1999 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

I HAVE A 1999 2500 DODGE AND THE DASH IS COMING APART I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED 3 YEARS AGO. *TR

DASH PAD ON TOP OF DASH STARTED CRACKING INTO PIECES. COULD BE DANGEROUS IN A CRASH OR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A FLAPPING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THERE WAS A PART MISSING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT FOUND THE HARMONIC BALANCER THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND WOULD BE ORDERED. THE CONTACT STATED APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS HAD PASSED SINCE THE PART WAS ORDERED AND WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,225.

DASH HAS COMPLETELY CAVED IN, STARTED CRACKING AND CONTINUED TO UNTIL WHOLE TOP IS GONE. *LN

1999 DODGE 2500 4X4 DIESEL BRAKE LINE CORROSION LED TO TWO FAILURES RESULTING IN NO ACCIDENTS. THE BRAKE LINE MATERIAL USED HAS NO ANTI CORROSION PROPERTIES AND CORRODES IN THE MIDWEST SALT BELT FROM PURCHASE. THE DIESEL LINES ADJACENT TO THE BRAKE LINES ARE NOT CORRODED SINCE THEY ARE MADE OF A MATERIAL WHICH HAS CORROSION RESISTANT PROPERTIES. ALL BRAKE LINES MUST BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE ESPECIALLY IN TOWING OR EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATIONS. PROFESSIONAL OPINION WOULD BE THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAVE ONLY A 3-4 YEAR SAFE LIFETIME. *TR

1999 DODGE 2500 PICK-UP SAFETY ISSUE. THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTING OUT, AM REPLACING WITH STAINLESS STEEL AS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE AT THE FACTORY. THE STOCK BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT BEHIND THE FUEL TANK, GOT LUCKY WENT OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLED TO A STOP IN THE WOODS BEFORE HITTING A TREE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 99 DODGE RAM P/U HAS HUGE CRACKS AND IT LEAVES SPLINTERS OF PLASTIC THAT HAS BROKEN OFF. THERE IS NO EVENT THAT HAS CAUSED THIS. I JUST NOTICED A SMALL CRACK THEN IT TURNED INTO A LARGER ONE. MY VIN PLATE HAS BEEN MISSING FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS ALSO. I FELL INTO THE DASHBOARD WORKINGS. I AM DREADING THE DAY OF A COLLISION BECAUSE THE DASH IS GOING TO BECOME SHRAPNAL AND INJURE SOMEONE...COULD BE MY WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS. HOW WOULD THEY LIKE TO SEE THEIR LOVED ONE WITH A PIECE OF PLASTIC HANGING OUT OF THEIR EYE OR NECK. *TR

DASH IS CRACKING IN FOUR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND PIECES ARE BEGINNING TO FALL INSIDE. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS WILL LEAD TO ELECTRICAL SHORTS OR INTERFER WITH THE AIRBAG OPERATION. DODGE WILL DO NOTHING EXCEPT INSTALL NEW DASH FOR $900. *TR

1999 DODGE TRUCK DASHBOARD IS CRACKING, AND CAVING IN. LEAVING LARGE SHARP EDGES. *TR