2000 Dodge RAM

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2003· SUSPENSION

  PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S UPPER BALL JOINTS.*MR A TECHNICIAN TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. *PH *NM

• 12/30/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY COULD CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT THERE FOOT ON THE BRAKE. DEALER NOTIFIED.

• 12/29/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY

  JUNE 1,2000 (2958ML) ENGINE STARTS PINGING, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW THUMPS WHEN ROLLING UP & DOWN. JULY 21,2000 (6840ML) ENGINE STILL PINGS, KNOCKING SOUND UNDER VEHICLE, THUMPING IN WINDOW STILL PRESENT , OIL PRESSURE FALLS WHILE DRIVING. JULY 31,2000 (7509ML) ENGINE STILL PINGS, KNOCKING UNDER VEHICLE STILL PRESENT.LEFT CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED, #2 CYLINDER REPLACED. SEPT. 12,2000 (9420ML) ENGINE STILL PINGS, KNOCKING UNDER VEHICLE STILL PRESENT , OIL PRESSURE STILL FALLS WHILE DRIVING , THUMPING IN WINDOW STILL PRESENT, FINAL REPAIR ATTEMPT. DEC. 7,2000(14128ML) HAD TO HAVE CRANKSHAFT,ROD BEARINGS, MAIN BEARINGS, #4 CYLINDER ROD AND PISTON, OIL PUMP REPALCED.RETURNED ON 12/14/00. DEC. 15,2000 (14169ML) NO OIL PRESSURE. HAD TO HAVE OIL SENDING UNIT, OIL PUMP, & SCREEN REPLACED.. *AK

• 12/27/2008· STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  I BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 YESTERDAY 12/26/08 AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR MYSELF AND AS I WAS DRIVING HOME LATER THAT DAY AT 10:30 PM AND THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK ALL OF A SUDDEN CAME UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING ME TO HIT THE BRAKES AT COME TO A STOP ON A BUSY ROAD. *TR

• 12/27/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE PROCEEDING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT AT ABOUT 25 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH RAN A RED LIGHT, CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION. CONSUMERS VEHICLE STRUCK OTHER VEHICLE ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK *SLC

• 12/26/2008· STRUCTURE

  PURCHASED 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP USED IN 2003. IN THE SAME YEAR THE DASH BOARD STARTED TO CRACK ,IT NOW HAS LARGE PIECES MISSING. SPOKE TO DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP. I KNOW THREE PEOPLE WHO OWN DODGE TRUCKS SIMILAR YEARS,ALL THREE HAVE CRACKING DASH BOARDS. *TR

• 12/26/2002· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN OVERDRIVE. TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. 1 1/2 WEEKS LATER. ON CHRISTMAS. STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. WENT TO GO AND HAD NO FOWARD GEARS. LUCKILY THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE.

• 12/26/2001· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, HOOD FLEW OPEN BECAUSE SECONDARY LATCH BROKE, VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. *AK THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH HAD BENT BACK TOWARDS THE FIREWALL SO THAT IT BECAME TOTALLY INOPERATIVE, THATS WHEN THE PRIMARY LATCH FAILED, THE HOOD OPENED SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING. *YD

• 12/25/2004· POWER TRAIN

  HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION TWICE, MAKING A TOTAL OF 3 TRANSMISSIONS ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 75000 MILES! THE 2ND WAS 200 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY. DAIMLER/CHRYSLER RESPONSE... TOO BAD. ALSO THE DASH HAS CRACKED , AND THE REAR WINDOW LEAKS. GEORGIA LEMON LAW IS WORTHLESS!!*AK

• 12/24/2004· STRUCTURE

  MY DASH BOAR DHAS CRACKED AND IS FALLING IN.I'M SCARED IT MIGHT CATCH FIRE WITH ALL THE WIRES IN THE DASH. Y BACK WINDOW LEAKED EVERY TIME IT RAINED SO I HAD TO REPLACE IT WITH A AFTER MARKET ONE FOR $325.00.*AK MY TRUCK SOME TIMES MAKES A WHINNY NOISE IN REVERSE AND I WAS TOLD THAT IS HOW DODGES ARE. KNOW SOME TIMES WHEN I STOP AND GO TO TAKE OFF THE TRANSMISSION WON'T CATCH AND I LOOK AT THE RPMS AND IT'S SHOWING NO RPMS BUT THE TRUCK IS RUNNING.I HAD THE TRUCK PUT ON THE MACHINE AND NOTHING CAME UP BEING WRONG.

• 12/24/2003· SUSPENSION

  I HAVE TWO ISSUES TO RELAY. I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB TRUCK. I CURRENTLY HAVE APPROXIMATELY 54,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THIS WA SA KNOWN DEFECT WAS TOLD, AND WAS SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM MY EXTENDED WARRANTY (GO FIGURE). THIS COST ME ALMOST $ 500.00. PER THE MECHANIC, THERE WAS A PLASTIC RETAINER DEVICE THAT BROKE AND ALLOWED THE NUT TO BACK OFF, AND THIS DESTROYED THE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY. I WAS TOLD THAT MY WHEEL WAS IN DANGER OF FALLING OFF. SECOND, MY TRUCK STARTED MAKING CLUNKING NOISES WHEN I TURNED OR WENT OVER BUMPS. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED MY TRUCK AND TOLD BE MY BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY HAVE SEEN THIS A LOT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND BELIEVE THE SUSPENSION ON MY TRUCK WAS THE SAME AS THE DURANGO. NOW THEY WERE SUBJECT TO A RECALL.*AK SINCERELY, NORMAN L'HEUREUX. *AK

• 12/24/2003· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

• 12/23/2009· STRUCTURE

  DODGE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND DISINTEGRATED. 2000 RAM 1500 5.2 LITER. THE WHOLE DASH FELL APART. SAFETY ISSUES ARE THE SHARP JAGGED RAZOR SHARP EDGES, AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF DASH ASSEMBLY. FUNCTION OF AIR BAG IS IN QUESTION. I TOOK AFTER MARKET DASH COVER, USED IT FOR A MOLD AND LAID UP A NEW DASH WITH FIBER GLASS. WILL NOT PURCHASE NEW/USED DASH BOARD AS THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE CHRONIC, POOR QUALITY ABS IS THE CAUSE. WILL NOT RISK A REPEAT INCIDENT. *TR

• 12/22/2007· STRUCTURE

  DASHBOARD BEGAN TO FRACTURE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, 11-06'. IT HAS STEADILY WORSENED UNTIL DRIVING THE OTHER DAY ON INTERSTATE THE DASH MADE A NOISE AND WE SEEN THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE DROPPED OUT OF THE THING AS A SINK HOLE WOULD. I AM CONCERNED IT COULD DAMAGE OR DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS OR OTHER WIRING OR DEVICES. IT IS NEARLY FRACTURED ENOUGH IN SEVERAL OTHER PLACES TO CAUSE MORE COLLAPSING OF THE DASH. NOTHING YET DONE TO REPLACE OR REPAIR. *TR

• 12/22/2005· STRUCTURE

  MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS A CRACKED DASH THAT I THOUGHT NOTHING OF FOR THE LONGEST TIME, OF COURSE I WASN'T HAPPY WITH THE FACT I HAD A CRACKED DASH, BUT ONCE I REALIZED THAT IT COULD ACTUALLY AFFECT MY AIRBAG AT DEPLOYMENT IT BECAME AN IMMEDIATE CONCERN. *NM

• 12/19/2014· STRUCTURE

  A CRACK WAS NOTICED ON THE TOP OF THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. OVER TIME A PIECE OF THE TOP OF THE DASH HAS DROPPED DOWN INSIDE THE DASH. A CRACK IS EXTENDING SLOWLY TOWARD THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE DASH. *TR

• 12/19/2000· SUSPENSION

  A CONVERSION VAN; WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH + VEHICLE SWAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND VIBRATES, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING BEHIND A SEMI TRUCK. VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER HIGHWAYS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/18/2001· TIRES

  I INSTALLED TIRE CHAINS ON MY VEHICLE AS PERMITTED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. A LINK ON THE CHAIN BROKE BECAUSE IT WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE LEAF SPRINGS OF THE VEHICLE. THE SPACE BETWEEN THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE LEAF SPRINGS IS APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH. THIS IS INSUFFICIENT TO SAFELY RUN CHAINS ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CHAINS FAILED - IF THEY HAD WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE IT VERY LIKELY COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS REFERRED ME TO THE SELLING DEALER. THE SELLING DEALER SAID THEY CANNOT GET ANY GUIDANCE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE SELLING DEALER OFFERED THAT I USE CABLE CHAINS INSTEAD. I BOUGHT A SET OF THESE AND THEY, TOO, DON'T FIT WITHOUT RUBBING THE LEAF SPRINGS. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THAT THEY WOULD HONOR THE WARRANTY IF I PURCHASED WHEELS WITH MORE OFFSET (MOVE THE CENTERLINE OF THE WHEEL OUTBOARD OF THE VEHICLE) BUT THEY CANNOT OFFER A RECOMMENDATION FROM DODGE FOR AN AMOUNT OF OFFSET. FOLLOWUPS TO DODGE HAVE PROVEN FRUITLESS. I AM RUNNING FACTORY ORIGINAL TIRES AND CHAINS THAT ARE SIZED TO FIT THOSE TIRES.*AK

• 12/16/2003· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES AFTER BEING TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE 4 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR OVERHEATING OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE O/D TO KICK OFF WHILE YOU WERE DRIVING. END RESULT FOUND THAT THE BALL THAT CONTROLS THE FLOW OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS GETTING STUCK CLOSED, NOT ALLOWING THE FLUID TO FLOW.*AK

• 12/15/2010· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I AM REPORTING A BAD DASH BOARD IN MY TRUCK. I FIRST NOTICED TWO SMALL CRACKS THAT APPEARED DOWN BY WHERE THE WINDSHIELD & DASH MEET. THIS REMAINED FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN THE DASH STARTED SPIDER WEBBING. THE ENTIRE DASH IS NOW CRACKED & LAYING IN THE BOTTOM. THERE ARE HUGE GAPS IN THE DASHBOARD. I TRIED RESOLVING THIS THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY TRUCK & WAS TOLD THIS WAS NEVER A COVERED ITEM & RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT DODGE IS NO LONGER MAKING THESE DASHBOARDS & ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE FOR REPLACEMENT.

• 12/15/2008· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 2000 DODGE PICKUP. THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING IN SEVERAL LACES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE EVERY TIME I LOOK AT IT. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY TOLD ME TO GET AN ESTIMATE FROM MY LOCAL DEALER. WHEN I CONTACTED THEM BACK WITH THE ESTIMATE I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A RECALL AFTER THEY GET THERE BAILOUT MONEY. *TR

• 12/15/2008· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASHBOARD ON MY TRUCK IS CRACKING. IT'S NOT ONLY CRACKING IT'S FALLING APART. THE PIECES OF DASH "SHARP PLASTIC" IS FALLING DOWN INTO WHERE ELECTRICAL WIRING IS. PLUS THESE PIECES OF DASHBOARD IS VERY SHARP. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESS. IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR SOMETIME SINCE 2006 AND CONTINUES TO GET WORST. *TR

• 12/15/2006· STRUCTURE

  (1) DASH CRACKED PREMATURE (2) FAILURE DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING RESULTED IN CUT TO HAND AND TORN SLEEVE. POSSIBLE TEAR TO AIR BAG IF DEPLOYED. (3) DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT. *NM

• 12/15/2005· SUSPENSIONCrash

  MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE LOWER DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT FAILED CAUSING A CRASH INTO A CONCRETE POLE AT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL NOISES BEFORE THE FAILURE AND THE UPPER BALL JOINTS HAD BEEN REPLACED THIS YEAR AS PART OF THE RECALL ON ALL DAKOTAS. THIS CAUSED MY WIFE TO HIT HER HEAD ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW ON IMPACT. *NM

• 12/14/2011· STRUCTURE

  THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2000 DODGE RAM CRACKED TO PIECES. I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/13/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  WE RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT WE WERE NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH FOR AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. OUR SPEED WAS 65 MILES PER HOUR . ACCORDING TO THE SKID MARKS AND BASED ON THE REPORT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY PATROL AND THE MISSISSIPPI SHERIFF.*AK

• 12/12/2004· STRUCTURE

  THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRUMBLING. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL CAUSE A FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE DODGE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE IT UNLESS I PAID FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED IT WAS COSMETIC ONLY. *JB

• 12/12/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THIS TRUCK HAS HAD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. IT HAS BEEN DOWNHILL SINCE THEN, I CASN GET ALL THE SERVICE REPORTS ON FILE AT BILL ABBOTT. THE TRUCK IS NOW AT CUMMINGS MIDWEST POWER CO. IN BLOOMINGTON IL FOR ANOUTHER PROBLEM THEY HAVE THE HEAD OFF AND CHECKING IT FOR A PROBLEM ALSO THE CRANKSHAFT SEAL LEAKS OIL THIS ISTHE SECOND ENGINE IN THIS TRUCK. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE IF I COULD EXCHANGE THIS TRUCK FOR A LIKE ONE AS I CAN'T TRUST THIS TRUCK . THANK YOU. GLENN THOMAS. *AK

• 12/09/2008· STRUCTURE

  DASH IS CRACKING ON MY 2000 DODGE TRUCK 1500 ,WOULD LIKE MY DASH REPLACED DON'T WANT A HOLE IN MY DASH CAUSING HEADLIGHT TO GO OUT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

• 12/09/2006· STRUCTURE

  MY DASH BOARD STARTED TO CRACK ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. NOTICED SMALL HAIRLINE CRACKS THAT HAVE NOW TURNED INTO LARGE HOLES, WITH PIECES OF THE DASH FALLING IN. HAVE BEEN TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE. NO INCIDENCE ON MY PART COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. *JB

• 12/08/2006· STRUCTURE

  2000 DODGE RAM 1500 THE DASH HAS CRACKED AND IS COMPLETLY DISINAGRATING. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS COULD EFFECT MY AIR BAGS. *NM

• 12/06/2005· WHEELS

  LUG NUTS KEEP COMING LOOSE, HAVE HAD DEALERSHIP AND SEVERAL REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOPS ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, I HAVE REPLACED OVER 15 STUDS DUE TO LOOSING LUG NUTS FREQUENTLY, THEY LOOSEN UP AS SOON AS 3 WEEKS AFTER HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED, RECENTLY, I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE WHEN MY FRONT TIRE CAME OFF, LUCKILY I HAD MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER AND CAUSED MINIMUM DAMAGE TO VEHICLE- DOCUMENTS FROM TOW TRUCK/ REPAIR SHOP WILL VERIFY THIS HAPPENED AND ALSO VERIFY THAT UPON CHECKING EACH TIRE FOR SAME PROBLEM, DRIVER SIDE REAR LUG NUTS WERE ONLY HAND TIGHT, THE REAR AXLE WAS JUST SERVICED 3 WEEKS AGO- NO COINCIDENCE- I WAS OUT OF TOWN WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 6 MONTHS, SO THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THIS IS VANDALISM/ OR PRACTICAL JOKE. *JB

• 12/06/2000· STEERING

  WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN STEEERING WHEEL BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD TO MANEUVER, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/05/2005· STRUCTURE

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES DASHBOARD CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OVER TOP OF THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP WERE CONTACTED. THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK

• 12/05/2002· SUSPENSION

  HARD LEFT HAND U-TURN CAUSES TIRE TO RUB ON LOWER A FRAME, SHREDDING TIRE. DT

• 12/05/2000· STEERING

  POWER STEERING SHAFT KEPT BREAKING. DEALER REPLACED / REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND CAUSE WAS STILL UNKNOWN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

• 12/04/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND STALLED. OTHER THAN THE GRINDING NOISE, THERE WAS NO OTHER INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH

• 12/03/2008· STRUCTURE

  THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP JUST STARTED CRACKING FOR NO REASON A WHILE BACK AND HAS NOW DEGRADED TO THE POINT THAT A LARGE PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD FELL OFF EXPOSING THE INNER DASH AREA. MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS TO BE A LARGE SCALE ISSUE WITH DODGE RAM PICKUPS AND OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES. *TR

• 12/03/2002· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 10MPH THE HOOD BROKE DUE TO A CORRODE LATCH. CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD. REPLACED THE HOOD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 12/02/2013· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT

  2000 DODGE RAM 1500 EXTENDED CAB 2 WHEEL ANTI-LOCK RIGHT CALIPER KEEPS STICKIN EVERYTHING IS NEW I'VE MISS 2WKS WORK CAUSE OF IT AND HAVE BEEN FIRED BECAUSE OF IT I CANT GO 5 MILES WITH OUT IT STICKIN I KEEP TAKIN THE CALIPER BACK TO 3 DIFFERENT PART STORE AND THEY GETTING PISSED I HAVE NEW SHOES,RUBBER HOSE,BRAKE BOOSTER RWAL VALVE ANTI LOCK VALVE CRYSTAL CLEAR FLUID ITS BEEN TO A BRAKE SHOP AND THEY R LOST ALSO IM ALWAYS ON THE SIDE OF ROAD TAKIN IT APART TO DEPRESS THE CALIPER NOT SURE IF ITS A C BODY OR NOT. *TR

• 12/01/2007· STRUCTURE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE ENTIRE TOP DASH IS CRACKED AND THE DASH AROUND THE GAUGES IS ALSO CRACKING. IT RATTLES PIECES ARE STARTING TO COME LOOSE AND EXPOSE WIRING. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO SHARP EDGES AND FLYING PIECES IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, SOME MAY BE SMASHED INTO SOMEONE'S FACE BY THE AIRBAG. THIS HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. *TR

• 12/01/2005· STRUCTURE

  DT: CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD STARTED SHOWING HAIR LINE CRACKS AND HAVE PROGRESSED INTO SPIDER WEBBING. PIECES BROKE OFF AND SPILLED OVER UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD, INCLUDING THE RADIO, HEATER, AND PASSENGER AIR BAG AREA. WHERE THE PIECES BROKE OFF, THE DASHBOARD WAS VERY SHARP, BRITTLE AND POSED A SAFETY RISK. HE WAS AFRAID THAT IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ONE OF THESE PIECES COULD PROJECT AND HURT SOMEONE. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER OFFERED NO HELP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB

• 11/30/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIS. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *JB *SC

• 11/28/2005· POWER TRAIN

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED PULLING. THERE WAS NO WARNING; THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. HE CONTACTED A MECHANIC, WHO STATED IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A MECHANIC AT THIS TIME AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE. *AK UPDATED 04/19/06. *JB

• 11/28/2000· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGES AT ANY GIVEN TIME. DEALER NOTICED TRANSMISSION SENDING UNIT CABLE GOT LOOSE. *AK CONSUMER STATES MOST COMMON SCENARIO IS CRUISE CONTROL BEING SET AT SPEED, THEN BEING CANCELLED BY CONSUMER EITHER BY CANCEL BUTTON OR BY BRAKING, CRUISE WILL THEN REENGAGE AT SET SPEED. *SLC

• 11/27/2007· STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE CRACKED DASHBOARD IN MY 2000 DODGE 1500 RAM PICKUP. THIS COULD DAMAGE THE WIRING IN THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE MORE UNNECESSARY REPAIRS HAD THIS NOT HAPPEN. THE QUALITY OF THE PLASTIC IS BAD. IT DOES NOT LAST MORE THAN 2 OR THREE YEARS BEFORE IT STARTS CRACKING. *TR

• 11/26/2001· POWER TRAIN

  THIS IS THE SECOND TRUCK THAT ALMOST GOT ME KILLED, THE FIRST WAS A 1999. NO SAFERTY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

• 11/25/2009· STRUCTURE

  WE OWE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE DASHBOARD IS ALL CRACKED. WE HAVE TRIED TO STOP THE CRACKING USING GLUE BUT IT IS A WASTE OF TIME. IT GETS WORSE AND WORSE. *TR

• 11/23/2013· STRUCTURE

  THE DASH BOARD ON MY RAM HAS A HUGE CRACK { ALONG WITH SEVERAL SMALL CRACKS} RUNNING FROM PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD BACK ACROSS TO CENTER OF DASH. I HAVE TO WONDER WHAT IS KEEPING DASH TOGETHER, VERY UNSAFE. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF! *TR

• 11/23/2008· STRUCTURE

  DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING IN. IN APPROXIMATELY LATE 2006, MY DASHBOARD DEVELOPED MINOR CRACKS. SOON THE CRACKS GOT LARGER UNTIL PIECES STARTED FALLING INTO THE DASH CAVITY. I WENT TO MY DODGE DEALER WITH THE CONCERN ABOUT A RECALL, BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS SYMPTOM. DODGE SAID IT WOULD PAY 1/2 OF THE REPAIR, A TOTAL OF ABOUT $2,000 OF WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $1,000. I COULD NOT AFFORD THIS AT THE TIME. SINCE THEN, THE DASH HAS CONTINUED TO CRUMBLE APART. NOW, THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT HAS A HOLE IN THE EVAPORATOR CORE. TO REPAIR THIS, THE DASH WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED. YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE DASH WOULD BE REMOVED IN PIECES. I BELIEVE THE CRUMBLING DASH HAS CAUSED THE HOLE IN THE EVAPORATOR CORE. DODGE SHOULD REPLACE THE DASH AND REPLACE THE EVAPORATOR CORE TOO. WHAT'S NEXT? THE HEATER CORE, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, HEADLIGHTS ON A DARK BACK ROAD SOMEWHERE? DODGE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF IT'S CUSTOMERS. *TR