2001 Dodge RAM Quad Cab

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND DECIDED TO PUT MY HEADLIGHTS ON BRIGHT IN ORDER TO SEE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN I HIT THE DIMMER, THE LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL THE SWITCH WAS OPERATED SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER THIS, I ALWAYS LEFT MY LIGHTS ON DIM FOR SAFETY REASONS. FINALLY WENT TO A JUNK YARD AND PULLED A REPLACEMENT DIMMER, WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM, I HOPE. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS AGO, JUNE 2005, 2 SMALL CRACKS OPENED ON THE DASHBOARD, ONE ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX AND THE OTHER ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER. OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS THESE CRACKS HAVE GOTTEN BIGGER AND SPREAD LENGTH AND WIDTH ACROSS THE DASH BOARD. THE DASH BOARD IS LITERALLY IN PIECES. THE AIR CONDITIONING QUIT WORKING A SHORT TIME AFTER THE 2 INITIAL CRACKS OCCURRED. WE HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE HAVING CHRYSLER REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS, WE HAVE LIVED WITH IT LONG ENOUGH. *TR

2001 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB SHORT BED PICKUP HAS MYSTERIOUS FAILURE OF THE DASHBOARD. CRACKS EXTEND THROUGHOUT. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLLISION AND AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD COULD BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. CRACKS BEGAN IN JULY OF 2005 AND HAVE BECOME SO SEVERE BY 2009 THERE IS NOT MUCH OF THE DASHBOARD LEFT INTACT. *TR

IN 2004 I PURCHASED A 2001 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB 1500 TRUCK FROM A LOCAL DEALER. THE TRUCK WAS IN GREAT SHAPE. ABOUT 3 YRS. LATER I NOTICED THE DASH STARTING TO CRACK FROM THE DEFROST VENTS OUTWARD. WITH IN A WEEK I HAD LARGE HOLES IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DASH. THE PLASTIC PIECES THAT BROKE OFF FELL DOWN INSIDE. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM BUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A RECALL THEY COULDN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I FEEL FROM BEING A MEDIC FIREFIGHTER THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF I SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG BECOMES DEPLOYED MORE PIECES OF THE DASH CAN BECOME PROJECTILES CAUSING DAMAGE AND BODILY INJURY. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 STARTED TO CRACK ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO. IT BEGAN AS A SMALL CRACK NEAR THE DEFROSTER AREA ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND GREW TO ABOUT EIGHT INCHES TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE DASH. A SECOND CRACK BEGAN WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS AND ALSO GREW TO ABOUT EIGHT INCHES. THIS TIME MUCH MORE RAPIDLY. I USE MY TRUCK ONLY FOR SHORT TRIPS TO WORK AND BACK AND RARELY TAKE PASSENGERS. NOTHING IS, OR HAS EVER BEEN, STORED ON THE DASH, YET IT CONTINUES TO CRACK. I HAVE READ ABOUT 50 COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. I TOO SHARE THE CONCERN THAT CONTINUED CRACKING OF THE DASH WITH PIECES CAVING IN WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS UNDER THE DASH AND POSSIBLE EVEN PREVENT THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 IN GREAT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR 2 CRACKS STARTING IN MY DASHBOARD COMING FROM THE DEFROSTER VENT AREA WHERE THE 2 SCREWS ARE LOCATED. I UNDERSTAND MANY MANY OTHER RAM OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND MANY OF THEIR DASHES HAVE FELL COMPLETELY INWARD EXPOSING WIRING A SUCH. THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM BUT THEY CANT FIX IT CAUSE THEIR IS NO OPEN RECALL ON IT YET! AS MUCH MONEY AS WE PAY FOR THESE VEHICLES WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPECT SOMETHING AS FUNCTIONAL AND COSMETIC AS YOUR DASHBOARD TO LAST. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN SOON!! DODGE LET A VENDOR SUPPLY THEM WITH SUBPAR MATERIAL AND THEY KNOW IT YET THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE DASHES? MAKES NO SENSE. I JUST PURCHASE THIS TRUCK A FEW MONTHS AGO FROM A USED CAR DEALER THAT IS WHY THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS FILLED IN LIKE IT IS. PLEASE DO THE AMERICAN CONSUMERS SOME JUSTICE AND MAKE THE CHRYSLER CORP FIX ALL THESE CRACKED DASHES. *TR