2003 DODGE RAM 3500 Unknown Or Other Problems

THE DASH IS COMPLETELY FRACTURED AND BROKEN INTO SHARDS OF SHARP HARD PLASTIC THAT SHOULD THE TAKATA AIRBAG EVER DEPLOY WILL BE PROPELLED LIKE SHRAPNEL THROUGH THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT EXPLOSIVE SPEEDS. IT'S LIKE DRIVING A CAR WITH BROKEN CLASS COVERING THE DASHBOARD. THIS ISSUE, THE DASH FRACTURING AND SPLITTING INTO PIECES AS A RESULT OF SUN EXPOSURE AND AGE SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM ON ALMOST ALL OF THE ONLINE FORUMS I WENT TO TO DISCOVER IF THIS WAS UNIQUE TO ME. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW SUCH AN OBVIOUS AND COMMON HAZARD EXPERIENCED BY SO MANY, IS ALLOWED TO PERSIST.

DASH CRACKED, BROKEN, PIECES COMPLETELY BROKEN AWAY, MISSING, SHARP EDGES, VENTS GRILLS GONE ITEMS CAN FALL INTO THE HEAT, DEFROSTER. ALL DODGE TRUCKS I'VE SEEN HAVE SEEN OF THIS YEAR, MOD AND SIMILAR DEFECTS.

Mileage: 70,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WENT TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE SHIFTER LEVER ARM BROKE OFF AT THE BOTTOM.

Mileage: 289,000

THE DASH IS CRACKING AND DETERIORATING PRODUCING SMALL SHARP OBJECTS IN THE CAB THAT COME LOSE AND ARE A HAZZARD TO ALL OCCUPANTS.

Mileage: 145,000

THE DASHBOARD OF MY DODGE RAM TRUCK IS CRACKED. WHEN I SAY CRACKED I DON'T MEAN A SMALL CRACK BUT CRACKS ALL OVER THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. IT IS CRACKED SO BADLY THAT I FEAR PIECES OF THE HARD PLASTIC ARE GOING TO BREAK OFF DURING OUR TRAVELS AND CAUSE INJURY TO ME ,MY PASSENGERS OR MY GRANDCHILDREN. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT THAT THE CRACKS WOULD FLY OFF AND CAUSE SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH TO THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS OR MY GRANDCHILDREN. THIS IS A PROBLEM IN A LOT OF THE DODGE RAM TRUCKS. IT IS NOT A COSMETIC PROBLEM BUT A DANGER TO THE LIFE OF PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE.

DASH CRACKED CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD IF EVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO SMALL FRAGMENTS OF THE DASH HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE VENTS BLOWING INTO DRIVERS FACE WHICH MY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF STRUCK IN EYE. STATIONARY, MOTION WHAT TYPE OF ROADWAY DOES NOT MATTER. DEFECTIVE PARTS USED!!!!

DASH BOARD FALLING APART

Mileage: 150,000

DASH IS CRACKING AND I AM AFRAID THAT IF I WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT THERE WOULD BE SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC SENT INTO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAB SPECIFICALLY MY CHILDREN. THE DASHES SHOULD BE RECALLED.

DASH BOARD STARTING BREAKING APART VOLUNTARILY SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND HAS BEEN GETTING CONTINUOUSLY WORSE TO THE POINT THAT ENTIRE DASH HAS CRUMBLED.. DASH BOARD PIECES ARE HARD SHARP PLASTIC MATERIAL AND COULD COME BACK AND INJURE SOMEONE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DODGE DEALERSHIPS STATE THAT ALL RAM TRUCKS HAVE THIS PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED.

Mileage: 30,000

SAFETY ISSUE 1..INTERIOR DASH BOARD FIRST CRACKED, THEN CRACKED ALL OVER, THEN FINALLY FELL APART. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS PIECES OF THE DASH MADE UP OF PLASTIC IS BREAKING UP IN LARGE SHARP CHUNKS WHEN A BUMP IN THE ROAD IS ENCOUNTERED OR JARRING OCCURS. WHEN GOING OVER A RR TRACK A 5" JAGGED PIECE BROKE OFF AND A SMALL SHARD HIT ME IN THE EYE. THIS ISSUE IS WAY MORE THAN COSMETIC. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE DEALER WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. SAFETY ISSUE 2.. AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND INTERMITTENT. I RECEIVED AN AIR BAG RECALL AND I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. AFTER SO CALLED FIX, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS OFF FOR 1 DAY THEN CAME BACK ON. THE DEALER STATES THE RECALL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS. NOW I HAVE A CURRENT 2ND AIR BAG RECALL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY STATE THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS AND WILL CONTACT ME. ITS BEEN MONTHS AGO AND STILL NO PART. AGAIN THEY SAY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS NOT RELATED. SAFETY ISSUE 3... BRAKE LIGHT WARNING AND ABS WARNING STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. PAID $100 FOR THEM TO TROUBLESHOOT AND THEY SAY ITS A SENSOR ON THE RT FRONT ABS. I FEEL THIS IS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 100,000

THE FRONT TOP DASH IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL PIECES

Mileage: 130,000

NOTICED THE DASHBOARD HAD A SMALL CRACK IN IT, USED A DASH PROTECTOR MAT AND WHEN I TOOK IT OFF TO CLEAN THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED INTO PIECES. THIS DASHBOARD LOOKS WORSE THAN A JIGSAW PUZZLE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD PIECES JUST BREAK OFF AND FALL INTO THE DASH!

Mileage: 99,000

THE DASH IN MY 2003 DODGE RAM 3500 HAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. THE TRUCK HAD 95,602 MILES AT THE TIME. LOW MILEAGE FOR THE MODEL BUT I ONLY LIVE 3 MILES FROM MY JOB. I USE A SUNSCREEN WHEN THE TRUCK IS NOT IN USE AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS SUN DAMAGE. NOW LITTLE PIECES OF PLASTIC, FOAM AND FIBER LOOKING MATERIAL ARE BEING SPEWED FROM AIR VENTS. I THINK IT IS FROM THE DETERIORATION OF THE DASH. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD REPLACE THIS DASH AS THE DETERIORATION IS THROUGH NO FAULT OF MINE AS I HAVE GIVEN REASONABLE CARE TO THE TRUCK. I ALSO FEAR THAT IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY, I OR MY PASSENGERS COULD BE INJURED OR KILLED BY THE DAMAGED DASH FLYING INTO SHRAPNEL.

Mileage: 95,602

FAILED COMPONENTS= DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUNVISOR DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR FAILS TO REMAIN IN THE FULLY UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN PASSING OVER A BUMP, RESULTING IN REDUCED FORWARD VISIBILITY AND DISTRACTION TO DRIVER. SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF PASSENGER SIDE SUNVISOR RESULTS IN DECREASED VISIBILITY TO DRIVERS RIGHT. INVESTIGATION THROUGH DODGE TRUCK WEBSITES REVEAL THIS PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY OTHERS AND THAT DODGE REDESIGNED THE SUNVISOR IN 2005 MODEL YEAR. THERE IS NO AVAILABLE REPAIR, JUST A FULL REPLACEMENT OF SUNVISORS AT A COST OF UP TO $150.00 (PARTS/LABOR) AS DOCUMENTED ON DODGE TRUCK WEBSITES. SUNVISORS ON SUBJECT VEHICLE ARE NOW SECURED VIA SAFETY PINS AND VELCRO STRIPS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL VISOR MOVEMENT.

Mileage: 86,000

MY 2003 DODGE 3500 TRUCKS DASH BOARD IS BROKEN/CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO DODGE AND THEY HAVE OFFERED TO REPLACE IT WITH A 1000.00 CO-PAY. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE DANGEROUS AS BROKEN PARTS CAN BECOME DIS-LODGED DURING A COLLISION AND CAUGHT BY THE AIR BAGS. PLEASE KEEP ON DODGE TO DO THE RIGHT THING HERE. I WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP WITH THE COSTS BUT 1000.00 IS TO MUCH! *TR

Mileage: 85,000

1. OUR DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AFTER NOT USING THE TRUCK FOR SEVERAL WEEKS WE NOTICED DURING A TRIP SINCE THEN THE CRACK HAS GOTTEN BIGGER IN LESS THEN 48 HOURS. 2. I'VE READ THAT THIS CAN CAUSE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND WE HAVE HAD OUR AC QUIT WORKING FOR A LITTLE WHILE SINCE THE CRACK WAS NOTICE 3. SO, FAR NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I HAVE E-MAIL THE DEALERSHIP AND DODGE AND SO FAR NOT MUCH IS BEING SAID. I HAVE NOTICE THAT THE MAIN DODGES THAT ARE CRACKING ARE 01 BUT MINE IS NEWER IT IS AN 03 I CAN'T THINK WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE IN 2 YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

EVEN THOUGH I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF MY VEHICLE, THE DASHBOARD HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN IT. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP ME. THEY SAY I MUST PURCHASE A NEW DASHBOARD FOR ABOUT $700. I HAVE OTHER FRIENDS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THEY ALSO HAVE CRACKS. SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL? MY DAD'S 93 CHEVY IS FINE. *NM