2001 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD, IT SHATTERED INTO PIECES. THE WIRES ARE EXPOSED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,234 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,665.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4WD EXTENDED CAB TRUCK. THE DASH HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND IS CRACKED AND PIECES ARE FALLING OUT. THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE DASH HAS JEOPARDIZED THE SAFETY OF OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. *JB

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK IN REFERENCE TO THE NUMEROUS CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD. I AGREE WITH MANY OTHER CHRYSLER OWNERS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE ISSUE AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR

THE DASHBOAR D IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES , AND ALSO A FEW PLACES HAVE CAVED IN. THERE ARE SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH DASHBOAR D ALSO.*AK

AS DODGE KNOWS THE GEN 2 RAMS HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH DASHES CRACKING OR CAVING IN, THIS COULD CAUSE LOTS OF PROBLEMS. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH BOARD FALLING APART. PLASTIC DASH IS IN SHAMBLES. CALLED DODGE, SAID NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LONG CRACK IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD, SPREADING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY A FOOT LONG. HE ALSO NOTICED SMALLER CRACKS WERE PRESENT. AS OF JUNE 27, 2007, NUMEROUS CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE DASHBOARD, POSSIBLY MORE THAN FIFTEEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRACKS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

I BOUGHT A NEW DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK IN 2000. THE TRUCK HAS APP. 60,000 MILES,WELL CARED FOR, AND LOOKS NEW. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED A HUGE CRACK IN DASHBOARD ON TOP OF PASSENGER AIR BAG.NOW THE CRACK HAS SPREAD ALL OVER TO TH DRIVER SIDE. LARGE PARTS OF DASHBOARD ARE FALLING DOWN INSIDE LEAVING HUGE HOLES ABOVE THE ELECTRICAL AND THE AIR BAGS.I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS GOING OFF AND ELECTRICAL FALURE. THIS IS NOT A COSMETIC ISSUE, IT IS A SAFTY ISSUE.I CONTACTED CRYSLER AND THEY SAID SINCE I WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAD SERVICE ON THE TRUCK AT MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AT MY EXPENSE, AND IF THEY FOUND THAT IT WASN'T MY FAULT THEY WOULD PAY FOR HALF OF THE PARTS AND LABOR TO REPAIR.I HAVE PAID FOR THIS TRUCK ONCE AND I'M NOT PAYING FOR IT AGAIN, NOT EVEN HALF.THIS IS A SAFTY ISSUE AND A DEFECT BY DODGE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BY DODGE ,NOT THE CUSTOMER.THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL !

THE DASHBOARD ALL OF A SUDDEN CRACKED LIKE CRAZY. AND NOW I READ ALL 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCKS ARE DOING THIS. *AK

HOOD SAFETY LATCH ISSUE. POPPED LATCH FROM INSIDE OF TRUCK. RECEIVED PHONE CALL, DID NOT OPEN HOOD. FORGOT HOOD WAS POPPED, STARTED DRIVING. HOOD FLEW OPEN BACK ONTO THE WINDSHIELD WARPING THE HOOD AND HINGES.*AK