1999 DODGE RAM 1500 Unknown Or Other Problems

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SMELT SMOKE. WE PULLED OVER, I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICAL AND THERE WAS A FIRE NEAR THE GAS TANK. I TRIED TO SPLASH WATER ON IT BUT HAD NO LUCK. KNOWING THE FIRE WAS NEAR THE GAS TANK WE GOT AWAY FROM THE TRUCK AND CALLED 911.

Mileage: 122,000

THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT OPEN

Mileage: 130,000

1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP, WHILE DRIVING AROUND 35-45 MPH USUALLY ON A DOWNHILL GRADE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE,THE ONLY WORD TO DESCRIBE IT IS VIOLENTLY AND WILL NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL YOU CAN GET THE SPEED BELOW 20MPH BUT YOU CAN NOT JUST APPLY THE BREAKS OR THE SHAKING BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE,I HAVE REPLACE MOST OF THE SUSPENSION(CONTROL ARMS,BALL JOINTS ECT.)NOTHING WORKS.THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES! I'VE TALKED TO OTHERS AND THERE IS A NAME FOR IT, DODGE DEATH WOBBLE. ALSO I AM ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE DODGE DASH CANCER, IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS MY DASH HAS BASICALLY DISINTEGRATED....CONSIDERING BRINGING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT

Mileage: 154,000

I HAVE PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT. THE DASH HAS HAD A PROBLEM IN THE PAST AND CRACKED AND SPLIT. I HAVE REPLACED IT BUT EXPECT THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THIS OCCURS DURING AN ACCIDENT, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE BROKEN PIECES OF THE BRITTLE PLASTIC TO BECOME SHRAPNEL AND PUNCTURE OR BECOME A FLYING PROJECTILE IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. IF IT IS CAUGHT BY THE AIRBAG, THE SPEED CAN BE ACCELERATED WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. WHEN WILL NHTSA ISSUE A RECALL ON THE DASHBOARD OF THESE TRUCKS. THE BEZEL AND THE GLOVEBOX'S ARE ALSO SPLITTING AS WELL. WHEN CAN THE RECALL BE EXPECTED. I HAVE NOTED BEFORE THAT THIS PROBLEM EXIST ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE UNDER SEVERAL CATEGORIES.. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE DASH CRACKS OR BREAKS OFF DURING AN ACCIDENT. OWNERS ARE WAITING FOR A RECALL SO THAT THEY DO NOT CONTINUE TO HAVE TO PULL MONEY OUT OF THERE POCKET TO FIX REPAIRS ON ITEMS THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE A PROBLEM.

Mileage: 110,000

MY TRUCK JUST CUT OFF WOULDNT START BACK RUN STRAIGHT WIRE FROM IGNITION CHANGED IGNITION RELAY NOTHING NEXT RUN STRAIGHT WIRE FROM RELAY TO BATTERY IT STARTED UP I HAVE NO O/D AND HAVE TO SHIFT BY HAND SOMETIMES TRUCK STALLS BUT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP BEEN THIS WAY SINCE 2010 TRUCK HAS 55000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 42,000

TAKATA RECALL 1999 DODGE RAM (DEATH WOBBLE) THE LEFT FRONT OF THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT GOING TO FALL APART THIS TRUCK IS IN GOOD CONDITION OTHER THEN THE ONLY THING I CAN FIND IS A RANDOM STARTING DEATH WOBBLE AND OF COURSE NOBODY OWN UP TO THERE MISTAKE AS NORMAL AND ITS SAD YOU MAKE ALL THAT MONEY AND IT COMES WITH INNOCENT BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS DODGE YOU MADE A MISTAKE FIX IT BEFORE ITS TO LATE AND YOU IN UP KILLING PEOPLE I'M A VET WITH A CHILD IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY CHILD BECAUSE HE LOVES RIDING IN DADDY'S TRUCK I WILL TELL YOU ONE THING THERE WILL BE NO LAW SUIT ON MY HANDS THEY WILL MAKE A MOVIE OF THE HELL I BRING DOWN THOSE.... LETS JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT AND FIX THE PROBLEM I'M NOT ONE TO BE THE GUY THAT TELLS THE SPOILER PLUS ITS NOT GOING TO COME TO THAT BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE GOOD PEOPLE AND YOUR GOING TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND NOT HAVE FAMILY'S OUT THERE IN DEATH TRAPS

Mileage: 140,000

DASHBOARD HAS BROKEN INTO 30 PIECES

DRIVING 30 MPH SUDDEN STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE THEN VISIBLE WHITE FOG OF VAPOR ROSE FROM DEFROST VENTS (DEFROSTER/FAN NOT ON) PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY BUT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO ACTIVATION OF BRAKES. ALL THIS HAPPENED QUICKLY, WITHIN 10 SECONDS USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE TO EVACUATE 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND SELF BARELY IN TIME. BYSTANDER SHOUTING THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDER HOOD AND SPREAD INTO CAB. FIRE DEPT. CALLED BY BYSTANDER AS WE USED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS UNSUCCESSFULLY. TRUCK WAS ENGULFED AND DESTROYED. RECALLS WERE ADDRESSED SPRING OF 2003. A LATER RECALL NOT REALIZED BY US INCLUDES FIX FOR ANTILOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER CORROSION THAT COULD CAUSE FIRE. GEICO CLAIM # 0480694490101028 BUT NO COMPENSATION, AS NOT COVERED FOR FIRE. FIRE DEPT. TOOK A REPORT, POLICE SAID NO COLLISION SO THEY DIDN'T. I DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE THE FIRE DEPT. REPORT BUT MAY BE ABLE TO OBTAIN IT.

Mileage: 139,000

ENTIRE DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART. CHUNKS ARE GETTING INTO ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS AND MAY CAUSE SAFETY MALFUNCTION. FRONT WINDOW DEFROSTER NOT ABLE TO WORK CORRECTLY CAUSING VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. I AM A PH.D. POLYMER CHEMIST AND THIS IS OBVIOUS SAFETY - MANUFACTURING DEFECT

Mileage: 98,000

DASHBOARD FALLING APART VERY DANGEROUS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH BIG CRACKS STARTING TO FALL IN COULD CAUSE ELECTRCAL PROBLEMS IF IN AN ACCIDENT COULD GET SHARDS OF PLASTIC IN EYES AND FACE

DASHBOARD FIRST CRACKED THEN TOTALLY DISINTEGRATED AND COLLAPSED INSIDE THE DASH

Mileage: 50,000

THE DASHBOARD STARTED WITH A SMALL CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND IT HAS EXPANDED TO MANY CRACKS, WITH PIECES FALLING INTO THE DASH ITSELF. I AM AFRAID THAT THESE PIECES WILL CAUSE A MALFUNCTION OF LIGHTS OR WHATEVER IS DOWN THERE, WHILE I'M DRIVING. MY TRUCK ISN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, MOST 1999 DODGE RAMS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T SEE WHY THE COMPANY IS NOT OBLIGATED TO FIX THIS.

Mileage: 92,000

DASH HAD TWO SMALL CRACKS IN DASH WHEN PURCHASED USED IN 2010. SINCE THEN, THESE CRACKS HAVE MULTIPLIED AND HAVE BECOME LARGER, WITH PIECES BREAKING OUT, LEAVING SHARP EDGES. SOME PIECES ARE FALLING INTO AREA OF PASSENGER AIR BAG, POSSIBLY CAUSING A CUT IN COMPONENTS. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE RAM PICKUP TRUCKS DURING SEVERAL YEARS. I HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 RAM, ON WHICH CHRYSLER CORP. PAID PARTIALLY FOR DASH REPLACEMENT. THIS SITUATION COULD VERY WELL BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. *JS

Mileage: 98,390

IN MARCH OF 2003 I NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD OF MY DODGE RAM TRUCK WAS BEGINNING TO CRACK. WITHIN A FEW MORE MONTHS, THE CRACKS HAD SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE SURFACE SO THE PIECES COULD EASILY BE REMOVED.

Mileage: 40,000

THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING NEAR THE CENTER OF DASH AND GOING DOWN TO WHERE THE DASH MEETS THE WINDSHIELD. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, THE DASH CONTINUED TO CRACK IN THE SHAPE OF A SPIDER WEB UNTIL PIECES STARTED FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE DASH. NOW THERE'S A LARGE HOLE IN THE DASH IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT/STEERING WHEEL APPROXIMATELY 14" LONG AND 8" WIDE AND IT'S CONTINUING TO CRACK AND DISINTEGRATE; ALL THE MECHANICS INSIDE THE DASH ARE NOW EXPOSED. IT IS MY BELIEF THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT SINCE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME SITUATION IN THEIR DODGE VEHICLES.

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 99 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASH IS BROKEN IN SO MANY DIFFERENT PIECES. I LOOKED DOWN IN ONE OF THE HOLES THAT ARE NOW IN MY DASH AND SAW A PIECE RESTING ON SOME WIRES. IF LEFT THERE I COULD SEE HOW AFTER TIME IT COULD WEAR THROUGH THE INSULATION ON MULTIPLE WIRES AND CAUSE THEM TO ARC OR GET HOT AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE. IS THIS RIGHT THAT DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THE CONSUMER WHEN CONTACTED ? THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE DASH , BUT THATS MY 2 CENTS I GUESS. *TT

Mileage: 150,000

MY TRUCK DASH ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM IS CRACKED IN ABOUT 20 DIFFERENT PIECES. THIS STARTED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT WAS NOT RECALLED. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEARS. CHRYSLER/DODGE SAYS THIS IS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM IN A PRESS RELEASE, BUT IT IS NOT. I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND HAVE STOPPED AN ESTIMATED 50-75 DODGE RAM TRUCKS FROM AROUND THIS YEAR AND HAVE YET TO SEE A SINGLE ONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE A CRACKED DASH. I HAVE SEEN A RECENT NEWS STORY ABOUT THIS ON MY LOCAL NEWS AND HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET.

Mileage: 50,000

DASHBOARD CRACKING ISSUE. I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT. TWO YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A CRACK IN MY DASHBOARD. I TOOK IT TO DODGE AND THEY SAID THAT I BROKE IT AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. OVER TIME SINCE THE DASH HAS CRACKED IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THERE ARE SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS IN THE DASH AS WELL AS A HUGE CHUNK MISSING RIGHT ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS CAUSES A GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT IS DANGEROUS AND MAY CAUSE A WRECK. THERE IS EXPOSED WIRING IN THE DASH THAT MAY SHORT OUT, DUE TO PARTS OF THE DASH FALLING ON IT OR THE HEAT OF THE SUN. THIS MAY CAUSE EITHER THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, WIPERS NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING USE IN RAINY CONDITIONS, OR THE HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING DURING THE NIGHT THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH INJURING AN OCCUPANT. I HAVE ALREADY NOTICED SUN FADING ON THE WIRING. I KEEP IT COVERED WITH A TOWEL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF SUN EXPOSURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN KEEP IN MY GARAGE MOST OF ITS LIFE. THERE ARE 5 DODGE RAM'S IN MY FAMILY AND THEY ALL HAVE THIS ISSUE. THIS IS NOT A ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH THESE TRUCKS AND IS NOT MY FAULT. I PAID OVER 22,000 DOLLARS FOR THIS TRUCK IN 2000 AND IT ONLY HAS 135,000 MILES ON IT. I KEEP MY VEHICLE VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND CLEAN . EVERY DODGE RAM ON THE ROAD THAT I SEE HAS THIS ISSUE. SO THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TRUCKS OUT THERE WITH THIS ISSUE. THEY ARE ALL HAZARDOUS TO OPERATE IN THE PRESENT CONDITION . I HOPE THAT IT DOES NOT TAKE SOMEONE GETTING HURT BY THIS ISSUE FOR IT TO GET RESOLVED. THE RESOLUTION: IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE NTSB MAKE DODGE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE DASHBOARD PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEIR LOCAL DEALER. THE PART SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH NOT COST TO THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE DRIVER/PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORIST AROUND THE SUBJECT VEHICLE.

Mileage: 50,000

1. NO SPECIFIC EVEN LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE. THE ITEM IN QUESTION HAS BROKEN ON IT'S OWN. 2. THE DASHBOARD HAS BROKEN IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. ONE OF THE LARGE CRACKS IS DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WHICH IS CONCERNING AS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT COULD CAUSE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD TO SHATTER RESULTING IN A HIGHER INJURY RATE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER. 3. AFTER DOING RESEARCH AND DETERMINING THAT NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THE DODGE RAM PICK-UP ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE I CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO LOOK INTO REPLACING THE DASHBOARD. CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THEIR RESPONSE. *TR

AT ABOUT 180,000 MILES THE DASH CRACKED AND WITHIN 3,000 MILES THE CENTER OF THE DASH COMPLETELY FELL IN AND KEEPS BREAKING MORE. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETELY FALLING APART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING INTO MULTIPLE PIECES. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE DASHBOARD PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

DASH WITH CRACKS AND HOLES IN IT.*CN

Mileage: 80,000

CRACKING AND BREAKING DASH BOARD ON MY 99 DODGE RAM 1500. CRACKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE LOOKS LIKE HELL. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER DODGE PRODUCT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY BIG PROBLEM AND DODGE IS FAILING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CRACKS HAVE BEEN PRESENT FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

DASH OF A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB!! *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FOUR-FOOT CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING WAS EXPOSED DUE TO THE CRACKED DASHBOARD, WHICH CAUSED THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING TO FAIL. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 159,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73.

Mileage: 73

1999 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH DISSINTIGRATING DASH BOARD LEADING TO ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. WHEN MULTIPLE DEALERS WERE ASKED ABOUT THE PROBLEM THE ANSWERS GIVEN WERE ALWAYS "BECAUSE IT IS NOT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM, THEN IT IS NOT A WARRENTY ISSUE." WAS ALSO TOLD THAT SINCE IT WAS NOT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM THAT IT WON'T BE A RECALL MATTER UNLESS IT MIGHT CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE.

DASHBOARD OF THE1999 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK WAS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK

Mileage: 98,000

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 EXTENDED CAB TRUCK. THE DASH BOARD HAS 3 CRACKS THAT LEAD FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO AIRBAGS AND TO THE CAGE CLUSTER, AND MANY OTHER SMALL CRACKS. THE CRACKS HAVE SPREAD FURTHER AND FURTHER IN THE PAST MONTHS AND THE DASH IS STARTING TO RAISE IN SOME SPOTS ALONG THE CRACK LINE. *JB

DASHBOARD ON 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP FALLING APART. *JB

99 DODGE RAM WITH CRACKING DASH PAD. PAD HAS BEEN REPLACED AND NOW IS CRACKING AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 69,012

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 THAT HAS A CRACKED DASH. I'M A MEMBER OF A DODGE ENTHUSIAST WEB SITE WHERE I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON THING. MOST MEMBER WITH A 2ND GENERATION DODGE RAM HAVE A CRACKED DASH. WITH THIS MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IT HAS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT. *JB

Mileage: 63,249

DASH CRACKED OUT OF NOWHERE. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4 5.9L V8 SPORTS MAGNUM. I E ACQUIRED MY VEHICLE AROUND JULY 2006 AND I HAVE NOTICED SINCE THAT THERE IS A CRACK ON THE DASH AND GRADUALLY CRACKED ALL OVER THE PLACES AND PIECES FALLING OFF INSIDE THE DASH AND I'M AFRAID THAT THOSE PIECES IN THE DASH WILL FLY OFF AT HIGH SPEED DURING COLLISION OR SUDDEN STOP FROM HIGH SPEED AND WOULD CAUSE INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. I HAVE OWNED OTHER TRUCKS/VEHICLES AND NONE OF THOSE TRUCKS/VEHICLE HAVE THIS CRACK IN THE DASH. IT SEEMS THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL/YEAR OF DODGE RAM 1500 HAS AN INFERIOR OR DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING THIS DASH. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THIS ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN SO THAT WE CAN SEE IF THE CRACKED DASH PIECES WILL FLY OFF AT HIGH SPEED AND INJURE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS? THIS CRACKED DASH DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I'VE SEEN SOME CRACK DASHES ON OTHER TRUCKS/VEHICLES BEFORE BUT THOSE CRACK DOES NOT TURN THE DASHES INTO JIGSAW PUZZLE AND PIECES FALLING APART AND FLYING OFF THE DASH ITSELF. MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4 5.9L V8 SPORTS MAGNUM SEEMS TO HAVE A CRACK DASH WITH INFERIOR QUALITY WHICH BREAKS APART EASILY AND CAUSE POSSIBLE INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *JB

DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING WITHIN FIRST 3 YEARS. NOW HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IS HAS LARGE HOLES. CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBILITY OF CAUSING AIRBAG FAILURE. HAVE SPOKEN TO DEALERSHIPS AND BEEN TOLD IS COMMON BUT NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *JB

THE DASH OF MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS CRACKED VERY BAD. TO THE POINT I'M AFRAID IT COULD AFFECT THE AIR BAG. HAS THERE BEEN ANY TEST ON THE AIR BAGS WITH THE DASH BEING CRACKED? *JB

Mileage: 135,000

CRACKED DASH ON MY 99 DODGE RAM. COULD LEAD TO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT? *JB

DASH IS SEVERELY CRACKED IN THE AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD AND A LARGE CRACK RUNS DOWN TO THE VENT BESIDE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I USED (ARMOR-ALL), SUNSCREENS, LOWERING THE WINDOWS SLIGHTLY TO ALLOW HEAT TO ESCAPE ALL WITH NO AVAIL. MY CONCERN NOW IS IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYS, WILL IT SEND PIECES OF THE HARD PLASTIC DASH FLYING? I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND AN ORIGINAL THAT IS NOT CRACKED. THIS IS ON A 99 RAM AND STARTED CRACKING ABOUT 3 YRS. AFTER I BOUGHT IT.

Mileage: 30,000

DASH CRACKED ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM...THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 36,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD CAN CAUSE AIRBAG TO MALFUNCTION? I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH DODGE RAM 1500 YEAR 1999 SECOND GENERATION. *JB

Mileage: 110,000

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 THAT HAS A CRACKED DASH BOARD. EVERY WEEK THE CRACKS GROW AND INCREASE IN NUMBER. THE CRACKS ARE CONNECTING TO EACH OTHER NOW AND IS MAKING HOLES IN THE DASH. I'M GETTING CONCERNED THAT IF IT KEEPS CRACKING AT THIS RATE THAT THE AIR BAG MAY BE EXPOSED AND IF IT WERE TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT THAT THE SHARP CRACKED PIECES MAY TURN INTO PROJECTILES. IT MAY ALSO DEPLOY WITH OUT REASON. *JB

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

Mileage: 65,000

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

Mileage: 83,500

1).WE WERE DRIVING ALONG WHEN THE TRUCK, WE JUST GOT SUDDENLY DIED. THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 OF A TANK. IT IS A SINGLE TANK TRUCK, BUT IT WAS OUT OF GAS. WHEN MORE WAS ADDED IT STARTED UP AND RAN. 2). A HEAVY RAIN FELL , MY SONS CARSEAT (LATCHED IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE QUAD CAB) WAS SO WET THE NEXT DAY I HAD TO WASH AND DRY THE PADDING BEFORE IT COULD BE USED. THE WINDOWS WERE SHUT, LOCKED TIGHT AND PARKED ALL NIGHT. 3). MY HUSBAND WAS COMING FROM WORK A DRUNK DRIVER SUDDENLY PULLED IN FRONT OF HIM. TRYING EVERYTHING TO STOP MY HUSBANDS TRUCK HIT HIS. THE AIR BAGS (NONE OF THEM) WENT OFF! THEY WERE "ON" AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. MY HUSBAND WAS GOING AROUND 45 MILES PER HOUR.4). AS MY HUSBAND STARTED TO WORK THE TRUCK SUDDENLY OVER REVVED AND DIED. IT WAS SAID THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT WAS LATER FOUND IT WAS A SENSOR WENT OUT. NEW SENSOR FIXED IT FOR ABOUT A DAY AND A HALF. 5). TRUCK SHIFTED FUNNY, LOST ALL OIL PRESSURE, AND DIED THE MOTOR FAILED. WHEN IT WAS OPENED UP THE CYLINDER WALLS WERE NOT ASSEMBLED RIGHT AT THE FACTORY IT IS A SURPRISE IT EVEN MADE IT TO 87 THOUSAND MILES IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE XXX WALL PATTERN WAS HIGHLY VISIBLE AND NEVER WORN SMOOTH AS IT SHOULD HAVE IF IT WERE RUNNING PROPERLY FROM THE START. SOME OF THE PIECES ARE "MISSING" ALSO IN THIS MOTOR OTHERS ARE IMPROPERLY ALIGNED. WHEN HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS OUT OF BUSINESS AND THE DODGE COMPANY SAYS YOU BOUGHT IT YOU GOT IT . NOT EVEN 90 THOUSAND MILES ON IT . NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF PAYING FOR MY CAR PAYMENT( AS TO SHUFFLE THE KIDS AROUND), HIS REPLACEMENT CAR (AS TO GET TO WORK 30+ MILES AWAY), AND THIS PILE OF MISTAKES IN A SHELL THAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE HIS TRUCK . THIS DOES NOT EVEN MENTION THE BURDEN OF THE COST WE ARE SUFFERING FROM TO RE BUILD THIS THING TO WORKING ORDER AGAIN . TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE; THIS IS JUST THE STUFF HE HAS TOLD ME ABOUT SO FAR, MORE IS BEING FOUND WRONG EVERY TIME HE CHECKS IN ON IT. *JB

Mileage: 870,000

AT JUST OVER 35,000 MILES THE AC EVAPORATOR FAILED IN MY 1999 DODGE RAM . IT IS ONLY 4.5 YEARS OLD. *AK

Mileage: 35,024

OIL IS SHOULD BE CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES, CONSUMER NEEDED OIL BEFORE THE 3000 MILES. OIL GAUGE WAS READING OIL 2 QUARTS LOW. CONSUMER FELT OIL WAS GOING UP INTO INTAKE MANIFOLD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON STARTED MISSING AND BETWEEN TWO DEALER SHIPS THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG. *AKI

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON. THEN, HAD TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THEY HAD REPLACED IT. FEW MONTHS LATER, HAD HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON BRIGTHER. THEN STALLED, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUME RWAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON. VEHICLE WAS IN REPAIR SHOP EIGHT TIMES, AND VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. *AK

I'VE BEEN TOLD TO COME PICK UP MY TRUCK BECAUSE "THERE IS NO FIX, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHEN WE WILL HAVE A FIX. WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.. DRIVE IT AS IS UNTIL WE DO." THIS AUTOMOBILE IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD, WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I START DRIVING IT. IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE LIKE THIS. WHAT WILL IT DO TO THE MILEAGE, TO THE ENGINE, TO THE TRANSMISSION? NO SAFETY DEFEC (S) STATED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

WHERE DO I SEND A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF MY PROBLEMS? NO SAFETY DEFEC T MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK