2001 Dodge RAM Quad Cab

2001 DODGE RAM EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCK BOUGHT BRAND NEW. WITH 17,500 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE, MY BALL JOINTS FAILED PENNSYLVANIA STATE INSPECTION. THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ONLY AROUND 8,000 MILES PER YEAR ON HARD ROAD (NO OFF-ROAD). MY DODGE IS NOT THE ONLY DODGE THAT IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINTS. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT TURNS INTO ANOTHER FORD EXPLORER PROBLEM WITH FIRESTONE TIRES. *AK

WHEN SWITCHING FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS I LOST MY HEADLIGHTS - AND THIS IS APPARENTLY A VERY BIG PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. I HAVE TO QUICKLY SWITCH BACK AND FORTH MANY MANY TIMES TO REGAIN MY LIGHTS. AS I UNDERSTAND THIS IS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN...THIS IS A 2001 DODGE 2500 4X4, QUAD CAB, DIESEL PICKUP. I BELONG TO A WEBSITE FOR THESE TRUCKS AND IT IS A COMMON COMPLAINT!*AK

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 REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT 3 TIMES FOR THE COST OF REPLACING THE VEHICLES ENGINE BUT WAS DENIED. *NOLAN *CB

I BOUGHT NEW A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4 WHEEL DRIVE WITH THE OFF ROAD PACKAGE ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE INCLUDED AND INSTALLED FROM THE FACTORY WAS A ANTI SPIN DIFFERENTIAL ALSO KNOWN AS A POST TRACTION OR LIMITED SLIP WELL I NOTICED THIS TRUCK DIDN'T HAVE VERY GOOD TRACTION IN RAIN OR SNOW UNLESS I PUT IT IN THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE MODE IT SHOULD OF HAD BETTER WITH THE ANTI SPIN REAR END WELL I JUST PASSED MY 36000 MILE FACTORY WARRANTY AND I WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON SAID TRUCK WHILE CHANGING THE GEAR OIL IN FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIALS I DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE ANTI SPIN OPTION THAT WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AND THAT I PAID EXTRA FOR [HOW MANY OTHER OF THESE TRUCKS DID THEY SELL WITH ADVERTISED OPTION THAT WAS NOT INSTALLED ] I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER AND THE DODGE 800 NUMBER ALL I GET IS THE RUN AROUND AS WELL AS THE B.B.B WHICH BY THE WAY SAYS DODGE DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN AND JUST BECAUSE MY TRUCK JUST WENT OUT OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY [ MILEAGE WISE] IS IRREGARDLESS AS I PAID FOR SAID EXTRA OPTION OF THIS ANTI SPIN DIFFERENTIAL AND EITHER WANT IT INSTALLED OR SOME MONEY BACK [TO HAVE IT INSTALLED WOULD BE IN EXCESS OF 1500.00 DOLLARS AND ONE THING IT IS CONSUMER FRAUD AND FALSE ADVERTISING ALSO THE ANTI SPIN DIFFERENTIAL IS A ADDED SAFETY OPTION THAT I PAID EXTRA FOR AND DID NOT RECEIVE. *JB

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 THAT THE LIFT PUMP NORMALLY SUPPLIES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COOLING AND LUBRICATING THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INJECTION PUMP CAN RUN $3,000. I HAD TO REPLACE MINE AT 40,000 MI AS DODGE WON'T REPLACE IT UNTIL IT FAILS OR HAS SO LOW OF PRESSURE. AS STATED ABOVE, LETTING THE LIFT PUMP COMPLETELY FAIL OR GET INTO THE LOW PRESSURE RANGE THAT DODGE WILL REPLACE IT, THE DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE TO THE INJECTION PUMP OR THE TRUCK WILL FAIL TO RUN OR QUIT UNEXPECTEDLY. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE US. SINCERELY [XXX]. *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR