2002 DODGE RAM 1500 Unknown Or Other Problems

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 other lanes in the road and potentially cause an accident.

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

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 THAN YOUR WILL WELLS WERE NEVER DRILLED OUT TO DRAIN THE WATER IN THE BACK I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE ON THE SAME INCIDENT. MYSELF IN MY GRANDDAUGHTER INHALE VERY TOXIC FUMES BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT THE TRUCK AS IT WAS ON FIRE AND INCHES AWAY WHEN IT EXPLODED.PICS AND REPORT WONT DOWNLOAD THANK YOU

Mileage: 140

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

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 HOLES IN THE BOTTOM ALLOWING WATER AND MOISTURE TO ENTER THE PDC AND START TO CORRODE. THIS IN TURN CAUSING THE FCM " FRONT CONTROL MODULE" TO SHORT OUT. THIS IS A SEVERE DANGER TO THE TRUCK OWNER AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED IN TO AND FIXED. I HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCE THIS AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES BY MOTORISTS BEHIND ME DO TO THE FACT MY TAILLIGHTS QUIT WORKING AND MY BLINKERS DID AS WELL. I HAVE REPLACED MY FCM AND PDC 4 TIMES ALREADY AND EACH ONE SHORTS OUT AFTER A YEAR. THAT'S $600-$1200 EACH TIME. DODGE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 161,000

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

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

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 THIS ISSUE. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED.

Mileage: 140,000

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

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 NEW TRUCK MADE WITH A BETTER DASHBOARD BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT THEY SELL IS ONLY $900.00 BUT MADE WITH THE SAME MATERIALS. WILL BE BACK AT THE SAME PLACE WITH PIECES OF DASHBOARDS HITTING OUR EYES,MOUTH OR FACE. IT IS A DANGER TO VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AND A SHAME THAT A COMPANY CAN BE ALLOWED TO USE SUCH LOW GRADE MATERIAL THAT IS SOLD TO HARD WORKING INDIVIDUALS. I CAN ACCEPT IF A FEW DASHBOARDS ENDED THE SAME WAY BUT I'VE HEARD OF TOO MANY BEING THE SAME AND THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE HAVING SOMEONE GO BLIND OR DIE IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT.

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.

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 TRASMISSION MAKES, I SAID REALLY. 3.INTERIOR TOP DSAH SO THIN SUN IS ABLE TO CRACK DASH BY IT SELF WITH THE HOT HEAT AND SHARP PLASTIC AND ITS NOW DANGEROUS ITS BECOME A HAZAD TOALL OCCUPANTS OR PEDESTRIANS PASSEGERS. 4. THE WHOLE BACK TAIL LIGHT FOUND HANGING TRIED TO HOOK IT BACK UP ITS MADE OF PLASTIC COMPONENTS CRACK WITH NOWAY OF HOOKING IT WITH NUTS SO FOR NOW I TYPE IT IN PLACE, ITS TRULY FALLS UNDER A RECALL. 5.AC WORKS BUT NO HEATER. 6.MIRROR COVER ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS FALLEN OFF ON FREEWAY. 7.ALL ENGINE COMPONENTS SEEM TO BRAKE TO FAST DUE TO BEING MADE OF PLASTIC CLIPS WIRES NOT STABLE TO HOLD ON TO DEVICES, HOSES FALL OFF, CRACK INTO DEVICES WHICH CAUSE VEICHAL PROBLEMS AND ISUSSES THAT AFFECT MULITIPLE HAZARDS TO TRUCK SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION, STEERING,FUEL/PROPULSION,LIGHTING,POWERTRAIN, BRAKES,ENGINE,ELECTRICAL,ELEC, /STABILITY,AIR BAGS, BODY, WHEELS,SEATS,SEAT BELTS,VISIBILITY/WIPERS, IN GENERAL ALL ASPECTS HAS SOME KIND OF HAZARDOUS COMPONETS THAT NEED MANDATORY RECALLS.

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 SOUND TRANSMISSION MAKES,I SAID REALLY. (3.)INTERIOR TOP DASH SO THIN SUN IS ABLE TO CRACK DASH BY ITS SELF WITH THE HOT HEAT AND DASH PLASTIC IS SHARP AND DANGEROUS ITS BECOME A HAZARD TO ALL OCCUPANTS OR PEDESTRIANS, PASSEGERS. (4.)THE WHOLE BACK TAIL LIGHT FOUND HANGING TRIED TO HOOK IT BACK UP ITS MADE OF PLASTIC COMPONENTS CRACK WITH NO WAY OF HOOKING IT WITH NUTS, SO FOR NOW I TAPE IT IN PLACE, IT TRULY FALLS UNDER A RECALL. (5.)AC WORKS BUT NO HEATER SLITE WARM. (6.)MIRROR COVER ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS FALLEN OFF ON FREEWAY. (7.)ALL ENGINE COMPONENTS SEEM TO BRAKE TO FAST DUE TO BEING MADE OF PLASTIC CLIPS WIRES NOT STABLE TO HOLD ON TO DEVICES ONCE THEY BRAKE OFF, SOME ALSO CRACK OFF INTO DEVICES, CRACK INTO DEVICES WHICH CAUSE VEHICLE PROBLEMS AND ISSUES THAT AFFECT MULITIPLE HAZARDS TO TRUCK SPEED, SUSPENSION, STEERING, FUEL/PROPULSION, LIGHTING, POWERTRAIN, BRAKES, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL, ELE/ STABILITY, RIR BAG, BODY, WHEELS, SEAT BELT, VISIBILITY/WIPERS, IN GENERAL ALL ASPECTS HAS SOME KIND OF HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS THAT NEEDS MANDATORY RECALLS.

Mileage: 48,000

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

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

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. IT NOW INTERFERES WITH THE AIR FLOW AND CAUSES WINDSHIELD FLOW TO BE DIRECTED AWAY FROM REMOVING INTERNAL "FOGGING". NOW THE BLOWER WILL ONLY OPERATE AT THE HIGHEST SPEED.

Mileage: 204,000

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

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 HIGH SMALL PIECES OF PLASTIC WILL FLY UP AND HIT YOU IN THE FACE. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT YOU HAVE TO PUT ON SAFETY GLASSES IF YOU ARE GOING TO RUN THE DEFROSTER SO THAT YOU DON'T RISK HAVING PLASTIC PIECES STRIKE YOU IN THE EYES. SEVERAL OF THE DASHBOARD CRACKS RUN COMPLETELY FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE UPPER DASHBOARD. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM TO DODGE, AND I AM BAFFLED THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE OF FAILING DASHBOARDS IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED. THIS HAS TO BE CORRECTED AND I FEEL DODGE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND BE MADE TO FIX THIS DEFECT!

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 157,523

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 AN ENGINE VEHICLE MODEL YEAR HAS MANY KNOWN NON RECALLED ISSUES

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.

Mileage: 15,500

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 DRIVE SHAFT TWISTED AND TORE INTO TWO PIECES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD AND COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. DODGE HAS A RECALL FOR THIS ON 2005 MODELS AND NEWER BUT THE 2002-2004 MODELS OF THE RAM 1500 PICK UP SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS.

Mileage: 125,000

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 BECOME PROJECTILES AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.

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

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

Mileage: 76,000

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

Mileage: 40,000

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

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 AT ALL, I TAKE GOOD CARE OF ALL MY VEHICLES SO WHY IS THE DODGE THE ONLY ONE CRACKING?I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED TO GET THIS FIXED!! *KB

Mileage: 86,000

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. DODGE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT THEY KEEP TELLING ME IT'S A WARRANTY ISSUE. IT IS A DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT. I'M SO DISAPPOINTED NOT ONLY DOES IT LOOK BAD BUT I JUST KEEP WAITING FOR IT TO FALL IN ON ME WHEN I'M DRIVING. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE THIS ISSUE. I KEEP MY TRUCK CLEAN AND KEEP MY WINDOWS CRACKED FOR AIR CIRCULATION. I ALWAYS TRY TO PARK MY VEHICLE IN THE SHADE. I HAVE TRIED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES TO SEE IF DODGE WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BUT THEY WON'T. ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, CONCERNED CITIZEN

Mileage: 73,000

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. WE HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY SAY THAT THIS IS NOT A DEFECT, AND WILL NOT RECALL THE DEFECTIVE PIECE, BUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH THE DODGE RAM. THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING THE HEAT IN THE TRUCK AND ISSUES WITH THE DEFROSTER, AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED.

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

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 HAVE A RECALL FOR THE DASHES BECAUSE ALMOST EVERY ONES DODGE RAM DASH IS CRACKED. I DID A WEB SEARCH AND EVERY ONES DASH CRACKS IN THE SAME SPOT RIGHT OVER THE AIR BAG. THE AIR BAGS IN MY TRUCK HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. I AM SURE IF THIS TRUCK WAS EVER IN A WRECK THE AIR BAG COULD GET STUCK IN THE CRACK AND WONT GET DEPLOYED TO SAVE A LIFE. THANKS DODGE

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

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 DEPLOYED.

Mileage: 103,000

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

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 WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE AND IS CHARGING $800. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH REFERENCE NUMBER 17583492 AND ADVISED HIM TO CHECK WITH THE DEALER. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR FREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000. UPDATED 09/13/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB

Mileage: 100,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

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

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. 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 CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 70,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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 MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

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 IS A COMMON PROBLEM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE (IE - FREE DASH REPLACEMENTS FROM DODGE). I HAVE HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRUCK BUT THIS IS A LITTLE RIDICULOUS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE REPLACED FOR FREE. THIS IS WHAT CHRYSLER/DODGE GETS FOR TRYING TO CHEAPEN THEIR MATERIALS IN ORDER TO SAVE A BUCK.

Mileage: 78,000

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 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

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 DODGE (MAGNUM) BUT WILL GLADLY SWITCH TO ANOTHER MANUFACTURER IF THIS ISN'T LOOKED INTO AND SOMETHING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM!! THERE ARE MANY OF THESE CRACKED DASHES OUT THERE NOW AND DODGE IS LOOKING AT MANY UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS AND MUST DEAL WITH THIS AND SOON!!!!

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

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 STARTED CRACKING YET AGAIN. IN EARLY 2005 I SUBMITTED E MAILS AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. I WROTE CHRYSLER COMPLAINING ON 1/24/05 TO WHICH I RECEIVED A RESPONSE ON 2/16/2005 TELLING ME THEY WOULD NOT COVER REPLACEMENT. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER VIA E MAIL AGAIN AND THEY PRETTY MUCH BLEW ME OFF. I KEPT COPIES OF THE E MAIL TRAFFIC, AND MY PROTEST THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE PART. TODAY, I JUST SAW A NEWS STORY ON MY LOCAL TV CHANNEL THAT SHOWED DODGE RAM OWNERS WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DASH CRACKING, AND THEY REFERRED CONSUMERS TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOUR AGENCY. *JB

Mileage: 58,500

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

Mileage: 40,000

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 TRUCKS DASHBOARD BREAKING UP LIKE A JIGSAW PUZZLE. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE AIRBAGS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, OR WORSE YET, BEING DEPLOYED WITH THE SLIGHTEST OF BUMPS FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM OTHER OWNERS, THEY'VE BEEN TOLD THAT DODGE IS BASICALLY BRUSHING THEM OFF, SAYING THAT THEIR VEHICLES ARE PASS THEIR MILEAGE AND WARRANTY AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO FOR THEM. WELL, HERE'S A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB WITH BARELY 60,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS NOT YOUR USUAL WEAR AND TEAR ITEM, LIKE A PAIR OF TIRES OR A FAN BELT. IT'S A DASHBOARD. THEY REALLY DO NEED TO REPLACE IT WITH A BETTER ITEM AND ANY OTHERS THAT ARE POSSIBLY OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. *JB

Mileage: 59,998

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 WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO TO HAVE IT REPLACED FOR FREE. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED CHRYSLER, WHO ALSO DECLINED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH THEY DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WERE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE CONCERNING 1999 AND UP DODGE RAM'S. IN JUST 6 MONTHS, THE HAIRLINE CRACK HAS NOT ONLY GOTTEN LARGER, BUT NOW THE DASH HAS 4 MORE CRACKS IN VARIOUS OTHER LOCATIONS. ONE LOCATION THAT IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME IS THE ONE ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN MY TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM OF MY CONCERN AND THAT I FEEL THIS IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE CRACKS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND BECOME MORE FREQUENT UNTIL THE DASH CRACKS IN HALF. *JB

Mileage: 35,000

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 UNDER THE HOOD WAS CORRODED. THIS BOX IS NOT AIR TIGHT AND ALLOWS WATER TO GET INSIDE AND CORRODE THE INSIDES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS WAY. THE TRUCK IS A 2002 AND IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY BUT I THINK THIS IS BESIDE THE POINT. MY HUSBANDS BUSINESS PARTNER HAS THE SAME TRUCK ONLY A 2003 AND AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE PROBLEM HE POPPED THE HOOD OF HIS TRUCK AND FOUND THE VERY SAME THING WAS HAPPENING. WHEN CONTACTING DODGE THEY TOLD US THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS TRUE I BELIEVE THEY MUST RECALL THIS PART. IT IS DANGEROUS DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS AND WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO EVEN GET THE PART TO HAVE IT FIXED. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 58,000

DIFFICULTIES INSTALLING THE BLOWER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS. PH

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HEAVY VIBRATION. *NLM

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 TRYING TO STALL ALONG WITH VERY HARD DOWNSHIFTING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALERS ALLWAYS SAY UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT HAPPENS ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER IT IS VERY FRUSTARTING TO DROP OFF THE TRUCK FOR DAYS AT A TIME ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH AND THEN BE TOLD UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND GET IN THE TRUCK AND IT HAPPEN BUT THE DEALERS CLAIM THEY DONT FEEL THE PROBLEM OR CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THE TSB'S FOR THE ENGINE IDLE HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AND ALL IT DID WAS MAKE IT NO STALL OUT COMPLETLY ONLY IDLE WAY DOWN AND ALSO MY GAS MILAGE AND THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE TO GO DOWN. I HAVE REQUESTED DODGE BUY THIS THING THEY CALL THE MAYOR BACK ON NOV 15TH 02 AND THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. WHAT CAN I DO NOW DAIMLER IS JUST IGNORING MY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK. I BUILT A ANTI DODGE WEBSITE TRYING TO GET THERE ATTENTION AS TO HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THESE TROUBLE AS WELL AND I HAVE POSTED EMAILS AND STORIES FROM THEM ON THE WEB SITE.

Mileage: 34

THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED CORRECTLY OR DRIED OUT. DT