Problems with 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Dashboard falling apart; sharp/jagged pieces of dash cutting into electrical wiring causing shorts, failure of electrical equipment on board truck; while driving on street, highways in motion straight-line and turning.

I have a dodge ram 1500 truck. my entire dash is coming apart. a piece flew off and hit me in the face while driving i slammed on the brakes and my wife hit the windshield cracking it. my lights on my ceiling went out don't work

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 *bf

Dash is falling apart and causing electrical problems. while driving

Blows fuse for dash lights and tail lights. *tr

I have the same issue as thousands of others with the dash falling apart, this incident happened when the bezel just fell off of the dash onto the steering wheel while traveling down a busy highway. i had to try and steer with one hand while using the other to dislodge the bezel and hold it away from the steering wheel until i could safely pull over to the shoulder of the road. since then my glove box has fallen off along with the drink holder. i am also concerned that if i am involved in an accident where the air bags may be deployed that the passenger side airbag will cause the dash to explode and send plastic schrapnel inside the cab. this could cause serious damage or death for the passenger and\or driver.

The dashboard has been cracking for over 2 years. large pieces are breaking off and falling into the dash area where there are many electrical wires and vacuum hoses. the pieces that are breaking off are large and have sharp edges that may cut into the wires and hoses and may start fires or electrical failures/shorts. i researched and found out this is a common failure in this vehicle year due to manufacturing. sometimes as i'm driving, the broken pieces pop out towards passengers in the vehicle. i'm also concerned that a short may deploy the airbags. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph, the vehicle caught on fire without warning. the fire department extinguished the fire and a police report was filed. the contact was not injured. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the mechanic stated that the cause for the fire was unknown. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 227,000. the vehicle was destroyed.

i am an owner of a 2001 dodge 1500 truck that was in perfect condition up until 2 days ago, that was when my dashboard caved in. i took my truck to my mechanic for a summer tune-up. i live in arizona and when those triple digits start rolling in you want to be sure your ac is blowing cold and mine seem to be having some airflow problems. when my mechanic got through inspecting the truck he discovered that my dashboard was slowly "caving in" causing some electrical problems. he decided to take the dash off to get a better look and when he took the screws out the whole dashboard just broke into many pieces. i am very concerned because that dash has many electrical components behind it which could potentially cause some major problems. i am also in favor of a recall, because the dashboard inspector must of been on vacation in 2001 when they let this truck leave the factory with issues like that. recall that dash!!! *tr

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.

i own a 2001 dodge ram 1500. this vehicle however, has a defect, the dashboard cracks and is starting to basically disintegrate. i however, am not the only one with these issues. as you can see on the forums and websites below. http://www.dashcover.com/dodgeramdash.html http://forums.motortrend.com/70/6297146/pickups-suvs/is-your-2001-dodge-ram-dash-falling-apart/index.html http://www.carcomplaints.com/dodge/ram_1500/2001/accessories-interior/cracked_dashboard.shtml http://www.carcomplaints.com/dodge/ram_1500/2001/accessories-interior/cracked_dashboard-2.shtml http://www.automotiveforums.com/t429358-cracked_dash_in_2001_2500_truck.html the failure is so common there are youtube videos on how to fix it temporarily: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7wfcxsy8xi i have seen quotes to get this fixed anywhere from 800 to 1500 dollars. absolutely absurd. some people are reporting that their dashboard is cracking and pieces are falling behind the dash and creating rattling noises and some even as severe as taking out electrical equipment causing headlight failure, ac failure, etc. despite all of these issues dodge will not issue a recall. one of my biggest concerns is if i were to get into an accident the dashboard could shatter sending sharp edged pieces of plastic towards me under high impact, which ...

My 2001 dodge ram 1500 4x4 keep stalling when decelerating. the engine will start right up again when i turn the key but unless i keep my foot on the gas it dies again and again. it's always at low speeds like in a parking lot or approaching stop signs or red lights. this is very dangerous in traffic. i have had it to 3 different mechanics and we've replaced the alternator and the battery (twice on the battery) and it is still doing the same thing. sometimes it runs fine and then it just starts quitting on my. *tr

Headlights were on high beam and dimmed lights and lost all of the headlights . it was early morning but there was enough light for me to slow and pull over to the side of the road. i kept moving the dimmer switch back and forth between high and low beam until the lights finally came back on. i left them in low beam and drove the rest of the way to work on low beam. when i got home later after work i waited till night time and pulled my truck into my car port and repeated what had happened on that morning. on about the fifth try the lights went out again , i then repeated flipping the dimmer switch back and forth between high and low beam and after many attempts was able to get the headlights back on. the next day took it to the dealer for repairs , they replaced the dimmer switch and the mechanic who worked on my truck told me that was no the first one he had replaced and told me i was very lucky. if it had failed in heavy traffic on a two lane highway and under darker ...

Interior dash has several severe cracks. dash is starting to crumble and collapse. *tr

Dashboard cracking and caved in causing all gauges to stop while driving working and airbag light to come on all wiring was exposed the ( dashboard was cracking for over two years but i just learn of other who had the same issues . *tr