13 problems related to suspension have been reported for the 2001 Dodge Ram 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving 55 mph, the rear pinion nut and driveshaft detached from the vehicle causing the rear wheels to lock. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was inspected by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the pinion, driveshaft, and rear of the vehicle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.
2001 Dodge ram. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle steering wheel vibration, brake line replacement and front frame problems. Updated 07/27/15.
Just purchase my 2001 Dodge ram the day before, took it for a drive to neighboring town. Was going 45 mph and the road was somewhat bumpy, the vehicle began to shake violently and very bouncy. The town was 10 miles away. Arrived, turned vehicle off and went into market for approximately 20 minutes. Drove back home with the same thing happening(violent shaking and very, very bouncy) all the way back. Very scary and definitely not right. Steering was difficult due to the bounce and shake. Interestingly my father drove this vehicle 300 miles to bring it to me the previous day with no incident of the shaking or bouncing. A friend told me about the "death wobble" and after looking it up on the internet, I cannot believe this issue has not been resolved, either by a recall or Dodge! not even a concrete fix for the problem? I am a single mother without a large sum of money to purchase a vehicle, let alone fix major repairs. I need a safe vehicle for myself and my children. I feel like I have been scammed by the dealer, Dodge, the previous owner, and the NHTSA. This is not an isolated problem in my vehicle!.
My Dodge ram pick up developed the "death wobble" 3 years ago and it is now so bad, I won't take it on the freeway since it does the wobble at 50 mph. It is very frightening and I don't trust the truck anymore.
Vehicle started exhibiting steering problem at 3000 miles. The original dealership did a realignment of the front end, installed new shocks, we replaced the tires even though the original tires were not worn out, and the problem continued to get worse. We had the shocks replaced under the warranty twice without any difference. We had the front end realigned at our expense three times without any difference. The local dealership replaced the pitman arm and tie rod end sleeve, and realigned the front end to the tune of $345. 00, and said this would solve the problem. When the truck hit a bump or uneven place in the pavement at freeway speeds it will start to shake uncontrollably, but this is not consistent. It doesn't happen with every bump, and there is no predicting when it will happen. In order to regain control, you have to stop immediately, and there is going to come the time when this is going to cause a multi-car crash on the freeway! fortunately this has not happened yet. The local dealership, not where we bought the truck since we don't live there anymore, wants to replace the entire front end to the tune of $2000. 00, but they don't know exactly what is wrong , and Dodge says they won't warranty this work even though this has been ongoing since 3000 miles. All mileage on the truck has been highway or city miles. Obviously there was a defective part installed originally, and has steadily gotten worse, but the dealership can't pinpoint this defective part. The situation has now gotten very dangerous.
While driving, the vehicle began to shake violently. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and was told there was nothing wrong. Please provide additional details.
The front tires wore out every 6,000 miles. The problem was not with the tires. Please provide further details. The factory had no provision for correcting wear of tires nor aligning the tires. Factory rep. Stated there was nothing that could be done about it.
The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving at approximately 60 mph, the front of the vehicle shook. The contact stated that it was difficult to steer and control the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the upper and lower control locks and pull joints were rusted and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000.
After hitting a slight bump at 55mph the truck begins a "loss of control" shudder that caused me to nearly lose control twice. Today a Dodge service technician lost control of the vehicle after hitting a bump. It took him 'quite a while' to regain control. The service manager said it was due to the heavy duty suspension that comes with the off-road package. I am used to a rough ride. Loss of control is not acceptable. This is an extremely dangerous situation that will kill someone if not resolved.
Vehicle wanders arcoss the road when driven 50 mph or more. Vehicle been in dealer shop on three occasions for various repairs and parts replacement, but the problem still reoccurring. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Consumer states while driving, when he steps on the clutch pedal, theres a noise coming from the rear end of the vehicle. And the same noise can be heard while driving over bumps.
Steering wheel would periodically vibrate excessively once vehicle moves approximately 45 mph. At times, steering would be uncontrollable. Dealer will not provide remedy.
The vehicle wandered off the road, the tires were replaced, however the problem persisted.