1997 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS SEVERELY CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE BRAKE LINE ALONG FRAME RAIL BEHIND THE FUEL TANK RUSTED AND BURSTED, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF BRAKES. *TR

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE THE NIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT I REPOSITIONED THE STEERING WHEEL CLOSER TO MY LAP AND THE HEADLAMPS WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE I FLICKED ON THE HIGH BEAMS AND WAS ABLE TO SEE AGAIN. BUT IF I HADN'T DONE THAT I COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT BECAME SPONGY AND EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND HE WAS FORCED TO TAP THE PEDAL CONTINUOUSLY. THE FRONT AND REAR DISC PADS WERE REPLACED. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE CALIPERS WERE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE BLED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

THE ENTIRE DASH PANEL HAS CRACKED AND SHATTERED. THE ENTIRE TOP PORTION OF THE DASH PANEL IS MISSING, EXPOSING THE GAUGES AND WIRES. THE BEZEL AROUND THE GAUGES AND CUP HOLDER IS CRACKED. THE REMAINING PART OF THE DASH PANEL IS LOOSE AND VIBRATES, MAKING NOISES DURING TRAVEL. DASH CONTINUES TO CRACK AND FALL APART DURING TRAVEL. *TR

THE DASH IN 1997 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS ACROSS IT. THE CRACKS ARE BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS AS TIME GOES ALONG. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I FEAR THE DASH WILL BRAKE APART IN NUMEROUS SHARP PIECES IF A CRASH OCCURS.

LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY - BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST/CORROSION BEHIND GAS TANK ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR

MY DASH IS LITERALLY FALLING APART. I BOUGHT IT IN FEBRUARY WITH 0 CRACKS AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE A PIECE OF PEANUT BRITTLE. I SEARCHED AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. I JUST WANT IT FIXED. *TR

THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD TOP SUDDENLY BEGAN BREAKING INTO LARGE, SHARP SHARDS AND FALLING APART. ONCE THIS BEGAN, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INSIDE THE DASH BEGAN, INCLUDING RADIO FEATURE FAILURES, HEADLIGHT SWITCH WIRING, ETC. *TR

THE VEHICLE LEAKS FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED ONCE BY A DODGE DEALERSHIP BUT IT HAS STARTED LEAKING AGAIN AROUND THE FUEL PUMP. I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED AND IT HAS STARTED LEAKING AGAIN. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BY ANOTHER DEALER AND THE TANK ITSELF IS CRACKING. THEY NOTED NO DAMAGE AROUND TANK OR TO OTHER COMPONENTS. THEY TESTED THE ORIGINAL PUMP AND IT DID NOT LEAK. THE LEAK CAME BACK ONCE THE FUEL PUMP SEAL BEGAN TO DRY OUT. *TR