2001 Dodge RAM 2500: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Nov 20, 2015 · Body · 28,000 miles · OH

Broken dash parts are falling inside the dash and my headlights have developed an intermittent while driving at night they simply turn off for a brief period of time I recycle the switch and a few seconds they come back on at highway speeds this is a serious safety issue additionally the broken dash cap is distracting this creating an issue and distracted driving in ohio is illegal. I have researched this issue and amazed to find out it covers multiple years and there are hundreds of complaints o n line related to this issue. Additionally there are wires exposed to the occupants and I am not sure they are safe they can easily become work and shorted out thus creating a fire hazard/ please help by recalling this issue to dodge..

Filed Jun 8, 2014 · Body, Lights · 75,000 miles · TX

The dashboard in this vehicle has been cracked and broken since 2004. It continues to break and chip causing pieces of sharp plastic to fall inside the inner dash area. When driving at night and attempting to change from low beam, to high beam, the lights will go out and will not be operational. You have to continuously flip the high beam switch multiple times to get the lights to come back on. This did not start until the dash cracked and plastic pieces fell inside the dash. Both of these issues continue to this date.

Filed Feb 9, 2014 · Steering, Suspension · 96,000 miles · CA

My main reason for this complaint is it is known across the united states that dodge put a faulty front suspension on its pickups that lead to dangerous steering at highway speeds and death wobbles. My vehicle has the death wobble at highway speeds, understand this death wobble literally tries to pull the steering wheel from your hand and makes the vehicle very hard to manage. My death wobble was severe enough to bust a battery clamp, blow out both headlights, make my quad cab door not open caused my outside temperature sensor unit to malfunction, broke my steering box, broke the clip on my sunglasses holder and caused my track bar to fail again. Please understand due to the faulty sloppy drifting steering I had already replaced all tie rods, track bar, ball joints and steering dampener shock. You can go to any diesel forum and hear all the stories of the dodge steering slop and death wobble and I would like to know why the traffic safety board has not forced a recall and upgrades on this product. I have a lifetime warranty on my track bar and can prove it has to be replaced twice a year minimum. Dodge did upgrades on the later model years 04-07 because they knew of the design flaw. Why are they not responsible for this known road hazard.

Filed Feb 2, 2014 · Body, Electrical · 70,000 miles · CA

The dashboard in this vehicle started to disintegrate at about 70,000 miles, even though it had a dash cover and window sun protection in at all times, since purchase of the vehicle. It was like a sinkhole opening up in dash. It is now causing wiring problems to the point I have it in the shop. Called dodge to see if there is a recall as the mechanic said he has the same truck, with same issue, and every dodge 2001 truck he works on has the same issue. Dodge would not comment. I have a dodge ram 2500 1992, and the dash looks like new. It is a defect that needs to be recalled. It can cause the headlights to short out while driving.

Filed Feb 2, 2014 · Body, Electrical · 132,000 miles · CA · 1 injury

The dashboard started to disintegrate almost immediately after purchase. At 70,000 miles it had opened up a giant sinkhole and started causing electrical shortages, like headlights going out occasionally while driving. Now every time the fan is run, small pieces fly around the cab. A piece got into my eye while driving, it was a bad situation. I had to be treated with antibiotics in eye for a cut. Now I am seriously concerned for my safety in the event the airbags deploy. Sharp shards of shrapnel could be forced into my body by the airbag deploying. It is a very unsafe situation for driver and passenger. I am having the whole dash replaced at my own cost because of this. Dodge refuses to help. Unfortunately my mechanic says he replaces these all the time because of this issue, but in two years new dash is disintegrating again. This is clearly an unsafe situation that needs to be dealt with, before fatalities occur.

Filed Nov 28, 2010 · Body · 110,000 miles · OR

Dashboard cracking/failing , related elec. Proplems w/ headlight dimmer.

Filed Oct 21, 2010 · Body · 122,000 miles · CT

2001 dodge ram 2500 dashboard cracked in so many places that it caved in and affected the high/lo beam switch. I turned the high beam switch on and the headlights went completely off. I immediately pulled over and somehow got the lo beams back on. This is a very dangerous situation that can put innocent lives in grave danger. Please do something to resolve this issue before anything bad happens.

Filed Aug 7, 2009 · Body · 97,000 miles · OR

Dash is cracking and holes are opening in it. Intermittent problems with flashing instrument indicators and loss of headlights.

Filed Jul 1, 2007 · Body · 150,000 miles · TX

I have a 2001 dodge ram 2500, and my dash is falling in. My dash started cracking several months ago and has recently started falling to pieces which are being lost inside the dash. When I googled a replacement dash I found countless others who are having the exact same problem. Local 6 news out of florida did a story on this problem and even has a report of the falling debris cutting into the wiring causing the headlights to turn off while driving at night. I have not contacted dodge directly. I did go to the dealership and all they offered was to sell me a new dash at appx. $500. When I googled this problem, several of the people who had complained to dodge were given the same form letter telling them in short that this was not a common problem resulting in a recall and that there was nothing that they could do. I am only one of several people across the country who are looking for dodge to correct a problem they have given us that is not only cosmetic. I find it hard to believe this is being overlooked and viewed as cosmetic. There is a safety issue of broken pieces of dash board falling in and cutting wires, exposed jagged edges of plastic, brittle plastic parts flying around in the cab of the truck during the event of an accident, and also pieces being propelled at the driver and all passengers in the event of an air bag deployment. We are looking for dodge to rectify this problem and admit that there is an issue with them purchasing sub-par materials.

Filed May 1, 2007 · Body · FL

I have a 2001 dodge ram 2500 and my dashboard has shattered. I now have a large hole in my dash. I called dodge and they said they would do nothing. Several of my friends have the same problem and one of them has electrical problems from this, her headlights don't work sometimes.

Filed Oct 19, 2006 · Lights · 143,000 miles · VA

The headlights on my truck repeatedly go out. Initially this only happened when I switched from high to low beam. Waiting a couple seconds then switching back to high and then to low will allow me to use low beam. However, recently they have failed to come one at all and gone out without any changing from high to low. This was also an issue with my 1995 2500 ram, which dodge excluded from its recall (99v024)

Filed Nov 7, 2001 · Lights · OK

The headlights are great on low beam but diffuse to the sides on high beams. Very little light is focused on the center of the road. I have had the headlights aligned twice. They are much improved, but still unsatisfactory. New, higher powered halogen bulbs helped some, but the high beam simply "plays out". The lense system seems to not focus light where the driver can see with confidence at highway speeds.