Dodge Ram Complaints (2000)

970 consumer complaints on file.

#10217457February 8, 2008
STRUCTURE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRST IS THE DASH. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN FEB 04 WITH 74,000 MILES ON IT AND SHORTLY AFTER I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD, SINCE THEN THE DASH IS FALLING APART AND IS MORE BRITTLE THAN A SPORTING CLAY. IF YOU SNAP OFF A PIECE AND LOOK AT IT YOU CAN SEE THAT ABOUT 1/5TH OF THE WAY DOWN FROM THE TOP IS BROWN SINCE IT HAS COOKED IN THE SUN. SO THAT PROVES THAT DODGE USES VERY CHEAP PLASTIC FOR THE DASHBOARDS. I LOOKED INTO REPLACING IT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND THE TOP PIECE OF THE DASH COST ABOUT 200$ AND NOW THAT I HAVE GOTTEN MY TAX RETURNS BACK I WAS GOING TO GET A NEW ONE BUT THE PRICE IS NOW 375$. I GUESS DODGE FINALLY REALIZED THE PROBLEM WITH THESE DASHBOARDS AND DECIDED TO CASH IN ON THEM. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT ON THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP ALSO, BUT 50 BUCKS FROM ME AND 2100$ FROM THE WARRANTY PEOPLE FIXED THAT. SECOND IS THE ASD RELAY WHICH MEANS AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN RELAY AND IT ISN'T KIDDING WITH THE NAME. A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK IT WOULD SHUT OFF RIGHT AWAY AND WOULDN'T RUN RIGHT UNTIL I FEATHERED THE GAS FOR A LITTLE BIT, AFTER REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL SOLENOID, THE IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR I DID A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND IT TO BE A 10 DOLLAR RELAY FROM NAPA. THE THIRD PROBLEM IS A WHOOPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE THAT I STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS. THE TRUCK MAKES THE NOISE WHEN ITS SITTING STILL SO I KNOW ITS NOTHING IN THE SUSPENSION, ALTHOUGH ITS LOUDER WHEN IDLING OVER SMALL BUMPS. THE FOURTH WAS THE SPEED SENSOR IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON BUT DIDN'T AFFECT PERFORMANCE AT ALL, REPLACED THE SENSOR AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY MORE TROUBLE FROM IT. FIFTH PROBLEM IS THE BACK WINDOW LEAKS BUT I'M GOING TO FIX THAT WITH A GENEROUS BLOB OF WELDER GLUE INSIDE WHEN I FINALLY GET AROUND TO PULLING THE HEADLINER DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216937February 4, 2008
STRUCTURE
THERE ARE MULTIPLE CRACKS OF VARIOUS SIZES ON THE DASH OF MY 2000 DODGE RAM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE DASH IS GOING TO START COLLAPSING CAUSING DAMAGE TO WIRING IN UNDER THE DASH, HOWEVER, MORE IMPORTANTLY IT POSES A RISK OF PASSENGER AIRBAG FAILURE DUE TO POSSIBLE PUNCTURE. WHEN NOT BEING DRIVEN THE DASH HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROTECTED AND IS NOT THE RESULT OF ANY ACCIDENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO POOR QUALITY PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216492January 30, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE 2000 RAM 1500 PU. WITH A5.2 ENGINE. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, OIL WHEN TO 0. ENGINE DIED. HAD IT TOWING TO SHOP , ENGINE GONE. LOCKED UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216532January 30, 2008
STRUCTURE
THE DASH ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS CRACKED IN ABOUT 8-10 PLACES. IT IS STARTING TO FALL AND LEAVE HOLES IN THE DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216168January 26, 2008
STRUCTURE
2000 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK - CRACKED DASHBOARD. TALKED WITH LOCAL CAR DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND ASKED IF THEY HAD ANY RECALLS OR IF THEY HAD HEARD OF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE DASHBOARDS. I WAS TOLD NONE THAT THEY HAVE HEARD OF AND THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215831January 24, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
2000 DODGE RAM 3500 QUAD CAB/ELECTRIC SEAT WIRING HARNESS FIRE. SAFETY FUSE FAILED, THUS RESULTING IN SMOLDERING FIRE BETWEEN SEAT FOAM AND ALONG CARPET BELOW THE SEAT. HARNESS WAS INSTALLED OVER METAL FRAME, AND COMPROMISED WHEN ANYONE WOULD SET ON THE SET. OVER TIME THE PROTECTIVE COATING WORE OFF AND THE WIRING GROUNDED OUT ON SEAT FRAME. WE GOT UP ONE MORNING ONLY TO FIND THE TRUCK FILLED WITH SMOKE, AND WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE REASON. I CONTINUED TO USE THE TRUCK OCCASIONALLY, EVEN THOUGH I HAD NO DASH LIGHTS, RADIO, DOME LIGHTS, ETC... FINALLY ONE DAY ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS LATER I HAPPENED TO LEAN ON THE SIDE OF THE SEAT AND SAW A BURNED PLACE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I WAS ABLE TRACE A FIRE TRAIL. I DROVE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT, AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. THAT I WOULD HAVE TO FIX IT MYSELF. I RETURNED HOME WITH THE TRUCK AND CONTACTED AN ELECTRICIAN TO COME LOOK AT THE TRUCK FOR ME. HE TOOK ONE LOOK AT THE DAMAGE AND SAID THAT IT WAS A FAULTY WIRING JOB FROM THE FACTORY, AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP ME. HE SUGGESTED I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP. SO I RETURNED WITH THE TRUCK AND CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH THE 800 NUMBER I WAS GIVEN. BOTH CHRYSLER AND MY STATE FARM AGENT SAID THE TRUCK WAS UNSAFE AND NOT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHRYSLER INSPECTED THE TRUCK. STATE FARM'S ADJUSTER WAS NOT ALLOWED TO SEE THE TRUCK UNTIL AFTER CHRYSLER FINISHED THEIR 'INVESTIGATION'. I RECEIVED A LETTER 1/18/2008 FROM CHRYSLER ABSOLVING THEM OF ANY LIABILITY, OR DEFECT. I FEEL THAT SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG HERE AND WOULD APPRECIATE SOMEONE CHECKING INTO THIS. BEFORE SOME IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215282January 17, 2008
STRUCTURE
DASH CRACKS, FELL APART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215147January 16, 2008
AIR BAGS
2000 DODGE RAM 1500, WAS HIT IN THE FRONT END SENDING TRUCK DOWN AND UP A DITCH LANDING IN A FIELD. PUSHED FRONT BUMPER INTO THE ENGINE AND TRUCK WAS TOTALED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON EITHER SIDE. DRIVER RECEIVED BRUISES AND PULLED MUSCLES OF HIS CHEST. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10214865January 15, 2008
AIR BAGS
IN MARCH OF 2003 I WAS INVOLVED IN A FAIRLY HIGH SPEED COLLISION HEAD ON WITH A OLDER STYLE FORD BRONCO. MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT EDITION. I WAS CITED FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE AT A SAFE DISTANCE, AND HIT THE "BROKEN DOWN" FORD BRONCO WITH THE NOSE END OF MY VEHICLE INTO THE REAR END OF HIS VEHICLE AT ROUGHLY 50 MILES PER HOUR. UNFORTUNATELY MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS I DO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU NEED TO HIT CERTAIN SPOTS ON THE VEHICLE TO CAUSE A REACTION IN THE AIRBAGS, I ASSUMED I DID NOT ACTIVATE THE SENSORS, EVEN THOUGH I HIT THE VEHICLE SQUARE ON AND MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS BUCKLED BACK ROUGHLY A 1'2" IN (TOTALING IN $9,600 IN REPAIRS AT 30,000MILES). HOWEVER, IN A MORE RECENT INCIDENT, AUGUST 2007 I WAS OUT OF TOWN ON BUSINESS AND AGAIN SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THIS SAME VEHICLE (2000 DODGE RAM 1500) AND AGAIN MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. IN BOTH EVENTS I WAS BUCKLED IN PROPERLY AND EXPERIENCED MINOR INJURIES, BUT I'M WONDERING WHY THEY NEVER DEPLOYED. THEY FIXED THIS VEHICLE AGAIN FOR WHATEVER REASON, AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, I'M A COLLEGE STUDENT WITHOUT ADEQUATE FUNDS TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE, AND MY JOB AS A TECHNICAL CONSULTANT FOR A INDUSTRIAL COMPANY REQUIRES THAT I WORK WITHIN A 400 MILE RADIUS. WHAT CAN I DO TO ENSURE MY OWN SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE THAT APPARENTLY DOESN'T UTILIZE THE AIRBAGS ON IMPACT? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10214901January 15, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RIGHT AFTER PURCHASING MY USED 2000 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB, A LARGE CRACK QUICKLY FORMED ON THE DASHBOARD. NOW ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY TRUCK THE DASHBOARD HAS GAPING HOLES IN IT. THESE AREN'T LITTLE HOLES THEY CONSUME MOST OF THE DASH ITSELF. AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS THERE HAS BEEN ON THIS PROBLEM ONE WOULD ASSUME THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD HAVE THE COURAGE TO BACK THEIR PRODUCTS CAUSE IT IS OBVIOUS TO THE WORKING MAN THAT THIS IS NOT AN INDIVIDUALIZED PROBLEM BUT A SERIOUS EPIDEMIC. WHILE THE HOLES ARE NOT CAUSING ANY PROBLEMS RIGHT NOW EXCEPT FOR CONTINUING THE JOKE WAR, PEOPLE LAUGHING CAUSE WE CAN'T KEEP OUR DODGES TOGETHER, BUT WHAT IS THE CHANCE THAT SOME OF THIS BROKEN MATERIAL WILL GET DOWN AND HURT OTHER COMPONENTS OR EVEN THE SAFETY COMPONENTS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP ALREADY AND RECALL THEIR FAULTY CRAFTSMANSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215024January 11, 2008
STRUCTURE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2000 DODGE RAM WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS OUT ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE CRACKED DASHBOARD. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214515January 11, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. I COULD BE DOING 60 MPH OR I COULD BE DOING 25 MPH. THERE WOULD BE NO WARNING IT WOULD JUST DIE. LUCKY FOR ME I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN A FEW MINUTES. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER 5 TIMES TO FIX STILL IT ISN'T RUNNING PROPERLY. THEY REPLACED NUMEROUS WIRES & THE CRANK SENSOR. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 10/07 AND AS OF 1/5/08 PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. (5 TIMES IN TOTAL). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214560January 11, 2008
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2000 DODGE PICKUP TRUCK HAS CRACKED AND FALLEN IN IN SEVERAL PLACES. I HAVE READ ARTICLES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT ETC. READ SEVERAL ARTICLES STATING THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD AND DODGE NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL. I WANTED TO WRITE AND COMPLAIN AS IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THERE COULD POSSIBLY BE A DANGER INVOLVED WITH THE DASH BOARD BREAKING. NOT SURE WHEN THE MAJORITY OF THE CRACKS HAPPENED SO I'M ESTIMATING IN THE FIELDS BELOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214248January 8, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY TRUCK ARE COMPLETELY 'BLIND'. THE GLASS HAS BECOME SO UNCLEAR THAT DURING DARKNESS NOT ENOUGH LIGHT IS GIVEN UP, DRIVING IN DARKNESS HAS BECOME UNSAFE. AT THIS POINT I AM SUPPORTING IT BY TURNING THE FOG LIGHTS ON. I WILL BE FORCED TO REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHTS TO CONTINUE TO BE SAFE. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ISOLATED TO MY TRUCK AS I AM NOTICING SIMILAR DISCOLORATIONS OF THE HEAD LIGHTS ON OTHER TRUCKS OF SAME DODGE MODEL AND YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213437January 2, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE CRACKING ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL CLUSTER. THE CRACKING HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED AND CREATED A LARGE HOLE IN THE PANEL, CAUSING PARTICLES TO FALL INWARDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212566December 22, 2007
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD BEGAN TO FRACTURE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, 11-06'. IT HAS STEADILY WORSENED UNTIL DRIVING THE OTHER DAY ON INTERSTATE THE DASH MADE A NOISE AND WE SEEN THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE DROPPED OUT OF THE THING AS A SINK HOLE WOULD. I AM CONCERNED IT COULD DAMAGE OR DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS OR OTHER WIRING OR DEVICES. IT IS NEARLY FRACTURED ENOUGH IN SEVERAL OTHER PLACES TO CAUSE MORE COLLAPSING OF THE DASH. NOTHING YET DONE TO REPLACE OR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211500December 11, 2007
STRUCTURE
CRACKED DASH IN A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500. IN REFERENCE TO THE NEWS STORY DONE BY WKMG ORLANDO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211171December 7, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHILE DRIVING MY DODGE VAN, IT WILL SHUT OF, NO GAS TO ENGINE. I CAN CRUISE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MOST OF THE TIME. HAD THE VEHICLE WORKED ON, NEW FUEL PUMP, CLEANED THE GROUND AS ADVISED MY A DODGE SERVICE CENTER, HAD A COMPLETE TUNE UP AND ANYTHING ELSE MYSELF OR MY MECHANIC COULD THINK OF. THE VEHICLE STILL CUTS OFF WHEN IT WANTS WITHOUT WARNING. IT WILL RESTART AFTER 4-5 MINUTES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210466December 1, 2007
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE ENTIRE TOP DASH IS CRACKED AND THE DASH AROUND THE GAUGES IS ALSO CRACKING. IT RATTLES PIECES ARE STARTING TO COME LOOSE AND EXPOSE WIRING. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO SHARP EDGES AND FLYING PIECES IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, SOME MAY BE SMASHED INTO SOMEONE'S FACE BY THE AIRBAG. THIS HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210086November 27, 2007
STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE CRACKED DASHBOARD IN MY 2000 DODGE 1500 RAM PICKUP. THIS COULD DAMAGE THE WIRING IN THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE MORE UNNECESSARY REPAIRS HAD THIS NOT HAPPEN. THE QUALITY OF THE PLASTIC IS BAD. IT DOES NOT LAST MORE THAN 2 OR THREE YEARS BEFORE IT STARTS CRACKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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