2000 Dodge RAM 1500 equipment problems

EQUIPMENT

DASH IS FALLING APART.

NHTSA complaint #10364291 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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.

NHTSA complaint #10244007 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUPS HAVE TWO EXPENSIVE/SERIOUS PROBLEMS. (1) THE AIR-CONDITIONER EVAPORATORS UNDER THE DASH FAIL AND (2) THE DASH ITSELF CRACKS IN SEVERAL PLACES, SO WHEN THE AC REPAIRS (INVOLVING DASH REMOVAL) TAKE PLACE, THE MECHANIC TELLS YOU HE/SHE HAS TO ALSO REPLACE THE DASH...WHICH IS TRUE. MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF DASH COVER FAILURES IN DODGE RAM 1500 AND OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES. REPAIRS RUN $1200 OR MORE. DASH SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM.

NHTSA complaint #10235842 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. AFTER PUTTING 400 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION CAP. WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED DOWN, THEY WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIM WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP AND DOWN. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH UPHILL, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE BOLTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED. THE CD CHANGER HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER FAILING TWICE. THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO GEAR, AND THERE WAS A HESITATION WHEN PLACING THE GEAR INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT, BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL GRINDING AND HESITATING WHEN PLACED INTO GEAR, DRIVE, OR REVERSE. ON MAY 22, 2008, THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE DRIVESHAFT TO BE REPLACED IN HOPES THAT THE GRINDING WILL CEASE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.

NHTSA complaint #10228554 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE PICKUP 1500 AND MY DASHBOARD IS CRACK, LARGE PIECES HAVE BROKEN OFF. WIRE, AIR VENTS AND OTHER ITEMS ARE EXPOSED IN THE OPEN AND TO THE SUN. I HAVE EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH MY AIR CONDITION AND RADIO SPEAKERS. I NOTICED THAT MY DASHBOARD HAD CRACKS 5 YEARS AGO, I CALLED AND EMAIL DODGE TO INFORMED THEM OF MY SITUATION, BUT THEY HAD NO RECALLS AND NO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS THAT BEEN REPORTED FOR THIS PROBLEM. BUT I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY WEBSITES STATING THEIR CONCERNS AND ISSUES WITH THEIR DASHBOARD ON DODGE PICKUPS. I HOPE THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED AND THAT DODGE WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR MISTAKE WITH THE DASHBOARD FOR DODGE PICKUPS.

NHTSA complaint #10224425 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE PICKUP 1500 AND MY DASHBOARD IS CRACK, LARGE PIECES HAVE BROKEN OFF. WIRE, AIR VENTS AND OTHER ITEMS ARE EXPOSED IN THE OPEN AND TO THE SUN. I HAVE EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH MY AIR CONDITION AND RADIO SPEAKERS. I NOTICED THAT MY DASHBOARD HAD CRACKS 5 YEARS AGO, I CALLED AND EMAIL DODGE TO INFORMED THEM OF MY SITUATION, BUT THEY HAD NO RECALLS AND NO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS THAT BEEN REPORTED FOR THIS PROBLEM. BUT I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY WEBSITES STATING THEIR CONCERNS AND ISSUES WITH THEIR DASHBOARD ON DODGE PICKUPS. I HOPE THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED AND THAT DODGE WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR MISTAKE WITH THE DASHBOARD FOR DODGE PICKUPS.

NHTSA complaint #10224425 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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.

NHTSA complaint #10210086 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

I OWN A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK. I PURCHASED IT USED. WHEN I PUCHASED MY TRUCK THE DASHBOARD HAD TWO HIERLINE CRACKS IN IT AND I THOUGHT NOTHING ABOUT IT. OVER THE LAST 8 MONTHS, MY DASHBOARD HAS BEEN FALLING APART. NOW I HAVE CRACKS ALL OVER IT AND PIECES COMING OFF. THERE IS A 10" HOLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. IT IS CAVENING IN A LITTLE MORE EVERYDAY. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. MY FATHER INFORMED ME OF AN ORLANDO, FL NEWS STATION (LOCAL 6) THAT HAS DONE AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS PROBLEM AND THOUGH THEIR WEBSITE AND NEWS ARTICLES I WAS DIRECTED HERE. I'M REPORTING MY PROBLEM SO I CAN HAVE IT DOCUMENTED.

NHTSA complaint #10192701 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

HOLE IN AC SYSTEM. PAID $130 TO FIND OUT THAT I HAD A LEAK IN MY EVAPORATOR OF MY AC UNIT. VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND. EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO REPLACE. TRUCK IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD.

NHTSA complaint #10128313 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

WHILE DRIVING AIR CONDITIONER WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS A RESULT, WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WAS INOPERATIVE. DEALER INDICATED CALL NHTSA AND THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10053813 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR IS LEAKING FREON , AND THE FUMES ARE COMING INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE PART IS ON A NATION WIDE BACK ORDER.

NHTSA complaint #10032087 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

THE PASSENGER QUAD DOOR SPEAKER BUZZES, DEALER REPLACED SPEAKER, THE BUZZING NOISE IS STILL PRESENT. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #559046 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

GOODYEAR INVECTA GL TIRES EXPERIENCE UNEVEN AND PREMATURE WEAR, DEALER STATES TIRES ARE WRONG TYPE FOR VEHICLE, DODGE STATES TIRES ARE CORRECT, TIRES CAUSED VIBRATION AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO DRIFT, TIRE SIZE P235/75R15. BEZLE WAS LOOSE ON DRIVER DOOR PANEL, REAR DOORS LEAKED, DEALER ADJUSTED AND ALIGNED BOTH REAR DOORS DUE TO EXCESSIVE GAP. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED COOLANT LEAK. CONSUMER HEARS WIND NOISE. AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT COOL PROPERLY. THERE IS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST. VEHICLE GETS POOR GAS MILEAGE, ONLY GETS AROUND 9 MILES PER GALLON. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #879334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

THE RADIO IS DEFECTIVE. YH

NHTSA complaint #551688 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

CONSUMER BOUGHT A BRAND NEW TRUCK ON 2/11/2000 AND THERE IS NO CERTIFICATION LABEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALER ADMITS THAT IT IS WEIRD THAT THE LABEL IS MISSING, AND THAT ONE WILL BE PRODUCED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #856862 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.