Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 12/27/2004 | 57000 | 2 | 08/23/2000 |
| Damaged upper ball joints, and control arms.*jb | |||
| 11/28/2001 | 200 | 7 | 11/19/2001 |
| Problem with truck since brand new, pulls hard to left. dealer has replaced tires, all front end parts and aligned. you have to keep constant pull on steering wheel to right to keep it from crossing median. back to dealer seven times.*ak | |||
| 04/11/2003 | 1 | 07/21/2001 | |
| While driving my dodge 1500 quad cab it wanders all over the road making it difficult and uncomfortable to drive. it pulls to the right bad in the right lane and bad to the left in the left lane even after alignment. consults with the dealer have only yielded that it is normal for that type of suspension. i have had no luck getting this resolved and driving other similar dodge ram's i have found that it is not normal.*jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 01/06/2004 | 36000 | 5 | 08/31/2001 |
| 2001 ram 1500 extd. cab 4wd sport. i don't use it off-road and only use 4x4 in the snow. 32000 miles needed new tires. shop wouldn't align wheels because they said i needed new ball joints. brought truck to dealer, they said it was within specs. 35700 miles, same dealer replaces upper and lower universal joints on warranty. i went back to tire dealer for alignment, they said the ball joints were still bad and needed to be replaced. 36010 miles, dealer replaces upper and lower, left and right ball joints on warranty. 65600 miles, check engine light came on, same dealer replaces purge solenoid, stabilizer links and shift rod link to quiet rattling noise. *nm | |||
| 12/25/2004 | 30000 | 5 | 10/23/2000 |
| Right front tire keeps coming off while driving 5 times the truck been park for 2 months,wheel bearing replaced twice upper lower ball joints , tie rods shot, rotors twice first set at 30,000 miles dealer ask how my driving was, both front calipers less than 78,000 miles | |||
| 08/15/2004 | 58500 | 1 | 02/02/2004 |
| Vibrations from front end and rattling sound from rlft front end when driving. had track bar, ball joints and seals replaced on lft side. | |||
| 07/31/1994 | 2000 | 1 | 07/16/2000 |
| Steering pull and poor handling. ie wandering, drift, pull to the right even after alignment(s) at different shops including dealership. problem has been ongoing since purchase of vehicle when new. vehicle now has 65,000 miles and has worn 2 sets of tires and almost due for a 3rd set. *jb | |||
| 04/02/2003 | 60000 | 1 | 07/07/2002 |
| Steering problem diagnosed by dodge dealer as needing replacement track bar. front axle bounces violently at highway speed causing loss of control. 2001 dodge ram 1500, 4x4 quad cab, 64000 miles. dodge claims no responsibility. *nlm | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
| 03/24/2004 | 21000 | 09/23/2000 | |
| Dodge ram, model year 2001 upper and lower ball joints defective. truck is three years old, 21,000 miles, never driven off road, the ball joints should not be failing on this vehical unless there is a defect in the parts. | |||
| 08/20/2003 | 17500 | 2 | 09/10/2001 |
| 2001 dodge ram extended cab pickup truck bought brand new. with 17,500 miles on this vehicle, my ball joints failed pennsylvania state inspection. this vehicle is driven only around 8,000 miles per year on hard road (no off-road). my dodge is not the only dodge that is having problems with ball joints. something needs done about this problem before it turns into another ford explorer problem with firestone tires. *ak | |||
| 11/04/2003 | 48207 | 1 | 02/21/2001 |
| Left front wheel falling off. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - UPPER BALL JOINT | |||
| 03/24/2004 | 21000 | 09/23/2000 | |
| Dodge ram, model year 2001 upper and lower ball joints defective. truck is three years old, 21,000 miles, never driven off road, the ball joints should not be failing on this vehical unless there is a defect in the parts. | |||
| 08/20/2003 | 17500 | 2 | 09/10/2001 |
| 2001 dodge ram extended cab pickup truck bought brand new. with 17,500 miles on this vehicle, my ball joints failed pennsylvania state inspection. this vehicle is driven only around 8,000 miles per year on hard road (no off-road). my dodge is not the only dodge that is having problems with ball joints. something needs done about this problem before it turns into another ford explorer problem with firestone tires. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | |||
| 06/20/2005 | |||
| Front end suspension coil springs of 2001 dodge ram 1500 pickup truck are 'sagging'. the coils have failed prior to the vehicle reaching 63,000 miles and have resulted allowing the front wheel struts to encroach on the turning radius of the front wheels. cutting the wheels either hard left or hard right results in contact with the inside wall of the tires and the strut. when the vehicle rolls with the tires in contact with the struts, the tires are scored. over time, this scoring has damaged and weakened the inside wall of the tire | |||