2000 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2000 DODGE PICKUP TRUCK HAS CRACKED AND FALLEN IN IN SEVERAL PLACES. I HAVE READ ARTICLES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT ETC. READ SEVERAL ARTICLES STATING THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD AND DODGE NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL. I WANTED TO WRITE AND COMPLAIN AS IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THERE COULD POSSIBLY BE A DANGER INVOLVED WITH THE DASH BOARD BREAKING. NOT SURE WHEN THE MAJORITY OF THE CRACKS HAPPENED SO I'M ESTIMATING IN THE FIELDS BELOW. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY TRUCK ARE COMPLETELY 'BLIND'. THE GLASS HAS BECOME SO UNCLEAR THAT DURING DARKNESS NOT ENOUGH LIGHT IS GIVEN UP, DRIVING IN DARKNESS HAS BECOME UNSAFE. AT THIS POINT I AM SUPPORTING IT BY TURNING THE FOG LIGHTS ON. I WILL BE FORCED TO REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHTS TO CONTINUE TO BE SAFE. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ISOLATED TO MY TRUCK AS I AM NOTICING SIMILAR DISCOLORATIONS OF THE HEAD LIGHTS ON OTHER TRUCKS OF SAME DODGE MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

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

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE AND, MINUTES LATER, THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. TEN MINUTES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,000.

HAD TO REPLACE DASH DUE TO MULTIPLE CRACKS AT APPROX 68K MILES. *TR

UPPER DASH PANEL HAS CRACKED SEVERELY IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS, MOSTLY ORIGINATING FROM AROUND THE DEFROSTER DUCT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS CAUSING A BLOCKAGE OF DEFROSTING AIR WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN US CLIMATES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN CRACKING AND THREE MONTHS LATER, THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL CLUSTER FELL COMPLETELY INWARD. HE HAS NOT YET NOTIFIED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM THAT THE DASH CRACKED AND IS NOW FALLING OUT IN HUGE PIECES THIS STARTED ABOUT 4 TO 5 YEARS AGO. I'M WORRIED THAT THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND THE WIRING UNDER THE DASH. WHEN I CALLED THE DODGE LINE THEY SAID IT WOULD HAVE TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT THE DEALERSHIP WE HAD ALREADY TALKED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE DASHES IN THE DODGE TRUCKS AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $800.00 TO REPLACE. *TR

THERE IS A LARGE CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD,IT HAS CRACKED INTO SEVERAL SMALL PIECES,IF THE AIR BAG WERE TO DEPLOY THESE PIECES COULD BECOME DEADLY,I HAVE TURNED OFF THE AIR BAG AS TO KEEP THIS FROM POSSIBLY HAPPENING,I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS TRUCK,64,000 MILES AND ITS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. I KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THIS TRUCK. *TR

MULTIPLE, LARGE , DEEP CRACKS IN THE DASH OF MY 2000 DODGE RAM. DEFECTIVE MATERIAL WITHOUT ANY RECALLS ON IT FROM DODGE. EVENTUAL HOLES WILL DEVELOP, WHICH LEAD TO OTHER PROBLEMS, AND SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE. I'M NOW LOSING THE BEVEL AS WELL. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT SHARP PIECES BREAKING OFF. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2000 DODGE TRUCK HAS CRACKS ALL OVER IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MINE BUT I FOUND OUT IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY DODGE TRUCKS. I DON'T KNOW IF I'M WRITING TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE BUT I FEEL A DASHBOARD SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER THAN 7 YEARS. SOME PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEIR LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING NOW DUE TO THE BIG HOLES THEY NOW HAVE IN THEIR DASHBOARD. *JB

THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND IS IN VERY POOR CONDITION RIGHT NOW. THE HEADLIGHTS ALSO WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN OFF WHEN I TURN THE BRIGHT ON AND I HAVE TO FLASH THE BRIGHT A COUPLE OF TIMES TO GET THEM TO TURN ON. *TR

ON HOT DAY, A VERTICAL CRACK FORMED IN DASH DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS CRACK IS VERY NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. AT THE LEAST THIS COULD CAUSE A RIP IN THE AIRBAG DURING DEPLOYMENT. AT THE WORST THIS COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO MALFUNCTION ALL TOGETHER. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER, SIZE P235/75R15 TIRES. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED ON AUGUST 30, 2007, THE INSPECTOR NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED FOURTEEN DAYS AGO THAT THEY WOULD RETURN THE CONTACT'S CALL. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 01/02/08. *LJ UPDATED 01/02/08

PURCHASED MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IN 2005 AND IT ALREADY HAD A CRACKED DASH. THERE WERE HOLES AS LARGE AS A NOTEBOOK IN THE DASH AND I AM STILL FINDING PIECES TO THE DASH THAT ARE FALLING ONTO THE FLOOR. THE CRACK GOES FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG TO THE WINDSHIELD AND SEVERAL HOLES AS LARGE AS MY FIST ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *JB

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK, 5.9L, AUTO, SINGLE CAB, SLT. DASH IS CRACKED AND FALLING TO PIECES. DODGE DENIES ANY PROBLEMS THAT WOULD WARRANT THEM REIMBURSING ME FOR THE DASH. I PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR A NEW DASH PANEL THAT I HAVE TO INSTALL. WINDSHIELD HAS ALWAYS HAD A SHADE IN IT, AND ALMOST NEVER HAVE PRODUCTS SUCH AS ARMOR ALL OR OTHER INTERIOR PRODUCTS BEEN USED ON IT. FOR THE RECORD, I ALSO HAVE A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500, WITH A PERFECT DASH. 98-01 RAMS HAD THE UPDATED DASHES THAT ARE THE ONES CRACKING ON MANY PEOPLE'S VEHICLES. *JB

DASH HAS 2 LARGE CRACKS THAT START AT THE WINDOW DEFROSTER . *JB

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM PICKUP AND THE DASH BOARD HAS STARTED TO CRACK. THE CRACKS GO ACROSS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND I AM AFRAID THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS GOING TO BECOME DISLODGED BECAUSE OF THE CRACKS. I HAVE THE AIRBAG DEACTIVATED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD TOUGH LUCK THERE IS NO RECALL AND ITS $210.00 FOR A REPLACEMENT PART

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB HAS CRACKED IN HALF TWICE. THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED AFTER THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR. I PAID 50% OF THE COST WITH THEM TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW DASHBOARD. THIS NEW DASHBOARD HAS NOW CRACKED IN TWO PLACES AND THE INSTRUMENT BEZEL IS CRACKING AS WELL. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH 1995-2003 DODGE RAMS AND IT CAN CAUSE ELECTRICAL FAILURES. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. CRACKS FORMING ACROSS DASH BOARD, ORIGIN APPEARS TO BE DEFROST VENTS AT AND ALONG WINDSHIELD. *TR

UNKNOWN LEAK OF FREON OR OTHER SOURCE OF AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE. THE AC PUMP RUNS ALMOST CONSTANTLY. RECHARGE HAD BEEN ATTEMPTED BUT ONLY LASTED FOR 1-3 DAYS. *TR

I OWN A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4WD QUAD CAB MODEL. DUE TO AN APPARENT DEFECT IN THE QUALITY OF THE DASH PIECES, THERE ARE SEVERAL MAJOR CRACKS RUNNING THE TOTAL DEPTH OF MY DASH PANEL. DODGE WILL NOT REPLACE THE DASH AS A DEFECT PRODUCT WHICH COULD CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

I WAS WIPING DOWN THE DASHBOARD AND LARGE PIECES BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. *JB

2000 DODGE RAM.....CRACKS IN DASHBOARD HAVE NOW JOINED AND CHUNKS HAVE FALLEN IN. WORRIED THAT THIS WILL IMPAIR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW AND CRACKS STARTED ABOUT 3-4 YEARS INTO OWNERSHIP. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP AND THE DASH IS SEVERELY CRACKED IN 4 PLACES. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS CAN ULTIMATELY CAUSE A RIP IN THE AIR BAG AND THAT WE SHOULD INFORM THE MANUFACTURER THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN ALL OF THE 94-01 RAMS. *JB

THE DASH BOARD OF MY 2000 DODGE RAM PICKUP IS FALLING APART. IT NOW HAS HUGE HOLES IN IT EVERYWHERE EXPOSING THE INTERIOR OF THE DASH COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL LOCAL DEALERS WHO ALL SAY THAT THEY WANT NEARLY $1500 TO REPLACE THE DASH AND THAT IT IS NOT A RECALLED ITEM SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG HERE! *JB

THE DASHBOARDS OF OUR DODGE SURVEY TRUCK HAVE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE. NOT ONLY HAVE THE DASHBOARDS FAILED BUT THE TRANSMISSIONS AS WELL, AND AGAIN REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACK ON 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 SERIES. CRACK STARTED SMALL ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO AND HAS NOW ENGULFED ENTIRE DASH. NUMEROUS CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED UNRELATED TO ORIGINAL CRACK. DASHBOARD IS NOW READY TO CAVE IN. CRACKS EMANATE OVER ENTIRE SURFACE OF DASH FROM DRIVER TO PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

SEVERELY CRACKED DASHBOARD LEADING TO LARGE HOLES. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 RAM 1500 AND MY DASH IS BEGINNING TO CRACK. RIGHT NOW IT IS ONLY A 6-8" CRACK, BUT I HAVE READ MANY PROBLEMS ABOUT THIS, AND I AM JUST WAITING UNTIL MINE DECIDES TO JUST CAVE IN COMPLETELY. THE CRACK CONTINUES TO SPREAD. I HAVE TRIED GOING TO MY DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY JUST TELL ME THAT IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER IN JULY OF 2006 AND THEY STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

A DASH BOARD COVER GLUED (WELL SILICONED OVER THE TOP OF OLD DASHBOARD. MAKE SURE THE ENTIRE SURFACE IS SEALED TO COVER BECAUSE DETERIATION WILL CONTINUE AND IT WILL COLLAPS E INTO LOWER DASHBOARD AREA. HINT: GENOSGARAGE.COM . TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER,"CHECK THE TIRE SIZE. IF NOT SAME AS ON THE DOOR POST YOU HAVE FOUND THE PROBLEM. IF NOT THE SAME THE SPEED SENSOR WHICH SHOULD BE REPLACE ANYHOW , AND YOU CAN DO THIS. ARE NOT READING INCORRECTLY BECAUSE OF TIRES BEING LARGER THAN ORIGINALLY SPECIFIED AND/OR TOWING SOMETHING IN OVERDRIVE. CHECK MANUAL. TORQUE CONVERTER NOT IN TOTAL LOCK UP CAUSING SLIRPAGE.NEED THE 'PROPER' COMPUTER CODE ANALYZER. SLIPPAGE WILL ALSO BE IN THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, FLUSH IT AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER. REPLACE D STATED SENSORS, FILTER. THEN HAD COMPUTER FLASHED PROPERLY. NOTE: WHEN TIRES SEIZED CHANGED IT AND EFFECTED COMPUTER. THE SPEED SENSOR AND TPS GIVE WRONG SIGNAL. WEAR AND TEAR, IE; TIME AND TOWING, EVENTUALLY AN EIGHT SECOND SLIPPAGE WILL OCCUR AND TRIP THE COMPUTER THUS THE WARNING LIGHT. HARD ACCELERATION WILL CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO BANG IN AND OUT AND TRY TO DOWN SHIFT (TPS AND SPEED SENSOR). DODGE DID "NOT" FLASH COMPUTER PROPERLY WHEN THE TIRE SIZE WAS CHANGED, THEREFORE THE PROBLEM. MOST DODGE DEALERSHIPS CANNOT PROBERLY "FLASH" COMPUTER. IMPORTANT; NEED TO FIND SHOP THAT CAN FLASH IT WITH CORRECT TIRE SIZE NOT A GENERIC SETTING. DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT TELL YOU THIS DON'T KNOW. A SPECIALTY SHOP THAT

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 CLUB CAB HAS A COLLAPSED DASHBOARD. IT STARTED OUT AS A SMALL CRACK THAT MULTIPLIED PRIOR TO COLLAPSING.

I OWN A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK. I PURCHASED IT USED. WHEN I PUCHASED MY TRUCK THE DASHBOARD HAD TWO HIERLINE CRACKS IN IT AND I THOUGHT NOTHING ABOUT IT. OVER THE LAST 8 MONTHS, MY DASHBOARD HAS BEEN FALLING APART. NOW I HAVE CRACKS ALL OVER IT AND PIECES COMING OFF. THERE IS A 10" HOLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. IT IS CAVENING IN A LITTLE MORE EVERYDAY. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. MY FATHER INFORMED ME OF AN ORLANDO, FL NEWS STATION (LOCAL 6) THAT HAS DONE AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS PROBLEM AND THOUGH THEIR WEBSITE AND NEWS ARTICLES I WAS DIRECTED HERE. I'M REPORTING MY PROBLEM SO I CAN HAVE IT DOCUMENTED.

DASHBOARD OF MY 2000 MODEL DODGE RAM TRUCK CRACKED, IT IS NOW A POSSIBLE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SAFETY HAZARD, I WOULD LIKE FOR DODGE TO FIX IT SO THAT MY AIR BAGS DO NOT ACCIDENTLY DEPLOY.

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SPORT MODEL. IT HAS A CRACKED DASH. INFACE, THERE ARE LARGE HOLES EXPOSING WIRING. CHRYSLER SAYS THIS IN NOT A DEFECT. AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS AT LEAST 20 CRACKS IN IT WITH ONE LARGE HOLE FROM PIECES FALLING IN. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BECOME A HUGE ISSUE WITH DODGE OWNERS, BUT DAIMER-CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP LOCAL TO ME AS I HAVE SEEN ALL TOO OFTEN THAT OWNERS ARE BEING REJECTED BY THEM. WHERE IS OUR PROTECTION AS CONSUMERS? *TR

CRACKING AND COLLAPSING DASHBOARD LEAVING WIRING EXPOSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART. HE FEELS THAT IF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY, HE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED A LOCAL AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE CORRECT VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 75,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I OWN A 2000 DODGE 1500 PICK-UP AFTER ABOUT 4 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A SMALL CRACK AT THE PASSENGER DEFROSTER VENT. THE CRACK INCREASED IN SIZE UNTIL THE TOP OF THE PASSENGER DASHBOARD WAS IN MANY SECTIONS. THIS MAY CAUSE A PROBLEM IF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED BY SENDING FLYING PIECES OF DASHBOARD OUT WITH THE FORCE OF THE AIR BAG. AK

COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF PLASTIC DASHBOARD AND GAUGE BEZEL. THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD HAD SO MANY STRESS CRACKS THAT THERE WERE NO GAPING HOLES IN THE TOP. IT WAS POSSIBLE TO ACCESS ALL OF THE WIRING THROUGH THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD. THIS SEEMED TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY TO THE DASHBOARD NOW IF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

I OWN A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. IN 2005 THE DASHBOARD STARTED WITH SOME FINE LINE CRACKS WHICH HAVE GOTTEN LONGER AND LARGER UNTIL THIS YEAR . THE DASHBOARD HAS TOTALLY CAVED IN AND BROKEN INTO SEVERAL LARGE PIECES. MY CONCERN IS WITH THE AREA BENEATH THE DASHBOARD THAT WAS NOW EXPOSED ALONG WITH THE CONDITION OF THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OF THE TRUCK , NOT STARTING. LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AT LEAST TWICE AND THE STARTER AND ALTERNATOR PROFESSIONALLY CHECKED BY 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS TRYING TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WE HAVE TRIED TO TRACE THE SYSTEM FOR A SHORT. I WAS WONDERING IF THE CAVED IN DASHBOARD HAS EXPOSED SOME WIRES TO THE ELEMENTS. WE LIVE IN FLORIDA AND TRY TO AMOUR ALL MOISTURE THE DASHBOARD AND USE A SUN SCREEN FOR PROTECTION. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT MIGHT JUST BE MY DODGE TRUCK, BUT MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2001 DODGE 1500 AND THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING FOR NO REASON. IS THIS A DODGE PROBLEM? I HAPPENED TO CATCH A NEWS STORY ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE, THAT THIS SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE TRUCKS ALONG WITH POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. YOU CAN CONTACT [email protected] FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE DATA HE HAS COLLECTED CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. IF WOULD SEEM DODGE NEEDED TO LOOK IN TO THE PROBLEM. *AK

I OWN A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500, THE DASHBOARD WAS SEVERLY CRACKING, AND HAD A FEW PIECES BREAK LOOSE. LUCKLY THE PIECES DIDNT HIT ME. THESE CRACKS APEARED ABOUT 3 YRS AGO, AND HAVE GOTTEN ALOT WORSE. I COULD FIND NO SOLUTION BUT TO REPLACE THE TOP PART OF THE DASHBOARD THAT WAS CRACKING AT A COST OF $850.00 INSTALLED. *AK

DASHBOARD CRACKING BECOMING SEVERE. MANY CRACKS OVER THE COMPLETE DASH BOARD TOP SURFACE. THIS MAY BE RELATED..... POSSIBLE CHEMICAL REACTION - PER DEALER. FUMES FROM THE TRANSMISSION OVERFLOW SEEP INTO DRIVER COMPARTMENT. THE DASHBOARD ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY. TRANSMISSION FUNCTIONS FINE BUT DEALER SAYS THE TORQUE CONVERT IS SLIPPING AT LOCK UP CAUSING A NO-LOCKUP SLIPPAGE CONDITION AFTER 8 SECONDS. DEALER SAYS I PROBABLY SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY AND REPLACE THE DASH AT MY COST. TOTAL WOULD BE ABOUT WHAT THE VALUE OF THE 1500 BOOK IS WHEN THEY GOT DONE. I HARDLY TOW ANYTHING BUT A SMALL BOAT. IT SPITS OUT FLUID OUT THE OVERFLOW OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. HAVE INSTALLED A TRANSMISSION COOLER BUT CONDITION, SLIGHT ODOR AND SPILLING CONTINUED. REPEATED FLASHING THE COMPUTER ONLY POPPED UP THE ACCELERATION A LITTLE BUT HAS NOT MADE ANY OTHER CHANGES. GAS MILEAGE IS WAY DOWN 10.4 MPG HIGHWAY. *AK

ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK AND IT CREATED HOLES IN THE DASHBOARD. NOW, THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG , AND I WAS AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG WILL RIP UPON DEPLOYMENT. ALSO, ELECTRICAL FAILURES; HEADAD LIGHTS/TAIL LIGHTS/ DASH LIGHTS AND MIRRORS WON'T WORK ONCE THE HEAT GOT TO THE WIRES UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK SINCE 2000 AND TAKEN IMMACULATE CARE OF IT. OVER THE COARSE OF THE PAST 2 YEARS THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN STEADILY CRACKING AND WAS GETTING WORSE. I WAS TOLD TO SEND THIS REPORT FROM STEPHEN COOPER WHO WAS A TV REPORTER IN FLORIDA. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD IS BEGINNING TO CRACK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,230.