2001 DODGE RAM 1500 Structurebody Problems

Where the sway bar is bolted to the chassis has completely deteriorated causing sway bar to completely detach from both sides of the frame. This has caused it very difficult to steer and nearly impossible the more MPH the vehicle goes. I own another vehicle nearly exactly the same but a 1998 dodge ram 1500 vin number [XXX]. It to has the same exact problem. I believe that the quality of steel used in manufacturing the frame of these vehicles was not up to standards. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH BOARD WAS DISINTEGRATING. PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD WERE PENETRATING THROUGH THE HEATER VACUUM SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSED THE HEATER NOT TO WORK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

DASH PANEL HAS CRACKED BADLY TO THE POINT PIECES HAVE FALLEN OUT EXPOSING WIRES, CONNECTORS, DUCTS AND OTHER UNDER-DASH COMPONENTS. I AM CONCERNED THIS MAY AFFECT INFLATION OF AIR BAGS AND POTENTIAL FOR PIECES OF CRACKED DASH TO CAUSE SEVERE INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DASH PANEL CRACKING ON THESE MODELS IS WELL KNOWN TO CHRYSLER, AND HAS DRAWN NATIONAL MEDIA ATTENTION (EG NEW YORK TIMES, 2013). CHRYSLER HAS APPARENTLY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ITS LIABILITY TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM.

DISINTEGRATION OF DASHBOARD PLASTICS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR DODGE TRUCKS IN THIS TIMEFRAME. IF THIS VEHICLE WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT SUFFICIENT TO DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS, SHARP PLASTIC SHARDS WOULD BE PROPELLED EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING THE FACE AND EYES.

THE HOOD LATCH BEHIND THE GRILL BROKE OR FAILED. MY HOOD FLEW UP AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SHATTERED MY WINDSHIELD. THE HOOD AND HINGES ARE BENT. IT FELT LIKE I HIT A BRICK WALL. I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. I GRADUALLY GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT PULL THE HOOD DOWN. A GENTLEMAN STOPPED TO HELP ME AND WE GOT THE HOOD DOWN BUT IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE HOOD HAD TO BE SECURED WITH A BUNGEE CORD. MY TRUCK WAS TOWED AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. THEY WILL BE REPLACING THE HOOD, WINDSHIELD AND HOOD LATCH. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION I WAS PUT IN FROM A FAULTY HOOD LATCH.

DASH, FROMT COVER COVERING INSTUMENT PANEL. SEVERLY CRACKED SO BRITTLE,THAT EVEN JUST A SINGLE TOUCH MAKES IT CRACK AND FALL APART. MY YOUNGEST SON HAS GOTTEN CUT BY THE SHARP EDGES OF THE CRACKS BEFORE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I HAVEN'T BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT I WOULD BE CONCERNED THAT THOSE SHARP SHARDS OF HARD PLASTIC COULD FLY AN INJURY MY XHILDREN AND MYSELF.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2001. SINCE THEN, THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. ONCE BY DODGE AND 2 TIMES BY ME. THIS DASHBOARD CONTINUES TO CRACK AND SPLIT. NOW THE BEZEL HAS CRACKED INTO SEVERAL PIECES. NOW, WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, THE GLOVEBOX, MADE OF THE SAME PLASTIC MATERIAL HAS SPLIT AND BROKEN AT THE HINGES. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM THAT IS ALL OVER NHTSA'S COMPLAINT BOARD UNDER SEVERAL LOCATIONS SUCH AS BODY, STRUCTURAL, AIRBAGS. THESE DASHBOARDS HAVE CRACKED SO BADLY, NO ONE KNOWS WHICH PORTION OF THE VEHICLE THAT IS AFFECTED BUT COULD SHOW UP IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE BLAMED THIS ON UV DEGRADATION, I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES FROM 1986 AND 87 THAT STILL HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE A1999 DODGE 1500 THAT THE DASH HAS ALSO CRACKED AND I HAVE REPLACED AS WELL. WHEN WILL...

WE OWN THIS 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE PROBLEM WE ARE FACED WITH IS THAT THE PAINT OF THE TRUCK HAS BEEN FADING EVERY DAY TO THE POINT THAT IT HAS SPOTS AND INSTEAD OF BEING A BLACK TRUCK IS A SPOT TRUCK. THE RUST ON IT IS INCREDIBLE, UNDERNEATH, AROUND THE TRIM OF THE TIRE PANELS AND THE OVERALL BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK. I KNOW WE ARE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE WEATHER DOES NOT HELP, BUT A TRUCK THIS EXPENSIVE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LOOK THE WAY IT DOES. THE DASHBOARD INSIDE THE TRUCK HAS CRACKED TO THE POINT THAT WE HAVE IT ALL TOGETHER WITH DUCT TAPE. MY HUSBAND DOES NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK FAR, BECAUSE HE IS AFRAID IT WILL BE A SAFETY ISSUE. ONE TIME JUST GOING TO THE TRASH PLACE, THE BREAKS WENT ON THE TRUCK AND WE HAD TO HAVE THAT TRUCK FIXED....

EVERY SECOND GENERATION DODGE RAM TRUCK HAS THIS ISSUE. THE DASHBOARD FALLS APART AND SHATTERS INTO SHARP KNIFE-LIKE PIECES OF PLASTIC THAT CAN AND DO BLOW INTO YOUR EYES WHILE DRIVING OR CUT YOU WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY. I FEAR THAT IF MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED THE SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC THAT WOULD BE SENT FLYING COULD INJURE ME OR EVEN BE FATAL. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS VERY WELL DOCUMENTED. THE FACT THAT SOMETHING THIS COMMON AND DANGEROUS HASN'T ENDED IN THE RESULT OF A RECALL OR REPLACEMENT IS ASTONISHING. I LOVE MY TRUCK BUT I AM SO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

DASH IS FALLING APART AND CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING

DASH BOARDS CAVING IN POSSIBLE CAUSING AIR BAGS, LIGHTS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL PARTS TO FAIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD A PAST FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES, CORROSION OF THE FRAME, A CRACKED DASHBOARD, AND WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATING SINCE 26,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THESE FAILURES, BUT NOT FOR THE STEERING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.....UPDATED 01/04/2016 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SECTIONS OF THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD WERE CRACKED AND SEPARATED, WHICH CREATED SHARP PLASTIC EDGES. SOME OF THE SHARP EDGES WERE LOCATED NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

DASH PAD CRACKING REAL BAD. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS TRUCK WITH ONLY 44,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

HOOD BECOME UNLATCHED AND FLEW UP AT ~ 50MPH AND HIT TOP OF TRUCK. IT COMPLETELY BENT BACKWARDS AND AFTER SAFELY MANEUVERING OFF THE ROAD, 2 PEOPLE HAD TO STAND ON TOP OF EACH TRUCK SIDE PANEL AND PULL REPEATEDLY TO BEND BACK DOWN AND LATCH SECURELY. METAL IS NOW BENT AND PEELED BACK AT THE JOINT/HINGE NEAR WINDSHIELD. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS COMPLETELY FRAGMENTED APART. IT HAS BEEN TAPED TO PREVENT PIECES OF HARD PLASTIC FROM DROPPING INTO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR, SERIOUS INJURY WILL RESULT FROM DASHBOARD BREAKING INTO MANY SHARP SHARDS. *TR

DASH FALLING APART. *TR

THE HOOD FLEW OPEN. HOOD WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY USED, OR OPENED, AND WAS LATCHED NORMALLY. HOWEVER IT JUST FLEW OPEN, OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CRAWL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND DID NOT CRASH. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY RECALLED BY DODGE IN OTHER YEAR PICK-UPS, BUT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE EVER PROPERLY CORRECTED THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I CALLED DODGE TODAY AND ASKED THEM IF THEY WOULD REPAIR MY TRUCK, BUT THEY SAID IT DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ISSUED, AND SO THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT AND IT WAS UP TO ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAILER HITCH FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAD A COVER ON MY DASHBOARD AND TOOK IT OFF TO CLEAN UNDER IT A FEW YEARS AGO. I NOTICED CRACKS ALL OVER THE TOP OF THE DASH. AFTER A YEAR OR SO I LOOKED UNDER THE COVER AGAIN & NOTICED THERE WERE BIG OPEN SPOTS WHERE THE DASH ACTUALLY WAS FALLING APART. I PULLED PIECES OUT THAT WERE LARGE IN SIZE & NOW HAVE HOLES IN THE DASH EXPOSING WIRING AND DUCT WORK AND THERE ARE CRACKS THAT ARE NOW EXTENDING TO THE FACE OF THE DASH. I HAD A CHIP ON MY WINDOW & HAD IT REPLACED. WHEN THE WINDOW TECH CAME TO REPLACE THE WINDOW I TOLD HIM ABOUT IT SO HE DIDN'T LEAN ON IT & GET HURT. HE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR DODGE TRUCKS. I FOUND THIS WEBSITE & WAS REVIEWING ALL THE COMPLAINTS & CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ISN'T...

TL -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED AND THE HEATING WIRING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE DASHBOARDS FRACTURED PIECES PENETRATION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO KEEP THE AIR BAG IN THE OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. RK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR OVER 2 YEARS. LARGE PIECES ARE BREAKING OFF AND FALLING INTO THE DASH AREA WHERE THERE ARE MANY ELECTRICAL WIRES AND VACUUM HOSES. THE PIECES THAT ARE BREAKING OFF ARE LARGE AND HAVE SHARP EDGES THAT MAY CUT INTO THE WIRES AND HOSES AND MAY START FIRES OR ELECTRICAL FAILURES/SHORTS. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE YEAR DUE TO MANUFACTURING. SOMETIMES AS I'M DRIVING, THE BROKEN PIECES POP OUT TOWARDS PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT A SHORT MAY DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH BOARD WAS DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE IN LARGE PIECES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED SEVERAL CRACKS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD HAD PARTIALLY CAVED IN AND SEPARATED FROM THE MOUNTING. THE CONTACT HAD NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH .THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM PURCHASED USED IN 2006. IT HAD 1 OR 2 SMALL CRACKS IN THE DASH AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I WASN'T TOO CONCERNED ABOUT THEM, BUT THEN WITHIN A YEAR OR 2 THE CRACKS MULTIPLIED. I THEN BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES WITH LARGE PIECES OF THE DASH COMPLETELY BREAKING AND FALLING OUT. I NOW HAVE MULTIPLE GIANT HOLES IN THE DASH. I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS AN ACTUAL ISSUE WITH OTHER DODGE RAMS UNTIL I SEARCHED OUT TO REPLACE IT. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT 1000'S OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, FAR FROM BEING LABELED "ISOLATED". THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED VIA A RECALL YEARS AGO. *TR

PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT HOOD FLEW OPEN CRACKED WINDSHIELD BENT HINGES AND HOOD , BARELY GOT SHUT , AFRAID TO OPEN AGAIN , HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THESE LATCHES ARE RECALLED AND FAIL ALL THE TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED INTO SEVERAL PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY REPLACED THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD DEVELOPED CRACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND AS A RESULT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE TYPES OF VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND THE INSTRUMENTS WAS FALLING INTO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS EXPOSED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

THE DASHBOARD STARTED FALLING APART SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. PIECES OF THE DASH KEEP FALLING DOWN INTO THE AREA WHERE THE WIRES ARE AT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND COLLAPSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THIS CAUSED THE AIR CONDITIONER TO FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STILL FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

INTERIOR DASH HAS SEVERAL SEVERE CRACKS. DASH IS STARTING TO CRUMBLE AND COLLAPSE. *TR

COMPLETELY CRACKED DASHBOARD, SHARP EDGES, EFFECTING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, HEADLIGHTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DEVELOPING CRACKS. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED OVER TIME AND THE CRACKS BECAME LARGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED, LEAVING SHARP EDGES ACCESSIBLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

DASHBOARD CRUMBLED AND COLLAPSED IN ON ITSELF. NOTHING LEFT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE TOLLWAY FROM THE AIRPORT IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM WHEN THE HOOD FLIPPED UP AND SMASHED INTO MY WINDSHIELD. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND GET TO THE SIDE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE IN FRONT OF ME. NOW MY HOOD IS DAMAGED, MY WINDSHIELD SHATTERED, AND DAMAGE TO MY ROOF. I INVESTIGATED OF PAST CONCERNS AND FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO 2000 AND 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCKS, A REPORT WAS EVEN DONE BY THE NHTSA BUT WAS FOUND NOT THAT IMPORTANT APPARENTLY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS INCIDENT AND WAS VERY LUCKY TO GET OUT OF IT UNHARMED. *TR

PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE RAM FROM LOCAL DEALER, AND DIDN'T HAVE IT 6 MONTHS AND NOTICED THE DASH CRACKED AND CAME APART. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND ASKED TO FIX. THEY REFUSED, STATING IT WAS NOT A RECALL AND IT WAS DUE TO SUN. I TRIED TO TELL THEM THAT THE WINDOWS ARE TINTED AND IT IS GARAGE KEPT WHEN NOT IN MOTION, BUT THEY REFUSED TO ANSWER. NOW IT IS ON SEVERAL AUTOMOTIVE BLOGS AND SITES ALL OVER THE US WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME YEAR TRUCK PACKAGE. IT IS NOW BROKEN SO BADLY ITS CAUSING FAILURE TO DEFROST THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING, SPEAKERS CUTTING OFF AND INTERIOR LIGHTS GOING OUT RANDOMLY. IT HAS NOW CRACKED SO THAT THE HEAT AND AIR IS NO LONGER ROUTED CORRECTLY AND IS...

WE HAVE A2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP AND THE DASH HAS SPLIT/CRACKED/BROKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SO BAD THAT IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE 1500 PICKUP WITH A DASHBOARD THAT IS BREAKING APART AND I'M CONCERN WITH THE SHARP EDGES IN THE CAB AND HOW EFFECTIVE MY AIRBAG WILL BE IF DEPLOYED. *TR

2ND TIME DASH HAS CRACKED, THIS TIME GLOVE BOX HAS FALLEN OFF DO TO HINGE BRAKING. I REPAIRED THE GLOVE BOX WITH A KITCHEN CABINET HINGE AND THE NUMEROUS CRACKS ARE BEING COVERED WITH EPOXY TO KEEP THE PIECES FORM BLOWING UP IN MY FACE AS I DRIVE. *TR

DASH STARTED CRACKING ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO WITH A MILEAGE OF 55000. DASH WAS REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE TWO YEARS AGO WHEN DASH HAD COLAPSED. ONE YEAR LATER THE DASH BEGAN TO CRACK ONCE AGAIN AND I LEARNED OF MANY OTHER POEPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS RELUCTANT TO SPEN 1000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. SINCE THEN THE DASH HAS COLAPSED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME SPALL PEICES CUT SOME WIRES UNDER THE DASH CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS NOT TO WORK. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE AND DONT KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 65-70 MPH WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. READING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I FEEL THE DASH IS DEFECTIVE AND A SAFETY CONCERN. CHRYSLER SHOUD RECALL VEHICLES TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *CN

TOP OF DASH BOARD IS CRACKED IN MUTIPLE LOCATIONS. NO CAUSE FOR CRACKS. *TR