2002 DODGE RAM 1500 Problems & Recalls

Dodge Ram 2002 ABS brake module failure. No recourse for repairs. Dodge has rendered this part obsolete and although they have the technology to repair or replace it they neglect to help thousands of vehicle owners.

The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed at night, he became aware that the external lights and turn signal lights were not functioning properly. The lamp out warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an ind...

The heat stopped working so i replaced the blower motor and blower relay the heater switch and still have no heat. The wire gets hot to the touch. The heater only use to work on high then all of a sudden it just stopped all the way around

To put it as simple as I can describe it is a death wobble. that occurs every time you hit a bump in the road, hole, or pot hole. This truck has always had this death wobble from factory. The reason why this is a safety issue is because it causes the steering wheel to go out of balance and go into o...

To put it as simple as I can describe it is a death wobble. that occurs every time you hit a bump in the road, hole, or pot hole. This truck has always had this death wobble from factory. The reason why this is a safety issue is because it causes the steering wheel to go out of balance and go into o...

The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated while attempting to turn on the heat in the vehicle, the HVAC system failed to operate as needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the instrument panel needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired....

Mileage: 50,000

I was driving on the highway at about 65mph and at first I noticed that it felt like my tie rod ends were going bad. And then all of a sudden I felt an explosion and my truck made a sharp right dive into the right hand lane and caused the car in that lane to swerve right. I was then able to gain bac...

While traveling at normal speeds approximately 40 mph a car ran a stop sign I t-boned them on their passenger side with my front end I hit them at approximately 40 mph my airbags did not deploy my face and chest hit the steering wheel and dash

While traveling at normal speeds approximately 40 mph a car ran a stop sign I t-boned them on their passenger side with my front end I hit them at approximately 40 mph my airbags did not deploy my face and chest hit the steering wheel and dash

Pinion nut became loose. It was caught before it totally fell off, however if it did fall off the rear axle could possible seize up and cause loss of control of the vehicle. This is a 2002 Dodge Ram with the 9.25" rear axle and they appear to still have issues to this day with that axle model. Th...

The brakes failed due to corrosion of the brake line from the master cyl. to the LH front brake flex hose. The brake fluid simply came out of the line. There was insifficient fluid pressure to do any wheel braking. Luckily, I had just moved off from a stop and was applying the brakes to slow dow...

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 5.9L WAS DRIVING DOW HEY 10 WHEN MY BACK TRIES LOCKED UP COULDN'T GET IT IN GEAR OR OUT ALMOST CRASH WHEN GOT IT ON TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STOPPED WHEN IT FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GO IN A GEAR IT WAS REVERSES AND IT WOULD JUST MAKE THIS GOD AWFUL GRINDING NOSE TRUCK WAS TOWED BACK HO...

Mileage: 163,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 5.9L WAS DRIVING DOW HEY 10 WHEN MY BACK TRIES LOCKED UP COULDN'T GET IT IN GEAR OR OUT ALMOST CRASH WHEN GOT IT ON TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STOPPED WHEN IT FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GO IN A GEAR IT WAS REVERSES AND IT WOULD JUST MAKE THIS GOD AWFUL GRINDING NOSE TRUCK WAS TOWED BACK HO...

Mileage: 163,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 5.9L WAS DRIVING DOW HEY 10 WHEN MY BACK TRIES LOCKED UP COULDN'T GET IT IN GEAR OR OUT ALMOST CRASH WHEN GOT IT ON TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STOPPED WHEN IT FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GO IN A GEAR IT WAS REVERSES AND IT WOULD JUST MAKE THIS GOD AWFUL GRINDING NOSE TRUCK WAS TOWED BACK HO...

Mileage: 163,000

THE BEAM UNDER THE BED OF THE TRUCK IS BREAKING APART. NO OTHER PART UNDER THE TRUCK HAD THIS PROB. NO CORROSION ANY OTHER PLACE BUT THE BEAM OF THE TRUCK

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE DRIVING ALL OF THE GAUGES HAVE QUIT WORKING HEADLIGHTS STAY ON WILL NOT TURN OFF.

Mileage: 194,000

WHILE DRIVING ALL OF THE GAUGES HAVE QUIT WORKING HEADLIGHTS STAY ON WILL NOT TURN OFF.

Mileage: 194,000

WHILE DRIVING ALL OF THE GAUGES HAVE QUIT WORKING HEADLIGHTS STAY ON WILL NOT TURN OFF.

Mileage: 194,000

HELLO, I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY DODGE RAM THE FUEL LINE SYSTEM JUST CRACKED AND CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE AND BLOW UP WHILE MYSELF IN MY 7 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WAS IN THE VEHICLE MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED SINCE DAY ONE WHEN I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW NEVER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT OTHER...

Mileage: 140

HELLO, I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY DODGE RAM THE FUEL LINE SYSTEM JUST CRACKED AND CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE AND BLOW UP WHILE MYSELF IN MY 7 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WAS IN THE VEHICLE MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED SINCE DAY ONE WHEN I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW NEVER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT OTHER...

Mileage: 140

HELLO, I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY DODGE RAM THE FUEL LINE SYSTEM JUST CRACKED AND CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE AND BLOW UP WHILE MYSELF IN MY 7 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WAS IN THE VEHICLE MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED SINCE DAY ONE WHEN I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW NEVER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT OTHER...

Mileage: 140

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AN INDEPENDENT TOWING COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. T...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AN INDEPENDENT TOWING COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. T...

Mileage: 200,000

VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. STUCK IN DRIVEWAY CANNOT MOVE NEEDS TO BE TOWED IN FOR REPAIR. HE WILL TURN BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK.

Mileage: 86,402

TRIED TO GET THE TRUCK STARTED AND COULD NOT GET IT TO WORK. TOOK THE KEYS OUT AND THROW THEM UP ON THE DASH AND THE TRUCK STARTED AND ALL ELECTRONICAL STUFF IN TRUCK CAME ON. THEN WHEN DRIVING HOME IT WOULD REV UP AND DOWN AND WOULD TRY TO SHUT OFF WHEN I HAD TO STOP

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT DETACHED AND CAUSED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO SEIZE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED SOUTHERN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP AT 936-...

Mileage: 262,000

TURNED ON THE A/C AND DASH CRACKED AND WHITE POWDER WAS COMING OUT OF MY VENTS AND NOW MY HEATER IS NOT WORKING THAT HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, I THINK THE AIRBAG CAME OPEN BUT DID NOT DEPLOY?

Mileage: 1,355,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WIRING WAS DAMAGED IN THE VEHICLE AND FAILED TO PRODUCE HEAT IN COLD WEATHER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED ANCHORAGE CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP (2601 EAST 5TH AVENUE, ANCHORAGE, AL 995...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE SLID OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO CRASH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE VIN WAS UNKN...

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE SLID OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO CRASH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE VIN WAS UNKN...

Mileage: 107,000

TAKATA RECALL. NO HEAT FROM DRIVERS SIDE HVAC, THIS CAUSES VISIBILITY PROBLEMS CAUSE POOR WINDOW DEFROSTING. WIFE IS DISABLED WITH NO INCOME CAN'T AFFORD THE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR SERVICE OR AFFORD A NEWER VEHICLE. NEVER HAD HEAT PROBLEMS IN ANY OF MY OLDER VEHICLES LIKE THIS. BEEN THIS WAY FOR 4 ...

Mileage: 75,000

4.7L ENGINE HAS A SLUDGE BUILD UP PROBLEM WHICH IN TURN CAUSES ENGINE TOTAL FAILURE. I'VE HAD ENGINE REPLACED 3 TIMES WITH BRAND NEW REMAND FROM CHRYSLER CORP. AND ALL ENGINES WERE INSTALLED AT ASE CERTIFIED SHOP AND ALL HAVE BLOWN UP ALSO DUE TO THIS SLUDGE BUILD UP PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER CORP IS AW...

Mileage: 27,697

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRAME AROUND THE STEERING BOX DISCONNECTED FROM THE STEERING DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRAME AROUND THE STEERING BOX DISCONNECTED FROM THE STEERING DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 65,000

A FEW YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE DASH BEGAN TO DEVELOP CRACKS AND HOLES. THIS HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE A DASH COVER HAD TO BE PURCHASED TO AVOID THINGS FALLING DOWN BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. CURRENTLY, THERE IS MORE MISSING THAN STILL IN PLACE IN THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 30,000

A FEW YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE DASH BEGAN TO DEVELOP CRACKS AND HOLES. THIS HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE A DASH COVER HAD TO BE PURCHASED TO AVOID THINGS FALLING DOWN BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. CURRENTLY, THERE IS MORE MISSING THAN STILL IN PLACE IN THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 30,000

INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. TURN LEFT SIGNAL ON, AND FLASH THEN RIGHT SIGNAL WILL OCCASIONALLY FLASH. SOMETIMES LEFT AND RIGHT WILL ALTERNATE. THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS EMERGENCY FLASHERS WHERE BOTH LIGHTS ARE ON AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS DANGEROUS, I'M IN A LEFT TURN LANE WITH MY LEFT BLINKER ...

Mileage: 98,000

INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. TURN LEFT SIGNAL ON, AND FLASH THEN RIGHT SIGNAL WILL OCCASIONALLY FLASH. SOMETIMES LEFT AND RIGHT WILL ALTERNATE. THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS EMERGENCY FLASHERS WHERE BOTH LIGHTS ARE ON AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS DANGEROUS, I'M IN A LEFT TURN LANE WITH MY LEFT BLINKER ...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED AND SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOT. THE ...

Mileage: 140,000

DRIVESHAFT SEPARATED FROM REAR AXLE AND WHEELS LOCKED.VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

Mileage: 236,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF AND REAREND LOCKED UP

Mileage: 195,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST, CORROSION, AND HOLES ALONG THE ENTIRE FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS DETACHING DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER...

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST, CORROSION, AND HOLES ALONG THE ENTIRE FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS DETACHING DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER...

Mileage: 118,000

THE FCM AND PDC ARE EXTREMELY BAD ON THE 2002 DODGE. THEY CORRODE CAUSING YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS, BLINKERS, HEADLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY FLASHER NOT TO WORK. DODGE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MANDATED TO RECALL AND REPLACE BOTH PARTS ON EVERY TRUCK. THE CORROSION IS DO TO THE POOR DESIGN OF THE PDC "FUSE BOX" WITH HOLE...

Mileage: 161,000

THE FCM AND PDC ARE EXTREMELY BAD ON THE 2002 DODGE. THEY CORRODE CAUSING YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS, BLINKERS, HEADLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY FLASHER NOT TO WORK. DODGE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MANDATED TO RECALL AND REPLACE BOTH PARTS ON EVERY TRUCK. THE CORROSION IS DO TO THE POOR DESIGN OF THE PDC "FUSE BOX" WITH HOLE...

Mileage: 161,000

THE FCM AND PDC ARE EXTREMELY BAD ON THE 2002 DODGE. THEY CORRODE CAUSING YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS, BLINKERS, HEADLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY FLASHER NOT TO WORK. DODGE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MANDATED TO RECALL AND REPLACE BOTH PARTS ON EVERY TRUCK. THE CORROSION IS DO TO THE POOR DESIGN OF THE PDC "FUSE BOX" WITH HOLE...

Mileage: 161,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE PINION BOLT LOOSENED AND FELL OFF, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO FRACTURE AND ALSO DETACH. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SEIZE. ROBERT GREEN CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP IN MONTICELLO, NEW YORK WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STAT...

Mileage: 197,000

MY TRUCK IS A 2002 DOGE RAM 1500. MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. WHENT TO THE DEALER SHIP IT SEEMS THAT THEY DONT MAKE THE MAUGEL NO MORE. SO HOW CAN I DRIVE MY VEHICLE IF THE AIR BAGS DONT WORK. NEED HELP PARTS, IS DESCANTINUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SURGED FORWARD OUT OF GEAR MORE THAN ONCE WHILE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED AND FORCE WAS APPLIED TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER (GILLMAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 10585 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY S, ...

MY DASHBOARD HAS HOLE IN IT. ITS BEEN CRACKING FOR A WHILE AND REALLY DIDN'T PAY ATT

MY DASHBOARD HAS HOLE IN IT. ITS BEEN CRACKING FOR A WHILE AND REALLY DIDN'T PAY ATT

MY DASHBOARD HAS HOLE IN IT. ITS BEEN CRACKING FOR A WHILE AND REALLY DIDN'T PAY ATT

ABOUT 3 YEARS AFTER BUYING MY NEW DODGE TRUCK THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO FALL APART, BECOME BRITTLE. ITS CURRENTLY IN COMPLETE PIECES. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN MOTION AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROTECTED FROM THE SUN. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF CASES JUST LIKE MINE. PICTURES WILL BE AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 35,000

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH AND NEXT THING WE KNOW WE HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG AND THEN MY REAR END LOCKED UP AND ABOUT CAUSED US TO HIT THE CAR BESIDE US ONCE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY I GOT OUT AND FOUND MY DRIVESHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE REAR END SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL MEC...

Mileage: 124,000

DASH IS FALLING APART. EVERY DAY PIECES ARE COMING OFF. ALSO I NEED TO REPLACE THE HEATER CORE AND I'M AFRAID THE THAT THE DASH WILL COMPLETELY FALL APART.

THE DASH IS CRACKING AND PIECES FALL DOWN INTO THE VENT THEN WHEN I TURN ON HEAT OR AIR PIECES COME FLYING OUT HITTING MYSELF OR PASSINGERS IN EYES AND FACE

Mileage: 9,658

WHILE DRIVING HOME A NOISE STARTED TO OCCUR WHEN LETTING OFF GAS PEDAL, GOT LOUDER THE MORE I DROVE, I DRIVE 25 MILES TO AND FROM WORK, WELL AS I WAS COASTING TO SLOW TO ENTER MY DRIVEWAY (I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY) AND THE THEN BOOM AND NO POWER REAR END LOCKED RIGHT AT END OF MY DRIVE AND WOULD NOT MO...

Mileage: 183,569

THE DASH AND DASH COMPONENTS ARE CRACKING AND OR BREAKING CAUSING SHARP EDGES AND FLAYING DEBRIS. I HAVE RESORTED TO USING GORILLA GLUE AND A DASH MAT TO MINIMIZE THESE ISSUES BUT IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT THIS IS NO LONGER SUFFICIENT. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO A DEALER AND I HAVE HAD THEM INSPECT ...

Mileage: 140,000

TODAY AROUND 1AM COMING HOME FROM WORK, I WAS GOING 65 MPH AND I WAS COMING UP ON MY TURN.I SLOWED DOWN AND MY 2002 DODGE RAM QUAD CAP DID A NOSES DIVE FELT LIKE I WAS SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. TOOK THE TURN BRING IT BACK UP TO 40MPH TO SEE IF I CAN SEE WHAT IT WAS ( THINKING I HIT MY E BRAKE) AND AL...

Mileage: 220,000

I'M CONCERNED THE CRACKED DASH WILL BECOME SHARP PLASTIC PROJECTILES IF THE AIRBAG EVER DEPLOYS.

WHILE HAVING THE EVAPORATOR REPLACED, THE DASH CAME APART IN PIECES. THE PIECES CAN NOT BE PUT BACK TOGETHER AND REINSTALLED SAFELY. THE DASH SHOULD NOT BE MADE OF A PLASTIC THAT COULD BREAK APART AND CAUSE DAMAGE IN AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 117,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR AXLE TO CEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REBUILD AND REPLACE THE REAR AXLE. ...

Mileage: 150,000

CAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLES BACK CAB HYDROPLANED AND FISHTAILED OUT OF CONTROL AT LESS THEN 25MPH AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND DRIVER WAS HURT.

Mileage: 200,000

CAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLES BACK CAB HYDROPLANED AND FISHTAILED OUT OF CONTROL AT LESS THEN 25MPH AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND DRIVER WAS HURT.

Mileage: 200,000

CAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLES BACK CAB HYDROPLANED AND FISHTAILED OUT OF CONTROL AT LESS THEN 25MPH AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND DRIVER WAS HURT.

Mileage: 200,000

ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. HEAD OR HEAD GASKET AS IT IS BURNING LOTS OF WATER. FLOWS OUT OF TAILPIPES. SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS MOTOR IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THERE IS NO CHEAP FIX. FROM SLUDGE TO OVERHEATING PROBLEMS THAT RUIN THE MOTOR THERE ARE FEW OPTIONS TO REPLACE OTHER THAN A ...

Mileage: 180,000

DASH IS FALLING APART CAUSING THE DEFROSTER TO NOT BLOW AIR ACROSS WINDSHIELD PROPERLY, SO THAT THE WINDSHIELD DOES NOT DEFOG. THIS CAUSES VISIBILITY ISSUES AND A HAZARD.

DASHBOARD OF MY RAM 1500 2002 HAS BEEN BREAKING INTO PIECES IN THE FIRST 3 YEARS. STARTED SLOW BUT EVENTUALLY IT'S EVERYWHERE. I HAVE ASKED AT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT ON MANY OCCASIONS THAT THEY ARE AWARE BUT DON'T OFFER A SOLUTION OR EVEN A GOOD REPLACEMENT. ONLY TO BUY A NE...

WHILE IN MOTION PINION NUT CAME LOOSE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF VEHICLE REAR AXLE LOCKED UP I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND AVOID CRASH AND INJURY TO OTHERS, THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT WHERE I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO PINION BEARING AND NUT COMING LOOSE, DODGE TOOK CARE O...

Mileage: 187,656

DROPPED VALVE SEATS LOCKED UP MY 4.7 LITER ENGIN

THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN ABOUT 12 PLACES.

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING IN TO THE AIR VENTS THEN BEING SENT OUT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. DODGE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT.

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 45MPH WITH A RAV4 THAT TURNED INTO ME TRYING TO GET INTO A GAS STATION. 12/05/2016 I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON BUT NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER RECOMMENDED BRINGING THIS TO DODGES ATTENTION. EVEN THE POLICE OFFICER SAID THAT I SHOULD LET DOD...

PARKED TRUCK AT BROOKSHIRES TO GET GAS, STARTED TRUCK UP AND BAM BLEW THE INTAKE OUT THE BACK KILLED THE ENGINE EVERYONE HIT THE PAVEMENT IT WAS SO LOUD LIKE A BOMB! STARTED IT BACK UP BAD KNOCKING AND STARTED TO REV ITSELF UP TO 5K RPMS DUE TO VACUUM LEAK WITH INSERT DAMAGED ON BACK OF INTAKE. TOOK...

Mileage: 147

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT SWAY BARS DETACHED AND THE STEERING CONTROL ARMS SEPARATED DUE TO RUSTING OF THE SUBFRAME. THE CAUSE...

Mileage: 158,888

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT SWAY BARS DETACHED AND THE STEERING CONTROL ARMS SEPARATED DUE TO RUSTING OF THE SUBFRAME. THE CAUSE...

Mileage: 158,888

DASH BOARD STARTED CRACKING AND NOW IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, PARTS OF BROKEN DASH ARE FALLING INTO VENTS AND OBSTRUCTING BLOWER MOTOR. DASH WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, NO WAY TO FIX EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE GETS WORSE EVERY TIME I USE THE VEHICLE, DAMAGE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS.

Mileage: 140,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SPORT 4X2 1. GAS PEDDLE HAS TO BE PRESS DOWN AT ALL TIME IN ORDER FOR TRUCK TO STAY ON ONCE I LET GO OF GAS PEDDLE TRUCK STALLS. 2.FIRST DAY I BOUGHT TRUCK FROM DEAL I ASK IS THIS FAINT SOUND COMING FOM TRANSMISSION, I WAS TOLD DODGE DEALER THATS A SOUND THAT TRASMIS...

Mileage: 48,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SPORT 4X2 1. GAS PEDDLE HAS TO BE PRESS DOWN AT ALL TIME IN ORDER FOR TRUCK TO STAY ON ONCE I LET GO OF GAS PEDDLE TRUCK STALLS. 2.FIRST DAY I BOUGHT TRUCK FROM DEAL I ASK IS THIS FAINT SOUND COMING FOM TRANSMISSION, I WAS TOLD DODGE DEALER THATS A SOUND THAT TRASMIS...

Mileage: 48,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SPORT 4X2 1. GAS PEDDLE HAS TO BE PRESS DOWN AT ALL TIME IN ORDER FOR TRUCK TO STAY ON ONCE I LET GO OF GAS PEDDLE TRUCK STALLS. 2.FIRST DAY I BOUGHT TRUCK FROM DEAL I ASK IS THIS FAINT SOUND COMING FOM TRANSMISSION, I WAS TOLD DODGE DEALER THATS A SOUND THAT TRASMIS...

Mileage: 48,000

2002 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB SPORT 4X2 (1.)GAS PEDDLE HAS TO BE PRESS DOWN AT ALL TIME IN ORDER FOR TRUCK TO STAY ON AND ONCE I LET GO OF GAS PEDDLE TRUCK STALLS. (2.)FIRST DAY I BOUGHT TRUCK FROM DEALERSHIP I ASK, IS THAT FAINT SOUND COMING FROM TRANSMISSION, I WAS TOLD BY DODGE DEALER THATS THE ...

Mileage: 48,000

2002 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB SPORT 4X2 (1.)GAS PEDDLE HAS TO BE PRESS DOWN AT ALL TIME IN ORDER FOR TRUCK TO STAY ON AND ONCE I LET GO OF GAS PEDDLE TRUCK STALLS. (2.)FIRST DAY I BOUGHT TRUCK FROM DEALERSHIP I ASK, IS THAT FAINT SOUND COMING FROM TRANSMISSION, I WAS TOLD BY DODGE DEALER THATS THE ...

Mileage: 48,000

2002 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB SPORT 4X2 (1.)GAS PEDDLE HAS TO BE PRESS DOWN AT ALL TIME IN ORDER FOR TRUCK TO STAY ON AND ONCE I LET GO OF GAS PEDDLE TRUCK STALLS. (2.)FIRST DAY I BOUGHT TRUCK FROM DEALERSHIP I ASK, IS THAT FAINT SOUND COMING FROM TRANSMISSION, I WAS TOLD BY DODGE DEALER THATS THE ...

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. THE FRONT END SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NECK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WA...

Mileage: 129,000

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING APART IS HAZARDOUS WHEN YOU CUT AIR OR DEFROST ON DEBRIS AND SHARP OBJECTS FLY IN YOUR EYES.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

Mileage: 149,000

WHILE DRIVING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS LAST WEEK, THE KEY SLID OUT OF THE IGNITION. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, MY STEERING COLOMN LOCKED AND THE MOTOR FINALLY DIED AND COASTED TO A STOP.

Mileage: 222,750

DASH BOARD CRACKING ALL OVER...SHED KEPT...HELP!

DASH IS CRACKED BIG PIECES BROKEN AND FALLING IN MESSED UP AIR BOX SO THAT AIR AND HEAT DON'T COME OUT HOT OR COLD SHARP PIECES COULD FLY IN TO YOUR FACE.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V078000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MI...

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V078000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MI...

Mileage: 190,000

THE BOLT ATTACHING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION CAME OFF AND THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF. THE PINION WAS THEN ABLE TO SLIDE BACK AND LOCK THE DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER CAUSING THE REAR AXLE AND TIRES TO LOCK IN PLACE, THE DEALER EXPLAINED THIS IS A PROBLEM AND THEY ACTUALLY RECALLED THE 2...

Mileage: 160,000

RECALL: MAY 2015, MADE MANY TRIPS TO DODGE DEALER IN 2015 AND EARLY 2016, THEY COULD NOT OR WOULD NOT REPAIR DEFECT

Mileage: 77,000

TAKATA RECALL- I OWN A LATE 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. 2002 WAS A MID YEAR CHANGE SO MY BODY IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE 2003-2007 (OR SO) RAMS. I'D BE WILLING TO BET THE FARM MY AIR BAG IS A TAKATA BRAND THE SAME AS THE 2003 WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED. GIVEN THAT, WHY ISN'T MY VEHICLE ON THE LIST? THANK YOU

Mileage: 126,000

WHEN I TURN ON THE HEATER THE BLEND DOOR AND ACTUATOR MAKE A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNED HEAT ON , BLEND DOORS BROKEN AND ACTUATOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION WHEN HEAT IS TURNED ON.

Mileage: 208,000

WHEN I TURN ON THE HEATER THE BLEND DOOR AND ACTUATOR MAKE A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNED HEAT ON , BLEND DOORS BROKEN AND ACTUATOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION WHEN HEAT IS TURNED ON.

Mileage: 208,000

IGNITION / PARK INTERLOCK SYSTEM INOPERATIVE.

Mileage: 38,000

THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THIS ISSUE STARTED IN 2004 AND HAS CONTINUED DESPITE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT FINDING A CAUSE OR A VIABLE SOLUTION TO STOP THE CRACKING. NOTICED OTHERS HAVE MADE THE SAME COMPLAINT. DODGE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX OR GIVE A SOLUTION TO FIX THE CRACKING. ...

Mileage: 204,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN HILL AT 35 MPH, A LOUD CLANKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT FRACTURED OFF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE PERFORME...

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PINE TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, AND LEG. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, AND LEFT LEG. THE OTHER PASSENGER SUSTAI...

Mileage: 198,982

MY TRUCK STARTED THIS GRINDING SOUND AN IT JUST STOP WORKING SO I HAD TO PUT IT IN AUTO SERVICE JIMMY'S 2407 KAW ST NEW ORLEANS CELL NUMBER 5044511533 HE CAN EXPLAIN IT BETTER.THANKS

I AM BEING IGNORED ON A SEAT BELT RECALL NEARLY ALL 4.7 ENGINES HAVE OIL PAN FAILURE

I AM BEING IGNORED ON A SEAT BELT RECALL NEARLY ALL 4.7 ENGINES HAVE OIL PAN FAILURE

I AM BEING IGNORED ON A SEAT BELT RECALL NEARLY ALL 4.7 ENGINES HAVE OIL PAN FAILURE

MY FRIEND WAS OUTSIDE THE 2002 DODGE RAM. IT WAS RUNNING AND IN PARK. HE LEANED IN THE DOOR TO CHECK THE MILEAGE ON THE OIL CHANGE STICKER ON THE WINDSHIELD. SUDDENLY, IN PARK, THE TRUCK BEGAN ROLLING DOWN A VERY SLIGHT GRADE. IT DRUG MY FRIEND WHO WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE TRUCK. IT ROLLED ABOUT 2...

Mileage: 107,092

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM PICKING UP MY PAYCHECK DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE FAST LANE DOING AROUND 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING AND THEN RESTARTED. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK BACK ROADS. ABOUT 1.5 MILES FROM MY HOME AT A RED LIGHT THE TRUCK ONC...

Mileage: 141,216

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM PICKING UP MY PAYCHECK DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE FAST LANE DOING AROUND 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING AND THEN RESTARTED. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK BACK ROADS. ABOUT 1.5 MILES FROM MY HOME AT A RED LIGHT THE TRUCK ONC...

Mileage: 141,216

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM PICKING UP MY PAYCHECK DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE FAST LANE DOING AROUND 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING AND THEN RESTARTED. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK BACK ROADS. ABOUT 1.5 MILES FROM MY HOME AT A RED LIGHT THE TRUCK ONC...

Mileage: 141,216

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM IS LITERALLY DISINTEGRATING BEFORE MY EYES. IT HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS ALL OVER IT. THE VENT COVER UNDER THE WINDSHIELD HAS ALSO BROKEN, AND THE SMALL PIECES THAT COVER THE DEFROSTER HOLES HAVE BROKEN AND FALLEN DOWN INTO THE DEFROSTER SO THAT WHEN IT IS TURNED ON HI...

Mileage: 110,000

DASHBOARD CRACKED, LAMP LIGHT IS ON AND ALARM KEEPS DINGING. CHECKED ALL LIGHTS AND THEY ARE ALL WORKING.

Mileage: 157,523

DASHBOARD CRACKED, LAMP LIGHT IS ON AND ALARM KEEPS DINGING. CHECKED ALL LIGHTS AND THEY ARE ALL WORKING.

Mileage: 157,523

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAMS 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WHEELS. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUM...

Mileage: 253,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD. PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD ARE FALLING DOWN INTO AIR CONDITIONER AND EVERYTHING ELSE UNDER IT. THERE ARE PARTS OF THE FOAM THAT ARE FLYING OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS AND PIECES ARE COMING OUT THE VENTS, HEAS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND NOW ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT EXPLODED NOW IT NEEDS...

Mileage: 182,687

CRACKED DASHBOARD. PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD ARE FALLING DOWN INTO AIR CONDITIONER AND EVERYTHING ELSE UNDER IT. THERE ARE PARTS OF THE FOAM THAT ARE FLYING OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS AND PIECES ARE COMING OUT THE VENTS, HEAS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND NOW ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT EXPLODED NOW IT NEEDS...

Mileage: 182,687

MY TRUCK HAS A FAULTY REAR END THAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT.. DODGE WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX WHAT IS A LARGE SCALE PROBLEM AFFECTING ALL TRUCKS LIKE MINE.. PLEASE HELP US GET THIS TRUCK RECALLED .. IT'S A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM.. THANKS MIKE

Mileage: 180,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD. PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD ARE FALLING DOWN INTO AIR CONDITIONER AND EVERYTHING ELSE UNDER IT. THERE ARE PARTS OF THE FOAM THAT ARE FLYING OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS.

Mileage: 15,500

THE DASHBOARD IS BREAKING APART AND THROWING SHARDES OF IT IN MY FACE WHEN DRIVING

Mileage: 130,465

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVE SHAFT CAME OFF AND THE REAR END LOCKED UP. MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK STARTED TO FISH TAIL DUE TO THE REAR END LOCKING UP BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE HALT ON A BUSY STREET. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND AND AVOID A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. THE D...

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD, A LOUD SOUND CAME FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR AXLE SEIZED UP. REAR SPRINGS DETACHED AND DRIVE SHAFT ALSO CAME LOOSE.

Mileage: 144,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICHLE IN JUNE OF 2008 AND NOTICED A MINOR CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT, SINCE THEN THE BOTH PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD HAVE SEVERELY CRACKED AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IF I GET IN A CRASH AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY THAT SHARDS OF THE BROKEN PLASTIC DASHBOARD WILL BECO...

Mileage: 49,000

MY 2002 DODGE 1500 PICKUP DASH HAS CRACKED. IT INTERFERES WITH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROST BECAUSE OF THE CRACKED VENTS.

Mileage: 95,000

ON JULY 8, 2012, THE MOTHER CARRIED HER 2 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER TO HER HUSBAND'S PARKED 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE MOTHER OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR, INSERTED THE IGNITION KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, TURNED THE KEY AS THE MOTHER WAS TRYING TO ACTIVATE THE AIR CO...

Mileage: 99,502

ON JULY 8, 2012, THE MOTHER CARRIED HER 2 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER TO HER HUSBAND'S PARKED 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE MOTHER OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR, INSERTED THE IGNITION KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, TURNED THE KEY AS THE MOTHER WAS TRYING TO ACTIVATE THE AIR CO...

Mileage: 99,502

DASHBOARD CRACKING - VEHICLE IS ALWAYS COVERED OR GARAGED OR UNDER A COVERED PARKING SPOT. DASH STARTED CRACKING AROUND MAY 2010 WHILE LIVING IN OKLAHOMA AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. PIECES HAVE BROKEN AND FALLEN INTO THE VENTS, AND WHEN THE DEFROST IS TURNED ON OR WHEN THE AC IS TURNED ON, S...

Mileage: 67,904

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND LITTLE PIECES OF PLASTIC ARE COMING OUT OF THE AC. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

DRIVING AND GOT SICK PASSED OUT HIT CONCRETE WALL AT LEAST 45 MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT IMPLODE TRUCK IS TOTALED DAMAGE TO TRUCK IS EXTENSIVE VERY UPSET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK ANY RECALLS ON THIS THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MULTIPLE FRACTURES DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSU...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PINION NUT WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPL...

Mileage: 89,622

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FRACTURED IMPACTING THE DRIVE SHAFT WHICH THEN FRACTURED THE TRANSFER CASE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE BOLT FRACTURED WHILE THE VEH...

Mileage: 150,000

MY SON WAS ON THE I-5 COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN THE SEALS BLEW ON THE RACK AND PINION. UPON TAKING IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WE WERE INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT OF THE DODGE RAM TRUCKS AND THEY ARE KNOWN TO BLOW ANY WHERE FROM 50,000-100,000 MILES. IF WE HAD KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT WE WOULD N...

Mileage: 102,500

MY SON WAS ON THE I-5 COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL WHEN THE SEALS BLEW ON THE RACK AND PINION. UPON TAKING IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WE WERE INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT OF THE DODGE RAM TRUCKS AND THEY ARE KNOWN TO BLOW ANY WHERE FROM 50,000-100,000 MILES. IF WE HAD KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT WE WOULD N...

Mileage: 102,500

DASHBOARD CAME APART, PLASTIC FLYING IN CAB. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MAIN BRACKET SNAPPED AND THE SEAT BECAME UNSTABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRACKET NEEDED TO BE WELDED. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 70,000

DASH BOARD HAS SHATTERED AND THE AIR CONDITION/HEATER DOES NOT BLOW. *TR

Mileage: 201,000

DASH BOARD HAS SHATTERED AND THE AIR CONDITION/HEATER DOES NOT BLOW. *TR

Mileage: 201,000

I HAVE EMAILED DODGE MANY YEARS AGO ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE OF MY DASH BUSTING IN SEVERAL PLACES WHEN MY TRUCK WAS JUST ONE YEAR OLD. THE ONLY RESPONSE I RECEIVED WAS AN OFFER TO BUY A DISCOUNTED DASH. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND I REALIZE MY TRUCK IS NOW 12 YEARS OLD BUT THIS HAPPENED I...

Mileage: 13,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 159,000

WE WERE DRIVING ALONG AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOT OF VIBRATION COMING FROM THE REAR END AND A LOUD BANG. THE TRUCK WOULD KEEP ROLLING EVEN IN PACK. AFTER PARKING BRAKE APPLIED THE TRUCK STOPPED. LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS LYING ON THE GROUND SHEARED IN TWO ABOUT 75% WAS SHEARED ...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS RE...

Mileage: 120,000

REAR AXLE SEIZED AND THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF. MECHANIC STATED THAT PINION NUT LOOSEN, CAUSING THE REAR AXLE TO SEIZE. THE DRIVE SHAFT ALSO DETACH, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. CAN FORWARD PICTURES IF NEEDED.. *TR

Mileage: 148,000

DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING SINCE 2006, NOW DASHBOARD HAS COMPLETELY CRUMBLED APART. TOTALLY UNSAFE HAZARDOUS SITUATION NOW. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART IN ON ITSELF I HAVE TRIED BLOWING BUT IT CONTINUES TO CRACK APART AND IT IS FALLING IN ON THE DASH AFRAID IF ITS EVER IN AN ACCIDENT CLASSIC WILL FLY EVERYWHERE AND CUT OR KILL SOMEONE. IT STARTED DOING THIS IN TWO THOUSAND AND TEN AFTER I MOVED TO FLORIDA....

Mileage: 200,000

DASHBOARD BEGIN CRACKING AND FINALLY IN A COUPLE DAYS OF WEEKS BROKE APART COMPLETELY AS I HAD BEEN IN A CRASH.I CALLED THE COMPANY THEY SAID THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED.I TOLD THEM I HAVE 1992 FORD AEROSTAR WHOSE DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETELY .INTACT AND THAT IT WAS MUCH OLDER IT HAD TO BE A STRUCTURAL D...

Mileage: 35,000

DASHBOARD BEGIN CRACKING AND FINALLY IN A COUPLE DAYS OF WEEKS BROKE APART COMPLETELY AS I HAD BEEN IN A CRASH.I CALLED THE COMPANY THEY SAID THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED.I TOLD THEM I HAVE 1992 FORD AEROSTAR WHOSE DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETELY .INTACT AND THAT IT WAS MUCH OLDER IT HAD TO BE A STRUCTURAL D...

Mileage: 35,000

DASHBOARD BEGIN CRACKING AND FINALLY IN A COUPLE DAYS OF WEEKS BROKE APART COMPLETELY AS I HAD BEEN IN A CRASH.I CALLED THE COMPANY THEY SAID THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED.I TOLD THEM I HAVE 1992 FORD AEROSTAR WHOSE DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETELY .INTACT AND THAT IT WAS MUCH OLDER IT HAD TO BE A STRUCTURAL D...

Mileage: 35,000

DASHBOARD BEGIN CRACKING AND FINALLY IN A COUPLE DAYS OF WEEKS BROKE APART COMPLETELY AS I HAD BEEN IN A CRASH.I CALLED THE COMPANY THEY SAID THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED.I TOLD THEM I HAVE 1992 FORD AEROSTAR WHOSE DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETELY .INTACT AND THAT IT WAS MUCH OLDER IT HAD TO BE A STRUCTURAL D...

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, MY TRUCK MADE A ODD SOUND AND THEN CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT. TO MY SURPRISE, THE REAR DRIVESHAFT HAD DISCONNECTED AND FELL OUT OF MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED AND INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE NUT CAME OFF OF THE PINION GEAR. THE AXLE AND...

Mileage: 167,299

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, MY TRUCK MADE A ODD SOUND AND THEN CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT. TO MY SURPRISE, THE REAR DRIVESHAFT HAD DISCONNECTED AND FELL OUT OF MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED AND INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE NUT CAME OFF OF THE PINION GEAR. THE AXLE AND...

Mileage: 167,299

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE F...

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHI...

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHI...

Mileage: 54,000

THE DASH HAS CRACKED ON IS FALLING APART INTO PIECES. THESE PIECES ARE FALLING INTO THE DASH AND DEFROSTER VENT. IF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYS IT WILL SEND PLASTIC INTO THE AIR. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

WAS DRIVING AND A LOUD NOISE STARTED TO COME FROM THE BACK PART OF THE TRUCK. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THE DIFFERENTIAL IS GONE. SPOKE TO OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT DODGE HAS YET TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR. PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE HEATING AND COOLING COMPONENTS IN THIS TRUCK IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. LAST YEAR I STARTED HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE HEAT/AC NOT WORKING UNLESS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS IN THE UP POSITION. I HAD ALL THE PARTS TO THE CONTROL BOARD BEHIN...

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE HEATING AND COOLING COMPONENTS IN THIS TRUCK IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. LAST YEAR I STARTED HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE HEAT/AC NOT WORKING UNLESS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS IN THE UP POSITION. I HAD ALL THE PARTS TO THE CONTROL BOARD BEHIN...

I AM THE OWNER OF 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK AND RECENTLY TOOK IT TO THE SHOP FOR A MUFFLER REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN THAT WAS DOING THE REPAIR NOTIFIED ME OF THE EXTENSIVE CORROSION THAT WAS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLES FRAME JUST UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE AFT DOOR. THE CORROSION IS THE W...

Mileage: 142,000

DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING - DEALER SAID OUT OF WARRANTY - CRACKING HAS CONTINUED. THIS VEHICLE HAS 44000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND IS IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THE AWFUL DASHBOARD PROBLEM. IF I EVER HAVE A BAD ACCIDENT THE DASHBOARD WILL COME APART AND CAUSE ADDED INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ANOTHER DRIVER ALERTED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS AND PARK LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED W...

Mileage: 158,000

VEHICLE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT ENTIRELY. CURRENTLY VEHICLE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OF THROUGH ALL RANGES OF STEERING. *JS

Mileage: 169,000

VEHICLE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT ENTIRELY. CURRENTLY VEHICLE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OF THROUGH ALL RANGES OF STEERING. *JS

Mileage: 169,000

VEHICLE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT ENTIRELY. CURRENTLY VEHICLE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OF THROUGH ALL RANGES OF STEERING. *JS

Mileage: 169,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD LOCK INTO ANY GEAR. ALSO, THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION KEY ALTHOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD LOCK INTO ANY GEAR. ALSO, THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION KEY ALTHOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ACTIVATING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT INDICATOR ACTIVATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILAB...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ACTIVATING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE RIGHT INDICATOR ACTIVATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILAB...

Mileage: 160,000

TODAY ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 A SOUND STARTED AT SPEED, A SORT OF WHINING SOUND. I HAD LEARNED THERE WERE SOME PROBLEMS VIA INTERNET FORUMS SO I SLOWED DOWN, AS I SLOWED DOWN THE DIFF LOCKED UP. LUCKILY SINCE I SORT OF KNEW WHAT MIGHT BE COMING I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH TO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, ...

Mileage: 135,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS WERE OXIDIZED AND REDUCED THE VISIBILITY WHENEVER DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED ...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS WERE OXIDIZED AND REDUCED THE VISIBILITY WHENEVER DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED ...

Mileage: 70,000

THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, ABS LIGHT ON, EBRAKE LIGHT ON, AIRBAG LIGHT ON, NO CONTROLS FOR DEFROSTER, FOUND NO POWER TO FUSES ON 32-38 SEVERAL PEOPLE ONLINE IN FORUMS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *JS

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND WITHIN MINUTES THE REAR AXLE SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ...

Mileage: 171,000

WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 40 MPH AND SUDDENLY A LOUD BANG OCCURRED. MY REAR END LOCK UP AND THE TRUCK CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT. I GOT OUT AND SAW MY DRIVE SHAFT HANGING DOWN AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK! NO INJURIES THANKFULLY, BUT IT SURE COULD HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT OUTCOME ON A HIGHWAY AT FASTER SPEEDS! EX...

Mileage: 130,000

DASH IS CRACKING EVERYWHERE AND PIECES ARE FALLING OFF, DOUBT THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD WORK PROPERLY, AND IF IT DID OR DID NOT, LITTLE PIECE OF THE DASH WOULD FLY EVERY WHERE AND CUT THE PASSENGERS AND THE AIR BAG. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING BELOW IS...

Mileage: 25,000

DASH IS CRACKING EVERYWHERE AND PIECES ARE FALLING OFF, DOUBT THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD WORK PROPERLY, AND IF IT DID OR DID NOT, LITTLE PIECE OF THE DASH WOULD FLY EVERY WHERE AND CUT THE PASSENGERS AND THE AIR BAG. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING BELOW IS...

Mileage: 25,000

I HAVE A 2002 WITH THE 4.7L THAT I AM HAVING OVERHEATING ISSUES THAT I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE. WHEN DRIVING AROUND TOWN OR EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY UNDER 65 MY THERMOSTAT NEVER GOES ABOVE JUST UNDER HALFWAY. DRIVING IN TOWN I HAVE YET TO SEE IT GO ABOVE THAT POINT. HOWEVER, WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE H...

Mileage: 102,000

HELLO, I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK FROM MY FATHER IN-LAW. BEFORE HE SOLD IT TO ME HE MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BLOWER FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATER DOESN'T WORK. HE SAID IT WAS A RECALL THAT HE NEVER TOOK IN TO GET SERVICED. SO I LOOKED THE TRUCK UP ON THE WEBSITE WWW.RECA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REAR END THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A FLAW IN THE METAL AND THE ENTIRE REAR END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, WHEN THE CLUTCH PACK CLIPS BROKE OFF AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE GEARS. THE CONTACT STATED THIS CAUSED A FAILURE WITH THE REAR DIFFERIANTIAL. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 34,110

DASH PANEL CAVING IN AND CRACKING ALL OVER. PARTS OF THE DASH HAVE BROKEN OFF AND FALLEN INSIDE THE CONSOLE CREATING A POSSIBLY DANGEROUS SCENARIO OF DAMAGED WIRING OR DEBRIS FLYING OFF WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

WAS DRIVING TRUCK FROM STORE WHEN I STARTED HEARING A LOUD TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VALVE SEATS HAD DROPPED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCKS WITH 4.7 L ENGINES. I WENT TO DODGE DEALERSHIP BEFORE GOING TO MEC...

Mileage: 116,500

DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING IN 2010 AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. IT NOW HAS OPEN HOLES AND COMPLETELY CRACKED. AND SINCE THE LAST FEW MONTHS IT IS CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THIS SITUATION I HAVE NOW FOUND OUT TO BE VERY COMMON FOR MY TRUCK AND NOW REALIZE THAT THIS IS ...

Mileage: 75,000

DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING IN 2010 AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. IT NOW HAS OPEN HOLES AND COMPLETELY CRACKED. AND SINCE THE LAST FEW MONTHS IT IS CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THIS SITUATION I HAVE NOW FOUND OUT TO BE VERY COMMON FOR MY TRUCK AND NOW REALIZE THAT THIS IS ...

Mileage: 75,000

DASH CAME APART , CRACKING PIECES FALLING DOWN INSIDE VENTS,SHARP PIECES EVERYWHERE DUE TO POOR MATERIAL AND CHEAP CRAFTSMANSHIP DODGE IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED OVER THEM NOT TAKING CARE OF THIS ISSUE THAT EVERY DODGE OWNER HAS SUFFERED FROM MAN UP AND MAKE IT RIGHT YOU DON'...

Mileage: 80,000

OUR GEARS CAME APART, THERE WAS REAR END FLUID IN THERE BUT THE GEARS CAME APART. WHICH I WAS TOLD WHAT I NEEDED TO DO BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, BUT I WASN'T AND NOW I AM LOOKING AT A $4000 BILL TO GET THIS FIXED. HEARD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS TO HAVE REAR END ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

OUR GEARS CAME APART, THERE WAS REAR END FLUID IN THERE BUT THE GEARS CAME APART. WHICH I WAS TOLD WHAT I NEEDED TO DO BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, BUT I WASN'T AND NOW I AM LOOKING AT A $4000 BILL TO GET THIS FIXED. HEARD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS TO HAVE REAR END ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

I WAS TOLD THE REAR END BRAKE THE LUBRICANT (REAR END OIL) OUT OF IT BECAUSE I HAD NOT CHANGED THE LUBRICANT TO A SYNTHETIC OIL AND AN ADDITIVE TO KEEP OIL IN LIQUID FORM AND FIGHT HEAT. IF I HAD BEEN LETTING THE DEALERSHIP DO MY MAINTENANCE ON MY TRUCK, THEY WOULD HAVE TOLD ME ABOUT THE SERVICE BUL...

Mileage: 24,503

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND STARTING TO CRUMBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

DRIVING ON FLAT SURFACE STREET, HEARD LOUD POPPING NOISE. LATER REALIZED IT WAS THE DASH POPPING AND NOTICED MULTIPLE STRAIGHT CRACKS BEGINNING IN THE CORNERS OF DASH VENTS, GRADUALLY EXPANDING. CREATES MULTIPLE SMALL, SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC. POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS PROJECTILES OF PLASTIC IF EVER T...

Mileage: 307,000

DRIVING ON FLAT SURFACE STREET, HEARD LOUD POPPING NOISE. LATER REALIZED IT WAS THE DASH POPPING AND NOTICED MULTIPLE STRAIGHT CRACKS BEGINNING IN THE CORNERS OF DASH VENTS, GRADUALLY EXPANDING. CREATES MULTIPLE SMALL, SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC. POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS PROJECTILES OF PLASTIC IF EVER T...

Mileage: 307,000

I HAD JUST HAD THE MOTOR REBUILT, AT THE DEALER, AND WHEN I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, ON THE WAY HOME I HEARD A CRACKING NOISE, AND NOTICED THE DASH HAD A SPLIT NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. SINCE THEN THE DASH PART NEXT TO THE WINDSHIELD, HAS HAD MULTIPLE CRACKS, AND TOTALLY FALLEN APART. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

VEHICLE HAS SEVERE DASH CRACKING. POWER WINDOWS ARE NOT WORKING AND LAMP INDICATOR WILL NOT SHUT OFF CAUSING ONGOING BEEPING. CONCERNED THAT DASH PARTS ARE STUCK INSIDE CAUSING DRIVING CONDITIONS TO BE UNSAFE. WOULD LIKE TO BE NOTIFIED IF AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEMS ...

VEHICLE HAS SEVERE DASH CRACKING. POWER WINDOWS ARE NOT WORKING AND LAMP INDICATOR WILL NOT SHUT OFF CAUSING ONGOING BEEPING. CONCERNED THAT DASH PARTS ARE STUCK INSIDE CAUSING DRIVING CONDITIONS TO BE UNSAFE. WOULD LIKE TO BE NOTIFIED IF AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEMS ...

VEHICLE HAS SEVERE DASH CRACKING. POWER WINDOWS ARE NOT WORKING AND LAMP INDICATOR WILL NOT SHUT OFF CAUSING ONGOING BEEPING. CONCERNED THAT DASH PARTS ARE STUCK INSIDE CAUSING DRIVING CONDITIONS TO BE UNSAFE. WOULD LIKE TO BE NOTIFIED IF AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEMS ...

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT DIMS AND WILL GO OFF COMPLETELY. THE HARNESS HAS BEEN CHANGED BUT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE DASH COVER THAT IS CLOSEST TO THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED CAUSING PIECES OF PLASTIC TO BRAKE OFF AND ENTER THE BLOWER MOTOR. THERE WAS ALSO PIECES OF PLASTIC FROM THE DASH THAT FELL OFF AND AND MADE IT TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND COULD HAVE BLOCKED THE BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

DASHBOARD CRACKED. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE WIRING SYSTEM FROM THE FUSE BLOCK THIS IS KNOWN TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE RAMS THE ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT AS WELL AS THE ENGINE LIGHT ALL COME ON ALSO THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER ALSO STOP WORKING. THIS STOPS THE ABS SYSTEM FROM WO...

Mileage: 117,320

THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE WIRING SYSTEM FROM THE FUSE BLOCK THIS IS KNOWN TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE RAMS THE ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT AS WELL AS THE ENGINE LIGHT ALL COME ON ALSO THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER ALSO STOP WORKING. THIS STOPS THE ABS SYSTEM FROM WO...

Mileage: 117,320

THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE WIRING SYSTEM FROM THE FUSE BLOCK THIS IS KNOWN TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE RAMS THE ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT AS WELL AS THE ENGINE LIGHT ALL COME ON ALSO THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER ALSO STOP WORKING. THIS STOPS THE ABS SYSTEM FROM WO...

Mileage: 117,320

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE DIFFERENTIAL CLIPS WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RE...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED LEFT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAI...

Mileage: 156,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT FAILED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE REAR PINION KNOB FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER USED OFF-ROAD OR FOR HAULING. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE...

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE M...

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC TETHERS ON BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TETHERS WERE BEING USED TO HOLD A CHILD SAFETY SEAT ONLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURR...

Mileage: 110,000

RETAINING CLIPS FROM THE LIMITED SLIP CLUTCH PACKS IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, FRACTURED AND FELL INTO THE GEARS, LOCKING THE REAR END. THE TRUCK SLID ON A DIRT ROAD INTO A GATE CAUSING MINOR BODY DAMAGE. THIS IS THE 9.25 INCH RING GEAR AXLE WITH A DANA TRU-TRAC LIMITED SLIP. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY POWER TRAIN AND WHEEL TWICE,THE FIRST INCIDENT THE FRONT WHEELS BROKE APART COMPLETELY, I WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED SO NO INJURIES EXCEPT TO THE HIGHWAY I HAD IT REPLACED AND LESS THAN THREE YEARS HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. MY DASH IS CRACKED SO BAD IT LOOKS JUST AWFUL.I...

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY POWER TRAIN AND WHEEL TWICE,THE FIRST INCIDENT THE FRONT WHEELS BROKE APART COMPLETELY, I WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED SO NO INJURIES EXCEPT TO THE HIGHWAY I HAD IT REPLACED AND LESS THAN THREE YEARS HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. MY DASH IS CRACKED SO BAD IT LOOKS JUST AWFUL.I...

DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM IS COMPLETELY CRACKED AND IS FALLING APART. THERE ARE SEVERAL JAGGED EDGES WHICH ARE A SAFETY RISK THAT COULD CAUSE SEVERE INJURY IF VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. DODGE WILL NOT REPLACE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS IT IS A D...

Mileage: 97,542

DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM IS COMPLETELY CRACKED AND IS FALLING APART. MANY SPOTS ON THE DASH THAT COULD SEVERELY INJURE AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THESE CRACKS WHEN DEFROST IS TURNED ON PIECES OF FOAM AND PLASTIC SHOOT OUT. DODGE WILL NOT REPLACE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. ...

Mileage: 232,000

DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM IS COMPLETELY CRACKED AND IS FALLING APART. THERE ARE SEVERAL JAGGED EDGES WHICH ARE A SAFETY RISK THAT COULD CAUSE SEVERE INJURY IF VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. DODGE WILL NOT REPLACE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS IT IS ...

Mileage: 78,850

THE DASHBOARD IN MY TRUCK HAS DISINTEGRATED TO THE POINT THAT I HAD TO REMOVE IT BECAUSE I WAS SCARED THAT ONE OF MY KIDS WOULD GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED IF WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER CO. SHOULD INITIATE A FULL RECALL AND REPLACE THE PLASTIC DEATH TRAPS THEY INSTALLED IN THEIR...

Mileage: 100,000

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING BADLY---POSSIBLE SHARP SHREDS IF ACCIDENT OCCURS--POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH DEFROST IF PIECES OF DASH CLOG DEFROST VENTS--VEHICLE WAS GARAGE KEPT FOR MOST OF IT 9 YRS---VEHICLE IN LIKE NEW CONDITION OTHER THAN DASH FALLING APART---THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 111,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

WHINING NOISE IN DIFFERENTIAL AT ALL SPEEDS STRAIGHT AHEAD AND TURNING. REPLACED PINION BEARINGS, RACES, AND CARRIER BEARINGS AND RACES. PINION GEAR AND RING GEAR OK BUT BEARINGS WERE ROUGH. CRACKED DASH. REPAIR COST ON DIFFERENTIAL $800. PARTS. DID LABOR SELF. CRACKED DASH NOT REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 61,891

THE VEHICLES DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART, CRACKING UP LIKE THIN POTATO CHIPS. NO ABUSE TO THE VEHICLE OF ANY KIND. IT IS JUST CRACKING UP FROM POOR LOUSY PLASTIC THAT CAN'T HANDLE WEATHER CONDITIONS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DODGE/CHRYSLER/FIAT SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLE FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT WHICH IS TH...

Mileage: 42,655

GAS PEDAL STUCK, AND CAUSED UNINTENDED ACCELERATING WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET. VEHICLE SPUN OUT WHILE MY HUSBAND TRIED TO GET THE PEDAL UNSTUCK THE TRUCK SPUN OUT MORE AND TURNED A 180 FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC BACK PASSENGER TIRE HIT AGAINST THE CEMENT MEDIAN KNOCKING THE TIRE IN AN...

Mileage: 176,000

GAS PEDAL STUCK, AND CAUSED UNINTENDED ACCELERATING WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET. VEHICLE SPUN OUT WHILE MY HUSBAND TRIED TO GET THE PEDAL UNSTUCK THE TRUCK SPUN OUT MORE AND TURNED A 180 FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC BACK PASSENGER TIRE HIT AGAINST THE CEMENT MEDIAN KNOCKING THE TIRE IN AN...

Mileage: 176,000

GAS PEDAL STUCK, AND CAUSED UNINTENDED ACCELERATING WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET. VEHICLE SPUN OUT WHILE MY HUSBAND TRIED TO GET THE PEDAL UNSTUCK THE TRUCK SPUN OUT MORE AND TURNED A 180 FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC BACK PASSENGER TIRE HIT AGAINST THE CEMENT MEDIAN KNOCKING THE TIRE IN AN...

Mileage: 176,000

GAS PEDAL STUCK, AND CAUSED UNINTENDED ACCELERATING WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET. VEHICLE SPUN OUT WHILE MY HUSBAND TRIED TO GET THE PEDAL UNSTUCK THE TRUCK SPUN OUT MORE AND TURNED A 180 FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC BACK PASSENGER TIRE HIT AGAINST THE CEMENT MEDIAN KNOCKING THE TIRE IN AN...

Mileage: 176,000

THE DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED LARGE CRACKS. IT IS DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING AND COULD POSSIBLE BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I ALSO ALMOST CUT MY HAND WHEN APPLYING INTERIOR CLEANER/SHINE THIS PAST SATURDAY. I KNOW I NEED TO BE CAREFUL BUT IT IS PRETTY RIDICULOUS FOR THIS TO BE CRACKED SO BAD. DODGE NEEDS TO STE...

Mileage: 210,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SCRAPING HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR DIFFERENT...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A LARGE FRACTURE, WHICH SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9...

Mileage: 95,000

DASH BOARD CRACKED AND FELL IN LEAVING SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC ALL OVER DASH BOARD. PLASTIC HAS FALLEN INTO DEFROSTER VENTS. NOW NO HEAT ON LEFT SIDE OF TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

MY STEERING IS VIBRATING AT LOW SPEEDS EASING INTO CURVES LEFT OR RIGHT AND CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE AS IF I'M GOING TO SHAKE OFF THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

Mileage: 147,000

THE HEATER "VENT CONTROL" HAS STOPPED WORKING ON MY TRUCK AND I CAN NO LONGER SELECT "DEFROST" IN MY TRUCK. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN WITHOUT CLEAR VISIBILITY THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR DODGE RAM TRUCKS AND HAS NEVER BEEN R...

Mileage: 160,000

NO HEAT OR A/C ON DRIVER'S SIDE. IT HAS DUAL CLIMATE ZONES. LOOKED ON ONLINE FORUMS AND SAW OTHERS ARE HAVING SAME ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 159,060

DASH IS CONTINUOUSLY CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG, CRACK MY DASH CRACKED FROM FRONT END TO ALMOST THE BACK. THE CRACK CAUSED ME TO JUMP SWERVE MY TRUCK ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DODGE HAS BEEN NO HELP AND MY DASH HAS DETERIORATED EVEN MORE EVER SINCE, I'M GETTING VERY WORRIED IT MIGHT AFFECT THE AIR BAGS AS ALL THE DASH P...

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG, CRACK MY DASH CRACKED FROM FRONT END TO ALMOST THE BACK. THE CRACK CAUSED ME TO JUMP SWERVE MY TRUCK ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DODGE HAS BEEN NO HELP AND MY DASH HAS DETERIORATED EVEN MORE EVER SINCE, I'M GETTING VERY WORRIED IT MIGHT AFFECT THE AIR BAGS AS ALL THE DASH P...

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG, CRACK MY DASH CRACKED FROM FRONT END TO ALMOST THE BACK. THE CRACK CAUSED ME TO JUMP SWERVE MY TRUCK ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DODGE HAS BEEN NO HELP AND MY DASH HAS DETERIORATED EVEN MORE EVER SINCE, I'M GETTING VERY WORRIED IT MIGHT AFFECT THE AIR BAGS AS ALL THE DASH P...

Mileage: 70,000

STARTING IN OCTOBER OF '08 I NOTICE A SMALL VERTICAL CRACK IN MY DASH ON THE TOP OF MY DASH BETWEEN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND THE RADIO. SINCE THEN THE CRACK HAS GROWN AND THEN A PIECE BROKE OFF AND TOO MY SURPRISE IS VERY SHARP. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK (6-7 INCHES LONG) NEAR THE AIR BAG OF THE PASSENGER. I FEEL THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COULD CAUSE PARTICLES OF PLASTIC TO BE THROWN AT HIGH SPEEDS THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS A USED RAM AND IT IS UN...

DASHBOARD CRACK. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

HI, I READ AN ARTICLE BY CHANNEL 6 NEWS PROBLEM SOLVERS IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. THAT DID A REPORT ON DASHBOARDS COLLAPSING IN 2002 DODGE RAM AND OTHER MODELS. IN THE ARTICLE, IT SHOWED THAT DODGE WAS REPLACING THE DASHBOARDS AT A COST OF $100 TO THE CUSTOMER. 2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT MY TR...

Mileage: 63,000

HI, I READ AN ARTICLE BY CHANNEL 6 NEWS PROBLEM SOLVERS IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. THAT DID A REPORT ON DASHBOARDS COLLAPSING IN 2002 DODGE RAM AND OTHER MODELS. IN THE ARTICLE, IT SHOWED THAT DODGE WAS REPLACING THE DASHBOARDS AT A COST OF $100 TO THE CUSTOMER. 2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT MY TR...

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE LOW COOLANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE EXHAUST. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAITED FOR VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN AND ADDED COOLANT FLUID TO THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS...

Mileage: 54,000

MAIN DASH BEGAN CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES. FORWARD DASH PANEL HAS NOW CRACKED AND SPLIT INTO MANY SEPARATE PIECES CREATING LOOSE, SHARP, PLASTIC MATERIALS WHICH POSE A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. SOME OF THE PIECES HAVE CRACKED AWAY AND HAVE FALLEN BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SOME...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH A PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED AND BEGAN TO CRACK IN FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO REPAIRS BUT IN...

Mileage: 94,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 DRIVING AT 55 MPH CAME TO A STOP, SUDDENLY WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF TAIL PIPE WITH SWEET SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE. VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER TOLD THAT ENGINE HEADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A ENGINE DESIGN FLAW FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL THAT DODGE IS NOT WILLING TO ADMIT NOR...

Mileage: 173,550

SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING HIGHWAY 281, MY ENGINE FELL ON IT'S FACE. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL BUT GOT NOTHING BUT RPM'S FROM THE ENGINE. I BEGAN TO MOVE OVER TO THE RIGHT WITH NO POWER, LITTLE STEERING, A DASH FULL OF ERROR LIGHTS, AND DOING MY BEST NOT TO GET HIT BY PASSING VEHICLES. ONCE I GOT TO THE SI...

Mileage: 89,600

SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING HIGHWAY 281, MY ENGINE FELL ON IT'S FACE. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL BUT GOT NOTHING BUT RPM'S FROM THE ENGINE. I BEGAN TO MOVE OVER TO THE RIGHT WITH NO POWER, LITTLE STEERING, A DASH FULL OF ERROR LIGHTS, AND DOING MY BEST NOT TO GET HIT BY PASSING VEHICLES. ONCE I GOT TO THE SI...

Mileage: 89,600

AIR CONDITIONING WORKS FINE, AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR INTERSECTIONS, THE A/C GETS WARM, AS IF THE CONDENSER IS NOT WORKING. WHEN STARTING UP AGAIN, IT GETS COLD AFTER A BIT OF TIME. SEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OCCURS OFTEN, AND M...

Mileage: 126,932

AIR CONDITIONING WORKS FINE, AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR INTERSECTIONS, THE A/C GETS WARM, AS IF THE CONDENSER IS NOT WORKING. WHEN STARTING UP AGAIN, IT GETS COLD AFTER A BIT OF TIME. SEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OCCURS OFTEN, AND M...

Mileage: 126,932

I WAS REAR ENDED AT A RED LIGHT AND MY DASH BOARD SUSTAINED MULTIPLE FRACTURES. PART OF THE DASH BOARD FRACTURED AND BECAME AIRBORNE IN THE VEHICLE. IT WAS THE SIZE OF AN IPHONE. THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER PART OF THE DASHBOARD WHERE A HOLE IS PRESENT AND THE DASH BOARD IS SUNKEN IN. VERY DISAPPOINTED ...

THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE AREA'S CAUSING SHARP EDGES IN THE DASH. VERY EASY FOR KIDS TO CUT THERE HANDS. ALSO IF VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT THE SHARP EDGES WOULD COME LOSE HITTING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING BODILY HARM. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

CRACKS BEGIN TO APPEAR IN THE DASHBOARD IN APRIL 2009 JUST BELOW THE WINDSHIELD AND HAVE NOW BEGAN TO SHOW UP IN THE MAIN DASHBOARD CAP. A LARGE GAPING SLIT NEAR THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY APPEAR ON JULY 5, 2012. ON JULY 11, 2012 POWER WAS LOST TO THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH ALSO INCLUDED...

DASH BOARD HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL CRACKS BOTH FRONT AND REAR. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

THE DASHBOARD IN THE 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS MULTIPLE HAIRLINE CRACKS AND PIECES ARE BEGINNING TO FALL BEHIND THE DASH. I'M AFRAID THAT THESE PIECES COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE FUNCTION OF THE AIRBAGS, HEATING / COOLING SYSTEM, OR OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT T...

Mileage: 136,000

THE DASH CAP IN MY DODGE RAM 1500 HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY VERY SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC THAT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN A COLLISION RESULTING IN UNNECESSARY INJURY TO ANY PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS SHOULD TRIGGER A FULL RECALL OF ALL TRUCKS AFFEC...

Mileage: 118,000

NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THAT THE RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE UPPER DASHBOARD PIECE NEXT TO THE WINDOW WAS RATTLING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT TWO OF THE ATTACHMENT POST FOR THE PANEL WERE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE UPPER DASH PANEL ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE PANEL WHICH MATE TO A FRICTION C...

Mileage: 84,000

THE DASHBOARD OF MY DODGE RAM IS DISINTEGRATING INTO SHARP POINTED SHARDS OF PLASTIC. THE PLASTIC MATERIAL WHICH MAKES UP THE DASH HAS CHANGED IN IT CHARACTERISTICS SO AS TO BECOME QUITE BRITTLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE SHARDS TO BECOME PROJECTILES AND/OR ANYTHING COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE DASH ...

Mileage: 76,000

MY DASH HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED AND IS IN PIECES,(SHARP PIECES), IT COULD AFFECT THE WIRING IN MY DASH, IF I DID HAVE AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS IN THE DASH COULD THROW THOSE SHARP PIECES AT ME AND MY PASSENGERS. NOTE: THESE CRACK WERE AT NO FAULT OF MINE OR MY PASSENGERS. THE CRACKS STARTED TWO YEARS ...

Mileage: 27,000

MY DASH HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED AND IS IN PIECES,(SHARP PIECES), IT COULD AFFECT THE WIRING IN MY DASH, IF I DID HAVE AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS IN THE DASH COULD THROW THOSE SHARP PIECES AT ME AND MY PASSENGERS. NOTE: THESE CRACK WERE AT NO FAULT OF MINE OR MY PASSENGERS. THE CRACKS STARTED TWO YEARS ...

Mileage: 27,000

DODGE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE FRONT LEFT AND THEN THE OTHER VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND HIT THE SIDE OF THE DODGE. ALL SAFETY AIRBAGS IN CAR FAILED TO DEPLOY AND NO AIRBAG CHECK LIGHT WAS ON DURING THE LIFE OF THE DODGE. ALSO THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS A DODGE AND IT HAD LESS DAMAGE AND ALL AIRB...

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYS COULD BE EASILY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN ANY GEAR. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO PARK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE BACKWARD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE WHO ADVISE...

Mileage: 208,000

DASH CRACKED,CUT FINGER ON IT AND THE CRACKS ARE GETTING WORSE. PIECES COULD FLY UP AND HIT ME IN THE FACE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 72,189

VEHICLE BLOWER MOTOR FUSE WAS BLOWN ON THIS OCCASION, AND THEN LATER DATES THE AC CONDENSER FAN FUSE WAS BLOWN. THE 40 AMP FUSE FOR THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED TO FIX THE FIRST PROBLEM. THE CONDENSER FAN FUSE WAS REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE, AND THEN THE FUSE BOX - WHERE THE CONDENSER FAN FUSE GOES - ...

Mileage: 11,615

VEHICLE BLOWER MOTOR FUSE WAS BLOWN ON THIS OCCASION, AND THEN LATER DATES THE AC CONDENSER FAN FUSE WAS BLOWN. THE 40 AMP FUSE FOR THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED TO FIX THE FIRST PROBLEM. THE CONDENSER FAN FUSE WAS REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE, AND THEN THE FUSE BOX - WHERE THE CONDENSER FAN FUSE GOES - ...

Mileage: 11,615

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES AND FALLING APART. I TOOK THE DASH COVER OFF TO GLUE IT BACK TOGETHER AND SEEN THAT THE DASH BODY IS ALSO CRACKING, AFTER GLUING THE TOP DASHBOARD BACK TOGETHER, LESS THAN A MONTH LATER CRACKS APPEARED NEXT TO THE CRACKS THAT I GLUED TOGETHER. IT IS ONLY A MAT...

Mileage: 100,000

THE DASHBOARD IN THE 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS AND PIECES ARE FALLING INTO THE A/C VENTS AND THE FIREWALL. THERE ARE MANY SHARP EDGES AND LOOSE BROKEN PIECES AND I'M AFRAID IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT THERE COULD BE FRAGMENTS THAT BREAK APART AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE EYE DAMAGE OR SEVER...

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2002 RAM VAN 1500 6 CYL ENGINE FAILED STATE REQUIRED SMOG CHECK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON PRIOR TO THIS. THE SMOG REPORT SHOWED 3 CYLINDERS OUT OF 6 WERE MISFIRING. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS DAMAGED VALVES AND LOST COMPRESSION. AFTER THE MECHANIC OPENED THE ENGINE HE FOUND BOTH HEADS TO BE CRACKED...

Mileage: 97,000

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. SHARP EDGES ARE EXPOSED CAUSING A POSSIBLE CUTTING HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

THIN CRACKS APPEARED ON UPPER RIGHT OF THE MAIN RADIATOR, FLUID LEAKING OUT. CAR HAD NOT SUSTAINED ANY ACCIDENT AND IS A CLEAN TITLE. MY CONCLUSION IS THAT INFERIOR PRODUCTS/POLYMERS WERE USED TO MANUFACTURE THIS RADIATOR. THIS IS NOT AN AFTERMARKET RADIATOR, BUT THE ONE THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE F...

Mileage: 74,500

THIN CRACKS APPEARED ON UPPER RIGHT OF THE MAIN RADIATOR, FLUID LEAKING OUT. CAR HAD NOT SUSTAINED ANY ACCIDENT AND IS A CLEAN TITLE. MY CONCLUSION IS THAT INFERIOR PRODUCTS/POLYMERS WERE USED TO MANUFACTURE THIS RADIATOR. THIS IS NOT AN AFTERMARKET RADIATOR, BUT THE ONE THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE F...

Mileage: 74,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED AND CAUSED ALL OF THE EXTERNAL LIGHTS TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE AND NOTICED THAT TWO BOLTS WERE MISSING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT ORDERED THE BOLTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAIL...

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUADCAB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A TURN HOWEVER, THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN ENGAGED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HORN AND REAR BRAKE LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, BOTH TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT FUNCTION UPON A...

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUADCAB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A TURN HOWEVER, THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN ENGAGED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HORN AND REAR BRAKE LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, BOTH TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT FUNCTION UPON A...

Mileage: 112,000

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS AND SHARDS OF HARD, SHARP, PLASTIC IS FALLING INTO INTERIOR. SHARDS ARE ALSO BECOMING PROJECTILES WHEN THEY DISLODGE FROM DASHBOARD. WHILE CLEANING OR TOUCHING DASHBOARD, PERSONAL INJURY OCCURS BY BEING STABBED AND/OR CUT BY THESE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOAR...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE MATERIAL USED TO MANUFACTURER THE DASHBOARD WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF T...

Mileage: 45,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT 2WD 5.9 V8 (GAS) WITH 86,000 MILES. TURN SIGNALS HAVE SUDDENLY BECOME DANGEROUSLY INTERMITTENT. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY WHEN SIGNALING 'LEFT' THE RIGHT DASH INDICATOR FOR THE TURN SIGNALS WILL FLASH INSTEAD. IT HAPPENED TWICE TODAY, WE TURNED THE SIGNAL OFF THEN BACK 'ON' A...

Mileage: 85,075

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT 2WD 5.9 V8 (GAS) WITH 86,000 MILES. TURN SIGNALS HAVE SUDDENLY BECOME DANGEROUSLY INTERMITTENT. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY WHEN SIGNALING 'LEFT' THE RIGHT DASH INDICATOR FOR THE TURN SIGNALS WILL FLASH INSTEAD. IT HAPPENED TWICE TODAY, WE TURNED THE SIGNAL OFF THEN BACK 'ON' A...

Mileage: 85,075

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT 2WD 5.9 V8 (GAS) WITH 86,000 MILES. TURN SIGNALS HAVE SUDDENLY BECOME DANGEROUSLY INTERMITTENT. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY WHEN SIGNALING 'LEFT' THE RIGHT DASH INDICATOR FOR THE TURN SIGNALS WILL FLASH INSTEAD. IT HAPPENED TWICE TODAY, WE TURNED THE SIGNAL OFF THEN BACK 'ON' A...

Mileage: 85,075

WHEN TURNING LEFT AND SIGNAL IS APPLIED, THE RIGHT BLINKER COMES ON INSIDE & OUTSIDE AND WHEN RIGHT SIGNAL IS APPLIED NOTHING HAPPENS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 144,875

WHEN TURNING LEFT AND SIGNAL IS APPLIED, THE RIGHT BLINKER COMES ON INSIDE & OUTSIDE AND WHEN RIGHT SIGNAL IS APPLIED NOTHING HAPPENS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 144,875

THE DASH BOARD OF MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 IS FALLING APART. THERE HAS BEEN NO ABUSE TO WHAT SO EVER BUT NOW I HAVE A GIANT HOLES IN IT AND ITS CRACKING ALL OVER THE PLACE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I WANT IT FIXED ITS GONNA COST ME ALMOST $3000 (FOR PARTS AND LABOR). I'VE...

Mileage: 113,000

WAS ON WAY HOME FROM WORK 830 AT NIGHT. GOT PULLED OVER BY STATE TROOPERS BECAUSE I HAD NO TAIL LIGHTS! COME TO FIND OUT THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH DODGE PICK UPS! WHAT WOULD OF HAPPEN IF I HAD MY 3 KIDS IN THE TRUCK GOT HIT BECAUSE PERSON COULD NOT SEE ME!! NEED HELP WITH THE ISSUE PLEASE! *KB

I HAVE 2002 DODGE RAM THE DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING, IT HAS FALLEN APART AND IS GETTING INTO ELECTRICAL WIRING AND AS WELL AS FALLING INTO PARTS OF MY A/C. THE PIECES OF THE DASH HAVE FALLEN INTO THE A/C FAN CAUSING MY A/C TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR

SEVERELY CRACKED DASH BOARD. PARTS FALLING DOWN INTO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING INCLUDING AIRBAG AREA. CONTINUES TO CRACK IN DIFFERENT AREAS. MAJOR PORTIONS OF THE DASH IS CAVING IN. COULD CAUSE GAUGE, LIGHTING, AIRBAG AND HEATING/COOLING PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

SEVERELY CRACKED DASH BOARD. PARTS FALLING DOWN INTO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING INCLUDING AIRBAG AREA. CONTINUES TO CRACK IN DIFFERENT AREAS. MAJOR PORTIONS OF THE DASH IS CAVING IN. COULD CAUSE GAUGE, LIGHTING, AIRBAG AND HEATING/COOLING PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

SEVERELY CRACKED DASH BOARD. PARTS FALLING DOWN INTO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING INCLUDING AIRBAG AREA. CONTINUES TO CRACK IN DIFFERENT AREAS. MAJOR PORTIONS OF THE DASH IS CAVING IN. COULD CAUSE GAUGE, LIGHTING, AIRBAG AND HEATING/COOLING PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

FOUND METAL PIECES (BROKEN C CLIP) AND DAMAGE TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X2. THE WHOLE REAR END HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED KNOWN PROBLEM BASED ON HUNDREDS OF FORUM THREADS UNDER "C-CLIP", "RETAINER CLIP" AND/OR "CLUTCH PACK RETAINER" PROBLEMS. PAI...

Mileage: 95,000

THE DASHBOARD BEGAN EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE CRACKS, RESULTING IN SHARP EDGES AND PIECES THAT COULD INTERFERE WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING, CAUSING VARIOUS SAFETY RISKS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

SEVERELY CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE CALIBER BRACKET WAS FRACTURED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REP...

Mileage: 94,000

CRACKED DASH. *TR

MY DASH ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM HAS BEEN FALLING APART AND DROPPING INTO MY VENTS. IT IS SO BAD I HAD TO PUT CARPET OVER IT. NOW I'M HAVING HEATER REPAIRS DONE ON IT. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY WON'T DO A THANG ABOUT IT. I HAVE KIDS AND BOTH OF THEM HAVE CUT THEMSELVES ON THE SHARP PIECES ON THE DASH. I H...

MY DASH ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM HAS BEEN FALLING APART AND DROPPING INTO MY VENTS. IT IS SO BAD I HAD TO PUT CARPET OVER IT. NOW I'M HAVING HEATER REPAIRS DONE ON IT. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY WON'T DO A THANG ABOUT IT. I HAVE KIDS AND BOTH OF THEM HAVE CUT THEMSELVES ON THE SHARP PIECES ON THE DASH. I H...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE CLEARLY BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED...

Mileage: 151,000

CRASHED DASHBOARD! THE VENT COVERINGS ARE NO LONGER PRESENT AND HAVE FALLEN INTO THE AIR DUCTS. THERE ARE LARGE CRACKS STARTING FROM WHERE THE DASH MEETS THE WINDSHIELD AND EXTENDING OUT TO THE END OF THE DASH. THERE ARE TRIANGULAR HOLES WHERE THE DASH HAS FALLEN THROUGH. THERE ARE ROUGHLY 8 LARGE C...

SERIOUSLY CRACKED DASHBOARD, NO WRECKS OR DAMAGE TO CAUSE THE CRACKS. *TT

Mileage: 40,000

SERIOUSLY CRACKED DASHBOARD, NO WRECKS OR DAMAGE TO CAUSE THE CRACKS. *TT

Mileage: 40,000

DASH IS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE POINTS NEAR VENTS AND NOW COMING ACROSS THE TOP OF PASSENGER AIR BAG AREA. THERE IS SO MANY FINE CRACKS ACROSS POINT NEAR WINDSHIELD AND VENTS. IF AIR BAG WAS TO DEPLOY I FEEL THAT SHARDS OF DASH WILL BE FLYING WITHIN THE CAB DUE TO THE WAY THAT THE CRACK IS IN VICINIT...

Mileage: 89,000

AT 48,000 MILES AND ONLY 3 YEARS OLD MY DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING . NOW IT IS CRACKED ALL OVER AND STARTING TO RUN DOWN THE CENTER TOWARDS THE FLOOR. I KNOW THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DODGE RAM DASBOARDS AND IT IS TIME THEY ARE FORCED TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

I HAVE FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH OF HOW TO FIX MY DASHBOARD WHICH IS NOW SEVERELY CRACKED THAT IT'S CAVING IN, THAT DODGE HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND IS NOT FIXING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE ARE NOW SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC DASH THAT COULD HURT MYSELF OR PASSENGER IN AN ACCIDENT OR ...

Mileage: 60,000

THE DASH HAS BEEN FALLING APART LITTLE BY LITTLE. I HAVE READ OTHER REPORTS ABOUT THIS. I AM A RETIRED CHRYSLER AUTO TECH, 20 YEARS,16 SELF EMPLOYED AS A TECH. I KNOW IF I SEE DANGER, YOU SEE DANGER. SHOULD YOU AND CHRYSLER WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS? APPARENTLY THE VENDER USED INFERIOR MATE...

Mileage: 500,000

ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME WHEN I TURN THE TURN SIGNAL TO THE LEFT THE RIGHT SIDE BLINKS. I HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND TRY AGAIN AND IT WILL WORK. THE OTHER DAY I WAS ENTERING A ON RAMP AND I SIGNALED TO THE LEFT AND NO ONE WOULD LET ME IN. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN SO I WOULDN'T GET RAN OFF THE ROAD BUT ALMO...

Mileage: 143,000

ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME WHEN I TURN THE TURN SIGNAL TO THE LEFT THE RIGHT SIDE BLINKS. I HAVE TO TURN THEM OFF AND TRY AGAIN AND IT WILL WORK. THE OTHER DAY I WAS ENTERING A ON RAMP AND I SIGNALED TO THE LEFT AND NO ONE WOULD LET ME IN. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN SO I WOULDN'T GET RAN OFF THE ROAD BUT ALMO...

Mileage: 143,000

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND PIECES ARE FALLING INTO THE ELECTRICAL UNIT AND AC UNITS UNDERNEATH THE DASH AREA. AFRAID AIRBAG WILL BE DAMAGED AS THEY ARE NOT PROTECTED WITH THE DASH MISSING. AC UNIT ON PASSANGER SIDE IS DAMAGED AND NOT WORKING DUE TO THE CONDENSER HOUSING UNIT BEING EXPOSED. OTHER ELEC...

DASH FALLING APART AND HAS DAMAGED HEATER BOX. DEFROST DOESN'T WORK WHICH CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS FOGGING UP. AN ACCIDENT WAITING HAPPEN. ALSO CAUSES HEAT AND A/C NOT TO WORK. SHARDS FROM THE DASH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH FROM AN ACCIDENT. REPLACED DASH AND HEATER BOX AND SAME THING ...

DASH STARTED CRACKING - NOW THERE ARE SHARP EDGES AND PIECES OF PLASTIC WITH SHARP EDGES FROM THE DASH HAVE FALLEN DOWN INTO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL - NOW THERE ARE MULTIPLE CRACKS AND HOLES IN THE DASH - ONE HOLE IS MORE THAN 4" IN DIAMETER - *TR

Mileage: 57,000

THE DASH OF THE TRUCK STARTED WITH ONE CRACK ABOUT 2 YRS AGO. NOW THERE ARE MORE THAN A DOZEN CRACKS. ESTIMATED COST FROM ME TO REPLACE THE DASH OVER $1,000. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND WILL DEFINITELY REFLECT WHAT I RECEIVE AT TRADE IN. MY FIRST AND LAST DODGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE ALERTED HER THAT THE RADIATOR HOSE BLEW. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE DETAILS IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED TH...

5 YEARS AFTER MANUFACTURE OF THIS VEHICLE THE DASHBOARDS HAVE GONE FROM FRACTURED TO NEARLY COMPLETELY DISSOLVED. THROUGH RESEARCH THIS ISSUE IS APPLICABLE TO ALL VEHICLES PRODUCED WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THE ISSUE HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN NOW THAT THE AIR BAGS HAVE BECOME EXPOSED AND WILL NOT ...

Mileage: 45,000

THE DASHBOARD CRACKS BY IT SELF AND I`TS RELY SHARP EDGES I`TS LIKE IS DISSOLVING BY IT SELF AND AS I CAN SEE ALL THE MODELS FROM 1999 TO 2006 ARE THE SAME DODGE IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND IF YOU HAVE A ACCIDENT WITH THE TRUCK SHARP PEACES CAN INJURE THE PASSENGERS IN THE TRUCK IF YOU CAN D...

Mileage: 75,000

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKED AND DISINTEGRATING. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN STORED IN A GARAGE AND THE SHARP EDGES PRESENT A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD SHOULD THE VECHICLE BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO CUT MYSELF ON SHARP EDGES WHILE TRYING TO ATTEMPT TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON THE ...

Mileage: 65,000

MY DASHBOARD HAS DEEP CRACKS ALL ACROSS THE TOP WHICH CRACK AND ARE FALLING APART DOWN INTO THE MECHANICAL PARTS OF MY TRUCK. I WENT TO DODGE AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP, I PRICED THIS REPAIR WITH A BODY SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $350 FOR THE DASH BUT THE LABOR WOULD COST $700-800. ...

HAVE HAD A CRACKED DASHBOARD FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW, I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE AND COULD NOT GET A RESOLUTION FROM CHRYSLER/DODGE. MY DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED TO PIECES CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. FINALLY MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS HAVE STARTED TO MALFUNCTION DUE TO THE PIECES OF MY FALLEN DASHBOARD FAL...

Mileage: 114,000

HAVE HAD A CRACKED DASHBOARD FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW, I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE AND COULD NOT GET A RESOLUTION FROM CHRYSLER/DODGE. MY DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED TO PIECES CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. FINALLY MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS HAVE STARTED TO MALFUNCTION DUE TO THE PIECES OF MY FALLEN DASHBOARD FAL...

Mileage: 114,000

HAVE HAD A CRACKED DASHBOARD FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW, I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE AND COULD NOT GET A RESOLUTION FROM CHRYSLER/DODGE. MY DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED TO PIECES CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. FINALLY MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS HAVE STARTED TO MALFUNCTION DUE TO THE PIECES OF MY FALLEN DASHBOARD FAL...

Mileage: 114,000

DASH BOARD IS CRACKED ABOVE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.

DASHBOARD FOR MY 2002 DODGE RAM ALL CRACKED FEAR FOR SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. *TT

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 WHICH I BOUGHT NEW HAS THE DASH CRACKING ALL OVER. *TT

Mileage: 85,000

02 DODGE RAM 1500 CRACK DASHBOARD WITH SHARP EDGES MY YEARS OLD SON CUT HIS INDEX FINGER WHILE INSIDE MY TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 90,012

I PURCHASED A 2002 DODGE RAM IN 2007, IN THE PAST YEAR I HAVE NOTICED TWO CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. *TR

Mileage: 147,299

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE DASHBOARD SURFACE EXHIBITED CRACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE MODE...

Mileage: 70,000

DASHBOARD CRACKING ACROSS TOP. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500, DASH CRACKING. THIS TRUCK STAYS COVERED UP IN THE DRIVEWAY MOST OF THE TIME. 81K MILES ON THE TRUCK. I BELEIVE THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING UP. BIG PIECE ARE FALLING DOWN IN BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL . HAVE TALKED TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THE SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM - QUAD CAB DASH BOARD CRACKED. ONLY OWNER AND NO COMPLAINTS ON OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE TRUCK. BUT ALMOST OVER NIGHT THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED NEARLY A DOZEN CRACKS ALL THE WAY ACROSS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

DASH IN MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKED. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

DASH BOARD CRACKS AND BUSTING INTO PIECES--RADIATOR CRACKED--AIR CONDITION COOLER FAN. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKED FALLING TO PIECES JUST AFTER 3 YEARS DODGE TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND A COMMON COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

SIGNIFICANT CRACKS IN BOTH PRIMARY DASH AND AUXILIARY DASH SECTION BETWEEN DASH AND WINDSHIELD. EXISTING CRACKS GROWING/OPENING AND NEW ONES DEVELOPING. STARTING TO EXPERIENCE UNEXPLAINABLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES, LIKE POWER WINDOWS, AND DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING ON OCCASION. DEALER QUOTED REPLACEMENT COST ...

Mileage: 65,000

SIGNIFICANT CRACKS IN BOTH PRIMARY DASH AND AUXILIARY DASH SECTION BETWEEN DASH AND WINDSHIELD. EXISTING CRACKS GROWING/OPENING AND NEW ONES DEVELOPING. STARTING TO EXPERIENCE UNEXPLAINABLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES, LIKE POWER WINDOWS, AND DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING ON OCCASION. DEALER QUOTED REPLACEMENT COST ...

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE FRONT PART OF THE DASH NEXT TO THE WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED,BROKEN ETC. I HEARD THAT THEY ARE A LOT OF THESE DASHES LIKE MINE. I THINK THEY NEED TO RECALL THE ITEM OR FIX IT AT COMPANY COST NOT BY THE CONSUMER. *KB

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 CRACKED DASHBOARD OVER AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE . THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TOO MANY DODGE RAM PICKUPS FROM THE 1993 MODEL YEAR THROUGH 2005 MODEL YEAR. THE EDGE OF THE CRACKED PLASTIC IS SHARP AND POSE A SERIOUS INJURY PROBABILITY IN THE EVENT OF ACCIDENT AND AIRBAG...

Mileage: 94,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 CRACKED DASHBOARD OVER AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE . THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TOO MANY DODGE RAM PICKUPS FROM THE 1993 MODEL YEAR THROUGH 2005 MODEL YEAR. THE EDGE OF THE CRACKED PLASTIC IS SHARP AND POSE A SERIOUS INJURY PROBABILITY IN THE EVENT OF ACCIDENT AND AIRBAG...

Mileage: 94,000

OUR DODGE RAM 1500 WAS WORKING FINE ONE DAY THE NEXT DAY THE HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. WE CHECKED FUSES AND ANYTHING ELSE OBVIOUS. THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, AFTER HALF A DAY OF CHECKING HE FOUND THAT THE FUSE AND RELAY CENTER (INTEGRATED POWER MODU...

Mileage: 104,000

OUR DODGE RAM 1500 WAS WORKING FINE ONE DAY THE NEXT DAY THE HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. WE CHECKED FUSES AND ANYTHING ELSE OBVIOUS. THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, AFTER HALF A DAY OF CHECKING HE FOUND THAT THE FUSE AND RELAY CENTER (INTEGRATED POWER MODU...

Mileage: 104,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING AND NOW HAS TOTALLY CRACKED AND PARTS HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DEFROST/AIR UNIT AS WELL AS CAUSING SHARP EDGES THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY. AFRAID THAT IF AIRBAG DEPLOYS THIS WILL CAUSE JAGGED EDGES OF PLASTIC TO BE PROPELLED TO DRIVER OR PASSENGER, C...

Mileage: 110,000

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 AND MY TAILLIGHTS/RUNNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I CHECKED WITH A TECHNICIAN AND HE STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE FUSE BOX. IT WAS GOING TO COST ME CLOSE TO 1000.00 DOLLARS TO BE REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 71,000

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 AND MY TAILLIGHTS/RUNNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I CHECKED WITH A TECHNICIAN AND HE STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE FUSE BOX. IT WAS GOING TO COST ME CLOSE TO 1000.00 DOLLARS TO BE REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 71,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD STARTED CRUMBLING TO PIECES AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS. DODGE DEALER TOLD US IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD AT OUR OWN EXPENSE. THE DEALER EVEN TOLD US THIS WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT FROM DODGE TRUCK OWNERS. *KB

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 5.9L SPORT. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS SPECIAL ORDER TRUCK AND NOW THE DASH IS CRACKING ALL OVER????? NEVER HAD A NEW VEHICLE DO THIS IN ALL MY 54 YEARS. I LIVE IN TEXAS AND I KNOW IT IS HOT,BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE CRACKING LIKE IT IS,NONE OF MY OTHER CARS OR TRUCKS ARE CRACKING ...

Mileage: 86,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 5.9L SPORT. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS SPECIAL ORDER TRUCK AND NOW THE DASH IS CRACKING ALL OVER????? NEVER HAD A NEW VEHICLE DO THIS IN ALL MY 54 YEARS. I LIVE IN TEXAS AND I KNOW IT IS HOT,BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE CRACKING LIKE IT IS,NONE OF MY OTHER CARS OR TRUCKS ARE CRACKING ...

Mileage: 86,000

VEHICLES ARE KNOWN TO RUN HOT, SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE HEADGASKET, I AM TOLD. THE RACK AND PINION LEAKS AND HAS TO BE WATCHED. THEY ARE BAD TO HAVE DEAD CYLINDERS I AM NOT SURE WHEN THIS FIRST WAS A PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED NOW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS. IT IS MY...

BIG CRACKS IN THE DASH OF MY 2002 DODGE RAM TRUCK. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD EITHER NOT FUNCTION, OR THE OPPOSITE SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE WHENEVER THEY WERE TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,000. ...

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD EITHER NOT FUNCTION, OR THE OPPOSITE SIGNAL WOULD ILLUMINATE WHENEVER THEY WERE TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,000. ...

Mileage: 112,000

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE PICKUP WITH A CRACKED DASH. I HAD TO REPLACE THE HEATER CORE AND WHEN THE DASH WAS REMOVED I NOTICED CRACKS ALL IN THE DASH. WHILE REMOVING THE DASH I AND MY HELPER BOTH SUSTAINED SEVERE CUTS FROM VERY SHARP EDGES OF THE BROKEN DASH. THIS PROMPTED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT BEC...

Mileage: 138,000

DASHBOARD OF MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS FIFTEEN CRACKS. THE DASH IS IN TWO PARTS. THE PART WHERE THE VENTS ARE IS READY TO EITHER FALL OUT OR COME COMPLETELY OUT. THERE HAS BEEN OVER THREE HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ON AUTOBEEF. MY CONCERNS IS THE PLASTIC IS GOING TO FALL IN AND CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. DO...

Mileage: 73,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COVER FAILED AND THE PANEL BROKE INTO PIECES, CAUSING THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE HEAT WAS CAUSING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PLASTI...

Mileage: 16,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS CRACKED APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH STARTING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAVED IN AND THE INDICATORS WERE NO LONGER CONCEALED BY THE PANEL. BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND DE...

Mileage: 29,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DAS...

Mileage: 149,999

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DAS...

Mileage: 149,999

2002 DODGE RAM 1500. DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND IS CONTINUING TO NOT ONLY CRACK BUT TO DISINTEGRATE. IT HAS LARGE HOLES IN IT WHERE THE PLASTIC HAS FALLEN OFF LEAVING VERY SHARP IRREGULAR SECTIONS. SOME PIECES HAVE FALLEN OFF, AND SOME HAVE FALLEN IN,... INTO THE DUCTS AND CAVITIES UNDER THE DASHBOAR...

Mileage: 70,000

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKED INTO MANY SHARP, LOOSE PIECES. AT THIS POINT, IT'S NOT HELD TOGETHER BY ANYTHING. MY CONCERN IS THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE PIECES COULD CAUSE INJURY TO ANY VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. IT'S BEEN CRACKED SINCE 2008 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY...

Mileage: 85,000

WHEN THE TRUCK WAS A STOP AND I WOULD BEGIN TO DRIVE I WOULD HEAR A CLANKING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. THIS WENT ON FOR A MONTH I FIGURED IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE BED MOVING AROUND. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ONE NIGHT, I HEARD A CRUNCH NOISE THAT THEN RESULTED IN THE...

Mileage: 192,000

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 AND MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER. THERE IS ALSO A HOLE WHICH MEASURES 9" LONG AND 3 1/2" WIDE. I BELIEVE UNDER THE RIGHT SITUATION THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY HARM. *TR

Mileage: 59,680

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUP POP AS SMOKE BEGAN ESCAPING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD EXPLODED, CAUSING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND E...

Mileage: 88,000

UPPER RADIATOR HOSE BLEW-OUT,@42,000 MILES , AFTER REPLACING INCREASE IN ENGINE TEMP. REPLACED THERMOSTAT AND RADIATOR, TEMP REMAINED ELEVATED. VEHICLE NEVER OVERHEATED. ENGINE VALVES STARTED TAPPING, ANTIFREEZE ACCUMULATION ON THE INSIDE OF ENGINE OIL CAP. BAD HEADGASKETS. ENGINE OIL & FILTER CHANG...

Mileage: 42,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD, WHEN I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IT HAD A SMALL CRACK IN THE BOARD NOW A YEAR LATER IT HAVE ABOUT 8 CRACKS, I GOT A COVER FOR THE DASHBOARD, WAITING TO SEE IF THE MANUFACTURER WILL ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

THE DASHBOARD HAS STARTED CRACKING AFTER THE TRUCK HIT THE 60,000 MILE MARK. THERE ARE NOW HOLES IN PORTIONS OF THE DASHBOARD, AND THE PIECES HAVE FALLEN DOWN INTO THE HEATER MOTOR, AND IT HAS CAUSED THE DOORS ON THE HEATER TO NO LONGER OPEN AND CLOSE CORRECTLY, LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH NO HEAT. W...

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY APPROX 65 MPH, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING, SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN AS PULLING OFF EXIT TIRE TREAD FROM RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE SHREDDED. TIRE TRED IS STILL HANING ON TIRE. *TR

Mileage: 127,746

2002 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB - REPORTING THE CRACKING OF THE DASH BOARD, THERE HAS BEEN NO DAMAGE TO THE DASH, THE RAM WAS KEPT IN A COVERED GARAGE AND STILL HAS SEVERAL CRACKS COMPLETE ACROSS THE DASH. THE BROKEN AND LOOSE PLASTIC PARTS COULD POSE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A TICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE VALVE HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH T...

Mileage: 42,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE AND TRAVELED 100 YARDS, AND CRASHED INTO AN ELECTRICAL POLE KNOCKING IT DOWN. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ACROSS A F...

Mileage: 77,755

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES. I'VE CALLED EVERY DODGE DEALER IN TOWN, AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT NEITHER THEY NOR DODGE WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT FROM SHOPPING AT WALMART AND WAS PULLED OVER BY THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR NOT HAVING ANY TAIL-LIGHTS ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM. COME TO FIND OUT , NONE OF MY PARKING LIGHTS WORKED, BUT THE SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHTS DID WORK. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND A VISIT TO THE L...

Mileage: 131,000

MY 2002 DODGE RAM HAS A BAD BLEND DOOR CONTROLLER. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT I ONLY HAVE COLD OR WARM AIR COMING OUT OF THE VENTS IN THE FRONT PART OF THE DASH AND AM UNABLE TO SWITCH THE AIR TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS. DEALER SAYS IT'S AN $800 FIX. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN MY WINDOWS STEAM UP I HAVE T...

Mileage: 102,000

LEFT BRAKE LIGHT FAILED AROUND END OF JANUARY 2011. 1 1/2 WEEKS LATTER THE RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. REPLACED BULBS. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. REPLACED STOP LIGHT SWITCH. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. MADE PHONE CALLS AND WAS TOLD THAT DODGE WAS HAVING ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS, THAT IT WAS THE (TAIL LIGHT TREE ...

Mileage: 58,680

STARTED TRUCK TURNED ON HEADLIGHT SWITCH ,WAS ON HIGH BEAM SO PULLED LEVER TO DIM AN LIGHTS WOULD NOT DIM THEN WIPERS COME ON AND WOULDNT SHUT OFF AND WIPER SPRAYER COME ON AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF BUT IF I HELD LEVER BACK ALL WENT OFF SO HAVE TO DRIVE HOLDING LEVER BACK.WHEN I GOT HOME AND SHUT TRUCK...

Mileage: 130,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD. DANGEROUS DUE TO SHARP EDGES AND POSSIBLY INTERFERING WITH OPERATION OF AIRBAGS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

MY DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING IN THE SUMMER OF 2005 AND HAS CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE TO THE POINT THAT IT IS COLLAPSING IN AND CREATING ELECTRICAL AND SAFETY ISSUES. *LN

Mileage: 50,000

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND HOLES IN IT. ENGINE WON'T SHIFT GEARS NOW AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO COMPLETELY OUT AT TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND HOLES IN IT. ENGINE WON'T SHIFT GEARS NOW AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO COMPLETELY OUT AT TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THIS TRUCK HAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE DASH. THE DASH START CRACKING REALLY BAD. DODGE DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FOR A TRUCK THAT IS LESS THEN 10 YEARS OLD THAT I PAID 32,000 DOLLARS FOR THE DASH SHOULD NOT BE CRACKING. I BELIEVE DODGE SO...

DODGE RAM GAUGE CLUSTER GOES OUT ABOUT 5 YEARS AFTER THE RECALLED WIRING HARNESS WAS FIXED. WHEN THE GAUGE CLUSTER WENT OUT I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THAT HARNESS FIXED AGAIN BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT SHORTED IT ALL OUT. ALSO THE RAPIER SHOP WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT BACK MY MILEAGE TO 63,XXX. IT NOW SHOWS 119,XXX. ...

Mileage: 63,000

FAILURE OF "CROSSOVER TUBE" IN FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. MASSIVE LEAKAGE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE IF HAPPENED ON ROAD LUCKILY HAPPENED AS I WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. I HAVE FAILED PART AND WILL SEND WHEREVER IF DESIRED TO HAVE PART. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

DASHBOARD FALLING APART/ CRACKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STA...

Mileage: 84,000

DASH COMPONENTS CRACKING AND FALLING APART WITHOUT ABUSE. NOT CAUSED BY SUN OR HEAT EXPOSURE. CRACKED DASH PANELS POSE A HAZARD DUE TO EXPOSED WIRING USUALLY COVERED AND PROTECTED BY DASH. PARTS OF CRACKING DASH CAN FALL INTO WIRING AND COMPONENTS HOUSED IN THE DASH, INCLUDING AIRBAG COMPONENTS. CRA...

Mileage: 79,000

MY TRUCK BEGAN LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID WHILE PARKED OUTSIDE MY HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING, NOR MOVING. ENOUGH FLUID LEAKED OUT TO FORM A PUDDLE UNDER MY TRUCK. I USE THIS TRUCK TO TOW A 3200 POUND TRAVEL TRAILER. I AM THANKFUL I WAS NOT PULLING THIS TRAILER OR DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN TH...

Mileage: 66,513

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS IN DASH W/ AT LEAST TWO IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AREA. HEATER AND DEFROSTER ALSO DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS IN DASH W/ AT LEAST TWO IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AREA. HEATER AND DEFROSTER ALSO DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR

#1 WHEN IT GOT COLD I TURNED IT OVER TO THE HEATER. #2 HEAT WILL NOT COME OUT THE DRIVERS SIDE VENTS ,ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR. PASSENGER SIDE HAS HEAT BUT IS LACKING. THIS IS ON ALL OF THE HEATING SYSTEM UPPER AND LOWER. #3 HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIR CAN'T AFFORD IT RIGHT KNOW. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 AND MAY DASHBOARD HAD ONE CRACK 2 YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN MULTIPLE CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ALL ALONG THE DASH. MAY CONCERN IS THE DASH WILL FALL COMPLETELY APART OR A PIECE WILL COME LOOSE AND HIT SOMEONE. THANKS. *TR

STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES FOR NO TAILLIGHTS. WAS ADVISED THAT I COULD BE RAN OVER FOR NOT HAVING TAIL LIGHTS. LAMP OUT INDICATOR WAS NOT LIT. MECHANIC TRACED PROBLEM DOWN TO FCM (FRONT CONTROL MODULE). *TR

STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES FOR NO TAILLIGHTS. WAS ADVISED THAT I COULD BE RAN OVER FOR NOT HAVING TAIL LIGHTS. LAMP OUT INDICATOR WAS NOT LIT. MECHANIC TRACED PROBLEM DOWN TO FCM (FRONT CONTROL MODULE). *TR

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE DASH LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN THROUGH A WAR ZONE. IT IS CRACKED ALL TO PIECES AND PARTS ARE STARTING TO FALL OFF.

JUST WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PHASE "RAM TOUGH" I'VE HAD MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 SINCE IT WAS NEW; I HAD INSTALLED A CARPETED DASH COVER A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK SO THE DASHBOARD WOULD BE PROTECTED FROM THE SUN. I EVEN INSTALLED A RETRACTABLE ACCORDION STYLE SUNSHADE. IN MID 2005, I WAS ...

I PURCHASED MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO IN AUGUST, THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A VERY BUSY 35 MPH ROAD JUST PASSED A DANGEROUS SCHOOL ZONE AND I HAVE A TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING. TURNS OUT MY POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION HAS FAILED. NOW IN 12 MONTH I HAVE REPLACED TH...

Mileage: 8,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS (PARKING LIGHTS) FAILED AND THEY WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN NEEDED. THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ON THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ...

Mileage: 100,980

NO PARKING LIGHTS. THE FUSE BOX IS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 100,980

NO PARKING LIGHTS. THE FUSE BOX IS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 100,980

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM PICKUP THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKED FOR A WHILE FROM THE DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL. THE OTHER DAY A PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD BROKE OFF. NOW THERE IS A REAL SHARP EDGE ON THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD AND IT WILL CUT SOMEONE IF THEY HAPPEN TO PUT THEIR HAND ON IT JUST RIGHT. GOD FOR...

Mileage: 62,000

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB AND IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 I NOTICED THAT A CRACK HAD FORMED IN MY DASHBOARD, THERE ARE NOW 6 CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE DASHBOARD. I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED THAT IF THE TRUCK IS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THAT THE PIECES WITH THE SHARP EDGES WOULD BE EXTREMELY DANGER...

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONING, HE NOTICED A NOISE WITHIN THE BLOWER. HE EXAMINED THE BLOWER HOUSING AREA AND FOUND BROKEN PIECES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CRACKED WHEN HE REMOVED IT TO INSPECT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A C...

Mileage: 66,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A 35MPH PAVED BUSY ROAD, THE RACK AND PINION UNDER MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 FAILS, LEAVING ME WITH A LOSS OF STEERING AND ALMOST CATCHING THE TRUCK ON FIRE FROM SO MUCH FLUID GETTING ALL OVER A HOT ENGINE BAY. NOW AFTER A MONTH AND A HALF I HAVE PAID FOR 4 MORE RACK AND PINION FAIL...

PERFORMING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 A WET SPOT WAS LOCATED ON A CRIMPED FITTING PORTION OF THE FRONT BRAKE HOSS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY LIGHTLY PRESSING AND PUSHING ON THE AFFECTED AREA RESULTED IN A TOTAL BREAKAGE AND FAILURE OF THE ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE IS WHEN THE CRIMPED ...

Mileage: 110,500

CRACKING DASHBOARD ON 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. SAFETY ISSUES WITH SHARP EDGES AND LOOSE PIECES. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THROUGHOUT INTERNET SITES OF SAME PROBLEM. DODGE HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. MODEL YEARS 1998-2006 INVOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500. DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND I JUST NOW STARTED RESEARCHING ON INTERNET FOR FEAR OF SOME ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SERIOUS INJURY. THIS IS AN APPARENT VERY COMMON DEFECT WITH DODGE, THAT DODGE DOES NOT WANT TO RECTIFY. I'VE ALWAYS USED A SUNVISOR AND TRIED MY B...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO FEEL HEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE; ALL OF THE HEAT WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. ...

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO FEEL HEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE; ALL OF THE HEAT WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. ...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 .THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ENTERING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FAILURE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. UPDATED EVOQ 03/22/11

Mileage: 204,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 .THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ENTERING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FAILURE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. UPDATED EVOQ 03/22/11

Mileage: 204,000

THE DASH IN MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART (DEFECTIVE PLASTIC)AND DODGE/CHRYSLER WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT'S PRODUCT. THE AIR BAG IS RIGHT BELOW & CONNECTED TO THE PLASTIC THAT HAS CRACKED. I AM WORRIED THAT IF THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED THAT THIS PLASTIC (WHICH IS VERY SHARP PIECE...

Mileage: 38,000

THE DASH IN MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART (DEFECTIVE PLASTIC)AND DODGE/CHRYSLER WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT'S PRODUCT. THE AIR BAG IS RIGHT BELOW & CONNECTED TO THE PLASTIC THAT HAS CRACKED. I AM WORRIED THAT IF THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED THAT THIS PLASTIC (WHICH IS VERY SHARP PIECE...

Mileage: 38,000

DEFECTIVE DASH (DASH IS CRACKING ALL OVER AND COULD COME APART ). *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE DASH IN MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 BEGAN CRACKING IN JANUARY 2010. IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER AND THE REAR TRIM SECTION HAS FOUR CRACKS WHICH HAVE ALLOWED THE CENTER GRILL TO FALL INSIDE THE DASH. THE FRONT OR MAIN DASH HAS A CRACK PERPENDICULAR TO THE WINDSHIELD OVER THE GLOVE BOX AREA. THE CENTER OF T...

Mileage: 95,000

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH IS CRACKING SEVERELY AND I AM WORRIED THAT PIECES OF THE DASH ARE FALLING INTO THE DASH WHILE, THAT WHILE DRIVING THE PIECES OF THE DASH WILL CUT VITAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INCLUDING THOSE FOR SAFETY. MY DASH HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER TIME AND I AM AFRAID OF WHAT MIGH...

Mileage: 41,000

TRUCK CRASHED INTO TREE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAME FACE WITH STEERING WHEEL DASH BOARD,CHEST HIT STEERING WHEEL AND DRIVER DOOR HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF NOSE MOUTH WASBUSTED UP AND HAVE PROBLEM WITH NECK AND BACK AND LARGE KNOT ON FOREHAD,,TRUCK WAS TOTAL OUT..,THIS IS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500,I WOULD LIK...

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 4.7L- ONLY 60,000 MILES. DRIVING TRUCK AND THEN WITH NO WARNING, ENGINE LITE COMES ON, GAUGES ALL SHOOT IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. PULLED OVER BUT TOO LATE, BLEW THE HEAD GASKET. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE DESIGN AND AFTER CHECKING THE WEB, THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE OUT THE...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR INDEPENDENTLY MOVED FROM PARK AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PLACE THE VEHICLE BACK IN PARK. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THA...

Mileage: 100,000

DASH CRACKING DUE TO IMPROPER MOLDING TEMPERATURES OR MOLDING ADDITIVES. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE DASH BOARDS ON THE 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 IS MADE FROM AN INFERIOR PLASTIC THAT CRACKS,BUSTS,AND EVENTUALLY JUST FALLS INTO A GAPING HOLE. THIS RESULTS IN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. I DID NOT REALIZE WHAT A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THIS WAS UNTIL I DID SOME RESEARCH OF MY OWN. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF WEBSI...

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IN MAY 2010, THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AS OF AUGUST 2010, THE CRACK BECAME BIGGER FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO OVER THE GAUGES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ALSO BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. THE VEHICLE HAD ...

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...

Mileage: 124,000

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE 1500 AND THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING WHERE THE DEFROST BLOWS AND LAST WINTER I TURNED IT ON AND A SHARP PIECE OF THE DASH CUT MY FACE. I AIN'T SAYIN IT WAS BAD BUT IF IT WOULD HAD HIT ME IN THE EYE AND MADE ME WRECK AND DIE THEN MY FAMILY WOULD OWN DODGE. YALL SAY ITS ...

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM WITH CRACKS ALL OVER THE DASH. RECENTLY A CAR PULLED OUT IF FRONT OF ME AND I HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES. MY YOUNG NIECE WAS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND EXTENDED HER ARMS OUT IN FRONT OF HER. THE SEAT BELT WORKED BUT HER HANDS AND WRIST WERE CUT BY SHARP EDGES IN THE DASH PLA...

Mileage: 80,000

UNEXPECTED ENGINE STALL, PARTICULARLY WHILE DRIVING. WOULD DRIVE AT NORMAL SPEEDS WITH NO UNUSUAL ACCELERATION OR LOADS (50 MPH MAX WHERE I LIVE), AS FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR, RPM'S DROP OFF TO ZERO (STALL) WHILE IN MOTION, SOMETIMES AT SPEEDS UP TO 50 MPH CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ...

Mileage: 110,000

RECENTLY I HAD TO REPLACE THE MAJOR FUSE BOX IN MY 2002 DODGE RAM1500. THE OLD BOX SHORTED OUT AND AS A RESULT I LOST MY PARK LIGHTS, DRIVING LIGHTS, AS WELL AS MY LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS. I WAS FIRST MADE AWARE OF IT BY THE POLICE WHEN I WAS OUT DRIVING WITH NO TAIL LIGHTS. IT WAS A GOOD THING I WAS S...

Mileage: 115,000

RECENTLY I HAD TO REPLACE THE MAJOR FUSE BOX IN MY 2002 DODGE RAM1500. THE OLD BOX SHORTED OUT AND AS A RESULT I LOST MY PARK LIGHTS, DRIVING LIGHTS, AS WELL AS MY LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS. I WAS FIRST MADE AWARE OF IT BY THE POLICE WHEN I WAS OUT DRIVING WITH NO TAIL LIGHTS. IT WAS A GOOD THING I WAS S...

Mileage: 115,000

FOR TWO YEARS MY DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACK IN MY 2002 DODGE RAM PICK UP TRUCK. WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THE DASH BOARD IS FALLING APART. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE HOW MUCH DOES A DASH BOARD COST AND I FIND OUT ABOUT THOUSANDS OF DODGE RAM OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH ENDED UP IN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS...

Mileage: 80,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH IS CRACKING. HAS POTENTIAL TO COME DISLODGED IN THE CAB AND PRODUCE A FLYING OBJECT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, OR TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THE DASH FALLS APART WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

DASHBOARD CRACKING APART. MAKING ME WONDER ABOUT HOW SAFE VEHICLE WILL BE IN A CRASH. AM I GOING TO HAVE PROJECTILE, POSSIBLY SHARP, PIECES OF PLASTIC FLYING ABOUT INSIDE THE VEHICLE? WILL AIR BAGS OPERATE PROPERLY? IE: WILL AIR BAGS BLOW BACK INTO THE DASH INSTEAD OF OUT TO PROTECT OCCUPANTS? *TR

Mileage: 48,000

DASHBOARD ON 2002 DODGE RAM HAS CRACKED FROM FRONT TO BACK. AFTER READING ALL COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM, I BELIEVE SOMETHING (RECALL) NEEDS TO BE DONE. LOCAL DEALERSHIP STATED A COST OF $2,550 TO FIX. AFRAID THAT THIS WILL CAUSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AS HAS SO MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS READ SO FAR. IT W...

Mileage: 41,000

DASH OF VEHICLE (2002 DODGE RAM 1500) CRACKING LEAVING VERY SHARP EDGES. THE DASH HAS BEEN CARED FOR AS PER DEALER RECOMMENDATIONS. DODGE HAS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS BUT HAS FAILED TO TAKE ANY ACTION. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

2002 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB DASH IS CRACKED AND LOSING LARGE PIECES BEYOND REPAIR AND IS AFFECTING WIRING, WINDOWS ,DOOR LOCKS AND GAUGES. SPEEDOMETER IS OFF AND CAUSED US TO GET A TICKET. *TR

2002 DODGE 4X4 1500 4.7L V8. TONS OF OWNERS OF THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND ENGINE SIZE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 4.7L V8. AN ISSUE THAT HAPPENS ALL OF THE SUDDEN AND LEAVES US STRANDED. OIL SLUDGE, IS THE CAUSE OF OVERHEATING, RODS AND LIFTERS TICKING AND KNOCKING IN THE PASSENGERS SI...

Mileage: 95,000

REPLACED RACK AND PINION FOUR TIMES ALONG WITH THE UPPER CONTROL ARM, UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND TIE ROD ENDS. THIS LAST TIME THE BOOTS ON THE RACK AND PINION BUSTED POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOST CAUSING STEERING TO LOCK UP. THE SEVERE UNDERLYING ISSUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE RACK AND PINION IS TH...

Mileage: 86,312

REPLACED RACK AND PINION FOUR TIMES ALONG WITH THE UPPER CONTROL ARM, UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND TIE ROD ENDS. THIS LAST TIME THE BOOTS ON THE RACK AND PINION BUSTED POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOST CAUSING STEERING TO LOCK UP. THE SEVERE UNDERLYING ISSUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE RACK AND PINION IS TH...

Mileage: 86,312

JAN. 10, 2010 A VERY LARGE CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASH ON MY 2002 DODGE 1500 PICKUP AT FIRST IT WAS JUST A COSMETIC THING ,BUT NOW ALL THE WIRING IS EXPOSED THE VEHICLE TURN INDICATORS DO NOT WORK WHEN IT IS BAD WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK AND THE DEFROSTERS WILL NOT CHANGE FROM COLD...

JAN. 10, 2010 A VERY LARGE CRACK APPEARED IN THE DASH ON MY 2002 DODGE 1500 PICKUP AT FIRST IT WAS JUST A COSMETIC THING ,BUT NOW ALL THE WIRING IS EXPOSED THE VEHICLE TURN INDICATORS DO NOT WORK WHEN IT IS BAD WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK AND THE DEFROSTERS WILL NOT CHANGE FROM COLD...

DRIVE SHAFT. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD JUST FLAKING AND REALLY SHARP EDGES. *TR

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID RESULTING IN SEVERE DIFFICULTY IN STEERING VEHICLE. THIS IS A 2ND OCCURRENCE AFTER HAVING REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR ON THE SAME VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES EARLIER. I HAD THE STEERING GEAR REPLACED NEW FOR A 2ND TIME. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

DASHBOARD CRACKED. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

DASHBOARD HAS TWO VERY LARGE CRACKS ALL THE WAY THRU IT FROM THE FRONT BY THE WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK OF IT, AND A THIRD CRACK IS NOW STARTING TO FORM. I'VE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW AND HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT AND BELIEVE THAT DODGE INSTALLED AN INFERIOR PRODUCT IN THEIR 2002...

Mileage: 88,500

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH CRACKING. THE DASH ON MY TRUCK IS CRACKING TO COLLAPSE. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT ON THIS MODEL TRUCK. PIECES ARE FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE DASH WHICH IS SURELY BOUND TO DAMAGE OTHER COMPONENTS INSIDE THE DASH, POSSIBLY CAUSING ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL FAILURE. ALSO HAVE ...

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 4DR 4WD.I JUST HAD MY TRUCK INSPECTED AND ALL LIGHTING WORKED FINE. I WAS PULLED OVER EASTER EVENING BY A NEW YORK STATE TROOPER AND NOTIFIED THAT MY REAR LIGHTS WERE OUT INCLUDING PARRKING, RUNNING, AND LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS, AS WELL AS FRONT RUNNING LIGHTS.I WAS INFORME...

Mileage: 112,000

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 4DR 4WD.I JUST HAD MY TRUCK INSPECTED AND ALL LIGHTING WORKED FINE. I WAS PULLED OVER EASTER EVENING BY A NEW YORK STATE TROOPER AND NOTIFIED THAT MY REAR LIGHTS WERE OUT INCLUDING PARRKING, RUNNING, AND LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS, AS WELL AS FRONT RUNNING LIGHTS.I WAS INFORME...

Mileage: 112,000

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS A CRACKED DASH. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONDITIONS OR ABNORMAL EVENTS PRIOR TO THE DASH FALLING APART. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF DODGE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I OPENED A CASE DIRECTLY TH...

Mileage: 75,000

DASBHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING AT 103,000 MILES. WITHIN WEEKS AFTER INITIAL CRACK WAS NOTICED, THE CRACKS EXTEND FROM THE WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT EDGE OF THE DASH. MULTIPLE CRACKS ARE RUNNING OVER THE TOP AND EDGE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO BE DEPLOY...

Mileage: 103,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 WHEEL HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY SEPARATION / WHEEL SEPARATION, WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 35 -40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND PULL TO THE RIGHT AND THEN THE WHEEL RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BECOME DISABLED DURING A SNOW...

Mileage: 98,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 WHEEL HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY SEPARATION / WHEEL SEPARATION, WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 35 -40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND PULL TO THE RIGHT AND THEN THE WHEEL RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BECOME DISABLED DURING A SNOW...

Mileage: 98,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 RACK AND PINION GOING OUT ONLY 60,000 MILES....ALSO, THEY REPLACED A/C FAN MOTOR ONCE...I PAID SEVERAL TIMES...ABOUT TO GO OUT AGAIN (LOW HUMMING NOISE IS INDICATOR - AS NOISE INCREASES, MOTOR FAILS). I AM SO DISAPPOINTED; AS A SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER I DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE TO T...

Mileage: 60,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 RACK AND PINION GOING OUT ONLY 60,000 MILES....ALSO, THEY REPLACED A/C FAN MOTOR ONCE...I PAID SEVERAL TIMES...ABOUT TO GO OUT AGAIN (LOW HUMMING NOISE IS INDICATOR - AS NOISE INCREASES, MOTOR FAILS). I AM SO DISAPPOINTED; AS A SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER I DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE TO T...

Mileage: 60,000

ORIGINALLY WITH NO WARNING THE TRUCK WOULD JUST DIE AT INTERSECTIONS. NOW IT IS STARTING TO DIE WHEN DRIVING, EVEN WHILE TURNING. MY TEENAGE SON USUALLY DRIVES THIS TRUCK AND I AM TRULY AFRAID HE IS GOING TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT. WITH THE VEHICLE ONLY HAVING ONLY 73,000 MILES ON IT, I WOULD NOT EXPECT...

Mileage: 73,000

ORIGINALLY WITH NO WARNING THE TRUCK WOULD JUST DIE AT INTERSECTIONS. NOW IT IS STARTING TO DIE WHEN DRIVING, EVEN WHILE TURNING. MY TEENAGE SON USUALLY DRIVES THIS TRUCK AND I AM TRULY AFRAID HE IS GOING TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT. WITH THE VEHICLE ONLY HAVING ONLY 73,000 MILES ON IT, I WOULD NOT EXPECT...

Mileage: 73,000

AFTER CROSSING A RAILROAD TRACK A CLICKING NOISE BECAME EVIDENT FROM REAR OF 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. I CHECKED U JOINTS THEN WENT TO WHEEL BEARINGS, THEY SEEMED SLIGHTLY LOOSE SO I BEGAN CHANGING. AFTER PULLING DIFFERENTIAL COVER I FOUND CURVED CHUNKS OF METAL IN BOTTOM OF DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING. I TOOK ...

Mileage: 155,000

CRACKED DASH BOARD. DASH BOARD IS FALLING APART. HUGE CHUNKS ARE FALLING OUT. *TW

Mileage: 13,000

DASHBOARD CRACKING ON 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. VENT AND SPEAKER COVER BEGAN CRACKING TWO YEARS AGO. THE FULL DASH PANEL BEGAN CRACKING SHORTLY AFTER. DASH IS BECOMING WORSE AND WORSE. I BELIEVE THAT THE PIECES OF THE DASH COULD CAUSE INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE DAS...

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD OF A DODGE RAM 1500 2002. MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED UP IN 9 PIECES. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ABOUT $800.00 AND THE DEFECTIVE PLASTIC HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. SO IN LESS THAN A YEARS I'M GOING TO END UP WHERE I STARTED OR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND AGAIN. THIS COMPL...

Mileage: 48,000

CRACKED DASH BOARD ON A DODGE RAM 1500 IM CONCERNED THAT IF I WERE TO GET INTO ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT NO MATTER THE SPEED AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS THAT THE PIECES OF THE DASH WILL ALSO FLY OFF CAUSING INJURY TO MY PASSENGERS. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM THAT I BOUGHT USED IN 2006. I DID NOT HAVE THE TRUCK SIX MONTHS AND I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I NOTICED TWO MORE INCLUDING THE SPEAKER GRILLS IN THE DASH COMPLETELY FALLING APART. THIS IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE TAKE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE OVER 200-500 RPMS. SHE ALSO STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND BEING IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT INTENT. THE FUEL INJECTION WAS CLEANED AND THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED TO NO AVAIL. THE...

Mileage: 115,500

OVER A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS BEGAN TO CRACK AND CRUMBLE AWAY LEAVING SHARP EDGES. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY IMPACT TO THE DASH OR VEHICLE. THE PLASTIC THAT THE DASH IS COMPOSED OF IS BRITTLE AND WEAK. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. IT WONT BE LONG BEFORE THE DASH FALLS INTO THE TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

DASH IS CRACKED ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 IN MULTIPLE PLACES. *TR

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH BOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING AND STEADILY GETTING WORSE OVER THE PAST YEAR. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD ONLY PAY $500.00 TOWARDS A $1200.00 REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 80,500

THE DASH ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK IN CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE AIR BAG. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS BETWEEN 1998 AND 2006. *TR

Mileage: 590,390

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, HE EXPERIENCES UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION AND SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEUTRAL GEAR, THE VEHICLE WILL STOP. THE VEHICLE NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MIL...

Mileage: 50,000

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS STARTED TO CRACK. THIS WILL ONLY GET WORSE AND WILL LEAD TO POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. DODGE HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS SINCE 2001 AND REFUSES TO CLASSIFY IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND REFUSES TO REPLACE THE ITEM. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. HE STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER BOX AND CAUSED IT TO SHORT CIRCUIT. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

THE 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT WAS BOUGHT IN 2006. 2 MONTHS LATER, THE REAR END HAD TO BE REPLACED. NO WARRANTY. (2000.00 OUT OF POCKET). SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT END WENT OUT. (2083.00 OUT OF POCKET). NO MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL 6 MONTHS AGO. HAD TO REPLACE ALL WHEEL BEARINGS AND BRAKES ( 1500.00 OUT OF...

Mileage: 78,000

THE 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT WAS BOUGHT IN 2006. 2 MONTHS LATER, THE REAR END HAD TO BE REPLACED. NO WARRANTY. (2000.00 OUT OF POCKET). SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT END WENT OUT. (2083.00 OUT OF POCKET). NO MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL 6 MONTHS AGO. HAD TO REPLACE ALL WHEEL BEARINGS AND BRAKES ( 1500.00 OUT OF...

Mileage: 78,000

THE 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT WAS BOUGHT IN 2006. 2 MONTHS LATER, THE REAR END HAD TO BE REPLACED. NO WARRANTY. (2000.00 OUT OF POCKET). SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT END WENT OUT. (2083.00 OUT OF POCKET). NO MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL 6 MONTHS AGO. HAD TO REPLACE ALL WHEEL BEARINGS AND BRAKES ( 1500.00 OUT OF...

Mileage: 78,000

THE 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT WAS BOUGHT IN 2006. 2 MONTHS LATER, THE REAR END HAD TO BE REPLACED. NO WARRANTY. (2000.00 OUT OF POCKET). SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT END WENT OUT. (2083.00 OUT OF POCKET). NO MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL 6 MONTHS AGO. HAD TO REPLACE ALL WHEEL BEARINGS AND BRAKES ( 1500.00 OUT OF...

Mileage: 78,000

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 AND I HAVE BEEN NOTICING THAT THE DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING AND THEN IT BEGAN TO CRACK MORE TO THE POINT OF HAVING NO DASH AT ALL. I DON'T THINK THIS IS JUST A COSMETIC DEFECT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT DOESN'T TAKE A HOARD OF INSPECTORS TO SEE HOW THIS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO OCC...

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 AND I HAVE BEEN NOTICING THAT THE DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING AND THEN IT BEGAN TO CRACK MORE TO THE POINT OF HAVING NO DASH AT ALL. I DON'T THINK THIS IS JUST A COSMETIC DEFECT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT DOESN'T TAKE A HOARD OF INSPECTORS TO SEE HOW THIS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO OCC...

THIS CONCERNS THE CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD ON A DODGE RAM. IF CRACKED OR BROKEN ENOUGH, IT COULD CAUSE INJURY OR FIRE IF THE SUN WOULD GET TO THE WIRES IN THE DASH. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FILED ON DODGE RAMS FROM 19...

Mileage: 115,000

THE DASHBOARD OF MY TRUCK JUST STARTED CRACKING. I'M AFRAID THE DIRECT SUNLIGHT IS GOING TO DAMAGE OR SHORT THE WIRING. THE DAMAGE MAY CAUSE FAILURE OF COMPONENTS. ALSO IF ACCIDENT OCCURS PIECES OF THE DASH MAY END UP HITTING THE PERSONS INSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

THE DASHBOARD CRACKS BY ITSELF AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE DASHBOARD WILL JUST SPLIT. THE NOISE IS VERY LOUD AND STARTLING AND COULD CREATE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DISTRACTION WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, RESULTING IN NUMEROUS CRACKS...

Mileage: 100,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500-DASH BOARD CRACKS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. SEAT BELT LATCH COVERS DISINTEGRATED. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500-DASH BOARD CRACKS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. SEAT BELT LATCH COVERS DISINTEGRATED. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

THE DASH ON MY 2002 DODGE 1500 STARTED OFF WITH A SMALL CRACK ACROSS THE DEFROST VENT. WITHIN A FEW DAYS THERE WAS ANOTHER CRACK ON THE ADJACENT VENT. IN LESS THAN A MONTH, MY ENTIRE DASH HAD VERY LARGE CRACKS ALL OVER IT. *TR

MY 2002 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4 HAD A LEAK ON THE POWER STEERING HOSE,WHICH WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY IN 2004. IN 2005 I NOTICE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING AGAIN IN THE SAME AREA AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE HOSE AGAIN. THIS TIME IT TURN OUT TO BE A LEEK IN THE GEAR BOX. AT THE TIME THE TRUCK HAD 6200...

Mileage: 62,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GET HIT IN TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE BLEW, HOWEVER THERE IS A TSB IN REGARDS TO THE OIL PRESSURE STATING THAT IS NOT AN ISSUE. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THERE IS NUMEROUS C...

Mileage: 110,000

I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE DASHES THAT ARE IN DODGE RAMS? YOU CAN BROWSE THE WEB, AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE, BUT ALL THE DASHES IN DODGE RAMS FROM 00' UP TO 02' ARE CRACKING, AND DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT... HERE RECENTLY, THEY RELEASED A RECALL FOR STEERING WHEEL COLUM...

Mileage: 116,000

2002 DODGE RAM DASH PANEL FALLING APART , THE AIR BAG WILL EVENTUALLY BE AFFECTED. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO ZERO ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE OIL PRESSURE READING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. THE...

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE AFTER A RAIN STORM, SEVERAL SAFETY FEATURES STOPPED FUNCTIONING: WIPERS, TURN SIGNALS, HORN, HEADLIGHT CONTROL. I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE IS NOT FUNCTIONING BUT THESE HAVE BEEN VERIFIED. NARROWED THE PROBLEM DOWN TO THE FCM (FRONT CONTROL MODULE). THE FCM IS CONNECTED TO TH...

Mileage: 83,000

DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE AFTER A RAIN STORM, SEVERAL SAFETY FEATURES STOPPED FUNCTIONING: WIPERS, TURN SIGNALS, HORN, HEADLIGHT CONTROL. I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE IS NOT FUNCTIONING BUT THESE HAVE BEEN VERIFIED. NARROWED THE PROBLEM DOWN TO THE FCM (FRONT CONTROL MODULE). THE FCM IS CONNECTED TO TH...

Mileage: 83,000

02 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH FALLING APART. SHORTED RADIAN WIRES AND RUBBING AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT POSSIBILITY FOR AIR BAG FAILURE. DODGE DEALER OFFERS NO RECALL OR RECOURSE OTHER THAN COSTLY REPAIR, ONLY TO REOCCUR. FEEL LIKE THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD IN MANY WAYS. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP TRUCK HAS HUGE CRACKS AND HOLES IN DASHBOARD. THE SUNLIGHT AND HEAT DIRECTLY HITTING WIRES AND OTHER COMPONENTS AS A RESULT OF THE CRACKS AND HOLES IS A SAFETY HAZARD. DODGE SHOULD RECALL ALL MODELS/YEARS EFFECTED WITH THESE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARDS. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKING AT 85,000 MILES AND IT WILL NOT STOP LOOKS LIKE IT WILL CONTINUE TO CRACK TILL IT IS COMPLETELY GONE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

DASH HAS STARTED CRACKING AND FALLING APART IN PLACES. IM AFRAID THAT IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IS GOING TO SEND PLASTIC SHARDS THROUGHOUT MY TRUCK DOING MORE HARM THAT GOOD. DODGE SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING COMES FROM IT. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A LAWSUIT TO GET THIS...

Mileage: 75,000

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR

THE HEATER / AC FAN BECAME INOPERATIVE AT ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE HIGH SPEED SETTING. WHEN I REMOVED THE FAN SPEED RESISTOR BLOCK I FOUND THE AREA TO BE PACKED WITH DRY AND BURNT LEAVES AND ACORN CAPS, CONSISTENT WITH THOSE FROM THE COAST LIVE OAK TREES ON MY PROPERTY AND IN MY COMMUNITY. THE RESIST...

Mileage: 68,000

DASH BOARD COMPLETELY CRACKED TO PIECES AND I AM CONCERNED IT WILL NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE ANY MORE. ALL IT WAS CAUSED BY WAS HEATING AND COOLING THROUGH OUT THE YEAR. THERE IS LIKE NO INSULATION IN THE DASH. I KNOW OF TRUCKS THAT WERE ONE YEAR OLD AND THERE DASH CRACKED. THE ENTIRE DASH NEEDS TO B...

Mileage: 65,790

DODGE SLT-1500 4X4, SHORT BEDSHOPS AROUND CURVES IF YOU HIT THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN ROAR, BRIDGE OR WHATEVER. IT SEEM THE BACK END IS TO LIGHT OR SOMETHING IS WRONG BACK THERE. *TR

Mileage: 18,003

WIPER MODULE FAILURE/ LOSS OF VISIBILITY / SAFETY ISSUE FROM WATER INTRUSION INTO MODULE CAUSING CORROSION AND WIPER MODULE/ MOTOR FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

WIPER MODULE FAILURE/ LOSS OF VISIBILITY / SAFETY ISSUE FROM WATER INTRUSION INTO MODULE CAUSING CORROSION AND WIPER MODULE/ MOTOR FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

MY DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK IS A 2002 MODEL. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING SO BADLY THAT LARGE PIECES ARE FALLING DOWN INTO THE ELECTRICAL SECTION. IT GETS WORSE DAILY AND I'M AFRAID OF A FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE DASH HAS BEGUN CRACKING. LITTLE PIECES ARE FALLING DOWN INTO THE DASH THE LOWER DASH AND INTO AIR VENTS. THESE ARE NOT SMALL MINOR CRACK, THEY ARE LARGE CRACKS THAT COVER THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH DODGE RAM DASHBOARDS FOR YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

DASH IS CRACKING, ONE DEFROSTER VENT SCREEN HAS BROKEN OFF AND FALLEN INTO DEFROST VENT DUE TO BECOMING BRITTLE, ADDITIONAL CRACKS ARE BECOMING MORE EVIDENT AS THE DAYS GO BY. *TR

Mileage: 117,850

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS CRACKED DASH AND IT IS VERY BRITTLE. WHILE RESEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND HUNDREDS MORE WITH SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS COULD CAUSE AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION OR IF THE AIRBAG DOES WORK IT WOULD THROW PIECES OF THE DASH INTO THE PERSON CAUSING MAJOR INJURES TO THAT PERSON. I BE...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS ON ITS OWN. HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, PLACED IT BACK INTO PARK, AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED ...

Mileage: 35,000

STALLING AND ROUGH IDLE. ENGINE WILL SURGE AT STOP AND FORCE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD VERY CLOSE TO OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED IN 2006 WITH 34,000 MILES. IN JUNE OF 2008 I NOTICED A CRACK APPROX. 2" LONG IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STARTING IN THE TRAY, VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 53,000 MILES ON IT. BY SEPTEMBER OF 2008 THE ONE CRACK DEVELOPED INTO 3 CRACKS WITH 1 SPANNING THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF TH...

Mileage: 53,000

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN MANY PLACES ON MY 2002 DODGE 1500 4X4. FULL LENGTH CRACKS FROM WINDSHIELD TO DRIVER, ABOUT 4 LARGE ONES AND A FEW SMALL ONES STARTING. MAY BE MORE COSMETIC BUT IF CONTINUES, IT MY AFFECT DRIVING. *TR

MY 2002 DODGE CARAVAN HAS NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE PASSENGER AND BACK WINDOWS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS ALSO BECOMING LOOSE. THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED ONLY WORKING ON HIGH SPEED. THEN IT WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL UNLESS YOU GIGGLED THE KEY A CE...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. IN 2006, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE TURN SIGNALS, HORN, AND BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER WORKED. HE CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO REC...

Mileage: 84,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. IN 2006, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE TURN SIGNALS, HORN, AND BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER WORKED. HE CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO REC...

Mileage: 84,000

DASHBOARD IS STARTING TO CRACK IN VARIOUS PLACES. *TR

Mileage: 125,978

THE DASHBOARD OF MY TRUCK JUST STARTED CRACKING AND PIECES ARE FALLING OFF. I'M AFRAID ITS GOING TO SHORT SOMETHING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAD A LEAK IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CAUGHT FIRE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE FIRE DAMAGED THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK, AND MELTED THE GAS TANK AND BED LINER. *JB

Mileage: 52,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I WAS IN A CURVE AND ALMOST WRECKED. I HAVE HEARD OTHER PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I THOUGHT SAFETY WAS NUMBER ONE. BUT I GUESS THIS WILL NOT BE A RECALL UNTIL SOME ONE FROM YOUR OFFICE OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE IS KILLED IN...

Mileage: 41,150

2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I WAS IN A CURVE AND ALMOST WRECKED. I HAVE HEARD OTHER PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I THOUGHT SAFETY WAS NUMBER ONE. BUT I GUESS THIS WILL NOT BE A RECALL UNTIL SOME ONE FROM YOUR OFFICE OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE IS KILLED IN...

Mileage: 41,150

FOR NO APPARENT REASON MY DASHBOARD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS WHICH APPEARED SUDDENLY RUNNING THE LENGTH OF THE DASHBOARD FROM FRONT TO BACK. THERE IS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS AND THE VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED. THE CRACKS ARE PRIMARILY OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH ...

Mileage: 50,400

THE DASH ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES DUE TO DEFECTIVE PLASTICS. I UNDERSTAND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE. WHERE THIS HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE IS THE SHARPNESS OF THE PARTS. MY SON AND I HAVE BOTH SLICED OUR HANDS OPEN WHEN CLEANING THE DASH, EVEN TRYIN...

SEVERE CRACKING OF UPPER TWO-PIECE DASH BOARD. MULTIPLE CRACKS RUNNING THROUGH DASH, LEAVING OPEN HOLES TO WIRING. CRACKED DASH SHIFTING, COULD INTERFERE WITH PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT 4X4S DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND IS GETTING WORSE. TRUCK IS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND CAN THINK OF NOTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS AS A FAULT OF MINE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK EARLY IN THE MORNING, ROADS WERE WET, TEMPERATURE WAS 23 DEGREES. WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROADWAY ABOUT 40 MPH. WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH WHEN TRUCK STARTED TO FISH TAIL SLIGHTLY. REAR OF THE TRUCK SLID SLIGHTLY TOWARD DRIVERS SIDE. I TURNED THE WHEELS SLIGHTLY IN THE DIRECTI...

Mileage: 159,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK EARLY IN THE MORNING, ROADS WERE WET, TEMPERATURE WAS 23 DEGREES. WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROADWAY ABOUT 40 MPH. WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH WHEN TRUCK STARTED TO FISH TAIL SLIGHTLY. REAR OF THE TRUCK SLID SLIGHTLY TOWARD DRIVERS SIDE. I TURNED THE WHEELS SLIGHTLY IN THE DIRECTI...

Mileage: 159,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK EARLY IN THE MORNING, ROADS WERE WET, TEMPERATURE WAS 23 DEGREES. WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROADWAY ABOUT 40 MPH. WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH WHEN TRUCK STARTED TO FISH TAIL SLIGHTLY. REAR OF THE TRUCK SLID SLIGHTLY TOWARD DRIVERS SIDE. I TURNED THE WHEELS SLIGHTLY IN THE DIRECTI...

Mileage: 159,000

LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY WHILE DRIVING: ALMOST RAN INTO A HOUSE. THERE IS POWER STEERING FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO COLLISIONS IN THIS VEHICLE OTHER THAN A MINOR REAR END FENDER BENDER. PREVIOUSLY I HAD THE HIGH PRESSURE PWR STEERING HOSE REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM FLUSHED. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

PINION GEAR FAILURE. REPLACED REAR END FROM A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE REAREND WILL LOCK UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID TO A STOP,CAUSING DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION,AND DRIVE SHAFT. NOT TO MENTION THE 'SAFETY HAZARDS' OF POSSIBLY CAUSING A WRECK,AN...

Mileage: 132,092

PINION GEAR FAILURE. REPLACED REAR END FROM A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE REAREND WILL LOCK UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID TO A STOP,CAUSING DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION,AND DRIVE SHAFT. NOT TO MENTION THE 'SAFETY HAZARDS' OF POSSIBLY CAUSING A WRECK,AN...

Mileage: 132,092

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. IN WARM WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM BECOMES INOPERATIVE. ALSO, IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE FAILURE CAUSES IMPAIRED VISIBILITY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE DEALER STATE...

Mileage: 71,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. IN WARM WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM BECOMES INOPERATIVE. ALSO, IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE FAILURE CAUSES IMPAIRED VISIBILITY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE DEALER STATE...

Mileage: 71,000

I PURCHASED 2002 DODGE 1500 TRUCK NEW. NOW THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED 3 DIFFERENT PLACES,AND THE DODGE DEALER WILL MOT REPLACE OR FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGING ME 1000$. THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM FACING DODGE TRUCK OWNERS FROM 1998 TO 2006. PLEASE HELP. THANKS MICHAEL *TR

Mileage: 77,000

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK IS CRACKING. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN AN ACCIDENT? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYS? WILL PLASTIC FRAGMENTS ACT LIKE PROJECTILES AND HURT OCCUPANTS? CONTACTED MY DEALER AND CHRYSLER CORP. WITH NO HELP EXCEPT FOR AN OPTION TO REPLACE FOR $1,...

Mileage: 60,000

THE PLASTIC DASH FOR MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS CRACKS. WHILE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE CURRENTLY, IT COULD LEAD TO SHARP EDGES IN THE PLASTIC THAT CAN CUT SOMEONE OR CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

COOPER DISCOVERER AT TIRE,COMPLETELY SHREDDED, WHILE GOING UNDER 65 MPH,..."LT, 265/70,R17, DESIGN #9804,DOT.UP.AH.0414803/30480-2, R-15065, LOAD RANGE 112/1090-WAS ON A WELL-MAINTAINED 2002 DODGE RAM PICKUP, TIRE BOUGHT NEW. OWNER KEPT REQUIRED AIR PRESSURE CONSTANTLY- CHECKED AIR EVERY FEW DAYS,3...

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM, I HAVE HAD IT SINCE 2004 AND EVER SINCE I'VE HAD IT, THE DASH CONTINUES TO CRACK. MORE AND MORE. I SPOKE WITH DODGE AND THE DAMAGE, FOR JUST THE DASH WHERE THE DEFROSTER IS LOCATED, WOULD BE MORE THAN $500. THAT IS RIDICULOUS AND ANY PROBLEM OF THIS CALIBER THAT OCCURS THIS ...

Mileage: 36,000

DASH BOARD CRACKING ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 5.9. *TR

Mileage: 887,502

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASH IS FALLING APART AND CHRYSLER OR THE NHTSA WON'T RECALL OR FIX THIS ISSUE. IT INVOLVES THE 98-2005 MODELS. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT GETTING ANY BETTER THROUGH THE YEARS. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED TO RESULT IN A RECALL? I AM GOING TO DO MY B...

Mileage: 68,000

MY TRUCK IS 6 YEARS OLD I BOUGHT IN 2002 WITH 2 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT AND I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THE OTHER DAY AND PART OF DASH COLLAPSED IN ABOVE THE DRIVER SIDE STEERING WHEEL. I ALMOST WRECKED WHEN THAT HAPPENED. I CHECKED ONLINE AND NOTICED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ...

Mileage: 100,500

THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM IS CRACKING AND IN DANGER OF COLLAPSING EXPOSING THE WIRING AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS REQUIRED FOR SAFE OPERATION. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM IS CRACKING AND IN DANGER OF COLLAPSING EXPOSING THE WIRING AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS REQUIRED FOR SAFE OPERATION. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

DASHBOARD HAS SO MANY CRACKS ITS A SAFETY ISSUE. 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

DURING A TIRE ROTATION THE MECHANIC NOTICED A DEFECT WITH THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM WHICH WAS LEAKING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO NOTICED THE TIRE RODS WERE DEFECTIVE WHICH IS ALLOWING UNNECESSARY MOVEMENT OF THE TIRES. LASTLY THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING AS WELL. THIS VEHICLE WAS P...

Mileage: 62,955

DURING A TIRE ROTATION THE MECHANIC NOTICED A DEFECT WITH THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM WHICH WAS LEAKING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO NOTICED THE TIRE RODS WERE DEFECTIVE WHICH IS ALLOWING UNNECESSARY MOVEMENT OF THE TIRES. LASTLY THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING AS WELL. THIS VEHICLE WAS P...

Mileage: 62,955

1) INTERIOR BLOWER FAN: (24,000 MILES) FAN WOULD SHUT OFF AT TIMES. FIRST TOLD BY DEALER THE AIR INTAKE WAS BLOCKED WITH LEAVES AND THEY CLEANED IT OUT. TWO WEEKS LATER, I GOT THE RECALL THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE BLOWER WAS OVERHEATING. I HAD THE DEALER DO REPAIR FOR RECALL. THEY CLIPPED THE T...

1) INTERIOR BLOWER FAN: (24,000 MILES) FAN WOULD SHUT OFF AT TIMES. FIRST TOLD BY DEALER THE AIR INTAKE WAS BLOCKED WITH LEAVES AND THEY CLEANED IT OUT. TWO WEEKS LATER, I GOT THE RECALL THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE BLOWER WAS OVERHEATING. I HAD THE DEALER DO REPAIR FOR RECALL. THEY CLIPPED THE T...

I TURNED MY FAN ON TO COOL THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES, IT SHUT OFF. A WHILE LATER, I TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT WORKED, BUT SOON SHUT OFF AGAIN. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CLEANED THE AIR INTAKE OUT AND IT WAS FULL OF LEAVES. THEY TOLD ME THAT IS WHY IT ...

Mileage: 24,000

I DROVE TO A FOOTBALL GAME ONE EVENING, WHEN I PULLED IN THE PARKING LOT, A MAN ASKED IF I KNEW THAT MY TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. HE TOLD ME THE TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED, BUT NO TAIL LIGHTS. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME THAT NIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE WITH NO TAIL LIGHTS. THE ONLY WAY I HAD TO N...

Mileage: 149,500

MY 2002 RAM 1500 HAS PROBLEMS HOLDING THE IDLE IT FLUCTUATES UP AND DOWN. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT THE IDLE WAS SO LOW IT CUT OFF ONCE. THEY MADE A COMPUTER ADJUSTMENT THEN THAT WORKED FOR A LITTLE WHILE. I HAVE HAD TO HOLD THE BRAKE DOWN HARDER THAN NORMAL AT A STOP. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE...

Mileage: 101,000

MY 2002 RAM 1500 HAS PROBLEMS HOLDING THE IDLE IT FLUCTUATES UP AND DOWN. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT THE IDLE WAS SO LOW IT CUT OFF ONCE. THEY MADE A COMPUTER ADJUSTMENT THEN THAT WORKED FOR A LITTLE WHILE. I HAVE HAD TO HOLD THE BRAKE DOWN HARDER THAN NORMAL AT A STOP. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE...

Mileage: 101,000

DASH IN 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

ON THURSDAY AUGUST 28, 2008, I WAS LEAVING AN INTERVIEW GOING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK BEGAN TO START SMOKING. I GOT OUT MY VEHICLE AND RAISED THE HOOD TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND FLUID WAS POURING OUT FROM THE RESER...

Mileage: 90,000

THE DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING TWO YEARS AGO AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO SO. THERE ARE NOW SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

AROUND THE MIDDLE OF APRIL I NOTICED A SMALL PATCH OF PAINT DISAPPEARING FROM THE ROOF OF MY TRUCK. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS MOST OF THE PAINT ON MY ROOF AND OTHER PARTS OF THE TRUCK IS COMING OFF. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY DASH ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKED ALL TO PIECES. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND THE DASH IS STILL CRACKING MORE EVERYDAY. THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO CHEAP PLASTIC BEING USED BY DODGE. I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, BUT I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PRO...

WINDSHIELD FOGGING UP ON INSIDE DUE TO LEAKING HAND HOLDS. RESULTING IN VISUAL PROBLEMS ALONG WITH EXCESSIVE MOISTURE UNDER THE DASH PAD CAUSING CRACKING. ALONG WITH SAFETY CONCERNS WITH PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WORKING PROPERLY WHEN NEEDED AND ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARISING FROM THE MOISTURE. ...

WINDSHIELD FOGGING UP ON INSIDE DUE TO LEAKING HAND HOLDS. RESULTING IN VISUAL PROBLEMS ALONG WITH EXCESSIVE MOISTURE UNDER THE DASH PAD CAUSING CRACKING. ALONG WITH SAFETY CONCERNS WITH PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WORKING PROPERLY WHEN NEEDED AND ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARISING FROM THE MOISTURE. ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS FALKEN TIRES, SIZE 305/40R/22 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SUDDENLY, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TIRE WAS RE...

Mileage: 85,000

2002 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS IN IT. 77,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

STARTING AT THE BEING OF 2007, MY DASH HAS BEEN FALLING APART. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T COVERED AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1400 BUCKS TO REPLACE AND INSTALL THE NEW PARTS. I'VE TRIED TO TALK TO DODGE BUT THEY REFUSE TO HELP. NOW NOT ONLY IS THE DASH FALLING APART BU...

Mileage: 69,350

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO TWO CRACKS IN THE DASH STARTED, ONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH BY THE WINDSHIELD, THE OTHER ONE WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE BY THE AIR BAG ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS SHOULD NOT BE . DODGE NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A REPLACEMENT FOR THESE TWO DASH PIECES, THE VALUE OF THE TRUCK IS NOW JUNK IF NOT...

Mileage: 68,712

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A STATE INSPECTION STATION, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO REAR BRAKE FAILURE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANTED TO ADJUST THE REAR BRAKES; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT REFUSED BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE SELF-ADJUSTING....

Mileage: 10,205

WE HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WE ARE THE ONLY OWNER AND HAVE TAKEN GOOD MECHANICAL CARE OF THIS TRUCK. MY HUSBAND DRIVES A GOOD DISTANCE TO WORK AND WE HAVE AROUND 170XXX MILES ON THIS TRUCK. HAVEN'T HAD ALOT OF TROUBLE OUT OF IT UNTIL IT STARTED MISFIRING AND NOT STARTING. NOT TO BAD RIGHT....W...

Mileage: 170,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES RANGING FROM THE FUSE BOX AND POWER LOCK:WINDOWS TO THE INTERIOR LIGHTING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND A TECHNICIAN REPEATEDLY REWIRED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, REPLACED THE...

Mileage: 28,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LINKAGE BAR THAT CONNECTS THE SHIFTER TO THE TRANSFER CASE IS APPROXIMATELY 14 INCHES LONG. IT IS HELD TOGETHER BY RUBBER GROMMETS. OVER TIME, A COMBINATION OF EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES AND WEAR AND TEAR CAUSED THE GROMMETS TO FA...

Mileage: 44,200

SMALL CRACKS STARTED IN MULTIPLE PLACES ON DASHBOARD ABOUT A YEAR AGO. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THEY BECAME LARGER AND NOW WHOLE PIECES OF THE DASH ARE LOOSE. A LARGE CRACK STARTED ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND IS NOW EXTENDS FROM THE FRONT OF THE DASH ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. OF MY MANY PROBLEMS, MY DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED. I AM AWARE THAT I AM NOT ALONE. WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS. IF WE WANT TO HAVE THE US CONSUMERS CONTINUE TO PURCHASE US MADE CARS, SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THE POOR QUALITY THAT OUR MANUFACTURER PUT OUT. ...

Mileage: 110,000

JOINING THE GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH CRACKED DASH PROBLEMS ON OUR 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. OVER. 2 YEARS AGO, WE NOTICED A CRACK ON THE FRONT PORTION OF THE DASH AT THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS SEPARATE TO THE MAIN DASH COVER. NOW, WE HAVE A NEW CRACK NEAR THE RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG ON THE MAIN PORTI...

Mileage: 35,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD IN 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. STARTED CRACKING 18-24 MONTHS AGO AND NOW HAS TOTALLY FALLEN APART. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500. LONG PERPENDICULAR CRACKS IN DASH. BOUGHT PERMA PLATE WARRANTY AT TIME PURCHASE. REPLACEMENT OF THE DASH COSTS UPWARDS OF $1500 BY TWO DEALERSHIPS. PERMA PLATE MERELY REFUNDED ME MY $299 WARRANTY. I TAKE METICULOUS CARE OF MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A DEFECT AS MY CAR IS TYPICALL...

Mileage: 36,000

2002 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK HAS CRACKED DASH. ONCE CRACK THAT SEPERATES FRONT DASH INTO 2 PIECES. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE. THE MIRROR WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V077000 (VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR). ONE YEAR LATER, THE SAME MIRROR DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AGAIN. ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO CRACK IN JANUARY OF 2008. BY JUNE OF 2008, THE PANEL HAD CRACKED INTO SMALL PIECES AND A PIECE FELL INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING MOTOR, WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM USING THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE DEALER WOUL...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO CRACK IN JANUARY OF 2008. BY JUNE OF 2008, THE PANEL HAD CRACKED INTO SMALL PIECES AND A PIECE FELL INTO THE AIR CONDITIONING MOTOR, WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM USING THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE DEALER WOUL...

Mileage: 100,000

DASH BOARD CRACKING. *TR

I HAVE SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD. SMALL CHUNKS FALL OFF OF IT WHENEVER I DRIVE IT. IT IS A 2002 DODGE 1500 PICK UP. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO I STARTED NOTICING THIS SMALL CRACK IN MY DASH, A DAY OR TWO LATER THE CRACK HAD GOTTEN MUCH BIGGER AND THERE WAS ANOTHER CRACK. NOW I HAVE THREE LARGE CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD AND THEY ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TOWARD THE GLOVE BOX, IT WILL COST ALMOST...

Mileage: 57,000

DASH STARTED TO CRACK ON 02 DODGE RAM. APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH NUMEROUS 02 AND 03 DODGE RAMS. SPECULATION THAT THE PLASTIC USED IS NOT UV RESISTANT. *TR

Mileage: 99,300

2002 DODGE RAM TRUCK HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN DASHBOARD. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN FROM FLYING DEBRIS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS APPARENTLY IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, BUT DODGE HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

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 FL...

Mileage: 76,000

CRACKS IN DASHBOARD FROM WINDSHIELD TO INSTRUMENT PANELS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

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 03V07800...

Mileage: 120,000

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 03V07800...

Mileage: 120,000

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...

Mileage: 50,000

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

Mileage: 72,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

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 DE...

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 ...

Mileage: 45,000

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 ...

Mileage: 45,000

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 ...

Mileage: 45,000

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...

Mileage: 42,500

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

Mileage: 75,000

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 67,977

THE DASHBOARD FOR MY TRUCK DODGE RAM 1500 2002 IS CRACKED AND I BOUGHT A PREMIUM WARRANTY AND DON'T COVER THE DASHBOARD AND THE DODGE PARTS WANT ME TO PAY $500.00 FOR REPLACE THE DASHBOARD IS NO FEAR AND WE NEED HELP. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

DASH IS CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE AND IS JEOPARDIZING THE FUNCTION OF PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE FAULTY DASHES WERE REPORTED BY NUMEROUS DODGE OWNERS AND IS OBVIOUSLY A FAULTY PART. DODGE SAYS THAT THEY CANNOT REPLACE IT BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE PIECE WILL COST $540 AND INSTALLATION I...

Mileage: 60,000

DASHBOARD CRACKS: RIDING DOWN THE ROAD I HEAR A LOUD POP SOUND AND NOTICE MY VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF VEHICLE HAS A LARGE CRACK IN THE DASH. A FEW DAYS LATER I NOTICE ANOTHER AND THEN MORE, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? I START INVESTIGATING OVER THE INTERNET AND I SEE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM, DUE TO...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DONG A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, NOTICED SLUDGE UNDER OIL FILLER CAP. ALSO NOTICING THAT THE OIL GAUGE WILL OCCASIONALLY SHOW LOW OIL PRESSURE. HAVE ALWAYS DONE OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES. WAS NOT A PROBLEM UNTIL RECENTLY. IS THERE A TECH BULLETIN ON THIS? *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRAILER AND BOTH WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE IGNITION INTERLOCK AFTER THE FAI...

Mileage: 75,000

MY DEALER, UNITED DODGE OF LAS VEGAS, IS UNABLE TO REMEDY A RECALL, (G28) PARK SHIFT LOCK DEFECT, IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME(OVER 9 WEEKS) DUE TO CHRYSLER CORP. ONLY SENDING TWO PARTS A WEEK. *TR

MY DEALER, UNITED DODGE OF LAS VEGAS, IS UNABLE TO REMEDY A RECALL, (G28) PARK SHIFT LOCK DEFECT, IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME(OVER 9 WEEKS) DUE TO CHRYSLER CORP. ONLY SENDING TWO PARTS A WEEK. *TR

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM PICKUP, AS NOTED IN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, THE DASHBOARD HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS DEVELOPING AS WE SPEAK. AGAIN, AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO NO AVAIL, THEY WOULD BE SO HAPPY TO REPLACE IT FOR $723. I BELIEVE THAT THESE DASHES ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR AN IGNITION SHIFT PARK INTERLOCK RECALL, BUT A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS NOT FOUND. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE DEALER, THE GEAR WAS ABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING APPLIED. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED...

Mileage: 157,000

2002 DODGE TRUCK- DASCHBOARD CRACKED IN 20 DIFFERENT PLACES. BOTH FORWARD AND REAR PIECES. IF I WERE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD SHATTER AND COULD CAUSE SEVERE INJURIES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL OF UPMOST IMPORTANCE. I HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, SAME AS MINE. WHY THE STALL? *TR

A VEHICLE WAS LEFT UNATTENDED ON A HILLSIDE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT AFTER IT HAD ALREADY HIT A MAILBOX. I STRUCK VEHICLE IN LEFT REAR WITH MY RIGHT FRONT IT TOTALED BOTH VEHICLES. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND NEVER SEEN CAR PRIOR TO IMPACT. IT INJURED BOTH PASSENGERS IN BACK SEAT BOTH FRONT SEAT OCCUPA...

A VEHICLE WAS LEFT UNATTENDED ON A HILLSIDE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT AFTER IT HAD ALREADY HIT A MAILBOX. I STRUCK VEHICLE IN LEFT REAR WITH MY RIGHT FRONT IT TOTALED BOTH VEHICLES. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND NEVER SEEN CAR PRIOR TO IMPACT. IT INJURED BOTH PASSENGERS IN BACK SEAT BOTH FRONT SEAT OCCUPA...

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4.7 LITRE ENGINE. IT HAS 82,000 MILES AND HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL SPLITS (CRACKS) ON THE DASH. IF YOU VIEW HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/RAM_1500/2002/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/CRACKS_IN_DASHBOARD.SHTML, YOU WILL SEE SEVERAL OF TEH SAME COMPLAINTS. THE FAILURE OF ...

Mileage: 82,522

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE HEATER CORE HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. WHEN THE CONTACT ACTIVATES THE HEATER, THE HEATER CORE FAILS. THE DESIGN OF THE HEATER CORE DOES NOT ALLOW FLEXIBILITY OR ANY OTHER MOVEMENT. THE HEATER CORE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED AGAIN. THE TOTAL COS...

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE RED-COLORED FLUID UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE NEAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEALS IN THE POWER STEERING RACK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONE MONTH LAT...

Mileage: 54,000

DASHBOARD OF MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 SINGLE CAB TWO WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK IS CRACKED. ONE OF THE PIECES IS STICKING UP AND A PASSENGER HAS CUT THEIR HAND AS A RESULT. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE DASH OF MY 2002 DODGE RAM IS CRACKING AND I FEAR IT MAY COLLAPSE, EXPOSING ALL ELECTRICAL WIRING AND CONNECTIONS TO SUN RELATED DAMAGE. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF DODGE OWNERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED LATERALLY TOWARDS THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACES AND COULD ULTIMATELY DISINTEGRATE UPON A HEAD ON COLLISION CAUSING ADDITIONAL INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. THE DASH IS LITERALLY IN FOUR DISTINCT SECTION...

Mileage: 98,000

EXCESSIVE CRACKS HAVE FORMED IN BOTH DASHBOARD PIECES. THE PLASTIC HAS BECOME VERY BRITTLE AND SHARP PIECES ARE BEGINNING TO FALL INTO THE WIRING UNDERNEATH. NOTHING PARTICULAR HAPPENED THAT CAUSED IT, THEY JUST APPEARED OVERNIGHT. CONVERSATIONS WITH THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER S...

Mileage: 101,000

EXCESSIVE CRACKS HAVE FORMED IN BOTH DASHBOARD PIECES. THE PLASTIC HAS BECOME VERY BRITTLE AND SHARP PIECES ARE BEGINNING TO FALL INTO THE WIRING UNDERNEATH. NOTHING PARTICULAR HAPPENED THAT CAUSED IT, THEY JUST APPEARED OVERNIGHT. CONVERSATIONS WITH THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER S...

Mileage: 101,000

(1) NO EVENTS THAT LED TO CRACKED DASHBOARD. (2) DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED NUMEROUS CRACKS AND SMALL PIECES FROM VENTS HAVE STARTED TO FALL. (3) BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF DODGE DEALERSHIP DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, SERVICE PERSONNEL SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE TRUCK WAS OUT...

Mileage: 90,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 CRACKED DASH FROM SUN. TRUCK'S INITIAL QUALITY WAS TERRIBLE AND THE DASH IS CRACKING DUE TO THE SUN. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A 5 YEAR OLD TRUCK THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND NEVER ABUSED.*CN

Mileage: 111,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE 1500. THE TAIL LIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE RELAY FOR THE FUSES WERE BURNED AND COULD NOT FIND THE PART TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WE...

Mileage: 91,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE 1500. THE TAIL LIGHTS AND PARKING LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE RELAY FOR THE FUSES WERE BURNED AND COULD NOT FIND THE PART TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WE...

Mileage: 91,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45MPH, THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF A PICK UP TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE AIR BAGS PRIOR TO OR AFTER THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGED IN THE FR...

Mileage: 136,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS BEGINNING TO SHATTER IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACES, LEADING TO THE AIR BAG. HE STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL EVENTUALLY DEPLOY. THE DEALER ACCUSED HIM OF TIGHTENING THE SCREWS TOO TIGHTLY UNDERNEATH THE INSTRU...

Mileage: 55,000

2002 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 2" BY 4" HOLE COLLAPSE IN DASHBOARD FOR NO REASON IE COLLISION. I ALSO HAD A 1998 DODGE RAM WHICH SUSTAINED A LONGER BUT NARROWER CRACK. *TR

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. MY DASH HAS DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK THAT RUNS VERTICALLY FROM THE FRONT TO BACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALONG SIDE WHERE THE AIRBAG IS. I CONSIDER THIS NOT ONLY A FACTORY DEFECT, BUT ALSO A POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN. SHOULD THE AIR BAG GO OFF THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT ...

THE DASH BOARD IN MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS COMPLETELY DETERIORATED. IT'S COMPLETELY COVERED WITH CRACKS, AND TWO OF THE VENTS HAVE FALLEN INSIDE THE DASH BOARD. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE WARRANTY FOR THE DASH BOARD HAD EXPIRED. *T...

Mileage: 65,000

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB HAS SEVERAL CRACKS ON THE DASH ON THE FRONT VENTS, SIDE VENTS, AND ALONG THE TOP. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY RADIO VOLUME NOT TURNING DOWN AND SOME OF THE SPEAKERS COMING IN AND OUT. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. PIECES THAT HAVE COME LOOSE MAY FALL AND CAUSE SYSTEM FAILURE OR BECOME PROJECTILES IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR I HAVEN'T REPLACED THE DASH. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE

CRACKED DASHBOARD. I AM ABLE TO LIFT THREE-QUARTERS OF THE DASH BOARD UP A LITTLE. I DO FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN...CHRYSLER IS INVESTIGATING IF THEY CAN HELP ME OUT. THEY ADVISED ME THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH YOU TO DECIDE IF IT SHOULD BE A RECALL....IT SHOULD!!! I DO KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING TO A N...

I HAVE AN 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 @ ABOUT 42,000 MILES THE DASH STARTED CRACKING NOW ITS ALL THE WAY CRACKED IN TWO PIECES. THE DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I GOT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT IT IS NOT JUST MINE. THERE IS A LOT MORE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2007, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. SHE HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE DEALER AS OF YET. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2...

Mileage: 20,228

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

Mileage: 69,000

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 REPL...

Mileage: 85,000

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 PRO...

Mileage: 80,000

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 PRO...

Mileage: 80,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 - DASH CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. *JB

Mileage: 65,126

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 ...

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 ...

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

Mileage: 67,000

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 MI...

Mileage: 27,000

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 ...

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 WE...

Mileage: 92,900

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 SITUA...

Mileage: 41,367

(1)NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. (2)REAR END LOCKED UP AT 55 MPH, CAUSED US TO SLIDE OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE DITCH. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. (3)REPLACEMENT NOT AVAILABLE AS IT WAS DISCONTINUED. PARTS ARE TOO EXPENSIVE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. DEALER QUOTE ON PARTS $3500. FAILUR...

Mileage: 92,000

I HAVE A 2002 DODGERAM 1500 TRUCK APPROX. 70,000 MILES, THE UPPER BALLJOINT (PASSENGER SIDE) BEARING FAILED, AND CAUSED UNDO STRESS ON THE LOWER BALLJOINT CAUSING IT TO BRAKE. CAUSING THE TRUCK TO PULL TO THE RIGHT INTO A TREE. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 DODGERAM 1500 TRUCK APPROX. 70,000 MILES, THE UPPER BALLJOINT (PASSENGER SIDE) BEARING FAILED, AND CAUSED UNDO STRESS ON THE LOWER BALLJOINT CAUSING IT TO BRAKE. CAUSING THE TRUCK TO PULL TO THE RIGHT INTO A TREE. *JB

I HAVE A DODGE RAM PICKUP YEAR 2002 AND THE DASHBOARD OF THIS TRUCK IS DAMAGE (CRACK). THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK FEW YEARS AGO, BUT NOW IS FALLING APART IN PIECES. IT IS INCREDIBLE HOW THE DASHBOARD HAD DAMAGE IN ONLY FEW YEARS OF CAR BUILD. I WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM TO BE FIXED. *TR

I HAVE PURCHASED A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 AND I HAVE NOTICE NUMEROUS CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD. THIS CRACKING STARTED IN 2005 AND NOW THE DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART AND CAN CAUSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS UNDERNEATH. FLORIDA REPORTS MANY CRACKED AND COLLAPSED DASHBOARDS ON DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLES. DODGE/CHRYS...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE PLASTIC BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN SEVEN DIFFERENT AREAS. THE CRACKS HAVE BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF ONE YEAR. THERE ARE NO EXPOSED WIRES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY CAN REPAIR THE DASHBOARD AT THE CO...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS. THE CRACKS EXTEND FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE WINDSHIELD TO THE END OF THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 53,000 AND FAILURE M...

Mileage: 45,000

CORRODED DASHBOARD. AS OF TWO YEARS AGO THE DASHBOARD HAS LITERALLY BEEN CRACKING INTO SMALL PIECES EXPOSING THE INTERNAL WIRING/AIRBAG EQUIPMENT, WHICH WILL HAVE THE TENDENCY TO CAUSE DEFECTS WITH HEADLAMPS, ENGINE FAILURE, ETC. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THE OTHER DAY, I GOT INTO MY TRUCK AND NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH NEAR THE VENT. NEXT DAY, I GET IN AND THERE ARE 4 CRACKS. TODAY, MY DASH CRACKED OVER THE EDGE NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. AFTER GETTING ONLINE AND SEEING THAT THIS I...

Mileage: 78,000

2002 DODGE RAM WITH CRACKED DASHBOARD. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS TWO CRACKS. THE CRACKS EXTEND FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 48,085 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR, HIS DASHBOARD HAS DISINTEGRATED INTO PIECES. THE DEFROSTER VENT ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS COMPLETELY GONE. THE VIN AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 53,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,00...

Mileage: 40,000

2002 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD WAS DEFECTIVE. IT CRACKED AND FELL IN. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

WE OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE DASHBOARD HAS SEVERE CRACKED. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE DONE, AND WE COULD NNOT AFFORD AND DO NOT FEEL THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. RESEARCH DONE ON THE ...

OIL PAN WAS REPLACED DUE TO RUST. COVERED BY WARRANTY, WITH $100 DEDUCTIBLE. APPARENTLY CHRYSLER CAN'T BUILD A PAN THAT WILL LAST A FULL FIVE YEARS. ALSO, ON THIRD SET OF BRAKES AT 81K MILES. APPARENTLY, AS SOON AS I TRADED MY TOYOTA, I STARTED DRIVING LIKE AN OLD LADY. EITHER THAT, OR THE BRAK...

Mileage: 81,000

OIL PAN WAS REPLACED DUE TO RUST. COVERED BY WARRANTY, WITH $100 DEDUCTIBLE. APPARENTLY CHRYSLER CAN'T BUILD A PAN THAT WILL LAST A FULL FIVE YEARS. ALSO, ON THIRD SET OF BRAKES AT 81K MILES. APPARENTLY, AS SOON AS I TRADED MY TOYOTA, I STARTED DRIVING LIKE AN OLD LADY. EITHER THAT, OR THE BRAK...

Mileage: 81,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB (NEW BODY STYLE) DEVELOPED LARGE CRACKS IN THE DASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR BEEN TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAS 38,000 MILES AND IS ONLY DRIVEN THREE TIME A WEEK FOR 15 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 VERY WELL KEPT AND CLEAN, DASH HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND IS NOW SEPERATING AND IS VERY NEAR AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE! I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS SAFE ANYMORE! THE AIRBAD MY BE DEPLOYED AND HURT SOMEONE! I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS SITUATION AND ALSO OWN ANOTHER DOD...

DASHBOARD FAILURE IN 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. *AK

Mileage: 59,000

DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD - FIRST BEGAN CRACKING IN 2006. DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF PROBLEM AND REFUESED TO DO ANYTHING. IN SEPT EMBER 2006 THE DASHBOARD COMPLETELY CRACKED INTO 3 PIECES. AGAIN TOLD ME IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBLILITY. THE ENTIRE MIDDLE SECTION OF THE DASHBOARD WAS LOOSE AND VI...

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. APPARANTLY, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS NOT A RECALLED ITEM, BUT WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN ON LINE, IT IS A PROBLEM THAT CAN BECOME SERIOUS AND DESTROY OTHER PARTS UNDERNEATH.*AK

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKS THAT DEVELOPED OVER TIME. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY DAMAGE OR ACTION TAKEN TO CAUSE THE CRACKS.*AK

FLORIDA REPORTS MANY CRACKED AND COLLAPSED DASHBOARDS PRIMARILY ON DODGE RAM TRUCKS. ONE LADIES DASH COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING WITH HER CHILD AT NIGHT WHICH SHUT OFF ALL LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. MANY PROBLEMS SUBMITTED RO [email protected] WHO HAS COMPILED MANY COMLAINTS. DEMNSTRATION SHOWE...

Mileage: 1,000

CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE DEFOGGER TO DIRECT TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD TO ENABLE THE CLEARING OF THE WINDSHIELD. *JB

Mileage: 77,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS MANY CRACKS IN THE DASH. *TR

PROBLEM IS WITH THE DASH BOARD/PANEL CRACKING ON MY DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK. IT IS A YEAR 2002 TRUCK. ON 10/18/2004, I COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER, THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE DASH PANEL WHICH WAS CRACKED IN 2 PLACES. THE PART WAS FREE; HOWEVER, THEY MADE ME PAY FOR LABOR. AFTER ONLY A FEW MONTHS, THE DASH ...

Mileage: 58,500

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. AROUND JULY OF 2006 I NOTICED A CRACK DEVELOPING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH BOARD THAT RAN FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE AIRBAG COVER. SINCE THAT TIME THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN 7 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS INCLUDING THE PASSENGER SIDE DEFROST COVER WHICH FELL INTO THE VENT....

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO CRACK ASW WELL AS THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACK GRADUALLY SPREAD FROM THE DRIVER SIDE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR VENT DETACHED. THE CAUSE OF FAILU...

Mileage: 42,000

I SAW A LOCAL NEWS STORY ABOUT THE DODGE RAM 1500S HAVING DASHBOARD ISSUES CRACKING AND COLLAPSING. I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 THAT HAS FIVE TO SIX LARGE CRACKS SPANNING THE DASHBOARD. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500, HAS TWO LONG VERTICAL CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD, HAVE A COVER ON THE DASH TO PROTECT IT FROM THE SUN, BUT CRACKED ANYWAY. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

DASH BOARD CRACKING, DASH LIGHT AND HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, REPLACE WINDSHIELD TWICE. UNKNOWN WHY THE WINDSHIELD CRACK. *TR

DASH BOARD CRACKING, DASH LIGHT AND HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, REPLACE WINDSHIELD TWICE. UNKNOWN WHY THE WINDSHIELD CRACK. *TR

DASH BOARD CRACKING, DASH LIGHT AND HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, REPLACE WINDSHIELD TWICE. UNKNOWN WHY THE WINDSHIELD CRACK. *TR

2002 DODGE 1500 PICKUP TRUCK HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH CRACKING IN THE DASH. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE PURCHASED A 2002 DODGE RAM P/U AND HAVE BEEN READING THAT THE DASH IN THESE VEHICLES CRACK AND FALL IN. THIS MAKES THE ELECTRICIAL SYSTEM FAIL. I HAVE NOTICE 3 CRACKS IN MY DASH. I WANT SOMEONE TO KNOW. I STILL MAKE PAYMENTS ON THIS VEH. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE DASH ON MY DODGE RAM IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES, I AM CONCERNED THAT IT IS GOING TO CAVE IN. *TR

LARGE CRACK HAS DEVELOPED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH BOARD. POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

DASHBOARD CRACKING, BREAKING, ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUADCAB. THERE HAVE BEEN RASHES OF THIS TYPE OF COMPLAINT ON '01 DODGE RAM 1500'S, I WOULD LIKE MY '02 DODGE RAM TO BE INCLUDED IN ANY SETTLEMENT, SHOULD THERE BECOME A CLASS ACTION EVENT BROUGHT AGAINST DAIMLERCHRYSLER. HERE IN CENTRAL FLORID...

I HAVE A 2001 OR 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 (CAN'T RECALL THE YEAR SITTING AT MY DESK) AND THE DASHBOARD HAS STARTED TO CRACK. AT FIRST IT WAS ONE SMALL CRACK AND NOW I HAVE 4 SEPARATE CRACKS AND MY DASH APPEARS AS IF IT MIGHT CAVE IN. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR ISSUES LIKE THIS WITH THIS MOD...

I HAVE HAD LARGE CRACKS DEVELOP IN THE STRUCTURAL PORTION OF MY DASH. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEGAN MAKING A HUMMING NOISE UNDER LOAD. IT HAD PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE UNTIL FAILURE. PINION BEARINGS ARE BAD. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE TRUCK PRODUCTS. A REPAIR SHOP IN MY TOWN JUST DID 3 REBUILD ON THIS TYPE TRUCK IN ONE WEEK. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED . THIS...

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT AND AUDIBLE ALARM CAME ON. I LOOKED DOWN TO SEE I HAD NO OIL PRESSURE ON MY TRUCK. IT WAS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4 WITH 69043 MILES. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE OIL. EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. I THOUGHT START THE TRUCK TO...

Mileage: 69,042

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 5.9 - VEHICLE OFTEN STALLS OR ALMOST STALLS DUE TO COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN/LIGHT, DRIVING BELOW 5 MPH, OR STARTING THE TRUCK. THE RPMS WILL DROP BELOW 500 AND THE TRUCK WILL START TO SPUDDER & THEN STALL. IT STALLED COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN MORE THAN ONCE CAUSING THE STEE...

REAR CLIPS BROKEN IN 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. *JB

Mileage: 135,000

I HAVE SUFFERED TWO MAJOR SYSTEM FAILURES IN MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500, BOTH OF WHICH RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOCK OF THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING. IN BOTH INSTANCES, FIRST AT 30,000 KM IN FEB 04, AND NOW AT 72,000 KM IN FEB 07, THE POWER STEERING RACK HAS BROKEN, RESULTING IN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, REQ...

Mileage: 30,000

LOST ENGINE OIL PRESSURE . USED BERRYMANSB12 IN ENGINE OIL . OIL PRESSURE CAME BACK . DRAINED OIL AND INSTALLED NEW OIL AND FILTER . STARTED ENGINE NO OIL PRESSURE . REMOVED OIL PAN , SUCTION SCREEN PLUGGED WITH SLUDGE AND HARD OIL DEPOSITS . CLEANED EVERYTHING . INSTALLED OIL PAN . NEW OIL AND FIL...

Mileage: 110,000

FOUND METAL PIECES THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4. THE WHOLE REAR END HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS APPARENTLY A WELL DOCUMENTED KNOWN PROBLEM BASED ON HUNDREDS OF FORUM THREADS UNDER "C-CLIP", "RETAINER CLIP" AND/OR "CLUTCH PACK RETAINER" PROBLEMS. *JB

DRIVING ON RT. 10 IN NJ, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED AND ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND STOPPED. BARELY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AFTER ALMOST GETTING REAR ENDED. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER WHERE DODGE'S INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR SAID IT WAS THE THERMOSTAT. HAD ENGINE REPLACED BY MY MECHANIC AND WAS DET...

Mileage: 73,400

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID FROM THE RACK AND PINION. THE FIRST LEAK OCCURRED AT 68,000 MILES WHICH WAS A MINOR LEAK ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE RACK AND PINION SHOULD BE REPLACED. ...

Mileage: 68,000

MY ENGINE LIGHT COME ON ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. HOOKED IT UP TO A CAR READER AND THE CODE IS A 1491. WHICH MEANS RADIATOR FAN CONTROL RELAY CIRCUIT. I CALLED THE DODGE DEALER HERE IN ENUMCLAW WASHINGTON AND THEY TOLD ME $500 TO FIX. SO I CALLED MY MECHANIC AT CASCADE AUTOMOTIVE IN ENUMCLAW AND HE EXPLA...

Mileage: 90,000

THE RETAINING CLIPS FAIL IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF ALL 02-2005 (MAYBE 2006) 9.25" LSDS ARE AFFECTED FROM DODGE RAM'S. MINE HAS FAILED ONCE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM IS DODGE JUST REPLACES THEM WITH THE SAME ONES THAT WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL. *JB

THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED WHEN THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *PH CONSUMER HAD TWO SURGERIES SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND HAD BEEN UNABLE TO RECEIVE ANY HELP REGARDING THE ACCIDENT. *PH *SC (PASSENGER SUBMITTED REPORT) THE SEAT BELT FAILED AS WELL. UPDATED 07/17/06. *JB *NM UPDATE...

THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED WHEN THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *PH CONSUMER HAD TWO SURGERIES SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND HAD BEEN UNABLE TO RECEIVE ANY HELP REGARDING THE ACCIDENT. *PH *SC (PASSENGER SUBMITTED REPORT) THE SEAT BELT FAILED AS WELL. UPDATED 07/17/06. *JB *NM UPDATE...

CRACKED DASHBOARD IN 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 IT'S CRACKED IN SEVERAL AREAS RIGHT NOW. THE DEALER WAS UNSURE HOW TO HANDLE THIS SITUATION, AS THEY ARE A USED CAR LOT. I NEVER WITNESSED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE AND SEEING AS HOW I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A 4 YR OLD TRUC...

Mileage: 59,998

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BEGAN TO MISFIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT CYLINDERS 1, 3, AND 5 WERE MISFIRING, AND THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A RADIATOR, COOLANT, AC BLOWER F...

Mileage: 100,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BEGAN TO MISFIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT CYLINDERS 1, 3, AND 5 WERE MISFIRING, AND THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A RADIATOR, COOLANT, AC BLOWER F...

Mileage: 100,000

PARKING LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION. LAMP OUT INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH IS NOT ON. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED TO BE IN THE FUSE BOX CIRCUIT BOARDS ALSO KNOWN AS THE PDC (POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER). APPARENTLY CORROSION OCCURS INSIDE THE BOX AND THE GROUND IS LOST. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PART NUMBER IS 5...

Mileage: 55,889

DODGE 1500 RAM TRUCK, ENGINE SEIZED. CHRYSLER CORPORATION WILL NOT HONOR THE CLAIM DUE TO FINDINGS OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. I HAVE PROVIDED RECORDS OF MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE 1500 PICKUP WITH THE LIMITED SLIP REAR DIFFERENTIAL. MY DIFFERENTIAL "CAME APART" AT 37,000 MILES. SINCE MY INCIDENT I HAVE DISCOVERED NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS DIFFERENTIAL IN '02-'05 PICKUPS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I WOULD THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IF THE BROK...

Mileage: 37,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE MALFUNCTIONED BY INDICATING HIGH SPEEDS AS THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CALLED AND SUGGESTED A SENSOR MAY HAVE FAILED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED O...

Mileage: 120,000

THE DRIVER WAS GOING 30 MPH AND HIT A TREE. ALL THE FRONTAL PART OF THE VECICLE WAS BENT INWARD AND THE RADIATOR WAS DAMAGED. NEITHER THE FRONTAL NOR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. IT HAS NOT BEEN YET REPORTED TO THE DEALER. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED AND IT IS CURRENTLY NOT DRIVABLE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, AND A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC IDENTIFIED A FAILURE TO THE CONDENSER FAN RELAY, DUE TO AN UNDERSIZED FUSE. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, # O8-002-03, WAS ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTU...

Mileage: 123,296

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK - THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. I ACTUALLY SAW IT CRACK AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, ON A SMOOTH HIGHWAY. ALSO, THE ROTORS WARPED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, THE DEALER TURNED THEM, EVEN THOUGH WE ASKED THAT THEY BE REPLACED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WE HAD THE SAME PR...

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK - THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. I ACTUALLY SAW IT CRACK AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, ON A SMOOTH HIGHWAY. ALSO, THE ROTORS WARPED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, THE DEALER TURNED THEM, EVEN THOUGH WE ASKED THAT THEY BE REPLACED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WE HAD THE SAME PR...

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP TRUCK. AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK. AT FIRST IT STARTED OUT AS A HAIRLINE CRACK AND THEN GREW LONGER. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SHOWED THE DEFECT TO THE MANAGER, WHO RELATED THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ...

Mileage: 35,000

FIRST LET ME STATE THAT PRIOR TO THIS EXPERIENCE, I ABSOLUTELY LOVED MY DODGE TRUCK. ON 20 APR 2006, MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP WITH 50,529 MILES STARTED STALLING AFTER THE ENGINE WARMED UP. THERE WAS A DISTINCT "PINGING" SOUND COMING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD STALL....

Mileage: 51,679

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BROKE OFF. *NM

Mileage: 67,000

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BROKE OFF. *NM

Mileage: 67,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY; THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS WHEN THE CONTACT HEARD A POP AND NOTICED THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE FIRE MAR...

Mileage: 39,300

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS WORK INTERMITTENTLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS A SWITCH INSTALLED ON THE PASSENGER DOOR. THE 2ND TIME, THE DEALERSHIP COULD ...

Mileage: 66,000

OUR DODGE RAM 1500 WAS WORKING FINE ONE DAY THE NEXT DAY THE HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. WE CHECKED FUSES AND ANYTHING ELSE OBVIOUS. THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, AFTER HALF A DAY OF CHECKING HE FOUND THAT THE FUSE AND RELAY CENTER WHICH IS LOCATED UND...

Mileage: 58,000

OUR DODGE RAM 1500 WAS WORKING FINE ONE DAY THE NEXT DAY THE HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. WE CHECKED FUSES AND ANYTHING ELSE OBVIOUS. THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, AFTER HALF A DAY OF CHECKING HE FOUND THAT THE FUSE AND RELAY CENTER WHICH IS LOCATED UND...

Mileage: 58,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC BAR USED ONTO TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE CONTACT TO FALL AND LAND ON THE GROUND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. 08/01/06 UPDATED. *TT

Mileage: 53,000

FAILURE OF RACK AND PINION UNIT ON 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT. UNIT DEVELOPED A SEVERE LEAK THAT CAUSED THE POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR TO DRAIN COMPLETELY WITHIN AN HOUR OF DRIVING. *NM

Mileage: 107,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY TRUCK HIT A POTHOLE NOT BIG AT ALL AND JUMPED IN THE OTHER LANE AND I ENDED UP IN SOMEONE'S FRONT YARD. *NM

Mileage: 72,000

I WAS STOPPED BY POLICE DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY PARKING/RUNNING LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE SIGNALS AND STOP LIGHTS WORKED FINE. MY 2002 DODGE RAM IS AT THE GARAGE. THEY FOUND THE CIRCUIT BOARD (POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER) UNDER THE FUSE BOX IS BURNED OUT. COST FROM DODGE, $400.00. I THINK THIS...

Mileage: 65,000

MY 2002 DODGE RAM VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY, I WAS ON THE RAMP GETTING ONTO THE INTERSTATE. I THOUGH MY TIRES WERE BEEN RIPPED OFF. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE ONLY TO HEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR BEEN BANGED AS IF THE FLOORBOARD WAS COMING UP INTO THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED...

Mileage: 73,000

THE HEATER/AC FAN WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE WITH THE IGNITION KEY REMOVED FROM THE LOCK. SOMETIMES THE CIRCUIT IS ENERGIZED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE KEY IS REMOVED AND AT OTHER TIMES IT ENERGIZE'S ON ITS OWN. IF NOT IDENTIFIED IN TIME THE FAN WILL DRAIN THE VEHICLE BATTERY. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER CLAI...

Mileage: 1,200

ON SATURDAY APRIL 15, 2006 WE WERE DRIVING HOME AND THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2002 DODGE RAM TRUCK BEGAN SLIPPING. WE HAD TO DRIVE IN LOW GEAR TO GET HOME. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO SCHAEFER AND STROMINGER, THE DEALER WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK BRAND NEW FROM IN 2002 AND WERE TOLD "OH ITS PROBABLY JUST A SWI...

Mileage: 26,000

I HIT A TREE DOING 45 MPH NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON EITHER THE DRIVERS OR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. I HAD SEVERE DAMAGE TO MY FACE AND I AM FACING TWO MORE OPERATIONS IN THE NEXT YEAR. CAUSE FOR AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING IS UNKNOWN BUT CHRYSLER CORP HAS CHECKED THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NO CODES IN THE C...

Mileage: 80,103

WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH PAVEMENT, THIS TRUCK JUMPS ALL OVER THE ROAD. I ALMOST WAS THROWN INTO A RETAINING WALL YESTERDAY. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING ON ROUGH SURFACES!! DANGEROUS. *JB

I HAD A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH I HEARD A LOW HUMMING NOISE. SUDDENLY THE TRUCK VEERED TO THE LEFT. I WAS NOW IN INCOMING TRAFFIC AND NARROWLY MISSED ONE CAR. I TRIED TO GET THE TRUCK BACK TO THE RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL HAD A LOT OF PLAY IN IT. THE TRUCK FI...

Mileage: 55,713

RACK & PINION STEERING LEAKING ON LEFT SIDE. TRANSMISSION ROUGH. NO DASH LIGHTS. BLOWER MOTOR WORKS SELDOM. DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. SEEMS LIKE THESE HAVE WIDESPREAD TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *JB

Mileage: 72,000

RACK & PINION STEERING LEAKING ON LEFT SIDE. TRANSMISSION ROUGH. NO DASH LIGHTS. BLOWER MOTOR WORKS SELDOM. DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. SEEMS LIKE THESE HAVE WIDESPREAD TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *JB

Mileage: 72,000

WHEN ON THE SLIGHTEST ROUGH SURFACE, THIS TRUCK JUMPS AND BOUNCES ALL OVER THE ROAD. I LOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHEN IT IS JUMPING. WORSE, THE BRAKES BOUNCE AND GRAB WHEN YOU APPLY THEM. DANGEROUS. WIDE SPREAD KNOWLEDGE OF THESE SAFETY ISSUES. NEED A RESOLUTION AND RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 72,000

WHEN ON THE SLIGHTEST ROUGH SURFACE, THIS TRUCK JUMPS AND BOUNCES ALL OVER THE ROAD. I LOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHEN IT IS JUMPING. WORSE, THE BRAKES BOUNCE AND GRAB WHEN YOU APPLY THEM. DANGEROUS. WIDE SPREAD KNOWLEDGE OF THESE SAFETY ISSUES. NEED A RESOLUTION AND RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 72,000

FIRST, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO AN OVERDRIVE BAND THAT BROKE AND THEN THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. SECOND, I HAD THE MECHANICS CHECK THE DIFFERENTIAL FOR NORMAL SERVICING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LTD SLIP COMPONENT HAD BROKEN, WHICH THEN CAUSED BEARINGS TO BREAK, W...

Mileage: 77,330

THE FRONT BRAKES SHUDDER VIOLENTLY WHEN I TRY TO STOP. I HAD THE BRAKES FIXED BUT THEY ARE DOING IT AGAIN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A GENIUS TO KNOW THAT THE ROTORS ARE INFERIOR!!! THE DEALER SAID THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER OF THIS TRUCK SO I KNOW THAT I DO NOT OVER BRAKE... T...

Mileage: 20,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON A DIRT ROAD WHICH IS ALL WE HAVE IN THE AREA AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY 2002 DODGE RAM WHICH THEN PLOWED OVER SEVERAL TREES AND FINALLY COMING TO REST HEAD ON IN A GROUP OF 3 TREES TOTALING MY TRUCK. THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WAS MORE THAN EX...

Mileage: 96,000

FIRST THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN 3RD GEAR AT TIMES,THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE THAT THE DEALER CAN'T REPRODUCE. THE LAMP OUT LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WITH THE BELL THIS WILL DO IT INTERMITTENTLY FOR AS LONG AS 30 MIN STRAIGHT AND THIS TRUCK IS ALL OVER THE ROAD WHEN YOU HIT BUMPS AT HIGH SPEED...

Mileage: 56,000

FIRST THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN 3RD GEAR AT TIMES,THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE THAT THE DEALER CAN'T REPRODUCE. THE LAMP OUT LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WITH THE BELL THIS WILL DO IT INTERMITTENTLY FOR AS LONG AS 30 MIN STRAIGHT AND THIS TRUCK IS ALL OVER THE ROAD WHEN YOU HIT BUMPS AT HIGH SPEED...

Mileage: 56,000

FIRST THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN 3RD GEAR AT TIMES,THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE THAT THE DEALER CAN'T REPRODUCE. THE LAMP OUT LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WITH THE BELL THIS WILL DO IT INTERMITTENTLY FOR AS LONG AS 30 MIN STRAIGHT AND THIS TRUCK IS ALL OVER THE ROAD WHEN YOU HIT BUMPS AT HIGH SPEED...

Mileage: 56,000

POWER STEERING LEAKING, I HAD IT IN TO BE REPARED ONCE ALREADY AND IS LEAKING AGAIN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. THE CHECK ENGINE, AIRBAG, AND CHECK GAUGES LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 03/28/06

Mileage: 78,598

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. THE CHECK ENGINE, AIRBAG, AND CHECK GAUGES LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 03/28/06

Mileage: 78,598

HEATER CORE FAILS ON COOLING LINE FITTING COMING OUT OF IT. THIS CAUSES LEAKAGE AND DUE TO HVAC DESIGN AND NEWNESS OF MAKE IT IS ONLY POSSIBLE TO GET THE PART FROM THE DEALER AND THE PART ITSELF IS CHEAPLY MANUFACTURED AND APPEARS TO BE CHEAPLY DESIGNED. WHEN IT DOES FINALLY FAIL AT THE FITTING ON...

Mileage: 76,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. ONCE THE VEHICLE STARTED, IT TOOK 5 MINUTES FOR THE POWER TO BE COMPLETELY FUNCTIONAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PREVIOUSLY WHEN THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 38,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ANOTHER MOTORIST ALERTED THE CONTACT THE RUNNING LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE OUT. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER AND THE FCM (PART # 56045434AEA) FAILED. THERE WAS A POWER SURGE THROUGH THE PARTS THAT CAUSED THE FUSES ...

Mileage: 70,200

POWER TRAIN - AXLE SHAFT BROKE THE AXLE SHAFT BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY. THE ENTIRE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. *NM

Mileage: 48,000

WHEN DRIVING DOWN ANY BUMPY ROAD, THE REAR OF THE TRUCK IS ALL OVER THE PLACE HAVE TO DRIVE AT 5 MPH OR LESS TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. WHEN IT'S RAINY IT'S EVEN WORSE. ON THE HIGHWAY ON WET WEATHER YOU CAN SEE THE REAR OF THE TRUCK SWAYING AFTER A BUMP - VERY SCARY THIS STARTED WHEN THE TR...

Mileage: 40,000

SES LIGHT IS ON .SCAN TEST CODE 1491. RADIATOR FAN CONTROL CIRCUIT. *NM

Mileage: 28,000

LEAF SPRING BREAKS IN THE MIDDLE OF BOLT EYELIT AND REAR AXLE SLIDES BACK AND DRIVESHAFT ALMOST FALLS OUT. *NM

Mileage: 56,000

ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER FAILED. HEADLIGHTS AND RUNNING LIGHTS CAME ON WITH THE SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION. TURN SIGNALS, EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT OPERATE. ELECTRIC LOCKS DID NOT OPERATE. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER CHECKING ALL OF THE FUSES. THE S...

Mileage: 40,500

I HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER,WHICH CAUSED ALL OF MY GAUGES TO STOP WORKING. NO SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, BATTERY, OIL OR TEMPERATURE GAUGE. MY TURN SIGNALS, HORN, INTERIOR LIGHTS, WIPERS, AND POWER DOOR LOCKS ALSO FAILED. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT I HAD NO STOP/BRAKE LIGHTS OR F...

Mileage: 7,068

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET IN JANUARY WHEN HE TURNED THE TURN SIGNAL TO THE TURN RIGHT, HE LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THAT THE TURN SIGNAL WAS FLASHING TO THE LEFT. THIS PROBLEM RECURRED REPEATEDLY. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ON, THE INDICATOR WOULD SHOW THAT THE T...

Mileage: 80,000

SUDDEN AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF RACK AND PINION STEERING UNIT ON 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. SEAL FAILURE CAUSED IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUILD. CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL ON HIGHWAY. UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEH...

Mileage: 41,000

TRUCK WAS TAKEN INTO THE AUTOWEST DODGE DEALERSHIP TO FIX TAILLIGHTS THAT DIDN'T WORK. AT THE TIME THE TRUCK WAS IN THEIR POSSESSION THERE WERE 2 OPEN RECALLS AND THEY DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF EITHER. NINE MONTHS LATER THE BRAKES, CLUTCH, AND POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. ONCE I GOT ...

Mileage: 31,000

DT: CONTACT STATES: WHEN WATER IS SPLASHED UNDER THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF HIS TRUCK, THE STEERING GOES OUT. HE CANNOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. HE SAYS HE IS GOING APPROX. 25-30 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENS. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHEN IT HAS BEEN RAINING. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY WOULD LOOK AT BUT AT ...

Mileage: 41,000

DT: WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IT WOULD STALL AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY ASKED THE CONSUMER WHAT DID SHE WANT THEM TO DO ABOUT IT AND THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INSTRUCTED TO THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONSUMER REPORTED TO THE DEALER AT LE...

Mileage: 30,000

ON JUNE 4TH,2005 MY WIFE HAD AN ACCIDENT IN A 2002 DODGE PICKUP. ON HER WAY TO WORK SHE WAS DRIVEING AROUND 45 MILES AN HOUR. UNTIL A CAT RAN IN FRONT OF HER BY REFLAX SHE TRIED TO AVIOD THE CAT SO SHE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK A MAILBOX THEN SHE SWERVED TO THE LEFT TRYING TO GIAN CONTROL OF T...

Mileage: 3,800

EVERYTHING BAD ON MY 2002 RAM 4WD. I HAVE HAD NEW BEARINGS IN MY TRUCK,RADIATOR 2X,FRON AXLES 3X,REAR AXLES 2X, NEW ENGINE, POWER STEERING HOSES 2X, I HATE THS TRUCK I WILL NEVER OEN A DODGE AGAIN... I HAVE ALREADY TOLD ALOT OF PEOPLE NOT TO BUY A DODGE. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPH AND THE REA...

Mileage: 100

VEHICLE HAS HAD TO HAVE UNIVERSAL JOINTS REPLACED THREE TIMES. EACH TIME, DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME DEFECTIVE PARTS OUT THERE. THEY INDICATED THAT IF THEY ARE NOT REPLACED IN A TIMELY FASHION, THEN DAMAGE COULD OCCUR TO THE DRIVE SHAFT. PROBLE...

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2002 DODGE PICKUP DEVELOPED A BUZZING/RATTLE WHILE DRIVING.I FIRST THOUGHT IT TO BE AN EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILURE.IT TURNED OUT TO THE DRIVE SHAFT.MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT,AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.THE DEALER TECHS SAY THE INNER SHAFT FAILED.I STILL HAVE THE OLD PART.

Mileage: 75,000

CLUNCKING NOISE UNDER HOOD. LEFT UPPER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 55,000 NO OFF ROADING

Mileage: 53,500

CLUNCKING NOISE UNDER HOOD. LEFT UPPER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 55,000 NO OFF ROADING

Mileage: 53,500

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR HE REPLACED ON THE 2002 DODGE RAM 1500.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR RECALL#03V077000. *JB

CD/CASSETTE CLOCK RADIO - CLOCK GAINS TIME; MUST BE RESET ONCE EVEY 2 MONTHS

Mileage: 7,000

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM. THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES HE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS UPPER BALL JOINT. THE UPPER BALL JOINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE COMPLETELY WENT OUT. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY HAD SEVERAL HUNDRED IN BACK ORDER RIGHT NO...

Mileage: 50,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN SWITCHING FROM DEFROST VENT TO PANEL VENT, THE PANEL VENT DID NOT WORK. VENTING WENT TO FLOOR. DAIMLER-CHRYSLER, I FIND, ISSUED REPAIR BULLETINS FOR THIS PROBLEM IN SPRING OF 2002, YET NO RECALL. MY REPAIR COSTS ARE ESTIMATED AT 800 DOLLARS.

MY SUN VISORS HAVE BROKEN NUMEROUS TIMES. BOTH SIDES (PASSENGER AND DRIVER) HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TIMES EACH. THEY LOSE THEIR SPRING TENSION AND HANG DOWN AND CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN MY WIFE AND I DRIVE, BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT STAY UP AND OUT OF THE WAY. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 30K MILES ...

Mileage: 4,868

VEHICLE HAS HAD TO BE SERVICED FOR ENGINE STALLING SIX TIMES. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS STILL UNDETERMINED. *AK *NM

Mileage: 14,000

A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT FRONT END PULLING TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS TO NO AVAIL. CURRENTLY, THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ...

1.SPARKS FROM DASHBOARD AREA NEAR HEADLIGHT SWITCH WERE SEEN BY MY WIFE WHEN SHE BORROWED THE VEHICLE. 2.NOW THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF, WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION THE FOG LIGHTS COME ON, HEAD LIGHTS ALSO WILL NOT COMPLETELY COME ON.3. SO FAR, $49 DIANOSTIC, SWITCH NEEDED (H...

Mileage: 64,968

1.SPARKS FROM DASHBOARD AREA NEAR HEADLIGHT SWITCH WERE SEEN BY MY WIFE WHEN SHE BORROWED THE VEHICLE. 2.NOW THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF, WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION THE FOG LIGHTS COME ON, HEAD LIGHTS ALSO WILL NOT COMPLETELY COME ON.3. SO FAR, $49 DIANOSTIC, SWITCH NEEDED (H...

Mileage: 64,968

1.SPARKS FROM DASHBOARD AREA NEAR HEADLIGHT SWITCH WERE SEEN BY MY WIFE WHEN SHE BORROWED THE VEHICLE. 2.NOW THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF, WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION THE FOG LIGHTS COME ON, HEAD LIGHTS ALSO WILL NOT COMPLETELY COME ON.3. SO FAR, $49 DIANOSTIC, SWITCH NEEDED (H...

Mileage: 64,968

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE PARTS WERE REPAIRED/REPLACED THREE TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK BOTH SEAT BET RETRACTORS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK INOPERATIVE. RATTLE SOUND OVER BUMPS. RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR LINK REPL...

Mileage: 31,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE PARTS WERE REPAIRED/REPLACED THREE TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK BOTH SEAT BET RETRACTORS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK INOPERATIVE. RATTLE SOUND OVER BUMPS. RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR LINK REPL...

Mileage: 31,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE PARTS WERE REPAIRED/REPLACED THREE TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK BOTH SEAT BET RETRACTORS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK INOPERATIVE. RATTLE SOUND OVER BUMPS. RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR LINK REPL...

Mileage: 31,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE PARTS WERE REPAIRED/REPLACED THREE TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK BOTH SEAT BET RETRACTORS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK INOPERATIVE. RATTLE SOUND OVER BUMPS. RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR LINK REPL...

Mileage: 31,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS, CRUISE CONTROL, AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS, CRUISE CONTROL, AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS, CRUISE CONTROL, AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN T DRIVER HEARD THE ENGINE KNOCKING LOUDLY, AND NOTICED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WENT DOWN. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

1) THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS LEADING UP TO THE VEHICLES FAILURES. 2) THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN ENGINE IS ON / THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND PUMP ARE INOPERABLE. THEY BOTH OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME. FAMILY WAS STUCK ON RAINY HIGHWAY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. 3) DODGE SERVICE "THINKS" THE POWER DIST...

Mileage: 41,379

1) THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS LEADING UP TO THE VEHICLES FAILURES. 2) THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN ENGINE IS ON / THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND PUMP ARE INOPERABLE. THEY BOTH OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME. FAMILY WAS STUCK ON RAINY HIGHWAY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. 3) DODGE SERVICE "THINKS" THE POWER DIST...

Mileage: 41,379

1) THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS LEADING UP TO THE VEHICLES FAILURES. 2) THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN ENGINE IS ON / THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND PUMP ARE INOPERABLE. THEY BOTH OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME. FAMILY WAS STUCK ON RAINY HIGHWAY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. 3) DODGE SERVICE "THINKS" THE POWER DIST...

Mileage: 41,379

THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT OPERATE, WHICH IS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO INFORM OTHER DRIVERS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MAKING TURNS. OWNER WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOR THE SECOND TIME.*AK

WHILE REVERSING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A FENCE/ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND INTO NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE.*AK

THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER,WHICH IS CAUSING THE HEAD LIGHTS, BLINKERS, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS NOT TO FUNCTION. OWNER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *NM OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDED FOG LAMPS; WINDSHIELD WIPERS; TURN SIGNALS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND ALL CLUSTER FUNCTIONS. ...

Mileage: 30,000

WHEN DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER WOULD HEAR A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE UPPER BALL JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS RARELY USED OFF ROAD. A NOISE IS HEARD ON BUMPY SURFACES. *TC

Mileage: 60,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500. RUSTED VENTS IN GAS CAP CAUSING LEAK AND DEPRESURIZATION OF GAS TANK. LEADING TO ENGINE NEEDS SERVICING LIGHT TO APPEAR ON DASHBOARD. *AK

Mileage: 46,500

HEATER STOPPED WORKING. REPLACED THERMOSTAT. ONE WEEK LATER TO LEAVE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWDED. RECEIVED A CALL FROM MECHANIC SAID IT WAS HYDROLOCKED. RECEIVED CALL FRM MECHANIC TODAY 1-27 SAID THE HEAD WAS SPLIT. HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS TRUCK IS A 2002 WITH APPROX. 45000 MILES....

Mileage: 47,500

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH TWO LIGHT POLES AT 45 MPH AND AIRBAGS DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE DRIVER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS BY THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PASSENGER BROKE THE WINDSHIELD WITH HIS HEAD. ONLY SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. COLLISION HAPPENED IN MEXICO.*AK

Mileage: 35,000

THE DIFFERENTIAL BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND DOWN TO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IMMOBILE. *AK......MAD EALL TIRES FLAT, AND REAR PASSENGER TIRE DETACHED/FELL OFF THE TRUCK. NO POLICE REPORT OBTAINED. CONSUMER CLAIMED POLICE WERE TRYING ...

Mileage: 60,000

I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME THE RACK AND PINION WENT OUT AND THIS TIME WAS DURING DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IN THE SNOW. THE FIRST OCCURANCE WAS AT 40,000 MILES WHEN WE HAD 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND THIS TIME WAS AT 114,...

Mileage: 114,000

I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME THE RACK AND PINION WENT OUT AND THIS TIME WAS DURING DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IN THE SNOW. THE FIRST OCCURANCE WAS AT 40,000 MILES WHEN WE HAD 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND THIS TIME WAS AT 114,...

Mileage: 114,000

WIRING FOR MY 2002 DODGE RAM PICKUP 1500 QUAD CAB LIGHT BULB CONTINOUSLY BURN OUT LIKE IN A SEQUENCE ALL TAIL LIGHTS. MY BROTHER IN LAW HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND HAD THE WIRING RE DONE WHILE TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTEE BECAUSE OF A SHORT. IS THERE ANY RECORD OF ANTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING? *AK

Mileage: 63,000

WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEED (70 MPH), AND SWITCHING LANES WHILE ON A BRIDGE, THE EXCESSIVE BOUNCING AND BAD SUSPENSION OF TRUCK MAKE ME LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK ENDED UP SPINNING AROUND, MAKING A COMPLETE 180--- ON A BRIDGE!! I ENDE...

WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEED (70 MPH), AND SWITCHING LANES WHILE ON A BRIDGE, THE EXCESSIVE BOUNCING AND BAD SUSPENSION OF TRUCK MAKE ME LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK ENDED UP SPINNING AROUND, MAKING A COMPLETE 180--- ON A BRIDGE!! I ENDE...

WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEED (70 MPH), AND SWITCHING LANES WHILE ON A BRIDGE, THE EXCESSIVE BOUNCING AND BAD SUSPENSION OF TRUCK MAKE ME LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK ENDED UP SPINNING AROUND, MAKING A COMPLETE 180--- ON A BRIDGE!! I ENDE...

PRIOR TO TAKING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF SERVICE FOR HEADLIGHT FAILURES, WON'T JUMP START, REPLACED BATTERY, 7 MO. LATER. AFTER SEVERAL OTHER ATTEMPTS WAS INFORMED OF NEED WIRING HARNESS DUE TO AFTER MARKET REPLACEMENT OF HEADLAMP. REPLACED HEADLAMP...

Mileage: 26,000

VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISES IN FRONT END. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER,THEY SAID NOISE WAS JUST BUSHINGS WERE JUST DRY. AT 40,000 MILES TOOK IN BECAUSE THE TRUCK STEERING WAS FUNNY, DEALER SAID BOTH CONTROL ARMS AND BOTH SWAYBAR LINKS WOR OUT. AND TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST CONS...

Mileage: 40

VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISES IN FRONT END. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER,THEY SAID NOISE WAS JUST BUSHINGS WERE JUST DRY. AT 40,000 MILES TOOK IN BECAUSE THE TRUCK STEERING WAS FUNNY, DEALER SAID BOTH CONTROL ARMS AND BOTH SWAYBAR LINKS WOR OUT. AND TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST CONS...

Mileage: 40

VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISES IN FRONT END. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER,THEY SAID NOISE WAS JUST BUSHINGS WERE JUST DRY. AT 40,000 MILES TOOK IN BECAUSE THE TRUCK STEERING WAS FUNNY, DEALER SAID BOTH CONTROL ARMS AND BOTH SWAYBAR LINKS WOR OUT. AND TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST CONS...

Mileage: 40

MY 2002 DODGE RAM HAS SEVERAL POTETIAL ACCIDENT, CAUSING PROBLEMS, ONE WHEN IM DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR AFTER A RAIN WATER IN THE ROAD IT CAUSES M STEERING TO LOCK UP AND I CANNOT STEER. I REPORTED THIS TO A DEALER IN TOWN AND THE SERVICE REP SAID THAT THE STEERING WILL TURN INTO MANUAL DRIVE AND SEEM...

Mileage: 500

DEFECTIVE BLOWER CONTROL ON A DODGE 2002 RAM 1500 VAN. *AK

Mileage: 42,000

ALL 5 ON DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL LUGS:NUTS WERE REPLACED. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE DEALER.*AK THE CONSUMER HEARD THE SOUND OF A BEARING BEING GONE . *TC

Mileage: 48,782

OUR COMPANY, AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE, HAS 2 CLAIMS ON THE SAME VEHICLE FOR 2 DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO GOT THEIR FOOT CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THE RUNNING BOARD AND THE CAR. ONE PERSON'S ANKLE GOT BROKEN IN 3 DIFFERENT PLACES, AND THE OTHER PERSON TORE LIGAMENTS.*AK

THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OF 0-65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER NOTICE WATER WAS NOT DRAINING FROM THE ROTORS. THE EXCESS WATER CAUSED THE ROTORS TO BECOME OUT OF ROUND. *JB

Mileage: 150

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY BROKE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP.*AK

Mileage: 42,000

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY BROKE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP.*AK

Mileage: 42,000

TAILGATE WAS LOWERED WHILE DRIVING AND BOTH SAFETY CABLES WERE ATTACHED. AFTER ENCOUNTERING A DIP IN THE ROAD, THE TAILGATE BECAME INSTANTLY DISLODGED AND VERY NEARLY INJURED TWO PEDESTRIANS. ALLEN SAMUELS DODGE REFUSED RESPONSIBILITY AND REFUSED TO REPAIR TAILGATE - THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS ALSO F...

THE REAR DOORS OF MY 2002 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB TRUCK WILL NOT UNLOCK. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO MY DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED, SINCE IT IS NOT COVERED BY A CURRENT RECALL. THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED (I'M STILL MAKING $4...

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE QUAD CAB 1500ST AUTOMOBILE. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A TURN THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. THIS CAUSES A LOSS OF POWER STERING AND BRAKES WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TO OCCUR. I KNOW TWO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE 2002 DODGE 1500 TRUCKS AND THEY HAVE HAD TTHE SAME PROBLE...

WHILE DRIVING OIL GAUGE MOVED UP AND DOWN. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP ON THE MOTOR. ALSO, IT WAS DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAD EVERY RECEIPT WHERE SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGES. C...

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ASPHALT TURNED INTO GRAVEL AND VEHICLE HYDRO PLANED, LANDED ON GRAVEL, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE ALUMINUM WHEELS BROKE. THE VEHICLE HYDRO PLANED, AGAIN, TWISTED, AND LANDED ON ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR SURGERY. ...

Mileage: 57,000

MY COMPUTER SYSTEM WENT OUT IN MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK. I SPOKE WITH AN INDIVIDUAL NAMED CHRIS ON 9/15/04 REF#12633025. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT TAKE ANY STEPS TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT THERE AREN'T ANY RECALLS ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN THESE TRUCKS. IT'S GOING TO COS...

Mileage: 49,540

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 - BRAKE SHIMMY / SHAKE, REDUCED BRAKING POWER. ROTORS REPLACED TWICE IN 20,000, PROBLEM STILL HAPENNING. COULD NOT STOP QUICKLY ALMOST CAUSING A SEVERE ACCIDENT.*AK

Mileage: 12,000

WHILE JACKING THE VEHICLE HOOK ATTACHMENT TO THE JACK WAS TWISTED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO JACK UP THE VEHICLE, BUT FAILED AND HIT THE GROUND. NO INJURIES REPORTED. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS PART WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND CONS...

WHILE DRIVING, THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAIN ON. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

VIBRATION IN REAR OF VEHICLE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED. HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. THE DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

WITH 65,000 MILES ON 2002 DODGE RAM 4X4 QUAD CAB. TRANSMISSION FAILED. ONLY DO ORDINARY DRIVING, NO HAULING OF ANY KIND. OF COURSE NO WARRANTY. $3000 TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER TO SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES ,AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING, THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER STATED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THE COMPUTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE SECOND TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED...

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

FIRST THERE WAS AN INTERMITTANT FAILURE OF BRAKE LIGHTS THEN ONE FAILED COMPLETLY AND THE OTHER FAILED THE FOLLOWING DAY. I HAD A CLOSE CALL (REAR ENDED)WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT WAS WRONG , AND REPLACED TAIL LIGHT TREE COMPONET, THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS A...

Mileage: 46,874

REAR WHEEL SHEARED OFF THE AXLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIFT INTO A DITCH. *AK

Mileage: 25,000

INTERMITTENT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *NM

INTERMITTENT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK IN ADDITION, CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH TIRES AND ITS SIDEWALL AND REQUESTING MANUFACTURER TO DESIGN TIRES FOR OFF ROAD CONDITIONS. F...

Mileage: 32,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK IN ADDITION, CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH TIRES AND ITS SIDEWALL AND REQUESTING MANUFACTURER TO DESIGN TIRES FOR OFF ROAD CONDITIONS. F...

Mileage: 32,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK IN ADDITION, CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH TIRES AND ITS SIDEWALL AND REQUESTING MANUFACTURER TO DESIGN TIRES FOR OFF ROAD CONDITIONS. F...

Mileage: 32,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK IN ADDITION, CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH TIRES AND ITS SIDEWALL AND REQUESTING MANUFACTURER TO DESIGN TIRES FOR OFF ROAD CONDITIONS. F...

Mileage: 32,000

APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES, THE VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC OR A STOP SIGN. *PH DODGE HAD BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS AND OR HOW TO FIX IT. *SC *JB

THE REAR RIGHT TIRE AND ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF MY 2002 DODGE RAM WHILE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE ON THE FREEWAY. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER. APPARENTLY A PROBLEM WITH THE AXLE. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR A WEAK WELD ON THE REAR AXLE BRACKET. I NEVER GOT SUCH RECALL ON MY VEHIC...

Mileage: 42,000

BLOWER MAKING BUZZING NOISE. *JB

Mileage: 50

VEHICLE'S WINDOWS AND WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED FROST WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. FROST STILL EXISTED WHEN DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED. THIS REDUCED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. MANUFACTURER INDICATED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE CIRCULATION SYSTEM THAT COU...

Mileage: 8,000

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE WINDOWS TO REMAIN DEFROSTED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY AND UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID NEEDED CHANGING. DEALER CHANGED THE FLUID AND CHARGED THE CONSUMER FOR THE WORK.*AK

Mileage: 23,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LEFT-SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR WAS DEFECTIVE. *LA THE LEFT SIDE REAR MIRROR WAS POSITIONED INCORRECTLY WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO BE REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. *JB

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED STEERING WHEEL FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 50 MPH. CONSUMER TOWED THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE STEERING COLUMN BOLT SNAPPED. *AK

Mileage: 28,059

VEHICLE STALLED WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AND/OR BRAKING. THIS RESULTED IN LOSES OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND.

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COULD EXCEED THE SPEED BETWEEN 65 TO 70 MPH. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT SHAKE VERY HARD. DEALER INDICATED THAT CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS AND STREETS ARE SO BADLY CONSTRUCTED THAT VEHICLES SHAKE WHILE DRIVING ON THOSE HIGHWAYS OR STREETS. *AK

Mileage: 6,000

WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO A PARTICULAR GEAR IT WILL NOT RESPOND. WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT IS PUT IN PARK IT IS REALLY IN NEUTRAL. WHEN IN DRIVE IT IS REALLY IN REVERSE. *AK WHEN CHANGING GEARS, READING IN THE DASH BOARD IS NOT SYNCHRONIZED WITH THE SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. TRUCK WAS REPAIRED 4 TIME ...

Mileage: 11,000

SUNDAY MORNING, I STARTED MY TRUCK. THE TRUCK WARMED UP FOR NEARLY 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO MY TREK HOME. I THEN DROVE THE TRUCK FOR NEARLY 90 MINUTES PRIOR TO REACHING INTERSTATE 95 IN HOULTON. WHEN I STARTED DRIVING, THE TEMP WAS 16. WHEN I ENTERED THE INTERSTATE, I SET MY CRUISE CONTROL TO 85. AFT...

Mileage: 21,800

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. FOUND THAT SENSOR ON TOP OF DIFFERENTIAL WAS DISLODGED AND OIL WAS COMING FROM DIFFERENTIAL. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL, PINION BEARING, AND SENSOR. *LA

Mileage: 14,275

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. FOUND THAT SENSOR ON TOP OF DIFFERENTIAL WAS DISLODGED AND OIL WAS COMING FROM DIFFERENTIAL. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL, PINION BEARING, AND SENSOR. *LA

Mileage: 14,275

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. FOUND THAT SENSOR ON TOP OF DIFFERENTIAL WAS DISLODGED AND OIL WAS COMING FROM DIFFERENTIAL. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL, PINION BEARING, AND SENSOR. *LA

Mileage: 14,275

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS EXPERIENCED AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH STALLING.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE CLUTCH TO DOWNSHIFT, THE ENGINE STOPPED. *JB

THE TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP FOR A FRONT ALIGNMENT AND THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK THIS WAS AFTER THE 2ND SET OF TIRES WERE INSTALLED. SOON AFTER A SERVICE MAINTENANCE FLIER WAS RECEIVED...

Mileage: 47,000

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED BACKWARDS RESULTING IN CONSUMER HITTING A PARKED TOYOTA TRUCK. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO SOLUTION BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *MR

Mileage: 9,000

VEHICLE HAS HAD REPEATED FAILURES OF REAR AXLE COMPONENTS. ALL APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO OVERSTATED TOWING CAPACITY. AFTER PURCHASING A TRAILER WELL WITHIN THE VEHICLES TOW RATING THE VEHICLE ON THE FIRST TRIP OUT WITH THE TRAILER EXHIBITED A PUTRID SMELL THAT COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THIS OCCURRED ON...

Mileage: 10,908

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. POLICE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND THE OTHER CONSUMER WAS CITED. THE OTHER CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK *MR

Mileage: 28,000

MY 2002 DODGE PICK UP HAS A CUPPED LEFT FRONT TIRE CAUSING A SEVERE VIBRATION. THE TIRE IS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER LT275/70R17. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SUSPENSION AND ALIGNMENT. THEY CONTACTED GOODYEAR AND WERE TOLD THAT THE TIRE ON THE TRUCK IS TOO AGGRESSIVE...

Mileage: 11,000

ROTORS ON 2002 DODGE RAM IS WARPED. AGAIN FOR THIRD TIME IN 6 MONTHS. TRUCK SHIMMIES OR SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. GO TO WWW.DODGETRUCKWORLD.COM AND LOOK UP BRAKES IN THE FORUM SECTION. DEALER WON'T FIX UNDER WARRANTY. TRUCK IS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT HIGH SPEEDS (...

Mileage: 26,000

THE VEHICLE HAD GONE INTO REVERSE AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER SHIFTED THE GEAR TO DRIVE THEN STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL, EXPECTING TO ...

Mileage: 200

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT A WOODEN TELEPHONE POLE. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE TELEPHONE POLE BROKE IN HALF DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR BROKEN FINGERS AND BRUISES. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN ...

Mileage: 30,000

PROBLEMS WITH TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 2002-2003 DODGE RAM TRUCKS.*MR THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500, HE STATED IN WET CONDITIONS, HIS VEHICLE HYDROPLANED EXCESSIVELY MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE LARGE TIRES AND THE DESIGN NOT DISPLACING WATER AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH. *JB *NM

Mileage: 6,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 927

VEHICLE PULSATED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 20,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 20,000

2002 2WD DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4.7L - AT 25000 MILES, DEALER FOUND WARPED FRONT ROTORS CAUSING MY DESCRIBED HARD SHIMMY IN FRONT END WHILE BRAKING. SOLUTION WAS TO TURN ROTORS TO ELIMINATE THE WARPING. AT 29500 MILES, TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AGAIN, AND DEALER INFORMED THAT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNE...

Mileage: 25,000

I WAS IN A CAR ACCCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WE WERE AT A STOP IN THE SLOW LANE AND WE GOT HIT FROM BEHIND BY A DRUNK DRIVER AT FULL SPEED I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT BUT THE SELTBELT DID NOT LOCK LETTING MY FACE HIT THE WINDSHEILD I DIDNT BREAK MY NOSE BUT I HAD TO HAVE STRUTCHES MY TRUCK IS TOTALLED. *...

Mileage: 14,000

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS BEEN STALLING WHEN I START TO SLOW DOWN FOR RED LIGHTS OR STOPS SIGNS ALMOST CAUSING CRASHES. NOT ONLY IS IT A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT IT'S A NEW TRUCK AND SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS. *LA

Mileage: 15,000

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT BRAKE ROTORS WERE SEVERELY WARPED.*AK *JB *NLM

Mileage: 22,000

AS WEATHER GETS COLDER THE POWER LOCKS IN THE REAR OF MY 2002 DODGE QUAD CAB WILL NOT OPERATE. I HAVE TO REACH IN AND PULL UP ON THE LOCK MANUALLY. WORKS FINE ALL SUMMER, BUT AS SOON AS TEMPERATURE HIT ABOUT 40 DEGREES THEY WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH POWER SWITCH. I HAVE CHECKED MY CHILD SAFETY FEATUR...

WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS FRONT SUSPENSION SHOOK AND JERKED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALIGNMENT INSPECTION. MECHANIC STATED THAT LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

WHEEL AND HUB COMING OFF. *AK

Mileage: 17,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THIS BRAND NEW VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH USED TIRES. CONSUMER WENT TO THE VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND DISCOVERED THAT FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE TIRE SHOP TECHNICIAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TIRE HAD BEEN PLUGGED...

Mileage: 23,000

VEHICLE STALLED WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AND/OR BRAKING. THIS RESULTED IN LOSES OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND.*AK

Mileage: 2,000

REAR WINDOW WATER LEAK. *LA

Mileage: 6,000

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2003, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CONDENSER FAN INOPERABLE DUE TO OPEN FUSE. THE SERVICE MGR TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON DEFECT BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE SHROUD THAT ALLOWS WATER TO COLLECT IN THE TRO...

Mileage: 41,000

5 MINUTES AFTER PARKING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

Mileage: 26,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB, STEERING WHEEL IS PEALING APART, THE LEATHER IS PEALING OFF CAUSING MY HANDS TO STICK TO THE STEERING WHEEL , VERY DISTRACTING & UNCOMFORTABLE. *LA

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE DEALER PERFORMED NUMEROUS UPDATES, REPAIRED A VACUUM LEAK, REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND GASKET AND THE VEHICLE STILL CONTINUED TO STALL. *AK *JB

BRAKE FAILURE ON 2002 DODGE RAM WITH 13,000 MILES DUE TO LOOSE BRAKE LINE.

Mileage: 13,019

TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BRAKE FAILED, AT 4500 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT 40-MPH. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES AT ALL. AS RESULT, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION. BOTH TIMES DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 4,500

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION IN EACH INSTANCE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM. *NLM

Mileage: 1,500

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAD A SEVERE FRONT END COLLISON THAT TOTALLED THE TRUCK AND BENT THE FRAME INTO A DIAMOND SHAPE. NEITHER THE PASSENGER NOR DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NOT A PORTION OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE THAT DID NOT SUSTAIN DAMAGE. SEVERAL BODY SHOPS HAVE STATED THAT, T...

Mileage: 22,400

TAILGATE COMPLETELY SEPARATES FROM TRUCK WHILE DRIVING - DODGE REFUSES RESPONSIBILITY. *JB

I HAVE A POWER ASSISTED SEAT. I SLOWLY BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THERE IS A ROCKING MOTION, IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN I BRAKE OR ACCURATE. IT SEEMS TO GET WORST AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD ANOTHER VEHICLE LIKE MINE AND THAT IT HAD THE SAME MOTION. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL....

Mileage: 22,000

WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING TH VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH AND MAKING TURNS CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED TWICE, TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A STOP BLOWER MOTOR BLOWS OUT WARM AIR. HOWEVER, WHEN DRIVING BLOWER MOTOR BLOWS OUT COOL AIR. *AK

Mileage: 41,379

EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 077 000; BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 46,000

SINCE DECEMBER OF 2001 VERIZON HAS HAD (6) DODGE FULL SIZE VANS INVOLVING 1998-2001 B VANS. ALL (6) FIRES APPEAR TO HAVE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. ALL (6) VANS ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE KELSEY HAYES EBC 325 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS. THREE OF THE FIRES OCCURRED IN THE ABS CONTROLLER AREA OF THE ENGINE COMPA...

Mileage: 12,635

SINCE DECEMBER OF 2001 VERIZON HAS HAD (6) DODGE FULL SIZE VANS INVOLVING 1998-2001 B VANS. ALL (6) FIRES APPEAR TO HAVE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. ALL (6) VANS ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE KELSEY HAYES EBC 325 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS. THREE OF THE FIRES OCCURRED IN THE ABS CONTROLLER AREA OF THE ENGINE COMPA...

Mileage: 12,635

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN BECAUSE SHIFT LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE GEARS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO JUDGE WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD A LEFT TO RIGHT MOVEMENT IN THE REAR AND IF THE SPEED WOULD HAVE BEEN ANY HIGHER, THE CONSUMER COULD HAVE LOSS CONTROL. THE TIRES WERE CHECKED FOR PROPER INFLATION BEFORE GOING OUT OF TOWN...

Mileage: 22,112

WHEELS ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM WITH 17 INCH ALLOY (GREY LOOKING) OPTION WHEELS HAS AIR VENTALATION OPENINGS FOR THE ROTORS WHICH IS TOO SMALL AND DOESN'T ALLOW ENOUGH AIR TO COOL OFF ROTORS. .THIS DEFECT IN THE WHEELS OPENING CAUSES ROTORS TO OVERHEAT QUICKLY AND NOT BE ABLE TO COOL OFF. THIS WARPS T...

Mileage: 27,709

WHEELS ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM WITH 17 INCH ALLOY (GREY LOOKING) OPTION WHEELS HAS AIR VENTALATION OPENINGS FOR THE ROTORS WHICH IS TOO SMALL AND DOESN'T ALLOW ENOUGH AIR TO COOL OFF ROTORS. .THIS DEFECT IN THE WHEELS OPENING CAUSES ROTORS TO OVERHEAT QUICKLY AND NOT BE ABLE TO COOL OFF. THIS WARPS T...

Mileage: 27,709

I HAVE A RATTLE UNDER FRONT FINDERS OF 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 BROUGHT TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS NONE OF THEM CAN FIND PROBLEM ALSO RIDES ROUGH. *AK

Mileage: 20,000

CONSUMER STATES WHILE AIR CONDITIONER A/C IS TURNED OFF VEHICLE WOULD IDLE LOW, RESULTING IN STALLING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WOBBLE IN THE REAR WHEELS WHICH HAS CAUSED ME ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTIFIED DAIMLERCHRYSLER OF THIS PROBLEM ALSO.*AK

Mileage: 8,174

WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FLAMES CAME OUT THE DASHBOARD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH OR OVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE, THE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO THE NEXT LANE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *TS *JB

THE CONSUMER NOTICED ALL FOUR GOODYEAR, INVICTA TIRES AT 12000 MILES WERE WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK *SCC *JB

Mileage: 12,000

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED YET.*AK

THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 DODGE RAM SPORT 4X4 WITH 28,000 MILES WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP 275/60/20 TIRES. I HAVE HAD 12 TIRES WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED WHEN THEY WERE RUINED AFTER GOING FLAT FROM PUNTURES AS WELL AS NUMEROUS FLAT REPAIRS. COMPLAINTS TO BOTH DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND GOODYEAR YIELDED NOTHING ...

Mileage: 28,400

CONSUMER STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL SAFETY LETTER FOR THE HVAC BLOWER HARNESS. DEALER WILL DISCONNECT THE REMOTE STARTER, BUT WILL CHARGE SOME AMOUNT OF $ TO RECONNECT. *AK

THE TIRES ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT MODEL APPARENTLY CANNOT BE BALANCED BY THE DODGE DEALERS I HAVE VISITED IN THE ORLANDO AREA. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR P275/60R20. THE TRUCK VIBRATES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS (65-75 MPH). NOT ONLY IS THIS TERRIBLY ANNOYING, BUT I BE...

THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WERE LOOSE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. THE CLIP WHICH WAS USED TO SECURE THE MIRROR FAILED. AS A RESULT CONSUMER'S MIRROR FELL OFF ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK *TS *JB

Mileage: 42,000

I BOUGHT MY 2002 RAM PRE-OWNED IT WAS A CERTIFIED VEHICLE FROM OYSTER BAY DODGE IN NEW YORK. I CALLED OYSTER BAY DODGE TO INFO THEM THAT MY ROTOR WERE WARPED AND FOUND OUT THEY CLOSED DOWN. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND GOT NOWHERE. I LOOKED FOR OTHER DODGE OWNERS AND FOUND MORE THAN I CAN COUNT. HTTP:/...

Mileage: 22,000

THE VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCK OUT FAILURE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT FIRST PUSHING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK POSITION. LOCK OUT FEATURE WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER REPLACED INTERLOCK CABLE AND IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER WORKED ON 4 TIMES. HOWEV...

Mileage: 6

WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT SWERVED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER INDICATED THE FACTORY INSTALLED WHEELS AND TIRES WERE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THE DEALER CHANGE THE STEERING AND REALIGN THE WHEELS. * AK *NLM *JB

Mileage: 10,000

WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE AROUND A CURVE THE DRIVER TRIED TO BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE ALSO BOUNCED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED THE SAME DAY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. DODGE, RAM, ...

WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE AROUND A CURVE THE DRIVER TRIED TO BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE ALSO BOUNCED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED THE SAME DAY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. DODGE, RAM, ...

WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE AROUND A CURVE THE DRIVER TRIED TO BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE ALSO BOUNCED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED THE SAME DAY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. DODGE, RAM, ...

WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS RELEASED FROM THE LOCKING MECHANISM THE LATCH PLATE GETS WEDGED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE SEAT. UNABLE TO REMOVE WITHOUT OPENING DOOR.*AK

Mileage: 17,000

WIESNER DODGE, 26529 S.W. FREEWAY, ROSENBURG, TX77471 TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN FOR A RECALL ON THE BLOWER MOTOR, THE DEALER REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR BUT WAS REFUSING TO HOOK THE ALARM BACK UP. *AK

WIESNER DODGE, 26529 S.W. FREEWAY, ROSENBURG, TX77471 TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN FOR A RECALL ON THE BLOWER MOTOR, THE DEALER REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR BUT WAS REFUSING TO HOOK THE ALARM BACK UP. *AK

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 I JUST BOUGHT HAS A SHKE OR SHIMMY AT BRAKING AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN DRIVING 50MPH TRUCK SHAKES. GO 70MPH TRUCK IS WORSE. SO GOING 50 TO 70 MPHS TRUCK SHAKES. THE FASTER I GO THE MORE VIOLENTLY IT SHAKES. THIS IS A REAL DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. TIRES ARE NE...

Mileage: 24,000

2002 DODGE RAM 1500 I JUST BOUGHT HAS A SHKE OR SHIMMY AT BRAKING AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN DRIVING 50MPH TRUCK SHAKES. GO 70MPH TRUCK IS WORSE. SO GOING 50 TO 70 MPHS TRUCK SHAKES. THE FASTER I GO THE MORE VIOLENTLY IT SHAKES. THIS IS A REAL DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. TIRES ARE NE...

Mileage: 24,000

REGARDING THE NEW BODY STYLE DODGE 1500 RAM PICKUP. MY TRUCK IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND ABOUT 15000 MILES. IT HAS A STEERING PROBLEM. GENERALLY, IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT, DANGEROUSLY! THE SECOND DAY OF MY OWNERSHIP, WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ALIGNED IT. TOLD ME IF I STILL HAD A PROBLEM, IT WAS A TIR...

Mileage: 25

REGARDING THE NEW BODY STYLE DODGE 1500 RAM PICKUP. MY TRUCK IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND ABOUT 15000 MILES. IT HAS A STEERING PROBLEM. GENERALLY, IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT, DANGEROUSLY! THE SECOND DAY OF MY OWNERSHIP, WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ALIGNED IT. TOLD ME IF I STILL HAD A PROBLEM, IT WAS A TIR...

Mileage: 25

DIFFICULTIES INSTALLING THE BLOWER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS. PH

THE FRONT SUSPENSION MADE A CLUNKY NOISE. DEALER INSPECTED FOUR TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT

THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL. *NLM

VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT. HAD FRONT END ALIGNED AND TIRES ROTATED. NO PROBLEM FOUND OTHERWISE BY DEALER. *JB

VEHICLE HAS A HARD SHIFT OR BUMP WHEN REACHING ABOUT 20 MPH. HAPPENS MOSTLY ON THE UP SHIFT AND DURING COOLER WEATHER. 8JB

Mileage: 10,000

REAR END OF VEHICLE "DANCES" AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN GOING OVER EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BUMPS. *JB

Mileage: 18,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE. *JB

Mileage: 50

WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. *JB

THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN ADVANCE TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REMEDY 03V077000 AND VERIFY THAT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE DEALER CONFIRMED. ON 05/15/03, CONSUMER ARRIVED FOR APPOINTMENT WAS TOLD WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS. AFTER 2 HOURS, CONSUMER INQUIRED AS TO STATUS O...

THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED SERVICE FOR A RECALL WHICH PERTAINED TO HIS VEHICLE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HEAVY VIBRATION. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING BOLT BECAME LOSE AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO JUMP AROUND. THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. NLM

THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED. THIS CAUSED LOUD NOISE AND EXTEND STOPPING DISTANCE. *NLM

THE DEALER CHANGED 3 SET OF ROTORS AND BRAKES IN THE PAST YEAR, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NLM

I HAVE AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM WITH MY NEW BODY STYLE 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. IT PULLS RIGHT DANGEROUSLY, AND PUTS EVERYONE ON THE ROAD AT RISK. I HAVE HAD INDEPENDENT ALIGNMENT SHOPS VERIFY AND CHECK MY ALIGNMENT, AND THEY HAVE FOUND NO PROBLEM BUT IDENTIFY THE SYMPTOMS. DODGE IS NOT BEING VERY HELPFUL I...

Mileage: 9,000

WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, IT STALLED. *JB

I OWN A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH THE 4.7 V-8. THE VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO STALL AND IDLE LOW. AT RANDOM TIMES, THE TRUCK HAS A WILD FLUCTUATION AT IDLE, SURGING FROM 400RPM TO 1300 RPM FOR APPROX 15 SECONDS BEFORE THE COMPUTER CORRECTS THE IDLE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT ...

Mileage: 45

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, WHEN AT A STOP. *JB

Mileage: 3,000

WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A PUMP IN THE ROAD, IT STALLED. *JB

Mileage: 12,000

THE CONSUMER BELIEVES A SHIELD SHOULD BE INSTALLED AROUND THE FUEL FILLER TUBE TO PREVENT ROAD DEBRIS FROM DAMAGING THE TUBE. *NLM *NLM

ENGINE STALLS WHEN AIR IS OFF, AND STALLS WHEN AIR IS ON. *JB

Mileage: 500

VEHICLE HAS LUNGED FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE. ENGINE IDLE ELECTRONICALLY ADVANCES WHILE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, DRIVER MUST KEEP FOOT FIRMLY DEPRESSED ON BRAKE TO AVOID ACCIDENT. ALSO HAVING SIGNIFICANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS - SPECIFICALLY GAUGES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND HORN/LIGHTS ENGAGE. PROBL...

Mileage: 15,000

VEHICLE HAS LUNGED FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE. ENGINE IDLE ELECTRONICALLY ADVANCES WHILE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, DRIVER MUST KEEP FOOT FIRMLY DEPRESSED ON BRAKE TO AVOID ACCIDENT. ALSO HAVING SIGNIFICANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS - SPECIFICALLY GAUGES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND HORN/LIGHTS ENGAGE. PROBL...

Mileage: 15,000

WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP IT JUMPED ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER FELT LIKE HE WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE SUSPENSION WAS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE VEHICLE. NLM

THE TRANSMISSION GEAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL, WITHOUT WARNING. *JB THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEGAN AT 1K MILES,AND AT 6K MILES A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. THE MANUFACTURER FELT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. SCC

Mileage: 1,000

TRAVELING AT AROUND 70MPH ON I30 EAST MILE 16 I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SWAY UNCONTROLLABLY AND CAUSING A SPIN OUT INTO THE CENTER DIVIDE. WEATHER WAS CLOUDY AND ROAD WAY WAS DRY. TRUCK HAS ALWAYS HAD A TENDENCY TO SWAY WHEN HITTING EVEN THE SMALLEST BUMPS IN THE ROAD THIS WAS TH...

Mileage: 30,000

TRANSMISSION GOES INTO HIGH GEAR TOO SOON CAUSING TOO MUCH DOWNSHIFTING WHEN I NEED TO SPEED UP. GOES INTO OVERDRIVE AT 45 MPH. VERY SLUGGISH WHEN I NEED TO SPEED UP UNLESS I GIVE IT A LOT OF GAS PEDAL AND THEN IT DROPS OUT OF OVERDRIVE AND SKIPS 4TH GEAR AND GOES DOWN TO 3RD GEAR.

Mileage: 100

THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB

Mileage: 22,000

WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN ON THE FREEWAY, THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCES, VERY SEVERELY. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH *TS

Mileage: 123

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT DUPLICATE, SO THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BY THE CONSUMER, THEY NOTICED THAT IGNITION CAN BE SWITCHED TOWARD THE ACCESSORY MODE ...

MY HUSBANDS 6 MONTH OLD DODGE RAM 1500 2002 TIRE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. I WAS BEHIND HIM IN MY CAR AND HAD TO PULL HIM OUT OF THE TRUCK. THE ALUMINUM SPINDAL BROKE IN HALF. WHCIH MANY MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND STATED THAT THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THIS TRUCK TO WRECK....

Mileage: 14,000

VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS COULD BE CAUSED BY THE IGNITION. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS.*AK

Mileage: 1,401

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE SNOW CONSUMER FEELS THAT ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES WORK BUT NOT THE REAR ONES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEMS WITH IT. TS

Mileage: 1,600

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM THAT REPLACED A LEMON 2001 DODGE RAM. THE 02 HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END PULLING AND SHACKING SINCE THE DAY RECEIVED THE TRUCK IT HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 5 TIMES SINCE AUGUST 5TH 2002. IT ALSO HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE IDLE ALLWAYS DROPPING BELOW 500 RPMS AND TRYI...

Mileage: 34

MY 02 RAM QC 1500 4X4 GETS UNSETTLED WHEN HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT/BUMPS, ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE BOTH HANDS ON ON THE WHEEL OR YOU MIGHT FIND YOURSELF IN THE NEXT LANE.

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

I RENTED THIS TRUCK FROM ENTERPRISE, I WAS BLINDED BY AN ONCOMING 18 WHEELER AND RAN INTO A BIG TRUCK THAT STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE BRAKES LOCKED UP SENDING ME INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE WHERE AN 18 WHEELER WAS COMING AT ME. I LET OFF THE BRAKES AND DID A CONTROLLED CRASH INT...

Mileage: 6,000

THE REAR SUSPENSION IS BOUNCING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 65MPH, WHEN THE REAR TIRE HIT A BUMP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS *DT

CONSUMER CALLED COPALINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK'S UP.DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT WILL NOT FIX THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL. MR

ENGINE HAS ROUGH IDLE WHEN TRANSMISSION IS IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, WITH ENGINE AT IDLE SPEED. I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER IDENTICAL VEHICLES THAT DID NOT EXHIBIT THIS CONDITION. CONDITION GROWING MORE SEVERE. *TS *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770148

Mileage: 250

THE VEHICLE HAD A SEVER VIBRATION AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. OVER TIME THE VIBRATION WAS SO SEVER IT CAUSED SEVER BACK PAIN. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR SIX MONTHS AND HAVING M=NO OPTION WITH THE MANUFACTURER I HAVE DISPOSED OF THE TRUCK. THE MANUFACTURER KNBOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND THEY HAVE NOT DISCLO...

THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED CORRECTLY OR DRIED OUT. DT

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, BOTH MIRRORS REAR VIEW EXTERIOR COLLAPSE. DEALER HAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION:: MR

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ALIGNMENT. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO STRAIGHT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE ALIGMENT HAD PROBLEMS. ALSO STATED THAT HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE CLOCKSPRING AND IT HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. MR

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ALIGNMENT. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO STRAIGHT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE ALIGMENT HAD PROBLEMS. ALSO STATED THAT HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE CLOCKSPRING AND IT HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. MR

VEHICLE DEVELOPES A VIBRATION/FRONT END BOUNCE AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 35-45 MPH AND THEN AGAIN AT 55-65 MPH, BUT WORSE. DOES NOT OCCUR PRIOR TO 35 MPH AND THEN DISAPPEARS BETWEEN 45-55 MPH ONLY TO SHOW UP AGAIN AT PREVIOUS STATED SPEED 55-65 MPH. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE BUT CAN NOT FIX PROBLEM. DT

I AM THE OWNER OF A DODGE 2002 TRUCK. IT HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT THE DEALERS ARE TELLING EVERYONE JUST TO "HOLD ON" BASICALLY, WHEN THE TRUCK SHIFTS INTO 2ND GEAR IT JOLTS AND SURGES FORWARD. I WAS TOLD YESTERDAY BY RICK GLADWELL DODGE IN MOREHEAD CITY, NC. (252-247-2003) THAT IT IS MORE...

NO SUMMARY. DT

HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. SOME HAVEN'T BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER YET. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. IT SHIFTS HARD AT ABOUT 2200 RPM'S OR AROUND 25-30MPH. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE. I'VE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WERE NOT LISTED INCLUDIN...

HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. SOME HAVEN'T BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER YET. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. IT SHIFTS HARD AT ABOUT 2200 RPM'S OR AROUND 25-30MPH. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE. I'VE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WERE NOT LISTED INCLUDIN...

HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. SOME HAVEN'T BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER YET. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. IT SHIFTS HARD AT ABOUT 2200 RPM'S OR AROUND 25-30MPH. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE. I'VE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WERE NOT LISTED INCLUDIN...

HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. SOME HAVEN'T BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER YET. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. IT SHIFTS HARD AT ABOUT 2200 RPM'S OR AROUND 25-30MPH. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE. I'VE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WERE NOT LISTED INCLUDIN...

HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. SOME HAVEN'T BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER YET. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. IT SHIFTS HARD AT ABOUT 2200 RPM'S OR AROUND 25-30MPH. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE. I'VE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WERE NOT LISTED INCLUDIN...

HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. SOME HAVEN'T BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER YET. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. IT SHIFTS HARD AT ABOUT 2200 RPM'S OR AROUND 25-30MPH. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE. I'VE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WERE NOT LISTED INCLUDIN...

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING OPEN THE REAR DOORS IT WILL HEAVILY VIBRATE AND WILL MAKE A LOUD POPPING NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK 2/28/02. BY THE END OF MARCH EARLY APRIL, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO STALL SPORADICALLY AND HAS EVEN JUMPED GEARS WHILE IN MOTION ONCE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP 8-9 TIMES AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD EVERYTIME THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PROMISES UPON PROMISE...

WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK 2/28/02. BY THE END OF MARCH EARLY APRIL, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO STALL SPORADICALLY AND HAS EVEN JUMPED GEARS WHILE IN MOTION ONCE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP 8-9 TIMES AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD EVERYTIME THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PROMISES UPON PROMISE...

WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK 2/28/02. BY THE END OF MARCH EARLY APRIL, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO STALL SPORADICALLY AND HAS EVEN JUMPED GEARS WHILE IN MOTION ONCE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP 8-9 TIMES AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD EVERYTIME THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PROMISES UPON PROMISE...

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL JUMPED LANES WHEN IT HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE WHOLE VECHILE WILL VIBRATE WHEN IS EXCEEDS SPEEDS OF 65 MPH AND OVER. CONTACTED DEALER, CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. MR

DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE, INSTEAD MADE A TEMPORARY FIX WHICH CAUSED THE MIRROR TO BE STATIONARY. MR

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE VIBRATES/BOUNCES EXCESSIVELY WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS OR GOING OVER A POTHOLE. VIBRATION IS EXCESSIVE AND CONSUMER FEELS AS IF GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DLR 3X AND HAD TIRES REPLACED. PROBLEM IS STILL EXISTS. MR

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH I DROVE OVER A ROUGH, UNEVEN PATCH OF ROAD I LOSS CONTROL OF THE REAR OF MY TRUCK. IT WAS A SCARY SITUATION SINCE THE LOSS OF CONTROL CAUSED ME TO SKID INTO THE NEXT LANE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER CAR PRESENT. IF YOU COULD KEEP ME INFORMED ON THIS MATTER IT WOULD BE MUCH AP...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THERE IS BUMPING AND KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF. A MONTH LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE FELL OFF. NLM

AT SPEEDS ABOVE 30 MPH, VEHICLE DEMONSTRATES LACK OF CONTROL WHEN ENCOUNTERING ROUGH/UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE JUMP/BOUNCE IN FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION. TIRE PRESSURE DECREASED FROM TIRE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED 44 PSI TO DODGE RECOMMENDED 35 PSI. THIS ACTION HELPED TO RESTO...

Mileage: 100

AT SPEEDS ABOVE 30 MPH, VEHICLE DEMONSTRATES LACK OF CONTROL WHEN ENCOUNTERING ROUGH/UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE JUMP/BOUNCE IN FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION. TIRE PRESSURE DECREASED FROM TIRE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED 44 PSI TO DODGE RECOMMENDED 35 PSI. THIS ACTION HELPED TO RESTO...

Mileage: 100

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TWO TIRES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPERATION WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 70MPH, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 4K MILES, P255/55R20, MOUNTED ON A 2002 DODGE RAM. NLM CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TWO TIRES WERE ON ...

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CONSUMER STATES WHEN DRIVING AND IF HIT ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD THE CAR VIOLENTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE REAR END JUMP INTO ANOTHER LANE THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE BREAKAWAY MIRRORS BROKE AND WILL NO LONGER STAY IN PLACE. THE DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR BROKE ABOUT A MONTH AGO ON 8/3/03 AND HAS BEEN ON NATIONAL BACKORDER SINCE. THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR BROKE YESTERDAY ON 9/1/02 AT THE BEGINNING OF A 300 MILE TRIP. I CONTACTED A LOCA...

THE DRIVER'S SIDE VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY CAME LOOSE AT THE SWIVEL POST. THIS ALLOWED THE MIRROR TO MOVE BACK AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WHEN IN FORWARD MOTION. WHEN STOPPING OR MOVING BACKWARD, THE MIRROR MOVES TO THE FULL FORWARD POSITION. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE (AND HIG...

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS SET AND VEHICLE GOES ON AN UPGRADE OR HITS IT WILL ACCELERATE INTENSIVELY. CONSUMER FEELS IF ON ICE IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.*AK. CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION.*JB

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS SET AND VEHICLE GOES ON AN UPGRADE OR HITS IT WILL ACCELERATE INTENSIVELY. CONSUMER FEELS IF ON ICE IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.*AK. CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION.*JB

SINCE FIRST DAY OF PURCHASE OWNER HAS NOTICED AND COMPLAINED THAT REAR SUSPENSION HAS A TENDENCY TO SWAY WHEN DRIVING ON A SLUMP/BUMP IN THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP IS UNAWARE WHAT THE CAUSE IS. OWNER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE HIS WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE DUE TO ERRATIC HANDLING OF VEHICLE ON THE ROAD.*AK

ONE MIRROR HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE OUTSIDE DUE TO HINGE ATTACHMENT CONTINUOUSLY WEAKING. CURRENTLY, OTHER SIDE NEEDS REPLACING DUE TO SAME PROBLEM. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO SEE CLEARLY WITHOUT DISTORTION/MOVEMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH WARNING MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER HAD CRACKED, AND WASCAUSING FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN DRIVING ON EITHER DRY OR WET ROAD SURFACES AND RUN OVER ABUMPS OR POT HOLES, IT CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL OR WANDER ACROSS THE ROAD. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION...

THE HEATED ELECTRIC MIRRORS ON MY 2002 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB PICKUP ARE DEFECTIVE. BOTH THE PASSANGER AND DRIVERS SIDE MIRRORS WHICH MOUNT TO THE DOOR FRAME HAVE COME APART. THE DESIGN OF THE MIRROR AS WELL AS THE COMPONENTS INSIDE ARE FAULTY. THERE IS A SHAFT INSIDE THE MIRROR CASE THAT HOLDS THE MIR...

AT HIGHWAY SPEED IF VEHICLE HITS A BUMP IN ROAD VEHICLE GETS WHEEL HOPS.*AK

VEHICLE'S FRONT END JUMPS FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN GOING OVER BROKEN PRAVEMENT CAUSING LOSE OF CONTROL OF TRUCK. ALSO THE REAR WHEELS SKATES FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN GOING OVER BROKEN PRAVEMENT IN ROAD CAUSING LOSE OF CONTROL.*AK

THE MECHANISM THAT HOLDS THE OUTSIDE MIRROR IN PLACE FAILED DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSE. THE MIRROR FLOPS AROUND MAKING VISION IN IT IMPOSSIBLE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE ON BACKORDERR AND PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR A MONTH OR MORE DUE TO THE NUMBER OF...

CONSUMER STATES REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEGAN MAKING LOUD PINGING SOUNDS AS IF METAL WAS COOLING AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TOWING A TRAILER FOR THREE HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY. PAINT WAS BUBBLING OFF OF THE DIFFERNETIAL. DEALER FOUND THE ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL AND REAR AXLE BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TT

CONSUMER STATES REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEGAN MAKING LOUD PINGING SOUNDS AS IF METAL WAS COOLING AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TOWING A TRAILER FOR THREE HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY. PAINT WAS BUBBLING OFF OF THE DIFFERNETIAL. DEALER FOUND THE ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL AND REAR AXLE BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TT

NECK OF FUEL TANK IS EXPOSED DUE TO THE FACT THAT VEHICLE HAS NO WHEEL WELL COVERS. *AK *YH

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP LOSING CONTACT WITH THE ROAD AND JUMPED INTO ANOTHER LANE, THE VEHICLE ALSO HYDROPLANES WHILE BEING DRIVEN IN RAINY WEATHER, THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP LOSING CONTACT WITH THE ROAD AND JUMPED INTO ANOTHER LANE, THE VEHICLE ALSO HYDROPLANES WHILE BEING DRIVEN IN RAINY WEATHER, THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH SUSPENSION DROPPED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.*AK

I BOUGHT THE DODGE RAM ON JANUARY 6, 2002. ON APPROXIMATELY 6/10/2002 I HAD FOLDED IN THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER MIRRORS FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 CAR WASHES OVER THOSE MONTHS. ABOUT TWO DAYS AFTER THE LAST CAR WASH, THE MIRRORS WERE FOLDED OUT LIKE NORMAL. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MILES AN HOUR...

ENGINE DIES IN TRAFFIC, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED.*JB

Mileage: 780

6-11-2002 TRUCK DIED OUT IN MOTION. 6-15-2002 BELLS IN TRUCK CAME ON, NO DUMMY LIGHTS LASTED 10-15 MIN THEN STOPPED ON ITS OWN, ALSO THIS DAY TRUCK DIED OUT ONCE IN REVERSE, 3 TIMES IN DRIVE. ON THIS DAY I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. 6-22-2002 TRUCK STUCK IN REVERSE. ENGINE REVED IN REVERSE AS IF I...

FRONT END SKATES ACROSS THE LANE IF A BUMP IS HIT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE FEBRUARY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

THE JACK THAT IS SHIPPED WITH THE DODGE RAM 1500 IS WAY TOO SMALL TO HANDLE THE PARGE TRUCK. I HAD TO CHANGE A TIRE TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE VEHICLE FELL OFF OF THE JACK TWICE. THE JACK IS A SMALL CYLINDER TYPE, WITH A SMALL FOOTPRINT. WHILE JACKING THE REAR WHEEL ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS ...

AT 50MPH VEHICLE CRASHED, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

AT 50MPH VEHICLE CRASHED, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE BED OF THE TRUCK HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE CAB AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO IT, CONSUMER BELIEVES IT MAY HAVE HAPPENED DURING REGULAR DRIVING, POSSIBLY WHILE IN THE MOUNTAINS, THE GENERAL MANAGER OFFERED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES, HOWEVER C...

REAR END MAKES VEHICLE BOUNCE WHEN IT HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BOUNCE IS SO BAD, THAT THE TIRES SEEM TO LEAVE THE PAVEMENT, WHEN CHANGING LANES, THE VEHICLE LITERALLY JERKS CONSUMER INTO THE NEXT LANE, THE DEALER CAN NOT FIND A REM...

ON BOTH SIDES OFF VEHICLE HANDLE THAT HOLDS IN SIDE MIRROR HAS SNAPPED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON PRESSING BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL LURCH ABOUT EIGHT OR NINE FEET.THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON PRESSING BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL LURCH ABOUT EIGHT OR NINE FEET.THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE BED OF THE TRUCK HIT AND DAMAGED THE CAB. THIS CAUSES CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE CAB.*AK. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES AND THEY FELT THAT CONSUMER WAS DRIVING EXCESSIVELY TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE.*JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RIGHT REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER SENT BROKEN SHAFT TO DEALER FOR TESTING, BUT DEALER DENIED ANY CLAIMS, STATING THAT IT WAS DRIVER NEGLECT, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE REAR AXLE. *TT

TIRES WOULD NOT STAND GRAVEL ROADS. IF TIRES HIT A BUMP ON OIL OR CONCRETE ROADS TIRES WILL BREAK. GOOD YEAR WRANGLER, TIRE SIZE 28570R17, DOT # NOT AVAILABLE. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER STATED THAT TIRES WILL NOT STAND UP ON GRAVEL ROADS. DEALER DID AGREE TO REPLACE TIRES. *AK THE DEALER REPLAC...

WHILE TRAVELING THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PULL 20 FOOT WILDERNESS TRAVEL TRAILER. THE FIRST AND SECOND GEAR PERFORMED WELL, BUT THE VEHICLE SPEED SPEED DECREASED WHEN IN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. *YH *SCC