Dodge Ram Complaints (1999)

1,486 consumer complaints on file.

#10367735November 24, 2010
STRUCTURE
MY 1999 DODGE RAM TRUCK DASH ASSEMBLY IS FALLING APART. THE UPPER PAD STARTED BY CRACKING AND FINALLY FALLING INTO THE MAIN DASH AREA ABOUT 70% OF THE DASH PAD IS BROKEN OFF. NOW THE MAIN DASH ASSEMBLY IS CRACKING AND UNABLE TO HOLD THE ACCESSORIES ATTACHED TO IT ON ITS OWN. I AM ASKING DODGE TO REPLACE THE DASH ASSEMBLY AT THEIR COST WITH NO LUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367130November 22, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE DASH IN THIS VEHICLE IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART APPARENTLY FROM EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT. THIS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY FROM EXPOSURE TO SHARP OBJECTS LOCATED UNDER THE DASH AND COULD CAUSE PLASTIC SHARDS TO BE EMBEDDED IN ONES FACE AND EYES SHOULD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT A REPLACEMENT FROM DODGE WILL DO THE SAME THING AND WILL COST ME ABOUT $1200 TO REPLACE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT ALMOST ALL 1999 DODGE RAM'S HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AS DO OTHER YEAR RAM'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365542November 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364989November 8, 2010
STRUCTURE
1999 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD PICK-UP. CRACKING-FRACTURED DASHBOARD AND BEZEL. THE DASHBOARD PANEL HAS HAD SEVERAL LONG CRACKS COMPLETELY TRANSVERSING AND TRANSECTING THE DECK IN MANY AREAS AND MANY NEWER ONES. WHAT STARTED AS A FEW THIN CRACKS HAVE CONTINUED TO MULTIPLY AND WIDEN. NOW, THE ENTIRE DASH HAS FRACTURES. PIECES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE DASH AMONG THE WIRING AND DUCTS LEAVING LARGE HOLES ON TOP. THE BRITTLE PLASTIC EDGES ARE VERY SHARP AND LEAVE THE SURFACE UNEVEN AND WEAKENED. AN AFTERMARKET FABRIC OVERLAY WAS APPLIED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AT FIRST TO CONCEAL CRACKS, BUT RECENT INSPECTION REVEALED CURRENT STRUCTURAL FAILURE CONDITION. THE INSTRUMENT BEZEL IS ALSO CRACKED IN SIMILAR AREA TO DASH CRACKS. THESE WEAKENED COMPONENTS AND THE STATE OF FRACTURE PROGRESSING THROUGHOUT PANEL CONCERNS ME AS TO THE SAFETY AND FUNCTION OF THIS VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. WHAT AFFECT COULD IT HAVE ON THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING OR THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND FUNCTION OF COMPONENTS ATTACHED TO THE DASH PANEL? LOOSE PLASTIC PIECES COULD BECOME DANGEROUS TO OCCUPANTS AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT OR BECOME LODGED FUNCTIONALLY IMPAIRING DRIVEABILITY. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS INFORMED ME THAT THIS IN NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. AFTERMARKET VENDORS HAVE FULL DASHBOARD REPLACEMENT PART FOR ~$400., PRESUMABLY BETTER ABS QUALITY THAN OEM PART. THE DODGE DEALER QUOTED ABOUT $900. FOR LABOR ONLY! THESE VENDORS ALSO CARRY A MOULDED ABS PLASTIC "DASH CAP AND BEZEL" OVERLAYS TO BE GLUED OVER DAMAGED DASHES TO "IMPROVE APPEARANCE", (~$300.), A QUICK DYI JOB, BUT WILL NOT SOLVE STRUCTURAL WEAKNESS NOR CONTINUED BREAKAGE OF ORIGINAL DASH FROM BELOW CAP, ADDITIONALLY THESE OVERLAY "CAPS" DO NOT HAVE THE ATTACHMENT TABS FOR AIRBAG OR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, ETC., SO THE ORIGINAL TABS WOULD HAVE TO DO THE JOB BUT MAY BE STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED FROM CRACKING ALSO. I HAVE YET TO DECIDE WHICH IS THE BEST OPTION TO TAKE. IN ANY CASE, THE OLD PART IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR THE TIME BEING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364756November 4, 2010
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
1998 DODGE RAM 1500, LEFT REAR TIRE CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. THE TWO LUGS THAT HELD THE TIRE BROKE OFF. BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0371-89)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364012November 4, 2010
STRUCTURE
MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH IS WEATHERED AND CRACKED BADLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON THING AMONG DODGE RAMS OF THIS AGE. I FEAR THAT IN A CRASH SITUATION THE DASH COULD BE VERY HARMFUL WHEN DISLODGED. THE EDGES OF THE CRACKS ARE VERY SHARP AND WOULD BECOME AIRBORN VERY EASILY IN AN IMPACT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363600November 1, 2010
STRUCTURE
1999 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH IS CRACKING. THE CRACKING STARTED WITH NO ACTION TO CAUSE SUCH CRACKING. THE CRACKING IS SPREADING TO A POINT THE ENTIRE CENTER SECTION OF THE DASH WILL SOON CAVE IN LEAVING ALL WIRING BEHIND THE DASH EXPOSED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH DODGE TRUCKS. WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362574October 27, 2010
AIR BAGS
MY AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, CALLER DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T COVERED. HOWEVER I SAW A RECALL NOTICE ON-LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362089October 24, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE UPPER DASH PANEL/PAD IN THE 1999 SERIES OF DODGE RAM PICKUP'S HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING CRACKS IN IT. THESE CRACKS START AND THEN DO NOT STOP. ON MY PARTICULAR TRUCK I AM MISSING A HUGE CHUNK OF THE DASH DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SEARCHED AND SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR A REPLACEMENT PART, BUT TO MY SURPRISE THERE ARE NONE AT A DECENT REPLACEMENT RATE. THE BODY MAN I SPOKE TO AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT ALL THE DODGE DASH PADS ARE LIKE THIS, AND I HAVE FOUND HIM TO BE CORRECT. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF INCIDENTS OF SIMILAR PROPORTIONS IN FORUMS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE MAKERS OF DODGE ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ITEM AND REPLACE IT AT NO COST TO OWNERS LIKE ME EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH A PRODUCT THAT WILL NOT CRACK LIKE THIS ONE HAS. IT IS DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE NOT ONLY BY THE SHARP CORNERS OF BROKEN PIECES OF DASHBOARD, BUT FOR SOME IT HAS SHORTED OUT WIRES THAT HAVE MELTED FROM EXPOSURE TO THE SUN AND CAUSED SEVERE RISK TO THEIR SAFETY. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I MYSELF HAVE CUT MY ARM OPEN ON A PIECE OF BROKEN DASH WHEN ONE OUT OF NO WHERE JUST DECIDES TO BREAK OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361783October 22, 2010
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE 1500 WITH 79,000 MILES ON IT . ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO MY DASH STARTED TO CRACK I NOW HAVE A LARGE HOLE IN MY DASH AND CAN SEE THE AIR BAG MATERIAL . I'M THINKING THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. DODGE WON'T DO ANYTHING . I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358953October 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358471September 30, 2010
STRUCTURE
1999 DODGE DASH FALLING APART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357364September 24, 2010
STRUCTURE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355760September 15, 2010
STRUCTURE
CRACKING AND BROKEN DASH. THE DASH AROUND THE AIR VENTS AND PILLARS ARE BROKEN AWAY IN LARGE CHUNKS WITH CRACKS EXTENDING FROM AROUND 3" AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE DASH. DASH IS LOOSE AS A RESULT OF THE CRACKING AND BROKEN PIECES THAT HAVE FALLEN OUT. THIS IS A "COMMON PROBLEM" TO DODGE RAMS. DODGE SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACE THE DASHBOARDS WITH DECENT ONES INSTEAD OF EXPECTING CUSTOMERS TO PAY $800 FOR THE SAME INFERIOR AND FAULTY PART. THESE DASHBOARDS SHOULD BE REPLACED DUE TO AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING FLAW/PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355463September 14, 2010
STRUCTURE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355083September 12, 2010
STRUCTURE
SHOULD HAVE NEVER CRACKED KEPT BOARD CLEANED AND WELL HYDRATED USING PROPER CLEANING PROCEDURES. CRACKED DASHBOARD CAUSES CUT HAZARD DUE TO SHARP EDGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353707September 3, 2010
STRUCTURE
1999 DODGE TRUCK DASHBOARD IS CRACKING, AND CAVING IN. LEAVING LARGE SHARP EDGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352902August 30, 2010
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE DASH IS COMPLETELY BROKEN OUT. I HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AFTER THE PIECE FELL INSIDE DASH. RIGHT NOW I JUST HAVE A PIECE OF CLOTH OVER THE HOLE TO KEEP THE SUN OFF THE WIRING. THE SHARP EDGES ARE DANGEROUS IF I WAS EVER INVOLVED IN A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351831August 25, 2010
STRUCTURE
AMONG THE THOUSANDS OF DODGE OWNERS, MY DASH HAS IMPLODED. IT STARTED IN JAN. WHILE USING THE DEFROSTERS. CRACKS JUST APPEARED FROM THE DEFROSTERS OUT THE ENTIRE DASH. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT WITHOUT LUCK. NOW THE HEATER CORE AND CONDENSER WERE REPLACED AND THERE ISN'T ENOUGH OF THE DASH LEFT TO PUT A COVER OVER. MY WIFE READ THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DASHES AND AIRBAG FAILURES, AND REFUSES TO RIDE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME FOR FEAR OF THE AIRBAG AND/OR PROJECTILES COMING FROM THE DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351195August 23, 2010
STRUCTURE
1999 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 SLT LARAMIE, THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED AND FALLING IN. I AM AFRAID IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT THE CRACKED DASH WILL CAUSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, OR A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS TO TEAR AND POSSIBLY HURT OR KILL SOMEONE. I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND NOT THE OWNERS PROBLEM LIKE CHRYSLER CLAIMS WHEN YOU CONTACT THEM. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT FOR THE LAST 7 YRS AND IT IS STILL CRACKING. CHRYSLER CLAIMS THAT IF THERE WERE A COVER ON IT, IT WOULDN'T CRACK. I DIDN'T HEAR OF CHRYSLER GIVING OUT DASH COVERS TO OWNERS WHO REQUESTED THEM. I BELIEVE THE COMPANY SHOULD ATLEAST REPLACE CRACKED DASHES WITH SOMETHING SAFER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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