2000 DODGE RAM VAN

35 complaints filed with NHTSA.

35
Complaints
4
Crashes
5
Fires
11
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
STRUCTURE:BODY5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4
TIRES2
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING2
POWER TRAIN2
SUSPENSION2
AIR BAGS2
STEERING2
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)1
SUSPENSION:REAR1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
STRUCTURE1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD1

Recent Complaints

20130912CrashAIR BAGS

DRIVING STRAIGHT ON ROADWAY WHEN VEHICLE, WHICH WAS AT A STOP SIGN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY, PULLED DIRECTLY INTO PATH. T BONED A HONDA. THE AIRBAGS SPEWED THE CHEMICAL CONTENTS, BUT DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

Mileage: 49,000

20120918STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

2000 DODGE RAM VAN B1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BROKEN FRAME *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE FRAME FAILED, HE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. HE INJURED IS KNEE, WHEN TRYING TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, BUT THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAME HAD ROTTED AWAY.

20080928FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS. THE VAN HAD AN UNDER HOOD FIRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE ABS MODULE AREA WHILE PARKED. THE VAN IS DECLARED A "TOTAL LOSS". DAIMLERCHRYSLER ISSUED SAFETY RECALL D20 IN 2004 TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BUT THE RECALL REPAIR HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. VERIZON HAS HAD 29 UNDER HOOD FIRE INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND ACTION. *TR

Mileage: 103,486

20080928FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS. THE VAN HAD AN UNDER HOOD FIRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE ABS MODULE AREA WHILE PARKED. A NEIGHBOR NOTICED THE FIRE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VAN IS DECLARED A "TOTAL LOSS". THE VAN THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO IT RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE FROM THE FIRE BUT WAS REPAIRED. DAIMLERCHRYSLER ISSUED SAFETY RECALL D20 IN 2004 TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BUT THE RECALL REPAIR HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. VERIZON HAS HAD 29 UNDER HOOD FIRE INCIDENTS THAT OC

Mileage: 16,611

20080927FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS. THE VAN HAD AN UNDER HOOD FIRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE ABS MODULE AREA WHILE PARKED. THE VAN IS DECLARED A "TOTAL LOSS". DAIMLERCHRYSLER ISSUED SAFETY RECALL D20 IN 2004 TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BUT THE RECALL REPAIR HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. VERIZON HAS HAD 29 UNDER HOOD FIRE INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND ACTION. *TR

Mileage: 40,293

20080927FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS. THE VAN HAD AN UNDER HOOD FIRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE ABS MODULE AREA WHILE PARKED. THE VAN IS DECLARED A "TOTAL LOSS". DAIMLERCHRYSLER ISSUED SAFETY RECALL D20 IN 2004 TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BUT THE RECALL REPAIR HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. VERIZON HAS HAD 29 UNDER HOOD FIRE INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND ACTION. *TR

Mileage: 35,244

20060810CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

2000 DODGE FULL SIZE VAN I BELIEVE THAT THE SMALL AND CROWDED FLOOR CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS IN A DRIVE-THROUGH LINE. WHEN I WENT TO MOVE AHEAD MY FOOT COVERED BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR. THE HARDER I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE THE FASTER THE VEHICLE WENT. THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE FOR A WHILE AND I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

20050701CrashAIR BAGS

AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN AN HEAD ON LEFT FRONT OFFSET FRONTAL CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

Mileage: 55,000

20040812FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

THE VERIZON VEHICLE HAD AN UNDERHOOD FIRE THAT ORIGINATED IN THE ABS MODULE AREA. THE ABS MODULE AND WIRING CONNECTOR ALONG WITH THE TRUCK BATTERY AND OTHER UNDER HOOD COMPONENTS WERE BURNT. VERIZON HAS HAD SIMILAR FIRES IN OTHER VANS AND FEELS THAT THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

Mileage: 16,890

20030908CrashTIRES:TREAD/BELT

NANKANG SUPER TRIPPERRADIAL H/T LT 225/75R16 M+S, DOT # K08052002601, TREAD SEPARATION FROM CASING . *AK

Mileage: 51,390