2001 Dodge RAM 2500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER MOTOR WAS EMITTING HOT AIR AND HE COULD SMELL BURNING WIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE RESISTER, WIRING HARNESS AND THE BLOWER MOTOR FAILED, WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE RESISTER, THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE BLOWER MOTOR HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

DASH BOARD AND GAUGE COVER FOR DASH STARTED TO SEVERELY CRACK, CALLED DODGE, I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NOT COMPLAINTS OF DASHES CRACKING. I WAS TOLD BY DODGE THAT NOTHING WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND DO NOT PARK MY TRUCK IN THE SUN. A FEW YEARS LATER THE ENTIRE UNIT FELL INTO THE DEFROST /HVAC AREA AND NOW HAVE AN EXCESSIVE HOLE IN THE DASH. I KNOW AT LEAST 35 DODGE TRUCK OWNERS IN CALIF THAT ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED A CRACK FROM THE DASHBOARD TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH B.F GOODRICH COMMERCIAL T/A TIRES, SIZE: LT245/75R16 ECOMAS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGES TO THE WINDSHIELD, RADIATOR, QUARTER PANEL, THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS. THE CONTACT WAS ASSISTED IN INSTALLING TWO NEW TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 333,582 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 382,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE WAS 40,000.

I WAS DRIVING TODAY AND WHILE COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN I APPLIED MY BRAKES ONLY TO FIND OUT I HAD NONE. THE REAR BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CORRODED REALLY BAD BEHIND THE GAS TANK AND BLEW. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND OR ELSE AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FIND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK ABOUT 3 YEARS. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 39,000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED SMALL CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS, THE CRACKS HAVE GOTTEN LARGER. I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 81 AND GOING ACROSS A BRIDGE JOINT. THE BRIDGE JOINT DIPS DOWN AND THE SHOCK OF THE BRIDGE JOINT CAUSED THE DASHBOARD TO COMPLETELY SHATTER INTO PIECES. THESE PIECES ARE VERY SHARP AND BRITTLE. THESE PIECES FLEW UP ONTO THE SEAT. DURING AN IMPACT, THESE PIECES COULD IMPALE A PERSON SITTING IN EITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE. THESE PIECES ALSO FELL DOWN INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE. IT COULD IMPACT THE AIR BAGS OR THE COMPUTER ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CALLED DODGE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY VEHICLE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OR RECALLS. THEY SAID THERE WEREN'T ANY. I HAVE ALL THE PIECES OFF THE DASH IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THEM. I DID REMOVE THE DASH FROM THE VEHICLE IN FEAR THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE HURT BY THESE SHARP PIECES. I'VE READ MANY STORIES ABOUT THE DASHBOARDS ON DODGE RAM TRUCKS. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CONSUMER. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THE DASHES ON ALL DODGE RAMS BETWEEN 1998 AND 2004 HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THESE DASHES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE E-MAIL ME OR CALL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER AND FUEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000.