This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Dashboard cracking and falling apart has led to electrical malfunctions. The main one is that when switching from dim to bright lights during night driving, the headlights go out completely.
Dodge 2001 Ram truck has a fracturing and collapsing dash, I have recently been made aware that there are many other people with the same model truck experiencing the same problem including headlights shutting of when alternating between highs and lows possibly caused by the pieces falling from the dash and interrupting the wiring.
My 2001 Dodge Ram dash is cracking. I seen a special on my local news station and the parties present on the news cast had the same problems as I did but worse. I think this should be looked at before someone gets killed by the air bag deploying or lights going out.
The wiring harness on this year model has an insufficient ground which leads to a short in the harness. This in turn causes multiple problems, such as the trucks smoking from under the dash and or catching on fire completely. Please check with the insurance companies thank you for your time
When heater is on dashboard would become very hot. Took vehicle to dealership, and was informed by mechanic that problem was with radio, which was defective. It was replaced. Dashboard problem reappeared again. Kept taking vehicle back to dealership for dashboard problem, and again radio was replaced. Nothing else was checked for cause of overheating dashboard.
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- Loudon, TN, USA