Dodge Ram Complaints (2000)

970 consumer complaints on file.

#10250629December 3, 2008
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP JUST STARTED CRACKING FOR NO REASON A WHILE BACK AND HAS NOW DEGRADED TO THE POINT THAT A LARGE PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD FELL OFF EXPOSING THE INNER DASH AREA. MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS TO BE A LARGE SCALE ISSUE WITH DODGE RAM PICKUPS AND OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249588November 23, 2008
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING IN. IN APPROXIMATELY LATE 2006, MY DASHBOARD DEVELOPED MINOR CRACKS. SOON THE CRACKS GOT LARGER UNTIL PIECES STARTED FALLING INTO THE DASH CAVITY. I WENT TO MY DODGE DEALER WITH THE CONCERN ABOUT A RECALL, BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS SYMPTOM. DODGE SAID IT WOULD PAY 1/2 OF THE REPAIR, A TOTAL OF ABOUT $2,000 OF WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $1,000. I COULD NOT AFFORD THIS AT THE TIME. SINCE THEN, THE DASH HAS CONTINUED TO CRUMBLE APART. NOW, THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT HAS A HOLE IN THE EVAPORATOR CORE. TO REPAIR THIS, THE DASH WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED. YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE DASH WOULD BE REMOVED IN PIECES. I BELIEVE THE CRUMBLING DASH HAS CAUSED THE HOLE IN THE EVAPORATOR CORE. DODGE SHOULD REPLACE THE DASH AND REPLACE THE EVAPORATOR CORE TOO. WHAT'S NEXT? THE HEATER CORE, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, HEADLIGHTS ON A DARK BACK ROAD SOMEWHERE? DODGE NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF IT'S CUSTOMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249604November 23, 2008
STRUCTURE
MY DASHBOARD ALSO IS SEVERELY CRACKING WE ALL KNOW THERE IS A AIR BAG IN THERE AND WHEN MINE GOES OFF I'M SUING THE HELL OUT OF DODGE. THIS IS A EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249485November 21, 2008
STRUCTURE
I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK IN THE SUMMER OF 2007. SINCE THEN IT HAS DEVELOPED LARGE CRACKS IN THE DASH AND SOME OF THOSE CRACKS HAVE LED TO BIG HOLES. ON THE OUTSIDE IT LOOKS LIKE A COSMETIC PROBLEM, BUT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, IT COULD POSE A SAFETY RISK WITH PIECES OF DASH FLYING EVERYWHERE. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED COMPLAINT, I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FROM CHRYSLER/DODGE PRODUCTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249513November 21, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES FELT LOW. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE HOSE ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FROM THE FRONT BRAKES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V038000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: HOSES, LINES PIPING, AND FITTINGS); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,089. UPDATED 04-17-09 UPDATED 04/20/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248269November 10, 2008
STRUCTURE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248388November 10, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
WHILE DRIVING DONE THE ROAD AT 45 MPH, HOOD UNEXPECTEDLY OPENED, BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD AND CAUSING MY WINDSHIELD TO SMASH. IMMEDIATE INSPECTION OF SAFETY LATCH SHOWED THAT IT WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY DUE TO BUILT UP RUST. WINDSHIELD AND HOOD WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH SAFTEY LATCH. (ALL DAMAGED PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR NOW). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247953November 7, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY
AS THE TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD, APPROX. 40 MPH THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK FLIPPED UP AND OFF. THE HOOD WAS HANGING OFF THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247869November 6, 2008
STRUCTURE
CRACKED DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A LARGE COMPLAINT FROM MANY DODGE OWNERS FOR 2000 AND 2001 DODGE RAM'S. ALTHOUGH MY DASH HAS NOT YET "SUNK IN" AS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED I FEAR THAT IF THE CRACKS DEVELOP FURTHER IT COULD DAMAGE THE WIRING AND CONNECTIONS BELOW. THE CURRENT CRACKS ARE RIGHT ABOVE THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246181October 20, 2008
STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT
THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 2400 HAS CRACKED IN NUMEROUS PLACES AND IS CAVING IN. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, PASSENGERS COULD INJURED BY THE SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246003October 18, 2008
STRUCTURE
DASH CRACKING AND STARTING TO COLLAPSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244928October 9, 2008
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD AND FRONT PLATE ARE DISINTEGRATING. PIECES ARE FALLING INSIDE THE DASH BODY. IT IS SO BRITTLE JUST CLOSING THE DOORS CAUSES ADDITIONAL CRACKS. TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS I SHUT IT OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244908October 8, 2008
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 4X4 1500 TRUCK HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE OBSERVED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOO AM NOW CONCERNED THAT THE DASHBOARD BREAKING APART AND POTENTIALLY COLLAPSING IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD AFFECT THE AIRBAGS AND/OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS OF THE TRUCK POSSIBLY CAUSING INJURY TO ANY DRIVER/OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT DODGE SHOULD RECALL AND REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244007September 30, 2008
EQUIPMENT
MY DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK. NOW THE DASH IS CRACKED IN A WAY THAT IF I TOUCH IT OR IF ANY WEIGHT IS UP ON IT, IT WILL COLLAPSE ON ITSELF. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING IT OR PAY THEM A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE DASH WITH A SIMILAR DASHBOARD, WHICH MAY CRACK AND BREAK APART IN THE FUTURE AS WELL. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE DEALER I WENT TO TOUCH THE DASH, IT BUCKLED AND PINCHED MY HAND FROM ONE OF THE CRACKS. PULLING MY HAND UP THE DASH THEN LAYERED ITSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243895September 29, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT MANUALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND NOTICED A REDUCTION IN BRAKING POWER. THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243925September 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 TRUCK. IT WAS 2 YRS THIS MAY/08, IT IS NOW IN THE TRANSMISSION SHOP GETTING A REBUILT TRANNY AT THE TUNE OF $3K. THE ELECTRONICS WENT OUT AND IT WAS FULL OF METAL!!! IT HAD LOW MILEAGE WHEN I BOUGHT AND SEEMED IN GREAT SHAPE, BOY WAS I SCREWED. ONE WEEK AFTER BUYING IT I CALLED CLARKE MOTORS IN VIRGINIA TO TELL THEM ABOUT THIS LIGHT COMING ON AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING , JUST A COMPUTER SENSOR - NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. IT IS A [XXX] CRIME THAT THIS COMPANY CONTINUES TO BUILD FAULTY VEHICLES AND PUTS THE CONSUMER AS WELL AS THEIR EMPLOYEES AT RISK. WHERE IS THE CLASS ACTION??? WHERE DO I SIGN UP? *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243959September 29, 2008
STRUCTURE
I PURCHASED A USED 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IN NOVEMBER 2006. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THERE WERE NO VISIBLE DEFECTS. HOWEVER, SINCE THAT TIME THE DASH HAS CRACKED AND COLLAPSED ALMOST ENTIRELY. THE LEFT FRONT SPEAKER AND AIR CONDITIONER NO LONGER WORK. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR TRAUMA THAT BROUGHT IT ON. IT WAS AT FIRST A SMALL CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT SPREAD TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE. WE NOW HAVE A GAPING HOLE THROUGH MIDDLE AND RIGHT SIDE OF DASH WITH NEW CRACKS DEVELOPING ON THE DRIVER SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243792September 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS. THE VAN HAD AN UNDER HOOD FIRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE ABS MODULE AREA WHILE PARKED. THE VAN IS DECLARED A "TOTAL LOSS". DAIMLERCHRYSLER ISSUED SAFETY RECALL D20 IN 2004 TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BUT THE RECALL REPAIR HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. VERIZON HAS HAD 29 UNDER HOOD FIRE INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243795September 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS. THE VAN HAD AN UNDER HOOD FIRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE ABS MODULE AREA WHILE PARKED. A NEIGHBOR NOTICED THE FIRE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VAN IS DECLARED A "TOTAL LOSS". THE VAN THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO IT RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE FROM THE FIRE BUT WAS REPAIRED. DAIMLERCHRYSLER ISSUED SAFETY RECALL D20 IN 2004 TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BUT THE RECALL REPAIR HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. VERIZON HAS HAD 29 UNDER HOOD FIRE INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243824September 28, 2008
STRUCTURE
MY 2000 DODGE RAM TRUCK DASHBOARD IS JUST ABOUT DISINTEGRATED WITH MANY CRACKS - PIECES ARE STARTING TO FALL OUT WHICH EXPOSES THE WIRES TO SUN. DODGE DOES NOT WANT TO SEEM TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THESE FAULTY DASHBOARDS THAT APPEAR TO BE FALLING APART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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