2001 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 THE DASH ON THE VEHICLE IS CRACKED AND HAS QUITE A LARGE PIECE MISSING FROM IT. IT HAS CAUSED SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITHIN THE VEHICLE. *TR

DASH ON TRUCK IS CRACKED AND BROKEN AND IS SO BRITTLE YOU CAN CRUMBLE IT IN YOUR HAND LIKE A CRACKER. I ALSO OWNED AN 00 RAM THAT DID THE SAME THING. PLEASE GET US SOME HELP!!

DASHBOARD AND CAP IS CRACKING UP INTO JAGGED PIECES. SHOULD THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY, SEVERE INJURY COULD RESULT FROM BEING PUNCTURED FROM PLASTIC SHRAPNEL MUCH MORE THAN THE CAUSE OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD IMPLEMENT A REPLACEMENT AT NO EXPENSE. *LN

DASH BOARD HAS FORMED LARGE CRACKS IN IT. WE KEEP THAT TRUCK IN THE GARAGE. MANUFACTURES DEFECT. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKING AND CAVING IN. WHILE DRIVING THIS TRUCK WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN A PIECE OF THE CRACKING DASH FLEW INTO MY EYE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. I CONTACTED DODGE ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR A NEW DASH. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH [XXX] AND GIVEN HER MY CARE# [XXX] BUT SHE IS NOT WILLING TO HELP WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE DASH FOR $1576.00 BY WESTGATE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE BY SERVICE ADVISOR [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND FALLING APART, RESULTING IN LOOSE PIECES THAT FLY AROUND THE TRUCK. THE JAGGED EDGES ARE A DANGER AS WELL. *TR

SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES DUE TO PIECES FROM BROKEN DASHBOARD FALLING INTO DASH AREA WEARING AND CUTTING AWAY WIRING INSULATION. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF AND GAUGES NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ALSO ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAVE SEEN SMOKE RISING OUT OF LARGE HOLES IN DASH AREA. GLARE FROM MOUNTING BRACKETS REFLECTING OFF INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD HAS CREATED VISIBILITY ISSUES ON BRIGHT DAYS. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 5.2 V-8 ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS VERY POOR PERFORMANCE DUE TO TAPPING VALVES AND LIFTERS, WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK LOSSES POWER SO I'M AFRAID THIS MAY BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BY CAUSING A ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER DODGE AND THEY DO NOTHING WE AS CONSUMERS REALLY NEED THE HELP. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED AND BROKE, LARGE HOLES, MAKES ALL KINDS OF NOISE AND PIECES COME FLYING OUT INTO MY FACE AND EYES SOMETIMES. *TR

CRACKED AND DESTROYED DASH, HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS ELECTRICAL INCLUDING LIGHTS GOING OUT AND EXPOSED WIRING. *TR

THE DASH HAS HUGE CRACKS AND IS CAVING IN AT PLACES. I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND IT HAS THESE CRACKS, SO I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY MAY HAVE STARTED. *TR

NO INCIDENT, DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND HAS MAJOR CREVICES AND HOLES. INSIDE OF THE DASH SHOWS EXPOSED WIRES AND AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. PIECES ARE CRUMBLING AND COULD BECOME LODGED BEHIND BRAKE IF NOT REMOVED SOON ENOUGH. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND COLLAPSED PIECES FALL THRU THE CRACKS AND DOWN TO THE ACCRELATOR AND BRAKES AND ALSO EXSPOSE MY ELECTRICAL WIRES. DODGE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, REALLY AFRAID SOMEONE IS GONNA GET SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

MY COMPANY OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. PURCHASED IT USED APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO AND WITHIN A SHORT TIME DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AND CAVING IN. I THOUGHT MINE WAS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM, BUT I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DODGE PICK TRUCKS DOING THIS. IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BY DODGE BUT IT SHOULD, WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS SAID WIRING WERE SEVERED AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM THE CAVE INS. MY IS NOW VERY SERIOUS AND I AM AFRAID THE SAME PROBLEMS WILL OCCUR FROM THIS. DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NO RECALL. I WANT DODGE TO REPLACE THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AT THEIR EXPENSE. THEY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFETY HAZARDS FROM THEIR VEHICLES. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT OVER 45 TO 50 MPH, IF I HIT A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END/STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND SOMETIMES ALMOST STOP TO GET IT TO QUIT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME ONE DAY WHEN IT HAPPENED AND SHE REPORTED THE TIRE/WHEEL LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING O LAY ON ITS SIDE. SHE WAS CONCERNED THE TIE ROD WOULD BREAK AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK, 2001, DASH IS FALLING APART AS I DRIVE. PIECES FALL TO INCLUDE THE GLOVE BOX AND THE SHELF WHICH IS A LARGE PART OF THE VEHICLE'S DASH. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS HANGING ON AND I CAN'T SECURE IT BACK. DISTRACTING TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

THE DASH PANELS ON MY 01 DODGE 1500 RAM QUAD CAB TRUCK HAVE CRACKED AND ARE FALLING APART. THE HOLES IN THE DASH HAVE EXPOSED WIRING AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. IT APPEARS THE MOLDED PLASTICS USED IN THE DASH PANELS ARE DETERIORATING OVER TIME DUE TO THE SUN'S HEAT AND RAYS. I SUSPECT, LIKE POLYPROPOLENE TUBING, ALL DASHES MADE OF THIS DEFECTIVE PLASTIC WILL DESINIGRATE. ANYWAY, AFTER SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT A AFTERMARKET DASH COVER IS THE BEST REMEDY, HOWEVER I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SHARP EDGES OF THE OLD DASH PANEL COULD CUT SOME WIRING OVER TIME AND CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT(NA). WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND THE SHAFT ON THE REAR END SPLIT AND DISCONNECTED; IT BEGAN DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT INSPECTED AND NOTICED THAT A BIG NUT WAS HOOKED UNDERNEATH FOUR OTHER BOLTS WHICH WAS LOOSE FROM THE TREAD. HE RE-HOOKED THE NUT TO GATHER IN ORDER TO HAVE THE DRIVE SHAFT STAY INTACT. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000.

THE DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE 1500 TRUCK IS CRACKING AND BREAKING UP EXPOSING THE WIRING IN THE DASH. *TR

MY DASH IS CRACKING INTO PIECES AND IT HAS SHARP EDGES. IN AN ACCIDENT THESE THICK SHARP PIECES OF HARD PLASTIC WILL CUT SOMEONE. THESE CAN POTENTIALLY PUT AN EYE OUT OR SEVERE THE ARTERIES IN THE NECK KILLING SOMEONE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

DASH CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE HOOD SUDDENLY FLEW UP AND SMASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. WE WERE ABLE TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT THERE BEING AN ACCIDENT. THE HOOD WAS BENT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, HOOD MOUNTS HAD TO BE STRAIGHTENED. A NEW HOOD LATCH WAS INSTALLED AS THE MECHANIC SAID THIS WAS THE PROBLEM THAT IT WAS STUCK OPEN, AND IN HIS OPINION, DEFECTIVE. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM CRACKED DASHBOARD. EDGES ARE SHARP, PIECES FALL UNDERNEATH AND EXPOSE WIRES AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE DASH COULD COLLAPSE AT ANY TIME AND WOULD BE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR CAUSING A WRECK. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND DODGE SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

THE DASH WAS CRACKED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO. THERE WERE CRACKS RUNNING OVER THE AREA ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND OVER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT, RUNNING INTO THE AREA OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. IT HAS STEADILY GOTTEN WORSE. JUST YESTERDAY, 29 OCTOBER 2010, THE FRONT COVER QUITE LITERALLY EXPLODED INTO FRAGMENTS. THE DASH IS CURRENTLY NOT ATTACHED, IT IS JUST HANGING. IT STAYS IN PLACE FOR THE MOST PART BUT CAN VERY EASILY BE LIFTED. I HAVE SEEN, HEARD AND READ OF MANY OTHER DODGE DASHBOARDS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. IF IT IS SO PREVALENT, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. A SOLUTION TO THIS DEFECT, BE IT A RECALL OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS, IS SERIOUSLY PAST DUE. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 DASHBOARD HAS CRUMBLED TO THE POINT OF SHARP, POINTED EDGES COULD DESTROY OR CUT SOMEONE'S FACE OR BODY TO THE POINT OF DEATH IF A HEADON WRECK WERE TO HAPPEN. THIS IS DEFINITELY A PLASTIC DEFECT. I HAVE 1985 DODGE 150 AND THE DASH IS PERFECT IN IT. I ALSO HAVE A 2000 DODGE DURANGO AND THE DASH IS PERFECT IN IT AND THE DASH IN THE 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 IS DEFINITELY DANGEROUS TO ANYONE RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEATS. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROADING FOR FUN AND IS STILL IN STOCK TIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED EXTENSIVE CRACKING ON THE ENTIRE PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE DASHBOARD DEFECT WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 231 IN LAFAYETTE INDIANA, WHEN SUDDENLY I REALIZED I COULD NO LONGER USE THE BRAKES ON MY TRUCK. I TRIED TO SLOW MY VEHICLE BY BRAKING BUT MY BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING SO I JUST LET UP ON THE GAS. AT THIS POINT MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AS DID MY ABS LIGHT ON THE CONTROL PANEL. I WAS STILL ABOUT 40 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME AND STILL HAD ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING TO DO BEFORE I REACHED MY DESTINATION. I DROVE ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR WITH MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND WAS PREPARED TO US MY EMERGENCY BRAKE IF I NEEDED TO. THANKFULLY THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION GOING ON AT THE TIME ON PARTS OF HIGHWAY 231 AT THE TIME, SO PARTS OF HIGHWAY 231 WERE SLOW GOING ANYWAY. HOWEVER, THE LOSS OF MY BRAKE SYSTEM SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. I MADE IT SUCCESSFULLY HOME WITHOUT INJURING MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2010. HOWEVER, MY TRUCK IS ONLY 9 YEARS ONLY AND THIS INCIDENT SHOULD NEVER HAVE TAKEN PLACE. WHEN I RETURNED HOME ALL OF MY BRAKE FLUID WAS PORING OUT AND WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF THE MASTER TANK UNDER MY HOOD. FURTHERMORE, LOOKING AT THE BRAKE LINES, THE HARD LINES THAT LEAD TO THIS PROBLEM REVEALED THAT SEVERE RUST HAD LEAD TO THE TOTAL BREAKDOWN AND ACTUALLY CAUSED THE HARD LINES OF MY BRAKES TO BRAKE IN HALF, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN IN A NINE YEAR ONLY VEHICLE, THAT IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I HAVE SINCE REPLACE MY BRAKE SYSTEM WITH ALL NEW PARTS AND BLEED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I HAVE ALSO TOLD PEOPLE WIT

DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB IS FALLING INTO CHUNKS AND THEY HAVE FALLEN INTO MY TILT STEERING CAUSING IGNITION WIRES TO COME LOOSE CAUSING THE ENGINE AND ALL SYSTEMS TO FAIL ! NEAR COLLISIONS HAVE BEEN ON MANY OCCASIONS. PRESENTING DANGER TO MYSELF AND ALL ON ROADWAY! I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY WONT DO A THING. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME TRUCK THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. THANK YOU *TR

THE HARD PLASTIC DASH ON TOP AND FRONT STARTED CRACKING AND FALLING APART IN 2004. THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 .I HAVEN'T REPLACED IT BECAUSE I THINK DODGE SHOULD,SINCE ABOUT EVERY TRUCK I HAVE SEEN IS LIKE THIS. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD - I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP. MY DASHBOARD HAS CAVED IN AND APPARENTLY, THIS PROBLEM IS PRETTY COMMON WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE. IN ADDITION TO THE WIRING ALL NOW BEING EXPOSED, I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE IN RELATION TO ITS' PROXIMITY TO THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE TOTAL EXPOSURE IN THE AREA OF THE VEHICLES' PLACEMENT OF THE DASHBOARD, WHICH IS NOW NON-EXISTENT, IT COULD POSSIBLY ENDANGER A PASSENGER'S LIFE WHILE RIDING ON THAT SIDE, UNLESS I TURN THE AIRBAG FUNCTION OFF. THIS APPARENTLY IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE DODGE LINE. THERE ARE INDICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WEBSITE, BUT ALSO SPECIFICALLY LISTING THAT THERE IS NO RECALL TO DATE. I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING WHEN I CONTACTED MY DODGE DEALER LOCALLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH WHEN THEY WERE CUT OFF AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF AN ON-COMING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANIES STORAGE FACILITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60000. UPDATED 12/15/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 12/27/10

THE FAILURE OF THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE WAS NOT ANY PARTICULAR EVENT LEADING TO ITS FAILURE. ONE DAY I WAS CLEANING THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND DID NOT NOTICE THE LARGE CRACK UNTIL I SLICED MY ARM ON IT. IT CONCERNS ME THAT THIS INJURY OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. I CAN NOT EVEN IMAGINE THE INJURIES THAT COULD OCCUR AT HIGH SPEEDS FROM THE FAULTY PLASTIC. THE FACT REMAINS THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE CURRENT PLASTIC AS WELL AS THE "REPLACEMENT DASH." I MEAN A REPLACEMENT DASH THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CRACK AND INFLICT THE SAME INJURIES AS BEFORE. *TR

DASH BOARD IS CRACKING INTO PIECES ACTUALLY DISINEGRATING. IF BY CHANCE CUTS ANY WIRING IT COULD CUT MY LIGHTS OUT OR SOMETHING ELSE I AM NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH THE ELECTRONICS OF AN AUTOMOBLBILE. THANK YOU *TR

MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING AND I HAVE TRIED TO KEEP UP WITH THE LOOSE PARTS OF IT AFTER THEY BREAK OFF BUT WHILE DRIVING LAST WEEK A PIECE BECAME LOOSE AND IN THE TURBULENCE INSIDE THE TRUCK, WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN, A PIECE OF THE DASH CAME OFF AND FLEW INTO MY RIGHT EYE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK STOPPED AND AFTER ABOUT 15 MIN I WAS ABLE TO GET THE PIECE OUT OF MY EYE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AFTER SHE DEPRESSED IT. SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE PEDAL WAS STUCK. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHIFT INTO PARK AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A RELATIVE WHO STATED THAT THE GASKET FROM THE CARBURETOR BECAME STUCK INSIDE THE CARBURETOR WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

DODGE DASHBOARD FALLING APART ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. *TR

TRUCK WAS RUNNING JUST FINE. WHEN TRUCK WAS PARKED FOR LESS THAN 10 MINUTES, WITH ENGINE OFF IT SUDDENLY IGNITED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TRUCK WAS A COMPLETE LOSS. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE EVENT TOOK PLACE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4. WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE AT 50MPH OR FASTER THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY SO BAD THAT YOU BARELY HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT DOES NOT STOP UNTIL YOU CAN SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN..WHICH IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. IT HAPPENED TO ME 3 OR 4 TIMES ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW IT DOWN CAUSING PEOPLE AROUND ME TO ALMOST GET IN TO ACCIDENTS TRYING NOT TO SLAM INTO ME BECAUSE IN HAD NO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE PUT IN UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS,TRAC BAR .STEERING COLUMN..NOTHING HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM AND DODGE WANTS TO KNOW NOTHING.SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED IF THIS NPROBLEM ISN'T FIXED BY DODGE. THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AND ALSO FROM MECHANICS AND PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO. EVERYONE WHO OWNS A DODGE TRUCK CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND OUT IT COULD HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THATS NEXT FOR ME TO TRY. *TR

DASH IN 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 FALLING APART, CRACKS AND SHARP PIECES STICKING UP. THE DASH IS STARTING TO FALL IN. DODGE WILL NOT DO ANY THING. *TR

THE DASH IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP IS CRACKING ALL OVER THE PLACE AND PIECES ARE FALLING OUT. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP WITH 109,000,00 MILES AND I HAVE A CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD, STARTING OUT FROM MY RIGHT DEFROSTER VENT HEADING TO MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG !!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS. HE UTILIZED THE TILT ADJUST FOR THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN HE LIFTED UPWARD, THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE FAILED. WHEN HE ADJUSTED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK DOWNWARD, THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS BECAME OPERABLE. THE CONTACT REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH EACH INSTANCE. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WIRES WERE TOO SHORT AND WAS BEGINNING TO LOOSEN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE HIGH BEAMS WERE THE ONLY FRONT-END LIGHTS THAT WOULD OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF UPDATED 04/20/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GLASS SHIELD ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FRACTURED. THE GAUGES WERE STILL OPERABLE YET THEY WERE EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 64,000. UPDATED 11/11/10 *BF THE ENTIRE PLASTIC PART OF THE DASH CRACKED AND FELL A PART. UPDATED 11/18/10*JB

DASHBOARD ON 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKING. NO SPECIFIC EVENT PRECIPITATED THE FAILURE. A CLOTH DASHCOVER WAS PLACED ON TOP OF THE DASH IN AN ATTEMPT TO MINIMIZE INJURY IF PIECES OF THE DASH WOULD BE DISLOGED IN A CRASH. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS IN THE AREA OF THE CRACKING AND THERE IS CONCERN THAT AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WOULD ALSO PROPEL SHARP PIECES OF THE CRACKED DASHBOARD TOWARDS THE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. *TR

DASH AND FRONT TRIM PIECE HAS BEEN CRACKING AND DETERIORATING. *TR

WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME LATE ONE NIGHT, SHE FELL ASLEEP AND HIT A LARGE TREE. SHE LIVES IN CA. WHILE I AM IN CO. THE TRUCK SHE WAS IN, A DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 EXTENDED CAB, WAS A TOTAL LOSS. SHE WAS FLOWN INTO A HOSPITAL 90 OR SO MILES AWAY. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT, AS WAS HER PASSENGER. MY DAUGHTER BROKE SOME RIBS, HER ARM, AND HER PELVIS IN 8 PLACES. HER LEFT LEG WAS ATTACHED BY SKIN AND MUSCLE ONLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FULLY DEPLOYED, WHEREAS THE DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY. BY WHAT I HAVE SEEN DURING MY RESEARCH OF THIS INCIDENT, AND SEEING THE TRUCK, HER AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT TRIED. ACCORDING TO THE CARFAX I PULLED, IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, AND WAS PURCHASED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHO WOULD,I ASSUME, HAVE A VEHICLE REPAIRED PROPERLY IF IT HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

OPERATING VEHICLE ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE AT 70 MPH WHEN I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT TO THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL, HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER. REASON FOR BLOWOUT: TREAD SEPARATION- DEFECTIVE TIRE - TIRE FAILURE.

LARGE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD HAVE OPENED UP AND NOW THE FRONT BEZEL AND DASH BOARD ARE IN PIECES. *TR

THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND NOW HAS A HOLE IN IT. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DASH. THE DASH CRACKING AND FAILURE COULD LEAD TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS SEEN WITH OTHER DODGE RAM 1500'S. *TR