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2001 Dodge Dodge Truck

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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39Owner complaints

Model-year median: 4

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Structure
7Suspension
6Engine And Engine Cooling
5Power Train
4Steering
4
All reported categories
Electrical System
3Equipment
3Unknown Or Other
3Air Bags
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Wheels
2Electronic Stability Control
1Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Diesel
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Trailer Hitches
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

26 reports with mileage · 13 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Structure. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Suspension. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports1 fire reports1 injury reports

Equipment complaints

3 reports
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4,165 miles · Jan 30, 2003
EquipmentService Brakes, HydraulicSteering

THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED ONCE TO CORRECT THE NOISES AND (THE HOSES-PER SERVICE BULLETIN) WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE OR A REFUND. SINCE THE PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE ALWAYS HAD A NOISE IN THE POWER STEERING. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKE FAIL…

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THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED ONCE TO CORRECT THE NOISES AND (THE HOSES-PER SERVICE BULLETIN) WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE OR A REFUND. SINCE THE PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE ALWAYS HAD A NOISE IN THE POWER STEERING. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKE FAILURES. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THERE ALSO WAS A BROKEN WINDOW, RADIO, AND THE GEAR KNOB NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED/ALIGNED. MR SCC

NHTSA ODI #10004975

Mileage unknown · Apr 26, 2002
Engine And Engine CoolingEquipment

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF THE AIR CONDITIONING. THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED, EVEN AFTER FOUR ATTEMPTS. *JG

NHTSA ODI #565160

Mileage unknown · Nov 19, 2001
Equipment

AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORTAOR FAILURE. 10/15 IN FOR "CLEAING" CLEAING AND 11/9 IN FOR CHANGE OF EVAPORTOR. STILL PRBLEM OF MOLD AND BAD SMELL ALONG WITH POWEDERY SUBSTANCE BLOWING FROM ALL VENTS STILL PERSITS. TOLD BY SEVERAL AC SPEICALILST IN THE AREA THAT DODGE HAS PROBELMS AND THAT MOLD IS THRUGHOUT MY 4 MONTH OLD VEHICLE A/C SY…

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AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORTAOR FAILURE. 10/15 IN FOR "CLEAING" CLEAING AND 11/9 IN FOR CHANGE OF EVAPORTOR. STILL PRBLEM OF MOLD AND BAD SMELL ALONG WITH POWEDERY SUBSTANCE BLOWING FROM ALL VENTS STILL PERSITS. TOLD BY SEVERAL AC SPEICALILST IN THE AREA THAT DODGE HAS PROBELMS AND THAT MOLD IS THRUGHOUT MY 4 MONTH OLD VEHICLE A/C SYSTEM. DODGE DENIES THIS. BUT STILL PROBLEMS PERSITS. DANGEROUS TO TURN ON WIR AND TO BREATH IN SMELL AND ODOR.*AK

NHTSA ODI #754678

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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