2000 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS SEVERELY CRACKED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SMALL PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, CAUSING MINOR EYE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

THIS IS MY SECOND DODGE RAM AND AGAIN MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKING A BIG CHUNCKS ARE FALLING THRU THE DASHBOARD. MY FIRST DODGE DID THIS, BUT I THOUGH IT MAY BE BECAUSE I FAILED TO KEEP IT PROTECTIVE FROM THE SUN, BUT THE DODGE I HAVE KNOW HAS ALWAYS BEEN PARKED IN A GARAGE OR UNDER A CARPORT AND I MAKE SURE AND KEEP PROTECTIVE CLEANER, SUN OF A GUN, ON IT FREQUENTLY. I DO FEEL THAT SOMEONE LEGAL NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS AND MAKE CHRYSLER/DODGE RECALL THIS AND PAY FOR IT. THESE ARE NOT CHEAP TRUCKS AND THE ENGINES ARE VERY GOOD, BUT THE DASHBOARD MAKES THE TRUCK LOOKED RAGGED. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THEIR DODGE TRUCKS. *TT

THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED 2 LARGE CRACKS IN IT. I AM WORRIED ABOUT FLYING DEBRIS FROM THIS IF THERE WAS A CRASH IN THIS TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS PROTRUDING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,342 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/19/2011 *LN *TR

ENTIRE TOP OF DASH DEVELOPED SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS WITHIN FEW YEARS OF PURCHASE. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT QUAD CAB HAS A FRAME THAT IS RUSTED ALL THE WAY DOWN THE RAILS AND LOOK LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO ROT THROUGH AND I DON'T THINK THEY IT SHOULD BE ROTTING LIKE THAT A HAVE A 2001 SATURN THAT HAS NO WHERE NEAR THE RUST THAT THE TRUCK DOES AND I NEVER WASHED THE FRAME ON THE CAR DURING THE WINTER WITH ALL THE SALT ON THE ROADS IT HAS NOT GOTTEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH YET BUT ITS ONLY A MATTER OF A LITTLE TIME WHEN THE ENGINE MOUNTS COULD BREAK OFF OR THE FRAME COULD BREAK IN HALF. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT QUAD CAB HAS A FRAME THAT IS RUSTED ALL THE WAY DOWN THE RAILS AND LOOK LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO ROT THROUGH AND I DON'T THINK THEY IT SHOULD BE ROTTING LIKE THAT A HAVE A 2001 SATURN THAT HAS NO WHERE NEAR THE RUST THAT THE TRUCK DOES AND I NEVER WASHED THE FRAME ON THE CAR DURING THE WINTER WITH ALL THE SALT ON THE ROADS IT HAS NOT GOTTEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH YET BUT ITS ONLY A MATTER OF A LITTLE TIME WHEN THE ENGINE MOUNTS COULD BREAK OFF OR THE FRAME COULD BREAK IN HALF. *TR

DASH HAD STARTED CRACKING BAD,HAD TO HAVE A NEW HEATER CORE PUT IN AND WHEN THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE DASH IT FELL TO PIECES,BOUGHT A CLOTH COVER AND HAD TO HAVE AN AIR CONDITIONER PUT IN SO WHEN THE REMOVED THE DAMAGED DASH IT FELL APART MORE. *TR

CRACKS IN THE TOP COVER OF THE INSTRUMENT DASHBOARD HAVE GOTTEN SO BAD THE DASHBOARD NOW HAS BROKEN APART AND FALLEN IN ON ITSELF.

CRACKS ON MY DASH BOARD ARE SPREADIN ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM....... ITS A SAFTEY CONCERN I HAVE *KB