2002 Dodge RAM 1500

THE DASH IN MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 BEGAN CRACKING IN JANUARY 2010. IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER AND THE REAR TRIM SECTION HAS FOUR CRACKS WHICH HAVE ALLOWED THE CENTER GRILL TO FALL INSIDE THE DASH. THE FRONT OR MAIN DASH HAS A CRACK PERPENDICULAR TO THE WINDSHIELD OVER THE GLOVE BOX AREA. THE CENTER OF THE DASH IS CRACKED FROM THE REAR EDGE TO THE FRONT LEADING EDGE AND APPEARS TO BE GETTING WIDER. WHAT ONCE APPEARED AS A HAIRLINE CRACK NOW HAS WIDENED AND APPEARS AS THOUGH IT IS BECOMING VERY UNSTABLE. THIS TYPE OF DASH WHILE ATTRACTIVE SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN USED. THE EDGES OF THESE CRACKS ARE A VERY HARD PLASTIC AND FEEL SHARP. GOD FORBID COMING IN CONTACT WITH THIS MATERIAL IN A WRECK. A PADDED TYPE DASH SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED. DID NOT DO ENOUGH RESEARCH BEFORE BUYING THIS VEHICLE. A RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE ORDERED. *TR

TRUCK CRASHED INTO TREE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAME FACE WITH STEERING WHEEL DASH BOARD,CHEST HIT STEERING WHEEL AND DRIVER DOOR HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF NOSE MOUTH WASBUSTED UP AND HAVE PROBLEM WITH NECK AND BACK AND LARGE KNOT ON FOREHAD,,TRUCK WAS TOTAL OUT..,THIS IS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500,I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH IS CRACKING SEVERELY AND I AM WORRIED THAT PIECES OF THE DASH ARE FALLING INTO THE DASH WHILE, THAT WHILE DRIVING THE PIECES OF THE DASH WILL CUT VITAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INCLUDING THOSE FOR SAFETY. MY DASH HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER TIME AND I AM AFRAID OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF I AM DRIVING AND THE DASH FULLY COLLAPSES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR INDEPENDENTLY MOVED FROM PARK AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PLACE THE VEHICLE BACK IN PARK. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY START WHEN IN NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V555000 -POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT) BUT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE DASH BOARDS ON THE 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 IS MADE FROM AN INFERIOR PLASTIC THAT CRACKS,BUSTS,AND EVENTUALLY JUST FALLS INTO A GAPING HOLE. THIS RESULTS IN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. I DID NOT REALIZE WHAT A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THIS WAS UNTIL I DID SOME RESEARCH OF MY OWN. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF WEBSITES DEDICATED TO THIS VERY PROBLEM AND DODGE IS AWARE IT EXISTS BUT THUSFAR HAS NOT SUBMITTED A RECALL. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REPLACE MY DASH FOR THIS VERY REASON BUT THE COST IS VERY HIGH AND I FEEL AS A CONSUMER IT SHOULD NOT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE MATERIAL WAS INFERIOR TO BEGIN WITH. RIGHTNOW MY DASH IS GLUED TOGETHER AND I AM SURE THIS ISN'T A LONG TERM FIX BUT I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS I HAVE READ THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD ARE NUMEROUS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING IN DARK CONDITIONS. I AM AFRAID MY DASH TOO WILL COLLAPSE IF NOT REPLACED. PLEASE CONSIDER THE RAMIFICATIONS IF THIS PROBLEM ISN'T TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IN MAY 2010, THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AS OF AUGUST 2010, THE CRACK BECAME BIGGER FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO OVER THE GAUGES. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ALSO BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 124,000.