2003 DODGE RAM 1500 Structure Problems

THE DASH ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKING. THESE ARE NOT CRACKS FROM THE SUN. TWO CUTS/CRACKS APPEARED SUDDENLY AND A THIRD ABOUT A WEEK LATER. THEY LOOK LIKE CUTS THAT WERE MADE WITH A SAW BLADE. PARTS OF THE DASH OVER THE AIR BAG ARE LOOSE AND FLOPPING AROUND. THE EDGES ARE SHARP AND CAN LEAD TO A PERSON CUTTING THEM SELVES. I'M AFRAID THAT IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. THE DASH IS AN INTRICAL PART OF THE CABIN STRUCTURE. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE AS I'VE FOUND HUNDREDS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4, THAT HAS A DASH THAT HAS BECOME CRACKED SPONTANEOUSLY, WHICH IS LEADING TO EXPOSURE OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, THE AIR BAGS, THE VEHICLES ENGINE AND HAS SEVERELY SHARP EDGES. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, HAS BEEN CARED FOR, AND YET, JUST LIKE WHAT SEEMS THOUSANDS OF OTHER INSTANCES WITH THIS MODEL HAS BECOME UNSAFE, YET CHRYSLER, WHO ACCEPTED TAXPAYER FUNDS THROUGH THE BAILOUT, REFUSES TO DO A THING ABOUT IT. THIS DEFECT CAN LEAD TO FIRE, EXPLOSION, IMPROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR LACK OF, SHARP PLASTIC CUTTING, EXPLODING, ETC AMONG OTHER HAZARDS. *TR

2003 DODGE PICK UP TRUCKS DASH BOARD CRUMBLES. PIECES OF THE DASH BOARD HAVE GONE INTO THE AREA WHERE THE AIRBAG IS TO BE DEPLOYED FROM. WITH THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG IT COULD CAUSE DEATH, BLINDNESS AND/OR OTHER INJURIES. THIS IS AN ISSUE DODGE NEEDS TO CORRECT. *TR

II OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500,AND MY COMPLAINT IS MY DASHBOARD IS STARTING TO FALL APART. MY ISSUE IS THAT THE PARTS THAT ARE BREAKING OFF MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT,DUE TO THE PLASTIC FALLING INTO MY ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT. I AM ALSO CONCERN IT MAY EVEN SPARK AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WHILE I'M DRIVING. SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE TAKE THIS PROBLEM INTO CONSIDERATION AND INVESTIGATE,BECAUSE I DO THINK IT IS A DODGE PROBLEM NOT WEAR AND TEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

DASHBOARDS COLLAPSING, CRACKING 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 1500 DODGE RAM THE DASH BOARD STARTED WITH A SMALL CRACK AND THEN WITHIN A FEW MONTHS IT BECAME A VERY LARGE CRACK. ALSO THE DRIVER'S SIDE GRIP HANDLE HAS COMPLETELY PULLED OFF. *TR

DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND IS GETTING WORSE. I AM AFRAID PIECES WILL START FALLING INSIDE THE DASH AND CAUSE SAFETY PROBLEMS SUCH DAMAGE TO WIRING CAUSING A FIRE OR DAMAGE TO AIRBAG SYSTEM. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SWB 4X2 4.7L V8. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND HAS CAUSED THE HEATER OPERATION TO BE DEGRADED. MAJOR CONCERN IS WHAT EFFECT THIS MAY HAVE ON PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

I OWN A 2003 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB AND THE CLEAR COAT IS DETERIORATING ON EVERY PANEL. I HAVE GOT THREE ESTIMATES, ALL OF WHICH WERE 4 TO 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I SEE THOUSANDS OF OTHER DODGE OWNERS WITH THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. PLEASE HELP!! *TR

MY DASH CRACKED ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM PICKUP ABOVE THE AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT . MY TRUCK IS WELL KEPT AND COVERED WHEN SETTING IN THE DIRECT SUN. I BELONG TO A DODGE CLUB AND SEVERAL MEMBERS ARE GETTING THIS FIXED AS A FACTORY DEFECT. I WAS DIRECTED TO THE NTSB TO FILE A COMPLAINT ... I HAVE TWO OTHER DODGE VEHICLES THAT ARE OLDER AND THEY ARE NOT CRACKED AT ALL... MANY DASHES I'VE SEEN ARE CRACKED IN THE EXACT SAME LOCATION AS MINE. RIGHT ABOVE THE AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. MOST PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM HAVE HAD IT START MUCH SOONER THAN MINE WHICH MAY BE DUE TO MY TRUCK BEING COVERED MOST OF THE TIME I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS FIXED BEFORE MORE CRACKS OCCUR AND SOMEONE GETS CUT ON SHARP PLASTIC OR EVEN WORSE IT MAY AFFECT THE AIR...

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN TWO LOCATIONS. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH 86,000 MILES. LARGE CRACK IN DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. VERY WELL KEPT BUT THE DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY CRACKED. I THINK IS TIME THAT SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT SINCE I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING AND EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW MY HEATER SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 1500. DASHBOARD CRACKED ABOVE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. ONE DAY NO CRACK - NEXT MORNING, CRACKED FROM BACK TO FRONT. NO REASON - NO WARNING. WHY WON'T DODGE REPLACE THESE DASHBOARDS???? *TR

CRACKED DASHED IN 2003 DODGE RAM PIECES FELL INTO HEATER AND BROKE IT NOW I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED WHICH ISN'T CHEAP. *TR

I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. NOW, IT HAS THREE CRACKS( WIND SHIELD TO FRONT OF DASH) . THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 68,000 MILES ON IT BUT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE READ ON A FEW MESSAGE BOARDS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON DODGE TRUCKS. OBVIOUSLY, IT IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE PLASTICS PARTS. I AM WORRIED THAT MORE CRACKS WILL SURELY APPEAR AND BECOME A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE DASH OF MY 2003 DODGE 1500 TRUCK DEVELOPED A SMALL CRACK. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE ENTIRE DASH IS CRACKING WITH PIECES LODGED IN THE AIR VENTS MAKING THE HEATER INOPERABLE. I ALSO WORRY THAT THE AIR BAGS IF NEEDED TO DEPLOY MAY BE AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT. I CONSIDER THIS NOT A COSMETIC DEFECT BUT ONE THAT COULD CAUSE GRAVE BODILY HARM. *TR

CRACKED OF DASH PAD ON A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK WITH 54000 MILE 2 MONTH AGO I FOUND A SMALL CRACKED ON THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD WITH IN 2 MONTH IT IS ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD WITH SHARP EDGES IN ABOUT 3 PLACES I CALLED THE DEALER WHICH REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUTTHAT PROBLEM . LATER ON I FOUND OUT THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM SO PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING DESPITE KEEPING TRUCK IN SHADE AND USING A SUN SHADE. *TR

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON MY 2003 1500 DODGE. I USE A MIRROR SUN REFLECTOR AND CRACK THE WINDOWS. VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AT HOME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT OBSERVED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD SUSTAINED WARPS, CRACKS AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT DAMAGES. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE CONTRIBUTED TO DEFECTIVE MATERIALS IN THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 10/22/09 *BF

DASHBOARD ON 2003 DODGE RAM IS CRACKING REALLY BAD NOW. I'VE OWNED SINCE IT WAS NEW AND HAVE 68K MILES ON IT. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH ALL DODGE RAMS. NO MATTER WHO, HOW MANY TIMES I CALL THEY SAY IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR WHICH IS COMPLETE NON-SENSE. GOOGLE THIS TOPICA AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THREADS AND ISSUES NOTED OUT THERE. I CAN'T BELIEVE DODGE DEALERS, THEIR 800 NUMBERS ETC. JUST DISMISS AND DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT NEEDS A RECALL! *TR

I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. UNEXPECTEDLY, A MAJOR CRACK HAS OCCURRED ON TOP OF THE DASH. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR FORCE PUT UPON THE DASH, IT JUST SEEMS TO BE CRACKING ON ITS OWN. THE CRACKS ARE CAUSING VERY SHARP EDGES WHERE A SERIOUS CUT CAN OCCUR IF A PERSON'S HAND OR FINGER GOES ACROSS IT. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD IN MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. *TR

DASH BOARD IS FALLING APART. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 LARAMIE, CRACKED IN HALF WITH ONE LOUD POP. I NOW SEE MANY SUCH COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. MY INSURANCE IS PAYING FOR THE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, BUT I NOW BELIEVE THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY. MY TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND NOW ONLY HAS 42000 MILES. *TR

DODGE DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM IS A SAFETY HAZARD. DODGE HAS NOT RECALLED THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE DASHBOARD ON A 2003 DODGE RAM. IT IS COMPLETELY CRACKED AND IS FALLING APART. EVERYTIME I HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD THE PIECES FLY OFF AND LAND ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF DODGE VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY THE DODGE TRUCKS. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT DODGE TO ATTEMPT A RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT I KEEP GETTING THE RUN-AROUND AND THE DODGE DEALERS WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROBLEM. I WONDER WHAT ITS GOING TO TAKE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED BY EITHER DODGE OR THE GOVERNMENT?????????. HOW MANY INJURIES HAVE GONE UNREPORTED THAT HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF SHODDY CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS?. THIS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO SOON! *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY DODGE TRUCK IS CRACKED COMPLETELY IN TWO. IT IS A CRACK THAT HAS PROGRESSED OVER A YEAR OR SO FROM A SMALL CRACK TO NOW BEING COMPLETELY IN TWO. I ALSO HAVE MINOR WIRING ISSUES THAT MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO IT AS WELL. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM. THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED IN THREE PLACES. I'VE TALKED WITH MY DEALER THEY SAY THEY SPLIT THE COST WITH ME, BUT IT'S NOT COVERED BY DODGE AT ALL. THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED IN THREE PLACES. I'VE TALKED WITH MY SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE 2001'S HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK DODGE SHOULD BE LOOKING IN TO THIS. *TR

I PURCHASE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 IN AUGUST OF 02 AND IN APRIL OF 05 MY DASH STARTED CRACKING I CONTACTED DODGE AND OF COURSE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.... MY TRUCK LOOKS EMBARRASSING ALSO MY PAINT IS FADING. NO WOULD DAMAGE THERE TRUCK ON PURPOSE THERE IS MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ALREADY ON THESE DASHBOARDS DODGE SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2003 DODGE RAM IS CRACKING AND I'M CONCERNED THIS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE DASH SUCH AS AIR BAG ETC. *TR

I HAVE NO IDEA TO WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE, I HAVE 2 CHRYSLER PRODUCTS AND BOTH HAVE THE SAME ISSUES, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET I AM TRYING OUT WHAT DO I NEED TO DO. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING. *TR

THE DASH IN MY 2003 DODGE RAM WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT HAS LARGE CRACKS IN SEVERAL PLACES AND GETTING WORSE. EARLIER THIS YEAR A PIECE OF THE DASH FELL IN A AC VENT AND WEDGED THE AC CLOSE IN THE DASH, I HAD TO PAY OVER $150.00 TO REPAIR THE AC, ONLY TO FIND OUT IT WAS ALSO DUE TO THE CRACKED DASH. I HAVE CALLED DODGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRUCK IS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY AND IT WAS NOW MY PROBLEM BECAUSE AS OF NOW THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM IS CRACKING AND COLLAPSING. IT IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY IT SEEMS AND I AM AFRAID THAT THE PIECES WILL FALL INSIDE THE DASH AND CAUSE A FIRE OR AFFECT MY STEERING OR ELECTRONICS. PLEASE HELP. I AM FINDING THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE OUT THERE LIKE MINE AND WE ARE ALL WORRIED FOR OUR SAFETY. *TR

MY DASH CRACKED AND LARGE PIECES OF PLASTIC HAS FALLEN INTO THE VOID. IM AFRAID THESE JAGGED PIECES MAY CUT SOMEONE OR CAUSE DAMAGE TO WIRING BELOW. *TR

MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKING VERY BADLY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE WAY I DRIVE BUT I FOUND OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. DODGE SHOULD PAY FOR THIS BECAUSE IT IS A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE ITEM. *TR

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH IS CRACKING REALLY BAD. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR. I FEEL THAT IF THE PLASTIC BREAKS INTO PIECES THEY COULD CAUSE BODILY HARM. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF VELOCITY AND COME TO A RAPID STOP OR IMPACT AN OBJECT IT MAY CAUSE A PIECE OF PLASTIC TO BREAK OFF OF THE DASH AND FLY INTO A PERSON POTENTIALLY HARMING THEM AND OR CAUSING DEATH. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THANK YOU MARCO. *TR

CRACKED DASH. NOTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED YET. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

LIKE MANY OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS, MINE (2003) HAS A CRACKED DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT EXTENDS OVER MOST OF THE DASH. LESS THAN 40K MILES AND ALREADY SHOWING DEFECTS? TO ME THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

DASH BOARD MATERIAL HAS HARDENED AND IS COMING A PART. 1.CONCERNS OVER THE HARDNESS OF THE MATERIAL CAUSING EXCESSIVE HEAD INJURY. 2. CONCERNS OVER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT ACCIDENTAL (DUE TO DASH BOARD FATIGUE, AND OR FLYING DASH BOARD DEBRIS UPON DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG OR BAGS. *TR

DASH CRACKING IN 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER TRIM. AFTER CONDUCTING RESEARCH, '01 AND UP RAMS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH FALLING APART. *TR

DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED FROM WINDSHIELD UP TO BEGINNING OF DASH. *TR

DASHBOARDS ON DODGE RAM'S ARE CRACKING, I'M EXPERIENCING THIS WITH MY TRUCK. I'VE ALSO FOUND A WEBSITE CALLED CARCOMPLAINT.COM AND ALSO FOUND THAT THERE WERE 43 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT. WE ALL FEEL THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO RIGHT BY US. THEY WILL REPAIR AT OUT EXPENSE STARTING AT $700.00. THIS IS REDICULOUS AND IT SEEMS THE MANUFACTURER WILL ONLY LISTEN TO YOU. PLEASE, IS THERE ANYWAY YOU CAN HELP US. THANK YOU. GASPARE BRUNO *TR

PURCHASE DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB USED IN SEPTEMBER 2006. DID NOT HAVE PROBLEM WITH DASHBOARD UNTIL AUGUST 2007. DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN 3 SEPARATE PLACES THE WORST BEING ALL THE WAY FROM THE DEFROST VENT TO THE FRONT OF THE DASH ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT AS OF YET. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE HAS TO AT LEAST BE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND I AM WAITING FOR DODGE TO STEP UP AND FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE I PAY OUT OF POCKET MYSELF. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT. TODAY A CRACK SUDDENLY APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CRACK RUNS FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE NOT CALLED ABOUT SERVICE OR REPAIR OF IT YET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I HEARD ALOUD CLICK SOUND. THOUGHT IT WAS A ROCK HITTING THE GLASS. HOWEVER, WHEN I LOOKED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SOUND, I COULD SEE A CRACK SPREADING ACROSS THE DASHBOARD. THIS WAS NOT TRAUMA RELATED!! IT JUST CRACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS AND STOPPED WHEN IT CAME TO THE PART OF THE DASH THAT STARTS GOING DOWNWARD. IT IS NOW SLOWLY TRAVELING DOWN NOW, BUT WILL END SOON WHEN IT GETS TO THE NEXT SEAM. IT IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN ONE CONTINUOUS CRACK TRAVELING FROM THE DASH SEAM NEAR THE WINDSHIELD STRAIGHT OUT OVER THE TOP OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT/AIR BAG. I WOULD EXPECT THIS FROM AN OLDER TRUCK BUT NOT A TRUCK THAT IS JUST OVER 3 YRS OLD. THIS IS NOT THE TYPE OF CRACK FROM THE SUN, IT IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT!! WOULDN'T A CRACK LIKE THIS...