1999 DODGE RAM 1500 Complaints

DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. NOT SAFE TO RIDE IN FOR ANY PASSENGER OR DRIVER. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON LONG ENOUGH. EQUIPMENT FAILURE IS PART OF WHY THESE COMPLAINTS ARE ENTERED HERE. DOES NO ONE LISTEN? AIRBAGS, SHARP CORNERS, ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHAT MORE HAS TO HAPPEN? *KB

MY TRUCK DASH ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM IS CRACKED IN ABOUT 20 DIFFERENT PIECES. THIS STARTED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT WAS NOT RECALLED. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEARS. CHRYSLER/DODGE SAYS THIS IS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM IN A PRESS RELEASE, BUT IT IS NOT. I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND HAVE STOPPED AN ESTIMATED 50-75 DODGE RAM TRUCKS FROM AROUND THIS YEAR AND HAVE YET TO SEE A SINGLE ONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE A CRACKED DASH. I HAVE SEEN A RECENT NEWS STORY ABOUT THIS ON MY LOCAL NEWS AND HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT OUT FROM ITS RETRACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NEITHER FRONT SEAT BELT WOULD PULL OUT FROM THEIR RETRACTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR BOX UNDER EACH SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

DASHBOARD CRACKING ISSUE. I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT. TWO YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD. I TOOK IT TO DODGE AND THEY SAID THAT I BROKE IT AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. OVER TIME SINCE THE DASH HAS CRACKED IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THERE ARE SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS IN THE DASH AS WELL AS A HUGE CHUNK MISSING RIGHT ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS CAUSES A GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT IS DANGEROUS AND MAY CAUSE A WRECK. THERE IS EXPOSED WIRING IN THE DASH THAT MAY SHORT OUT, DUE TO PARTS OF THE DASH FALLING ON IT OR THE HEAT OF THE SUN. THIS MAY CAUSE EITHER THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, WIPERS NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING USE IN RAINY CONDITIONS, OR THE HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING DURING THE NIGHT THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH INJURING AN OCCUPANT. I HAVE ALREADY NOTICED SUN FADING ON THE WIRING. I KEEP IT COVERED WITH A TOWEL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF SUN EXPOSURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN KEEP IN MY GARAGE MOST OF ITS LIFE. THERE ARE 5 DODGE RAM'S IN MY FAMILY AND THEY ALL HAVE THIS ISSUE. THIS IS NOT A ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH THESE TRUCKS AND IS NOT MY FAULT. I PAID OVER 22,000 DOLLARS FOR THIS TRUCK IN 2000 AND IT ONLY HAS 135,000 MILES ON IT. I KEEP MY VEHICLE VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND CLEAN . EVERY DODGE RAM ON THE ROAD THAT I SEE HAS THIS ISSUE. SO THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TRUCKS OUT THERE WITH THIS ISSUE. THEY ARE ALL HAZARDOUS TO OPERATE IN THE PRESENT CONDITION . I HOPE THAT IT DOES NOT TAKE SOMEONE GETTING HURT BY THIS ISSUE FOR IT TO GET RESOLVED. THE RESOLUTION: IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE NTSB MAKE DODGE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE DASHBOARD PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEIR LOCAL DEALER. THE PART SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH NOT COST TO THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE DRIVER/PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORIST AROUND THE SUBJECT VEHICLE.

CRACKED DASHBOARD. ITS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE EDGES ARE VERY SHARP. I HAVE ALREADY CHANGE IT ONCE BUT THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. SUGGESTING A RECALL ON DODGE RAM CRACKED DASHBOARDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE RETRACTORS AT HER EXPENSE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V119000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 110,000. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE USED, BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT RETRACT. UPDATED 12/30/11

DASHBOARD ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. I JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK 2 MONTHS AGO AND IT ALREADY HAD ONE LARGE CRACK AND HAS GOTTEN SEVERAL MORE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I THINK DODGE NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS, ITS A WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT. I ALSO BELIEVE ITS A SAFETY HAZARD. IN AN ACCIDENT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PLASTIC FROM MY DASHBOARD TURNING INTO SHRAPNEL WHEN THE AIRBAG GOES OFF. *TR

1999 DODGE RAM 1500 44, THE DASH HAS COMPLETELY CRACK AND BROKEN OUT. I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND A PIECE THE SIZE OF A PLATE FALLS INTO THE LOWER PART OF THE DASH. MY DASH COMPLETELY HAS COLLAPSED, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE ON ANY VEHICLE. THEN I READ THE BLOBS AND SAW THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ARE TRUCKS, AND EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AT WHAT POINT DO WE SAY MANUFACTURER DEFECT. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY THE SAME THING BEFORE SOME ONE DOES SOMETHING, THEY ARE NOT EVEN OFFERING A REASONABLE REPAIR. $1000 TO REPLACE THE DASH IS A JOKE, A PLASTIC COVER, ARE YOU KIDDING! DODGE DOES NOT EVEN MAKE THIS DASH ANY MORE SO IT IS SUPPLY AND DEMAND! SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING AND SEPARATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN WHICH THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CRACKS BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.