Complaint 1495845
2001 DODGE RAM 1500 • UNKNOWN OR OTHER • incident Apr 15, 2016
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1495845
- Make
- DODGE
- Model
- RAM 1500
- Model Year
- 2001
- Component
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Incident Date
- Apr 15, 2016
- Date Received
- Aug 31, 2018
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Owner Narrative
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW. I HAVE MAINTAINED IT REGULARLY. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN THE DASH. SINCE THAT TIME THE CRACKS HAVE EXPANDED UNTIL PIECES ARE FALLING OUT OF THE DASH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! I HAVE EVEN A MINOR ACCIDENT THE SHARP PIECES OF THIS BROKEN DASH COULD INJURE ME OR MY PASSENGER. I LOOKED INTO HAVING THE DASH REPLACED AND WAS GIVEN A PRICE OF MORE THAN $2000. THIS IS TOO MUCH FOR ME TO BE EXPECTED TO PAY TO REPAIR A DEFECT THAT IS TOTALLY DODGE'S FAULT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.