2000 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints

DASHBOARD CRACKED AND CAVED IN. TOTALLY DESTROYED BY CRACKING. *AK

CRACKED DASHBOARD. *AK

EXCESSIVE CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEZEL MATERIAL. NUMEROUS CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED COMPLETELY THROUGH THE MATERIA, L LEAVING SHARP EDGES EXPOSED. CRACKS FIRST APPEARED IN 2005. THEY QUICKLY PROPAGATED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND BEZEL AREA.*AK

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKED AND IS COLLAPSING EXPOSING THE WIRES BELOW. *JB

DASH CRACKING ON 2000 DODGE RAM PICK UP. I PURCHASED THE 2000 DODGE PICK UP IN NOV. 1999. AROUND JUNE OF 2003 I STARTED HAVING CRACKS IN THE DASH AND I TOOK IT BACK TO CRYSTAL DODGE FOR REPAIR BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WOULD COST APPROX. 1500.00 JUST FOR THE PART NOT INCLUDING LABOR. SO I DID NOT GET IT FIXED. LAST WEEK I SAW A REPORT ON LOCAL NEW CHANNEL 6 OUT OF ORLANDO REFERENCING THE SAME ISSUES THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WITH MY DASH AND THEY RECOMMENDED E-MAILING THIS REPORT. I HOPE DODGE IS GOING TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS OF THIS GROWING PROBLEM. *JB

DASHBOARD COLLAPSE RESULTING IN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *TR

A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD OF MY 200 DODGE 1500 RAM QUAD CAB 4X4 STARTED 3 YRS. AGO. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY WOULD CHARGE ME 100.00 FOR DIAGNOSTICS. " THE DASH IS CRACKED " SO BADLY, THAT I USE A FELT COVER TO HIDE THE EMBARRASSMENT. HOW CAN I EVER SELL THIS TRUCK LIKE THIS. *TR

DASHBOARD IS COLLAPSING. EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES: THE RADIO, HIGH BEAM INDICATOR,SPEAKERS AND SIDE MIRRORS ARE NOT WORKING. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP AND IT DEVELOPED A LONG CRACK IN THE DASH. ACCORDING TO A LOCAL NEWS STATION IN ORLANDO (LOCAL6) THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE YEARS, MAKE AND MODEL. THIS IS DEVELOPING INTO A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE PIECES WILL GET LOOSE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT BUT ALSO THE DASH HOLDS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. OTHER PEOPLE CLAIM ELECTRICAL FAILURES ALSO (DASH LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS) IN CONJUNCTION WITH A CAVING-IN DASH THAT MAKE ME SCARED DRIVING THIS CAR. *JB

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 - DASHBOARD CRACKING SO BAD THAT IT HAS LEFT LARGE HOLES WHICH HAS POTENTIAL OF CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND LOSS OF LIGHT SYSTEM. *TR

I HAVE A DODGE RAM 1500 P/U TRUCK BOUGHT NEW IN 2000. IN 2004 THE DASH BOARD BEGAN CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES. ACCORDING TO LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THIS WAS EXPECTED IN THE FLORIDA SUN. WITHIN 6 MONTHS AFTER THE CRACK STARTED, THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH CAVED IN - THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS NOW VERY BRITTLE. I DO NOT FEEL A DASHBOARD SHOULD ONLY LAST JUST OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE DASH FROM DODGE WAS $1000+. HOW DO I PROCEED WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO THE MANY DODGE CUSTOMERS. *TR

THERE WAS A NEWS STORY ON 5/1/07 ABOUT PEOPLE'S DASH CRACKING AND CAVING IN ON THERE 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCKS. I OWN A 2000 DODGE RAM TRUCK 1500 AND HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE DASH CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES. MY FATHER-IN-LAW OWNS A 1999 DODGE 2500 AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IF THE PLAN ON HAVING A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND BREAKING UP. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP THAT I DROVE OFF THE DEALER LOT NEW IN JANUARY 2000. THE DASH BEGAN TO CRACK, THEN THE CRACKS DEVELOPED INTO HOLES. CHUNKS AND SHARDS OF PLASTIC HAVE FALLEN DOWN INTO THE DASH. THE CRACKS EXTEND DOWN TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WHICH HAS NOW BEEN TURNED OFF DUE TO THE RISK OF FLYING PLASTIC MISSILES IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO EXCESSIVE SUN SINCE THE TRUCK HAS BEEN PARKED IN SHADY AREAS FOR MOST OF THE TIME I'VE OWNED IT. NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN ALLOWED TO BE PLACED ON THE DASH TO CAUSE ANY KIND OF STRESS DAMAGE. THIS TRUCK WAS ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO ACCORDING TO THE TAG INSIDE THE DOOR. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED WITH THE SHARP, BRITTLE PLASTIC AND THE FACT THAT THIS IS CLEARLY A RESULT OF POOR QUALITY PLASTIC. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THIS IS MY 4TH DODGE RAM TRUCK AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I FIRST NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN THE CORNER AND THEN ANOTHER, AND ANOTHER...NOW I CAN PROBABLY FIT A BASKETBALL OR SOMETHING IN THERE THE HOLE IS SO BIG. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY. YOU PAY $30,000 FOR A VEHICLE AND THEN YOU TELL THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND THEY DON'T WANT ANY PART OF IT EXCEPT TO TRY AND SELL YOU ANOTHER NEW VEHICLE. I HAVE CALLED AND COMPLAINED TO THE CORPORATION AND THEY WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT EITHER. I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE OF WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT IT WAS AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT MY CLEAR COAT CAME OFF MY TRUCK AS WELL, THAT I USED TO WASH EVERY OTHER WEEK AND TAKE VERY EXCELLENT CARE OF. THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM OF THE DASH AND THE PAINT WAS BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS BLACK AND I LIVED IN FLORIDA. WHEN I LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS WAS MY 4TH DODGE TRUCK AND I HAVE OWNED ALL OF THEM IN FL, ONE WAS RED AND THE OTHER 3 WERE ALL BLACK AS WELL AND THEY NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS, THEY JUST GOT REALLY QUIET AND TRIED TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT. WHEN I WOULDN'T LET THEM AND KEPT PUSHING THE ISSUE, THEY NEVER HAD AN ANSWER FOR ME AND BASICALLY BLEW ME OFF. PRETTY SAD WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, YOU SPEND THAT MUCH MONEY ON A VEHICLE AND YOU TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF IT AND THEN IT FALLS APART BECAUSE THEY USE CRAPPY PARTS OF SOMETHING AND THEY DON'T EVEN CARE. MYSELF AND MY STEP DAD TALKED TO THE GUY WHO SOLD ME THE VEHICLE (PHIL BOBBIT) AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE WO

2000 DODGE RAM DASH CRACKING AND FALLING IN. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW DASH FROM DODGE FOR OVER $350 DOLLARS. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM CRACKED DASHBOARD, I'M WORRIED ABOUT WIRING PROBLEMS. I HEARD SOMEONE HAD THEIR LIGHTS GO OUT AT NIGHT. DUCK TAPE IS THE ONLY THING HOLDING PARTS OF MY DASHBOARD FROM FALLING COMPLETELY APART. *TR

DASH STARTED TO CRACK ,THEN FALLING APART, TOOK TO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT WARRANTY AND GAVE VERBAL QUOTE AROUND 700.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000, DODGE RAM 1500 PU. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, A CRACK BEGAN TO APPEAR IN THE DASH. YESTERDAY? I WENT TO REACH FOR SOME MAIL I HAD PLACED ON THE DASH? AND THE PRESSURE OF MY HAND CAUSED THE DASH TO SHATTER AND TWO LARGE HOLES TO FORM. WITH THE PIECES FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE DASH. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HOT GLUE THE REMAINING PIECES, TO PREVENT FURTHER COLLAPSE. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY TALKED WITH SOMEONE WHO TELLS ME? THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND KNOWN PROBLEM WITH DODGE RAM TRUCKS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? AND WHETHER CHRYSLER HAS OWNED UP TO THE PROBLEM AND TAKEN MEASURES TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *JB

THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2000 DODGE PICK-UP IS CRACKED,THIS STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE WINDSHIELD AND ALSO NEAR THE VENTS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I GOT IT. I NOW HAVE A SMALL HOLE WHERE IT STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND AROUND A 4X5 INCH CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THAT LOOKS REALLY BAD. I'M AFRAID THAT THE PIECE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL SOON FALL IN AND CAUSE PROBLEMS. THANKS *JB

THE RECALL THAT YOU LIST ON THE 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IS NOT ACCURATE. I CALLED SEVERAL DEALERS AND THE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING ON RECORD CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. PLEASE CHANGE YOUR RECORDS. THIS INFO WAS FOUND IN YOUR WEB SITE NHTSA. *NM

2000 DODGE SPORT RAM AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A FRONT SIDE ACCIDENT. **CC THE COMPLAINANT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH IT WENT DOWN A SMALL EMBANKMENT, HIT A TREE, THEN FLIPPED OVER ONTO IT'S SIDE. THE PASSENGER HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND BROKE HER NOSE, SPRAINED HER ANKLE, HAD NECK PAIN AND SUSTAINED SEVERE FACE SWELLING ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE TRUCK HIT AT AN ANGLE. *NM

(1) DASH CRACKED PREMATURE (2) FAILURE DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING RESULTED IN CUT TO HAND AND TORN SLEEVE. POSSIBLE TEAR TO AIR BAG IF DEPLOYED. (3) DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT. *NM

MY DASH BOARD STARTED TO CRACK ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. NOTICED SMALL HAIRLINE CRACKS THAT HAVE NOW TURNED INTO LARGE HOLES, WITH PIECES OF THE DASH FALLING IN. HAVE BEEN TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE. NO INCIDENCE ON MY PART COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. *JB

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 THE DASH HAS CRACKED AND IS COMPLETLY DISINAGRATING. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS COULD EFFECT MY AIR BAGS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AND DEPRESSING THE HORN, IT FELT SPONGY AND THERE WAS NO SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 01V153000, REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

THE DASHES ON THE 2000 DODGE RAM THEY JUST FALL APART. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD CRACKED ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL, AND IN THE CORNER BY THE PASSENGER WINDOW. THE CRACKS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UNTIL THE CRACK ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL GREW TO 16 INCHES, AND THE ONE NEAR THE PASSENGER WINDOW BECAME A HOLE 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE CRACKS CAUSED THE WIRING UNDER THE DASHBOARD TO CORRODE SLIGHTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO NOTED THAT BETWEEN 1994 AND 2001, THE DASHBOARDS ON THOSE VEHICLES WERE ALL CRACKING.

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. THERE ARE CRACKS THAT GO RIGHT OVER MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WHICH CAUSE CONCERN OVER THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE AIR BAG IN THE UNFORESEEABLE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DODGE WANTS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPLACE THE DASH WHICH I AM UNABLE TO SUPPLY. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE DASH AS A DEFECT PRODUCT WHICH COULD CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES. *NM

THE DASH ON OUR 2000 DODGE RAM IS CRACKED TO PIECES. DAIMLER CHRYSLER SAYS THAT IT'S NOT A DEFECT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND IT TO BE COMMON. I AM WORRIED ABOUT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ONE OF THE SHARDS BEING PROJECTED INTO SOMEONE. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE LAST YEAR, THE DASH WAS CRACKED WHEN WE GOT IT AND THAT'S WHY THE GENTLEMAN WAS SELLING IT. HOWEVER, NOW IT'S FALLING APART. IT'S NO LONGER JUST CRACKED, BUT IN PIECES. THE INCIDENT DATE INDICATED IS AROUND THE TIME WE GOT THE VEHICLE AS I HAVE NO WAY TO FIND OUT WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN. *NM

MY 2000 DODGE 1500 HAS A SEVERELY CRACKED DASH. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE BUT THEY WILL NOT ADMIT A PROBLEM. COMPLAINTS ARE EASY TO FIND ON INTERNET. *NM

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE TRUCK THE MAIN BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WITHOUT WARNING. I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND SUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO DO SO WITH MY EMERGENCY BRAKES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD WAS SEVERELY CRACKED NEAR THE AREA OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE CONTACT CUT THE LEFT PALM OF HIS HAND WHILE REACHING FOR A PEN. NOT AS A RESULT OF IMPACT, THE DAMAGE ON THE DASHBOARD APPEARED TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS GIVEN A REFERENCE NUMBER. BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND DETERMINED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/11/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY CABLE LAST WEEK HOWEVER THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. THE DEALER ORDERED A POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE.

DASH BOARD HAS LITERALLY SHATTERED!! STARTED WITH WHAT LOOKED LIKE A STRESS CRACKED WHEN VEHICLE WAS 2 YEARS OLD, THEN CRACKS APPEARED EVERY WHERE. HAVE BROUGHT IN TO DEALER A FEW TIMES TO COMPLAIN, BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THEY HAVE RECEIVED OTHER COMPLAINTS BUT UNTIL THERE WAS A RECALL NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNLESS IT WAS AT MY EXPENSE ($550). DASH IS NOW DUCT TAPED TOGETHER (WHAT PIECES REMAIN) AND HAVE PURCHASED A DASH MAT TO COVER. CONCERN IS THAT PIECES ARE FALLING THROUGH AND THIS MAY CAUSE MALFUNCTION IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND/OR AIR BAGS. *NM

UPPER DASHBOARD IS CRACKING. THE FIRST CRACK APPEARED IN 2004 AND HAS SINCE INCREASED IN SIZE TO 6". THE SECOND MAJOR CRACK APPEARED IN MAY 2006 AND HAS SPLIT TO 7". THE SECOND SPLIT GOES RIGHT INTO THE AIRBAG ENCLOSURE. *NM

DASH HAS CRACKED ALL OVER WITHIN A YEAR. RECENTLY A PIECE OF THE DASH(APPROX. 4"X6" IN SIZE) EVEN BROKE LOOSE AND FELL INTO THE AIR DUCT UNDER THE WINDSHIELD. *JB

THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2000 DODGE PICK-UP IS CRACKED AND BREAKING APART. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON-LINE AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER DODGE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS (ESPECIALLY MODELS '97 - '01). YOUR SITE HAS QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS AND THERE ARE OTHER SITES/FORUMS ON-LINE IN WHICH YOU CAN READ ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. IT APPEARS THAT THE DASH BOARDS ARE DEFECTIVE. NOT ONLY IS THIS A COSMETIC ISSUE, IT ALSO POSES A SAFETY CONCERN IN REGARDS TO THE AIRBAG (LOCATED IN THE DASH). I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER REGARDING THE ISSUE AND GOT NO WHERE SINCE A "RECALL" HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. I FEEL THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS CLOSER AND REQUIRE A "RECALL" BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *JB

MY DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING THAT I DID TO AID IN THIS HAPPENING. *NM

ENGINE FAILED AT 66000 MILES, MAIN BEARINGS, DEALER TEAR DOWN SITES LACK OF LUBRICATION OIL WAS CHANGED AS REQUIRED, THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED, A PRIOR VIN # CHECK REVELED THIS WAS OWNED BY A RENTAL CO[EG] HERTZ/ ENTERPRISE. *NM

DASH IS CRACKED BY BLOWER DUCT CREATING POSSIBLE HAZARD DURING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *JB

PURCHASED A 2000 1500 QUADCAB DODGE RAM FOR 15,000. THREE WEEKS LATER HAD TO REPAIR FRONT BRAKES FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT BALL JOINTS. COST $700. DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *NM

THE DASH IS CRACKED IN NUMEROUS PLACES NEAR THE DEFROSTER ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4. I WAS TOLD THIS MAY INTERFERE WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I AM JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR DASH AND IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IN AUGUST OF 2002. IN JANUARY 2003 ON A FAIRLY COLD MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, I DROVE OVER A SMALL SPEED BUMP AND MY DASHBOARD CRACKED FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER. THE CRACK HAS SPREAD ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS JUST BY HITTING SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. *NM

MY DASH HAS A GIANTIC CRACK IN IT, AND IT'S BECOMING WORSE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT B/C OF THE AIRBAGS. THEY CAN GET RIPPED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30MPH THICK DUST BLEW OUT FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. AFTERWARDS THE AIR CONDITIONER ONLY WORKED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE QUITTING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE HEATER CORE HAD RUPTURED. THE DUST THAT CAME FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS THE FREON. BOTH THE HEATER CORE AND FREON NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE.

2000, 1500 DODGE RAM, HOOD FLEW UP TRAVELING ABOUT 40-45 MPH ON HIGHWAY 125. BODY SHOP STATED THAT IT WAS DO TO FAULTY HOOD LATCH. VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR.*AK

NOTICED REDUCED DIRECTIONAL STABILITY, BRAKING DEGRADATION AND VEHICLE PULLED UNDER BRAKING CONDITIONS. THIS LEAD ME TO TAKE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. WHILE ON THE VEHICLE RACK IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS HAD CRACKED IN THE EXACT SAME LOCATION ON BOTH SIDES. ADDITIONALLY, CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED DUE TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE POOR WELDS ON THE FRONT AXLE. ON 01-16-2006, I AUTHORIZED THE FOLLOWING WORK TO BE DONE AT MY OWN EXPENSE: 1) REPLACEMENT OF CRACKED LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND WELDING OF THE CRACKED FRONT AXLE RECALL 00V007000). REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARMS WERE REINFORCED IN THE AREA THAT FAILED ON BOTH STOCK OEM CONTROL ARMS. THE REPLACEMENT ARMS WHERE ALMOST TWICE AS HEAVY AS THE ORIGINALS. WITH THIS INFORMATION, I CONTACTED DODGE DAIMLER/CHRYSLER TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION AND REQUESTED A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PARTS REPLACED. CHRYSLER DENIED THE REQUEST AND SAID THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE ABOVE LISTED ISSUES. ALL REPAIR WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND I HAVE THE ORIGINAL LOWER CONTROL ARMS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PICTURES OF THE BOTH PARTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.*AK

THE HOOD LATCH FAILED. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE HOOD FLEW UP AND SLAMMED INTO THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING ZERO VISIBILITY. THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED, AND HOOD WAS DESTROYED, A MAJOR ACCIDENT COULD HAVE EASILY OCCURRED. NO PERSONAL INJURIES, BUT APPROXIMATELY $3,000 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK

MY 2000 DODGE RAM HAS HAD A CRACKED DASHBOARD FOR SOME TIME NOW. IT IS CRACKED IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES, GOING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE OTHER EDGE. ONE CRACK IS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM AFRAID THAT THE CRACK MAY CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO TEAR IF IT WERE EVER DEPLOYED. THESE CRACKS WERE NOT CAUSED BY MY OWN DOING OR DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT, IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG DODGE OWNERS. *JB