1999 Dodge RAM 1500

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM PICKUP THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD. NOT LONG AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE DASH BEGAN CRACKING. WHAT SEEMED COSMETIC INITIALLY HAS BEGUN TO WORRY ME. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AS WELL AS MY CHILDREN. THE DASH IS IN PIECES AND IF YOU TOUCH IT, IT GETS WORSE. WILL THIS POTENTIALLY CAUSE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG AND WHAT WILL DODGE SAY AT THAT POINT? THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER WILL SELL ME THE PART BUT AFTER READING 1000'S OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE, I AM JUST NOT READY TO BUY ANY OTHER DODGE VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR THAT I BELIEVE IS ALSO POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. THE DASH HAS DISINTEGRATED INTO SEVERAL PIECES AND I BELIEVE IT IS DUE TO SUBSTANDARD MANUFACTURING. *TR

WE OWN A 1999 DODGE RAM SPORT AND THE DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY CRUMBLING AWAY. IT IS SEVERELY CRACKED ALL OVER. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF WE ARE IN A WRECK THAT THE PIECES WILL FLY OFF THE DASH AND HARM THE PASSENGERS AND THAT THE AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY PROPERLY. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT PIECES WILL FALL DOWN INTO THE DASH AND CAUSE FURTHER PROBLEMS. I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM YET BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 99 DODGE RAM NEW IN TUCSON, AZ. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS I BOUGHT A CARPET DASH COVER TO PROTECT THE DASH FROM THE SUN. HAVE NOT LOOKED UNDER COVER TILL TRUCK EXPERIENCED HEATER CORE PROBLEMS. TOOK TRUCK IN TO GET PART FIXED AND WAS INFORMED MY ENTIRE DASH WAS CRACKED. I NEVER USED PROTECTIVE CHEMICALS LIKE ARMORAL OR REMOVED THE DASH COVER, SO SUNLIGHT/CHEMICALS SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. AS WITH OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS "DODGE DASH CRACK" PROBLEM I HAVE LOST MY RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER AND OTHER ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT APPEARS TO BE HAVING ISSUES. NOTHING SPECIFIC YET EXCEPT FOR THE SPEAKER. HAVE APPOINTMENT FOR TRUCK, BUT DON'T EXPECT MUCH AS MY TRUCK IS SITTING AT 64,000+ MILES AND IT IS A FEW YEARS PAST WARRANTY. AM CONCERNED THAT THE DASH COULD BE CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH COULD LEAD TO FIRE OR AIR-BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 99 DODGE TRUCK IN 2001 AND HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED IT. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I NOTICED A CRACK DEVELOP ON THE DASH. THIS CRACK HAS GROWN AND SPIDER OUT AND NOW THE ENTIRE DASH IS BROKEN INTO PIECES. I HAVE COVERED THE DASH WITH A PLASTIC COVER BECAUSE DODGE WOULD NOT REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE ENTIRE DASH HAS CONTINUED TO CRACK UNDER MY COVER AND WILL EVENTUALLY CRUMBLE TO PIECES. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

THIS PROBLEM WITH THE POWER SEAT IS VERY UNSAFE AND IT IS A GOOD THING THAT I'M AM SOMEWHAT MECHANICALLY INCLINE AND THOUGHT TO PULL THE FUSE OUT JUST AS I COULD SEE THE SMOKE AND THE WHITE HARNESS UNDER THE SEAT WAS RED JUST READY TO IGNITE SO JUST PICTURE IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMEONE THAT IS NOT M.INCLINE AND WOULD NOT THINK OF PULLING THE FUSE I GUARANTEE A FIRE WOULD BREAK OUT UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT...I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS BECAUSE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MY WIFE AND 3YEAR OLD SON DRIVING IN THE TRUCK ALONE AND I GUARANTEE THAT SHE WOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT TO PULL THE FUSE OUT OR THIS COULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE THAT HAS THE SAME TRUCK...ALSO I HAVE NOT TAKE THE TRUCK IN TO THE DODGE DEALER YET BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD A BIG REPAIR BILL ...THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD AND I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR