2001 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

COMPLETELY CRACKED DASHBOARD, SHARP EDGES, EFFECTING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, HEADLIGHTS. *TR

I HAVE 2 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. AND BOTH DASHES LOOK LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF. ONE OF MY TRUCKS I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HEAR BOOM ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET INTO A BAD ACCIDENT, THANK GOD I COULD GO INTO THE DITCH AND STOP THE TRUCK. BUT LONG STORY SHORT BOTH MY DASHES ARE BAD AND NO ONE WANTS TO ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY OVER IT. I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PARK BOTH TRUCKS BECAUSE I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THEM. ONE BLEW UP SO BAD THAT IT CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK. *KB

THE DASH IS CRACKING AND CAVING IN. RADIO ISN'T WORKING NOW DUE TO CUT OR BURNT WIRES. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY SEC WITH ALL THE CRACKS AND PIECES FALLEN. *TT

DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK. DODGE WILL NOT REPLACE. THIS HAS RESULTED IN EXPOSED WIRING AND NOT SURE IF THE AIRBAG WILL WORK IF I AM EVER IN AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS ALSO MADE THE TRADE IN VALUE LESS THAN WHAT IT SHOULD BE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DODGE NEEDS TO OWN UP TO AND FIX! *TT

DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, MY DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A HAIRLINE CRACK AND NOW LOOKS LIKE A ZIGGEDY ZAGGEDY PUZZLE WITH SOME EDGES VERY SHARP. THE DASH IS POPPED UP NOW AND DOESN'T EVEN STAY PERFECTLY FLAT. I AM FEELING A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED OR SOME TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT OFFERED. THIS IS VERY TERRIBLE.

MY DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK'S DASHBOARD STARTED BREAKING UP INTO PIECES AND HAS BECOME WORSE SINCE 2007. PIECES FROM DASH ARE FALLING DOWN INTO THE AREA THAT HOUSES THE SPEEDOMETER & OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT ARE VITAL TO THE FUNCTIONING OF THE VEHICLE PLUS WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS BEING EXPOSED. EVERY TIME WE GO OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD.....PIECES FLY OFF THE DASHBOARD & SURROUNDING AREAS OF THE DASHBOARD.......MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS HIT BY ONE OF THESE PIECES. AFTER CHECKING ON COMPUTER, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR YEARS ON THE 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP, COMPLAINTS RANGE FROM CALIFORNIA TO FLORIDA...I AM VERY CONCERNED OUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. PLEASE GO ONLINE AND CHECK COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED WHEN I BOUGHT IT, AND THIS WEEK AN ENTIRE PIECE FELL IN AND NOW SLIDES AROUND UNDER THE DASH. I HAVE READ ONLINE FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT THIS CAN CAUSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THE PLASTIC IS ALSO VERY SHARP. A RECALL IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE ABNORMALLY, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CHIN AND MOUTH, REQUIRING 24 STITCHES. THE CONTACT WAS IMMEDIATLEY TAKEN FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000. KMJ UPDATED 02/01/12 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE SEAT BELTS DIDI NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED. UPDATED 02/10/12

HEAD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING , HIGH BEAMS STILL WORK. ALL OTHER LIGHTS LOOK LIKE THERE WORKING. *TR

TWO- THREE YEARS AGO YEARS AGO I NOTICE A BREAK IN MY DASHBOARD THAT BREAK HAS LED TO THE DASHBOARD FALLING APART EXPOSING WIRING. WHEN THE DASHBOARD CAVE (PART OF ) IN ALL THE GAUGES STOP WORKING (SPEED,TEMP. GAS, ECT.,) AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING . *TR