I OWN A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4, AND MY DASH IS JUST FALLING APART DAY BY DAY. THE PLASTIC IS VERY BRITTLE. I TRIED A DASH COVER BUT IT HAS NOTHING TO HOLD IT UP. *TR
1999 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1999 record →
MY 1999 DODGE RAM TRUCK 1500 BEGAN GETTING CRACKS ON THE DASH IN 2006. I REPORTED IT AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOT ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE SINCE IT IS NOT A RECALLED PART. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE A HUGE OPENING ON MY DASH AND CONTINUES TO GET LARGER EVERY DAY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES SUCH AS AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING WHEEL, POWER BRAKES. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH THIS AS MY PRIMARY AND ONLY VEHICLE AND WELL I NEED NOT TELL YOU WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW...I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BE W/O TRANSPORTATION NOR W/O SAFETY REGARDING MY VEHICLE. *TR
1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP. DASH BOARD IS COLLAPSING, I'M WORRIED THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I.E HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT OR SOMETHING WORSE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM FOR DODGE TRUCK OWNERS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETELY FALLING APART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
1999 DODGE TRUCK 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKING DRIVING ALONG AND A PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD FLEW OFF THE DASHBOARD AND HIT ME RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES IS THE GOVERNMENT WAITING TILL SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR MAIMED BEFORE THEY MAKE CHRYSLER DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM NOW NOW NOW AND NOW READ THE INTERNET. *TR
DASH CRACKING AND BREAKING UP. CAVING IN, BIG HOLE IN DASH. UNSAFE NOW. HAPPENED OVER SUMMERS, MADE TOO THIN. ONE CRACK WHEN I BOUGHT IT. ALL BROKE UP NOW. '04-'08. *TR
DASHBOARD CRAKED AND BASICALLY DISINTERGRATED! *TR
DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART PIECES ARE COMING OFF IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR I MIGHT BE HIT BY A FLYING OBJECT IN THE EYE AND NOT BE ABLE TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM THE COMPANY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR
I DRIVE A 99 DODGE RAM 1500 AND IM HAVING DASHBOARD PROBLEMS THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MINE AT FIRST BUT THAN I GOT ON THE INTERNET AND DID RESEARCH ABOUT IT AND ITS NOT JUST MY TRUCK THERE IS ALOT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM THE DASHBOARDS IN THE 99 DODGE RAM 1500 CRACK AND LEAVE BIG HOLES EXPOSING WIRES THE NEWS SAID IT COULD LEAD TO A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
WHILE HAULING APPROX. 4000LBS HORSE TRAILER, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO KEEP THE TRUCK TRAVELING AT 20MPH. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD FAILED, RESULTING IN A BLOCKAGE OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. APPARENTLY, CHRYSLER HAD RECALLED 1.9 MILLION OF THESE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BECAUSE OF THE EXACT PROBLEM, BUT AFTER I CONTACTED CHRYSLER, THEY SAID MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I SPENT OVER $800 TO REPLACE MISCELLANEOUS EXHAUST COMPONENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. *TR
CRACKED DASHES MAY LEAD TO RIPPED AIRBAGS ON DEPLOYMENT(SAFETY ISSUE). *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A CURB AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE STRUCK A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
1999 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKING INTO LARGE PIECES CAUSING SHARP EDGES EXPOSED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO LARGE PIECES FALLING UNDER DASH ON TOP OF PASSENGER AIRBAG WHICH COULD CUT AIRBAG. AN PERSON CAN AND WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THE SHARP EDGES AND DEBRIS FROM THESE MANUFACTURING FLAWED DASHBOARDS. POSSIBILITY OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG FAILING DUE TO BEING CUT BY FAILED DASHBOARD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR
THE TRUCKS DASHBOARD BECOME CRACKING AND HAS BECOME FALLING APART. I HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THE TRUCK BUT THIS HAS BECAME IN ISSUE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. *TR
THE DASH TOP ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP CRACKED INTO LITTLE PIECES AND FELL INTO THE LOWER HALF OF MY DASH. WHEN I TALKED TO DODGE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME MY TRUCK WAS OVER THE WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED I DRIVE THIS TRUCK LIKE A CAR ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF NEVER WRECKED OR OFF ROAD. I THOUGHT THIS JUST HAPPENED TO MINE UNTIL I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND LEARNED THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF US WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MODEL YEARS 1997-2003. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOUR GOING TO DO FOR US. DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS ? WILL YOU MAKE THIS A RECALL? WILL YOU STAND BY US? PLEASE LET ME KNOW. DODGE TURNED THERE BACK ON US. DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS. THANK YOU. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING INTO MULTIPLE PIECES. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE DASHBOARD PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
DASHBOARD CRACKING. *TR
VEHICLE'S BRAKING SYSTEM SEEMED NOT TO BE WORKING PROPERLY, TAKING LONGER DISTANCES TO STOP. A CHECK OF EQUIPMENT SHOWED ALL MECHANICAL PARTS TO BE FIT, AND ADJUSTED CORRECTLY. CONTINUED TO DRIVE VEHICLE BUT THEN HAD SMALL ACCIDENT INVOLVING BRAKING WHILE GOING DOWNHILL. AT THIS TIME IT WAS DETERMINED I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. DIAGNOSTICS OF THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM DETERMINED THE COMBINATION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS THE CULPRIT AND HAD FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHTS AND FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO COAST MODE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THIS ALSO RESULTS IN THE CRUISE FUNCTION TO NOT CANCEL WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF FAILURE THROUGH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR THIS FAULT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REGULAR PROBLEM, AS THIS PART IS BACK ORDERED AT THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. BECAUSE OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS FAULT I FEEL IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS NO FACTORY PART AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE CONDITION. MY VEHICLE IS STILL NOT REPAIRED. *TR
CRACKED DASH BOARD, 1999 DODGE RAM WE HAD IT REPLACED THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO. *TR
NOTICED BRAKES VERY SPONGY ON 1999 DODGE RAM WHILE COMING TO A STOP LIGHT. WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT ACCIDENT, ALTHOUGH STOPPING DISTANCE WAS ABOUT 15 FEET PAST THE LINE. WAS NEAR HOME, SO DROVE VERY SLOWLY TO MY RESIDENCE WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY. FOUND BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM DRIVERSIDE VEHICLE FRAME. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. I REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE AND HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THESE VEHICLES, AS INDICATED ON MANY INTERNET FORMS FOR THESE TRUCKS. I STILL HAVE THE CORRODED BRAKE LINE. *TR
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND CONTINUES CRACKING - LARGE CHUNKS ARE FALLING IN BELOW THE DASH WHERE MOST CRUCIAL WIRING IS LOCATED. *TR
FRONT END DRIVE AND SUSPENSION ALSO STEERING COLUMN MOVE AND MAKE A NOISE WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT FEEL LIKE THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS GOING TO GIVE WAY. *TR
1999 DODGE RAM DASH CRACKING WHICH COULD LEAD TO FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SAFETY FUNCTIONS SUCH AS AIR BAGS, HEADLIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DODGE AND DODGE DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. REPORTS OF LARGE CHUNKS FALLING INTO ELECTRICAL WIRING. *TR
I HAVE A 99 DODGE RAM 59XXX MILES. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THE TRUCK HAS A DASHMAT AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PARKED UNDER A CANOPY. I NEVER PUT ARMOR ALL ON THE DASH.(IN A FORUM THIS IS WHAT SOME SAID WHAT CAUSED THE DASH TO CRACK). I'VE HAD 3 TO 4 COMPANY VEHICLES IN 11 YRS AND NEVER HAD THIS HAPPENED. I REFUSE TO PAY THE DEALER $800 TO $1000 TO REPLACE. THIS HAPPENED APPROX. 2 YRS AFTER I HAD THE TRUCK. *TR
ALSO REFER TO NHTSA COMPLAINT 10002464. I WAS DRIVING MY '99 DODGE RAM AND ALL 5 LUGS ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SHEARED OFF AND THE WHEEL CAME OFF AND CAREENED ACROSS A PARKING LOT. THE SAME WHEEL FELL OFF THE SAME WAY IN 2002. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO THE ONES DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V153000 (AIR BAGS). THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM TO TAKE HIS VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND ALL REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AND BREAKING APART FOR NO REASON, I'M AFRAID PIECES ARE GOING TO FALL IN AND CAUSE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. WILL THIS CAUSE AIRBAGS NOT TO DEPLOY CORRECTLY? *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HOOD POPPED OPEN AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. THE ENTIRE FENDER AND GRILL WERE BENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.
THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING. THAT IS A SEPERATE FAILURE. THE NEXT FAILURE IS WHEN GOING OVER ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, RPMS, GUAGES, BELLS CUTS OFF AND IF YOU HAPPEN TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, IT WILL NOT RESTART. IT IS NOT CORRECTED AND AFTER CONTACTING CHRYSTLER, THEY OPTED TO DO NOTHING TOWARDS THE REPAIR. *TR
I OWN A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE DASH IS CRACKING ALL TO PIECES. I JUST HEARD A STORY ABOUT HOW WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE SHARP PIECES CAN CUT MY WIRING BENEATH THE DASH. *TR
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM PICKUP THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD. NOT LONG AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE DASH BEGAN CRACKING. WHAT SEEMED COSMETIC INITIALLY HAS BEGUN TO WORRY ME. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AS WELL AS MY CHILDREN. THE DASH IS IN PIECES AND IF YOU TOUCH IT, IT GETS WORSE. WILL THIS POTENTIALLY CAUSE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG AND WHAT WILL DODGE SAY AT THAT POINT? THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER WILL SELL ME THE PART BUT AFTER READING 1000'S OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, I AM JUST NOT READY TO BUY ANY OTHER DODGE VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR THAT I BELIEVE IS ALSO POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. THE DASH HAS DISINTEGRATED INTO SEVERAL PIECES AND I BELIEVE IT IS DUE TO SUBSTANDARD MANUFACTURING. *TR
MY 1999 DOGE RAM 1500 DASH CRACKED AND THEN EXPLODED INTO PIECES WHILE DRIVING I NOW HAVE ARGE HOLES IN THE DASH WITH THE WIRING EXSPOSED. *TR
WE OWN A 1999 DODGE RAM SPORT AND THE DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY CRUMBLING AWAY. IT IS SEVERELY CRACKED ALL OVER. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF WE ARE IN A WRECK THAT THE PIECES WILL FLY OFF THE DASH AND HARM THE PASSENGERS AND THAT THE AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY PROPERLY. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT PIECES WILL FALL DOWN INTO THE DASH AND CAUSE FURTHER PROBLEMS. I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM YET BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. *TR
I BOUGHT MY 99 DODGE RAM NEW IN TUCSON, AZ. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS I BOUGHT A CARPET DASH COVER TO PROTECT THE DASH FROM THE SUN. HAVE NOT LOOKED UNDER COVER TILL TRUCK EXPERIENCED HEATER CORE PROBLEMS. TOOK TRUCK IN TO GET PART FIXED AND WAS INFORMED MY ENTIRE DASH WAS CRACKED. I NEVER USED PROTECTIVE CHEMICALS LIKE ARMORAL OR REMOVED THE DASH COVER, SO SUNLIGHT/CHEMICALS SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. AS WITH OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS "DODGE DASH CRACK" PROBLEM I HAVE LOST MY RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER AND OTHER ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT APPEARS TO BE HAVING ISSUES. NOTHING SPECIFIC YET EXCEPT FOR THE SPEAKER. HAVE APPOINTMENT FOR TRUCK, BUT DON'T EXPECT MUCH AS MY TRUCK IS SITTING AT 64,000+ MILES AND IT IS A FEW YEARS PAST WARRANTY. AM CONCERNED THAT THE DASH COULD BE CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH COULD LEAD TO FIRE OR AIR-BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
SAME AS ALL OTHER DASHBOARD COMPLAINTS. DASHBOARD IS JUST SELF DESTRUCTING WITH LARGE PIECES FALLING INTO THE INSIDE OF THE DASH. NOTHING SHORTED OUT YET BUT I'M SURE IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME. *TR
AFTER LUNCH AT HOME I WENT TO WORK, PARKED THE TRUCK AND FOUND OUT LATER THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAS A RECALL OF A POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK AS THE CAUSE FOR THE FIRE. *TR
I PURCHASED MY 99 DODGE TRUCK IN 2001 AND HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED IT. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I NOTICED A CRACK DEVELOP ON THE DASH. THIS CRACK HAS GROWN AND SPIDER OUT AND NOW THE ENTIRE DASH IS BROKEN INTO PIECES. I HAVE COVERED THE DASH WITH A PLASTIC COVER BECAUSE DODGE WOULD NOT REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE ENTIRE DASH HAS CONTINUED TO CRACK UNDER MY COVER AND WILL EVENTUALLY CRUMBLE TO PIECES. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
1999 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD FALLING APART. WHEN I TURNED THE DEFROSTER ON SOMETHING FLEW OUT AND HIT ME IN THE FACE. LATER I FOUND A SMALL PIECE OF THE DASH IN MY LAP. THIS COULD HAVE HIT ME IN THE EYE. DASH IS FALLING COMPLETELY APART. *TR
OWN A DODGE RAM 1500 (1999). DASH BEGAN CRACKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO, NOW IT HAS HUGE HOLES WHERE THE DASH HAS LITERALLY BROKEN OFF IN CHUNKS! I'M CONCERNED THAT THE DASH COULD BECOME A HAZARD IF THERE WERE A CRASH (WOULD IT BECOME SHRAPNEL?), WILL THIS PROBLEM AFFECT THE AIRBAGS? *TR
THIS PROBLEM WITH THE POWER SEAT IS VERY UNSAFE AND IT IS A GOOD THING THAT I'M AM SOMEWHAT MECHANICALLY INCLINE AND THOUGHT TO PULL THE FUSE OUT JUST AS I COULD SEE THE SMOKE AND THE WHITE HARNESS UNDER THE SEAT WAS RED JUST READY TO IGNITE SO JUST PICTURE IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMEONE THAT IS NOT M.INCLINE AND WOULD NOT THINK OF PULLING THE FUSE I GUARANTEE A FIRE WOULD BREAK OUT UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT...I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS BECAUSE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MY WIFE AND 3YEAR OLD SON DRIVING IN THE TRUCK ALONE AND I GUARANTEE THAT SHE WOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT TO PULL THE FUSE OUT OR THIS COULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE THAT HAS THE SAME TRUCK...ALSO I HAVE NOT TAKE THE TRUCK IN TO THE DODGE DEALER YET BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD A BIG REPAIR BILL ...THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD AND I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
1999 DODGE RAM 1500: THE DASHBOARD CONTINUES TO CRACK AND CAVE-IN. A 10- 12 INCH DIAMETER SECTION HAS CRACKED AND FALLEN IN. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR. *TR
DASH FALLING APART! MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE WAS A 1995 RAM AND I HAD THE SAME ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM FOR DODGE. HAVING HAD THE PROBLEM BEFORE, I PURCHASED A DASH MAT FROM THE DEALER WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK BUT, THE DASH FELL APART ANYWAY. *TR
DASH WITH CRACKS AND HOLES IN IT.*CN
DASH IS ALL CRACKED UP AND NEEDS REPAIRED. ITS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *TR
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN HALF IN TWO PLACES,AND CRACKING MORE AND MORE EACH DAY,ONE OF THE BIG CRACKS IS IN FRONT OF THE AIR BAG. FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB ABOUT THESE DODGE DASHBOARDS FALLING APART,THIS COULD BE A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT, I KNOW DODGE AIN'T DOING NOTHING ABOUT! *TR
DASH COVERING AIRBAG'S DETERIORATING, SEATBELT DOESN'T REWIND, SEAT BACK DOESN'T LATCH INTO A SECURE POSITION. I WONDER IF THE DASH WILL EXPLODE ON IMPACT AND WILL THE SHARDS OF PLASTIC CAUSE FURTHER INJURY. DURING A SUDDEN BRAKING EVENT WILL THE SEAT BACK THROW EVERYBODY IN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DASH IF THE SEATBELTS FAIL? NO INJURIES YET. CAN'T AFFORD ALL THE REPAIRS. *TR
DASHBOARD FALLING APART. GAPING HOLE IN THE MIDDLE, AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. *TR
MY 1999 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD JUST SEEMED TO EXPLODE ONE MORNING IN 2006. THERE WERE NO APPARENT CRACKS BEFORE INCIDENT. JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHOLE DASH CRACKED AND BIG PIECES OF IT FELL OFF LEAVING LARGE HOLES IN THE TOP OF DASH. *TR
DASH CRACKING AND IT MAY BREAK INTO SMALL CHUNKS AND COULD PUT AN EYE OUT. DODGE SHOULD RECALL FROM 98 MODELS TO O4 MODELS, THIS SEEMS TO BE THE MOST REPORTED YEAR MODELS!!!!!!! *TR
CRACKING AND BREAKING DASH BOARD ON MY 99 DODGE RAM 1500. CRACKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE LOOKS LIKE HELL. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER DODGE PRODUCT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY BIG PROBLEM AND DODGE IS FAILING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CRACKS HAVE BEEN PRESENT FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW. *TR
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