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.
I have a 1997 Dodge 2500 Dodge Ram pickup. The dashboard began cracking in 2008. The problem began as hair line cracks at the base of the windshield. Over the past two years the dashboard has increasingly gotten worse. Now the entire dash has cracked with large gaping holes. A section approximately 6" X 11" has completely broken loose and is lying inside the panel. Many of the other segments have cracked and separated creating knife like points. The failure of the dash creates a safety concern during a collision as well as a fire hazard due to wiring becoming exposed to the sunlight.
My 1997 Dodge 2500 dash board has cracked leaving two piece that look like shards of glass. I am very concerned in a collision that these pieces could cause serious injury. This has been an on going issuewith Dodge and they have refused to take ownership of the problem. This situation is very dangerous with the way the dash cracks. The dash splits from front to back creating dagger type pieces. Please help fix this problem.
The contact owns a 1997 Dodge Ram. The contact stated that the vehicle's dashboard has begun to crack. The crack travels from the windshield down to the front of the dashboard. The dashboard has continued to crack into tiny pieces. The engine size and number of cylinders are not available. The current mileage is 169,000 and failure mileage was 100,000. The dealer contact information is also unavailable.
I was writing this complaint about the dashboards on Dodge Ram pickups in the 94-02 model years. I have a 1997 Dodge Ram 2500 that has had multiple cracks in the dashboard with a series forming a hole at the base of the windshield. My VIN was no longer secured to the dashboard. I have taken the truck to Dodge, and they told me that they would replace it, but I would be out of pocket. There were multiple people I knew that have had the exact problem as well.
While driving at 30 mph heard a loud bang the rear end of the pickup rose 4-6". upon looking in the rear view mirror the spare tire had fallen from its storage location under the bed of the truck. Upon inspection the bracket that holds the tire assembly had corroded and one ear (half) of the bracket buckled and allowed the tire to fall.
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- Woodruff, SC, USA