2002 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB Structure Problems

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS AND PARTS ARE STARTING TO BRAKE AWAY. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD CAUSE HARM TO ME OR MY PASSENGERS IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THAT IT IS VERY UNSAFE DUE TO SHARP HARD PLASTIC PARTS OF THE DASH THAT COULD DO SERIOUS HARM. I ALSO FEEL THAT THIS COULD AFFECT THE DEFROST DUCT AND CAUSE THE DEFROSTER TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR

THE MAIN DASH IN MY 2002 DODGE RAM IS CRACKED JUST ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. HEARD THAT OTHER DODGE OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND GOT IT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *JB

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING IN EXPOSING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO SUNLIGHT AND INTENSE HEAT. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB TRUCK. THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO. THERE ARE FIVE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD NOW. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

THE DASHBOARD ON THE V 2002 DODGE RAM WAS BEGINNING TO CRACK. THE CRACK STARTED OFF VERY SMALL, AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS, IT SPREAD ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE DASHBOARD. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM THAT HAS 5 CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. 4 OF THE CRACKS GO FROM THE WINDOW TO THE DEFROSTER VENTS ,AND ONE GOES FROM THE SIDE DEFROSTER VENT TO THE GLOVE BOX. AT THIS TIME THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS OR RECALLS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.*AK

I OWN A 20 02 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED INTO MANY PIECES. THE TRUCK WAS NOT IN A WRECK. I AM ONE OF QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IF DODGE WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF POOR EQUIPMENT, THEN AT LEAST DON'T CHARGE 1500.00 TO REPLACE IT. THANKS FOR YOU TIME.*AK

DASHBOARD HAS STARTED TO CRACK, ABOUT 6 INCHES AND GROWING. *TR

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 AND FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKED AND IS OVER TIME CAVING IN. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF BONIFACE HIERS DODGE IN MERRITT ISLAND, FL AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEREFORE WOULD BE MY EXPENSE IF I WANTED IT REPLACED. RECENTLY, I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY LIGHTS AND BELIEVE IT MAY BE CAUSED BY THE DASHBOARD ISSUE. OUR LOCAL NEWS CHANNEL IS RUNNING A STORY ON THIS ISSUE RIGHT NOW (WWW.LOCAL6.COM, CLICK ON PROBLEM SOLVERS)AND HAS LOCATED SEVERAL PEOPLE THROUGHOUT CENTRAL FLORIDA THAT ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I DID NOT REALIZE THIS WAS SUCH A POPULAR ISSUE AND I DEFINITELY FEEL SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. SOME OF THE OTHER OWNERS ARE SAYING THAT THE DASHBOARD IS CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH WIRING AND COULD CAUSE HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL. THAT IS A...

FORWARD PLASTIC DASHBOARD FAILURE. DASH CRACKED AND BROKE IN ABOUT FIVE PLACES. *TR

DODGE 2002 RAM QUAD CAB DASH BOARD CRACKING AND COLLAPSING. *TR

DT: THE DRIVERS SIDE ASSIST HANDLE THAT WAS USED TO GET INTO VEHICLE CAME OFF IN THE CONSUMERS HAND AND HE FELL OUT OF TRUCK ON HIS BACK. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT HURT. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS GRANDMOTHER USING THE ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO HELP HER GET IN. THE DEALER REPLACED THEM ALL THE TIME. *JB