# 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 — STRUCTURE
> NHTSA complaint `660187` · 2008-03-05 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** RAM 2500
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** STRUCTURE
- **Miles at failure:** 109,000
## 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
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