1999 Dodge RAM 1500

DASHBOARD HAS BROKEN APART AND COMPLETELY CAVED IN LEAVING EXPOSED WIRING AND TURNED BROKEN PIECES INTO PROJECTILES IF THE AIR BAG WAS TO DEPLOY. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT POSES A RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY AND EXISTS IN A GROUP OF VEHICLES OF THE SAME DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE. BECAUSE IT IS A CRITICAL VEHICLE COMPONENT THAT HAS BROKEN, FALLEN APART, AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, IT COULD CAUSE INJURY TO PERSONS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE.I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM AND IF YOU DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE (WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM)YOU WILL SEE HOW WIDESPREAD THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY IS. DODGE SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR NOT ALREADY RECALLING ALL TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE TO THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. *TR

THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE" IS FOR REAL. WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 ON THE INTERSTATE, I WENT OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE WHOLE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL AND DID NOT STOP SHAKING UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO UNDER 20 MPH. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND DODGE SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN FIVE TIMES IN MY TRUCK. *TR

I BOUGHT A 1999 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB BRAND NEW IN MILTON FL. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 76000 MILES AND THE COMPLETE DASH ASSY HAS BROKEN AND CRACKED INTO A DOZEN PIECES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAS BECOME A SERIOUS AIR-BAG/ FOD HAZARD IF IT NEEDS TO DEPLOY AND COULD CAUSE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. DEALERS AND MANUFACTURER REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE AND REPAIR THE DEFECTED DASHES. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS 1999 DODGE RAM IN 2002 WITH ABOUT 40,000 MILES ON IT. I NOW HAVE 79,000. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, THE DASH CRACKED. AFTER ABOUT 10 CRACKS ACROSS THE TOP OF THE DASH IN EVERY HORIZONTAL DIRECTION. I WENT TO THE "5 STAR" LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND SHOWED THEM THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND ESTIMATED $1500 TO REPAIR. UNTIL NOW, I THOUGHT THAT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM AND ASSUMED THAT THIS CERTAINLY WASN'T A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT MAY BE IN LINE FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I ORDERED A CUSTOM FIT MAT TO PUT OVER THE CRACKS. THE CRACKS HAVE CONTINUED AND ARE NOW GOING VERTICAL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEZEL. THERE ARE PROBABLE 15 CRACKS IN ALL. IN ADDITION, THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT PLASTIC DOOR FRAME HINGE PIN (PART OF THE DASH) BROKE OFF ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE. I EPOXIED IN A PIECE OF WOOD DOWEL ROD TO MAKE THE GLOVE BOX DOOR WORK. SEEMS LIKE THE DASH FALLING APART WOULD SET OFF THE AIR BAG OR SHORT THE WIRING TO CAUSE UNSAFE OPERATIONAL PROBLEM SUCH AS A FIRE. IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS WITH A FRAGMENTED DASH, WILL THE SHARP FRAGMENTS BECOME MISSILES THAT COULD INJURE OR KILL THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER? THIS APPEARS TO BE A REALLY UNSAFE CONDITION. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET. CAN YOU HELP PUT THE PRESSURE ON DODGE FOR A RECALL TO REPLACE OUR DASHES? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO WEAR AND CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTICED PRIOR THAT THERE WERE SMALL CRACKS FORMING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 152000.

1999 DODGE RAM 1500 BUSTED DASH. MY CONCERN IS THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE DASH IS SO BUSTED UP THAT I'M WORRY WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I'M EVER IN AN ACCIDENT. IF THE AIR BAGS COME OUT WILL ALL THE SHARP PIECES OF THE DASH FLY OUT AND HIT ME. THOSE PIECES ARE REALLY SHARP AND I FELL LIKE THEY COULD DO JUST AS MUCH DAMAGE TO SOMEONE AS BEING IN A WRECK. THE BUSTED DASH IS SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. THE WIRING IS ALSO EXPOSED AND THAT ALONG CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN, I WOULD HATE FOR ONE OF THEM TO GET HURT JUST BECAUSE DODGE WILL NOT DO A RECALL. I'M NOT SURE OF THEIR REASON FOR NOT DOING IT, BUT IN THIS ECONOMY, THEY ARE LOOSING BUSINESS FAST DUE TO THEIR LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM WITH 88,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK IS ALWAYS KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND IN PERFECT CONDITION EXCEPT THE '!@#$% DASH BOARD. ON AUG 11 2009 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE BLOCK AND A PC OF THE DASH CRACKED OF HITTING ME IN THE EYE!!!!!!!! I LOST CONTROL FOR A SECOND AND ENDED UP ON THE PARKWAY GRASS! THANK GOD NO ONE WAS PLAYING IN THERE YARD CAUSE FOR A MOMENT I WAS UNABLE TO SEE! I DIDN'T KNOW I NEEDED TO WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WHILE DRIVING A CHRYSLER MADE PRODUCT!! I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND HE SAID"ILL GIVE YOU A GOOD DEAL ON A NEW ONE! WHY DO I WANT ANOTHER PC OF '!@#$% FROM THEM? START STANDING BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT AND MAYBE I WOULD BUY ANOTHER ! I CANT LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE THIS AND IM AFRAID TO AS WELL, FEARING WHAT OTHER PART OF THE DASH IS GOING TO FLY OFF NEXT! THERE ARE CRACKS ALL OVER IT FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE GAUGES FROM SIDE WINDOW TO SIDE WINDOW! THIS MUST BE REPLACED!!! *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP AND MECHANICALLY IT HAS BEEN A PRETTY GOOD CAR. HOWEVER, ABOUT A YEAR AGO, MY DASH STARTED CRACKING AND HAS SINCE DEVELOPED MULTIPLE CRACKS THAT RUN FROM THE FRONT OF THE DASH TO THE WINDSHIELD!! I'VE WITNESSED MANY OTHER DODGE PICK-UP TRUCKS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND SOME HAVE BIG CHUNKS OF PLASTIC THAT HAVE BROKEN OUT OF THE DASH. I'M CONCERNED THAT WIRING WILL BE EXPOSED, THE PLASTIC AS IT BREAKS OFF IN CHUNKS WILL FALL DOWN INTO THE DASH AND CAUSE PROBLEMS! I REALLY BELIEVE THAT DODGE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC USED IN THE DASHES OF THEIR PICKUP TRUCKS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. THEY SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THESE DASHES REPLACED!! THANKS! *TR