2000 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

THE DASHBOARD AND FRONT PLATE ARE DISINTEGRATING. PIECES ARE FALLING INSIDE THE DASH BODY. IT IS SO BRITTLE JUST CLOSING THE DOORS CAUSES ADDITIONAL CRACKS. TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS I SHUT IT OFF. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 4X4 1500 TRUCK HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE OBSERVED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOO AM NOW CONCERNED THAT THE DASHBOARD BREAKING APART AND POTENTIALLY COLLAPSING IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD AFFECT THE AIRBAGS AND/OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS OF THE TRUCK POSSIBLY CAUSING INJURY TO ANY DRIVER/OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT DODGE SHOULD RECALL AND REPAIR. *TR

MY DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK. NOW THE DASH IS CRACKED IN A WAY THAT IF I TOUCH IT OR IF ANY WEIGHT IS UP ON IT, IT WILL COLLAPSE ON ITSELF. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING IT OR PAY THEM A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE DASH WITH A SIMILAR DASHBOARD, WHICH MAY CRACK AND BREAK APART IN THE FUTURE AS WELL. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE DEALER I WENT TO TOUCH THE DASH, IT BUCKLED AND PINCHED MY HAND FROM ONE OF THE CRACKS. PULLING MY HAND UP THE DASH THEN LAYERED ITSELF. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IN NOVEMBER 2006. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THERE WERE NO VISIBLE DEFECTS. HOWEVER, SINCE THAT TIME THE DASH HAS CRACKED AND COLLAPSED ALMOST ENTIRELY. THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER AND AIR CONDITIONER NO LONGER WORK. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR TRAUMA THAT BROUGHT IT ON. IT WAS AT FIRST A SMALL CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT SPREAD TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE. WE NOW HAVE A GAPING HOLE THROUGH MIDDLE AND RIGHT SIDE OF DASH WITH NEW CRACKS DEVELOPING ON THE DRIVER SIDE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 TRUCK. IT WAS 2 YRS THIS MAY/08, IT IS NOW IN THE TRANSMISSION SHOP GETTING A REBUILT TRANNY AT THE TUNE OF $3K. THE ELECTRONICS WENT OUT AND IT WAS FULL OF METAL!!! IT HAD LOW MILEAGE WHEN I BOUGHT AND SEEMED IN GREAT SHAPE, BOY WAS I SCREWED. ONE WEEK AFTER BUYING IT I CALLED CLARKE MOTORS IN VIRGINIA TO TELL THEM ABOUT THIS LIGHT COMING ON AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING , JUST A COMPUTER SENSOR - NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. IT IS A [XXX] CRIME THAT THIS COMPANY CONTINUES TO BUILD FAULTY VEHICLES AND PUTS THE CONSUMER AS WELL AS THEIR EMPLOYEES AT RISK. WHERE IS THE CLASS ACTION??? WHERE DO I SIGN UP? *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT MANUALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND NOTICED A REDUCTION IN BRAKING POWER. THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,000.

MY 2000 DODGE RAM TRUCK DASHBOARD IS JUST ABOUT DISINTEGRATED WITH MANY CRACKS - PIECES ARE STARTING TO FALL OUT WHICH EXPOSES THE WIRES TO SUN. DODGE DOES NOT WANT TO SEEM TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THESE FAULTY DASHBOARDS THAT APPEAR TO BE FALLING APART. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE HOOD LATCH ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 RELEASED. THIS CAUSED THE HOOD TO FLY UP, CRASHING INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED, THE HOOD TWISTED BEYOND REPAIR, AND THE HOOD SPRINGS WERE COMPLETELY MANGLED. I FOUND AN ARTICLE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS SHOWING THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 30 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME INCIDENT. WE HAVE FILED A CLAIM W/ THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR SEVERE DAMAGES. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 LARIAME SLT- DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PIECES AND LOOKS AS IF WILL EVENTUALLY COME APART EXPOSING VITAL INTERNAL ELECTRICAL PARTS. I THINK THAT THIS FAULTY PART AND CHYRSLER NEEDS TO RECALL /REPLACE THESE DASHBOARDS. THE COST FOR LABOR IS OUTRAGEOUS BECAUSE OF HOW PARTS WERE CONSTRUCTED. AIR BAG IS LOCATED IN THE DASHBOARD, I WONDER IF THIS WILL DEPLOY OR BE DAMAGED BY THE CONTINUATION OF THE CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD LOCATED SURROUNDING AND ABOVE IT. *TR

POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THE ENGINE QUITS, POWER STEERING IS LOST. WITH THE SMALL STEERING WHEEL AND LOW GEAR RATIO, EXTREME EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO STEER. THE DODGE 2000 RAM 1500 PICKUP ALSO HAS A COMPUTER FOR THE ENGINE. THIS HAS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY AND STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES DODGE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE COMPUTER OR THE WIRING IS AT FAULT. TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER COSTS $750 WITH NO CERTAINTY THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER/DODGE HAS NOT BEEN WILLING TO ASSIST. *TR