2001 DODGE RAM 2500 Structure Problems

I HAVE A DODGE 2001 2500 RAM TRUCK THAT HAS DETERIORATED BEFORE MY EYES. IT HAS LARGE GAPING HOLES OVER THE WHOLE THING AND THE DASH CONTINUES TO CRUMBLE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN ANGLETON, TEXAS DIRECTLY OFF THE LOT, BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP WITH THIS POTENTIAL DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID THAT IT WILL DEVELOP ELECTRICAL AND VARIOUS PROBLEMS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE. *TR

THE DASH IS FALLING OUT AND HAS CRACKS ALL OVER IT. THE DASH HAS HAD A DASH COVER ON IT SINCE IT WAS DRIVEN OF THE DODGE LOT. THE DASH NEEDS REPLACING BY DODGE AS A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING BADLY. WE WERE TOLD IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CRACKS ARE VERY LARGE AND SPAN THE WHOLE DASHBOARD FROM DRIVER'S SIDE TO PASSENGER SIDE AND UP THE MIDDLE. THIS IS A 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP. *TR

I HAVE A MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. I AM NOW STARTING TO GET CRACKING IN MY INSTRUMENT PANEL BEZZLE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK. NOT A BIG DODGE FAN AT THE MOMENT AND NEITHER ARE THE PEOPLE THAT TAKE A RIDE IN MY TRUCK. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DASHBOARD CRACKING. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE SAW MORE COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS ON THE INTERNET. HE STATES THAT HIS DASHBOARD HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED. *KB

ONE DAY IN THE SUMMER OF 2007, I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. LATER, MANY CRACKS APPEARED AND PORTIONS OF THE DASHBOARD HAVE ACTUALLY FALLEN THROUGH INTO THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND GAUGES. THIS HAS CAUSED A FEW INSTANCES OF THE LIGHTS AND GAUGES TO MALFUNCTION AT TIMES. *TR

AS SOON AS VEHICLE RAN OUT OF BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY THE DASH BOARD STARTED TO CRACK AND IS FALLING OUT. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF YOU GET INTO A ACCIDENT AS PIECES OF DASH WILL BE GOING EVERYWHERE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM AND THE TOP OF THE DASH HAS CRACKED BADLY AND HAS SUNKEN INTO THE WIRING. *TR

2001 DODGE 2500 WITH MULTIPLE CRACKS IN DASH WITH PIECES FALLING OUT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PIECES FALLING OUT COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, OR DAMAGE WIRING THAT COULD CAUSE ONE OF THE REQUIRED VEHICLE SYSTEMS TO FAIL AND CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. ADDITIONALLY, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE BROKEN PIECES COULD HURT A PASSENGER IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS DUE TO THE JAGGED SHARP EDGES OR PIECES BEING THROWN BY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. AFTER READING FORUMS, I AM SURE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF DODGE TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE DESCRIBED, AND FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT REQUIRES A RECALL OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS BEFORE ANYMORE PEOPLE ARE HURT OR KILLED. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL DASH BOARD CRACKING AND BREAKING APART. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE FOR IT TO START FALLING APART ON ITS OWN. IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ACROSS THE DODGE RAM CUMMINS ARENA I HAVE SEEN IT IN 17 DIFFERENT DODGE RAMS WITH THE CUMMINS IN FAYETTEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA ALONE. LOOKING AROUND ON THE INTERNET FOR ANSWERS TO MY PROBLEM ONLY INDICATES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE CUMMINS ENGINE. THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO BUY A STOCK REPLACEMENT FOR ABOUT 1,000.00 DOLLARS OR BUY A CAP TO COVER THE OLD ONE. *TR

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND SINKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL. THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN IT. THE CRACKS ARE UNSIGHTLY. ONE SPOT WHERE THE DASH CRACKED A PIECE ACTUALLY FELL IN TO THE DASH CAVITY, THIS HAS TO BE A FIRE HAZARD. ANYWAY, I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH, AND IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DASH PAD CRACKING, ABOUT 5-6" LONG IN FRONT OF WINDSHIELD TOWARD AIRBAG. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 IS CRACKED. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN LARGER. I VEHICLE IS KEPT IN A GARAGE SO THERE IS NO SUN DAMAGE. I CAN HEAR IT VIBRATE SOMETIMES. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM TWO YEARS AGO AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MAY BE PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAGS IN DODGE 2500 TRUCKS IN WHICH THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED. I AM REPORTING THAT MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THIS IS NOT DUE TO ANY ACCIDENTS, ETC. TO THE TRUCK. *TR

CRACKED DASH. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM DASH IS CRACKED, STARTING TO SINK AND CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THERE ARE LOOSE PIECES OF DASH THAT COULD BECOME AIR BORN IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. HAVE ALSO HEARD THIS CONDITION IS CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE POTENTIAL OF A FIRE. *JB

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING OUT OF THE TRUCK. *TR

MY DASHBOARD IN MY 2001 2500 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK BEGAN TO CRACK. THIS CRACK CONTINUED TO GROW UNTIL FINALLY LARGE CHUNKS JUST COLLAPSED INTO THE INSIDE OF THE DASH. I KEEP MY TRUCK GARAGED MOST OF THE TIME SO THIS REALLY SHOCKED ME. I WORRY ABOUT PIECES FALLING INSIDE THAT MAY CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS. *JB

DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING IN APRIL 07, NOW IT IS ACTUALLY BREAKING APART. WIRING IS NOW EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT. THERE ARE LARGE HOLES FORMING IN THE DASH. GETS WORSE EVERYDAY. NOW IS BREAKING APART NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB FOR THIS PROBLEM. COULD LEAD TO SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH WIRING EXPOSED. TRUCK ONLY HAS 65K MILES ON IT. *TR

LARGE MULTIPLE CRACKS IN DASHBOARD AND HOLES. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL/ --DASH BOARD FALLING APART, CRACKING ALL OVER AND LARGE HOLES IN IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500, AND MY DASH IS FALLING IN. MY DASH STARTED CRACKING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND HAS RECENTLY STARTED FALLING TO PIECES WHICH ARE BEING LOST INSIDE THE DASH. WHEN I GOOGLED A REPLACEMENT DASH I FOUND COUNTLESS OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. LOCAL 6 NEWS OUT OF FLORIDA DID A STORY ON THIS PROBLEM AND EVEN HAS A REPORT OF THE FALLING DEBRIS CUTTING INTO THE WIRING CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED DODGE DIRECTLY. I DID GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ALL THEY OFFERED WAS TO SELL ME A NEW DASH AT APPX. $500. WHEN I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM, SEVERAL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAD COMPLAINED TO DODGE WERE GIVEN THE SAME FORM LETTER TELLING THEM IN SHORT THAT THIS WAS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM RESULTING IN A RECALL AND THAT THERE...

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DASHBOARD CRACKING . TV INVESTIGATION SLOT SHOWN ON INTERNET. MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM - PURCHASED NEW DASHBOARD PANEL FROM DODGE DEALER $200. IN THE PAST YEAR HAVE FRONT AXLE SEALS, WATER PUMP, POWER STEERING PUMP , FUEL INJECTION PUMP AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. REPAIRED OVER $ 6400 IN EXPENSE - THE DASH PROBLEM BROKE THE MONKEY'S BACK. *AK

I WENT OUT TO MY TRUCK THE OTHER DAY AND NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. I KNOW THAT THERE WERE COUNTLESS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MYSELF. THIS PROBLEM COULD POTENTAILLY CAUSE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAG COULD BE RIPPED BY THE FAILING DASHBOARD AS IT DEPLOYED. *AK

DASHBOARD CRACKING, COLLAPSING, AND SPLINTERING. *AK

DASHBOARD CRACKED AND FELL OFF FIREWALL.BIG HOLES WHERE THE DASHBOARD NO LONGER EXISTED.*AK

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING, VERY LARGE CRACKS RUNNING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD. *AK

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 WHERE THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DASHBOARD. AT THIS TIME THE ONLY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM I HAVE EXPERIENCED WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT ALWAYS WORK , BUT DID NOT KNOW IF THIS WAS A RESULT OF THE PIECES FALLING INTO THE DASHBOARD.

DASHBOARD HAS NUMEROUS LARGE CRACKS. TRUCK WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND ONLY HAD 35000 MILES ON IT WHEN CRACKING STARTED. I AM WORRIED THAT THE DASHBOARD MY COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE IS A 2001.5 DODGE RAM PICK UP. *AK

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING ON ELECTRICAL WIRE, SHORTING OUT THINGS, KEEPS BLOWING THE ABS FUSE. *AK

AS PART OF A NEWS REPORT IN FLORIDA ON 2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARDS I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT. I KNOW OF 3 PEOPLE ,NOT INCLUDING MY SELF THAT HAVE THESE TRUCKS, AND ALL OF THEM ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF FAILURE, FROM MINOR CRACKS IN MY TRUCK TO A DASHBOARD THAT WAS COMPLETELY FALLING APART IN A FRIEND'S TRUCK. *AK

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND CAVING IN ON THE 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP. *AK

DODGE RAM 2001 - CRACKED DASHBOARD *TR

I OWN 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK THAT DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND HUGE HOLES IN IT. *TR

DASH BOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM HAS CRACKED. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 AND MY DASHBOARD HAS SHATTERED. I NOW HAVE A LARGE HOLE IN MY DASH. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND ONE OF THEM HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM THIS, HER HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK SOMETIMES. *TR

CRACK IN DASH AS REPORTED BY OTHERS. 2001 DODGE RAM *TR

THE DASH ON MY 01 DODGE RAM STARTED CRACKING AT 37K MILES AND IS NOW ABOUT TO COMPLETELY FALL IN. DODGE SAID IT WAS NOT THERE PROBLEM. *NM

SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS ON DASH AREA OF 2001 DODGE 3500 PICKUP. *NM

MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE DASHBOARD. THERE ARE SEVERAL CRACKS REACHING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE FRONT OF THE DASH. THERE ARE ALSO PIECES OF THE DASH THAT HAVE BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE DASHBOARD ITSELF. THESE RANGE IN SIZE FROM 1-6 INCH PIECES. I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AS TO THE PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD "THEY ARE SORRY, BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO." THE TRUCK HAS BEEN OUT OF THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY FOR 5 YEARS NOW AND THE DASHBOARD LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO WITH A HAMMER. *JB

ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE 2500 PICK UP SPLIT APART OVER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT, THEN TODAY THE DASH SPLIT APART OVER THE DRIVER SIDE GAGES. DODGE SAID THIS IS NOT A DEFECT BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A FLAW IN THE MATERIA AND THE FORMATION OF THE DASH. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IS YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMPLAINT ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. *AK

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP IS CRACKED FROM THE PASSENGER AIR BAG TO THE NUT SHOWING AT THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD(WINDSHIELD). THE CRACK EXTENDS FROM THE WIDTH OF THE DASHBOARD. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH THE CUMMINS DIESEL. SINCE THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF OF THE LOT IT HAS HAD STEERING PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER SEVEN TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND I STILL HAVE A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH RATTLES AND SQUEAKS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED. THIS TRUCK IS DEFINITELY A TRUE LEMON. THE DEALER HAS BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON TIRES, STEERING BOX, ETC., BUT NOTHING HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE LAST STATEMENT FROM THE DEALER IS THAT THIS STEERING PROBLEM IS INHERENT TO THE DODGE DIESEL ENGINES AND CANNOT BE FIXED. I ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND HAVE SINCE PARKED MY TRUCK. I AM NOW DRIVING AN OLDER VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN GET THIS RESOLVED. I WILL NOT RISK THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY IN THIS TRUCK...

WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE A FIRE DEVELOPED UNDER THE HOOD.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE RUBBER MOULDING THAT SEALS THE BACK OF THE HOOD AT THE FIRE WALL HAD NO WAY TO SECURE IT AND IT SLIPPED OFF, HANGING DOWN ON TOP OF THE TURBO CHARGER AND CUGHT FIRE. *YH