2001 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND CAVED IN CAUSING ALL GAUGES TO STOP WHILE DRIVING WORKING AND AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON ALL WIRING WAS EXPOSED THE ( DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING FOR OVER TWO YEARS BUT I JUST LEARN OF OTHER WHO HAD THE SAME ISSUES . *TR

SOON AFTER PURCHASE I NOTICED CRACKS APPEARING IN THE TRUCKS UPPER DASH, SOON THE CRACKS GREW MORE NUMEROUS AND THEY STARTED TO CONNECT CREATING COMPLETE HOLES OR MISSING CHUNKS OF DASH PLASTIC LEAVING KNIFE LIKE SHARP POINTED EDGES. THIS LEAVES ANYONE IN THE VEHICLE AT RISK OF A LACERATION OR WORSE IF A COLLISION WERE TO OCCUR AND A CHUNK OF PLASTIC BECAME AIRBORNE AND IN CONTACT WITH VITAL AREAS OF THE BODY OR THE BODY WERE TO IMPACT THE DASH DIRECTLY WHERE THE POINTED EDGES ARE. ALSO THE MISSING PIECES ARE DROPPING INTO THE DASH ELECTRONICS AND VENTS CREATING A POSSIBLE MECHANICAL PROBLEM. *TR

DASH BOARD CRACKING AND FALLING APART. PIECES DROPPING INTO DASH COMPONENTS CAUSING RATTLING. REFLECTION IN WINDSHIELD CAUSING VISUAL PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING ON SUNNY DAYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DEVELOPING CRACKS. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED OVER TIME AND THE CRACKS BECAME LARGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE FRONT DASHBOARD EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT IS CRACKED EVERYWHERE UP FRONT. *TR

I HAVE HAD NO TROUBLE OUT OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 UNTIL 2007. THAT'S WHEN THE FIRST CRACK CAME INTO BEING, WITH A CRACK I MIGHT ADD. I HERD THE SNAP AND LOOKED OVER AND A HUGE CRACK APPEARED. IT RAN STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE, MORE OR LESS CUTTING THE DASH IN HALF. WELL IT WENT ALL DOWN HILL FROM THERE. ONE DAY IN 2010 I ROLLED DOWN MY WINDOWS AND THE WIND CAUGHT A PIECE OF THE DASH AND FLIPPED IT IN MY FACE. I RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NEARLY WRECKED. I WAS JUST LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO ROAD SIGN AT THE PLACE I RAN OFF THE ROAD, OR SOMEONE WALKING THERE AT THE TIME. AND HERE IS THE KICKER, I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN I GOT OFF WORK I HAD A FLAT TIRE. THERE WAS A NAIL IN THE SIDEWALL THAT COULD NOT BE FIXED. I HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE, [THANKS DODGE]. I CAN'T TOUCH THE DASH ANYMORE, THE LIGHTEST TOUCH NOW WILL BREAK MORE PIECES OFF. AND THE PLASTIC COVERS THEY SELL TO PUT ON TOP OF THE DASH IS ONLY A SHORT TERM FIX. THE DASH CONTINUES TO FALL APART UNDER THE DASH CAP CAUSING THE CAP TO WARP AND NOT FIT RIGHT, OR NOT AT ALL. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS WITH A NEW DASH, WHICH I CANT AFFORD AT A WHOOPING $500.00 BUCKS. THIS IS ONE PROBLEM THAT DODGE SHOULD STEP FORWARD TO FIX BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHATTERED INTO SMALL PIECES AND FELL INTO THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP AND WAS AWAITING EXAMINATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED, LEAVING SHARP EDGES ACCESSIBLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.