Dodge Ram Complaints (1999)

1,486 consumer complaints on file.

#10349362August 14, 2010
STRUCTURE
1999 DODGE RAM WITH MAJOR CRACKS ON DASHBOARD AND ANYTHING THAT MOUNTS TO IT. GLOVE BOX SNAPS OFF BECAUSE IT IS ALSO MOUNTED AND MADE OF THE DEFECTIVE PLASTIC. VERY UNSAFE IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR WITH JAGGED SHARP PLASTIC PIECES. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DEFECTS DUE TO THE SUN BEATING DOWN ON EXPOSED WIRING BECAUSE THERE IS NO DASHBOARD TO COVER IT. DODGE WILL NOT ADMIT TO IT BEING A PROBLEM THAT THEY WILL RECALL. IT WILL HAVE TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING SEVERELY INJURED FOR DODGE TO MAYBE RECONSIDER THERE DECISION OF RECALLING THE DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347951August 7, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE
I OWN A 1999 DODGE RAM. AS I UNDERSTAND, YOU HAVE RECEIVED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE DASH PLASTIC FAILURE. AS I READ THE POSTS, I SEE THAT AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THESE VEHICLES (DODGE RAM) ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ENTIRE PLASTIC DASH SPLINTERS INTO SHARDS, REGARDLESS OF TIME OR CARE AND UPKEEP. SO HAS MINE. I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHATICALLY ADD MY NAME TO THE GROWING LIST OF DISGUSTED OWNERS. I AM MORE THAN CONCERNED ABOUT THE SHARDS OF PLASTIC AROUND THE AIRBAG. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MY PASSENGER(S) IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS? I WORK AS A FIREFIGHTER, AND HAVE SEEN FIRST-HAND THE RESULTS OF THE VIOLENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. I CAN'T IMAGINE THE EXTENT OF THE ADDITIONAL INJURIES IF SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC ARE ADDED TO THE BLAST OF THE AIRBAG. THIS IS NOT MERELY AN ISSUE OF AESTHETICS OR POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP. IT IS A MONUMENTAL SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP. SENT RESPECTFULLY *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346544August 1, 2010
STRUCTURE
I AM THE OWNER OF A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE DASH HAVING MULTIPLE SEVERE CRACKS AND BREAKS. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIR BAG DEVELOPMENT IF EVER NEEDED. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLIANT IN THESE VEHICLE'S AND SIMILAR MODELS. HELP IS NEEDED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346691August 1, 2010
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OVER THE PAST YEAR MY DASHBOARD HAS SLOWLY SELF DESTRUCT. IT STARTED WITH A SINGLE CRACK, THEN ANOTHER AND ANOTHER AND ANOTHER, TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAS LITERALLY COLLAPSED. MY A/C VENTS ARE EFFECTED AS WELL AS MY RADIO IS NOW STARTING TO ACT UP. I AM IN FEAR THAT WITH THE INTENSE ARIZONA SUN, MY WIRING MAY START TO SHORT OUT AND CAUSE A FIRE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. CAN DODGE BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE? I'M WORRIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346234July 29, 2010
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD IS BREAKING UP WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345660July 27, 2010
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD IS SEVERELY CRACKED AND FALLING APART ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK WITH OVER 160,000 MILES. PIECES OF THE DASH ARE JAGGED AND CAN BE DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345731July 27, 2010
STRUCTURE
1999 DODGE RAM 2500: THE COMPLETE DASH ASSEMBLY IS CRACKING AND FLAKING INTO PIECES ALONG THE TOP COVER FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND FROM THE CLUSTER TO THE WINDSHIELD. FEATURES ARE CRACKING ALONG THE LOWER SECTION OF DASH, ALSO, FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS WILL SOON EFFECT THE STRUCTURAL HOUSING AREA AROUND THE RIGHT SIDE SRS AIRBAG MOUNTING. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE STABILITY OF THE SRS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF DEPLOYMENT. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE WIRING HARNESS BEING DAMAGED OR FAILING DUE TO SHARP EDGES OF THE PLASTIC IN THE DASH ASSEMBLY. IF THE SHARP EDGES CUT THE WIRING AND THE CUT WIRE EDGES RUB TOGETHER, THIS WILL CAUSE A PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OF THE SRS AIRBAG. THERE IS ALSO A CONCERN OF THE MAIN DASH HARNESS BEING DAMAGED FROM SHARP EDGES AND CAUSING THE POSSIBILITY OF A SHORT BETWEEN VOLTAGE AND GROUND CIRCUITS TOUCHING CAUSING EXCESSIVE HEATING OF SHORTED CIRCUITS AND CAUSING FIRE IN THE BRITTLE PLASTIC AREAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345148July 25, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
1999 DODGE RAM 2500 5.9 CUMMINS DIESEL. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW ON A HILL AND WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OR CHANGE LANES. SO I STOPPED DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BUT NOW THE SAME THING HAPPENS IN TOWN. I WOULD PRESS THE THROTTLE AND HAVE ZERO RESPONSE. KIND OF SCARY WHEN YOU ARE ENTERING A MAIN ROAD OR TURNING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THE INJECTOR PUMP IS FAILING AND THAT IT IS A COMMON FAILURE. $3,000.00 REPAIR. I PAID A PREMIUM FOR THE DIESEL AS IT SHOULD LAST 1,000,000 MILES OR MORE. BUT AT 150,000 TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN IS ABSURD. IF YOU WOULD BE GOOD ENOUGH TO SEARCH ON-LINE YOU WILL FIND THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CULPRIT IS A BOSCH VP44 INJECTOR PUMP THAT IS BEING USED AROUND THE GLOBE FOR DIESEL APPLICATIONS. CUMMINS WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART ON SOME BUSES AND SOME OTHER VEHICLES BUT TELL ME THAT I HAVE TO GET DODGE TO DO THE REPAIR. DODGE SAYS THERE IS NO RE-CALL AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY ALMOST $3,000.00 FOR A RECONDITIONED PUMP NOT NEW! IMAGINE SLOWING FOR A RAILWAY CROSSING THEN BEING UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE TRAINS WAY. OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND CHANGE LANES TO GET OUT OF THE PATH OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES. YOU SEE A BREAK IN TRAFFIC AS YOU ATTEMPT A TURN BETWEEN TRAFFIC THE THROTTLE DOES NOT RESPOND. I AM CURRENTLY SAVING MONEY FOR THIS REPAIR BUT CONSIDERING THE PREVALENCE OF THIS DANGER I THOUGHT THAT SURELY DODGE WOULD HAVE VOLUNTEERED A SAFETY RECALL BY NOW. NOT 1 OR 2 VEHICLES BUT THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS. HOW MANY OTHER DRIVERS ARE THERE OUT THERE THAT MUST CONTINUE TO OPERATE THEIR DEFECTIVE VEHICLE WHILE THEY TOO SAVE UP FOR THIS COSTLY FIX. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344523July 21, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE
TYPICAL PROBLEMS WITH CRACKED PLASTIC DASHBOARD ON 1999 DODGE RAM PICKUPS (2) COMBINED WITH FAILURE OF AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. BOTH SEEM TO BE EPIDEMIC IN PROPORTION, UNFORTUNATELY HAVE EXPERIENCED BOTH. DASH IS NOT SAFE WITH CRACKED, JAGGED PLASTIC EDGES WAITING TO IMPALE OR SLICE YOU, ASSUMING THAT FLYING PEICES WOULDNT DO EVEN MORE HARM IF AIRBAG HAD GONE OFF. SAME PROBLEM IN DASH ON TWO PERSONAL VEHICLES, NOW RELUCTANT TO GO ANYWHERE IN ONE THAT WASNT WRECKED BECAUSE AIRBAG PROBABLY WONT WORK IN IT EITHER IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN. I KNOW MINE ISNT THE ONLY ONE, WHOVER HAS CONTROLLING INTEREST OF DODGE THIS MONTH NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. RIDICULOUS TO THINK OF REPLACING DASH FOR $800 - 1200 WITH A PART OF NO BETTER INTEGRITY THAN THE ONE IT ALREADY HAD. MORE RIDICULOUS IS THE FACT THEY KNOW THE AIRBAGS FAILURES ARE AN ISSUE ON THESE TRUCKS FOR YEARS NOW AND HAVE DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. IT SHOULDNT BE UP TO THE CUSTOMER TO WORRY ABOUT THESE TWO CRITICAL SAFETY ITEMS . I SPENT A MAJORITY OF MY WORKING LIFE IN THE DODGE BUSINESS, HAVE SEEN IT FROM ALL ANGLES, NOW AS THE IRATE AND DISGUTED OWNER OF TWO VEHICLES THAT LEAVE ME WITH NO DESIRE TO OWN/OPERATE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10343625July 16, 2010
STRUCTURE
1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. DASHBOARD CRACKED EXTENSIVELY. NEEDS INVESTIGATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342335July 9, 2010
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD IS BADLY CRACKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342336July 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SOFT METAL AROUND PISTONS CAUSED ENGINE TO FAIL AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335360June 8, 2010
STRUCTURE
1999 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB. DASH HAS 2 HOLES WHERE THE DASH HAS CRACKED AND FALLEN THRU. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF CLAIMS ON MESSAGE BOARDS WITH SOME PEOPLE SAYING THAT THE PLASTIC FALLING ON WIRES CAUSED SHORTING OUT ELECTRONICS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334768June 5, 2010
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH A SEVERELY CRACKED DASH AND RECENTLY MY DAUGHTER CUT HER HAND ON IT. HOW THE NTSB CAN SAY THAT THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IS NOT A VEHICLE OCCUPANT HAZARD IS BEYOND ME. SOMEONE NEEDS TO FORCE CHRYSLER CORP TO FIX / REPLACE THESE DASH SKINS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10331906May 24, 2010
STRUCTURE
1999 DODGE DASHBOARD CRACKED SITTING IN PARKING LOT ON SUNNY DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331479May 20, 2010
STRUCTURE
DASH CRACKING ON 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328996May 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
APRIL 2004 A LOSS OF OIL PRECLUDED PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE AT 46,000 MILES IN MY 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 VAN. MAY 1, 2010 THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE WITH 36,000 MILES EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF OIL THAT REGISTERED ON MY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. THREE QUARTS OF OIL WERE REQUIRED TO BRING THE OIL TO NORMAL VOLUME. I HAVE CONTINUED REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND ENGINE MAINTENANCE. THE REBUILT ENGINE I WAS SOLD REPLACED THE FAILED ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FAILED ENGINE I WAS TOLD THAT I FOLLOWED ALL MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. I FEAR THIS IS A RE-OCCURRENCE OF THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM THAT WILL LEAD AND MAY BE INHERENT IN THE ENGINES USED IN THIS VEHICLE. IMPROPER LUBRICATION IN AN ENGINE CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. NHTSA ITEM 610005 AND 606035 SHOWS THAT CHRYSLER/DODGE KNOWS OF A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE THAT LEADS TO OIL LOSS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328179April 30, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I OWN A 1999 DODGE/CUMMINS DIESEL 2500 TRUCK WITH A #53 CUMMINS ENGINE BLOCK. THIS ENGINE BLOCK HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK AND IS LEAKING COOLANT. THIS ENGINE BLOCK HAS A KNOWN DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. IN RESEARCH, IT WAS FOUND FROM SOURCES SUCH AS THE TURBO DIESEL REGISTER.COM AND A NATIONAL REPAIR COMPANY - LOCKNSTITCH.COM - THAT 1000S (THOUSANDS) OF THESE BLOCKS HAVE CRACKED IN THE SAME PLACE NECESSITATING REPAIRS COSTING OWNERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THUS FAR. THE COST TO ME ALONE TO REPAIR THIS BLOCK WILL BE $3000.00 WITH NO GUARANTEE IT WILL NOT CRACK AGAIN! I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FILED HERE. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NOTHING DONE ABOUT THIS OBVIOUS AND VERY COSTLY DEFECT??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328204April 30, 2010
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD CRACKED AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE; AFRAID IT MAY FALL IN AND RUIN SOME OF THE WIRING OR TRIP THE AIRBAG TO COME OUT. THE CRACKING STARTED SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AND THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD NOT NOR WOULD DODGE COVER THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. PRETTY SAID AND I FOUND A WEBSITE WITH OVER 99 PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY DODGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327636April 26, 2010
STRUCTURE
DASH IS CRACKING VERY BAD. THIS IS NOT THE WAY A DASH SHOULD LOOK. THIS ALSO TAKES AWAY THE VALUE OF MY TRUCK VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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