2002 Dodge RAM 1500

DASH COMPONENTS CRACKING AND FALLING APART WITHOUT ABUSE. NOT CAUSED BY SUN OR HEAT EXPOSURE. CRACKED DASH PANELS POSE A HAZARD DUE TO EXPOSED WIRING USUALLY COVERED AND PROTECTED BY DASH. PARTS OF CRACKING DASH CAN FALL INTO WIRING AND COMPONENTS HOUSED IN THE DASH, INCLUDING AIRBAG COMPONENTS. CRACKED DASH PANELS ARE VERY SHARP AND CAN CAUSE INCREASED DANGER IN CASE OF CRASH OR OCCUPANT IMPACT WITH DASH PANELS. THREE OF THESE VEHICLES IN OUR FAMILY, ALL WITH SAME PROBLEM OF DASH COMPONENTS CRACKING WITHOUT ABUSE OR NEGLECT. AWARE OF NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES OF THIS MAKE WITH SAME ISSUES. *TR

JUST WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PHASE "RAM TOUGH" I'VE HAD MY 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 SINCE IT WAS NEW; I HAD INSTALLED A CARPETED DASH COVER A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK SO THE DASHBOARD WOULD BE PROTECTED FROM THE SUN. I EVEN INSTALLED A RETRACTABLE ACCORDION STYLE SUNSHADE. IN MID 2005, I WAS CLEANING THE INTERIOR AND REMOVED THE COVER ONLY TO FIND THREE CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD, SINCE THEN I HAVE NOTED MORE AND MORE CRACKS WITH VERY SHARP EDGES TO THE POINT THAT NOW I HAVE HOLES WITH SHARP EDGES AND PIECES OF DASHBOARD FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE A/C DUCTS AND INTO THE WIRING OF THE DASH AREA, ALSO I SHOULD MENTION THAT SINCE THESE PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DUCTS, MY A/C UNIT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN THAT THE INTERNAL DOORS TO DIVERT HOT AND COLD AIR ARE BEING BLOCKED BY THESE BROKEN PIECES AND NO LONGER OPEN OR CLOSE. I FEEL THAT DODGE NEEDS TO MAN UP AND PUT OUT A RECALL. LOOK, I LOVE MY TRUCK, IT'S MY THIRD ONE, AND I'VE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER FOR MANY MANY YEARS. IT'S NOW TIME FOR DODGE TO SHOW THEIR LOYALTY TO ITS CUSTOMERS!!! *TR

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM PICKUP THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKED FOR A WHILE FROM THE DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL. THE OTHER DAY A PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD BROKE OFF. NOW THERE IS A REAL SHARP EDGE ON THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD AND IT WILL CUT SOMEONE IF THEY HAPPEN TO PUT THEIR HAND ON IT JUST RIGHT. GOD FORBID THAT SOME LITTLE CHILD SHOULD BUMP THEIR HEAD ON IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB AND IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 I NOTICED THAT A CRACK HAD FORMED IN MY DASHBOARD, THERE ARE NOW 6 CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE DASHBOARD. I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED THAT IF THE TRUCK IS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THAT THE PIECES WITH THE SHARP EDGES WOULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO THE OCCUPANTS BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD WILL BREAK INTO PIECES AND FLY THROUGH THE CAB. *TR

2002 DODGE RAM 1500. DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND I JUST NOW STARTED RESEARCHING ON INTERNET FOR FEAR OF SOME ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SERIOUS INJURY. THIS IS AN APPARENT VERY COMMON DEFECT WITH DODGE, THAT DODGE DOES NOT WANT TO RECTIFY. I'VE ALWAYS USED A SUNVISOR AND TRIED MY BEST TO PROTECT THE DASH AND INTERIOR. 1. EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE - DEFECT IN MATERIALS USED BY DODGE. 2. FAILURE AND OCCURRENCE - DASH KEEPS CRACKING. 3. ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT - FILING COMPLAINT. *TR