2000 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

DRIVING IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK. WENT TO SLOW DOWN TO PULL INTO A SPACE AND PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. I HIT THE OFFICE BUILDING AS A RESULT. THE REAR BRAKE LINE BY THE GAS TANK BLEW. *TR

CRACKED DASH FALLING APART. *TR

THE DASH STARTED TO CRACK IN THIS TIME FRAME AND CONTINUES TO CRACK INTO PIECES WHICH MAY FALL INTO THE HOUSING. THESE PIECES ARE SHARP AND IN AN ACCIDENT COULD EASILY BREAK AWAY AND CAUSE BODILY HARM. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DASH AND ALSO THE BLACK COVER IN THIS VEHICLE SPANNING A NUMBER OF YEARS. THE PLASTIC IS OBVIOUSLY SUB STANDARD AND DEFECTIVE. IT IS NOT ONLY A COSMETIC ISSUE BUT A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT FURTHER DAMAGE COULD OCCUR FROM FURTHER DETERIORATION OF THE DEFECTIVE MATERIALS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SWAYED OFF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE LUG NUTS DETACHED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE CURRENTLY TEN LUG NUTS WERE BEING REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY ENGAGING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 184,500. ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A 6 WEEK BACKORDER ON A REPAIR KIT THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS WAITING FOR REPAIRS. UPDATED 11/16/2012 *JS

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO SPEED UP. I PUMPED THE GAS A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT I FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT EACH TIME I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE I SPED UP AGAIN. I EXITED UP AN OFF RAMP WHERE I HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP FORM HITTING THE CAR INFRONT OF ME AT THE LIGHT. I GEARED DOWN(STICK SHIFT) BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AS IF AT 75 MPH STILL. I TURNED OFF THE KEY THEN RESTARTED THE TRUCK ONLY TO HAVE THE ENGINE CONTINUE TO REV. I THEN HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT IT THAT NIGHT AND THE NEXT MORNING BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND OUT WHY IT HAPPENED. THIS MODEL DOES NOT HAVE COMPUTER CONTROL OF THE THROTTLE.I AM GRATEFUL I WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY AND NOT ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD ON THE WAY HOME, AND THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANYONE IN THE PROCESS OF STOPPING...THIS IS NOT THE FIRST DODGE TO DO THIS ACCORDING TO THIS WEB SITE. PERHAPS THERE A SO FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BECAUSE OTHER DRIVERS HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF A FAILURE THAT SEEMS TO BE UNDETECTABLE AFTER THE FACT. IF I HAD HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF ME, I WOULD HAVE HAD NO PROOF THAT IT WAS EQUIPMENT FAILURE AND NOT OPERATOR ERROR...IF I HAD LIVED TO TELL THE TALE. I USED TO HAVE COMPLETE FAITH IN DODGES, BUT NO MORE. *TR

FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS I HAVE WATCHED MY DASHBOARD SLOWLY DETERIORATE. IT STARTED WITH SMALL HAIRLINE CRACKS THAT HAVE EVOLVED INTO HUGE CRACKS. EVERY BUMB CAUSES THE CRACKED SECTIONS TO CAVE IN, REQUIRING ME TO LIFT THOSE SECTIONS WITH A SCREW DRIVER. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY TRUCK, CLEANIN AND POLISHIN IT TWICE A MONTH. I RECEIVE COMPLIMENTS FROM PEOPLE TELLING ME THAT MY TRUCK LOOKS AS IF IT WAS JUST DRIVIN OUT OF A SHOW ROOM EXCEPT FOR MY DASHBOARD. I'M TERRIFIED TO THINK OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF SOME SHARP PIECES WERE TO FLY IN MY OR MY PASSENGERS EYES IN THE EVENT OF AN IMPACT. ( PLEASE) BRING THIS MATTER TO DODGE'S ATTENTION, LETS NOT WAIT FOR A STATISTIC TO MAKE US THINK, YEA, WE SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LATCH FROM THE FRONT HOOD BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE LATCH AND HINGES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DAKOTA DEFINITY H/T TIRES, SIZE 265/75/R16, DOT NUMBER UT73PA82506. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, BOTH TIRES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BEGAN TO TEAR APART. THE CONTACT ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE TIRES. THE DEALER OF THE TIRES WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE TIRES. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,500.

I WENT TO CHANGE MY FRONT PADS (FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 15 MONTHS) AND NOTICED THAT YET AGAIN, ONE OF MY CALIPERS WAS STUCK AND ONE OF THE PISTON DIAPHRAMS WAS TORN. I REPLACED THE CALIPER, PUT IN MY NEW PADS, BLED THE SYSTEM, AND MY BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEABLE, BUT MY STOPPING DISTANCE HAS GREATLY REDUCED. I HAVE TO PUMP THE PEDAL 2-3 TIMES FOR THE BRAKES TO GRAB. IF I STAB ON THEM, THEM PEDAL WILL TRAVEL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THEN THE REAR WHEELS WILL LOCK UP AND THE FRONT BRAKES DONT WORK AT ALL. I REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. DEALERSHIP HAS ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE, AND NIETHER DO ANY OF THE LOCAL SHOPS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER BLACK ICE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND AND CRASH INTO A MOUNTAIN AND THEN A GUARD RAIL. THE SEAT BELT FRACTURED AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BODY, NECK AND FACE INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. ...UPDATED 08-03-12 *BF UPDATED 8/31/12 *CN

I WENT TO START UP MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE WHOLE DASH WAS DEAD. NO INSTRUMENT GAUGES AND "NO BUS" APPEARED ON THE ODOMETER. TOOK IT TO MY DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD BCM. NEED TO REPLACE IT. I CONTACTED DODGE HEADQUARTERS TO ASK IF THEY CAN WORK WITH ME ON THE PRICE AND THEY SAID NO. THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC PART GOING BAD ON OTHER DODGE MODELS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM SINCE I COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL MY GAUGES, SPEEDOMETER, AND EVERYTHING ELSE GOES DEAD IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE COMPUTER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OVER TO INSPECT THE FAILURE WHEN THE TRANSFER CASE EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND AS THE VEHICLE ARRIVED, THE DRIVE SHAFT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES PER DAY. TO START THE ENGINE BACK UP, I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, CUT THE IGNITION SWITCH COMPLETELY OFF, WAIT 1-5 MINUTES, CUT THE IGNITION SWITCH COMPLETELY BACK ON AND IF THE GAS METER GAUGE COMES ON, THEN THE ENGINE WILL START UP AGAIN. THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF AGAIN WHILE DRIVING IN 1 MINUTE TO A FEW HOURS. *TR

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN CHUNKS AND FLYING AROUND IN TRUCK WHILE WINDOW IS OPEN. *TR

ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, I HIT A POTHOLE AND THE DASH CRACKED. OVER THE YEARS, THE WHOLE DASH HAS CAVED IN, LEAVING SENSITIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND WIRING EXPOSED TO THE SUN. SHARP, BRITTLE PIECES OF PLASTIC ALSO CARRY THE POTENTIAL TO BE HAZARDOUS. DODGE SAYS THE DASH IS NOT A RECALL ITEM. *TT

THE DASH ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS CRACKED TO THE POINT THAT THERE IS BARELY ANY LEFT. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE BROKEN PIECES COULD FLY AT SOMEONE AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. ALSO UPON IMPACT THE DASH COULD HAVE FURTHER PIECES BREAK OFF AND CAUSE DAMAGE. *TR

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

SEVERELY CRACKED DASH BOARD AND LEAKING HEATER CORE AS A RESULT. *TR

DRIVING AT APPROX. 25 MPH AN A RESIDENTIAL STREET, I HIT A POTHOLE. THE DASHBOARD, WHICH WAS BADLY CRACKED AS A RESULT OF MANUFACTURER DEFECT, SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, COLLAPSING IN PIECES. THE BEZEL FELL FORWARD, OBSTRUCTING THE GAUGES, AND TWO PIECES FELL NEAR THE PEDALS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS SEVERELY CRACKED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SMALL PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, CAUSING MINOR EYE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

THIS IS MY SECOND DODGE RAM AND AGAIN MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKING A BIG CHUNCKS ARE FALLING THRU THE DASHBOARD. MY FIRST DODGE DID THIS, BUT I THOUGH IT MAY BE BECAUSE I FAILED TO KEEP IT PROTECTIVE FROM THE SUN, BUT THE DODGE I HAVE KNOW HAS ALWAYS BEEN PARKED IN A GARAGE OR UNDER A CARPORT AND I MAKE SURE AND KEEP PROTECTIVE CLEANER, SUN OF A GUN, ON IT FREQUENTLY. I DO FEEL THAT SOMEONE LEGAL NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS AND MAKE CHRYSLER/DODGE RECALL THIS AND PAY FOR IT. THESE ARE NOT CHEAP TRUCKS AND THE ENGINES ARE VERY GOOD, BUT THE DASHBOARD MAKES THE TRUCK LOOKED RAGGED. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THEIR DODGE TRUCKS. *TT

THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED 2 LARGE CRACKS IN IT. I AM WORRIED ABOUT FLYING DEBRIS FROM THIS IF THERE WAS A CRASH IN THIS TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS PROTRUDING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,342 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/19/2011 *LN *TR

ENTIRE TOP OF DASH DEVELOPED SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS WITHIN FEW YEARS OF PURCHASE. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IT HAVE A CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT QUAD CAB HAS A FRAME THAT IS RUSTED ALL THE WAY DOWN THE RAILS AND LOOK LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO ROT THROUGH AND I DON'T THINK THEY IT SHOULD BE ROTTING LIKE THAT A HAVE A 2001 SATURN THAT HAS NO WHERE NEAR THE RUST THAT THE TRUCK DOES AND I NEVER WASHED THE FRAME ON THE CAR DURING THE WINTER WITH ALL THE SALT ON THE ROADS IT HAS NOT GOTTEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH YET BUT ITS ONLY A MATTER OF A LITTLE TIME WHEN THE ENGINE MOUNTS COULD BREAK OFF OR THE FRAME COULD BREAK IN HALF. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT QUAD CAB HAS A FRAME THAT IS RUSTED ALL THE WAY DOWN THE RAILS AND LOOK LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO ROT THROUGH AND I DON'T THINK THEY IT SHOULD BE ROTTING LIKE THAT A HAVE A 2001 SATURN THAT HAS NO WHERE NEAR THE RUST THAT THE TRUCK DOES AND I NEVER WASHED THE FRAME ON THE CAR DURING THE WINTER WITH ALL THE SALT ON THE ROADS IT HAS NOT GOTTEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH YET BUT ITS ONLY A MATTER OF A LITTLE TIME WHEN THE ENGINE MOUNTS COULD BREAK OFF OR THE FRAME COULD BREAK IN HALF. *TR

DASH HAD STARTED CRACKING BAD,HAD TO HAVE A NEW HEATER CORE PUT IN AND WHEN THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE DASH IT FELL TO PIECES,BOUGHT A CLOTH COVER AND HAD TO HAVE AN AIR CONDITIONER PUT IN SO WHEN THE REMOVED THE DAMAGED DASH IT FELL APART MORE. *TR

CRACKS IN THE TOP COVER OF THE INSTRUMENT DASHBOARD HAVE GOTTEN SO BAD THE DASHBOARD NOW HAS BROKEN APART AND FALLEN IN ON ITSELF.

CRACKS ON MY DASH BOARD ARE SPREADIN ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM....... ITS A SAFTEY CONCERN I HAVE *KB

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2000 DODGE RAM STARTED CRACKING SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. IT HAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND LEAVES SHARP CORNERS AND WORKING PARTS EXPOSED TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DO NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND GIVE INCORRECT READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 08/01/11*LJ

I OWN A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. OVER TIME THE TOP DASH HAS BEEN CRUMBLING TO PIECES HOWEVER NOW IT HAS COMPLETELY COLLAPSED IN. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE I HAVE LOOKED FOR RECALLS ON POOR MANUFACTURING FOR THIS AND HAVE FOUND NONE. NOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS RATTLING AROUND AND I'M CONCERNED THAT IT MAY FALL IN MY LAP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AS I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING. I HAVE LOOKED INTO REPLACING IT MYSELF BUT THE COST IS RIDICULOUS AND I FEEL THAT DODGE SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THEIR OWN POOR QUALITY DASH. IF THIS ISN'T ENOUGH NOW THE PLASTIC HINGES SNAPPED IN TWO WHICH MADE THAT FALL OFF THE DASH. PLEASE HELP NOT ONLY ME BUT OTHER DODGE OWNERS GET WHAT THEY HAVE RIGHTFULLY PAID FOR, NOT POOR QUALITY MANUFACTURING. *TR

MY 2000 DODGE RAMS' DASH HAS BROKEN INTO MULTIPLE SHARDS OF PLASTIC, SOME 12 INCHES LONG. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST DASH LASTED APPROX. 4 YEARS. THE REPLACEMENT LASTED LESS WITH A CARPET DASH COVER. THE SHARDS ARE DAGGER SHAPED AND DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE SMALL CHILDREN. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING. STARTED WITH 1 CRACK FROM WINDSHIELD TO FRONT OF DASH. MORE CRACKS DEVELOPED. REPLACED ORIGINAL WITH PART FROM DEALER. NEW DASH CRACKED IN ALMOST SAME PATTERN. EDGES OF DASH CRACKING AND FALLING OFF. *TR

IT WAS 12/26/2009 I WAS DRIVING A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 I WAS DRIVING 50MPH AND SWERVED FROM DEER TO THE LEFT CAUGHT EDGE OF ROAD AND MUD AND SIDE SWIPED A TREE THEN HITTING A 5FT WIDE TREE HEADON COMING TO A DEAD STOP AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF THEY WERE TESTED OKAY AND THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL SAID THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED I ALSO WAS TOLD BY STATE FARM INS THE SAME THING I THEN NOTIFIED CHRYSLER CORP AND WAS SENT A LETTER THAT IT WAS LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T A DIRECT FRONT END HIT I HAVE PROOF FROM PICS THAT IT WAS AND IT WAS A DEFECT AND THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND ANYTHING ALL I ASKED WAS WHY THEY DIDN'T GO OFF AND A TRUCK TO REPLACE IT DUE TO HAVING MY LIFE FLASH BEFORE ME THIS SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL TO FIX THIS OR PEOPLE WILL LOOSE THEIR LIVES AND CHRYSLER CORP DOESN'T CARE ABOUT SAVING LIVES PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AND LIKE I SAID I HAVE PICTURES FOR PROOF THAT IT WAS A DIRECT HIT AT 50 MPH. *TR

VIOLENT CONVULSIVE BOUNCING SHAKING WOBBLING MOVEMENT IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING AT MODERATE TO HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

MY DASH IS CRACKED AND BROKEN. THIS HAS CAUSED ISSUES WITH MY WIRING AS MY SPEAKERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS MAY LEAD TO SAFETY ISSUES WITH LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS INCLUDING AIR BAGS, HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, ETC. *TR

NORMAL DRIVING AND BEHAVIOR LEAD UP TO THE EVENT. THE DASH IN MY VEHICLE IS CRACKED AND FALLING IN IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. THERE ARE SHARP SHARDS OF PLASTIC STICKING UP AND SITTING NEAR THE PASSANGER AIRBAG. I FEAR THAT THESE COULD EASILY BECOME PROJECTILES IN THE EVENT OF AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THIS ISSUE. DODGE IS NOT OFFERING A COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *LN

DASH BOARD CAVED IN. NOW FRAME THAT HOLDS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, FAN CONTROLS, AND LIGHT CONTROLS IS BROKE AND BRITTLE. THE DASH BOARD HAS TENDANCY TO TILT TOWARD ME WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING AND HAD A HOLE JUST ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE DASHBOARD BUT SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT AT NO COST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD COMPLETELY DESTROYED. NO OFF ROADING IN VEHICLE EVER. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. PROBLEM STARTED AT AROUND 75,000 MILES. DODGE TOLD ME TO BUY SOME EPOXY AND THAT I WAS ON MY OWN. MECHANIC CANNOT PUT BACK TOGETHER AFTER I HAD HEATER SERVICED. DASHBOARD MUST BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO ACCESS ALL OF THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS FOR SERVICING THE HEATER. SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY AGREED IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME $1000 TO REPAIR. *TR

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.

DASH IS FALLING APART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THERE WAS A SQUEALING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 74,200. UPDATED 1/21/11 THE CLUTCH PACK RETAINER FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL POST UNIT. UPDATED 03/23/11

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM TRUCK. I HAVE A HIGH-BACK BOOSTER SEAT IN THE BACK FOR MY CHILD. THE BEST SPOT FOR A CHILD IS THE REAR CENTER SEAT, BUT YOU MUST HAVE A LAP AND SHOULDER BELT FOR A BOOSTER. THE OUTBOARD SPOTS IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY TRUCK ARE BOTH LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS. BOTH REAR OUTBOARD SEATS, ARE INCORRECT. THE RETRACTOR IS NOT AN ALR, ELR, OR A SWITCHABLE, AND THEY BOTH HAVE SLIDING LATCH PLATES - WHICH MEAN THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR RAPID DECELERATION THE BELTS ARE NOT GOING TO GRIP AND STOP ANY PERSON FROM COMING FORWARD. THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY THEY WILL STOP MOVING. I TESTED THIS OUT BY DRIVING AND COMING TO A QUICK STOP, AND THE TWO LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS IN THE REAR NEVER GRIPPED. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A RECALL THING OR IF MY TRUCK JUST HAS BROKEN BACK SEAT BELTS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB WITH A COMPLETELY BROKEN AND COLLAPSING DASHBOARD. THIS STARTED 3 1/2 TO 4 YEARS AGO AND SINCE THEN I REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH DASH LEFT. SINCE SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE PROBLEM. *TR

DASH IN MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IS FALLING APART, AND WHERE IT'S CRACKED EDGES ARE LIKE RAZOR BLADES. *TR