1999 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

1999 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB DASHBOARD DEVELOPED ITS FIRST CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE THE AIRBAG FIVE YEARS AGO. IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS CONTINUING TO DISINTEGRATE DESPITE USING VISORS TO KEEP AS MUCH SUN OUT AS POSSIBLE. THE DRIVERS SIDE IS ALSO STARTING TO "CRUMBLE" AROUND THE AIR VENTS. *TR

DASH CRACKED TO PIECES AFTER SHOWING NUMEROUS APPARENT CRACKS FOR SOME TIME. *TR

THE VEHICLE'S UPPER DASH HAS DEVELOPED SIX MAJOR AND SEPARATE CRACKS WHICH POSES A POSSIBLE HAZARD. IT IS AN APPARENT DEFECT MOST LIKELY WITHIN THE PROCESS OF MOLDING THE DASH. IN THE MOLDING PROCESS, IF THE MOLTEN PLASTIC IS NOT THE PROPER TEMPERATURE, OR FORMULATED PROPERLY, THEN THE DASH WILL DEVELOP "STRESS CRACKS", WHICH ARE STRAIGHT LINES, NOT WEBBING. ADDITIONALLY, THESE CRACKS ARE NEITHER CAUSED BY SUN OR PROTECTORANT NOR HEAVY USE OR ENVIRONMENT. MAIN CONCERN: FURTHER CRACKING CAN AND WILL LEAD TO THE DASHBOARD FAILING AND FALLING INTO THE WIRING, POSSIBLY CAUSING A SHORT OR FIRE. ELECTRICAL FAILURE COULD CAUSE A FATALITY DUE TO THE DEPLOYING OF THE AIR BAGS IN A MANNER NOT RELATED TO AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT VIA A SHORT (TWO WIRES TOUCHING), OR THE FAILURE OF THE HEADLAMPS DURING DARKNESS, OR THE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AT SPEED DURING HEAVY RAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THEY WILL ADDRESS THIS INHERENT FLAW IN THE PRODUCT. *TR

DASH OF A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB!! *JB

THE DASH ON MY 99 DODGE RAM QC 4X4 STARTED CRACKING IN 2003 AND NOW THERE ARE PIECES OF THE DASH BREAKING OFF AND FALLING INSIDE. NOW I AM HAVING WIRING ISSUES AND NOBODY WILL REPAIR OR EVEN LOOK AT THE TRUCK WITH THE DASH LIKE IT IS. I TALKED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS COMMON AND IT WILL COST OVER $400 TO FIX. THEN I WILL HAVE TO PAY EVEN MORE FOR THE DAMAGE TO THE WIRING THAT THIS FAILURE CAUSED. NOW I AM WONDERING IF I DO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT IF THE AIRBAGS WILL EVEN DEPLOY! *JB

THE DASH ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB IS CRACKING ALL OVER. IT IS BEGINNING TO FALL APART. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE (ONE THAT I BABY) AND I AM ITS ONLY OWNER. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ON NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT ALSO MY PASSENGERS. IF WE WERE TO BE IN A WRECK, I AM NOT SURE THAT THE SHARP PLASTIC WOULDN'T BREAK OFF AND HURT US. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER AND THEY APPLIED GREASE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CHARGED $111 FOR THE REPAIR, HOWEVER, THE NOISE STILL PERSISTS. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 2- 40 MPH A WHINING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE SPEED WAS INCREASED THE NOISE WOULD BECOME LOUDER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN IDLE THE NOISE WAS NOT HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 101,000.

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB TRUCK AND BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 1999. THIS PAST YEAR MY DASH BOARD STARTED CRACKING AND THEN JUST CAVED IN. I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH FOUR KIDS. THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. I AM NOW STARTING TO HAVE OTHER ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL. THIS IS A HAZARD TO ME AND MY KIDS. I PROMISE SOMEONE WILL BE SUED IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MYSELF OR MY KIDS. DODGE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT CALL THIS A RECALL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

1999 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH HAS CRACKED, SPLIT AND SUNK IN SINCE THE PURCHASE AND EVERY DAY THERE IS NEW CRACKS APPEARING! ONE POPPED SO HARD WHEN I TURNED THE HEAT ON LOW THAT A SMALL PIECE OF THE DASH FLEW UP AND GOT LODGED IN MY EYE. THIS HAS BEEN NON STOP WITH THIS DASH. *TR

1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. CRACKED DASHBOARD ALL TO PIECES. THERE ARE MANY LARGE CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD ALL OVER. *TR

I OWN A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASH HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH THAT KEEPS GETTING BIGGER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND MY DASH BOARD CRACKED FROM THE WINDOW ABOUT 6 INCHES UP. THE CRACKS HAVE MULTIPLIED SINCE THEN TO 12 CRACKS AND SOME PARTS OF THE DASH HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DASH. I DRIVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY QUOTED ME $550 FOR THE TOP PART OF THE DASH. I KNOW OF 6 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY DASH REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FOUR-FOOT CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING WAS EXPOSED DUE TO THE CRACKED DASHBOARD, WHICH CAUSED THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING TO FAIL. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 159,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73.

1999 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB PLASTIC DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED MANY CRACKS. 1999 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB HAS DEVELOPED STEERING CLUNK. *AK

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE RAM LARAMIE SLT. AFTER HAVING IT FOR A FEW MONTHS I NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND CRAKING IN NUMEROUS PLACES. AFTER A FEW WEEKS I NOW HAVE NUMEROUS HOLES IN MY DASH BOARD. IT IS BEGINING TO LOOK LIKE A JIG SAW PUZZLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE. *AK

DASHBOARD CRACKED WITH TRUCK LESS THAN 4 YEARS. I REPLACED IT WITH A USED ONE AND IT CRACKED WITHIN A YEAR. BOTH MADE OF CHEAP MATERIAL. *AK

CRACKED DASHBOARD: ALL OF A SUDDEN MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK FOR NO REASON. CRACKING PIECES WERE FALLING UNDER THE DASHBOARD, POSSIBILITY OF SLICING WIRES. EXPOSED WIRES WERR NOW EXPOSED TO THE SUNLIGHT. COULD CAUSE MELTING OF THE WIRES. DODGE WON'T REPLACE THE ITEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT ACROSS ALL OF DODGE'S TRUCKS. *AK

1999 DODGE RAM PICKUP DASHBOARD CRACKED AFTER HAVING VEHICLE FOR ONLY A FEW YEARS. NOW DASHBOARD IS IN PIECES AND RATTLES THE ENTIRE RIDE. *AK

1999 DODGE RAM 1500, HAS A CRACKED DASH. THE WHOLE TOP OF THE DASH IS CRACKED. THIS STARTED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO AND IT IS SLOWLY GETTING WORSE. IT POSES A THREAT FOR SAFETY, IF THE AIR BAGS WERE TO GET CAUGHT IN THE CRACKED DASH. *TR

YOU CAN ADD MY NAME TO THE LONG LIST OF OTHERS WHO HAVE A CRACKED DASHBOARD ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. IT HAS BEEN CRACKED FOR SOME TIME NOW BUT I THOUGHT I WAS JUST UNLUCKY BUT AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT DODGE WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH I CONSIDER UNETHICAL. *TR

DASH BOARD COLLAPSED CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP. *TR

WHEN RIDDING DOWN THE ROAD, I WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER CAR I TURNED THE WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR AND I HIT THE CURB THAT WAS ABOUT 3 INCHES HIGH. WHEN I HIT THE CURB MY DASH BOARD CRACKED. THERE IS A BIG HOLE IN THE MIDDLE, A LONG CRACK STRAIGHT ACROSS.I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO CLAIM BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURE DEFAULT. DEALER SAID IT WILL COST ME ABOUT 3,500 TO FIX. I WAS ONLY GOING 7 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

I OWN A 1999 DODGE RAM TRUCK. THE DASHBOARD HAS COMPLETELY CAVED IN ALLOWING PIECES TO FALL DOWN AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRUCKS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REPLACEMENT IS COST PROHIBITIVE.

1999 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH DISSINTIGRATING DASH BOARD LEADING TO ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. WHEN MULTIPLE DEALERS WERE ASKED ABOUT THE PROBLEM THE ANSWERS GIVEN WERE ALWAYS "BECAUSE IT IS NOT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM, THEN IT IS NOT A WARRENTY ISSUE." WAS ALSO TOLD THAT SINCE IT WAS NOT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM THAT IT WON'T BE A RECALL MATTER UNLESS IT MIGHT CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE.

DASHBOARD CRACKED IN AND BUMPERS FADED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF NEW VEHICLE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD IS DETACHING AND DETERIORATING IN CLUMPS. HE IS WORRIED THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE OF THE FAILING DASHBOARD. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE HANDLING THIS MATTER ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. BEING THAT THE CONTACT IS THE FOURTH OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST HIM UNLESS ANOTHER RECALL IS ISSUED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 125,000.

DASHBOARD WAS FALLING APART. PIECES WERE FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE DASHBOARD AND COULD NOT BE RECOVERED. SAFETY PROBLEM FROM THE STAND POINT OF IF THERE SHOULD BE AN ACCIDENT THE PIECES COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. *AK

THE DASHBOARD IN THE 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 STARTED DEVELOPING CRACKS IN IT A FEW YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. I TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEALER PERTAINING TO THIS, BUT WAS TOLD, "SORRY, IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY". THE CRACKS HAVE CONTINUED FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS DESPITE PURCHASING A WINDOW SHADE TO SCREEN IT FROM THE SUN. IF THE CRACKS CONTINUED, ENTIRE PIECES WILL BEGIN TO FALL SOMEWHERE BEHIND THE DASHBOARD ONTO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AS WELL AS POSSIBLY SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG.*AK

THE DASHBOARD ON THE 1999 DODGE RAM TRUCK WAS CRACKED. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND WAS HOUSED UNDERCOVER. THE CRACK APPEARED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. OUR LOCAL NEWS REPORTED HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ,INDICATING THERE MAY BE A DEFECT IN THE DASHBOARD OF THESE VEHICLES.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP. THE DASHBOARD STARTING CRACKING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND NOW THERE ARE SOME BIG PIECES MISSING, AND THE DASHBOARD LOOKS HORRIBLE. *AK

DASHBOARD OF THE1999 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK WAS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK

DASHBOARD ON A DODGE RAM 1500 CRACKED AND CAVED IN. DODGE HAD HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS.IT WAS A HAZARD BECAUSE OF EXPOSED WIRING.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE OCCUPANT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE STATED THAT HER NECK WAS HURTING AND THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY ISSUED A SETTLEMENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 175,000.

1999 DODGE RAM / DASHBOARD CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES, ON VERGE OF COLLAPSING. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND HOLES ARE PRESENT ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE. THE DASHBOARD HAD A COVER GLUED TO IT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED TO HIDE THE DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WILL NOTIFY THE DEALER TODAY (MAY 8, 2007). THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 138,000.

BROKEN AND CRACKED DASHBOARD. *AK

1999 DODGE RAM 1500, PURCHASED IT NEW. THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND HAS ON 5-8-07 BROKEN INTO ITSELF. NO SORT OF ACCIDENT HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT. *AK

1999 DODGE RAM 1500, SECOND DASH BOARD THAT IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. FIRST DASHBOARD REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY DAYS BEFORE IT EXPIRED!! NEW DASHBOARD WAS COVERED WITH DASHBOARD RUG TO PREVENT SUN DAMAGE AS SUGGESTED BY DEALER. NO GOOD, IT WAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES AGAIN. *AK

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS SEVERAL CRACKS WITH AT LEAST ONE PIECE READY OF FALLING OFF. *AK

SEVERE CRACKING OF DASHBOARD ON 1999 DODGE RAM PICK-UP. TWO RECENT NEWS STORIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.*AK

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND FALLING APART. *AK

THERE WAS NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO IT, THE DASH JUST CRACKED. THE FAILURE WAS THAT THE DASH CRACKED IN 4 DIFFERENT PLACES AND IS IN DANGER OF FALLING IN OR COMING APART. IT WAS BROUGHT TO A DODGE DEALER IN VERO BEACH AND THEY DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 EXTENDED CAB TRUCK. THE DASH BOARD HAS 3 CRACKS THAT LEAD FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO AIRBAGS AND TO THE CAGE CLUSTER, AND MANY OTHER SMALL CRACKS. THE CRACKS HAVE SPREAD FURTHER AND FURTHER IN THE PAST MONTHS AND THE DASH IS STARTING TO RAISE IN SOME SPOTS ALONG THE CRACK LINE. *JB

DASH BOARD CRACKS (HOLES) IN 1999 DODGE RAM. THE PROBLEM IN THE NEWS IS NOT ONLY 2001 TRUCKS, OUR DASH IS COMPLETELY GONE. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 THE DASHBOARD IN IT IS CRACKING AND FALLING IN LEAVING WIRES EXPOSED TO THE HOT SUN IT IS CRACKED ALL AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG I DON'T KNOW IF AIR BAG STILL WORKS THE EXPOSED WIRING LOOKS LIKE FIRE HAZARD AND HEADLIGHT POSSIBLE HEAD OR TAIL LIGHT FAILURE THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 60,400 MILES ON IT STILL A LOT OF LIFE LEFT IN THIS TRUCK EXCEPT FOR THE DASH PROBLEM. THE LAST DODGE I WILL BUY UNLESS THEY STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT GOOD OR BAD. *TR

DASHBOARD ON 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP FALLING APART. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE HOOD AUTOMATICALLY POPPED OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ,WHO THEN REFERRED HER TO NHTSA. SHE WAS INFORMED OF RECALL # 01V040000 CONCERNING LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED T FROM THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MAY 1, 2007. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE THE SPRINGS AND WINDSHIELD WERE COMPLETELY DAMAGED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 66,500.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD SUDDENLY FLEW OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000.*AK

DASHBOARD CRACKED AND FALLING IN. BASED ON OTHER SIMILAR REPORTS FROM THE NEWS THIS CAN LEAD TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSING LIGHTS TO GO OFF, DASHBOARD TO SHORT OUT, ETC. *TR