1999 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

I OWN A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK UP TRUCK. THE DASHBOARD ON THE TRUCK IS CRISS-CROSSED WITH MANY CRACKS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IN AN ACCIDENT THE JAGGED SHARDS OF THE DASH BOARDCOULD TURN INTO DEADLY PROJECTILES.*AK NOTHING LED TO THE DASH DEVELOPING THESE CRACKS, IT APPEARS THAT THE PLASTIC WASN'T DESIGNED TO HANDLE THE STRESSES THAT DAY TO DAY USE PLACES ON IT. CURRENTLY THE DASH ISN'T REPLACED, IF THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO SEE THE DASH THEY ARE WELCOME TO VIEW IT.

FUEL INJECTOR PUMP STOPPED WORKING AND FROM ALL OF INFORMATION I FOUND IT SEEMED TO ME IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. WE HAD A ACCIDENT IN 2005 FROM THE STALLING OF THE PUMP, AND WAS TOLD BY THE BODY SHOP IT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE WRECK. WE HAVE SPENT MONEY ON SENSORS TRYING TO REPAIR TO FINALLY BE TOLD THAT THE VP-44 CODE WAS THE FUEL INJECTOR PUMP, AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACE AND THAT CERTAIN COMPANIES HAVE MADE A SPECIAL PART TO REPAIR THIS AND COULD PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. WHY CAN'T DODGE REPAIR? DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE TO DIE JUST TO GET SOMETHING REPAIR RIGHT, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE DURING THE MAKING OF THE PRODUCT? *TR

MY DASH HAS BEEN CRACKED FOR FOUR YEARS AND HAS BECOME WORSE. OTHER OWNER COMPLAINTS RELATE TO FAULTY WIRING/HEAD AND TAIL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONS DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE DASH. *TR

1999 DODGE RAM 2500 THE DASH BOARD IS COMING APART IN BIG SHARP CHUNCKS CRACKS ARE FORMING . *AK

DASHBOARD CRACKING ON THE 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4. *AK

1999 DODGE RAM 2500 ENTIRE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND FELL APART. REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED, AND IT WAS USUALLY IN COVERED PARKING. PIECES FELL INTO THE WIRING AND MECHANISMS STOPPING THEIR USE. I BOUGHT AN OEM REPLACEMENT AND IT ALSO CRACKED. I HAD TO REPLACE THE VENTILATION CONTROLS BECAUSE A PIECE OF THE PLASTIC WEDGED INTO IT AND BROKE THE LEVERS. ALSO, NOTICED TWO WIRES THAT HAD A SHARP PIECE OF PLASTIC BETWEEN THEM ,AND THE VIBRATION HAD WORN AWAY THE INSULATION. I REPLACED THOSE WIRES BEFORE THEY COULD SHORT OUT. *AK

THE DASHBOARD IN 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 IS SEVERELY CRACKED IN MANY PLACES, AND HAS BEEN FOR MONTHS, AND FINALLY ONE DAY A SECTION JUST FELL IN WHILE I WAS DRIVING, RIGHT ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS WAS A CONCERN AT THE TIME, AND I WAS TOLD BY DODGE TO JUST PURCHASE A NEW ONE. SINCE THE HOLE APPEARED THE WHOLE DASHBOARD RATTLES WHILE I DRIVE . IT IS NOT ONLY IS ANNOYING, BUT ALSO DISTRACTING. *AK

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND PIECES HAVE FALLEN DOWN INSIDE LEAVING BIG GAPING HOLES THAT EXPOSES ALL OF THE COMPONENT UNDER THE DASHBOARD TO THE SEARING FLORIDA SUN. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE CUMMINS WITH THE "TYPICAL" CRACKED DASH. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED WITH THE CRACKED DASH. I HAVE GONE TO MANY JUNK YARDS TRYING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR IT (SINCE DODGE WANTS TO MUCH) AND EVERY TRUCK I HAVE FOUND IS IN THE SAME CONDITION, IT IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM. SOME DASH'S HAVE EVEN COLLAPSED BECAUSE OF THESE CRACKS. *JB

NO INJURY. 99 DODGE RAM 2500 DASH BOARD MATERIAL/CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ISSUE DASHBOARD SPLIT ALMOST FULL WIDTH FROM THE DEFROSTER REGISTER TO THE INSTRUMENT BEZEL JUST TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVER. IS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG STILL SAFE SINCE IT'S DASH MOUNTED? ORIGINAL DASH IS STILL IN VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 35000. WHILE DRIVING 25MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE CRASH. THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH. THERE WAS ALSO MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED REFERENCE # 16187860 FROM THE MANUFACTURER.

3/7/2007. 1999 DODGE RAM. CONTACT STATES THAT A CHRYSLER DEALER TOLD HIM NOT TO USE THE TILT WHEEL BECAUSE IT WILL BREAK THE WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN AGAIN. **CC THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED T HE SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FIRST HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AT 36,000 MILES. PERIODICALLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED, AND FELT A VERY HARD PULSATING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 42,000 MILES HE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AT THE DEALERS PRODDING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TIRES. AT 44,000 MILES HE REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC MODULE AFTER BEING TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING THE CAR IN APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES RECURRED AND NEVER DID WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR, AND THAT HE WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE TIMES THAT HE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT, THERE WAS A BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE RADIO, THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE AC BLEW WARM AIR. UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS FIRST TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THERE WERE CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE FRAME ON THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE INSPECTED BY A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN. UPDATED 12/18/06. *JB

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FRONT SEAT BEAT RETRACTORS HAVE STUCK NOT ALLOWING DRIVER OR PASSENGER TO USE THEM. THEY WILL DO THIS ON EVERY SEVERAL MONTHS AND THEN WILL ACT NORMAL FOR A PERIOD. DEALER STATED THAT IT HAS TO DO WITH HEAVY BRAKING AND THAT THE TWO SEAT BELTS OPERATE INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER, BUT WHEN ONE LOCKS THE OTHER IS ALSO LOCKED. WE ARE OF COURSE A SEAT BELT LAW STATE AND HATE BEING IN VIOLATION OF SC LAW. MY MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME A RECALL WAS ISSUED BUT UNABLE TO VERIFY THAT FACT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WORKING ON THE BRAKE LINES, PRESSURE WAS PUT ON THE SHIFTER PLATE CAUSING THE SHIFTER BOLTS TO FRACTURE AND THE SHIFTER PLATE TO FALL OFF. THE CONTACT HAD THE PLATE REDRILLED AND THE BOLTS REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED.

VEHICLE PARKED. STARTED VEHICLE, TOOK IT OUT OF PARK AND IT LUNGED FORWARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, PARK BENCH AND TRUCK STRUCK A TREE. CAUSED DAMAGE TO TIE ROD, BROKEN PITMAN ARM, FRONT BUMPER, HEADLIGHT, POSSIBLE FRAME DAMAGE AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. THIS HAPPENED ON ONE PREVIOUS OCCASION, ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE DATE. VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY WHILE BRAKING FOR A STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER THE CONTENT LEVEL OF THE FUEL TANK. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED, THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AM/FM RADIO VOLUME CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, WHEN RAINING HARD, THERE WAS A LEAK INSIDE THE TRUCK THAT STEMMED FROM THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THIRD, THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS RUSTED. FOURTH, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LEAK NOISE AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN AN IDLE POSITION AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED, FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

THE HARD BRAKE LINE ON MY TRUCK RUSTED THROUGH JUST BEHIND THE FUEL TANK CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE DRIVING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM ON MOST OR ALL 1996 AND NEWER DODGE TRUCKS. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB I FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER DODGE TRUCK OWNERS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. IS THERE A RECALL TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND CORRECT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM? MY TRUCK HAS NO OTHER RUST AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE NEW. THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM BLEED. *NM

FROM THE FIRST 6000 MILES-3 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, NEW TIRES, BLOW OUT & DAMAGED TRUCK, BRAKES ,CALIPERS AND ROTORS BAD,TRANSMISSION NOT RIGHT, STEERING NOT RIGHT TWO REAR AXLE SEALS BLOWN, NEW ENGINE AT 63,000. IT IS NOW BLOWN (WE BELIEVE, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM & TORQUE CONVERTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR THE START). WE HAVE ALL OUR PAPERWORK DEALERSHIP DOES NOT!!!!!!!! WARRANTY COMPANY DOES. WE MAINTAINED THIS TRUCK EXTREMELY WELL!!!!! WE BOUGHT A TOTAL PIECE OF JUNK. *NM

1999 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL PICKUP, WITH GREY INTERIOR. DASH CRACKED AFTER 3 YEARS, AND I LIVE IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, NOT A PLACE KNOWN FOR SUN. THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME STORY AND THIS DESERVES TO BE TRACKED. *JB

1999 DODGE TRUCK, 2500, 4X4, QUAD CAB, WITH CUMMINS DIESEL. COMPLAINT: VEHICLE "WONDERING" BACK AND FORTH AND BEING DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN IN ITS LANE. I'VE HAD STEERING PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE STEERING PROBLEM. *JB

ON 6/30/06 WE WERE DRIVING OUR DODGE 1999 RAM 2500 DIESEL PICKUP, WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE PICKUP ACROSS TRAFFIC AND TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE PICKUP HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP. WE NOW FIND OUT THAT DODGE DIESELS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ITS FUEL TRANSFER PUMPS WHICH CAUSE THE PRIMARY INJECTION PUMP TO FAIL SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS PLACES THE OCCUPANTS AT RISK SINCE YOUR VEHICLE HAS NO POWER, NO POWER STEERING AND NO POWER BRAKES. OUR VEHICLE IS AWAITING REPAIR AT THE DEALERSHIP, ESTIMATED AT $3,000- $4,000. DODGE RECOGNIZES THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR PUMPS, SINCE THEY HAVE A RETROFIT MARKETED AND IN STOCK AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO A RECALL. ALTHOUGH OUR VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE, OUR TIME OF OWNERSHIP DISALLOWS US FROM WARRANTY WORK. DODGE WON'T EVEN SPEAK TO US. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CAN PUT DRIVERS AT GREAT JEOPARDY. BUT DODGE WILL NOT ADDRESS IT OTHER THAN AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING REGULAR MAINTENANCE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE TO THE CONTACT. THE SPARE TIRE WAS ORIGINALLY LOCATED UNDER THE TRUCK'S BED. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE ONLY PART REMAINING WAS THE FRAYED CABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED HOWEVER THEY CANNOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHY THE CABLE WAS NOT INSPECTED DURING REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE INSPECTED ON A REGULAR BASIS. UPDATED 7/5/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DURING SUDDEN BRAKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS MADE MULTIPLE REPAIRS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE TIE RODS, BRAKES, AND CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE WHEELS HAVE ALSO BEEN ALIGNED.

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE 2500 TRUCK THAT STARTED WITH ONE CRACK IN THE DASH AND EACH WEEK I SEEM TO GET ANOTHER. THEY ARE NOW APPROACHING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I WORRY THAT ONE DAY I WILL BE DRIVING AND THE DASH WILL JUST COME APART. I AM SURE THAT IN ANY KIND OF FRONT END CRASH PIECES OF DASH WOULD FLY ALL OVER THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED DUE TO A WIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. ADDITIONALLY, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN FOR THE HEADLIGHTS, WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED ABOUT THE SEATBELTS, NO APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR REPAIRS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55MPH, THE FUEL PUMP AND LIFTER FAILED. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE OF THE CONTACT AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE FUEL PUMP FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. ALTHOUGH THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

CRACK IN BLOCK LEAKING COOLANT YR. 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. *NM

THE DASH ON MY 1999 DODGE 2500 PICKUP TRUCK BEGAN TO CRACK A FEW YEARS BACK. THINKING THIS WAS SUN DAMAGE, I INSTALLED A DASH COVER TO PREVENT FURTHER CRACKING HOWEVER, THE DASH HAS CONTINUED TO FRACTURE IN SEVERAL PLACES. I FEAR THAT IF THE AIR BAGS WERE EVER TO DEPLOY, THE CAB WOULD BE FILLED WITH SHRAPNEL AND SHARDS OF PLASTIC FROM THE DASH. IN RESEARCHING THE AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THIS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON AMONG THESE TRUCKS. *NM

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A CITY STREET IN HEAVY MID-DAY TRAFFIC, MY 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 PICK-UP TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING. I HAD NO WARNING. ONE SECOND THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE AND THE NEXT SECOND IT WAS DEAD. SINCE IT IS A CUMMINS TURBO DIESEL EQUIPPED TRUCK, I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE ASSIST. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO WRESTLE THE STEERING WHEEL AND GUIDE THE TRUCK INTO A MOSTLY EMPTY PARKING LOT WITH THE VEHICLE'S MOMENTUM. I HAD TO APPLY GREAT FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS, IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING INSTEAD OF ME, THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKE ASSIST WOULD HAVE GREATLY ENHANCED THE CHANCE OF A CRASH AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY. THE PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING TURNED OUT TO BE THE INOPERATIVE BOSCH VP-44 INJECTION PUMP. A RE-MANUFACTURED PUMP IS THE ONLY FORM OF REPAIR AVAILABLE FOR THESE VEHICLES. AFTER MUCH INTERNET RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THE VP-44 INJECTION PUMP IS NOTORIOUSLY UNRELIABLE AND EXTREMELY FAILURE-PRONE. I FEEL THAT DAIMLER-CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THESE VEHICLES WITH A MORE RELIABLE INJECTION PUMP AND/OR REFUNDING MONEY SPENT BY OWNERS ON REPAIRING THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD BECOME INVOLVED IN. *JB

MY 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT TURBO CUMMINS DIESEL. OVER $11,000.00 IN MAINTENANCE IN 5 YEARS @ 122,000 MILES. MOST RECENTLY FUEL PUMP, TURBO INJECTED OVER A $3,000.00 BILL. 30 DAYS AGO IT WAS $3,000.00 AND SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE IN FIFTH GEAR. HE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN FOURTH GEAR AND TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS A NUT IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE EXPENSE. *AK

THE ENGINE SURGES PERIODICALLY, SOMETIMES WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I BELIEVE IF THE THROTTLE JAMS WIDE OPEN INJURY COULD OCCUR AND VEHICLE WOULD BE UNCONTROLLABLE. DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. CONTACTED THE DEALER, NOT UNDER WARRANTY, COST TO REPLACE, $550.00. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, NOTHING CAN BE DONE, EXCEPT MY PAYING FOR REPLACEMENT. *NM

DT: TIRE WORE WITH ONLY ONLY 26,000 MILES ON THEM. PURCHASED THESE FROM SEARS. CONTACTED BRIDESTONE THEY HAD THE CONSUMER CONTACT SEARS WHO WOULD ONLY GIVE A DISCOUNT ON NEW TIRES. THE CONSUEMR HAD TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES ELSEWHERE. *AK

1) THE VEHICLE WAS BEING USED TO TOW A 16' FLATBED TRAILER, WITH THE PURPOSE OF PICKING UP A LOAD OF HAY. THE TRAILER WAS NOT YET LOADED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. 2) THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE FLEW OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS CRASH. THE RING INTO WHICH THE LATCH HOOKS CAME FREE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE FAILURE. 3) TO DATE, THE LOCAL DEALER AND DODGE (DAIMLER CHRYSLER) HAVE DECLINED TO ACT ON THE COMPLAINT. *NM

1999 DODGE 2500 LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT.*MR (DAYTON TIMBERLINE TIRE). *JB

FUEL TRANSFER PUMP FAILURE IN MY 1999 DODGE RAM LEAD TO A INJECTOR PUMP FAILURE WITH IN MINUTES. POOR ENGINEERING! $2600 OR MORE FOR REPAIRS FOR A TRUCK THAT IS WELL KEPT! *JB

TOWING A 6000 LBS TRAILER UP HILL WHEN FUEL INJECTION PUMP STALLED CAUSED TRUCK TO STOP. WORD IS THAT ITS NOT A RECALL, BUT SHOULD BE. HAPPENS A TO A LOT OF DODGE TRUCKS. LUCKILY THERE WAS A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF TO. LUCKY US WE WERE NOT GOING DOWN HILL!!! *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WIRING HARNESS IS STRETCHED TO TIGHTLY AND THE WIRES DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH SLACK. THE WIRING CONNECTIONS FAILED. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE LAST YEAR. OWNER HAS BEEN FIXING THE PROBLEM HIMSELF. THE OWNER HAS CONTACTED DODGE, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS ON THE TRUCK. THERE WERE MULTIPLE HOT WIRES AND THEY COULD CAUSE A SHORT. THE OWNER HAS NEVER TAKEN HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE OWNER USUALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM HIMSELF. THE OWNER HAS A COMPANY VEHICLE . ALSO, OWNER THINKS THAT DODGE DID NOT BUILD THE PART RIGHTLY. *AK

APRIL 3,2001 SERVICE PERFORMED ON BRAKES,REPLACED FRONT PADS,RESURFACE ROTORS AND REPACK BEARING IF NECESSARY.SERVICE REAR BRAKE SHOES AND ADJUSTERS AND ALIGNMENT. RETURNED ON MAY 3,2001 BRAKES PULLING HARD TO RIGHT. DEALER SERVICED,MACHINE ROTORS ON TRUCK DEGLAZED PADS.NEW TIRES AND ALIGMENT ON MARCH 16,2003. JAN.31,2004 REPLACED FRONT PADS,CALIPERS AND ROTOR. NOV.17,2004 ROTATE TIRES.DEC.22,2004 REPLACED FRONT PADS AND WHEEL CYLINDERS. OTHER SERVICE DONE ON ROTATION OF TIRES AND ALIGMENT, BUT CAN NOT LOCATE BILL. TRUCK ALWAY DID AND STILL PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING.

WHILE DRIVING MY FATHER'S 1999 DODGE 250 DIESEL PICKUP AT ANY SPEED BETWEEN 35 AND 65 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ENGINE RACED AND ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN CRUISE SPEED. ACCIDENT AVERTED BY SWITCHING OFF CRUISE CONTROL. EVENT DUPLICATED MANY TIMES UNDER SAFE AND CONTROLLED CONDITIONS. NO MAINTENANCE PERFORMED YET. DEALER CONTACTED BUT UNAWARE OF THIS FAILURE SCENARIO.

COOLANT LOSS, SMALL AMOUNT AT FIRST. INSPECTED HOSES, THERMOSTAT, CORE PLUGS AND RADIATOR FOR COOLANT SEEPAGE POSSIBILITIES, LABORED TO NO AVAIL . OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION A SMALL CRACK IN THE BLOCK AND THROUGH RESEARCHING I HAVE THIS INFORMATION. MY BLOCK IS CAST IN BRAZIL BY A COMPANY NAMED "TUBY" AND IS IDENTIFIED BY A #53 NUMBERED ON THE BLOCK. IT HAS BECOME APPARENT TO ME THAT THESE ARE DEFECTIVE DUE TO WEAK CASTING THAT RESULTED IN THINNER WATER JACKET WALLS THAN OTHER BLOCKS SO WITH COOLANT CAVITATION, CORROSION, COOLANT PRESSURE IN THE BLOCK, AND TORQUE THEY ARE MORE PRONE TO CRACK. CHRYSLER WILL NOT HONOR MY WARRANTY, IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 5 YEARS BUT THE MILEAGE WAS AT 94,891. CUMMINS POWERMASTER ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL DEALER IN TAMPA AND I DID. THEY DID A COOLANT PRESSURE CHECK AND VERIFIED THE CRACKED BLOCK. CUMMINS POWERMASTER HAS OFFERED TO REPLACE THE BLOCK BUT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LABOR AND OTHER RELATED COST IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $4,500. CUMMINS ADMITTED TO ME THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS ARISING WITH THESE #53 BLOCKS. I ALSO HAVE REVIEW OTHER COMPLAINTS ON A QUESTION AND ANSWER DIESEL WEBSITE AND NOTED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA. IF THE NUMBERS ARE LEGITIMATE THERE ARE ABOUT 100,000 BLOCKS AFFECTED. IT WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO KNOW HOW MANY OF THESE BLOCKS WERE REPLACED BY CHRYSLER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND HOW MANY CUMMINS HAVE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. I THINK IT TO BE A SYMBOLIC GESTURE FROM CUMMI

DRIVING N.W. ON A 4 LANE ROAD, MY TRUCK SUDDENLY HAD NO ACCELERATION, I PULLED INTO THE MEDIAN. I FOUND OUT MY FUEL TRANSFER PUMP HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE FUEL INJECTOR PUMP TO ALSO FAIL BECAUSE OF LACK OF FUEL. I FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY THAT THERE IS AN AFTER MARKET SENSOR THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE FUEL INJECTOR PUMP. COST TO CONSUMER: $340.00 FOR A FUEL TRANSFER PUMP AND $1,590.62 FOR THE FUEL INJECTOR PUMP. COST OF THE SENSOR $60.00. SHAME ON CHRYSLER! MY 1999 DODGE RAM 24 VALUE DIESEL HAD 94,891 MILES BUT THE WARRANTY WAS OUT IN YEARS.

DT: BLOCK #53 ON THE 1999 DODGE 2500 RAM HAS A CRACK. FIRST NOTICED LAST YEAR, AND CRACK IS LARGER NOW AND ANTIFREEZE POURS OUT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP SUDDENLY THE BRAKE LINE EXPLODED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED. *AK *BF *NM

1999 DODGE CUMMINS DIESEL HAD THE LIFT PUMP FAIL AND TOOK OUT MY INJECTOR PUMP BECAUSE IT STARVED IT OF DIESEL FUEL DO TO THE FALURE OF THE LIFT PUMP. I HAD A NEW LIFT PUMP INSTALLED AND A REBUILT INJECTOR PUMP INSTALLED.*AK I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WIT THE ELECTRIC LIFT PUMPS I TALKED TO SEVERAL MECHANICS WHO SAID THEY SEE IT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. VERY COSTLY FIX!

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE 2500 WITH A 24 VALVE CUMMINS MOTOR. I STARTED TO NOTICE COOLANT LOSS AND FOUND A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BLOCK BEHIND THE HEAT EXCHANGER. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 99 - 01 WITH A 53 CASTING . I WENT TO DEALER, ONLY TO FIND I WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. I WROTE TO DAIMLER/CHRYSLER AND TO QUOTE "WE ARE STARTING TO SEE SEVERAL OF THESE APPEAR AND HAVE APPROACHED CUMMINS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT AT THIS POINT THEY ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON RESTITUTION OR RESOLUTION." I TALKED TO CUMMINS AND THEY SAID PER THEIR ORIGINAL CONTRACT THEY SOLD ENGINES WITH NO IMPLIED WARRANTY TO DODGE, AS THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO HANDLE ALL WARRANTY ISSUES. THEY BOTH AGREE THAT THEIR WAS A DEFECT WITH THAT CASTING AND HAVE CORRECTED IT ON OTHER YEARS. I AM LOOKING AT A $5000 PLUS REPAIR BILL THAT IS NOT A WEAR ISSUE, BUT A DEFECT. *JB