2000 DODGE RAM 1500 Structure Problems
219 NHTSA complaints on file
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DASH IS CRACKING ON MY 2000 DODGE TRUCK 1500 ,WOULD LIKE MY DASH REPLACED DON'T WANT A HOLE IN MY DASH CAUSING HEADLIGHT TO GO OUT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP JUST STARTED CRACKING FOR NO REASON A WHILE BACK AND HAS NOW DEGRADED TO THE POINT THAT A LARGE PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD FELL OFF EXPOSING THE INNER DASH AREA. MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS TO BE A LARGE SCALE ISSUE WITH DODGE RAM PICKUPS AND OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES. *TR
DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING IN. IN APPROXIMATELY LATE 2006, MY DASHBOARD DEVELOPED MINOR CRACKS. SOON THE CRACKS GOT LARGER UNTIL PIECES STARTED FALLING INTO THE DASH CAVITY. I WENT TO MY DODGE DEALER WITH THE CONCERN ABOUT A RECALL, BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS SYMPTOM. DODGE SAID IT WOULD PAY 1/2 OF THE REPAIR, A TOTAL OF ABOUT $2,000 OF WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $1,000. I COULD NOT AFFORD THIS AT THE TIME. SINCE THEN, THE DASH HAS CONTINUED TO CRUMBLE APART. NOW, THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT HAS A HOLE IN THE EVAPORATOR CORE. TO REPAIR THIS, THE DASH WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED. YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE DASH WOULD BE REMOVED IN PIECES. I BELIEVE THE CRUMBLING DASH HAS CAUSED THE HOLE IN THE EVAPORATOR CORE. DODGE SHOULD REPLACE THE DASH AND REPLACE THE EVAPORATOR CORE TOO. WHAT'S NEXT? THE HEATER CORE, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS,...
MY DASHBOARD ALSO IS SEVERELY CRACKING WE ALL KNOW THERE IS A AIR BAG IN THERE AND WHEN MINE GOES OFF I'M SUING THE HELL OUT OF DODGE. THIS IS A EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR
I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK IN THE SUMMER OF 2007. SINCE THEN IT HAS DEVELOPED LARGE CRACKS IN THE DASH AND SOME OF THOSE CRACKS HAVE LED TO BIG HOLES. ON THE OUTSIDE IT LOOKS LIKE A COSMETIC PROBLEM, BUT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, IT COULD POSE A SAFETY RISK WITH PIECES OF DASH FLYING EVERYWHERE. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED COMPLAINT, I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FROM CHRYSLER/DODGE PRODUCTS. *TR
CRACKED DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A LARGE COMPLAINT FROM MANY DODGE OWNERS FOR 2000 AND 2001 DODGE RAM'S. ALTHOUGH MY DASH HAS NOT YET "SUNK IN" AS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED I FEAR THAT IF THE CRACKS DEVELOP FURTHER IT COULD DAMAGE THE WIRING AND CONNECTIONS BELOW. THE CURRENT CRACKS ARE RIGHT ABOVE THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR
THE DASHBOARD AND FRONT PLATE ARE DISINTEGRATING. PIECES ARE FALLING INSIDE THE DASH BODY. IT IS SO BRITTLE JUST CLOSING THE DOORS CAUSES ADDITIONAL CRACKS. TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS I SHUT IT OFF. *TR
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 4X4 1500 TRUCK HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE OBSERVED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOO AM NOW CONCERNED THAT THE DASHBOARD BREAKING APART AND POTENTIALLY COLLAPSING IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD AFFECT THE AIRBAGS AND/OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS OF THE TRUCK POSSIBLY CAUSING INJURY TO ANY DRIVER/OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT DODGE SHOULD RECALL AND REPAIR. *TR
I PURCHASED A USED 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IN NOVEMBER 2006. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THERE WERE NO VISIBLE DEFECTS. HOWEVER, SINCE THAT TIME THE DASH HAS CRACKED AND COLLAPSED ALMOST ENTIRELY. THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER AND AIR CONDITIONER NO LONGER WORK. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR TRAUMA THAT BROUGHT IT ON. IT WAS AT FIRST A SMALL CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT SPREAD TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE. WE NOW HAVE A GAPING HOLE THROUGH MIDDLE AND RIGHT SIDE OF DASH WITH NEW CRACKS DEVELOPING ON THE DRIVER SIDE. *TR
MY 2000 DODGE RAM TRUCK DASHBOARD IS JUST ABOUT DISINTEGRATED WITH MANY CRACKS - PIECES ARE STARTING TO FALL OUT WHICH EXPOSES THE WIRES TO SUN. DODGE DOES NOT WANT TO SEEM TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THESE FAULTY DASHBOARDS THAT APPEAR TO BE FALLING APART. *TR
2000 DODGE RAM 1500 LARIAME SLT- DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PIECES AND LOOKS AS IF WILL EVENTUALLY COME APART EXPOSING VITAL INTERNAL ELECTRICAL PARTS. I THINK THAT THIS FAULTY PART AND CHYRSLER NEEDS TO RECALL /REPLACE THESE DASHBOARDS. THE COST FOR LABOR IS OUTRAGEOUS BECAUSE OF HOW PARTS WERE CONSTRUCTED. AIR BAG IS LOCATED IN THE DASHBOARD, I WONDER IF THIS WILL DEPLOY OR BE DAMAGED BY THE CONTINUATION OF THE CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD LOCATED SURROUNDING AND ABOVE IT. *TR
THE DASHBOARD ON MY TRUCK STARTED CRACKING LAST YEAR AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. I NOW HAVE CRACKS ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE DASHBOARD AND A BIG PIECE FELL OUT LEAVING A GAPING HOLE. *TR
I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 SPORT AND THE DASH LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY PUT A HAND GRENADE ON IT AND BLEW IT UP. IT STARTED CRACKING ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO AND TODAY THERE ARE MORE PIECES OF IT BROKEN OFF THAN THERE ARE STILL INTACT. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM BUT IT IS EXTREMELY COMMON. I LIKE DODGE BUT I WOULD BE ASHAMED IF I WERE THEM FOR MAKING SOMETHING SO CHEAP BUILT AND THEN NOT STANDING BEHIND IT TO FIX OR REPLACE IT. THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR BUSINESS ESPECIALLY FOR RETURN CUSTOMERS. I THINK IT COULD ALSO BE A SAFETY RISK. IF THOSE RAZOR SHARP DASH PIECES ARE LAUNCHED OFF THE DASH FAST ENOUGH, THEY COULD SLICE RIGHT THROUGH YOU. THEY SHOULD GROW A SET AND REPLACE THESE DASHES!!! *TR
2000 DODGE RAM WITH THE FAMOUS CRACKING DASH PROBLEM. STARTED AS A SINGLE CRACK OVER A YEAR AGO AND NOW PIECES ARE FALLING IN THE DASH AND THE ENTIRE DASH HAS CRACKS ALL THROUGH IT. THE ENTIRE DASH IS READY TO FALL IN. I CONTACTED DODGE'S 800 NUMBER AND HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEN CALL DODGE BACK TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO. *TR
THE DASH STARTED CRACKING ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IN MID 2005. IT WAS NEVER PARKED IN THE SUN, SO I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY IT WAS CRACKING. I POINTED IT OUT WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $1400 TO REPLACE. I COULDN'T AFFORD THAT SO JUST HOPED FOR THE BEST. THE CRACKS CONTINUED TO SPREAD, AND THEN EARLIER THIS YEAR THE WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH CAVED IN. THERE IS A HUGE HOLE WHERE THE DASH USED TO BE. I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK UNTIL I FOUND THIS WEBSITE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE IS NOW EXPOSED WIRING WHERE THE DASH USED TO BE. DODGE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND FIX THIS. *TR
THE DASH IS CAVING IN MY DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP, WHICH IS CAUSING AC PROBLEMS, AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS...THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON THE INTERNET WHY ISN'T DODGE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR MANUFACTURER MISTAKE WITH THE PLASTIC IN THE DASHES, THESE ARE NOT JUST CRACKS THESE DASHES ARE DISINTEGRATING BEFORE YOUR EYES.....*TR
THE DASHBOARD OF MY VEHICLE HAS CRACKED AND RECENTLY PARTS OF IT HAVE CAVED IN. WIRES ARE NOW EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND I BELIEVE THIS POSES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE (E.G., BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL). THIS DEFECT IN THE DASH HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER. *TR
MY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARD TO MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD. IT HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR YEARS AND THE WIRING UNDERNEATH IS NOW ALMOST 100% EXPOSED. I HAVE ALREADY HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND HAVE JUST RECENTLY IN THE PAST MONTH HAVE GOTTEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESTORED. I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND CONSTANTLY BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. PLEASE HELP ME AS I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR
THE DASH ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB BEGAN CRACKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. AT THIS TIME I HAVE TWO LARGE CRACKS THAT HAVE MET TO FORM A HALF MOON SHAPE THAT IS STICKING UP FROM THE REST OF THE DASH. I ALSO HA HAVE TWO SMALLER CRACKS THAT EXTEND FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE EDGE OF THE DASH WHERE IT CURVES DOWN TO THE AIRBAG. I AM CERTAIN THAT SHOULD THE AIRBAG DEPLOY IN A CRASH SECTIONS OF THE DASH WERE THE CRACKS ARE WILL FLY OFF AND CAUSE FURTHER INJURY TO ANYONE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TR
DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUPS HAVE TWO EXPENSIVE/SERIOUS PROBLEMS. (1) THE AIR-CONDITIONER EVAPORATORS UNDER THE DASH FAIL AND (2) THE DASH ITSELF CRACKS IN SEVERAL PLACES, SO WHEN THE AC REPAIRS (INVOLVING DASH REMOVAL) TAKE PLACE, THE MECHANIC TELLS YOU HE/SHE HAS TO ALSO REPLACE THE DASH...WHICH IS TRUE. MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF DASH COVER FAILURES IN DODGE RAM 1500 AND OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES. REPAIRS RUN $1200 OR MORE. DASH SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *TR
CRACKED DASH COULD POP AIR BAG. *TR
DASHBOARD HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS. *TR
I DRIVE A 2000 DODGE RAM AND THE DASH IS FALLING APART. IT STARTED WITH A LITTLE CRACK AND HAS BECOME A HUGE PROBLEM. I TALKED TO DODGE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. IT SEEMS THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR
DODGE TRUCK DASHBOARD HAS MANY CRACKS AND EXPOSES WIRING HARNESS TO SHARP BROKEN PIECES. *TR
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND CAVING IN. THERE ARE LARGE PIECES OF THE DASH JUST CRUMBLING. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS BY OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT WITH CHEAP PLASTIC. DODGE STATES THE DASH IS "UPHOLSTERY" AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. *TR
THE DASH IN MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKED AND FALLING APART. THE PIECES ARE JAGGED AND VERY SHARP. *TR
THE CRACKED DASH IN MY 2000 DODGE SPORT 4X4. *TR
DASH ALL OVER A SUDDEN HAD LARGE CRACK THAT WITHIN A MATTER OF MONTHS SPREAD TO WHAT IS NOW MANY LARGE CRACKS AND A HOLE. *TR
2000 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH CRACKING. *TR
DASHBOARD IN 2000 RAM(PICKUP) CRACKED AND FALLING APART. *TR
2000 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH CRACKING DASH. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HE STATES THAT THE DASH IS CRACKING AND COLLAPSING. *KB
DASH DEVELOPED CRACKS AFTER SECOND YEAR AFTER PURCHASE, ONE ABOVE AIR BAG CHAMBER, AND THE OTHER ABOVE SPEED METER. ,AND EVENTUALLY FRACTURED INTO MULTIPLE PARTS DURING THE FOLLOWING YEARS.. DECIDED TO REMOVE IT, AS PARTS WERE FALLING DOWN INTO THE EMPTY SPACE UNDER THE DASH TOP, AND MAKING RATTLING NOISES. THIS MATERIAL IS DEFECTIVE. INTERNET SOURCES, TELEVISION NEWS BROADCASTS SITE THOUSANDS ACROSS COUNTRY HAVING SAME ISSUES. WHY HAS NO RECALL BEEN PERFORMED ON THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT? THE RISKS OF POSSIBLE INJURY, FROM MOISTURE FROM LEAKS OR OTHER SOURCES COULD CAUSE INTERFERENCE WITH ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS. I WILL TAKE STEPS TO REPLACE THIS DASH MYSELF, WITH SUITABLE PROTECTION, AS THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT SHOWED ANY CONCERN TOWARDS ITS CUSTOMERS, OR OFFERED A SOLUTION. BUYING THE SAME KIND OF DASH, MADE OF THE SAME DEFECTIVE MATERIAL IS NOT THE SOLUTION, AS MANY HAVE DONE THIS, AND HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED EXTREMELY BAD AND DODGE HAS NO INTEREST IN HELPING REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY OTHER RAM OWNERS IN MY AREA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
I HAVE A 2000 DODGE PICKUP 1500 AND MY DASHBOARD IS CRACK, LARGE PIECES HAVE BROKEN OFF. WIRE, AIR VENTS AND OTHER ITEMS ARE EXPOSED IN THE OPEN AND TO THE SUN. I HAVE EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH MY AIR CONDITION AND RADIO SPEAKERS. I NOTICED THAT MY DASHBOARD HAD CRACKS 5 YEARS AGO, I CALLED AND EMAIL DODGE TO INFORMED THEM OF MY SITUATION, BUT THEY HAD NO RECALLS AND NO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS THAT BEEN REPORTED FOR THIS PROBLEM. BUT I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY WEBSITES STATING THEIR CONCERNS AND ISSUES WITH THEIR DASHBOARD ON DODGE PICKUPS. I HOPE THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED AND THAT DODGE WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR MISTAKE WITH THE DASHBOARD FOR DODGE PICKUPS. *TR
CRACKED DASHBOARD ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 - APPARENTLY DUE TO INFERIOR MATERIALS BEING USED IN DODGE'S DASHBOARDS, AND WHICH THEY REFUSE TO FIX DUE TO IT "NOT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE". I DISAGREE, SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY SHARP PLASTIC SHRAPNEL DURING AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. MILEAGE AND WARRANTY STATUS OF AFFECTED TRUCKS SHOULD BE IRRELEVANT AS THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR
THE UPPER DASH ON MY 2000 DODGE TRUCK STARTED CRACKING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGED EVER SINCE NEW AND VERY RARELY TAKEN OUT DURING DAYTIME. MOSTLY AT NIGHT. HEAT AND SUN ARE NOT TO BLAME. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT. THIS VEHICLE IS BABIED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR
I OWN A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE DASH IN THIS VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN APART. IT STARTED WITH SOME CRACKS BUT NOW HAS ENTIRE PIECES FALLING OFF OF IT DOWN INTO THE FLOOR BOARDS . IT IS GOING TO MAKE THIS VEHICLE ILLEGAL TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD UNLESS DAIMLER CHRYSLER RECALLS THESE VEHICLES TO BE FIXED, AS THIS IS DUE TO CHEAP MATERIALS NOT HOLDING UP. *TR
I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 NEW IN 2000. AT 50,000 MILES THE DASH BEGAN TO CRACK AT 2 YRS OLD. ALTHOUGH I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 75K MILES, I WAS INFORMED BY A DEALER THAT TRIM AND UPHOLSTERY WAS NOT COVERED. NOW THE DASH HAS COMPLETELY FAILED, A HUGE HOLE HAS EMERGED, IT RATTLES THIS HAS CAUSED THE DEFROST VENT NOT WORK PROPERLY AND POSSIBLY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY BE COMPROMISED DUE TO THE DASH BECOMING UNSECURE BECAUSE THE PLASTIC HAS BROKEN FROM AROUND THE SCREWS. I RECENTLY WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER TO GET A QUOTE OF OVER $1000 TO REPAIR. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT CHRYSLER HAS BEEN FIXING THESE TRUCKS IF THE ORIGINAL OWNER STILL OWNS IT REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY EXPIRATION. BECAUSE OF THE PRODUCT FAILURE. SO I THEN CALL THE 800 NUMBER GIVEN ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT IT IS BASICALLY TOO LATE NOW...
DASH ON 2000 DODGE RAM CRACKING. *TR
DASH ON MY 2000 RAM 1500 BEGAN WITH A HAIRLINE CRACK. FOUR YEARS LATER THE ENTIRE DASH HAS CAVED IN. I SEE THIS AS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS MY CHILDREN RIDE WITH ME EVERY DAY. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE PIECES FLYING DURING AN ACCIDENT OR THE AIR BAGS BEING COMPROMISED. THE PIECES ARE VERY SHARP AND COULD INJURE ONE OF MY CHILDREN SEVERLY IN A CRASH. WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I AM SURPRISED THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT TAKEN THE TIME TO LOOK DEEPER INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR
2000 DODGE RAM TRUCK DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING IN. CONSUMER STATES THAT DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. CONSUMER IS WORRIED THAT THE CRACKING COULD CAUSE ISSUES WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *KB
OVER TIME MY DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING AND NOW HAS BEGUN TO BREAK APART LEAVING A LARGE HOLE IN THE CENTER OF MY DASHBOARD. *TR
I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE DASH IS BRITTLE AND BREAKING INTO ABOUT TWENTY DIFFERENT PIECES. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THESE SMALL PIECES COULD MAIM OR KILL WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS. *TR
FIRST IS THE DASH. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN FEB 04 WITH 74,000 MILES ON IT AND SHORTLY AFTER I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD, SINCE THEN THE DASH IS FALLING APART AND IS MORE BRITTLE THAN A SPORTING CLAY. IF YOU SNAP OFF A PIECE AND LOOK AT IT YOU CAN SEE THAT ABOUT 1/5TH OF THE WAY DOWN FROM THE TOP IS BROWN SINCE IT HAS COOKED IN THE SUN. SO THAT PROVES THAT DODGE USES VERY CHEAP PLASTIC FOR THE DASHBOARDS. I LOOKED INTO REPLACING IT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND THE TOP PIECE OF THE DASH COST ABOUT 200$ AND NOW THAT I HAVE GOTTEN MY TAX RETURNS BACK I WAS GOING TO GET A NEW ONE BUT THE PRICE IS NOW 375$. I GUESS DODGE FINALLY REALIZED THE PROBLEM WITH THESE DASHBOARDS AND DECIDED TO CASH IN ON THEM. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT...
THERE ARE MULTIPLE CRACKS OF VARIOUS SIZES ON THE DASH OF MY 2000 DODGE RAM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DASH IS GOING TO START COLLAPSING CAUSING DAMAGE TO WIRING IN UNDER THE DASH, HOWEVER, MORE IMPORTANTLY IT POSES A RISK OF PASSENGER AIRBAG FAILURE DUE TO POSSIBLE PUNCTURE. WHEN NOT BEING DRIVEN THE DASH HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROTECTED AND IS NOT THE RESULT OF ANY ACCIDENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO POOR QUALITY PARTS. *TR
THE DASH ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS CRACKED IN ABOUT 8-10 PLACES. IT IS STARTING TO FALL AND LEAVE HOLES IN THE DASH. *TR
2000 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK - CRACKED DASHBOARD. TALKED WITH LOCAL CAR DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND ASKED IF THEY HAD ANY RECALLS OR IF THEY HAD HEARD OF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE DASHBOARDS. I WAS TOLD NONE THAT THEY HAVE HEARD OF AND THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
DASH CRACKS, FELL APART. *TR
2000 DODGE RAM WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS OUT ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE CRACKED DASHBOARD. *KB
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2000 DODGE PICKUP TRUCK HAS CRACKED AND FALLEN IN IN SEVERAL PLACES. I HAVE READ ARTICLES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT ETC. READ SEVERAL ARTICLES STATING THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD AND DODGE NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL. I WANTED TO WRITE AND COMPLAIN AS IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THERE COULD POSSIBLY BE A DANGER INVOLVED WITH THE DASH BOARD BREAKING. NOT SURE WHEN THE MAJORITY OF THE CRACKS HAPPENED SO I'M ESTIMATING IN THE FIELDS BELOW. *TR
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