I'm really upset to have a truck I love go to sh*t! I take it ever where and my friends don't want to because I've had to put two transmissions in it and the dash sucks! It's really upsetting to see a good truck go to sh*t when you take good care of it. I went from Ford and Chevy to Dodge. But the product just isn't pulling it's weight! I love it, but do I need to wait for another trany to go out or the whole to cave in with nothing in return? I'm really upset over this, I'm getting ready to retire from the military and don't have money for this foolish fix up stuff! After 20 some years in the military, I should be able to count on something. Dodge isn't helping matters!

I brought the 01 truck brand new and have had a windshield visor in the vehicle from day one. This truck's dash has not seen 24 hrs of daylight in a row ever in its life. The damage is not near as bad as I have seen on others including my 03 Ram. There is no reason whatsoever that I should have to pay for anything as I have done nothing wrong. This truck has been babied and only has 78,500 original miles on it. The only other complaint is the chrome peeling on the grille. Hopefully Dodge will do the right thing and fix all of the broken dashes as this is a widespread problem!!!

I have a 2001 Dodge Ram1500 4x4 as well as alot of people on here do. I have the exact same problem....cracked dash all over,holes everywhere with chunks fallen through to I guess inside the dash. My main issue with this is you spend all the money to take care of an investment, your truck. And 5yrs or whatever later it was all for nothing bc you have a dash that has completely fallen apart and made your investment decrease to the amount of absolutely nothing. You cant sale it bc nobody else wants to deal with this issue and its so absurdly expensive you cant pay for it or don't want to. Believe me I am a die hard Ram truck fan but this issue needs to be taken care of. This is a truck that I love and have not had very many problems with except this major issue. I just want to suggest to dodge/chrysler/ram/fiat whoever you are now. You have alot of people who still have a nice vehicle except for the interior that can cause even more issues. Fix your problem instead of acting like you don't hear us, this is an issue that needs to be resolved. THANKS

Dodge is notorious for the worst customer service in the industry--for me it goes all the way back to the late 60's early 70's! They simply don't care and their only mission in life is GREED!! I owned numerous Dodge trucks and never had this problem before-it is definitely a cut in product quality for PROFITS!! I think if these people had any decency what-so-ever or if the GOVERNMENT actually did their over paid job, a RECALL is definitely in order-there are MILLIONS of complaints on file!!! I had a 1976 Dodge 3500 4X4 that the front end went out 4 months after I purchased it brand new from the dealer. I was living in upstate NY where snowfall and snow plowing are a part of life. I took the vehicle to the dealer--they diagnosed the problem which was the bearing race spun due to faulty manufacturing specs causing the rear end housing to become egg shaped wiping out my entire ring and pinion cluster. Now here's where it gets better..........Dodge told me they had to order the parts under warranty and then fix the truck..........thinking ok, a week or two???? OH NO!! NO,NO,NO! It actually took them FIVE MONTHS----YES, that's -----5----FIVE months! Another dealer had a complete assembly sitting on the shelf in Albany,NY but dodge could never do anything simple! Instead some over paid IDIOT sitting in an office in North Carolina tells me WARRANTY PARTS have to come direct from the factory only! They don't have anyone within the corporation who has the common sense to determine that is their dumbest policy yet!!! DODGE is NOTORIOUS FOR BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND IT DOESN'T"T SEEM TO EVER CHANGE!!! That is why they are at the bottom of the pile and always will be!!! And for those Chevy and Fords lovers, it isn't much better over there except that you can buy parts for a Chevy ANYWHERE!!!! And yes I have owned a few and they have their issues too--just ask anyone who owns a 700R4 transmission----TOTAL JUNK!!!!

Update from Mar 27, 2011: And just to think you get all this bargain for $40,000! A truck that leaves the factory for somewhere in the $5000-$8000 area mysteriously presents itself on some dealers lot for $40,000! Now do you understand WHY Dodge doesn't want to hear anything about it?????

when it first started cracking I super glued it and it was only one straight crack. I blame a heavy weight friend of mine by leaning on it, he swore he didn't but because it was new I didn't believe him. But then it continued to spider crack everywhere. I super glued it again when pieces started falling out or in the dash. I suggested fiberglass but a friend that builds canoes said the odor would not be healthy. I'm left with at least a third of the dash. There has been lighters, smokes, keys, pens, ect. that has fell through the sink holes (that's what they look like) I have no major complaints about my dodge with the mileage I have on it. But when I first got it I son o a gun the dash, window rubbers , bumpers and back of mirrors and also had a sun shield in the window all the time because of fla sun. after the dash started cracking I switched to armoral, then Vaseline and wipeit down hoping it would save some of it. It did not matter.

I had a 00 Ram,beautiful truck.After about 6mos after I bought it dash started cracking and kept getting worse.Called Dodge but got the runaround they said it was because of heat.And would not do anything about it.So I had to replace it myself $1100 dollars worth.Finally sold it and swore I,d never own another one.But about 6mos ago I found another one I liked an 01 the dash was crack free so I bought it about a mo. later this dash also cracked and the transmission is making noise in reverse.Have been trying to sell it $2000 below what I paid for it but no luck.truck is nothing but a money pit.I don't think dodge will ever fix the problem.As for me NO MORE DODGES!!!!

The dash on my truck started cracking about 5 years ago. At first it was just one crack. This year it has really deteriorated. There are lots of cracks and a number of holes where chunks of plastic have fallen in. The bezel around the instrument panel also started cracking this year - and is now partially detached and flapping.

I am glad I found this site and am not alone in having this problem. Chrysler should recall these vehicles or offer a replacement dash / bezel problem - as there is clearly a manufacturing defect with these components. I will be contacting them to complain and ask them to pay all (or part) of the cost of replacing these parts.

Other than the dash I love the vehicle - it's been pretty reliable.