2000 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS WOULD BE UNSAFE DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,600.

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING AT A STOPLIGHT. NO CODES APPEAR AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES NO LONGER WORK. THE VEHICLE MAY STARTUP IMMEDIATELY OR TAKE TWO HOURS TO RESTART. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS WORK, BUT THE GAUGES DON'T ENGAGE WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE CAR. THE PROBLEM OCCURS DURING WARM WEATHER DAYS. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED A NUMBER OF TIMES WHEN MY TEENAGE SON HAS BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I'M AFRAID THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND PLACE ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR.

I BELIEVE SOMEBODY NEEDS TO HOLD CHRYSLER DAIMLER RESPONSIBLE TO PLACE THE SEVERE SAFETY CONCERN OF THE DASHBOARD FOR THE 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 ON THE RECALL LIST. I HAVE PLACED PHOTOS OF WHY IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN IN THIS REPORT. THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE FOR 16 YEARS NOW AND HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT. IT IS OBVIOUSLY MADE OF DEFECTIVE SUB-STANDARD MATERIAL AND HAS AFFECTED A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF PICKUP. THE HUGE CONCERN IS THAT A DASHBOARD OF THIS STANDARD CAN IF NOT ALREADY KILLED OR CAUSED TRAUMATIC INJURIES TO FACE OR HEAD TO PEOPLE IN A COLLISION DUE TO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR EVEN FAILURE TO DEPLOY FOR PASSENGER SIDE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION ON THE MATTER BEFORE STATISTICS TAKE PLACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DETERIORATING VERY BADLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TAKATA RECALL MY COMPLAINT IS THE AIRBAG, NOTHING HAS HAPPENED BUT THIS IS ON THE RECALL LIST, SO I WANT IT FIXED SO I WANT END UP DYING DUE TO NEGLECT. DOES SOMETHING HAVE TO HAPPEN IN ORDER FOR REPAIR WORK TO BE DONE- REALLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE PCM (PULSE CODE MODULATION) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PCM HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO BECOME REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND NECK THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DASH CRACKING AND FALLING INTO THE PASSENGER AREA. BIG CHUNKS OF PLASTIC FELL OFF OF THE DASH AND THE TRUCK IS RELATIVELY NOT USED.

THE DASH BOARD STARTED CRACKING ROUGHLY 4 TO 5 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. I PURCHASED NEW IN 2000. IT CONTINUED TO CRACK AND FALL APART AS TIME WENT ON. I HAD TO REMOVE THE DASH BOARD IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HEATING CORE. DURING THAT REPAIR IT SIMPLY, COMPLETELY CRACK AND BROKE APART. IN ORDER TO GET THE DASH BOARD BACK IN THE TRUCK, I HAD TO GLUE IT TOGETHER USING ALUMINUM SHEET METAL UNDER THE DASH IN ORDER TO HAVE SOMETHING SOLID TO GLUE THE PIECES BACK TOGETHER WITH. I NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE IT IN ALL MY LIFE. IT'S THE WORST DASH BOARD I HAVE EVER SEEN AND IT WILL KEEP MY FROM BUYING ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT UNLESS CHRYSLER INSTALLS A BETTER DASH FREE OF CHARGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE REVERSING AT A LOW SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BACK IN 2000 THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK. THROUGHOUT THE YEARS THE PLASTIC DASH HAS BECOME MORE BRITTLE AND THE BROKEN PIECES HAVE THE STRENGTH AND TEXTURE OF PEANUT BRITTLE BUT ARE RATHER SHARP. WE WOULD FIND PIECES ALL OVER THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND IF YOU DROPPED SOMETHING DOWN IN THE DASH AND TRIED TO RETRIEVE IT, YOU WOULD OFTEN COME IN CONTACT WITH THE SHARP EDGES OF THE PLASTIC THAT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE REST OF THE DASH ASSEMBLY. HERE RECENTLY THE INNER-FRAME THAT IS ALSO MADE OF THE SAME FAULTY PLASTIC WHICH HOLDS THE RADIO, TEMPERATURE CONTROLS, HEADLIGHT SWITCH, AIRBAG CONTROL SWITCH, INSTRUMENT PANEL, ETC HAS ALSO STARTED TO CRACK AND THE COMPONENTS ARE BEGINNING TO DETACH FROM THE REST OF THE DASH ASSEMBLY. THE MAIN CONCERN THAT WE HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED IS HOW THE PASSENGER AIR-BAG COVER SNAPS ONTO THE CRACKING DASHBOARD PLASTIC, IF THE AIR-BAG WERE TO DEPLOY SHARP PLASTIC SHARDS WOULD BE SENT TOWARDS THE PASSENGER WITH THE AIRBAG. WE HAVE FILED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS WITH OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THE DODGE CORPORATION DIRECTLY AND THEY SIMPLY TELL US THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND OFFER FOR US TO PAY FOR THE DASHBOARD TO BE REPLACED. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE MISTAKE OF THE COMPANY DUE TO THEM USING DEFECTIVE PLASTIC TO MOLD THE DASHBOARD ASSEMBLY. *JS