2001 Dodge RAM 1500 transmission problems

Filed Jun 14, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · TX

The headlights no matter what bulbs I buy are extremely dim making it unsafe to drive at night. Now truck will not start for some unknown reason. It tries to turn over but will not crank. The mileage flashes NO BUS. I was literally only getting at best 8 miles per gallon.

Filed Jul 5, 2021 · Transmission · KY

There have been three times now in the last two years, six-eight months of which I never drove the vehicle due to being repaired. I was driving at about 60-70mph. At which time there were no odd or sudden noises, no warning at all when the trucks acceleration goes way up till I let of the gas pedal, go to pull over while two of the three times, my drive shaft is bouncing between the road and underneath the truck which could have bounced up into another vehicle's windshield, radiator or whatever and could have actually hurt or even killed someone. Thank God nothing like that ever happened. After inspecting the problem, in which all three cases, the transfer case has broken off part of the tailshaft of the transmission and once, even broke part of the transfer case to. After trying to look up the problem on line, the exact same problem seems to have happened to several people from several different states and even one same instance from the same small town that I'm in. All the same instances that I've seen have been from the same type of vehicle from the years of 1995-2001. It just seems like a wide spread problem to me

Filed Aug 21, 2019 · Transmission · 400,000 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that the gear shifter was very loose and moved a lot when the vehicle was in motion. Also, the gear indicator displayed different gears even though the vehicle was in the drive position. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 400,000. The VIN was unknown.

Filed Jun 8, 2015 · Transmission · 185,000 miles · LA

My truck has 185000 miles on it and started sounding like the back brakes were grinding. On the way to the mechanic the back tires locked up and broke the drive shaft off. Lucky for me I was only going 40 miles an hour.

Filed Dec 22, 2014 · Transmission · 217,900 miles · ID

Driving down the highway at approximately 70 miles per hour, I heard a horrible rattling noise. Vehicle started to shake violently, I was able to pull over to the side of the road. Upon inspection the rear driveline pinion yoke was loose with the nut holding by one thread.. I installed a new nut and inspected for further damage.

Filed Nov 19, 2014 · Transmission · TX · crash

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Filed Feb 20, 2014 · Body, Engine · NC

Since dec of 2004 I have had my transmission replaced 3 times on this vehicle, the last time I was on a highway when it "blew" and was told by several ppl that I was very "lucky" it didn't catch fire, l know of many others who have owned these trucks and have had similar transmission problems!! I also have had my spare tire cable break while the truck was on a roadway, and my spare tire when rolling down the road behind me, by the grace of god...no cars were coming, in addition, I have a severely cracked dash, I am having to have the heater core replaced...smoke coming out of the vents...when the core is replaced, the dash will have to be replaced also, due to the condition of the dash!! Dodge needs to do something about these vehicles!

Filed Jul 10, 2013 · Transmission · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge ram 1500. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 13v038000 (power train)several months ago and stated that the dealer informed him that the parts needed to complete the service were not available. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Filed Jun 9, 2013 · Electrical, Transmission · DC · crash · 1 injury

The dashboard get destroy to easly and the debries flies to the face making drive insecure because the plastic parts were hiting the face. The powers train gets very easly damage by rocks and debris on the street making it to vulnerable to get destroy (and that happen to me) . The charging regulator gets brokes for nothing anytime and you need to be changing the computer or ading an external one and solder it to the principal cables that goes to the alternator, and relays.

Filed Oct 19, 2012 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the transmission failed. The contact heard a loud noise and the vehicle began to decelerate on its own. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for inspection who diagnose that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 50,000. The VIN was unavailable.