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2001 Dodge Ram 2500 power train problems

28 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2001 Dodge Ram 25006% of all complaints for this model year.

28
Power Train complaints
6%
share of all complaints
48,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Transmission does not want to shift from first to second without leaving off of the gas. Now it doesn't go into park just stays in reverse. Called repair shop and they said it happens a lot to dodge trucks. $3,000 to replace or repair.

    filed Feb 23, 2017

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge ram 2500. The contact stated that the fog light and the tail lights failed to illuminate without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the power distribution overheated and burned out. The dealer stated that the part was no longer…

    filed Jul 14, 2015

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.