NHTSA Complaint #10499941 — 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 STRUCTURE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10499941
Vehicle	1999 DODGE RAM 1500
Component	STRUCTURE
Date of Incident	February 16, 2005
Date Filed	February 25, 2013
Mileage	70,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	SC

Consumer Description

DASH CRUMBLING AND FALLING APART, BIG CHUNKS JUST BREAK AWAY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR JUST TOUCH THE DASH EXPOSING WIRES, AIR DUCTS AND HEATER CORE, I'VE HAD PIECES FLY OUT OF AIR DUCTS WHILE AC IS ON, HITTING ME IN THE FACE, I WOULD HATE TO IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I'M INVOLVED IN A WRECK AND AN AIR BAG DEPLOY WITH SHARDS OF SHARP PLASTIC FLYING AT MY FACE OR BODY, IT WOULD BE LIKE KNIVES FLYING AT YOU AND STABBING OR CUTTING YOU SEVERELY. THIS PROB STARTED NOT LONG AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK USED, AFTER ABOUT 70,000-75,000 MILES THIS PROBLEM STARTED, I BELIEVE DODGE SHOULD AT LEAST PAY FOR A NEW DASH MADE WITH BETTER PLASTIC, I'VE HEARD OF AND KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WITH DODGES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I'VE BEEN TOLD BUT DON'T KNOW HOW TRUE IT IS BUT SUPPOSEDLY DODGE WAS USING DEFECTIVE PLASTIC IN THE DASHES FROM I THINK 97 THROUGH 05. *TR

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