1998 DODGE RAM 1500 Structure Problems

I PURCHASED A TRUCK ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND I HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAD TO REPLACED SO MANY THINGS ON IT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 72,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT, AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A FEW MONTHS. I ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS WITH IT. I ENDED UP RUNNING CARFAX ON IT AND FOUND OUT THE ODOMETER WAS ROLLED BACK TWO WEEKS BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. IT HAD ORIGINALLY 167,000 MILES

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT STATED AN OCCUPANT SUSTAINED AN INJURY DUE TO THE SHARP DASHBOARD PIECES. THE CONTACT CALLED PIEDMONT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM AEV (4015 CLEMSON BLVD, ANDERSON, SC 29621, (864) 305-4234) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE DASHBOARD COULD BE REPLACED OR A CAP COVER INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, THESE RUBBER BRAKE LINES ALMOST KILLED ME BARRELING THRU A DOWNHILL RED LIGHT. FIXED BAD PART,THEN HIT GUARD RAIL,DAMAGED FRONT GRILLE,BUMPER AND FENDER WHEN THE OTHER LINE POPPED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A NOTORIOUS PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS. I'M NOT AS ANGRY ABOUT THE FILLER NECK WHICH ROTTED AND FILED TANK W RUST CHUNKS,REPLACED FUEL PUMP. BUT I THINK MORE PPL NEED TO B AWARE OF THIS BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, AND I MIGHT SCRAP IT BECAUSE IT'S PROBLEMS 120K MILE TRUCK I CAN'T EVEN GET 700$ FOR AFTER THE $ I'VE INVESTED TO KEEP IT SAFE. I THINK THE BRAKES NEED TO BE RECALLED WITH THESE TRUCKS. OWNERS LIKE ME JUST LET THEM SIT BECAUSE THEY ROSY SO EASY THEIR NOT WORTH FIXING ANYMORE, I REGULARLY MAINTENENCE MY VEHICLES,THESE ARE EXPENSIVE TO KEEP SAFE, THANK YOU. SCOTT KIMBALL.120K 98 RAM

Mileage: 120,000

HE DASH STARTED CRACKING NOT THAT LONG AFTER WE GOT THE TRUCK. IT WAS NOT EVEN PAID OFF WHEN IT STARTED COMING APART WAS USED. WE EVENTUALLY PUT A MAT DASH COVER ON IT TO KEEP THE PARTS FROM FLYING AROUND. IT HAS VIRTUALLY DISSOLVED SINCE THEN. VERY POOR MATERIAL WAS USED ON THESE. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY DOWNTOWN STREET WHEN I TURNED A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. AS I TURNED I FELT AN AWFUL JAR. I WAS PULLING A 12' EMPTY TRAILER. I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR TO SEE MY TRAILER LIFT UP ABOUT 3-4 FT. IT STAYED ON THE BALL HITCH BUT BOUNCED TERRIBLY. I ALSO SAW A TIRE ROLLING ACROSS THE ROAD FORTUNATELY NOT HITTING ANY OTHER CAR. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED AROUND MY TRUCK. I ACCOUNTED FOR ALL 4 TIRES ON MY TRUCK AND THE TWO ON MY TRAILER. I THOUGHT I MUST HAD RUN OVER ONE LAYING IN THE STREET. THEN I NOTICED MY SPARE WAS MISSING AND SAW THE METAL PIECE WHERE CABLE GOES THROUGH LAYING IN THE ROAD. THE CABLE BROKE OFF WHICH DROPPED THE SPARE INTO THE ROAD WHICH MY TRAILER RAN OVER. HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER OR ON A BUSIER HIGHWAY THERE PROBABLY WOULD HAD BEEN MORE DAMAGE. ONLY DAMAGE I INCURRED WAS MY TRAILER MESH FLOOR BROKE WELD AND NOW IT IS BENT FRAME. I AM NOT LOOKING FOR A RECALL MUST AT LEAST MAKE PEOPLE AWARE TO HAVE THIS CABLE CHECKED PERIODICALLY AND REPLACED IF NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

DASH BREAKING APART, LEAVING SMALL AND LARGE SHARDS OF VERY SHARP PLASTIC POINTING TO PASSENGERS/DRIVER. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

UPPER DASH TOTALLY GONE AND BEZEL AROUND CLUSTER CRACKED AND FALLING APART. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 THE HOLE DASH IS FALLING IN CRACKS ALL OVER WITH A FEW BIG HOLES I'VE SEEN THAT THIS IS A DODGE ISSUE THAT DODGE HAS NOT FIXED OR HAS NOT MADE ATTEMPTED TO FIX. *TT

Mileage: 157,000

MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB IS LOCATED IN NEW ENGLAND WHERE ROAD SALT IS USED IN THE WINTER. THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS RUSTING BECAUSE OF THIS, THE MOST DANGEROUS ASPECT, HOWEVER IS THE COIL SPRING FRONT MOUNTS, OR BUCKETS THAT HOLD THE BOTTOM SPRINGS TO THE FRONT AXEL ASSEMBLY. DODGE HASN'T OFFERED TO RECALL DODGE TRUCKS TO REPAIR THIS DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW, WHEREBY THE COIL MOUNTS WERE INSUFFICIENTLY COATED, AND IMPROPERLY DESIGNED TO TRAP SALTY WATER IN THEM TO ACCELERATE THE OXIDATION PROCESS. THIS IS NOT UNLIKE THE SAFETY ISSUE FORD WINDSTAR MINIVANS HAD WITH THEIR AXLES THAT TRAPPED SALTY WATER DURING WINTER AND CAUSED THEM TO ROT OUT AND SNAP CAUSING INJURY AND DEATH. MY CLOSE FRIEND WHO OWNS A MID 1990'S DODGE RAM TRUCK, WHO HAD HIS COIL SPRING BUCKET ACTUALLY FAIL CAUSING HIS FRONT END TO LUNGE FORWARD, HE WAS DRIVING SLOWLY WHEN IT HAPPENED SO HE WASN'T INJURED. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY DATA ON INJURIES RELATED TO FAILURE OF THE COIL SPRING MOUNTS, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY HAVEN'T OCCURRED. DODGE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO AT THE VERY LEAST, PROVIDE A KIT TO TRUCK OWNERS THAT REPAIRS THIS PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE FRONT END OF THE FRAME FRACTURED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME ABNORMALLY LOOSE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE FORWARD BUT HE TURNED THE WHEEL RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WENT LEFT. THE CONTACT THEN EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 11-04-13 *BF UPDATED 11/8/2013 *JS

Mileage: 130,000

DASHBOARD HAS BEEN DISINTEGRATING THE LAST FEW YEARS. WHOLE CHUNKS HAVE BEEN FALLING THROUGH, INCLUDING WHERE THE VIN PLATE IS LOCATED. I'M NOT HAPPY BECAUSE I HAVE ALWAYS USED A FULL WINDSHIELD SUN SHADE. DATE WHEN IT STARTED IS APPROXIMATE (A GUESS). *TR

Mileage: 127,000

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING. *TR

Mileage: 138,839

WHOLE DASH HAS OPEN HOLE THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL, AND CRACKS FROM DRIVERS SIDE TO PASSENGER SIDE. MORE OPEN SPACE THAN DASH LEFT. IT CRACKS, BREAKS, AND CRUMBLES TO WHERE TAPE DOESN'T EVEN WORK ANYMORE. FALLS INTO CAB AND BEHIND DASH. *TR

I HAVE OWNED THE 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 NEW IN THE DASH IS CRACKED. *TR

Mileage: 190,000

I WAS CLEANING FRONT WINDSHIELD. JULY 2007 WAS THE FIRST TIME I SAW THE DASH PANEL CRACK ,HOW LONG IT HAD BEEN THERE I DO NOT KNOW. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

THIS IS MY SECOND DODGE RAM THAT MY DASH HAS CRACKED AND CAME APART. THE LAST ONE WAS A 2002 DODGE RAM. WITH THE SHARP EDGES THIS CAUSES AND THE WIRING DANGERS THIS IS DEFENATLY A HAZARD AND DODGE SHOULD RECALL ALL THESE TRUCKS AND REPLACE AT NO CHARGE. I HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS WEB SITES WITH SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING ITS REDICULAS DODGE CAN GET BY WITH THIS... SO MUCH FOR AMERICAN WORKMANSHIP... *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THE DASH BOARD BEGAN TO CRACK, NOW IT IS VIRTUALLY NON EXISTENT. I CANNOT PLACE ANYTHING ON THE DASH BECAUSE IT HAS HUGE CHUNKS MISSING. IF I ROLL DOWN MY WINDOWS ON THE INTERSTATE, SOME MORE PIECES OF THE DASH FALL OFF . IT IS UNUSABLE. IT MAY BE A HAZARD BECAUSE SMALL SHARP PLASTIC PARTS SHOULD NOT BE IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. I HAVE CUT MY HAND ON THE EDGES WHEN I WAS PICKING UP ALL THE BROKEN SHARDS OF PLASTIC. I AM APPALLED THAT DODGE IS NOT ACCOUNTABLE FOR SHORTCOMINGS IN NEARLY EVERY SINGLE DODGE PICKUP TRUCK. I HAVE HAD MECHANICS THAT HAVE TOLD ME TO GO ELSEWHERE, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INEVITABLE BREAKING OF THE DASH THAT OCCURS WHEN YOU HAVE TO WORK ON THE INTERIOR. *TR

Mileage: 212,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED INTO PIECES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT BOTH SIDE VIEW MIRRORS FRACTURED DOWN THE MIDDLE WHEN THE DEFROST SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED. 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 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SPORT 360 4X4 WITH THE 5.9. MY DASH HAS NOW STARTED CRACKING AND THE CRACK IS GETTING WORSE. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE CRACK IS ABOUT 4 INCHES IN LENGTH AND IS SPREADING. IT IS LOCATED RIGHT ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CLOSE TO THE VENT BY THE FRONT GLASS. I HAVE BEEN A DEDICATED DODGE OWNER ALONG WITH EVENING OWNING A DODGE WEBSITE (WWW.DODGE-CHAT.COM) AND I HAVE TO SAY THIS IS A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT THAT DODGE HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THIS ISSUE. I THINK DODGE NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A BIG ISSUE. *TR

DASH CRACKED AND IS CLOSE TO BECOMING A HOLE. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUE I KNOW OF AT LEAST 200 OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT IS JUST IN TAMPA FL. STOP DRAGGING YOUR FEET AND SAVE US SOME MONEY FROM THEM CUTTING COST AND DOING IT WRONG THE FIRST TIME. *KB

Mileage: 101,000

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 1998 DODGE RAM HAS CRACKED AND FALLEN INTO THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN SEVERAL PLACES. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC ITSELF AS NO EXTERNAL SOURCES CAUSED THE DAMAGE. IT STARTED HAPPENING IN FEBRUARY OF 2009 AND HAS GOTTEN STEADILY WORSE.THE PLASTIC HAS BECOME SO SHARP AND BRITTLE THAT DRIVING ON A BUMPY ROAD WILL ACTUALLY CAUSE PIECES TO FALL INTO THE DASH.THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN CRASH, THE DASHBOARD COULD BECOME AIRBORNE IN SHARDS. THESE SHARDS OF PLASTIC ARE SHARP ENOUGH TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF THEY WERE TO STRIKE YOUR FACE OR EYES. THE PIECES FALL INTO THE DASHBOARD AND ONTO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, ONCE THEY FALL INTO THIS POSITION IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THEM FROM THE INSIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. I CAN SEE FUTURE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS A VEHICLE FIRE RESULTING FROM THE SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC BEING IN CONTACT WITH WIRING THAT IS NOW EXPOSED AS A RESULT OF THE PLASTIC FALLING AWAY. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE BUT WAS ADVISED THAT NO RECALL EXISTS AND THEREFORE THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. IT SEEMS THAT A SIMPLE FIX ON THEIR BEHALF COULD AVOID MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH SOMEBODY GETTING SERIOUSLY INJURED. AN INTERNET SEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE, I HAVE OWNED A DODGE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST MY ENTIRE ADULT LIFE AND I AM NOW LOOKING TO PURCHASE A NEW FORD THIS YEAR BECAUSE I AM SO CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING. IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL YEARS NOW, BUT IT HAS GOTTEN ALOT WORSE. I MEAN ALOT WORSE. I'VE NEVER SEEN CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD QUITE THIS BAD EVER IN MY LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE DASHBOARD.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,450.

Mileage: 89,000

I OWN A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 EXTENDED CAB. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW. FOR SEVERAL YEARS THE DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING AND THE PLASTIC AIR CONDITIONING VENTS ARE FALLING APART. I HAVE MADE NO REPAIRS AND IT NEEDS FIXING. ALSO THE REAR END IS ROARING PROBABLY FROM A BEARING GOING BAD. OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM, IT HAS BEEN A GOOD TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

1998 DODGE RAM 1500 & 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. CRACKING DASHBOARD ON 1998 AND 1999 DASHBOARD HAS COMPLETELY FELL OUT. *TR

DASH HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS. CONCERNED ABOUT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BEING DEPLOYED AND CAUSING INJURY WHEN PARTS OF DASH COME OFF. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

DASH IN MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS CRACKS AND KEEPS GETTING WORSE. *TR

DASH CRACKED IN THE AREA OF PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *KB

Mileage: 110,000

MY DODGE TRUCK 1998 RAM 1500 DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND HAS BEEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE CRACKS NOW ARE MOVING TOWARD THE PANEL OF INSTRUMENTS AND THE CRACKS ARE COMING TOGETHER TO MAKE HOLES I CAN NOT GET THE EVAPORATOR FOR MY AIR CONDITIONER FIXED DUE TO THE FAULTY DASH. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND WOULD NOT REPAIR DASH. I WENT ONLINE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE RAM 1500 MY TRUCK IS KEPT INSIDE WHEN NOT BEING USED AND IS UP TO DATE ON ALL MAINTENANCE. *TR

I OWN A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK THAT HAS A STRANGE ISSUE. FOR YEARS I HAVE SUFFERED WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD THAT CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE. THERE ARE MANY EXPOSED ELEMENTS THAT I FEEL WOULD COMPROMISE MY SAFETY IF I WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN THIS VEHICLE. THE SHARP EDGES MADE BY THE CRACKS ARE ALSO A HAZARD AS WELL. JUST TODAY, I HAVE LEARNED THAT COUNTLESS DODGE OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AND THE COMPANY HAS SEEMED TO TURN A DEAF EAR. I ACTUALLY STUMBLED ACROSS THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AS I WAS SEARCHING ONLINE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR MY VEHICLE DASHBOARD. I HAVE BEEN USING MATS AND TOWELS OR WHATEVER I COULD CONJURE TO COVER UP THE PROBLEM FOR A YEAR OR SO, BUT NOW THE DAMAGE IS WAY MORE THAN THAT TYPE OF "BANDAID" CAN FIX. FOR THE MOST PART, WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IS THAT TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT OF THE SAME TYPE OF DASH IS A WASTE OF MONEY, BECAUSE THE QUALITY OF THE MATERIAL IS STILL THE SAME, AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL AS WELL. I CERTAINLY FEEL THAT DODGE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE SAID PART DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE IN ENSURING THE SAFETY AND STABILITY OF THIS COMPONENT. IT IS BY NO MEANS COINCIDENTAL THAT ALL THE PEOPLE HAVE THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES AND NEVER HAVE I HAD SUCH AN EXPERIENCE! *TR

SEVERELY CRACKING DASH, PRODUCING SHARP EDGES AND LARGE SHARDS POTENTIALLY CAUSING INJURY TO DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. *TR

Mileage: 198,000

1998 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD IS CRUMBLING INTO LITTLE PIECES. I SMELL BURNT WIRES COMING FROM MY DASH SOMETIMES. I FEEL IT MAY START A FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

MY DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED ALL OVER WHERE IT MOUNTS TO THE FRAME AND THERE ARE LITTLE SHARP PIECES FLOATING AROUND THE CRACKED AREAS. *TR

THE DASH COMES APART INTO SMALL PIECES.*TR

Mileage: 40,123

NOTICED IN 2004 THE DASH OF MY 98 DODGE RAM 1500 WAS BEGINNING TO CRACK AND RECENTLY NOTICED IT HAS GOTTEN CONSIDERABLY WORSE TOO WHERE A BIG PIECE HAS CAME OUT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY SON AND I PURCHASED A1998 DODGE RAM 1500 CLUB CAB PICK UP TRUCK AND THE DASH STARTED COMING APART (CRACKING/COLLAPSING IN CHUNKS) AND IN ONE INSTANCE AFTER DRIVING DOWN THE BUMPY DIRT ROADS HERE IN SC (WHICH IS LIKE DRIVING DOWN A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS AT TIMES EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS). PART OF THE DASH FLEW UP A CAUGHT ME IN THE EYE AND FACE. I WEAR GLASS', SO I DIDN'T SUFFER SERIOUS INJURY, BUT COULD HAVE EASY ENOUGH. I HAVE SINCE USED A COVER, BUT SO MUCH OF THE DASH HAS NOW FALLEN APART THAT'S NOT A SOLUTION ANYMORE. I'M NOT SURE WHO DESIGNED THIS DASH, BUT I ALSO DRIVE A 05 DODGE DURANGO AND A 06 DODGE POLICE CHARGER AND THIS HAS NOT YET HAPPENED IN THEM. THE DASH SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE TO THE POINT I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S HOLDING IT TO THE REST OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND WE NEED A NEW DASH OR TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF HARD COVER. DOESN'T SEEM FAIR WE WOULD HAVE TO SPEND THE EXTRA MONEY. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

PLASTIC DASH ON 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASH STARTED WITH 1 SMALL CRACK THEN THE WHOLE DASH IS CRACKED EVERYWHERE. IF INVOLVED IN A WRECK THE DASH WOULD BE DANGEROUS TO EVERYONE INSIDE FROM THE FLYING PIECES. *TR

1998 DODGE 1500 DASH CRACKED AND CAME APART IN TWO PLACES, HAS VERY SHARP EDGES THAT CAN CUT HANDS. *TR

DASH ON 1998 AND 1999 DODGE RAM CRACKED. PCS COULD COME LOOSE AND CAUSE A WRECK. ALSO PAINT IS DEFECTIVE PAINT. JUST LIKE THE PROBLEM FORD HAD WITH THERE CAR AND TRUCKS. *TR

CRACKED DASH COVER IS A HAZARD. *TR

WE OWN THREE DODGE RAMS, THE 99 & 98 DASHES HAVE CRACKED UP DUE TO DODGE USING CHEAP MATERIAL. WE CAN NOT AFFORD THE $1200 TO REPLACE JUST ONE OF THE DASH, NOR CAN WE FIND A USED ONE. NOW MY 6YR GRANDCHILD HAS CUT HIS HAND FROM ONE OF THE CRACKS SHARP EDGES. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS, I LOVE MY PERSONAL TRUCK BUT I UNABLE TO KEEP MY GRANDSON SAFE IN IT. *TR

DASHBOARD HOLE KEEPS GETTING LARGER 1998 DODGE RAM. *TR

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. MY DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD BE HAPPENING, AS NO UNUSUAL USE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH A CRACKED DASH AND RESEARCHED OTHER YEARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM . I HAVE CALL DODGE LIKE A LOT OF OTHERS HAVE WITH NO RESULTS . MY CONCERN IS WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN I HAVE HAD A PEACE OF THE DASH FLY IN TO FACE WHILE DRIVING . AND I THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. NOW I CANT ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS WITH OUT FEAR OF BEEN HIT IN THE FACE AGAIN ...... *TR

Mileage: 89,000

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND EXPOSING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THERE ARE ALSO SHARPE EDGES EXPOSED CAUSING A SAFETY RISK. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

1998 DODGE RAM 4X4 SLE PICK-UP TRUCK WITH CRACKED DASH. SHARP EDGES ON DASH HAS CAUSED AN INJURY TO MY HAND WHILING CLEANING THE WINDOW. DAMAGE WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANY PERSON OR PERSONS IN YOUR AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CRACKED DASH IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 2ND GENERATE DODGE PICKS (1994-2001). *TR

Mileage: 155,240

1998 DODGE RAM 1500, SEVERELY CRACKED DASH. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

CRACKING DASH ON DODGE RAM SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SINCE CHRYSLER WILL NOT. CRACKS ARE CAUSING SHARP EDGES AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DODGE RAM TRUCKS I OWN A 98 DODGE TRUCK IS THERE ANY RECALLS ABOUT THE DASHES CRACKING AND COMING APART WHILE YOUR DRIVING THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME I ALMOST WRECKED MY TRUCKED PLEASE LET ME KNOW THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I HAVE FOUND THAT THE DODGE PU'S ALL HAVE DEFECTIVE AND FAILING DASHES. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET YOU TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. A CHILD DECAPITATED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT FROM A "KNOWN DEFECT" IN DODGES DASHES. A FAMILY BURNED ALIVE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE DASH CAVES IN AND SHORTS OUT WIRING. OR PERHAPS AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS AT 70 MPH DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND DODGE/CHRYSLER NEED TO ADDRESS IT AND FIX IT NOW. OR PERHAPS WE ARE TOO BUSY FINANCING THE CONTINUED DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING OF DEATH TRAPS BY DODGE/CHRYSLER WITH TAX PAYERS DOLLARS TO BE CONCERNED WITH LIVES OF WORKING CLASS AMERICANS WHO SUPPORTED THE COMPANY BY PURCHASING THEIR JUNK VEHICLES. MY DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART AROUND ME AND THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. YOU HAVE KNOWN OF IT, YET NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. CHRYSLER AND DODGE HAVE KNOWN OF IT, "PROFITS OVER LIFE SEEMS TO BE THEIR ONLY CONCERN". DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL LITERALLY FIND THOUSANDS OF DODGE RAM PU OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. AND YOU WILL ALSO FIND THAT CHRYSLER AND DODGE FULLY INTEND TO JUST IGNORE THE PROBLEM. PERSONALLY, I DON'T THINK MY TAX DOLLARS SHOULD GO TO BAIL OUT A COMPANY THAT "WILLINGLY MANUFACTURES AND SELLS DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS TO CONSUMERS AND WHEN BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION, THEY WILL JUST BRUSH IT ASIDE OR BLAME THE CONSUMER". AND I STRONGLY FEEL THAT YOUR AGENCY NEEDS TO BE A BIT MORE FORCEFUL WITH CHRYSLER AND DODGE TO GET THESE SUBSTANDARD ITEMS REPAIRED AND REPLACED AT THEIR EXPENSE BEFORE MORE "TAXPAYERS WHO BAILED THEM OUT GET INJURED OR DIE FROM THEIR KNOWN DEFECTS". *TR

I HAVE TWO 1998 DODGE 1500 TRUCKS BOTH HAVE THE DASH BREAKING APART. *TR

DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL USED FOR MAKING THE DASH. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES SHARP PROTRUDING PIECES. THIS COULD MAKE IT UNSAFE FOR THE DRIVER OR PASSENGERS IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. *TR

Mileage: 120,795

LIKE MANY OTHER AMERICAN CONSUMERS OWNING DODGE RAMS YEARS RANGING FROM 1994 -2006, THE TOP COVER OF THE DASH HAS CRACKED AND FELL IN. THIS HAS CAUSED MY AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON. WHETHER IT IS STILL FUNCTIONAL IS UNKNOWN, BUT HIGHLY UNLIKELY FOR THE LIGHT TO APPEAR. EVEN IF IT DOES WORK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO MY PASSENGERS, WHICH COULD VERY WELL BE MY FAMILY, AND I IN THE INSTANCE OF A CRASH HAPPENING IN THE TRUCK. IT IS VERY, VERY POSSIBLE BRITTLE, BROKE SHARDS OF PLASTIC WOULD END UP IN OUR FACE. WITH THE ACCELERATED RATE THAT AN AIRBAG DEPLOYS, THIS COULD END TRAGICALLY. PLEASE HELP THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF US THAT SHARE THIS FAULTY CHYRSLER PRODUCT PROBLEM. WITH LITTLE RESEARCH IT IS VERY EASY TO SEE JUST HOW WIDE SPREAD THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME. IT WILL ALSO BE CLEAR AS TO HOW MANY PEOPLE THIS PROBLEM COULD HARM. WE ARE NOW TAKING A STAND, STARTING WITH THIS. PLEASE HELP US CORRECT THIS ISSUE BEFORE LIVE ARE TAKEN OR RUINED BY FAULTY CHYRSLER PRODUCTS. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB AND THE DASHBOARD IS IN PIECES. OBVIOUSLY I KNEW IT'S CONDITION WHEN PURCHASED BUT ASSUMED A JUNK YARD WOULD BE THE ANSWER. I'M NOW REALIZING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE RAM AND AM HOPING A RECALL WILL BE MADE...UNTIL THEN IT'S A DASH MAT. *TR

CRACKED DASH, 98 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE DASH IN MY 1998 RAM 1500 IS ALL CRACKED AND FALLING APART. THE VIN HAS FALLEN OFF TOO (IT WAS RIVETED TO THE DASH). I THINK THIS COULD AFFECT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AIR BAG. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

1998 DODGE TRUCK DASH FALLING OUT ON LARGE PIECES. ONE PIECE GOT BEHIND BRAKE PEDAL AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE HOOD DISENGAGED FROM THE LATCH MECHANISM AND CRASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE HOOD AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE DAMAGES AND IS WAITING ON THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 132,000.

Mileage: 132,000

MY 1998 DODGE RAM HAS A VERY LARGE AND FAST GROWING CRACK ON THE DASH, THAT JUST APPEARED ONE DAY. IF IT FALLS APART ANY MORE IT CAN CAUSE ALL TYPES OF ELECTRICAL, STEERING PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLY COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 82,825

THE DASH ON MY 98 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL CRACKS IN VARIOUS PLACES. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 1998 DODGE RAM PICKUP IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE DASH, BUT IF IT CONTINUES TO CRUMBLE, I WILL HAVE TO DUE TO SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

DASHBOARD CRACKED AND CRUMBLED FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

CRACKED , OR SHOULD I SAY FALLING APART DASH ON TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACE ON MY 1998 DODGE TRUCK THAT I JUST PAID OFF. THIS BEGAN 2 YEARS AGO AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE BEING IN THE SUN. THIS HAS CAUSED THE DASH TO BECOME LOOSE AND DANGEROUS FOR THE INTERNAL PARTS THAT THE DASH PROTECTS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

1998 DODGE 1500 PICKUP TRUCK CRACKED DASH FALLING APART. *TR

MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP HAS A CHRONIC CASE OF CRACKED DASH. THIS HAS BEEN HEAVILY NOTED FROM 1998 MODELS THROUGH THE 2004 MODELS. THIS IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO PASSENGER SAFETY BECAUSE IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLOY THE PASSENGER OF DRIVER COULD BE IMPALED BY SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC FROM THE FRACTURED DASH. THESE DASHES NEED TO BE RECALLED DUE TO THIS EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

19980 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH CRACKING, AND FALLING APART CREATING LARGE SHARP PLASTIC PIECES. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

1) NOTHING CAUSED FAILURE. NO CAR ACCIDENTS OR CRASHES. JUST STARTED SHOWING UP OVER TIME. 2) TWO SEPARATE CRACKS IN DASHBOARD. ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY VENT THAT LEADS ALL THE WAY TOWARDS THE GLOVE BOX WHILE THE OTHER CRACK IS ABOVE MY GAUGE CONSOLE. 3) THE ONLY REPAIR POSSIBLE IS A WHOLE NEW DASHBOARD WHICH HAS NOT BEEN DONE AS OF YET. *TR

THE FRONT DASH OF MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB BEGAN CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CRACKS HAVE BECOME SO EXTENSIVE THAT A LARGE HOLE RECENTLY OPENED UP IN THE TOP DASH ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND STEERING COLUMN. INTERNAL COMPONENTS UNDER THE DASH ARE NOW EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT. THE DASH IS ESSENTIALLY SLOWLY DISINTEGRATING OVER TIME. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

1998 DODGE RAM 1500 2WD. I HAVE ONE LARGE CRACK IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH AND ANOTHER SMALL ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. IF I GET ONE THE PASSENGER SIDE AT THE AIR BAG WELL. *JB

Mileage: 234,000

SMALL CRACKS IN DASH, WHICH LEAD TO LARGE CRACKING. THE DASHBOARD HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY CAVED IN THE MIDDLE. THE DASHBOARD IS NO LONGER ONE PIECE. VERY DISAPPOINTED, AND IT MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SAFETY RELATED ISSUES. *TR

1998 DODGE PICKUP DASH BOARD CRACKING. *TR

SEVERE FAILURE OF DASHBOARD. NOTICED SMALL CRACKS WHEN PURCHASED USED IN 2005. DASHBOARD HAS SINCE CRACKED EXTREMELY BADLY. HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS WHO, FOR THE MAJORITY, HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SPOKE WITH DEALER. NO COVERAGE. $1000 PLUS TO FIX. FOUND COMPLAINTS, BUT NO INVESTIGATION. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

IN THE 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP, I HAVE EXPERICENCED 3-4 LARGE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD, SOME RUNNING THE WHOLE LENGTH FROM THE FRONT EDGE TO THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

Mileage: 56,000

1998 DODGE RAM 1500....DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND SPREADING ACROSS ENTIRE LENGTH. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED ON 98 DODGE 1500 TRUCK. MAYBE DEFECTIVE PLASTIC THAT CAN'T HOLD UP LIKE OTHER DASHBOARDS I'VE HAD IN OTHER TRUCKS. COULD LEAD TO SUN MELTING WIRES AND SHORT OUT HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN PROVEN BY ALOT OF OTHERS WITH SAME VEHICLE. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. FOR SAFETY REASONS AND ALSO THERE NAME. *TR

1998 DODGE RAM 1500 P/U DASHBOARD CRACKING AND POSSIBLE IT WILL COLLAPSE. *AK

I OWN A 1998 & 2002 DODGE TRUCK. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE CRACKED DASHBOARDS. THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE SHOULD THE DASHBOARD COLLAPSE. THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THESE TRUCKS AND FELT IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE ADVISE. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND BREAKING. THE DASHBOARD IN THE 1998 DODGE 1500 CRACKED IN MANY PLACES. MANY OF THESE VEHICLESI WERE AFFECTED FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 81,520

THE DASHBOARD OF OUR DODGE RAM 1500 IS COMPLETELY CRACKED IN AT LEAST 3 PLACES AND IS IN DANGER OF CAVING IN.*AK

CRACKED DASHBOARD. *AKI

Mileage: 65,500

1998 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH BOARDFALLING APART. LARGE HOLES SHOWING WIRING. *AK

Mileage: 91,000

THE DASHBOARD STARTED WITH ONE CRACK AND OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS HAS CRACKED INTO A LARGE TRIANGLE SHAPE WITH A FEW SMALLER CRACKS.*AK

Mileage: 76,000

DASHBOARD CRACKING INTO PIECES.*AK

Mileage: 62,000

THE 1988 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING. ALREADY, HAD 2 CRACKS ON DASHBOARD. IT HAS NOT BROKE APART YET , BUT IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED A HAIRLINE CRACK ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED SUPERGLUE TO THE DASHBOARD, BUT THE CRACK IS SPREADING. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE ENGINE SIZE IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 98,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

DASH BOARD HAS NUMEROUS LARGE CRACKS AND PIECES ARE LOOSE ON EACH END. THERE IS ALSO A LARGE CRACK IN THE CENTER FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 1998 DODGE RAM HAS CAVED IN. *TR

MULTIPLE LARGE CRACKS IN DASH. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

DASHBOARD OF MY 1998 DODGE RAM PICKUP UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED CRACKING AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURES WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

THE DASH CRACKED FROM THE CENTER WHERE IT MEETS THE WIND SCREEN ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE DASH GOING OUT OF SIGHT WHERE THE DASH ROLLS INTO THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE WIND SCREEN CRACKED FROM THE SAME ORGIN WHEN IT GOT WET. *JB

Mileage: 89,000

THE DASH ON THE 94-01 DODGE RAM 1500 HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CRACKING AS MINE DID. NOT SURE IF THIS WILL CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE OR CAUSE THE UNSAFE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *JB

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASH CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO ALONG WITH THE BEZEL. ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HORN, IT IS VERY HARD TO ACTIVATE WHEN PUSHED. THESE ITEMS ARE A CONCERN BEING NEAR OR PART OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IF IN A CRASH. I BELIEVE THE DASH AND BEZEL ARE CHEAPLY MADE AND DODGE NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE AT WHAT EVER COST TO PREVENT POSSIBLE INJURY IF PERSONS ARE IN A CRASH WHILE OPERATING OR RIDING IN THEIR VEHICLES. *NM

HIT A CURB GOING AROUND A CORNER AT ABOUT 15 MPH WITH THE REAR TIRE OF TRUCK. THIS CAUSED THE DASH TO CRACK FROM WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY TO THE AIRBAG ENCLOSURE. I WAS TOLD THIS COULD CAUSE AN AIRBAG FAILURE IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *NM

Mileage: 157,500

SEVERE CORROSION OF PAINTED FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS COMPOMISES THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE BUMPERS.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

I PURCHASED MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 IN THE SPRING OF 1998 AND HAVE BEEN TH ONLY OWNER. CURRENTLY, THE PAINT IS COMING OFF THE METAL ON THE HOOD AND ROOF OF THE TRUCK. THE DODGE REP IN THE AREA HAS INDICATED THAT DODGE WOULD PAY 1/3 OF THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM AND DO NOT BELIEVE DODGE IS STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT.*AK

Mileage: 65,000

I HAD MY DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 FOR ONLY 2 YEARS BEFORE THE PAINT STARTED FADING ON THE HOOD, TOP OF CAB & TOP OF BED. NOW IT IS 2004 AND THE TRUCKS LOOKS TERRIABLE . EMBARRASSING TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, NO RECALLS ON PAINT FOR 1998 TRUCK AND NO WARRANTY. AFTER YOU PAY ALL THAT MONEY FOR A TRUCK AND EXPECTED THE BEST QUALITY DUE TO THE PRICE. I HAVE SPOKE WITH SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT PAINTED, CONSIDERING HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO REPLACE THE EMBLEMS AND PURCHASE THE PAINT. IS THERE ANY THING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? PLEASE HELP! *AK

Mileage: 38,000

THE PAINT ON THE FRONT DUMPER ON THE DODGE RAM SPORT TRUCK IS JUST FLAKING OFF.

Mileage: 50,000

FROM THE DAY I SAW THAT 96 DODGE TRUCK ROLLING DOWN THE STREET I FELL IN LOVE. I SAVED EVERY WAY POSSIBLE TO PURCHASE THE BIG BAD 1500 4X4 5.9(98)WITH EVERY OPTION AVAIL. HAD EVERYTHING AND FROM WEEK 1 HAD PROBLEMS. FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING "DUE TO FRAME STRESS" IT ABOUT 2 WEEKS INTO IT. BRAKE FAILURE CAUSE SERIOUS ASSAULT ON GUARD RAIL, AND DODGE SAID I MUST HAVE BEEN DRIVING TO FAST (@ 30 MPH). THEY REFUSED ANY WARRANTY BECAUSE "NOTHING CAN TOUCH THE WHEEL" AND SINCE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER 93 DAYS LEMON LAWS DID NOT APPLY SO AFTER (2) $900 BRAKE JOBS TWO WEEKS APART EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NOT TO MENTION DAMAGE TO BODY I PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. NOW I JUST GO THROUGH AN ENTIRE SET OF BRAKES EVERY 6 MONTHS. BUT I STOP UNTIL THEN.. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 38 K MILES, NOTE THE WARRANTY ON THAT IS 36 K MILES. I HAVE HAD STEERING LINKAGE BECOME SO LOOSE INSTANTANEOUSLY (OR 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS) THAT IT FELT LIKE I WAS RUNNING OVER MY OWN AXLE, WHICH IS ANOTHER $1000 EACH TIME. FOR THE PAST THREE EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS THE ON BOARD COMPUTER FAILS SO I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHILE THEY CHARGE $200 TO FIX IT, BUT WILL NOT GIVE STRAIGHT ANSWER TO WHAT IS PROBLEM. AND TO NIGHT AS I TYPE, I SPREAD THE GRIME OF ENGINE CRUD ACROSS MY KEYBOARD AS I TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE FUEL FILTER SUDDENLY STOPPED. AMAZINGLY I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR 5 YEARS BECAUSE IT HAS KEPT ME TOO BROKE TO BUY SOMETHING ELSE. ANY "LEGAL" SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT CAN BE DONE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. I RECOGNIZE I HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $15,000 TRYING TO KEEP THIS THING RUNNING RIGHT, AND THAT IS TOO MUCH FOR A "LATE MODEL" TRUCK. I WOULD LOVE TO BLAME A DEALER BUT I HAVE BEEN TO JUST ABOUT ALL OF THEM AROUND HERE AND WITH THE SMILES ON THERE FACES I HEAR "THAT WILL BE ANOTHER $950 SIR".. GOOD GRIEF. *NLM

SEVERE CRACKS UNDERNEATH HATCH ATTACHED TO VEHICLE. CRACKS ARE APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH APART ON EACH SIDE, AND 90% OF HATCH IS AFFECTED BY THESE CRACKS. PART IS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED,AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD INSULATION PAD WAS IGNITED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND SMOLDERED UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL IT WAS EXTINGUISHED.