My 2001 dodge ram 1500 dash is completely cracked and has several holes in it where the plastic has caved in. I am concerned the holes and continued cracking will cause exposed wires to be burnt or severed, which could endanger the lives of the passengers in the vehicle.
2001 Dodge RAM 1500 electrical complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that the dashboard cracked into pieces and the speedometer does not work. The dealer stated that the warranty for the interior of the vehicle expired at 36,000 miles. The estimated cost to repair the dashboard front cap is between $450-$600. The contact feels that the failure is a fabric defect and the manufacturer should be responsible for the repair cost. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 37,000 and current mileage was 67,179.
My dash has been cracking out over the last few years. For about the last 10 months to a year I have had check engine light that has no significance to the way it runs, and the code is unrecognizable to auto garage. Also I have wiring problems for about the same amount of time. My dash lights will go out completely on their own and sometimes come back on, sometimes not. Also there are sharp edges on the plastic dash everywhere. As of two weeks ago, a section caved in, leaving a gaping hole about 6 by 8 inches in size. The cracks and hole look identical to pictures of other dodge truck dashes I've seen on the internet and news. I feel that the sharp edges alone make for a safety issue, and since the cracks are so sharp and sever by the passenger airbag deployment site, I wonder if it would fail during deployment. Combined with the wiring issues that I and so many other owners are experiencing that a safety recall should be issued immediately before someone is seriously injured because of the faulty plastic used on all these dodge trucks.
2001 dodge quad cab pickup has failing wiring in steering column which makes truck die while driving . Which in turn there is no power brakes or steering and no electrical functions that makes the truck run . Dead on the road literally. Who knows at what speeds this problem may occur. Luckily, it happened to me while going slow and I was able to stop the truck. No known human deaths yet that I have heard of from this. If the problem is not fixed with wiring harness there will be deaths, I'm pretty sure due to this problem. I would like to do my best to keep my family and other families safe. This needs to be dealt with before someone does die unnecessarily in an accident that can be avoided by replacing the problem part of the pickup. *tr the bearing clutch, rear carrier bearing, axle seals, rotors, power steering pump, pinion carrier bearings were all replaced. Also, the right turn signal and headlights failed. The center seat console bolting system fell out of the truck, the plastic dashboard panel and housing around the instrument panel was cracked in four places. The gasket on the water pump was leaking. The gasket, water and timing chain were replaced. The clutch failed, due to the wrong year transmission being installed in the vehicle. A 2000 transmission was installed in the vehicle, instead of a 2001. Updated 10/15/14
Flashing light on odometer reads, "no bus" and the gauges do not work. What is wrong with this trucks electrical system?
Dashboard cracking and falling apart has LED to electrical malfunctions. The main one is that when switching from dim to bright lights during night driving, the headlights go out completely.
When raining or high moisture the vehicle dies or will not start. Driving down the interstate several times it started to rain and the truck engine stopped running. Leaving me with no power steering and trying to pull off the highway in traffic. If raining or damp. When try to start, there is no such luck. We have to leave it sit in the drive unusable. When you turn the headlamps from high to low beam the lights go out. The engine light stays on most of the time.
The dashboard on my 2001 dodge ram 1500 pickup truck has cracked and I believe may be affecting my control panel (odometer and speedometer). I went to drive my truck one afternoon and the whole control panel wasn't working. I also have some kind of fumes coming from my vents whenever I turn on the air conditioning, heat or defrost which may be related to the dashboard also. My defrost doesn't work at all due to the cracks in the dashboard because the air isn't going where it is supposed to go.
The dashboard has fallen apart piece by piece. Wires are now dangerously exposed and the broken pieces could turn into dangerous, sharp flying debris in the event of an accident.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that the instrument panel was cracking and falling apart. The dealer and manufacturer stated that there was no open campaign on this defect. One of the plastic pieces from the instrument panel fell into the air vent when he activated the air conditioning system. The piece of plastic cut his wife's eye. The manufacturer stated that they could replace the instrument panel at the cost of $500. The failure mileage was 81,000 and current mileage was 84,000.
The dashboar d is cracked in several places , and also a few places have caved in. There are some electrical problems with dashboar d also.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that the dashboard has cracked on the driver side. The dealer will replace the dashboard free of charge, but not the frame of the dashboard. The engine size was unknown. The current mileage is 40,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that he is unaware of how his vehicle's dashboard became cracked. He stated that the dashboard is also collapsing. The current and failure mileages were 74,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge ram 1500. Approximately one year ago, the contact noticed a crack in the dashboard of her vehicle. She took the vehicle to be repaired and the dealer and the manufacturer stated that nothing could be done because no recalls were issued for the vehicle. The contact has since noticed another crack in the dashboard. The current mileage is 81,000 and failure mileage was 72,000.
Dodge 2001 ram truck has a fracturing and collapsing dash, I have recently been made aware that there are many other people with the same model truck experiencing the same problem including headlights shutting of when alternating between highs and lows possibly caused by the pieces falling from the dash and interrupting the wiring.
My 2001 dodge ram 1500 has a dash which began cracking several months ago. The cracks have gotten progressively worse in size and number. A little over 3 months ago a large portion of my dash caved in exposing the wiring underneath to direct sunlight. Also more recently, the molding around my instrument panel is cracking. This could become a hazard should the wiring melt due to not being protected from sunlight. No recall has been made by dodge and I am not in a position to spend several hundred dollars for a factory defect.
Front dash collapsed, pieces of broken dash have fallen into areas where wiring is. Numerous other owners of the same year/make/model have had exact same thing happen. Can't be considered safe driving around with a 24" hole in the dash with pieces loose within the electrical components, to date not considered a recall item by dodge.
My 2001 dodge ram dash is cracking. I seen a special on my local news station and the parties present on the news cast had the same problems as I did but worse. I think this should be looked at before someone gets killed by the air bag deploying or lights going out.
Dodge ram 1500 continues to stall while driving at low speeds or braking to slow on highways. The loss of all power steering and brakes occur until the truck can be re-started. The problem seems to be heat related since it occurs most often when the outside temperature is over 80 degrees and the car driven over 1-1/2 hrs in duration. This problem has been occurring for the last three years and the manufacture has made many repairs but none that has fixed the problem. They have changes sensors, throttle body and then cleaned same. Changed air filter but nothing has corrected the problem. As recently as last month the dealer had the truck for three weeks and could not find a single thing wrong. I can tell from the internet I'm not the only person having this problem. It most be fixed or loss of life will occur.
2001 dodge 4x4, 1500 quad cab truck. While driving down the hwy going 75 MPH, at night time, the head light turned off and would not come back on until you kept flicking the high and low beams. Vehilce was taken to dealership and they replaced the (multifunction switch) if there would have not been other vehilce drivng in front of my vehicle, it could of been a serious or deadly crash with no lights at night going the hwy speed limite on winding roadways.
Dash panel has went out on my truck 3 times already and is acting up now. Check engine light has been on more than it has stayed off.
Brake light computer control board had electrical short that caused light not to work. Had to replace board to get brake light to work. Could cause rear end accidents if brake lights do not work. Dealer(cass burch quitman, ga.) advised no manfacturer recall and they have replaced several.
Dt: had the vehicle serviced at a little over 30,000 miles and noticed the (mil) light came on then went off, and currently s back on a and was staying on. Contacted the dealership and they want to charge consumer to look at it.
The in-tank, electric fuel pump failed in my 2001 dodge ram 1500 pick up truck. The connector and wiring on top of the fuel tank was burned as was wiring in the power distribution center under the hood. This is potentially a very dangerous situation. Chrysler is replacing the fuel pump and repairing the wiring. However, they offered no warranty coverage and no coverage of the collateral damage resulting from the pump failure.
Purchased vehicle 2003 with 32,000 miles. At 45,000 miles motor had to be rebuilt.new crankshaft, rod bearings, main bearings, oil pump. 2 days after picking up the truck after work was done, main seal went out and lost oil on highway on my way to work. Everything covered under warranty, but it's just the fact that the truck still has problems with such low mileage and year. Ongoing electrical problem. Fuse for climate control, air bags, ABS brakes, power windows, mirror defrost and reverse lights keeps blowing. Has blown 5 times in the past 3 months. Dealer replaces the fuse, says there is nothing wrong with it.
The wiring harness on this year model has an insufficient ground which leads to a short in the harness. This in turn causes multiple problems,such as the trucks smoking from under the dash and or catching on fire completely. Please check with the insurance companies thank you for your time
I have a 2001 dodge ram off road with 54000 miles on it and I've already had a new computer put in it, had the transmission rebuilt at 27000 miles because of the torque converter, and my dashboard is cracked all over the place from the heat. I've had nothing but trouble out of this truck and I will not buy another dodge again.
The headlights would go out when the high beams or dimmers were on. Sometimes the headlights stayed on. The dealer had been contacted. *ak *scc
1998-2001 b-van (dodge full size). The ABS control module is protected with a 40 amp fuse. A 10 ga. Wire comes out of the control module, then this 10 ga. Wire "y's" out to two 14 ga. Wires. It appears as though the ABS pump or the relay sticks on these vans. Then one of the 14 ga. Wires overheats and catches the wiring harness on fire. The 40 amp fuse does not blow. The fire then continues until the van is fully engulfed in flames. This van was bought back from us by chrysler corp. In 2002. The official fire investigation reports conducted by chrysler were never disclosed to us at verizon.
Daimler chrysler mailed a letter informing me of a recall on th 4e power distribution ccenter generator cable connection on my truck. My spouse took the truck to don marshell dodge and service center . 716 north hwy 27 p.o. Box1509, somerset, ky 42502, telephone # 606‑678‑8178. The truck was scheduled for another repair but my husband brought the letter and asked that the cable also be fixed. The service person looked a the letter, laid it down and said that they "looked' at it and it was fine. The service department refused to fix the cable. The letter that daimler chryler mailed regarding the recall stated that any complaint with the dealer regarding having the vehicle fixed should be directed toward this agency.
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