Nine problems related to air bag have been reported for the 1999 Dodge Ram 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Our seat belts locked up on our 1999 Dodge Ram 1500. Took our Dodge truck to Dodge dealership 06/05/2017 who said our seat belt control module had gone out. We paid $400 to replace. Pickup on 06/26/2017. 3 days later 06/29/2017 while towing our 20 ft north river boat across charleston harbor bridge on the down hill side to port launch ramp our vehicle power shut down, seat belts locked up again and our boat weight pushed hitch into our truck destroying the hitch and wheel jack. The boat had to be towed ( $399) to be repaired and $150. In hitch repairs. The truck itself would not start until the battery negative wire was removed. Vehicle was driven directly to dealership about 5 miles away. A local police officer was following behind our vehicle and stopped to help; calling a tow truck. No report was filed or required. After a 2 wk delay they could not find a replacement module saying they were discontinued. Admitted they had installed a module ( not a seat belt module supposedly by mechanics error) requested our money back which they did 07/14/2017. We have been searching unsuccessfully online and other sources which say they are discontinued, not available. Our state and city law carries a $250 dollar fine for no seat belt use more importantly we our now subject to extreme possibility of death or maiming in an accident. According to some information this also affects our air bags which may cause failure of them. We have been told our insurance is null and void if we don't have seat belts and even if we could get a mechanic to do a work around ( which they refused due to the liability issues) insurance still void. In case of our death or injury there will be a lawsuit against Dodge. It won't do us much good! this is not acceptable. Dodge should be forced to provide a law required seat belt module repair. How many people will die before they fix the problem?.
I bought a 1999 Dodge ram quad cab brand new in milton FL. The truck currently has 76000 miles and the complete dash assy has broken and cracked into a dozen pieces for no apparent reason. This has become a serious air-bag/ fod hazard if it needs to deploy and could cause injury or even death. Dealers and manufacturer refuse to recognize and repair the defected dashes.
1999 Dodge Ram 1500 busted dash. My concern is the air bag deployment. The dash is so busted up that I'm worry what will happen if I'm ever in an accident. If the air bags come out will all the sharp pieces of the dash fly out and hit me. Those pieces are really sharp and I fell like they could do just as much damage to someone as being in a wreck. The busted dash is such a safety hazard. The wiring is also exposed and that along creates a safety hazard. I have two children, I would hate for one of them to get hurt just because Dodge will not do a recall. I'm not sure of their reason for not doing it, but in this economy, they are loosing business fast due to their lack of responsibility.
1999 Dodge ram dash cracking which could lead to failure of electrical safety functions such as air bags, headlights and windshield wipers. Dodge and Dodge dealerships are aware of this problem due to the tremendous number of complaints. Reports of large chunks falling into electrical wiring.
1. No specific even lead up to the failure. The item in question has broken on it's own. 2. The dashboard has broken in two different places. One of the large cracks is directly over the passenger airbag which is concerning as airbag deployment could cause the entire dashboard to shatter resulting in a higher injury rate to the front passenger. 3. After doing research and determining that numerous owners of the Dodge ram pick-up are having the same exact issue I contacted Chrysler to look into replacing the dashboard. Currently waiting for their response.
Consumer was in an accident air bags didn't deploy upon impact.
There is a clunking noise when turning right or left. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer stated there was recall 01v153000 concerning clock spring assembly; however, consumer's vehicle was not included. Please provide any further information.
I was traveling at 30mph when another vehicle turned head on into my vehicle. Other vehicle was traveling at 10-15 mph. No safety defect mentione din summary.
While traveling at 35 mph another vehicle ran a stop sign. Consumer lost control of vehicle and landed in a ditch. Upon impact,none of the airbags deployed.