Dodge Ram Complaints (1999)

1,486 consumer complaints on file.

#10152228March 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
CRACK IN BLOCK LEAKING COOLANT YR. 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151283February 27, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACK IN DASH OF MY 1999 DODGE RAM. COULD CAUSE A AIRBAG MAL-FUNCTION. IF IT ACTUALLY BREAKS IN HALF WHILE DRIVING THE DISTRACTION COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151218February 25, 2006
STRUCTURE
MY DASH HAS 3 CRACKS IN IT ONE FROM THE WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY BACK, AND THE OTHERS ARE 1) FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO ABOUT 7" BACK AND 2) FROM THE WINDSHIELD MAKING A LARGE CURVE ABOUT 14" LONG. BOTH OF THE TWO ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ARE SLOWLY CREEPING TOWARD THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THERE WAS NO ACTIONS SUCH AS CRASHES THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151175February 24, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE ARE NO INCIDENTS LEADING TO THIS COMPLAINT. THE DASH ON MY TRUCK (1999 DODGE RAM 1500) HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN IT FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE DRINK HOLDER LITERALLY SPLITTING THE DASH IN HALF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151048February 23, 2006
STRUCTURE
I OWN, SINCE NEW, A 1999 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS 57,000 MILES AND IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. LAST YEAR I NOTICED A CRACK RUNNING ALONG THE BOTTOM OF MY DASH. AFTER THAT, THEY JUST KEPT COMING ONE AFTER ANOTHER. NOW I CAN TAKE IT APART LIKE A PUZZLE . ONE BIG PIECE DID COME OUT, LEAVING A GAPING HOLE. I"M WAITING FOR WARMER WEATHER TO TRY TO FIX IT. MY CONCERN IS ,BEING THAT THE WHOLE DASH IS IN PIECES,HOW SECURED IS THE AIRBAG ON THE PASS. SIDE ? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150947February 22, 2006
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DODGE RAM 1500 YEAR 1999 [XXX] MILEAGE: 66,164 [XXX] CUSTOMER SERVICE: I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE RESENT REPAIRS INCURRED IN REFERENCE TO INVOICE #[XXX] AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING OF THE 9TH OF FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, I HEARD A VERY LOUD BANGING OF METAL ON METAL AT THE SAME TIME THE REAR WHEELS OF MY TRUCK LOCKED UP. THE TRUCK THEN SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD BARELY MISSING THE GUARDRAIL AND OTHER CARS IN THE ADJACENT LANES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MARIETTA DODGE. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALERSHIP I WAS SHOWN BY THE TECH THAT THE CLIPS THAT HOLD THE PIN THAT SUPPORTS THE FICTION CLUTCH AND GEAR ASSEMBLY OF THE DIFFERENTIAL HAD FALLEN OUT INTO THE HOUSING LETTING THE PIN AND THE CLIPS FALL DOWN INTO THE GEARS CAUSING REAR-END TO LOCKUP AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO IT. THIS IN-TURN DAMAGED THE RING AND PINION GEARS AS WELL AS THE CASE, THE BEARINGS AND SO ON. A LIST OF THE PARTS AND LABOR ARE ON THE ACCOMPANYING. INVOICE # [XXX] TOTAL: $3730.86 I TOOK THE DAMAGED PARTS TO THE MACHINE SHOP AT THE BASE AND HAD THEM MAG-NI-FLUX TESTED. WE FOUND THAT THE SEVERAL OF THE PARTS HAD STRESS CRACKS INCLUDING THE RIGHT REAR AXIAL JUST BEHIND THE HUB THAT COULD OF LED TO ANOTHER ACCIDENT SHORTLY DOWN THE ROAD. THE MACHINIST CONCLUDED THAT THE CLIPS COULD HAVE FAILED DO TO POOR CASTING AND OR METAL FATIGUE. I WOULD TRULY APPRECIATE SOMEONE GETTING BACK TO ME ABOUT THIS REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION ON THIS MATTER. SINCERELY [XXX] *JB UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150749February 21, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH HAS SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE FROM THE WINDSHIELD. I FEEL THIS MAY COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND PASSENGERS IN AN ACCIDENT. IT MIGHT AFFECT THE AIR BAGS OPERATING CORRECTLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150572February 17, 2006
STRUCTURE
THE DASH ON MY 1999 DODGE 2500 PICKUP TRUCK BEGAN TO CRACK A FEW YEARS BACK. THINKING THIS WAS SUN DAMAGE, I INSTALLED A DASH COVER TO PREVENT FURTHER CRACKING HOWEVER, THE DASH HAS CONTINUED TO FRACTURE IN SEVERAL PLACES. I FEAR THAT IF THE AIR BAGS WERE EVER TO DEPLOY, THE CAB WOULD BE FILLED WITH SHRAPNEL AND SHARDS OF PLASTIC FROM THE DASH. IN RESEARCHING THE AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THIS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON AMONG THESE TRUCKS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150190February 13, 2006
STRUCTURE
1999 DODGE RAM 1500 HAVE HAD 2 DASHES IN IT BOTH HAVE CRACKED THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF DASH EVERYONE I KNOW THAT HAS ONE OF THESE TRUCKS HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM DEALER WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149941February 10, 2006
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD LITERALLY FELL APART, I FEEL ITS UNSAFE IN THE EVENT OF A WRECK PARTS OF THE DASH OF THIS TRUCK COULD BE PROJECTILES. 1999 DODGE RAM1500 PICK-UP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149262February 2, 2006
STRUCTURE
SEVERELY CRACKED DASH ON '99 DODGE RAM P/U. EXTENDS TO PASSENGER AIR BAG. NOT YET REPAIRED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149315February 2, 2006
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE CREEK TURNPIKE THE VEHICLE, 1999 DODGE RAM 4WD, BEGAN TO SHAKE WHEN SUDDENLY THE LEFT REAR WHEEL DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED 150 YARDS DOWN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED UPON IMPACT WITH THE PAVEMENT. POTENTIAL CATASTROPHE WAS AVOIDED. THE EXACT SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED TO MY SON WITH HIS 1997 DODGE RAM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149173February 1, 2006
STRUCTURE
I AM THE OWNER OF A 1999 DODGE RAM. MY DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING LAST YEAR (2005.) THE TRUCK ISN'T THAT OLD AND I SEE NO REASON WHY IT SHOULD BE CRACKED AS IT IS... RIGHT NOW I HAVE A HUGE GAPING HOLE FOR A DASH. I'M ALSO AWARE MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE PLASTIC ON THE DASH IS VERY BRITTLE AND THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IS JUST CRACKING THINGS MORE AND MORE. DODGE NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN SOME OF THEIR TRUCKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148886January 28, 2006
STRUCTURE
MY 1999 DODGE RAM TRUCK DASHBOARD HAD SHATTERED/CRACKED IN MANY LOCATIONS. I HAD TO REPLACE IT AT MY COST. I WAS OF CONCERN OF ITS INTERFERENCE WITH MY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. SO I HAD IT REPLACED. THE PLASTIC MATERIAL USED ON THE DODGE TRUCKS DRIES OUT AND BECOMES BRITTLE . THOSE SAVING PEOPLE WITHIN NHTSA WOULD JUST MAKE SOME SIMPLE OBSERVATION WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOPPING SIGN DRIVING TO WORK THEY WOULD NOTICE THE MANY DAMAGED DODGE TRUCK DASHBOARDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148805January 26, 2006
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD OF 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 CRACKED, AND PARTS OF IT TOTALLY BROKE OFF. OTHER PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD HAVE NOT QUITE BROKEN OFF BUT IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH MORE FOR THEM TO DO SO. PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD THAT HAVE ALREADY BROKEN OFF AND HAVE FALLEN DOWN IN THE DASHBOARD WERE LOOSELY FLYING AROUND. IT LOOKED AS THOUGH IT WILL CAUSE ISSUES WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, AND/OR CAUSE INJURY TO A PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE CRACK PROVIDED A SHARP EDGE(S) WHERE SOME BODY PART MAY GET CAUGHT, CUT, OR SLICED IF THEY COME IN CONTACT WITH IT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148543January 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR AND JUMP WHILE IN REVERSE. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. UPDATED 03/03/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147626January 12, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED MOSTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR WHEN TURNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AUTOMATICALLY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TRANSFER PUMP AND INJECTOR PUMP NEED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO RESTORE PROPER FUEL DELIVERY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148605January 11, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1999 DODGE RAM VAN. *TS THE CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO DIDN'T HAVE ON ANY LIGHTS BY OVER CORRECTING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER DROVE OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT A DITCH. THE CONSUMER THEN ROLLED OVER TWO TIMES AND LANDED ON THE ROOF . (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10147187January 8, 2006
STRUCTURE
IN MY 1999 DODGE RAM, I HAVE REPLACED THE DASH TWICE. IT HAS CRACKED BOTH TIMES. YOU CANT KEEP DASHES IN THESE TRUCKS! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147099January 6, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 01V040000 REGARDING THE HOOD LATCH. THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FAILED AND ALLOWED THE HOOD TO OPEN STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD AND BLOCKING THE CONTACT'S VIEW WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. WITH VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL OVER. THE CONTACT TIED THE HOOD DOWN WITH ROPE BECAUSE THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER ,IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER. AK UPDATED 1/25/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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