13 of the 210 complaints about the 2002 Dodge RAM 2500 are about the other systems — 6% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 82,475 miles.
13
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD HAS STARTED CRACKING AND SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC HAVE BECOME LOOSE CREATING A POTENTIAL FOR THEM TO BECOME PROJECTILES IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. SEEMS MOST OF THE PLASTIC TRIM PIECES ARE BRITTLE INSIDE THE VEHICLES PASSENGER CABIN.
NHTSA complaint #11255680 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH HAS CRACKED INTO SEVERAL PIECES THAT ARE NOW A HAZZARD OF FLYING SHARDS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. ALSO THERE ARE HOLES INT THE DASH WHERE THE PIECES HAVE BROKEN OUT THAT CAN ALLOW DEBRIS TO FALL INSIDE THE DASH THAT CAN CAUSE FIRES OR ELECTRICAL SHORTS.
NHTSA complaint #11057759 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRUCK GARAGE KEPT FOR 10 OF ITS 14 YEARS. CURRENT MILEAGE 2017 = 90,000. AUG 2014 DASH BOARD BEGAN TO CRACK AND FALL APART - TRUCK HAD ONLY 79,950 MILES! PLASTIC PIECES FALL INTO DASH HOLES AND GET STUCK UNDER DASH AMONGST STEERING WHEEL, ELECTRICAL WIRES/CONTROLS, ETC. PLASTIC PIECES CAN FALL AT ANY TIME WHETHER IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.
NHTSA complaint #10969799 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD HAS LITERALLY BROKEN INTO PIECES AND SHARDS 3 YEARS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS WE HAVE GREAT CONCERNS FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE DRIVING AND/OR RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. THE SHARDS ARE VERY SHARP AND COULD EITHER PUNCTURE THE AIRBAG OR CAUSE HARM TO AN INDIVIDUAL IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE MANY VEHICLES WITHIN A PERIOD OF YEARS MADE BY THIS MANUFACTURER THAT HAVE ALL HAD THIS SIMILAR ISSUE. IT IS OBVIOUSLY DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE PLASTIC USED IN THE DASHBOARDS AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT OFFERED A RECALL FOR THIS REAL SAFETY ISSUE. WOULD THEY SETTLE FOR THIS WITH THEMSELVES OR THEIR LOVED ONES IN A VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE. THE DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY DISINTEGRATING.
NHTSA complaint #10948163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH IS CRACKING AND DISINTEGRATING AND THE SHARP SHARDS OF THE PLASTIC DASH PIECES ARE A SAFETY HAZARD.
NHTSA complaint #10944412 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH STARTED CRACKING IN 2009 AND PIECES ARE FALLING OFF. THE CRACKED DASH AND LOOSE PIECES ARE DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY HARM IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE YEARS AGO.
NHTSA complaint #10928510 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH CRACKING SEVERELY. IF AIRBAG DEPLOYS PLASTIC SHARDS WILL IMPALE PASSENGER AND/OR DRIVER
NHTSA complaint #10882359 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING BADLY AND CRUMBLING. LARGE HOLES ARE FORMING AND BROKEN PIECES OF PLASTIC FROM THE DASH ARE FALLING INTO THE DASH AREA. THE DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
NHTSA complaint #10781365 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH OF MY 2002 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS CRACKED AND LARGE PIECES HAVE BROKEN AND FALLEN INSIDE EXPOSING THE WIRING AND COULD BECOME A POTENTIAL HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #10393232 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2002 DODGE RAM DASH IS FALLING APART. IT IS A TWO PART DASH, WITH BOTH PARTS CRACKED APART AND GETTING WORSE. NOW A PIECE IS INSIDE THE DASH SYSTEM OVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AS WHEN I WENT TO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND SHOWED THE ISSUE TO THE PARTS REPRESENTATIVE, HE INDICATED THAT HE KNEW ALL ABOUT THIS ISSUE. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE CLOSE TO $400 FOR EACH PART, OR ALMOST $800 FOR BOTH DEFECTIVE DASH PARTS, NOT COUNTING THE LABOR FOR REMOVING THE DASH TO REMOVE THE BAD PARTS AND INSTALL NEW ONES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DASH PIECES FALLING INSIDE THE DASH AND CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT MAY AFFECT A SAFE DRIVE.
NHTSA complaint #10282007 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2002 DODGE RAM 2500, DASHBOARD CRACKING, COLLAPSING.
NHTSA complaint #10204840 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES FOR NO APPARENT REASON.
NHTSA complaint #10196328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2002 DODGE PICKUP THAT THE DASH IS CRACKED. A PIECE OF IT HAS FALLEN INTO THE DASH. I'M CONCERNED THAT IT WILL COLLAPSE AND CUT INTO THE WIRES IN MY DASH.
NHTSA complaint #10189921 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.