2001 Dodge RAM 1500 lights problems

Filed May 3, 2018 · Lights · VA

Several years after I bought my dodge 1500 ram truck about 2008 the dash started falling apart and the blend door stoped working every dodge dealer I took it to said there was nothing they could do

Filed Apr 10, 2018 · Electrical, Lights · 130,000 miles · WI

I have a dodge ram 1500 truck. My entire dash is coming apart. A piece flew off and hit me in the face while driving I slammed on the brakes and my wife hit the windshield cracking it. My lights on my ceiling went out don't work

Filed Dec 6, 2015 · Body, Electrical · 170,000 miles · TX

Dash is falling apart and causing electrical problems. While driving

Filed Oct 17, 2015 · Acceleration, Lights · WY · 1 injury

When I go to open the door the lights don't work , and the dashboard on my truck breaks into pieces I need a new one!!

Filed Sep 21, 2015 · Airbags, Body · 11,000 miles · NJ

After about 11,000 miles the dash began to get cracks and fall apart. It gradually has gotten to the point that there are very large holes and pieces of the dash have gotten into the duct work of the vehicle. Also have been having electrical problems with fuses blowing. That is when I took the vehicle to vann dodge in vineland nj and reported the problem. They took photos and later called me and said the determined that the dash was failing because of exposure to sun!!! The vehicle is garaged or parked in the shade for most of its early life and cracks and chunks happened for no apparent reason, but this is probably their way out of fixing the problem. Now comes another problem or incident that happened to me because of this faulty plastic that was used to construct the dash. I was driving down the road and turned on my defroster and a piece of plastic blew out of the vent on the top of the dash or lack there of, and hit me in the face causing me to swerve and almost hit an oncoming car. I was lucky that the car avoided me or it could have been tragic. I went back to the dealership 2 months ago to have service on a different vehicle and questioned them on the status of any recall and they asked me for my VIN # of my dodge ram pickup which I provided and they said there is no record of me taking the vehicle to them for a inspection, which is totally false!!! They conveniently lost my records on my pick up!!!!! Something has got to be done to prevent someone from being killed due to this fault of chrysler corp. I have put a replacement skin on the dash but there was not much left to adhere the skin to at a cost of nearly $300 but the pieces continually fall into the vents. Thank you

Filed Sep 20, 2012 · Electrical, Lights · 105,019 miles · AL

Headlights were on high beam and dimmed lights and lost all of the headlights . It was early morning but there was enough light for me to slow and pull over to the side of the road. I kept moving the dimmer switch back and forth between high and low beam until the lights finally came back on. I left them in low beam and drove the rest of the way to work on low beam. When I got home later after work I waited till night time and pulled my truck into my car port and repeated what had happened on that morning. On about the fifth try the lights went out again , I then repeated flipping the dimmer switch back and forth between high and low beam and after many attempts was able to get the headlights back on. The next day took it to the dealer for repairs , they replaced the dimmer switch and the mechanic who worked on my truck told me that was no the first one he had replaced and told me I was very lucky. If it had failed in heavy traffic on a two lane highway and under darker night conditions and at a higher rate of speed I probably would have wrecked. I believe this is a design flaw. *tr

Filed Jul 30, 2012 · Body, Electrical · 130,000 miles · GA

I own a 2001 dodge ram 1500. This vehicle however, has a defect, the dashboard cracks and is starting to basically disintegrate. I however, am not the only one with these issues. As you can see on the forums and websites below. Http://www.dashcover.com/dodgeramdash.html http://forums.motortrend.com/70/6297146/pickups-suvs/is-your-2001-dodge-ram-dash-falling-apart/index.html http://www.carcomplaints.com/dodge/ram_1500/2001/accessories-interior/cracked_dashboard.shtml http://www.carcomplaints.com/dodge/ram_1500/2001/accessories-interior/cracked_dashboard-2.shtml http://www.automotiveforums.com/t429358-cracked_dash_in_2001_2500_truck.html the failure is so common there are youtube videos on how to fix it temporarily: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7wfcxsy8xi I have seen quotes to get this fixed anywhere from 800 to 1500 dollars. Absolutely absurd. Some people are reporting that their dashboard is cracking and pieces are falling behind the dash and creating rattling noises and some even as severe as taking out electrical equipment causing headlight failure, AC failure, etc. Despite all of these issues dodge will not issue a recall. One of my biggest concerns is if I were to get into an accident the dashboard could shatter sending sharp edged pieces of plastic towards me under high impact, which could lead to severe injury and/or death. I am highly concerned with this issue and I hope that by you showing interest on mine and others behalf we can resolve this. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Dec 27, 2011 · Lights · 45,000 miles · NJ

Head lights stopped working , high beams still work. All other lights look like there working.

Filed Apr 19, 2010 · Lights · 58,000 miles · MI

I own a 2001 dodge ram quad cab 4x4, on sat 4-17-10 my family and I were camping in norther michigan, climbed into my truck and closed the doors. Once we closed the doors the dash shattered and a plastic shard flew onto my 18 month old daughters lap and she pick it up. I was able to get it away from her before she ate it. I am currently waiting for a call back from chrysler about replacing the dash. I shattered in many locations across the dash and in many directions. I only have 58,000 miles on my truck. I would like it to be replaced!

Filed Apr 7, 2009 · Body, Lights · 10,000 miles · LA

The dash board on my 2001 dodge quadcab pickup truck 1500 is severely cracked. This is not the normal cracking that you may expect to see through normal wear and tear. It is a defect in the equipment. Large gaping holes all over the dash. If the un-attached cracked sections were removed there would be no dash at all.