2000 DODGE RAM 1500 Structure Problems

2000 DODGE RAM 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RUSTED FRAME. *LD *JS

SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BACK IN 2000 THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK. THROUGHOUT THE YEARS THE PLASTIC DASH HAS BECOME MORE BRITTLE AND THE BROKEN PIECES HAVE THE STRENGTH AND TEXTURE OF PEANUT BRITTLE BUT ARE RATHER SHARP. WE WOULD FIND PIECES ALL OVER THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND IF YOU DROPPED SOMETHING DOWN IN THE DASH AND TRIED TO RETRIEVE IT, YOU WOULD OFTEN COME IN CONTACT WITH THE SHARP EDGES OF THE PLASTIC THAT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE REST OF THE DASH ASSEMBLY. HERE RECENTLY THE INNER-FRAME THAT IS ALSO MADE OF THE SAME FAULTY PLASTIC WHICH HOLDS THE RADIO, TEMPERATURE CONTROLS, HEADLIGHT SWITCH, AIRBAG CONTROL SWITCH, INSTRUMENT PANEL, ETC HAS ALSO STARTED TO CRACK AND THE COMPONENTS ARE BEGINNING TO DETACH FROM THE REST OF THE DASH ASSEMBLY. THE MAIN CONCERN THAT WE HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED IS HOW THE PASSENGER AIR-BAG COVER SNAPS...

A CRACK WAS NOTICED ON THE TOP OF THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. OVER TIME A PIECE OF THE TOP OF THE DASH HAS DROPPED DOWN INSIDE THE DASH. A CRACK IS EXTENDING SLOWLY TOWARD THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE DASH. *TR

DASH FALLING APRT DETERIOATING. *JS

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2006, SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I BEGAN TO NOTICE PIECES OF PLASTIC LAYING ON THE FLOOR. IT WAS MY BELIEF THAT THE CHILDREN WERE BREAKING THE PLASTIC UNTIL I WAS DRIVING AND A LARGE PIECE OF THE DASH SIMPLY FELL TO THE FLOOR. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED TO THE POINT WHERE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE. I AM AFRAID BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD APPEARS TO BE DETACHED FROM THE BODY, THE WAY IT GYRATES ABOUT VIGOROUSLY. I AM AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL BE ACTIVATED OR THE DASH WILL FALL TO MY LAP WHILE DRIVING . *TR

THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD BECOMES BRITTLE AND FALLS APART. IT IS VERY THIN TO START. WHEN I CALL AROUND TO BUY A REPLACEMENT DASHBOARD AT LOCAL JUNK YARDS,I'M TOLD THAT IF I CAN FIND ONE, I SHOULD PLAY THE LOTTERY,THAT'S LETTING ME KNOW THAT IT IS A LARGE PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS ALL THE TRUCKS. I PERSONALLY KNOW 6 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR TRUCKS THAT ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DASH CRACKS AND IS IN BIG SHARP PIECES COULD CAUSE AN INJURY IF IN ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE WARMING MY TRUCK UP ON A COLD MORNING I TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD DEFROST ONCE THE TRUCK WAS WARM. I HEARD CRACKING AND POPPING. WHEN I TURNED THE DEFROST FAN OFF I NOTICED THE DASH HAD CRACKED INTO APPROX 24 PIECES CAUSING THE DASH TO FALL ONTO THE WIRES. WHEN I CONTACTED DODGE I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER THERE HAD BEEN NO RECALL BUT THEY COULD REPLACE THE DASH FOR $900. I LOOKED AT MOLDED DASH OVERLAYS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO ADHERE IT TO. *TR

THE DASH BOARD ON MY RAM HAS A HUGE CRACK { ALONG WITH SEVERAL SMALL CRACKS} RUNNING FROM PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD BACK ACROSS TO CENTER OF DASH. I HAVE TO WONDER WHAT IS KEEPING DASH TOGETHER, VERY UNSAFE. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF! *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS FALLING APART. IT IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES AND COULD TURN INTO SHARP FLYING OBJECTS IF AIRBAGS ARE DEPLOYED. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD, MANY CRACKS DEVELOPED OVER TIME, IT'S ABOUT TO CRACK WIDE OPEN AND EXPOSE WIRES. *TR

NO MATTER WHAT I DO TO TAKE CARE OF IT THE DASH JUST KEEPS CRACKING MORE AND MORE. THERE ARE RATTLES IN THE DASH FROM THE PIECES THAT HAVE BROKEN OFF. I FEAR THAT SOME DAY THE DASH IS GOING TO BREAK LOOSE WHILE I AM DRIVING CAUSING MY FOOT TO GET STUCK ON THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

THE DASH BOARD HAS SHATTERED AND FALLEN INTO THE VEHICLE. PIECES OF THE DASH FLY OUT AT YOU WHEN YOU TURN THE FAN ON. THE PIECES OF THE DASH ARE ALLOVER THE FLOOR AND GET INTO EVERYTHING. IF WE ERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS WOULD COME STRAIGHT OUT THE TOP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE DASH BOARD PROVIDES NO SUPPORT TO THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT HELP ANYONE IN THE FRONT SEAT IF THEY WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT.. *TR

CRACKED DASH FALLING APART. *TR

THE DASH STARTED TO CRACK IN THIS TIME FRAME AND CONTINUES TO CRACK INTO PIECES WHICH MAY FALL INTO THE HOUSING. THESE PIECES ARE SHARP AND IN AN ACCIDENT COULD EASILY BREAK AWAY AND CAUSE BODILY HARM. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DASH AND ALSO THE BLACK COVER IN THIS VEHICLE SPANNING A NUMBER OF YEARS. THE PLASTIC IS OBVIOUSLY SUB STANDARD AND DEFECTIVE. IT IS NOT ONLY A COSMETIC ISSUE BUT A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT FURTHER DAMAGE COULD OCCUR FROM FURTHER DETERIORATION OF THE DEFECTIVE MATERIALS. *TR

FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS I HAVE WATCHED MY DASHBOARD SLOWLY DETERIORATE. IT STARTED WITH SMALL HAIRLINE CRACKS THAT HAVE EVOLVED INTO HUGE CRACKS. EVERY BUMB CAUSES THE CRACKED SECTIONS TO CAVE IN, REQUIRING ME TO LIFT THOSE SECTIONS WITH A SCREW DRIVER. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY TRUCK, CLEANIN AND POLISHIN IT TWICE A MONTH. I RECEIVE COMPLIMENTS FROM PEOPLE TELLING ME THAT MY TRUCK LOOKS AS IF IT WAS JUST DRIVIN OUT OF A SHOW ROOM EXCEPT FOR MY DASHBOARD. I'M TERRIFIED TO THINK OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF SOME SHARP PIECES WERE TO FLY IN MY OR MY PASSENGERS EYES IN THE EVENT OF AN IMPACT. ( PLEASE) BRING THIS MATTER TO DODGE'S ATTENTION, LETS NOT WAIT FOR A STATISTIC TO MAKE US THINK, YEA, WE SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN CHUNKS AND FLYING AROUND IN TRUCK WHILE WINDOW IS OPEN. *TR

THE DASH ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS CRACKED TO THE POINT THAT THERE IS BARELY ANY LEFT. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE BROKEN PIECES COULD FLY AT SOMEONE AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. ALSO UPON IMPACT THE DASH COULD HAVE FURTHER PIECES BREAK OFF AND CAUSE DAMAGE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2000 DODGE RAM CRACKED TO PIECES. I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

SEVERELY CRACKED DASH BOARD AND LEAKING HEATER CORE AS A RESULT. *TR

DRIVING AT APPROX. 25 MPH AN A RESIDENTIAL STREET, I HIT A POTHOLE. THE DASHBOARD, WHICH WAS BADLY CRACKED AS A RESULT OF MANUFACTURER DEFECT, SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, COLLAPSING IN PIECES. THE BEZEL FELL FORWARD, OBSTRUCTING THE GAUGES, AND TWO PIECES FELL NEAR THE PEDALS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. *TR

THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED 2 LARGE CRACKS IN IT. I AM WORRIED ABOUT FLYING DEBRIS FROM THIS IF THERE WAS A CRASH IN THIS TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS PROTRUDING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,342 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/19/2011 *LN *TR

ENTIRE TOP OF DASH DEVELOPED SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS WITHIN FEW YEARS OF PURCHASE. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IT HAVE A CRACKED DASHBOARD. *TR

DASH HAD STARTED CRACKING BAD,HAD TO HAVE A NEW HEATER CORE PUT IN AND WHEN THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE DASH IT FELL TO PIECES,BOUGHT A CLOTH COVER AND HAD TO HAVE AN AIR CONDITIONER PUT IN SO WHEN THE REMOVED THE DAMAGED DASH IT FELL APART MORE. *TR

CRACKS ON MY DASH BOARD ARE SPREADIN ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM....... ITS A SAFTEY CONCERN I HAVE *KB

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2000 DODGE RAM STARTED CRACKING SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. IT HAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND LEAVES SHARP CORNERS AND WORKING PARTS EXPOSED TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I OWN A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. OVER TIME THE TOP DASH HAS BEEN CRUMBLING TO PIECES HOWEVER NOW IT HAS COMPLETELY COLLAPSED IN. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE I HAVE LOOKED FOR RECALLS ON POOR MANUFACTURING FOR THIS AND HAVE FOUND NONE. NOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS RATTLING AROUND AND I'M CONCERNED THAT IT MAY FALL IN MY LAP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AS I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING. I HAVE LOOKED INTO REPLACING IT MYSELF BUT THE COST IS RIDICULOUS AND I FEEL THAT DODGE SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THEIR OWN POOR QUALITY DASH. IF THIS ISN'T ENOUGH NOW THE PLASTIC HINGES SNAPPED IN TWO WHICH MADE THAT FALL OFF THE DASH. PLEASE HELP NOT ONLY ME BUT OTHER DODGE OWNERS GET WHAT THEY HAVE RIGHTFULLY PAID FOR, NOT POOR QUALITY MANUFACTURING. *TR

MY 2000 DODGE RAMS' DASH HAS BROKEN INTO MULTIPLE SHARDS OF PLASTIC, SOME 12 INCHES LONG. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST DASH LASTED APPROX. 4 YEARS. THE REPLACEMENT LASTED LESS WITH A CARPET DASH COVER. THE SHARDS ARE DAGGER SHAPED AND DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE SMALL CHILDREN. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING. STARTED WITH 1 CRACK FROM WINDSHIELD TO FRONT OF DASH. MORE CRACKS DEVELOPED. REPLACED ORIGINAL WITH PART FROM DEALER. NEW DASH CRACKED IN ALMOST SAME PATTERN. EDGES OF DASH CRACKING AND FALLING OFF. *TR

MY DASH IS CRACKED AND BROKEN. THIS HAS CAUSED ISSUES WITH MY WIRING AS MY SPEAKERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS MAY LEAD TO SAFETY ISSUES WITH LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS INCLUDING AIR BAGS, HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, ETC. *TR

DASH BOARD CAVED IN. NOW FRAME THAT HOLDS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, FAN CONTROLS, AND LIGHT CONTROLS IS BROKE AND BRITTLE. THE DASH BOARD HAS TENDANCY TO TILT TOWARD ME WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING AND HAD A HOLE JUST ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE DASHBOARD BUT SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT AT NO COST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

DASH IS FALLING APART. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB WITH A COMPLETELY BROKEN AND COLLAPSING DASHBOARD. THIS STARTED 3 1/2 TO 4 YEARS AGO AND SINCE THEN I REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH DASH LEFT. SINCE SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE PROBLEM. *TR

DASH IN MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IS FALLING APART, AND WHERE IT'S CRACKED EDGES ARE LIKE RAZOR BLADES. *TR

DASH COVER HAS SELF DESTRUCTED INTO MANY JAGGED AND BROKEN PIECES. I HAVE HAD PIECES DROP INTO THE DASH AND MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THIS WILL COME LOOSE WITH IMPACT OR BE PROPELLED BY THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS AND BECOME MISSILES INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING CRACKS IN THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD *TGW

THE DASH ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP STARTED CRACKING A FEW YEARS AGO. THE CRACKS HAVE MANAGED TO MEET AND NOW ENTIRE SHARDS OF SHARP HARD PLASTIC ARE FALLING INTO MY DASH AND ALSO PROTRUDING FROM MY DASH. THEY COULD EASILY INJURE SOMEONE. I HAVE READ IN MANY FORUMS THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL TRUCK. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE DASH YET BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW IF THE REPLACEMENT DASH WOULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT HAS BEEN SLOWLY CRACKING FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS OR SO AND HAS NOW A SIZEABLE HOLE FROM A PIECE BREAKING OFF. MY CONCERN IS THE "DRY INSULATION" THAT CAUSES DUST TO FILTER INTO MY VENTILATION SYSTEM AND BLOWS INTO THE CAB FOR ME AND MY PASSENGERS TO BREATH. NOT HEALTHY AT ALL. THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE RECALLED OR PAID FOR A REPLACEMENT. THERE IS NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN TO REPLACE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2000 DODGE RAM BRAND NEW. ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO I NOTICED SOME SMALL CRACKS IN THE DASH, THEN SOME TIME LAST YEAR, THE DASH STARTED COLLAPSING IN HUGE SECTIONS. I THEN STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I CHECKED WITH MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT IS A RESULT OF THE SUN HITTING THE WIRES THROUGH THE HOLES IN THE DASH. I THEN BOUGHT A DASH COVER TO STOP ANY FURTHER SUN DAMAGE BUT CONTINUE TO HAVE INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. IT HAS GOTTEN TO WHERE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

DASHBOARD FAILURE ON 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK. THE DASHBOARD HAS FRACTURES / CRACKS THAT PROPAGATE TO AIRBAG AREA PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE SHUT AIRBAG OFF ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN FEAR OF AIRBAG IGNITION AND FLYING SHARDS OF HARD PLASTIC COMING FROM DECOMPOSING DASH. IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS PLASTIC MATERIAL IS DEFECTIVE CONSIDERING THE VEHICLE IS GARAGED AND HAS ONLY 46,000 MILES ON IT'S OD. DASH AREA ON DRIVERS SIDE HAS COMPLETELY FRACTURED WITH PIECES BEGINNING TO DISLODGE AND FALL INTO WIRING HARNESS ABOVE STEERING AREA. FEAR IS CHAFFING OCCURRING AT WIRE HARNESS LOCATIONS FROM DISLODGED PLASTIC SHARDS AND CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR ELECTRICAL INTERIOR FIRE. *TR

DASH OF 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 CRACKING IN SEVERAL AREAS AND IS NOW FALLING APART CAUSING LOOSE PIECES TO BECOME LODGED BELOW THE DASH AREA THAT COULD INTERFERE WITH THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG OR BECOME FLYING PIECES IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

`LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER DODGE RAM OWNERS, I HAVE A SEVERELY CRACKING AND COLLAPSED DASHBOARD IN MY 2000 RAM 1500. THE CRACKING STARTED AROUND 60KMI AND HAD STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ORIGINATING FROM THE BOLTS SECURING THE UPPER DASH TO THE INSIDE FIREWALL. EVENTUALLY A CRACK WILL FORM FROM ALL OF THE BOLTS, WITH SOME CRACK CONNECTING WITH OTHERS CAUSING PIECES OF THE DASH TO COLLAPSE. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, THE UPPER (5) BOLTS WILL BE PROVIDING NO SUPPORT TO ANY PART OF THE DASH, EXCEPT FOR THOSE PIECES DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE BOLTS. THIS VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED IN THE MEXICO PLANT. I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE INSTALLATION. MY THEORY IS THAT WHEN THE DASH IS ORIGINALLY INSTALLED, THE DASH IS RESTED UPON (2) BOLTS AT THE BOTTOM UNDER THE SIDE KICKPLATES AND THEN THE TOP (5) ARE USED TO BRING THE DASH INTO ITS FINAL RESTING...

THE FRONT COVER AND TOP OF THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS BEEN SLOWLY FALLING APART OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. I HAVE REMOVED THE FRONT INSTRUMENT COVER DUE TO DANGEROUS SHARP EDGES. THE TOP OF THE DASH HAS SPLIT INTO FOUR SECTIONS WITH NUMEROUS CRACKS RADIATING FROM THE BOLTS NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. HAD A 6"X10" SECTION OF THE TOP DASH POP OUT AND LAND IN MY LAP WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE. *TR

THE DASH ON MY DODGE RAM 1500 IS COMPLETLY FALLING APART. THIS STARTED WHEN THIS TRUCK HAD 30,000 MILES BUT NOW THE WIRING ,CONTROLING RADIO,SPEAKERS LIGHTS, ETC IS BEING AFFECTED - THIS HAS NOW BECAME A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS BEEN SLOWLY CRACKING AND CAVING IN OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS. I FEAR THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT WILL AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS EXPOSED ARE ALSO A HAZARD. DODGE CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND NEEDS TO FIX THESE PICKUPS. WE PAID FAIR MARKET FOR THEM AND NOW WE CAN'T EVEN SELL AN OTHERWISE BEAUTIFUL TRUCK. *TR

SEVERELY CRACKED DASHBOARD...CUT THUMB / HAND. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 DASH CRACKING ALL OVER AND HAS LARGE PIECES MISSING AND JUST KEEPS CRACKING BEFORE TO MUCH LONGER WON'T BE ANY DASH LEFT TO WORRY ABOUT . YOU ALL SHOULD MAKE THE CHRYSLER OR DODGE CORP. FIX THIS PROBLEM I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY DODGE TRUCK OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR