1995 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

DASH CRACKED. FROM FASTENING SCREW BY WINDSHIELD CLEAR TO THE OTHER SIDE. HEATER KNOBS BROKE. *TR

CRACKED DASH ~ SO BAD THE AREA WHERE IT ATTACHES AT THE WINDSHIELD HAS BROKEN INTO LITTLE PIECES CAUSING THE DASH TO BECOME LOOSE AND POSSIBLY WILL FALL OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLAMP SWITCH FAILS OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE HEADLAMPS OR PARK LAMPS TO DIM. HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE TO HAVE THE HEADLAMP SWITCH REPAIRED. DUE TO FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, NO REPAIRS HAVE YET BEEN PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V024000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

DASH CRACKED FROM WINDSHIELD TO BEZEL ~ SEVERAL "CHUNKS" FELL INTO THE DASH. *TR

THE DASH IS MADE FROM HARD PLASTIC AND IT STARTED CRACKING AND IS SO BAD NOW THAT IT IS FALLING APART PLUS THE WIRING IN THE DASH IS SHORTING OUT BIG HUNKS OF THE DASH ARE COMING APART. *TR

1)DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ALONG RT. 62 BURLINGTON WHEN I HEARD A LOUD SCRATCHING SOUND. GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK AND LOOKED UNDER TO FIND GASOLINE TANK HANGING. 2)STRAPS HOLDING GAS TANK HAD LET GO. FRONT OF TANK SCRAPED AGAINST THE ASPHALT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH. DEFLECTOR SHIELD PROTECTED TANK. 3) TRUCK WAS TOWED ON A FLATBED BY AAA TO REPAIR FACILITY. $112 X 2 STRAPS + LABOR = $250 REPAIR. TRUCK UNAVAILABLE FOR 2 DAYS. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING IN THE 1995 DODGE PICKUP. PIECES FELL THROUGH, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GLUE BACK TOGETHER, BUT THE CRACKS CONTINUED TO GROW. *AK

THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND BROKE. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AND WILL REQUIRE A REPLACEMENT PART. IF THE SAME MATERIAL WAS USED TO CONSTRUCT THE REPLACEMENT PART, IT WILL SURELY HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK

THE DASHBOARD IN THETRUCK STARTED CRACKING YEARS AGO. IT WAS NOW IN SEVERAL PIECES & ONLY KEPT TOGETHER WITH SUPERGLUE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED FROM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 104,271 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATE 04-02-08 *BF