2001 Dodge RAM Quad Cab

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM PICK UP. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO WE DISCOVERED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD CRACKED IN NUMEROUS PLACES. WE HAD IT REPLACED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE REPLACED DASHBOARD IS AGAIN CRACKING. I FEEL THAT THESE PARTICULAR MODELS ARE DEFECTIVE AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THE DASHBOARD TO BE EXCHANGED AGAIN WITHOUT COST TO ME AS A CONSUMER. I DO NOT WANT THIS DASHBOARD CAVING IN LIKE OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I DEARLY LOVE MY TRUCK AND IT'S A SHAME THAT AN ITEM SUCH AS THIS COULD DECIDE WHETHER I BUY FROM DODGE IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS REQUEST. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE DASHBOARD ON THE 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP. MY TRUCK WAS ONLY 4 YRS OLD WHEN IT STARTED CRACKING. IT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A AUTO MANUFACTURER TO PRODUCE SOMETHING THAT FALLS APART SO QUICKLY AND THEN NOT OFFER TO REPLACE IT. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER, PROBABLY DUE TO THE WIRING BEING DAMAGED WITH THE BREAKAGE. *TR

WE SEEN ON LOCAL 6 WKMG A STORY CONCERNING DASHBOARDS CRACKING ON DODGE RAM TRUCKS. WELL, WE'RE ONE OF THE STATISTICS. WE OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB TURBO DIESEL, WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD, OR SHOULD I SAY MANY CRACKS! THE SPEAKER VOLUME GOES UP AND DOWN WITH EVERY WHIM, NEVER KNOWING WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. COULD HAPPEN DURING A TURN OR MAYBE GOING OVER A BUMP. ONE OF THE CRACKS HAS INVADED DOWN TO THE LIGHT SWITCH, WHICH MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS WONDERING IF MY LIGHTS MIGHT GO OUT SOME NIGHT WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE INCIDENT DATE FOR US, IS WHEN WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK AS WE BOUGHT IT USED AND IT CONTINUED TO CRACK OVER TIME. *TR

I DRIVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB. I AM A VICTIM OF THE FAMOUS "CRACKED DASH" AS WELL. AT AROUND 38,000 MILES I STARTED TO NOTICE A SMALL CRACK THAT WENT ABOUT 2 INCHES OR SO FROM THE RIGHT SCREW (PASS SIDE) AT THE DEFROST VENT FOR THE WINDSHIELD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THINKING THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT, NOT REALIZING THAT ONLY THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY TAKES CARE OF TRIM WORK, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE WORK , ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, METRO DODGE IN SNELLVILLE, GA. SHORTLY AFTER I BEGAN NOTICING SMALL CRACKS DEVELOPING ALL AROUND MY DASH, HOWEVER THE FIRST ONE WAS MAKING ITS WAY TO THE AIR BAG. IT HAS SINCE PROGRESSED INTO THE ENTIRE DASH ON PASS SIDE BEING ALMOST COMPLETELY BROKEN OUT AT THE TOP, AND JUST FALLING TO PIECES. I CONSIDER REPLACING THE DASH BUT SINCE THEN THE DOOR JAM COVER (BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND DOOR, AT ABOUT EYE LEVEL, ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS STARTED FALLING APART AS WELL. SO I FIGURE THAT THEIR IS NO REASON TO DO THE DASH UNLESS I CAN DO IT ALL, AND I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THAT, HOWEVER I AM CONCERNED WITH POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE LEARNED ABOUT CERTAIN SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRACKED DASH. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN OF MINE AND I WOULD LIKE IT FIXED. IF I WERE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND MY AIR BAGS DEPLOY, THE CRACKED DASH COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO BE PUNCTURED AND POSSIBLY LIMIT MY SAFETY, ALONG WITH MY TEENAGER. *TR

THERE IS A CRACK IN THE DASH THAT STARTED AT THE DEFROST VENT AND CAME FORWARD TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, THERE ARE SEVEN MORE CRACKS THAT HAVE SPROUTED OFF OF THE INITIAL CRACK. THE CRACKS HAVE CAUSED A SIX INCH HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH. THE PIECE OF PLASTIC FELL INTO THE DASH AND IS NOW SOMEWHERE UP AGAINST THE AIRBAG. THERE IS A GREAT CONCERN THAT THIS WILL DAMAGE THE AIRBAG CAUSING IT NOT TO DEPLOY PROPERLY IF AT ALL. THERE IS ALSO CONCERN THAT IF IT DOES DEPLOY WILL THE PLASTIC PIECES THAT HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DASH DEPLOY WITH IT CAUSING GREAT BODILY HARM. *JB