Used 2001 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 Quad Cab Consumer Reviews
OK, until warranty expires.
A comfortable truck, with OK performance, horrible mileage. Now that the warranty is about to expire, things have started to go wrong. The dealership has been worthless (they haven't corrected ONE problem that I have had). The truck sputters and moans when the motor is cold. Transmission is starting to slip. Also a popping noise in the front end when turning. I am trading it off. Too bad, as I really enjoy driving it.
Disapointment
I've always been an avid Mopar lover. However, this truck has been in the shop more than any vehicle I've ever owned. When it behaves, it's a great performer... unfortunatly, that's a rare thing. The idle is lousy and seaks up and down. If you try to drive it within 5 minutes of starting it, it will stall. The transmission has been rebuilt and is going bad AGAIN. Now, the 4-wheel unit is starting to hum.
Dodge is leading the pack now
For the first 15 years in this business I wouldn't even consider anything but a Chevy. But for the past few years GM keeps raising prices and dropping quality. So I bought a RAM on a whim. Excellent truck. The only problem I had was tranny blew at 15,000 miles. Dodge replaced it and now I have 62,000 miles with no problems at all. I added an aux trans cooler for insurance. But this new trans has almost 50,000 miles pulling loads from 1,000 - 5,000 lbs everyday. Many times in 4WD. This truck is everybit as dependable as any Chevy I ever had. But it cost a lot less.
Don't buy one
cannot stop the truck from pulling to the right. Tried everything. Dealer tried to say it was road slant until I drove them on the other side of the road. In shop 4 times before trans. noise could be identified and fixed. 11mpg on highway, 6mpg pulling 2800lb. boat. Terrible mileage. Service sucks.
I'll not buy another Ford or Chevy!
Not in a million years would I have guessed my Dodge Ram 1500 would be such a pleasure to own and drive.