2002 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 AND OVER THE PAST YEAR IT HAS DEVELOPED MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE DASH. THE MAJOR CONCERN IS THE INTEGRITY OF THE DASH AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. DUE TO THE CRACKING, IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY, I FEAR THAT THE CRACKED DASH WOULD CAUSE MULTIPLE PIECES OF PLASTIC TO FLY AROUND THE CABIN. I WOULD NOT WRITE THIS COMPLAINT IF I THOUGHT THIS WERE AN ISOLATED PROBLEMS. I HAVE READ ENDLESS COMPLAINS ON BLOG SITES OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN SIMILAR YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

I OWN A 2002 DODGE 1500 PICKUP AND KEEP IT UP VERY WELL. I STAYED IN A CARPORT AND IS TAKEN CARE OF. THE DASH HAS BEGUN TO DISINTEGRATED AND FALL APART LEAVING WIRING AND OTHER ITEMS EXPOSED. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DEFECT IN MATERIAL OF DODGE. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF RAM OWNERS ACROSS THE NATION. I CONTACTED MY DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE. BUT THERE'S NO RECALL ON IT, SO THEY WONT FIX IT UNLESS I PAY $1000+! THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE, AND DODGE NEEDS TO RESOLVE IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE BLOWER WOULD TURN ON AND OFF AUTOMATICALLY AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BLOWER EVENTUALLY FAILED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V078000 (STEERING:COLUMN), IN WHICH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PROPERLY FOR THIRTY DAYS BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY NEEDS A NEW COMPUTER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE REAR SEATS DO NOT HAVE HEADRESTS. THEY ALSO HAVE OPTIONS FOR THE HEADRESTS TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS SAFETY SEATS IN THE REAR AND, IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, AN OCCUPANTS NECK WILL NOT BE PROPERLY SECURED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

INTERMITTENT LAMP FAILURES INTERNALLY, LAMP OUT CIRCUIT MALFUNCTIONING, REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED (APPROACHING THE SECOND FAILURE IN 40,000 MILES), REAR UNIVERSAL JOINT HAS FAILED TWICE, WITH A THIRD REPLACEMENT TO OCCUR SOON, TRANSMISSION FAILURES. ANY ONE OF THESE SYSTEMS FAILING WHILE ON THE ROAD COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, FOR MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS, AND OTHER DRIVERS. SO FAR, IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP, OLD PARTS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE, HOWEVER IF REQUIRED I WILL RETAIN THEM NEXT TIME THEY FAIL. I'VE CONTACTED DODGE, THE FIRST REPLY WAS A "SPAM MAIL" OF COUPONS FOR OIL CHANGES, AND TIRE ROTATIONS (THE MESSAGE I SENT THEM WAS PROFESSIONAL AND EXTENSIVE TO THE ISSUES I WAS HAVING), AFTER COPYING THE MESSAGE AGAIN THE NEXT DAY, A REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I'VE RETAINED THE MESSAGE IF ANY PARTIES ARE INTERESTED. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2002 DODGE RAM TRUCK IS LITERALLY SPLINTERING BEFORE MY EYES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS OF THIS INCIDENT HAPPENING WITH A LOT OF OTHER DODGE TRUCKS AROUND THE SAME YEAR AS MINE. IT STARTS WITH CRACKING... THEN THE DASHBOARD STARTS FALLING OFF IN PIECES! I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS BY DODGE! THE DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY FALLING APART BEFORE MY VERY EYES!! *TR

2002 DODGE RAM PICKUP- DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. MULTIPLE CRACKS ARE DEEPENING AND WIDENING AN NEW CRACKS DEVELOPING. CONCERNED ABOUT EXPOSED WIRING AND POTENTIAL AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. *TR

TOO MUCH MOVING AROUND WITH THE STEERING , FROM SIDE TO SIDE YOU HAVE TO GRAB WHEEL IF POSSIBLE WITH YOUR FEET. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH 67,000 MILES - DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN 6 PLACES. DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS A DEFECT BUT WILL NOT REPLACE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND DODGE WILL NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. *TR