MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH IS COMPLETELY CRACKED AND HAS SEVERAL HOLES IN IT WHERE THE PLASTIC HAS CAVED IN. I AM CONCERNED THE HOLES AND CONTINUED CRACKING WILL CAUSE EXPOSED WIRES TO BE BURNT OR SEVERED, WHICH COULD ENDANGER THE LIVES OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
2001 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 2001 record →
SHARP CRACKED DASHBOARD. MY CHILD HAS BEEN CUT!!! THE HAS BEEN OVER 200 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS! DASH *TR
2001 DODGE PICK UP- ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO A PROBLEM BEGAN WITH A SINGLE CRACK IN DASHBOARD, THEN MORE CRACKS, PIECES OF DASH BEGAN TO FALL INTO DASH CREATING HOLES, THEN LARGER HOLES AND RECENTLY COLLAPSED. NOW CONCERNED ABOUT EXPOSED WIRES AND INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, I.E. LIGHTS, WINDOW, MIRRORS. *TR
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS FALLEN APART. THERE ARE NOW HOLES IN IT. WHEN I FIRST CONTACTED DODGE ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY SAID THEY HAD NO RECALL ON IT BUT TO CONTINUE TO WATCH FOR IT, AS SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY QUESTION IS THIS, IF SO MANY PEOPLE ACROSS THE US ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR 2001 DODGE, THEN THERE HAS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANUFACTURING WHEN THEY MOLDED THE PLASTIC. WHEN IS DODGE GOING TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN INVESTMENT THAT IS FALLING APART, THAT IS THEIR FAULT? NOT ONLY HAS THE DASH CRACKED ON OUR AUTO BUT, THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER BUSTED LOOSE FROM THE PLASTIC AND IS NOW LOCATED SOMEWHERE IN THE DASH. THE HEADLINER AND ONE OF THE INTERIOR FOLD DOWN MIRRORS HAS COME APART. THIS AUTO IS LITERALLY FALLING APART IN THE CAB. PLEASE TELL ME YOU ARE GOING TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROPERLY. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 3 OTHER PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN MY AREA WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2001 DODGE RAM. *TR
2001 DODGE RAM DASH BOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING ALL OVER THE PLACE AND THIS MORNING A BIG PEACE HAD FALLEN THROUGH, AND I DID MANAGE TO GET IT OUT, WHAT CAN I DO AS THIS IS BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD, TO SHORTING OUT WIRES OR EVEN CAUSING A FIRE. DODGE HAS NO RECALL ON THIS ITEM. *TR
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH 84,000 MILES THE DASH BOARD START TO CRACK AND NOW IT HAS A BIG HOLE IN IT THIS IS CAUSING THE ENGINE LIGHT TO GO ON SOME TIMES AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS TO GO ON AND OF AT NIGHT AND ITS DIFFICULT TO CONCENTRATE I TRY TO HAVE A MECHANIC FIX IT AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE SINCE THE DASH IS BROKEN THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THEIR WORK. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HIS DESTINATION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HE NOTICED A SMALL HOLE IN THE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER TUBE. GASOLINE WAS LEAKING DOWN BOTH SIDES OF THE FUEL RAIL ONTO THE MOTOR NEXT TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT A FIRE COULD HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE HOT ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL FAIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $611. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,100. UPDATED 06/12/09 *BF UPDATED 06/16/09*JB
UNEXPLAINED SUDDEN DASH CRACK IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ON A 2001 DODGE RAM SPORT IN UPSTATE NY. *TR
2001 DODGE RAM DASH FALLING IN AND EXPOSING WIRES AND AIR BAG. DASH CRACKING ALL OVER THE PLACE AND POIECES FALLING INWARD ON ELECTRICAL WIRES. *TR
THE HOOD LATCH OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 FAILED, RELEASING TO HOOD WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40 MPH. MY WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO THE HOOD IS BEYOND REPAIR. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED INTO PIECES AND THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD FRONT CAP IS BETWEEN $450-$600. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE FAILURE IS A FABRIC DEFECT AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,179.
DASHBOARD IS INEXPLICABLY CRACKING AND CAVING IN. *TR
DASHBOARD CRACKING AND HOLES ARE STARTING TO FORM. CAN BE DANGEROUS IF WATER WOULD GET UNDER THE DASH BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. *TR
DRIVING APPROX. 30 MILES AN HOUR, HOOD UNLATCHED FLEW UP. IT DAMAGED HOOD, HINGES AND SMASHED WINDSHIELD. *TR
FRONT END DEATH WOBBLE ON DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 2009 TRUCKS. WHEN HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF FREEWAY ROAD AT 70 MPH THE FRONT END SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL TRUCK IS SLOWED DOWN TO 45 MPH. SEVERAL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRACK BAR, STEERING ARMS, BALL JOINTS, FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, WITH NO FIX. THE WEB HAS SEVERAL PROBLEMS LISTED BUT NO FIX. THIS MUST BE FIXED BY DODGE WITH A RECALL. CAN YOU HELP! *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DISCOVERER ATR TIRES, SIZE 245/75R/16 (NA). WHILE PLACING TIRE SHINE ON THE TIRES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF SEPARATION. HE WAS ALSO ABLE TO SEE THE RADIAL PART OF THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC AT THE SHOP STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND OTHER TIRES WERE BEGINNING TO DISPLAY SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. HE CONSULTED THE MANUFACTURER AGAIN AND THEY STATED THAT SINCE THE TIRES WERE NOT THE SIZE CITED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06T016000, THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 136,000.
THE DASH BOARD OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK STARTED TO CRACK ABOUT 3 YRS AGO AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER EVER SINCE. DODGE HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE MY FIRST CALL IN SEPT 2006. EVERY 01 DODGE I'VE SEEN HAS A CRACKED DASH BOARD COVERED WITH A DASH CARPET/COVER. THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED! DODGE IS/WAS A GREAT COMPANY I THOUGHT. I WILL BE TAKING BUSINESS ELSE WHERE IF I CAN'T GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 AND MY BROTHER'S 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 AS WELL HAVE SEVERE DASHBOARD CRACKS. THE CRACKS HAVE GOTTEN SO BAD THAT THERE ARE NOW LARGE HOLES IN THE DASH AND SHARDS OF JAGGED PLASTIC COVERING MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A LOCAL PROBLEM THEN I FOUND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS AS WELL. *TR
THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE QUADCAB PICKUP TRUCK 1500 IS SEVERELY CRACKED. THIS IS NOT THE NORMAL CRACKING THAT YOU MAY EXPECT TO SEE THROUGH NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. IT IS A DEFECT IN THE EQUIPMENT. LARGE GAPING HOLES ALL OVER THE DASH. IF THE UN-ATTACHED CRACKED SECTIONS WERE REMOVED THERE WOULD BE NO DASH AT ALL. *TR
2001 RAM 1500 SPORT. ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO I NOTICED A CRACK ON THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS CLOSER TO THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS LIKE '!@#$% I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THE TRUCK, I DO NOT USE OILS ON IT SINCE MY EYES GET IRRITATED BY IT. AT TIMES I CAN ACTUALLY HEAR SOMETHING CRACKING IN THE DASHBOARD, I LOOK BUT DON'T SEE ANY NEW CRACKS VISIBLE. ALTHOUGH NOW MY DASH IS CRACKED VERY BAD. IT'S SPREADING AND IS RIDICULOUS. THE TRUCK LOOKS NEW, BUT YOU GET IN IT AND SEE THE BIG EYE SOAR ON THE DASHBOARD. I WAS UNAWARE OF BEING ABLE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT FIGURING IT WAS A FLUKE. BUT NOW I HAVE LEARNED THERE ARE ALOT OF DODGE OWNERS WITH THE SAME OR WORSE ISSUE. HOW ABOUT A NEW DASH COVER OR SOMETHING. PLEASE STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCTS YOU BUILD. THIS IS WHY SO MANY AMERICANS BUY FOREIGN! HELP US HELP YOU! I WON'T BUY ANOTHER DODGE IF YOU DON'T STAND BEHIND THE ?!@#$% YOU SELL! I'LL BUY TOYOTA! *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND FALLING APART. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST OVER $800 TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A REPORT ON THE FAILURE BY A FLORIDA NEWS AGENCY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 142,792.
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR AND THE HOOD FLEW OPEN, COMPLETELY BLOCKING MY VIEW. THE HOOD AND HOOD HINGES WERE DAMAGED AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND REQUIRED REPLACING. *TR
DASH BOARD CAP WAS CRACKING, THEN COLLAPSING, AND NOW HAS FALLEN IN. *TR
2001 DODGE RAM 1500 50,000 MILES BOUGHT NEW. DASH BOARD CRACKING ABOVE AIRBAG FROM WINDSHIELD TO AIR BAG. I CALLED A DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL THAT WAS THE END OF IT. NOW I SEE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. BUYING DASH CAP. *TR
CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. NO CAUSE. HAS BEEN DAMAGED SINCE 2005 WHEN THE TRUCK WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. SEEMS TO KEEP GETTING WORSE. *TR
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 (SPORT) AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON, MY DASH STARTED CRACKING AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE AS TIME GOES. CHUNKS HAVE FALLEN OUT, AND NOT ONLY AM I WORRIED ABOUT THE HEAT FROM THE SUN DESTROYING THE WIRES UNDER MY DASH (BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, ETC) IT ALSO PROVIDES SHARP EDGES FOR MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO GET SNAGGED ON AND EFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF IT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. IT WAS IMPLIED THAT THE CONTACT PLACED HIS FOOT ON TOP OF THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD REPAIR THE DASHBOARD AT THE COST OF $367. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,800.
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS EITHER DON'T COME ON OR IF YOU HIT A BUMP THEY WILL GO OFF. *TR
4 YEARS AFTER BUYING THE TRUCK, DASH COMING APART, AND HAVING SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. NO CORRECTION HAS BEEN TAKEN YET. *TR
I HAVE A 2001 RAM DODGE 1500 AND THE DASH BOARD IS COMPLETELY CRACKED, LARGE HOLES. STARTED CRACKING A YEAR AFTER PURCHASED NEW. IT HAS BEEN COVERED BY DASH COVER. *TR
MY DASHBOARD IS SO CRACKED THAT MY GLOVEBOX HAS FALLEN OUT AND I WORRY THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY. *TR
2001 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK CRACK DASHBOARD LAST 5 YEARS IT CRACK MORE AND MORE AND THE DEALER WANT $1300.00 TO FIX IT IF YOU LOOK ON SITE CRACKDASHBOARDS U FINE THE DODGE HAS A LIST ON THEM. *TR
WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IT'S IN EXCELLENT CONDITION EXCEPT THE DASH, IT IS FALLING APART I HAVE NEVER SEEN A DASH THAT LOOKED THIS BAD . I THINK IT IS PROBABLY DANGEROUS! IT GOT A SMALL CRACK ABOUT 2 YEARS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT AND NOW ITS AWFUL AND HAS BEEN FOR A LONG TIME . I STARTED LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT DASH AND RAN ACROSS COMPLAINTS IN SEVERAL STATES THAT HAD EVEN HAD IT ON THE NEWS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY OPENED, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
THE DASH OF MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO CRACK APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO, FIRST THERE WAS A SINGLE CRACK BEGINNING CLOSEST TO THE WINDSHIELD IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AND CROSSING THE DASH ENDING IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH. SINCE THEN SEVERAL OTHER CRACKS HAVE SURFACED THAT ARE BEGINNING TO AFFECT THE DEFROST, HEATING/AC AND MAY BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AIR BOG OPERATION AND POSSIBLE THE UNDER DASH WIRING. MULTIPLE OTHER REPORTS IDENTIFY THAT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
I WAS TRAVELING IN THE RANGE OF 30-45MPH WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SMASHED AGAINST MY WINDSHIELD, CAUSING ME TO BE TOTALLY BLINDED AND CRASH INTO A TALL CURB TEARING APART SOME SUSPENSION PARTS AND ALSO THE WIPERS WERE PINCHED AND LATER BEGAN SMOKING. FOLLOWED BY THE TRUCK NOT GOING INTO REVERSE. THE TRUCK IS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4. *TR
2001 DODGE RAM 1500 EXT CAB DASH BOARD STARTED CRACKING A FEW YEARS AGO AND NOW IT IS IN PIECES WITH BIG HOLES. *TR
DASH CRACKING. DEALER SAID NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR A ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED HER THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE CUT. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND SHE CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE ROTATED DURING TWO ROUTINE INSPECTIONS, BUT, AFTER THE LAST ROTATION, THE MECHANIC INFORMED HER THAT THE "A" FRAME BOLT WAS RUBBING THE TIRES AND PUNCTURING THE FRONT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE "A" FRAME BOLT AND TO CALL THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED, BUT AFTER REVIEWING WEBSITES AND FORUMS REALIZE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE COUNTED IN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF CRACKS ACROSS THE DASH BOARD. APPROXIMATELY 20 INCHES LONG ACROSS THE TOP INSTRUMENT PANEL SIDE OF THE DASH. *TR
DASH BOARD CRACKED ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT 4WD. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER IS INOPERATIVE, WHICH REDUCES HER VISIBILITY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE EVAPORATOR BOX. ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. CURRENTLY, THE REMEDY HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED TO PROPERLY CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HER TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
WE HAVE A2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP AND THE DASH HAS SPLIT/CRACKED/BROKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SO BAD THAT IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
I PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP EXT. CAB/SHORT BED. LIKE MOST OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS OF THAT YEAR, MY DASH IS COMPLETELY FALLING APART. THERE ARE CRACKS ALL OVER IT AND TWO LARGE HOLES HAVE CAVED IN ON THE DASH. I HAVE ANOTHER HOLE GETTING READY TO CAVE IN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE NOTICED ON MANY WEBSITES THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 1996-2001 DODGE RAM TRUCKS AND DODGE WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT ISN'T A "RECALL ISSUE". *TR
DASH BOARD CRACKED AND FELL INTO BOTTOM OF DASH BY RADIO HEATER CORE ETC. *TR
WHILE I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE DAY, MY FIRST INDICATION WAS A HIGH VIBRATION FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, AND A SLIGHT PULL TO THE LEFT. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION (ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AFTER I FIRST FELT THE VIBRATION) MY TIRE BLEW OUT ALL THE AIR INSTANTLY. AFTER I GOT THE TIRE CHANGED, I INSPECTED IT, AND FOUND SEVERAL SIDEWALL CRACKS RUNNING FROM THE EDGE OF THE TREADS PROGRESSING DOWN TO THE SIDEWALL ABOUT 2 TO 3 INCHES IN LENGTH. THEY RAN AT AN ANGLE THAT MATCHED THE ROTATION OF THE TIRE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE SIDEWALL AT ANY TIME. SOME OF THE OTHER TIRES SHOW SMALL LINES THAT COULD DEVELOP INTO CRACKS. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE TIRES TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE IF IT IS A DEFECT I WANT THE PUBLIC WARNED AND PREVENT ANY TRAGEDY. THANK YOU. *TR
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE 1500 PICKUP WITH A DASHBOARD THAT IS BREAKING APART AND I'M CONCERN WITH THE SHARP EDGES IN THE CAB AND HOW EFFECTIVE MY AIRBAG WILL BE IF DEPLOYED. *TR
MAJOR CRACKS APPEARED ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE DASHBOARD. THERE ARE TWO SIGNIFICANT CRACK IN THE DASH THAT EXTENDED WITHIN ONE DAY. YESTERDAY NO CRACK IN DASH, TODAY TWO MAJOR ONES. CONCERNED THAT THE DAMAGE WILL NOT CEASE AND MAY CRACK IN OTHER AREAS POSSIBLY EXPOSING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OR BECOME UNSAFE FOR PASS AGERS WHERE THERE ARE SHARP SHARDS. *TR
MY DASH IS CRACKING TO PIECES; FALLING APART. THE INSIDE OF THE DASH IS BEING EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND I FEAR THAT THE SUN OR THE BROKEN PIECES OF PLASTIC WILL DAMAGE THE WIRING. *TR
DODGE RAM TRUCK, 2001 DASH HAS CRACKED SO BAD THAT THERE IS ALMOST NO DASH LEFT ON TOP. *TR
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