. THEY INFORMED ME ALL FOUR ROTORS ARE WARPED AND THE SURFACE COULD NOT BE CUT BECAUSE THEY WOULD BECOME TOO THIN. AT THIS POINT THE DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO SPEND $800.00 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. BEING THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE ROTORS THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.*JB Look up ODI 10014201 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10033312 · 18,399 mi I HAVE A 2002 RAM QUAD CAB 4X4. THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED TO ELIMINATE A SEVERE BRAKE VIBRATION AT ABOUT 15000 MILES. AT 28000 THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AGAIN. I STILL HAVE NOT WORN OUT THE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS. DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTENDS THAT THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURED BECAUSE OF DRIVING STYLE, ROAD CONDITIONS AND THE WEATHER. I CONTEND THAT THEY ARE POORLY DESIGNED ROTORS. A RAM "TOUGH" TRUCK SHOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND MY WIFE'S HIGHWAY COMMUTE TO WORK. THESE BRAKE "FAILURES" REDUCE THE EFFECTIVE BRAKING ABILITY O… Look up ODI 10033312 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10036887 · 18,000 mi WE HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB THAT WE FEEL IS UNSAFE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT ROTORS REFACED AT 18,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 30,000 MILES AFTER TAKING A 2100 MILE TRIP. AT THAT TIME, WE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE BACK ROTORS REPLACED.A 1/2 TON PICKUP TRUCK SHOULD HAVE A BETTER BRAKE SYSTEM THAN THAT. NEITHER TIME WERE THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED. WE HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD US IT WAS DUE TO EITHER ROAD CONDITIONS, DRIVING HABITS OR WEATHER.WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THEY GO BAD SO QUICKLY WITH NO WARNING AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT … Look up ODI 10036887 at NHTSA ↗
Steering	8,768–93,000 mi	19,000 mi	17	ODI 10004993 · 2,000 mi 2001 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 4X4. STEERING WANDERS EXCESSIVELY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT TRACK LINE ON THE ROAD. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE REPLACED SOME TIE RODS BUT SEEMS TO HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON THE WANDERING. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 18,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. Look up ODI 10004993 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10005379 · 19,000 mi STEERING IS SO BAD, I'M AFRAID WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2W TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING IT FEEL LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE CONTROL AND RUN INTO ANOTHER CAR. IT IS A UNSAFE TRUCK TO DRIVE, AND I CAN NOT GET THE DEALER I PURCHASED FROM TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY WILL NOT EVEN SPEAK WITH ABOUT THE PROBLEMS. I HAVE LEFT VOICE MAIL MESSAGE FOR SEVERAL MANAGERS AND TO DATE HAVE NOT RECEIVE A CALL BACK. Look up ODI 10005379 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10005752 · 18,000 mi VECHILE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AFTER HITTING A MODERATE SIZED BUMP. TROUBLE STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES AND WAS NOT SOMEWHAT RESOLVED FOR NEARLY 10,000 MILES. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND STRIKING A BUMP WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND START TO LEAVE THE LANE OF TRAVEL. THE SHAKING AND SHUTTERING OF THE FRONT END GAVE A FEELING LIKE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS EITHER BOUNCING DOWN THE ROAD OR WOBBELING. THIS WAS REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEA… Look up ODI 10005752 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	50,500–80,325 mi	66,500 mi	6	ODI 10113914 · 58,000 mi 1)FRONT COLLISION RESULTING IN A COMPLETE FRONT CLIP REPLACEMENT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. 3) DODGE IS REVIEWING CLAIM. *AK Look up ODI 10113914 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10128183 · 48,000 mi CLOCK SPRING BROKE DURING FAST STOP AND A CRASH AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. I WAS INFORMED BALL JOINTS ARE ON RECALL LEFT SIDE JOINTS ARE GONE. CAR IS IBN COSTA RICA AND DODGE SAYS WARRANTY IS VOID OUT OF COUNTRY BUT THESE ARE SAFETY ITEMS ON RECALL AND NOT WARRANTY THEY WILL NORT REPAIR. THERE ISS AN AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALER HERE CALLED AUTOMARTA Look up ODI 10128183 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10607989 · 75,000 mi BOUGHT A 2001 DODGE QUAD CAB SPORT 4X4 IN 2003. THE DASH HAD A SMALL CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THE CRACK SPREAD RAPIDLY TO ALL AREAS OF THE DASHBOARD. I USED PROTECTANTS, ADHESIVES AND DASHBOARD SHADES AND A DASH PAD TO PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD TO NO AVAIL. DURING ONE EVENING TRIP,I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE ENTIRE DASH CAVED IN CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO LOSE LIGHTING. I HAD TO COLLECT ALL THE EXTREMELY SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC OUT OF THE DASHBOARD RECESS TO LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DURING THIS INCIDENT THAT… Look up ODI 10607989 at NHTSA ↗
Suspension	32,500–90,000 mi	88,000 mi	9	ODI 10032693 · 200 mi PROBLEM WITH TRUCK SINCE BRAND NEW, PULLS HARD TO LEFT. DEALER HAS REPLACED TIRES, ALL FRONT END PARTS AND ALIGNED. YOU HAVE TO KEEP CONSTANT PULL ON STEERING WHEEL TO RIGHT TO KEEP IT FROM CROSSING MEDIAN. BACK TO DEALER SEVEN TIMES.AK Look up ODI 10032693 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10109930 · 57,000 mi DAMAGED UPPER BALL JOINTS, AND CONTROL ARMS.JB Look up ODI 10109930 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10164931 · 88,000 mi AT 65 MPH USING CRUISE CONTROL, DAYTIME, DRY PAVEMENT, GOOD WEATHER, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH WARNING CHIME. AT NEXT EXIT, OPERATOR TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP. TECHNICIAN FOUND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY WORN, ALLOWING TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO BE MOVED 1-2'' FROM VERTICAL. VEHICLE HAD BEEN CHECKED DURING STATE INSPECTION LESS THAN 400 MILES PREVIOUSLY AND PASSED. A TOTAL FAILURE IN TRAFFIC AT SPEED MIGHT HAVE RESULTED IN A LOSS OF HANDLING/BRAKING THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED OR WORSENED AN ACCIDENT. FAILED PA… Look up ODI 10164931 at NHTSA ↗
Suspension:Front	17,000–58,500 mi	30,000 mi	9	ODI 10013854 · 60,000 mi STEERING PROBLEM DIAGNOSED BY DODGE DEALER AS NEEDING REPLACEMENT TRACK BAR. FRONT AXLE BOUNCES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. 2001 DODGE RAM 1500, 4X4 QUAD CAB, 64000 MILES. DODGE CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. NLM Look up ODI 10013854 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10018467 · 2,000 mi STEERING PULL AND POOR HANDLING. IE WANDERING, DRIFT, PULL TO THE RIGHT EVEN AFTER ALIGNMENT(S) AT DIFFERENT SHOPS INCLUDING DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE WHEN NEW. VEHICLE NOW HAS 65,000 MILES AND HAS WORN 2 SETS OF TIRES AND ALMOST DUE FOR A 3RD SET. JB Look up ODI 10018467 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10107569 · 58,500 mi VIBRATIONS FROM FRONT END AND RATTLING SOUND FROM RLFT FRONT END WHEN DRIVING. HAD TRACK BAR, BALL JOINTS AND SEALS REPLACED ON LFT SIDE. Look up ODI 10107569 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2002: 71 complaints · 2003: 46 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2002	13	43	71
2003	19	36	46

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2002	203	2	1
2003	120	1	1

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Structure	Electrical System	Unknown Or Other	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor	Steering	Air Bags	Suspension	Suspension:Front
Structure	—	7 ODI 10191534 · 56,000 mi I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE QUAD CAB DASHBOARD IS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE FROM CRACKING. HAD A PIECE COME OFF AS I WAS DRIVING, AND HIT ME IN THE EYE WHILE WINDOWS WERE OPEN..CALLED D/C ONCE, NO RESPONSE..CALLED TODAY, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT FOR ME..REPORT FROM LOCAL TV SHOWED THIS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE FAILED. *AK Look up ODI 10191534 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10292719 · 17,500 mi 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP HAS CRACKED DASHBOARD. STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW. STILL HAS NEW CRACKS DEVELOPING. SOME CRACKS EXTEND INTO PASSENGER AIRBAG COMPARTMENT AND INTO DRIVER'S INSTRUMENT PANEL. INSTALLED CARPETED DASHBOARD COVER TO HELP PREVENT THE CRACKS FROM PROGRESSING BUT THEY STILL REMAIN TO INCREASE IN SIZE. APPEARS THAT WHENEVER THE A/C OR HEATER IS USED THE CRACKS EXTEND AND CAN BE HEARD AUDIBLE. THE RAPID CHANGE IN INTERIOR TEMPERATURE WHEN USING THE A/C OR HEATER CAN CAUSE THE CRACKS TO QUICKLY EXTEND. HA… Look up ODI 10292719 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10396550 · 42,000 mi I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 EXT CAB THAT I BOUGHT NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. AT 42,000MI THE DASH HAD A CRACK IN THE CENTER. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TO USE SOMETHING WITH UV PROTECTION. AT 101,000MI THE FRONT SPEAKERS WENT OUT. NOW MY DASH IS MISSING BIG PIECES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LAST MONTH AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. A PIECE OF DASH FLEW UP AND HIT MY WIFE IN THE FOREHEAD. SHE WILL NO LONGER LET THE GRANDCHILDREN RIDE IN MY TRUCK. SHE IS AFRAID THE AIR BAG WILL GO OFF OR A PIECE OF DAS… Look up ODI 10396550 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10203511 · 93,000 mi PURCHASED 2002 DODGE RAM USED. AT FIRST SERVICE INTERVAL, RACK AND PINION BOOTS WERE LEAKING, MAIN SEAL WAS SHOT. ALSO HAD MANIFOLD LEAK, ALONG WITH A STEERING PROBLEM THAT CAUSES SHAKING AT 40 MPH. STEERING PROBLEM STILL REMAINS, AND THERE IS A LOUD RATTLE THAT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE, MOST RECENTLY, MY FUEL PUMP DECIDED TO QUIT WORKING. ALSO, THE INTERIOR TRIM, NAMELY THE HAND GRIPS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, DUE TO THE CHEAP PLASTIC THAT IS USED AS A HOLDING … Look up ODI 10203511 at NHTSA ↗	0	3 ODI 10203511 · 93,000 mi PURCHASED 2002 DODGE RAM USED. AT FIRST SERVICE INTERVAL, RACK AND PINION BOOTS WERE LEAKING, MAIN SEAL WAS SHOT. ALSO HAD MANIFOLD LEAK, ALONG WITH A STEERING PROBLEM THAT CAUSES SHAKING AT 40 MPH. STEERING PROBLEM STILL REMAINS, AND THERE IS A LOUD RATTLE THAT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE, MOST RECENTLY, MY FUEL PUMP DECIDED TO QUIT WORKING. ALSO, THE INTERIOR TRIM, NAMELY THE HAND GRIPS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, DUE TO THE CHEAP PLASTIC THAT IS USED AS A HOLDING … Look up ODI 10203511 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10361536 · 88,470 mi I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4, VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND WAS NEVER ABUSED. ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS ONE CRACK HAD GROWN TO 6 CRACKS. THEN ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO THE AIR WOULD NOT FLOW THROUGH THE DASH VENTS ANYMORE. IN ORDER TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM I HAD TO REMOVE THE DASH BOARD TO GET THE HEAT AND AIR SYSTEM. WHEN I REMOVED THE DASH BOARD IT CRUMBLED INTO ABOUT 20 PCS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIR PROBLEM I FOUND OUT THE BLEND DOOR THAT CONTROLS THE AIR TO THE DASH … Look up ODI 10361536 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10347909 OUR 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH STARTED CRACKING AND CAVING IN NEARLY A YEAR AGO. AS TIME GOES BY CRACKS WORSEN AS WELL AS NEW CRACKS HAVE APPEARED. PLASTIC DASH PIECES ARE FALLING BEHIND (INTO) DASH BOARD AND COMING OUT SOMETIMES IN THE FLOORBOARD. CONCERNED ABOUT AIR BAG SAFETY. WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IN ORDER FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE FIXED. OUR DAUGHTER OWNS THE SAME YEAR DODGE TRUCK AND HERS IS DOING THE SAME THING. ALSO, OUR STEERING WHEEL MAKES CRACKING, POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING. AND THE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BE BA… Look up ODI 10347909 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 10607989 · 75,000 mi BOUGHT A 2001 DODGE QUAD CAB SPORT 4X4 IN 2003. THE DASH HAD A SMALL CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THE CRACK SPREAD RAPIDLY TO ALL AREAS OF THE DASHBOARD. I USED PROTECTANTS, ADHESIVES AND DASHBOARD SHADES AND A DASH PAD TO PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD TO NO AVAIL. DURING ONE EVENING TRIP,I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE ENTIRE DASH CAVED IN CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO LOSE LIGHTING. I HAD TO COLLECT ALL THE EXTREMELY SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC OUT OF THE DASHBOARD RECESS TO LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DURING THIS INCIDENT THAT… Look up ODI 10607989 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10413460 I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM AND THE DASH HAS 2 CRACKS IN IT. I AM AFRAID THAT THE CRACKS COULD SOMEHOW CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. KB Look up ODI 10413460 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10632508 · 82,100 mi THE DASH BOARD ON THIS VEHICLE IS CRACKING ALL OVER. IT HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED INJURY YET, BUT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE BROKEN PIECES WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE INJURY AND I HOPE THAT THEY DO NOT AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. PIECES BLOW INTO YOUR FACE WHILE RUNNING THE DEFROST WHICH IF STRUCK IN THE EYE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TR Look up ODI 10632508 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10361536 · 88,470 mi I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4, VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND WAS NEVER ABUSED. ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS ONE CRACK HAD GROWN TO 6 CRACKS. THEN ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO THE AIR WOULD NOT FLOW THROUGH THE DASH VENTS ANYMORE. IN ORDER TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM I HAD TO REMOVE THE DASH BOARD TO GET THE HEAT AND AIR SYSTEM. WHEN I REMOVED THE DASH BOARD IT CRUMBLED INTO ABOUT 20 PCS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIR PROBLEM I FOUND OUT THE BLEND DOOR THAT CONTROLS THE AIR TO THE DASH … Look up ODI 10361536 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10347909 OUR 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH STARTED CRACKING AND CAVING IN NEARLY A YEAR AGO. AS TIME GOES BY CRACKS WORSEN AS WELL AS NEW CRACKS HAVE APPEARED. PLASTIC DASH PIECES ARE FALLING BEHIND (INTO) DASH BOARD AND COMING OUT SOMETIMES IN THE FLOORBOARD. CONCERNED ABOUT AIR BAG SAFETY. WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IN ORDER FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE FIXED. OUR DAUGHTER OWNS THE SAME YEAR DODGE TRUCK AND HERS IS DOING THE SAME THING. ALSO, OUR STEERING WHEEL MAKES CRACKING, POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING. AND THE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BE BA… Look up ODI 10347909 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	7 ODI 10191534 · 56,000 mi I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE QUAD CAB DASHBOARD IS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE FROM CRACKING. HAD A PIECE COME OFF AS I WAS DRIVING, AND HIT ME IN THE EYE WHILE WINDOWS WERE OPEN..CALLED D/C ONCE, NO RESPONSE..CALLED TODAY, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT FOR ME..REPORT FROM LOCAL TV SHOWED THIS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE FAILED. *AK Look up ODI 10191534 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10292719 · 17,500 mi 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP HAS CRACKED DASHBOARD. STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW. STILL HAS NEW CRACKS DEVELOPING. SOME CRACKS EXTEND INTO PASSENGER AIRBAG COMPARTMENT AND INTO DRIVER'S INSTRUMENT PANEL. INSTALLED CARPETED DASHBOARD COVER TO HELP PREVENT THE CRACKS FROM PROGRESSING BUT THEY STILL REMAIN TO INCREASE IN SIZE. APPEARS THAT WHENEVER THE A/C OR HEATER IS USED THE CRACKS EXTEND AND CAN BE HEARD AUDIBLE. THE RAPID CHANGE IN INTERIOR TEMPERATURE WHEN USING THE A/C OR HEATER CAN CAUSE THE CRACKS TO QUICKLY EXTEND. HA… Look up ODI 10292719 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10396550 · 42,000 mi I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 EXT CAB THAT I BOUGHT NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. AT 42,000MI THE DASH HAD A CRACK IN THE CENTER. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TO USE SOMETHING WITH UV PROTECTION. AT 101,000MI THE FRONT SPEAKERS WENT OUT. NOW MY DASH IS MISSING BIG PIECES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LAST MONTH AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. A PIECE OF DASH FLEW UP AND HIT MY WIFE IN THE FOREHEAD. SHE WILL NO LONGER LET THE GRANDCHILDREN RIDE IN MY TRUCK. SHE IS AFRAID THE AIR BAG WILL GO OFF OR A PIECE OF DAS… Look up ODI 10396550 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	1 ODI 10064170 · 15,000 mi EXCESSIVE STOPLAMP FAILURES, REPLACED LAMPS DUE TO MELTING OF BASE REPEATEDLY,4TH TIME IN 8 MOS. NO SERVICE KIT OR UPGRADES AVAILABLE, CHECK CHEVY, SAME TAIL LIGHT BOARD SET-UP, SAME PROBLEMS, PERHAPS THEY HAVE A BULLETIN ON PROBLEM?*AK SEVERE SHAKING UNDER BRAKING, STARTED AT 15K MILES, SERVICER REFUSES TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY (12K WARRANTY), HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THESE ROTORS. SEVERE SHAKING ON SWEEPING RIGHT HAND FREEWAY TURNS, PRESENTLY SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE AT ANTIOCH/DELTA DODGE. ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLING, UNABLE TO DUPL… Look up ODI 10064170 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10091386 ELECTRICAL - CANNOT CHARGE A CELL PHONE IN ANY OF THE RECEPTACLES. WORKS IN OTHER VEHICLES. TRANSMISSION - CHANGES GEARS VERY ROUGH, SOMTIMES ON ACCELERATION, ALL THE TIME WHEN DECELERATING. STEERING - AT TIMES THE STEERING DOES NOT WANT TO WORK. WILL NOT TURN, VERY HARD AS IF NO RACK AND PINION. TRUCK SLIDES OUT AT TIMES DURING TURNS, STEERING GETS PULLED.*AK Look up ODI 10091386 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10607989 · 75,000 mi BOUGHT A 2001 DODGE QUAD CAB SPORT 4X4 IN 2003. THE DASH HAD A SMALL CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THE CRACK SPREAD RAPIDLY TO ALL AREAS OF THE DASHBOARD. I USED PROTECTANTS, ADHESIVES AND DASHBOARD SHADES AND A DASH PAD TO PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD TO NO AVAIL. DURING ONE EVENING TRIP,I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE ENTIRE DASH CAVED IN CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO LOSE LIGHTING. I HAD TO COLLECT ALL THE EXTREMELY SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC OUT OF THE DASHBOARD RECESS TO LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DURING THIS INCIDENT THAT… Look up ODI 10607989 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10164931 · 88,000 mi AT 65 MPH USING CRUISE CONTROL, DAYTIME, DRY PAVEMENT, GOOD WEATHER, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH WARNING CHIME. AT NEXT EXIT, OPERATOR TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP. TECHNICIAN FOUND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY WORN, ALLOWING TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO BE MOVED 1-2'' FROM VERTICAL. VEHICLE HAD BEEN CHECKED DURING STATE INSPECTION LESS THAN 400 MILES PREVIOUSLY AND PASSED. A TOTAL FAILURE IN TRAFFIC AT SPEED MIGHT HAVE RESULTED IN A LOSS OF HANDLING/BRAKING THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED OR WORSENED AN ACCIDENT. FAILED PA… Look up ODI 10164931 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10081297 · 32,500 mi I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB SLT VIN 1D7-HU18N53S-188168 ASSEMBLY POINT, WARREN, MICHIGAN. THE TRUCK STALLED WHILE IN TRAFFIC MAKING A 10-15 MPH RIGHT TURN. THE SECOND OCCURENCE WAS JULY15, 2004. VERY CLOSE CALL HERE. I WAS IN THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS CAMPING. THE SIX HOUR DRIVE HOME TOWING MY POPUP WAS NERVE RACKING TO SAY THE LEAST. ESPECIALLY, SINCE MY 13, 6 AND 3 YEAR OLD WERE IN THE TRUCK. I MENTIONED THAT THE TRUCK RUNS EXTREMELY ROUGH INTERMITTENTLY TO THE DEALER MORGAN DODGE DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS. … Look up ODI 10081297 at NHTSA ↗	0
Unknown Or Other	1 ODI 10203511 · 93,000 mi PURCHASED 2002 DODGE RAM USED. AT FIRST SERVICE INTERVAL, RACK AND PINION BOOTS WERE LEAKING, MAIN SEAL WAS SHOT. ALSO HAD MANIFOLD LEAK, ALONG WITH A STEERING PROBLEM THAT CAUSES SHAKING AT 40 MPH. STEERING PROBLEM STILL REMAINS, AND THERE IS A LOUD RATTLE THAT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE, MOST RECENTLY, MY FUEL PUMP DECIDED TO QUIT WORKING. ALSO, THE INTERIOR TRIM, NAMELY THE HAND GRIPS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, DUE TO THE CHEAP PLASTIC THAT IS USED AS A HOLDING … Look up ODI 10203511 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	0	1 ODI 10203511 · 93,000 mi PURCHASED 2002 DODGE RAM USED. AT FIRST SERVICE INTERVAL, RACK AND PINION BOOTS WERE LEAKING, MAIN SEAL WAS SHOT. ALSO HAD MANIFOLD LEAK, ALONG WITH A STEERING PROBLEM THAT CAUSES SHAKING AT 40 MPH. STEERING PROBLEM STILL REMAINS, AND THERE IS A LOUD RATTLE THAT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE, MOST RECENTLY, MY FUEL PUMP DECIDED TO QUIT WORKING. ALSO, THE INTERIOR TRIM, NAMELY THE HAND GRIPS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, DUE TO THE CHEAP PLASTIC THAT IS USED AS A HOLDING … Look up ODI 10203511 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10747871 · 100,000 mi THE WINDSHIELD APPEARS WEAK HAVING MANY POCK MARKS IN IT. THIS CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO NEED TO BE REPLACED OFTEN. THE DASH IS SEVERELY CRACKED AND WE ARE AFRAID THAT THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO RUPTURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (BESIDES THE FACT THAT IT IS COMING APART). Look up ODI 10747871 at NHTSA ↗	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor	0	1 ODI 10064170 · 15,000 mi EXCESSIVE STOPLAMP FAILURES, REPLACED LAMPS DUE TO MELTING OF BASE REPEATEDLY,4TH TIME IN 8 MOS. NO SERVICE KIT OR UPGRADES AVAILABLE, CHECK CHEVY, SAME TAIL LIGHT BOARD SET-UP, SAME PROBLEMS, PERHAPS THEY HAVE A BULLETIN ON PROBLEM?*AK SEVERE SHAKING UNDER BRAKING, STARTED AT 15K MILES, SERVICER REFUSES TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY (12K WARRANTY), HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THESE ROTORS. SEVERE SHAKING ON SWEEPING RIGHT HAND FREEWAY TURNS, PRESENTLY SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE AT ANTIOCH/DELTA DODGE. ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLING, UNABLE TO DUPL… Look up ODI 10064170 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	0	0	0	0
Steering	3 ODI 10203511 · 93,000 mi PURCHASED 2002 DODGE RAM USED. AT FIRST SERVICE INTERVAL, RACK AND PINION BOOTS WERE LEAKING, MAIN SEAL WAS SHOT. ALSO HAD MANIFOLD LEAK, ALONG WITH A STEERING PROBLEM THAT CAUSES SHAKING AT 40 MPH. STEERING PROBLEM STILL REMAINS, AND THERE IS A LOUD RATTLE THAT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE, MOST RECENTLY, MY FUEL PUMP DECIDED TO QUIT WORKING. ALSO, THE INTERIOR TRIM, NAMELY THE HAND GRIPS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, DUE TO THE CHEAP PLASTIC THAT IS USED AS A HOLDING … Look up ODI 10203511 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10361536 · 88,470 mi I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4, VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND WAS NEVER ABUSED. ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS ONE CRACK HAD GROWN TO 6 CRACKS. THEN ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO THE AIR WOULD NOT FLOW THROUGH THE DASH VENTS ANYMORE. IN ORDER TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM I HAD TO REMOVE THE DASH BOARD TO GET THE HEAT AND AIR SYSTEM. WHEN I REMOVED THE DASH BOARD IT CRUMBLED INTO ABOUT 20 PCS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIR PROBLEM I FOUND OUT THE BLEND DOOR THAT CONTROLS THE AIR TO THE DASH … Look up ODI 10361536 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10347909 OUR 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH STARTED CRACKING AND CAVING IN NEARLY A YEAR AGO. AS TIME GOES BY CRACKS WORSEN AS WELL AS NEW CRACKS HAVE APPEARED. PLASTIC DASH PIECES ARE FALLING BEHIND (INTO) DASH BOARD AND COMING OUT SOMETIMES IN THE FLOORBOARD. CONCERNED ABOUT AIR BAG SAFETY. WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IN ORDER FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE FIXED. OUR DAUGHTER OWNS THE SAME YEAR DODGE TRUCK AND HERS IS DOING THE SAME THING. ALSO, OUR STEERING WHEEL MAKES CRACKING, POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING. AND THE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BE BA… Look up ODI 10347909 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10091386 ELECTRICAL - CANNOT CHARGE A CELL PHONE IN ANY OF THE RECEPTACLES. WORKS IN OTHER VEHICLES. TRANSMISSION - CHANGES GEARS VERY ROUGH, SOMTIMES ON ACCELERATION, ALL THE TIME WHEN DECELERATING. STEERING - AT TIMES THE STEERING DOES NOT WANT TO WORK. WILL NOT TURN, VERY HARD AS IF NO RACK AND PINION. TRUCK SLIDES OUT AT TIMES DURING TURNS, STEERING GETS PULLED.*AK Look up ODI 10091386 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10203511 · 93,000 mi PURCHASED 2002 DODGE RAM USED. AT FIRST SERVICE INTERVAL, RACK AND PINION BOOTS WERE LEAKING, MAIN SEAL WAS SHOT. ALSO HAD MANIFOLD LEAK, ALONG WITH A STEERING PROBLEM THAT CAUSES SHAKING AT 40 MPH. STEERING PROBLEM STILL REMAINS, AND THERE IS A LOUD RATTLE THAT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE, MOST RECENTLY, MY FUEL PUMP DECIDED TO QUIT WORKING. ALSO, THE INTERIOR TRIM, NAMELY THE HAND GRIPS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, DUE TO THE CHEAP PLASTIC THAT IS USED AS A HOLDING … Look up ODI 10203511 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	0	4 ODI 10361536 · 88,470 mi I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4, VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND WAS NEVER ABUSED. ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS ONE CRACK HAD GROWN TO 6 CRACKS. THEN ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO THE AIR WOULD NOT FLOW THROUGH THE DASH VENTS ANYMORE. IN ORDER TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM I HAD TO REMOVE THE DASH BOARD TO GET THE HEAT AND AIR SYSTEM. WHEN I REMOVED THE DASH BOARD IT CRUMBLED INTO ABOUT 20 PCS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIR PROBLEM I FOUND OUT THE BLEND DOOR THAT CONTROLS THE AIR TO THE DASH … Look up ODI 10361536 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10519706 · 109,147 mi HAS DEATH WOBBLE AT 60MPH HITTING BUMPS IN ROAD. *TR Look up ODI 10519706 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10577442 · 114,200 mi I GOT WIND OF THE RECALL AROUND DEC 2013 & FIGURED IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY TRUCK SINCE I HAD SPENT CLOSE TO $2000 REBUILDING THE FRONT SUSPENSION WITH OEM & AFTER MARKET PARTS. I FINALLY RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE N62 AT THE END OF JAN 2014. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY DEALERSHIP & THEY CONFIRMED MY TRUCK WAS INDEED INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE PARTS I USED WERE DEFECTIVE & BEING RECALLED. THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR OR LONGER BEFORE THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR MY TRUCK WOULD ARRIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I ASKED WHAT WOUL… Look up ODI 10577442 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 10018467 · 2,000 mi STEERING PULL AND POOR HANDLING. IE WANDERING, DRIFT, PULL TO THE RIGHT EVEN AFTER ALIGNMENT(S) AT DIFFERENT SHOPS INCLUDING DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE WHEN NEW. VEHICLE NOW HAS 65,000 MILES AND HAS WORN 2 SETS OF TIRES AND ALMOST DUE FOR A 3RD SET. JB Look up ODI 10018467 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10331917 I HAD TO REPLACE THE UPPER AND CONTROL ARMS ( BOTH SIDES) BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVEN. I DO NOT DRIVE THIS PICK-UP OFF ROAD! IF YOU LOOK AT THE LACK OF SIZE TO THE BALL JOINTS, IT IS AMAZING THEY LASTED 3 YEARS. TR Look up ODI 10331917 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10395345 · 120,000 mi SIMULTANEOUS FAILURE OF THE INTER AND OUTER TIE RODS, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN USE AS A WORK TRUCK, DRIVEN ON DIRT ROADS AND CURRENTLY HAS 120,000 HIGHWAY MILES. RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING OIL, AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS COMING A PART. *TR Look up ODI 10395345 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	3 ODI 10607989 · 75,000 mi BOUGHT A 2001 DODGE QUAD CAB SPORT 4X4 IN 2003. THE DASH HAD A SMALL CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THE CRACK SPREAD RAPIDLY TO ALL AREAS OF THE DASHBOARD. I USED PROTECTANTS, ADHESIVES AND DASHBOARD SHADES AND A DASH PAD TO PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD TO NO AVAIL. DURING ONE EVENING TRIP,I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE ENTIRE DASH CAVED IN CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO LOSE LIGHTING. I HAD TO COLLECT ALL THE EXTREMELY SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC OUT OF THE DASHBOARD RECESS TO LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DURING THIS INCIDENT THAT… Look up ODI 10607989 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10413460 I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM AND THE DASH HAS 2 CRACKS IN IT. I AM AFRAID THAT THE CRACKS COULD SOMEHOW CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. KB Look up ODI 10413460 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10632508 · 82,100 mi THE DASH BOARD ON THIS VEHICLE IS CRACKING ALL OVER. IT HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THIS HAS NOT CAUSED INJURY YET, BUT IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE BROKEN PIECES WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE INJURY AND I HOPE THAT THEY DO NOT AFFECT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. PIECES BLOW INTO YOUR FACE WHILE RUNNING THE DEFROST WHICH IF STRUCK IN THE EYE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TR Look up ODI 10632508 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10607989 · 75,000 mi BOUGHT A 2001 DODGE QUAD CAB SPORT 4X4 IN 2003. THE DASH HAD A SMALL CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THE CRACK SPREAD RAPIDLY TO ALL AREAS OF THE DASHBOARD. I USED PROTECTANTS, ADHESIVES AND DASHBOARD SHADES AND A DASH PAD TO PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD TO NO AVAIL. DURING ONE EVENING TRIP,I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE ENTIRE DASH CAVED IN CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO LOSE LIGHTING. I HAD TO COLLECT ALL THE EXTREMELY SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC OUT OF THE DASHBOARD RECESS TO LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DURING THIS INCIDENT THAT… Look up ODI 10607989 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10747871 · 100,000 mi THE WINDSHIELD APPEARS WEAK HAVING MANY POCK MARKS IN IT. THIS CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO NEED TO BE REPLACED OFTEN. THE DASH IS SEVERELY CRACKED AND WE ARE AFRAID THAT THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO RUPTURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (BESIDES THE FACT THAT IT IS COMING APART). Look up ODI 10747871 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—	0	0
Suspension	1 ODI 10361536 · 88,470 mi I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4, VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND WAS NEVER ABUSED. ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS ONE CRACK HAD GROWN TO 6 CRACKS. THEN ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO THE AIR WOULD NOT FLOW THROUGH THE DASH VENTS ANYMORE. IN ORDER TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM I HAD TO REMOVE THE DASH BOARD TO GET THE HEAT AND AIR SYSTEM. WHEN I REMOVED THE DASH BOARD IT CRUMBLED INTO ABOUT 20 PCS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIR PROBLEM I FOUND OUT THE BLEND DOOR THAT CONTROLS THE AIR TO THE DASH … Look up ODI 10361536 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10164931 · 88,000 mi AT 65 MPH USING CRUISE CONTROL, DAYTIME, DRY PAVEMENT, GOOD WEATHER, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH WARNING CHIME. AT NEXT EXIT, OPERATOR TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP. TECHNICIAN FOUND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY WORN, ALLOWING TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO BE MOVED 1-2'' FROM VERTICAL. VEHICLE HAD BEEN CHECKED DURING STATE INSPECTION LESS THAN 400 MILES PREVIOUSLY AND PASSED. A TOTAL FAILURE IN TRAFFIC AT SPEED MIGHT HAVE RESULTED IN A LOSS OF HANDLING/BRAKING THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED OR WORSENED AN ACCIDENT. FAILED PA… Look up ODI 10164931 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10081297 · 32,500 mi I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB SLT VIN 1D7-HU18N53S-188168 ASSEMBLY POINT, WARREN, MICHIGAN. THE TRUCK STALLED WHILE IN TRAFFIC MAKING A 10-15 MPH RIGHT TURN. THE SECOND OCCURENCE WAS JULY15, 2004. VERY CLOSE CALL HERE. I WAS IN THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS CAMPING. THE SIX HOUR DRIVE HOME TOWING MY POPUP WAS NERVE RACKING TO SAY THE LEAST. ESPECIALLY, SINCE MY 13, 6 AND 3 YEAR OLD WERE IN THE TRUCK. I MENTIONED THAT THE TRUCK RUNS EXTREMELY ROUGH INTERMITTENTLY TO THE DEALER MORGAN DODGE DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS. … Look up ODI 10081297 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	4 ODI 10361536 · 88,470 mi I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4, VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND WAS NEVER ABUSED. ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS ONE CRACK HAD GROWN TO 6 CRACKS. THEN ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO THE AIR WOULD NOT FLOW THROUGH THE DASH VENTS ANYMORE. IN ORDER TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM I HAD TO REMOVE THE DASH BOARD TO GET THE HEAT AND AIR SYSTEM. WHEN I REMOVED THE DASH BOARD IT CRUMBLED INTO ABOUT 20 PCS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIR PROBLEM I FOUND OUT THE BLEND DOOR THAT CONTROLS THE AIR TO THE DASH … Look up ODI 10361536 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10519706 · 109,147 mi HAS DEATH WOBBLE AT 60MPH HITTING BUMPS IN ROAD. *TR Look up ODI 10519706 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10577442 · 114,200 mi I GOT WIND OF THE RECALL AROUND DEC 2013 & FIGURED IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY TRUCK SINCE I HAD SPENT CLOSE TO $2000 REBUILDING THE FRONT SUSPENSION WITH OEM & AFTER MARKET PARTS. I FINALLY RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE N62 AT THE END OF JAN 2014. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY DEALERSHIP & THEY CONFIRMED MY TRUCK WAS INDEED INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE PARTS I USED WERE DEFECTIVE & BEING RECALLED. THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR OR LONGER BEFORE THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR MY TRUCK WOULD ARRIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I ASKED WHAT WOUL… Look up ODI 10577442 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	0
Suspension:Front	1 ODI 10347909 OUR 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH STARTED CRACKING AND CAVING IN NEARLY A YEAR AGO. AS TIME GOES BY CRACKS WORSEN AS WELL AS NEW CRACKS HAVE APPEARED. PLASTIC DASH PIECES ARE FALLING BEHIND (INTO) DASH BOARD AND COMING OUT SOMETIMES IN THE FLOORBOARD. CONCERNED ABOUT AIR BAG SAFETY. WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IN ORDER FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE FIXED. OUR DAUGHTER OWNS THE SAME YEAR DODGE TRUCK AND HERS IS DOING THE SAME THING. ALSO, OUR STEERING WHEEL MAKES CRACKING, POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING. AND THE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BE BA… Look up ODI 10347909 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	4 ODI 10018467 · 2,000 mi STEERING PULL AND POOR HANDLING. IE WANDERING, DRIFT, PULL TO THE RIGHT EVEN AFTER ALIGNMENT(S) AT DIFFERENT SHOPS INCLUDING DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE WHEN NEW. VEHICLE NOW HAS 65,000 MILES AND HAS WORN 2 SETS OF TIRES AND ALMOST DUE FOR A 3RD SET. JB Look up ODI 10018467 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10331917 I HAD TO REPLACE THE UPPER AND CONTROL ARMS ( BOTH SIDES) BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVEN. I DO NOT DRIVE THIS PICK-UP OFF ROAD! IF YOU LOOK AT THE LACK OF SIZE TO THE BALL JOINTS, IT IS AMAZING THEY LASTED 3 YEARS. TR Look up ODI 10331917 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10395345 · 120,000 mi SIMULTANEOUS FAILURE OF THE INTER AND OUTER TIE RODS, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN USE AS A WORK TRUCK, DRIVEN ON DIRT ROADS AND CURRENTLY HAS 120,000 HIGHWAY MILES. RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING OIL, AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS COMING A PART. *TR Look up ODI 10395345 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—

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Stalling or loss of power

17 mentions · 3.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 41,000 mi (15 usable records).

ODI 10023417 · 41,000 mi

THE DODGE 2500 AND 3500 PICKUPS EQUIPPED WITH THE CUMMINS 24 VALVE DIESEL HAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP THAT CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE TRUCKS INVOLVED ARE '98.5 THROUGH '02 MODELS. THESE PUMPS LAST AS SHORT AS 30,000 MILES. DODGE KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. THIS CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF POWER UN-EXPECTEDLY AND CREATE SAFETY ISSUES. IT ALSO LEADS TO A MUCH MORE CONSUMER COSTLY FIX IN THAT IF IT ISN'T REPLACED IN TIME, THE INJECTION PUMP WILL FAIL DUE TO LACK OF FUEL FLOW. THE EXCESS FUEL FLOW THA…

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ODI 10465926 · 200,000 mi

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN IN A PARKING LOT, GOING ABOUT 5-10MPH, WHILE I WAS TURNING, THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED PULSATING VERY HARD - DROVE FORWARD IN THE PARKING LOT - MADE A LEFT HAND TURN STARTED GOING FORWARD AND WENT TO STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE - PEDAL WAS ROCK HARD AND WOULD NOT STOP TRUCK. AFTER FINALLY COASTING TO A STOP I PUT TRUCK IN REVERSE - BACKED UP IN VACANT PART OF THE PARKING LOT SO I COULD PUT TRUCK IN DRIVE AND THEN SWING WIDE INTO A PARKING STALL AND COAST TO A STOP - HOWEVER WHEN I WENT TO SWING THE TRUC…

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ODI 10031128 · 600 mi

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 4.7L TRUCK WILL INTERMITTENLY STALL OR HAVE ROUGH IDLE AT STOP,ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT WILL FLASH. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO FIX

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\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

17 mentions · 3.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 49,900 mi (16 usable records).

ODI 10039750 · 56,461 mi

THE MAIN BEARING WAS GOING OUT AND CONSUMER NEEDED TO REPLACE ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL WHEN THE CONSUMER RESUMED SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT SOMETHING BROKE IN THE TOP OF THE ENGINE AND CAUSED METAL SHAVING TO END UP IN THE OIL PAN AND THUS BLOCKING OIL FROM GETTING INTO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT THE MAIN BEARING FAILED AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTE…

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ODI 10157472 · 36,000 mi

2001 RAM 1500 EXTD. CAB 4WD SPORT. I DON'T USE IT OFF-ROAD AND ONLY USE 4X4 IN THE SNOW. 32000 MILES NEEDED NEW TIRES. SHOP WOULDN'T ALIGN WHEELS BECAUSE THEY SAID I NEEDED NEW BALL JOINTS. BROUGHT TRUCK TO DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS WITHIN SPECS. 35700 MILES, SAME DEALER REPLACES UPPER AND LOWER UNIVERSAL JOINTS ON WARRANTY. I WENT BACK TO TIRE DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT, THEY SAID THE BALL JOINTS WERE STILL BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 36010 MILES, DEALER REPLACES UPPER AND LOWER, LEFT AND RIGHT BALL JOINTS ON WARRANTY. 65600 MILES, CHECK E…

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ODI 10169469 · 45,000 mi

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\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Steering assistance concerns

9 mentions · 2.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 57,600 mi (7 usable records).

ODI 10030777 · 12,000 mi

DURING HEAVY RAIN, OR IN A CAR-WASH, OR RUNNING THROUGH TOO LARGE OF A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE SERPENTINE BELT BEGINS SLIPPING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT. IT WILL SLIP ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE GAUGE THAT IS SHOWING THE CHARGE LEVEL TO DROP NOTICEABLY, AND IT WILL SOMETIMES DROP TO THE POINT OF NO LONGER SHOWING CHARGING AT ALL. AT THIS POINT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO DISPLAYED, AND IT IS NOW NECESSARY TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART THE TRUCK TO RESET THE GAUGE AND LIGHT AND HAVE IT BEGIN DISPLAYING PROPERLY AGAIN. DURING A HEAVY DOWNPOUR OF RA…

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ODI 10038329 · 14,500 mi

WHILE DRIVING DURING RAINING WEATHER, THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE ALTERNATOR DIED. DEALER STATED THAT HE HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT REPRODUCE IT YET. *AK ALTERNATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STEERING IS STIFF WHILE DRIVING THROUGH RAIN.*TS *JB

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ODI 10160105 · 72,000 mi

FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED CAUSING EXCESSIVE LEAKING OF POWER STEERING FLUID AND FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING. DODGE/CHRYSLER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB, 4.7 LITER ENGINE. 72,000 HIGHWAY MILES. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION FROM THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT CAN HAPPEN 2,000 MILES TO 200,000 MILES INDICATING THE CONTINUED USE OF A DEFECTIVE PART. DESPITE MY WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT THE LABOR COSTS OF THE REPAIR CHRYSLER RE…

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\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Brake response concerns

5 mentions · 1.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 124,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10465926 · 200,000 mi

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ODI 10725100 · 124,000 mi

THIS TRUCK IS USED TO HAUL A CAMPER AND A CAR TRAILER FOR MY SHOW CARS. TODAY I STARTED TRUCK TO HOOKUP TO CAR TRAILER FOR THE FOURTH TIME TIME THIS YEAR. THIS TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEN IN THE WINTERS YET WHILE BACKING UP TO THE TRAILER I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO HAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR. I FOUND THAT THE LINE GOING TO THE REAR IS RUSTED NEAR THE FUEL TANK AND SPRAYS BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE FUEL TANK. ALSO A LINE FOR THE FRONT BRAKES COMING DOWN FROM THE ABS UNIT FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING EVERYWHERE. THIS…

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ODI 10033812

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP/ BRAKES FAILED, AND TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING. DEALER HAD INSPECTED VEHICLE 3 TIMES; FIRS T TIME BATTERY CABLE, SECOND TIME DEALER KEPT VEHICLE 1 DAY AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THIRD TIME INSTALLED A MONITOR FOR TEN DAYS, AND STILL COULDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. (DEALER STATED THIS WA SAN ELECTRIC ISSUE.

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Hard or delayed shifting

5 mentions · 1.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 10,000 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10028838 · 19,000 mi

THE LIFT PUMP ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE TRUCK START JERKING EVERY TIME I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER HAVING TALKED TO OTHERS WITH A SAME TRUCK, OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE TRUCK HAD ABOUT 19,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS A YEAR AND 6 MONTHS OLD. I WOULD NOT EXPECT THIS TYPE OF FAILUE ON A NEW TRUCK WITH SO LITTLE MILES ON IT.

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ODI 10058858 · 10,000 mi

CURRENTLY OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK. I MYSELF HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION JERKING AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF WHEN IDLING (AND NOT EVEN AT LONG PERIODS OF TIME). AT TIMES WHEN PUTTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL AND I HAVE TO COMPLETELY SHUT OFF THE TRUCK AND RESTART IT TO GET IT TO MOVE. I HAVEN'T HAD IT REPORTED AT THE DEALER YET BECAUSE THEY WILL BE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. JUST NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY REAR TAILLIGHTS. …

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ODI 10098766 · 250 mi

RIMS UNABLE TO BALANCE. I HAVE HAD A JERKING OF HOPPING FEELING RIDE FROM NEW PURCHASE. GUNN DODGE IN SA DEALER IN SAID IT WAS THE DRIVE SHAFT AND REPLACED STILL SAME FEELING. MOVED TO AUSTIN MAXWELL DEALER SAID IT WAS TIRES. I HAD ALL FOUR REPLACED AND MAXWEKK SAID GOODYEAR PUT FOUR NEW BAD TIRES ON TRUCK. B.S. I SAY IT'S THE 17 INCH RIMS. HAD RIMS CHECK AND WAS TOLD THEY SEEM TOO FAR OUT OF SPEC BECAUSE THERE ARE HEAVY BALANCE WEIGHTS ON ONE SIDE OF RIM AND THERE ARE NONE HEAVIER TO COUNTER BALANCE THE EFFECT. NOW WHY DID DODGE DEALER SAY IT …

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Battery drain and no-start mentions

2 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 132,000 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10104304 · 140,000 mi

1. TRUCK OPERATED NORMALLY UNTIL FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS OCCURRED. 2. TRUCK WOULD NOT START AND FUEL LIFT PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE, PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED AND RESULTED IN VERY HARD STARTS AND EVENTUALLY REPLACED INJECTOR PUMP. TRUCK IS STILL HAVING FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS, I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AND HAVE HAD TRUCK IN AND OUT OF SHOP FOR THE LAST 4 MONTHS. THE MECHANIC I AM USING HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND HAS NOT TRIED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SITUATION. HE HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON IN THESE TRUCKS AND THAT HE SEES THIS ON A…

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ODI 10620823 · 124,000 mi

ALL THE SUDDEN ALL REAR LIGHTS WENT OFF TOOK TO GARAGE THEY COULDN'T TELL WHAT WAS WRONG AFTER PAYING TO FIND OUT NOTHING AND THEY HAVING TRUCK FOR 2 DAYS AND DEAD BATTERY FROM TRYING A BUNCH OF [XXX], I BROUGHT IT HOME AND STARTED TO TRY FOR MYSELF IT WAS THE FUSE BOX OF ALL THINGS I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE HEARD OF HAVING TO REPLACE FUSE BOX ABOUT 500.00 , AND DASH IS CRACKED ALL OVER THE PLACE PRICED TO REPLACE COST ABOUT 700.00 I WILL WAIT TO SEE IF THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE IT ALREADY HAD TO GET DEFROSTER VENT FIXED FROM STUFF FALLING IN THE…

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