2002 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM THAT I BOUGHT USED IN 2006. I DID NOT HAVE THE TRUCK SIX MONTHS AND I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I NOTICED TWO MORE INCLUDING THE SPEAKER GRILLS IN THE DASH COMPLETELY FALLING APART. THIS IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE TAKES A PIECE OF PLASTIC TO THE FACE IF IN AN ACCIDENT. ONCE IT STARTS CRACKING IT IS NOT GOING TO STOP AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES FOR NOT ONLY EXPOSED WIRES BUT ALSO AIRBAGS THAT IF DEPLOYED WILL SEND SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC EVERYWHERE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE OVER 200-500 RPMS. SHE ALSO STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND BEING IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT INTENT. THE FUEL INJECTION WAS CLEANED AND THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED TO NO AVAIL. THE SOLENOID WAS ALSO REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS CLEANED; YET, THAT STILL DIDN'T CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT TAKE ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO PRODUCE ANY ERROR CODES OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 115,500.

OVER A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS BEGAN TO CRACK AND CRUMBLE AWAY LEAVING SHARP EDGES. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY IMPACT TO THE DASH OR VEHICLE. THE PLASTIC THAT THE DASH IS COMPOSED OF IS BRITTLE AND WEAK. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. IT WONT BE LONG BEFORE THE DASH FALLS INTO THE TRUCK. *TR

DASH IS CRACKED ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 IN MULTIPLE PLACES. *TR

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH BOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING AND STEADILY GETTING WORSE OVER THE PAST YEAR. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD ONLY PAY $500.00 TOWARDS A $1200.00 REPAIR. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK IN CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE AIR BAG. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS BETWEEN 1998 AND 2006. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, HE EXPERIENCES UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION AND SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEUTRAL GEAR, THE VEHICLE WILL STOP. THE VEHICLE NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50000.

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS STARTED TO CRACK. THIS WILL ONLY GET WORSE AND WILL LEAD TO POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. DODGE HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS SINCE 2001 AND REFUSES TO CLASSIFY IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND REFUSES TO REPLACE THE ITEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. HE STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER BOX AND CAUSED IT TO SHORT CIRCUIT. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

THE 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT WAS BOUGHT IN 2006. 2 MONTHS LATER, THE REAR END HAD TO BE REPLACED. NO WARRANTY. (2000.00 OUT OF POCKET). SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT END WENT OUT. (2083.00 OUT OF POCKET). NO MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL 6 MONTHS AGO. HAD TO REPLACE ALL WHEEL BEARINGS AND BRAKES ( 1500.00 OUT OF POCKET) NOW, MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT THE BRAKES AND FRONT SUSPENSION HAS TO BE REPLACED(ANOTHER 2300.00 OUT OF POCKET) THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN OFF-ROAD. IT HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. DODGE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED,NO RESPONSE. HOW CAN THEY EXPECT US TO KEEP BUYING THEIR VEHICLES, WHEN THEY CAN'T OR WON'T TELL US WHAT IS GOING ON? I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL FOR ANY OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 AND I HAVE BEEN NOTICING THAT THE DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING AND THEN IT BEGAN TO CRACK MORE TO THE POINT OF HAVING NO DASH AT ALL. I DON'T THINK THIS IS JUST A COSMETIC DEFECT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT DOESN'T TAKE A HOARD OF INSPECTORS TO SEE HOW THIS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO OCCUPANTS IN THE TRUCK. LETS JUST FORGET ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE FOR A SECOND, AFTER BUYING A DODGE INTREPID AND HAVE THE MOTOR FAIL AT 60,000 AND I SAID " I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE", BUT I GAVE DODGE A SECOND CHANCE BECAUSE I LIKED THE LOOK OF THE TRUCK INSIDE AND OUT. WITH THAT SAID I DON'T MIND REPLACING THE CONTROL ARMS WHERE THE BALL JOINTS ARE WELDED IN, AT A COST OF 600.00 DOLLARS. WISH I WOULD HAVE LOOKED AT THAT TOO, BUT HAVING TO REPLACE THE DASH IS NOT JUSTIFIED AS AN EXPENSE THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR. IF I SOLD THIS TRUCK TO SOMEONE I KNOW THE FIRST THING THEY WOULD SAY, "THAT DOESN'T LOOK SAFE AND MAKES YOU WONDER WHAT ELSE IS UNSAFE WITH THE TRUCK." IT DOES MAKE YOU WONDER ABOUT THE REST OF THE TRUCK, DID THEY CUT CORNERS ON OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE? LET ME ASK NHTSA WHEN YOU GET IN YOUR VEHICLE TO GO HOME AFTER WORK AND YOUR DASH STARTED CRACKING, TO THE POINT OF YOUR SPEAKERS FALLING OUT WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES WOULD YOU FEEL SAFE. THAT'S MY STORY AND I AM STICKING TO IT. *TR

THIS CONCERNS THE CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD ON A DODGE RAM. IF CRACKED OR BROKEN ENOUGH, IT COULD CAUSE INJURY OR FIRE IF THE SUN WOULD GET TO THE WIRES IN THE DASH. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FILED ON DODGE RAMS FROM 1998-2005 FOR THE DASHBOARDS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY TRUCK JUST STARTED CRACKING. I'M AFRAID THE DIRECT SUNLIGHT IS GOING TO DAMAGE OR SHORT THE WIRING. THE DAMAGE MAY CAUSE FAILURE OF COMPONENTS. ALSO IF ACCIDENT OCCURS PIECES OF THE DASH MAY END UP HITTING THE PERSONS INSIDE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD CRACKS BY ITSELF AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE DASHBOARD WILL JUST SPLIT. THE NOISE IS VERY LOUD AND STARTLING AND COULD CREATE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DISTRACTION WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, RESULTING IN NUMEROUS CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD AND EXPOSING THE COMPONENTS INSIDE MY DASHBOARD TO THE HEAT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT COMING THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500-DASH BOARD CRACKS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. SEAT BELT LATCH COVERS DISINTEGRATED. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2002 DODGE 1500 STARTED OFF WITH A SMALL CRACK ACROSS THE DEFROST VENT. WITHIN A FEW DAYS THERE WAS ANOTHER CRACK ON THE ADJACENT VENT. IN LESS THAN A MONTH, MY ENTIRE DASH HAD VERY LARGE CRACKS ALL OVER IT. *TR

MY 2002 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4 HAD A LEAK ON THE POWER STEERING HOSE,WHICH WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY IN 2004. IN 2005 I NOTICE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING AGAIN IN THE SAME AREA AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE HOSE AGAIN. THIS TIME IT TURN OUT TO BE A LEEK IN THE GEAR BOX. AT THE TIME THE TRUCK HAD 62000 KMS AND 3 MONTHS PAST IT'S WARRANTY AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD. THE DODGE DEALER WOULD NOT HELP COVER ANY EXPENSES FOR THIS PREMATURE FAILURE. CURRENTLY THE STEERING IS UNSTABLE ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES AND I DO NOT DRIVE IT IN THE WINTER. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENTS BUT ONE NEAR MISS WHEN THE TRUCK VEERED OVER TO THE ON COMING LANE AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GET HIT IN TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE BLEW, HOWEVER THERE IS A TSB IN REGARDS TO THE OIL PRESSURE STATING THAT IS NOT AN ISSUE. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THERE IS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB STATING THE SAME RESULTS AS MINE. DODGE STATES THAT I CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE DASHES THAT ARE IN DODGE RAMS? YOU CAN BROWSE THE WEB, AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE, BUT ALL THE DASHES IN DODGE RAMS FROM 00' UP TO 02' ARE CRACKING, AND DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT... HERE RECENTLY, THEY RELEASED A RECALL FOR STEERING WHEEL COLUMNS, BUT STILL NOT EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BUDGE AS TO A DASH RECALL. IT IS HAPPENING IN DODGE RAMS ALL ACROSS THE U.S. PROVING THAT IT IS NOT JUST THE SOUTHERN HEAT THAT IS CAUSING THIS, BUT RATHER A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL. THE DASHES CRACK WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST SIGN OF SUN DAMAGES, SPOTS, OR FADING... PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS... THE DASH ALSO COVERS MAJOR WIRES THAT ARE THE KEY FOR THE VEHICLE, AND IF THEY MELT OR GET WET, IT COULD CAUSE MAJOR MALFUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM DASH PANEL FALLING APART , THE AIR BAG WILL EVENTUALLY BE AFFECTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO ZERO ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE OIL PRESSURE READING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE OIL PUMP, PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE, AND OIL SCREEN BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE AFTER A RAIN STORM, SEVERAL SAFETY FEATURES STOPPED FUNCTIONING: WIPERS, TURN SIGNALS, HORN, HEADLIGHT CONTROL. I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE IS NOT FUNCTIONING BUT THESE HAVE BEEN VERIFIED. NARROWED THE PROBLEM DOWN TO THE FCM (FRONT CONTROL MODULE). THE FCM IS CONNECTED TO THE IPM (INTEGRATED POWER MODULE). COME TO FIND OUT THE IPM IS NOT SEALED FROM THE ELEMENTS. THE CIRCUIT BOARD IS EXPOSED FROM THE BOTTOM WHICH ALLOWS WATER TO SPLASH INTO THE MODULE THEREBY SHORTING THE FCM. I BELIEVED DODGE KNOWS THIS IS A POOR DESIGN AND IS UNSAFE BECAUSE I'VE READ THAT THEY'VE DESIGNED A REPLACEMENT IPM WHICH IS SEALED FROM THE ELEMENTS. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF OBVIOUS REASONS. *TR

02 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH FALLING APART. SHORTED RADIAN WIRES AND RUBBING AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT POSSIBILITY FOR AIR BAG FAILURE. DODGE DEALER OFFERS NO RECALL OR RECOURSE OTHER THAN COSTLY REPAIR, ONLY TO REOCCUR. FEEL LIKE THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD IN MANY WAYS. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP TRUCK HAS HUGE CRACKS AND HOLES IN DASHBOARD. THE SUNLIGHT AND HEAT DIRECTLY HITTING WIRES AND OTHER COMPONENTS AS A RESULT OF THE CRACKS AND HOLES IS A SAFETY HAZARD. DODGE SHOULD RECALL ALL MODELS/YEARS EFFECTED WITH THESE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARDS. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKING AT 85,000 MILES AND IT WILL NOT STOP LOOKS LIKE IT WILL CONTINUE TO CRACK TILL IT IS COMPLETELY GONE. *TR

DASH HAS STARTED CRACKING AND FALLING APART IN PLACES. IM AFRAID THAT IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IS GOING TO SEND PLASTIC SHARDS THROUGHOUT MY TRUCK DOING MORE HARM THAT GOOD. DODGE SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING COMES FROM IT. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A LAWSUIT TO GET THIS NOTICED. HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING IF I GET INTO A WRECK AND MY SON DIES FROM A PIECE OF PLASTIC THROWN ACROSS THE CAR, NO AMOUNT OF MONEY WILL EVER FIX THAT PROBLEM. HAVE ALREADY ASKED DODGE ABOUT THIS AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS AND BLAME IT ON THE OWNERS LACK OF CARE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR

THE HEATER / AC FAN BECAME INOPERATIVE AT ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE HIGH SPEED SETTING. WHEN I REMOVED THE FAN SPEED RESISTOR BLOCK I FOUND THE AREA TO BE PACKED WITH DRY AND BURNT LEAVES AND ACORN CAPS, CONSISTENT WITH THOSE FROM THE COAST LIVE OAK TREES ON MY PROPERTY AND IN MY COMMUNITY. THE RESISTOR BLOCK POWER SUPPLY IS EQUIPPED WITH A SPRING-LOADED SOLDER CONNECTION APPARENTLY DESIGNED TO INTERRUPT POWER IF THE CIRCUIT BECOMES HOT ENOUGH TO APPROACH THE MELTING POINT OF THE SOLDER. THE SYSTEM PARTIALLY WORKED BY CUTTING POWER UNDER EXTREME HEAT CONDITIONS. I FEEL THOUGH, THAT ALLOWING A LARGE QUANTITY OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS TO ENTER AND COLLECT IN AN AREA WHERE HEAT APPROACHING THE MELTING POINT OF SOLDER IS PRESENT IS UNACCEPTABLE. I PHOTOGRAPHED AND RETAINED ALL OF THE DRY TREE MATERIAL POSSIBLE THAT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RESISTOR / FAN AREA. MUCH OF IT WAS REDUCED TO A BLACK CARBON POWDER. THE VOLUME WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 50 CUBIC INCHES OF LOOSE MATERIAL. I RESOLDERED THE SPRING-LOADED CONNECTION AND RE-INSTALLED THE RESISTOR BLOCK. INITIAL TESTS SHOWED THAT IT WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY AND COOL TO THE TOUCH. SEVERAL HOURS OF DRIVING THIS PAST WEEKEND PRODUCED THE SAME RESULTS BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE THE RESISTOR. *TR

DASH BOARD COMPLETELY CRACKED TO PIECES AND I AM CONCERNED IT WILL NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE ANY MORE. ALL IT WAS CAUSED BY WAS HEATING AND COOLING THROUGH OUT THE YEAR. THERE IS LIKE NO INSULATION IN THE DASH. I KNOW OF TRUCKS THAT WERE ONE YEAR OLD AND THERE DASH CRACKED. THE ENTIRE DASH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WILL BE A NATION WIDE CAMPAIGN. *TR

DODGE SLT-1500 4X4, SHORT BEDSHOPS AROUND CURVES IF YOU HIT THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN ROAR, BRIDGE OR WHATEVER. IT SEEM THE BACK END IS TO LIGHT OR SOMETHING IS WRONG BACK THERE. *TR

WIPER MODULE FAILURE/ LOSS OF VISIBILITY / SAFETY ISSUE FROM WATER INTRUSION INTO MODULE CAUSING CORROSION AND WIPER MODULE/ MOTOR FAILURE. *TR

MY DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK IS A 2002 MODEL. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING SO BADLY THAT LARGE PIECES ARE FALLING DOWN INTO THE ELECTRICAL SECTION. IT GETS WORSE DAILY AND I'M AFRAID OF A FIRE. *TR

THE DASH HAS BEGUN CRACKING. LITTLE PIECES ARE FALLING DOWN INTO THE DASH THE LOWER DASH AND INTO AIR VENTS. THESE ARE NOT SMALL MINOR CRACK, THEY ARE LARGE CRACKS THAT COVER THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH DODGE RAM DASHBOARDS FOR YEARS. *TR

DASH IS CRACKING, ONE DEFROSTER VENT SCREEN HAS BROKEN OFF AND FALLEN INTO DEFROST VENT DUE TO BECOMING BRITTLE, ADDITIONAL CRACKS ARE BECOMING MORE EVIDENT AS THE DAYS GO BY. *TR

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS CRACKED DASH AND IT IS VERY BRITTLE. WHILE RESEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND HUNDREDS MORE WITH SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS COULD CAUSE AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION OR IF THE AIRBAG DOES WORK IT WOULD THROW PIECES OF THE DASH INTO THE PERSON CAUSING MAJOR INJURES TO THAT PERSON. I BELIEVE THAT DODGE SHOULD LOOK IN TO THIS. THEY SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS ON ITS OWN. HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, PLACED IT BACK INTO PARK, AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND HE NO LONGER DRIVES THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,000.

STALLING AND ROUGH IDLE. ENGINE WILL SURGE AT STOP AND FORCE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD VERY CLOSE TO OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED IN 2006 WITH 34,000 MILES. IN JUNE OF 2008 I NOTICED A CRACK APPROX. 2" LONG IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STARTING IN THE TRAY, VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 53,000 MILES ON IT. BY SEPTEMBER OF 2008 THE ONE CRACK DEVELOPED INTO 3 CRACKS WITH 1 SPANNING THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE DASH ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF THE VEHICLE. NOW IN MARCH OF 2009 WITH 69,000 MILE, THERE ARE 5 CRACKS TOTAL AND THE DASHBOARD IS SAGGING AND THE DEFROSTER VENTS ARE STARTING TO CRACK APART. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A ACCIDENT, THE ONLY PROTECTANT USED ON THE DASH WAS RECOMMENDED AND PURCHASED AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. *TR

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN MANY PLACES ON MY 2002 DODGE 1500 4X4. FULL LENGTH CRACKS FROM WINDSHIELD TO DRIVER, ABOUT 4 LARGE ONES AND A FEW SMALL ONES STARTING. MAY BE MORE COSMETIC BUT IF CONTINUES, IT MY AFFECT DRIVING. *TR

MY 2002 DODGE CARAVAN HAS NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE PASSENGER AND BACK WINDOWS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS ALSO BECOMING LOOSE. THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED ONLY WORKING ON HIGH SPEED. THEN IT WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL UNLESS YOU GIGGLED THE KEY A CERTAIN WAY. NOW IT WON'T WORK AT ALL. THESE TRUCKS HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. "THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN CONTAINS AN UNDER-SIZED TERMINAL FOR THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR CIRCUIT." PER THE RECALL "'DEALERS WILL INSTALL A WIRING HARNESS OVERLAY TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION" I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE MONSTROSITY AND HE WAS RUDE AND CLAIMED THIS TRUCK WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THAT RECALL. I ALSO CALLED THE NATIONAL NUMBER AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THEIR DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. WE LIVE IN FLORIDA AND IT IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE TO RIDE IN A VEHICLE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. OUR DODGE CARAVAN ALSO HAS A DEFECTIVE AIR CONDITIONER. I RUE THE DAY I EVER BOUGHT A DODGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. IN 2006, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE TURN SIGNALS, HORN, AND BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER WORKED. HE CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS DID NOT WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. HE FEELS THESE ARE ALL SAFETY ISSUES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,844 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

DASHBOARD IS STARTING TO CRACK IN VARIOUS PLACES. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY TRUCK JUST STARTED CRACKING AND PIECES ARE FALLING OFF. I'M AFRAID ITS GOING TO SHORT SOMETHING OUT. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAD A LEAK IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CAUGHT FIRE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE FIRE DAMAGED THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK, AND MELTED THE GAS TANK AND BED LINER. *JB

2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I WAS IN A CURVE AND ALMOST WRECKED. I HAVE HEARD OTHER PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I THOUGHT SAFETY WAS NUMBER ONE. BUT I GUESS THIS WILL NOT BE A RECALL UNTIL SOME ONE FROM YOUR OFFICE OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE IS KILLED IN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION. I HAVE READ THAT PEOPLE HAVE RAN OF THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED OR HAVE STRUCK A ROADSIDE OBJECT TRYING TO STOP. COME ON PEOPLE LETS FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

FOR NO APPARENT REASON MY DASHBOARD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS WHICH APPEARED SUDDENLY RUNNING THE LENGTH OF THE DASHBOARD FROM FRONT TO BACK. THERE IS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS AND THE VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED. THE CRACKS ARE PRIMARILY OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH BUT THERE ARE ALSO A FEW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I WOULD HATE TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, IT WOULD PROBABLY TURN THE DASH INTO A PLASTIC GRENADE SENDING SHRAPNEL AROUND THE CAB AND INTO THE OCCUPANTS. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES DUE TO DEFECTIVE PLASTICS. I UNDERSTAND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE. WHERE THIS HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE IS THE SHARPNESS OF THE PARTS. MY SON AND I HAVE BOTH SLICED OUR HANDS OPEN WHEN CLEANING THE DASH, EVEN TRYING TO BE CAREFUL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER. SEE THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE AS I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.DODGEPROBLEMS.COM/CRACKED-DASHBOARD.SHTML. *TR

SEVERE CRACKING OF UPPER TWO-PIECE DASH BOARD. MULTIPLE CRACKS RUNNING THROUGH DASH, LEAVING OPEN HOLES TO WIRING. CRACKED DASH SHIFTING, COULD INTERFERE WITH PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT 4X4S DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND IS GETTING WORSE. TRUCK IS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND CAN THINK OF NOTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS AS A FAULT OF MINE. *TR