The whole dashboard is practically gone due to the cracks and dodge not willing to replace it with me paying for it. Said it's not a safety issue. Even though while driving it is falling apart and rolling around the truck, (dashboard, seats and floor) also being I can see all of the wires under neath and all of it's inners'. That could possible cause a fire. I currently have the VIN number taped to he windshield so it doesn't fall off as well.
1999 Dodge RAM 1500 body complaints
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I was driving down the 131 south about 9 o'clock going about 70 MPH and the hood somehow opened and flew back on my windshield and smashed it. Hit the brakes and veered off the road. Scared the crap out of me took about 20 minutes to bring the hood back down to strap it. The hinges snapped on one side and ripped and bent corners of the hood. This truck has 123k on it with no rust on the hood or mechanisms. If this will not be taken care of free of charge I will not be a happy camper.. I work on cars I know how to lube hood latches I also know how to close hoods. My VIN doesn't pull up a recall but this happened as a manufacturers error and I hope this will be professionally taken care of free of charge . Before I bought this truck I had checked for recalls. If this were to have popped up on my VIN this would have never happened. I'm just glad I could get it off the road safely.
The dashboard suddenly cracked on day without any outside cause. Is now in pieces with several sharp edges that could cause injury if in an accident.
The dash in this truck has broken to pieces. This is not an issue of sun exposure or climate--it is simply defective materials. Now when the truck is driven with the window(s) open sharp pieces of dash plastic fly up hitting the driver and passenger in the face. Additionally the electronics for the passenger air bag is now exposed to sun and possible moisture.
The dash is cracked with sharp plastic pieces all over.
Dash panel breaking causing dangerous sharp pieces.
Dash is totally falling apart. I was concerned that passenger airbag would not work. I am having dash replaced now for about $1400.00 and I think this should be a recall as I have never seen any other car or truck do this. There is something defective about this plastic. This is not sun damage.
Dash board has cracked and falling apart. The other day I caught my hand on a piece that has curled up with a sharp corner while retrieving my sunglasses I took off to pump gas.
Dash pieces falling into heater vents and other components.
The dash started cracking more and more for no reason at all. Now there are chunks of the dash that have fallen behind the dash. This could damage the wiring or circuitry or air bags behind the dash because the pieces that have fallen have very sharp edges.
Dashboard crumpling and falling into air vents and being blown around interior of vehicle. Could cause accident if a little blows into eyes.
The dashboard has came all apart. From 1998 to 2004 this has been a night mare for owners. I will not buy another dodge for safety reasons people could be struck while driving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dash became brittle with large cracks and large pieces of plastic breaking off dash falling in floor board.
Dashboard cracked and fell apart, putting pieces of plastic into the vents. This a dangerous when putting on the vent and having plastic blowing all over. Chrysler knows about this defect and has done nothing'.
The dashboard was cracking (like every other dodge) and a piece had fallen down and some how grabbed two wires and caused them to touch. Lucky for me it smoked before it went up in flames. My girlfriend hurried up and ripped the wires apart. Please fix this dodge! Yes my truck is old but this is been a known problem since it was new.
The dashboard is cracking and it is a safety hazard.
My dash has a hole around foot long and more then 6inch wide do to the sun drying out its very then and cheap plastic the cup holders are broke to I have had older cars and truck were the dash cracks but I've never had one with a hole in it and my dash keeps cracking and falling a part im happy with my truck but fill dodge needs fix these problems I plan to drive my truck for many more years to come and would like to see these problems solved and not at the owners expense.
Dash crumbling and falling apart, big chunks just break away when you hit a bump or just touch the dash exposing wires, air ducts and heater core, I've had pieces fly out of air ducts while AC is on, hitting me in the face, I would hate to imagine what would happen if I'm involved in a wreck and an air bag deploy with shards of sharp plastic flying at my face or body, it would be like knives flying at you and stabbing or cutting you severely. This prob started not long after purchasing the truck used, after about 70,000-75,000 miles this problem started, I believe dodge should at least pay for a new dash made with better plastic, I've heard of and know other people with dodges that have the same problem, I've been told but don't know how true it is but supposedly dodge was using defective plastic in the dashes from I think 97 through 05.
Dash is cracked and it poses a threat of injury either in a minor accident. Due to its extent of damage it continues it could affect the proper deployment of the airbag. It could so cause the airbag to become a weapon. In some cases the plastic parts that fall loose from the dash as the dash continues to deteriorate end up in the vent systems and can blow out when the fan is turned on. I wish you would investigate as dodge won't admit it is a defect. When they do install a replacement dash it is also defective and the cycle repeats. Dodge needs to help the thousands who are affected by this problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 dodge ram 1500. While driving approximately 55 MPH the hood suddenly opened and shattered the windshield. The vehicle was inspected by an auto glass technician who replaced the windshield. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 dodge ram 1500. The contact noticed that the entire center of the dashboard was fractured. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics or repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that the dashboard on had become brittle and stared to crack. The contact also stated that any time a hand was placed on the dashboard, it fractured. The dealer stated that there was no remedy for the failure. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 53,000. The VIN was not available.
A part of the dash of my 1999 dodge ram , dislodged from its position atop of my dash. The dash of the vehicle is cracked and caving in like all dodge dashes this year and model. I was accelerating from a stop on a hill, when a piece dislodged from it position on my dash, and cut me in the left side of my face below my left eye, this could have blinded me, and I know the federal safety agency, would never allow a vehicle with large sharp ABS plastic pieces flying around the cabin. The ABS plastic dash is in horrible condition, it is cracked and fallen in and pieces fly out all the time. I am prepared to sue chrysler corp. If this is not addressed by the federal safety agency, thank you
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that the dashboard was cracked and caving in. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileage was 94,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 dodge ram 1500 sd. The contact stated that the dashboard was cracked and fractured into pieces. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the dashboard would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 326,000.
I noticed a slight line in the dash sometime in 2009, next to the windshield and about 5 or 6 inches from the passenger door. I thought that it was a surface scratch. Later on, it got longer and longer, becoming noticeable as a crack, until now it is all the way across the dash and to the glove compartment, coming at an angle towards the middle of the truck. About a year after I noticed that the crack had gotten longer, perhaps 1/2 way across the dashboard, I was hit in the back end by another vehicle. About 7 months after that, the crack elongated to it's full length across the dash from the windshield to the glove compartment. I am worried that the dash will fall in.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 dodge ram 1500. The contact stated that the front frame detached from the vehicle while driving 30 MPH. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who examined the vehicle and found that the front frame was corroded, which caused the frame and the steering box to separate from the vehicle. The mechanic advised the vehicle was not repairable. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileage was 43,000.
Dashboard falling apart. Looks like a jigsaw puzzle. Have done a search online to find out this is a problem that continues from year 1998 through 2010. Dodge refuses to acknowledge there is a problem. However, I feel the dash having jagged edges pointing at you would be a safety hazard.
The dashboard on my truck has broken into many pieces. These pieces have fallen into the passenger side airbag. If these pieces were to be expelled in the event of an airbag deployment, severe injury could result from flying shrapnel. This problem is very prevalent in dodge ram trucks. Something must be done. Owners should not be required to pay an average of $750 to repair an obvious defect in materials. I personally know 4 people in my town with the exact problem. There are hundreds of complaints that owners have posted online. This dangerous condition must be remediated.
My dashboard started developing cracks about a months ago, and they just kept getting worse. Currently there is a huge hole in my dashboard exposing wires (radio no longer works properly) and the passenger side airbag.
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