Hood Problems of Dodge Ram 1500

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving 40 mph, smoke appeared from the engine compartment into the cabin. The contact merged the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. The fire department was notified; however, the fire was extinguished by a state highway employee. A fire report was filed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be inspected. The contact was informed that the firewall insulation under the hood of the vehicle had separated and fell onto the exhaust system, which caused the engine compartment fire. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 144,000.

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I have a 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 extended cab and the hood unexpectedly flew up going down the highway and smashed my window and the hood is destroyed. This is the second time, very very dangerous, for me and the drivers behind me. The grill flew off and possibly damaged the cars behind and next to me. The first time it happened was a couple years ago and I was very lucky it was not a busy road and I was only going abut 35-45 mph. To correct it I had to buy a new hood,grill and all parts pertaining to the hood replacement. . . . Oh also a new windshield. Thanks Dodge!.

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While driving done the road at 45 mph, hood unexpectedly opened, blocking my view of the road and causing my windshield to smash. Immediate inspection of safety latch showed that it was not working correctly due to built up rust. Windshield and hood will need to be replaced, along with saftey latch. (all damaged parts are available for now).

The contact owns a 1999 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving 55 mph, the hood popped open and shattered the windshield. The entire fender and grill were bent. The vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer or mechanic. The failure mileage was 183,000.

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The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500. While driving 25 mph, the hood opened without warning. The dealer stated that the safety latch failed. As of October 25, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. The powertrain was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 112,000. *updated 12/12/2007 updated 12/12/07.

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I have a 1996 Dodge ram the hood flew up and damaged the hood & grill and brackets. There was a recall on my hood latch, all they want to do is replace the latch and the brackets is this right, don't they have to fix the damaged parts caused by the defective part? I was never notified of the recall because I was the 2nd owner and never in there system.

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Paint on the hood bubbled up and peeled off for no apparent reason I was informed by CO-worker of a proble with the clearcoat Dodge used on some of their vehicles.

Engine compartment hood insulation pad was ignited directly above the power steering pump and smoldered uncontrollably until it was extinguished.

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The front grill on the hood has plastic fasteners that hold the grill onto the hood. These fastners are breaking as normal wear and tear. Dodge dealership said that this is a common defect. A potential deadly hazard considering the location of the defect.