1999 Dodge Ram 2500 Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE RUBBER BRAKE LINE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE PLASTIC UNION CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

HAD A FLAT TIRE AND COULD NOT GET THE RIMS OFF THE WHEEL HUB--WENT TO DEALER AND HE SAID TO GET UNDER VEHICLE AND HIT RIMS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER---THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2001--RIGHT NOW GOING THRU THIS PROBLEM AGAIN AFTER DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS FIXED. *TR

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.

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

DASH FALLING APART IN CLUDING AIR BAG AIR BAG S/W VENTS FALLING OUT THE BEZEL FALLING THE GLOVE CONPARTMENT FALLING WIRES CUT HAD TO BE REPAIRED RADIO FELL OUT OF DASH GOT A DASH BOARD COVER AND HAVE TO TAPE THE CONPONITS TOGEATHER NEED TO REPLACE HEATER CORE NO SHOP WILL DO IT BECAUSE OF THE DASH I HAVE CUT MY HANDS AND ARMS DO TO DIGGING PIECES OF DASH OUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NHTSA NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER TRUCKI GUESS WHEN THE DASH FALLS IN THE FLOOR AND CAUSE IT TO WRECK.

THIS 1999 DODGE DAKOTA HAS DEVELOPED A VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING OR WOBBLE LASTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAN BE SLOWED AND CONTROL REGAINED. THIS SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO DEATH WOBBLE TALKS. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FROM USED CAR DEALER ABOUT A MONTH ,I CHANGED FUEL FILTER DID NOT STOP LEAKING I CALL AUTO PART THEY DID NOT HAVE IT AND I CALL DODGE DEALER THEY SAID DODGE DISCONTINUE MAKING IT(FUEL FILTER HOUSING UNIT). *TR

1999 DODGE RAM 2500 5.9 CUMMINS DIESEL. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW ON A HILL AND WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OR CHANGE LANES. SO I STOPPED DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BUT NOW THE SAME THING HAPPENS IN TOWN. I WOULD PRESS THE THROTTLE AND HAVE ZERO RESPONSE. KIND OF SCARY WHEN YOU ARE ENTERING A MAIN ROAD OR TURNING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THE INJECTOR PUMP IS FAILING AND THAT IT IS A COMMON FAILURE. $3,000.00 REPAIR. I PAID A PREMIUM FOR THE DIESEL AS IT SHOULD LAST 1,000,000 MILES OR MORE. BUT AT 150,000 TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN IS ABSURD. IF YOU WOULD BE GOOD ENOUGH TO SEARCH ON-LINE YOU WILL FIND THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CULPRIT IS A BOSCH VP44 INJECTOR PUMP THAT IS BEING USED AROUND THE GLOBE FOR DIESEL APPLICATIONS. CUMMINS WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART ON SOME BUSES AND SOME OTHER VEHICLES BUT TELL ME THAT I HAVE TO GET DODGE TO DO THE REPAIR. DODGE SAYS THERE IS NO RE-CALL AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY ALMOST $3,000.00 FOR A RECONDITIONED PUMP NOT NEW! IMAGINE SLOWING FOR A RAILWAY CROSSING THEN BEING UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE TRAINS WAY. OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND CHANGE LANES TO GET OUT OF THE PATH OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES. YOU SEE A BREAK IN TRAFFIC AS YOU ATTEMPT A TURN BETWEEN TRAFFIC THE THROTTLE DOES NOT RESPOND. I AM CURRENTLY SAVING MONEY FOR THIS REPAIR BUT CONSIDERING THE PREVALENCE OF THIS DANGER I THOUGHT THAT SURELY DODGE WOULD HAVE VOLUNTEERED A SAFETY RECALL BY NOW. NOT 1 OR 2 VEHICLES BUT THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS. HOW MANY OTHER DRIVERS ARE THERE OUT THERE THAT MUST CONTINUE TO OPERATE THEIR DEFECTIVE VEHICLE WHILE THEY TOO SAVE UP FOR THIS COSTLY FIX. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN FIFTH GEAR, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO COAST. THE CONTACT HAD TO DOWNSHIFT INTO FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES IN FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE FIFTH GEAR NUT DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE NUT HAS BACKED OFF AND NEEDED REPLACING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,727.

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE TRUCK. LHM DODGE SAID THAT THE LOCK UP TORK CONVERTER HAD GONE OUT AND THAT THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO RELEASE DATE. I HAD LHM PUT IN A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION TO FIND OUT THAT THE TRANS HAS WIPED OUT THE CRANK SHAFT IN THE DIESEL MOTOR. AFTER TALKING TO DAMLERCHRYSLER THAT ALL 3 TRANSMISSION THAT ARE USED IN THE RAM TRUCKS WITH DIESELS USE THE SAME TORK CONVERTERS AND ONLY 2 OF THEM ARE RECALLED FOR THE TORK CONVERTERS. THE TRUCK STILL HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES NOW FOR THE SAME SHIFTING PROBLEM AND THEY TELL ME SOMETHING NEW EACH TIME. *CN

TRUCK HAS A 53 BLOCK WHICH HAS CRACKED BELOW THE #5 CYLINDER FREEZE PLUG AT 74,000 MILES. FIRST NOTICED OVERHEATING WITH LOSS OF COOLANT THAT DIDN'T GO ON THE GROUND, THEN FOUND 53 ON BLOCK AND FOUND CRACK. DODGE WILL NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM OF THE 53 BLOCK EXISTS, AND HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT RUDE IN THEIR DENIALS AND LACK OF INFO. CUMMINS WILL AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS OFFERED NO SOLUTIONS FOR A PROBLEM CAUSED BY POOR BLOCK DESIGN. ESTIMATES TO FIX ARE ABOUT $9,000. WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A DODGE EXTENDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER DODGE REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE THE TRUCK TO OVERHEAT, WHICH COULD LEAVE DRIVER AND PASSENGER(S) STRANDED OR EVEN CAUSE A FIRE.

TL* CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

THIS 1999 DODGE DAKOTA HAS DEVELOPED A VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING OR WOBBLE LASTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAN BE SLOWED AND CONTROL REGAINED. THIS SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO DEATH WOBBLE TALKS. *TR

HAD A FLAT TIRE AND COULD NOT GET THE RIMS OFF THE WHEEL HUB--WENT TO DEALER AND HE SAID TO GET UNDER VEHICLE AND HIT RIMS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER---THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2001--RIGHT NOW GOING THRU THIS PROBLEM AGAIN AFTER DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS FIXED. *TR

I know I am not the only one that thinks this is a bad problem, in fact I have not met a person that has owned this era of Dodge Ram that has their Dashboard and the whole parts inside can have been falling apart. Mine has fallen and hit my legs and or lap. Now I don’t mean the whole dash at one time but I have glued, taped and put a dash pad over top to try to keep things from falling into the vents and blower motor or anything that is behind and under the top. This is a definite safety problem cause I never know when this will happen and happening more often. I bought this truck with 11 miles on it from Logansport Indiana, September of 1999. I had been looking for a 2 wheel drive with a Cummins 5.9 Diesel and found it there in Logansport we lived in Lafayette Indiana and hoped we would be able to travel and see this beautiful country. My Wife’s family started having medical problems and after we did what we could for them, then my family needed help and none wanted nursing homes so we put aside our wishes and took care of them. They took care of us even so to many on both sides didn’t want to take care of us and some didn’t even want us, luckily we knew what that felt like so we didn’t turn our backs when we were needed, (Golden Rule) All that aside we wanted to be able to take the Airstream 2002 we got in 2020 still wanted to travel. We sold Florida home and made sure 2500 Ran was mechanical sound and power train was checked, oil, transmission fluid changed put helper bags on leaf springs and drove to Indiana, sold our home we had bought in 78 and sold that house and pulled the Airstream to Tucson Az to find our forever home and think we might have finally got one and put our dream of travel aside. I was diagnosed with Miligant Myloma in Florida Cancer Center and went through Radiation and Chemotherapy in Port Charlotte Florida before the trip and now just went through Radiation here at Banner University Cancer Center and go see my Cancer Doctor at VA here to see

FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT SEEMS TO BE THE CLOCK SPRING MECHANISM. THE CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE, WHERE I BELIEVE IT SHOULD.

THE DASHBOARD HAS DISINTEGRATED CAUSING EXPOSURE TOO WIRING, INTERMITTENT DIAGNOSED AND UNDIAGNOSED PROBLEMATIC WIRING ISSUES WITH INTERMITTENT 'NO BUS' CAUSING LOSS OF POWER ON FREEWAY. DEALER UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE ISSUE UNLESS ENTIRE DASHBOARD PLASTIC IS REPLACED UNFORTUNATELY IT IS THE SAME PLASTIC THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE ACCORDING TO DEALER AND ACCORDING TO SEVERAL INTERNET SEARCHES THAT THE DASHBOARD PLASTIC WAS NOT MANUFACTURED PROPERLY CAUSING PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL HARM TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DODGE /CHRYSLER OWNERS. WHEN MY TRUCK LOST ALL POWER I WAS DRIVING IN FAST LANE OF FWY. ALL POWER WAS GONE INCLUDING BRAKES AND STEERING. HAD TO USE MUSCLE POWER TO STEER AND LET VEHICLE SLOW ENOUGH TO USE FORCE TO BRAKE. MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE INFORMED THE NHTSA IN REGARDS TO THE DASHBOARD. THE NHTSA WOULD ONLY INVESTIGATE IF I HAD DIED.

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.

AFTER RELATIVELY SHORT LIFE, THE SEAT BELT CONTROL TIMER MODULE FAILS, LEAVING SEAT BELTS INOPERABLE - A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD!! SEAT BELTS REMAIN IN A LOCKED POSITION, PREVENTING USE WHILE DRIVING. DODGE P/N 56043003AD. DODGE HAS RECEIVED REPORTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM ALONG WITH REQUESTS TO PURCHASE PART, FOR MANY YEARS BUT HAS CHOSEN TO STOP PRODUCTION OF THE PART. THAT WOULD NOT BE AS BIG AN ISSUE IF THEY HAD ENSURED AN ONGOING SUPPLY FROM THIRD PARTY VENDORS. AS IT STANDS, THEY HAVE CREATED A MAJOR SAFETY CRISIS FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF USERS OF THE LATE 90'S TO EARLY 2000'S TRUCKS.

SEAT BELTS FAIL TO LOCK AT BRAKING AND ALSO FAIL TO RETRACT

FROM THE FIRST 6000 MILES-3 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS, NEW TIRES, BLOW OUT & DAMAGED TRUCK, BRAKES ,CALIPERS AND ROTORS BAD,TRANSMISSION NOT RIGHT, STEERING NOT RIGHT TWO REAR AXLE SEALS BLOWN, NEW ENGINE AT 63,000. IT IS NOW BLOWN (WE BELIEVE, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM & TORQUE CONVERTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR THE START). WE HAVE ALL OUR PAPERWORK DEALERSHIP DOES NOT!!!!!!!! WARRANTY COMPANY DOES. WE MAINTAINED THIS TRUCK EXTREMELY WELL!!!!! WE BOUGHT A TOTAL PIECE OF JUNK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING REGULAR MAINTENANCE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE TO THE CONTACT. THE SPARE TIRE WAS ORIGINALLY LOCATED UNDER THE TRUCK'S BED. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE ONLY PART REMAINING WAS THE FRAYED CABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED HOWEVER THEY CANNOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHY THE CABLE WAS NOT INSPECTED DURING REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE INSPECTED ON A REGULAR BASIS. UPDATED 7/5/2006 - *NM

BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE EXHIBITING BUBBLED SIDEWALLS ON THE LT235/85R16 TIRES SUGGESTING EARLY STAGES OF TREAD SEPARATION FROM CARCASS. DRIVER'S SIDE LOOKS TO BE OUT OF ROUND AS WELL. LOT NUMBERS ARE IDENTICAL ELW0408. NO ACCIDENT AS YET, BUT APPEARANCE IS WORRISOME BASED ON LISTED FAILURES IN IN THE NHTSA DATABASE. AFTER THE RECENT REPORTS ON THE POOR TRACKING OF TIRE FAILURES AND LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY, I BELIEVE THIS REPORT IS RELEVANT AND PERTINENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

HAD A FLAT TIRE AND COULD NOT GET THE RIMS OFF THE WHEEL HUB--WENT TO DEALER AND HE SAID TO GET UNDER VEHICLE AND HIT RIMS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER---THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2001--RIGHT NOW GOING THRU THIS PROBLEM AGAIN AFTER DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS FIXED. *TR

I know I am not the only one that thinks this is a bad problem, in fact I have not met a person that has owned this era of Dodge Ram that has their Dashboard and the whole parts inside can have been falling apart. Mine has fallen and hit my legs and or lap. Now I don’t mean the whole dash at one time but I have glued, taped and put a dash pad over top to try to keep things from falling into the vents and blower motor or anything that is behind and under the top. This is a definite safety problem cause I never know when this will happen and happening more often. I bought this truck with 11 miles on it from Logansport Indiana, September of 1999. I had been looking for a 2 wheel drive with a Cummins 5.9 Diesel and found it there in Logansport we lived in Lafayette Indiana and hoped we would be able to travel and see this beautiful country. My Wife’s family started having medical problems and after we did what we could for them, then my family needed help and none wanted nursing homes so we put aside our wishes and took care of them. They took care of us even so to many on both sides didn’t want to take care of us and some didn’t even want us, luckily we knew what that felt like so we didn’t turn our backs when we were needed, (Golden Rule) All that aside we wanted to be able to take the Airstream 2002 we got in 2020 still wanted to travel. We sold Florida home and made sure 2500 Ran was mechanical sound and power train was checked, oil, transmission fluid changed put helper bags on leaf springs and drove to Indiana, sold our home we had bought in 78 and sold that house and pulled the Airstream to Tucson Az to find our forever home and think we might have finally got one and put our dream of travel aside. I was diagnosed with Miligant Myloma in Florida Cancer Center and went through Radiation and Chemotherapy in Port Charlotte Florida before the trip and now just went through Radiation here at Banner University Cancer Center and go see my Cancer Doctor at VA here to see

DASH FALLING APART IN CLUDING AIR BAG AIR BAG S/W VENTS FALLING OUT THE BEZEL FALLING THE GLOVE CONPARTMENT FALLING WIRES CUT HAD TO BE REPAIRED RADIO FELL OUT OF DASH GOT A DASH BOARD COVER AND HAVE TO TAPE THE CONPONITS TOGEATHER NEED TO REPLACE HEATER CORE NO SHOP WILL DO IT BECAUSE OF THE DASH I HAVE CUT MY HANDS AND ARMS DO TO DIGGING PIECES OF DASH OUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NHTSA NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER TRUCKI GUESS WHEN THE DASH FALLS IN THE FLOOR AND CAUSE IT TO WRECK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT WAS ON THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY WAS DISASSEMBLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 345,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE TRUCK. LHM DODGE SAID THAT THE LOCK UP TORK CONVERTER HAD GONE OUT AND THAT THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO RELEASE DATE. I HAD LHM PUT IN A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION TO FIND OUT THAT THE TRANS HAS WIPED OUT THE CRANK SHAFT IN THE DIESEL MOTOR. AFTER TALKING TO DAMLERCHRYSLER THAT ALL 3 TRANSMISSION THAT ARE USED IN THE RAM TRUCKS WITH DIESELS USE THE SAME TORK CONVERTERS AND ONLY 2 OF THEM ARE RECALLED FOR THE TORK CONVERTERS. THE TRUCK STILL HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES NOW FOR THE SAME SHIFTING PROBLEM AND THEY TELL ME SOMETHING NEW EACH TIME. *CN

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

1) THE VEHICLE WAS BEING USED TO TOW A 16' FLATBED TRAILER, WITH THE PURPOSE OF PICKING UP A LOAD OF HAY. THE TRAILER WAS NOT YET LOADED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. 2) THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE FLEW OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS CRASH. THE RING INTO WHICH THE LATCH HOOKS CAME FREE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE FAILURE. 3) TO DATE, THE LOCAL DEALER AND DODGE (DAIMLER CHRYSLER) HAVE DECLINED TO ACT ON THE COMPLAINT. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2008. HE STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD LOCK INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. HE COULD NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE ADEQUATELY WHILE LOCKED TIGHTLY INTO THE SEAT. THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE SEAT. HE ALSO STATED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED AND THE WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 112,000.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INTERMITTENT AT BEST AND THEN WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL ON ANY SPEED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THEY WOULD MOVE AN INCH OR TWO. WITH ALL THE RAIN WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FIRST HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AT 36,000 MILES. PERIODICALLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED, AND FELT A VERY HARD PULSATING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 42,000 MILES HE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AT THE DEALERS PRODDING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TIRES. AT 44,000 MILES HE REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC MODULE AFTER BEING TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING THE CAR IN APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES RECURRED AND NEVER DID WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR, AND THAT HE WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE TIMES THAT HE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT, THERE WAS A BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE RADIO, THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE AC BLEW WARM AIR. UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB

VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50000 MILES. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY EVAPORATOR. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST $1100.00. SEVERAL DEALERSHIP MECHANICS ADVISED OWNER THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH DODGE VEHICLES AND THAT THE EVAPORATOR MANUFACTURER HAS ADDRESSED THE ISSUE. WHAT ABOUT ALL OF US THAT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DEFECT? WHY DID'NT DODGE RECALL THIS IF IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM?*AK

DASH FALLING APART IN CLUDING AIR BAG AIR BAG S/W VENTS FALLING OUT THE BEZEL FALLING THE GLOVE CONPARTMENT FALLING WIRES CUT HAD TO BE REPAIRED RADIO FELL OUT OF DASH GOT A DASH BOARD COVER AND HAVE TO TAPE THE CONPONITS TOGEATHER NEED TO REPLACE HEATER CORE NO SHOP WILL DO IT BECAUSE OF THE DASH I HAVE CUT MY HANDS AND ARMS DO TO DIGGING PIECES OF DASH OUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NHTSA NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER TRUCKI GUESS WHEN THE DASH FALLS IN THE FLOOR AND CAUSE IT TO WRECK.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED DUE TO A WIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. ADDITIONALLY, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN FOR THE HEADLIGHTS, WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED ABOUT THE SEATBELTS, NO APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR REPAIRS.