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2001 Dodge RAM 1500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1221900
Internal NHTSA #	10766690
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	DODGE
Model	RAM 1500
Model Year	2001
File date	01/12/03
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	After about 11,000 miles the dash began to get cracks and fall apart. It gradually has gotten to the point that there are very large holes and pieces of the dash have gotten into the duct work of the vehicle. Also have been having electrical problems with fuses blowing. That is when i took the vehicle to vann dodge in vineland nj and reported the problem. They took photos and later called me and said the determined that the dash was failing because of exposure to sun!!! The vehicle is garaged or parked in the shade for most of its early life and cracks and chunks happened for no apparent reason, but this is probably their way out of fixing the problem. Now comes another problem or incident that happened to me because of this faulty plastic that was used to construct the dash. I was driving down the road and turned on my defroster and a piece of plastic blew out of the vent on the top of the dash or lack there of, and hit me in the face causing me to swerve and almost hit an oncoming car. I was lucky that the car avoided me or it could have been tragic. I went back to the dealership 2 months ago to have service on a different vehicle and questioned them on the status of any recall and they asked me for my vin # of my dodge ram pickup which i provided and they said there is no record of me taking the vehicle to them for a inspection, which is totally false!!! They conveniently lost my records on my pick up!!!!! Something has got to be done to prevent someone from being killed due to this fault of chrysler corp. I have put a replacement skin on the dash but there was not much left to adhere the skin to at a cost of nearly $300 but the pieces continually fall into the vents. Thank you
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	11000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HAMMONTON, NJ
VIN pattern	1B7HF16Y61SXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	4WD
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2001 Dodge RAM 1500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2001 Dodge RAM 1500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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