NHTSA Complaint #10475554 — 2002 DODGE RAM 1500

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10475554
Vehicle 2002 DODGE RAM 1500
Component ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 63,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State FL

Consumer Description

HI, I READ AN ARTICLE BY CHANNEL 6 NEWS PROBLEM SOLVERS IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. THAT DID A REPORT ON DASHBOARDS COLLAPSING IN 2002 DODGE RAM AND OTHER MODELS. IN THE ARTICLE, IT SHOWED THAT DODGE WAS REPLACING THE DASHBOARDS AT A COST OF $100 TO THE CUSTOMER. 2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT MY TRUCK, MY DASH STARTED CRACKING. A FRIEND OF MINE HAD A 2003 QUAD CAB AND HE WAS EXPERIENCING CRACKS IN HIS DASH IN THE EXACT SAME SPOTS. A YEAR LATER HE TRADED HIS TRUCK IN AND I STILL HAVE MINE. MY DASH IS STILL CONTINUING TO CRACK TO THIS DAY. SINCE MY DASH STARTED CRACKING, I HAVE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK. MY STEREO IS MESSING UP. MY A/C AND BLOWER MOTOR DON'T WORK RIGHT. MY HEATER CORE LEAKS. IN SUMMER TIME I HAVE NO A/C. IN WINTER I HAVE NO HEAT AND NO WINDOW DEFROSTER. WHEN IT RAINS, I HAVE NO DEFROSTER. THESE ARE A SAFETY ISSUE IF I CANT SEE WHERE IM DRIVING. FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET DODGE TO REPLACE MY DASH. THEY WILL REPLACE IT ONLY AT FULL COST TO ME! WILL YOU FINALLY FORCE DODGE INTO RECALLING THESE 01-04 DODGE RAM, DAKOTA AND DURANGO DASHBOARDS???????????????????????. *TR

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