2000 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS BEEN SLOWLY CRACKING AND CAVING IN OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS. I FEAR THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT WILL AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS EXPOSED ARE ALSO A HAZARD. DODGE CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND NEEDS TO FIX THESE PICKUPS. WE PAID FAIR MARKET FOR THEM AND NOW WE CAN'T EVEN SELL AN OTHERWISE BEAUTIFUL TRUCK. *TR

MY DODGE TRUCK DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 ALL GAUGES ZERO OUT AND THE NO BUS READING IS DISPLAYED ON THE ODOMETER READOUT THE TRUCK IS UNRESPONSIVE LOSING POWER ALL WARNING LIGHTS ARE DISPLAYED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE TRUCK NOW STALLS AT STOP LIGHTS AND RUNS ROUGH. IT HAS BEEN AT TWO SHOPS THE SHOPS HAVE REPLACED THE COMPUTER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND HAS CHECKED EVERY WIRE AND HAS NOT FOUND ANY SOLUTIONS. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 -DEC 2009 - 47000 MILE. NO INDICATION OF BRAKE ISSUES UNTIL HITTING THEM HARD TO AVOID CAR THAT RAN A RED LIGHT. BRAKE LINE FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO RWAL UNIT FAILED (PINHOLE LEAK), BUT MANAGED TO AVOID COLLISION. DROVE HOME (SLOWLY) AND FABRICATED/INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SECTION (ABOUT 16" LONG). AFTER BLEEDING BRAKES - DROVE TRUCK NORMALLY UNTIL JUNE 2010. THEN, WITH NO WARNING, THE BRAKES AGAIN FAILED IN A PARKING LOT STOP. FOUND THE LEAK IN THE REAR SECTION OF THE LINE RUNNING FROM FRONT TO REAR.DEALER ESTIMATE TO REPLACE ALL HARD LINES IS $1000. WHO CAN AFFORD THAT ?? SO, I WILL BE SPENDING MANY HOURS OF MY OWN TIME TO FIX THE PROBLEM CAUSED BY CHEAP IMPORTED CHINESE STEEL. THANKS BILL CLINTON !! I HAVE OTHER "GOOD AMERICAN CARS" THAT ARE 40+ YEARS OLD AND 100K+ MILES WITH THE OEM LINES STILL GOOD. THESE NEW VEHICLES SUCK !!! *TR

HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED PRIOR TO GETTING FRONT END ALIGNMENT AT TIRE DISCOUNTERS. THEY NOTICED A BULGE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. KELLY TIRE LESS THAN 30 DAYS OLD. THEY TRIED TO TELL ME THAT THE BULGE WAS FROM SOMEONE HITTING A POT HOLE TO HARD. I THINK THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE TIRE AND THEY JUST DID NOT WANT TO TAKE CARE OF IT. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL THE TIRE THAT WERE PURCHASED AT A GOODYEAR RETAILER WERE 2NDS WITH KNOWN DEFECTS. I CONTACTED A GOODYEAR RETAILER WHERE I LIVE AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THEM UNLESS I WAS THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER WITH THE RECEIPT. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH CRACKING ALL OVER AND HAS LARGE PIECES MISSING AND JUST KEEPS CRACKING BEFORE TO MUCH LONGER WON'T BE ANY DASH LEFT TO WORRY ABOUT . YOU ALL SHOULD MAKE THE CHRYSLER OR DODGE CORP. FIX THIS PROBLEM I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY DODGE TRUCK OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 EXTENDED CAB AND THE HOOD UNEXPECTEDLY FLEW UP GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SMASHED MY WINDOW AND THE HOOD IS DESTROYED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, VERY VERY DANGEROUS, FOR ME AND THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME. THE GRILL FLEW OFF AND POSSIBLY DAMAGED THE CARS BEHIND AND NEXT TO ME. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND I WAS VERY LUCKY IT WAS NOT A BUSY ROAD AND I WAS ONLY GOING ABUT 35-45 MPH. TO CORRECT IT I HAD TO BUY A NEW HOOD,GRILL AND ALL PARTS PERTAINING TO THE HOOD REPLACEMENT....OH ALSO A NEW WINDSHIELD. THANKS DODGE! *TR

MY DASH BOARD STARTED CRACKING AND THEN JUST COLLAPSED THE PIECES ARE VERY SHARP AND CONTINUE TO FALL OFF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT RECALL THE DETAILS OF THE CRASH SINCE HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS. HE WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WHERE HE LATER BECAME CONSCIOUS AND WAS ADVISED BY A STATE TROOPER THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 135,000.

MY DASH IS ALL BROKEN UP ALSO. I ALSO HAD IT REPLACED ONCE WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY VERY VERY POOR DESIGN. MY FIRST NEW VEHICLE. HOW DISAPPOINTING. *DT

THE WHOLE DASH ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS CAVED IN LEAVING JAGGED EDGES EVERYWHERE AND MY ELECTRICAL WIRES EXPOSED. SMALLER PIECES SOMETIMES FALL INTO THE AIR VENTS AND BLOW OUT INTO MY FACE. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH CRACKS AND BY NOVEMBER 2008, THE DASH WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. *TR