1999 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO WEAR AND CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTICED PRIOR THAT THERE WERE SMALL CRACKS FORMING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 152000.

THE DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING IN. IF THIS TRUCK WAS EVER IN A CRASH THE SHARP PIECES WILL GO EVERYWHERE AND HURT THE PASSENGERS IN THE TRUCK! *TR

AT ABOUT 180,000 MILES THE DASH CRACKED AND WITHIN 3,000 MILES THE CENTER OF THE DASH COMPLETELY FELL IN AND KEEPS BREAKING MORE. *TR

1999 DODGE RAM 1500 BUSTED DASH. MY CONCERN IS THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE DASH IS SO BUSTED UP THAT I'M WORRY WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I'M EVER IN AN ACCIDENT. IF THE AIR BAGS COME OUT WILL ALL THE SHARP PIECES OF THE DASH FLY OUT AND HIT ME. THOSE PIECES ARE REALLY SHARP AND I FELL LIKE THEY COULD DO JUST AS MUCH DAMAGE TO SOMEONE AS BEING IN A WRECK. THE BUSTED DASH IS SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. THE WIRING IS ALSO EXPOSED AND THAT ALONG CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN, I WOULD HATE FOR ONE OF THEM TO GET HURT JUST BECAUSE DODGE WILL NOT DO A RECALL. I'M NOT SURE OF THEIR REASON FOR NOT DOING IT, BUT IN THIS ECONOMY, THEY ARE LOOSING BUSINESS FAST DUE TO THEIR LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM WITH 88,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK IS ALWAYS KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND IN PERFECT CONDITION EXCEPT THE '!@#$% DASH BOARD. ON AUG 11 2009 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE BLOCK AND A PC OF THE DASH CRACKED OF HITTING ME IN THE EYE!!!!!!!! I LOST CONTROL FOR A SECOND AND ENDED UP ON THE PARKWAY GRASS! THANK GOD NO ONE WAS PLAYING IN THERE YARD CAUSE FOR A MOMENT I WAS UNABLE TO SEE! I DIDN'T KNOW I NEEDED TO WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WHILE DRIVING A CHRYSLER MADE PRODUCT!! I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND HE SAID"ILL GIVE YOU A GOOD DEAL ON A NEW ONE! WHY DO I WANT ANOTHER PC OF '!@#$% FROM THEM? START STANDING BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT AND MAYBE I WOULD BUY ANOTHER ! I CANT LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE THIS AND IM AFRAID TO AS WELL, FEARING WHAT OTHER PART OF THE DASH IS GOING TO FLY OFF NEXT! THERE ARE CRACKS ALL OVER IT FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE GAUGES FROM SIDE WINDOW TO SIDE WINDOW! THIS MUST BE REPLACED!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE STATED THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP DUE TO LEAKAGE. THREE YEARS LATER THE SHAFT BEARING IN THE WATER PUMP FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE SERPENTINE BELTS TO BREAK. ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. HE SPECULATES THAT THE WATER PUMP HOUSING HAS BEEN SAND GLASSED. HE THEN ADDED THAT THE WATER PUMP MATERIAL WAS ALUMINUM, WHICH EVENTUALLY DEGRADES AND CAUSES THE FAILURE. HE REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AGAIN BUT THE REPAIR WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 147,000.

ON OUR 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. SEAT BELT LOCKING UP WHEN DRIVING ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. ALSO AS READ ON THE COMPLAINTS REPORTS, DASH BOARD IS FALLING APART. THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES THAT WILL AFFECT PEOPLES LIVES. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT IT? *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP AND MECHANICALLY IT HAS BEEN A PRETTY GOOD CAR. HOWEVER, ABOUT A YEAR AGO, MY DASH STARTED CRACKING AND HAS SINCE DEVELOPED MULTIPLE CRACKS THAT RUN FROM THE FRONT OF THE DASH TO THE WINDSHIELD!! I'VE WITNESSED MANY OTHER DODGE PICK-UP TRUCKS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND SOME HAVE BIG CHUNKS OF PLASTIC THAT HAVE BROKEN OUT OF THE DASH. I'M CONCERNED THAT WIRING WILL BE EXPOSED, THE PLASTIC AS IT BREAKS OFF IN CHUNKS WILL FALL DOWN INTO THE DASH AND CAUSE PROBLEMS! I REALLY BELIEVE THAT DODGE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC USED IN THE DASHES OF THEIR PICKUP TRUCKS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. THEY SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THESE DASHES REPLACED!! THANKS! *TR

1999 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB - ENGINE WILL QUIT AT ANY MOMENT, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPH, GIVES "NOBUS" CODE IN ODOMETER. HAVE HAD VEHICLE IN SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES, DASH CLUSTER REPLACED, SENSORS REPLACED, ETC, IT STILL DOES IT, VERY DANGEROUS HAVE QUIT DRIVING TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FINALLY RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE OXYGEN SENSORS AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,800.