2001 Dodge Ram problems
The 2001 Dodge Ram has 417 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (14%) concerns steering. After that come air bags (11%) and suspension (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 417 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 14% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 66 and 11
- Injuries and deaths
- 28 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 82 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 21 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 26 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Among the 82 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 40,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 49,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 66 complaints mention a crash; 11 complaints mention a fire; 28 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 80% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Dodge Ram with enough data (312 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 9 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Please contact randy vance (surviving son) at listed address. Concern if existing recalls or other manufacturer's defects were contributing factors to the fatal auto accident. Truck failed to slow and negotiate a left hand turn. Truck went down an embankment. Both driver and passenger suffered fatal injuries.
Consumer fell asleep at steering wheel, and had a head-on collison, vehicle was totaled, and air bags did not deploy. Driver sustained some injuries.
On a 30 MPH frontal center crash air bags did not deploy causing bodly injury,chrysler investigation #8126432 the fond open squib system at airbag and stated that the air bag failure was do to wires that ripped loose when steering column collapsed.
Dt: the air bags on the driver and passenger sides did not deploy. This happened on september 28, 2005. Contacted the manufacturer, there was no forewarning , and the airbag warning light was not on prior to the crash. This was a frontal impact, it totaled both vehicles involved.
Consumer states that the brake calipers seized while driving resulting in loss of brake function, almost causing a collision.