IllustrationDASHBOARD IS FALLING APART PIECES ARE COMING OFF IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR I MIGHT BE HIT BY A FLYING OBJECT IN THE EYE AND NOT BE ABLE TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM THE COMPANY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR
1999 Dodge RAM 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 520.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
190–25K
4725–50K
7250–75K
8075–100K
81100–150K
36150K+
335 reports with mileage · 275 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 240 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 61 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 59 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
63 crash reports19 fire reports41 injury reports
Structure complaints
240 reportsI DRIVE A 99 DODGE RAM 1500 AND IM HAVING DASHBOARD PROBLEMS THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MINE AT FIRST BUT THAN I GOT ON THE INTERNET AND DID RESEARCH ABOUT IT AND ITS NOT JUST MY TRUCK THERE IS ALOT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM THE DASHBOARDS IN THE 99 DODGE RAM 1500 CRACK AND LEAVE BIG HOLES EXPOSING WIRES THE NEWS SAID …
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I DRIVE A 99 DODGE RAM 1500 AND IM HAVING DASHBOARD PROBLEMS THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MINE AT FIRST BUT THAN I GOT ON THE INTERNET AND DID RESEARCH ABOUT IT AND ITS NOT JUST MY TRUCK THERE IS ALOT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM THE DASHBOARDS IN THE 99 DODGE RAM 1500 CRACK AND LEAVE BIG HOLES EXPOSING WIRES THE NEWS SAID IT COULD LEAD TO A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
CRACKED DASHES MAY LEAD TO RIPPED AIRBAGS ON DEPLOYMENT(SAFETY ISSUE). *TR
1999 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKING INTO LARGE PIECES CAUSING SHARP EDGES EXPOSED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO LARGE PIECES FALLING UNDER DASH ON TOP OF PASSENGER AIRBAG WHICH COULD CUT AIRBAG. AN PERSON CAN AND WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THE SHARP EDGES AND DEBRIS FROM THESE MANUFACTURING FLAWED DASHBOARDS. POSSIBILITY OF …
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1999 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD CRACKING INTO LARGE PIECES CAUSING SHARP EDGES EXPOSED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO LARGE PIECES FALLING UNDER DASH ON TOP OF PASSENGER AIRBAG WHICH COULD CUT AIRBAG. AN PERSON CAN AND WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THE SHARP EDGES AND DEBRIS FROM THESE MANUFACTURING FLAWED DASHBOARDS. POSSIBILITY OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG FAILING DUE TO BEING CUT BY FAILED DASHBOARD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR
THE TRUCKS DASHBOARD BECOME CRACKING AND HAS BECOME FALLING APART. I HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THE TRUCK BUT THIS HAS BECAME IN ISSUE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. *TR
THE DASH TOP ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP CRACKED INTO LITTLE PIECES AND FELL INTO THE LOWER HALF OF MY DASH. WHEN I TALKED TO DODGE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME MY TRUCK WAS OVER THE WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED I DRIVE THIS TRUCK LIKE A CAR ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF NEVER WRECKED OR OFF ROAD.…
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THE DASH TOP ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP CRACKED INTO LITTLE PIECES AND FELL INTO THE LOWER HALF OF MY DASH. WHEN I TALKED TO DODGE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME MY TRUCK WAS OVER THE WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED I DRIVE THIS TRUCK LIKE A CAR ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF NEVER WRECKED OR OFF ROAD. I THOUGHT THIS JUST HAPPENED TO MINE UNTIL I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND LEARNED THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF US WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MODEL YEARS 1997-2003. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOUR GOING TO DO FOR US. DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS ? WILL YOU MAKE THIS A RECALL? WILL YOU STAND BY US? PLEASE LET ME KNOW. DODGE TURNED THERE BACK ON US. DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS. THANK YOU. *TR
DASHBOARD CRACKING. *TR
CRACKED DASH BOARD, 1999 DODGE RAM WE HAD IT REPLACED THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO. *TR
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND CONTINUES CRACKING - LARGE CHUNKS ARE FALLING IN BELOW THE DASH WHERE MOST CRUCIAL WIRING IS LOCATED. *TR
1999 DODGE RAM DASH CRACKING WHICH COULD LEAD TO FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SAFETY FUNCTIONS SUCH AS AIR BAGS, HEADLIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DODGE AND DODGE DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. REPORTS OF LARGE CHUNKS FALLING INTO ELECTRICAL WIRING. *TR …
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1999 DODGE RAM DASH CRACKING WHICH COULD LEAD TO FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SAFETY FUNCTIONS SUCH AS AIR BAGS, HEADLIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DODGE AND DODGE DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. REPORTS OF LARGE CHUNKS FALLING INTO ELECTRICAL WIRING. *TR
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.