The damper in the A/C went bad (another Dodge problem) and my wife wouldn't stop complaining about not getting any cool air on her side. So, I took the car to the shop to get it fixed. They told me $250 to diagnose, I said OK. They called back and told me what the problem was and upped the cost to $750. I said OK. They called back that afternoon and said the dash was so badly cracked every time they took a screw out it fell apart some more. By the time they got it apart, the dash was in 5 pieces and there was no way they were getting it back together. So, they found me a used one for $550, bringing the total to over $1200 bucks. Next time, I'll just use some duct tape.

I had to replace the very front part of the dash, but it was under warranty. I had notice estimated 6 months prior to this new crack a few hair cracks on the passenger side. One day I got to work and notice this huge crack going down the center of the dash closest to the driver, away from the windshield. Also now the front control for the seat will not go up and down. The rear passenger power lock is not working now. There has always been a mystery odor coming from the AC. That's all my recent complaints.

Update from Jan 5, 2011: The crack has gotten worst. Now I have a big hole in my dash. Dodge I hope you read this. I will never buy a dodge at this point. You would have to kiss a lot to make up for your negligence. Also I had a problem with my read differential as over 300 others. Clutch pack retain clips ring a bell. This is all under 70k I bought this truck new in 2002. I'm in the market for another it would of been Dodge but not now. Dodge you suck!

Having a mint condition Ram Quad Cab Sport with the 20" wheels with not a scratch on it, it's too bad the front portion of the dashboard has disintegrated. I'm disappointed with this everytime I get in my truck. My son's 2003 has done the same thing - this alone will make me think hard before buying another Dodge in the future. It wouldn't be so bad if the part was inexpensive, but from reading on here they want hundreds for 50 cents worth of plastic, that's only going to do the same thing again.

When I first purchased the truck it had already had a few minor cracks in the dash. I did not think nothing of it. I felt that I could get a dash cover and put over the dash to cover the cracks. As time moved on I have big chuncks out of the dash as you can see in the attached pictures. My truck is starting to fall apart just like the other 300+ people complaining on here. Unfortunately, I am a full time medical student and my funds are very limited for replacing non essital truck parts.

When I first started noticing that cracks in the dash were becoming more noticible and big holes in the dash were forming, I thought that maybe it was the heat from the sun causing the damage. I had invested in a dash cover and a window visor to put up in the window to try and protect it from the sun's intense rays. That did not help. I would like to find out how to have my dash fixed for as cheap as possible for I can not afford a note right now. However the next time I buy a car I will make sure it is either a honda or a toyota because these American made vehicles are starting to become like the people who make them. "Expensive but not worth a damn".

I first noticed that the defroster vent grates were cracked and when I touched one of them

it just crumbled and fell into the air vent, then about a week later I saw a small crack in the front part of the dashboard just above the speedometer, now, as I am writing this complaint it is so badly cracked that pieces are falling in the floorboard and the blower motor now has pieces in it and it is making a noise. Is dodge going to do any thing to solve this problem? I was planing on buying a new Dodge charger but now I am going to reconsider and buy something FORD that doesn't literally fall apart!

Update from Jun 17, 2010: My cracked dash has made my truck undriveable all the broken pieces from the defrost vents has fallen into the fan and the A/C doesn't work and when it was cold it has affected switching from heat to cold the heater does not get hot and now all the wiring is exposed and the turn indicators don't work this is quickly becoming a saftey issue when will Dodge step up to the plate and do the RIGHT thing and fix the problem, even if I wanted to sell my truck how could I, who would buy it?

I can't believe my dash looks the way it does. My husband has an 1974 Chevy Pick up and his dash looks better than mine. I couldn't believe the cracks - they started around the vents and now they have started on the upper part of the dash. I have kept my truck clean and in order it is so disappointing to see these cracks. I had to really watch my budget to pay for my truck each month until the truck was paid off. When I researched the internet and found out this was one of the number one complaints and Dodge has not done anything about it how disappointing. Dodge should recall the vehicles with this problem.

Overall I love my truck and have taken very good care of it - people are always surprised it is a 2002 when they see it but it makes me sick to sit in the truck and see the dash just fall apart - looks like hell. Whenever I'm @ a stoplight next to another Ram, I always look to see if their dash is cracked also - 9 time out of 10 it is and the one that isn't is a new truck. I want to roll down the window to show them what they have to look forward to.

I really wish Dodge would step up and replace them, at least for a discount or pay for labor or what ever to help out but I'm not holding my breath.

hello i love my dodge but ever since i have had the dash starting to crack i have thought about selling it if dodge would stand behind this problem they would sell more vehicles because if people are like me i love my dodge alot there telling people that it is not a safety issue but what happens if the dash is cracked really bad and you get hit and the airbag goes off and sends a piece of that cracked dash threw you face sounds like safety issue to me not to mention the sun baking down the heat and messing up wiring inside dash this needs to be fixed what we all need to do is to find a lawyer that will take our case and sue the hell out of dodge get enough money to buy a new Chevrolet pickup. well gotta go