Dodge Dodge Truck body problems

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LIKE ALMOST EVERY OTHER DASH IN THE DODGE PICKUP THIS ONE AS WELL AS THE ONE IN MY 18 YEAR OLD SONS 96 1500 IS DESTROYED.

NHTSA complaint #10424000 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DASHBOARD IS CRACKING.

NHTSA complaint #10363797 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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SPARE TIRE HOLDER CABLE BROKE AND TIRE FELL OFF WHILE GOING DOWN ROAD.

NHTSA complaint #10331513 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 & THE DASH HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED & CHUNKS HAVE BROKEN FREE & ARE FLOATING AROUND UNDER THE REMAINING PARTS OF THE DASH PANEL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN A GRADUAL PROCESS & THE DASH HAS BECOME MORE CRACKED AS TIME HAS GONE ON.

NHTSA complaint #10279232 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DODGE 1500 RAM SPORT PICK UP. DASH COVER BROKE IN PIECES. A WHILE LATER I NOTICE THE TWO FRONT SPEAKERS STOP WORKING, THE SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THE DASH LIGHTS GO CRAZY, THE TOP 12 VOLT ADAPTER STOPS WORKING, ETC. ALSO SEAT BELTS DON'T RETRACT CORRECTLY, AND DRIVER SIDE BUCKLE HAD TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10276346 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I OWN A1998 DODGE RAM TRUCK THAT I PURCHASED 5 YEARS AGO WITHIN THIS PAST YEAR IV NOTICED MY DASH BOARD CRACKING AND IT SEEMED TO BE GETTING WORSE TILL I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK A BIG CHUNK OF DASH BOARD BLEW UP AND HIT ME RIGHT IN THE FACE I ALMOST WRECKED MY TRUCK IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IF THERE IS A DEFECT IN THESE DODGE TRUCKS DASHBOARDS THEY SHOULD LET THE OWNER OR PUBLIC AWARE SO THEY CAN BE FIXED.

NHTSA complaint #10276363 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DASH IS CRACKING INTO SHARP PIECES THAT FALL INTO INTERIOR OF THE DASH. I HAVE CONCERN FOR THE WIRING AND AIRBAG.

NHTSA complaint #10249461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM TRUCK 2500 SERIES 4X4. THE DASH ON THIS VEHICLE HAS TOTALLY CAVED IN AND FALLEN ON THE CONTROLS, AIRBAG, FAN AND WIRING. I CAN'T EVEN GET TO SOME OF THE PIECES OF THE PLASTIC. I HAVE READ AND HEARD ON THE RADIO/TV THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT A LOT OF DODGE OWNERS ARE HAVING IT ISN'T JUST ME. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE MATERIALS THAT DODGE IS USING IN THEY'RE PLASTIC AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THEIR DASHBOARDS.

NHTSA complaint #10244419 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY 2001 DODGE DAKOTA LEAKED WATER TO THE RIGHT OR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAB COMPARTMENT (EVERY TIME IT RAINED. IT WAS FIRST NOTICED DURING THE SUMMER OF 06" IT FIRST APPEARED ON THE FLOOR OF THE FRONT SEAT. AFTER TEARING UP ALL THE CARPET I FOUND THAT THE WATER WAS ACTUALLY COMING IN FROM BEHIND THE REAR SEAT. THERE IS A SEAM ABOUT HALF WAY UP IN THE RIGHT REAR CORNER AND THAT IS WHERE THE WATER IS COMING IN I TRIED TO PATCHED IT AS BEST I COULD. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN LUCKY.

NHTSA complaint #10238897 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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1997 DODGE RAM HAS DASHBOARD COVER CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. PIECES HAVE FALLEN DOWN INTO THE DASH AMONG THE INTERNAL WIRING. THIS IS NOT JUST A COSMETIC PROBLEM. IF THE PIECES THEMSELVES DO NOT SHORT OUT THE WIRING AND CAUSE A FIRE, THE JAGGED EDGES COULD POTENTIALLY CUT OPEN AN AIRBAG UPON DEPLOYMENT CAUSING A BAG FAILURE DURING A CRASH.

NHTSA complaint #10227226 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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RECENT PURCHASE OF 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT TRUCK. WITH NO FORCE OR ASSISTANCE THE DASH OF THE TRUCK CRACKED ONCE AND WITHIN SECONDS ANOTHER LARGER CRACK ENGULFED THE DASH. THE TRUCK WAS IN THE GARAGE WHEN THE INITIAL INCIDENT HAPPENED AND THE OTHER HAPPENED AS I STATED ABOVE SECONDS LATER AS I BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE.

NHTSA complaint #10226846 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. THE MAIN DOOR HAS RUST BUBBLES UNDER THE FACTORY PAINT AT THE BOTTOM. THE SMALLER DOOR HAS 2 -3INCH CRACKS SIDE BY SIDE. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD BOTH A FACTORY UNDER COAT AND ANOTHER UNDER COAT JUST 1 YEAR AGO. BUT THE CAUSE OF THESE 2 PROBLEMS LOOK LIKE IT CAME FROM THE FACTORY.

NHTSA complaint #10225690 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT QUAD CAB THAT WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2002. WHEN I PURCHASED THE TRUCK THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER I NOTICED A CRACK STARTING IN THE DASH THAT ENDED UP BEING THE FIST OF MANY HOLES THAT FORMED IN THE DASH. AFTER DOING SOME SEARCHING I FOUND THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. ALMOST EVERYONE I TALKED TO IN TOWN AND ACROSS THE US, VIA THE INTERNET, WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD. SOME WERE VERY SUBTLE WHILE OTHERS WERE TO THE POINT OF BEING DANGEROUS. MINE AT THE MOMENT IS PURELY COSMETIC AND HAS NOT INTERFERED WITH ANY OF THE ELECTRICAL OR HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS THAT RESIDE UNDER/BEHIND THE DASH. AS THE YEARS HAVE GONE ON THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. IT WASN'T TILL JUST RECENTLY THAT I RAN ACROSS THIS AND A COUPLE OTHER SITES WHERE I COULD DOCUMENT THIS PROBLEM AND FEEL THAT SOMETHING MAY ACTUALLY GET DONE. I AM CONCERNED THAT I MAY BECOME A VICTIM OF COMMON WIRING PROBLEMS THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. SOME COMPLAINANTS HAD LOST ALL USE OF THEIR LIGHTING SYSTEMS. I AM PERSONALLY AM UNEASY THAT IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT THAT I OR MY PASSENGERS (WIFE AND KIDS) MY BE PELTED WITH SHRAPNEL FORM THIS DEFECTIVE DASH.

NHTSA complaint #10217693 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I HAVE TWO 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUPS AND BOTH OF THEM HAVE CRACKED DASHES WHICH ARE ABOUT TO CAVE IN. I HAVE FRIEND WHO IS ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT HIS DASH ALREADY CAVED IN AND NOW IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS , NEWER AND OLDER TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING IF DODGE IS WORKING TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM?

NHTSA complaint #10215811 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK HAS A CRACKED DASH, AND THIS HAS RESULTED IN LARGEST PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD TO BREAK COMPLETELY OFF. I NOW HAVE HUGE HOLES WHERE A DASH IS SUPPOSED TO BE. THIS IS CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE TRUCK AS IT HAS EXPOSED COMPONENTS UNDER THE DASH. I HAVE HAD MANY, MANY CARS AND TRUCKS IN MY LIFETIME, AND HAVE KEPT MANY OF THESE CARS AND TRUCKS FOR MORE THAN 10-15 YEARS, AND NONE HAS EVER HAD A DASHBOARD CRACK. WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER THEY SAY THEY ARE GOING TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. OBVIOUSLY, DUE TO THE HUGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, THIS IS A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT OF DODGE RAM TRUCKS.

NHTSA complaint #10210658 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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2001 DODGE SPORT 1/2 TON PICKUP TRUCK HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN DASH. LAST WEEK, ONE SECTION OF DASH COMPLETELY FELL IN. CONCERNED THIS PROBLEM COULD NOW EFFECT WIRING.

NHTSA complaint #10209925 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DASH BOARD JUST CRACKED ALL OVER THE PLACE FOR NO REASON. SERVICE DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. WE NOW HAVE HUGE LINES OF GLUE TO HOLD DASH FROM FALLING COMPLETELY THROUGH. IF WE EVER HAVE A WRECK THERE WILL BE HUGE JAGGED EDGES OF DASH BOARD COMING AT US.

NHTSA complaint #10206892 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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VEHICLE DASHBOARD HAS OVER THE LAST YEAR HAS STEADILY FALLEN APART. IT IS CURRENTLY IN MULTIPLE PIECES.

NHTSA complaint #10196156 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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CRACKED DASHBOARD THAT MAY LEAD TO RIPPED AIR BAGS ON DEPLOYMENT, A SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10195929 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK. I TOO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE DASHBOARD CRACKING. THERE ARE SEVERAL CRACKS NOW IN THE DASHBOARD. I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, BUT WHAT I FIRST NOTICED SHORTLY AFTER MY PURCHASE IN 2006 WAS A SMALL AREA ON THE DASHBOARD WHERE IT MET THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN THIS AREA, A SMALL PIECE ACTUALLY BROKE OUT. THERE WAS A CRACK RUNNING FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK OF THE DASHBOARD IN THIS AREA. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AS IT WAS A USED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THERE WERE SEVERAL FRONT TO BACK CRACKS ON THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND THE PLASTIC THAT GOES AROUND THE LENS THAT COVERS ALL THE GAUGES. THE MOST CONCERNING TO ME WAS THE ONE THAT RAN FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT CORNER ACROSS THE PORTION THAT HAD THE SCREWS IN IT THAT SECURED IT. THE PLASTIC THAT SURROUNDED 2 OF THE SCREW HOLES WAS COMPLETELY CRACKED AROUND THE SCREW AREA. THE WINDOWS WERE DARK TINTED, AND I USED A SUN SHADE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THE VEHICLE I WAS PARKED, BUT STILL MORE CRACKS HAVE SURFACED. AFTER THE RECENT PUBLICITY SURROUNDING THESE VEHICLES, I TOO AM NERVOUS ABOUT WHAT MAY HAPPEN.

NHTSA complaint #10190260 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.