13 problems related to carrier/rack have been reported for the 2000 Dodge Ram 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Shortly after we purchased the vehicle back in 2000 the dashboard started to crack. Throughout the years the plastic dash has become more brittle and the broken pieces have the strength and texture of peanut brittle but are rather sharp. We would find pieces all over the cab of the truck and if you dropped something down in the dash and tried to retrieve it, you would often come in contact with the sharp edges of the plastic that was still attached to the rest of the dash assembly. Here recently the inner-frame that is also made of the same faulty plastic which holds the radio, temperature controls, headlight switch, airbag control switch, instrument panel, etc has also started to crack and the components are beginning to detach from the rest of the dash assembly. The main concern that we have recently noticed is how the passenger air-bag cover snaps onto the cracking dashboard plastic, if the air-bag were to deploy sharp plastic shards would be sent towards the passenger with the airbag. We have filed multiple complaints with our local Dodge dealer and the Dodge corporation directly and they simply tell us the vehicle is out of warranty and there is nothing they can do and offer for us to pay for the dashboard to be replaced. We should not have to pay for the mistake of the company due to them using defective plastic to mold the dashboard assembly.
Dash cracks and is in big sharp pieces could cause an injury if in accident.
Dash board cracking from manufacturer default.
While warming my truck up on a cold morning I turned on the windshield defrost once the truck was warm. I heard cracking and popping. When I turned the defrost fan off I noticed the dash had cracked into approx 24 pieces causing the dash to fall onto the wires. When I contacted Dodge I was told that they were aware of the issue however there had been no recall but they could replace the dash for $900. I looked at molded dash overlays to repair the problem but there is nothing left to adhere it to.
The dashboard is falling apart. It is cracked in multiple places and could turn into sharp flying objects if airbags are deployed.
2000 Dodge Ram 1500 it have a cracked dashboard.
A crack was noticed on the top of the dash on the passenger side. Over time a piece of the top of the dash has dropped down inside the dash. A crack is extending slowly toward the drivers side of the dash.
No matter what I do to take care of it the dash just keeps cracking more and more. There are rattles in the dash from the pieces that have broken off. I fear that some day the dash is going to break loose while I am driving causing my foot to get stuck on the accelerator.
My dashboard started cracking shortly after I purchased this truck. Now the dash is cracked in a way that if I touch it or if any weight is up on it, it will collapse on itself. The dealer told me that I would have to file a complaint regarding it or pay them a significant amount to remove and replace the dash with a similar dashboard, which may crack and break apart in the future as well. After speaking to the dealer I went to touch the dash, it buckled and pinched my hand from one of the cracks. Pulling my hand up the dash then layered itself.
Dodge Ram 1500 pickups have two expensive/serious problems. (1) the air-conditioner evaporators under the dash fail and (2) the dash itself cracks in several places, so when the ac repairs (involving dash removal) take place, the mechanic tells you he/she has to also replace the dash. . . Which is true. Many many complaints of dash cover failures in Dodge Ram 1500 and other similar vehicles. Repairs run $1200 or more. Dash should be a recall item.
Cracked dashboard, many cracks developed over time, it's about to crack wide open and expose wires.
I own a 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 truck. I purchased it used. When I puchased my truck the dashboard had two hierline cracks in it and I thought nothing about it. Over the last 8 months, my dashboard has been falling apart. Now I have cracks all over it and pieces coming off. There is a 10" hole on the drivers side. It is cavening in a little more everyday. I have done nothing to cause this problem. My father informed me of an orlando, FL news station (local 6) that has done an investigation on this problem and though their website and news articles I was directed here. I'm reporting my problem so I can have it documented.
The dash board started cracking roughly 4 to 5 years after purchase. I purchased new in 2000. It continued to crack and fall apart as time went on. I had to remove the dash board in order to replace the heating core. During that repair it simply, completely crack and broke apart. In order to get the dash board back in the truck, I had to glue it together using aluminum sheet metal under the dash in order to have something solid to glue the pieces back together with. I never saw anything like it in all my life. It's the worst dash board I have ever seen and it will keep my from buying another Chrysler product unless Chrysler installs a better dash free of charge.