2000 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints

CRACKED DASHBOARD ON A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500. THE DASHBOARD ON OUR DODGE RAM HAS BEEN CRACKED AND FALLING IN ON THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS UNDER THE BOARD. IT IS VERY UGLY AND SO FAR WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BUT I AM AFRAID TO TAKE ANY TRIPS FEARING BEING STRANDED BECAUSE OF THE DASHBOARD PARTS FALLING INTO THE HOLE. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS ON A 2000 DODGE 2500 FOR A CRACKED AND DISINTEGRATED DASHBOARD. THE DASHBOARD HAS COLLAPSED; EXPOSING WIRING TO THE ELEMENTS, DIFFUSING AND ELIMINATING THE DEFROST AND DASH VENTS, AND CREATING SHRAPNEL HAZARDS TO OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE FAILURE OF THE DASHBOARD PROGRESSED FROM TWO SEVERAL INCH CRACKS TO COMPLETE FAILURE IN THE COURSE OF 2 MONTHS. *TR

AT 37,000 MILES TRUCK RUN OUT OF DIESEL WITH THE GAUGE READING 1/2 FULL WHILE DOING 70 MPH IN THE FAST LANE. COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE LANE OF TRAVEL. CAUSED A CRASH BEHIND TRUCK BUT TRUCK WAS NOT HIT. OTHER VEHICLES CRASH. *TR

DODGE 2000 2500 4X4 SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH GRAVEL ROAD---THE VEHICLES' WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN IN SITKA ALASKA 99835 --CABLE WAS RUSTED. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 2500 LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE ROTTED OUT AND BRAKES FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION. BARELY STOPPED IN TIME TO AVOID THE VEHICLE ALL READY AT THE STOP SIGN. *TR

DASH HAS CRACKED AND PIECE FALLEN OUT. SINCE THE DASH HOLDS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG A CRACKED DASH COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CRACKED DASH IS A BIG PROBLEM IN THE DODGE PICKUPS FROM 1998. THE DEALERS WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED. *TR

LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *TR

ALL THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTING AND FAILING. 2 BRAKE LINE FAILURES IN 2009. EXPECT MORE TO OCCUR UNTIL ALL LINES ARE CHANGED. *TR

BRAKES FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY. NO ACCIDENT. GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO CHECK AND SAW BRAKE FLUID RUNNING OUT OF HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE FRAME BEHIND AUXILIARY FUEL TANK. WAS ABLE TO CAREFULLY LIMP HOME WITH IT. *TR

DASH IN MY 2000 DODGE 2500 IS CRACKING AND FALLING IN WHICH COULD CAUSE ELECTRICAL ISSUES BECAUSE OF EXPOSURE TO THE SUN. I HAVE BEEN CHECKING ON LINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE HUGH PROBLEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I BELIEVE DODGE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR PUTTING SUCH A POOR QUALITY PRODUCT ON THE ROAD, THE WAY THE DASH IS CAVING IN COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH IF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY IN A ACCIDENT. *TR

LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *TR

DASHBOARD ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 2500 IS CRACKED AN PIECES ARE FALLING OUT LEAVING A BIG HOLE IN THE DASHBOARD. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKED AND NOW HAS FALLEN APART. NOW THERE IS A 6"X6" HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DASHBOARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED IN HIS VEHICLE. AS TIME PROGRESSED, THE DASHBOARD FINALLY CAVED IN, EXPOSING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS AND WIRING. THE DEFROSTER NO LONGER OPERATED DUE TO THE DAMAGES. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO ASSUME LIABILITY FOR 50 PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE EXPOSURE OF WIRING AND THE HAZARDS INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 112,900. UPDATED 03/04/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/06/09. *JB

2000 DODGE RAM 2500 DASHBOARD CRACKED AND COLLAPSED...CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

I HAVE MAJOR DASHBOARD CRACKING ON 2000 DODGE RAM TRUCK. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, IT APPEARS THAT THE MATERIAL USED IN THE DASHBOARD IS DEFECTIVE. IT IS MY OPINION THAT IF I WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, LARGE SHARDS OF THE DASHBOARD COULD COME LOOSE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

DASH CRACKING AND STARTING TO COLLAPSED. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 3/4 TON-----THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND ALL TO PIECES. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS LITERALLY FALLEN APART. STARTED WITH A SMALL CRACK, NOW HAS A HUGE WHOLE IN IT FROM COLLAPSING IN ON ITSELF. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE RAM 2500, I EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. INCIDENT OCCURRED 7/13/08. THE TRUCK HAS 38,000 MILES & WELL MAINTAINED. WHILE PERFORMING A POST INCIDENT INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THE REAR BRAKE LINE BEHIND THE FUEL TANK HAD RUPTURED. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF PHYSICAL DAMAGE ASIDE FROM HEAVY CORROSION. THIS CORROSION EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY 18" FROM THE REAR BRAKE LINE JUNCTION BLOCK (PICTURE AVAILABLE). WHILE RESEARCHING ONLINE TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT LINE, I NOTICED LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS POSTED IN VARIOUS FORUMS (WHICH WAS QUITE DISTURBING). THE FUEL LINE, ALONG WITH THE FRAME RAIL ADJACENT TO THE FAILED BRAKE LINE HAS NO SIGNS OF CORROSION. *TR

DASH IS FALLING APART UNDER CARPET DASH COVER. *TR

CRACKED AND COLLAPSED DASHBOARD. I BELIEVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS IN JEOPARDY OF A FALSE TRIGGER AND/OR DEPLOYMENT, POTENTIALLY CAUSING BODILY HARM OR INJURY. OR WORSE, IT MAY NOT DEPLOY AT ALL SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR. ABSOLUTE NO SUPPORT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

I PURCHASED NEW IN 2000 A DODGE RAM 2500 SPORT EXTENDED CAB AND TWO YEARS AGO THE DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING, AT THIS POINT PIECES OF THE DASH HAVE FALLEN THROUGH LEAVING HOLES IN THE DASH. I TRIED TO GET THE DEALERSHIP IN CONCORD, NH TO FIX IT WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY REFUSED. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS NOT A LIMITED DEFECT AS I'VE FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FROM SIMILAR YEAR OWNERS. *TR

LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE. LOST REAR BRAKING IN OPERATION OF VEHICLE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2000 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK HAS CAVED IN. IT WAS HIDDEN BY A FUZZY DASHBOARD COVER WHEN WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK LAST YEAR AS "USED" AND ONLY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WHEN WE REMOVED THE COVER. IT TURNS OUT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. *TR

THE DASH IS BADLY CRACKED, FROM THE HEATING DUCT IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS INCLUDING OVER THE SPEEDOMETER AND TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE. A PIECE HAS FALLEN IN. IT APPEARS MORE WILL, TOO. I UNDERSTAND FROM OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM THE WHOLE DASH WILL EVENTUALLY FALL IN AND THAT DODGE TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THIS MAKE OF TRUCK. THE CRACKING IS NOT CRAZED AS WOULD BE EXPECTED FROM UV DAMAGE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAS SLOWLY WORSENED OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE HOOD FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V040000. UPDATED 05/13/08. *JB(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT ORDERED A CONI-SEAL MASTER CYLINDER, PART NUMBER MC250130 (NA) FROM NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE. HE BENCH BLED THE COMPONENT AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS CONTAMINATED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO HAVE A REDDISH DISCOLORATION. THERE WERE ALSO HUGE PARTICLES IN THE FLUID ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE LUMPS OF DEBRIS IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE DEBRIS COULD CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A NEW IDENTICAL COMPONENT, WHICH ALSO FAILED. THE SERIAL NUMBER, PART NUMBER, AND LOCATION OF THE COMPONENT WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 147,000. UPDATED 5/19/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX. UPDATED

I ORDERED A NEW REPLACEMENT MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FOR MY 2000 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK-UP TRUCK. IT WAS ORDERED THROUGH NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE LINES IN SHELLBYVILLE IL. THE MASTER CYLINDER THEY SENT WAS FROM CONI-SEAL OF LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701. WHEN I WENT TO BENCH BLEED THE MASTER CYLINDER PRIOR TO INSTALLING IT ON MY VEHICLE, THE FRONT BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR FLUID TURNED RED WHILE BLEEDING IT. I ALSO GOT RED STRINGGY DEBRIS ABOUT AN 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH LONG FROM THE INSIDE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE PART # IS MC250130. DO NOT USE THIS PART!!!!!! AS YOU KNOW ANY FOREIGN MATTER IN THE BRAKE LINE COULD CAUSE A BRAKE TO STICK, NOT APPLY, OR IT COULD GET INTO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND CAUSE IT TO FAIL OR MALFUNCTION. BOTH PARTS DISPLAYED THE SAME PROBLEM, SO IT APPEARS THE FACTORY IS DOING SOMETHING WRONG, OR SOMEONE IS DELIBERATELY PUTTING SOMETHING IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. IF YOU DO NOT BENCH BLEED AND DO IT ON THE CAR, YOU WILL NOT CATCH THIS AND WILL PUT FOREIGN MATTER INTO YOUR BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS COULD HAVE FATAL RESULTS. I URGE THE D.O.T. AND NTSB TO INVESTIGATE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE A FATAL ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR

MY 2000 DODGE RAM DASH STARTED TO CRACK IN 2003 AND NOW HAS CRACKED SO BAD THAT CHUNKS ARE POPPING OFF OF IT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES, SOME PIECES 3'X4' JUST FELL INTO THE DASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR WHEELS ON HIS VEHICLE HAVE CRACKS THAT ARE APPROXIMATELY AN INCH AND A HALF LONG. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WILL NOT HOLD AIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATE 04-02-08 *BF

CRACKED DASH IN A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500. IN REFERENCE TO THE NEWS STORY DONE BY WKMG ORLANDO. *TR

DASH IS CRACKED AND HAS FALLEN IN SOME AREAS. SHARP PIECES HAVE BROKEN OFF AND ARE LOOSE. *TR

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE - RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TRUCK THIS WAS THE 2ND COOPER TIRE ON THIS TRUCK TO DO THIS - BUT WE FOUND THAT PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAME COMPLETELY APART - I DO NOT HAVE THE INFO ON THE EARLIER TIRE BECAUSE I TOOK IT TO MY TIRE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER TIRE - SAME KIND. THIS TIRE WAS FROM THE OTHER SIDE THAT CAME APART AND DID THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE THIS TIME. *TR

SEVERE CRACKS AND CAVE-INS ON 2000 DODGE 2500 RAM PICK-UP TRUCK. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THEM.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 MODEL DODGE RAM 2500. THE TRUCK IS AN EXTRA VEHICLE THAT IS SELDOM USED WITH ONLY 43,000 MILES AND IS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. TWO YEARS AGO THE DASH BEGAN CRACKING JUST IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. I WAS CONCERNED, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SUN DAMAGE TO MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE. WITHIN ONLY MONTHS THE PROBLEM HAD GROWN AND THERE WERE MANY OTHER CRACKS FROM END TO END ON THE DASH. A LOCAL BODY SHOP LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM AND GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF NEARLY $1000 TO REPLACE THE DASH. STILL ASSUMING THIS WAS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM WITH ONLY MY VEHICLE, I DECIDED TO PURCHASE A DASH COVER TO HIDE THE UNSIGHTLY CRACKS AND POSSIBLY PROTECT IT FROM FURTHER DAMAGE IN LIEU OF THE EXPENSIVE DASH REPLACEMENT. THE DASH COVER DID HIDE THE CRACKS, BUT DID NOTHING SLOW DOWN THE CONTINUAL CRACKING. AFTER SPEAKING TO OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND READING NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS ON THE INTERNET, I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES RELATED TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS, AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AS WELL AS FLYING PROJECTILES IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH DAIMLER-CHRYSLER, WHICH STATED KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM ONLY TO BE TOLD THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE DISTRICT MANAGER HAD DECLINED ANY ASSISTANCE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THANKS FOR ANY HELP TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. *JB

2000 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP TRUCK WITH UNSAFE TIRES CUSTOMER WANTS FULL REFUND FOR THE PURCHASE FROM WALMART**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ON MARCH 8, 2002 THE TIRE AND LUBE EXPRESS RECOMMENDED AND INSTALLED FOUR INAPPROPRIATE TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE. ONLY RECENTLY HAS IT COME TO THE CONSUMER'S ATTENTION THAT THEIR LOAD RATING AND MAXIMUM PRESSURE DOES NOT MEET THE TRUCK MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATION. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRES HAVE SINCE BEEN REPLACED WITH THE APPROPRIATE TIRES FOR THE TRUCK. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WOULD LIKE TO BE REFUNDED $396.32 AND REQUEST COMPENSATION FOR HIS SAFETY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. HE ALSO STATED HE DELIVER THE ORIGINAL TIRES TO LOCAL WALMART FOR INSPECTION OR DISPOSAL. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM THAT HAS A VERY BAD DASH PROBLEM. IT STARTED CRACKING A YEAR AGO. I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN TEMPLE, TX WHEN I WAS LIVING IN THAT AREA AND THEY SAID THEY WERE VERY AWARE OF THE DASH PROBLEMS IN THE DODGE TRUCKS BUT COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE TALKED TO HUNDREDS PEOPLE ON THE PHONE - IN PERSON - ON ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS AND THEY WERE TOLD THE SAME THING. NOW TO ME THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I AM A MEMBER OF A LOCAL FIRE DEPT AND I KNOW WHAT A BUSTED DASH CAN DO IN A WRECK - THAT PLASTIC CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL IF THE AIR BAG WILL WORK PROPERLY - THE CRACK COULD HAVE SPLINTERED AND YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW IT - UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE AND THE AIR BAG DOESN'T DEPLOY!! I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS MATTER WITH NOT ONLY MY TRUCK BUT EVERYONE ELSES WITH CRACKED DASHES!! PLEASE HELP AND DO SOMETHING.

DRIVING BEHIND AN 18 WHEELER ON US HWY 67 NORTH OF NEWPORT, AR. I ATTEMPTED TO PASS THIS VEHICAL. AFTER REACHING APPROX. 2/3 PAST THIS VEHICAL I LOST ALL POWER IN MY 2000 DODGE 2500 MODEL PICK UP 24 VALVE CUMMINS DIESEL WITH OUT ANY WARNING FROM ANY GAUGES THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. I HAD TO TAKE EMERGENCY ACTION NOT TO CAUSE A CRASH FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO A GARAGE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. AFTER INSPECTION I WAS TOLD THE FULE INJECTOR PUMP HAD FAILED AS A RESULT ON THE FULE LIFT PUMP FAILING CAUSING INSUFFICENT FULE PRESSURE TO THE INJECTOR PUMP. THERE IS NO LIGHT, GAUGE OR ANY OTHER DEVICE TO LET THE DRIVER KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE ONLY NEW INJECTOR PUMP IS SUPPLIED BY DODGE AT VERY EXPENSIVE $3000.00 RANGE. THE ONLY OTHER OPTION IS TO PURCHASE A REMANUFACTURED PUMP IN THE $1,500.00 RANGE. I WAS TOLD BY ONE REMANUFACTURER THEY HAD REBUILT WELL OVER 6000 OF THESE PUMPS. AS IN MY CASE THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A VERY DANGEROUS SITIUATION. THERE ARE AFTER MARKET PRESSURE SWITCHES TO PURCHASE WITH A WARNING LIGHT TO ALERT SOMEONE OF AN IMPENDING PROBLEM. I HAD ONE INSTALLED WHEN I HAD MY TRUCK REPAIRED. DODGE SHOULD REPLACE THE PUMP AND OR RE-IMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE HAD THIS FAILURE OR INSTALL THE SIMPLE WARNING LIGHT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT HAD THIS HAPPEN, YET. THERE WILL AND MAY HAVE BEEN DEATHS BECAUSE OF A SIMPLE WARNING LIGHT NOT BEING INSTALLED AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE.

THE 2000 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK WHEN TRUCK WAS TWO YEARS OLD. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND TRIED TO FIX IT BY HIMSELF. AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS THE CRACK GREW AND EVENTUALLY LARGE PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD BROKE OFF. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND SOME PIECES HAVE DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD BY A DODGE DEALER WITH THE CRACKED DASHBOARD. THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN IN FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 101,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I OWN A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK UP TRUCK WITH DIESEL, ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY DASH STARTED TO DETERIORATE FALLING OFF IN CHUNKS. I CAN SEE WHERE THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. IT COULD FALL DOWN IN THE WAY OF THE PEDDLES OR CAUSE DAMAGE IF IN AN ACCIDENT BY FLYING ALL OVER THE PLACE. *TR

AFTER THE PURCHASE OF A 2000 DODGE RAM 4X4 IN 2003 I NOTICED CRACKS IN THE DASH. WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE CRACKS QUICKLY SPREAD AND EVOLVED INTO HUGE HOLES UNTIL THERE WAS VERY LITTLE OF THE DASH LEFT. AFTER THE DASH FELL APART THE LIGHTS PERIODICALLY BEGAN TO FAIL, THE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING THEN BEGAN WORKING WITH A MIND OF ITS OWN,,, SPEEDING UP AND SLOWING DOWN AND TOTAL SHUT OFF. HEATER QUIT WORKING IMMEDIATELY,,, DODGE REFUSED TO DO ANY REPAIRS WHAT SO EVER, STATING IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY NOR WAS IT A RECALL ITEM, THEREFORE THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY IN THE MATTER. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 6 FRIENDS THAT OWE THE SAME VEHICLE AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND WERE TOLD THE SAME BY DODGE. I NEVER INTEND ON PURCHASING ANOTHER DODGE PRODUCT AGAIN. PLEASE HELP ........... *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY TRUCK WITH ONLY 92,000 MILES IS DEVELOPING NUMEROUS CRACKS AT THE WINDSHIELD AREA NEAR THE DEFROSTER VENTS, AND AROUND THE MOUNTING SCREWS NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN THIS IN AT LEAST 10 OTHER RAM TRUCKS, AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF PAGES ON THE INTERNET OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. SOME HAVE HUGE HOLES IN THE DASH TOP! I'VE SEEN PICTURES OF THIS. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN THE RAM TRUCKS, AND HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL FOR THE CITY OF TALLAHASSEE THAT ARE OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT, CHRYSLER SAYS THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE DASHIN MY TRUCK, BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY??. I AM CONCERNED THAT IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION THAT THE DASHBOARD COULD SHATTER AND SEND SHARP PLASTIC PROJECTILES THOUGHOUT THE CABIN. ALSO THAT THE AIRBAG MIGHT BLOW OUT OF IT'S MOUNTS! THIS SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN!

2000 DODGE RAM 2500 FUEL INJECTOR PUMP QUIT AFTER DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED. I WAS OUT OF TOWN, ALMOST TWO HOURS FROM HOME AND IT JUST DIED ON ME. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK HOME ($350 BUCKS TO GET IT HOME) AND WAS WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR THREE WEEKS. I TRIED ALL OF THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS TO SEE IF DODGE HAD KNOWLEDGE OF A ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE PUMPS, BUT NOBODY WOULD HELP. I LATER DISCOVERED THROUGH FRIENDS AND THE INTERNET THAT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE PUMP ON THEIR DODGE. THIS IS MY THIRD AND LAST DODGE TO EVER BUY. NO WONDER THE COMPANY IS DEAD LAST IN VEHICLE SALES AND SERVICE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DODGE RAM 2500'S FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL RIM SPLIT WHILE TOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NON SERVICE DEALER WHO PUT A SPARE ON THE VEHICLE. THE WHEEL RIM HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED OR TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED AIR WAS COMING OUT OF THE CENTER OF THE RIM. UPDATED 12/01/06. *JB

AT 62 MPH STEELTEX RADIAL AT DOT VNW81XL M/S 265-75-R16 THREW THE COMPLETE TREAD OF THE REAR TIRE AND BEAT THE TRUCK UP TO THE TUNE OF $4,000.00 BY INSURANCE ESTIMATE. TIRES ALL WEAR EVENLY ABOUT 3/4 THREAD LEFT ROTATED EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE,ONLY SLIGHT WEATHER CHECKING NOTED AT THAT TIME. TIRE BEAT THE BED IN ABOUT 16",DESTROYED RUNNING BOARDS,TWISTED REAR BUMPER,DESTROYED REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. AFRAID OF OTHER TIRES. PARKED IT UNTIL I CAN GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHAT MY RIGHTS ARE. WILL HAVE TO PAY HIGH INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE AND GET TIRES REMOVED BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED. AFTER LOOKING AT THE ENTRIES ON THIS WEB SITE CONCERNING THESE TIRES SOMETHING APPEARS TO BE VERY WRONG HERE. SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE GAVE US FIRESTONE STEELTEX OWNERS A HEADS UP ABOUT A POTENTIAL PROBLEM INSTEAD OF SAYING THESE ARE NOT THE TIRES THAT ARE DEFECTIVE AND DROPPING THE PRICE TO TALK YOU INTO BUYING THEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INSPECTING THE UNDERCARRIAGE, HE NOTICED THE CROSS MEMBER WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT NO DIAGNOSIS WAS GIVEN. UPDATED 9/15/2006 - THE FRAME CROSS MEMBER THAT SUPPORTED THE TRANSMISSION CRACKED. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAB WAS BROKEN AND BENT AT NUMEROUS POINTS. THE DEALER WAS NOT INTERESTED IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM THE TIRE, CAUSING IT TO FLATTEN. THE VEHICLE AND TRAILER WERE DAMAGED FROM THE ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE TIRE FAILURE. THERE HAVE BEEN 12 FAILURES WITHIN A SIX-MONTH TIME PERIOD FOR THE SET OF TIRES IN QUESTION. THE MANUFACTURER ALLEGED THE TIRE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DRIVING ON UNDER INFLATED TIRES.