2001 Dodge 1500 Body & structure Problems

Where the sway bar is bolted to the chassis has completely deteriorated causing sway bar to completely detach from both sides of the frame. This has caused it very difficult to steer and nearly impossible the more MPH the vehicle goes. I own another vehicle nearly exactly the same but a 1998 dodge ram 1500 vin number [XXX]. It to has the same exact problem. I believe that the quality of steel used in manufacturing the frame of these vehicles was not up to standards. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID

11482914

Incident

Sep 1, 2022

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH BOARD WAS DISINTEGRATING. PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD WERE PENETRATING THROUGH THE HEATER VACUUM SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSED THE HEATER NOT TO WORK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

NHTSA ID

11203980

Incident

Oct 1, 2018

Mileage

163,000 mi

DASH PANEL HAS CRACKED BADLY TO THE POINT PIECES HAVE FALLEN OUT EXPOSING WIRES, CONNECTORS, DUCTS AND OTHER UNDER-DASH COMPONENTS. I AM CONCERNED THIS MAY AFFECT INFLATION OF AIR BAGS AND POTENTIAL FOR PIECES OF CRACKED DASH TO CAUSE SEVERE INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DASH PANEL CRACKING ON THESE MODELS IS WELL KNOWN TO CHRYSLER, AND HAS DRAWN NATIONAL MEDIA ATTENTION (EG NEW YORK TIMES, 2013). CHRYSLER HAS APPARENTLY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ITS LIABILITY TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11193458

Incident

Jan 22, 2014

DISINTEGRATION OF DASHBOARD PLASTICS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR DODGE TRUCKS IN THIS TIMEFRAME. IF THIS VEHICLE WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT SUFFICIENT TO DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS, SHARP PLASTIC SHARDS WOULD BE PROPELLED EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING THE FACE AND EYES.

NHTSA ID

11129672

Incident

Sep 1, 2013

Mileage

90,000 mi

THE HOOD LATCH BEHIND THE GRILL BROKE OR FAILED. MY HOOD FLEW UP AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SHATTERED MY WINDSHIELD. THE HOOD AND HINGES ARE BENT. IT FELT LIKE I HIT A BRICK WALL. I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. I GRADUALLY GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT PULL THE HOOD DOWN. A GENTLEMAN STOPPED TO HELP ME AND WE GOT THE HOOD DOWN BUT IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE HOOD HAD TO BE SECURED WITH A BUNGEE CORD. MY TRUCK WAS TOWED AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. THEY WILL BE REPLACING THE HOOD, WINDSHIELD AND HOOD LATCH. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION I WAS PUT IN FROM A FAULTY HOOD LATCH.

NHTSA ID

11129443

Incident

Sep 10, 2018

Mileage

143,394 mi

CSPC: THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP TRUCK HAS BECOME EXTREMELY BRITTLE. IT CRACKS WITHOUT WARNING AND SENDS SHARDS INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *DT *JS

NHTSA ID

11120348

Incident

Jul 24, 2018

DASH, FROMT COVER COVERING INSTUMENT PANEL. SEVERLY CRACKED SO BRITTLE,THAT EVEN JUST A SINGLE TOUCH MAKES IT CRACK AND FALL APART. MY YOUNGEST SON HAS GOTTEN CUT BY THE SHARP EDGES OF THE CRACKS BEFORE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I HAVEN'T BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT I WOULD BE CONCERNED THAT THOSE SHARP SHARDS OF HARD PLASTIC COULD FLY AN INJURY MY XHILDREN AND MYSELF.

NHTSA ID

11081955

Incident

Jan 1, 2003

Mileage

50,000 mi

I BELIEVE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE INTO THOUSAND TWO AND IN APPROXIMATELY 2006, THEY DASHBOARD STARTED SEVERELY CRACKING AND FALLING APART IN PIECES. I PURCHASED A DASHBOARD COVER TO TRY TO HOLD THE DASHBOARD IN PLACE AND PREVENT CHUNKS OF THE DASHBOARD FROM FLYING LOOSE AND HITTING EITHER MYSELF OR A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. ON DECEMBER 23, 2017, I WAS DRIVING AND A CHUNK OF THE DASHBOARD FLEW OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER VENT AND HIT ME IN THE EYE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT HURT BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED THIS WILL NOT BE THE CASE NEXT TIME. I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND I GOT AN ESTIMATE FOR $1500 TO REPLACE IT AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THIS, NEITHER SHOULD I HAVE TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE I'VE DONE RESEARCH AND IT WAS A MAJOR FAULTY DEFECT ON THE MANUFACTURES PART. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE SO THAT I'M NOT INJURED OR A PASSENGER RIDING WITH ME IS NOT INJURED. MY NUMBER IS [XXX] AND MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS [XXX] SINCE I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I DON?T HAVE ANOTHER ONE AND CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD, IF ANYONE IS INJURED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, I WILL HOLD THE MANUFACTURE RESPONSIBLE. I'M UNABLE TO TAKE ANY PICTURES OF THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE IF I REMOVE THE DASHBOARD COVER, CHUNKS OF THE PLASTIC SHARP DASHBOARD WILL FALL INTO THE INSIDE OF THE PANEL AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE THE VEHICLE EVEN MORE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11056918

Incident

Dec 23, 2017

Mileage

202,000 mi

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2001. SINCE THEN, THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. ONCE BY DODGE AND 2 TIMES BY ME. THIS DASHBOARD CONTINUES TO CRACK AND SPLIT. NOW THE BEZEL HAS CRACKED INTO SEVERAL PIECES. NOW, WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, THE GLOVEBOX, MADE OF THE SAME PLASTIC MATERIAL HAS SPLIT AND BROKEN AT THE HINGES. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM THAT IS ALL OVER NHTSA'S COMPLAINT BOARD UNDER SEVERAL LOCATIONS SUCH AS BODY, STRUCTURAL, AIRBAGS. THESE DASHBOARDS HAVE CRACKED SO BADLY, NO ONE KNOWS WHICH PORTION OF THE VEHICLE THAT IS AFFECTED BUT COULD SHOW UP IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE BLAMED THIS ON UV DEGRADATION, I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES FROM 1986 AND 87 THAT STILL HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE A1999 DODGE 1500 THAT THE DASH HAS ALSO CRACKED AND I HAVE REPLACED AS WELL. WHEN WILL NHTSA FINALLY ISSUE A RECALL FOR FREE REPLACEMENTS. RIGHT NOW, MOPAR AND AFTERMARKET PARTS CONTINUE TO SELL THE DASHBOARD THAT HAS MULTIPLE DEFECTS. IF THE DASH COMES APART DURING A CRASH, SHRAPNEL FROM THE DASH CAN BE BLOWN INTO A PERSONS FACE OR CHEST DURING AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IT IS ALL OVER THE WEB ABOUT POOR DASHBOARDS ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. WHEN IS THE RECALL? IT IS ALL OVER NHTSA'S WEB SITE UNDER VARIOUS CATEGORY'S. WHEN IS THE RECALL GOING TO OCCUR? A LOT OF DODGE OWNERS ARE TIRED OF PULLING MONEY OUT THERE POCKETS TO FIX A REOCCURRING PROBLEM FOR A DEFECT THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF? THE VEHICLE'S CRACKING AND BREAKING OF THE DASH, BEZEL AND GLOVEBOX ARE MADE OF THE SAME MATERIAL. THE PROBLEM CRACKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON STREETS OR HIGHWAYS. CAN NHTSA HELP GET A RECALL DONE ON THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM?

NHTSA ID

11048811

Incident

Jul 10, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH ASSEMBLY FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTROLS TO COLLAPSE INWARD INTO THE DASHBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH WAS ATTACHED TO THE PANEL, THE HEADLAMP SWITCH, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND OTHER CONTROLS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND PREVENT THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING OR OPERATING CORRECTLY. THE DEALER WAS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE 2009 AND WAS INITIALLY INFORMED THAT IT WAS A COSMETIC ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED AGAIN OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS SIXTEEN YEARS OLD WITH 240,000 MILES, IT COULD NOT BE SERVICED BY THEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2005. IN 2005 THE FAILURE WAS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY DEFECT, BUT NOW THAT IT IS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO AGE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10980907

Incident

Jun 1, 2009

Mileage

110,000 mi

WE OWN THIS 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE PROBLEM WE ARE FACED WITH IS THAT THE PAINT OF THE TRUCK HAS BEEN FADING EVERY DAY TO THE POINT THAT IT HAS SPOTS AND INSTEAD OF BEING A BLACK TRUCK IS A SPOT TRUCK. THE RUST ON IT IS INCREDIBLE, UNDERNEATH, AROUND THE TRIM OF THE TIRE PANELS AND THE OVERALL BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK. I KNOW WE ARE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE WEATHER DOES NOT HELP, BUT A TRUCK THIS EXPENSIVE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LOOK THE WAY IT DOES. THE DASHBOARD INSIDE THE TRUCK HAS CRACKED TO THE POINT THAT WE HAVE IT ALL TOGETHER WITH DUCT TAPE. MY HUSBAND DOES NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK FAR, BECAUSE HE IS AFRAID IT WILL BE A SAFETY ISSUE. ONE TIME JUST GOING TO THE TRASH PLACE, THE BREAKS WENT ON THE TRUCK AND WE HAD TO HAVE THAT TRUCK FIXED. IT REALLY BOTHERS US THAT THE TRUCK SHOULD LAST LONGER AND THE CONDITION THIS TRUCK IS IN IT SAYS TO US "HOW CAN A VEHICLE DO THIS". WE OWN TWO OTHER CARS, AND THEY ARE IN NO WAY SHAPE LIKE THIS TRUCK IS. HE TAKES CARE OF THE TRUCK AS MUCH AS HE CAN, BUT IS THERE ANY RECALLS OR ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE THAT HAS THE SAME ISSUES, WITH THE PAINT, RUST AND THE INTERIOR OF THE TRUCK? THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DEBILITATING SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WE ARE NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE BUT WE HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIX WHAT EVER IS WRONG WITH IT, BUT THERE IS NO MENTION OF ANY RECALLS. MY HUMBLE OPINION THIS TRUCK SHOULD BE LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER AND FIXED COMPLETELY. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE LIMITED TO TRAVEL IN THE TRUCK BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID IT WILL FALL APART DUE TO ALL THE RUST ETC UNDERNEATH. ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE US WILL BE OF GREAT HELP. I'VE ATTACHED PICTURES OF THE TRUCK SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10860653

Incident

May 9, 2013

EVERY SECOND GENERATION DODGE RAM TRUCK HAS THIS ISSUE. THE DASHBOARD FALLS APART AND SHATTERS INTO SHARP KNIFE-LIKE PIECES OF PLASTIC THAT CAN AND DO BLOW INTO YOUR EYES WHILE DRIVING OR CUT YOU WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY. I FEAR THAT IF MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED THE SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC THAT WOULD BE SENT FLYING COULD INJURE ME OR EVEN BE FATAL. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS VERY WELL DOCUMENTED. THE FACT THAT SOMETHING THIS COMMON AND DANGEROUS HASN'T ENDED IN THE RESULT OF A RECALL OR REPLACEMENT IS ASTONISHING. I LOVE MY TRUCK BUT I AM SO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10846197

Incident

Mar 11, 2016

Mileage

10,000 mi

DASH IS FALLING APART AND CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING

NHTSA ID

10808665

Incident

May 22, 2015

Mileage

170,000 mi

AFTER ABOUT 11,000 MILES THE DASH BEGAN TO GET CRACKS AND FALL APART. IT GRADUALLY HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT THERE ARE VERY LARGE HOLES AND PIECES OF THE DASH HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE DUCT WORK OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH FUSES BLOWING. THAT IS WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VANN DODGE IN VINELAND NJ AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THEY TOOK PHOTOS AND LATER CALLED ME AND SAID THE DETERMINED THAT THE DASH WAS FAILING BECAUSE OF EXPOSURE TO SUN!!! THE VEHICLE IS GARAGED OR PARKED IN THE SHADE FOR MOST OF ITS EARLY LIFE AND CRACKS AND CHUNKS HAPPENED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, BUT THIS IS PROBABLY THEIR WAY OUT OF FIXING THE PROBLEM. NOW COMES ANOTHER PROBLEM OR INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED TO ME BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY PLASTIC THAT WAS USED TO CONSTRUCT THE DASH. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TURNED ON MY DEFROSTER AND A PIECE OF PLASTIC BLEW OUT OF THE VENT ON THE TOP OF THE DASH OR LACK THERE OF, AND HIT ME IN THE FACE CAUSING ME TO SWERVE AND ALMOST HIT AN ONCOMING CAR. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE CAR AVOIDED ME OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 MONTHS AGO TO HAVE SERVICE ON A DIFFERENT VEHICLE AND QUESTIONED THEM ON THE STATUS OF ANY RECALL AND THEY ASKED ME FOR MY VIN # OF MY DODGE RAM PICKUP WHICH I PROVIDED AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECORD OF ME TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THEM FOR A INSPECTION, WHICH IS TOTALLY FALSE!!! THEY CONVENIENTLY LOST MY RECORDS ON MY PICK UP!!!!! SOMETHING HAS GOT TO BE DONE TO PREVENT SOMEONE FROM BEING KILLED DUE TO THIS FAULT OF CHRYSLER CORP. I HAVE PUT A REPLACEMENT SKIN ON THE DASH BUT THERE WAS NOT MUCH LEFT TO ADHERE THE SKIN TO AT A COST OF NEARLY $300 BUT THE PIECES CONTINUALLY FALL INTO THE VENTS. THANK YOU *TR

NHTSA ID

10766690

Incident

Dec 1, 2003

Mileage

11,000 mi

DASH BOARDS CAVING IN POSSIBLE CAUSING AIR BAGS, LIGHTS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL PARTS TO FAIL.

NHTSA ID

10761875

Incident

Sep 6, 2015

Mileage

92,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD A PAST FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES, CORROSION OF THE FRAME, A CRACKED DASHBOARD, AND WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATING SINCE 26,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THESE FAILURES, BUT NOT FOR THE STEERING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.....UPDATED 01/04/2016 *BF

NHTSA ID

10743865

Incident

Jul 21, 2015

Mileage

41,000 mi

2001 DODGE RAM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION, BRAKE LINE REPLACEMENT AND FRONT FRAME PROBLEMS. *SMD UPDATED 07/27/15.....UPDATED 11/19/15 *BF UPDATED 01/12/16*LJ UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN

NHTSA ID

10733146

Incident

Jul 1, 2015

I PURCHASED MY 2001 DODGE RAM IN 2006 WITH JUST A SMALL CRACK OR TWO IN THE DASH. BY 2008 THE SMALL CRACKS TURNED INTO LARGE CRACKS AND THEN THE FIRST PART OVER THE RADIO AREA AS SHOWN IN PICTURE FELL IN! AT THE TIME I HAD PLACED SOME ITEMS ON THE DASH AND HAD THOUGHT THAT CAUSED IT BUT WHEN I STARTED TO CLEAN IT UP MORE STARTED TO JUST BREAK OFF SO I DIDN'T MESS WITH IT AGAIN! I CONTACTED BARRETT DODGE IN ATHENS GA A WEEK LATER AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE DEPORTMENT. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALLS AND TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO OTHER THAN CHARGE ME A CRAZY PRICE TO REPLACE IT FOR MY AND THEN IF A RECALL EVER DID HAPPEN THEY SAID I WOULD PROBABLY GET BACK AT LEAST HALF OF MY REPAIR COST! THAT STILL MEANT I WOULD HAVE PAID HUNDREDS FOR THE REPAIR SO I DIDN'T DO IT. THE MAIN REASON IM LOOKING INTO THIS AGAIN NOW IN 2015 IS BECAUSE YESTERDAY MY 8 YEAR OLD SON WAS PLAYING IN THE TRUCK WHILE I WAS WORKING ON IT AND HE WENT TO GET A TOY OFF THE DASH AND HIS ARM WENT THROUGH THE DASH AND CUT HIM LEAVING ABOUT A 1 INCH LONG CUT IN HIS ARM! THIS IS NOW WHY IM NOW 7 YEARS LATER SURPRISED THAT WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT DODGE HAS NOT STEPPED UP NOR HAVE THEY BEEN MADE TO STEP UP AND HELP FIX THIS ISSUE! DOES SOMEBODY'S CHILD HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR GOD FORBID DIE FROM A INJURY CAUSED BY THE SHAPE PIECES OF THIS DASH BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS! IM NOW LOOKING INTO GETTING THIS DASH REPAIRED MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FOR MY FAMILY! I REALLY HAVE NOT BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT THE COSMETIC LOOK THAT DODGE HAS BEEN HIDING BEHIND FOR THEIR REASON TO NOT FIX THIS ISSUE! BUT I WILL BE DAMMED IF IM GOING TO LET THIS POORLY DESIGNED DODGE DASH HURT MY FAMILY AGAIN! *TR

NHTSA ID

10706395

Incident

Mar 28, 2015

Mileage

204,569 mi

DASHBOARD BECAME CRACKED AND BROKEN, WITH BROKEN PARTS FALLING INTO WIRING AND CONTROLS BELOW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10692988

Incident

Jun 1, 2008

Mileage

75,000 mi

THE DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY CRUMBLING INTO SHARP POINTED SHARDS AND HAVE BEEN FLYING INTO MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS. THE SHARDS ARE VERY SHARP AND I'M AFRAID IF A PIECE SHOULD FLYINTO MY EYE WHILE DRIVING IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10692781

Incident

Mar 7, 2013

Mileage

90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SECTIONS OF THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD WERE CRACKED AND SEPARATED, WHICH CREATED SHARP PLASTIC EDGES. SOME OF THE SHARP EDGES WERE LOCATED NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA ID

10682997

Incident

Sep 3, 2008

Mileage

50,000 mi

DASH PAD CRACKING REAL BAD. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS TRUCK WITH ONLY 44,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10682740

Incident

Feb 15, 2013

Mileage

38,500 mi

WHEN PUTTING A BOTTLE OF SODA ON TOP OF THE DASHBOARD IT COMPLETELY CRACKED AND THE BOTTLE FELL THROUGH INTO THE VOID UNDER THE DASH. THE ISSUE HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEARS TO THE POINT WHERE I DO NOT EVEN HAVE A DASHBOARD ANYMORE. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER A FEW YEARS AGO THEY WERE NOT SURPRISED, THEY WERE EVEN COMPLACENT, SAYING YEAH WE'VE SEEN THIS SOME ARE JUST AS BAD AS YOURS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10682701

Incident

Feb 13, 2008

OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS MY DASHBOARD IN MY TRUCK HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS NOW IN PIECES. I AM WORRIED THAT OTHER PROBLEMS WILL START OCCURRING BECAUSE OF THE FRAGMENTING OF MY DASH AND FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE DASH. THE SCREWS ALONG THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD ARE NOW ONLY HOLDING ON LITTLE PIECES OF DASH AND ARE NO LONGER SERVING IN PURPOSE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYING OR NOT DEPLOYING AT ALL. I AM ALSO CONCERNED WITH THE MANY OTHER THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN AS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AS WELL AS MY PASSENGERS. I KNOW THERE ARE MANY OTHER THING THAT GO ON INSIDE THE DASH THAT COULD CAUSE MANY PROBLEMS IF THEY FAIL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10681197

Incident

May 12, 2011

Mileage

108,000 mi

DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED FROM EXPOSER TO SUNLIGHT. IN PAST YEAR IT HAS BROKEN INTO VERY SHARP PIECES ABOVE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF DRIVER. ONE CAN CUT HIMSELF AND I HAVE JUST TRYING TO DUST OR CLEAN INSIDE OF TRUCK. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THESE SHARP PIECES OF THE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD WOULD DO IN AN ACCIDENT AND IF AIR BAGS WOULD PUSH THESE SHARP PIECES INTO FACES OF BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN FRONT SEAT OF TRUCK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10680341

Incident

Feb 26, 2014

Mileage

120,000 mi