2001 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

DASH STARTED CHIPPING AWAY SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT NOW IT IS LITERALLY GOING TO FALL IN MY LAP. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. AFTER DOING RESEARCH IT SURE IS SOMETHING THAT WAS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE. THIS IS A TRUCK THAT I INTEND ON KEEPING FOREVER SO IT WAS AN INVESTMENT AND I TRUSTED THE COMPANY BUT THEY DIDN'T DO A RECALL.

THE BRAKE LINE LEADING TO THE DRIVER REAR TIRE IS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE ENTIRE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE WHEEL WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN THE BRAKES FELL TO THE FLOOR. IT LEAKED THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THE BRAKE FLUID OUT. THE BREAKS DID STILL FUNCTION BUT BARELY. ENOUGH TO GET IT HOME.SHE WAS ON A BUSY STREET IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE BRAKE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.

DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART FOR NO REASON. GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON.

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 BOUGHT NEW,I'M ORIGINAL OWNER ,AFTER OWNING 1 YEAR DASH STARTED CRACKING, I EVENTUALLY CALLED CHRYSLER AND COMPLAINED, THEY SAID IT WAS A SUN PROBLEM AFTER 3 YEARS I CALLED AGAIN AND COMPLAINED AFTER NOTICING HUNDREDS OF PROBLEMS WITH DODGE DASHBOARDS ALL CRACKING THEY SAID ITS OUT OF WARRANTY WELL NOW NOV 2016 IT'S BASICALLY COMING APART ALL OVER I DON' T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THIS.I ONLY HAVE 65,000 ON THIS TRUCK.MY SUGGESTION IS TO GET A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST THIS CRAPPY COMPANY, THEN MAYBE THE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES IN QUESTION WILL BE REPAIRED,OR GIVE US OUR PURCHASE PRICE BACK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,800.

THE WHOLE TOP OF DASH HAS CRACKED OUT JUST CRUMBLED PIECE OF PLASTIC FLY WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE DOWN WITHOUT REPAIR THERE IS A GREAT LOSS OF VALUE TO THIS TRUCK IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR 24,000 AND NOW PROBABLY A 2000 LOSS AS THE VALUE IS SEVERLY DIMINISHED.

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKED AND BROKEN. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE TRUCKS AND AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT COVERS ARE AVAILABLE. THE BROKEN DASH CAN BE A HAZARD IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND CAUSES ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH HEATING THE VEHICLE/DEFROSTING WINDOWS SINCE THE VENTS NO LONGER FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE HOLE ALSO ALLOWS MOISTURE IN HUMID ENVIRONMENTS TO READILY GAIN ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS UNDER THE DASH. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF DODGE WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND OFFER ASSISTANCE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. MY VEHICLE STILL HAS LOW MILEAGE EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN OLDER MODEL. THE PROBLEM STARTED AS CRACKS AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH TIME.

TL* 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.

MY DASH ON MY 2001 1500 IS CRACKED AND HAS BEEN CRACKED FOR MANY YEARS . IT SO BAD THAT I HAVE A HUGE HOLE IN MY DASH. I READ THAT NHTSA SAYS TO EXPECT A RECALL SOON. JULY 2016 MY TRUCK GOES IN FOR A HEATER CORE REPLACEMENT. SO THAT DASH MUST COME OFF. SURE WOULD BE NICE ID DODGE WOULD GIVE ME A REPLACEMENT DASH NOW. CUZ I COULD GET IT PUT ON FOR NO EXTRA EXPENSE. SAVING THEM 100'S OF DOLLARS. CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHEN TO EXPECT THIS RECALL TO BE PUT INTO MOTION?

DASH HAS COMPLETELY FELL APART

DASH CRACKS BEGAN TO APPEAR IN 2006 AND DASH IS APPEARING TO BECOME MORE FRADGILE.

WE OWN THIS 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE PROBLEM WE ARE FACED WITH IS THAT THE PAINT OF THE TRUCK HAS BEEN FADING EVERY DAY TO THE POINT THAT IT HAS SPOTS AND INSTEAD OF BEING A BLACK TRUCK IS A SPOT TRUCK. THE RUST ON IT IS INCREDIBLE, UNDERNEATH, AROUND THE TRIM OF THE TIRE PANELS AND THE OVERALL BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK. I KNOW WE ARE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE WEATHER DOES NOT HELP, BUT A TRUCK THIS EXPENSIVE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LOOK THE WAY IT DOES. THE DASHBOARD INSIDE THE TRUCK HAS CRACKED TO THE POINT THAT WE HAVE IT ALL TOGETHER WITH DUCT TAPE. MY HUSBAND DOES NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK FAR, BECAUSE HE IS AFRAID IT WILL BE A SAFETY ISSUE. ONE TIME JUST GOING TO THE TRASH PLACE, THE BREAKS WENT ON THE TRUCK AND WE HAD TO HAVE THAT TRUCK FIXED. IT REALLY BOTHERS US THAT THE TRUCK SHOULD LAST LONGER AND THE CONDITION THIS TRUCK IS IN IT SAYS TO US "HOW CAN A VEHICLE DO THIS". WE OWN TWO OTHER CARS, AND THEY ARE IN NO WAY SHAPE LIKE THIS TRUCK IS. HE TAKES CARE OF THE TRUCK AS MUCH AS HE CAN, BUT IS THERE ANY RECALLS OR ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE THAT HAS THE SAME ISSUES, WITH THE PAINT, RUST AND THE INTERIOR OF THE TRUCK? THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DEBILITATING SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WE ARE NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE BUT WE HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIX WHAT EVER IS WRONG WITH IT, BUT THERE IS NO MENTION OF ANY RECALLS. MY HUMBLE OPINION THIS TRUCK SHOULD BE LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER AND FIXED COMPLETELY. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE LIMITED TO TRAVEL IN THE TRUCK BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID IT WILL FALL

THE SPARE TIRE CABLE SNAPPED QUITE POSSIBLY CAUSING MY SPARE TIRE TO FALL OUT ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE OR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I LAST CHECKED THE SPARE TIRE IN NOV 2015 AND NOTICED IT GONE IN APRIL 2016. ALL THAT REMAINS IS A SPLINTERED CABLE. IN TALKING TO PEOPLE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS THEY TELL ME THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. IN MY CASE IF IT DID INDEED FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT NO ONE GOT HURT. I DO NOT KNOW IF NEWER VEHICLES ARE STILL EQUIPPED WITH THESE CABLES. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF SECONDARY SYSTEM TO PREVENT THE TIRE FROM FALLING OUT SHOULD THE CABLE SNAP AS I HAVE NOW COME TO UNDERSTAND TO BE A FAIRLY FREQUENT OCCURRENCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS COMPLETELY DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE OPENED AND SMASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD LATCH FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

REAR BRAKE LINE HEAVILY CORRODED AND RUPTURED IN BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE FRAME (VERY LITTLE CORROSION TO THE SURROUNDING PARTS/FRAME). FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE LINE BROKE AND I NOTICED I HAD LOST VIRTUALLY ALL BRAKING ABILITY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT IT IN GEAR. I HAD DRIVEN IT 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE LINE FAILING, AND HAD NOTICED NO DEGRADATION WHATSOEVER.

EVERY SECOND GENERATION DODGE RAM TRUCK HAS THIS ISSUE. THE DASHBOARD FALLS APART AND SHATTERS INTO SHARP KNIFE-LIKE PIECES OF PLASTIC THAT CAN AND DO BLOW INTO YOUR EYES WHILE DRIVING OR CUT YOU WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY. I FEAR THAT IF MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED THE SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC THAT WOULD BE SENT FLYING COULD INJURE ME OR EVEN BE FATAL. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS VERY WELL DOCUMENTED. THE FACT THAT SOMETHING THIS COMMON AND DANGEROUS HASN'T ENDED IN THE RESULT OF A RECALL OR REPLACEMENT IS ASTONISHING. I LOVE MY TRUCK BUT I AM SO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DAKOTA MT (NA) TIRES, SIZE LT285/75R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS EXAMINED BY THE MANUFACTURER WHO INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AGE, DRYNESS, AND WEAR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

CRACKED DASH BOARD POOR FRONT HEAD LIGHTS FRONT DISK BRAKES ONLY LAST 20,000

DASH IS FALLING APART AND CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING

WHEN I GO TO OPEN THE DOOR THE LIGHTS DON'T WORK , AND THE DASHBOARD ON MY TRUCK BREAKS INTO PIECES I NEED A NEW ONE!!

I WENT OUT TO MY TRUCK THE OTHER DAY AND NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS STARTING TO CRACK ABOVE THE AIRBAG. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE NEW BUYING IT FROM THE DEALER. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK. NOW THAT THE DASH IS CRACKING RIGHT ABOVE THE AIRBAG I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IN ANYWHERE LET ALONE PUTTING MY FAMILY AT RISK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE TRUNK TO AVOID STRIKING A DEER. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AFTER ABOUT 11,000 MILES THE DASH BEGAN TO GET CRACKS AND FALL APART. IT GRADUALLY HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT THERE ARE VERY LARGE HOLES AND PIECES OF THE DASH HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE DUCT WORK OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH FUSES BLOWING. THAT IS WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VANN DODGE IN VINELAND NJ AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THEY TOOK PHOTOS AND LATER CALLED ME AND SAID THE DETERMINED THAT THE DASH WAS FAILING BECAUSE OF EXPOSURE TO SUN!!! THE VEHICLE IS GARAGED OR PARKED IN THE SHADE FOR MOST OF ITS EARLY LIFE AND CRACKS AND CHUNKS HAPPENED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, BUT THIS IS PROBABLY THEIR WAY OUT OF FIXING THE PROBLEM. NOW COMES ANOTHER PROBLEM OR INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED TO ME BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY PLASTIC THAT WAS USED TO CONSTRUCT THE DASH. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TURNED ON MY DEFROSTER AND A PIECE OF PLASTIC BLEW OUT OF THE VENT ON THE TOP OF THE DASH OR LACK THERE OF, AND HIT ME IN THE FACE CAUSING ME TO SWERVE AND ALMOST HIT AN ONCOMING CAR. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE CAR AVOIDED ME OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 MONTHS AGO TO HAVE SERVICE ON A DIFFERENT VEHICLE AND QUESTIONED THEM ON THE STATUS OF ANY RECALL AND THEY ASKED ME FOR MY VIN # OF MY DODGE RAM PICKUP WHICH I PROVIDED AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECORD OF ME TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THEM FOR A INSPECTION, WHICH IS TOTALLY FALSE!!! THEY CONVENIENTLY LOST MY RECORDS ON MY PICK UP!!!!! SOMETHING HAS GOT TO BE DONE TO PREVENT SOMEONE FROM BEING KILLED D

THE DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKING IN MANY DIFFERENT PLACES. THE FRONT BEZEL ON THE INSTRUMENT GAUGE PANEL IS ALSO CRACKING. MY DODGE RAM HAS UNDER 60,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE ALWAYS USED A SUN SHADE ON THIS TRUCK, SO THE CRACKING IS NOT FROM SUN EXPOSURE. I KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING TO MOST DODGE TRUCKS AROUND THE SAME YEAR AS MINE. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER .

THE DASHBOARD ON THIS VEHICLE HAS BROKEN INTO MANY JAGGED PIECES. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY MYSELF OR BY THE VEHICLE'S AGE. IT WAS CAUSED BY THE USE OF FAULTY MATERIALS. IF I WERE TO GET INTO ACCIDENT, THESE JAGGED PIECES COULD EASILY BE PROJECTED INTO ME. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THREE TIMES ABOUT THIS AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE.

DASH BOARDS CAVING IN POSSIBLE CAUSING AIR BAGS, LIGHTS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL PARTS TO FAIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD A PAST FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES, CORROSION OF THE FRAME, A CRACKED DASHBOARD, AND WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATING SINCE 26,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THESE FAILURES, BUT NOT FOR THE STEERING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.....UPDATED 01/04/2016 *BF

2001 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION, BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT AND FRONT FRAME PROBLEMS. *SMD UPDATED 07/27/15.....UPDATED 11/19/15 *BF UPDATED 01/12/16*LJ UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN

TL* 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...UPDATED 10-06-15 *BF *TR

MY TRUCK HAS 185000 MILES ON IT AND STARTED SOUNDING LIKE THE BACK BRAKES WERE GRINDING. ON THE WAY TO THE MECHANIC THE BACK TIRES LOCKED UP AND BROKE THE DRIVE SHAFT OFF. LUCKY FOR ME I WAS ONLY GOING 40 MILES AN HOUR.

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I PURCHASED MY 2001 DODGE RAM IN 2006 WITH JUST A SMALL CRACK OR TWO IN THE DASH. BY 2008 THE SMALL CRACKS TURNED INTO LARGE CRACKS AND THEN THE FIRST PART OVER THE RADIO AREA AS SHOWN IN PICTURE FELL IN! AT THE TIME I HAD PLACED SOME ITEMS ON THE DASH AND HAD THOUGHT THAT CAUSED IT BUT WHEN I STARTED TO CLEAN IT UP MORE STARTED TO JUST BREAK OFF SO I DIDN'T MESS WITH IT AGAIN! I CONTACTED BARRETT DODGE IN ATHENS GA A WEEK LATER AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE DEPORTMENT. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALLS AND TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO OTHER THAN CHARGE ME A CRAZY PRICE TO REPLACE IT FOR MY AND THEN IF A RECALL EVER DID HAPPEN THEY SAID I WOULD PROBABLY GET BACK AT LEAST HALF OF MY REPAIR COST! THAT STILL MEANT I WOULD HAVE PAID HUNDREDS FOR THE REPAIR SO I DIDN'T DO IT. THE MAIN REASON IM LOOKING INTO THIS AGAIN NOW IN 2015 IS BECAUSE YESTERDAY MY 8 YEAR OLD SON WAS PLAYING IN THE TRUCK WHILE I WAS WORKING ON IT AND HE WENT TO GET A TOY OFF THE DASH AND HIS ARM WENT THROUGH THE DASH AND CUT HIM LEAVING ABOUT A 1 INCH LONG CUT IN HIS ARM! THIS IS NOW WHY IM NOW 7 YEARS LATER SURPRISED THAT WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT DODGE HAS NOT STEPPED UP NOR HAVE THEY BEEN MADE TO STEP UP AND HELP FIX THIS ISSUE! DOES SOMEBODY'S CHILD HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR GOD FORBID DIE FROM A INJURY CAUSED BY THE SHAPE PIECES OF THIS DASH BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS! IM NOW LOOKING INTO GETTING THIS DA

DASHBOARD BECAME CRACKED AND BROKEN, WITH BROKEN PARTS FALLING INTO WIRING AND CONTROLS BELOW. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY CRUMBLING INTO SHARP POINTED SHARDS AND HAVE BEEN FLYING INTO MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS. THE SHARDS ARE VERY SHARP AND I'M AFRAID IF A PIECE SHOULD FLYINTO MY EYE WHILE DRIVING IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

ON FEB 28 2015 WHILE MOVING MY ALL OF MY BELONGINGS TO A NEW RESIDENCE MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 CAUGHT ON FIRE DESTROYING EVERYTHING I OWN, THERE WHERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR RECALL NOTICES SENT TO ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SECTIONS OF THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD WERE CRACKED AND SEPARATED, WHICH CREATED SHARP PLASTIC EDGES. SOME OF THE SHARP EDGES WERE LOCATED NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHEN PUTTING A BOTTLE OF SODA ON TOP OF THE DASHBOARD IT COMPLETELY CRACKED AND THE BOTTLE FELL THROUGH INTO THE VOID UNDER THE DASH. THE ISSUE HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEARS TO THE POINT WHERE I DO NOT EVEN HAVE A DASHBOARD ANYMORE. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER A FEW YEARS AGO THEY WERE NOT SURPRISED, THEY WERE EVEN COMPLACENT, SAYING YEAH WE'VE SEEN THIS SOME ARE JUST AS BAD AS YOURS. *TR

DASH PAD CRACKING REAL BAD. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS TRUCK WITH ONLY 44,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS MY DASHBOARD IN MY TRUCK HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS NOW IN PIECES. I AM WORRIED THAT OTHER PROBLEMS WILL START OCCURRING BECAUSE OF THE FRAGMENTING OF MY DASH AND FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE DASH. THE SCREWS ALONG THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD ARE NOW ONLY HOLDING ON LITTLE PIECES OF DASH AND ARE NO LONGER SERVING IN PURPOSE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYING OR NOT DEPLOYING AT ALL. I AM ALSO CONCERNED WITH THE MANY OTHER THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN AS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AS WELL AS MY PASSENGERS. I KNOW THERE ARE MANY OTHER THING THAT GO ON INSIDE THE DASH THAT COULD CAUSE MANY PROBLEMS IF THEY FAIL. *TR

DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED FROM EXPOSER TO SUNLIGHT. IN PAST YEAR IT HAS BROKEN INTO VERY SHARP PIECES ABOVE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF DRIVER. ONE CAN CUT HIMSELF AND I HAVE JUST TRYING TO DUST OR CLEAN INSIDE OF TRUCK. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THESE SHARP PIECES OF THE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD WOULD DO IN AN ACCIDENT AND IF AIR BAGS WOULD PUSH THESE SHARP PIECES INTO FACES OF BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN FRONT SEAT OF TRUCK. *TR

DASH BOARD COMPLETELY CRACKED IN HALF LEAVING LARGE JAGGED EDGES OF SHARP PLASTIC AND EXPOSING WIRING. AN ACCIDENT WOULD SEVERELY CUT PASSENGERS WITH FLYING PIECES OF PLASTIC. *TR

THE DASHBOARDS ON DODGE TRUCKS ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND A BROKEN SHARD OF THE DASH PLASTIC LACERATED MY FACE WHEN IT CAME LOOSE A FLEW THROUGH THE CAB OF THE TRUCK FROM JUST NORMAL WIND TURBULENCE WITH THE WINOW OPEN AT FREEWAY SPEED. *JS

THE DASHBOARD AND THE DASHBOARD BEZEL HAVE DISINTEGRATED AND CAVED IN, LITERALLY FALLING TO PIECES IN CHUNKS AROUND ME INSIDE OF THE CAB ON THIS VEHICLE CAUSING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, FALLING PIECES FROM THE DASHBOARD HAVE CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR TO BECOME JAMMED WHEN PIECES LODGE IN THE OPERATING SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL WIRING HAS BECOME EXPOSED RESULTING IN PREMATURE FAILURES. THE DEFROSTER VENTS HAVE BECOME DISLOCATED BECAUSE THEY ARE ATTACHED TO THE DASHBOARD WHICH FOR ALL INTENSIVE PURPOSES NO LONGER EXISTS, THUS THEY DO NOT WORK PROPERLY CAUSING LACK OF VISION WHEN THE WINDSHIELD FOGS AND IS UNABLE TO BE CLEARED OF THAT FOG AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE RESULT IS CREATING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HIGH SPEED SITUATION. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH DODGE THESE PARTS ARE VERY SIMPLE TO INSTALL, THERE IS NO REASON WHY DODGE CANNOT SIMPLY SUPPLY ITS CUSTOMERS WITH REPLACEMENT PARTS AND LET US INSTALL THEM OURSELVES. THESE PARTS ARE ALL MADE OF PLASTIC AND SHOULD COST NO MORE THAN A FEW DOLLARS TO MFG. IF DODGE WERE TO SUPPLY THESE PARTS TO ALL OF THE VEHICLE AFFECTED I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THAT THE COST WOULD BE MORE THAN 1M DOLLARS AND I WOULD BET THAT THE SHIPPING WOULD BE MORE THAN THE ACTUAL PARTS THEMSELVES. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR, I HEARD A HORRIBLE RATTLING NOISE. VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTION THE REAR DRIVELINE PINION YOKE WAS LOOSE WITH THE NUT HOLDING BY ONE THREAD.. I INSTALLED A NEW NUT AND INSPECTED FOR FURTHER DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEATING COIL WAS LEAKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER COIL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

THE DASH HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL LARGE/LONG CRACKS WHICH ARE GROWING AND THE CLEAR COAT IS PEELING ON THE HOOD, CAB TOP, FRONT FENDERS. I HAD MY LOCAL DEALER CHECK W/CHRYSLER AND THE CLAIM WAS DENIED. I HAVE BEEN A CHRYSLER OWNER SINCE THE 1960'S AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I DOUBT I WILL EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT SINCE THE QUALITY HAS DETERIORATED AND THE MANUFACTURE WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2000 AND I STILL HAVE. MY LAST NEW PURCHASE IN 2010 WAS A FORD AUTOMOBILE WHICH HAS SO FAR BE EXCELLENT. *TR

POWER TRAIN NORTH STAR DODGE, CHRYSLER AUTO DEALER SAN PEDRO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS -POWER TRAIN GRAPEVINE DODGE, CHRYSLER AUTO DEALER, GRAPEVINE, TEXAS- POWER TRAIN. *TR

HOOD BECOME UNLATCHED AND FLEW UP AT ~ 50MPH AND HIT TOP OF TRUCK. IT COMPLETELY BENT BACKWARDS AND AFTER SAFELY MANEUVERING OFF THE ROAD, 2 PEOPLE HAD TO STAND ON TOP OF EACH TRUCK SIDE PANEL AND PULL REPEATEDLY TO BEND BACK DOWN AND LATCH SECURELY. METAL IS NOW BENT AND PEELED BACK AT THE JOINT/HINGE NEAR WINDSHIELD. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS COMPLETELY FRAGMENTED APART. IT HAS BEEN TAPED TO PREVENT PIECES OF HARD PLASTIC FROM DROPPING INTO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR, SERIOUS INJURY WILL RESULT FROM DASHBOARD BREAKING INTO MANY SHARP SHARDS. *TR