Problems with 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 STRUCTURE

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge ram 1500. the contact stated that the dash board was disintegrating. pieces of the dashboard were penetrating through the heater vacuum system, which caused the heater not to work. the manufacturer was contacted. the dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 163,000.

The hood latch behind the grill broke or failed. my hood flew up as i was driving down the road and shattered my windshield. the hood and hinges are bent. it felt like i hit a brick wall. i could not see anything. i gradually got to the side of the road. i could not pull the hood down. a gentleman stopped to help me and we got the hood down but it would not close. the hood had to be secured with a bungee cord. my truck was towed and is currently in the shop. they will be replacing the hood, windshield and hood latch. this was a dangerous situation i was put in from a faulty hood latch.

Cspc: the dashboard on my 2001 dodge ram 1500 pick up truck has become extremely brittle. it cracks without warning and sends shards into the passenger compartment. *dt *js

I believe i purchased the vehicle into thousand two and in approximately 2006, they dashboard started severely cracking and falling apart in pieces. i purchased a dashboard cover to try to hold the dashboard in place and prevent chunks of the dashboard from flying loose and hitting either myself or a passenger in the vehicle. on december 23, 2017, i was driving and a chunk of the dashboard flew out of the air conditioner vent and hit me in the eye. luckily i was not hurt but i am very concerned this will not be the case next time. i don't have another vehicle to drive and i got an estimate for $1500 to replace it and i don't have the money to do this, neither should i have to replace it because i've done research and it was a major faulty defect on the manufactures part. please contact me asap to resolve this issue so that i'm not injured or a passenger riding with me is not injured. my number is [xxx] and my email address is [xxx] since i have to drive this vehicle because i don?t have ...

I purchased this vehicle new in 2001. since then, the dashboard has been replaced 3 times. once by dodge and 2 times by me. this dashboard continues to crack and split. now the bezel has cracked into several pieces. now, within the last week, the glovebox, made of the same plastic material has split and broken at the hinges. i have noticed that this is a real problem that is all over nhtsa's complaint board under several locations such as body, structural, airbags. these dashboards have cracked so badly, no one knows which portion of the vehicle that is affected but could show up in several locations. although they have blamed this on uv degradation, i have other vehicles from 1986 and 87 that still have never had this problem. i also have a1999 dodge 1500 that the dash has also cracked and i have replaced as well. when will nhtsa finally issue a recall for free replacements. right now, mopar and aftermarket parts continue to sell the dashboard that has multiple defects. if the dash comes apart during a crash, shrapnel from the dash can be ...

Every second generation dodge ram truck has this issue. the dashboard falls apart and shatters into sharp knife-like pieces of plastic that can and do blow into your eyes while driving or cut you while driving or stationary. i fear that if my airbag deployed the sharp pieces of plastic that would be sent flying could injure me or even be fatal. this is a very common problem that is very well documented. the fact that something this common and dangerous hasn't ended in the result of a recall or replacement is astonishing. i love my truck but i am so afraid to drive it. thank you for your time. *tr

Dash boards caving in possible causing air bags, lights and other electrical parts to fail.

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge ram 1500. while driving 30 mph, the power steering failed. the vehicle had a past failure with the brakes, corrosion of the frame, a cracked dashboard, and warning indicators illuminating since 26,000 miles. the vehicle was repaired for these failures, but not for the steering failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failures. the failure mileage was approximately 41,000.....updated 01/04/2016 *bf

2001 dodge ram. consumer writes in regards to vehicle steering wheel vibration, brake line replacement and front frame problems. *smd updated 07/27/15.....updated 11/19/15 *bf updated 01/12/16*lj updated 11/08/2017*cn

Dash is falling apart and causing electrical problems. while driving

I purchased my 2001 dodge ram in 2006 with just a small crack or two in the dash. by 2008 the small cracks turned into large cracks and then the first part over the radio area as shown in picture fell in! at the time i had placed some items on the dash and had thought that caused it but when i started to clean it up more started to just break off so i didn't mess with it again! i contacted barrett dodge in athens ga a week later and spoke with the service deportment. they told me there was no recalls and truck was out of warranty so at that time there was nothing they would do other than charge me a crazy price to replace it for my and then if a recall ever did happen they said i would probably get back at least half of my repair cost! that still meant i would have paid hundreds for the repair so i didn't do it. the main reason im looking into this again now in 2015 is because yesterday my 8 year old son was playing in the truck while i was ...

Dash board completely cracked in half leaving large jagged edges of sharp plastic and exposing wiring. an accident would severely cut passengers with flying pieces of plastic. *tr

The hood flew open. hood was not previously used, or opened, and was latched normally. however it just flew open, obstructing my view. luckily i was able to crawl over to the side of the road, and did not crash. this issue has been previously recalled by dodge in other year pick-ups, but does not look like they have ever properly corrected this safety issue. i called dodge today and asked them if they would repair my truck, but they said it did not have a recall issued, and so they would not fix it and it was up to me. *tr

Dash falling apart. *tr

The dashboard in my 2001 dodge ram 1500 is cracking and having large pieces fall under the dash itself. i am worried that this could cause injury to driver and/or passenger in the event of an accident or accidental airbag deployment. other issues could come from this problem due to all the wiring and other components that are under the dashboard. *tr