2001 Dodge RAM 1500 Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 18about this part
- Share
- 2%of 1,112 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 62,250miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the equipment of the 2001 Dodge RAM 1500, 2% of the 1,112 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 62,250 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My dash started cracking before I bought it back in 3/2009 but now the cracks are holes . The dash is literally caving in. What is left is sharp edged pieces that can easily cut you. Also, the wide open craters are allowing the hot texas sun to bake the wiring and has to be a contributing factor to the random intermittent electrical issues that seem to be cropping up periodically.”
NHTSA complaint #10321570, filed 2010-03, 130,000 miles“I parked my pickup after work one evening went out the next morning and the dash was cracked. It is a 2001 Dodge RAM 1500 this was in 2004 the next morning I went out for work and the dash was cracked and has since completely caved in. Some electrical components have stopped working. Now I know this is a wide spread complaint but so far is not considered a safety risk. Well why do we have to wait until some one is injured before it is considered a safety risk. …”
NHTSA complaint #10283361, filed 2009-09, 78,000 miles“My front end rim and tire locked up at 59 MPH-causing a severe swerve to the left/right-then I swerved into an 18 wheeler;air bags did not deploy;seatbelts were not unlatching prior to accident so not usable at the time.”
NHTSA complaint #10283409, filed 2009-09, 111,000 miles“I have a 2001 Dodge RAM 1500 slt. Although I have taken extremely good care of this truck, the dash has cracked into a million pieces. It is about to fall in. I doubt my air bags would function properly in a crash, due to the decreased strength of the surrounding areas, and the fact that the top of the dash is about to fall into the air bag compartment on the passenger side. Electrical wires can be seen through the cracks. Every time I turn the blower on near the windshield, tiny pieces of dash that have broken off blow up and around the truck, often into my eyes. …”
NHTSA complaint #10286144, filed 2009-10, 54,000 miles“In june of 2006 I noticed a hairline crack in the dash of my 2001 Dodge RAM 1500, which only had 36,000 on it at the time. I did not have it repaired thinking the dealer would just tell me it was usual wear and tear. Since that day the dash has continued to crack and I now have a section where the cracks have connected. It appears there will soon be an area of the dash the size of a softball or larger where there will be a hole. This hole will be directly above the instrumentation. I have recently learned there are hundreds of similar complaints from owners of 1998-2002 Dodge trucks. …”
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Equipment: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 0% |
| 2011 | 1 | 0% |
| 2010 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 | 11 | 2% |
| 2007 | 6 | 1% |
| 2006 | 13 | 2% |
| 2005 | 2 | 0% |
| 2004 | 12 | 1% |
| 2003 | 11 | 1% |
| 2002 | 11 | 1% |
| 2001 | 18 | 2% |
| 2000 | 14 | 3% |
| 1999 | 13 | 2% |
| 1998 | 13 | 3% |
| 1997 | 12 | 3% |
| 1996 | 7 | 2% |
| 1995 | 4 | 2% |
| 1994 | 3 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2001 Dodge RAM 1500
548 complaintsOther or unknown
113 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
95 complaintsAir bags
84 complaintsElectrical system
81 complaintsSuspension
69 complaintsBrakes
59 complaintsSteering
53 complaintsEngine cooling
51 complaintsTires
33 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
26 complaintsVehicle speed control
18 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Dodge RAM 1500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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