2000 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

THE DASH ON OUR 2000 DODGE RAM IS CRACKED TO PIECES. DAIMLER CHRYSLER SAYS THAT IT'S NOT A DEFECT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND IT TO BE COMMON. I AM WORRIED ABOUT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ONE OF THE SHARDS BEING PROJECTED INTO SOMEONE. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE LAST YEAR, THE DASH WAS CRACKED WHEN WE GOT IT AND THAT'S WHY THE GENTLEMAN WAS SELLING IT. HOWEVER, NOW IT'S FALLING APART. IT'S NO LONGER JUST CRACKED, BUT IN PIECES. THE INCIDENT DATE INDICATED IS AROUND THE TIME WE GOT THE VEHICLE AS I HAVE NO WAY TO FIND OUT WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN. *NM

MY 2000 DODGE 1500 HAS A SEVERELY CRACKED DASH. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE BUT THEY WILL NOT ADMIT A PROBLEM. COMPLAINTS ARE EASY TO FIND ON INTERNET. *NM

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE TRUCK THE MAIN BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WITHOUT WARNING. I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND SUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO DO SO WITH MY EMERGENCY BRAKES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD WAS SEVERELY CRACKED NEAR THE AREA OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE CONTACT CUT THE LEFT PALM OF HIS HAND WHILE REACHING FOR A PEN. NOT AS A RESULT OF IMPACT, THE DAMAGE ON THE DASHBOARD APPEARED TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS GIVEN A REFERENCE NUMBER. BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND DETERMINED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/11/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY CABLE LAST WEEK HOWEVER THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. THE DEALER ORDERED A POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE.

DASH BOARD HAS LITERALLY SHATTERED!! STARTED WITH WHAT LOOKED LIKE A STRESS CRACKED WHEN VEHICLE WAS 2 YEARS OLD, THEN CRACKS APPEARED EVERY WHERE. HAVE BROUGHT IN TO DEALER A FEW TIMES TO COMPLAIN, BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THEY HAVE RECEIVED OTHER COMPLAINTS BUT UNTIL THERE WAS A RECALL NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNLESS IT WAS AT MY EXPENSE ($550). DASH IS NOW DUCT TAPED TOGETHER (WHAT PIECES REMAIN) AND HAVE PURCHASED A DASH MAT TO COVER. CONCERN IS THAT PIECES ARE FALLING THROUGH AND THIS MAY CAUSE MALFUNCTION IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND/OR AIR BAGS. *NM

UPPER DASHBOARD IS CRACKING. THE FIRST CRACK APPEARED IN 2004 AND HAS SINCE INCREASED IN SIZE TO 6". THE SECOND MAJOR CRACK APPEARED IN MAY 2006 AND HAS SPLIT TO 7". THE SECOND SPLIT GOES RIGHT INTO THE AIRBAG ENCLOSURE. *NM

THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2000 DODGE PICK-UP IS CRACKED AND BREAKING APART. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON-LINE AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER DODGE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS (ESPECIALLY MODELS '97 - '01). YOUR SITE HAS QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS AND THERE ARE OTHER SITES/FORUMS ON-LINE IN WHICH YOU CAN READ ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. IT APPEARS THAT THE DASH BOARDS ARE DEFECTIVE. NOT ONLY IS THIS A COSMETIC ISSUE, IT ALSO POSES A SAFETY CONCERN IN REGARDS TO THE AIRBAG (LOCATED IN THE DASH). I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER REGARDING THE ISSUE AND GOT NO WHERE SINCE A "RECALL" HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. I FEEL THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS CLOSER AND REQUIRE A "RECALL" BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *JB

DASH HAS CRACKED ALL OVER WITHIN A YEAR. RECENTLY A PIECE OF THE DASH(APPROX. 4"X6" IN SIZE) EVEN BROKE LOOSE AND FELL INTO THE AIR DUCT UNDER THE WINDSHIELD. *JB

MY DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING THAT I DID TO AID IN THIS HAPPENING. *NM