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I know I am not the only one that thinks this is a bad problem, in fact I have not met a person that has owned this era of Dodge Ram that has their Dashboard and the whole parts inside can have been falling apart. Mine has fallen and hit my legs and or lap. Now I don-??t mean the whole dash at one time but I have glued, taped and put a dash pad over top to try to keep things from falling into the vents and blower motor or anything that is behind and under the top. This is a definite safety problem cause I never know when this will happen and happening more often. I bought this truck with 11 miles on it from Logansport Indiana, September of 1999. I had been looking for a 2 wheel drive with a Cummins 5.9 Diesel and found it there in Logansport we lived in Lafayette Indiana and hoped we would be able to travel and see this beautiful country. My Wife-??s family started having medical problems and after we did what we could for them, then my family needed help and none wanted nursing homes so we put aside our wishes and took care of them. They took care of us even so to many on both sides didn-??t want to take care of us and some didn-??t even want us, luckily we knew what that felt like so we didn-??t turn our backs when we were needed, (Golden Rule) All that aside we wanted to be able to take the Airstream 2002 we got in 2020 still wanted to travel. We sold Florida home and made sure 2500 Ran was mechanical sound and power train was checked, oil, transmission fluid changed put helper bags on leaf springs and drove to Indiana, sold our home we had bought in 78 and sold that house and pulled the Airstream to Tucson Az to find our forever home and think we might have finally got one and put our dream of travel aside. I was diagnosed with Miligant Myloma in Florida Cancer Center and went through Radiation and Chemotherapy in Port Charlotte Florida before the trip and now just went through Radiation here at Banner University Cancer Center and go see my Cancer Doctor at VA here to see
While wiping down the dashboard, I sliced my finger open on a piece of the dashboard which was sticking up. This dashboard is a brittle as a potato chip and had cracked but I didn't notice it since the crack was very near the windshield and the section that broke apart was at the defroster vent situated away from my viewpoint.
Went to have a front end alignment done because the truck felt off in the front when driving.and the mechanic stated he couldn't do it as the frame is rotted where the drivers side sway bar bolts to the frame. It is right before the steering gear box and was told it's a huge problem that these Dodge's have. Truck only has 98000 miles on it and it is always garaged. Maintenance always done as stated per the owners manual. It's not safe to drive.
Driving over a speed bump under 5 mph the dash board crumbled into several pieces. If this were to happen in a collision that shrapnel would be deadly. My truck only has 99800 miles on it. In excellent condition there is no reason for this to happen. There are thousands of complaints online about these dashboards just falling apart. It's a serious safety issue and Dodge needs to be made to recall them.
The dashboard of my 99 Dodge Ram is completly shattered. It is so brittle that it crumbles when touched. I have had pieces break off just by turning on my defroster. Pieces have fallen off while going over a speed bump.
My dash is falling apart. It has cracked into many sharp pieces and lost all of it's structural integrity. Since car seats should be placed in the front seat of this vehicle, the pieces that have completely broken away from the dash are hazardous to my child's health.
The dash of my truck started to crack and now it is in pieces. I put on a dash cover to cover the large holes. I noticed others have had the same problem. The edges are sharp I tried to glue some together, but then another part of the dash failed. Will this affect the air bags? it seems this problem should be addressed, the hard plastic has sharp edges. Updated 09/25/15 updated 11/28/2017
My Dodge Ram 2500's dash started showing small cracks within a few years of purchase. I ignored this until the cracks started spreading over the whole dash. I then taped over the cracks and put a dash rug over the dash for protection. I recently removed the rug, and was shocked to see that the cracks had become large pieces of dash material that were falling down under the dash.
The steering in this vehicle is terrible when braking, the dashboard is craked and broken very bad in several places Dodge wants to do nothing about these problems.when I apply the brakes the vehicle pulls very hard, this is not an allignment I have had that done changed the rotors the whole 9 yards still the same problem.the dash started out as a little crack now it is broken in several places.this is ridiculous.I will never purchase another Dodge they dont stand behind there vehicles.
The contact owns a 1999 Dodge Ram. The contact noticed fine line fractures in the dashboard of the vehicle. She went to lightly wipe down the dashboard and a huge chunk of it came apart. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls and referred her to the dealer. The dealer stated that it would cost $90 to have the vehicle diagnosed. The failure mileage was 80,000 and current mileage was 115,000.
I have a cracked dash on my truck and I am concerned that this will become a safety issue. The vehicle is well taken care of and it makes the vehicle appear cheap and poorly manufactured. I will need to replace my dash as it continues to get worse, I am concerned that it will effect airbag deployment in a crash.
The contact owns a 1999 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact noticed an eight inch long crack on the dashboard. The dealer stated that it was not covered under the warranty. The current mileage is 107,000 and failure mileage was 50,000.
No injury. 99 Dodge Ram 2500 dash board material/construction quality issue dashboard split almost full width from the defroster register to the instrument bezel just to the right side of the driver. Is the passenger side airbag still safe since it's dash mounted? original dash is still in vehicle.
I have a 1999 Dodge cummins with the "typical" cracked dash. The truck was purchased with the cracked dash. I have gone to many junk yards trying to find a replacement for it (since Dodge wants to much) and every truck I have found is in the same condition, it is obviously a common problem. Some dash's have even collapsed because of these cracks.
The dashboard has cracked and pieces have fallen down inside leaving big gaping holes that exposes all of the component under the dashboard to the searing Florida sun.
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 diesel pickup, with grey interior. Dash cracked after 3 years, and I live in vancouver, Washington, not a place known for sun. There are many many others with the same story and this deserves to be tracked.
I have a 1999 Dodge 2500 truck that started with one crack in the dash and each week I seem to get another. They are now approaching the passenger side air bag. I worry that one day I will be driving and the dash will just come apart. I am sure that in any kind of front end crash pieces of dash would fly all over the cab of the truck.
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