2000 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 LARIAME SLT- DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PIECES AND LOOKS AS IF WILL EVENTUALLY COME APART EXPOSING VITAL INTERNAL ELECTRICAL PARTS. I THINK THAT THIS FAULTY PART AND CHYRSLER NEEDS TO RECALL /REPLACE THESE DASHBOARDS. THE COST FOR LABOR IS OUTRAGEOUS BECAUSE OF HOW PARTS WERE CONSTRUCTED. AIR BAG IS LOCATED IN THE DASHBOARD, I WONDER IF THIS WILL DEPLOY OR BE DAMAGED BY THE CONTINUATION OF THE CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD LOCATED SURROUNDING AND ABOVE IT. *TR

POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THE ENGINE QUITS, POWER STEERING IS LOST. WITH THE SMALL STEERING WHEEL AND LOW GEAR RATIO, EXTREME EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO STEER. THE DODGE 2000 RAM 1500 PICKUP ALSO HAS A COMPUTER FOR THE ENGINE. THIS HAS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY AND STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES DODGE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE COMPUTER OR THE WIRING IS AT FAULT. TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER COSTS $750 WITH NO CERTAINTY THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER/DODGE HAS NOT BEEN WILLING TO ASSIST. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY TRUCK STARTED CRACKING LAST YEAR AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. I NOW HAVE CRACKS ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE DASHBOARD AND A BIG PIECE FELL OUT LEAVING A GAPING HOLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 SPORT AND THE DASH LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY PUT A HAND GRENADE ON IT AND BLEW IT UP. IT STARTED CRACKING ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO AND TODAY THERE ARE MORE PIECES OF IT BROKEN OFF THAN THERE ARE STILL INTACT. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM BUT IT IS EXTREMELY COMMON. I LIKE DODGE BUT I WOULD BE ASHAMED IF I WERE THEM FOR MAKING SOMETHING SO CHEAP BUILT AND THEN NOT STANDING BEHIND IT TO FIX OR REPLACE IT. THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR BUSINESS ESPECIALLY FOR RETURN CUSTOMERS. I THINK IT COULD ALSO BE A SAFETY RISK. IF THOSE RAZOR SHARP DASH PIECES ARE LAUNCHED OFF THE DASH FAST ENOUGH, THEY COULD SLICE RIGHT THROUGH YOU. THEY SHOULD GROW A SET AND REPLACE THESE DASHES!!! *TR

2000 DODGE RAM WITH THE FAMOUS CRACKING DASH PROBLEM. STARTED AS A SINGLE CRACK OVER A YEAR AGO AND NOW PIECES ARE FALLING IN THE DASH AND THE ENTIRE DASH HAS CRACKS ALL THROUGH IT. THE ENTIRE DASH IS READY TO FALL IN. I CONTACTED DODGE'S 800 NUMBER AND HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEN CALL DODGE BACK TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO. *TR

THE DASH STARTED CRACKING ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IN MID 2005. IT WAS NEVER PARKED IN THE SUN, SO I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY IT WAS CRACKING. I POINTED IT OUT WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $1400 TO REPLACE. I COULDN'T AFFORD THAT SO JUST HOPED FOR THE BEST. THE CRACKS CONTINUED TO SPREAD, AND THEN EARLIER THIS YEAR THE WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH CAVED IN. THERE IS A HUGE HOLE WHERE THE DASH USED TO BE. I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK UNTIL I FOUND THIS WEBSITE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE IS NOW EXPOSED WIRING WHERE THE DASH USED TO BE. DODGE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND FIX THIS. *TR

THE DASH IS CAVING IN MY DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP, WHICH IS CAUSING AC PROBLEMS, AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS...THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON THE INTERNET WHY ISN'T DODGE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR MANUFACTURER MISTAKE WITH THE PLASTIC IN THE DASHES, THESE ARE NOT JUST CRACKS THESE DASHES ARE DISINTEGRATING BEFORE YOUR EYES.....*TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY VEHICLE HAS CRACKED AND RECENTLY PARTS OF IT HAVE CAVED IN. WIRES ARE NOW EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND I BELIEVE THIS POSES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE (E.G., BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL). THIS DEFECT IN THE DASH HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARD TO MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD. IT HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR YEARS AND THE WIRING UNDERNEATH IS NOW ALMOST 100% EXPOSED. I HAVE ALREADY HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND HAVE JUST RECENTLY IN THE PAST MONTH HAVE GOTTEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESTORED. I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND CONSTANTLY BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. PLEASE HELP ME AS I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB BEGAN CRACKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. AT THIS TIME I HAVE TWO LARGE CRACKS THAT HAVE MET TO FORM A HALF MOON SHAPE THAT IS STICKING UP FROM THE REST OF THE DASH. I ALSO HA HAVE TWO SMALLER CRACKS THAT EXTEND FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE EDGE OF THE DASH WHERE IT CURVES DOWN TO THE AIRBAG. I AM CERTAIN THAT SHOULD THE AIRBAG DEPLOY IN A CRASH SECTIONS OF THE DASH WERE THE CRACKS ARE WILL FLY OFF AND CAUSE FURTHER INJURY TO ANYONE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ONTO A RAMP, THE HOOD FLEW UP AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUPS HAVE TWO EXPENSIVE/SERIOUS PROBLEMS. (1) THE AIR-CONDITIONER EVAPORATORS UNDER THE DASH FAIL AND (2) THE DASH ITSELF CRACKS IN SEVERAL PLACES, SO WHEN THE AC REPAIRS (INVOLVING DASH REMOVAL) TAKE PLACE, THE MECHANIC TELLS YOU HE/SHE HAS TO ALSO REPLACE THE DASH...WHICH IS TRUE. MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF DASH COVER FAILURES IN DODGE RAM 1500 AND OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES. REPAIRS RUN $1200 OR MORE. DASH SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *TR

CRACKED DASH COULD POP AIR BAG. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS. *TR

I DRIVE A 2000 DODGE RAM AND THE DASH IS FALLING APART. IT STARTED WITH A LITTLE CRACK AND HAS BECOME A HUGE PROBLEM. I TALKED TO DODGE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. IT SEEMS THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

DODGE TRUCK DASHBOARD HAS MANY CRACKS AND EXPOSES WIRING HARNESS TO SHARP BROKEN PIECES. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND CAVING IN. THERE ARE LARGE PIECES OF THE DASH JUST CRUMBLING. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS BY OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT WITH CHEAP PLASTIC. DODGE STATES THE DASH IS "UPHOLSTERY" AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. *TR

THE DASH IN MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKED AND FALLING APART. THE PIECES ARE JAGGED AND VERY SHARP. *TR

MY 2000 DODGE RAM 4X4 ALMOST KILLED ME NO AIR BAG AND I WAS BUCKLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IN WILLIAMSBURG VA. I HAD A 2000 DODGE RAM AND WAS IN A REAR END COLLISION ACCIDENT ON ROUTE 60 WEST AT 55 MPH. I HIT A STATIONARY VEHICLE IN THE REAR MAKING A LEFT TURN. I HAVE 17 STITCHES IN MY NOSE , BROKEN NOSE, AND BRUISED RIBS. I WAS SEVERELY BRUISED BY THE SEAT BELT AND WHEN THE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF AT 55MPH TO ZERO DECELERATION MY FACE WAS SPLIT OPEN BY THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND I WAS BUCKLED, I READ ABOUT ALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH DODGE AND THE AIRBAGS, I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE TRUCK AND I AM VERY GOOD FRIENDS WITH THE ORIGINAL OWNER HE AND I HAVE ALL SERVICE RECORDS THIS IS NOT RIGHT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED NOW I AM SCARED FOR LIFE PLEASE ASSIST ME IN ANY POSSIBLE TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE MY SON SURE LIKED SEEING HIS FATHER LOOK LIKE BEAST IN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ON HIS FIRST FATHERS DAY. *TR

THE CRACKED DASH IN MY 2000 DODGE SPORT 4X4. *TR

DASH ALL OVER A SUDDEN HAD LARGE CRACK THAT WITHIN A MATTER OF MONTHS SPREAD TO WHAT IS NOW MANY LARGE CRACKS AND A HOLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. AFTER PUTTING 400 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION CAP. WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED DOWN, THEY WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIM WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP AND DOWN. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH UPHILL, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE BOLTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED. THE CD CHANGER HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER FAILING TWICE. THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO GEAR, AND THERE WAS A HESITATION WHEN PLACING THE GEAR INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT, BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL GRINDING AND HESITATING WHEN PLACED INTO GEAR, DRIVE, OR REVERSE. ON MAY 22, 2008, THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE DRIVESHAFT TO BE REPLACED IN HOPES THAT THE GRINDING WILL CEASE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH CRACKING. *TR

DASHBOARD IN 2000 RAM(PICKUP) CRACKED AND FALLING APART. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH CRACKING DASH. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HE STATES THAT THE DASH IS CRACKING AND COLLAPSING. *KB

DASH DEVELOPED CRACKS AFTER SECOND YEAR AFTER PURCHASE, ONE ABOVE AIR BAG CHAMBER, AND THE OTHER ABOVE SPEED METER. ,AND EVENTUALLY FRACTURED INTO MULTIPLE PARTS DURING THE FOLLOWING YEARS.. DECIDED TO REMOVE IT, AS PARTS WERE FALLING DOWN INTO THE EMPTY SPACE UNDER THE DASH TOP, AND MAKING RATTLING NOISES. THIS MATERIAL IS DEFECTIVE. INTERNET SOURCES, TELEVISION NEWS BROADCASTS SITE THOUSANDS ACROSS COUNTRY HAVING SAME ISSUES. WHY HAS NO RECALL BEEN PERFORMED ON THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT? THE RISKS OF POSSIBLE INJURY, FROM MOISTURE FROM LEAKS OR OTHER SOURCES COULD CAUSE INTERFERENCE WITH ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS. I WILL TAKE STEPS TO REPLACE THIS DASH MYSELF, WITH SUITABLE PROTECTION, AS THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT SHOWED ANY CONCERN TOWARDS ITS CUSTOMERS, OR OFFERED A SOLUTION. BUYING THE SAME KIND OF DASH, MADE OF THE SAME DEFECTIVE MATERIAL IS NOT THE SOLUTION, AS MANY HAVE DONE THIS, AND HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED EXTREMELY BAD AND DODGE HAS NO INTEREST IN HELPING REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY OTHER RAM OWNERS IN MY AREA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE PICKUP 1500 AND MY DASHBOARD IS CRACK, LARGE PIECES HAVE BROKEN OFF. WIRE, AIR VENTS AND OTHER ITEMS ARE EXPOSED IN THE OPEN AND TO THE SUN. I HAVE EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH MY AIR CONDITION AND RADIO SPEAKERS. I NOTICED THAT MY DASHBOARD HAD CRACKS 5 YEARS AGO, I CALLED AND EMAIL DODGE TO INFORMED THEM OF MY SITUATION, BUT THEY HAD NO RECALLS AND NO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS THAT BEEN REPORTED FOR THIS PROBLEM. BUT I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY WEBSITES STATING THEIR CONCERNS AND ISSUES WITH THEIR DASHBOARD ON DODGE PICKUPS. I HOPE THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED AND THAT DODGE WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR MISTAKE WITH THE DASHBOARD FOR DODGE PICKUPS. *TR

MY DASH IN MY 2000 DODGE RAM ALL OF A SUDDEN HAS CRACKED ALL ACROSS THE RIGHT SIDE HAS NOT BEEN HIT OR ABUSED BUT IS VERY UGLY AND IRRITATING BECAUSE OF THE CARE I HAVE GIVEN MY TRUCK. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 - APPARENTLY DUE TO INFERIOR MATERIALS BEING USED IN DODGE'S DASHBOARDS, AND WHICH THEY REFUSE TO FIX DUE TO IT "NOT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE". I DISAGREE, SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY SHARP PLASTIC SHRAPNEL DURING AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. MILEAGE AND WARRANTY STATUS OF AFFECTED TRUCKS SHOULD BE IRRELEVANT AS THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

THE UPPER DASH ON MY 2000 DODGE TRUCK STARTED CRACKING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGED EVER SINCE NEW AND VERY RARELY TAKEN OUT DURING DAYTIME. MOSTLY AT NIGHT. HEAT AND SUN ARE NOT TO BLAME. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT. THIS VEHICLE IS BABIED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

I OWN A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE DASH IN THIS VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN APART. IT STARTED WITH SOME CRACKS BUT NOW HAS ENTIRE PIECES FALLING OFF OF IT DOWN INTO THE FLOOR BOARDS . IT IS GOING TO MAKE THIS VEHICLE ILLEGAL TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD UNLESS DAIMLER CHRYSLER RECALLS THESE VEHICLES TO BE FIXED, AS THIS IS DUE TO CHEAP MATERIALS NOT HOLDING UP. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 NEW IN 2000. AT 50,000 MILES THE DASH BEGAN TO CRACK AT 2 YRS OLD. ALTHOUGH I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 75K MILES, I WAS INFORMED BY A DEALER THAT TRIM AND UPHOLSTERY WAS NOT COVERED. NOW THE DASH HAS COMPLETELY FAILED, A HUGE HOLE HAS EMERGED, IT RATTLES THIS HAS CAUSED THE DEFROST VENT NOT WORK PROPERLY AND POSSIBLY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY BE COMPROMISED DUE TO THE DASH BECOMING UNSECURE BECAUSE THE PLASTIC HAS BROKEN FROM AROUND THE SCREWS. I RECENTLY WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER TO GET A QUOTE OF OVER $1000 TO REPAIR. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT CHRYSLER HAS BEEN FIXING THESE TRUCKS IF THE ORIGINAL OWNER STILL OWNS IT REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY EXPIRATION. BECAUSE OF THE PRODUCT FAILURE. SO I THEN CALL THE 800 NUMBER GIVEN ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT IT IS BASICALLY TOO LATE NOW BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS 8 YRS OLD. THIS WAS HARD TO SWALLOW BECAUSE I TRIED TO REPAIR IT UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN ONLY 2 YRS OLD. I AM VERY, VERY DIS-SATISFIED WITH THE PRODUCT AND SERVICE OF CHRYSLER CORP. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND I LOOK AT EVERY TRUCK THE SAME BODY STYLE AS MINE, AND THEY ALL HAVE CRACKED DASHES. I WENT ONLINE TO FIND SEVERAL WEBSITES OF DODGE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH WARRANTY AND SERVICE. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD AT LEAST OFFER A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR OR LOWER THE COST OF THE PARTS TO REPAIR SO THAT PEOPLE CAN AFFORD THEM. *TR

DASH BOARD IS CRACKED ON DRIVER'S SIDE FROM WINDSHIELD TO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND PASSENGER SIDE IS CRACK AND MISSING/ LOOSE PIECES ON DASH JUST ABOVE PASSENGER AIRBAG, WORRIED IF AIRBAG DEPLOYS PASSENGER MAY BE INJURED DO TO BROKEN DASH PIECES POSSIBLY BEING PROJECTED FROM DASH. *TR

DASH ON 2000 DODGE RAM CRACKING. *TR

DASH ON MY 2000 RAM 1500 BEGAN WITH A HAIRLINE CRACK. FOUR YEARS LATER THE ENTIRE DASH HAS CAVED IN. I SEE THIS AS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS MY CHILDREN RIDE WITH ME EVERY DAY. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE PIECES FLYING DURING AN ACCIDENT OR THE AIR BAGS BEING COMPROMISED. THE PIECES ARE VERY SHARP AND COULD INJURE ONE OF MY CHILDREN SEVERLY IN A CRASH. WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I AM SURPRISED THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT TAKEN THE TIME TO LOOK DEEPER INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM TRUCK DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING IN. CONSUMER STATES THAT DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. CONSUMER IS WORRIED THAT THE CRACKING COULD CAUSE ISSUES WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *KB

OVER TIME MY DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING AND NOW HAS BEGUN TO BREAK APART LEAVING A LARGE HOLE IN THE CENTER OF MY DASHBOARD. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE DASH IS BRITTLE AND BREAKING INTO ABOUT TWENTY DIFFERENT PIECES. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THESE SMALL PIECES COULD MAIM OR KILL WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS. *TR

FIRST IS THE DASH. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN FEB 04 WITH 74,000 MILES ON IT AND SHORTLY AFTER I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD, SINCE THEN THE DASH IS FALLING APART AND IS MORE BRITTLE THAN A SPORTING CLAY. IF YOU SNAP OFF A PIECE AND LOOK AT IT YOU CAN SEE THAT ABOUT 1/5TH OF THE WAY DOWN FROM THE TOP IS BROWN SINCE IT HAS COOKED IN THE SUN. SO THAT PROVES THAT DODGE USES VERY CHEAP PLASTIC FOR THE DASHBOARDS. I LOOKED INTO REPLACING IT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND THE TOP PIECE OF THE DASH COST ABOUT 200$ AND NOW THAT I HAVE GOTTEN MY TAX RETURNS BACK I WAS GOING TO GET A NEW ONE BUT THE PRICE IS NOW 375$. I GUESS DODGE FINALLY REALIZED THE PROBLEM WITH THESE DASHBOARDS AND DECIDED TO CASH IN ON THEM. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT ON THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP ALSO, BUT 50 BUCKS FROM ME AND 2100$ FROM THE WARRANTY PEOPLE FIXED THAT. SECOND IS THE ASD RELAY WHICH MEANS AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN RELAY AND IT ISN'T KIDDING WITH THE NAME. A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK IT WOULD SHUT OFF RIGHT AWAY AND WOULDN'T RUN RIGHT UNTIL I FEATHERED THE GAS FOR A LITTLE BIT, AFTER REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL SOLENOID, THE IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR I DID A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND IT TO BE A 10 DOLLAR RELAY FROM NAPA. THE THIRD PROBLEM IS A WHOOPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE THAT I STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS. THE TRUCK MAKES THE NOISE WHEN ITS SITTING STILL SO I KNOW ITS NOTHING IN THE SUSPENSION, ALTHOUGH ITS LOUDER WHEN IDLING OVER SMALL

THERE ARE MULTIPLE CRACKS OF VARIOUS SIZES ON THE DASH OF MY 2000 DODGE RAM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DASH IS GOING TO START COLLAPSING CAUSING DAMAGE TO WIRING IN UNDER THE DASH, HOWEVER, MORE IMPORTANTLY IT POSES A RISK OF PASSENGER AIRBAG FAILURE DUE TO POSSIBLE PUNCTURE. WHEN NOT BEING DRIVEN THE DASH HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROTECTED AND IS NOT THE RESULT OF ANY ACCIDENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO POOR QUALITY PARTS. *TR

I HAVE 2000 RAM 1500 PU. WITH A5.2 ENGINE. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, OIL WHEN TO 0. ENGINE DIED. HAD IT TOWING TO SHOP , ENGINE GONE. LOCKED UP. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS CRACKED IN ABOUT 8-10 PLACES. IT IS STARTING TO FALL AND LEAVE HOLES IN THE DASH. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK - CRACKED DASHBOARD. TALKED WITH LOCAL CAR DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND ASKED IF THEY HAD ANY RECALLS OR IF THEY HAD HEARD OF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE DASHBOARDS. I WAS TOLD NONE THAT THEY HAVE HEARD OF AND THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

DASH CRACKS, FELL APART. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500, WAS HIT IN THE FRONT END SENDING TRUCK DOWN AND UP A DITCH LANDING IN A FIELD. PUSHED FRONT BUMPER INTO THE ENGINE AND TRUCK WAS TOTALED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON EITHER SIDE. DRIVER RECEIVED BRUISES AND PULLED MUSCLES OF HIS CHEST. *TR

IN MARCH OF 2003 I WAS INVOLVED IN A FAIRLY HIGH SPEED COLLISION HEAD ON WITH A OLDER STYLE FORD BRONCO. MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT EDITION. I WAS CITED FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE AT A SAFE DISTANCE, AND HIT THE "BROKEN DOWN" FORD BRONCO WITH THE NOSE END OF MY VEHICLE INTO THE REAR END OF HIS VEHICLE AT ROUGHLY 50 MILES PER HOUR. UNFORTUNATELY MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS I DO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU NEED TO HIT CERTAIN SPOTS ON THE VEHICLE TO CAUSE A REACTION IN THE AIRBAGS, I ASSUMED I DID NOT ACTIVATE THE SENSORS, EVEN THOUGH I HIT THE VEHICLE SQUARE ON AND MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS BUCKLED BACK ROUGHLY A 1'2" IN (TOTALING IN $9,600 IN REPAIRS AT 30,000MILES). HOWEVER, IN A MORE RECENT INCIDENT, AUGUST 2007 I WAS OUT OF TOWN ON BUSINESS AND AGAIN SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THIS SAME VEHICLE (2000 DODGE RAM 1500) AND AGAIN MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. IN BOTH EVENTS I WAS BUCKLED IN PROPERLY AND EXPERIENCED MINOR INJURIES, BUT I'M WONDERING WHY THEY NEVER DEPLOYED. THEY FIXED THIS VEHICLE AGAIN FOR WHATEVER REASON, AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, I'M A COLLEGE STUDENT WITHOUT ADEQUATE FUNDS TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE, AND MY JOB AS A TECHNICAL CONSULTANT FOR A INDUSTRIAL COMPANY REQUIRES THAT I WORK WITHIN A 400 MILE RADIUS. WHAT CAN I DO TO ENSURE MY OWN SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE THAT APPARENTLY DOESN'T UTILIZE THE AIRBAGS ON IMPACT? *TR

RIGHT AFTER PURCHASING MY USED 2000 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB, A LARGE CRACK QUICKLY FORMED ON THE DASHBOARD. NOW ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY TRUCK THE DASHBOARD HAS GAPING HOLES IN IT. THESE AREN'T LITTLE HOLES THEY CONSUME MOST OF THE DASH ITSELF. AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS THERE HAS BEEN ON THIS PROBLEM ONE WOULD ASSUME THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD HAVE THE COURAGE TO BACK THEIR PRODUCTS CAUSE IT IS OBVIOUS TO THE WORKING MAN THAT THIS IS NOT AN INDIVIDUALIZED PROBLEM BUT A SERIOUS EPIDEMIC. WHILE THE HOLES ARE NOT CAUSING ANY PROBLEMS RIGHT NOW EXCEPT FOR CONTINUING THE JOKE WAR, PEOPLE LAUGHING CAUSE WE CAN'T KEEP OUR DODGES TOGETHER, BUT WHAT IS THE CHANCE THAT SOME OF THIS BROKEN MATERIAL WILL GET DOWN AND HURT OTHER COMPONENTS OR EVEN THE SAFETY COMPONENTS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP ALREADY AND RECALL THEIR FAULTY CRAFTSMANSHIP. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS OUT ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE CRACKED DASHBOARD. *KB

VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. I COULD BE DOING 60 MPH OR I COULD BE DOING 25 MPH. THERE WOULD BE NO WARNING IT WOULD JUST DIE. LUCKY FOR ME I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN A FEW MINUTES. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER 5 TIMES TO FIX STILL IT ISN'T RUNNING PROPERLY. THEY REPLACED NUMEROUS WIRES & THE CRANK SENSOR. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 10/07 AND AS OF 1/5/08 PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. (5 TIMES IN TOTAL). *TR