1999 DODGE RAM 1500 Structure Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING ON THE RAILROAD TRACK AT 10 MPH, THE DASHBOARD SHATTERED. THE AIR BAGS AND THE WIRES WERE NOT EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,437.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DIM AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED CAUSING THE BULB TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES JERK FORWARD AND A SECTION OF THE DASHBOARD WOULD DETACH AND FALL TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,859.

THE WHOLE DASHBOARD IS PRACTICALLY GONE DUE TO THE CRACKS AND DODGE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE IT WITH ME PAYING FOR IT. SAID IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. EVEN THOUGH WHILE DRIVING IT IS FALLING APART AND ROLLING AROUND THE TRUCK, (DASHBOARD, SEATS AND FLOOR) ALSO BEING I CAN SEE ALL OF THE WIRES UNDER NEATH AND ALL OF IT'S INNERS'. THAT COULD POSSIBLE CAUSE A FIRE. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE VIN NUMBER TAPED TO HE WINDSHIELD SO IT DOESN'T FALL OFF AS WELL. *TR

THE DASHBOARD SUDDENLY CRACKED ON DAY WITHOUT ANY OUTSIDE CAUSE. IS NOW IN PIECES WITH SEVERAL SHARP EDGES THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE DASH IN THIS TRUCK HAS BROKEN TO PIECES. THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE OF SUN EXPOSURE OR CLIMATE--IT IS SIMPLY DEFECTIVE MATERIALS. NOW WHEN THE TRUCK IS DRIVEN WITH THE WINDOW(S) OPEN SHARP PIECES OF DASH PLASTIC FLY UP HITTING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN THE FACE. ADDITIONALLY THE ELECTRONICS FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS NOW EXPOSED TO SUN AND POSSIBLE MOISTURE. *TR

THE DASH IS CRACKED WITH SHARP PLASTIC PIECES ALL OVER. *TR

DASH PANEL BREAKING CAUSING DANGEROUS SHARP PIECES. *TR

DASH IS TOTALLY FALLING APART. I WAS CONCERNED THAT PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD NOT WORK. I AM HAVING DASH REPLACED NOW FOR ABOUT $1400.00 AND I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY OTHER CAR OR TRUCK DO THIS. THERE IS SOMETHING DEFECTIVE ABOUT THIS PLASTIC. THIS IS NOT SUN DAMAGE. *TR

DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED AND FALLING APART. THE OTHER DAY I CAUGHT MY HAND ON A PIECE THAT HAS CURLED UP WITH A SHARP CORNER WHILE RETRIEVING MY SUNGLASSES I TOOK OFF TO PUMP GAS. *TR

DASHBOARD CRUMPLING AND FALLING INTO AIR VENTS AND BEING BLOWN AROUND INTERIOR OF VEHICLE. COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT IF A LITTLE BLOWS INTO EYES. *JS

THE DASHBOARD HAS CAME ALL APART. FROM 1998 TO 2004 THIS HAS BEEN A NIGHT MARE FOR OWNERS. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER DODGE FOR SAFETY REASONS PEOPLE COULD BE STRUCK WHILE DRIVING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

DASH BECAME BRITTLE WITH LARGE CRACKS AND LARGE PIECES OF PLASTIC BREAKING OFF DASH FALLING IN FLOOR BOARD. *TR

THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING (LIKE EVERY OTHER DODGE) AND A PIECE HAD FALLEN DOWN AND SOME HOW GRABBED TWO WIRES AND CAUSED THEM TO TOUCH. LUCKY FOR ME IT SMOKED BEFORE IT WENT UP IN FLAMES. MY GIRLFRIEND HURRIED UP AND RIPPED THE WIRES APART. PLEASE FIX THIS DODGE! YES MY TRUCK IS OLD BUT THIS IS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS NEW. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

MY DASH HAS A HOLE AROUND FOOT LONG AND MORE THEN 6INCH WIDE DO TO THE SUN DRYING OUT ITS VERY THEN AND CHEAP PLASTIC THE CUP HOLDERS ARE BROKE TO I HAVE HAD OLDER CARS AND TRUCK WERE THE DASH CRACKS BUT I'VE NEVER HAD ONE WITH A HOLE IN IT AND MY DASH KEEPS CRACKING AND FALLING A PART IM HAPPY WITH MY TRUCK BUT FILL DODGE NEEDS FIX THESE PROBLEMS I PLAN TO DRIVE MY TRUCK FOR MANY MORE YEARS TO COME AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE PROBLEMS SOLVED AND NOT AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. *TR

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...

DASH IS CRACKED AND IT POSES A THREAT OF INJURY EITHER IN A MINOR ACCIDENT. DUE TO ITS EXTENT OF DAMAGE IT CONTINUES IT COULD AFFECT THE PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. IT COULD SO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO BECOME A WEAPON. IN SOME CASES THE PLASTIC PARTS THAT FALL LOOSE FROM THE DASH AS THE DASH CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE END UP IN THE VENT SYSTEMS AND CAN BLOW OUT WHEN THE FAN IS TURNED ON. I WISH YOU WOULD INVESTIGATE AS DODGE WON'T ADMIT IT IS A DEFECT. WHEN THEY DO INSTALL A REPLACEMENT DASH IT IS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND THE CYCLE REPEATS. DODGE NEEDS TO HELP THE THOUSANDS WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I NOTICED A SLIGHT LINE IN THE DASH SOMETIME IN 2009, NEXT TO THE WINDSHIELD AND ABOUT 5 OR 6 INCHES FROM THE PASSENGER DOOR. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A SURFACE SCRATCH. LATER ON, IT GOT LONGER AND LONGER, BECOMING NOTICEABLE AS A CRACK, UNTIL NOW IT IS ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE DASH AND TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT, COMING AT AN ANGLE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK. ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I NOTICED THAT THE CRACK HAD GOTTEN LONGER, PERHAPS 1/2 WAY ACROSS THE DASHBOARD, I WAS HIT IN THE BACK END BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. ABOUT 7 MONTHS AFTER THAT, THE CRACK ELONGATED TO IT'S FULL LENGTH ACROSS THE DASH FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. I AM WORRIED THAT THE DASH WILL FALL IN. *TR

DASHBOARD FALLING APART. LOOKS LIKE A JIGSAW PUZZLE. HAVE DONE A SEARCH ONLINE TO FIND OUT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CONTINUES FROM YEAR 1998 THROUGH 2010. DODGE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I FEEL THE DASH HAVING JAGGED EDGES POINTING AT YOU WOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY TRUCK HAS BROKEN INTO MANY PIECES. THESE PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IF THESE PIECES WERE TO BE EXPELLED IN THE EVENT OF AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, SEVERE INJURY COULD RESULT FROM FLYING SHRAPNEL. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY PREVALENT IN DODGE RAM TRUCKS. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. OWNERS SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY AN AVERAGE OF $750 TO REPAIR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN MATERIALS. I PERSONALLY KNOW 4 PEOPLE IN MY TOWN WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT OWNERS HAVE POSTED ONLINE. THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION MUST BE REMEDIATED. *TR

MY DASHBOARD STARTED DEVELOPING CRACKS ABOUT A MONTHS AGO, AND THEY JUST KEPT GETTING WORSE. CURRENTLY THERE IS A HUGE HOLE IN MY DASHBOARD EXPOSING WIRES (RADIO NO LONGER WORKS PROPERLY) AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD IN DODGE TRUCK. *TR

THE DASH IN MY 1999 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK HAS CRACKED, THE CRACKING STARTED A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE LOOKED INTO REPLACING IT BUT IT IS WAY EXPENSIVE AND HAVE HEARD OTHER OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF TRUCK HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS TOO. IT WAS BROUGHT MORE TO MY ATTENTION WHEN I SAW IT ON THE NEWS LAST NIGHT. I FEEL IF I PAID OVER $18,000 DOLLARS AND MORE FROM MY TRUCK IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD A CRACKING DASH MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I CONTACTED DODGE BUT THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS CONSIDERED COSMETIC, BUT IF ITS COSMETIC THEN WHY IS IT HAPPENING TO EVERYBODY THAT OWNS A DODGE RAM?? I AM SCARED FOR THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY FAMILY PIECES CAN FLY UP IF YOU HIT THE SLIGHTNESS BUMP AND WHAT IF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY? *TR

CRACKED DASH. *TR

ONE DAY GOT INTO VECHICLE AND NOTICED THE DASH CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES. NOTICE MORE CRACKING EVERYTIME I GET INTO VECHICLE. HAVE NOT REPLACED. *TR

DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. NOT SAFE TO RIDE IN FOR ANY PASSENGER OR DRIVER. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON LONG ENOUGH. EQUIPMENT FAILURE IS PART OF WHY THESE COMPLAINTS ARE ENTERED HERE. DOES NO ONE LISTEN? AIRBAGS, SHARP CORNERS, ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHAT MORE HAS TO HAPPEN? *KB

DASHBOARD ON TRUCK HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN THROUGH. *KB

CRACKED DASHBOARD. ITS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE EDGES ARE VERY SHARP. I HAVE ALREADY CHANGE IT ONCE BUT THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. SUGGESTING A RECALL ON DODGE RAM CRACKED DASHBOARDS. *TR

DASHBOARD ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. I JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK 2 MONTHS AGO AND IT ALREADY HAD ONE LARGE CRACK AND HAS GOTTEN SEVERAL MORE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I THINK DODGE NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS, ITS A WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT. I ALSO BELIEVE ITS A SAFETY HAZARD. IN AN ACCIDENT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PLASTIC FROM MY DASHBOARD TURNING INTO SHRAPNEL WHEN THE AIRBAG GOES OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING AND SEPARATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN WHICH THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CRACKS BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

1999 DODGE RAM 1500 44, THE DASH HAS COMPLETELY CRACK AND BROKEN OUT. I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND A PIECE THE SIZE OF A PLATE FALLS INTO THE LOWER PART OF THE DASH. MY DASH COMPLETELY HAS COLLAPSED, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE ON ANY VEHICLE. THEN I READ THE BLOBS AND SAW THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ARE TRUCKS, AND EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AT WHAT POINT DO WE SAY MANUFACTURER DEFECT. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY THE SAME THING BEFORE SOME ONE DOES SOMETHING, THEY ARE NOT EVEN OFFERING A REASONABLE REPAIR. $1000 TO REPLACE THE DASH IS A JOKE, A PLASTIC COVER, ARE YOU KIDDING! DODGE DOES NOT EVEN MAKE THIS DASH ANY MORE SO IT IS SUPPLY AND DEMAND! SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. *TR

ENTIRE DASH IS COMPLETELY CRACKED AND GONE. FRONT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS NOTHING TO ATTACH TO AND FALLS OFF WHEN I DRIVE. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY THEN BRAND NEW DODGE RAM 1500, THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK. THE CRACKS CONTINUED TO GROW IN SIZE AND INCREASE IN NUMBER UNTIL CHUNKS OF THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CAVE IN AND POP OUT. CURRENTLY THE DASHBOARD IS EITHER MISSING COMPLETELY IN VERY LARGE SECTIONS, OR CHIPPED, CRACKED AND CAVED IN OTHERS. THERE IS NO WAY THAT THIS WILL NOT CAUSE, OR IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN AN ACCIDENT, OR EVEN JUST UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND OVER TIME IT HAD INCREASED IN SIZE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH HIS STEREO DUE TO THE CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN 2 DIFFERENT AREAS. ONE CRACK IS INLINE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE OTHER IS INLINE WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. BOTH RUN FROM THE WINDSHIELD BACK TOWARDS THE SEAT. *TR

THE DASH STARTED CRACKING YEARS AGO AND CONTINUES TO CRACK SO BADLY THAT CHUNKS ARE FALLING OFF LEAVING SHARP EDGES EXPOSED. THERE ARE MANY RAM OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT'S APPARENT THAT THIS A A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I DON'T WANT TO REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME DASH AND HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN, BUT THERE A RISK OF BEING SERIOUSLY CUT BY THE SHARP POINTED EDGES AS THE DASH CONTINUES TO CRACK AND FALL APART. *TR

MY 1999 DODGE RAM TRUCK DASH ASSEMBLY IS FALLING APART. THE UPPER PAD STARTED BY CRACKING AND FINALLY FALLING INTO THE MAIN DASH AREA ABOUT 70% OF THE DASH PAD IS BROKEN OFF. NOW THE MAIN DASH ASSEMBLY IS CRACKING AND UNABLE TO HOLD THE ACCESSORIES ATTACHED TO IT ON ITS OWN. I AM ASKING DODGE TO REPLACE THE DASH ASSEMBLY AT THEIR COST WITH NO LUCK. *TR

THE DASH IN THIS VEHICLE IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART APPARENTLY FROM EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT. THIS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY FROM EXPOSURE TO SHARP OBJECTS LOCATED UNDER THE DASH AND COULD CAUSE PLASTIC SHARDS TO BE EMBEDDED IN ONES FACE AND EYES SHOULD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT A REPLACEMENT FROM DODGE WILL DO THE SAME THING AND WILL COST ME ABOUT $1200 TO REPLACE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT ALMOST ALL 1999 DODGE RAM'S HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AS DO OTHER YEAR RAM'S. *TR

1999 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD PICK-UP. CRACKING-FRACTURED DASHBOARD AND BEZEL. THE DASHBOARD PANEL HAS HAD SEVERAL LONG CRACKS COMPLETELY TRANSVERSING AND TRANSECTING THE DECK IN MANY AREAS AND MANY NEWER ONES. WHAT STARTED AS A FEW THIN CRACKS HAVE CONTINUED TO MULTIPLY AND WIDEN. NOW, THE ENTIRE DASH HAS FRACTURES. PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE DASH AMONG THE WIRING AND DUCTS LEAVING LARGE HOLES ON TOP. THE BRITTLE PLASTIC EDGES ARE VERY SHARP AND LEAVE THE SURFACE UNEVEN AND WEAKENED. AN AFTERMARKET FABRIC OVERLAY WAS APPLIED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AT FIRST TO CONCEAL CRACKS, BUT RECENT INSPECTION REVEALED CURRENT STRUCTURAL FAILURE CONDITION. THE INSTRUMENT BEZEL IS ALSO CRACKED IN SIMILAR AREA TO DASH CRACKS. THESE WEAKENED COMPONENTS AND THE STATE OF FRACTURE PROGRESSING THROUGHOUT PANEL CONCERNS ME AS TO THE SAFETY AND FUNCTION OF THIS VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. WHAT AFFECT COULD IT...

MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH IS WEATHERED AND CRACKED BADLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON THING AMONG DODGE RAMS OF THIS AGE. I FEAR THAT IN A CRASH SITUATION THE DASH COULD BE VERY HARMFUL WHEN DISLODGED. THE EDGES OF THE CRACKS ARE VERY SHARP AND WOULD BECOME AIRBORN VERY EASILY IN AN IMPACT. *TR

1999 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH IS CRACKING. THE CRACKING STARTED WITH NO ACTION TO CAUSE SUCH CRACKING. THE CRACKING IS SPREADING TO A POINT THE ENTIRE CENTER SECTION OF THE DASH WILL SOON CAVE IN LEAVING ALL WIRING BEHIND THE DASH EXPOSED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS. WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!! *TR

THE UPPER DASH PANEL/PAD IN THE 1999 SERIES OF DODGE RAM PICKUP'S HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING CRACKS IN IT. THESE CRACKS START AND THEN DO NOT STOP. ON MY PARTICULAR TRUCK I AM MISSING A HUGE CHUNK OF THE DASH DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SEARCHED AND SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR A REPLACEMENT PART, BUT TO MY SURPRISE THERE ARE NONE AT A DECENT REPLACEMENT RATE. THE BODY MAN I SPOKE TO AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT ALL THE DODGE DASH PADS ARE LIKE THIS, AND I HAVE FOUND HIM TO BE CORRECT. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF INCIDENTS OF SIMILAR PROPORTIONS IN FORUMS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE MAKERS OF DODGE ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ITEM AND REPLACE IT AT NO COST TO OWNERS LIKE ME EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH A PRODUCT THAT WILL NOT CRACK LIKE...

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE 1500 WITH 79,000 MILES ON IT . ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO MY DASH STARTED TO CRACK I NOW HAVE A LARGE HOLE IN MY DASH AND CAN SEE THE AIR BAG MATERIAL . I'M THINKING THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. DODGE WON'T DO ANYTHING . I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW. *TR

CRACKING AND BROKEN DASH. THE DASH AROUND THE AIR VENTS AND PILLARS ARE BROKEN AWAY IN LARGE CHUNKS WITH CRACKS EXTENDING FROM AROUND 3" AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE DASH. DASH IS LOOSE AS A RESULT OF THE CRACKING AND BROKEN PIECES THAT HAVE FALLEN OUT. THIS IS A "COMMON PROBLEM" TO DODGE RAMS. DODGE SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACE THE DASHBOARDS WITH DECENT ONES INSTEAD OF EXPECTING CUSTOMERS TO PAY $800 FOR THE SAME INFERIOR AND FAULTY PART. THESE DASHBOARDS SHOULD BE REPLACED DUE TO AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING FLAW/PROBLEM. *TR

SHOULD HAVE NEVER CRACKED KEPT BOARD CLEANED AND WELL HYDRATED USING PROPER CLEANING PROCEDURES. CRACKED DASHBOARD CAUSES CUT HAZARD DUE TO SHARP EDGES. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE DASH IS COMPLETELY BROKEN OUT. I HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AFTER THE PIECE FELL INSIDE DASH. RIGHT NOW I JUST HAVE A PIECE OF CLOTH OVER THE HOLE TO KEEP THE SUN OFF THE WIRING. THE SHARP EDGES ARE DANGEROUS IF I WAS EVER INVOLVED IN A CRASH. *TR

AMONG THE THOUSANDS OF DODGE OWNERS, MY DASH HAS IMPLODED. IT STARTED IN JAN. WHILE USING THE DEFROSTERS. CRACKS JUST APPEARED FROM THE DEFROSTERS OUT THE ENTIRE DASH. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT WITHOUT LUCK. NOW THE HEATER CORE AND CONDENSER WERE REPLACED AND THERE ISN'T ENOUGH OF THE DASH LEFT TO PUT A COVER OVER. MY WIFE READ THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DASHES AND AIRBAG FAILURES, AND REFUSES TO RIDE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME FOR FEAR OF THE AIRBAG AND/OR PROJECTILES COMING FROM THE DASH. *TR

1999 DODGE RAM WITH MAJOR CRACKS ON DASHBOARD AND ANYTHING THAT MOUNTS TO IT. GLOVE BOX SNAPS OFF BECAUSE IT IS ALSO MOUNTED AND MADE OF THE DEFECTIVE PLASTIC. VERY UNSAFE IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR WITH JAGGED SHARP PLASTIC PIECES. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DEFECTS DUE TO THE SUN BEATING DOWN ON EXPOSED WIRING BECAUSE THERE IS NO DASHBOARD TO COVER IT. DODGE WILL NOT ADMIT TO IT BEING A PROBLEM THAT THEY WILL RECALL. IT WILL HAVE TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING SEVERELY INJURED FOR DODGE TO MAYBE RECONSIDER THERE DECISION OF RECALLING THE DASHBOARD. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE DASH HAVING MULTIPLE SEVERE CRACKS AND BREAKS. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIR BAG DEVELOPMENT IF EVER NEEDED. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLIANT IN THESE VEHICLE'S AND SIMILAR MODELS. HELP IS NEEDED! *TR