2000 Dodge Ram 1500 latches/locks/linkages problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the latches/locks/linkages on the 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Approx 15 miles onto the highway at about 55 mph hood suddenly opened and smashed wind shield hood was closed completely and had no rattle or bouncing like it was partially closed upon return home there are pieces of plastic below where the truck was parked. *tr”
filed Jan 8, 2009
“I bought a 2000 dodge ram 1500 yesterday 12/26/08 as a christmas present for myself and as I was driving home later that day at 10:30 pm and the hood of the truck all of a sudden came up and hit the windshield, causing me to hit the brakes at come to a stop on a busy road. *tr”
filed Dec 27, 2008
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Latches/locks/linkages problems in other Ram 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Ram 1500 | 2 | 0% |
| 2011 Ram 1500 | 4 | 1% |
| 2010 Ram 1500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 Ram 1500 | 5 | 1% |
| 2008 Ram 1500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 Ram 1500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2005 Ram 1500 | 6 | 1% |
| 2004 Ram 1500 | 11 | 1% |
| 2003 Ram 1500 | 3 | 0% |
| 2002 Ram 1500 | 5 | 1% |
| 2001 Ram 1500 | 26 | 2% |
| 1999 Ram 1500 | 16 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2000 Dodge Ram 1500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.