2002 Dodge RAM 1500

THE DASHBOARD HAS STARTED CRACKING AFTER THE TRUCK HIT THE 60,000 MILE MARK. THERE ARE NOW HOLES IN PORTIONS OF THE DASHBOARD, AND THE PIECES HAVE FALLEN DOWN INTO THE HEATER MOTOR, AND IT HAS CAUSED THE DOORS ON THE HEATER TO NO LONGER OPEN AND CLOSE CORRECTLY, LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH NO HEAT. WE HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY SAY THAT THIS IS NOT A DEFECT, AND WILL NOT RECALL THE DEFECTIVE PIECE, BUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH THE DODGE RAM. THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING THE HEAT IN THE TRUCK AND ISSUES WITH THE DEFROSTER, AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A TICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE VALVE HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE AND TRAVELED 100 YARDS, AND CRASHED INTO AN ELECTRICAL POLE KNOCKING IT DOWN. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ACROSS A FIVE LANE HIGHWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE, TRAVELED ANOTHER 75 YARDS AND THEN CRASHED INTO A BRICK BUILDING. THE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY AND FACE. THE CONTACT WAS AIR LIFTED TO A TRAUMA CENTER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,755.

I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT FROM SHOPPING AT WALMART AND WAS PULLED OVER BY THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR NOT HAVING ANY TAIL-LIGHTS ON MY 2002 DODGE RAM. COME TO FIND OUT , NONE OF MY PARKING LIGHTS WORKED, BUT THE SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHTS DID WORK. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND A VISIT TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT THE PARKING LIGHT CIRCUIT HAD BLOWN AND I WOULD NEED A NEW FUSE BOX ($550.00) AND A FRONT CONTROL MODULE ($250.00) AND AN HOUR AND A HALF OF LABOR ($133.50) + TAX, TOTALS CLOSE TO $1000.00 TO REPAIR A DEFECT THAT CHRYSLER/DODGE KNOWS ABOUT AND HAS THE DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT TO SEARCH FOR SUCH A PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE PARTS PERSON AT THAT SAME DODGE DEALER I WENT TO, THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS. FROM MY INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THIS IS NOT THE ONLY MODEL YEAR THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON CHRYSLER/DODGE'S PART BEFORE THIS RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AND/OR LOSS OF LIFE ON THE ROAD DUE TO A FAULTY CIRCUIT ON A CIRCUIT BOARD. THEY ARE MAKING MONEY ON AN ITEM THAT INVOLVES PUBLIC SAFETY. *TR

MY 2002 DODGE RAM HAS A BAD BLEND DOOR CONTROLLER. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT I ONLY HAVE COLD OR WARM AIR COMING OUT OF THE VENTS IN THE FRONT PART OF THE DASH AND AM UNABLE TO SWITCH THE AIR TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS. DEALER SAYS IT'S AN $800 FIX. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN MY WINDOWS STEAM UP I HAVE TO USE A TOWEL TO WIPE THE WINDSHIELD AS I AM TRAVELING 70 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY. HOW SAFE IS THAT. DODGE NEEDS TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE!!! *TR

LEFT BRAKE LIGHT FAILED AROUND END OF JANUARY 2011. 1 1/2 WEEKS LATTER THE RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. REPLACED BULBS. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. REPLACED STOP LIGHT SWITCH. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. MADE PHONE CALLS AND WAS TOLD THAT DODGE WAS HAVING ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS, THAT IT WAS THE (TAIL LIGHT TREE COMPONENT) AND THAT IT WAS LEFT UP TO THE CONSUMER TO HAVE THIS FIXED AND TO PAY FOR IT THEMSELVES. THAT'S NOT FAIR, IT'S NOT THE CONSUMERS FAULT IT QUIT WORKING, IT'S A PART MALFUNCTION AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY DODGE @ THEIR COST BEINGS THEY HAVE ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE NOT DONE A RECALL ON IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO THE CONSUMER AND COULD KILL SOMEONE. *TR