Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 20 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 Dodge Dodge Truck, most frequently naming the suspension, body & structure and steering categories.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2000 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 2000 | 1 | 2 |
| Feb 2001 | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 2001 | 1 | 4 |
| Jun 2002 | 1 | 5 |
| Dec 2003 | 1 | 6 |
| Jun 2004 | 1 | 7 |
| Dec 2004 | 4 | 11 |
| Mar 2005 | 3 | 14 |
| Aug 2005 | 1 | 15 |
| May 2007 | 1 | 16 |
| Dec 2007 | 1 | 17 |
| Apr 2008 | 1 | 18 |
| Nov 2008 | 1 | 19 |
| Aug 2009 | 1 | 20 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
I HAVE A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 & THE DASH HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED & CHUNKS HAVE BROKEN FREE & ARE FLOATING AROUND UNDER THE REMAINING PARTS OF THE DASH PANEL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN A GRADUAL PROCESS & THE DASH HAS BECOME MORE CRACKED AS TIME HAS GONE ON. *TR
DASH IS CRACKING INTO SHARP PIECES THAT FALL INTO INTERIOR OF THE DASH. I HAVE CONCERN FOR THE WIRING AND AIRBAG. *TR
ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. THE MAIN DOOR HAS RUST BUBBLES UNDER THE FACTORY PAINT AT THE BOTTOM. THE SMALLER DOOR HAS 2 -3INCH CRACKS SIDE BY SIDE. THIS TRUCK HAS HAD BOTH A FACTORY UNDER COAT AND ANOTHER UNDER COAT JUST 1 YEAR AGO. BUT THE CAUSE OF THESE 2 PROBLEMS LOOK LIKE IT CAME FROM THE FACTORY. *TR
MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK HAS A CRACKED DASH, AND THIS HAS RESULTED IN LARGEST PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD TO BREAK COMPLETELY OFF. I NOW HAVE HUGE HOLES WHERE A DASH IS SUPPOSED TO BE. THIS IS CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE TRUCK AS IT HAS EXPOSED COMPONENTS UNDER THE DASH. I HAVE HAD MANY, MANY CARS AND TRUCKS IN MY LIFETIME, AND HAVE KEPT MANY OF THESE CARS AND TRUCKS FOR MORE THAN 10-15 YEARS, AND NONE HAS EVER HAD A DASHBOARD CRACK. WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER THEY SAY THEY ARE GOING TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. OBVIOUSLY, DUE TO THE HUGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, THIS IS A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT OF DODGE RAM TRUCKS. *TR
PREMATURE TOTAL CRACKING OF DASHBOARDS IN ALL MODEL DODGE PICK UPS. 90% OF THE OWNERS OF DODGE PICKUPS IN MY AREA HAD TO REPLACE OR HAVE CRACKED DASHBOARDS IN THEIR TRUCK. YOU GET NO HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIPS OR REPRESENTATIVE YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE. THE DASHBOARDS COST $500.00 PLUS, AND TRIM 1$79.00 ,AND $500.00 PLUS FOR INSTALLMENT. THE DODGE TRUCK OWNERS WERE GETTING THE SHAFT. *AK
I DROVE MY 2000 DODGE 3500 CUMMINS DIESEL WITH 85000 MILES TO WORK AND TURNED IT OFF WHEN I CAME BACK IT WOULD NOT START. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO HELP. I THEN HAD THE VP44 INJECTOR PUMP REPLACED AT A COST OF $1550.00 TO ME. CHRYSLER TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BY CUMMINS BUT THE PUMP WAS NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH IT HAD CUMMINS NAME ON IT. *NM
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 PICKP TRUCK ON A FREEWAY WHEN THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK RELEASED. THE HOOD BENT BACKWARDS AND SMASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO USE THE SIDEVIEW MIRRORS TO DIRECT THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. THE DEALERSHIP IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE FRONT HOOD, WINDSHIELD, REARVIEW MIRROR, FIX FENDERS, FIX THE PASSENGER DOOR, AND REPLACE THE HOOD LATCHES.*AK
ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND ENGINE BEGINS TO SHAKE. LEKAING TRANSMISSION FLUID, OIL. POWER STEERING PUMP BROKEN. CAR STALLS AT TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS AND HARD TO MANUVER.*AK
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 |
| 2002 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2001 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 34.4 |
| 2000Viewing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 |
| 1999 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 36.8 |
| 1998 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 38.4 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 |
| 1996 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 36.6 |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 35.7 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 44.1 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 31.1 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.