Dodge Ram Complaints (2000)

970 consumer complaints on file.

#10166228August 22, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD WAS SEVERELY CRACKED NEAR THE AREA OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE CONTACT CUT THE LEFT PALM OF HIS HAND WHILE REACHING FOR A PEN. NOT AS A RESULT OF IMPACT, THE DAMAGE ON THE DASHBOARD APPEARED TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS GIVEN A REFERENCE NUMBER. BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND DETERMINED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/11/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10165915August 18, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY CABLE LAST WEEK HOWEVER THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. THE DEALER ORDERED A POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165138August 10, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
2000 DODGE FULL SIZE VAN I BELIEVE THAT THE SMALL AND CROWDED FLOOR CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS IN A DRIVE-THROUGH LINE. WHEN I WENT TO MOVE AHEAD MY FOOT COVERED BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR. THE HARDER I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE THE FASTER THE VEHICLE WENT. THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE FOR A WHILE AND I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165164August 10, 2006
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INSPECTING THE UNDERCARRIAGE, HE NOTICED THE CROSS MEMBER WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT NO DIAGNOSIS WAS GIVEN. UPDATED 9/15/2006 - THE FRAME CROSS MEMBER THAT SUPPORTED THE TRANSMISSION CRACKED. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAB WAS BROKEN AND BENT AT NUMEROUS POINTS. THE DEALER WAS NOT INTERESTED IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163091July 21, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM THE TIRE, CAUSING IT TO FLATTEN. THE VEHICLE AND TRAILER WERE DAMAGED FROM THE ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE TIRE FAILURE. THERE HAVE BEEN 12 FAILURES WITHIN A SIX-MONTH TIME PERIOD FOR THE SET OF TIRES IN QUESTION. THE MANUFACTURER ALLEGED THE TIRE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DRIVING ON UNDER INFLATED TIRES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161438July 5, 2006
STRUCTURE
DASH BOARD HAS LITERALLY SHATTERED!! STARTED WITH WHAT LOOKED LIKE A STRESS CRACKED WHEN VEHICLE WAS 2 YEARS OLD, THEN CRACKS APPEARED EVERY WHERE. HAVE BROUGHT IN TO DEALER A FEW TIMES TO COMPLAIN, BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THEY HAVE RECEIVED OTHER COMPLAINTS BUT UNTIL THERE WAS A RECALL NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNLESS IT WAS AT MY EXPENSE ($550). DASH IS NOW DUCT TAPED TOGETHER (WHAT PIECES REMAIN) AND HAVE PURCHASED A DASH MAT TO COVER. CONCERN IS THAT PIECES ARE FALLING THROUGH AND THIS MAY CAUSE MALFUNCTION IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND/OR AIR BAGS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160828June 26, 2006
STRUCTURE
UPPER DASHBOARD IS CRACKING. THE FIRST CRACK APPEARED IN 2004 AND HAS SINCE INCREASED IN SIZE TO 6". THE SECOND MAJOR CRACK APPEARED IN MAY 2006 AND HAS SPLIT TO 7". THE SECOND SPLIT GOES RIGHT INTO THE AIRBAG ENCLOSURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159591June 12, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH CRACKED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159034June 5, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH HAS CRACKED ALL OVER WITHIN A YEAR. RECENTLY A PIECE OF THE DASH(APPROX. 4"X6" IN SIZE) EVEN BROKE LOOSE AND FELL INTO THE AIR DUCT UNDER THE WINDSHIELD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159047June 5, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2000 DODGE PICK-UP IS CRACKED AND BREAKING APART. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON-LINE AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER DODGE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS (ESPECIALLY MODELS '97 - '01). YOUR SITE HAS QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS AND THERE ARE OTHER SITES/FORUMS ON-LINE IN WHICH YOU CAN READ ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. IT APPEARS THAT THE DASH BOARDS ARE DEFECTIVE. NOT ONLY IS THIS A COSMETIC ISSUE, IT ALSO POSES A SAFETY CONCERN IN REGARDS TO THE AIRBAG (LOCATED IN THE DASH). I HAVE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER REGARDING THE ISSUE AND GOT NO WHERE SINCE A "RECALL" HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. I FEEL THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS CLOSER AND REQUIRE A "RECALL" BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158808June 1, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
THE VEHICLE, A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500 24 VALVE TURBO CUMMINS 5.7 LITER DIESEL PICKUP TRUCK, SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A STATE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAS POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WAS DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO STOP. ULTIMATELY THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A FUEL LIFT PUMP AND PRIMARY INJECTION PUMP FAILED. THE PRIMARY INJECTION PUMP, A BOSCH MOD. VP44, RELIES ON FUEL FOR LUBRICATION. THE FUEL LIFT PUMP, WHICH IS PLACED FORWARD OF THE FUEL TANK SEVERAL FEET, IS POORLY DESIGNED. THE DESIGN REQUIRES TO PUMP TO BOTH SUCK AND PUMP, ULTIMATELY OVERWORKING ITSELF. IN A VERY SHORT TIME, THE PUMP BECOMES OVER-STRESSED AND FAILS. FAILURE OF THE FUEL LIFT PUMP CAUSES IMMEDIATE LOSS OF LUBRICATION TO THE PRIMARY INJECTION PUMP, DESTROYING THE UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS ULTIMATELY REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH PARTS PURCHASED INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED A BOSCH FACTORY REMANUFACTURED REPLACEMENT PUMP AT $2,600. A REPLACEMENT BOSCH VP44 PUMP, REMANUFACTURED BY THE BOSCH FACTORY, WAS PURCHASED FROM A LOCAL DIESEL SPECIALTY STORE FOR $1,100, MORE THAN $1,500 LESS THAN IF PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER. A NEW LIFT PUMP WAS INSTALLED AND THE NEW INJECTION PUMP WAS INSTALLED FOR A TOTAL COST OF $2,300, BEFORE TOWING, WHICH WAS AN ADDITIONAL $250. IN SPEAKING A TECHNICIAN AT THE LOCAL DIESEL SHOP, HE INDICATED THAT CUMMINS AND DODGE HAVE SINCE CHANGED THE POSITION OF THE LIFT PUMP IN THE NEW MODEL TRUCKS, BUT THAT THE PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT IN MODEL YEARS 1998-2002. INDIVIDUALS TRUCK OWNERS HAVE FOUND A WORK-AROUND THAT ELIMINATES THE PROBLEM. THAT WORK AROUND IS TO PLACE THE FUEL LIFT PUMP EITHER IN THE FUEL TANK, OR, NEXT TO AND BELOW THE FUEL TANK. THIS WORK AROUND, WHILE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED BY DODGE, WAS ALSO SUGGESTED BY THE DODGE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE PLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LIFT PUMP IS A PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158671May 31, 2006
STRUCTURE
MY DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING THAT I DID TO AID IN THIS HAPPENING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158374May 26, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
UNEXPECTED ENGINE STALL ON HIGHWAY WHILE PULLING TRAILER. LEAD TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC. NARROWLY AVOIDED MAJOR ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY. FOUND OUT LATER THERE IS A SERIOUSLY HIGH FAILURE RATE OF DIESEL INJECTION PUMPS DUE TO POOR DESIGN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157710May 17, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE FAILED AT 66000 MILES, MAIN BEARINGS, DEALER TEAR DOWN SITES LACK OF LUBRICATION OIL WAS CHANGED AS REQUIRED, THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED, A PRIOR VIN # CHECK REVELED THIS WAS OWNED BY A RENTAL CO[EG] HERTZ/ ENTERPRISE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157135May 9, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH IS CRACKED BY BLOWER DUCT CREATING POSSIBLE HAZARD DURING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155456April 16, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT
PURCHASED A 2000 1500 QUADCAB DODGE RAM FOR 15,000. THREE WEEKS LATER HAD TO REPAIR FRONT BRAKES FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT BALL JOINTS. COST $700. DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152972March 17, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH IS CRACKED IN NUMEROUS PLACES NEAR THE DEFROSTER ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4. I WAS TOLD THIS MAY INTERFERE WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I AM JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR DASH AND IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153066March 17, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
IN JULY 2004 WE TOOK THE TRUCK IN AS IT WAS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS LOW ON FREON AND HAD NO VISIBLE LEAKS BUT POSSIBLY EVAP CORE LEAK. THEY PUT SOME SORT OF BLUE IDENTIFIER IN IT AND TOLD US TO CHECK AND SEE IF WE SAW IT ANYWHERE SO THEY WOULD KNOW WHERE THE LEAK IS, NOTHING EVER SHOWED UP. NOW 1 1/2 YEARS LATER THE AIR CONDITIONER IS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR AGAIN. WE EVEN MADE SURE THAT WE TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON MONTHLY AS THEY TOLD US TO SO IT WOULD NOT GO BAD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152899March 16, 2006
STRUCTURE
I BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IN AUGUST OF 2002. IN JANUARY 2003 ON A FAIRLY COLD MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, I DROVE OVER A SMALL SPEED BUMP AND MY DASHBOARD CRACKED FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER. THE CRACK HAS SPREAD ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS JUST BY HITTING SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151118February 24, 2006
STRUCTURE
MY DASH HAS A GIANTIC CRACK IN IT, AND IT'S BECOMING WORSE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT B/C OF THE AIRBAGS. THEY CAN GET RIPPED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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