1999 Dodge RAM 1500

THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING NEAR THE CENTER OF DASH AND GOING DOWN TO WHERE THE DASH MEETS THE WINDSHIELD. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, THE DASH CONTINUED TO CRACK IN THE SHAPE OF A SPIDER WEB UNTIL PIECES STARTED FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE DASH. NOW THERE'S A LARGE HOLE IN THE DASH IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT/STEERING WHEEL APPROXIMATELY 14" LONG AND 8" WIDE AND IT'S CONTINUING TO CRACK AND DISINTEGRATE; ALL THE MECHANICS INSIDE THE DASH ARE NOW EXPOSED. IT IS MY BELIEF THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT SINCE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME SITUATION IN THEIR DODGE VEHICLES.

I HAVE A 99 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASH IS BROKEN IN SO MANY DIFFERENT PIECES. I LOOKED DOWN IN ONE OF THE HOLES THAT ARE NOW IN MY DASH AND SAW A PIECE RESTING ON SOME WIRES. IF LEFT THERE I COULD SEE HOW AFTER TIME IT COULD WEAR THROUGH THE INSULATION ON MULTIPLE WIRES AND CAUSE THEM TO ARC OR GET HOT AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE. IS THIS RIGHT THAT DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THE CONSUMER WHEN CONTACTED ? THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE DASH , BUT THATS MY 2 CENTS I GUESS. *TT

MY TRUCK DASH ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM IS CRACKED IN ABOUT 20 DIFFERENT PIECES. THIS STARTED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT WAS NOT RECALLED. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEARS. CHRYSLER/DODGE SAYS THIS IS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM IN A PRESS RELEASE, BUT IT IS NOT. I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND HAVE STOPPED AN ESTIMATED 50-75 DODGE RAM TRUCKS FROM AROUND THIS YEAR AND HAVE YET TO SEE A SINGLE ONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE A CRACKED DASH. I HAVE SEEN A RECENT NEWS STORY ABOUT THIS ON MY LOCAL NEWS AND HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT OUT FROM ITS RETRACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NEITHER FRONT SEAT BELT WOULD PULL OUT FROM THEIR RETRACTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR BOX UNDER EACH SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

DASHBOARD CRACKING ISSUE. I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT. TWO YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD. I TOOK IT TO DODGE AND THEY SAID THAT I BROKE IT AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. OVER TIME SINCE THE DASH HAS CRACKED IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THERE ARE SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS IN THE DASH AS WELL AS A HUGE CHUNK MISSING RIGHT ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS CAUSES A GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT IS DANGEROUS AND MAY CAUSE A WRECK. THERE IS EXPOSED WIRING IN THE DASH THAT MAY SHORT OUT, DUE TO PARTS OF THE DASH FALLING ON IT OR THE HEAT OF THE SUN. THIS MAY CAUSE EITHER THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, WIPERS NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING USE IN RAINY CONDITIONS, OR THE HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING DURING THE NIGHT THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH INJURING AN OCCUPANT. I HAVE ALREADY NOTICED SUN FADING ON THE WIRING. I KEEP IT COVERED WITH A TOWEL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF SUN EXPOSURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN KEEP IN MY GARAGE MOST OF ITS LIFE. THERE ARE 5 DODGE RAM'S IN MY FAMILY AND THEY ALL HAVE THIS ISSUE. THIS IS NOT A ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH THESE TRUCKS AND IS NOT MY FAULT. I PAID OVER 22,000 DOLLARS FOR THIS TRUCK IN 2000 AND IT ONLY HAS 135,000 MILES ON IT. I KEEP MY VEHICLE VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND CLEAN . EVERY DODGE RAM ON THE ROAD THAT I SEE HAS THIS ISSUE. SO THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TRUCKS OUT THERE WITH THIS ISSUE. THEY ARE ALL HAZARDOUS TO OPERATE IN THE PRESENT CONDITION . I HOPE THAT IT DOES NOT TAKE SOMEONE GETTING HURT BY THIS ISSUE FOR IT TO GET RESOLVED. THE RESOLUTION: IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE NTSB MAKE DODGE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE DASHBOARD PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEIR LOCAL DEALER. THE PART SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH NOT COST TO THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE DRIVER/PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORIST AROUND THE SUBJECT VEHICLE.