2000 DODGE RAM 1500 Structure Problems

DASHBOARD BEGAN TO FRACTURE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, 11-06'. IT HAS STEADILY WORSENED UNTIL DRIVING THE OTHER DAY ON INTERSTATE THE DASH MADE A NOISE AND WE SEEN THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE DROPPED OUT OF THE THING AS A SINK HOLE WOULD. I AM CONCERNED IT COULD DAMAGE OR DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS OR OTHER WIRING OR DEVICES. IT IS NEARLY FRACTURED ENOUGH IN SEVERAL OTHER PLACES TO CAUSE MORE COLLAPSING OF THE DASH. NOTHING YET DONE TO REPLACE OR REPAIR. *TR

THE ENTIRE TOP DASH IS CRACKED AND THE DASH AROUND THE GAUGES IS ALSO CRACKING. IT RATTLES PIECES ARE STARTING TO COME LOOSE AND EXPOSE WIRING. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO SHARP EDGES AND FLYING PIECES IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, SOME MAY BE SMASHED INTO SOMEONE'S FACE BY THE AIRBAG. THIS HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. *TR

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. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE DASH DUE TO MULTIPLE CRACKS AT APPROX 68K MILES. *TR

UPPER DASH PANEL HAS CRACKED SEVERELY IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS, MOSTLY ORIGINATING FROM AROUND THE DEFROSTER DUCT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS CAUSING A BLOCKAGE OF DEFROSTING AIR WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN US CLIMATES. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM THAT THE DASH CRACKED AND IS NOW FALLING OUT IN HUGE PIECES THIS STARTED ABOUT 4 TO 5 YEARS AGO. I'M WORRIED THAT THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND THE WIRING UNDER THE DASH. WHEN I CALLED THE DODGE LINE THEY SAID IT WOULD HAVE TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT THE DEALERSHIP WE HAD ALREADY TALKED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE DASHES IN THE DODGE TRUCKS AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $800.00 TO REPLACE. *TR

THERE IS A LARGE CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD,IT HAS CRACKED INTO SEVERAL SMALL PIECES,IF THE AIR BAG WERE TO DEPLOY THESE PIECES COULD BECOME DEADLY,I HAVE TURNED OFF THE AIR BAG AS TO KEEP THIS FROM POSSIBLY HAPPENING,I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS TRUCK,64,000 MILES AND ITS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. I KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THIS TRUCK. *TR

MULTIPLE, LARGE , DEEP CRACKS IN THE DASH OF MY 2000 DODGE RAM. DEFECTIVE MATERIAL WITHOUT ANY RECALLS ON IT FROM DODGE. EVENTUAL HOLES WILL DEVELOP, WHICH LEAD TO OTHER PROBLEMS, AND SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND IS IN VERY POOR CONDITION RIGHT NOW. THE HEADLIGHTS ALSO WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN OFF WHEN I TURN THE BRIGHT ON AND I HAVE TO FLASH THE BRIGHT A COUPLE OF TIMES TO GET THEM TO TURN ON. *TR

PURCHASED MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 IN 2005 AND IT ALREADY HAD A CRACKED DASH. THERE WERE HOLES AS LARGE AS A NOTEBOOK IN THE DASH AND I AM STILL FINDING PIECES TO THE DASH THAT ARE FALLING ONTO THE FLOOR. THE CRACK GOES FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG TO THE WINDSHIELD AND SEVERAL HOLES AS LARGE AS MY FIST ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *JB

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK, 5.9L, AUTO, SINGLE CAB, SLT. DASH IS CRACKED AND FALLING TO PIECES. DODGE DENIES ANY PROBLEMS THAT WOULD WARRANT THEM REIMBURSING ME FOR THE DASH. I PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR A NEW DASH PANEL THAT I HAVE TO INSTALL. WINDSHIELD HAS ALWAYS HAD A SHADE IN IT, AND ALMOST NEVER HAVE PRODUCTS SUCH AS ARMOR ALL OR OTHER INTERIOR PRODUCTS BEEN USED ON IT. FOR THE RECORD, I ALSO HAVE A 1996 DODGE RAM 1500, WITH A PERFECT DASH. 98-01 RAMS HAD THE UPDATED DASHES THAT ARE THE ONES CRACKING ON MANY PEOPLE'S VEHICLES. *JB

DASH HAS 2 LARGE CRACKS THAT START AT THE WINDOW DEFROSTER . *JB

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB HAS CRACKED IN HALF TWICE. THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED AFTER THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR. I PAID 50% OF THE COST WITH THEM TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW DASHBOARD. THIS NEW DASHBOARD HAS NOW CRACKED IN TWO PLACES AND THE INSTRUMENT BEZEL IS CRACKING AS WELL. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH 1995-2003 DODGE RAMS AND IT CAN CAUSE ELECTRICAL FAILURES. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. CRACKS FORMING ACROSS DASH BOARD, ORIGIN APPEARS TO BE DEFROST VENTS AT AND ALONG WINDSHIELD. *TR

I OWN A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4WD QUAD CAB MODEL. DUE TO AN APPARENT DEFECT IN THE QUALITY OF THE DASH PIECES, THERE ARE SEVERAL MAJOR CRACKS RUNNING THE TOTAL DEPTH OF MY DASH PANEL. DODGE WILL NOT REPLACE THE DASH AS A DEFECT PRODUCT WHICH COULD CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

I WAS WIPING DOWN THE DASHBOARD AND LARGE PIECES BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. *JB

2000 DODGE RAM.....CRACKS IN DASHBOARD HAVE NOW JOINED AND CHUNKS HAVE FALLEN IN. WORRIED THAT THIS WILL IMPAIR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW AND CRACKS STARTED ABOUT 3-4 YEARS INTO OWNERSHIP. *JB

THE DASH BOARD OF MY 2000 DODGE RAM PICKUP IS FALLING APART. IT NOW HAS HUGE HOLES IN IT EVERYWHERE EXPOSING THE INTERIOR OF THE DASH COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL LOCAL DEALERS WHO ALL SAY THAT THEY WANT NEARLY $1500 TO REPLACE THE DASH AND THAT IT IS NOT A RECALLED ITEM SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG HERE! *JB

THE DASHBOARDS OF OUR DODGE SURVEY TRUCK HAVE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE. NOT ONLY HAVE THE DASHBOARDS FAILED BUT THE TRANSMISSIONS AS WELL, AND AGAIN REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACK ON 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 SERIES. CRACK STARTED SMALL ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO AND HAS NOW ENGULFED ENTIRE DASH. NUMEROUS CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED UNRELATED TO ORIGINAL CRACK. DASHBOARD IS NOW READY TO CAVE IN. CRACKS EMANATE OVER ENTIRE SURFACE OF DASH FROM DRIVER TO PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

SEVERELY CRACKED DASHBOARD LEADING TO LARGE HOLES. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 CLUB CAB HAS A COLLAPSED DASHBOARD. IT STARTED OUT AS A SMALL CRACK THAT MULTIPLIED PRIOR TO COLLAPSING.

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SPORT MODEL. IT HAS A CRACKED DASH. INFACE, THERE ARE LARGE HOLES EXPOSING WIRING. CHRYSLER SAYS THIS IN NOT A DEFECT. AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS AT LEAST 20 CRACKS IN IT WITH ONE LARGE HOLE FROM PIECES FALLING IN. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BECOME A HUGE ISSUE WITH DODGE OWNERS, BUT DAIMER-CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP LOCAL TO ME AS I HAVE SEEN ALL TOO OFTEN THAT OWNERS ARE BEING REJECTED BY THEM. WHERE IS OUR PROTECTION AS CONSUMERS? *TR

CRACKING AND COLLAPSING DASHBOARD LEAVING WIRING EXPOSED. *TR

I OWN A 2000 DODGE 1500 PICK-UP AFTER ABOUT 4 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A SMALL CRACK AT THE PASSENGER DEFROSTER VENT. THE CRACK INCREASED IN SIZE UNTIL THE TOP OF THE PASSENGER DASHBOARD WAS IN MANY SECTIONS. THIS MAY CAUSE A PROBLEM IF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED BY SENDING FLYING PIECES OF DASHBOARD OUT WITH THE FORCE OF THE AIR BAG. AK

COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF PLASTIC DASHBOARD AND GAUGE BEZEL. THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD HAD SO MANY STRESS CRACKS THAT THERE WERE NO GAPING HOLES IN THE TOP. IT WAS POSSIBLE TO ACCESS ALL OF THE WIRING THROUGH THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD. THIS SEEMED TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY TO THE DASHBOARD NOW IF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

I OWN A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. IN 2005 THE DASHBOARD STARTED WITH SOME FINE LINE CRACKS WHICH HAVE GOTTEN LONGER AND LARGER UNTIL THIS YEAR . THE DASHBOARD HAS TOTALLY CAVED IN AND BROKEN INTO SEVERAL LARGE PIECES. MY CONCERN IS WITH THE AREA BENEATH THE DASHBOARD THAT WAS NOW EXPOSED ALONG WITH THE CONDITION OF THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OF THE TRUCK , NOT STARTING. LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AT LEAST TWICE AND THE STARTER AND ALTERNATOR PROFESSIONALLY CHECKED BY 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS TRYING TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WE HAVE TRIED TO TRACE THE SYSTEM FOR A SHORT. I WAS WONDERING IF THE CAVED IN DASHBOARD HAS EXPOSED SOME WIRES TO THE ELEMENTS. WE LIVE IN FLORIDA AND TRY TO AMOUR ALL MOISTURE THE DASHBOARD AND USE A SUN SCREEN FOR PROTECTION. AT FIRST I...

I OWN A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500, THE DASHBOARD WAS SEVERLY CRACKING, AND HAD A FEW PIECES BREAK LOOSE. LUCKLY THE PIECES DIDNT HIT ME. THESE CRACKS APEARED ABOUT 3 YRS AGO, AND HAVE GOTTEN ALOT WORSE. I COULD FIND NO SOLUTION BUT TO REPLACE THE TOP PART OF THE DASHBOARD THAT WAS CRACKING AT A COST OF $850.00 INSTALLED. *AK

ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK AND IT CREATED HOLES IN THE DASHBOARD. NOW, THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG , AND I WAS AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG WILL RIP UPON DEPLOYMENT. ALSO, ELECTRICAL FAILURES; HEADAD LIGHTS/TAIL LIGHTS/ DASH LIGHTS AND MIRRORS WON'T WORK ONCE THE HEAT GOT TO THE WIRES UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK SINCE 2000 AND TAKEN IMMACULATE CARE OF IT. OVER THE COARSE OF THE PAST 2 YEARS THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN STEADILY CRACKING AND WAS GETTING WORSE. I WAS TOLD TO SEND THIS REPORT FROM STEPHEN COOPER WHO WAS A TV REPORTER IN FLORIDA. *AK

DASHBOARD CRACKED AND CAVED IN. TOTALLY DESTROYED BY CRACKING. *AK

CRACKED DASHBOARD. *AK

EXCESSIVE CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEZEL MATERIAL. NUMEROUS CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED COMPLETELY THROUGH THE MATERIA, L LEAVING SHARP EDGES EXPOSED. CRACKS FIRST APPEARED IN 2005. THEY QUICKLY PROPAGATED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND BEZEL AREA.*AK

DASHBOARD COLLAPSE RESULTING IN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *TR

A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD OF MY 200 DODGE 1500 RAM QUAD CAB 4X4 STARTED 3 YRS. AGO. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY WOULD CHARGE ME 100.00 FOR DIAGNOSTICS. " THE DASH IS CRACKED " SO BADLY, THAT I USE A FELT COVER TO HIDE THE EMBARRASSMENT. HOW CAN I EVER SELL THIS TRUCK LIKE THIS. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 - DASHBOARD CRACKING SO BAD THAT IT HAS LEFT LARGE HOLES WHICH HAS POTENTIAL OF CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND LOSS OF LIGHT SYSTEM. *TR

I HAVE A DODGE RAM 1500 P/U TRUCK BOUGHT NEW IN 2000. IN 2004 THE DASH BOARD BEGAN CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES. ACCORDING TO LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THIS WAS EXPECTED IN THE FLORIDA SUN. WITHIN 6 MONTHS AFTER THE CRACK STARTED, THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH CAVED IN - THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS NOW VERY BRITTLE. I DO NOT FEEL A DASHBOARD SHOULD ONLY LAST JUST OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE DASH FROM DODGE WAS $1000+. HOW DO I PROCEED WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO THE MANY DODGE CUSTOMERS. *TR

THERE WAS A NEWS STORY ON 5/1/07 ABOUT PEOPLE'S DASH CRACKING AND CAVING IN ON THERE 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCKS. I OWN A 2000 DODGE RAM TRUCK 1500 AND HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE DASH CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES. MY FATHER-IN-LAW OWNS A 1999 DODGE 2500 AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF DODGE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IF THE PLAN ON HAVING A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND BREAKING UP. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP THAT I DROVE OFF THE DEALER LOT NEW IN JANUARY 2000. THE DASH BEGAN TO CRACK, THEN THE CRACKS DEVELOPED INTO HOLES. CHUNKS AND SHARDS OF PLASTIC HAVE FALLEN DOWN INTO THE DASH. THE CRACKS EXTEND DOWN TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WHICH HAS NOW BEEN TURNED OFF DUE TO THE RISK OF FLYING PLASTIC MISSILES IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO EXCESSIVE SUN SINCE THE TRUCK HAS BEEN PARKED IN SHADY AREAS FOR MOST OF THE TIME I'VE OWNED IT. NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN ALLOWED TO BE PLACED ON THE DASH TO CAUSE ANY KIND OF STRESS DAMAGE. THIS TRUCK WAS ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO ACCORDING TO THE TAG INSIDE THE DOOR. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED WITH THE SHARP, BRITTLE PLASTIC AND THE FACT THAT THIS IS CLEARLY A RESULT OF POOR QUALITY PLASTIC....

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB. THIS IS MY 4TH DODGE RAM TRUCK AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I FIRST NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN THE CORNER AND THEN ANOTHER, AND ANOTHER...NOW I CAN PROBABLY FIT A BASKETBALL OR SOMETHING IN THERE THE HOLE IS SO BIG. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY. YOU PAY $30,000 FOR A VEHICLE AND THEN YOU TELL THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND THEY DON'T WANT ANY PART OF IT EXCEPT TO TRY AND SELL YOU ANOTHER NEW VEHICLE. I HAVE CALLED AND COMPLAINED TO THE CORPORATION AND THEY WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT EITHER. I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE OF WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT IT WAS AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT MY CLEAR COAT CAME OFF MY TRUCK AS WELL, THAT I USED TO WASH EVERY OTHER WEEK AND TAKE VERY EXCELLENT CARE OF. THEY TOLD...

2000 DODGE RAM DASH CRACKING AND FALLING IN. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW DASH FROM DODGE FOR OVER $350 DOLLARS. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM CRACKED DASHBOARD, I'M WORRIED ABOUT WIRING PROBLEMS. I HEARD SOMEONE HAD THEIR LIGHTS GO OUT AT NIGHT. DUCK TAPE IS THE ONLY THING HOLDING PARTS OF MY DASHBOARD FROM FALLING COMPLETELY APART. *TR

(1) DASH CRACKED PREMATURE (2) FAILURE DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING RESULTED IN CUT TO HAND AND TORN SLEEVE. POSSIBLE TEAR TO AIR BAG IF DEPLOYED. (3) DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT. *NM

MY DASH BOARD STARTED TO CRACK ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. NOTICED SMALL HAIRLINE CRACKS THAT HAVE NOW TURNED INTO LARGE HOLES, WITH PIECES OF THE DASH FALLING IN. HAVE BEEN TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE. NO INCIDENCE ON MY PART COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. *JB

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 THE DASH HAS CRACKED AND IS COMPLETLY DISINAGRATING. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS COULD EFFECT MY AIR BAGS. *NM

THE DASHES ON THE 2000 DODGE RAM THEY JUST FALL APART. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD CRACKED ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL, AND IN THE CORNER BY THE PASSENGER WINDOW. THE CRACKS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UNTIL THE CRACK ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL GREW TO 16 INCHES, AND THE ONE NEAR THE PASSENGER WINDOW BECAME A HOLE 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE CRACKS CAUSED THE WIRING UNDER THE DASHBOARD TO CORRODE SLIGHTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO NOTED THAT BETWEEN 1994 AND 2001, THE DASHBOARDS ON THOSE VEHICLES WERE ALL CRACKING.

I OWN A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4WD QUAD CAB MODEL. DUE TO AN APPARENT DEFECT IN THE QUALITY OF THE DASH PIECES THERE ARE SEVERAL MAJOR CRACKS RUNNING THE TOTAL DEPTH OF MY DASH PANEL. THERE ARE CRACKS THAT GO RIGHT OVER MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WHICH CAUSE CONCERN OVER THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE AIR BAG IN THE UNFORESEEABLE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DODGE WANTS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPLACE THE DASH WHICH I AM UNABLE TO SUPPLY. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE DASH AS A DEFECT PRODUCT WHICH COULD CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES. *NM