Hood problems of the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500

Two problems related to hood have been reported for the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Hood problem

Failure Date: 10/19/2007

The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving 25 mph, the hood opened without warning. The dealer stated that the safety latch failed. As of October 25, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. The powertrain was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 112,000. *updated 12/12/2007 updated 12/12/07.

2 Hood problem

Failure Date: 01/05/2005

Paint on the hood bubbled up and peeled off for no apparent reason I was informed by CO-worker of a proble with the clearcoat Dodge used on some of their vehicles.




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