2000 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

I HAVE A 2000, DODGE RAM 1500 PU. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, A CRACK BEGAN TO APPEAR IN THE DASH. YESTERDAY? I WENT TO REACH FOR SOME MAIL I HAD PLACED ON THE DASH? AND THE PRESSURE OF MY HAND CAUSED THE DASH TO SHATTER AND TWO LARGE HOLES TO FORM. WITH THE PIECES FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE DASH. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HOT GLUE THE REMAINING PIECES, TO PREVENT FURTHER COLLAPSE. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY TALKED WITH SOMEONE WHO TELLS ME? THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND KNOWN PROBLEM WITH DODGE RAM TRUCKS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? AND WHETHER CHRYSLER HAS OWNED UP TO THE PROBLEM AND TAKEN MEASURES TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *JB

THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2000 DODGE PICK-UP IS CRACKED,THIS STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE WINDSHIELD AND ALSO NEAR THE VENTS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I GOT IT. I NOW HAVE A SMALL HOLE WHERE IT STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND AROUND A 4X5 INCH CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THAT LOOKS REALLY BAD. I'M AFRAID THAT THE PIECE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL SOON FALL IN AND CAUSE PROBLEMS. THANKS *JB

THE RECALL THAT YOU LIST ON THE 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IS NOT ACCURATE. I CALLED SEVERAL DEALERS AND THE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING ON RECORD CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. PLEASE CHANGE YOUR RECORDS. THIS INFO WAS FOUND IN YOUR WEB SITE NHTSA. *NM

2000 DODGE SPORT RAM AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A FRONT SIDE ACCIDENT. **CC THE COMPLAINANT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH IT WENT DOWN A SMALL EMBANKMENT, HIT A TREE, THEN FLIPPED OVER ONTO IT'S SIDE. THE PASSENGER HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND BROKE HER NOSE, SPRAINED HER ANKLE, HAD NECK PAIN AND SUSTAINED SEVERE FACE SWELLING ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE TRUCK HIT AT AN ANGLE. *NM

(1) DASH CRACKED PREMATURE (2) FAILURE DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING RESULTED IN CUT TO HAND AND TORN SLEEVE. POSSIBLE TEAR TO AIR BAG IF DEPLOYED. (3) DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT. *NM

MY DASH BOARD STARTED TO CRACK ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. NOTICED SMALL HAIRLINE CRACKS THAT HAVE NOW TURNED INTO LARGE HOLES, WITH PIECES OF THE DASH FALLING IN. HAVE BEEN TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE. NO INCIDENCE ON MY PART COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. *JB

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 THE DASH HAS CRACKED AND IS COMPLETLY DISINAGRATING. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS COULD EFFECT MY AIR BAGS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AND DEPRESSING THE HORN, IT FELT SPONGY AND THERE WAS NO SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 01V153000, REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD CRACKED ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL, AND IN THE CORNER BY THE PASSENGER WINDOW. THE CRACKS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UNTIL THE CRACK ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL GREW TO 16 INCHES, AND THE ONE NEAR THE PASSENGER WINDOW BECAME A HOLE 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE CRACKS CAUSED THE WIRING UNDER THE DASHBOARD TO CORRODE SLIGHTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO NOTED THAT BETWEEN 1994 AND 2001, THE DASHBOARDS ON THOSE VEHICLES WERE ALL CRACKING.

I OWN A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4WD QUAD CAB MODEL. DUE TO AN APPARENT DEFECT IN THE QUALITY OF THE DASH PIECES THERE ARE SEVERAL MAJOR CRACKS RUNNING THE TOTAL DEPTH OF MY DASH PANEL. THERE ARE CRACKS THAT GO RIGHT OVER MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WHICH CAUSE CONCERN OVER THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE AIR BAG IN THE UNFORESEEABLE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DODGE WANTS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPLACE THE DASH WHICH I AM UNABLE TO SUPPLY. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE DASH AS A DEFECT PRODUCT WHICH COULD CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES. *NM