2001 Dodge Ram 1500 structure problems

548 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 — 49% of all complaints for this model year.

548

Structure complaints

49%

share of all complaints

75,483 mi

median reported incident mileage

6 / 2

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Where the sway bar is bolted to the chassis has completely deteriorated causing sway bar to completely detach from both sides of the frame. This has caused it very difficult to steer and nearly impossible the more MPH the vehicle goes. I own another vehicle nearly exactly the same but a 1998 dodge…”
filed Sep 5, 2022
“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that the dash board was disintegrating. Pieces of the dashboard were penetrating through the heater vacuum system, which caused the heater not to work. The manufacturer was contacted. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not…”
filed Apr 26, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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