2001 Dodge RAM 1500

MY DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING OUT OVER THE LAST YEAR AND 1/2. THE CRACKS LOOK IDENTICAL TO PICTURES OF OTHER DODGE TRUCK DASHES I'VE SEEN ON THE INTERNET AND NEWS. I AND SO MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING CRACKS THAT A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY PLASTIC USED ON ALL THESE DODGE TRUCKS. *TR

MY DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING OUT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. FOR ABOUT THE LAST 10 MONTHS TO A YEAR I HAVE HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT HAS NO SIGNIFICANCE TO THE WAY IT RUNS, AND THE CODE IS UNRECOGNIZABLE TO AUTO GARAGE. ALSO I HAVE WIRING PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. MY DASH LIGHTS WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY ON THEIR OWN AND SOMETIMES COME BACK ON, SOMETIMES NOT. ALSO THERE ARE SHARP EDGES ON THE PLASTIC DASH EVERYWHERE. AS OF TWO WEEKS AGO, A SECTION CAVED IN, LEAVING A GAPING HOLE ABOUT 6 BY 8 INCHES IN SIZE. THE CRACKS AND HOLE LOOK IDENTICAL TO PICTURES OF OTHER DODGE TRUCK DASHES I'VE SEEN ON THE INTERNET AND NEWS. I FEEL THAT THE SHARP EDGES ALONE MAKE FOR A SAFETY ISSUE, AND SINCE THE CRACKS ARE SO SHARP AND SEVER BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SITE, I WONDER IF IT WOULD FAIL DURING DEPLOYMENT. COMBINED WITH THE WIRING ISSUES THAT I AND SO MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THAT A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY PLASTIC USED ON ALL THESE DODGE TRUCKS. *TR

2001 DODGE QUAD CAB PICKUP HAS FAILING WIRING IN STEERING COLUMN WHICH MAKES TRUCK DIE WHILE DRIVING . WHICH IN TURN THERE IS NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING AND NO ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS THAT MAKES THE TRUCK RUN . DEAD ON THE ROAD LITERALLY. WHO KNOWS AT WHAT SPEEDS THIS PROBLEM MAY OCCUR. LUCKILY, IT HAPPENED TO ME WHILE GOING SLOW AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK. NO KNOWN HUMAN DEATHS YET THAT I HAVE HEARD OF FROM THIS. IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED WITH WIRING HARNESS THERE WILL BE DEATHS, I'M PRETTY SURE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO DO MY BEST TO KEEP MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILIES SAFE. THIS NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH BEFORE SOMEONE DOES DIE UNNECESSARILY IN AN ACCIDENT THAT CAN BE AVOIDED BY REPLACING THE PROBLEM PART OF THE PICKUP. *TR THE BEARING CLUTCH, REAR CARRIER BEARING, AXLE SEALS, ROTORS, POWER STEERING PUMP, PINION CARRIER BEARINGS WERE ALL REPLACED. ALSO, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CENTER SEAT CONSOLE BOLTING SYSTEM FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK, THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD PANEL AND HOUSING AROUND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS CRACKED IN FOUR PLACES. THE GASKET ON THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING. THE GASKET, WATER AND TIMING CHAIN WERE REPLACED. THE CLUTCH FAILED, DUE TO THE WRONG YEAR TRANSMISSION BEING INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. A 2000 TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, INSTEAD OF A 2001. UPDATED 10/15/14

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. RECENTLY I WENT OUT TO MY TRUCK TO GO TO WORK AND NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN MY DASH BOARD RUNNING THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE DASH FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE FRONT OF THE DASH. THIS OCCURRED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. AND NOW AS OF THIS DATE 11 SEP 2008 I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL MORE CRACKS ARE NOW PRESENT. IT IS CONCERNING BECAUSE THE BIGGEST CRACK RUNS CLOSE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AREA. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MIGHT DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING IF THE DASH COLLAPSES AS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OTHER DODGE RAM PICKUPS. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE AN INJURY. *TR

ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO THE DASH ON MY RAM 1500 STARTED CRACKING. THE DASH IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES ALL ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND REGULARLY USE A WINDSHIELD SUN SCREEN WHEN PARKED. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET WEB SITES AND ONE NEWS ARTICLE ON THIS PROBLEM. I AM REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE MY WIFE'S COUSIN'S DODGE RAM 1500 CRACKED AND CAVED IN. THIS MUST BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I, LIKE COUNTLESS OTHERS, OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM PICK UP IN WHICH THE DASHBOARD IS DISINTEGRATING. CHRYSLER/DODGE REFUSES ANY RESPONSIBILITY ALTHOUGH THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. FULL COST TO REPAIR IS OVER $1,000.00. I HAVE BEEN TOLD A VARIETY OF EXCUSES SUCH AS "PARKED IN THE SUN" OR HAVING USED INTERIOR SURFACE PROTECTORS. THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH I'VE FOUND THAT THE MOST LIKELY NAMED CULPRIT IS THE USE OF NON-VIRGIN OR RECYCLED PLASTIC OR POLYMERS AS A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF FORMING MATERIAL. MY DASH STARTED AS A SMALL CRACK BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND DEFROSTER VENT, AND HAS NOW BEGUN SPREADING TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT, CURRENTLY 8 INCHES. THIS IS NOT JUST A COSMETIC ISSUE BUT ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. IMAGINE WHAT SHARDS OF PLASTIC CAN DO DURING A SMALL FENDER BENDER OR TO WIRING AND EQUIPMENT BEHIND THE DASH. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT OTHER'S EXPERIENCES I CAN SOON EXPECT THE ENTIRE DASH COVER TO CONTINUE CRACKING AND ULTIMATELY FALL APART. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT CHRYSLER/DODGE SIMPLY EXPECTS TO WAIT EVERYONE OUT AS THEY TRADE IN OR SELL THEIR TRUCKS, ESPECIALLY IN THIS DAY OF UNSTABLE FUEL PRICES. HOWEVER, MANY OF US RELY ON OUR TRUCKS FOR DAILY LIFE, BUY WITH THE INTENT OF KEEPING THEM FOR MANY YEARS IN GOOD RUNNING SHAPE AND APPEARANCE AND EXPECT THE MANUFACTURER TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO THE OWNERS OF THEIR VEHICLES. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER/DODGE IS JUST "DODGING" THE ISSUE. *TR

THIS PROBLEM IS ON A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK WITH ONLY 48,435 MILES ON IT. (BALL JOINT FAILURE) ONE LOWER BALL JOINT HAD .25 INCH OF FREE PLAY THE OTHER ONE HAD .10 INCH OF FREE PLAY, ONE UPPER JOINT HAD .07 INCH OF FREE PLAY . I REPLACED ALL 4 OF THE BALL JOINTS JUST FOR SAFETY. TOTAL COST WAS $780 . IF THESE BALL JOINTS HAD GREASE NIPPLES THIS FAILURE WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY WOULD ONLY COVER $110 OF THE REPLACEMENT COST. *TR