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Complaint 1055517

2002 DODGE RAM 2500 • STRUCTURE • incident Oct 10, 2012

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1055517
Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 2500
Model Year
2002
Component
STRUCTURE
Incident Date
Oct 10, 2012
Date Received
Apr 10, 2014
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

STRUCTURE

Owner Narrative

I NOTICED A CRACK IN MY DASH (ABOUT 2") AND THE FELT WEAK AND SPONGY. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTH I NOTICE THE CRACK GROWN ACROSS THE DASH (ABOUT 24") AND FELT REALLY WEEK. AFTER 5 MONTHS FROM THE INITIAL CRACK THE WHOLE DASH HAS FELL APART INTO LARGE CHUNKS AND NOW THERE IS NO DASH LEFT EXPOSING ALL THE COMPONENTS UNDER IT. I REGULARLY CLEANED AND TREATED THE DASH WITH DASH PROTECTIVE PRODUCTS BUT DID NOT PREVENT CONDITION. *TR

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