2001 Dodge Ram 1500 body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 548 complaints for the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500, 40% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 548 40% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 381 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 19 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 41 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 67 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 84 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 89 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 35 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 24 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 11 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 381 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 2 fires, 19 injuries.
What owners wrote
Cracks in dashboard on truck during accident dashboard that was cracked with loose pieces flew and cut my passenger most of the pieces were sharp and were loose prior to the accident.
2001 dodge pickup . Got in one morning and the dash was cracked. It had not been driven for a least a week . No apparent reason for this. Got in the truck another day and there were two more cracks. To this date the truck still only has 18,000 miles on it. I think dodge should replace these dashes. 8/11/09.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500
- Air bags 87 complaints
- Electrical system 87 complaints
- Suspension 83 complaints
- Transmission 76 complaints
- Engine 67 complaints
- Brakes 63 complaints
- Steering 53 complaints
- Tires 35 complaints