2001 Dodge Ram complaints

THE DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 STARTED TO CRACK ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO. IT BEGAN AS A SMALL CRACK NEAR THE DEFROSTER AREA ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND GREW TO ABOUT EIGHT INCHES TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE DASH. A SECOND CRACK BEGAN WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS AND ALSO GREW TO ABOUT EIGHT INCHES. THIS TIME MUCH MORE RAPIDLY. I USE MY TRUCK ONLY FOR SHORT TRIPS TO WORK AND BACK AND RARELY TAKE PASSENGERS. NOTHING IS, OR HAS EVER BEEN, STORED ON THE DASH, YET IT CONTINUES TO CRACK. I HAVE READ ABOUT 50 COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. I TOO SHARE THE CONCERN THAT CONTINUED CRACKING OF THE DASH WITH PIECES CAVING IN WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS UNDER THE DASH AND POSSIBLE EVEN PREVENT THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM - THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AND HAS SINCE CRACKED FROM FRONT TO BACK AND NOW INTO THE FRONT TRIM PIECES. DASH PIECES ARE NOW FALLING OUT AND POPPING OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS. I AM CONCERNED THE CRACKS MAY AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IN THE CASE OF A COLLISION. THOUSANDS OF THE SAME REPORTS ARE VISIBLE ACROSS THE INTERNET. THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX AS THIS IS NOT A "RECALL ITEM". *TR

2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP DASH BOARD CRACKED AND FELL APART EXPOSING SHARP PLASTIC SHARDS TO DIVER AND PASSENGER. *TR

MY 2001 DODGE RAM FELL COMPLETELY APART FROM THE DASHBOARD, IT IS NO LONGER THERE. ANYMORE,, AND I HEAR ODD SOUNDS COMING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE DASH. *TR

2001 DODGE QUAD 3/4 TON V10 - DASH CRACKED IN ONE PLACE ON PASSENGER SIDE - LATER DASH CAVED IN LEAVING HUGE HOLE. WE PURCHASED A DASH CAP AT THE COST OF $130.00 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AS WE COULD NOT DRIVE AROUND WITH A BIG HOLE IN THE DASH RIGHT ABOVE A/C VENTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 IN GREAT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR 2 CRACKS STARTING IN MY DASHBOARD COMING FROM THE DEFROSTER VENT AREA WHERE THE 2 SCREWS ARE LOCATED. I UNDERSTAND MANY MANY OTHER RAM OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND MANY OF THEIR DASHES HAVE FELL COMPLETELY INWARD EXPOSING WIRING A SUCH. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM BUT THEY CANT FIX IT CAUSE THEIR IS NO OPEN RECALL ON IT YET! AS MUCH MONEY AS WE PAY FOR THESE VEHICLES WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPECT SOMETHING AS FUNCTIONAL AND COSMETIC AS YOUR DASHBOARD TO LAST. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN SOON!! DODGE LET A VENDOR SUPPLY THEM WITH SUBPAR MATERIAL AND THEY KNOW IT YET THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE DASHES? MAKES NO SENSE. I JUST PURCHASE THIS TRUCK A FEW MONTHS AGO FROM A USED CAR DEALER THAT IS WHY THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS FILLED IN LIKE IT IS. PLEASE DO THE AMERICAN CONSUMERS SOME JUSTICE AND MAKE THE CHRYSLER CORP FIX ALL THESE CRACKED DASHES. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP DASH IS ALMOST COMPLETLY COLLAPSED/BROKEN. *TR

DASH ON 2001 DODGE QUAD CAB HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS EVEN INTO AIR BAG DEPARTMENT, DODGE COMPANY SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DASH, I THINK ITS IS TIME DODGE STEPS IN BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILL THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS THE NATIONAL SAFETY BOARD STEPS IN AND INVESTIGATE AS TO WHAT WENT WRONG. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING STARTING AT THE DEFROSTER VENT AND CONTINUING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. ONLY 60,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO REMEDY WITH DODGE AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO INSTALL NEW DASHBOARD. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE AIR BAG WERE TO DEPLOY AS SHAPE PIECES OF LOOSE PLASTIC HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO HARM PASSENGERS. *TR

DASH BOARD CRACKED AND FELL APART. *TR

EXCESSIVE DASH BOARD CRACKING!! IN A MONTHS TIME 2 LARGE CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT CRASH SAFETY MAY BE COMPROMISED. *TR

BOUGHT A 2 YR OLD DURANGO WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT AT CARMAX. AT 116,000 MILES IT STARTED KNOCKING. I TOOK IT TO ALLEN SAMUELS DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED THE ENGINE FAILED. WE REPLACED THE ENGINE AT OUR COST FOR 6K, BECAUSE WE STILL OWED 7K ON THE VEHICLE. WE BOUGHT NEW TIRES AS WE DECIDED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE AND TRY TO RECOVER SOME OF THE COST. 3 MONTHS LATER, THE NEW ENGINE FAILED, THE VEHICLE DIED AS I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY AND TURNING UNDER AN OVERPASS. I WASN'T AWARE THE VEHICLE HAD DIED, UNTIL I REALIZED THE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT WHEN I TRIED TO TURN. THE DEALER IS GOING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE THIS TIME, BUT WE HAVE DECIDED WE NEED TO CUT OUR LOSSES AND GET RID OF THE VEHICLE. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP A CAR LIKE THIS. WE HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND THIS IS THE VEHICLE THAT WE TRAVEL IN AS A FAMILY DAILY. IT IS TOTALLY UNDEPENDABLE AND UNSAFE. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED FROM FRONT TO BACK. HE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *KB

2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING IN. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND ACTUAL CHUNKS FELL INSIDE. DEALER TOLD HER THEY WOULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS COSMETIC NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. *KB

THE DASHBOARD ON OUR 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP CRACKED ONLY AFTER A YEAR. WE TOOK IT SO THE DEALERSHIP IN MCALESTER, OK (RIVERSIDE DODGE) AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THERE IS AN 8 INCH HOLE IN THE DASHBOARD AND NUMEROUS CRACKS OVER THE ENTIRE SURFACE AND EVEN ON THE INSIDE TRIM WORK. SINCE FIRST REPORTING THIS, IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES EXACTLY LIKE OURS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WE FEEL THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THIS AND TAKE CARE OF THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. WE HAVE SEEN AND HEARD OF REPORTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, ETC THAT WORRIES US TOO. *TR

MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 DASH HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED TO PIECES. IT STARTED OUT AS JUST TWO CRACKS. NOW HUNKS OF THE DASH ARE FALLING OUT, ABOUT 8 MONTHS LATER. IT JUST CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. *TR

CRACKED DASH-WE PURCHASED OUR 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB USED IN OCT 2003 WITH LESS THAN 46,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK THE CUP HOLDER WAS NOT CLOSING PROPERLY AND WE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO ADJUST IT. THEY DID BUT IT STILL DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY OR HANG PROPERLY AND WAS NOT USABLE AS IS. CUP HOLDER FELL COMPLETELY OFF WITHIN ABOUT 3 MONTHS ALTHOUGH WE COULDN'T USE IT MUCH. OUR DASH BEGAN TO CRACK WITHIN THE SAME TIME OF PURCHASING THE TRUCK AND NOW THE BEZEL IS CRACKED SO BADLY IS IT FALLING IN. WE ARE LOOKING INTO PURCHASING A BEZEL NOW BECAUSE IT IS JUST SO BAD NOW. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED THE DASH HAD A RATTLING THAT WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT, IT IS OBVIOUSLY THE BAD DASH BEZEL DESIGN. WE DID PURCHASE A NEW CUP HOLDER WHEN FIXING IT DIDN'T WORK ANYMORE. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD CUP HOLDER BUT I CAN TELL YOU THE HINGES BROKE COMPLETELY OFF OF IT. MY HUSBAND PUT NEW SCREWS IN AND TRIED TO SAVE IT BEFORE WE FINALLY BOUGHT A NEW ONE. THE DASH BEZEL WILL BE AVAILABLE AND I BELIEVE THE PIECES WILL BE INSIDE(SOMEWHERE)THE WIRING OF THE TRUCK. I AM SO DISSATISFIED BY THIS CHEAP FRAGILE PLASTIC IN MY DASH. OH, AND MY GLOVE BOX IS NOW ACTING UP AND I OPEN THAT EXACTLY ONCE A YEAR TO CHANGE INFORMATION LIKE INSURANCE, REGISTRATION, ETC. GUESS I WILL BE BUYING A NEW GLOVE BOX SOMETIME TOO. *TR

CRACKED DASH. DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES WITH SOME CRACKS RUNNING FROM FRONT TO BACK, CRACKING CRACK TO CRACK, AND EXPOSING UNDERSURFACE. DEALER INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND WANTS TO CHARGE IN EXCESS OF $1100 TO REPAIR. INTERNET COMPLAINTS MAKE THIS APPEAR TO BE A FACTORY KNOWN DEFECT THAT HAS OCCURRED VERY OFTEN WITH SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. THE DASHBOARD IS FALLING INSIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE BEGAN AS CRACKS SPREADING ACROSS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE HAS PRODUCED VISIBLE WIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS STILL VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. THREE YEARS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD. CURRENTLY, THE CRACK HAS SPREAD SO FAR THAT THE DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY DAMAGED AND COMING APART. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ; HOWEVER, HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SPORADICALLY DISENGAGES WHILE DRIVING. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH TOOK A LONG TIME TO ACTIVATE. THE CONSUMER STATED BROKEN PIECES FROM THE DASHBOARD CAN INJURE OR KILL SOMEONE. THE POWERTRAIN, RECALL NUMBER, AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 01/03/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/31/07 *TR

AFTER CHECKING MY BATTERY CONNECTIONS AND FLUID LEVELS I CLOSED MY HOOD AS NORMAL AND ABOUT 24 HOURS LATER I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND THE HOOD LATCHES FAILED AND THE HOOD OPENED UP WITH A HEAVY GUST OF WIND. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30-40 MILES PER HOUR AND HAD TO MAKE A BLIND STOP ON THE ROAD. THIS ROAD WAS RARELY TRAVELED AND FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT. MY WIFE AND MY SON WERE WITH ME. THE EVENT BENT MY HOOD BACK TO THE WINDSHIELD AND OVER EXTENDED THE HOOD HINGES. DAMAGE TO THE HOOD, HINGES AND MATING AREAS OF THE TRUCK. *JB

DASHBOARD CRACKING IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. *TR UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07. *JN

DASHBOARD CRACKING/BREAKING OFF LEAVING JAGGED EDGES TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS THAT EXTEND FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE END OF THE DASHBOARD. THE DASHBOARD HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. THE VIN AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

DASHBOARD ON THE 2001 DODGE OFF ROAD HAD MULTIPLE CRACKS ACROSS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. IT WAS , A SAFETY CONCERN WITH FLYING PARTICLES AND WITH PROPER OPERATION OF THE AIR BAGS. THIS TRUCK WAS VERY NEW WHEN THE CRACKS BEGAN TO APPEAR. ALMOST EVERY DODGE WITH THE SAME YEAR THAT I HAVE SEEN HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU GO TO ALMOST ANY DODGE FORUM YOU COULD SEE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE, AND DODGE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT .PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *AK

RIMS FOR 2001 DODGE RAM CUSTOMER STATES THE 4 MAG WHEELS RIMS HAVE MAJOR CRACKS AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR RIMS**CC *JB

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES WITH BIG GAPING HOLES. AFTER GOOGLING THIS PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES LONG CRACK BY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. TOTAL OF 7 CRACKS THAT KEEP GETTING LARGER. NOTICED FIRST ONE SEPT. 2006. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE QUAD CAB DASHBOARD IS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE FROM CRACKING. HAD A PIECE COME OFF AS I WAS DRIVING, AND HIT ME IN THE EYE WHILE WINDOWS WERE OPEN..CALLED D/C ONCE, NO RESPONSE..CALLED TODAY, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT FOR ME..REPORT FROM LOCAL TV SHOWED THIS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE FAILED. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK AND PIECES ARE FALLING DOWN INTO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE HAS WRITTEN LETTERS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER. NO ONE HAS RESPONDED AS OF YET. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE JANUARY OF 2004. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY WHEN THE FAILURE FIRST BEGAN. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 91,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO POWER DODGE FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF REPAIRS. UPDATED 06/29/07 *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED AND PIECES FELL OUT. *AK

THE DASHBOARD ON THE 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 WAS FALLING APART. *AK

CRACKED DASHBOARD BAD AND GETTING WORSE. *TR

5/8/07. 2001 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DASH SHOWS CRACKS AND IS FALLING APART. *MC *TR

ON GOING PROBLEM WITH OUR 2001 DODGE TRUCKS COMPLETE FRONT DASH CRACKING AND FALLING IN ON ITSELF. I CONTINUE TO USE AN EPOXY AND SILICON TO TRY TO HOLD IT TOGETHER. DODGE AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US IT WAS A COSMETIC PROBLEM. NO WARRANTY *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM PICK UP. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO WE DISCOVERED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD CRACKED IN NUMEROUS PLACES. WE HAD IT REPLACED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE REPLACED DASHBOARD IS AGAIN CRACKING. I FEEL THAT THESE PARTICULAR MODELS ARE DEFECTIVE AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THE DASHBOARD TO BE EXCHANGED AGAIN WITHOUT COST TO ME AS A CONSUMER. I DO NOT WANT THIS DASHBOARD CAVING IN LIKE OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I DEARLY LOVE MY TRUCK AND IT'S A SHAME THAT AN ITEM SUCH AS THIS COULD DECIDE WHETHER I BUY FROM DODGE IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS REQUEST. *TR

DASHBOARD OF OUR 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK IS SEVERELY CRACKED. THE CRACKS STARTED TO APPEAR WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF 12/2001, THE PURCHASE DATE OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE DASHBOARD ON THE 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP. MY TRUCK WAS ONLY 4 YRS OLD WHEN IT STARTED CRACKING. IT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A AUTO MANUFACTURER TO PRODUCE SOMETHING THAT FALLS APART SO QUICKLY AND THEN NOT OFFER TO REPLACE IT. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER, PROBABLY DUE TO THE WIRING BEING DAMAGED WITH THE BREAKAGE. *TR

WE SEEN ON LOCAL 6 WKMG A STORY CONCERNING DASHBOARDS CRACKING ON DODGE RAM TRUCKS. WELL, WE'RE ONE OF THE STATISTICS. WE OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB TURBO DIESEL, WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD, OR SHOULD I SAY MANY CRACKS! THE SPEAKER VOLUME GOES UP AND DOWN WITH EVERY WHIM, NEVER KNOWING WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. COULD HAPPEN DURING A TURN OR MAYBE GOING OVER A BUMP. ONE OF THE CRACKS HAS INVADED DOWN TO THE LIGHT SWITCH, WHICH MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS WONDERING IF MY LIGHTS MIGHT GO OUT SOME NIGHT WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE INCIDENT DATE FOR US, IS WHEN WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK AS WE BOUGHT IT USED AND IT CONTINUED TO CRACK OVER TIME. *TR

LARGE CRACKS IN DASH OF TRUCK BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD. PLASTIC DASH AND GAUGE BEZEL CRACKING BADLY. I HAVE NOT FOUND THIS ISSUE ON THE 2000 OR 2002 MODEL. I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND CRACKING OF THE DASH, SUSPECT THIS TO BE A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. *TR

I DRIVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB. I AM A VICTIM OF THE FAMOUS "CRACKED DASH" AS WELL. AT AROUND 38,000 MILES I STARTED TO NOTICE A SMALL CRACK THAT WENT ABOUT 2 INCHES OR SO FROM THE RIGHT SCREW (PASS SIDE) AT THE DEFROST VENT FOR THE WINDSHIELD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THINKING THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT, NOT REALIZING THAT ONLY THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY TAKES CARE OF TRIM WORK, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE WORK , ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, METRO DODGE IN SNELLVILLE, GA. SHORTLY AFTER I BEGAN NOTICING SMALL CRACKS DEVELOPING ALL AROUND MY DASH, HOWEVER THE FIRST ONE WAS MAKING ITS WAY TO THE AIR BAG. IT HAS SINCE PROGRESSED INTO THE ENTIRE DASH ON PASS SIDE BEING ALMOST COMPLETELY BROKEN OUT AT THE TOP, AND JUST FALLING TO PIECES. I CONSIDER REPLACING THE DASH BUT SINCE THEN THE DOOR JAM COVER (BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND DOOR, AT ABOUT EYE LEVEL, ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS STARTED FALLING APART AS WELL. SO I FIGURE THAT THEIR IS NO REASON TO DO THE DASH UNLESS I CAN DO IT ALL, AND I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THAT, HOWEVER I AM CONCERNED WITH POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE LEARNED ABOUT CERTAIN SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRACKED DASH. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN OF MINE AND I WOULD LIKE IT FIXED. IF I WERE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND MY AIR BAGS DEPLOY, THE CRACKED DASH COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO BE PUNCTURED AND POSSIBLY LIMIT MY SAFETY, ALONG WITH MY TEENAGER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PULLING A TRAILER THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANK ANGLE SENSOR WAS BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED , AND THE NO FURTHER FAILURES OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,099. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. AK

THE DASH ON MY TRUCK HAS ONE LARGE AND ONE SMALL CRACK. THE LARGE CRACK IS ON TOP IN THE MIDDLE. THE SMALL CRACK IS NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND GARAGE KEPT FOR 90% OF ITS LIFE. *JB

CORNELL FUTURA, 9.50R16.5LT, DOT#PJXL6ACV524 LIGHT TRUCK TIRE: TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE CORE AND CRASHED INTO THE DODGE BED, LEFT REAR, $3000.00 IN DAMAGE TO 2500 RAM, TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. OTHER FUTURA TIRES STARTED TO SEPARATE.*AK

THERE IS A CRACK IN THE DASH THAT STARTED AT THE DEFROST VENT AND CAME FORWARD TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, THERE ARE SEVEN MORE CRACKS THAT HAVE SPROUTED OFF OF THE INITIAL CRACK. THE CRACKS HAVE CAUSED A SIX INCH HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH. THE PIECE OF PLASTIC FELL INTO THE DASH AND IS NOW SOMEWHERE UP AGAINST THE AIRBAG. THERE IS A GREAT CONCERN THAT THIS WILL DAMAGE THE AIRBAG CAUSING IT NOT TO DEPLOY PROPERLY IF AT ALL. THERE IS ALSO CONCERN THAT IF IT DOES DEPLOY WILL THE PLASTIC PIECES THAT HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DASH DEPLOY WITH IT CAUSING GREAT BODILY HARM. *JB

CRACKED DASH. *JB

MY DASH CRACKED JUST RECENTLY,FROM THE WINDSHIELD ACROSS RIGHT ABOVE PASSENGER AIR BAG. I SEE THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR OF TRUCK. THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS IN GREAT SHAPE, STILL LOOKS NEW, EXCEPT FOR THE DASH AND I ALWAYS USE A SUNSHADE. SHOULD BE A RECALL.....*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SEAT MOVED. THE DEALER DETERMINED A BOLT FRACTURED AND THE TRACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP LIT UP AT AROUND 45,000 MILES. I HAD THE LIGHT CHECKED OUT AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT INCLUDING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. SINCE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 36,000 THE DEALERSHIP MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE WARRANTY WAS OVER AND THAT FIXING THE TRUCK WOULD BE MY PROBLEM. I RAN THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED, WHICH WAS AT 54,000 MILES. I HAD TO PUT IN A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I WROTE TO THE PRESIDENT OF DODGE (DR ZITSKE) TELLING HIM OF MY DISSATISFACTION WITH THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT DODGE WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I DIDN'T EVEN RECEIVE THE COURTESY OF A REPLY. NOTHING. I AM NOW THE PROUD OWNER OF A REAL TRUCK (TOYOTA TUNDRA). I TRY TO MAKE IT A POINT TO TELL EVERYONE I CAN THAT DODGE DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AT ALL. *NM

I HAVE THE SAME COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD BEING CRACKED,I REGULARLY USE ARMORALL SO AS TO KEEP THE DASHBOARD FROM FADING AND CRACKING,BUT TO NO AVAIL. *JB