1998 DODGE RAM 1500 Structure Problems

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACE ON MY 1998 DODGE TRUCK THAT I JUST PAID OFF. THIS BEGAN 2 YEARS AGO AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE BEING IN THE SUN. THIS HAS CAUSED THE DASH TO BECOME LOOSE AND DANGEROUS FOR THE INTERNAL PARTS THAT THE DASH PROTECTS. *TR

1998 DODGE 1500 PICKUP TRUCK CRACKED DASH FALLING APART. *TR

MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP HAS A CHRONIC CASE OF CRACKED DASH. THIS HAS BEEN HEAVILY NOTED FROM 1998 MODELS THROUGH THE 2004 MODELS. THIS IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO PASSENGER SAFETY BECAUSE IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLOY THE PASSENGER OF DRIVER COULD BE IMPALED BY SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC FROM THE FRACTURED DASH. THESE DASHES NEED TO BE RECALLED DUE TO THIS EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

19980 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH CRACKING, AND FALLING APART CREATING LARGE SHARP PLASTIC PIECES. *TR

1) NOTHING CAUSED FAILURE. NO CAR ACCIDENTS OR CRASHES. JUST STARTED SHOWING UP OVER TIME. 2) TWO SEPARATE CRACKS IN DASHBOARD. ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY VENT THAT LEADS ALL THE WAY TOWARDS THE GLOVE BOX WHILE THE OTHER CRACK IS ABOVE MY GAUGE CONSOLE. 3) THE ONLY REPAIR POSSIBLE IS A WHOLE NEW DASHBOARD WHICH HAS NOT BEEN DONE AS OF YET. *TR

THE FRONT DASH OF MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB BEGAN CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CRACKS HAVE BECOME SO EXTENSIVE THAT A LARGE HOLE RECENTLY OPENED UP IN THE TOP DASH ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND STEERING COLUMN. INTERNAL COMPONENTS UNDER THE DASH ARE NOW EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT. THE DASH IS ESSENTIALLY SLOWLY DISINTEGRATING OVER TIME. *TR

1998 DODGE RAM 1500 2WD. I HAVE ONE LARGE CRACK IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH AND ANOTHER SMALL ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. IF I GET ONE THE PASSENGER SIDE AT THE AIR BAG WELL. *JB

SMALL CRACKS IN DASH, WHICH LEAD TO LARGE CRACKING. THE DASHBOARD HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY CAVED IN THE MIDDLE. THE DASHBOARD IS NO LONGER ONE PIECE. VERY DISAPPOINTED, AND IT MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SAFETY RELATED ISSUES. *TR

1998 DODGE PICKUP DASH BOARD CRACKING. *TR

SEVERE FAILURE OF DASHBOARD. NOTICED SMALL CRACKS WHEN PURCHASED USED IN 2005. DASHBOARD HAS SINCE CRACKED EXTREMELY BADLY. HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS WHO, FOR THE MAJORITY, HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SPOKE WITH DEALER. NO COVERAGE. $1000 PLUS TO FIX. FOUND COMPLAINTS, BUT NO INVESTIGATION. *AK

IN THE 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP, I HAVE EXPERICENCED 3-4 LARGE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD, SOME RUNNING THE WHOLE LENGTH FROM THE FRONT EDGE TO THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

1998 DODGE RAM 1500....DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND SPREADING ACROSS ENTIRE LENGTH. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED ON 98 DODGE 1500 TRUCK. MAYBE DEFECTIVE PLASTIC THAT CAN'T HOLD UP LIKE OTHER DASHBOARDS I'VE HAD IN OTHER TRUCKS. COULD LEAD TO SUN MELTING WIRES AND SHORT OUT HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN PROVEN BY ALOT OF OTHERS WITH SAME VEHICLE. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. FOR SAFETY REASONS AND ALSO THERE NAME. *TR

1998 DODGE RAM 1500 P/U DASHBOARD CRACKING AND POSSIBLE IT WILL COLLAPSE. *AK

I OWN A 1998 & 2002 DODGE TRUCK. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE CRACKED DASHBOARDS. THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE SHOULD THE DASHBOARD COLLAPSE. THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THESE TRUCKS AND FELT IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE ADVISE. *AK

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND BREAKING. THE DASHBOARD IN THE 1998 DODGE 1500 CRACKED IN MANY PLACES. MANY OF THESE VEHICLESI WERE AFFECTED FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

THE DASHBOARD OF OUR DODGE RAM 1500 IS COMPLETELY CRACKED IN AT LEAST 3 PLACES AND IS IN DANGER OF CAVING IN.*AK

CRACKED DASHBOARD. *AKI

1998 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH BOARDFALLING APART. LARGE HOLES SHOWING WIRING. *AK

THE DASHBOARD STARTED WITH ONE CRACK AND OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS HAS CRACKED INTO A LARGE TRIANGLE SHAPE WITH A FEW SMALLER CRACKS.*AK

DASHBOARD CRACKING INTO PIECES.*AK

THE 1988 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING. ALREADY, HAD 2 CRACKS ON DASHBOARD. IT HAS NOT BROKE APART YET , BUT IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED A HAIRLINE CRACK ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED SUPERGLUE TO THE DASHBOARD, BUT THE CRACK IS SPREADING. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE ENGINE SIZE IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 98,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

DASH BOARD HAS NUMEROUS LARGE CRACKS AND PIECES ARE LOOSE ON EACH END. THERE IS ALSO A LARGE CRACK IN THE CENTER FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 1998 DODGE RAM HAS CAVED IN. *TR

MULTIPLE LARGE CRACKS IN DASH. *TR

DASHBOARD OF MY 1998 DODGE RAM PICKUP UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED CRACKING AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURES WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE DASH ON THE 94-01 DODGE RAM 1500 HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CRACKING AS MINE DID. NOT SURE IF THIS WILL CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE OR CAUSE THE UNSAFE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *JB

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASH CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO ALONG WITH THE BEZEL. ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HORN, IT IS VERY HARD TO ACTIVATE WHEN PUSHED. THESE ITEMS ARE A CONCERN BEING NEAR OR PART OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IF IN A CRASH. I BELIEVE THE DASH AND BEZEL ARE CHEAPLY MADE AND DODGE NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE AT WHAT EVER COST TO PREVENT POSSIBLE INJURY IF PERSONS ARE IN A CRASH WHILE OPERATING OR RIDING IN THEIR VEHICLES. *NM

HIT A CURB GOING AROUND A CORNER AT ABOUT 15 MPH WITH THE REAR TIRE OF TRUCK. THIS CAUSED THE DASH TO CRACK FROM WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY TO THE AIRBAG ENCLOSURE. I WAS TOLD THIS COULD CAUSE AN AIRBAG FAILURE IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *NM

I PURCHASED MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 IN THE SPRING OF 1998 AND HAVE BEEN TH ONLY OWNER. CURRENTLY, THE PAINT IS COMING OFF THE METAL ON THE HOOD AND ROOF OF THE TRUCK. THE DODGE REP IN THE AREA HAS INDICATED THAT DODGE WOULD PAY 1/3 OF THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM AND DO NOT BELIEVE DODGE IS STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT.*AK

I HAD MY DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 FOR ONLY 2 YEARS BEFORE THE PAINT STARTED FADING ON THE HOOD, TOP OF CAB & TOP OF BED. NOW IT IS 2004 AND THE TRUCKS LOOKS TERRIABLE . EMBARRASSING TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, NO RECALLS ON PAINT FOR 1998 TRUCK AND NO WARRANTY. AFTER YOU PAY ALL THAT MONEY FOR A TRUCK AND EXPECTED THE BEST QUALITY DUE TO THE PRICE. I HAVE SPOKE WITH SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT PAINTED, CONSIDERING HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO REPLACE THE EMBLEMS AND PURCHASE THE PAINT. IS THERE ANY THING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? PLEASE HELP! *AK

FROM THE DAY I SAW THAT 96 DODGE TRUCK ROLLING DOWN THE STREET I FELL IN LOVE. I SAVED EVERY WAY POSSIBLE TO PURCHASE THE BIG BAD 1500 4X4 5.9(98)WITH EVERY OPTION AVAIL. HAD EVERYTHING AND FROM WEEK 1 HAD PROBLEMS. FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING "DUE TO FRAME STRESS" IT ABOUT 2 WEEKS INTO IT. BRAKE FAILURE CAUSE SERIOUS ASSAULT ON GUARD RAIL, AND DODGE SAID I MUST HAVE BEEN DRIVING TO FAST (@ 30 MPH). THEY REFUSED ANY WARRANTY BECAUSE "NOTHING CAN TOUCH THE WHEEL" AND SINCE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER 93 DAYS LEMON LAWS DID NOT APPLY SO AFTER (2) $900 BRAKE JOBS TWO WEEKS APART EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NOT TO MENTION DAMAGE TO BODY I PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. NOW I JUST GO THROUGH AN ENTIRE SET OF BRAKES EVERY 6 MONTHS. BUT I STOP UNTIL THEN.. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 38 K MILES,...