2003 DODGE RAM 2500 Structure Problems

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 05V462000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 2,500 MILES. THE BALL JOINTS AND WATER PUMP FAILED AND THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED. UPDATED 10/26/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE SPRINTER 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISORS FRACTURED AND OBSTRUCTED THE VIEW OF THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. MA 08/13/15 UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUN VISOR NEVER FRACTURED, BUT WOULD PIVOT DOWN. THIS WOULD BLOCK THE VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. UPDATED 12/1/2015*JS

MY TRUCK HAS BEEN BABIED IT'S ENTIRE LIFE AND HAS BEEN GARAGED. I EVEN TINTED THE WINDSHIELD WITH THE UV RATED TING SO IT WOULD HELP WITH THE DASH ISSUES ALSO. EVEN WITH ALL THIS PRECAUTION, THE DASH HAS STILL CRACKED. I NOTICED THE FIRST HAIRLINE CRACK IN SUMMER 2006 AND IT'S BEEN A DOWNHILL SPIRAL EVER SINCE. RECENTLY IT STARTED DROPPING PARTS IN THE VENTS I GUESS. THEN I WOULD HAVE PARTICLES FLYING IN MY EYE WHEN I TURN THE HEATER ON. MY KIDS ALSO HAVE THINGS FLYING IN THEIR EYES. THIS IS A DANGER OUS SITUATION AND DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THESE DASHES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS REALLY HURT OR KILLED. *TR

DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR YEARS AS MOST DO. BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE AS PIECES FLY INTO YOUR FACE EVERYTIME YOU USE HEAT OR AC. ALSO HAS JAGGED EDGES THAT COULD BE AN ISSUE IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION. *TR

CRACKED DASH. LIKE SO MANY OTHER 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 OWNERS, MY VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS ALONG THE DASH FOR NO APPARENT REASON EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS WELL CARED FOR AND MAINTAINED IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE FIRST HAIRLINE CRACK APPEARED IN 2010 AT THE CENTER OF THE DASH BEGINNING ON THE WINDSHIELD SIDE. OVER TIME THE CRACK HAS PROGRESSED TOWARDS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO THE POINT THAT THE DASH HAS COMPLETELY SPLIT IN HALF. TO DATE, TWO ADDITIONAL CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED, ONE SIX INCHES TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTER CRACK AND ANOTHER OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SECTION. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF CRACKED DASHES, PARTICULARLY WITH THE 2003 MODEL YEAR, IT'S APPARENT THAT A MANUFACTURING FLAW EXISTS AND CHRYSLER SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS FACT AND EFFECT REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE DASHES. IS A CRACKED DASH A SAFETY ISSUE? ABSOLUTELY, CONSIDERING THE ADDITIONAL INJURIES THAT CAN BE INFLICTED ON VEHICLE...

WHILE SEARCHING FOR A FIX FOR MY DASH WHICH JUST CRACKED I FOUND SEVERAL REPORTS OF AFTER THE DASH CRACKED WHERE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARISE. AS IN HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING AT ALL OR WHEN SWITCHING TO HI BEAM. I ALSO SAW A VIDEO ON THIS ISSUE FROM A NEWS BROADCAST AND WHEN CHRYSLER WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT THIS THERE WAS NEVER ANY RESPONSE WHILE THE PUBLIC WAS REQUESTING A RECALL. FROM WHAT I CAN FIND OUT JUST IN THE HOUR I WAS LOOKING THIS UP THIS WOULD APPLY TO JUST ABOUT EVERY DODGE RAM MADE BETWEEN 1996 AND 2006. MY TRUCK IS GARAGE KEPT AND I KEEP IT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION SO FOR THIS TO HAPPEN DUE TO SITTING IN THE SUN IT'S ENTIRE LIFE I MIGHT UNDERSTAND BUT THERE IS NO WAY THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MINE. MY FATHER WAS A MECHANIC FOR CHRYSLER FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND THIS...

THE DASH ON MY 03 RAM 2500 5.9 DIESEL HAS LITERALLY HAS FALLEN IN ON ITSELF. VERY LARGE SECTIONS OF THE DASH HAVE BROKEN OFF AND HAVE BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN. FOR EXAMPLE, IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY, PIECES OF PROJECTILE SHRAPNEL WOULD BE THROWN ALL OVER THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DODGE, AND NOTHING WILL BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS "OUT-OF-WARRANTY" AND IS CONSIDERED "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". THE PARTICULAR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE TO COPPED AN ATTITUDE WITH ME AND REFUSED TO CONNECT ME TO A SUPERVISOR, CITING THAT IT "IS NOT A SUPERVISOR ISSUE". I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO FROM HERE. DOES AN ACCIDENT HAVE TO OCCUR IN WHICH PEOPLE ARE MAIMED BY PIECES OF THE DASH IN ORDER FOR DODGE TO DO ANYTHING? I REALLY WOULD HATE TO...

DASH BEGAN CRACKING AFTER ONLY A FEW YEARS. NOW IT IS COMPLETELY FALLING APART AND I BELIEVE IF THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF IN AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD SENT PIECES OF THE DASH INTO THE FACES OF THE OCCUPANTS. *TR

THE DASH ON MY TRUCK IS CRACKED INTO SMALL PIECES THAT ARE VERY DANGEROUS. THE PIECES ARE SHARP BECAUSE THEY ARE BROKE INTO LITTLE TRIANGLES. THE POINTED ENDS WILL INJURE OR KILL SOMEONE DURING A CRASH! ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND I CAN'T GET IT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DASH HAS TO BE REMOVED AND IT IS IN LITTLE PIECES. THIS MEANS THAT BECAUSE OF THIS DASH I DON'T HAVE AN AIRBAG! I CALLED DODGE(ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE) AND THEY PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T CARE. I ASKED THEM IF MY TRUCK WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND HE SAID "NO". *TR

AFTER PURCHASING THIS TRUCK FROM THE FIRST TIME OWNER, I BEGIN TO NOTICE AT CERTAIN TIMES I WOULD EXPERIENCE A VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE AND READING ABOUT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" I BECOME WORRIED AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. OF COURSE THEY ACTED LIKE THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. BUT WHEN YOU TALK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. IN SHORT, I HAVE SPENT OVER $2700 GETTING THE FRONT END REDONE, WITH NO HELP FROM CHRYSLER. I FIND IT COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE ON THEIR PART TO NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. NOW.. JUST LAST WEEK I GET THIS RECALL NOTICE ON THE LEFT TIE ROD END. I AM MOST CERTAIN WHEN I TAKE IT IN, THEY WILL SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.. AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. THIS ISSUE AND THE...

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK'S DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THESE ARE LONG CRACKS FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE CABIN EDGE. ALSO LARGE CIRCLES OF CRACKS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SHARP PIECES FLYING THROUGH THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. WE ARE NOT ONLY CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY BUT FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR TWIN 3 YEAR OLD GRANDSONS THAT ARE OFTEN WITH US. *TR

2003 DODGE 2500 DASHBOARD CRACKING SEVERELY. CLEARLY A HAZARD DUE TO SHARP EDGES AND LOOSE SHARDS OF PLASTIC. THE DAMAGE IS EXTENDING TOWARDS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PASSENGER AIRBAG. CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY BECOME AFFECTED BY THE DISINTEGRATING DASHBOARD. *TR

THE DASH STARTED CRACKING AND HAS NOT STOPPED . WILL THEY EVER DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS OR WILL MY DASH BE IN MY FLOOR ? *JS

DASH IS CRACKING. SHOULD BE FIX BY DODGE IT COULD BE A SAFETY HAZZARD... *JS

AT ABOUT 7 YRS OLD, OUR TRUCKS' DASH STARTED CRACKING AT WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE MOUNTING SEEMS. THERE WAS NO CRASH THAT DAMAGED IT. WE LIVE IN THE DESERT, BUT ALWAYS USE WINDOW SHADES. SINCE WE'RE OUT OF WARRANTY DODGE WILL DO NOTHING. IT HAS SINCE BROKE OFF IN LARGER CHUNKS, FALLING INTO THE AIR VENTS. WE HAVE OWNED VEHICLE FOR MUCH LONGER AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN READING FORUMS WHERE OTHERS WITH THIS TYPE VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND AGAIN, DODGE DOES NOTHING. IS IT GOING TO TAKE ONE FALLING COMPLETELY APART, AND A CHILD STICKING THEIR HANDS IN THERE AND BEING SHOCKED FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE DODGE RECALL THEIR FAULTY DASH BOARDS? *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK IS SEVERELY CRACKED AND FRAGMENTED. I FIRST NOTICED A LONG (6"+) CRACK DOWN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD, FROM WINDSHIELD TOWARDS THE INTERIOR OF THE TRUCK) IN 2010. I HAVE USED A DASHBOARD MAT/COVER IN THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASED IN 2002. THE CRACK WAS NOTICED WHEN REMOVING THE DASH MAT COVER TO CLEAN/WIPE DOWN THE DASHBOARD. THE DASHBOARD HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT FOR THE DURATION OF THE TIME THAT I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE (SINGLE OWNER). SINCE THE INITIAL CRACK IN 2010, THE CONDITION OF THE DASHBOARD HAS CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE. WITH NO INSTANCES OF DIRECT CONTACT OR ACCIDENT, THE SMALL SLITS FOR THE DASHBOARD AIR VENTS HAVE STARTED TO BREAK OFF ENTIRELY, AND FROM TIME TO TIME USE OF THE AIR VENT NEAR THE WINDSHIELD SHOOTS LITTLE BITS OF PLASTIC BACK INTO THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS. THIS IS...

THE SPARE TIRE ON A DODGE RAM 2500 IS SECURED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WITH A STRANDED CABLE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF. WHEN IT FELL, IT BOUNCED INTO THE REAR BUMPER, JOLTED THE VEHICLE, AND THEN ROLLED DOWN THE ROAD. ALTHOUGH NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC IF OTHER VEHICLES HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME. THE ROOT CAUSE IS MOST LIKELY DUE TO A FAILURE AT THE LOCATION WHERE THE CABLE IS SWAGED TO THE PLATE. DODGE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO INSPECT AND REPAIR THESE AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

THE UPPER DASHBOARD ON MY RAM 2500 CRACKED. THE EXPOSED EDGES ARE SHARP, AND REPRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD UNDER NORMAL OPERATION. THE SITUATION COULD BE CATASTROPHIC IF THE SHARP EDGES WERE TO CUT THE AIRBAG WHEN DEPLOYED. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DODGE BY A LARGE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS, AND THEIR TYPICAL RESPONSE IS THAT THEY BEAR NO RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY TRUCK STARTED TO CRACK AND IS NOW FALLING APART WITH HUGE SHARP PIECES COMING OFF I AM AFRAID MY SMALL CHILDREN WILL BE INJURED FROM THE DASH. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS SEVER CRACKS WHICH DEVELOPED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER. THE GRILL COVERING THE DEFROSTER BLEW APART INTO SEVERAL PIECES AND HIT MY CHECK AND JAW. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE GRILLS AND THEY ARE EXTREMELY DRY ROTTED. QUESTION IS DO I REMOVE THE GRILLS AND LET DEBRIS FALL INTO THE DUCTS AND THEY TOO BECOME PROJECTILES OR LEAVE THE GRILLS AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND CAVING IN ON ITSELF AS A RESULT THE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. SEVERAL OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE HAPENING. *TR

THE DASH IN MY TRUCK HAS CRACKED FROM THE FROM TO THE REAR OF THE DASH LIKE ALOT OF THE DODGERAM HAVE DONE BUT YET THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE ANYONE DOES ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IS SOMEONE WAITING TO HAVE A AIRBAG GO OFF AND SEND THE DASH IN LITTLE PIECES OR ONE LARGE PIECE TO CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT OR WHAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

ON MY DODGE QUAD CAB 2500 FRONT DASH, I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK STARTING AT NEAR THE SPEAKER GRILL IN 2006, AND THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISOLATED CASE. OVER THE YEARS SINCE 2006, THE FRONT DASH HAS COMPLETELY FAILED DUE TO NUMEROUS MAJOR CRACKS IN ALL LOCATIONS AND GOING IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS. THE TRUCK HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND PIECES OF THE DASH NOW HAVE FALLEN DOWN TO INACCESSIBLE AREAS BELOW THE DASH. IT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED FOR VARIOUS YEARS THAT THESE DASHES HAVE BEEN MADE FROM AN INFERIOR GRADE PLASTIC PRONE TO CRACKING AND IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. BECAUSE IT BECOMES SO BRITTLE AND PRONE TO CRACKING, THAT DURING AN ACCIDENT, THE DASH COULD SHATTER AND INJURE THE OCCUPANTS. *TR

GOT INTO TRUCK TO TAKE A RIDE AND NOTICED THE DASH WAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. I'M AFRAID THE THING IS GOING FLY INTO THE FACE OF SOMEONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IF I'M IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

DASH BEGAN CRACKING AND NOW PIECES FALLING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT FROM A JUNK YARD AND HAD IT INSTALLED. NOW THIS ONE IS ALSO CRACKING AND WON'T BE LONG UNTIL ITS AS BAD AS THE ORIGINAL. DODGE WANTS $800 FOR A NEW ONE AND IT WILL COST ME ANOTHER $335 TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WHAT KIND OF MATERIAL COULD POSSIBLY HAVE A SHELVE LIFE OF EXACTLY 10 YEARS. SECONDLY HOW CAN THE NEW REPLACEMENT (THAT WILL ALSO HAVE A 10YEAR SHELVE LIFE) BE SO EXPENSIVE? MY SON DRIVES A 20YEAR OLD FORD TRUCK AND THE DASH IS PERFECT. I USED TO LOVE THIS TRUCK AND NOW WE HATE IT. SO FRUSTRATING. *TR

I'M THE FIRST OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE DASH STARTED CRACKING AT 65,000 MILES. SO FAR THERE ARE 5 DIFFERENT CRACKS. *TR

MY DASH BOARD ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES IS FALLING APART,THEN IT FALLS LITTLE PIECE OF IT IN MY AC VENT CAUSE PIECES TO FLY OUT IF YOU PUT IT ON DEFROST. VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO THE WHOLE DASH IS FALLING IN AND IF THE AIR BAGS GO OFF THE DASH PIECES COULD EASILY KILL OR HURT YOU. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT'S ALL . *TR

DASH BOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE SPOTS. *TR

I PURCHASED THE TRUCK WITH 124,000 MILES AND NOTICED THE DASH WAS CRACKED ON MY DRIVE FROM TENNESSEE BACK TO FLORIDA. IT MAKES NOISE, LOOKS LIKE CRAP, AND KEEPS ME FROM SETTING ANYTHING ON THE DASH BOARD. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERYYYYYYYYYYYYY COMMON ON DODGES, IF NOT A RIGHT OF PASSAGE. THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES AND STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF DODGE OWNERS. DODGE, YOU WERE CHEAP ON THE MANUFACTURING, NOW YOU NEED TO MAKE IT RIGHT. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE HEATING SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SWITCH WHICH CONTROLLED THE FLOW OF THE AIR WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLEND DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 193,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 05/11/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASH WAS CRACKED. 05/21/12

DASH CRACKED FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER. STARTED WITH SMALL CRACK PASSENGER SIDE, NOW EXTENDS UP TO WINDSHIELD AND AIR VENT REGISTER HAS FALLEN OUT BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING THERE TO FREAKN HOLD IT IN PLACE AND EVERYBODY WANTS TO ACT THIS IS ACCEPTABLE EQUIPMENT FAILURE. YOU GUYS NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE A RECALL TO HAVE THESE DASHES FIXED. YOU BORROW MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT FOR BAILOUTS WHILE PAYING YOURSELVES MULTIMILLION DOLLAR SALARIES AND PUTTING THE SCREWS TO THE CONSUMER. HOW DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT? *TR

DEFECTIVE DASH PLASTIC STARTED CRACKING 4 YEARS SINCE NEW SHARP EDGES SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

ALL DODGE RAM FROM 2000-2005 HAVE DASH PROBLEMS. THEY BREAK AND FALL APART. THEY COST AROUND $1500-1800 TO GET THEM REPLACED. THEY DON'T TELL YOU WHEN YOU BUY IT. SO WHY DOES THE NHTSA NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IF YOU HAVE WRECK AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY, THERE ARE SHARP EDGES IN BETWEEN YOU AND THE BAGS. THEY WILL CUT YOUR FACE, ARMS, OR WORSE KILL YOU. IS IT GOING TO TAKE INNOCENT PEOPLE GETTING MURDERED BY DODGE'S NEGLIGENCE FOR SOMEBODY TO DO SOMETHING. THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. MAKE DODGE RECALL THE DASH AND INSTALL A NEW SAFER ONE. I DO NOT WANT PEOPLE TO BE KILLED, INCLUDING MYSELF AND FAMILY. *KB

DASH STARTED CRACKING AROUND 65,000 MILES AND KEEPS CRACKING. THE CRACKS HAVE CAUSED THE DASH TO SEPARATE CAUSING THE DEFROSTER VENTS NOT TO BLOW CORRECTLY ACROSS WINDSHIELD ( WILL NOT DEFROST). DASH IS STARTING TO DROP DOWN IN DIFFERENT AREAS WHICH MAY CAUSE ELECTRICAL FAILURES OR ELECTRICAL FIRE. TRUCK IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION ( OTHER THAN DASH) WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES. *TR

THE PLASTIC DASH CRACKED RESULTING IN THE AIR CONDITIONER AND DEFROSTER NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. PIECES OF FOAM ARE COMING OUT OF THE A/C REGISTERS AND BLOWING INTO MY FACE ALMOST HITTING ME IN THE EYE ON OCCASION. THE PLASTIC DASH IS OBVIOUSLY MADE OF DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A DASH CRACK INTO PIECES THIS BADLY. *TR

TRUCK GETS A SEVERE WOBBLE WHEN IT GOES OVER ROUGH SPOT IN ROAD AND THE WOBBLE IS SO SEVERE THAT IT IS ALL A PERSON CAN DO TO HANG ON WITHOUT WRECKING TO GET THE TRUCK SLOWED AND STOPPED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY AT 65-70MPH. I HEARD A LOUD "SNAP" NOISE AND NOTICE THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD A 8-12" CRACK ON THE TOP AND ABOUT A 4-7" ON THE FRONT, DIRECTLY IN THE AREA OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THIS CAN NOT BE SAFE! IT ALSO DISPLAYS SOME POOR INTEGRITY OF CONSTRUCTION AND/OR MATERIALS USED. SINCE THE INCIDENT, THE DASH HAS CONTINUED TO CRACK AND SPLIT FURTHER. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TURNED ME AWAY AND EXPLAINED IT "WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM".... *TR

DASH IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES. *KB

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 . WE HAVE BEEN NOTICING OUR DASHBOARD CRACKING MORE AND MORE. IT SHOULD NOT BEEN DETIORATING BEFORE WE GET IT PAID OFF. I FEEL AS THOUGH IT IS A DEFECT IN THE MODEL. AND I THINK DODGE COMPANY SHOULD RECALL THIS ISSUE AND FIX THIS AT NO COST TO ME. *KB

2003 DODGE RAM 2500 CRACKED DASH. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP HAS STARTED CRACKING,AS HAS THOUSAND OF OTHER DODGE PICKUPS,WHICH WHEN THE CONDITION WORSENS TO WHERE THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO THE OCCUPANTS.I ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER DODGE PICKUP OWNERS WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO BE ABLE TO FORCE THE CHRYSLER CORP.TO MAKE RECALL ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES NOTABLY YEAR MODELS 2000-2004. DEALERS WANT UP TO $1,500.00 TO REPAIR THEN IN A FEW YEARS THE NEW DASH STARTS CRACKING.PLEASE HELP DODGE TRUCK OWNERS! *KB

DODGE RAM 2500 DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE MAIN CRACK IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RIGHT BY THE AIRBAG. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD. *TR

I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE DASH BOARD HAS ONE LARGE CRACK/HOLE AND MULTIPLE LITTLE CRACKS THROUOUT FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND FRONT TO BACK. THE PLASTIC IS BRITTLE AND I AM CONCERNED THAT DURING A CRASH THE PIECES WILL BECOME PROJECTILES AND SHARDS THAT COULD PUNTURE AIRBAGS AND PEOPLE CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY. I CHECKED INTO REPLACING THE PART ONLY TO FIND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE TRUCK LINES OF DODGE FROM 1998 THROUGH 2006 AND THE REPLACEMENTS ARE OF THE SAME MATERIAL AND WOULD BE PRONE TO CRACK IN SHORT TIME JUST AS THE ORIGINAL DASES HAD. AS A FORMER FIREFIGHTER HAVING RESPONDED TO MANY ACCIDENTS I SEE THIS AS A TIME BOMB TO A DEATH THAT IS NOT NECCESSARY IF IT HASN'T ALREADY HAPPENED. THE DASH, I THOUGHT, WAS SUPPOSED TO REMAIN FLEXIBLE FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS...

DODGE 2500 SLT HAS A SEVERELY CRACKED DASH WITH MULTIPLE VERY SHARP AND JAGGED EDGES... ITS MADE OF VERY POOR AND BRITTLE PLASTIC AND BECAUSE ITS IN THE DASH POSES A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND OR PERSONS THROWN FORWARD ONTO THE DASH. DODGE KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND HASN'T HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

DASH STARTED CRACKING AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME AND NOW THE DASH IS BREAKING INTO SHARP PIECES AND FALLING DOWN BEHIND DASH WHICH IS RUBBING AGAINST ELECTRICAL WIRES BEHIND DASH CONSOLE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. RECENTLY THE DASH CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE DASH IS NOW COMPROMISED. IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION I FEAR THAT THE DASH WILL NOW TURN INTO LITTLE PROJECTILES CAUSING MORE DAMAGE TO MY OCCUPANTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 THAT THE BLACK DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED IN APPROXIMATELY 4 PLACES. THESE CRACKS RUN FROM THE WINDOW TO THE FRONT EDGE OF THE DASH BOARD. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH A TAN DASH BOARD AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE DASH BOARD CRACKING. SEEMS TO ME THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS SPECIFIC DASH BOARD. WHY SHOULD WE AS THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE FAULTY EQUIPMENT REPLACED. THESE PIECES COULD BREAK FREE AND BE LOGGED INTO THE DRIVERS EYE AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH IF AN ACCIDENT SHOULD OCCUR. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 AND I AM CONCERNED THAT AFTER 3 YEARS THE PLASTIC DASH IS CRACKING AND GETTING WORSE. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS WAY TOO MUCH AND PROBABLY WON'T LAST. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED FOR THE SIMPLE REASON, IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A PASSENGER AND THE PERSON PUT THERE HANDS ON THE DASH OUT OF REACTION IT COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO SOME DEEP LACERATIONS TO THE HANDS AND FOREARMS. FROM READING ON THE INTERNET, DODGE IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ADDRESS IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS BEGUN TO CRACK AND DISINTEGRATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO DISINTEGRATE AND PIECES OF IT WAS FALLING OFF AND HITTING HIM WHILE DRIVING. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS SO BRITTLE THAT IF ANYONE HAD TO BRACE THEMSELVES ON IT THEIR HANDS WOULD GO THROUGH IT. CHRYSLER TOOK PICTURES AND STATED THAT THEY COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. CASE # 19653576 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 45,000.