2002 Dodge RAM 1500

THE DASHBOARD OF MY DODGE RAM IS DISINTEGRATING INTO SHARP POINTED SHARDS OF PLASTIC. THE PLASTIC MATERIAL WHICH MAKES UP THE DASH HAS CHANGED IN IT CHARACTERISTICS SO AS TO BECOME QUITE BRITTLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE SHARDS TO BECOME PROJECTILES AND/OR ANYTHING COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE DASH CAUSING THE DASH TO FREELY BREAK APART INTO HUNDREDS OF KNIFE-LIKE BLADES AND CAUSING INJURY, IS IMMINENT. WE HAVE MADE GIANT STRIDES IN VEHICLE OCCUPANT SAFETY BY REQUIRING SHATTER PROOF GLASS, REQUIRING OCCUPANTS TO USE SEATBELTS, ETC. . NOW WE ARE FACING OTHER DILEMMAS WHERE MANUFACTURERS HAVE INTRODUCED MATERIALS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF VEHICLES WHICH MAY NEGATE THOSE SAFETY PROGRESSIVE INNOVATION GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO IMPLEMENT. ALTHOUGH MY CURRENT CONCERN MAY BE PREVENTIVE IN NATURE I BELIEVE ANY REASONABLE AND PRUDENT PERSON CAN EASILY DEDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR GRAVE HARM WHICH MAY BEFALL THE CONSUMER UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE DODGE DASHBOARD REPRESENTS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THESE VEHICLES. *JS

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.

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES AND FALLING APART. I TOOK THE DASH COVER OFF TO GLUE IT BACK TOGETHER AND SEEN THAT THE DASH BODY IS ALSO CRACKING, AFTER GLUING THE TOP DASHBOARD BACK TOGETHER, LESS THAN A MONTH LATER CRACKS APPEARED NEXT TO THE CRACKS THAT I GLUED TOGETHER. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE DASH BODY COLLAPSES. *JS

THE DASHBOARD IN THE 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS AND PIECES ARE FALLING INTO THE A/C VENTS AND THE FIREWALL. THERE ARE MANY SHARP EDGES AND LOOSE BROKEN PIECES AND I'M AFRAID IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT THERE COULD BE FRAGMENTS THAT BREAK APART AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE EYE DAMAGE OR SEVERE LACERATIONS. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH DODGE AS I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM NUMEROUS OWNERS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 QUADCAB. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A TURN HOWEVER, THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN ENGAGED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HORN AND REAR BRAKE LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, BOTH TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT FUNCTION UPON ACTIVATION. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. IN ADDITION, LARGE FRAGMENTS OF MATERIAL SEPARATED THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD SURFACE. THERE WERE ALSO NUMEROUS CRACKS WITHIN THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PERMANENT MALFUNCTIONS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS AND SHARDS OF HARD, SHARP, PLASTIC IS FALLING INTO INTERIOR. SHARDS ARE ALSO BECOMING PROJECTILES WHEN THEY DISLODGE FROM DASHBOARD. WHILE CLEANING OR TOUCHING DASHBOARD, PERSONAL INJURY OCCURS BY BEING STABBED AND/OR CUT BY THESE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. NO INCIDENT OCCURRED TO MAKE THIS ISSUE A USER PROBLEM. NO EXTREME HOT/COLD HAVE OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE MATERIAL USED TO MANUFACTURER THE DASHBOARD WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS, STATING THAT THE CONTACT WOULD ONLY BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.