2001 Dodge RAM 1500 Structure Problems
Owners have filed 548 complaints with NHTSA about structure problems on the 2001 Dodge RAM 1500, 49% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 75,965 miles. The words owners use most often: “dash board” (12% of reports).
- 548structure complaints
- 75,965median miles at failure
- 6mention a crash
- 17mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- $1,400typical repair cost reported by owners
- 42%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Dash board: mentioned in 68 of 548 complaints (12%)
- Falling apart: mentioned in 49 of 548 complaints (9%)
- Dashboard cracked: mentioned in 37 of 548 complaints (7%)
- Started cracking: mentioned in 34 of 548 complaints (6%)
How much does it cost to fix?
Owners who wrote down what they paid or were quoted put the typical structure repair on the 2001 Dodge RAM 1500 at $1,400, and half of them between $790 and $1,900.
Based on 26 NHTSA complaints about this problem alone that state a repair bill or quote (2004–2013), converted to 2026 dollars with the U.S. consumer price index. These are owners' own figures, not a quote: they include dealer quotes, and owners who file complaints often faced larger repairs, so they can run higher than typical shop prices. Prices vary by shop, region and warranty coverage. How we calculate this.
At what mileage do structure problems happen?
Based on 383 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 548 complaints, 6 mention a crash, 2 a fire, 17 an injury.
Dodge RAM 1500 structure complaints by model year
| Model year | Structure complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 RAM 1500 | 24 | 3% | 75,500 |
| 2011 RAM 1500 | 23 | 3% | 60,500 |
| 2010 RAM 1500 | 26 | 5% | 70,000 |
| 2009 RAM 1500 | 41 | 6% | 69,000 |
| 2008 RAM 1500 | 11 | 2% | 92,556 |
| 2007 RAM 1500 | 10 | 2% | 58,000 |
| 2006 RAM 1500 | 17 | 2% | 78,000 |
| 2005 RAM 1500 | 24 | 2% | 87,250 |
| 2004 RAM 1500 | 50 | 5% | 68,000 |
| 2003 RAM 1500 | 237 | 20% | 75,000 |
| 2002 RAM 1500 | 278 | 34% | 75,000 |
| 2001 RAM 1500 | 548 | 49% | 75,965 |
| 2000 RAM 1500 | 248 | 48% | 78,000 |
| 1999 RAM 1500 | 240 | 39% | 86,308 |
| 1998 RAM 1500 | 102 | 20% | 96,000 |
| 1997 RAM 1500 | 70 | 19% | 100,000 |
| 1996 RAM 1500 | 35 | 12% | 136,000 |
| 1995 RAM 1500 | 36 | 17% | 93,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists structure for the 2001 Dodge RAM 1500. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
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…
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…
Dash panel has cracked badly to the point pieces have fallen out exposing wires, connectors, ducts and other under-dash components. I am concerned this may affect inflation of air bags and potential for pieces of cracked dash to cause severe injury in the event of air bag deployment. Dash panel…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2001 Dodge RAM 1500s have structure problems?
No. NHTSA has 548 owner complaints about structure for the 2001 Dodge RAM 1500 (49% of the 1,112 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2001 Dodge RAM 1500 structure?
No recall currently lists structure for this vehicle.
At what mileage do structure problems start?
The median reported mileage is 75,965 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
How much does it cost to fix structure problems on the 2001 Dodge RAM 1500?
Owners report a typical cost of $1,400 (half paid between $790 and $1,900), from 26 complaints that state a repair bill or quote, in 2026 dollars.
What do owners say about structure problems on the 2001 Dodge RAM 1500?
The most frequent phrase is “dash board”, in 68 of 548 complaints, followed by “falling apart” (49).
Other 2001 Dodge RAM 1500 problems
See all 2001 Dodge RAM 1500 problems or structure problems across all RAM 1500 years.