2000 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

THE DASHBOARD ON MY TRUCK STARTED CRACKING LAST YEAR AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. I NOW HAVE CRACKS ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE DASHBOARD AND A BIG PIECE FELL OUT LEAVING A GAPING HOLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 SPORT AND THE DASH LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY PUT A HAND GRENADE ON IT AND BLEW IT UP. IT STARTED CRACKING ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO AND TODAY THERE ARE MORE PIECES OF IT BROKEN OFF THAN THERE ARE STILL INTACT. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM BUT IT IS EXTREMELY COMMON. I LIKE DODGE BUT I WOULD BE ASHAMED IF I WERE THEM FOR MAKING SOMETHING SO CHEAP BUILT AND THEN NOT STANDING BEHIND IT TO FIX OR REPLACE IT. THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR BUSINESS ESPECIALLY FOR RETURN CUSTOMERS. I THINK IT COULD ALSO BE A SAFETY RISK. IF THOSE RAZOR SHARP DASH PIECES ARE LAUNCHED OFF THE DASH FAST ENOUGH, THEY COULD SLICE RIGHT THROUGH YOU. THEY SHOULD GROW A SET AND REPLACE THESE DASHES!!! *TR

THE DASH STARTED CRACKING ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IN MID 2005. IT WAS NEVER PARKED IN THE SUN, SO I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY IT WAS CRACKING. I POINTED IT OUT WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $1400 TO REPLACE. I COULDN'T AFFORD THAT SO JUST HOPED FOR THE BEST. THE CRACKS CONTINUED TO SPREAD, AND THEN EARLIER THIS YEAR THE WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH CAVED IN. THERE IS A HUGE HOLE WHERE THE DASH USED TO BE. I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK UNTIL I FOUND THIS WEBSITE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE IS NOW EXPOSED WIRING WHERE THE DASH USED TO BE. DODGE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND FIX THIS. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM WITH THE FAMOUS CRACKING DASH PROBLEM. STARTED AS A SINGLE CRACK OVER A YEAR AGO AND NOW PIECES ARE FALLING IN THE DASH AND THE ENTIRE DASH HAS CRACKS ALL THROUGH IT. THE ENTIRE DASH IS READY TO FALL IN. I CONTACTED DODGE'S 800 NUMBER AND HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEN CALL DODGE BACK TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO. *TR

THE DASH IS CAVING IN MY DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP, WHICH IS CAUSING AC PROBLEMS, AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS...THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON THE INTERNET WHY ISN'T DODGE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR MANUFACTURER MISTAKE WITH THE PLASTIC IN THE DASHES, THESE ARE NOT JUST CRACKS THESE DASHES ARE DISINTEGRATING BEFORE YOUR EYES.....*TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY VEHICLE HAS CRACKED AND RECENTLY PARTS OF IT HAVE CAVED IN. WIRES ARE NOW EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND I BELIEVE THIS POSES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE (E.G., BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL). THIS DEFECT IN THE DASH HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARD TO MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD. IT HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR YEARS AND THE WIRING UNDERNEATH IS NOW ALMOST 100% EXPOSED. I HAVE ALREADY HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND HAVE JUST RECENTLY IN THE PAST MONTH HAVE GOTTEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESTORED. I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND CONSTANTLY BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. PLEASE HELP ME AS I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB BEGAN CRACKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. AT THIS TIME I HAVE TWO LARGE CRACKS THAT HAVE MET TO FORM A HALF MOON SHAPE THAT IS STICKING UP FROM THE REST OF THE DASH. I ALSO HA HAVE TWO SMALLER CRACKS THAT EXTEND FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE EDGE OF THE DASH WHERE IT CURVES DOWN TO THE AIRBAG. I AM CERTAIN THAT SHOULD THE AIRBAG DEPLOY IN A CRASH SECTIONS OF THE DASH WERE THE CRACKS ARE WILL FLY OFF AND CAUSE FURTHER INJURY TO ANYONE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ONTO A RAMP, THE HOOD FLEW UP AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUPS HAVE TWO EXPENSIVE/SERIOUS PROBLEMS. (1) THE AIR-CONDITIONER EVAPORATORS UNDER THE DASH FAIL AND (2) THE DASH ITSELF CRACKS IN SEVERAL PLACES, SO WHEN THE AC REPAIRS (INVOLVING DASH REMOVAL) TAKE PLACE, THE MECHANIC TELLS YOU HE/SHE HAS TO ALSO REPLACE THE DASH...WHICH IS TRUE. MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF DASH COVER FAILURES IN DODGE RAM 1500 AND OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES. REPAIRS RUN $1200 OR MORE. DASH SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *TR