2001 Dodge RAM 2500

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 DODGE 2500 4WD PICKUP, THE CABLE PART OF THE SPARE TIRE LIFT ASSEMBLY FAILED AND ALLOWED THE SPARE WHEEL/TIRE TO BECOME FREE FROM IT'S HOLDING AND FELL TO THE PAYMENT. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS FOLLOWING ME FOR IF THEY WERE THEY WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY HIT THE WHEEL AND AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED POSSIBLY CAUSING INJURY (IES) TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED ON SEPT1 IN ROCKWELL, TEXAS. I REPORTED THIS TO ROCKWALL DODGE SERVICE DEPT AND TOLD THEM IT WAS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS BUT DID NOT ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY THE DODGE HEADQUARTERS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. THEY ORDERED THE REPLACEMENT PARTS AND GAVE ME A DATE YOU COME IN TO HAVE THE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. IN THE MEAN TIME I CALLED THE DODGE CORPORATION AND REPORTED THIS INCIDENT STRESSING AGAIN THE SAFETY ISSUE AND POSSIBILITY OF A DESIGN DEFECT. 9/21/10 "TRISH' CALLED AND ADVISED ME THAT BECAUSE OF THE AGE AND MILEAGE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. FURTHER SHE ADVISED THEY WOULDN'T ISSUE ANY WARNINGS EITHER DUE TO THE INFREQUENT REPORTINGS. . I ADVISED HER THAT DODGE HAS TAKEN THIS TOO LIGHTLY AND THAT THEY SHOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON BOTH OLD AND NEW TRUCKS (ALL VEHICLES BY A REDESIGN (FAILSAFE). I OFFERED THE PARTS TO HER FOR EXAM AND ANALYSIS BUT SHE WAS NOT INTERESTED. I AM APPALLED AT SUCH A "NON-CARING" ATTITUDE. *TR

MY DASH IS CRACKED ALL OVER AND WHEN I WENT TO TAKE OFF JUST DASH BESAL IT CRACKED AND IF YOU JUST PICK IT UP IT WILL BREAK IN YOUR HAND. THESE ARE SHARP POINTING ENDS. I WOULD HATE TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO SOME ONE IF AND WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLORE. I NEVER HAD TO TAKE DASH APART BEFORE SO THIS IS DO TO BAD MATERIAL THAT DID NOT HOLD UP TO THE HEAT OR COLD. I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SHE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED SEVERELY. SHE STATED THAT AS SHE WAS CLEANING THE DASHBOARD IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND CAUSED HER TO SUSTAIN A MINOR CUT TO HER HAND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS VERY BRITTLE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AND SOMEONE WOULD CALL HER BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,005. UPDATED 01/04/11*LJ UPDATED 01/10/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AT A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO COAST. HE STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE ENOUGH TO STOP THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

ENTIRE DASHBOARD CRUMBLING, CRACKING, FALLING APART, DISINTEGRATING ON 2001 DODGE RAM 2500. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AS VEHICLE WIRING IS EXPOSED AND ENTIRE SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF DASH ESPECIALLY AROUND THE PASSENGER SAFETY AIR BAG IS FALLING APART. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HAS RENDERED THE AIR BAG USELESS. PLASTIC SHARDS ARE RAZOR SHARP AND DANGEROUS. *TR

1.) AFTER OPENING THE HOOD THE RUBBER STRIP RUNNING ACROSS THE TOP EDGE OF THE FIREWALL (WHERE BACK OF HOOD MEETS) MAY BECOME DISLODGED AND FALL ONTO THE TURBOCHARGER HOUSING. 2.) THIS OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME HOOD IS OPENED. THE LAST TIME I HAD TO OPEN THE HOOD IT WAS DARK AND I DID NOT NOTICE THAT IT HAD BECOME DETACHED AGAIN WHEN I CLOSED THE HOOD. 3.) SINCE THE RUBBER HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE I REMOVED IT AND ALLOWED IT TO BURN ITSELF OUT ON MY DRIVEWAY. THE LAST TIME IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TURBO I WAS ABLE TO NOTICE IT BEFORE IT ACTUALLY HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, THIS TIME I WAS NOT SO LUCKY. *TR