Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Dodge 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
APPROX 15 MILES ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH HOOD SUDDENLY OPENED AND SMASHED WIND SHIELD HOOD WAS CLOSED COMPLETELY AND HAD NO RATTLE OR BOUNCING LIKE IT WAS PARTIALLY CLOSED UPON RETURN HOME THERE ARE PIECES OF PLASTIC BELOW WHERE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED. *TR
I BOUGHT A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 YESTERDAY 12/26/08 AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR MYSELF AND AS I WAS DRIVING HOME LATER THAT DAY AT 10:30 PM AND THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK ALL OF A SUDDEN CAME UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING ME TO HIT THE BRAKES AT COME TO A STOP ON A BUSY ROAD. *TR
AS THE TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD, APPROX. 40 MPH THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK FLIPPED UP AND OFF. THE HOOD WAS HANGING OFF THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. *TR
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE HOOD LATCH ON MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 RELEASED. THIS CAUSED THE HOOD TO FLY UP, CRASHING INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED, THE HOOD TWISTED BEYOND REPAIR, AND THE HOOD SPRINGS WERE COMPLETELY MANGLED. I FOUND AN ARTICLE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS SHOWING THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 30 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME INCIDENT. WE HAVE FILED A CLAIM W/ THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR SEVERE DAMAGES. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ONTO A RAMP, THE HOOD FLEW UP AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.
I HAVE A 2000 RAM 1500 AND MY DASH IS BEGINNING TO CRACK. RIGHT NOW IT IS ONLY A 6-8" CRACK, BUT I HAVE READ MANY PROBLEMS ABOUT THIS, AND I AM JUST WAITING UNTIL MINE DECIDES TO JUST CAVE IN COMPLETELY. THE CRACK CONTINUES TO SPREAD. I HAVE TRIED GOING TO MY DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY JUST TELL ME THAT IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM.
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 THOUGHT IT MIGHT JUST BE MY DODGE TRUCK, BUT MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2001 DODGE 1500 AND THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING FOR NO REASON. IS THIS A DODGE PROBLEM? I HAPPENED TO CATCH A NEWS STORY ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE, THAT THIS SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE TRUCKS ALONG WITH POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. YOU CAN CONTACT [email protected] FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE DATA HE HAS COLLECTED CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. IF WOULD SEEM DODGE NEEDED TO LOOK IN TO THE PROBLEM. *AK
DASHBOARD IS COLLAPSING. EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES: THE RADIO, HIGH BEAM INDICATOR,SPEAKERS AND SIDE MIRRORS ARE NOT WORKING. *JB
2000, 1500 DODGE RAM, HOOD FLEW UP TRAVELING ABOUT 40-45 MPH ON HIGHWAY 125. BODY SHOP STATED THAT IT WAS DO TO FAULTY HOOD LATCH. VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR.*AK
THE HOOD LATCH FAILED. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE HOOD FLEW UP AND SLAMMED INTO THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING ZERO VISIBILITY. THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED, AND HOOD WAS DESTROYED, A MAJOR ACCIDENT COULD HAVE EASILY OCCURRED. NO PERSONAL INJURIES, BUT APPROXIMATELY $3,000 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK
2000 DODGE 1500 TRUCK. LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD A DASH BOARD IS CRACKING ALL OVER. HAVE SEEN 2 OTHER DOING THE SAME AND MULTIPLE COMMENTS ON INTERNET ABOUT SAME PROBLEMS. CONTACTED DODGE DEALER, CUSTOMER RELATIONS(800# TWICE) AND E-MAIL CUSTOMER SITE. ALL SAID TOO BAD TOO MANY MILEAGE ON VEHICLE. WHAT DOES MILEAGE HAVE TO DO WITH DASH BOARD CRACKING. COULD NOT CONTACT ANYONE ABOVE PHONE REPRESENTATIVE AT 800 NUMBER. SAID HER BOSS DOES NOT TAKE PHONE CALL ETC. *LA
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 10MPH THE HOOD BROKE DUE TO A CORRODE LATCH. CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD. REPLACED THE HOOD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 65MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP CAUSING ZERO VISABILITY. TS
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE HOOD FLEW OPEN. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, THE PASSENGER SEAT UNLOCKED AND ROLLED ALL THE WAY FORWARD TO THE END OF THE SEAT TRACK, FROM 6-30-00 TIL 11-27-00 THE SEAT HAD NOT BEN MOVED AND WAS IN THE LOCKED POSITION, LUCKILY THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT. NLM
CONSUMER HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS: FIRST, ABS LOCKED UP & WOULDN'T UNLOCK UNTIL VEHICLE STOPPED. DEALER HAS CHANGED EVERY PART THEY CAN THINK OFF, DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE TO A REMEDY. MANUFACTURER SAID ABS WAS ONLY USED FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES. SECOND, PROBLEM INVOLVED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. DEALER FOUND A SEAL LEAKING, AND PUT IN A NEW MASTER CYLINDER. CONSUMER PICKED VEHICLE UP, AND IT DIDN'T MAKE IT FOR 3 BLOCKS. FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP. ONLY THING THAT DEALER HAD TO SAY WAS SOMETIMES THEY GET BAD PARTS. CONSUMER HAS MORE INFORMATION TO SEND IN.*AK FACTORY BATTERY SHORTED OUT ALONG WITH RADIO. THE DASH CLUSTER, THERMOSTAT AND HOUSING ON ENGIE,CRANK SENSOR, BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND CALIPERS AND STEERING GEAR BOX WERE REPLACED. *YH
THE PASSENGER QUAD DOOR SPEAKER BUZZES, DEALER REPLACED SPEAKER, THE BUZZING NOISE IS STILL PRESENT. *SLC
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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