2001 Dodge RAM 1500

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT LARAMIE 2X4 IN MAY 2005 FROM CUTTER DODGE IN HAWAII WITH 32,000 MILES.. THE TRUCK WAS FLAWLESS. IN THE BEGINNING OF 2007 MY DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK. I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF THE TRUCK AS FAR AS MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTIVE MEASURES TO PROLONG THE TRUCK. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW DASHBOARD WITH PARTS AND LABOR IT WAS QUOTED AT $2100.00. I'VE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THROUGH NETWORKING THAT EVERYONE WHO OWNS A 2000-2003 DODGE RAM HAS A BAD DASHBOARD. IT SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, BEING THE MAJORITY OF THE CRACKS ARE ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I HAVE PURCHASED A DASHMAT TO TRY AND PROLONG WHAT IS LEFT OF THE DASHBOARD, AND AT THE SAME TIME UPSET THAT DODGE WILL NOT REPLACE THE DASHBOARDS, THAT ARE FAULTY. I'VE OWNED OLDER TRUCKS THAT DIDN'T HAVE DASHBOARDS THAT CRACKED OR FELL APART. COULD SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS? *TR

LAST NOVEMBER ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL, I WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT WHILE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE ROADS WERE BAD AND EXTREMELY ICY. HOWEVER, I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHILE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, PUT IT INTO 4X4 AND CORRECTED MYSELF, THEN THE 4X4 WENT OUT (WHICH COMMONLY HAPPENED), LOST CONTROL, HIT THE MEDIAN SIDEWAYS, AND ROLLED THE TRUCK. THE PROBLEM WAS DURING THE ROLLOVER, 1. I HAD TO PUSH MYSELF BACK INTO THE SEAT TO ENGAGE MY SEATBELT, AND 2. THE BACK TWO IN ROOF ROLL GUARDS BROKE. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 20 - 25MPH WHEN I ROLLED AND THE BACK WINDOW SMASHED DOWN SEVERAL INCHES. THE COLLAPSING OF THE ROOF SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AS BAD. THE MEDIAN HAD OVER 6" OF SNOW IN IT. IF A PERSON WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT, HE/SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. TRUCK IS CONSIDERED TOTALED. MODEL IS A 2001 DODGE 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB SHORT BOX SLT/LARAMIE W/THE 5.2L MAGNUM V8. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED 4 46RE TRANSMISSIONS IN MY 01 DODGE RAM SPORT 4X4. THE 46RE IS A TERRIBLE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ARE KNOWN FOR BEING BAD. THEY EVEN HAVE THAT AS A REPUTATION. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS FOR WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY CONSUMERS. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH 4 TRANSMISSION FROM 46,000MILES TO 109,000 MILES, AND I NEED TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT IS IN IT NOW. IT HAS FAILED OUT OF NOWHERE WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. IT COSTS ATLEAST 2000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND I'VE HAD TO PAY FOR 1 OF THEM BECAUSE THEY AREN'T COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

I NOW HAVE TWO RAM 1500 TRUCKS WITH DASH TOP FAILURES HERE IN TEXAS. I WAS HIT FROM THE REAR IN MY 2000 RAM 1500 AND PLASTIC PIECES FROM THE ALREADY CRACKED AND CRACKING DASH HIT ME IN THE FACE AS IT EXPLODED ON IMPACT CAUSING MANY MINOR FACIAL CUTS BUT NONE IN MY EYES. BEING BLINDED CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I THEN HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OCCURRED THAT CUT BOTH AIR BAGS ON BOTH SIDES WITH MORE SHARDS OF THE DASH. MY 2001 RAM 1500 ALSO HAS A SEVERELY CRACKED DASH AND IS GETTING MUCH WORSE. THIS OCCURRED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. CHRYSLER CORP. REFUSES TO RESPOND AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT RESPOND WITH ANY HELP CLAIMING THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE PLUS THEY HAVE NO PARTS OR ANY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR THE PARTS TO BE MANUFACTURED EITHER. THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME AN EPIDEMIC TO RAM OWNERS AND WILL SOMEDAY BECOME AND CAUSE SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY FATALITY PROBLEMS. ACCIDENT REPORTS ARE NOT SHOWING THE DASH AS A PROBLEM. THEY INDICATE THE CRACKED DASH WAS CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT AND IS A RESULT. INSURANCE COMPANIES CLAIM IT IS A MANUFACTURES PROBLEMS. THE OWNER TAKES THE HIT UNLESS HE CAN CONVINCE THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE. THE PRESENT POLITICAL SITUATION NATION WIDE IS STOPPING MY PLEAS TO MY REPRESENTATIVE ON MY COMPLAINTS AND PLEAS FOR ASSISTANCE TO FALL ON DEAD EARS. DODGE DEALERS ARE HIDING THE FACT THAT A CRACKED DASH RAM 1500 TRADE INS ARE BEING JUNKED TO HIDE THIS MAJOR ISSUE. THUSLY IT IS NOT GETTING THE PROPER ATTENTION. AT LOCAL AUTO AUCTIONS THE DODGE RAM 1500'S DO NOT SELL. AS A NOTE: THERE IS ALSO A MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AS NOTED BY MOST TRANSMISSION SHOPS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT MANY AND MOST OF DODGE RAM 1500'S PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE DASHES. "GET THEM OFF THE ROAD AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE" IS CHRYSLER CORPORATIONS PLAN AS PER THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE WHEN HE WAS CORNERED. I HAVE BOUGHT MY LAST DODGE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500, I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK UNTIL NOW. THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND HAS A HOLE ABOUT 6" IN DIAMETER. IF I AM INVOLVED IN A CRASH THE SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC FROM THE DETERIORATING DASH WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND ANY OTHER OCCUPANTS RIDING WITH ME. *TR

MY 2001 DODGE 1500 TRUCK EXPERIENCED HOOD LATCH FAILURE WHILE DRIVING TODAY, 10-3-08. I HAD THE HOOD OPEN EARLIER IN THE DAY AND CLOSED IT THE SAME WAY I'VE DONE FOR 7 YEARS, WHICH IS WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO LATCH THE HOOD. FIVE MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER AND DRIVING APPX. 30 MPH, THE HOOD UNLATCHED AND FLIP COMPLETELY UP ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. FORTUNATELY NEITHER MYSELF, MY SON OR OTHERS WERE HURT WHEN I HAD TO STOMP THE BREAKS AND GET OFF THE ROAD. THE HINGES AND HOOD ARE BOTH BENT. I CAME ACROSS THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE08047 WHILE I WAS ON THE NET ATTEMPTING TO FIND OUT HOW TO FIX THE DAMAGE. PLEASE INCLUDE ME AS PART OF THE COMPLAINT FILE. THANK YOU, GLENN ZIMMERMAN *TR