2001 DODGE RAM 1500 Structure Problems

CRACKED DASH ON DODGE RAM TRUCK. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD IS BREAKING APART. CONSUMER IS AFRAID THAT IF PIECES KEEP FALLING INTO THE DASH THERE COULD BE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WITH WIRING, WIRE SHORTING, FIRE, AND POSSIBLE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WHEN ITS NOT NEEDED. *KB

CRACKED DASH BOARD AND DASH BOARD RELATED COMPONENTS ON 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. CRACKS STARTED TO APPEAR IN 2004 FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND HAVE DEVELOPED INTO COMPLETE DASH BOARD FAILURE AND COLLAPSE. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT FURTHER DAMAGE TO EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING ANY RELATED LIGHTING FAILURE AND GENERAL SAFETY. *TR

MY 2001 DODGE THAT I BOUGHT NEW ONLY HAS 61,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT AND THE DASH HAS BIG CHUNKS OUT OF IT. STARTED WITH CRACKS WITCH I THOUGHT WAS ODD BEING SO NEW THEN IT JUST CAVED IN. IT HAS SHARP EDGES ON IT I KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. IT REALLY IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE EXPOSED WIRING AND THE SHARP EDGES. I WORKED FOR CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS FROM 78-82 AND HAVE SEEM SOME OF THEIR POORER MANUFACTURING. THIS TRUCK IS MADE VERY WELL EXCEPT FOR THIS DANGEROUS DASHBOARD. THERE ARE NUMEROUS WEBSITES AND FORUMS THAT HAVE OWNERS STATING EXACTLY WHAT I AM STATING. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND FIX ALL OF THE OWNERS UP WITH A NEW DASH MADE FROM A DIFFERENT VENDER THAT WILL AGE WITH THE REST OF THE VEHICLE AND BE SAFE. I AM AFRAID THAT IF I WERE TO BE IN AN...

DASHBOARD CRACKING; HUGE HOLES IN DASHBOARD. *JB

THE DASHBOARD OF MY TRUCK HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS TO THE POINT THAT PIECES OF IT HAVE FALLEN THROUGH. THE RESULT IS A DASHBOARD THAT IS IN PIECES, MAY CAUSE FLYING MISSILES DURING AN IMPACT AND IS ALSO COSMETICALLY UNPALITABLE. I AM CONTACTING DODGE FOR A REPLACEMENT BUT HAVE HAD NO LUCK SO FAR. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 V6 PICK-UP, PURCHASED NEW AND THE ONLY OWNER. TRUCK IS GARAGE KEPT, AND LOOKS NEW EXCEPT FOR THE DASHBOARD, LAST WEEK I WALKED INTO THE GARAGE AND NOTICE 5 LARGE CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD TO THE POINT THAT THE CENTER PART IS SINKING IN SOMEWHAT. DEALER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND CAN NOT HELP EXCEPT TO ORDER A NEW ONE FOR ME AT MY COST. TRUCK ONLY HAS 55,486 MILES ON IT, AND PROTECTANT HAS BEEN USED ON IT SINCE I PURCHASED IT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY CRACKING AND FINALLY A PIECE OF IT HAS CAVED INTO THE DASH. I HAVE HEARD MANY OTHER DODGE RAMS 1500 OF THE SAME YEAR 2001 ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

UPPER DASH PANEL (PART #5GK45LAZAB) IS CRACKING INTO SHARP PIECES AND I WORRY THAT SENSITIVE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WILL BECOME EXPOSED OR THAT SHARP PIECES WILL FALL OFF AND INJURE OCCUPANTS. I HAVE ALREADY CUT MYSELF FROM THESE PIECES. PLEASE RESEARCH AND ADVISE MANUFACTURER TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE DASHBOARD HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED AND CAVED IN. THE IN DASH WIRING HARNESS IS EXPOSED. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 17,000 MILES ON IT (AS OF JUNE 2007), THE TRUCK IS HARDLY EVER DRIVEN AND IS KEPT IN A GARAGE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. THE DASH, LIKE NUMEROUS OTHER DODGE RAMS, HAS FALLEN APART DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING MATERIALS. THE DASH HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200. *JB

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD, FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD. INCIDENT DATE IS DATE OF PURCHASE OF USED VEHICLE. ORIGINAL INCIDENT DATE UNKNOWN. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500, USED, IN 2005, WITH APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES. THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK IN THE DASH BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE FRONT WINDOW. THE CRACKS HAVE BEEN GROWING STEADILY. NOW THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED WITH MULTIPLE CRACKS, FROM THE BASE OF THE WINDOW TO THE TRIM SURROUNDING THE GAUGES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CRACKS WILL CONTINUE AND CAUSE ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. ADDITIONALLY, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DASH WILL START TO BREAK OR FALL INTO THE WIRING UNDER THE DASH, POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE AND OR FATALITIES DUE TO A FIRE OR SOMETHING. I ONLY HAVE 56,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE! *JB

I'M AN FILING THIS COMPLAINT PERTAINING TO MY 2001 DODGE RAM, IN WHICH THE DASH FELL APART PIECE BY PIECE ON ITS OWN. *JB

SEVERE CRACKS ON DASHBOARD RIGHT OVER STEERING WHEEL AND AIR BAG SINCE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND ARE GETTING WORSE! LOOKS LIKE I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM! WHY IS NO ONE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? DOES THERE HAVE TO BE AN INJURY OR DEATH TO HAVE THIS ADDRESSED? THERE ARE 40 OR MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS -- HELLO! WHY DON'T YOU GET IT? *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK IS CRACKING. I AM WORRIED ABOUT PIECES COMING OFF AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO PASSENGERS. *JB

2001 DODGE RAM 1500, THE DASH IS LITERALLY CRUMBLING DAILY. I HAVE 1 VERY LARGE HOLE & LARGE CRACKS ALL OVER. THE DASH HAD GOTTEN WORSE EVERY WEEK. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR THIS AS IT IS NOT REPAIRABLE UNLESS THE COMPLETE DASH IS REPLACED. THE HOLE IN THE DASH REFLECTS A GLARE AS ITS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. *TR

NUMEROUS CRACKS AND CHIPS ON THE DASH OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. I RECENTLY WATCH A NEWS CLIP ON THIS ISSUE WHERE A LADY HAD HER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WORKING IMPROPERLY AND HER LIGHTS WENT OUT WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS COULD HAVE LED TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE REPORT ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DASH BEING OPEN TO THE HEAT OF THE SUN OR A PLASTIC PIECE MAY HAVE INTERRUPTED THE WIRING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I WOULD LIKE DODGE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THIS FOR CUSTOMERS AT LITTLE OR NO COST. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND THEY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE DASH. THE NEWS CHANNEL WAS LOCAL NEWS 6 OUT OF ORLANDO, FL. *JB UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07

MY DASH IS CRACKING ON MY TRUCK ,I WONDER HOW DODGE WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO GO ON T.V. NEWS AND DO A STORY ON THIS DEFECT. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED ALL OVER AND PIECES FALLING OUT. *TR

MY DASHBOARD HAD A CRACK AND IT HAS NOW TURNED INTO A HUGE HOLE. WHY DOESN'T DODGE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS. *JB

DASH BOARD FALLING THRU ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM CAUSING SHORTAGE IN WIRING AND SPEAKERS STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT, AND HAVE LEARNED LATELY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *JB

I FOUND MY DODGE RAM 1500 TO HAVE A DASH CRACK YESTERDAY OUT OF NOWHERE, I DO NOT DRIVE MUCH JUST BACK ROADS FROM HOME TO WORK AND HAVE TINTED WINDOWS AND A SUN SHIELD. HEARD FROM A FRIEND ABOUT THIS AND MADE FUN OF HIM ONLY TO NOTICE I TOO HAVE CRACKS. *TR

I HAVE A CLOTH COVER COVERING DASHBOARD THAT WAS ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN 12/2005 I HAVE NOTICED A HUGE CRACK AND MANY SMALL CRACKS RUNNING FROM THE PASSENGER WINDOW POST TO THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD,THIS IS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4 X 4. DODGER WILL NOT FIX NEITHER WILL DEALER OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM AFRAID TO LET ANYONE RIDE IN THE FRONT SEAT BECAUSE IF I WAS TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT I AM AFRAID AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY AND THEY WILL BE CUT TO SHREDS WITH DASHBOARD MATERIAL BECAUSE OF THESE BROKEN AREAS ON THE DASHBOARD. WE AS CONSUMERS NEED THE HELP OF THIS PLACE TO GET THIS RECALLED TO ENSURE EVERYONE'S SAFETY! *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH CRACKS IN THE DASH AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY. IN INVESTIGATING REPAIR OPTIONS FOR THIS I HAVE DISCOVERED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER IS IGNORING THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH NOTIFIED MANY TIMES. IT IS SO PREVALENT THAT IN LESS THAT ONE HOUR I FOUND 20 CASES OF THE SAME EXACT FORM LETTER BEING SENT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD NOTIFIED CHRYSLER. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO JERK CHRYSLER BACK INTO REALITY WITH A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM - WHEN THE AIRBAG GOES OFF , PLASTIC DASH SHRAPNEL FLYING EVERYWHERE IS NOT A GOOD THING! *JB

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM PICK UP TRUCK WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT AN JUST RECENTLY THE DASHBOARD STARTING CRACKING, SMALL CRACKS AT FIRST BUT NOW PROGRESSED TO A POINT WHERE IT MAY BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM THAT THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING BADLY. I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I ASKED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT DODGE WOULD NOT REPAIR AS A RECALL. ALSO A NEW DASHBOARD IS AROUND $330.00. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT IT WILL GET WORSE AND COLLAPSE. IF THERE ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND COMPLAINTS WHY WON'T THEY RECALL THEM? *TR

2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD CAVED IN. HAVE NO DASH LEFT. *TR

DASH IS CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. IT STARTS FROM THE WINDOW DOWN TO THE AIRBAG. THIS IS A PROBLEM MOST 2001 RAMS ARE HAVING AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON OUR 2001 DODGE 1500 TRUCK CRACKED. I HAVE NEVER BOUGHT A VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND HAD THE DASHBOARD CRACK. THE TRUCK IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I KNOW SOMEONE ELSE WHO BOUGHT A USED 1999 DODGE 1500 AND THE DASHBOARD ON THAT TRUCK WAS TERRIBLE. THERE WAS A HUGE HOLE IN IT. I WOULD WORRY ABOUT BUYING ANOTHER DODGE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *JB

MY 2001 DODGE DASH BOARD CRACKED AND COLLAPSED INTO A 4 BY 8 INCH HOLE. I HAVE SINCE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS. *JB

I AM REPEAT DODGE CUSTOMER. HOWEVER, I HAVE RECENTLY BECOME CONCERNED ABOUT MY DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND IS NOW CURRENTLY FALLING THROUGH IN SEVERAL LACES. IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE STEERING COLUMN A LARGE CHUNK OF ABOUT SIX INCHES WIDE AND 8 INCHES LONG FELL THROUGH THE DASHBOARD, THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING AND ONTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS SHARP PIECE COULD HAVE CAUSED AN INJURY HAD I NOT BEEN WEARING WORK BOOTS. AS MY DAUGHTERS HAVE ON OCCASION DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE I HAVE BECOME CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF ELECTRICAL WIRING DAMAGE AND/OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT PROBLEMS. I URGE SOMEONE TO PUSH FOR A RECALL BEFORE SHARP ITEMS DISFIGURED SOMEONE IN AN ACCIDENT OR A FIRE IS INITIATED DUE TO NICKED WIRES. MY CONFIDENCE IN DODGE HAS TRULY DIMINISHED DUE TO THEIR DISREGARD ND UNCONCERN ON THIS MATTER. *JB

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK IN REFERENCE TO THE NUMEROUS CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD. I AGREE WITH MANY OTHER CHRYSLER OWNERS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE ISSUE AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR

THE DASHBOAR D IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES , AND ALSO A FEW PLACES HAVE CAVED IN. THERE ARE SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH DASHBOAR D ALSO.*AK

AS DODGE KNOWS THE GEN 2 RAMS HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH DASHES CRACKING OR CAVING IN, THIS COULD CAUSE LOTS OF PROBLEMS. *TR

THE 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP DASHBOARD IS CRACKING. *AK

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH BOARD FALLING APART. PLASTIC DASH IS IN SHAMBLES. CALLED DODGE, SAID NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. *AK

I BOUGHT A NEW DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK IN 2000. THE TRUCK HAS APP. 60,000 MILES,WELL CARED FOR, AND LOOKS NEW. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED A HUGE CRACK IN DASHBOARD ON TOP OF PASSENGER AIR BAG.NOW THE CRACK HAS SPREAD ALL OVER TO TH DRIVER SIDE. LARGE PARTS OF DASHBOARD ARE FALLING DOWN INSIDE LEAVING HUGE HOLES ABOVE THE ELECTRICAL AND THE AIR BAGS.I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS GOING OFF AND ELECTRICAL FALURE. THIS IS NOT A COSMETIC ISSUE, IT IS A SAFTY ISSUE.I CONTACTED CRYSLER AND THEY SAID SINCE I WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAD SERVICE ON THE TRUCK AT MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AT MY EXPENSE, AND IF THEY FOUND THAT IT WASN'T MY FAULT THEY WOULD PAY FOR HALF OF THE PARTS AND LABOR TO REPAIR.I HAVE PAID FOR THIS TRUCK ONCE AND I'M NOT PAYING...

THE DASHBOARD ALL OF A SUDDEN CRACKED LIKE CRAZY. AND NOW I READ ALL 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCKS ARE DOING THIS. *AK

THE 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK HAS A DASHBOARD THAT IS MYSTERIOUSLY CRACKING AND COLLAPSING. *AK

I WOULD OFFICIALLY LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD AND FADING PAINT THE 2001 DODGE RAM WITH ONLY 32,800 MILES. THIS HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND I FELT THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ,AND THE DODGE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR IT. *AK

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP AND THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING IN 2003 ,AND CONTINUED TO CRACK ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD TO THIS DATE. *AK

2001 DODGE DASH BOARD CRACKING (NATION WIDE) LOCAL NEW MEDIAN NOTIFIED PUBLIC OF PROBLEM'S WITH 2001 DODGE TRUCK. WHICH CAN CAUSE ELECTRICAL & OPERATIONAL USAGE WHILE DRIVING. CAN CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENT'S & INJURY TO OTHER'S. *TR

2001 DODGE TRUCK DASH BOARD CRACKING, (NATIONWIDE.) LOCAL NEW MEDIAN NOTIFIED PUBLIC TO PROBLEM WITH 2001 DODGE TRUCK, WHICH CAN CAUSE ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE & OPERATIONAL PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING DURING DAYTIME & NIGHTTIME. CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT & INJURY TO SELF OR OTHER'S. THE MANUFACTURER COMPANY NOR DEALER ARE TAKING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FIXING THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS VERY COSTLY TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP YEAR 2001. ABOUT 6-9 MOS AGO I NOTICED A CRACK INTHE DASHBOARD GOING THE WIDTH OF THE DASH ABOUT MIDWAY ACROSS THE DASH. I HEARD A REPORT ON THE NEWS ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE 01 DODGE PICKUP DASHES CRACKING AND CAUSING PROBLEMS SUCH AS ELECTRICAL OR HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOTICED A SECOND CRACK STARING AND AM CONCERNED REGARDING THE SAFETY ESPECIALLY SINCE I USE MY VEHICLE FOR WORK.

2001 DODGE RAM HAS A CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK DASH IS FULL OF CRACKS. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH IS CRACKING SEVERELY. WILL NOT BE LONG BEFORE PIECES START FALLING OUT EXPOSING WIRES. CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT IS MY PROBLEM. *TR

SEVERAL LARGE AND SMALL CRACKS IN DASHBOARD SPREADING FROM SCREEN TO FRONT EDGE OF DASH, AND TO AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. PREVIOUS REPAIRS CARRIED OUT BY SUPPLYING DEALER ARE NOW STARTING TO FAIL. AREA NOW VISIBLE WHERE SECTION OF DASH COULD COLLAPSE. THIS VEHICLE NOW IN THE UK BUT ORIGINAL FAILURE REPAIR ATTEMPTED BY SUPPLYING US DEALER. *TR

REFERENCE TO OUR 2001 DODGE RAM PICK UP TRUCK, THE DASHBOARD HAS COMPLETELY CAVED IN ON ONE SIDE. THIS SEEMS TO BE SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL AND YEAR ONLY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE, SEEMING THE DASH STARTED CRACKING IN 2005 SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD FALLING APART. *TR