2001 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

CRACKED DASH BOARD AND DASH BOARD RELATED COMPONENTS ON 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. CRACKS STARTED TO APPEAR IN 2004 FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND HAVE DEVELOPED INTO COMPLETE DASH BOARD FAILURE AND COLLAPSE. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT FURTHER DAMAGE TO EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING ANY RELATED LIGHTING FAILURE AND GENERAL SAFETY. *TR

PURCHASED TRUCK NEW IN 2001. IN 2004 TRUCK STARTED SHIFTING HARD INTO 4TH. ALSO AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT IN HIGH HUMIDITY WOULD START ROUGH OR NOT START AT ALL. WOULD ONLY START AFTER ENGINE WARMED OR "DRIED" OUT. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND AFTER RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS ON EITHER PROBLEM. 2007; THROTTLE SENSOR WENT OUT. NOV 2007, TRUCK WOULD START OUT IN 2ND GEAR, WOULD NOT SHIFT DOWN INTO 1ST. THREE DAYS LATER TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT AT ALL, HAD TO DRIVE HOME A TOP SPEED OF 25 MPH AT 2,000 RPM'S. IT'S NOW GETTING A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY 2001 DODGE THAT I BOUGHT NEW ONLY HAS 61,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT AND THE DASH HAS BIG CHUNKS OUT OF IT. STARTED WITH CRACKS WITCH I THOUGHT WAS ODD BEING SO NEW THEN IT JUST CAVED IN. IT HAS SHARP EDGES ON IT I KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. IT REALLY IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE EXPOSED WIRING AND THE SHARP EDGES. I WORKED FOR CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS FROM 78-82 AND HAVE SEEM SOME OF THEIR POORER MANUFACTURING. THIS TRUCK IS MADE VERY WELL EXCEPT FOR THIS DANGEROUS DASHBOARD. THERE ARE NUMEROUS WEBSITES AND FORUMS THAT HAVE OWNERS STATING EXACTLY WHAT I AM STATING. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND FIX ALL OF THE OWNERS UP WITH A NEW DASH MADE FROM A DIFFERENT VENDER THAT WILL AGE WITH THE REST OF THE VEHICLE AND BE SAFE. I AM AFRAID THAT IF I WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT THE DASHBOARD MAY BE THE INSTRUMENT OF DEATH. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING; HUGE HOLES IN DASHBOARD. *JB

MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 84600 MILES JUST DIED WITHOUT WARNING OR SLIPPING OF THE TRANNY,I TOOK IT TO GET REPAIRED. IT GOT A TRANNY FLUSH BUT STILL DIDN'T WANT TO SHIFT SO I TOOK IT BACK IN AND IN THE INVESTIGATION ,WE REALIZED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TRANNY.THERES NO WAY A TRANSMISSION SHOULD GO OUT WITH ONLY 84000 MILES AND WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I RESEARCHED , I BELIEVE AS WELL AS ALL THE COMPLAINANTS,THAT DODGE SHOULD BE LIABLE AND MAKE A NATIONAL RECALL FOR THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY TRUCK HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS TO THE POINT THAT PIECES OF IT HAVE FALLEN THROUGH. THE RESULT IS A DASHBOARD THAT IS IN PIECES, MAY CAUSE FLYING MISSILES DURING AN IMPACT AND IS ALSO COSMETICALLY UNPALITABLE. I AM CONTACTING DODGE FOR A REPLACEMENT BUT HAVE HAD NO LUCK SO FAR. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 V6 PICK-UP, PURCHASED NEW AND THE ONLY OWNER. TRUCK IS GARAGE KEPT, AND LOOKS NEW EXCEPT FOR THE DASHBOARD, LAST WEEK I WALKED INTO THE GARAGE AND NOTICE 5 LARGE CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD TO THE POINT THAT THE CENTER PART IS SINKING IN SOMEWHAT. DEALER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND CAN NOT HELP EXCEPT TO ORDER A NEW ONE FOR ME AT MY COST. TRUCK ONLY HAS 55,486 MILES ON IT, AND PROTECTANT HAS BEEN USED ON IT SINCE I PURCHASED IT. *TR

TL*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 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TOP OF DASH BOARD IS CRACKED IN MUTIPLE LOCATIONS. NO CAUSE FOR CRACKS. *TR

THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY CRACKING AND FINALLY A PIECE OF IT HAS CAVED INTO THE DASH. I HAVE HEARD MANY OTHER DODGE RAMS 1500 OF THE SAME YEAR 2001 ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

UPPER DASH PANEL (PART #5GK45LAZAB) IS CRACKING INTO SHARP PIECES AND I WORRY THAT SENSITIVE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WILL BECOME EXPOSED OR THAT SHARP PIECES WILL FALL OFF AND INJURE OCCUPANTS. I HAVE ALREADY CUT MYSELF FROM THESE PIECES. PLEASE RESEARCH AND ADVISE MANUFACTURER TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

DASHBOARD ALL CAVED IN. *JB

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE DASHBOARD HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED AND CAVED IN. THE IN DASH WIRING HARNESS IS EXPOSED. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 17,000 MILES ON IT (AS OF JUNE 2007), THE TRUCK IS HARDLY EVER DRIVEN AND IS KEPT IN A GARAGE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. THE DASH, LIKE NUMEROUS OTHER DODGE RAMS, HAS FALLEN APART DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING MATERIALS. THE DASH HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200. *JB

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD, FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD. INCIDENT DATE IS DATE OF PURCHASE OF USED VEHICLE. ORIGINAL INCIDENT DATE UNKNOWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD THAT EXTENDED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO THE AIR BAG. HE STATED THAT HE NOTICES A NEW CRACK EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FIVE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT BE OF ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

I PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500, USED, IN 2005, WITH APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES. THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK IN THE DASH BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE FRONT WINDOW. THE CRACKS HAVE BEEN GROWING STEADILY. NOW THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED WITH MULTIPLE CRACKS, FROM THE BASE OF THE WINDOW TO THE TRIM SURROUNDING THE GAUGES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CRACKS WILL CONTINUE AND CAUSE ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. ADDITIONALLY, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DASH WILL START TO BREAK OR FALL INTO THE WIRING UNDER THE DASH, POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE AND OR FATALITIES DUE TO A FIRE OR SOMETHING. I ONLY HAVE 56,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE! *JB

I'M AN FILING THIS COMPLAINT PERTAINING TO MY 2001 DODGE RAM, IN WHICH THE DASH FELL APART PIECE BY PIECE ON ITS OWN. *JB

SEVERE CRACKS ON DASHBOARD RIGHT OVER STEERING WHEEL AND AIR BAG SINCE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND ARE GETTING WORSE! LOOKS LIKE I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM! WHY IS NO ONE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? DOES THERE HAVE TO BE AN INJURY OR DEATH TO HAVE THIS ADDRESSED? THERE ARE 40 OR MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS -- HELLO! WHY DON'T YOU GET IT? *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK IS CRACKING. I AM WORRIED ABOUT PIECES COMING OFF AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO PASSENGERS. *JB

DASH STARTED CRACKING IN 2006. NOW HAVE 3 CRACKS THAT ARE STARTING TO JOIN TOGETHER. FROM PICTURES I'VE SEEN I WILL BE HAVING BIG HOLES IN MY DASH WITHIN A YEAR. THIS IS CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

2001 DODGE RAM 1500, THE DASH IS LITERALLY CRUMBLING DAILY. I HAVE 1 VERY LARGE HOLE & LARGE CRACKS ALL OVER. THE DASH HAD GOTTEN WORSE EVERY WEEK. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR THIS AS IT IS NOT REPAIRABLE UNLESS THE COMPLETE DASH IS REPLACED. THE HOLE IN THE DASH REFLECTS A GLARE AS ITS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. *TR

NUMEROUS CRACKS AND CHIPS ON THE DASH OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. I RECENTLY WATCH A NEWS CLIP ON THIS ISSUE WHERE A LADY HAD HER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WORKING IMPROPERLY AND HER LIGHTS WENT OUT WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS COULD HAVE LED TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE REPORT ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DASH BEING OPEN TO THE HEAT OF THE SUN OR A PLASTIC PIECE MAY HAVE INTERRUPTED THE WIRING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I WOULD LIKE DODGE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THIS FOR CUSTOMERS AT LITTLE OR NO COST. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND THEY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE DASH. THE NEWS CHANNEL WAS LOCAL NEWS 6 OUT OF ORLANDO, FL. *JB UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07

MY DASH IS CRACKING ON MY TRUCK ,I WONDER HOW DODGE WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO GO ON T.V. NEWS AND DO A STORY ON THIS DEFECT. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED ALL OVER AND PIECES FALLING OUT. *TR

MY DASHBOARD HAD A CRACK AND IT HAS NOW TURNED INTO A HUGE HOLE. WHY DOESN'T DODGE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH IS FALLING INTO ITSELF, LARGE HOLES. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HE STATED THAT HE USED THE REFLECTOR TO BLOCK THE SUN FROM ENTERING THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD IS CRAKED. UPDATED

DASH BOARD FALLING THRU ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM CAUSING SHORTAGE IN WIRING AND SPEAKERS STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT, AND HAVE LEARNED LATELY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *JB

I FOUND MY DODGE RAM 1500 TO HAVE A DASH CRACK YESTERDAY OUT OF NOWHERE, I DO NOT DRIVE MUCH JUST BACK ROADS FROM HOME TO WORK AND HAVE TINTED WINDOWS AND A SUN SHIELD. HEARD FROM A FRIEND ABOUT THIS AND MADE FUN OF HIM ONLY TO NOTICE I TOO HAVE CRACKS. *TR

I HAVE A CLOTH COVER COVERING DASHBOARD THAT WAS ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN 12/2005 I HAVE NOTICED A HUGE CRACK AND MANY SMALL CRACKS RUNNING FROM THE PASSENGER WINDOW POST TO THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD,THIS IS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4 X 4. DODGER WILL NOT FIX NEITHER WILL DEALER OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM AFRAID TO LET ANYONE RIDE IN THE FRONT SEAT BECAUSE IF I WAS TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT I AM AFRAID AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY AND THEY WILL BE CUT TO SHREDS WITH DASHBOARD MATERIAL BECAUSE OF THESE BROKEN AREAS ON THE DASHBOARD. WE AS CONSUMERS NEED THE HELP OF THIS PLACE TO GET THIS RECALLED TO ENSURE EVERYONE'S SAFETY! *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB RWD. IN THE PAST TWO YEARS MY DASHBOARD HAS CRUMBLED. PIECES ARE ACTUALLY STARTING TO FALL INTO THE FIREWALL. I CAN TOUCH THE DASH WITH ONE FINGER AND APPLY MINIMAL PRESSURE AND THE DASH SPIDER WEBS. THIS TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES AND IS PARKED UNDER A COVERED SHED AT HOME. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND SEEMS TO ME TO BE A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY FOR A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND THE FIRST DAY I DRIVE IT, I FIND OUT THE HUB WAS BAD AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A PART NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH CRACKS IN THE DASH AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY. IN INVESTIGATING REPAIR OPTIONS FOR THIS I HAVE DISCOVERED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER IS IGNORING THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH NOTIFIED MANY TIMES. IT IS SO PREVALENT THAT IN LESS THAT ONE HOUR I FOUND 20 CASES OF THE SAME EXACT FORM LETTER BEING SENT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD NOTIFIED CHRYSLER. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO JERK CHRYSLER BACK INTO REALITY WITH A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM - WHEN THE AIRBAG GOES OFF , PLASTIC DASH SHRAPNEL FLYING EVERYWHERE IS NOT A GOOD THING! *JB

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM PICK UP TRUCK WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT AN JUST RECENTLY THE DASHBOARD STARTING CRACKING, SMALL CRACKS AT FIRST BUT NOW PROGRESSED TO A POINT WHERE IT MAY BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM THAT THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING BADLY. I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I ASKED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT DODGE WOULD NOT REPAIR AS A RECALL. ALSO A NEW DASHBOARD IS AROUND $330.00. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT IT WILL GET WORSE AND COLLAPSE. IF THERE ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND COMPLAINTS WHY WON'T THEY RECALL THEM? *TR

2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD CAVED IN. HAVE NO DASH LEFT. *TR

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED WITH ONLY ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT. THERE WERE TINY CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD BUT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH THE CAR BEING PARKED IN THE SHADE, THE CRACKS GREW WORSE AND WORSE UNTIL NOW THERE ARE ABOUT 5 MAJOR CRACKS AND I'M CONCERNED THAT TWO WILL MERGE TO CREATE A HOLE IN MY DASH. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE COMPONENTS AND CONCEALED WIRING WILL BE AT RISK OF FAILURE DUE TO SUN EXPOSURE AND A SAFETY HAZARD. *JB

DASH IS CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. IT STARTS FROM THE WINDOW DOWN TO THE AIRBAG. THIS IS A PROBLEM MOST 2001 RAMS ARE HAVING AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON OUR 2001 DODGE 1500 TRUCK CRACKED. I HAVE NEVER BOUGHT A VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND HAD THE DASHBOARD CRACK. THE TRUCK IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I KNOW SOMEONE ELSE WHO BOUGHT A USED 1999 DODGE 1500 AND THE DASHBOARD ON THAT TRUCK WAS TERRIBLE. THERE WAS A HUGE HOLE IN IT. I WOULD WORRY ABOUT BUYING ANOTHER DODGE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *JB

MY 2001 DODGE DASH BOARD CRACKED AND COLLAPSED INTO A 4 BY 8 INCH HOLE. I HAVE SINCE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS. *JB

I AM REPEAT DODGE CUSTOMER. HOWEVER, I HAVE RECENTLY BECOME CONCERNED ABOUT MY DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND IS NOW CURRENTLY FALLING THROUGH IN SEVERAL LACES. IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE STEERING COLUMN A LARGE CHUNK OF ABOUT SIX INCHES WIDE AND 8 INCHES LONG FELL THROUGH THE DASHBOARD, THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING AND ONTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS SHARP PIECE COULD HAVE CAUSED AN INJURY HAD I NOT BEEN WEARING WORK BOOTS. AS MY DAUGHTERS HAVE ON OCCASION DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE I HAVE BECOME CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF ELECTRICAL WIRING DAMAGE AND/OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT PROBLEMS. I URGE SOMEONE TO PUSH FOR A RECALL BEFORE SHARP ITEMS DISFIGURED SOMEONE IN AN ACCIDENT OR A FIRE IS INITIATED DUE TO NICKED WIRES. MY CONFIDENCE IN DODGE HAS TRULY DIMINISHED DUE TO THEIR DISREGARD ND UNCONCERN ON THIS MATTER. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD, IT SHATTERED INTO PIECES. THE WIRES ARE EXPOSED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,234 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,665.

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK IN REFERENCE TO THE NUMEROUS CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD. I AGREE WITH MANY OTHER CHRYSLER OWNERS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE ISSUE AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4WD EXTENDED CAB TRUCK. THE DASH HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND IS CRACKED AND PIECES ARE FALLING OUT. THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE DASH HAS JEOPARDIZED THE SAFETY OF OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. *JB

THE DASHBOAR D IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES , AND ALSO A FEW PLACES HAVE CAVED IN. THERE ARE SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH DASHBOAR D ALSO.*AK

AS DODGE KNOWS THE GEN 2 RAMS HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH DASHES CRACKING OR CAVING IN, THIS COULD CAUSE LOTS OF PROBLEMS. *TR

THE 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP DASHBOARD IS CRACKING. *AK

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH BOARD FALLING APART. PLASTIC DASH IS IN SHAMBLES. CALLED DODGE, SAID NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LONG CRACK IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD, SPREADING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY A FOOT LONG. HE ALSO NOTICED SMALLER CRACKS WERE PRESENT. AS OF JUNE 27, 2007, NUMEROUS CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE DASHBOARD, POSSIBLY MORE THAN FIFTEEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRACKS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

I BOUGHT A NEW DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK IN 2000. THE TRUCK HAS APP. 60,000 MILES,WELL CARED FOR, AND LOOKS NEW. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED A HUGE CRACK IN DASHBOARD ON TOP OF PASSENGER AIR BAG.NOW THE CRACK HAS SPREAD ALL OVER TO TH DRIVER SIDE. LARGE PARTS OF DASHBOARD ARE FALLING DOWN INSIDE LEAVING HUGE HOLES ABOVE THE ELECTRICAL AND THE AIR BAGS.I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS GOING OFF AND ELECTRICAL FALURE. THIS IS NOT A COSMETIC ISSUE, IT IS A SAFTY ISSUE.I CONTACTED CRYSLER AND THEY SAID SINCE I WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAD SERVICE ON THE TRUCK AT MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AT MY EXPENSE, AND IF THEY FOUND THAT IT WASN'T MY FAULT THEY WOULD PAY FOR HALF OF THE PARTS AND LABOR TO REPAIR.I HAVE PAID FOR THIS TRUCK ONCE AND I'M NOT PAYING FOR IT AGAIN, NOT EVEN HALF.THIS IS A SAFTY ISSUE AND A DEFECT BY DODGE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BY DODGE ,NOT THE CUSTOMER.THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL !

THE DASHBOARD ALL OF A SUDDEN CRACKED LIKE CRAZY. AND NOW I READ ALL 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCKS ARE DOING THIS. *AK