2002 DODGE RAM 1500 Structure Problems

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH IS CRACKING SEVERELY AND I AM WORRIED THAT PIECES OF THE DASH ARE FALLING INTO THE DASH WHILE, THAT WHILE DRIVING THE PIECES OF THE DASH WILL CUT VITAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INCLUDING THOSE FOR SAFETY. MY DASH HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER TIME AND I AM AFRAID OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF I AM DRIVING AND THE DASH FULLY COLLAPSES. *TR

DASH CRACKING DUE TO IMPROPER MOLDING TEMPERATURES OR MOLDING ADDITIVES. *TR

THE DASH BOARDS ON THE 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 IS MADE FROM AN INFERIOR PLASTIC THAT CRACKS,BUSTS,AND EVENTUALLY JUST FALLS INTO A GAPING HOLE. THIS RESULTS IN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. I DID NOT REALIZE WHAT A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THIS WAS UNTIL I DID SOME RESEARCH OF MY OWN. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF WEBSITES DEDICATED TO THIS VERY PROBLEM AND DODGE IS AWARE IT EXISTS BUT THUSFAR HAS NOT SUBMITTED A RECALL. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REPLACE MY DASH FOR THIS VERY REASON BUT THE COST IS VERY HIGH AND I FEEL AS A CONSUMER IT SHOULD NOT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE MATERIAL WAS INFERIOR TO BEGIN WITH. RIGHTNOW MY DASH IS GLUED TOGETHER AND I AM SURE THIS ISN'T A LONG TERM FIX BUT I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS I HAVE READ THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD ARE NUMEROUS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HEADLIGHTS GOING...

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE 1500 AND THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING WHERE THE DEFROST BLOWS AND LAST WINTER I TURNED IT ON AND A SHARP PIECE OF THE DASH CUT MY FACE. I AIN'T SAYIN IT WAS BAD BUT IF IT WOULD HAD HIT ME IN THE EYE AND MADE ME WRECK AND DIE THEN MY FAMILY WOULD OWN DODGE. YALL SAY ITS NOT DANGEROUS AND I WOULD AGREE IF THAT WOULDN'T HAD HAPPENED TO ME BUT IT DID AND ITS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I THINK YALL SHOULD RECALL THEM AND MAKE DODGE REPLACE THEM AND START MAKING THEM BETTER. I HAD A 98 GMC AND IT HAD NO PROBLEM SO THEY NEED TO MAKE THEM LIKE GMC DOES AND STOP MAKING EVERYTHING SO CHEAP BEFORE THEY KILL EVERYONE. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM WITH CRACKS ALL OVER THE DASH. RECENTLY A CAR PULLED OUT IF FRONT OF ME AND I HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES. MY YOUNG NIECE WAS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND EXTENDED HER ARMS OUT IN FRONT OF HER. THE SEAT BELT WORKED BUT HER HANDS AND WRIST WERE CUT BY SHARP EDGES IN THE DASH PLASTIC. ONE CUT WAS PRETTY DEEP AND REQUIRED 12 STITCHES. THE CRASH EXPOSED OTHER SHARP EDGES AND SOME FELL INTO THE VENTS. THEY RATTLE WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A 74 SILVERADO WITH ORIGINAL DASH. *TR

FOR TWO YEARS MY DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACK IN MY 2002 DODGE RAM PICK UP TRUCK. WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THE DASH BOARD IS FALLING APART. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE HOW MUCH DOES A DASH BOARD COST AND I FIND OUT ABOUT THOUSANDS OF DODGE RAM OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH ENDED UP IN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I WILL LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. I HATE TO KEEP DRIVING THE TRUCK AND END UP IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS REALLY A SAFETY HAZARD TO SAY THE LEAST AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH IS CRACKING. HAS POTENTIAL TO COME DISLODGED IN THE CAB AND PRODUCE A FLYING OBJECT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, OR TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE DASH FALLS APART WHILE DRIVING. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING APART. MAKING ME WONDER ABOUT HOW SAFE VEHICLE WILL BE IN A CRASH. AM I GOING TO HAVE PROJECTILE, POSSIBLY SHARP, PIECES OF PLASTIC FLYING ABOUT INSIDE THE VEHICLE? WILL AIR BAGS OPERATE PROPERLY? IE: WILL AIR BAGS BLOW BACK INTO THE DASH INSTEAD OF OUT TO PROTECT OCCUPANTS? *TR

DASHBOARD ON 2002 DODGE RAM HAS CRACKED FROM FRONT TO BACK. AFTER READING ALL COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM, I BELIEVE SOMETHING (RECALL) NEEDS TO BE DONE. LOCAL DEALERSHIP STATED A COST OF $2,550 TO FIX. AFRAID THAT THIS WILL CAUSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AS HAS SO MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS READ SO FAR. IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE THE GOVERNMENT MAKE DODGE STEP UP AND PAY FOR THE CHEAP PARTS THEY PUT IN THEIR VEHICLES. GOT A SUGGESTION. SINCE THE GOVERNMENT OWNS DODGE, WHY DON'T YOU PUT SOME OF MY TAX DOLLARS TOWARDS FIXING MY TRUCK. I KNOW I CAN'T AFFORD $2,550. *TR

DASH OF VEHICLE (2002 DODGE RAM 1500) CRACKING LEAVING VERY SHARP EDGES. THE DASH HAS BEEN CARED FOR AS PER DEALER RECOMMENDATIONS. DODGE HAS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS BUT HAS FAILED TO TAKE ANY ACTION. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB DASH IS CRACKED AND LOSING LARGE PIECES BEYOND REPAIR AND IS AFFECTING WIRING, WINDOWS ,DOOR LOCKS AND GAUGES. SPEEDOMETER IS OFF AND CAUSED US TO GET A TICKET. *TR

JAN. 10, 2010 A VERY LARGE CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASH ON MY 2002 DODGE 1500 PICKUP AT FIRST IT WAS JUST A COSMETIC THING ,BUT NOW ALL THE WIRING IS EXPOSED THE VEHICLE TURN INDICATORS DO NOT WORK WHEN IT IS BAD WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK AND THE DEFROSTERS WILL NOT CHANGE FROM COLD TO HOT. I WENT TO THE DEALER THEY ADVISED ME IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM ,BUT I HAVE LEARNED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS AFFECTED AND MY PROBLEM IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD JUST FLAKING AND REALLY SHARP EDGES. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS TWO VERY LARGE CRACKS ALL THE WAY THRU IT FROM THE FRONT BY THE WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK OF IT, AND A THIRD CRACK IS NOW STARTING TO FORM. I'VE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW AND HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT AND BELIEVE THAT DODGE INSTALLED AN INFERIOR PRODUCT IN THEIR 2002 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCKS. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH CRACKING. THE DASH ON MY TRUCK IS CRACKING TO COLLAPSE. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT ON THIS MODEL TRUCK. PIECES ARE FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE DASH WHICH IS SURELY BOUND TO DAMAGE OTHER COMPONENTS INSIDE THE DASH, POSSIBLY CAUSING ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL FAILURE. ALSO HAVE TO WONDER HOW DANGEROUS BRITTLE PLASTIC SHARDS WOULD BE IN A COLLISION. *TR

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS A CRACKED DASH. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONDITIONS OR ABNORMAL EVENTS PRIOR TO THE DASH FALLING APART. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF DODGE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I OPENED A CASE DIRECTLY THROUGH THE CHRYSLER GROUP LLC. TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A PLASTIC DASH THAT IS CRACKING SO BADLY THAT THERE ARE SHARP EXPOSED EDGES AROUND THE AIRBAG IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO FOLLOW UP WITH CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SEE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ENSURE THAT NO ONE IS INJURED BY SHRAPNEL FROM A DEFECTIVE DASH.

ORIGINALLY WITH NO WARNING THE TRUCK WOULD JUST DIE AT INTERSECTIONS. NOW IT IS STARTING TO DIE WHEN DRIVING, EVEN WHILE TURNING. MY TEENAGE SON USUALLY DRIVES THIS TRUCK AND I AM TRULY AFRAID HE IS GOING TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT. WITH THE VEHICLE ONLY HAVING ONLY 73,000 MILES ON IT, I WOULD NOT EXPECT SUCH A DANGEROUS THING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE SEEN MANY POSTS FROM OTHERS INDICATING THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEM. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FIXING THESE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. ALSO HAVE THE CRACKED DASH. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING ON 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. VENT AND SPEAKER COVER BEGAN CRACKING TWO YEARS AGO. THE FULL DASH PANEL BEGAN CRACKING SHORTLY AFTER. DASH IS BECOMING WORSE AND WORSE. I BELIEVE THAT THE PIECES OF THE DASH COULD CAUSE INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE DASH IS BECOMING COMPROMISED AND MAY BE A HAZARD. *TR

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD OF A DODGE RAM 1500 2002. MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED UP IN 9 PIECES. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ABOUT $800.00 AND THE DEFECTIVE PLASTIC HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. SO IN LESS THAN A YEARS I'M GOING TO END UP WHERE I STARTED OR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND AGAIN. THIS COMPLAINT IS NOT ABOUT THE MONEY. IT'S ABOUT THE FACT THAT DODGE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVEN'T FIXED THE REPLACEMENT PART WHICH MEANS THAT IF I GO THERE RIGHT NOW AND BUY THIS PART I'M GOING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IN LESS THAN A YEAR. *TR

CRACKED DASH BOARD ON A DODGE RAM 1500 IM CONCERNED THAT IF I WERE TO GET INTO ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT NO MATTER THE SPEED AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS THAT THE PIECES OF THE DASH WILL ALSO FLY OFF CAUSING INJURY TO MY PASSENGERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM THAT I BOUGHT USED IN 2006. I DID NOT HAVE THE TRUCK SIX MONTHS AND I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I NOTICED TWO MORE INCLUDING THE SPEAKER GRILLS IN THE DASH COMPLETELY FALLING APART. THIS IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE TAKES A PIECE OF PLASTIC TO THE FACE IF IN AN ACCIDENT. ONCE IT STARTS CRACKING IT IS NOT GOING TO STOP AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES FOR NOT ONLY EXPOSED WIRES BUT ALSO AIRBAGS THAT IF DEPLOYED WILL SEND SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC EVERYWHERE. *TR

OVER A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS BEGAN TO CRACK AND CRUMBLE AWAY LEAVING SHARP EDGES. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY IMPACT TO THE DASH OR VEHICLE. THE PLASTIC THAT THE DASH IS COMPOSED OF IS BRITTLE AND WEAK. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. IT WONT BE LONG BEFORE THE DASH FALLS INTO THE TRUCK. *TR

DASH IS CRACKED ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 IN MULTIPLE PLACES. *TR

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH BOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING AND STEADILY GETTING WORSE OVER THE PAST YEAR. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD ONLY PAY $500.00 TOWARDS A $1200.00 REPAIR. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK IN CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE AIR BAG. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS BETWEEN 1998 AND 2006. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS STARTED TO CRACK. THIS WILL ONLY GET WORSE AND WILL LEAD TO POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. DODGE HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS SINCE 2001 AND REFUSES TO CLASSIFY IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND REFUSES TO REPLACE THE ITEM. *TR

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 AND I HAVE BEEN NOTICING THAT THE DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING AND THEN IT BEGAN TO CRACK MORE TO THE POINT OF HAVING NO DASH AT ALL. I DON'T THINK THIS IS JUST A COSMETIC DEFECT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT DOESN'T TAKE A HOARD OF INSPECTORS TO SEE HOW THIS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO OCCUPANTS IN THE TRUCK. LETS JUST FORGET ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE FOR A SECOND, AFTER BUYING A DODGE INTREPID AND HAVE THE MOTOR FAIL AT 60,000 AND I SAID " I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE", BUT I GAVE DODGE A SECOND CHANCE BECAUSE I LIKED THE LOOK OF THE TRUCK INSIDE AND OUT. WITH THAT SAID I DON'T MIND REPLACING THE CONTROL ARMS WHERE THE BALL JOINTS ARE WELDED IN, AT A COST OF 600.00 DOLLARS. WISH I WOULD HAVE LOOKED AT THAT TOO, BUT HAVING...

THIS CONCERNS THE CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD ON A DODGE RAM. IF CRACKED OR BROKEN ENOUGH, IT COULD CAUSE INJURY OR FIRE IF THE SUN WOULD GET TO THE WIRES IN THE DASH. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FILED ON DODGE RAMS FROM 1998-2005 FOR THE DASHBOARDS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY TRUCK JUST STARTED CRACKING. I'M AFRAID THE DIRECT SUNLIGHT IS GOING TO DAMAGE OR SHORT THE WIRING. THE DAMAGE MAY CAUSE FAILURE OF COMPONENTS. ALSO IF ACCIDENT OCCURS PIECES OF THE DASH MAY END UP HITTING THE PERSONS INSIDE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD CRACKS BY ITSELF AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE DASHBOARD WILL JUST SPLIT. THE NOISE IS VERY LOUD AND STARTLING AND COULD CREATE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DISTRACTION WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, RESULTING IN NUMEROUS CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD AND EXPOSING THE COMPONENTS INSIDE MY DASHBOARD TO THE HEAT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT COMING THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500-DASH BOARD CRACKS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. SEAT BELT LATCH COVERS DISINTEGRATED. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2002 DODGE 1500 STARTED OFF WITH A SMALL CRACK ACROSS THE DEFROST VENT. WITHIN A FEW DAYS THERE WAS ANOTHER CRACK ON THE ADJACENT VENT. IN LESS THAN A MONTH, MY ENTIRE DASH HAD VERY LARGE CRACKS ALL OVER IT. *TR

I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE DASHES THAT ARE IN DODGE RAMS? YOU CAN BROWSE THE WEB, AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE, BUT ALL THE DASHES IN DODGE RAMS FROM 00' UP TO 02' ARE CRACKING, AND DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT... HERE RECENTLY, THEY RELEASED A RECALL FOR STEERING WHEEL COLUMNS, BUT STILL NOT EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BUDGE AS TO A DASH RECALL. IT IS HAPPENING IN DODGE RAMS ALL ACROSS THE U.S. PROVING THAT IT IS NOT JUST THE SOUTHERN HEAT THAT IS CAUSING THIS, BUT RATHER A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL. THE DASHES CRACK WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST SIGN OF SUN DAMAGES, SPOTS, OR FADING... PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS... THE DASH ALSO COVERS MAJOR WIRES THAT ARE THE KEY FOR THE VEHICLE, AND IF THEY MELT OR GET WET, IT COULD CAUSE MAJOR MALFUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES....

2002 DODGE RAM DASH PANEL FALLING APART , THE AIR BAG WILL EVENTUALLY BE AFFECTED. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP TRUCK HAS HUGE CRACKS AND HOLES IN DASHBOARD. THE SUNLIGHT AND HEAT DIRECTLY HITTING WIRES AND OTHER COMPONENTS AS A RESULT OF THE CRACKS AND HOLES IS A SAFETY HAZARD. DODGE SHOULD RECALL ALL MODELS/YEARS EFFECTED WITH THESE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARDS. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKING AT 85,000 MILES AND IT WILL NOT STOP LOOKS LIKE IT WILL CONTINUE TO CRACK TILL IT IS COMPLETELY GONE. *TR

DASH HAS STARTED CRACKING AND FALLING APART IN PLACES. IM AFRAID THAT IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IS GOING TO SEND PLASTIC SHARDS THROUGHOUT MY TRUCK DOING MORE HARM THAT GOOD. DODGE SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING COMES FROM IT. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A LAWSUIT TO GET THIS NOTICED. HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING IF I GET INTO A WRECK AND MY SON DIES FROM A PIECE OF PLASTIC THROWN ACROSS THE CAR, NO AMOUNT OF MONEY WILL EVER FIX THAT PROBLEM. HAVE ALREADY ASKED DODGE ABOUT THIS AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS AND BLAME IT ON THE OWNERS LACK OF CARE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DASH BOARD COMPLETELY CRACKED TO PIECES AND I AM CONCERNED IT WILL NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE ANY MORE. ALL IT WAS CAUSED BY WAS HEATING AND COOLING THROUGH OUT THE YEAR. THERE IS LIKE NO INSULATION IN THE DASH. I KNOW OF TRUCKS THAT WERE ONE YEAR OLD AND THERE DASH CRACKED. THE ENTIRE DASH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WILL BE A NATION WIDE CAMPAIGN. *TR

MY DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK IS A 2002 MODEL. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING SO BADLY THAT LARGE PIECES ARE FALLING DOWN INTO THE ELECTRICAL SECTION. IT GETS WORSE DAILY AND I'M AFRAID OF A FIRE. *TR

THE DASH HAS BEGUN CRACKING. LITTLE PIECES ARE FALLING DOWN INTO THE DASH THE LOWER DASH AND INTO AIR VENTS. THESE ARE NOT SMALL MINOR CRACK, THEY ARE LARGE CRACKS THAT COVER THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH DODGE RAM DASHBOARDS FOR YEARS. *TR

DASH IS CRACKING, ONE DEFROSTER VENT SCREEN HAS BROKEN OFF AND FALLEN INTO DEFROST VENT DUE TO BECOMING BRITTLE, ADDITIONAL CRACKS ARE BECOMING MORE EVIDENT AS THE DAYS GO BY. *TR

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS CRACKED DASH AND IT IS VERY BRITTLE. WHILE RESEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND HUNDREDS MORE WITH SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS COULD CAUSE AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION OR IF THE AIRBAG DOES WORK IT WOULD THROW PIECES OF THE DASH INTO THE PERSON CAUSING MAJOR INJURES TO THAT PERSON. I BELIEVE THAT DODGE SHOULD LOOK IN TO THIS. THEY SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED IN 2006 WITH 34,000 MILES. IN JUNE OF 2008 I NOTICED A CRACK APPROX. 2" LONG IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STARTING IN THE TRAY, VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 53,000 MILES ON IT. BY SEPTEMBER OF 2008 THE ONE CRACK DEVELOPED INTO 3 CRACKS WITH 1 SPANNING THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE DASH ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF THE VEHICLE. NOW IN MARCH OF 2009 WITH 69,000 MILE, THERE ARE 5 CRACKS TOTAL AND THE DASHBOARD IS SAGGING AND THE DEFROSTER VENTS ARE STARTING TO CRACK APART. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A ACCIDENT, THE ONLY PROTECTANT USED ON THE DASH WAS RECOMMENDED AND PURCHASED AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. *TR

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN MANY PLACES ON MY 2002 DODGE 1500 4X4. FULL LENGTH CRACKS FROM WINDSHIELD TO DRIVER, ABOUT 4 LARGE ONES AND A FEW SMALL ONES STARTING. MAY BE MORE COSMETIC BUT IF CONTINUES, IT MY AFFECT DRIVING. *TR

DASHBOARD IS STARTING TO CRACK IN VARIOUS PLACES. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY TRUCK JUST STARTED CRACKING AND PIECES ARE FALLING OFF. I'M AFRAID ITS GOING TO SHORT SOMETHING OUT. *TR

FOR NO APPARENT REASON MY DASHBOARD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS WHICH APPEARED SUDDENLY RUNNING THE LENGTH OF THE DASHBOARD FROM FRONT TO BACK. THERE IS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS AND THE VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED. THE CRACKS ARE PRIMARILY OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH BUT THERE ARE ALSO A FEW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I WOULD HATE TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, IT WOULD PROBABLY TURN THE DASH INTO A PLASTIC GRENADE SENDING SHRAPNEL AROUND THE CAB AND INTO THE OCCUPANTS. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES DUE TO DEFECTIVE PLASTICS. I UNDERSTAND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE. WHERE THIS HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE IS THE SHARPNESS OF THE PARTS. MY SON AND I HAVE BOTH SLICED OUR HANDS OPEN WHEN CLEANING THE DASH, EVEN TRYING TO BE CAREFUL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER. SEE THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE AS I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.DODGEPROBLEMS.COM/CRACKED-DASHBOARD.SHTML. *TR