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2001 Dodge Ram 1500 latches & locks problems

Owners reported latches & locks problems in 26 complaints for the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
26 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
94,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When latches & locks problems show up

Latches & locks complaints by mileage, 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 94,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 94,000 miles
Based on 23 complaints that include mileage. 13% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 23 latches & locks complaints that report mileage, the median is about 94,000 miles, and 13% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

I was traveling in the range of 30-45MPH when out of no where my hood flew open and smashed against my windshield, causing me to be totally blinded and crash into a tall curb tearing apart some suspension parts and also the wipers were pinched and later began smoking. Followed by the truck not going into reverse. The truck is a 2001 dodge ram 1500 4x4.

Reported at 103,000 miles, March 2009 CrashFire

I was driving about 35MPH, when the hood of my 2001 dodge ram 1500 popped open. It bent the corners of the hood, I was able to push the hood down, with the help of 2 other guys. If I would have been driving faster, I believe it would have smashed my windshield. It has only happened once, but I am scared that it's going to happen again. We haven't looked into fixing it, because we just don't have the money. We are hoping to at least get it looked at this spring, unless it happens again.

Reported at 87,000 miles, December 2009

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