2002 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND STARTING TO CRUMBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

DRIVING ON FLAT SURFACE STREET, HEARD LOUD POPPING NOISE. LATER REALIZED IT WAS THE DASH POPPING AND NOTICED MULTIPLE STRAIGHT CRACKS BEGINNING IN THE CORNERS OF DASH VENTS, GRADUALLY EXPANDING. CREATES MULTIPLE SMALL, SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC. POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS PROJECTILES OF PLASTIC IF EVER THE AIRBAGS WERE TO DEPLOY NOT TO MENTION NOW THAT THE ENTIRE DASH IS WEAKENED SMALL PARTS INTERMITTENTLY FALL INTO THE DASH AREA CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH ALL THE GAUGES, CAUSING WARNING LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE AND POTENTIAL FOR FIRE IS OBVIOUS CONSIDERING OTHER DODGE RECALLS FOR WIRING PROBLEMS IN THIS MODEL TRUCK. *JS

I HAD JUST HAD THE MOTOR REBUILT, AT THE DEALER, AND WHEN I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, ON THE WAY HOME I HEARD A CRACKING NOISE, AND NOTICED THE DASH HAD A SPLIT NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. SINCE THEN THE DASH PART NEXT TO THE WINDSHIELD, HAS HAD MULTIPLE CRACKS, AND TOTALLY FALLEN APART. *TR

VEHICLE HAS SEVERE DASH CRACKING. POWER WINDOWS ARE NOT WORKING AND LAMP INDICATOR WILL NOT SHUT OFF CAUSING ONGOING BEEPING. CONCERNED THAT DASH PARTS ARE STUCK INSIDE CAUSING DRIVING CONDITIONS TO BE UNSAFE. WOULD LIKE TO BE NOTIFIED IF AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEMS AT DEALER COST. *TR

THE DASH COVER THAT IS CLOSEST TO THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED CAUSING PIECES OF PLASTIC TO BRAKE OFF AND ENTER THE BLOWER MOTOR. THERE WAS ALSO PIECES OF PLASTIC FROM THE DASH THAT FELL OFF AND AND MADE IT TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND COULD HAVE BLOCKED THE BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT DIMS AND WILL GO OFF COMPLETELY. THE HARNESS HAS BEEN CHANGED BUT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE WIRING SYSTEM FROM THE FUSE BLOCK THIS IS KNOWN TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE RAMS THE ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT AS WELL AS THE ENGINE LIGHT ALL COME ON ALSO THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER ALSO STOP WORKING. THIS STOPS THE ABS SYSTEM FROM WORKING AS WELL AS THE AIRBAGS I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE FUSE BLOCK AS WELL AS THE REAR SPEED SENSOR, AND THE DASH CLUSTER BECAUSE OF THIS OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD NOW, THE FIRST TIME ALL OF MY LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS THE DASH GAUGES AND DOOR LOCKS. WHY IS THIS AND ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO GET DONE ABOUT IT THE FIRST TIME I GOT A COPY OF A SERVICE BULLETIN AND DODGE TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS ONLY GOOD FOR DIESEL MODELS AND I HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. THERE SEEMS TO BE A REAL HISTORY OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEALERS ARE ALL AWARE OF THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE DIFFERENTIAL CLIPS WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED LEFT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT FAILED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE REAR PINION KNOB FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER USED OFF-ROAD OR FOR HAULING. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. *TR