Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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
2000 DODGE RAM 2500, DASH BOARD CRACKING AND BREAKING LEAVING SHARP EXPOSED PIECES OF PLASTIC. CALLED DODGE BUT HAVE GOTTEN NO HELP THUS FAR WITH THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF AND ACCIDENT OCCURRED. IT CRACKED WHEN WE OPENED THE DOOR ON A HOT SUNNY DAY AND THEN IT HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN MORE IN THE EXTREME COLD WEATHER WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. *LN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT ORDERED A CONI-SEAL MASTER CYLINDER, PART NUMBER MC250130 (NA) FROM NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE. HE BENCH BLED THE COMPONENT AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS CONTAMINATED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO HAVE A REDDISH DISCOLORATION. THERE WERE ALSO HUGE PARTICLES IN THE FLUID ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE LUMPS OF DEBRIS IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE DEBRIS COULD CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A NEW IDENTICAL COMPONENT, WHICH ALSO FAILED. THE SERIAL NUMBER, PART NUMBER, AND LOCATION OF THE COMPONENT WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 147,000. UPDATED 5/19/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX. UPDATED
I ORDERED A NEW REPLACEMENT MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FOR MY 2000 DODGE RAM 2500 PICK-UP TRUCK. IT WAS ORDERED THROUGH NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE LINES IN SHELLBYVILLE IL. THE MASTER CYLINDER THEY SENT WAS FROM CONI-SEAL OF LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701. WHEN I WENT TO BENCH BLEED THE MASTER CYLINDER PRIOR TO INSTALLING IT ON MY VEHICLE, THE FRONT BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR FLUID TURNED RED WHILE BLEEDING IT. I ALSO GOT RED STRINGGY DEBRIS ABOUT AN 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH LONG FROM THE INSIDE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE PART # IS MC250130. DO NOT USE THIS PART!!!!!! AS YOU KNOW ANY FOREIGN MATTER IN THE BRAKE LINE COULD CAUSE A BRAKE TO STICK, NOT APPLY, OR IT COULD GET INTO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND CAUSE IT TO FAIL OR MALFUNCTION. BOTH PARTS DISPLAYED THE SAME PROBLEM, SO IT APPEARS THE FACTORY IS DOING SOMETHING WRONG, OR SOMEONE IS DELIBERATELY PUTTING SOMETHING IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. IF YOU DO NOT BENCH BLEED AND DO IT ON THE CAR, YOU WILL NOT CATCH THIS AND WILL PUT FOREIGN MATTER INTO YOUR BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS COULD HAVE FATAL RESULTS. I URGE THE D.O.T. AND NTSB TO INVESTIGATE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE A FATAL ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR
DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES, SOME PIECES 3'X4' JUST FELL INTO THE DASH. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR WHEELS ON HIS VEHICLE HAVE CRACKS THAT ARE APPROXIMATELY AN INCH AND A HALF LONG. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WILL NOT HOLD AIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATE 04-02-08 *BF
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DODGE RAM 2500'S FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL RIM SPLIT WHILE TOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NON SERVICE DEALER WHO PUT A SPARE ON THE VEHICLE. THE WHEEL RIM HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED OR TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED AIR WAS COMING OUT OF THE CENTER OF THE RIM. UPDATED 12/01/06. *JB
TWICE NOW, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS TRUCK WHEN MY ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. 1. OCT. 2001 - WHILE DRIVING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD (APPROXIMATELY 12% GRADE), THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS OCCURRED ON A NARROW MOUNTAIN ROAD, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I DIRECTED TRAFFIC AROUND ME, AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. FORTUNATELY, IT STARTED, AND I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE LIFT PUMP WAS REPLACED. (PART NUMBER 5015723AC PUMP) THE ODOMETER READ 33,329. I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALERSHIP TO KEEP THE FUEL TANK AT LEAST HALF FULL. AT THE TIME OF THE FUEL PUMP FAILURE, THE TANK WAS OVER HALF FULL. 2. MAY 2005 '' I WAS ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD, GOING DOWNHILL. AFTER STOPPING AT A SIGNAL, WHEN I STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE WAS DEAD. AGAIN, THIS OCCURED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS TIME I HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. ''CONFIRM COMPLAINT NO LIFT PUMP PRESSURE REPLACE D LIFT PUMP ENGINE STARTS BUT SETS CODE FOR INTERNAL SHORT IN INJECTION PUMP CAUSED BY FUEL STARVATION FROM LIFT PUMP REMOVE INJECTION PUMP AND REPLACE BLEED SYSTEM AND ROAD TEST.'' PART NUMBER 5080885AA-FUEL LINE BANJO PART NUMBER R5013925AA PUMP - FUEL INJECTION MILEAGE 84,754 '' THE FUEL TANK WAS THREE-QUARTERS FULL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IF I WAS TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED WHEN THESE FAILURES OCCURRED, THE CONSEQUENCES MIGHT HAVE BEEN SERIOUS '' FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS CLOSE BY.
LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
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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