38 problems related to dashboard crack have been reported for the 2001 Dodge Dakota. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I have a 2001 Dodge ram 1500 ext cab that I bought new from the dealership. At 42,000mi the dash had a crack in the center. I took it back to the dealership but they said it was out of warranty and to use something with uv protection. At 101,000mi the front speakers went out. Now my dash is missing big pieces. I was driving down the road last month and hit a bump in the road. A piece of dash flew up and hit my wife in the forehead. She will no longer let the grandchildren ride in my truck. She is afraid the air bag will go off or a piece of dash will hit them in the eye. Now the front lights have blinked on and off 2 or 3 times on separate occasion. I've called Dodge and they sent me to a service center. They agreed to replace the dash, instrument cover and glove box all which have cracked. But now I have to pay 580. 00$. My tax dollars bailed them out and now I have to pay for their defected parts? this is a danger to drivers.
On going problem with our 2001 Dodge trucks complete front dash cracking and falling in on itself. I continue to use an epoxy and silicon to try to hold it together. Dodge and the dealership told us it was a cosmetic problem. No warranty.
Dash cracked within a year of owning the truck. I asked when it was a small crack to be replaced. The service manager at landers in little rock, ar tried to say I had cut it. Now that the factory warranty is out the dash has become a mess cracked from end to end, side to side. In looking for a solution to my problem I have been to salvage yards and an independant who rebuilds and works on Dodge trucks exclusively and all have said they have had an extreme run on 2001 Dodge dashes as of the last 12 months.