2000 DODGE RAM 2500 Complaints

I HAVE MAJOR DASHBOARD CRACKING ON 2000 DODGE RAM TRUCK. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, IT APPEARS THAT THE MATERIAL USED IN THE DASHBOARD IS DEFECTIVE. IT IS MY OPINION THAT IF I WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, LARGE SHARDS OF THE DASHBOARD COULD COME LOOSE AND CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS LITERALLY FALLEN APART. STARTED WITH A SMALL CRACK, NOW HAS A HUGE WHOLE IN IT FROM COLLAPSING IN ON ITSELF. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE RAM 2500, I EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. INCIDENT OCCURRED 7/13/08. THE TRUCK HAS 38,000 MILES & WELL MAINTAINED. WHILE PERFORMING A POST INCIDENT INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THE REAR BRAKE LINE BEHIND THE FUEL TANK HAD RUPTURED. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF PHYSICAL DAMAGE ASIDE FROM HEAVY CORROSION. THIS CORROSION EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY 18" FROM THE REAR BRAKE LINE JUNCTION BLOCK (PICTURE AVAILABLE). WHILE RESEARCHING ONLINE TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT LINE, I NOTICED LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS POSTED IN VARIOUS FORUMS (WHICH WAS QUITE DISTURBING). THE FUEL LINE, ALONG WITH THE FRAME RAIL ADJACENT TO THE FAILED BRAKE LINE HAS NO SIGNS OF CORROSION. *TR

CRACKED AND COLLAPSED DASHBOARD. I BELIEVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS IN JEOPARDY OF A FALSE TRIGGER AND/OR DEPLOYMENT, POTENTIALLY CAUSING BODILY HARM OR INJURY. OR WORSE, IT MAY NOT DEPLOY AT ALL SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR. ABSOLUTE NO SUPPORT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

I PURCHASED NEW IN 2000 A DODGE RAM 2500 SPORT EXTENDED CAB AND TWO YEARS AGO THE DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING, AT THIS POINT PIECES OF THE DASH HAVE FALLEN THROUGH LEAVING HOLES IN THE DASH. I TRIED TO GET THE DEALERSHIP IN CONCORD, NH TO FIX IT WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY REFUSED. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS NOT A LIMITED DEFECT AS I'VE FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FROM SIMILAR YEAR OWNERS. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2000 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK HAS CAVED IN. IT WAS HIDDEN BY A FUZZY DASHBOARD COVER WHEN WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK LAST YEAR AS "USED" AND ONLY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WHEN WE REMOVED THE COVER. IT TURNS OUT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. *TR

THE DASH IS BADLY CRACKED, FROM THE HEATING DUCT IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS INCLUDING OVER THE SPEEDOMETER AND TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE. A PIECE HAS FALLEN IN. IT APPEARS MORE WILL, TOO. I UNDERSTAND FROM OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM THE WHOLE DASH WILL EVENTUALLY FALL IN AND THAT DODGE TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THIS MAKE OF TRUCK. THE CRACKING IS NOT CRAZED AS WOULD BE EXPECTED FROM UV DAMAGE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAS SLOWLY WORSENED OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE HOOD FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V040000. UPDATED 05/13/08. *JB(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT ORDERED A CONI-SEAL MASTER CYLINDER, PART NUMBER MC250130 (NA) FROM NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE. HE BENCH BLED THE COMPONENT AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS CONTAMINATED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO HAVE A REDDISH DISCOLORATION. THERE WERE ALSO HUGE PARTICLES IN THE FLUID ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE LUMPS OF DEBRIS IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE DEBRIS COULD CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A NEW IDENTICAL COMPONENT, WHICH ALSO FAILED. THE SERIAL NUMBER, PART NUMBER, AND LOCATION OF THE COMPONENT WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 147,000. UPDATED 5/19/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX. UPDATED

I ORDERED A NEW REPLACEMENT MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FOR MY 2000 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK-UP TRUCK. IT WAS ORDERED THROUGH NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE LINES IN SHELLBYVILLE IL. THE MASTER CYLINDER THEY SENT WAS FROM CONI-SEAL OF LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701. WHEN I WENT TO BENCH BLEED THE MASTER CYLINDER PRIOR TO INSTALLING IT ON MY VEHICLE, THE FRONT BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR FLUID TURNED RED WHILE BLEEDING IT. I ALSO GOT RED STRINGGY DEBRIS ABOUT AN 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH LONG FROM THE INSIDE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE PART # IS MC250130. DO NOT USE THIS PART!!!!!! AS YOU KNOW ANY FOREIGN MATTER IN THE BRAKE LINE COULD CAUSE A BRAKE TO STICK, NOT APPLY, OR IT COULD GET INTO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND CAUSE IT TO FAIL OR MALFUNCTION. BOTH PARTS DISPLAYED THE SAME PROBLEM, SO IT APPEARS THE FACTORY IS DOING SOMETHING WRONG, OR SOMEONE IS DELIBERATELY PUTTING SOMETHING IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. IF YOU DO NOT BENCH BLEED AND DO IT ON THE CAR, YOU WILL NOT CATCH THIS AND WILL PUT FOREIGN MATTER INTO YOUR BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS COULD HAVE FATAL RESULTS. I URGE THE D.O.T. AND NTSB TO INVESTIGATE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE A FATAL ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR