2000 Dodge RAM 1500

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 TRUCK ON INTERSTATE GOING 70 MPH AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN DUE TO EXIT TRAFFIC. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES MY TRUCK WENT INTO ACCELERATION. NO CRUISE WAS ON. KEPT APPLYING BRAKES AND TRUCK KEPT ACCELERATION. KEPT APPLYING BRAKES AND FINALLY GOT SPEED DOWN TO 20 MPH. I'M IN PANIC MODE AND NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND THEN TURNED THE KEY OFF. BRAKES SMOKED BADLY. GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO SEE PROBLEM AND THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. STARTED TRUCK UP AGAIN AND IT DID THE SAME THING BUT THIS TIME PUT GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED KEY OFF. UNSTUCK THROTTLE AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET TRUCK TO A MECHANIC. THEY CHECKED THE THROTTLE KIT AND IT SEEMED OK (IT WAS NOT ONE THAT WAS ON A RECALL LIST). THE MECHANIC DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT CAUSED PROBLEM. THEY PUT A NEW KIT IN AND CLEANED FUEL INJECTORS AND IT HAS BEEN RUNNING OK. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON INTERSTATE HWY. IF I HAD BEEN ANYWHERE ELSE I FEEL CERTAIN I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS CAUGHT ME BY TOTAL SURPRISE AND NOT KNOWING HOW TO HANDLE A VEHICLE IN THIS SITUATION I FEEL I WAS PRETTY LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T BURN MY BRAKES UP, BLOW MY TRANSMISSION OR GET KILLED. I WISH I KNEW WHAT REALLY CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR CRASH WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL. THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT BUMPER FELL ON THE ROAD AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. SHE SUFFERED A DISLOCATED BROKEN STERNUM. THE POLICE RESPONDED BUT DID NOT FILE A REPORT. THE OWNER DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT BELTS HAD ALSO FAILED DURING THE CRASH. THE BELTS DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE. THE OWNER BELIEVED THAT THE REASON FOR THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED WAS BECAUSE THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED BOTH SEAT BELTS AT CHRYSLERS EXPENSE. THE MECHANIC TESTED THE NEW BELTS AND THE NEW DRIVERS SIDE BELT WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NOT LOCK. THE DEALER ORDERED ANOTHER SEAT BELT AND IT APPEARED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,795. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 120,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, HE STRUCK A SAND HILL. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED MINIMAL DAMAGE AND DID NOT HINDER DRIVABILITY. UPDATED 11/17/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON HIS VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LEFT CONTROL ARM BRACKET WAS PARTIALLY TORN AND EXHIBITED A STRESS FRACTURE. HE REFERENCED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 00V007000, SUSPENSION, FRONT, CONTROL ARM LOWER ARM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,000.

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS BEEN SLOWLY CRACKING AND CAVING IN OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS. I FEAR THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT WILL AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS EXPOSED ARE ALSO A HAZARD. DODGE CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND NEEDS TO FIX THESE PICKUPS. WE PAID FAIR MARKET FOR THEM AND NOW WE CAN'T EVEN SELL AN OTHERWISE BEAUTIFUL TRUCK. *TR

MY DODGE TRUCK DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 ALL GAUGES ZERO OUT AND THE NO BUS READING IS DISPLAYED ON THE ODOMETER READOUT THE TRUCK IS UNRESPONSIVE LOSING POWER ALL WARNING LIGHTS ARE DISPLAYED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE TRUCK NOW STALLS AT STOP LIGHTS AND RUNS ROUGH. IT HAS BEEN AT TWO SHOPS THE SHOPS HAVE REPLACED THE COMPUTER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND HAS CHECKED EVERY WIRE AND HAS NOT FOUND ANY SOLUTIONS. *TR

2000 DODGE RAM 1500 -DEC 2009 - 47000 MILE. NO INDICATION OF BRAKE ISSUES UNTIL HITTING THEM HARD TO AVOID CAR THAT RAN A RED LIGHT. BRAKE LINE FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO RWAL UNIT FAILED (PINHOLE LEAK), BUT MANAGED TO AVOID COLLISION. DROVE HOME (SLOWLY) AND FABRICATED/INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SECTION (ABOUT 16" LONG). AFTER BLEEDING BRAKES - DROVE TRUCK NORMALLY UNTIL JUNE 2010. THEN, WITH NO WARNING, THE BRAKES AGAIN FAILED IN A PARKING LOT STOP. FOUND THE LEAK IN THE REAR SECTION OF THE LINE RUNNING FROM FRONT TO REAR.DEALER ESTIMATE TO REPLACE ALL HARD LINES IS $1000. WHO CAN AFFORD THAT ?? SO, I WILL BE SPENDING MANY HOURS OF MY OWN TIME TO FIX THE PROBLEM CAUSED BY CHEAP IMPORTED CHINESE STEEL. THANKS BILL CLINTON !! I HAVE OTHER "GOOD AMERICAN CARS" THAT ARE 40+ YEARS OLD AND 100K+ MILES WITH THE OEM LINES STILL GOOD. THESE NEW VEHICLES SUCK !!! *TR

HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED PRIOR TO GETTING FRONT END ALIGNMENT AT TIRE DISCOUNTERS. THEY NOTICED A BULGE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. KELLY TIRE LESS THAN 30 DAYS OLD. THEY TRIED TO TELL ME THAT THE BULGE WAS FROM SOMEONE HITTING A POT HOLE TO HARD. I THINK THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE TIRE AND THEY JUST DID NOT WANT TO TAKE CARE OF IT. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL THE TIRE THAT WERE PURCHASED AT A GOODYEAR RETAILER WERE 2NDS WITH KNOWN DEFECTS. I CONTACTED A GOODYEAR RETAILER WHERE I LIVE AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THEM UNLESS I WAS THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER WITH THE RECEIPT. *TR

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! *TR