2002 Dodge RAM 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PINE TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, AND LEG. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, AND LEFT LEG. THE OTHER PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND HEAD. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,982.

DASHBOARD BEGIN CRACKING AND FINALLY IN A COUPLE DAYS OF WEEKS BROKE APART COMPLETELY AS I HAD BEEN IN A CRASH.I CALLED THE COMPANY THEY SAID THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED.I TOLD THEM I HAVE 1992 FORD AEROSTAR WHOSE DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETELY .INTACT AND THAT IT WAS MUCH OLDER IT HAD TO BE A STRUCTURAL DEFECT. THEY OFFER TO PAY HALF WHICH MEANT I HAD TO PAY 500.00 DOLLARS, WHICH I DIDN'T HAVE. I FELT THEY SHOULD PAY ALL OF IT. ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND THE RPM ACCELERATE WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL.I TOOK MANY TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT BUT THEY NEVER DID. *TR

DASH IS CRACKING EVERYWHERE AND PIECES ARE FALLING OFF, DOUBT THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD WORK PROPERLY, AND IF IT DID OR DID NOT, LITTLE PIECE OF THE DASH WOULD FLY EVERY WHERE AND CUT THE PASSENGERS AND THE AIR BAG. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING BELOW IS CHRYSLERS RESPONSE, LIKE THEY THREATEN YOU THAT IF YOU EMAIL AGAIN IT WILL GO IN THE CORPORATE RECORDS, I TOLD THEM I HOPE THAT IT DID. NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW TO RETAIN CUSTOMERS AND SELL NEW TRUCKS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR RECENT EMAIL, ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY INFORMATION THAT WOULD CAUSE A CHANGE IN THE PREVIOUS DECISION. YOUR REQUEST MUST AGAIN BE RESPECTFULLY DECLINED. ANY FUTURE COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THIS ISSUE WILL BE RETAINED IN CORPORATE RECORDS. *TR

THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE WIRING SYSTEM FROM THE FUSE BLOCK THIS IS KNOWN TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE RAMS THE ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT AS WELL AS THE ENGINE LIGHT ALL COME ON ALSO THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER ALSO STOP WORKING. THIS STOPS THE ABS SYSTEM FROM WORKING AS WELL AS THE AIRBAGS I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE FUSE BLOCK AS WELL AS THE REAR SPEED SENSOR, AND THE DASH CLUSTER BECAUSE OF THIS OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD NOW, THE FIRST TIME ALL OF MY LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS THE DASH GAUGES AND DOOR LOCKS. WHY IS THIS AND ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO GET DONE ABOUT IT THE FIRST TIME I GOT A COPY OF A SERVICE BULLETIN AND DODGE TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS ONLY GOOD FOR DIESEL MODELS AND I HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. THERE SEEMS TO BE A REAL HISTORY OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEALERS ARE ALL AWARE OF THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG, CRACK MY DASH CRACKED FROM FRONT END TO ALMOST THE BACK. THE CRACK CAUSED ME TO JUMP SWERVE MY TRUCK ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DODGE HAS BEEN NO HELP AND MY DASH HAS DETERIORATED EVEN MORE EVER SINCE, I'M GETTING VERY WORRIED IT MIGHT AFFECT THE AIR BAGS AS ALL THE DASH PIECES FALL INTO THE RECESS WHERE THE AIR BAGS ARE WHICH WOULD BE A BAD THING SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY DASH HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED AND IS IN PIECES,(SHARP PIECES), IT COULD AFFECT THE WIRING IN MY DASH, IF I DID HAVE AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS IN THE DASH COULD THROW THOSE SHARP PIECES AT ME AND MY PASSENGERS. NOTE: THESE CRACK WERE AT NO FAULT OF MINE OR MY PASSENGERS. THE CRACKS STARTED TWO YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK BRAND NEW.