2001 DODGE RAM 2500 Structure Problems

IN 2001 I BOUGHT A NEW DODGE 2500 TRUCK AT 50,000 MILES THE DASH STARTED CRACKING AND NOW AT 80,000 MILES IS FALLING TO PIECES. I CALLED DODGE AND SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED GOT NO HELP. *TR

OUR 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND IS CAVING IN (IN ALL DIFFERENT PLACES) - THE DODGE DEALER SAID IT'S NOT A RECALL SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. *TR

DASH CRACKED ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. SMALLER CRACKS ARE BRANCHING OFF OF THE LARGE ONE. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 THE DASH BEGAN TO FALL APART IN PIECES ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE PIECES ARE NOW FALLING DOWN IN BEHIND THE DASH. MY FEAR IS THAT THESE PIECES MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. (LIGHTS, BRAKES, AIR BAG, GOD ONLY KNOWS) THE DASH PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD, THAT AFTER CONTACTING NUMEROUS AFTERMARKET AND SALVAGE SUPPLIERS, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE NO DASHES AVAILABLE FOR MY TRUCK. I CONTACTED DODGE AND LEARNED THAT MY TRUCK IS "OUT OF WARRANTY". THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THE DASH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

DASH STARED CRACKING AN IS TOTALLY CRACK NOW,DODGE WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH FIXING THE PROB. THE EDGES OF THE PLASTIC IS VERY SHARP AN COULD CUT AN HURT SOMEONE SERIOUSLY. *TR

THE DASH ON MY RAM 2500 IS CRACKED AND FALLING APART. THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS A SIX INCH HOLE IN IT AND THE PLASTIC IS VERY BRITTLE. IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO DEPLOY, IT WOULD SEND SHRAPNEL OF PLASTIC INTO MY PASSENGERS FACE CAUSING GREAT HARM. DODGE SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE TO FIX IT UNLESS A RECALL IS DIRECTED. THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE THAT THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLE IN DANGER BY HAVING A DEFECTIVE DASH ON THE ROAD. *TR

WE HAVE A 2001 DODGE 2500 THE DASH IS FALLING APART AND HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY. IT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND ONLY HAS 68000 MILES ON IT, AND EVEN HAD THE PLASTIC COVER OVER THE SUN VISOR FROM THE FACTORY. WE USE THIS TRUCK IN OUR TOWING BUSINESS AND SOME TIMES WE HAUL PASSENGER AND SOME ARE CHILDREN WHO'S FINGERS COULD BE CUT DUE TO THE SHARP EDGE WHERE THE DASH IS CRACKED AND EVEN ONE PLACE HAS FALL OUT NOW TO WHERE A CHILD CAN PUT IT WHOLE HAND DOWN IN AND THERE IS A LOT OF ELECTRICAL WIRE THAT COULD POSSIBLE CAUSE SERIOUS HARM. PLEASE HELP I HAVE TRIED ALL I CAN TO GET SOMETHING DONE BUT NO HELP FROM DODGE. I WENT AHEAD AND BOUGHT A NEW DASH FOR OUR TRUCK BUT HAVING IT PUT IN WILL BE MY NEXT ISSUE. I...

CRACKING IN DASH PRESENTS A CUTTING HAZARD. EDGES ARE SHARP AND PIECES ARE FALLING OUT. *TR

DASH & INNER STRUCTURE STARTED CRACKING IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY. IF IN A ACCIDENT WHERE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED SHRAPNEL COULD EXPLODE IN TO THE AIR AND CAUSE INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. ALSO THE WIRING UNDER THE COVER CAN BE EXPOSED TO RADIANT HEAT FROM THE SUN AND CAUSE A FIRE. THANKS *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK AND THE DASH IS FALLING APART AND CRACKING ALL OVER THE DASH - I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DEALING WITH WIRING, ETC AND DODGE WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFINITE DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL THAT PRODUCED THIS DASH AND I'M FINDING OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS A DODGE PROBLEM AND NOT MINE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM - SOUNDS LIKE IT IS HUGH. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 - DASH FAILING: DASH ABOVE PASSENGER AIRBAG DETERIORATING CAUSING POTENTIAL FAILURE OF AIRBAG TO DEPLOY DURING CRASH, OR INCREASING CHANCE OF PERSONAL INJURY. RESEARCH INTO THIS CONDITION INDICATES PERVASIVE PROBLEM AMONG DODGE RAM TRUCKS OF SIMILAR YEAR MODEL. *TR

DASH CRACKED DOWN THE MIDDLE FOR NO REASON HAVE DONE SOME RESOURCE AND FOUND THAT IT CAN LEAD TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. HE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND DISPLAYED DEEP FRACTURES. THE DAMAGE IN THE DASHBOARD CAUSED THE RADIO TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS FAILURE IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE DASHBOARD COULD COLLAPSE AND AFFECT THE BRAKES, LIGHTS, TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRONIC FUEL IGNITION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 225,000.

MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS THE DASH BOARD SEVERELY CRACKING AND RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL AT THE TOP THERE IS A BIG HOLE WHERE THE DASH HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OUT. THIS CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH AND WHEN I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT THEY SAID THAT ALL OF THE 2001 MODELS WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CRACKING, BUT OFFERED NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THESE TRUCKS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND EVEN AFTER A FEW YEARS HAVE PASSED THEY HOLD THEIR VALUE VERY WELL, BUT NOT WITH CRACKED AND FALLING DASHES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE WILL BE OTHER PROBLEMS SINCE THE INSIDE OF THE DASH IS EXPOSED FROM THE HOLE. I AM A FAITHFUL DODGE PRODUCT CONSUMER, BUT IF THEY WON'T CORRECT THIS PROBLEM HOW ARE WE TO TRUST BUYING ANYTHING ELSE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL DODGE TRUCKS PRIOR TO 2001 AND THE DASHES IN THOSE...

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL THAT HAS BEEN A GREAT TRUCK, BUT THE DASH IS CRACKED VERY BADLY. IS THERE ANY THING THAT CAN BE DONE? *TR

DASH IS CRACKING AND HOLES ARE OPENING IN IT. INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH FLASHING INSTRUMENT INDICATORS AND LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK UP CRACKED IN 2005 AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. I HAVE A 12"X12" HOLE IN IT WITH SEVERAL OTHER SMALL CRACKS THAT ARE VERY JAGGED AND FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. MY GLOVE BOX HINGES (WHICH ARE ALSO PLASTIC) HAVE CRACKED AND FALLEN OFF. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS ONLY BEING HELD ON BY TWO BOLTS BECAUSE THE SURROUNDING PLASTIC DASH THAT SUPPORTS IT HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND IT. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 2500. DASH IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL AREAS. SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS TRUCKS ARE DOING THE SAME THING. IT IS BEGINNING TO BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. DODGE WILL NOT BACK THIS PROBLEM WITH A RECALL. *TR

DASH CRACKED SO BAD IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 THE DASH HAS BEEN SEVERELY CRACKING FOR SOME TIME NOW, I THANK IT IS SOME BAD MATERIAL OR SOMETHING,I ALSO OWN A 1999 FORD THAT IS A FEED TRUCK AND THE DASH HAS NO CRACK ON IT AT ALL,THIS PROBABLY WONT HELP GETTING IT FIXED I FIGURE THAT I WOULD JUST FILE A COMPLAINT,BEING THE GOVERNMENT OR (MY FAMILY OWNS PART OF CHRYSLER) THANKS 740 BILLION LATER?????????). *TR

MY DASHBOARDS CRACKED VERY BADLY AND HAS BIG HOLES IN IT. 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL I DON'T DO WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE 2500. I GET IN IT ONE DAY AND THE DASH HAS A LOT OF CRACK IN THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER THE THING FALLS IN. *TR

ADD MY WELL MAINTAINED, GARAGED SINCE NEW 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 TO THE LIST OF TRUCKS WITH DISINTEGRATING DASHBOARD. ALWAYS KEPT PROTECTANT APPLIED BUT TO NO AVAIL. OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

01 DODGE RAM 2500 DASH COLLAPSE. *TR

I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER BUT I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW AND THE DASH JUST STARTED CRACKING FOR NO REASON. POOR MATERIAL IN DASH COMPOUND? I OWNED A 1996 CHEVY PICK UP WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE THE DASH BECAUSE OF IMPROPER MATERIAL MIXTURE, WHY WONT DODGE REPLACE THE DASHES IN THESE DASHES IN THESE PICKUPS FOR THE SAME REASON? *TR

I HAVE A DODGE RAM 2500 2001 THE DASH BOARD IS RANDOMLY CRACKING EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN COVERED WITH DASHMAT SINCE DAY 1, ON FURTHER INVESTIGATING I DISCOVERED I AM NOT THE ONLY DODGE OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM IN FACT 'ALL' 2001 DODGE RAM OWNERS HAVE THE 'EXACT' SAME PROBLEM WHICH IS EVENTUALLY CRACKING DASHBOARDS TURN INTO JIGSAW PUZZLES. THIS IN TURN WILL LEAVE EXPOSED WIRES DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THIS FAULT INSTEAD OF THEIR RESPONSE WHICH IS COME DOWN WILL DO YOU A GREAT DEAL ON A NEW DODGE!! *TR

DASH CRACKED ON MY 2001 DODGE TRUCK I FEEL ITS NOT SAFE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED AND BUSTED LEAVING A GIANT HOLE IN IT. LEAVING ALL THE WIRES AND HEATER VENTS EXPOSED. THIS HAPPENED JUST WITH NORMAL DRIVING OF VEHICLE NO CRASHES OR ANYTHING EVER HIT IT TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

2001 DODGE 2500 AND SIMILAR MODELS. DASH BOARDS CRACK AND BREAK APART COMPLETELY RESULTING IN MUCH OF THE DASH BEING GONE. REPORTS OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FROM BROKEN PIECES INSIDE DASH. RECOMMEND A RECALL OF ALL MODEL VEHICLES 1994-2002 DODGE PICKUP TRUCKS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSES ON MY VEHICLE TO PREVENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY DASH IS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED, AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE ALSO CUT MY HANDS ON THE SHARP EDGES OF THE BROKEN DASH PIECES.*TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE 2500 4X4 AND THE DASH IS FALLING APART RAPIDLY. I HAD TWO SMALL CRACKS A WEEK AGO AND NOW I HAVE A NEW ONE THAT EXTENDS FROM MY WINDSHIELD TO MY RADIO. NOW I'M WORRIED ITS GOING TO SINK IN AND CAUSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A FIRE. *TR

DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB- DASHBOARD CRACKING FROM DEFROSTER VENT BACK; OCCURRING IN MANY PLACES. I HAVE READ OF THIS HAPPENING TO MANY OF THESE TRUCKS. DEALER WILL NOT ADDRESS ISSUE. TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD, DETERIORATING PLASTIC, CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG. DASHBOARD HAS SO MANY CRACKS IN IT THAT IT IS BEYOND REPAIR. THE DASH CONTINUES TO CRACK MORE AS TIME GOES BY AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAVE IN FROM LOSS OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AROUND IT. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 THAT I BOUGHT NEW. IT HAS 115,753 MILES TO THIS DATE. THE TRUCK IS KEPT UNDER A SHED 90% OF THE TIME AND STILL LOOKS GREAT ON THE OUTSIDE. I RECENTLY NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASH BEZEL AND NOW HAVE LARGE CRACKS ALL OVER THE TOP OF THE DASH. I HAVE READ AND SEEN MANY DODGE TRUCKS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE CRACKS TURN INTO LARGE HOLES WITH SHARP EDGES. AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS I HAVE SEEN JUST ON THE INTERNET, THIS HAS GOT TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I HAVE ONLY BEEN SEARCHING ON THE COMPUTER FOR LESS THAN AN HOUR AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A 7 YEAR OLD TRUCK, BUT IT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE HAD MANY SMALL PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW, BUT NOTHING THAT I...

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL WITH A CRACKING DASH. THE PLASTIC USED IN THE DASH IS OF EXTREMELY POOR QUALITY. DASH HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS THAT RUN THE ENTIRE SPAN OF THE DASH. WIRES ARE EXPOSED AND WHO KNOWS IF THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND HUGE CHUNKS ARE FALLING OFF THE DASH IN TURN EXPOSING THE WIRING AND SUCH TO THE SUN. NOT SURE WHEN IT STARTED, I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE VIA EMAIL OFF AN DON SINCE THE PROBLEM STARTED. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN MY POSSESSION AND WELL MAINTAINED SINCE 2003. THE DASH HAS STARTED TO CRACK AND IS NOW FALLING APART IN LARGE PIECES. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE HE STATED IT WAS COSMETIC. DODGE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE DEALER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE PIECES OF THE DASH COULD CAUSE SEVERE LACERATIONS IN A COLLISION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FLAW IN THE PLASTIC BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PLASTICS COMPANY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS FLAW AND A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED INTO SMALL AND LARGE PIECES THAT FALL ONTO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS TO COMPLETELY DESTROY THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF MY PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 TURBO DIESEL. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THE SAME VEHICLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR DASHBOARD CRACKING THEN FALLING APART. CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART. WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD AS HIS FIRST VEHICLE. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

CRACKING DASH BOARD IN 2001 DODGE TRUCK. MY DASH IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES WITH LARGE HOLES DEVELOPING BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

CRACKING DASHBOARD, WILL NOT STOP. JUST KEEPS ADDING MORE AND MORE. *TR

- SINCE LAST YEAR ON MY PICK UP DODGE RAM 2001 THE DASHBOARD CRACKED. -UNTIL NOW ANY CORRECTION HAS DONE, AND ANY REPLACEMENT. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD LEADING TO DEFECTIVE WIRING AND STEERING COLUMN PROBLEMS. *TR

DASH CRACKING AND FALLING IN. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS TRUCK AND WITHIN THREE YEARS MY DASH STARTED FALLING APART. I APPROACHED THE DEALER WITH THIS ISSUE BUT UNFORTUNATELY MY WARRANTY WAS UP 1000 MILES AGO. I DIDN'T WANT TO PAY THE 600 BUCKS FOR THE REPLACEMENT DASH INSTALLED SO I PURCHASED ONE FROM THE DEALER AND INSTALLED IT MYSELF. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE SO I COULDN'T STAND HAVING MY TRUCK LOOK LIKE CRAP. WELL MY NEW DASH IS NOW EVEN WORSE THAN THE FIRST DASH. I JUST CANT BELIEVE DODGE WOULD LET SUCH AN INFERIOR PRODUCT BE USED ON THEIR TRUCKS. I THOUGHT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE RAM TUFF??? I HAVE HAD VEHICLES THAT WERE OVER 20 YEARS OLD AND THE DASH WAS FINE HOW COULD A 7 YEAR OLD VEHICLE GO THROUGH 2? *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK AND MY DASH STARTED CRACKING. AND NOW IS FALLING IN. DODGE WONT FIX THERE PROBLEM. PIECES OF THE DASH IS FALLING INSIDE OF DASH WIRES. EVENTUALLY MIGHT RUB WIRES CAUSING A SHORT OR FIRE VERY UNSAFE. *TR

DASH HAS STARTED TO CRACK NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG. NOT PARKED UNDER SUN. *TR

DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART. *TR

DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING LENGTHWISE AND VERTICALLY AS WELL AS AROUND THE AIR VENTS NEXT TO THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 WHICH I TAKE GREAT CARE OF . I CLEANED, WAXED, DETAIL IT ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK . FIVE-SIX MONTHS AGO WHILE I WAS WIPING OFF MY DASH I GASHED ONE OF MY FINGERS REALLY BAD, AFTER I GOT THE BLEEDING TO STOP I WENT BACK TO CLEAN UP THE BLOOD AND FIND OUT WHAT I HAD CUT IT ONE. I WAS VARY UPSET TO FIND A LARGE CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD . I THOUGHT AT THAT TIME MAYBE IT WAS THE CLEANER I WAS USING SO I CHANGED BRANDS. NOW I HAVE AROUND 10 HUGE CRACKS THAT MAKES MY DASH LOOK LIKE A UGLY JIGSAW PUZZLE. WHICH MY 2 YR. OLD DAUGHTER THOUGHT LOOKED NEAT UNTIL SHE GOT HER FINGER PINCHED IN ONE OF THE CRACKS. AFTER THAT I STARTED THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND A CHEAPER REPLACEMENT ON THE WEB...