2002 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

MY DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKING BAD AND THE CONCERN IS THE WIRES IN MY DASH WILL BE EXPOSED TO THE SUN. MELTING WIRES,SHORT AND LIGHTS GOING OFF AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ARE THE RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB

NOV OF 2006 I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR MISFIRE AND COOLANT LOSE, THE DEALER CHECKED THE COOLING SYSTEM AND OK'D IT .THEY REPLACED MY SPARK PLUGS FOR THE MISFIRE. ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY SINCE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP THE ROCKER ARM FELL OFF, IT WAS REPLACED. A WEEK LATER 2 ROCKER ARMS FELL OFF. WITH EXTENSIVE RESEARCHED IT WAS DETERMINED I HAD A CRACKED HEAD. WHEN I CALLED THE AUTO MANUFACTURER CHRYSLER, I WAS TOLD IT WAS UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I DID NOT FEEL COMFTORABLE TAKING THIS TRUCK THAT WAS HALF APART TO ANOTHER MECHANIC TO TELL ME WHAT I ALREADY NEW, THAT THE HEAD WAS CRACKED COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER CAUSING MY ROCKER ARMS TO BE BLOWN OFF. I TRIED TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY SAID THAT CHRYSLER ALREADY MADE A DECISION ON THIS. ALL I WANTED WAS TO GET REPLACEMENT HEADS AND SOME COSTS OF REPAIRING THE TRUCK. IF THIS WOULD HAVE WENT TO THE DEALER THERE WAS GOING TO BE A COST FOR THEM. *TR

FRONT AXLE, I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT AXLES OF MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 ON BOTH SIDES AT 100,000 MILES AND THE AXLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS NOW GONE OUT AGAIN, 1.5 YEARS LATER. THE OIL PUMP HAS GONE OUT ALONG WITH ALL THE TENSIONERS, REAR AXLE IS GOING OUT, TRUCK OVERHEATS AND NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. DASH CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH IN 2 PLACES - ONE IS ABOUT 8" LONG THE OTHER IS ABOUT 18" LONG. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY TRUCK CRACKED, THEN BEGAN LOSING PIECES. SOME PIECES HAVE BEEN PROPELLED AT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS BY THE AIR CONDITIONING AND WHEN WINDOWS ARE OPEN. WIRING PROBLEMS APPEAR TO BE DEVELOPING (I AM NOW RECEIVING "LAMP OUT" WARNINGS). I HAVE PLACED A DASH COVER TO LIMIT EXPOSURE TO THESE HAZARDS, BUT I HAVE SEEN NEWS REPORTS THAT MANY OTHER CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS, AND THAT THEY CONTINUE TO WORSEN. *TR

ANOTHER DODGE DASHBOARD CRACKING. WHAT ARE THE DANGERS OF FLYING DASHBOARD PIECES IF THE AIRBAG(S) DEPLOY? ALSO, IF THE DASHBOARD ITSELF BREAKS DOWN SO EASILY UNDER UV EXPOSURE, HOW QUICKLY WILL THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE DASH DECOMPOSE? AND WHAT DANGERS DO THEY PRESENT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SHUT OFF. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THEY STATED THEY WOULD DECIDE IF THEY WOULD PAY DEPENDING ON THE DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN HE CRANKED THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD ROUGH IDLE WHEN HE CAME TO A STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CODES INDICATED THERE WERE VACUUM LEAKS IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 02 DODGE RAM 4X4 QUAD CAB WITH THE 360 ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION IS MESSED UP I CONTACTED A LOCAL SHOP AND THE SOLENOIDS ARE BAD AND THE SHOP OWNER STATED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS HE TRIED TO GET THE PARTS AND NO ONE HAS THEM THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER TILL NEXT WEEK THAT SAYS TO ME THIS IS A FAILURE ON DODGE FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED TWICE. ONCE IN TOWN AND AGAIN ON A MAJOR HWY AT HIGH SPEED. RACK AND PINION FAILURE BOTH TIMES. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN EITHER INSTANCE, BUT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE A TRUCK HOME WHEN YOU ARE STILL 400 MILES FROM THERE WITH NO POWER STEERING ON A SUNDAY. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN TRAFFIC. *TR