1999 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

1999 DODGE DASH FALLING APART. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 99 DODGE RAM P/U HAS HUGE CRACKS AND IT LEAVES SPLINTERS OF PLASTIC THAT HAS BROKEN OFF. THERE IS NO EVENT THAT HAS CAUSED THIS. I JUST NOTICED A SMALL CRACK THEN IT TURNED INTO A LARGER ONE. MY VIN PLATE HAS BEEN MISSING FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS ALSO. I FELL INTO THE DASHBOARD WORKINGS. I AM DREADING THE DAY OF A COLLISION BECAUSE THE DASH IS GOING TO BECOME SHRAPNAL AND INJURE SOMEONE...COULD BE MY WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS. HOW WOULD THEY LIKE TO SEE THEIR LOVED ONE WITH A PIECE OF PLASTIC HANGING OUT OF THEIR EYE OR NECK. *TR

DASH IS CRACKING IN FOUR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND PIECES ARE BEGINNING TO FALL INSIDE. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS WILL LEAD TO ELECTRICAL SHORTS OR INTERFER WITH THE AIRBAG OPERATION. DODGE WILL DO NOTHING EXCEPT INSTALL NEW DASH FOR $900. *TR

1999 DODGE TRUCK DASHBOARD IS CRACKING, AND CAVING IN. LEAVING LARGE SHARP EDGES. *TR

1999 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 SLT LARAMIE, THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED AND FALLING IN. I AM AFRAID IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT THE CRACKED DASH WILL CAUSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, OR A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS TO TEAR AND POSSIBLY HURT OR KILL SOMEONE. I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND NOT THE OWNERS PROBLEM LIKE CHRYSLER CLAIMS WHEN YOU CONTACT THEM. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT FOR THE LAST 7 YRS AND IT IS STILL CRACKING. CHRYSLER CLAIMS THAT IF THERE WERE A COVER ON IT, IT WOULDN'T CRACK. I DIDN'T HEAR OF CHRYSLER GIVING OUT DASH COVERS TO OWNERS WHO REQUESTED THEM. I BELIEVE THE COMPANY SHOULD ATLEAST REPLACE CRACKED DASHES WITH SOMETHING SAFER! *TR

I OWN A 1999 DODGE RAM. AS I UNDERSTAND, YOU HAVE RECEIVED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE DASH PLASTIC FAILURE. AS I READ THE POSTS, I SEE THAT AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THESE VEHICLES (DODGE RAM) ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ENTIRE PLASTIC DASH SPLINTERS INTO SHARDS, REGARDLESS OF TIME OR CARE AND UPKEEP. SO HAS MINE. I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHATICALLY ADD MY NAME TO THE GROWING LIST OF DISGUSTED OWNERS. I AM MORE THAN CONCERNED ABOUT THE SHARDS OF PLASTIC AROUND THE AIRBAG. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MY PASSENGER(S) IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS? I WORK AS A FIREFIGHTER, AND HAVE SEEN FIRST-HAND THE RESULTS OF THE VIOLENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. I CAN'T IMAGINE THE EXTENT OF THE ADDITIONAL INJURIES IF SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC ARE ADDED TO THE BLAST OF THE AIRBAG. THIS IS NOT MERELY AN ISSUE OF AESTHETICS OR POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP. IT IS A MONUMENTAL SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP. SENT RESPECTFULLY *TR

1999 DODGE RAM 2500: THE COMPLETE DASH ASSEMBLY IS CRACKING AND FLAKING INTO PIECES ALONG THE TOP COVER FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND FROM THE CLUSTER TO THE WINDSHIELD. FEATURES ARE CRACKING ALONG THE LOWER SECTION OF DASH, ALSO, FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS WILL SOON EFFECT THE STRUCTURAL HOUSING AREA AROUND THE RIGHT SIDE SRS AIRBAG MOUNTING. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE STABILITY OF THE SRS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF DEPLOYMENT. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE WIRING HARNESS BEING DAMAGED OR FAILING DUE TO SHARP EDGES OF THE PLASTIC IN THE DASH ASSEMBLY. IF THE SHARP EDGES CUT THE WIRING AND THE CUT WIRE EDGES RUB TOGETHER, THIS WILL CAUSE A PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OF THE SRS AIRBAG. THERE IS ALSO A CONCERN OF THE MAIN DASH HARNESS BEING DAMAGED FROM SHARP EDGES AND CAUSING THE POSSIBILITY OF A SHORT BETWEEN VOLTAGE AND GROUND CIRCUITS TOUCHING CAUSING EXCESSIVE HEATING OF SHORTED CIRCUITS AND CAUSING FIRE IN THE BRITTLE PLASTIC AREAS. *TR

1999 DODGE RAM 2500 5.9 CUMMINS DIESEL. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW ON A HILL AND WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OR CHANGE LANES. SO I STOPPED DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BUT NOW THE SAME THING HAPPENS IN TOWN. I WOULD PRESS THE THROTTLE AND HAVE ZERO RESPONSE. KIND OF SCARY WHEN YOU ARE ENTERING A MAIN ROAD OR TURNING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THE INJECTOR PUMP IS FAILING AND THAT IT IS A COMMON FAILURE. $3,000.00 REPAIR. I PAID A PREMIUM FOR THE DIESEL AS IT SHOULD LAST 1,000,000 MILES OR MORE. BUT AT 150,000 TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN IS ABSURD. IF YOU WOULD BE GOOD ENOUGH TO SEARCH ON-LINE YOU WILL FIND THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CULPRIT IS A BOSCH VP44 INJECTOR PUMP THAT IS BEING USED AROUND THE GLOBE FOR DIESEL APPLICATIONS. CUMMINS WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART ON SOME BUSES AND SOME OTHER VEHICLES BUT TELL ME THAT I HAVE TO GET DODGE TO DO THE REPAIR. DODGE SAYS THERE IS NO RE-CALL AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY ALMOST $3,000.00 FOR A RECONDITIONED PUMP NOT NEW! IMAGINE SLOWING FOR A RAILWAY CROSSING THEN BEING UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE TRAINS WAY. OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND CHANGE LANES TO GET OUT OF THE PATH OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES. YOU SEE A BREAK IN TRAFFIC AS YOU ATTEMPT A TURN BETWEEN TRAFFIC THE THROTTLE DOES NOT RESPOND. I AM CURRENTLY SAVING MONEY FOR THIS REPAIR BUT CONSIDERING THE PREVALENCE OF THIS DANGER I THOUGHT THAT SURELY DODGE WOULD HAVE VOLUNTEERED A SAFETY RECALL BY NOW

I OWN A 1999 DODGE/CUMMINS DIESEL 2500 TRUCK WITH A #53 CUMMINS ENGINE BLOCK. THIS ENGINE BLOCK HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK AND IS LEAKING COOLANT. THIS ENGINE BLOCK HAS A KNOWN DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. IN RESEARCH, IT WAS FOUND FROM SOURCES SUCH AS THE TURBO DIESEL REGISTER.COM AND A NATIONAL REPAIR COMPANY - LOCKNSTITCH.COM - THAT 1000S (THOUSANDS) OF THESE BLOCKS HAVE CRACKED IN THE SAME PLACE NECESSITATING REPAIRS COSTING OWNERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THUS FAR. THE COST TO ME ALONE TO REPAIR THIS BLOCK WILL BE $3000.00 WITH NO GUARANTEE IT WILL NOT CRACK AGAIN! I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FILED HERE. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NOTHING DONE ABOUT THIS OBVIOUS AND VERY COSTLY DEFECT??? *TR

THE DASH IN MY 1999 IS FALLING APART. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS AND WIRING BEING EXPOSED. I KNOW THIS IS A VERY PROBLEM WITH DODGES. *TR

MULTIPLE FISSURES ARE DEVELOPING IN THE DASH AND THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE ENTIRE CONSOLE IS QUESTIONABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2008. HE STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD LOCK INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. HE COULD NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE ADEQUATELY WHILE LOCKED TIGHTLY INTO THE SEAT. THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE SEAT. HE ALSO STATED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED AND THE WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 112,000.

DASH CRACKS WHICH MAY LEAD TO RIPPED AIRBAGS ON DEPLOYMENT. MAY ALSO CUT ELECTRICAL WIRES CAUSING SPARKS OR FIRE. *TR

FUEL FILTER ASSEMBLY. FUEL HEATER ELEMENT WIRES DETERIORATED AND FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK THROUGH SEAL AROUND WIRES. I NOTICED THE SMELL OF FUEL AND UPON INVESTIGATING FOUND THE SHORTED WIRES EVAPORATING/BURNING THE FUEL COLLECTED AROUND THEM. THE ASSEMBLY WAS TOOO HOT TO TOUCH. AFTER CONTACTING DODGE I WAS TOLD THAT THE UNIT WAS DISCONTINUED AND A NEW KIT WAS AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1300. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH THE "SEAT BELT" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SHOULDER BELT VIOLENTLY TIGHTENED ON THE OCCUPANTS WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RELEASE FROM THE WEBBING BY EXERTING GREAT FORCE. THE DRIVER ASSISTED THE PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT OUT OF THE SEAT BELT ENTRAPMENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 124,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

1999 DODGE 2500 RAM DASH CRACKING CAUSING WIRING PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE TRUCK WAS SHADY TO BEGIN WITH. WE HIT A TREE HEAD ON AT ABOUT 40 M.P.H. AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WAS INJURED AND HAD TO BE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE DEALER TOLD US THAT IT HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BUT SEVERAL MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT THE TRUCK SHOWED MANY SIGNS OF A PREVIOUS SERIOUS CRASH. IF THE AIRBAGS HAD WORKED PROPERLY I DON'T THINK THAT MY INJURIES WOULD BE AS SERIOUS. *TR

MY 1999 DODGE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AND MONTHS LATER PIECES ARE BREAKING AWAY AS I CLEAN IT. IT IS SO BRITTLE I CAN'T TOUCH IT ANY MORE. I ALWAYS USE A SUN SHIELD AND ALWAYS LEAVE MY WINDOWS CRACKED OPEN TO ALLOW PROPER AIR FLOW TO PREVENT ISSUES FROM HAPPENING. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. "COME ON DODGE" WHAT KIND OF GARBAGE IS THIS. I'VE HAD MANY OTHER TRUCKS WITH WAY MORE MILES THAN THIS AND HAD NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR. THIS IS THE SIGN OF POOR QUALITY!!! DO TO THE FACT THAT DODGE IS TURNING A BLIND EYE ON THIS PROBLEM I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER DODGE AGAIN. *TR

REAR BRAKE LINE ON MY 99 DODGE TRUCK FAILED BEHIND THE TANK ON THE FRAME RAIL DUE TO RUST. I HAD AN EMERGENCY STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AFTER INSPECTION THE RUSTED HARD LINE HAD A PINHOLE IN IT FROM THE ADDED PRESSURE OF THE EMERGENCY STOP. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE COLLISION BUT IF I WOULD HAVE HAD A TRAILER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY. *TR

I OWN A 1999 RAM 2500 AND MY DASHBOARD IS ALSO FALLING APART. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE DASH IS BUSTED AND CRACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS. THE TRIM AROUND THE GAUGES IS ALL CRACKED. *1

DASH PAD CRACKED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE AND THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING; HOWEVER, THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. NUMEROUS GAUGES WOULD NOT WORK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING PROPERLY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKING ISSUE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, BUT THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED BY THE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 05/05/09. *LJ

BEFORE ANY ENGINE PERFORMANCE UP GRADE, RECOGNIZED AFTER TBS 18-019-01 INSTALLED IN THE ECM/PCM OF MY 1999 DODGE DIESEL 2500 24V COOLANT NOT CIRCULATING THROUGH ENGINE. TEMP FIX WITH NEW ECM AND TSB UPGRADE 10-040-02. NO CODE OR SERIOUS OVER HEAT ESPECIALLY DURING WINTER MONTHS. BUT DOES RUN 190 DEGREES OR MORE UP HILL- WINTER MONTHS. SCALDING SIGNS INSIDE ENGINE AT THERMOSTAT CHANGE. MECHANIC CLUELESS UPON VISUAL OVER PRESSURE OF TOP RADIATOR HOSE AFTER ENGINE REACHES OPERATING TEMPS. SOFTWARE SEEM TO GO INTO DEFAULT OR HACKED CAL MODE. WITH THIS DECREASE IN PERFORMANCE IS SUDDENLY MILEAGE DECREASE, POWER AND SHIFTING ERRATIC SUDDENLY. OTHER SYMPTOMS NOT OBVIOUS EITHER. AGAIN EVERYTHING SEEM FINE AFTER LAST SOFTWARE BOOT BUT AFTER 100 MILES OR SO RETURNING HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN DEALERSHIP, TRUCK RUNNING LOOSELY AFTER OVER NIGHT SIT. *TR

OVER TIME THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES. PIECES HAVE BROKEN OFF. NO EXCESSIVE WEAR WAS PLACED ON THE DASH. HAVE NOT REPLACED THE DASH DUE TO COST. *TR

FUEL INJECTOR PUMP FAILED JUST BEFORE ENTERING THE FREEWAY, WAS TOWING STOCK TRAILER WHEN I LOST ALL POWER. HAD TO HAVE THE 1999 DODGE 2500 DIESEL TOWED ALONG WITH THE STOCK TRAILER, THE COST IS $3150.00 FOR THE FUEL INJECTOR AND $124.00 FOR TOWING. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE AND NOT ONLY ON THE 1999 MODEL, SO I CALLED DODGE TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED, THE ANSWER WAS NO! I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOSE ALL POWER, WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE HAD NOT ENTERED THE FREEWAY YET WE WERE STILL ON THE ON-RAMP AND IT WAS NOT SAFE WITH THE 18-WHEELERS AND OTHER VEHICLES INCREASING THEIR SPEED TO ENTER THE FREEWAY. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST NOT ME. *TR

DASH IN 1999 DODGE RAM CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *TR

MY DASH ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS COMPLETELY FELL THROUGH CAUSING WIRING PROBLEMS MY LIGHTS WILL JUST STOP WORKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES ARE STUCK IN A RETRACTED POSITION. THE RETRACTOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND WILL NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 01V119000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR). A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

SUBJECT VEHICLE HIT BLACK ICE AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL INTO A LIGHT POLE STRIKING THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SERIOUS INJURIES, DO TO AIRBAG FAILURE TO DEPLOY. *TR

CRACKED DASH, MANY CRACKS ACROSS WHOLE DASH, LARGE 8" X 8" HOLE BROKE THROUGH. *TR

THE DASH STARTED CRACKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE DEFROSTER VENT THIS PAST WINTER. WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, THE CRACK HAS GROWN TO ABOUT 10 - 12 INCHES IN LENGTH TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE CRACK IS GROWING EACH DAY NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE WHEEL WELL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES, WHICH DAMAGED THE AXLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A STRUCTURAL DEFECT. SHE ALSO SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAS NOT HEARD FROM THEM SINCE THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION CASE NUMBER PE99069, BUT IT HAS BEEN CLOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,206.

THE DASH FIRST DEVELOPED A CRACK BUT HAS NOW DEVELOPED HOLES IN THE DASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. SIX YEARS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMALL CRACKS IN THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL CLUSTER. IN MARCH OF 2008, THE CRACKS MANIFESTED INTO LARGE, TRIANGULAR, SHARP, PLASTIC CHUNKS THAT ARE FALLING INWARD INTO THE VEHICLE. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE PURCHASE DATE, TRANSMISSION TYPE, POWERTRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, AND FUEL TYPE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

1. DASH CRACKING AND COLLAPSING...DUE TO ? 2. VIN PLATE NO LONGER VISIBLE, PIECES KEEP BREAKING OFF 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOPING DODGE WOULD RECALL. *TR

1999 DODGE RAM 2500. DASH STARTED CRACKING IN 2006..NOW IS MUCH WORSE AND GETTING EVEN WORSE. EVENTUALLY THIS DASH WILL COLLAPSE COMPLETELY, EXPOSING WIRING. I ALSO AM CONCERNED THAT, IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AND IF YOUR HEAD OR NECK STRUCK THE DASH IT WOULD CAUSE SEVER LACERATIONS. PASSENGER SIDE INCLUDED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN FIFTH GEAR, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO COAST. THE CONTACT HAD TO DOWNSHIFT INTO FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES IN FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE FIFTH GEAR NUT DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE NUT HAS BACKED OFF AND NEEDED REPLACING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,727.

I HAVE A 99' DODGE 2500 DIESEL TRUCK WITH A CRACKED DASH. IT IS IN PIECES AND AM WORRIED I WILL BEGIN TO HAVE MORE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FROM ALL THE PIECES IT IS IN AND IS CONSTANTLY GETTING WORSE. I WOULD LIKE A NEW DASH AND AN APOLOGY TO KEEP ME BUYING FROM DODGE!! *TR

VP44 FUEL PUMP DIES WITHOUT ANY NOTICE LEAVING PASSENGERS AND DRIVER STRANDED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL BECAUSE OF NO POWER ASSIST! TRACK BARS THAT FAIL BECAUSE OF POOR ENGINEERING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL ! TRACK BARS FAIL WITHIN 1-2 YEARS OF USE! AT A COST OS 3-500$ EACH! *TR

99' DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD 4X4 DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN 9 PLACES AND IS COMPLETELY FREE FROM IT'S ANCHORS DUE TO CRACKING AT THE ATTACHMENT POINTS. STARTED TO CRACK IN 2004 BUT DODGE DENIED ANY WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR IT THEN. DODGE DEALER STATED THEN IT WAS DUE TO CLIMATE CONDITIONS IN CA. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 CUMMINS WITH THE #53 BLOCK. THE BLOCK IS CRACKED AND ACCORDING TO THIS MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED DODGE VEHICLES BUT WITH ALL THE HASSLE AND MONEY I HAVE GONE THROUGH TRYING TO FIX THIS, IT IS REALLY MAKING ME RECONSIDER BUYING A DODGE PRODUCT EVER AGAIN. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE THIS IS A DEFECT AND CUMMINS NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT PROPERLY. BUYER BEWARE! *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE TRUCK. LHM DODGE SAID THAT THE LOCK UP TORK CONVERTER HAD GONE OUT AND THAT THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO RELEASE DATE. I HAD LHM PUT IN A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION TO FIND OUT THAT THE TRANS HAS WIPED OUT THE CRANK SHAFT IN THE DIESEL MOTOR. AFTER TALKING TO DAMLERCHRYSLER THAT ALL 3 TRANSMISSION THAT ARE USED IN THE RAM TRUCKS WITH DIESELS USE THE SAME TORK CONVERTERS AND ONLY 2 OF THEM ARE RECALLED FOR THE TORK CONVERTERS. THE TRUCK STILL HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES NOW FOR THE SAME SHIFTING PROBLEM AND THEY TELL ME SOMETHING NEW EACH TIME. *CN

TRANSMISSION FAILED TRUCK AND TRAILER STRANDED IN ROAD. FAILED FOUR OR MORE TIMES IN THE LAST 30 DAY AFTER REPAIR. *TR

CRACKED DASH NEAR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *TR

MY 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS 47000 MILES ON IT. WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL A BRAKE LINE BURST. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STOPPED WITHOUT DAMAGE. HAD IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND IT APPEARS THAT MOST ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE VACUUM BOOSTER TO THE REAR ARE VERY RUSTY AND READY TO BURST TOO. RESEARCHING THIS I FIND THIS TO BE COMMON WITH DODGE RAM PICKUPS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DECELERATING TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE FAILURE LED HER TO CAUSE A THREE VEHICLE CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FAILED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY REMAINS AT THE SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

CRACKED DASH ISSUES WHICH WOULD CAUSE AIRBAG FAILURES AND LIGHTS FROM UNDER THE DASH BLINDING THE OCCUPANTS AT NIGHT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE THAT I AM AWARE OF. *TR

I HAVE A CRACKED DASH ON MY TRUCK AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND IT MAKES THE VEHICLE APPEAR CHEAP AND POORLY MANUFACTURED. I WILL NEED TO REPLACE MY DASH AS IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE, I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL EFFECT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN A CRASH. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND INJECTION PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 136,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN EIGHT INCH LONG CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 107,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.