2001 DODGE RAM 2500 Structure Problems

The dashboard in this truck has been crumbling to pieces. It is to the point now the gauge cluster and passenger air bag are barely in place. This is a common occurrence on all of these dodge rams and it is definitely a safety hazard

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED TO THE POINT THAT IT FRACTURED INTO PIECES. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD AFFECT OTHER COMPONENTS. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF THE DASHBOARD WAS UV COATED. LITHIA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF GREAT FALLS (4025 10TH AVE S, GREAT FALLS, MT 59405, (406) 205-3430) WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

Mileage: 121,000

DASH CRACKED 7 YEARS AGO AND HAS BEEN FALLING APART STEADILY SINCE THEN. SHARDS OF DASH POSE A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF A WRECK. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS OF THIS YEAR RANGE.

Mileage: 110,000

DASH CRACKED 7 YEARS AGO AND HAS BEEN FALLING APART STEADILY SINCE THEN. SHARDS OF DASH POSE A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF A WRECK. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS OF THIS YEAR RANGE.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DEFECTIVE AND EXHIBITED FRACTURES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

BROKEN DASH PARTS ARE FALLING INSIDE THE DASH AND MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE DEVELOPED AN INTERMITTENT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THEY SIMPLY TURN OFF FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME I RECYCLE THE SWITCH AND A FEW SECONDS THEY COME BACK ON AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ADDITIONALLY THE BROKEN DASH CAP IS DISTRACTING THIS CREATING AN ISSUE AND DISTRACTED DRIVING IN OHIO IS ILLEGAL. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND AMAZED TO FIND OUT IT COVERS MULTIPLE YEARS AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS O N LINE RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY THERE ARE WIRES EXPOSED TO THE OCCUPANTS AND I AM NOT SURE THEY ARE SAFE THEY CAN EASILY BECOME WORK AND SHORTED OUT THUS CREATING A FIRE HAZARD/ PLEASE HELP BY RECALLING THIS ISSUE TO DODGE..

Mileage: 28,000

DASH STARTED CRACKING IN 2006 AND PARTS ARE STARTING TO FALL IN. HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND BRAKING APART PEACE S ARE COMING OFF AND HITTING ME IN THE FACE AND EYES.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND FRACTURED IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE THE SAME DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD INSTALLED. THE CRACKS WERE SIX TO EIGHT INCHES WIDE AND STARTED TO APPEAR ON JULY 22, 2006. THE MANUFACTURER NEVER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. MA 09/25 UPDATED 10/19/2017*CN

Mileage: 103,000

AROUND 2009 I STARTED NOTICING CRACKS IN DASH. THEY CONTINUED TO GET BIGGER AND BEGIN BREAKING OFF IN CHUNKS. NOW I WONDER WHEN DASH WILL FALL APART. *TR

Mileage: 125,500

BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLIED. ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING. AFTER HARD BRAKING APPLICATION THE TIRES LOCKED AND SLID ABOUT 5 INCHES IN DAMP BACKTOP AND HIT A CAR STOPPED AT A LIGHT. HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO BRAKE BUT NO OR VERY LITTLE BRAKING ACTION. LATER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND LOST PRESSURE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THESE TRUCKS ARE PRONE TO BRAKE LINE RUSTING. DRIVER SEEMED TO BE FINE AND DROVE AWAY AFTER EXCHANGING INFO. HE LATER CLAIMED INJURY. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

THE DASHBOARD IN THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN CRACKED AND BROKEN SINCE 2004. IT CONTINUES TO BREAK AND CHIP CAUSING PIECES OF SHARP PLASTIC TO FALL INSIDE THE INNER DASH AREA. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE FROM LOW BEAM, TO HIGH BEAM, THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AND WILL NOT BE OPERATIONAL. YOU HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY FLIP THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON. THIS DID NOT START UNTIL THE DASH CRACKED AND PLASTIC PIECES FELL INSIDE THE DASH. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES CONTINUE TO THIS DATE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

DASH WAS CRACKED UP AND A PIECE FLEW OUT AND GOT HIT IN FACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO DEVELOPED CRACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

MY DASH BOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS COMPLETELY BROKE CAUSING THE PLASTIC TO ENTER IN TO THE DASH CAUSING MY LIGHTS TO FLICKER BOTH THEE INNER AND OUTER DASH HAS FAILED. PARTS HAVE ALSO FLEW AT ME IN THE FACE AREA. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN THIS VEHICLE STARTED TO DISINTEGRATE AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES, EVEN THOUGH IT HAD A DASH COVER AND WINDOW SUN PROTECTION IN AT ALL TIMES, SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS LIKE A SINKHOLE OPENING UP IN DASH. IT IS NOW CAUSING WIRING PROBLEMS TO THE POINT I HAVE IT IN THE SHOP. CALLED DODGE TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL AS THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAS THE SAME TRUCK, WITH SAME ISSUE, AND EVERY DODGE 2001 TRUCK HE WORKS ON HAS THE SAME ISSUE. DODGE WOULD NOT COMMENT. I HAVE A DODGE RAM 2500 1992, AND THE DASH LOOKS LIKE NEW. IT IS A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IT CAN CAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS TO SHORT OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO DISINTEGRATE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE. AT 70,000 MILES IT HAD OPENED UP A GIANT SINKHOLE AND STARTED CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORTAGES, LIKE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING. NOW EVERY TIME THE FAN IS RUN, SMALL PIECES FLY AROUND THE CAB. A PIECE GOT INTO MY EYE WHILE DRIVING, IT WAS A BAD SITUATION. I HAD TO BE TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS IN EYE FOR A CUT. NOW I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY IN THE EVENT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. SHARP SHARDS OF SHRAPNEL COULD BE FORCED INTO MY BODY BY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING. IT IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER. I AM HAVING THE WHOLE DASH REPLACED AT MY OWN COST BECAUSE OF THIS. DODGE REFUSES TO HELP. UNFORTUNATELY MY MECHANIC SAYS HE REPLACES THESE ALL THE TIME BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT IN TWO YEARS NEW DASH IS DISINTEGRATING AGAIN. THIS IS CLEARLY AN UNSAFE SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH, BEFORE FATALITIES OCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

CRACKS FORMED IN THE DASH AND AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE DASH BEGAN TO FALL APART. I DUCT TAPED IT TOGETHER OUT OF FEAR THAT WATER WOULD SHORT OUT THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS VISIBLE THROUGH THE LOOSE PIECES. *TR

Mileage: 99,500

THE DASHBOARD AND THE INSTRUMENT TRIM BEZEL HAVE SEVERE CRACKS IN THEM. I DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND DODGE SHOULD REPLACE THE DASHBOARDS AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

I BOUGHT MY 2001 RAM NEW FROM DEALER . I PUT A DASH MAT ON FIRST WEEK I OWNED . A FEW YEARS AGO I NOTICED A DIP IN THE MAT . I TOOK IT OFF AND NOTICED A SECTION OF MAT MISSING. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND RECEIVED NO HELP . I AM NOW MISSING MOST OF MY DASH TOP . THERE ARE NUMEROUS SHARP PIECES WHICH MAY CAUSE DAMAGE IN THE DASH AREA . I FOUND A LONG TIME MOPAR MECHANIC AND HE INSTRUCTED ME TO CALL THE CHRYSLER CARE LINE . THEY TOLD ME THE MECHANIC HAD NO RIGHT TELLING ME HE HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AS THEY HAD NONE ON FILE. THREE DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A LETTER THANKING ME FOR CALLING THEM AND A LICENSE PLATE FRAME CONGRATULATION ME ON 200000 MILES . THIS IS THEIR WAY OF SAYING SORRY . WHILE CHECKING ON OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT ISSUES , I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS . THIS IS A LARGE SAFETY ISSUE AS COULD CAUSE FIRE OR FLYING PIECES . *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FAILED AND CAUSED THE HOOD TO OPEN AND STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 317,000.

Mileage: 317,000

DASH BOARD TOTALLY DESTROYED LIGHTS AND A/C SWITCH WON;T WORK PROPERLY RADIO IS ATTACHED ONLY BY 2 SCREWS I AM AFRAID THAT THE LIGHTS WILL NOT OPERATE AT NITE ANYMORE AND BECAME UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CONTACTED LOCAL DODGE DEALERS, INDICATING THEY DON"T HAVE ANY RECALLS ON THIS ITEM AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE MATERIAL, BUT CHRYSLER REFUSED TO KNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TOP OF DASH IS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH FROM FRONT TO BACK IN SEVERAL PLACES. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN PARKED EITHER IN THE SHADE OF UNDER A CARPORT. *JS

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS CRACKS ACROSS THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE DASHBOARD. IN ADDITION, A MASSIVE HOLE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS STARTING TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 178,000. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE DASHBOARD HAS BROKEN INTO SEVERAL PIECES WHICH MAY CREATE A HAZARD IN AN ACCIDENT. IT IS STILL STAYING TOGETHER BUT I'M CONCERNED OVER TIME THAT IT WILL NOT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE SPARE TIRE BELOW THE PICKUP BED BROKE LOOSE FROM IT'S CABLE AND FELL OUT ON TO THE HIGHWAY. THIS ALSO HAPPENED WITH MY 1998 DODGE DAKOTA. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

DASH BOARD AND GAUGE COVER FOR DASH STARTED TO SEVERELY CRACK, CALLED DODGE, I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NOT COMPLAINTS OF DASHES CRACKING. I WAS TOLD BY DODGE THAT NOTHING WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND DO NOT PARK MY TRUCK IN THE SUN. A FEW YEARS LATER THE ENTIRE UNIT FELL INTO THE DEFROST /HVAC AREA AND NOW HAVE AN EXCESSIVE HOLE IN THE DASH. I KNOW AT LEAST 35 DODGE TRUCK OWNERS IN CALIF THAT ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED A CRACK FROM THE DASHBOARD TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,300.

Mileage: 92,000

I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK ABOUT 3 YEARS. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 39,000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED SMALL CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS, THE CRACKS HAVE GOTTEN LARGER. I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 81 AND GOING ACROSS A BRIDGE JOINT. THE BRIDGE JOINT DIPS DOWN AND THE SHOCK OF THE BRIDGE JOINT CAUSED THE DASHBOARD TO COMPLETELY SHATTER INTO PIECES. THESE PIECES ARE VERY SHARP AND BRITTLE. THESE PIECES FLEW UP ONTO THE SEAT. DURING AN IMPACT, THESE PIECES COULD IMPALE A PERSON SITTING IN EITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE. THESE PIECES ALSO FELL DOWN INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE. IT COULD IMPACT THE AIR BAGS OR THE COMPUTER ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CALLED DODGE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY VEHICLE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OR RECALLS. THEY SAID THERE WEREN'T ANY. I HAVE ALL THE PIECES OFF THE DASH IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THEM. I DID REMOVE THE DASH FROM THE VEHICLE IN FEAR THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE HURT BY THESE SHARP PIECES. I'VE READ MANY STORIES ABOUT THE DASHBOARDS ON DODGE RAM TRUCKS. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CONSUMER. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THE DASHES ON ALL DODGE RAMS BETWEEN 1998 AND 2004 HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THESE DASHES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE E-MAIL ME OR CALL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 39,000

I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF ONE 2001.5 DODGE 2500, IN 1997 THE DASH HAS STARTED TO DEVELOP CRACKS, TODAY ITS IN LITTLE PIECES, I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS THE DASH MIGHT COLLAPSE ENTIRELY O THE WIRING CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I TURNED TO CHRYSLER FOR HELP AND WAS TOLD THEY TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PIECES DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. ..UPDATED 09-21-12*BF

Mileage: 45,000

THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND DISINTEGRATING BEFORE MY VERY EYES. EVERY DAY THE CRACKS WIDEN AND SPREAD, AND EVERY DAY ANOTHER PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD BREAKS COMPLETELY OFF. THE SHARDS OF PLASTIC ARE SHARP AND JAGGED, AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 70,400

DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED AND NOW CAVING IN SHOWING ALL OF THE INSIDE COMPONENTS. HOPE THE SUN WON'T MELT THE WIRES. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

DASH AND BEZEL ARE CRACKING. PIECES ARE FALLING INTO IT. WHAT PROBLEMS WILL THIS CAUSE. HEATER CORE IS LEAKING SPILLING COOLANT ONTO CAB CARPET AND PAD. WAS TOLD THIS MODEL TRUCK HAS NO AIR INTAKE FILTER TO STOP LEAVES AND OTHER TRASH FROM ENTERING THE SYSTEM THEN ROTTING IN THE HEATER CORE BOX CREATING MOLD WHICH CORRODES THE CORE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE REAR SPRING PADS ON MY TRUCK ARE RUSTING APART. NOT JUST SURFACE CORROSION BUT ACTUAL SPLITTING AND FLAKING OF THE METAL. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT LOSS OF CONTROL IF THE PAD SPLITS APART AS THE REAR AXLE COULD SHIFT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

THE DASH IS FALLING APART. I HAVE CONCERNS THIS MAY AFFECT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WIRING RESULTING IN FAILURE TO FUNCTION IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

THE DASHBOARD STARTING DEVELOPING CRACKS A FEW YEARS AGO. NOW SMALL PIECES ARE BEGINNING TO BREAK OFF AND DROP INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AROUND ELECTRICAL WIRING. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2001 DODGE 2500 DASH CRACKS CREATING HOLES IN DASH OR LARGE CRACKS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY HOOD FLEW OPEN AT 65 MPH. I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK FOR SEVERAL HOURS PREVIOUSLY NEVER TOUCHED THE HOOD LATCH RELEASE ARM IN THE TRUCK IN FACT THE HOOD HAD NOT BEEN OPEN IN SEVERAL WEEKS. I THINK THERE ARE STILL FAULTY HOOD LATCHES OUT THERE ON SOME OF THESE TRUCKS AND THE OWNERS NEED TO BE NOTIFIED. *TR

Mileage: 147,000

THE DASH HAS BEEN DEVELOPING BAD CRACKS BUT NOW HAS JUST CRUMBLED LEAVING GAPING HOLES AND SHARP AND JAGGED PIECES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD WAS DEVELOPING SEVERE CRACKS ALONG ITS ENTIRE STRUCTURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED HE COULD NO LONGER PLACE ANY OBJECTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED AND EXPOSING SHARP EDGES. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY NINE DIFFERENT CRACKS WERE EXHIBITED THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD AND PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD WERE DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

DASH CRACKING AND FALLING INTO PIECES, SMALLER PIECES FALL INTO THE DEFROST DUCTS AND BECOME FLYING PROJECTILES WHEN FAN IS ON HIGH. 1 MINOR INJURY NEAR THE RIGHT EYE, LACERATION, DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED INTO MANY SHARP LOOSE PIECES. THESE PIECES COULD FALL INTO THE WIRING AND OTHER COMPONENTS UNDER THE DASH OR FLY INTO THE DRIVER AND CAUSE A MAJOR PROBLEM. THIS WOULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AND FELLOW MOTORIST. THE FIX AS FAR AS I CAN DETERMINE IS VERY COSTLY AND EXTENSIVE. THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM FAULTY MATERIALS USED IN MANUFACTURING AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY INSTANCE OF MATERIAL FAILURE ON THIS MODEL YEAR TRUCK. I HAVE READ OF MANY SUCH OCCURRENCES AND HOPE THIS WILL BE RESOLVED SOON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE MULTIPLE CRACKS VARYING IN SIZE THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACKS HAD NOT AFFECTED THE FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED IT WOULD IN THE FUTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN FOUR PLACES. FOUND LAST SUMMER. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

DASHBOARD CRACKED FOR NO REASON ON 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 110,000

DASHBOARD ON TRUCK IS CRACKING. THE CRACKS FORM EXTREMELY SHARP EDGES AND DAGGER SHAPES WHICH WOULD CUT VEHICLE OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *KB

Mileage: 120,000

MY DODGE 2001 RAM, DASHBOARD CRACKING. THERE ARE 2 OTHER GUYS HERE AT WORK THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, BOTH RAMS BETWEEN 2001/2008. STORY ON THE NEWS TODAY OF PROBLEMS EVERYWHERE. BEEN CRACKING OVER LAST 4-5 YEARS. *KB

WE BOUGHT A NEW 2001 DODGE 2500 IN OCTOBER 2000. APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT THE DASH BEGAN FALLING APART. AT THE TIME IT BEGAN CRACKING, I WROTE DODGE A LETTER EXPLAINING OUR PROBLEM AND REQUESTING THEY REPAIR THE DASH "IN GOOD FAITH" EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY NEVER EVEN BOTHERED TO REPLY. EVERY SINGLE PERSON WE KNOW WITH THIS DODGE TRUCK HAS A DASH THAT IS FALLING APART. THERE ARE HUGE CHUNKS NOW CREATING HOLES IN THE DASH. PARTS OF THE DASH ARE FALLING DOWN UNDER THE DASH AREA INTO PLACES I CAN'T SAFELY ACCESS. WE HAVE UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO GLUE THE CRACKS APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES. MY FEAR IS THAT IT'S GETTING SO BAD IT WILL SOON INTERFERE WITH WIRING, AIR BAGS AND SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AS CHUNKS OF THE DASH ARE FALLING INTO AREAS OF THE TRUCK WHERE THEY ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN TO SEE THIS DASH RECALLED. SINCE DODGE IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT, I THINK THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD FORCE THEM TO RECALL THE TRUCK AND REPAIR THE DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DASHBOARD . DASH IS CRACKED SO BAD I'M WORRIED THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT LOOSE PIECES COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO OCCUPANTS IN VEHICLE. PIECES COULD ALSO FALL INTO MOVING PARTS (BRAKE PEDAL , STEERING COLUMN ) CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITIONS . MILEAGE WHEN CRACKS STARTED TO APPEAR 55,000. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I OWN AN '01 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB. BOUGHT IT USED IN 2005. IN SUMMER OF 2009 THE DASH STARTED CRACKING FROM WINDSHIELD DOWN THE GLOVE BOX, AND FROM WINDSHIELD TO FRONT BEZEL IN FRONT OF DRIVER. NOW CRACKS ALL OVER. NO PIECES FALLEN OUT YET, BUT SURE WILL BE HAPPENING SOON. ASKED LOCAL DEALER ABOUT DASH, SAID NOTHING TO DO EXCEPT REPLACE IT. TOLD ME PROBABLY WOULD BE PROBLEM FINDING REPLACEMENT DASH AS THERE WERE SO MANY CRACKED. TOLD ME TO BUY DASH COVER. NICE. DON'T THINK SO!!!! *TR

Mileage: 98,500

DASH CRACKING. PRESENTLY NO ISSUES OTHER THAN CRACKED DASH, HOWEVER, SPEED AT WHICH DASH IS DETERIORATING COULD LEAD TO ELECTRICAL FAILURES, AS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 186,900

I OWN A 2001 DODGE 2500 TRUCK. SEVERAL YEARS AGO I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASH. THERE ARE NOW AT LEAST 6 CRACKS. UNFORTUNATELY THESE ARE NOT SURFACE CRACKS. THE DASH IS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND IS REACHING THE POINT WHERE I FEAR IT WILL EITHER COLLAPSE OR SEND PIECES FLYING AROUND THE CAB CREATING WHAT I THINK IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE DASH ON MY 2001 RAM IS CRACKING UP NOW PIECES ARE STARTING TO FALL OFF I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. BROKEN PARTS CAN DAMAGE WIRING AND BECOME PROJECTILES IN A COLLISION. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

ENTIRE DASH AND DASH BEZEL FELL APART. NO DAMAGE DONE TO THE DASH, IT JUST FELL APART. WIRES AND DUCT WORK ARE NOW OPEN TO THE SUN AND FOREIGN MATERIALS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

DASHBOARD PLASTIC, DASHBOARD PAD SECTION BREAKS, FALLS APART IN 1999 TO 2006 MODEL YEAR DODGE RAM 1500 AND DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUPS AND MAY CUT WIRING INSIDE DASH, POSSIBLY CREATING A HAZARD. IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT ONLINE. DODGE APPEARS TO BE UNCONCERNED. *TR

Mileage: 186,000

THE DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART INTO SEVERAL SHARP PIECES. I HAD A 4"X5" PIECE FALL INTO THE DASHBOARD THIS WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY DASHBOARD HAD A SMALL CRACK THAT HAS TURNED IN TO A MASSIVE SINKHOLE. MY FEAR IS POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING INJURY/ PERMANENT DISABILITY TO MYSELF OR A PASSENGER AS A RESULT OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT THAT WOULD CAUSE THE REMAINING PIECES OF PLASTIC TO BECOME PROJECTILES. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED SO THEY WILL NOT TAKE ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR

Mileage: 193,000

DASHBOARD CRACKING/FAILING , RELATED ELEC. PROPLEMS W/ HEADLIGHT DIMMER. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

HARD PLASTIC DASH BOARD CRACKS INTO LOTS OF HARD SHARP PIECES THAT CAN BECOME DEADLY PROJECTILES IN A CRASH. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEZEL ALSO BECOMES BRITTLE AND CAN POSE A SEVERE LACERATION RISK IN A COLLISION SITUATION. ALSO, AS THE DASH DEGRADES, LARGE CHUNKS CAN BECOME DISLODGED DURING DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS OR WHEN HITTING A BUMP. THESE CHUNKS CAN SLIDE AND MOVE ABOUT THE CAB AND EITHER CAUSE A DANGEROUS DISTRACTION RESULTING IN A CRASH, OR, CAN FLY ABOUT AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE INJURY TO OCCUPANTS DUE TO THE SHARP EDGES. PLEASE PROVE THAT THE NHTSA IS NOT JUST ANOTHER BLOATED GOVERNMENT AGENCY IN THE POCKET OF THE AUTO MANUFACTURERS AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT HAS PLAGUED DODGE TRUCK OWNERS FOR YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 28,500

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4, BRAKE LINE DIRECTLY BEHIND GAS TANK ABOVE REAR AXLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE RUSTS/CORRODES WHICH CAUSES A MAJOR BRAKE FLUID LEAK AND CAUSES LOSS OF BRAKES. THIS AREA IS HIDDEN FROM IMMEDIATE SIGHT BY THE SPARE TIRE AND APPARENTLY BUILDUP DOESN'T GET WASHED AWAY IN THE CARWASH OR WHEN IT RAINS OR FROM ROAD SPRAY ETC. I HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKE LINES RUST SO BAD. THEY ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE THEY SWELL AS THEY RUST AND SCALE. THE REST OF THE VEHICLES UNDERCARRAGE IS 90% BLACK PAINT FROM THE FACTORY, BUT THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTING. MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE USED STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINE MATERIAL OR AT LEAST A COATED TYPE BRAKELINE. LOSS OF BRAKES IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE NO WARRANTY PERIOD ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THEY SHOULD BE THE LAST THING TO GO ON THE VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE A PAID IN FULL RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 55,400

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SO MANY PLACES THAT IT CAVED IN AND AFFECTED THE HIGH/LO BEAM SWITCH. I TURNED THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OFF. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND SOMEHOW GOT THE LO BEAMS BACK ON. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAN PUT INNOCENT LIVES IN GRAVE DANGER. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BEFORE ANYTHING BAD HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 - CRACKED DASH. DASH HAS BEEN CRACKED FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW AND IT IS COMPLETELY FALLING APART ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CLOSE TO THE WINDSHIELD. DODGE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS! *TR

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL MY DASH HAS STARED CRACKING AND BECOMING LOOSE I AM AFRAID IT WILL FALL OFF MY TRUCK IS IN GOOD CONDITION OTHER THAN THAT HAS THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS. *TR

MY DASH IS CRACKED ALL OVER AND WHEN I WENT TO TAKE OFF JUST DASH BESAL IT CRACKED AND IF YOU JUST PICK IT UP IT WILL BREAK IN YOUR HAND. THESE ARE SHARP POINTING ENDS. I WOULD HATE TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO SOME ONE IF AND WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLORE. I NEVER HAD TO TAKE DASH APART BEFORE SO THIS IS DO TO BAD MATERIAL THAT DID NOT HOLD UP TO THE HEAT OR COLD. I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SHE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED SEVERELY. SHE STATED THAT AS SHE WAS CLEANING THE DASHBOARD IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND CAUSED HER TO SUSTAIN A MINOR CUT TO HER HAND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS VERY BRITTLE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AND SOMEONE WOULD CALL HER BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,005. UPDATED 01/04/11*LJ UPDATED 01/10/11

Mileage: 92,000

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK. COMPLETE DASH FAILURE, CRACKED, BROKEN AND CAVED IN. PLASTIC MATERIAL IS BRITTLE AND CHUNKS BREAK OFF AT SLIGHTEST TOUCH. PLASTIC EDGES ARE VERY SHARP AND COULD CAUSE INJURY. TOTAL REPLACEMENT IS ONLY FIX. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

ENTIRE DASHBOARD CRUMBLING, CRACKING, FALLING APART, DISINTEGRATING ON 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AS VEHICLE WIRING IS EXPOSED AND ENTIRE SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF DASH ESPECIALLY AROUND THE PASSENGER SAFETY AIR BAG IS FALLING APART. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HAS RENDERED THE AIR BAG USELESS. PLASTIC SHARDS ARE RAZOR SHARP AND DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

DASH ON A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 IS FALLING APART AND LEAVING WIRES EXPOSED TO THE SUN. *TR

1.) AFTER OPENING THE HOOD THE RUBBER STRIP RUNNING ACROSS THE TOP EDGE OF THE FIREWALL (WHERE BACK OF HOOD MEETS) MAY BECOME DISLODGED AND FALL ONTO THE TURBOCHARGER HOUSING. 2.) THIS OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME HOOD IS OPENED. THE LAST TIME I HAD TO OPEN THE HOOD IT WAS DARK AND I DID NOT NOTICE THAT IT HAD BECOME DETACHED AGAIN WHEN I CLOSED THE HOOD. 3.) SINCE THE RUBBER HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE I REMOVED IT AND ALLOWED IT TO BURN ITSELF OUT ON MY DRIVEWAY. THE LAST TIME IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TURBO I WAS ABLE TO NOTICE IT BEFORE IT ACTUALLY HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, THIS TIME I WAS NOT SO LUCKY. *TR

Mileage: 187,450

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 AND APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO THE DASHBOARD CRACKED INTO MULTIPLE PIECES AND NOW HAS LARGE HOLES IN IT THAT ARE EXPOSING THE ELECTRICAL WIRES. ALSO PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD COULD BECOME PROJECTILES IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE WEB SITES; HOWEVER, DODGE WILL NOT CORRECT THE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A RECALL BY DODGE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

IN 2001 I BOUGHT A NEW DODGE 2500 TRUCK AT 50,000 MILES THE DASH STARTED CRACKING AND NOW AT 80,000 MILES IS FALLING TO PIECES. I CALLED DODGE AND SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED GOT NO HELP. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

OUR 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND IS CAVING IN (IN ALL DIFFERENT PLACES) - THE DODGE DEALER SAID IT'S NOT A RECALL SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. *TR

DASH CRACKED ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. SMALLER CRACKS ARE BRANCHING OFF OF THE LARGE ONE. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 THE DASH BEGAN TO FALL APART IN PIECES ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE PIECES ARE NOW FALLING DOWN IN BEHIND THE DASH. MY FEAR IS THAT THESE PIECES MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. (LIGHTS, BRAKES, AIR BAG, GOD ONLY KNOWS) THE DASH PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD, THAT AFTER CONTACTING NUMEROUS AFTERMARKET AND SALVAGE SUPPLIERS, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE NO DASHES AVAILABLE FOR MY TRUCK. I CONTACTED DODGE AND LEARNED THAT MY TRUCK IS "OUT OF WARRANTY". THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THE DASH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

DASH STARED CRACKING AN IS TOTALLY CRACK NOW,DODGE WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH FIXING THE PROB. THE EDGES OF THE PLASTIC IS VERY SHARP AN COULD CUT AN HURT SOMEONE SERIOUSLY. *TR

Mileage: 105,258

THE DASH ON MY RAM 2500 IS CRACKED AND FALLING APART. THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS A SIX INCH HOLE IN IT AND THE PLASTIC IS VERY BRITTLE. IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO DEPLOY, IT WOULD SEND SHRAPNEL OF PLASTIC INTO MY PASSENGERS FACE CAUSING GREAT HARM. DODGE SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE TO FIX IT UNLESS A RECALL IS DIRECTED. THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE THAT THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLE IN DANGER BY HAVING A DEFECTIVE DASH ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

WE HAVE A 2001 DODGE 2500 THE DASH IS FALLING APART AND HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY. IT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND ONLY HAS 68000 MILES ON IT, AND EVEN HAD THE PLASTIC COVER OVER THE SUN VISOR FROM THE FACTORY. WE USE THIS TRUCK IN OUR TOWING BUSINESS AND SOME TIMES WE HAUL PASSENGER AND SOME ARE CHILDREN WHO'S FINGERS COULD BE CUT DUE TO THE SHARP EDGE WHERE THE DASH IS CRACKED AND EVEN ONE PLACE HAS FALL OUT NOW TO WHERE A CHILD CAN PUT IT WHOLE HAND DOWN IN AND THERE IS A LOT OF ELECTRICAL WIRE THAT COULD POSSIBLE CAUSE SERIOUS HARM. PLEASE HELP I HAVE TRIED ALL I CAN TO GET SOMETHING DONE BUT NO HELP FROM DODGE. I WENT AHEAD AND BOUGHT A NEW DASH FOR OUR TRUCK BUT HAVING IT PUT IN WILL BE MY NEXT ISSUE. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND DODGE NEEDS TO STAND UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. AFTER THIS MANY COMPLAINTS SOMEONE CAN BE HELD LIABLE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

CRACKING IN DASH PRESENTS A CUTTING HAZARD. EDGES ARE SHARP AND PIECES ARE FALLING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DASH & INNER STRUCTURE STARTED CRACKING IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY. IF IN A ACCIDENT WHERE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED SHRAPNEL COULD EXPLODE IN TO THE AIR AND CAUSE INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. ALSO THE WIRING UNDER THE COVER CAN BE EXPOSED TO RADIANT HEAT FROM THE SUN AND CAUSE A FIRE. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 145,000

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK AND THE DASH IS FALLING APART AND CRACKING ALL OVER THE DASH - I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DEALING WITH WIRING, ETC AND DODGE WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFINITE DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL THAT PRODUCED THIS DASH AND I'M FINDING OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS A DODGE PROBLEM AND NOT MINE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM - SOUNDS LIKE IT IS HUGH. *TR

Mileage: 68,843

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 - DASH FAILING: DASH ABOVE PASSENGER AIRBAG DETERIORATING CAUSING POTENTIAL FAILURE OF AIRBAG TO DEPLOY DURING CRASH, OR INCREASING CHANCE OF PERSONAL INJURY. RESEARCH INTO THIS CONDITION INDICATES PERVASIVE PROBLEM AMONG DODGE RAM TRUCKS OF SIMILAR YEAR MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

DASH CRACKED DOWN THE MIDDLE FOR NO REASON HAVE DONE SOME RESOURCE AND FOUND THAT IT CAN LEAD TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 90,881

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. HE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND DISPLAYED DEEP FRACTURES. THE DAMAGE IN THE DASHBOARD CAUSED THE RADIO TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS FAILURE IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE DASHBOARD COULD COLLAPSE AND AFFECT THE BRAKES, LIGHTS, TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRONIC FUEL IGNITION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 225,000.

Mileage: 150,000

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND HOOD FLEW OPEN ON MY 2001 DODGE 2500. HOOD AND LATCHES BENT BACK OBSTRUCTING VIEW COMPLETELY. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ON A USUALLY BUSY ROAD WHICH PREVENTED FURTHER PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 98,721

MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS THE DASH BOARD SEVERELY CRACKING AND RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL AT THE TOP THERE IS A BIG HOLE WHERE THE DASH HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OUT. THIS CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH AND WHEN I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT THEY SAID THAT ALL OF THE 2001 MODELS WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CRACKING, BUT OFFERED NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THESE TRUCKS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND EVEN AFTER A FEW YEARS HAVE PASSED THEY HOLD THEIR VALUE VERY WELL, BUT NOT WITH CRACKED AND FALLING DASHES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE WILL BE OTHER PROBLEMS SINCE THE INSIDE OF THE DASH IS EXPOSED FROM THE HOLE. I AM A FAITHFUL DODGE PRODUCT CONSUMER, BUT IF THEY WON'T CORRECT THIS PROBLEM HOW ARE WE TO TRUST BUYING ANYTHING ELSE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL DODGE TRUCKS PRIOR TO 2001 AND THE DASHES IN THOSE TRUCKS HELD UP PERFECTLY, SO THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE MATERIAL USED FOR THESE PARTICULAR MODELS. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING TO FIX OR REPLACE THIS. PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

Mileage: 147,000

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL THAT HAS BEEN A GREAT TRUCK, BUT THE DASH IS CRACKED VERY BADLY. IS THERE ANY THING THAT CAN BE DONE? *TR

Mileage: 160,000

DASH IS CRACKING AND HOLES ARE OPENING IN IT. INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH FLASHING INSTRUMENT INDICATORS AND LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

THE DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK UP CRACKED IN 2005 AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. I HAVE A 12"X12" HOLE IN IT WITH SEVERAL OTHER SMALL CRACKS THAT ARE VERY JAGGED AND FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. MY GLOVE BOX HINGES (WHICH ARE ALSO PLASTIC) HAVE CRACKED AND FALLEN OFF. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS ONLY BEING HELD ON BY TWO BOLTS BECAUSE THE SURROUNDING PLASTIC DASH THAT SUPPORTS IT HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND IT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2001 DODGE RAM 2500. DASH IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL AREAS. SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS TRUCKS ARE DOING THE SAME THING. IT IS BEGINNING TO BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. DODGE WILL NOT BACK THIS PROBLEM WITH A RECALL. *TR

DASH CRACKED SO BAD IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN OCTOBER OF 2001. TWO YEARS AGO I STARTED NOTICING HAIR-LINE CRACKS IN THE DASH, AND NOW THE CRACKS ARE MUCH LARGER. THE DASH HAS BECOME VERY FRAGILE. IT WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE PURCHASE [$38,176.00] AND I HAVE TAKEN EXCEPTIONAL CARE OF IT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 THE DASH HAS BEEN SEVERELY CRACKING FOR SOME TIME NOW, I THANK IT IS SOME BAD MATERIAL OR SOMETHING,I ALSO OWN A 1999 FORD THAT IS A FEED TRUCK AND THE DASH HAS NO CRACK ON IT AT ALL,THIS PROBABLY WONT HELP GETTING IT FIXED I FIGURE THAT I WOULD JUST FILE A COMPLAINT,BEING THE GOVERNMENT OR (MY FAMILY OWNS PART OF CHRYSLER) THANKS 740 BILLION LATER?????????). *TR

MY DASHBOARDS CRACKED VERY BADLY AND HAS BIG HOLES IN IT. 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL I DON'T DO WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 220,000

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE 2500. I GET IN IT ONE DAY AND THE DASH HAS A LOT OF CRACK IN THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER THE THING FALLS IN. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND CAN'T GET IT OUT . AND THE DOORS ARE ALL ROTTED ON THE BOTTOM AND IS THE ONLY THING THAT ROTTED ON MY TRUCK I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY TRUCK. AND THAT IS A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT IN THIS TRUCK. AND THE FRONT END THAT'S HARD TO KEEP UP WITH. I ONLY HAVE 118000 ON IT. AND KNOW THE MOTOR WILL GO A LONG WAYS THE CUMMINS 25 VALVE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

ADD MY WELL MAINTAINED, GARAGED SINCE NEW 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 TO THE LIST OF TRUCKS WITH DISINTEGRATING DASHBOARD. ALWAYS KEPT PROTECTANT APPLIED BUT TO NO AVAIL. OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

01 DODGE RAM 2500 DASH COLLAPSE. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER BUT I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW AND THE DASH JUST STARTED CRACKING FOR NO REASON. POOR MATERIAL IN DASH COMPOUND? I OWNED A 1996 CHEVY PICK UP WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE THE DASH BECAUSE OF IMPROPER MATERIAL MIXTURE, WHY WONT DODGE REPLACE THE DASHES IN THESE DASHES IN THESE PICKUPS FOR THE SAME REASON? *TR

Mileage: 90,023

I HAVE A DODGE RAM 2500 2001 THE DASH BOARD IS RANDOMLY CRACKING EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN COVERED WITH DASHMAT SINCE DAY 1, ON FURTHER INVESTIGATING I DISCOVERED I AM NOT THE ONLY DODGE OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM IN FACT 'ALL' 2001 DODGE RAM OWNERS HAVE THE 'EXACT' SAME PROBLEM WHICH IS EVENTUALLY CRACKING DASHBOARDS TURN INTO JIGSAW PUZZLES. THIS IN TURN WILL LEAVE EXPOSED WIRES DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THIS FAULT INSTEAD OF THEIR RESPONSE WHICH IS COME DOWN WILL DO YOU A GREAT DEAL ON A NEW DODGE!! *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I KEEP MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NO REASON THE DASHBOARD CRACKED. I ARMOR ALL IT AND CLEAN THE INSIDE ALL THE TIME. I KEEP THE GLASS COVERED AS WELL WITH SUN VISOR. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE MY DASHBOARD CRACKED. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR IT. THEN I SAW THE NEWS REPORT ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM IN 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. WAS THERE ANY RESOLUTION? *TR

DASH CRACKED ON MY 2001 DODGE TRUCK I FEEL ITS NOT SAFE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED AND BUSTED LEAVING A GIANT HOLE IN IT. LEAVING ALL THE WIRES AND HEATER VENTS EXPOSED. THIS HAPPENED JUST WITH NORMAL DRIVING OF VEHICLE NO CRASHES OR ANYTHING EVER HIT IT TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

2001 DODGE 2500 AND SIMILAR MODELS. DASH BOARDS CRACK AND BREAK APART COMPLETELY RESULTING IN MUCH OF THE DASH BEING GONE. REPORTS OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FROM BROKEN PIECES INSIDE DASH. RECOMMEND A RECALL OF ALL MODEL VEHICLES 1994-2002 DODGE PICKUP TRUCKS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSES ON MY VEHICLE TO PREVENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY DASH IS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED, AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE ALSO CUT MY HANDS ON THE SHARP EDGES OF THE BROKEN DASH PIECES.*TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE 2500 4X4 AND THE DASH IS FALLING APART RAPIDLY. I HAD TWO SMALL CRACKS A WEEK AGO AND NOW I HAVE A NEW ONE THAT EXTENDS FROM MY WINDSHIELD TO MY RADIO. NOW I'M WORRIED ITS GOING TO SINK IN AND CAUSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB- DASHBOARD CRACKING FROM DEFROSTER VENT BACK; OCCURRING IN MANY PLACES. I HAVE READ OF THIS HAPPENING TO MANY OF THESE TRUCKS. DEALER WILL NOT ADDRESS ISSUE. TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 38,350

CRACKED DASHBOARD, DETERIORATING PLASTIC, CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG. DASHBOARD HAS SO MANY CRACKS IN IT THAT IT IS BEYOND REPAIR. THE DASH CONTINUES TO CRACK MORE AS TIME GOES BY AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAVE IN FROM LOSS OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AROUND IT. *TR

Mileage: 210,000

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 THAT I BOUGHT NEW. IT HAS 115,753 MILES TO THIS DATE. THE TRUCK IS KEPT UNDER A SHED 90% OF THE TIME AND STILL LOOKS GREAT ON THE OUTSIDE. I RECENTLY NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASH BEZEL AND NOW HAVE LARGE CRACKS ALL OVER THE TOP OF THE DASH. I HAVE READ AND SEEN MANY DODGE TRUCKS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE CRACKS TURN INTO LARGE HOLES WITH SHARP EDGES. AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS I HAVE SEEN JUST ON THE INTERNET, THIS HAS GOT TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I HAVE ONLY BEEN SEARCHING ON THE COMPUTER FOR LESS THAN AN HOUR AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A 7 YEAR OLD TRUCK, BUT IT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE HAD MANY SMALL PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW, BUT NOTHING THAT I THOUGHT WAS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. I USUALLY JUST HAVE FIXED WHAT IS BROKE, BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS PROBLEM WILL JUST COME BACK AGAIN. I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING SOMETHING THAT BROKE ON ITS ON OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IF I KNEW THAT A NEW DASH WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, I WOULD NOT ANY PROBLEM GOING OUT AND BUYING ONE. BUT MANY PEOPLE HAVE DONE THIS EXACT THING AND ARE STILL IN THE SAME SITUATION. DODGE NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR MISTAKES AND FIX THEM. IF THEY CAME OUT WITH A NEW DASH AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD STAND BEHIND IT, I WOULD GO OUT AND BUY IT. BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 115,783

DRIVING DOWN RURAL ROAD THE HOOD POPPED UP BLOCKING MY VIEW. I COULD SEE THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNDER THE OPEN HOOD AND PULLED OVER HOOD HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED YET. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL WITH A CRACKING DASH. THE PLASTIC USED IN THE DASH IS OF EXTREMELY POOR QUALITY. DASH HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS THAT RUN THE ENTIRE SPAN OF THE DASH. WIRES ARE EXPOSED AND WHO KNOWS IF THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND HUGE CHUNKS ARE FALLING OFF THE DASH IN TURN EXPOSING THE WIRING AND SUCH TO THE SUN. NOT SURE WHEN IT STARTED, I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE VIA EMAIL OFF AN DON SINCE THE PROBLEM STARTED. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN MY POSSESSION AND WELL MAINTAINED SINCE 2003. THE DASH HAS STARTED TO CRACK AND IS NOW FALLING APART IN LARGE PIECES. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE HE STATED IT WAS COSMETIC. DODGE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE DEALER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE PIECES OF THE DASH COULD CAUSE SEVERE LACERATIONS IN A COLLISION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FLAW IN THE PLASTIC BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PLASTICS COMPANY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS FLAW AND A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 107,523

HOOD ON DODGE RAM PICKUP FLEW UP AS I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT DOWN AND BEAT IT BACK INTO SHAPE SO I CAN STILL USE THE TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

DASHBOARD HAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED INTO SMALL AND LARGE PIECES THAT FALL ONTO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS TO COMPLETELY DESTROY THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD. THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF MY PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 TURBO DIESEL. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THE SAME VEHICLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR DASHBOARD CRACKING THEN FALLING APART. CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART. WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD AS HIS FIRST VEHICLE. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

CRACKING DASH BOARD IN 2001 DODGE TRUCK. MY DASH IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES WITH LARGE HOLES DEVELOPING BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

CRACKING DASHBOARD, WILL NOT STOP. JUST KEEPS ADDING MORE AND MORE. *TR

Mileage: 48,020

- SINCE LAST YEAR ON MY PICK UP DODGE RAM 2001 THE DASHBOARD CRACKED. -UNTIL NOW ANY CORRECTION HAS DONE, AND ANY REPLACEMENT. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD LEADING TO DEFECTIVE WIRING AND STEERING COLUMN PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DASH CRACKING AND FALLING IN. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS TRUCK AND WITHIN THREE YEARS MY DASH STARTED FALLING APART. I APPROACHED THE DEALER WITH THIS ISSUE BUT UNFORTUNATELY MY WARRANTY WAS UP 1000 MILES AGO. I DIDN'T WANT TO PAY THE 600 BUCKS FOR THE REPLACEMENT DASH INSTALLED SO I PURCHASED ONE FROM THE DEALER AND INSTALLED IT MYSELF. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE SO I COULDN'T STAND HAVING MY TRUCK LOOK LIKE CRAP. WELL MY NEW DASH IS NOW EVEN WORSE THAN THE FIRST DASH. I JUST CANT BELIEVE DODGE WOULD LET SUCH AN INFERIOR PRODUCT BE USED ON THEIR TRUCKS. I THOUGHT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE RAM TUFF??? I HAVE HAD VEHICLES THAT WERE OVER 20 YEARS OLD AND THE DASH WAS FINE HOW COULD A 7 YEAR OLD VEHICLE GO THROUGH 2? *TR

Mileage: 101,000

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK AND MY DASH STARTED CRACKING. AND NOW IS FALLING IN. DODGE WONT FIX THERE PROBLEM. PIECES OF THE DASH IS FALLING INSIDE OF DASH WIRES. EVENTUALLY MIGHT RUB WIRES CAUSING A SHORT OR FIRE VERY UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 950,000

DASH HAS STARTED TO CRACK NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG. NOT PARKED UNDER SUN. *TR

DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART. *TR

DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING LENGTHWISE AND VERTICALLY AS WELL AS AROUND THE AIR VENTS NEXT TO THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 WHICH I TAKE GREAT CARE OF . I CLEANED, WAXED, DETAIL IT ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK . FIVE-SIX MONTHS AGO WHILE I WAS WIPING OFF MY DASH I GASHED ONE OF MY FINGERS REALLY BAD, AFTER I GOT THE BLEEDING TO STOP I WENT BACK TO CLEAN UP THE BLOOD AND FIND OUT WHAT I HAD CUT IT ONE. I WAS VARY UPSET TO FIND A LARGE CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD . I THOUGHT AT THAT TIME MAYBE IT WAS THE CLEANER I WAS USING SO I CHANGED BRANDS. NOW I HAVE AROUND 10 HUGE CRACKS THAT MAKES MY DASH LOOK LIKE A UGLY JIGSAW PUZZLE. WHICH MY 2 YR. OLD DAUGHTER THOUGHT LOOKED NEAT UNTIL SHE GOT HER FINGER PINCHED IN ONE OF THE CRACKS. AFTER THAT I STARTED THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND A CHEAPER REPLACEMENT ON THE WEB BECAUSE CHRYSLER IS TRYING TO BECOME RICH OFF THERE REPLACEMENT DASH BOARD, I CAME ACROSS THIS SITE - HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/RAM_1500/2001/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/CRACKED_DASHBOARD.SHTML ) IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT CHRYSLER NOW KNOWS THEY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT CAN CAUSE BODILY HARM AND EXPECT THEIR PAYING CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR THEIR LACK OF QUALITY CONTROL ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

I HAVE A DODGE 2001 2500 RAM TRUCK THAT HAS DETERIORATED BEFORE MY EYES. IT HAS LARGE GAPING HOLES OVER THE WHOLE THING AND THE DASH CONTINUES TO CRUMBLE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN ANGLETON, TEXAS DIRECTLY OFF THE LOT, BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP WITH THIS POTENTIAL DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID THAT IT WILL DEVELOP ELECTRICAL AND VARIOUS PROBLEMS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE. *TR

THE DASH IS FALLING OUT AND HAS CRACKS ALL OVER IT. THE DASH HAS HAD A DASH COVER ON IT SINCE IT WAS DRIVEN OF THE DODGE LOT. THE DASH NEEDS REPLACING BY DODGE AS A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 51,500

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING BADLY. WE WERE TOLD IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CRACKS ARE VERY LARGE AND SPAN THE WHOLE DASHBOARD FROM DRIVER'S SIDE TO PASSENGER SIDE AND UP THE MIDDLE. THIS IS A 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP. *TR

I HAVE A MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. I AM NOW STARTING TO GET CRACKING IN MY INSTRUMENT PANEL BEZZLE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK. NOT A BIG DODGE FAN AT THE MOMENT AND NEITHER ARE THE PEOPLE THAT TAKE A RIDE IN MY TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DASHBOARD CRACKING. CONSUMER STATED THAT HE SAW MORE COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS ON THE INTERNET. HE STATES THAT HIS DASHBOARD HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED. *KB

ONE DAY IN THE SUMMER OF 2007, I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. LATER, MANY CRACKS APPEARED AND PORTIONS OF THE DASHBOARD HAVE ACTUALLY FALLEN THROUGH INTO THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND GAUGES. THIS HAS CAUSED A FEW INSTANCES OF THE LIGHTS AND GAUGES TO MALFUNCTION AT TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

AS SOON AS VEHICLE RAN OUT OF BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY THE DASH BOARD STARTED TO CRACK AND IS FALLING OUT. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF YOU GET INTO A ACCIDENT AS PIECES OF DASH WILL BE GOING EVERYWHERE. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM AND THE TOP OF THE DASH HAS CRACKED BADLY AND HAS SUNKEN INTO THE WIRING. *TR

Mileage: 215,000

2001 DODGE 2500 WITH MULTIPLE CRACKS IN DASH WITH PIECES FALLING OUT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PIECES FALLING OUT COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, OR DAMAGE WIRING THAT COULD CAUSE ONE OF THE REQUIRED VEHICLE SYSTEMS TO FAIL AND CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. ADDITIONALLY, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE BROKEN PIECES COULD HURT A PASSENGER IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS DUE TO THE JAGGED SHARP EDGES OR PIECES BEING THROWN BY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. AFTER READING FORUMS, I AM SURE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF DODGE TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE DESCRIBED, AND FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT REQUIRES A RECALL OF THE DEFECTIVE PARTS BEFORE ANYMORE PEOPLE ARE HURT OR KILLED. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL DASH BOARD CRACKING AND BREAKING APART. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE FOR IT TO START FALLING APART ON ITS OWN. IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ACROSS THE DODGE RAM CUMMINS ARENA I HAVE SEEN IT IN 17 DIFFERENT DODGE RAMS WITH THE CUMMINS IN FAYETTEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA ALONE. LOOKING AROUND ON THE INTERNET FOR ANSWERS TO MY PROBLEM ONLY INDICATES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE CUMMINS ENGINE. THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO BUY A STOCK REPLACEMENT FOR ABOUT 1,000.00 DOLLARS OR BUY A CAP TO COVER THE OLD ONE. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND SINKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL. THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN IT. THE CRACKS ARE UNSIGHTLY. ONE SPOT WHERE THE DASH CRACKED A PIECE ACTUALLY FELL IN TO THE DASH CAVITY, THIS HAS TO BE A FIRE HAZARD. ANYWAY, I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH, AND IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 94,690

DASH PAD CRACKING, ABOUT 5-6" LONG IN FRONT OF WINDSHIELD TOWARD AIRBAG. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 IS CRACKED. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN LARGER. I VEHICLE IS KEPT IN A GARAGE SO THERE IS NO SUN DAMAGE. I CAN HEAR IT VIBRATE SOMETIMES. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM TWO YEARS AGO AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

THE DASHBOARD SUB STRUCTURE (MOULDED PLASTIC) ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS MYSTERIOUSLY BEGUN TO CRACK AND COME APART. RECENTLY THE RADIO ALMOST FELL OUT OF THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE THE MOUNTING POINTS IN THE DASH HAVE CRACKED AND BROKEN. BEHIND THE DASH, LARGE PIECES OF PLASTIC HAVE BROKEN AND ONE BEGAN TO FRAY THE AIR BAG SELECTOR SWITCH WIRING. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE UNACCEPTABLE. THE MATERIAL CHOSEN FOR THE DASHBOARD WAS OBVIOUSLY INFERIOR. IT WILL SOON BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE DASHBOARD COMPLETELY FAILS. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MAY BE PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAGS IN DODGE 2500 TRUCKS IN WHICH THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED. I AM REPORTING THAT MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THIS IS NOT DUE TO ANY ACCIDENTS, ETC. TO THE TRUCK. *TR

CRACKED DASH. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM DASH IS CRACKED, STARTING TO SINK AND CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THERE ARE LOOSE PIECES OF DASH THAT COULD BECOME AIR BORN IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. HAVE ALSO HEARD THIS CONDITION IS CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE POTENTIAL OF A FIRE. *JB

DASHBOARD CRACKING APART NOW HAS A HOLE IN IT. I'M AFRAID THE SUN WILL MELT THE WIRING AND POSSIBLY CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY OR OTHER DAMAGE. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING OUT OF THE TRUCK. *TR

ANOTHER CRACKED DASH BOARD . DEALER SAID THEY HAVEN'T SEEN THIS BEFORE!! VARY LARGE CRACKS RUNNING FROM THE LEADING EDGE TO THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

MY DASHBOARD IN MY 2001 2500 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK BEGAN TO CRACK. THIS CRACK CONTINUED TO GROW UNTIL FINALLY LARGE CHUNKS JUST COLLAPSED INTO THE INSIDE OF THE DASH. I KEEP MY TRUCK GARAGED MOST OF THE TIME SO THIS REALLY SHOCKED ME. I WORRY ABOUT PIECES FALLING INSIDE THAT MAY CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS. *JB

Mileage: 95,000

DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING IN APRIL 07, NOW IT IS ACTUALLY BREAKING APART. WIRING IS NOW EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT. THERE ARE LARGE HOLES FORMING IN THE DASH. GETS WORSE EVERYDAY. NOW IS BREAKING APART NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB FOR THIS PROBLEM. COULD LEAD TO SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH WIRING EXPOSED. TRUCK ONLY HAS 65K MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

LARGE MULTIPLE CRACKS IN DASHBOARD AND HOLES. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL/ --DASH BOARD FALLING APART, CRACKING ALL OVER AND LARGE HOLES IN IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500, AND MY DASH IS FALLING IN. MY DASH STARTED CRACKING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND HAS RECENTLY STARTED FALLING TO PIECES WHICH ARE BEING LOST INSIDE THE DASH. WHEN I GOOGLED A REPLACEMENT DASH I FOUND COUNTLESS OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. LOCAL 6 NEWS OUT OF FLORIDA DID A STORY ON THIS PROBLEM AND EVEN HAS A REPORT OF THE FALLING DEBRIS CUTTING INTO THE WIRING CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED DODGE DIRECTLY. I DID GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ALL THEY OFFERED WAS TO SELL ME A NEW DASH AT APPX. $500. WHEN I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM, SEVERAL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAD COMPLAINED TO DODGE WERE GIVEN THE SAME FORM LETTER TELLING THEM IN SHORT THAT THIS WAS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM RESULTING IN A RECALL AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. I AM ONLY ONE OF SEVERAL PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO ARE LOOKING FOR DODGE TO CORRECT A PROBLEM THEY HAVE GIVEN US THAT IS NOT ONLY COSMETIC. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS BEING OVERLOOKED AND VIEWED AS COSMETIC. THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE OF BROKEN PIECES OF DASH BOARD FALLING IN AND CUTTING WIRES, EXPOSED JAGGED EDGES OF PLASTIC, BRITTLE PLASTIC PARTS FLYING AROUND IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK DURING THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, AND ALSO PIECES BEING PROPELLED AT THE DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS IN THE EVENT OF AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. WE ARE LOOKING FOR DODGE TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM AND ADMIT THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THEM PURCHASING SUB-PAR MATERIALS. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 DASHBOARD CRACKING . TV INVESTIGATION SLOT SHOWN ON INTERNET. MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM - PURCHASED NEW DASHBOARD PANEL FROM DODGE DEALER $200. IN THE PAST YEAR HAVE FRONT AXLE SEALS, WATER PUMP, POWER STEERING PUMP , FUEL INJECTION PUMP AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. REPAIRED OVER $ 6400 IN EXPENSE - THE DASH PROBLEM BROKE THE MONKEY'S BACK. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

I WENT OUT TO MY TRUCK THE OTHER DAY AND NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. I KNOW THAT THERE WERE COUNTLESS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MYSELF. THIS PROBLEM COULD POTENTAILLY CAUSE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAG COULD BE RIPPED BY THE FAILING DASHBOARD AS IT DEPLOYED. *AK

Mileage: 95,900

DASHBOARD CRACKING, COLLAPSING, AND SPLINTERING. *AK

Mileage: 33,000

DASHBOARD CRACKED AND FELL OFF FIREWALL.BIG HOLES WHERE THE DASHBOARD NO LONGER EXISTED.*AK

Mileage: 55,000

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING, VERY LARGE CRACKS RUNNING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD. *AK

Mileage: 79,250

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 WHERE THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DASHBOARD. AT THIS TIME THE ONLY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM I HAVE EXPERIENCED WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT ALWAYS WORK , BUT DID NOT KNOW IF THIS WAS A RESULT OF THE PIECES FALLING INTO THE DASHBOARD.

Mileage: 130,000

DASHBOARD HAS NUMEROUS LARGE CRACKS. TRUCK WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND ONLY HAD 35000 MILES ON IT WHEN CRACKING STARTED. I AM WORRIED THAT THE DASHBOARD MY COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE IS A 2001.5 DODGE RAM PICK UP. *AK

Mileage: 35,000

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING ON ELECTRICAL WIRE, SHORTING OUT THINGS, KEEPS BLOWING THE ABS FUSE. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

AS PART OF A NEWS REPORT IN FLORIDA ON 2001 DODGE RAM DASHBOARDS I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT. I KNOW OF 3 PEOPLE ,NOT INCLUDING MY SELF THAT HAVE THESE TRUCKS, AND ALL OF THEM ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF FAILURE, FROM MINOR CRACKS IN MY TRUCK TO A DASHBOARD THAT WAS COMPLETELY FALLING APART IN A FRIEND'S TRUCK. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND CAVING IN ON THE 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP. *AK

Mileage: 140,000

DODGE RAM 2001 - CRACKED DASHBOARD *TR

I OWN 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK THAT DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND HUGE HOLES IN IT. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

DASH BOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM HAS CRACKED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 AND MY DASHBOARD HAS SHATTERED. I NOW HAVE A LARGE HOLE IN MY DASH. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND ONE OF THEM HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM THIS, HER HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK SOMETIMES. *TR

CRACK IN DASH AS REPORTED BY OTHERS. 2001 DODGE RAM *TR

Mileage: 117,000

THE DASH ON MY 01 DODGE RAM STARTED CRACKING AT 37K MILES AND IS NOW ABOUT TO COMPLETELY FALL IN. DODGE SAID IT WAS NOT THERE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 36,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PERFORMING REPAIR WORK, IT WAS NOTICED, THAT THE FRAME WAS NOT WELDED PROPERLY. THERE HAS BEEN NO ATTEMPT TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER CONCERNING THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 54,000

SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS ON DASH AREA OF 2001 DODGE 3500 PICKUP. *NM

Mileage: 98,000

MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE DASHBOARD. THERE ARE SEVERAL CRACKS REACHING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE FRONT OF THE DASH. THERE ARE ALSO PIECES OF THE DASH THAT HAVE BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE DASHBOARD ITSELF. THESE RANGE IN SIZE FROM 1-6 INCH PIECES. I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AS TO THE PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD "THEY ARE SORRY, BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO." THE TRUCK HAS BEEN OUT OF THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY FOR 5 YEARS NOW AND THE DASHBOARD LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO WITH A HAMMER. *JB

Mileage: 65,000

ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE 2500 PICK UP SPLIT APART OVER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT, THEN TODAY THE DASH SPLIT APART OVER THE DRIVER SIDE GAGES. DODGE SAID THIS IS NOT A DEFECT BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A FLAW IN THE MATERIA AND THE FORMATION OF THE DASH. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IS YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMPLAINT ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. *AK

Mileage: 78,000

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP IS CRACKED FROM THE PASSENGER AIR BAG TO THE NUT SHOWING AT THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD(WINDSHIELD). THE CRACK EXTENDS FROM THE WIDTH OF THE DASHBOARD. *AK

Mileage: 81,199

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH THE CUMMINS DIESEL. SINCE THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF OF THE LOT IT HAS HAD STEERING PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER SEVEN TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND I STILL HAVE A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH RATTLES AND SQUEAKS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED. THIS TRUCK IS DEFINITELY A TRUE LEMON. THE DEALER HAS BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON TIRES, STEERING BOX, ETC., BUT NOTHING HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE LAST STATEMENT FROM THE DEALER IS THAT THIS STEERING PROBLEM IS INHERENT TO THE DODGE DIESEL ENGINES AND CANNOT BE FIXED. I ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND HAVE SINCE PARKED MY TRUCK. I AM NOW DRIVING AN OLDER VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN GET THIS RESOLVED. I WILL NOT RISK THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY IN THIS TRUCK ANYMORE. I PAID $40,000 FOR A TRUCK I CANNOT DRIVE.*JB

Mileage: 100

THE LATCH ON THE OVERHEAD CENTER CONSOLE BROKE. TS *JB

WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE A FIRE DEVELOPED UNDER THE HOOD.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE RUBBER MOULDING THAT SEALS THE BACK OF THE HOOD AT THE FIRE WALL HAD NO WAY TO SECURE IT AND IT SLIPPED OFF, HANGING DOWN ON TOP OF THE TURBO CHARGER AND CUGHT FIRE. *YH