2002 DODGE RAM 1500 Structure Problems

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. DASH CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH IN 2 PLACES - ONE IS ABOUT 8" LONG THE OTHER IS ABOUT 18" LONG. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY TRUCK CRACKED, THEN BEGAN LOSING PIECES. SOME PIECES HAVE BEEN PROPELLED AT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS BY THE AIR CONDITIONING AND WHEN WINDOWS ARE OPEN. WIRING PROBLEMS APPEAR TO BE DEVELOPING (I AM NOW RECEIVING "LAMP OUT" WARNINGS). I HAVE PLACED A DASH COVER TO LIMIT EXPOSURE TO THESE HAZARDS, BUT I HAVE SEEN NEWS REPORTS THAT MANY OTHER CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS, AND THAT THEY CONTINUE TO WORSEN. *TR

ANOTHER DODGE DASHBOARD CRACKING. WHAT ARE THE DANGERS OF FLYING DASHBOARD PIECES IF THE AIRBAG(S) DEPLOY? ALSO, IF THE DASHBOARD ITSELF BREAKS DOWN SO EASILY UNDER UV EXPOSURE, HOW QUICKLY WILL THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE DASH DECOMPOSE? AND WHAT DANGERS DO THEY PRESENT? *TR

I HAVE A DODGE RAM PICKUP YEAR 2002 AND THE DASHBOARD OF THIS TRUCK IS DAMAGE (CRACK). THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK FEW YEARS AGO, BUT NOW IS FALLING APART IN PIECES. IT IS INCREDIBLE HOW THE DASHBOARD HAD DAMAGE IN ONLY FEW YEARS OF CAR BUILD. I WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM TO BE FIXED. *TR

I HAVE PURCHASED A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 AND I HAVE NOTICE NUMEROUS CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD. THIS CRACKING STARTED IN 2005 AND NOW THE DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART AND CAN CAUSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS UNDERNEATH. FLORIDA REPORTS MANY CRACKED AND COLLAPSED DASHBOARDS ON DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLES. DODGE/CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS SITUATION AND HAS NOT ACCEPTED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIR AT MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSES. IN ADDITION, I STILL MAKE PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE. I BELIEVE FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHALL BE MADE.*VO *TR

CORRODED DASHBOARD. AS OF TWO YEARS AGO THE DASHBOARD HAS LITERALLY BEEN CRACKING INTO SMALL PIECES EXPOSING THE INTERNAL WIRING/AIRBAG EQUIPMENT, WHICH WILL HAVE THE TENDENCY TO CAUSE DEFECTS WITH HEADLAMPS, ENGINE FAILURE, ETC. *AK

2002 DODGE RAM WITH CRACKED DASHBOARD. *AK

2002 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD WAS DEFECTIVE. IT CRACKED AND FELL IN. *AK

WE OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE DASHBOARD HAS SEVERE CRACKED. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE DONE, AND WE COULD NNOT AFFORD AND DO NOT FEEL THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. RESEARCH DONE ON THE INTERNET SHOWED THAT IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.*AK

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB (NEW BODY STYLE) DEVELOPED LARGE CRACKS IN THE DASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR BEEN TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAS 38,000 MILES AND IS ONLY DRIVEN THREE TIME A WEEK FOR 15 MILES. *TR

DASHBOARD FAILURE IN 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. *AK

DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD - FIRST BEGAN CRACKING IN 2006. DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF PROBLEM AND REFUESED TO DO ANYTHING. IN SEPT EMBER 2006 THE DASHBOARD COMPLETELY CRACKED INTO 3 PIECES. AGAIN TOLD ME IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBLILITY. THE ENTIRE MIDDLE SECTION OF THE DASHBOARD WAS LOOSE AND VIBRATED. AFTER SEEING RECENT NEWS STORIES ON THIS I REALIZED THAT WAS NOT THE ONLY 'VICTIM. THE DEALER MAD ME FEEL LIKE I HAD DONE SOMETHING WRONG AND WAS RESPONSIBLE. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY DODGE - AT DODGE'S EXPENSE.*AK

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. APPARANTLY, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS NOT A RECALLED ITEM, BUT WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN ON LINE, IT IS A PROBLEM THAT CAN BECOME SERIOUS AND DESTROY OTHER PARTS UNDERNEATH.*AK

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKS THAT DEVELOPED OVER TIME. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY DAMAGE OR ACTION TAKEN TO CAUSE THE CRACKS.*AK

FLORIDA REPORTS MANY CRACKED AND COLLAPSED DASHBOARDS PRIMARILY ON DODGE RAM TRUCKS. ONE LADIES DASH COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING WITH HER CHILD AT NIGHT WHICH SHUT OFF ALL LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. MANY PROBLEMS SUBMITTED RO [email protected] WHO HAS COMPILED MANY COMLAINTS. DEMNSTRATION SHOWED PIECES OF DASHBOARD CUTTING PAPER LIKE A RAZOR. THIS MAKES IT A SAFETY DEFECT AS WELL AS INFERIOR MATERIEL USED FOR THESE DASH BOARDS.. SO FAR DODGE HAS ACCEPTED NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. MY OWN 2002 DODGE RAM HAS SUCH CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. I BELIEVE THAT FURTHER RESEARCH WILL SHOW THIS TO BE A DEFINITE PROBLEM AS WELL AS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS MANY CRACKS IN THE DASH. *TR

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. AROUND JULY OF 2006 I NOTICED A CRACK DEVELOPING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH BOARD THAT RAN FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE AIRBAG COVER. SINCE THAT TIME THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN 7 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS INCLUDING THE PASSENGER SIDE DEFROST COVER WHICH FELL INTO THE VENT. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SHORT OF REPLACING THE DASH AT A COST OF $1000.00. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG THIS MODEL OF TRUCK AND I WOULD LIKE MY COMPLAINT TO BE ON FILE WITH YOU. THANK YOU. *TR

I SAW A LOCAL NEWS STORY ABOUT THE DODGE RAM 1500S HAVING DASHBOARD ISSUES CRACKING AND COLLAPSING. I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 THAT HAS FIVE TO SIX LARGE CRACKS SPANNING THE DASHBOARD. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500, HAS TWO LONG VERTICAL CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD, HAVE A COVER ON THE DASH TO PROTECT IT FROM THE SUN, BUT CRACKED ANYWAY. *TR

DASH BOARD CRACKING, DASH LIGHT AND HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, REPLACE WINDSHIELD TWICE. UNKNOWN WHY THE WINDSHIELD CRACK. *TR

I HAVE PURCHASED A 2002 DODGE RAM P/U AND HAVE BEEN READING THAT THE DASH IN THESE VEHICLES CRACK AND FALL IN. THIS MAKES THE ELECTRICIAL SYSTEM FAIL. I HAVE NOTICE 3 CRACKS IN MY DASH. I WANT SOMEONE TO KNOW. I STILL MAKE PAYMENTS ON THIS VEH. *TR

THE DASH ON MY DODGE RAM IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES, I AM CONCERNED THAT IT IS GOING TO CAVE IN. *TR

LARGE CRACK HAS DEVELOPED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH BOARD. POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING, BREAKING, ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUADCAB. THERE HAVE BEEN RASHES OF THIS TYPE OF COMPLAINT ON '01 DODGE RAM 1500'S, I WOULD LIKE MY '02 DODGE RAM TO BE INCLUDED IN ANY SETTLEMENT, SHOULD THERE BECOME A CLASS ACTION EVENT BROUGHT AGAINST DAIMLERCHRYSLER. HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA THE SUN DEGADES MANY ITEMS OF PLASTIC TYPE MANUFACTURE. I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT HAS CAUSED MY PROBLEM WITH THE DETERIORATION OF MY DASHBOARD, IT COULD ALSO BE FROM SOMETHING ELSE IN NATURE. I TAPED OVER THE CRACKS WITH PLASTIC TAPE, AND BOUGHT A CARPETED DASH COVER FROM JCWHITNEY, MADE FOR MY '02 DODGE PICK UP. IN THE MEAN TIME THE LITTLE GRILLE AREA OVER THE CENTER PASSENGER DEFROST VENT DETERIORATED TO THE EXTENT THAT IT FELL INTO THE VENT. I FISHED IT OUT, BUT IT BROKE IN MY HANDS IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO RETRIEVE IT. BY...

I HAVE A 2001 OR 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 (CAN'T RECALL THE YEAR SITTING AT MY DESK) AND THE DASHBOARD HAS STARTED TO CRACK. AT FIRST IT WAS ONE SMALL CRACK AND NOW I HAVE 4 SEPARATE CRACKS AND MY DASH APPEARS AS IF IT MIGHT CAVE IN. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR ISSUES LIKE THIS WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE HAD LARGE CRACKS DEVELOP IN THE STRUCTURAL PORTION OF MY DASH. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK - THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. I ACTUALLY SAW IT CRACK AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, ON A SMOOTH HIGHWAY. ALSO, THE ROTORS WARPED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, THE DEALER TURNED THEM, EVEN THOUGH WE ASKED THAT THEY BE REPLACED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS AND THE DEALER TURNED THEM AGAIN. ONCE MORE, WE HAD ASKED THAT THEY BE REPLACED AND WE WERE TOLD DODGE WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE ROTORS TO BE REPLACED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEED (70 MPH), AND SWITCHING LANES WHILE ON A BRIDGE, THE EXCESSIVE BOUNCING AND BAD SUSPENSION OF TRUCK MAKE ME LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK ENDED UP SPINNING AROUND, MAKING A COMPLETE 180--- ON A BRIDGE!! I ENDED UP SLAMMING INTO THE SAFETY RAIL OF THE BRIDGE. AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. LUCKILY, I WASN'T INJURED. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE ACCIDENT WAS MY FAULT, BUT AFTER TALKING TO A FEW OWNERS OF THIS MODEL, I FIGURED OUT THAT MANY OF US HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK. THE QUESTION IS, WHY IS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEING FIXED?? I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY JUST KEEP REFERRING ME TO DEALERS FROM OTHER TOWNS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH I DROVE OVER A ROUGH, UNEVEN PATCH OF ROAD I LOSS CONTROL OF THE REAR OF MY TRUCK. IT WAS A SCARY SITUATION SINCE THE LOSS OF CONTROL CAUSED ME TO SKID INTO THE NEXT LANE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER CAR PRESENT. IF YOU COULD KEEP ME INFORMED ON THIS MATTER IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. PH **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768321

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE BED OF THE TRUCK HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE CAB AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO IT, CONSUMER BELIEVES IT MAY HAVE HAPPENED DURING REGULAR DRIVING, POSSIBLY WHILE IN THE MOUNTAINS, THE GENERAL MANAGER OFFERED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES, HOWEVER CONSUMER DECLINED TO HAVE A 30,000 DOLLAR TRUCK REPAIRED, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY HIM DRIVING EXCESSIVELY, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES.*JB

THE BED OF THE TRUCK HIT AND DAMAGED THE CAB. THIS CAUSES CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE CAB.*AK. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES AND THEY FELT THAT CONSUMER WAS DRIVING EXCESSIVELY TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE.*JB