1999 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

DASHBOARD LITERALLY FELL APART, I FEEL ITS UNSAFE IN THE EVENT OF A WRECK PARTS OF THE DASH OF THIS TRUCK COULD BE PROJECTILES. 1999 DODGE RAM1500 PICK-UP. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE CREEK TURNPIKE THE VEHICLE, 1999 DODGE RAM 4WD, BEGAN TO SHAKE WHEN SUDDENLY THE LEFT REAR WHEEL DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED 150 YARDS DOWN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED UPON IMPACT WITH THE PAVEMENT. POTENTIAL CATASTROPHE WAS AVOIDED. THE EXACT SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED TO MY SON WITH HIS 1997 DODGE RAM. *JB

SEVERELY CRACKED DASH ON '99 DODGE RAM P/U. EXTENDS TO PASSENGER AIR BAG. NOT YET REPAIRED. *NM

I AM THE OWNER OF A 1999 DODGE RAM. MY DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING LAST YEAR (2005.) THE TRUCK ISN'T THAT OLD AND I SEE NO REASON WHY IT SHOULD BE CRACKED AS IT IS... RIGHT NOW I HAVE A HUGE GAPING HOLE FOR A DASH. I'M ALSO AWARE MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE PLASTIC ON THE DASH IS VERY BRITTLE AND THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IS JUST CRACKING THINGS MORE AND MORE. DODGE NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN SOME OF THEIR TRUCKS. *JB

MY 1999 DODGE RAM TRUCK DASHBOARD HAD SHATTERED/CRACKED IN MANY LOCATIONS. I HAD TO REPLACE IT AT MY COST. I WAS OF CONCERN OF ITS INTERFERENCE WITH MY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. SO I HAD IT REPLACED. THE PLASTIC MATERIAL USED ON THE DODGE TRUCKS DRIES OUT AND BECOMES BRITTLE . THOSE SAVING PEOPLE WITHIN NHTSA WOULD JUST MAKE SOME SIMPLE OBSERVATION WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOPPING SIGN DRIVING TO WORK THEY WOULD NOTICE THE MANY DAMAGED DODGE TRUCK DASHBOARDS.*AK

THE DASHBOARD OF 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 CRACKED, AND PARTS OF IT TOTALLY BROKE OFF. OTHER PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD HAVE NOT QUITE BROKEN OFF BUT IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH MORE FOR THEM TO DO SO. PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD THAT HAVE ALREADY BROKEN OFF AND HAVE FALLEN DOWN IN THE DASHBOARD WERE LOOSELY FLYING AROUND. IT LOOKED AS THOUGH IT WILL CAUSE ISSUES WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, AND/OR CAUSE INJURY TO A PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE CRACK PROVIDED A SHARP EDGE(S) WHERE SOME BODY PART MAY GET CAUGHT, CUT, OR SLICED IF THEY COME IN CONTACT WITH IT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

IN MY 1999 DODGE RAM, I HAVE REPLACED THE DASH TWICE. IT HAS CRACKED BOTH TIMES. YOU CANT KEEP DASHES IN THESE TRUCKS! *NM

1).WE WERE DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE TRUCK, WE JUST GOT SUDDENLY DIED. THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 OF A TANK. IT IS A SINGLE TANK TRUCK, BUT IT WAS OUT OF GAS. WHEN MORE WAS ADDED IT STARTED UP AND RAN. 2). A HEAVY RAIN FELL , MY SONS CARSEAT (LATCHED IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE QUAD CAB) WAS SO WET THE NEXT DAY I HAD TO WASH AND DRY THE PADDING BEFORE IT COULD BE USED. THE WINDOWS WERE SHUT, LOCKED TIGHT AND PARKED ALL NIGHT. 3). MY HUSBAND WAS COMING FROM WORK A DRUNK DRIVER SUDDENLY PULLED IN FRONT OF HIM. TRYING EVERYTHING TO STOP MY HUSBANDS TRUCK HIT HIS. THE AIR BAGS (NONE OF THEM) WENT OFF! THEY WERE "ON" AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. MY HUSBAND WAS GOING AROUND 45 MILES PER HOUR.4). AS MY HUSBAND STARTED TO WORK THE TRUCK SUDDENLY OVER REVVED AND DIED. IT WAS SAID THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT WAS LATER FOUND IT WAS A SENSOR WENT OUT. NEW SENSOR FIXED IT FOR ABOUT A DAY AND A HALF. 5). TRUCK SHIFTED FUNNY, LOST ALL OIL PRESSURE, AND DIED THE MOTOR FAILED. WHEN IT WAS OPENED UP THE CYLINDER WALLS WERE NOT ASSEMBLED RIGHT AT THE FACTORY IT IS A SURPRISE IT EVEN MADE IT TO 87 THOUSAND MILES IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE XXX WALL PATTERN WAS HIGHLY VISIBLE AND NEVER WORN SMOOTH AS IT SHOULD HAVE IF IT WERE RUNNING PROPERLY FROM THE START. SOME OF THE PIECES ARE "MISSING" ALSO IN THIS MOTOR OTHERS ARE IMPROPERLY ALIGNED. WHEN HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS OUT OF BUSINESS AND THE DODGE COMPANY SAYS YOU BOUGHT IT YOU GOT IT . NOT EVEN 90 THOUSAND MILES ON IT . NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF PAYING FOR MY CAR PAYMENT( AS TO SHUFFLE THE KIDS AROUND), HIS REPLACEMENT CAR (AS TO GET TO WORK 30+ MILES AWAY), AND THIS PILE OF MISTAKES IN A SHELL THAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE HIS TRUCK . THIS DOES NOT EVEN MENTION THE BURDEN OF THE COST WE ARE SUFFERING FROM TO RE BUILD THIS THING TO WORKING ORDER AGAIN . TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE; THIS IS JUST THE STUFF HE HAS TOLD ME ABOUT SO FAR, MORE IS BEING FOUND WRONG EVERY TIME HE CHECKS IN ON IT. *JB

THE DASH BOARD OF MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKED, AND LOOKS AS THOUGH IT MAY CAUSE ISSUES WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, OR CAUSE INJURY TO A PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE CRACK PROVIDES A SHARP EDGE(S) WHERE SOME BODY PART MAY GET CAUGHT, CUT, OR SLICED IF THEY COME IN CONTACT WITH IT IN AN ACCIDENT. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD DISINTEGRATED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR SIX MONTHS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK