2001 Dodge Ram 1500 electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 87 complaints for the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500, 6% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 87 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 53 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 18
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 53 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles, and 34% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 18 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge ram 1500. While driving 30 MPH, the power steering failed. The vehicle had a past failure with the brakes, corrosion of the frame, a cracked dashboard, and warning indicators illuminating since 26,000 miles. The vehicle was repaired for these failures, but not for the steering failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 41,000.....updated 01/04/2016
Other problems reported for the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500
- Body & structure 548 complaints
- Air bags 87 complaints
- Suspension 83 complaints
- Transmission 76 complaints
- Engine 67 complaints
- Brakes 63 complaints
- Steering 53 complaints
- Tires 35 complaints