2001 DODGE RAM 2500 Structurebody Problems

The dashboard in this truck has been crumbling to pieces. It is to the point now the gauge cluster and passenger air bag are barely in place. This is a common occurrence on all of these dodge rams and it is definitely a safety hazard

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED TO THE POINT THAT IT FRACTURED INTO PIECES. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD AFFECT OTHER COMPONENTS. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF THE DASHBOARD WAS UV COATED. LITHIA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF GREAT FALLS (4025 10TH AVE S, GREAT FALLS, MT 59405, (406) 205-3430) WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

DASH CRACKED 7 YEARS AGO AND HAS BEEN FALLING APART STEADILY SINCE THEN. SHARDS OF DASH POSE A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF A WRECK. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS OF THIS YEAR RANGE.

DASH CRACKED 7 YEARS AGO AND HAS BEEN FALLING APART STEADILY SINCE THEN. SHARDS OF DASH POSE A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF A WRECK. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS OF THIS YEAR RANGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DEFECTIVE AND EXHIBITED FRACTURES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

BROKEN DASH PARTS ARE FALLING INSIDE THE DASH AND MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE DEVELOPED AN INTERMITTENT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THEY SIMPLY TURN OFF FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME I RECYCLE THE SWITCH AND A FEW SECONDS THEY COME BACK ON AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ADDITIONALLY THE BROKEN DASH CAP IS DISTRACTING THIS CREATING AN ISSUE AND DISTRACTED DRIVING IN OHIO IS ILLEGAL. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND AMAZED TO FIND OUT IT COVERS MULTIPLE YEARS AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS O N LINE RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY THERE ARE WIRES EXPOSED TO THE OCCUPANTS AND I AM NOT SURE THEY ARE SAFE THEY CAN EASILY BECOME WORK AND SHORTED OUT THUS CREATING A FIRE HAZARD/ PLEASE HELP BY RECALLING THIS ISSUE TO DODGE..

DASH STARTED CRACKING IN 2006 AND PARTS ARE STARTING TO FALL IN. HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND BRAKING APART PEACE S ARE COMING OFF AND HITTING ME IN THE FACE AND EYES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND FRACTURED IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE THE SAME DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD INSTALLED. THE CRACKS WERE SIX TO EIGHT INCHES WIDE AND STARTED TO APPEAR ON JULY 22, 2006. THE MANUFACTURER NEVER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. MA 09/25 UPDATED 10/19/2017*CN

BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLIED. ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING. AFTER HARD BRAKING APPLICATION THE TIRES LOCKED AND SLID ABOUT 5 INCHES IN DAMP BACKTOP AND HIT A CAR STOPPED AT A LIGHT. HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO BRAKE BUT NO OR VERY LITTLE BRAKING ACTION. LATER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND LOST PRESSURE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THESE TRUCKS ARE PRONE TO BRAKE LINE RUSTING. DRIVER SEEMED TO BE FINE AND DROVE AWAY AFTER EXCHANGING INFO. HE LATER CLAIMED INJURY. *TR

DASH WAS CRACKED UP AND A PIECE FLEW OUT AND GOT HIT IN FACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FAILED AND CAUSED THE HOOD TO OPEN AND STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 317,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS CRACKS ACROSS THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE DASHBOARD. IN ADDITION, A MASSIVE HOLE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS STARTING TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 178,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED A CRACK FROM THE DASHBOARD TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PIECES DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. ..UPDATED 09-21-12*BF

THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND DISINTEGRATING BEFORE MY VERY EYES. EVERY DAY THE CRACKS WIDEN AND SPREAD, AND EVERY DAY ANOTHER PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD BREAKS COMPLETELY OFF. THE SHARDS OF PLASTIC ARE SHARP AND JAGGED, AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. *TR

THE DASH HAS BEEN DEVELOPING BAD CRACKS BUT NOW HAS JUST CRUMBLED LEAVING GAPING HOLES AND SHARP AND JAGGED PIECES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD WAS DEVELOPING SEVERE CRACKS ALONG ITS ENTIRE STRUCTURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED HE COULD NO LONGER PLACE ANY OBJECTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED AND EXPOSING SHARP EDGES. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY NINE DIFFERENT CRACKS WERE EXHIBITED THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD AND PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD WERE DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED INTO MANY SHARP LOOSE PIECES. THESE PIECES COULD FALL INTO THE WIRING AND OTHER COMPONENTS UNDER THE DASH OR FLY INTO THE DRIVER AND CAUSE A MAJOR PROBLEM. THIS WOULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AND FELLOW MOTORIST. THE FIX AS FAR AS I CAN DETERMINE IS VERY COSTLY AND EXTENSIVE. THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM FAULTY MATERIALS USED IN MANUFACTURING AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY INSTANCE OF MATERIAL FAILURE ON THIS MODEL YEAR TRUCK. I HAVE READ OF MANY SUCH OCCURRENCES AND HOPE THIS WILL BE RESOLVED SOON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE MULTIPLE CRACKS VARYING IN SIZE THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACKS HAD NOT AFFECTED THE FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED IT WOULD IN THE FUTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN OCTOBER OF 2001. TWO YEARS AGO I STARTED NOTICING HAIR-LINE CRACKS IN THE DASH, AND NOW THE CRACKS ARE MUCH LARGER. THE DASH HAS BECOME VERY FRAGILE. IT WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE PURCHASE [$38,176.00] AND I HAVE TAKEN EXCEPTIONAL CARE OF IT. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND CAN'T GET IT OUT . AND THE DOORS ARE ALL ROTTED ON THE BOTTOM AND IS THE ONLY THING THAT ROTTED ON MY TRUCK I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY TRUCK. AND THAT IS A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT IN THIS TRUCK. AND THE FRONT END THAT'S HARD TO KEEP UP WITH. I ONLY HAVE 118000 ON IT. AND KNOW THE MOTOR WILL GO A LONG WAYS THE CUMMINS 25 VALVE. *TR

I KEEP MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NO REASON THE DASHBOARD CRACKED. I ARMOR ALL IT AND CLEAN THE INSIDE ALL THE TIME. I KEEP THE GLASS COVERED AS WELL WITH SUN VISOR. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE MY DASHBOARD CRACKED. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR IT. THEN I SAW THE NEWS REPORT ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM IN 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. WAS THERE ANY RESOLUTION? *TR

THE DASHBOARD SUB STRUCTURE (MOULDED PLASTIC) ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS MYSTERIOUSLY BEGUN TO CRACK AND COME APART. RECENTLY THE RADIO ALMOST FELL OUT OF THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE THE MOUNTING POINTS IN THE DASH HAVE CRACKED AND BROKEN. BEHIND THE DASH, LARGE PIECES OF PLASTIC HAVE BROKEN AND ONE BEGAN TO FRAY THE AIR BAG SELECTOR SWITCH WIRING. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE UNACCEPTABLE. THE MATERIAL CHOSEN FOR THE DASHBOARD WAS OBVIOUSLY INFERIOR. IT WILL SOON BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE DASHBOARD COMPLETELY FAILS. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING APART NOW HAS A HOLE IN IT. I'M AFRAID THE SUN WILL MELT THE WIRING AND POSSIBLY CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY OR OTHER DAMAGE. *TR

THE LATCH ON THE OVERHEAD CENTER CONSOLE BROKE. TS *JB