2003 DODGE RAM 1500 Structure Problems

Rear fenders are rusted such that wiring harness falls off from underside if fenders and rubs on tires. Middle of frame rusted through on right and left side and dealer's floor lift went about half-way through both sides when the technician. tried to raise truck to check wiring under truck. The lift only crunched about halfway through near the middle of the frame. That was the point when the technician noticed the truck was lifting unevenly and making a crunching sound when he started trying to lift it. He left the truck as it was - with two wheels on the floor and two wheels about an inch off the floor He hollered for th shop supervisor to look at, who came and got me in the waiting room to show me what happened. The dealership could not repair the frame, but said there was a welding shop a couple of miles away down a back road in Zachow, WI where I could safely drive to if I went really slow. I don't know when the frame started rusting or the date the dealer's hydraulic lift broke through the frame. The truck's rear fenders were starting to significantly rust when it was about 3-4 years old. It was purchased new. I don't know how badly the frame had rusted at that time. I'm fairly certain the truck had less that 100,000 miles on it when the dealer found that the frame was rusted through. It's 22 years old now and was bought new in 2003. It has 147,000 miles on it today. Assuming that the miles/year were roughly the same at 6,682, and the tail lights started acting "funny" (the reason we brought the truck to the dealership),happened the year after we bought our new 2013 Lund boat (2014), that would put the mileage on the truck at 73,502. This type of dangerous deterioration should not happen with a low-mileage vehicle like ours.

The frame/chasis rusted through and dealer could not raise truck because lift went through frame. If it had not been noticed at dealership, we and others could have been killed if the frame had broken through on the highway. The dealership and repair shop can confirm. The box and other body components are severely rusted. The body around the gas filler cap is so rusty that I have to hold the gas dispenser just so as to prevent gas leakage from the filler apparatus going into the gas tank. The gas tank fell off the truck twice and the truck was towed into the dealer to be fixed. The truck has less than 150,000 miles, and was purchased new. The incidents occurred between 2004 and 2020 - approx. No police reports or injuries, but no help from dealer.

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKED ALL OVER. IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE SHARP PCS OF HARD PLASTIC WOULD DEFINITELY IMPALE THE OCCUPANTS. DODGE STATES ITS ONLY A FEW TRUCKS BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE 2003 DODGE RAM WITH A DASHBOARD ON ONE PC. ONCE I WAS FORCED TO BRAKE HARD AND MY PASSENGER REACTED BY SLAMMING HER HAND ON THE DASH AND A SHARP POINT OF A BROKEN PC STABBED INTO HER PALM WHICH BEGAN BLEEDING. DEFINITELY NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS IT'S A REAL HAZARD THAT COULD MOST PROBABLY RESULT IN A DEATH IF SOMEONE WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT.

The truck was brought in to dealer to inspect/repair wiring for trailer outlet. When they and began raising the vehicle, the rear lift arms broke through the frame on both sides. When I drove it short way to the repair shop (about 5 miles), the frame on the left broke and sagged and I nearly lost control. The repair shop was in sight and I was able to make it at under 10 mph. The road between the dealer and repair shop was an old country road and I never exceeded 45mph. The rusted frame was first noticed by Witt Ford in Pulaski and the frame was reinforced/surrounded by welded plate steel. There was no warning of the defect. If I had been travelling at highway speed and this failure occurred, I would have lost control, the left side of the truck would have been dragging as well as fuel tank. There would have been a crash and probably a fire.

DASH IS CRACKED AND PIECES ARE FLYING EVERYWHERE WHEN THE AC IS TURNED ON. VERY UNSAFE.

Mileage: 85,000

ON AUGUST 1 2020, MY 2 ADULT CHILDREN AND ANOTHER PASSENGER WAS IN A CRASH AND MY TRUCK FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES FROM FRONT TO BACK AND ALL PASSENGERS WERE BADLY INJURED AND NOT ONE OF THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THE TRUCK WAS HIT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO AIR LIFT AND FLIP.

Mileage: 163,000

TRUCK BODY RUSTED THROUGH AROUND REAR WHEEL WELLS STARTING IN 2005. RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH IN 2007 (DEALER WOULDN'T REPAIR UNDER 7-YEAR RUST-THROUGH WARRANTY, AND APPEARED MUCH THE SAME AS IN RECENT PHOTO. IN 2019 THE FRAME ON BOTH SIDES IN THE REAR WERE NOTED TO BE RUSTED ALL THE THROUGH AND REINFORCING PATCHES NEEDED TO BE WELDED ON AS SEEN IN PHOTO. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER HAYES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF GAINESVILLE LOCATED AT 3115 FRONTAGE RD, GAINESVILLE, GA 30504, WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR COULD COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. -FRAME CORRODED -VEHICLE UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN.( BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ) -RUST -THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT DETERMINED THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. -THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. -VEHICLE UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN ( DIAGNOSTIC BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ) -RUST -THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THEY DETERMINED VEHICLE NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS ROTTING. THE CONTACT CALLED MILLER MOTOR SALES (LOCATED AT 1196 MILWAUKEE AVE, BURLINGTON, WI 53105, (888) 449-0974) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 260,000.

Mileage: 260,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CRACKS WERE PRESENT ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, WHILE OPERATING THE AIR BLOWER, DEBRIS BLEW INTO THE CABIN AND DISTRACTED THE DRIVER. FURMAN DODGE (24252 STATE RD 54, LUTZ, FL) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LARGE THUMP. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD DETACHED FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE WAS PRESENT, BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HAZMAT UNIT WERE ALSO AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KAHLO CHRYSLER DODGE (9900 PLEASANT ST, NOBLESVILLE, IN 46060), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 159,000

THANKS FOR REVIEWING. I BOUGHT NOT JUST ONE BUT TWO 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT LARAMIE OFF ROAD 4/4. AFTER ONLY 6-7 YEARS OF SERVICE THE TRUCK STARTED TO RUST. I WENT FOR MAINTENANCE AND WHEN RAISING THE VEHICLE THE TECHNICIAN GOT EXCITED AND STOPPED HE CALLED ME OVER TO SHOW ME MY DRIVER SIDE FRAME RAIL WAS SO DETERIORATED HE WAS UNSURE HE COULD SAFELY RAISE THE VEHICLE. I WAS SHOCKED. BECAUSE I HAD THE TRUCK FROM THE DEALER BRAND NEW AND KNEW THE CARE IN WHICH THE TRUCK RECEIVED. THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND THOUGHT I COULD JUST BUY A REPAIR. THE REPAIR COST AS MUCH AS BUYING A DIFFERENT TRUCK WHICH I DID. SAME ONE. AND GUESS WHAT THE SAME PROBLEM. RUST OVER THE WHEEL, BUMPER AND YES THE FRAME RAIL. I COULD POKE MY FINGER THOUGHT IT AND IT WOULD FALL APART. I CALLED DODGE TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN FOR THE AMOUNT OF TRUCKS LIKE THIS ON THE ROAD. THEY TOLD ME MY TRUCK WAS OLD AND THAT'S WHY. FOR A COMPANY TO ADVERTISE THEIR TRUCKS BEING THE TOUGHEST ON THE PLANT I DON'T THINK SO. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS MY SON HAS A 1986 FORD TRUCK WHICH EVERYTHING FELL OFF EXCEPT THE FRAME, ON THE OTHER HAND, I HAVE A TRUCK WHICH ALL WORKS AND I CAN'T DRIVE. I'M SURE A LITTLE INVESTIGATION YOU WILL FIND 100000S OF THESE BROKEN FRAME TRUCKS THAT MOST DON'T EVEN KNOW IT'S HAPPENING. IT'S UNSAFE TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN A VEHICLE TO PROVIDE PROTECTION IN CASE OF THE UNTHINKABLE. BUT DODGE HANDED OUT A BUNCH OF TRUCKS THAT HAVE TICKING TIME BOMBS IN THEM. I IMAGINE THE VEHICLE RESPONDING MUCH DIFFERENTLY IF IN A COLLISION WITH A RUSTED UN SUPPORTED FRAME. JUST LIKE A HOUSE IN FLORIDA WITHOUT BUILDING FOR A HURRICANE TO PASS. I FEEL DODGE COVERED UP THE PROBLEM AND SACRIFICED THE VERY PEOPLE THAT KEPT THEM IN BUSINESS. I WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LIGHT TO THIS AND I'M SURE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. A VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND VALUELESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

EXTREME RUST AND CORROSION ABOVE BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR WHEEL WELLS. DOOR LOCKS WILL RANDOMLY LOCK BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING, STOPPED OR IN PARK. HAS LOCKED ME OUT AFTER STEPPING OUT TO OPEN A GATE, HAD TO GO GET A SPARE SET OF KEYS TO UNLOCK.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS PREMATURE DETERIORATION ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER (AUBURN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1901 GRASS VALLEY HWY, AUBURN, CA 95603, (888) 268-8026) STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FIRST IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE REPAIR. THE DEALER OPTED NOT TO COMPLETE THE RECALL AND ASKED THAT THE CONTACT REPLACE THE DASHBOARD FIRST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THEIR RESPONSE CONCERNING THE DASHBOARD AND THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL FROM THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

DASH CRACKED/BROKEN DUE TO INFERIOR/CHEAP/CORNER & COST CUTTING ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING PRACTICES.

Mileage: 125,000

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN MANY PLACES RESUTLING IN VERY SHARP PIECES THAT ARE LOOSE AND COULD INJURE OCCUPANTS UPON A SUDDEN STOP.

THE DASH PAD HAS SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A LARGE CRACK ACROSS THE TOP. I'M CONCERNED THAT SHOULD MY AIRBAG DEPLOY, THIS PIECE WILL SHATTER AND CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEFLATE PREMATURELY, OR CAUSE INJURY FROM PLASTIC SHARDS. THIS OCCURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, AND UNOCCUPIED.

Mileage: 98,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING IN THE CABIN AND EXTERIOR CARGO AREA LIGHTING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

DASH IS CRACKED ALL WAY CAUSING A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH SHARP PIECES.

PAINT CORROSION ON THE HOOD AND TOP OF CAB, DOORS AND HAD I HAD ENGINE FAILURE AT 70,000 PLUS AND AT 107,000.

DASHBOARD MADE OF INFERIOR PLASTIC MATERIAL THAT HAS SPIDER CRACKS AND DISINTEGRATED IN SOME AREAS. THE RESULTS ARE JAGGED PIECES THAT CAN INJURE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS IN A VEHICLE CRASH DUE TO THE IMPACT ITSELF AND DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS. WITH THE MOST RECENT RECALL REGARDING THE AIR BAG INFLATORS, THE CHANCES OF CREATING ADDITIONAL FRAGMENTATION IN AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IS MADE MORE LIKELY.

Mileage: 106,000

THE DASH BOARD IS COMPLETELY FALLING APART , BREAKING INTO MANY PIECES THEY ARE FALLING INTO THE DUCT WORK AND RATTLING WHEN THE DEFROST IS TURNED ON. LOOKS LIKE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD MAKE THIS RIGHT. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED AND CAUSED RAZOR SHARP PIECES TO FORM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. . UPDATED 08/31/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG RECALL HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RUST WAS DISCOVERED ON THE TORSION BAR MOUNT UP TO THE FRONT OF THE LEAF SPRING MOUNT. IN ADDITION, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS MOUNTED ON JACK STANDS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER,T THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND HAD LARGE HOLES. THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS SO DETERIORATED THAT YOU COULD SEE THE CONTAINER FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS), THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED DUE TO DRY ROTTING. THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL DUE TO THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB, DASH STARTED CRACKING ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO AND CONTINUES DETERIORATING, NOW HAS A COUPLE OF BIG CRACKS (3/8" WIDE) AND SOME LITTLE ONES. COUPLED WITH RECALL (R26/NHSTA 15V-312) ON DEFECTIVE AIRBAG INFLATOR HOUSING (FOR WHICH I HAVE BEEN WAITING SO FAR OVER 6 MONTHS FOR) THIS HAS POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY TO OCCUPANTS, I DO NOT HAVE LUXURY OF USING ANOTHER VEHICLE. DODGE DO NOT SEEM IN ANY RUSH TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS DANGEROUS AND A MULTI STATE ISSUE.

Mileage: 75,000

CONVERSION VAN --WHILE PARKING AT CHILDREN'S SCHOOL HEARD A VERY LOUD SNAP-NOTICED FRONT WHEELS TURNED OUTWARD. VAN TOWED TO SHOP. TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT PITMAN ARM SNAPPED OFF AT FRAME--CAN NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO EXTENSIVE FRAME ROT. SNAPPED AT MOUNTING BRACKET BOLTS MISSING . NOTHING LEFT OF FRAME TO ATTACH NEW PARTS .PURCHASED 11 MONTHS AGO AND DRIVEN APPROX. 6000 MILES. MILEAGE AT PURCHASE ONLY 63,052. SITTING AT REPAIR SHOP NOT DRIVABLE WILL NEED EXTENSIVE COSTLY FRAME REPAIR. DEALERSHIP UNWILLING TO HELP.

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE PARKED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PAINT WAS PEELING OFF EVERY WHEEL WELL AND THERE WAS RUST UNDER THE PAINT THAT WAS PEELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE WHEEL WELL WERE BOTH RUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF RUST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED IN FRAGMENTS. THE FRACTURED PIECES FELL INTO THE AIR VENT SYSTEM AND FRACTURED THE FOOT OF THE CONTACT'S WIFE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD STARTED FRACTURING ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING THE DASHBOARD REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT INITIALLY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON JANUARY 15, 2015. AT THAT TIME, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT BEGIN UNTIL UNTIL FEBRUARY 3, 2015. UPON REVIEW OF THE INVOICE, THE DOCUMENT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT BE NEEDED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS) HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED ON FEBRUARY 12, 2015 AND THE PARTS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V312000 (AIR BAGS) WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER JANUARY 15, 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED AN AIR BAG FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS, INCLUDING OVER THE SPEEDOMETER, THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD, AND DEFROSTER GRILL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR CORNER PANELS WERE RUSTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT WATER WAS TRAPPED IN THE CORNER PANELS, WHICH CAUSED THE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

THE DASHBOARD ON THIS VEHICLE CRACKS AND PIECES FALL DOWN INTO AIR VENTS (MADE FROM CHEAP PLASTIC). IF AIR BAGS WERE TO DEPLOY THE DASH WOULD DESIGNATE CAUSING PREVENTABLE INJURIES IF CRACKING WAS NOT AN ISSUE.

Mileage: 114,000

2 LARGE CRACKS IN DASH, IN FRONT OF STEERING WHEEL AND PASSENGER SIDE, I HAVE BIG CONCERN THAT IN AN ACCIDENT WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT DASH DISINTEGRATION WILL OCCUR, RESULTING IN INJURY TO OCCUPANTS. VARIOUS REPORTS ONLINE WHERE DODGE IS NOT WARRANTING DASHBOARDS AND DEALERS ARE NOT DOING AIRBAG RECALL WORK BECAUSE DASHBOARDS ARE FALLING APART DURING WORK. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN IN MULTIPLE PLACES. IT CLEARLY WILL AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE TOP DASH BOARD IS A TWO PART PLASTIC COVER. IT IS SPLITTING AND CRACKING IN MANY PLACES. I SPOKE WITH A SERVICE WRITER AT THE DEALERSHIP AND CALLED DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE. NO HELP. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM HAS CRACKED, FULL DEPTH, ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE CRACKS KEEP GETTING BIGGER AND DEEPER. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH SOON PARTS OF THE DASH WILL BEGIN TO BECOME SEPARATED AND CREATE A MISSILE HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND FRACTURED, WHICH CREATED VERY SHARP EDGES ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE CRACKS WERE LOCATED WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS POSITIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE SUN LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

DASHBOARD CRACKED AND HAS CONTINUED TO CRACK ACROSS THE ENTIRE LENGTH. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING AND DETERIORATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 6/8/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. UPDATED 06/11/12*JB

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE FRACTURES ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED AND STARTED FALLING APART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS A CRACK ON THE TOP, JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE GLOVE BOS. IT STARTED OUT AS ONLY A SMALL CRACK BUT IS OPENING UP. THE ENTIRE AREA FEELS VERY SOFT WHEN CLEANING IT, SO I ASSUME WITH MOST OF THE OTHER COMMENTS, ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL IT COMPLETELY FALLS APART. ALSO WHY HAS THERE BEEN NOTHING DONE WITH THE REAR FENDERS ON THE DODGE RAM 1500 P.U. THE FENDERS ON JUST ABOUT EVERY ONE I SEE ARE RUSTED OUT, WAS TOLD THEY USED A CHEAPER METAL FOR THOSE FENDERS. GLAD THEY USED JUNK, BIT DIDN'T CHARGE YOU THAT WAY. YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD TAKE PRIDE IN THE VEHICLES. BOTH OF THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES AS, PARTS BREAK AND FLY DURING ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

I WAS DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON MY TRUCK AND LOCATED FRAME RUSTED THROUGH ON LEFT FRAME RAIL JUST IN FRONT OF REAR TIRE AND BEHIND REAR DOOR. IN NO WAY SHOULD THIS BE HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2003 . THE TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED . *TR

Mileage: 194,268

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD CRACKED AND BECAME VERY BRITTLE. IN SOME AREAS, THE PLASTIC FRACTURED AND CREATED SHARP EDGES ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

DASH BOARD IS SEVERELY DAMAGED/CRACKED IN AT LEAST 9 OR 10 DIFFERENT AREAS RUNNING THE LENGTH OF THE DASH IN SOME PLACES. IN OTHER PLACES THE CRACKS RUN UP AND DOWN. THE DASH IS IN DANGER OF COMING COMPLETELY OFF. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V354000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V770000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO TWO FRACTURES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,062. UPDATED 4/6/15*CN

Mileage: 124,062

DASHBOARD COMPLETELY CRACKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE PLASTIC MATERIALS. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD NOTICED FRACTURED DASHBOARD PIECES WERE FALLING INTO THE VENTS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS HANDS FROM THE SHARDS OF THE DASHBOARD, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRACTURED DASHBOARD PIECES WERE FALLING INTO THE VENTS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES ON HIS HANDS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

MY DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART, SOMETIMES BITS OF PLASTIC COME OUT OF THE VENTS,IM NOT SURE IF THIS CAN DAMAGE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ,BUT MY HVAC IS ALREADY ACTING UP ,I'VE CALLED DODGE AND THEY SAY ITS COSMETIC , BUT IF IGET HIT WITH PLASTIC WILE IM DRIVING IT COULD BE INTERESTING TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

WHILE DRIVING I HAD THE DASHBOARD CRACK IN TWO SPOTS. FIRST CRACK IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF PASSENGER SEAT ABOVE AIR BAG, THE SECOND CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE DASH, IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SEAT AT AROUND THE 12:00 POSITION OF THE WHEEL. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

THE DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART IN THIS TRUCK. HAVE DONE ONLINE RESEARCH AND IN DODGE RAM TRUCKS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HAVE READ WHERE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS HAVE FAILED DUE TO THESE DASHBOARDS CRACKING AND FALLING APART AND ON OCCASION WHILE DRIVING THESE TRUCKS. THESE TRUCKS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

THE DASH BOARD HAS FINALLY FALLEN APART AFTER YEARS OF TRYING TO KEEP IT TOGETHER. THE OBD CONNECTION HAS NEVER WORKED FUSE IS GOOD AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT SCANNERS BUT NO COMMUNICATION. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKING BAD. I AM SCARED TO RIDE ANYONE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE BECAUSE IT CRACKING WORST AROUND THE DASH BY THE AIRBAG. DODGE NEEDS A RECALL ON THIS MATTER. THEY USED CHEAP PARTS IN THIS TRUCK DASH BOARD. *TR

Mileage: 87,500

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED AND EXPECTED SOME COMPONENTS OF THE TRUCK TO BE WORN.THE DASHBOARD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND HAVE CONTINUED TO CRACK EVEN MORE. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AGE RELATED BUT A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I'M WORRIED ABOUT PIECES FLYING OFF AND HITTING ME IN THE FACE AS BROKEN PARTS HAVE ALREADY DONE BUT ONLY LANDED AT MY FEET.IT'S LIKE DRIVING WITH BROKEN GLASS ON YOUR DASHBOARD. I WOULD HATE FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO GO OFF AND BE STABBED BY PIECES OF FLYING DASHBOARD. I'VE NOTICED THAT N.H.T.S.A. HAS RECEIVED MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS COMPONENT THAN ANY OTHER ON THIS TRUCK. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED? THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. LET'S NOT MAKE THIS ANOTHER RECALL DEBACLE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. NO DASHBOARDS CRACK LIKE THIS WITH AGE. *TR

Mileage: 146,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS DASHBOARD WAS SEVERELY CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 65,000

DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

DURING THE FIRST YEAR WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK IT HAD TO BE TOWED IN TO THE SHOP BECAUSE IT WOULD LOSE POWER AND JUST "TURN OFF" AND COULD NOT BE STARTED ABOUT 6 TIMES. AFTER THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO US AFTER ONE OF THESE EPISODES, WE HAD HOOKED UP OUR CAMPER TO LEAVE FOR THE WEEKEND, WENT INTO THE HOUSE FOR SOME MORE STUFF, AND NOTICED THAT THE GAS TANK HAD FALLEN OFF THE TRUCK AND WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY UNDER THE TRUCK. SO MUCH FOR CAMPING THAT WEEKEND AND ANOTHER TOW TO THE DEALER. WE ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED "BUMPER-TO-BUMPER 100,000 MILE, 5 YEAR WARRANTY THAT COVERED RUST. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER TO SHOW THEM THE RUST AROUND THE REAR WHEEL WELLS AND LOWER BODY IN THE 4TH YEAR INTO THE WARRANTY AND THEY SAID THEY MADE A RECORD OF IT AND WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. THEY PUT IF OFF WITH PROMISES AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS AND TRIPS TO THE DEALER UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP SOLD TO ANOTHER PARTY AND THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED (YEARS, NOT MILES). THE BODY IS ROTTEN, THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW WAS NEVER FIXED, AND IT STILL OCCASIONALLY STALLS. I'M TOLD THAT THE STALLING AND BODY PROBLEMS ARE ENGINEERING DEFECTS, AND INTERNET SEARCHES CONFIRM THIS. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

TRUCK HAS EXCESSIVE RUST OVER BOTH REAR FENDERS. HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A COUPLE OF BODY SHOPPES AND ESTIMATE TO HAVE IT FIXED WILL COST ABOUT $5,500. RUST IS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH ABOUT WHEEL AND RUSTING FROM UNDER SURFACE TO EXTERIOR ON FENDER. 90% OF OTHER DODGE RAM TRUCKS WITH THE SAME BODY STYLE AS MY 2003 RAM ALL HAVE SURFACE RUST WHERE THE PAINT LOOKS BUBBLED. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL WITH CHRYSLER. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

THE DASH IS JUST ABOUT READY TO FALL OUT, CRACKED IN HALF,PASS SIDE DEFROST GRID IS GONE,VERY POOR MATERIAL. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN STATE HIGHWAY I LOWERED THE FRONT WINDOWS AND A PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD (THAT IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES) BROKE OFF, FLEW AROUND IN FRONT OF ME, AND THEN HIT ME IN THE LEFT EYE CAUSING ME TO COMPLETELY LOOSE SITE OF THE ROAD AND THE OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME ALL WHILE DOING 60 MILES PER HOUR ON A 4 LANE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR RELEASED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 3/28/14*CN *TR

Mileage: 300

DASHBOARD DIRECTLY ABOVE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED CREATING A SIGNIFICANT GAP. THIS HAS CAUSED MY WIFE TO INADVERTENTLY GET HER FINGER CAUGHT IN IT AND BE CUT AND INJURED. ADDITIONALLY THE LOCATION AND SEVERITY OF THE CRACK HAS SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKENED THE DASHBOARD AND COMPROMISED IT'S STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. THIS PROBLEM WILL ONLY GET WORSE AND EXPAND. SHOULD THE VEHICLE BE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHICH CAUSES THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IT WILL MOST CERTAINLY POSE A GREAT RISK TO ALL OCCUPANTS AS THE DASHBOARD IS LIKELY TO FRAGMENT AT HIGH VELOCITY, SENDING SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC THROUGHOUT THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THIS MAY CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO BE PUNCTURED UPON DEPLOYMENT AND FAIL TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED.

Mileage: 77,000

THE REAR SEAT IN THE 2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB DOES NOT HAVE HEAD RESTRAINTS. I'M CONCERNED THAT IN AN ACCIDENT MY CHILDREN THAT SIT BACK THERE CAN BE INJURED. THE BACK GLASS IS RIGHT BEHIND THE SEAT AND THEIR HEADS WORLD HIT THE GLASS CAUSING BRAIN DAMAGE, SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND POSSIBLY DEATH. I'VE CALLED DODGE AND THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL. THE 2004 MODELS HAVE REAR HEAD RESTRAINTS. *TR

I HAD JUST STOPPED MY TRUCK IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE AND, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, SHIFTED INTO THE PARK GEAR POSITION. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AS IF I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND THE ENGINE LEAPED FORWARD THROUGH MY GARAGE DOOR. I HIT THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AND CAME TO A SCREECHING STOP. I PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE BUT IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. A NEIGHBOR CAME AND ASKED IF I NEEDED HELP. I ASKED HIM TO TRY BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE FOR ME. HE TOOK MY PLACE BEHIND THE WHEEL AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WITH THE SAME RESULT. HE ASKED ME IF I HAD THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE. I TOLD HIM NO AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO USE REVERSE AGAIN THE GEARS ENGAGED AND HE BACKED THE TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE FOR ME. *TR

Mileage: 122,739

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD SEVERAL CRACKS ALONG THE SURFACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

THE DASH STARTED TO CRACK ON MY 2003 RAM 1500 PICKUP, THE CRACKS JUST GET WORSE,AND A PIEACE FLEW OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AND HIT ME IN THE EYE, ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK, DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THESE DASHBOARDS BEFORE SOME ONE IS HURT OR KILLED, AFRAID TO LET ANY ONE RIDE IN THE FRONT SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. CRACKS BEGAN APPEARING MANY YEARS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD BEGUN TO CRACK NEAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE NEAR THE GLOVE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE TWO SEPARATE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. UPDATED 03/11/14

Mileage: 54,000

VEHICLE DASH BOARD CAME APART WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. I HAD NOTICED IT HAD ALREADY CRACKED. WHEN THE DASH CAME APART SMALL PIECES BECAME AIR BORN. WAS NOT INJURED NEITHER WAS MY WIFE, SURPRISED THOUGH AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN. *TR

TIRE POPPED AND I SPUN OUT OF CONTROL WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN. I SPUN INTO SOME TREES. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE OWNED MY DODGE RAM FROM THE VERY BEGINNING AND NOTICED EARLY ON THAT I HAD A CRACK IN MY DASH BOARD DEALERSHIP STATED THEY COULD DO NOTHING FORM ME. SO I CHALKED IT UP TO ADDS CHARACTER TO MY TRUCK. HOWEVER, I TURNED THE A/C ON HIGH AND PROCEEDED TO GET HIT WITH A PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM MY DASH BOARD. AS OF THIS WRITING I EXPECT MY WHOLE DASH TO CAVE IN. I HAVE MULTIPLE CRACKS THAT RUN THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE DASHBOARD. 3 OF THE 4 VENT HOLES HAVE COMPLETELY FALLEN APART. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. DEFROST VENTS DISINTEGRATED AND FELL INTO DUCTS. DEFROST BLEND DOOR NOT FUNCTIONING AND CAUSING WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP WHEN USING A/C. REAR FENDERS ROTTED OUT FROM THE INSIDE OUT ON BOTH SIDES IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE. RANDOM ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, RE-STARTING FIXES PROBLEM UNTIL NEXT OCCURRENCE. *TR

OK, SO I RECENTLY BUY THIS ONE OWNER DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. 2003, 90,000. IN PRISTINE CONDITION. I MEAN PRIMO. I GET IN THE PICKUP, AND AM PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HEAR WHAT WAS A LOUD CRAKING SOUND, LIKE BREAKING PLASTIC. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT, THINKING I RAN OVER A CAN OR SOMETHING. LATER IN THE DAY, I NOTICE MY DASH BOARD. OH MY GOD. IT HAS THIS LARGE CRACK IN IT. RIGHT ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX FROM THE GLOVE BOX TO THE WINDOW. I THEN NOTICE ANOTHER CRACK RIGHT ABOVE THE PASSANGER DOOR VENT (DASH) THAT IS WORKING IT'S WAY UP TOWARD THE WINDOW. I DO SOME MORE INSPECTION AND SEE YET ANOTHER CRACK NEAR THE DEFROST VENT AND A SMALL PART OF THE VENT MISSING. I FIGURED THAT OUT TODAY WHEN I PIECE OF PLASTIC BLEW IN MY FACE AND HIT ME IN THE EYE WHEN I TURNED THE AC ON. I THOUGHT, WELL, MAYBE I WAS DUKED. MAYBE IT WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. I CHECK IT ALL OUT WITH CARFAX. NOTHING. CLEAN TITLE. WELL MAINTAINED ONE OWNER. WTF. I CALL MY LOCAL DEALER. 'WELL, WE ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT THESE THINGS HAPPENING, BUT YOUR TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY". WHAT? THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. IT'S A DEFECT. AFTER HOURS OF RESEARCH, I SEE THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. THE DEALER SAID IT'S ABOUT A $2800.00 FIX?? WHAT?? SO NOW I AM STUCK. I AM GOING TO PERSUE THIS MATTER FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES. THIS IS NOT "SUN DAMAGE" I KNOW WHAT SUN DAMAGE IS. THIS IS A DEFECT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING CARS/TRUCKS FOR 30 YEARS, NEVER EVER SEEN A DASHBOARD DO THIS. EVER. PLEASE KEEP THE COMPLAINTS COMING. TOMORROW I AM DOING BATTLE WITH DODGE AT 800-992-1997. I AM ONE PISSED CUSTOMER. WHO WAS A LOYAL DODGE FAN....NOT ANY LONGER. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

DASHBOARD AND DASH PANELS ARE SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKING. PIECES OF VINYL ARE FALLING APART POSSIBLY AFFECTING THE PROPER FUNCTION OF AIR BAGS. HOT ENGINE AIR IS LEAKING INSIDE THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE CRACKED BOARD AFFECTING THE PROPER COOLING A/C SYSTEM; DRIVER AND PASSENGERS ARE BREATHING ENGINE FUMES THAT ARE ENTERING THE CABIN THROUGH THE OPENINGS/CRACKS. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. CRACKS CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN SIZE AND SEVERITY. ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF PASSENGER AIR BAG COMPARTMENT ARE EXPOSED TO DUST AND DIRT. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT FRAGMENTATION OF THE BRITTLE DASHBOARD IN THE CASE OF A CRASH AND OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

THE DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. ON OR ABOUT 19 APR 2006 MY DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING, AND A YEARS LATER THERE IS A SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BECAUSE MY WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS ONLY WORK WHEN THEY WON'T TO, AND MY RADIO VOLUME CHANGES WHENEVER IT WANTS TO. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE JAN 2006 WITH ONLY 34,000 MILES. I HAVE SEARCHED SEVERAL WEBSITES TO FIND OUR INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SAME ISSUES, AND LOW AND BEHOLD THERE ARE SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT WEBSITES WITH THE SAME ISSUES. HOWEVER, SURPRISINGLY THERE STILL AREN'T ANY INVESTIGATIONS OR RECALLS STARTED. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE DASH BOARD IS ALL CRACKED UP NOW DO TO DODGE USING CHEAP MATERIALS. I HAVE ALWAYS PUT UP A SUN SHADE NO MATTER WHERE I PARK MY TRUCK AND IT IS ALWAYS IN MY GARAGE WHEN NOT BEING DRIVEN. SHAME ON DODGE CHRYSLER PRODUCTS FOR MAKING SUCH A GARBAGE TRUCK. AND THE RACK & PINION STEERING SHOULD LAST ALOT LONGER THAN IT HAS. NO WONDER PEOPLE BUY FOREIGN AUTOS. THEY ARE FAR SUPERIOR. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,316.

Mileage: 79,800

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS A DEFECTIVE CRACKED DASHBOARD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE FOR DODGE RAM TRUCKS AND THE MANUFACTURE IS REFUSING TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECTIVE ITEM. *TR

Mileage: 79,888

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED A HAIR LINE FRACTURE THAT EXPANDED OVER THE DASHBOARD AREA, TO THE DEFROSTER VENTS AND CAUSED THE PLASTIC TO FRACTURE INTO SEVERAL PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 02/12/13*LJ UPDATED 02/13/13

Mileage: 90,000

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM TRUCK IS COMPLETELY CRACKING CAUSING PIECES TO FALL IN THE DASH AREA BELOW. THE DASH STARTED OUT WITH SEVERAL SMALL CRACKS, AND QUICKLY GOT WORSE OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. NOW, I HAVE LARGE HOLES IN THE DASH ALL THE WAY ACROSS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE PASSENGERS SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

DASH IS CRACKING IN NUMEROUS PLACE AND FALLING IN. THIS IS CAUSING WIRING HARNESS TO BE EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT AND TO BREAK DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE DEVELOPED ELECTRICAL ISSUES DUE TO THE INSULATION ON THE WIRES BREAKING DOWN. *TR

I LOVE MY TRUCK AND PAID HARD EARNED MONEY FOR IT. I KEEP IT IN GOOD SHAPE. EARLIER THIS SUMMER, I NOTICED MY DASH HAS STARTED CRACKING. I KEEP PROTECTANT ON IT AND SUN SHIELDS IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. IT'S DIS-HEARTENING TO HAVE SOMETHING I TOOK CARE OF AND SPENT GOOD MONEY ON FAIL IN THIS MANNER. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER INSPECTED AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE FAILURE, SENDING THEM TO THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE. THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE DENIED THE CONTACT ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 108,000

DASHBOARD DEVELOPED LARGE CRACK THAT CAN INTERFERE WITH OPERATION OF THE AIR BAG OR CAUSE PLASTIC SHARDS TO HIT THE PASSENGER. PER REVIEW OF SEVERAL WEBSITES, AS WELL AS COMPLAINTS PER THE NHTSA WEBSITE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST THESE TRUCKS AND THE CAR MANUFACTURER WILL NOT TAKE ACTION. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE DASHES. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THE DASH HAS STARTED TO CRACK, AND THE LATEST ONE IS RIGHT ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. MY CONCERN IS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE EVENT OF A AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IF A BIG SHARD OF PLASTIC FROM THE DASH WERE TO FALL IN FRONT OF THE AIR BAG DURING DEPLOYMENT. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE FRONT PASSENGER, OR MY YOUNG KIDS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT? I HAVE ALSO FOUND REPORTS OF OWNERS REPORTING WIRING PROBLEMS DUE TO PARTS OF THE DASH FALLING DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 70,122

CRACKED DASH. ITS TERRIBLE. COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

CRACKED DASH I OPENED THE DOOR TO MY TRUCK ONE MORNING AND LOOKED UP AT MY DASHBOARD AND THERE WAS A CRACK ALL THE WAY ACROSS IT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND ALMOST ALL DODGE RAM TRUCKS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

Mileage: 141,000

CUT MY HAND ON A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. DODGE IS NOT STANDING BEHIND ITS PRODUCT, THEY HAVE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARDS AND WILL NOT REPLACE THEM. *TT

Mileage: 134,145

DASH CRACKING. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED AND HVAC AIR FLOW RECIRCULATOR VENT BROKEN AS WITH MANY OTHER RAM 1500S FROM VARIOUS MODEL YEARS. CUSTOMER CARE ONLY OFFERS TO REMOVE THE LABOR COSTS FOR REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED AREAS. OWNER IS MADE TO PAY FOR MATERIALS AT FULL RETAIL COST. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN! *TR

Mileage: 104,000

DASHBOARD CRACKED BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE PLASTIC NEAR PASSENGER AIR BAG. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I BOUGHT MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 NEW FROM THE DEALER..WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND HALF...SEVERAL PARTS OF THE TRUCK THAT ARE PLASTIC MOLDS HAVE BEGUN TO BREAK..THE DASH (BOTH PARTS), LOCK SWITCH BEZELS, HOOD SCOOP INSERT, AND A FEW OTHER PIECES. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE TYPE OF PLASTIC OR QUALITY THAT DODGE USED IN MANUFACTURING THESE PARTS HAS LED TO NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF PARTS BREAKING WHERE IN MOST CASES THE PARTS SHOULD HOLD UP TO THE LIFE THE OF VEHICLE. I FEEL LIKE A RE-CALL, ESPECIALLY ON THE DASHBOARDS OF THE RAM TRUCKS, SHOULD BE ISSUED SO THAT DODGE CAN CORRECT A PROBLEM FROM A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME AND CONSIDERATION INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

DASHBOARD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS AND THE A/C VENTHOLE COVERS HAVE COMPLETELY COLLAPSED INTO THE A/C UNIT. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLS APART AT THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH. CANNOT ORDER REPLACEMENT PARTS DUE TO DODGE CLOSING. CHRYSLER ADVISED IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. CHEAP DASH. *JS

Mileage: 70,000

DASH BOARD CRACKED WHICH HAS CAUSED VERY SHARP EDGES AND EXPOSES THE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

VERY LARGE AND SHARP JAGGED EDGES COMING UP FROM A VERY BADLY CRACKED DASHBOARD. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON 02-09 DODGE RAM TRUCKS. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. ESPECIALLY IF THAT VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JS

DASH BOARD/PANEL, CRUMBLED AND CRACKED. LITERALLY DISINTEGRATED WITH VENT GUARDS FALLING INTO VENTS AND THEN PIECES BLOWING OUT WHEN DEFROSTER COMES ON. DEALER SAID NO WARRANTIES ON DASH,DUE IT BEING COSMETIC, OFFERED TO SELL A DASH COVER FOR $200. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED AND FALLING APART FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE FRONT PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

DASH STARTED TO CRACK SLIGHTLY A COUPLE YEARS AGO, WITHIN A FEW DAYS IT WAS ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE FORWARD PANEL IN THE CENTER. I HAVE NOTICED RECENTLY THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER CRACKS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED IN BOTH THE FORWARD AND REAR PORTIONS OF THIS DASH. THERE ARE PLACES THAT I CAN LITERALLY PULL PIECES OUT OUT THE DASH, ALL OF THE GRIDS OVER THE VENTS ARE SO BRITTLE THAT WHEN I PUT MY SUN SHIELD IN THE FRONT WINDOW 3 OF THEM BUSTED OUT JUST BY TOUCHING THEM WITH THE SHIELD. THE CONDITION OF THIS DASH IS SO BAD THAT I FEAR IF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WERE TO INFLATE IT COULD POSSIBLY THROW PIECES OF THE DASH PLASTIC AT THE PASSENGER AND SEVERELY INJURE THEM. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH A PARTS MANAGER AT A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE DASH BOARDS OF MODELS FROM 1999 THROUGH 2005, BUT HE SAID DODGE HAS MADE NO EFFORT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I PURCHASED A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 FROM A LOCAL CAR SALESMAN. THE FIRST FEW MONTHS WERE PERFECTLY FINE, HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT LAST FOR LONG. ONE DAY, I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ABOVE MY STEERING WHEEL. I FIGURED IT WAS NOTHING AND BEGAN CLEANING THE INTERIOR OF MY TRUCK. HOWEVER, WHEN I STARTED WIPING DOWN THE DASHBOARD, THAT CRACK SPREAD AT LEAST FIVE OR SIX INCHES. BY THE END OF THE MONTH, THERE WERE SEVERAL CRACKS THROUGHOUT MY DASHBOARD, SOME LEAVING PIECES COMPLETELY REMOVABLE. SEVERAL THE PIECES HAVE FELL INTO MY DEFROSTING VENTS, LEAVING ME TO REMOVE THEM. I QUICKLY STARTED LOOKING ONLINE FOR REPLACEMENT DASHBOARDS, AND I NOTICED THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, SOME EVEN BECOMING CUT WHILE TRYING TO CLEAN THE INTERIOR. THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. IF A PERSON WERE TO HAVE A COLLISION, THAT INDIVIDUAL WOULD MOST LIKELY GET CUT BY FLYING DASH DEBRIS. IT MIGHT EVEN COST THAT INDIVIDUAL HIS OR HER LIFE. SO I URGE THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION TO STEP IN AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ON 1/9/2012 AS I WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAB, I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. THIS CRACK WAS NOT THERE THE DAY BEFORE. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 6" LONG, JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE GLOVE BOX ON THE TOP OF THE DASH. *TR

Mileage: 154,000

HORRIBLE CRACKS ALL OVER DASHBOARD. PLASTIC IS CRUMBLING. SOME PARTS ARE VERY SHARP. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A FRACTURE ABOVE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT THAT CONTINUED UP TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE AND EXPLAINED TO THE CONTACT THAT ONCE THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, SHE COULD SEND THE PAPER WORK IN TO DETERMINE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 75,000

DASHBOARD CRACKED AROUND SPEAKER GRILL. THEN ANOTHER, NOW 5 CRACKS ONE BY GLOVE BOX THAT IS SHARP AND HAS CUT ME TWICE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS FROM MODEL YEARS 1998-2006. SHAMEFUL!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500'S DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY SHATTERED WITHOUT AND FORCE TO IT. IT STARTED CRACKING BACK IN 09 AND IS NOW BECOMING SHARP EDGED PIECES ALL OVER MY CAR. IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THESE SHARP PIECES COULD EASILY DO SOME DAMAGE TO A SENSITIVE PART, SUCH AS A PERSONS EYE. IF THIS IS TO HAPPEN TO ME, OR ANY OF THE OTHER OF 1000'S OF PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE, THERE WILL BE LAWSUITS OUT THE ASS FOR LACK OF RECALL. THERE IS SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE DASHBOARD IN THESE TRUCKS, AND THEY NEED TO BE FIXED. *KB

THE GRIP HANDLES AND DASHBOARD HAVE DEGRADED FROM HEAT AND UV RADIATION AND CRACKED INTO MANY SHARP PIECES. I CUT MY HAND WHILE WIPING THE INSIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD. I TAKE BLOOD THINNERS AND THIS CAUSED ME TO BLEED FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I DID NOT REALIZE HOW RAZOR SHARP THE EDGES OF THE BROKEN PIECES ARE. THESE WOULD LIKELY SLICE THE AIR BAG & DRIVER/PASSENGERS FACES & ARMS IN A CRASH. THE PLASTIC SELECTED BY DODGE IS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE PURPOSE INTENDED AND PRESENTS A HAZARD. AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD IS THE EXPOSURE OF WIRE HARNESSES EXPOSED TO THE DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND EXTREME HEAT. CRACKED INSULATION WILL LEAD TO ELECTRICAL FIRES & FAILED OPERATOR CONTROLS. THE FAILURE IS MOST PREVALENT IN TROPICAL AND SUB-TROPICAL CLIMATES. THE PLASTIC USED BY DODGE NEEDS TO BE REFORMULATED, AND SALE OF THE FAULTY FORMULATION HALTED IMMEDIATELY. *KB

Mileage: 60,000

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKED IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF BUYING IT NEW. ACCORDING TO DODGE ITS COSMETIC BUT THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN I DRIVE. THE DASH HAS SO MANY CRACKS AND SHARP JAGGED EDGES THAN CAN SEVERELY HURT SOMEONE. OBVIOUSLY DODGE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ITS CUSTOMERS ONCE THEY HAVE BOUGHT ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES. ITS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT YET DODGE SOMEHOW MANAGES TO GET AWAY WITH POOR QUALITY AT THE CUSTOMERS EXPENSE. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE WIRES TO SHORTEN. AS A RESULT, THE HORN AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE AIR BAG WAS ALSO EXPOSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE COMPROMISED DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING SINCE THE FRAGMENTS WERE TAMPERING WITH THE WIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,643 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND CAUSING THE DEFROSTER TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LACK OF WORKING DEFROSTERS COULD IMPAIR HIS VISION AND CAUSE A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

Mileage: 116,000

SEVERE CRACKING OF DASHBOARD. CRACKING IS SO BAD THAT PIECES ARE FALLING INTO/INSIDE THE DASH. THESE EXPOSED EDGES ARE EXTREMELY SHARP, POSING A SEVERE LACERATION HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

THE DASH HAS A CRACK IN IT FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK. THE TRUCK IS LIKE NEW. IT ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON NOW AFTER EIGHT YEARS. UPDATED 10/20/11 *BF ....UPDATED 10/26/11 *BF UPDATED 11/08/11. *JB

Mileage: 15,585

DASBOARD CRACKING - VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 10 YRS. OLD YET. HANDLE INSIDE THAT YOU WOULD GRAB TO HELP YOURSELF IN HAS CRACKED AND IS NOT SAFE TO USE. MY WIFE ALMOST FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HANDLE CRACKED AND CAME LOOSE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. DASHBOARD CRACKS MATCH EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE VIEWED ON-LINE WHILE INVESTIGATING OTHER OWNERS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE (DODGE) OF VEHICLE. CANNOT FIND ANY INFO ON ANY RECALL BEING ISSUED. I AM WORRIED IF AN AIR BAG DEPLOYED THAT THE DASH WOULD BECOME FLYING SHRAPNEL.

Mileage: 144,000

IF I WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THE DASH WOULD FLY APART WITH THE AIR BAG ON IMPACT SERIOUSLY HURT SOMEONE, THE DASH IS CRACKED BADLY AND I HAVE ALREADY SEEN CHUNKS COME OUT OF MY BROTHERS DASH THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM. THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD COVER BROKE INTO PIECES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE DASHBOARD FAILURE WAS NOT A RECALL AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE DASHBOARD COVER WAS MADE OF DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120, 00.

Mileage: 58,000

CRACKED DASH BOARD,NOT FIXED SAID IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 65,800

2003 DODGE 1500 RAM DASHBOARD CRACKING ACROSS THE FRONT AND SIDES. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

DASHBOARD ON MY WELL CARED FOR 03 RAM 1500 HAS CRACKED AND IS SPREADING RAPIDLY, AND EXPOSING SHARP JAGGED EDGES ABOVE AIRBAG WHICH APPARENTLY IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM ON THE DODGE TRUCKS. CERTAINLY COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS SPLITTING APART FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS IN IT. THE MOST CONCERNING CRACK IS LOCATED ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. ALSO THE ASSIST HANDLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND HAS BROKEN AGAIN. THE PART IS EXPENSIVE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY PIECE AGAIN. CONSEQUENTLY, I HAVE HAD TO DISCONTINUE THE USE OF THE ASSIST HANDLE. I AM ONLY 5'2" AND IT IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO MANEUVER IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE SAFELY WITHOUT THE GRAB HANDLE. THE CRACKS BEGAN IN 2008 AND HAVE BEEN MULTIPLYING SINCE THEN. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND HEAR A CRACK AND THERE IS ANOTHER CRACK IN THE DASH. THE VENT AREAS HAVE ALL FALLEN THROUGH INTO THE HEATING/COOLING COMPARTMENTS CAUSING RATTLING. *TR

CRACKS IN THE DASH ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM. AFRAID THAT THE AIR BAGS WONT DEPLOY PROPERLY. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *KB

Mileage: 62,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD WITH SEVERAL SHARP EDGES THAT MAY BECOME PROJECTILES IN A CRASH. *KB

Mileage: 38,000

BAD CRACKS IN DASH OF 2003 DODGE RAM PICKUP *KB

I'M A DODGE RAM OWNER AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY CRACKING DASHBOARDS I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM TRUCK THE DASH CRACKED WHEN IT WAS 4 YEARS OLD AND THE DASH IS GETTING MORE CRACKS IN IT I'M AFRAID THE AIR BAGS WILL COME OUT WHEN WE ARE DRIVING I CALLED BIG OLD DODGE WHERE WE GOT IT NEW IN 2003 AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT *KB

THE DASH ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND THE ASSIST HANDLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE A POST FELL OFF. I PURCHASED A NEW HANDLE BUT THE INSERT THAT THE SCREW GOES INTO IS DAMAGED AND LOOSE SO ONLY THE TOP SCREW IS HOLDING IT IN PLACE. I AM DIS-ABLED AND NEED THE HANDLE TO GET IN OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE SAFELY. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY BECAUSE OF THE LARGE CRACK OVER THE GLOVEBOX, ALSO A PIECE OF THE DASH HAS FALLEN INTO THE VENTILATION SHAFT AND IS LODGED STOPPING AIR FLOW AND RATTLING NOISILY. THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF BUSINESS. THIS IS TERRIBLY DISCERNING AND CERTAINLY NOT WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM SUCH AN EXPENSIVE PRODUCT. THESE PROBLEMS STARTED IN THE FALL OF 2008. *KB

Mileage: 88,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD IN MY 03 DODGE 1500 *KB

Mileage: 85,000

YES I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 AND ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I STARTED NOTICING THAT THERE WERE SMALL CRACKS FORMING IN MY DASH BOARD AND WASN'T SURE WHY. DONE SOME CALLING AROUND AND RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT SHORT OF DROPPING 500 DOLLARS ON A NEW DASH BOARD. NOW TWO YEARS LATER MY DASH LOOKS LIKE A JIG-SAW PUZZLE. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY DASH FALLING APART ONE DAY GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I WORK IN THE EMERGENCY FIELD AND IT SCARES ME FOR ME AND MY FAMILY TO RIDE DOWN THE ROAD IN MY TRUCK FOR FEAR OF PIECES OF PLASTIC FALLING OFF THE DASH. PLEASE HELP ME...... *KB

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING AND BREAKING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE EXPENSES TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 10/05/2011 *LN

Mileage: 79,000

DASH CRACKING FALLING APART ON 2003 RAM 1500 REAR END CHEWED UP EITHER AXLE CLIP OR POSI CLIP. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD ON THE VEHICLE WAS CRACKED OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THE GAUGES ARE CURRENTLY WORKING, BUT THE DASHBOARD AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS BROKEN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHICH WAS WEARING OUT THE GEAR, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PINPOINT THE CAUSE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

THE DASH ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT OF THIS AS A COSMETIC DEFECT HOWEVER, I NOW BELIEVE THIS IS A MORE SERIOUS HAZARD AS THE AIRBAG IS STORED UNDER THE DASH. SHOULD THE AIRBAG DEPLOY, PIECES OF PLASTIC THEN BECOME SHRAPNEL. ADDITIONALLY, THE ELECTRICAL WIRING CAN BECOME DAMAGED CAUSING THE AIRBAG NOT TO DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. EITHER WAY, YOU'RE TAKING A CHANCE ON THE UNEXPECTED WHEN SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. I DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH THE RISK. PREVENTION IS KEY. THEREFORE, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS CONCERN AND I HOPE THE NHTSA CONVINCES CHRYSLER TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

IN 2008 WHEN THE TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE DASH STARTED CRACKING. I WAS ADVISED AND UP UNTIL OCTOBER, 2010 (WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRED) THAT THE CRACKED DASHBOARD IS CONSIDERED COSMETIC AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. STARTING IN DEC. 2010 THE DEFROSTER INSTEAD OF STICKING ONCE IN A WHILE AND REQUIRING A SWITCH FROM DEFROST TO VENT BACK TO DEFROST TO GET IT TO WORK, STARTED NOT WORKING. DODGE WILL NOT REPAIR THE DEFROST ISSUE WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE UNLESS I REPLACE THE DASH. I BELIEVE THAT THE CRACKED DASH WHICH BY ITSELF IS PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT IS MORE A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND POOR ENGINEERING EFFORT BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF ISSUES THAT OCCUR WITH THE DEFROST SYSTEM. MANY TIMES I HAVE DRIVEN THIS TRUCK IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE I NEED THE DEFROSTER JUST TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD AND THE FOGGING OCCURS WHILE I AM DRIVING (TYPICALLY ON A HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE). NOW I'M FORCED TO REPLACE SOMETHING "COSMETIC" OR "NOT A SAFETY ISSUE" DUE TO SOMETHING THAT IS? THE ISSUES WITH THE DEFROST BREAKING ARE COMMON. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE NHTSA TO REQUIRE DODGE TO REPLACE OR REPAIR BROKER DEFROSTERS AS THESE SYSTEMS EVEN IN VEHICLES DATING BACK INTO THE 1950'S RARELY IF EVER REQUIRE ANY REPAIR AND FOR GOOD REASON...SAFETY. IF DODGE THEN BELIEVES THE DASH NEEDS REPLACING THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED AS PART OF THE SAFETY REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS TO "REPLACE/REPAIR AND ALL PERIPHERAL COMPONENTS REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE". I, AND AS I READ MANY OTHERS, WOULD TRULY APPRECIATE AN EVALUATION OF THIS MATTER AND ATTENTION BY THE NHTSA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE WAS CLEANING THE DASHBOARD AREA WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CUT AS A RESULT OF THE DASHBOARD BEING CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT WAS OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

DASH IS DISINTEGRATING. COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND HURTFUL SITUATION, IF THE AIR BAG WERE TO DEPLOY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR POSSIBLE FATALITY. APPARENTLY, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR YEARS. UPDATED 10/20/11 *BF

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 5.7 HEMI RUSTING OUT FROM THE INSIDE OUT AROUND THE REAR WHEEL WELLS. BETWEEN THE OUTER BED SIDE AND THE INNER METAL FENDER. THERE ARE FACTORY DRILLED HOLES THAT LET THE ROAD DIRT IN AND GET TRAPPED TO RUST OUT THE BED SIDES. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL POPPING AND THEN COMPLETELY CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A CONSTANT ISSUE WITH THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO ASSIST WITH ANY REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD TO TAPE THE DASHBOARD TO THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO STABILIZE AND PREVENT THE WINDSHIELD GLASS FROM FRACTURING. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

Mileage: 117,000

BESIDES HEAT NOT WORKING, NUMEROUS GAS CAP REPLACEMENTS, NUMEROUS SHORTS IN BRAKE LIGHT, RADIO CUTTING OFF, MY DASH HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURY IF TOUCHED BY YOUNGSTERS. APPARENTLY NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON ALL OF THE ABOVE!! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD-CAB. DURING NORMAL USE AND CARE THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. A PIECE HAS BROKEN OFF THE DASH AND FELL DOWN INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HEATER STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR. THE HEATER FAILURE APPEARS TO BE DUE TO THE BROKEN PIECE OF THE DASH INTERFERING WITH THE HEATER MECHANISM BEHIND THE DASH. NO REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED AT THIS TIME. THE PLASTIC INSERTS IN THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE ALSO FAILED. THIS INCLUDES THE COMPONENTS THAT HOLD THE WINDOW, MIRROR, AND DOOR LOCK CONTROLS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH CRACKING & COMING APART. DODGE SHOULD COVER VIA RECALL THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT. ITS A MESS & DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 5.7 HEMI DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS. DODGE ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM, YET WILL NOT RECALL AND REPLACE THE DASH. IT IS DEFECTIVE PLASTIC AND EFFECTS ALMOST ALL DODGE TRUCKS FROM 1998 TO 2006. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY DASH SPLIT 2 TIMES. I HAVE DONE NOTHING FOR REPAIR, SINCE I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD ON A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE DASH BOARD DEVELOPS MAJOR CRACKS AND OVERALL MATERIAL BREAKDOWN EXPOSING WIRING UNDER THE DASH FOR A POSSIBLE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF SAFETY AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS DUE TO INADVERTENT EXPOSURE (AIRBAGS, HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, GAUGES, IGNITION, VENTILATION, ETC) . IT THREATENS THE OCCUPANTS (RIDERS) WITH POSSIBLE PROJECTILE SHARDS OF PLASTIC IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING MORE DAMAGE THAN AN IMPACT ITSELF. POSSIBLE INJURY UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE IF A HAND IS PLACED IN THE DASH AREA AND IT COLLAPSES. THE INTEGRITY OF THE STRUCTURE IS FAULTY CREATING A UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT. THE CRACKS ARE NOT FROM ABUSE OR MISTREATMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE PART IS NOT A WEAR ITEM THAT MECHANICALLY DETERIORATES OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE IS GARAGED AND WELL KEPT REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. INSPECTED REGULARLY, REGISTERED AS INDIVIDUAL USE NOT A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 19, 2009, I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH MY WINDOWS DOWN. THE WIND FROM THE WINDOWS BEING DOWN CAUSED PART OF THE CRACKED DASHBOARD TO FLY UP AND HIT MY FACE. IT CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL FOR A SECOND BUT WAS ABLE TO OVERCOME. CRACKED DASHBOARDS ARE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH DODGE RAM TRUCKS AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED FROM THIS. I GUESS DODGE WILL FIX THEIR DEFECT ONCE THIS HAPPENS. HOPEFULLY I WON'T BE THE TEST CASE! *TR

Mileage: 95,001

I WENT TO WORK ONE DAY IN THE COMPANY TRUCK AND WHEN I GOT HOME I WENT TO MY DODGE AND OPENED THE DOOR TO FIND A 16 INCH CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD THAT WAS NOT THERE WHEN I LEFT THAT MORNING. I HAVE RECENTLY HEARD THAT DODGE MAY HAVE USED DEFECTIVE PLASTIC IN THE FABRICATION OF THEIR DASHBOARDS FROM 1998-2006. SINCE I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND $800 ON A NEW DASH THAT IS PROBABLY JUST GOING TO DO THE SAME AND DODGE IS NOT PAYING FOR ANY REPLACEMENTS THE ONLY OPTIONS AT THIS POINT ARE 1) BUY A DASH COVER OR 2) DO NOTHING. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD'S CRACKING. STARTED IN 2008 AROUND 88K MILES AND IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. NO RECALL TO MY KNOWLEDGE, EVEN THOUGH MY NEIGHBOR, A RELATIVE, MYSELF AND ALMOST EVERYONE THAT'S OWNED A DODGE TRUCK FROM 200 TO 2004 HAS HAD OR HAS HEARD OF THE SAME ISSUE! AMAZING WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A PROBLEM! TWO WEEKS AGO I WENT AGAIN TO BUY A PWR STEERING PULLEY THAT HAD DISINTEGRATED ON AN 04' DAKOTA AND THE PARTS MGR SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THEY WERE USING BETTER MATERIALS ON THE REPLACEMENT DASHES. HE THINKS!!!! HE SHOULD KNOW SINCE HE OBVIOUSLY KNEW THIS WAS AN ISSUE, AND SAID SO!!!!! WHY SHOULD A MATERIALS DEFECT COME OUT OF MY POCKET? WHERE'S OUR GOVERNMENT????? *TR

Mileage: 88,000

DASH CRACKING INTO PIECES, READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR DODGE RAMS 1998-2006 BUT DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 5.7 HEMI QUAD CAB HAS A CRACKED UPPER AND LOWER DASH. IT SHOWED UP SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED IN 2008. I DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT BECAUSE OF BEING USED. NOW IT IS CRACKING ALL OVER THE PLACE AND I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE IF PIECES HINDER THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OR CAUSE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS IN MY DASH. DODGE HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL OTHER THAN TO RECOMMEND VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT CRACK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

DASHBOARD CRACKED ABOVE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 A LARGE CRACK APPEARED ON DASH ON PASSENGER SIDE IM REAL CONCERNED BECAUSE ITS RIGHT OVER THE AIR BAG AND I'VE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE DODGE TRUCKS. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

DODGE RAM 1500, 2003 SLT 4X4. DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. LESS THEN 30,000 MILES I NOTICED MY FIRST CRACK. ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD. NOW I HAVE MORE THEN 60,000 MILES AND CAN'T EVEN CLEAN IT FOR FEAR OF CUTTING MYSELF. IT HAS LOOKED LIKE I DON'T TAKE CARE OF MY TRUCK FOR OVER 3 YEARS. I CAN'T EVEN SELL IT AND PAID OVER $30,000 FOR IT NEW. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND DODGE KNOWS IT. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS FROM DODGE AND IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. IT ALSO COST $800.00 FOR THE REPLACEMENT DEFECTIVE PART FROM DODGE. THIS JUST ISN'T RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

I PURCHASED A 2003 DODGE RAM/ 1500 PICK UP RECENTLY AND THE WHOLE DASH BOARD WAS/IS FALLING APART. WHEN I WENT ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN EVIDENT PROBLEM WITH DODGE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM,DODGEPROBLEMS.COM AND SAFERCAR.GOV. AN INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WAS AIRED BY LOCAL 6 NEWS IN 2007,(LOCAL6.COM) THE PIECES OF PLASTIC THAT COME OFF THE DASHBOARD ARE AT MOST TIMES LARGE AND VERY SHARP. I DEFINITELY FIND THIS TO BE A HAZARD TO MY FAMILY. I ADDRESSED THIS WITH DODGE, PUT IN A CLAIM AND THEY ASKED THAT I GET AN ESTIMATE FROM MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO REPLACE. THE ESTIMATE WAS $1061.00 FOR PARTS, $800.00 FOR LABOR NOT INCLUDING TAX. DODGE OFFERED FOR US TO PAY A CO PAY OF $750.00 FOR THIS TO BE REPAIRED BY DODGE. I DECLINED THEIR OFFER BECAUSE THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT THAT THEY ARE NEGLECTING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WITH THEIR CONSUMERS. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE NHTSA BEFORE, AS CLAIMED BY MANY, AND NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. WHY? HOW CAN THESE SHARP OBJECTS FALLING OFF YOUR DASHBOARD BE SAFE? *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKED AT 90,000 MILES (NOTICED). *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE DODGE RAM 1500 03 TRUCK AND APPROX. IN DEC OF 2008 I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN DASH - THOUGHT IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND DUE TO LIVING IN SOUTH FLORIDA- THE CRACK BECAME 2 THEN 3 THEM MORE GETTING WORSE AS TIME WENT ON- I FOUND THAT FRIENDS AND OTHER PEOPLE WHERE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEM. II THEN FOUND OUT ABOUT THE NEWS STORY DONE BY LOCAL SOUTH FLORIDA NEWS STATIONS WHICH SHOWED THE PROBLEM BEING A DEFECT AND LEADING TO ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY LIGHTING FAILURES AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM THE CRACKS AND BROKEN DASHBOARDS. THE PROBLEM NOW IS OUT OF CONTROL WITH BIG CRACKS AND HOLE THROUGHOUT THE DASH- THIS IS NOT A COSMETIC ISSUE - THE PLASTIC PIECES ARE SHARP AND CAN INJURE SOMEBODY AND EVENTUALLY CAN DAMAGE THE ELECTRIC THAT RUNS UNDERNEATH THE DASH. I REPORTED IT TO DODGE WHO THEN GAVE A CASE NUMBER AND TOOK PICTURES AND IMMEDIATELY OFFERED TO COVER HALF THE COST TO REPLACE- I DO NOT FIND THIS SUFFICIENT - THE FACT THAT IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE DEALERS HAVE REPLACED THIS PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE AND THEIR ADMITTANCE AND RESPONSE TO COVER HALF OF THE COST IS PROOF ENOUGH THAT DODGE IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT IS LUDICROUS TO CHARGE FOR REPAIR FOR SOMETHING THAT IS POTENTIALLY A LETHAL THREAT DUE TO ACCIDENT - WHEN THERE IS NO PERMANENT REPAIR - THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT PART THAT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO DATE THAT REALLY FIXES THE PROBLEM- IT IS STILL A CRAPSHOOT WHETHER IT HAPPENS AGAIN AFTER REPLACEMENT SINCE THE DASH IS A DEFECT TO BEGIN WITH. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

2003 DODGE 1500 PICK-UP, CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKED ALL OVER. WOULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TO WONDER IF AN AIRBAG WOULD DO ANY GOOD IF IT HITS THE SHARP PIECES OF THE DASH. OR WORSE IF A PERSON HIT THE SHARP PIECES. DODGE TOLD ME IT WAS ONLY A FEW TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT ALMOST EVERY TRUCK MADE AROUND 2003 HAS SAME PROBLEM TO SOME EXTENT. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKED ALL OVER. WOULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TO WONDER IF AN AIRBAG WOULD DO ANY GOOD IF IT HITS THE SHARP PIECES OF THE DASH. OR WORSE IF A PERSON HIT THE SHARP PIECES. DODGE TOLD ME IT WAS ONLY A FEW TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT ALMOST EVERY TRUCK MADE AROUND 2003 HAS SAME PROBLEM TO SOME EXTENT. *TR

MY 2003 DODGE, 1500, 4X4 TRUCK HAS TWO CRACKS IN THE DASH. IT HAS CRACKED COMPLETELY FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY TO THE GLOVE BOX. IT HAS CRACKED IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. THE WINDSHIELD HAS ALSO CRACKED IN CLOSE TO THE SAME PLACE IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. IT APPEARS THAT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IS COMING APART OR SPLITTING DOWN THE CENTER. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THE PIECES WILL FALL DOWN AND CUT THE WIRES IN THE DASH OR GET INTO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM CAUSING BLINDNESS OR HARM WHEN THE AIRBAGS COME OUT!! THIS IS A DEFECT ON DODGE'S PART AND IT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE!! THERE ARE TO MANY OF THESE TRUCKS ON THE ROAD WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR IT NOT TO BE A DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE! YOU NEED TO PUT A RECALL ON THEM!!!! *TR

Mileage: 74,609

THE SIDE PANELS OF THE TRUCK BED STARTED TO RUST THROUGH WITH 2 INCH HOLES. THEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER WE NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE UNDERNEATH. CLIMBED UNDER TO FIND OUT THAT THE FRAME WAS ALL RUSTED AND LARGE HOLES THROUGHOUT AND IT WAS ONLY HANGING ON BY A THIN PIECE OF RUSTED METAL. A MECHANIC WELDED A SMALL PLATE UNDERNEATH TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE FRAME TO TRY AND HOLD THINGS TOGETHER. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE SIDE PANELS OF THE TRUCK BED STARTED TO RUST THROUGH WITH 2 INCH HOLES. THEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER WE NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE UNDERNEATH. CLIMBED UNDER TO FIND OUT THAT THE FRAME WAS ALL RUSTED AND LARGE HOLES THROUGHOUT AND IT WAS ONLY HANGING ON BY A THIN PIECE OF RUSTED METAL. A MECHANIC WELDED A SMALL PLATE UNDERNEATH TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE FRAME TO TRY AND HOLD THINGS TOGETHER. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FOUR CRACKS ALONG THE HARD COVER OF THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 60,000

THE DASH ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKING. THESE ARE NOT CRACKS FROM THE SUN. TWO CUTS/CRACKS APPEARED SUDDENLY AND A THIRD ABOUT A WEEK LATER. THEY LOOK LIKE CUTS THAT WERE MADE WITH A SAW BLADE. PARTS OF THE DASH OVER THE AIR BAG ARE LOOSE AND FLOPPING AROUND. THE EDGES ARE SHARP AND CAN LEAD TO A PERSON CUTTING THEM SELVES. I'M AFRAID THAT IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. THE DASH IS AN INTRICAL PART OF THE CABIN STRUCTURE. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE AS I'VE FOUND HUNDREDS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4, THAT HAS A DASH THAT HAS BECOME CRACKED SPONTANEOUSLY, WHICH IS LEADING TO EXPOSURE OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, THE AIR BAGS, THE VEHICLES ENGINE AND HAS SEVERELY SHARP EDGES. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, HAS BEEN CARED FOR, AND YET, JUST LIKE WHAT SEEMS THOUSANDS OF OTHER INSTANCES WITH THIS MODEL HAS BECOME UNSAFE, YET CHRYSLER, WHO ACCEPTED TAXPAYER FUNDS THROUGH THE BAILOUT, REFUSES TO DO A THING ABOUT IT. THIS DEFECT CAN LEAD TO FIRE, EXPLOSION, IMPROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR LACK OF, SHARP PLASTIC CUTTING, EXPLODING, ETC AMONG OTHER HAZARDS. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

2003 DODGE PICK UP TRUCKS DASH BOARD CRUMBLES. PIECES OF THE DASH BOARD HAVE GONE INTO THE AREA WHERE THE AIRBAG IS TO BE DEPLOYED FROM. WITH THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG IT COULD CAUSE DEATH, BLINDNESS AND/OR OTHER INJURIES. THIS IS AN ISSUE DODGE NEEDS TO CORRECT. *TR

II OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500,AND MY COMPLAINT IS MY DASHBOARD IS STARTING TO FALL APART. MY ISSUE IS THAT THE PARTS THAT ARE BREAKING OFF MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT,DUE TO THE PLASTIC FALLING INTO MY ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT. I AM ALSO CONCERN IT MAY EVEN SPARK AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WHILE I'M DRIVING. SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE TAKE THIS PROBLEM INTO CONSIDERATION AND INVESTIGATE,BECAUSE I DO THINK IT IS A DODGE PROBLEM NOT WEAR AND TEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 85,862

DASHBOARDS COLLAPSING, CRACKING 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 1500 DODGE RAM THE DASH BOARD STARTED WITH A SMALL CRACK AND THEN WITHIN A FEW MONTHS IT BECAME A VERY LARGE CRACK. ALSO THE DRIVER'S SIDE GRIP HANDLE HAS COMPLETELY PULLED OFF. *TR

DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND IS GETTING WORSE. I AM AFRAID PIECES WILL START FALLING INSIDE THE DASH AND CAUSE SAFETY PROBLEMS SUCH DAMAGE TO WIRING CAUSING A FIRE OR DAMAGE TO AIRBAG SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD HAS FALLEN INTO PIECES. DEALER STATED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT NOT A RECALL ITEM. COST FOR PARTS OVER $800.00 DOLLARS. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH BOARD IS CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG. *TR

Mileage: 80,132

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SWB 4X2 4.7L V8. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND HAS CAUSED THE HEATER OPERATION TO BE DEGRADED. MAJOR CONCERN IS WHAT EFFECT THIS MAY HAVE ON PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

I OWN A 2003 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB AND THE CLEAR COAT IS DETERIORATING ON EVERY PANEL. I HAVE GOT THREE ESTIMATES, ALL OF WHICH WERE 4 TO 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I SEE THOUSANDS OF OTHER DODGE OWNERS WITH THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. PLEASE HELP!! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY DASH CRACKED ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM PICKUP ABOVE THE AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT . MY TRUCK IS WELL KEPT AND COVERED WHEN SETTING IN THE DIRECT SUN. I BELONG TO A DODGE CLUB AND SEVERAL MEMBERS ARE GETTING THIS FIXED AS A FACTORY DEFECT. I WAS DIRECTED TO THE NTSB TO FILE A COMPLAINT ... I HAVE TWO OTHER DODGE VEHICLES THAT ARE OLDER AND THEY ARE NOT CRACKED AT ALL... MANY DASHES I'VE SEEN ARE CRACKED IN THE EXACT SAME LOCATION AS MINE. RIGHT ABOVE THE AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. MOST PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM HAVE HAD IT START MUCH SOONER THAN MINE WHICH MAY BE DUE TO MY TRUCK BEING COVERED MOST OF THE TIME I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS FIXED BEFORE MORE CRACKS OCCUR AND SOMEONE GETS CUT ON SHARP PLASTIC OR EVEN WORSE IT MAY AFFECT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. MOST SEEM TO START WITH THIS AND CONTINUE CRACKING ALL ACROSS THE DASH. *TR

Mileage: 98,500

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN TWO LOCATIONS. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH 86,000 MILES. LARGE CRACK IN DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. VERY WELL KEPT BUT THE DASHBOARD IS COMPLETELY CRACKED. I THINK IS TIME THAT SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT SINCE I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING AND EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW MY HEATER SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

2003 DODGE RAM 1500. DASHBOARD CRACKED ABOVE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. ONE DAY NO CRACK - NEXT MORNING, CRACKED FROM BACK TO FRONT. NO REASON - NO WARNING. WHY WON'T DODGE REPLACE THESE DASHBOARDS???? *TR

Mileage: 52,240

CRACKED DASHED IN 2003 DODGE RAM PIECES FELL INTO HEATER AND BROKE IT NOW I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED WHICH ISN'T CHEAP. *TR

I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. NOW, IT HAS THREE CRACKS( WIND SHIELD TO FRONT OF DASH) . THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 68,000 MILES ON IT BUT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE READ ON A FEW MESSAGE BOARDS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON DODGE TRUCKS. OBVIOUSLY, IT IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE PLASTICS PARTS. I AM WORRIED THAT MORE CRACKS WILL SURELY APPEAR AND BECOME A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GRAB HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND HIT THE PASSENGER IN THE FACE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE FACE; HOWEVER, THE OCCUPANT WAS NOT TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY RELATED TO THE GRAB HANDLE. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO PURCHASE THE REPLACEMENT GRAB HANDLE DUE TO THE COST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DODGE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

THE DASH OF MY 2003 DODGE 1500 TRUCK DEVELOPED A SMALL CRACK. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE ENTIRE DASH IS CRACKING WITH PIECES LODGED IN THE AIR VENTS MAKING THE HEATER INOPERABLE. I ALSO WORRY THAT THE AIR BAGS IF NEEDED TO DEPLOY MAY BE AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT. I CONSIDER THIS NOT A COSMETIC DEFECT BUT ONE THAT COULD CAUSE GRAVE BODILY HARM. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

CRACKED OF DASH PAD ON A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK WITH 54000 MILE 2 MONTH AGO I FOUND A SMALL CRACKED ON THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD WITH IN 2 MONTH IT IS ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD WITH SHARP EDGES IN ABOUT 3 PLACES I CALLED THE DEALER WHICH REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUTTHAT PROBLEM . LATER ON I FOUND OUT THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM SO PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 50,400

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING DESPITE KEEPING TRUCK IN SHADE AND USING A SUN SHADE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON MY 2003 1500 DODGE. I USE A MIRROR SUN REFLECTOR AND CRACK THE WINDOWS. VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AT HOME. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT OBSERVED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD SUSTAINED WARPS, CRACKS AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT DAMAGES. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE CONTRIBUTED TO DEFECTIVE MATERIALS IN THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 10/22/09 *BF

Mileage: 46,000

DASHBOARD ON 2003 DODGE RAM IS CRACKING REALLY BAD NOW. I'VE OWNED SINCE IT WAS NEW AND HAVE 68K MILES ON IT. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH ALL DODGE RAMS. NO MATTER WHO, HOW MANY TIMES I CALL THEY SAY IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR WHICH IS COMPLETE NON-SENSE. GOOGLE THIS TOPICA AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THREADS AND ISSUES NOTED OUT THERE. I CAN'T BELIEVE DODGE DEALERS, THEIR 800 NUMBERS ETC. JUST DISMISS AND DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT NEEDS A RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. UNEXPECTEDLY, A MAJOR CRACK HAS OCCURRED ON TOP OF THE DASH. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR FORCE PUT UPON THE DASH, IT JUST SEEMS TO BE CRACKING ON ITS OWN. THE CRACKS ARE CAUSING VERY SHARP EDGES WHERE A SERIOUS CUT CAN OCCUR IF A PERSON'S HAND OR FINGER GOES ACROSS IT. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD IN MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

DASH BOARD IS FALLING APART. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 LARAMIE, CRACKED IN HALF WITH ONE LOUD POP. I NOW SEE MANY SUCH COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. MY INSURANCE IS PAYING FOR THE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, BUT I NOW BELIEVE THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY. MY TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND NOW ONLY HAS 42000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

DODGE DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM IS A SAFETY HAZARD. DODGE HAS NOT RECALLED THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE DASHBOARD ON A 2003 DODGE RAM. IT IS COMPLETELY CRACKED AND IS FALLING APART. EVERYTIME I HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD THE PIECES FLY OFF AND LAND ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF DODGE VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY THE DODGE TRUCKS. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT DODGE TO ATTEMPT A RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT I KEEP GETTING THE RUN-AROUND AND THE DODGE DEALERS WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROBLEM. I WONDER WHAT ITS GOING TO TAKE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED BY EITHER DODGE OR THE GOVERNMENT?????????. HOW MANY INJURIES HAVE GONE UNREPORTED THAT HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF SHODDY CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS?. THIS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO SOON! *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY DODGE TRUCK IS CRACKED COMPLETELY IN TWO. IT IS A CRACK THAT HAS PROGRESSED OVER A YEAR OR SO FROM A SMALL CRACK TO NOW BEING COMPLETELY IN TWO. I ALSO HAVE MINOR WIRING ISSUES THAT MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO IT AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2003 DODGE RAM. THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED IN THREE PLACES. I'VE TALKED WITH MY DEALER THEY SAY THEY SPLIT THE COST WITH ME, BUT IT'S NOT COVERED BY DODGE AT ALL. THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED IN THREE PLACES. I'VE TALKED WITH MY SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE 2001'S HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK DODGE SHOULD BE LOOKING IN TO THIS. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

I PURCHASE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 IN AUGUST OF 02 AND IN APRIL OF 05 MY DASH STARTED CRACKING I CONTACTED DODGE AND OF COURSE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.... MY TRUCK LOOKS EMBARRASSING ALSO MY PAINT IS FADING. NO WOULD DAMAGE THERE TRUCK ON PURPOSE THERE IS MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ALREADY ON THESE DASHBOARDS DODGE SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2003 DODGE RAM IS CRACKING AND I'M CONCERNED THIS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE DASH SUCH AS AIR BAG ETC. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I HAVE NO IDEA TO WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE, I HAVE 2 CHRYSLER PRODUCTS AND BOTH HAVE THE SAME ISSUES, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET I AM TRYING OUT WHAT DO I NEED TO DO. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

THE DASH IN MY 2003 DODGE RAM WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT HAS LARGE CRACKS IN SEVERAL PLACES AND GETTING WORSE. EARLIER THIS YEAR A PIECE OF THE DASH FELL IN A AC VENT AND WEDGED THE AC CLOSE IN THE DASH, I HAD TO PAY OVER $150.00 TO REPAIR THE AC, ONLY TO FIND OUT IT WAS ALSO DUE TO THE CRACKED DASH. I HAVE CALLED DODGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRUCK IS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY AND IT WAS NOW MY PROBLEM BECAUSE AS OF NOW THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM IS CRACKING AND COLLAPSING. IT IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY IT SEEMS AND I AM AFRAID THAT THE PIECES WILL FALL INSIDE THE DASH AND CAUSE A FIRE OR AFFECT MY STEERING OR ELECTRONICS. PLEASE HELP. I AM FINDING THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE OUT THERE LIKE MINE AND WE ARE ALL WORRIED FOR OUR SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

MY DASH CRACKED AND LARGE PIECES OF PLASTIC HAS FALLEN INTO THE VOID. IM AFRAID THESE JAGGED PIECES MAY CUT SOMEONE OR CAUSE DAMAGE TO WIRING BELOW. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKING VERY BADLY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE WAY I DRIVE BUT I FOUND OUT THAT MANY PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. DODGE SHOULD PAY FOR THIS BECAUSE IT IS A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE ITEM. *TR

MY 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH IS CRACKING REALLY BAD. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR. I FEEL THAT IF THE PLASTIC BREAKS INTO PIECES THEY COULD CAUSE BODILY HARM. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF VELOCITY AND COME TO A RAPID STOP OR IMPACT AN OBJECT IT MAY CAUSE A PIECE OF PLASTIC TO BREAK OFF OF THE DASH AND FLY INTO A PERSON POTENTIALLY HARMING THEM AND OR CAUSING DEATH. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THANK YOU MARCO. *TR

CRACKED DASH. NOTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED YET. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE IN THIS MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

LIKE MANY OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS, MINE (2003) HAS A CRACKED DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT EXTENDS OVER MOST OF THE DASH. LESS THAN 40K MILES AND ALREADY SHOWING DEFECTS? TO ME THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 38,810

DASH BOARD MATERIAL HAS HARDENED AND IS COMING A PART. 1.CONCERNS OVER THE HARDNESS OF THE MATERIAL CAUSING EXCESSIVE HEAD INJURY. 2. CONCERNS OVER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT ACCIDENTAL (DUE TO DASH BOARD FATIGUE, AND OR FLYING DASH BOARD DEBRIS UPON DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG OR BAGS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

DASH CRACKING IN 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER TRIM. AFTER CONDUCTING RESEARCH, '01 AND UP RAMS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH FALLING APART. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED FROM WINDSHIELD UP TO BEGINNING OF DASH. *TR

Mileage: 27,700

DASHBOARDS ON DODGE RAM'S ARE CRACKING, I'M EXPERIENCING THIS WITH MY TRUCK. I'VE ALSO FOUND A WEBSITE CALLED CARCOMPLAINT.COM AND ALSO FOUND THAT THERE WERE 43 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT. WE ALL FEEL THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO RIGHT BY US. THEY WILL REPAIR AT OUT EXPENSE STARTING AT $700.00. THIS IS REDICULOUS AND IT SEEMS THE MANUFACTURER WILL ONLY LISTEN TO YOU. PLEASE, IS THERE ANYWAY YOU CAN HELP US. THANK YOU. GASPARE BRUNO *TR

Mileage: 30,000

PURCHASE DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB USED IN SEPTEMBER 2006. DID NOT HAVE PROBLEM WITH DASHBOARD UNTIL AUGUST 2007. DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN 3 SEPARATE PLACES THE WORST BEING ALL THE WAY FROM THE DEFROST VENT TO THE FRONT OF THE DASH ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT AS OF YET. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE HAS TO AT LEAST BE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND I AM WAITING FOR DODGE TO STEP UP AND FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE I PAY OUT OF POCKET MYSELF. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT. TODAY A CRACK SUDDENLY APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CRACK RUNS FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE NOT CALLED ABOUT SERVICE OR REPAIR OF IT YET. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I HEARD ALOUD CLICK SOUND. THOUGHT IT WAS A ROCK HITTING THE GLASS. HOWEVER, WHEN I LOOKED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE SOUND, I COULD SEE A CRACK SPREADING ACROSS THE DASHBOARD. THIS WAS NOT TRAUMA RELATED!! IT JUST CRACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS AND STOPPED WHEN IT CAME TO THE PART OF THE DASH THAT STARTS GOING DOWNWARD. IT IS NOW SLOWLY TRAVELING DOWN NOW, BUT WILL END SOON WHEN IT GETS TO THE NEXT SEAM. IT IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN ONE CONTINUOUS CRACK TRAVELING FROM THE DASH SEAM NEAR THE WINDSHIELD STRAIGHT OUT OVER THE TOP OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT/AIR BAG. I WOULD EXPECT THIS FROM AN OLDER TRUCK BUT NOT A TRUCK THAT IS JUST OVER 3 YRS OLD. THIS IS NOT THE TYPE OF CRACK FROM THE SUN, IT IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT!! WOULDN'T A CRACK LIKE THIS EFFECT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OPERATION? I HAVE TALKED TO MY DEALER AND CHRYSLER AND THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED. EVEN WITH MYMAXIMUM CARE EXTENDED WARRANTY. A NEW DASH WAS QUOTED TO ME AT $1800.

Mileage: 58,000

I HAVE A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN JUNE 2003. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL SPOT ALREADY. OTHER DODGE TRUCKS DASHBOARDS ARE COMPLETELY COLLASPING. MY DASHBOARD IS IN EALRY STAGES OF THIS PROCESS AND COULD AFFECT THE AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL AS WELL. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF AND WAS EVEN TREATED WITH THE INTERIOR PACKAGE FROM THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. DODGE HAS NOT ACCEPTED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRODUCT AS OF YET. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DASHBOARD WILL CONTINUE TO SELF DESTRUCT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A LARGER PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILL TO DEAL WITH. *TR

Mileage: 38,750

CRACKING DASHBOARD. *TR

2003 DODGE RAM 1500...LARGE DASHBOARD CRACKS. CONCERNED FOR SAFETY DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE POSSIBILITY. *AK

Mileage: 58,000

NOTICED A CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD IN JANUARY 2007. IT WAS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE FOUND MANY WEBSITE FORUMS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 DODGE RAM 1500, AND THEY STARTED THE SAME WAY AND GOT BAD ENOUGH THAT THE DASHBOARDS FELL IN, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM DODGE CHRYSLER ON THIS BUT I COULD NOT FIND ONE ANYWHERE. I FELL THAT DODGE SHOULD REPLACE THE DASHBOARD WITH A SUITABLE ONE FREE OF CHARGE.*AK

THE DASHBOARD ON THE 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES ON IT CRACKED AND HAS LARGE CHUNKS FALLING OUT OF IT. *AK

Mileage: 2,000

DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING IN APPROXIMATELY 5 PLACES FOR OVER A YEAR, AND WAS GETTING WORSE. I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY FORM A HOLE AND SINK, DESTROYING OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND WIRES, ETC., AND IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN, CAUSING SAFETY PROBLEMS.**AK

2003 DODGE RAM DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

I OWN A 2003 DODGE RAM PICKUP AND THE DASHBOARD HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO CRACK DRAMATICALLY. THERE ARE NOW 3 LARGE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD THAT GO FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD TO THE OPPOSITE EDGE OF THE DASHBOARD. I OWNED A GMC PICKUP FOR 10 YEARS AND THERE WAS NEVER A SINGLE CRACK AND I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THE SAME ENVIRONMENT/AREA SO I KNOW THAT THE WEATHER/SUN IS NOT THE CAUSE. I AM AFRAID THAT THE CRACKS ARE GOING TO CAUSE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD TO COLLAPSE AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE WIRING OR BE A POSSIBLE HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE DASH BOARD IN MY 2003 DODGE RAM IS CRACKING. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH IF IT, UNTIL I SAW ON THE NEWS THAT OTHERS WERE DOING THE SAME AND CONTINUING TO COLLAPSE UNTIL THERE ARE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, SUCH AS HEAD LIGHTS TURNING OFF. *TR

WATER LEAKING ON TO NUMBER 1 CYCLINDER CAUSING IT TO MISS FIRE.AS FAR AS I KNOW DODGE AINT SAYING A THING ABOUT THIS JUST GIVING TUNE UPS AND SENDING PEOPLE ON THERE WAY.ALSO BOTH DOORS ARE TEARING UP WEATHER STRIPPING ON BOTH SIDES OF VECHILE [ON SOME MODLES] THESE MODLES ARE DODGE RAMS 1500,2500.3500

WEATHERSTRIPPING AT FRONT OF DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS TORN DUE TO RUBBING WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED AND CLOSED.*AK

WHEN IT RAINED WATER WOULD COME INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE TOP OF THE DOOR AND THE SIDE HANDLE. DEALER EXAMINED THE PROBLEM EIGHT TIMES. DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Mileage: 900

PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE'S TAILGATE.*MR THE CONSUMERS TAILGATE HAD FELL DOWN AND HIT A CHILD IN HEAD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED IN QUALITY AND STRUCTURE IN WHICH IS MADE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING TO RELEASE ON IT OWN. PLEASE REVIEW FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS. *CB

MAJOR WATER LEAKAGE THROUGH THE HANDLES LOCATED ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW FRAMES. *JB

BECAUSE OF ITS DESIGN, TAILGATE WHEN IT IS IN THE DOWN POSITION, IT FALLS COMPLETELY OFF ITS HINGE AND ONTO THE ROAD WHEN VEHICLE GOES OVER A PUMP.*AK

Mileage: 9,300