1995 Dodge RAM 1500

THE DASH AND LOWER DASH BEZEL IN MY TRUCK ARE CRUMBLING MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY. PIECES FALL OF IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CUP HOLDERS ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL BECAUSE OF THIS AND IF IT CONTINUES LIKE IT IS THE GAUGE CLUSTER WILL NO LONGER BE HELD IN PLACE. ONTOP OF ALL THIS IF THE VEHICLE WERE INVOLVED IN A WRECK WHERE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THE PASSENGER WOULD GET A FACE FULL OF PLASTIC SHARDS FROM THE DASH ( WHAT LITTLE IS LEFT OF IT) RESULTING IN INJURY AND POSSIBLE BLINDNESS.DODGE HAS PLENTY OF RESOURCES AND MONEY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. YES THE VEHICLE IS 20 YEARS OLD AND OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF VEHICLES MUCH OLDER WITH SOLID DASHES STILL IN ONE PIECE. DODGE CLAIMS THIS IS JUST COSMETIC BUT AS BROKEN AS MINE ITS BECOME MORE THAN THAT. IM SURE THEY WOULD RATHER PAY TO HAVE SOME DASHES REPLACED WITH BETTER MATERIALS THAN A LAWSUIT WHEN SOMEONE IS INJURED BY THE DEFECTIVE PLASTIC.

I WAS WORKING AND A COUPLE OF EMPLOYEES CAME IN YELLING THE MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE.THE KEYS WAS OUT OF THE VEHICLE YET A ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN BURNING ALL THE DRIVERS SIDE DASH. CRAKED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND BUBBLED IT UP. IT TOOK LESS THEN 10 MIN TO DO ALL OF IT IF IT WASN'T FOR PEOPLE AT MY WORK THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE SPECIFIED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V024000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK...AT APPROX 40MPH MY LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE OF THE DASH BOARD TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL...I WAS ABLE TO SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN AND NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS CAUSED HOWEVER AFTER GETTING THE TRUCK HOME IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD OVER HEATED AND MELTED DOWN AFTER MY EXPERIENCE AND OTHER REPORTS I HAVE READ ONLINE I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V024000 BE UPDATED TO INCLUDE 1500 MODELS AS WELL. *TR

THIS HAS NOT ONLY HAPPENED TO ME!! I HAVE SEEN FROM REPAIR SHOPS THAT THIS IS A REGULAR THING. THE TIMING COVER WILL START LEAKING AT SEAM WITH BLOCK. AT THE CHANEL WHERE WATER GOES TO WATERPUMP. THE METAL THERE GETS ATE UP BY THE ANTIFREEZE AND THINS THE WALL TILL THERE IS A CUPPED OUT PLACE AT THE SEAM . THE ALUMINUM GETS ERODED THERE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN ON ANY OTHER CAR. 5.9 LITER V8, 360 CUBICINCH ENGINE. THE METAL THERE HAS TO BE SUBSTANDARD!! IT IS NOT THE GASKET BUT THE TIMING COVER THAT IS DEFECTIVE. IT WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO RUN HOT. THE TIMING COVER IS SUB STANDARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE TWO MAJOR CRACKS IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD THAT EXTENDED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED THE DASHBOARD WOULD EMIT SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHT SWITCH BOX, PIGTAIL CONNECTOR AND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,356.

A NEW REPLACEMENT PART MOPAR MANUFACTURED REAR BUMPER SUPPORT 55274869, STAMP CODE 8030A WAS A DEFECTIVE STAMPING THAT WOULD NOT MEET BUMPER IMPACT SAFETY STANDARDS WAS REFUSED REPLACEMENT TO CORRECT THIS UNSAFE DEFECTIVELY MANUFACTURED PART BY #1 COCHRAN AUTOMOTIVE 4520 WILLIAM PENN HWY MONROEVILLE, PA 15146 (412) 373-3333 (412) 843-0965 (412) 373-8906 FORMERLY CHARAPP CHRYSLER JEEP & DODGE IN NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA . SUGGEST TOTAL RECALL OF MANUFACTURES STOCK (CHRYSLER). THIS UNSAFE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT PART THAT IS STAMPED INCORRECTLY AND COULD POSE INJURY OR DEATH BY NOT MEETING SAFETY GUIDELINES SET FORTH FOR BUMPER STANDARDS. *TR