1999 DODGE RAM 2500 Structure Problems

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT REGARDING DASH BOARD. THE DASH STARTED CRACKING WITH JUST 30,000 MILES ON TRUCK, WHEN I PUT IN COMPLIANT TO NHTSA. NOW 109,000 THE ELECTRICAL, AIR BAGS, COMPUTER HARNESS WIRING ARE EXPOSED WITH A INTERMITTENT STALLING AND A GUESSING GAME FROM AUTHORIZED DODGE DEALERS AS TO WHAT MIGHT BE THE ISSUES. "UNDETERMINED ELECTRICAL SHORTS FROM CRACKED DASH A POSSIBILITY" "ABS SERVICE LIGHT STAYS ON, ALSO "UNDETERMINED BY DEALER", "CAN'T TRACK CODE" "DON'T DRIVE AS AIRBAG MIGHT DEPLOY BECAUSE DASH HAS DASH DEBRIS FROM CRACKS" PLUS HEARING "REFUSE TO SERVICE UNLESS REPLACE THE DASHBOARD" ALL THESE QUOTES WHEN TRYING TO TAKE TO GET THE TRUCK FIXED. MAIN COMPUTER HARNESS INTERMITTENT "NO BUS" CAN'T FIND SHORTS! STALLS OUT ON FREEWAY. THE GLOVE BOX EVEN HANGS ON ONLY ONE SIDE. UNSAFE IF AIRBAGS DEPLOY. SPLINTERING OF REMAINS CHARDS OF FAULTY DASHBOARD PLASTIC, STALL ON FAST LANE OF 14 FREEWAY IN CA HAD TO COAST TO RIGHT SIDE WITH NO POWER STEERING LUCKY THE BRAKES WORKED AND THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. SHORT IN WIRE DUE TO EXPOSED DASH BOARD.

Mileage: 100,000

DASH CRACKING. DASH IS IN PIECES AND MAY AFFECT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

DASH COVER AND PLASTIC SUBSTRUCTURE CRACKED AND SHARP PIECES FALLING OFF INTO THE DASH. DASH PULLING AWAY FROM THE FIREWALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HEADLIGHT AND HVAC CONTROL MOUNTING POINTS BROKEN LOSE AND FALLING INTO THE DASH. CONCERNED ABOUT PROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN EVENT OF A CRASH WITH LOSE DASH FRAGMENTS AND THE DASH DETACHING FURTHER FROM THE FIREWALL AND BECOMING A PROJECTILE CAUSING ADDITIONAL INJURY TO OCCUPANTS. *JS

Mileage: 165,000

MY 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 DASH IS FALLING APART. IT IS STARTING TO "CHUNK" MEANING PIECES ARE COMING OUT OF IT IN WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS SHARP JAGGED "SHARDS" WITH POINTY EDGES. NOTICED IT BEGINNING OF LAST YEAR AS A SINGLE CRACK, NOT IT IS EXTENSIVE AN SPREADING ACROSS MY ENTIRE DASH. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE NOW WIRING IS EXPOSED WHICH COULD SHORT LIGHTS ETC. THE CHUNKS COULD FLY OUT AT HIGH SPEEDS INTO MY EYES BLINDING MY VISION. IN A WRECK WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD. I CUT MY FINGER ON THE SHARP EDGE OF THE CRACKED DASHBOARD. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ON REPAIRING OR REPLACING THE DASHBOARD SO NONE OF MY CHILDREN WOULD INJURE THEMSELVES LIKE I DID. MY RESEARCH FOUND THAT THERE IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH DODGE RAM DASHBOARDS CRACKING,SO I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

THE VEHICLE HAS A CRACKED DASHBOARD. SEEMS COMMON FOR SOME MODEL YEAR DODGE RAM PICKUPS. I AM CONCERNED THAT CHUNKS OF THE DASH COULD COME OFF AND BLOW INTO MY FACE WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS WHO HAVE A DODGE RAM WITH A CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 THAT I PURCHASED NEW. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY COLLISION NOR SUSTAINED ANY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE IS NORMALLY PARKED IN A COVERED LOCATION OUT OF THE SUN AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. IN LATE 2009 A SHORT CRACK APPEARED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE DASH EXTENDING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SEAT. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER SEVERAL OTHER CRACKS APPEARED. AS OF FALL 2012 SEVERAL MAJOR CRACKS APPEARED IN FRONT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CRACKS ARE JAGGED AND SHARP EXPOSING OCCUPANTS TO BEING CUT. THE DASH APPEARS TO BE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING AND DEFECTIVE AND CONTINUES TO SPALL. ALSO THIS CRACKED DASH APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION OR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

THIS VEHICLE IS VERY SELDOM DRIVEN, ONCE A WEEK 1/4 MILE. IT IS PARKED WITH A WINDSHIELD COVER ACROSS WINDSHIELD TO PROTECT DASH. THE DASH IS COMPLETELY FALLING APART IN PIECES. IT BEGAN WITH SMALL HAIRLINE CRACKS, THEN PIECES BEGAN TO FALL IN. IT APPEARS THAT A DEFECTIVE MATERIAL WAS USED TO MAKE THE DASHBOARD. THE PLASTIC HAS TURNED INTO A CERAMIC TYPE MATERIAL. NOW HUGE PIECES ARE FALLING IN. I ORDERED A DASHBOARD COVER WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN BUT BEFORE IT HAS EVEN ARRIVED I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE WON'T BE ANYTHING LEFT TO PLACE THE COVER ON. *TR

Mileage: 163,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED INTO PIECES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE DASHBOARD EVEN THOUGH THE AIR BAGS WERE SHOWING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE DASH HAS BROKEN INTO SEVERAL PIECES (THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE) AND IS NO LONGER INTACT OR ATTACHED TO THE MOUNTING AREAS. IT STARTED WITH ONE LITTLE CRACK AND THEN LARGER PIECES BEGAN BREAKING FREE. THE EDGES ARE VERY SHARP AND WILL CUT YOU. UPON ANY KIND OF IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE, PIECES WILL FLY INTO THE EYES, FACE, BODY AND THE DRIVER OR OCCUPANTS WILL BE INJURED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE/DRIVE WITH THE DASH IN THIS CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

1999 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK-UP. IN 2004 I NOTICED SOME CRACKS IN THE DASH BOARD, WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS IT WAS SO BAD THAT PIECES OF THE DASH BEGAN TO FALL INSIDE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS PARTIALLY EXPOSED WHICH IS MY PRIMARY CONCERN. MY WIFE ALSO RECEIVED A CUT ON HER HAND TRYING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF THE DASH FROM INSIDE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 2500 DODGE AND THE DASH IS COMING APART I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED 3 YEARS AGO. *TR

1999 DODGE 2500 DASHBOARD FALLING APART BIG CRACKS AND PIECES FALLING IN. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,225.

Mileage: 116,225

1999 DODGE DASH FALLING APART. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 99 DODGE RAM P/U HAS HUGE CRACKS AND IT LEAVES SPLINTERS OF PLASTIC THAT HAS BROKEN OFF. THERE IS NO EVENT THAT HAS CAUSED THIS. I JUST NOTICED A SMALL CRACK THEN IT TURNED INTO A LARGER ONE. MY VIN PLATE HAS BEEN MISSING FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS ALSO. I FELL INTO THE DASHBOARD WORKINGS. I AM DREADING THE DAY OF A COLLISION BECAUSE THE DASH IS GOING TO BECOME SHRAPNAL AND INJURE SOMEONE...COULD BE MY WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS. HOW WOULD THEY LIKE TO SEE THEIR LOVED ONE WITH A PIECE OF PLASTIC HANGING OUT OF THEIR EYE OR NECK. *TR

DASH IS CRACKING IN FOUR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND PIECES ARE BEGINNING TO FALL INSIDE. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS WILL LEAD TO ELECTRICAL SHORTS OR INTERFER WITH THE AIRBAG OPERATION. DODGE WILL DO NOTHING EXCEPT INSTALL NEW DASH FOR $900. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

1999 DODGE TRUCK DASHBOARD IS CRACKING, AND CAVING IN. LEAVING LARGE SHARP EDGES. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

1999 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 SLT LARAMIE, THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED AND FALLING IN. I AM AFRAID IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT THE CRACKED DASH WILL CAUSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, OR A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS TO TEAR AND POSSIBLY HURT OR KILL SOMEONE. I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND NOT THE OWNERS PROBLEM LIKE CHRYSLER CLAIMS WHEN YOU CONTACT THEM. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT FOR THE LAST 7 YRS AND IT IS STILL CRACKING. CHRYSLER CLAIMS THAT IF THERE WERE A COVER ON IT, IT WOULDN'T CRACK. I DIDN'T HEAR OF CHRYSLER GIVING OUT DASH COVERS TO OWNERS WHO REQUESTED THEM. I BELIEVE THE COMPANY SHOULD ATLEAST REPLACE CRACKED DASHES WITH SOMETHING SAFER! *TR

Mileage: 115,000

I OWN A 1999 DODGE RAM. AS I UNDERSTAND, YOU HAVE RECEIVED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE DASH PLASTIC FAILURE. AS I READ THE POSTS, I SEE THAT AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THESE VEHICLES (DODGE RAM) ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ENTIRE PLASTIC DASH SPLINTERS INTO SHARDS, REGARDLESS OF TIME OR CARE AND UPKEEP. SO HAS MINE. I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHATICALLY ADD MY NAME TO THE GROWING LIST OF DISGUSTED OWNERS. I AM MORE THAN CONCERNED ABOUT THE SHARDS OF PLASTIC AROUND THE AIRBAG. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MY PASSENGER(S) IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS? I WORK AS A FIREFIGHTER, AND HAVE SEEN FIRST-HAND THE RESULTS OF THE VIOLENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. I CAN'T IMAGINE THE EXTENT OF THE ADDITIONAL INJURIES IF SHARP PIECES OF PLASTIC ARE ADDED TO THE BLAST OF THE AIRBAG. THIS IS NOT MERELY AN ISSUE OF AESTHETICS OR POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP. IT IS A MONUMENTAL SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP. SENT RESPECTFULLY *TR

1999 DODGE RAM 2500: THE COMPLETE DASH ASSEMBLY IS CRACKING AND FLAKING INTO PIECES ALONG THE TOP COVER FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND FROM THE CLUSTER TO THE WINDSHIELD. FEATURES ARE CRACKING ALONG THE LOWER SECTION OF DASH, ALSO, FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS WILL SOON EFFECT THE STRUCTURAL HOUSING AREA AROUND THE RIGHT SIDE SRS AIRBAG MOUNTING. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE STABILITY OF THE SRS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF DEPLOYMENT. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE WIRING HARNESS BEING DAMAGED OR FAILING DUE TO SHARP EDGES OF THE PLASTIC IN THE DASH ASSEMBLY. IF THE SHARP EDGES CUT THE WIRING AND THE CUT WIRE EDGES RUB TOGETHER, THIS WILL CAUSE A PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OF THE SRS AIRBAG. THERE IS ALSO A CONCERN OF THE MAIN DASH HARNESS BEING DAMAGED FROM SHARP EDGES AND CAUSING THE POSSIBILITY OF A SHORT BETWEEN VOLTAGE AND GROUND CIRCUITS TOUCHING CAUSING EXCESSIVE HEATING OF SHORTED CIRCUITS AND CAUSING FIRE IN THE BRITTLE PLASTIC AREAS. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

THE DASH IN MY 1999 IS FALLING APART. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE AIR BAGS AND WIRING BEING EXPOSED. I KNOW THIS IS A VERY PROBLEM WITH DODGES. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

MULTIPLE FISSURES ARE DEVELOPING IN THE DASH AND THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE ENTIRE CONSOLE IS QUESTIONABLE. *TR

Mileage: 60,100

DASH CRACKS WHICH MAY LEAD TO RIPPED AIRBAGS ON DEPLOYMENT. MAY ALSO CUT ELECTRICAL WIRES CAUSING SPARKS OR FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

1999 DODGE 2500 RAM DASH CRACKING CAUSING WIRING PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

MY 1999 DODGE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AND MONTHS LATER PIECES ARE BREAKING AWAY AS I CLEAN IT. IT IS SO BRITTLE I CAN'T TOUCH IT ANY MORE. I ALWAYS USE A SUN SHIELD AND ALWAYS LEAVE MY WINDOWS CRACKED OPEN TO ALLOW PROPER AIR FLOW TO PREVENT ISSUES FROM HAPPENING. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. "COME ON DODGE" WHAT KIND OF GARBAGE IS THIS. I'VE HAD MANY OTHER TRUCKS WITH WAY MORE MILES THAN THIS AND HAD NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR. THIS IS THE SIGN OF POOR QUALITY!!! DO TO THE FACT THAT DODGE IS TURNING A BLIND EYE ON THIS PROBLEM I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER DODGE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I OWN A 1999 RAM 2500 AND MY DASHBOARD IS ALSO FALLING APART. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE DASH IS BUSTED AND CRACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS. THE TRIM AROUND THE GAUGES IS ALL CRACKED. *1

Mileage: 80,000

DASH PAD CRACKED. *TR

Mileage: 152,000

OVER TIME THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES. PIECES HAVE BROKEN OFF. NO EXCESSIVE WEAR WAS PLACED ON THE DASH. HAVE NOT REPLACED THE DASH DUE TO COST. *TR

DASH IN 1999 DODGE RAM CRACKING AND FALLING APART. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

MY DASH ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 HAS COMPLETELY FELL THROUGH CAUSING WIRING PROBLEMS MY LIGHTS WILL JUST STOP WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

CRACKED DASH, MANY CRACKS ACROSS WHOLE DASH, LARGE 8" X 8" HOLE BROKE THROUGH. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

THE DASH STARTED CRACKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE DEFROSTER VENT THIS PAST WINTER. WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, THE CRACK HAS GROWN TO ABOUT 10 - 12 INCHES IN LENGTH TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE CRACK IS GROWING EACH DAY NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE WHEEL WELL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES, WHICH DAMAGED THE AXLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A STRUCTURAL DEFECT. SHE ALSO SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAS NOT HEARD FROM THEM SINCE THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION CASE NUMBER PE99069, BUT IT HAS BEEN CLOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,206.

Mileage: 102,206

THE DASH FIRST DEVELOPED A CRACK BUT HAS NOW DEVELOPED HOLES IN THE DASH. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

1. DASH CRACKING AND COLLAPSING...DUE TO ? 2. VIN PLATE NO LONGER VISIBLE, PIECES KEEP BREAKING OFF 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOPING DODGE WOULD RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 152,000

1999 DODGE RAM 2500. DASH STARTED CRACKING IN 2006..NOW IS MUCH WORSE AND GETTING EVEN WORSE. EVENTUALLY THIS DASH WILL COLLAPSE COMPLETELY, EXPOSING WIRING. I ALSO AM CONCERNED THAT, IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AND IF YOUR HEAD OR NECK STRUCK THE DASH IT WOULD CAUSE SEVER LACERATIONS. PASSENGER SIDE INCLUDED. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

I HAVE A 99' DODGE 2500 DIESEL TRUCK WITH A CRACKED DASH. IT IS IN PIECES AND AM WORRIED I WILL BEGIN TO HAVE MORE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FROM ALL THE PIECES IT IS IN AND IS CONSTANTLY GETTING WORSE. I WOULD LIKE A NEW DASH AND AN APOLOGY TO KEEP ME BUYING FROM DODGE!! *TR

Mileage: 70,000

99' DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD 4X4 DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN 9 PLACES AND IS COMPLETELY FREE FROM IT'S ANCHORS DUE TO CRACKING AT THE ATTACHMENT POINTS. STARTED TO CRACK IN 2004 BUT DODGE DENIED ANY WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR IT THEN. DODGE DEALER STATED THEN IT WAS DUE TO CLIMATE CONDITIONS IN CA. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

CRACKED DASH NEAR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

CRACKED DASH ISSUES WHICH WOULD CAUSE AIRBAG FAILURES AND LIGHTS FROM UNDER THE DASH BLINDING THE OCCUPANTS AT NIGHT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE THAT I AM AWARE OF. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

I OWN A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK UP TRUCK. THE DASHBOARD ON THE TRUCK IS CRISS-CROSSED WITH MANY CRACKS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IN AN ACCIDENT THE JAGGED SHARDS OF THE DASH BOARDCOULD TURN INTO DEADLY PROJECTILES.*AK NOTHING LED TO THE DASH DEVELOPING THESE CRACKS, IT APPEARS THAT THE PLASTIC WASN'T DESIGNED TO HANDLE THE STRESSES THAT DAY TO DAY USE PLACES ON IT. CURRENTLY THE DASH ISN'T REPLACED, IF THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO SEE THE DASH THEY ARE WELCOME TO VIEW IT.

MY DASH HAS BEEN CRACKED FOR FOUR YEARS AND HAS BECOME WORSE. OTHER OWNER COMPLAINTS RELATE TO FAULTY WIRING/HEAD AND TAIL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONS DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE DASH. *TR

Mileage: 49,300

1999 DODGE RAM 2500 THE DASH BOARD IS COMING APART IN BIG SHARP CHUNCKS CRACKS ARE FORMING . *AK

DASHBOARD CRACKING ON THE 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4. *AK

Mileage: 106,000

1999 DODGE RAM 2500 ENTIRE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND FELL APART. REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED, AND IT WAS USUALLY IN COVERED PARKING. PIECES FELL INTO THE WIRING AND MECHANISMS STOPPING THEIR USE. I BOUGHT AN OEM REPLACEMENT AND IT ALSO CRACKED. I HAD TO REPLACE THE VENTILATION CONTROLS BECAUSE A PIECE OF THE PLASTIC WEDGED INTO IT AND BROKE THE LEVERS. ALSO, NOTICED TWO WIRES THAT HAD A SHARP PIECE OF PLASTIC BETWEEN THEM ,AND THE VIBRATION HAD WORN AWAY THE INSULATION. I REPLACED THOSE WIRES BEFORE THEY COULD SHORT OUT. *AK

Mileage: 36,000

THE DASHBOARD IN 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 IS SEVERELY CRACKED IN MANY PLACES, AND HAS BEEN FOR MONTHS, AND FINALLY ONE DAY A SECTION JUST FELL IN WHILE I WAS DRIVING, RIGHT ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS WAS A CONCERN AT THE TIME, AND I WAS TOLD BY DODGE TO JUST PURCHASE A NEW ONE. SINCE THE HOLE APPEARED THE WHOLE DASHBOARD RATTLES WHILE I DRIVE . IT IS NOT ONLY IS ANNOYING, BUT ALSO DISTRACTING. *AK

Mileage: 155,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS FIRST TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THERE WERE CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE FRAME ON THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE INSPECTED BY A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN. UPDATED 12/18/06. *JB

Mileage: 109,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AM/FM RADIO VOLUME CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, WHEN RAINING HARD, THERE WAS A LEAK INSIDE THE TRUCK THAT STEMMED FROM THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THIRD, THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS RUSTED. FOURTH, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LEAK NOISE AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN AN IDLE POSITION AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED, FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 66,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AM/FM RADIO VOLUME CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, WHEN RAINING HARD, THERE WAS A LEAK INSIDE THE TRUCK THAT STEMMED FROM THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THIRD, THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS RUSTED. FOURTH, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LEAK NOISE AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN AN IDLE POSITION AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED, FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 66,500

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

Mileage: 78,000

BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES SNAPPED (AT THE SAME INSTANCE) WHILE STANDING ON THE TAILGATE WHILE LIFTING APPROX 85 LBS. TWO INDIVIDUALS WERE ON THE TAILGATE WITH THEIR TOTAL WEIGHT APPROX 390 POUNDS. THE PROTECTIVE COVER ON THE CABLES WAS WORN BUT CABLE FRAYING WAS NOT EVIDENT. DAMAGED PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. NO REPLACEMENT YET. *JB

THE DASHBOARD CRACKED FROM THE WINDSHIELD TOWARDS THE DRIVER. A SEPARATE CRACK ALSO EXTENDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM THE WINDSHIELD TOWARDS THE PASSENGER . THE CRACKS DID NOT MEET THEY WERE SEPARATE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WILL EVENTUALLY SEPARATE. *AK *NM

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THIS STALLING OCCURRED SIX TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL, AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONSUMER KEPT HEARING A PINGING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, AND THE TRANSFER CASE WAS STILL LEAKING. THERE HAD BEEN A MYRIAD OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP MORE THAN IT WAS IN HER POSSESSION. *AK THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: AIRFLOW NOISE/SUCKED AIR DUE TO A POSSIBLE VACUUM LEAK, THE PASSENGER MIRROR VIBRATION DUE TO THE BUG SHIELDS, ENGINE TICKING, UNDERSHIELD RUSTED ALONG WITH THE DRIVESHAFT, U-JOINTS, AND THE BUMPER, THERE WAS RUST ON THE REAR BOX PANELS, ENGINE PING/NOISE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON TWO TIMES, REAR WINDOW LEAKAGE, TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY/TRANSFER CASE LEAKED, HARD JUMPING WHEN IN REVERSE, REVVS OUT MORE RPM'S THAN NORMAL, ENGINE PING HAD GOTTEN LOUDER, AND THERE WERE MANY TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. *SCC

Mileage: 3,500