2000 Dodge RAM 1500

LINKAGE IN STEERING COLUMN WILL REMAIN IN 2ND GEAR WHEN I HAVE PUT IT IN DRIVE. IT HAS BEEN IN MECHANICS TWICE. TWICE INTO MECHANICS REGARDING ANTIFREEZE SPILLING INSIDE THE CAB OF TRUCK. REPAIR WAS ON WATER PUMP BOTH TIMES. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BOTH CONCERNS. RESULTING IN HEALTH ISSUES BEING AT RISK LINKAGE WHILE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY. ANTIFREEZE SPEWING INSIDE CAB OF TRUCK ON WINDSHIELD, CARPET AND MATS, ALSO CENTER OF CAB NEAR 4 WHEEL GEAR SHIFTER.OCCURS WHEN STATIONARY OR WHEN DRIVING.

10:30 PM DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE HIGHWAY NO SHOULDER ON A HILL, IT WAS LIKE I TURNED THE KEY OFF. SURE GLAD THE FLASHERS WORKED,I HAD MY CELL PHONE AND A FLASH LIGHT SO I COULD SLOW TRAFFIC DOWN.LUCKY.. NO ONE WAS HURT OR KILLED.THE PICK UP WILL CRANK OVER WONT START. TOWED IT HOME,THE ODOMETER READS NO BUS THERE IS NO CODES THAT CAN BE READ AT THE DIAGNOSTIC LINK CONNECTOR.IT READS NO LINK.. WHY DOES DODGE PUT A LINK CONNECTOR ON VEHICLES IF THERE IS NO WAY TO READ ANY CODES SO I CAN FIX IT WITHOUT SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AT THE DEALERSHIP? THE INTERNET IS FULL OF DODGES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE CANT FIX WITHOUT HAULING TO THE DEALERSHIP.SURE HOPE YOU CAN HELP FIX THIS PROBLEM.(AN ELECTRICAL MESS).

MY DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE SUN AND HEAT ( 2008). IT STARTED AS CRACKS AND MORPHED INTO PIECES FALLING APART. I ASKED DODGE IN 2008 IF THEY WAS ANY RECALLS AND THE RESPONDED NO. I COULD HAVE IT REPLACED FOR APPRX 600 USD. ITS NOW 2016 AND I FINALLY HAD MY DASH REPLACED WITH A NEW AFTERMARKET PIECE THAT IS MADE WITH PLASTICS THST ARE DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND SUNLIGHT AND HEAT. WHY IS DODGE ALLOWED TO PRODUCE A PRODUCT THAT FAILS SO EASILY AND NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE? THERE SHOULD BE RELEIF FOR THE OWNERS !!

I'VE ONLY OWNED THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS AT THIS TIME. ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO I EXPERIENCED WHAT MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN TO BE THE DODGE DEATH WOBBLE, THIS IS WHERE ONE OF THE FRONT WHEELS HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT FREEWAY SPEED AND THE FRONT END OSCILLATES VIOLENTLY AND WILL NOT STOP WITHOUT SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN AND RADICALLY MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM CENTER (STRAIGHT LINE). IF LEFT TO "WOBBLE" IT SEEMS THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE ITSELF TO DEATH!! MAYBE EVEN BREAK A STEERING/SUSPENSION COMPONENT. I DID TRY INSTALLING THE ENHANCED BRACE THAT TIES THE SWAY BAR MOUNTS/ANCHOR POINTS TO A NEW BEARING SUPPORTING AN EXTENSION ON THE PITTMAN ARM SHAFT AND I ALSO HAD THE FRONT END COMPONENTS CHECKED, ALIGNED AND TIRES BALANCED TO NO AVAIL, THOUGH THE BRACE KIT SEEMED TO HELP. IT IS HARD TO PREDICT WHEN A BUMP IN THE ROAD WILL SET IT OFF BUT THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I BARELY KEPT IT FROM PULLING INTO THE NEXT LANE BEFORE I GOT IT SLOWED AND CONTROLLED. I NOW TRY TO MINIMIZE MY TIME ON THE FREEWAY IN MY COMMUTE TO/FROM WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS WOULD BE UNSAFE DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,600.

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING AT A STOPLIGHT. NO CODES APPEAR AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES NO LONGER WORK. THE VEHICLE MAY STARTUP IMMEDIATELY OR TAKE TWO HOURS TO RESTART. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS WORK, BUT THE GAUGES DON'T ENGAGE WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE CAR. THE PROBLEM OCCURS DURING WARM WEATHER DAYS. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED A NUMBER OF TIMES WHEN MY TEENAGE SON HAS BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I'M AFRAID THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND PLACE ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR.

I BELIEVE SOMEBODY NEEDS TO HOLD CHRYSLER DAIMLER RESPONSIBLE TO PLACE THE SEVERE SAFETY CONCERN OF THE DASHBOARD FOR THE 2000 DODGE RAM 1500 ON THE RECALL LIST. I HAVE PLACED PHOTOS OF WHY IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN IN THIS REPORT. THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE FOR 16 YEARS NOW AND HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT. IT IS OBVIOUSLY MADE OF DEFECTIVE SUB-STANDARD MATERIAL AND HAS AFFECTED A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF PICKUP. THE HUGE CONCERN IS THAT A DASHBOARD OF THIS STANDARD CAN IF NOT ALREADY KILLED OR CAUSED TRAUMATIC INJURIES TO FACE OR HEAD TO PEOPLE IN A COLLISION DUE TO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR EVEN FAILURE TO DEPLOY FOR PASSENGER SIDE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION ON THE MATTER BEFORE STATISTICS TAKE PLACE.