1999 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

TRANSMISSION CONTINUALLY SHIFTS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS AND/OR 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. *TR

DASH IS TOTALLY FALLING APART. I WAS CONCERNED THAT PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD NOT WORK. I AM HAVING DASH REPLACED NOW FOR ABOUT $1400.00 AND I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY OTHER CAR OR TRUCK DO THIS. THERE IS SOMETHING DEFECTIVE ABOUT THIS PLASTIC. THIS IS NOT SUN DAMAGE. *TR

DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED AND FALLING APART. THE OTHER DAY I CAUGHT MY HAND ON A PIECE THAT HAS CURLED UP WITH A SHARP CORNER WHILE RETRIEVING MY SUNGLASSES I TOOK OFF TO PUMP GAS. *TR

DASH PIECES FALLING INTO HEATER VENTS AND OTHER COMPONENTS. *TR

IGNITION AND KEY ARE DEFECTIVE. IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM VEHICLE IGNITION DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. IGNITION KEY FELL OUT OF IGNITION WHILE DRIVING. IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND IN MOTION. VEHICLE SOMETIMES DOES NOT NEED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START THE ENGINE. IF THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING THE KEY CAN BE VERY EASILY PULLED OUT OF THE IGNITION ASSEMBLY, THE KEY JUST SLIPS RIGHT OUT OF THE IGNITION. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND THEIR RESPONSE IS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I ASKED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO FORWARD THE COMPLAINT TO A HIGHER UP PERSON IN CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT AFTER MY PHONE CALL, THAT WAS THE END OF THE ISSUE AND CHRYSLER TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM CONCERNING A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. I SPOKE TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AT (800) 334-9200. THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE AND THE PROBLEM STARTED SIX YEARS AGO AND THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING THROUGH TODAY. AN INTERNET SEARCH YIELDS COUNTLESS OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME SUBJECT MATTER. THE CONDITION IS UNSAFE AND PLEASE LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

THE DASH STARTED CRACKING MORE AND MORE FOR NO REASON AT ALL. NOW THERE ARE CHUNKS OF THE DASH THAT HAVE FALLEN BEHIND THE DASH. THIS COULD DAMAGE THE WIRING OR CIRCUITRY OR AIR BAGS BEHIND THE DASH BECAUSE THE PIECES THAT HAVE FALLEN HAVE VERY SHARP EDGES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE DASHBOARD WITHOUT WARNING AS FLAMES IGNITED FROM UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

DASHBOARD CRUMPLING AND FALLING INTO AIR VENTS AND BEING BLOWN AROUND INTERIOR OF VEHICLE. COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT IF A LITTLE BLOWS INTO EYES. *JS

I HAD ONEIDA THE TIRES ON BACK OF MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 ON MY WAY HOME ON A DRY SATURDAY AFTERNOON I WAY ON THE FREEWAY RUNNING 75 MPH WHEN THE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF OF THE TIRE IT BEAT UP FRONT AND BACKSIDES OF MY FENDER WELLS AND SUPPORT BRACKETS AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE MY BED AS WELL AS THE TIRE I HAVE ONLY HAD THE TRUCK A LITTLE OF 2MONTHS AND THE TIRE HAD 75PERCENT TREAD LEFT ON IT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD HAS CAME ALL APART. FROM 1998 TO 2004 THIS HAS BEEN A NIGHT MARE FOR OWNERS. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER DODGE FOR SAFETY REASONS PEOPLE COULD BE STRUCK WHILE DRIVING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

DASH BECAME BRITTLE WITH LARGE CRACKS AND LARGE PIECES OF PLASTIC BREAKING OFF DASH FALLING IN FLOOR BOARD. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED AND FELL APART, PUTTING PIECES OF PLASTIC INTO THE VENTS. THIS A DANGEROUS WHEN PUTTING ON THE VENT AND HAVING PLASTIC BLOWING ALL OVER. CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND HAS DONE NOTHING'. *TR

ENTIRE FRONT SEAT FRAME IS RUSTED. THE INTERIOR HAS NO SIGNS OF WATER DAMAGE OR MOISTURE EXPOSURE. *LN

THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING (LIKE EVERY OTHER DODGE) AND A PIECE HAD FALLEN DOWN AND SOME HOW GRABBED TWO WIRES AND CAUSED THEM TO TOUCH. LUCKY FOR ME IT SMOKED BEFORE IT WENT UP IN FLAMES. MY GIRLFRIEND HURRIED UP AND RIPPED THE WIRES APART. PLEASE FIX THIS DODGE! YES MY TRUCK IS OLD BUT THIS IS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS NEW. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

MY DASH HAS A HOLE AROUND FOOT LONG AND MORE THEN 6INCH WIDE DO TO THE SUN DRYING OUT ITS VERY THEN AND CHEAP PLASTIC THE CUP HOLDERS ARE BROKE TO I HAVE HAD OLDER CARS AND TRUCK WERE THE DASH CRACKS BUT I'VE NEVER HAD ONE WITH A HOLE IN IT AND MY DASH KEEPS CRACKING AND FALLING A PART IM HAPPY WITH MY TRUCK BUT FILL DODGE NEEDS FIX THESE PROBLEMS I PLAN TO DRIVE MY TRUCK FOR MANY MORE YEARS TO COME AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE PROBLEMS SOLVED AND NOT AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY BRAKE LINE SPRUNG A LEAK - DRIVERS SIDE REAR. I AM SEEING MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE / LOCATION. *TR

DASH CRUMBLING AND FALLING APART, BIG CHUNKS JUST BREAK AWAY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR JUST TOUCH THE DASH EXPOSING WIRES, AIR DUCTS AND HEATER CORE, I'VE HAD PIECES FLY OUT OF AIR DUCTS WHILE AC IS ON, HITTING ME IN THE FACE, I WOULD HATE TO IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I'M INVOLVED IN A WRECK AND AN AIR BAG DEPLOY WITH SHARDS OF SHARP PLASTIC FLYING AT MY FACE OR BODY, IT WOULD BE LIKE KNIVES FLYING AT YOU AND STABBING OR CUTTING YOU SEVERELY. THIS PROB STARTED NOT LONG AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK USED, AFTER ABOUT 70,000-75,000 MILES THIS PROBLEM STARTED, I BELIEVE DODGE SHOULD AT LEAST PAY FOR A NEW DASH MADE WITH BETTER PLASTIC, I'VE HEARD OF AND KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WITH DODGES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I'VE BEEN TOLD BUT DON'T KNOW HOW TRUE IT IS BUT SUPPOSEDLY DODGE WAS USING DEFECTIVE PLASTIC IN THE DASHES FROM I THINK 97 THROUGH 05. *TR

DASH IS CRACKED AND IT POSES A THREAT OF INJURY EITHER IN A MINOR ACCIDENT. DUE TO ITS EXTENT OF DAMAGE IT CONTINUES IT COULD AFFECT THE PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. IT COULD SO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO BECOME A WEAPON. IN SOME CASES THE PLASTIC PARTS THAT FALL LOOSE FROM THE DASH AS THE DASH CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE END UP IN THE VENT SYSTEMS AND CAN BLOW OUT WHEN THE FAN IS TURNED ON. I WISH YOU WOULD INVESTIGATE AS DODGE WON'T ADMIT IT IS A DEFECT. WHEN THEY DO INSTALL A REPLACEMENT DASH IT IS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND THE CYCLE REPEATS. DODGE NEEDS TO HELP THE THOUSANDS WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. BEING UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES TO HER HAND. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE FRACTURED DUE TO THE FRAME BEING RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 136,000.

THIS TRUCK HAS ALWAYS HAD PLAY IN STEERING. IN ORDER FOR ME TO GO STRAIGHT, THE WHEEL HAS TO BE TURNED ABOUT 45 DEGREES TO THE LEFT, EVEN AFTER AN ALIGNMENT. I HAVE GONE THROUGH MULTIPLE TIE ROD ENDS, AND OTHER STEERING COMPONENTS. I CAN TURN THE WHEEL ABOUT 25% BACK AND FORTH, AND THE TRUCK GOES NO WHERE WHICH IS NOT SAFE, WAY TO MUCH PLAY IN STEERING AND I'VE SEEN A LOT OF INCIDENTS WHERE THIS HAPPENED WITH OTHER PEOPLE. DODGE NEEDS A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE TRANSMISSION DROP FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE HOOD SUDDENLY OPENED AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTO GLASS TECHNICIAN WHO REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

DASH HAD TWO SMALL CRACKS IN DASH WHEN PURCHASED USED IN 2010. SINCE THEN, THESE CRACKS HAVE MULTIPLIED AND HAVE BECOME LARGER, WITH PIECES BREAKING OUT, LEAVING SHARP EDGES. SOME PIECES ARE FALLING INTO AREA OF PASSENGER AIR BAG, POSSIBLY CAUSING A CUT IN COMPONENTS. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE RAM PICKUP TRUCKS DURING SEVERAL YEARS. I HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 RAM, ON WHICH CHRYSLER CORP. PAID PARTIALLY FOR DASH REPLACEMENT. THIS SITUATION COULD VERY WELL BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD ON HAD BECOME BRITTLE AND STARED TO CRACK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ANY TIME A HAND WAS PLACED ON THE DASHBOARD, IT FRACTURED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

A PART OF THE DASH OF MY 1999 DODGE RAM , DISLODGED FROM ITS POSITION ATOP OF MY DASH. THE DASH OF THE VEHICLE IS CRACKED AND CAVING IN LIKE ALL DODGE DASHES THIS YEAR AND MODEL. I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP ON A HILL, WHEN A PIECE DISLODGED FROM IT POSITION ON MY DASH, AND CUT ME IN THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE BELOW MY LEFT EYE, THIS COULD HAVE BLINDED ME, AND I KNOW THE NHTSA, WOULD NEVER ALLOW A VEHICLE WITH LARGE SHARP ABS PLASTIC PIECES FLYING AROUND THE CABIN. THE ABS PLASTIC DASH IS IN HORRIBLE CONDITION, IT IS CRACKED AND FALLEN IN AND PIECES FLY OUT ALL THE TIME. I AM PREPARED TO SUE CHRYSLER CORP. IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA, THANK YOU *TR

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, 2 TO 5 TIMES A WEEK, LOSES POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, RPM, OTHER DASHBOARD INDICATORS, THE ODOMETER READOUT DISPLAYS "NOBUS". THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF THERE IS NO SHOULDER, YOU ARE STOPPED ON THE ROAD. TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE WIRING HARNESS ON THE COMPUTER (WHICH IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE WALL) IS PULLED AND REPLACED WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE KEY, A NOISE OCCURS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION .IS BEING MADE, THEN THE VEHICLE CAN USUALLY BE RESTARTED. SOMETIMES THEN THERE IS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, OR NOT! THE DEALERS AND MY LOCAL MECHANIC DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT THE POTENTIAL MUST BE KNOWN SINCE IT SENDS THE "NOBUS" MESSAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND CAVING IN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH ENDURO HT RUNAWAY TIRES, SIZE: 265/70 R17. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES DO NOT STOP ON WET PAVEMENT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER AND ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO SLIDE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THEN A SECOND VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND FRACTURED INTO PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 326,000.

I NOTICED A SLIGHT LINE IN THE DASH SOMETIME IN 2009, NEXT TO THE WINDSHIELD AND ABOUT 5 OR 6 INCHES FROM THE PASSENGER DOOR. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A SURFACE SCRATCH. LATER ON, IT GOT LONGER AND LONGER, BECOMING NOTICEABLE AS A CRACK, UNTIL NOW IT IS ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE DASH AND TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT, COMING AT AN ANGLE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK. ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I NOTICED THAT THE CRACK HAD GOTTEN LONGER, PERHAPS 1/2 WAY ACROSS THE DASHBOARD, I WAS HIT IN THE BACK END BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. ABOUT 7 MONTHS AFTER THAT, THE CRACK ELONGATED TO IT'S FULL LENGTH ACROSS THE DASH FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. I AM WORRIED THAT THE DASH WILL FALL IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT FRAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT FRAME WAS CORRODED, WHICH CAUSED THE FRAME AND THE STEERING BOX TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

DASHBOARD FALLING APART. LOOKS LIKE A JIGSAW PUZZLE. HAVE DONE A SEARCH ONLINE TO FIND OUT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CONTINUES FROM YEAR 1998 THROUGH 2010. DODGE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I FEEL THE DASH HAVING JAGGED EDGES POINTING AT YOU WOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY TRUCK HAS BROKEN INTO MANY PIECES. THESE PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IF THESE PIECES WERE TO BE EXPELLED IN THE EVENT OF AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, SEVERE INJURY COULD RESULT FROM FLYING SHRAPNEL. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY PREVALENT IN DODGE RAM TRUCKS. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. OWNERS SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY AN AVERAGE OF $750 TO REPAIR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN MATERIALS. I PERSONALLY KNOW 4 PEOPLE IN MY TOWN WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT OWNERS HAVE POSTED ONLINE. THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION MUST BE REMEDIATED. *TR

MY DASHBOARD STARTED DEVELOPING CRACKS ABOUT A MONTHS AGO, AND THEY JUST KEPT GETTING WORSE. CURRENTLY THERE IS A HUGE HOLE IN MY DASHBOARD EXPOSING WIRES (RADIO NO LONGER WORKS PROPERLY) AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY DETECTED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRAME EXHIBITED HOLES AND SUBSTANTIAL RUST. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME WAS IN THE BEGINNING STAGE OF RUSTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

CRACKED DASHBOARD IN DODGE TRUCK. *TR

THE DASH IN MY 1999 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK HAS CRACKED, THE CRACKING STARTED A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE LOOKED INTO REPLACING IT BUT IT IS WAY EXPENSIVE AND HAVE HEARD OTHER OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF TRUCK HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS TOO. IT WAS BROUGHT MORE TO MY ATTENTION WHEN I SAW IT ON THE NEWS LAST NIGHT. I FEEL IF I PAID OVER $18,000 DOLLARS AND MORE FROM MY TRUCK IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD A CRACKING DASH MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I CONTACTED DODGE BUT THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS CONSIDERED COSMETIC, BUT IF ITS COSMETIC THEN WHY IS IT HAPPENING TO EVERYBODY THAT OWNS A DODGE RAM?? I AM SCARED FOR THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY FAMILY PIECES CAN FLY UP IF YOU HIT THE SLIGHTNESS BUMP AND WHAT IF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY? *TR

IN MARCH OF 2003 I NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD OF MY DODGE RAM TRUCK WAS BEGINNING TO CRACK. WITHIN A FEW MORE MONTHS, THE CRACKS HAD SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE SURFACE SO THE PIECES COULD EASILY BE REMOVED.

THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING NEAR THE CENTER OF DASH AND GOING DOWN TO WHERE THE DASH MEETS THE WINDSHIELD. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, THE DASH CONTINUED TO CRACK IN THE SHAPE OF A SPIDER WEB UNTIL PIECES STARTED FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE DASH. NOW THERE'S A LARGE HOLE IN THE DASH IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT/STEERING WHEEL APPROXIMATELY 14" LONG AND 8" WIDE AND IT'S CONTINUING TO CRACK AND DISINTEGRATE; ALL THE MECHANICS INSIDE THE DASH ARE NOW EXPOSED. IT IS MY BELIEF THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT SINCE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME SITUATION IN THEIR DODGE VEHICLES.

CRACKED DASH. *TR

ONE DAY GOT INTO VECHICLE AND NOTICED THE DASH CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES. NOTICE MORE CRACKING EVERYTIME I GET INTO VECHICLE. HAVE NOT REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 99 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASH IS BROKEN IN SO MANY DIFFERENT PIECES. I LOOKED DOWN IN ONE OF THE HOLES THAT ARE NOW IN MY DASH AND SAW A PIECE RESTING ON SOME WIRES. IF LEFT THERE I COULD SEE HOW AFTER TIME IT COULD WEAR THROUGH THE INSULATION ON MULTIPLE WIRES AND CAUSE THEM TO ARC OR GET HOT AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE. IS THIS RIGHT THAT DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THE CONSUMER WHEN CONTACTED ? THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE DASH , BUT THATS MY 2 CENTS I GUESS. *TT

DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. NOT SAFE TO RIDE IN FOR ANY PASSENGER OR DRIVER. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON LONG ENOUGH. EQUIPMENT FAILURE IS PART OF WHY THESE COMPLAINTS ARE ENTERED HERE. DOES NO ONE LISTEN? AIRBAGS, SHARP CORNERS, ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHAT MORE HAS TO HAPPEN? *KB

MY TRUCK DASH ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM IS CRACKED IN ABOUT 20 DIFFERENT PIECES. THIS STARTED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT WAS NOT RECALLED. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEARS. CHRYSLER/DODGE SAYS THIS IS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM IN A PRESS RELEASE, BUT IT IS NOT. I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND HAVE STOPPED AN ESTIMATED 50-75 DODGE RAM TRUCKS FROM AROUND THIS YEAR AND HAVE YET TO SEE A SINGLE ONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE A CRACKED DASH. I HAVE SEEN A RECENT NEWS STORY ABOUT THIS ON MY LOCAL NEWS AND HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET.

DASHBOARD ON TRUCK HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN THROUGH. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NEITHER FRONT SEAT BELT WOULD PULL OUT FROM THEIR RETRACTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR BOX UNDER EACH SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT OUT FROM ITS RETRACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

DASHBOARD CRACKING ISSUE. I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT. TWO YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD. I TOOK IT TO DODGE AND THEY SAID THAT I BROKE IT AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. OVER TIME SINCE THE DASH HAS CRACKED IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THERE ARE SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS IN THE DASH AS WELL AS A HUGE CHUNK MISSING RIGHT ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS CAUSES A GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT IS DANGEROUS AND MAY CAUSE A WRECK. THERE IS EXPOSED WIRING IN THE DASH THAT MAY SHORT OUT, DUE TO PARTS OF THE DASH FALLING ON IT OR THE HEAT OF THE SUN. THIS MAY CAUSE EITHER THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, WIPERS NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING USE IN RAINY CONDITIONS, OR THE HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING DURING THE NIGHT THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH INJURING AN OCCUPANT. I HAVE ALREADY NOTICED SUN FADING ON THE WIRING. I KEEP IT COVERED WITH A TOWEL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF SUN EXPOSURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN KEEP IN MY GARAGE MOST OF ITS LIFE. THERE ARE 5 DODGE RAM'S IN MY FAMILY AND THEY ALL HAVE THIS ISSUE. THIS IS NOT A ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH THESE TRUCKS AND IS NOT MY FAULT. I PAID OVER 22,000 DOLLARS FOR THIS TRUCK IN 2000 AND IT ONLY HAS 135,000 MILES ON IT. I KEEP MY VEHICLE VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND CLEAN . EVERY DODGE RAM ON THE ROAD THAT I SEE HAS THIS ISSUE. SO THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TRUCKS OUT THERE WITH THIS ISSUE. THEY ARE ALL HAZARDOUS TO OPERATE IN THE PRESENT CONDITION . I HOPE THAT IT DOES NOT TAKE SOMEONE GETTING HURT BY THIS ISSUE FOR IT TO GET R