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2001 DODGE RAM 2500 — STRUCTURE

2 injured · 660187 · 2008-03-05

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
RAM 2500
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE
Miles at failure
109,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 WHICH I TAKE GREAT CARE OF . I CLEANED, WAXED, DETAIL IT ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK . FIVE-SIX MONTHS AGO WHILE I WAS WIPING OFF MY DASH I GASHED ONE OF MY FINGERS REALLY BAD, AFTER I GOT THE BLEEDING TO STOP I WENT BACK TO CLEAN UP THE BLOOD AND FIND OUT WHAT I HAD CUT IT ONE. I WAS VARY UPSET TO FIND A LARGE CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD . I THOUGHT AT THAT TIME MAYBE IT WAS THE CLEANER I WAS USING SO I CHANGED BRANDS. NOW I HAVE AROUND 10 HUGE CRACKS THAT MAKES MY DASH LOOK LIKE A UGLY JIGSAW PUZZLE. WHICH MY 2 YR. OLD DAUGHTER THOUGHT LOOKED NEAT UNTIL SHE GOT HER FINGER PINCHED IN ONE OF THE CRACKS. AFTER THAT I STARTED THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND A CHEAPER REPLACEMENT ON THE WEB BECAUSE CHRYSLER IS TRYING TO BECOME RICH OFF THERE REPLACEMENT DASH BOARD, I CAME ACROSS THIS SITE - HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/RAM_1500/2001/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/CRACKED_DASHBOARD.SHTML ) IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT CHRYSLER NOW KNOWS THEY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT CAN CAUSE BODILY HARM AND EXPECT THEIR PAYING CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR THEIR LACK OF QUALITY CONTROL ISSUES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10220100
Machine
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