2000 Dodge Ram 2500 problems
Owners have filed 269 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Dodge Ram 2500. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 21% of complaints. After that come steering (16%) and brakes (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 269 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 144 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 19 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 23 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 22 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 21 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 24 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 144 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 80,000 miles. For body & structure specifically, the median reported mileage is about 86,000 miles (40 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Dodge Ram 2500 with enough data (141 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving 45 MPH and without warning another vehicle made an illegal turn in front of consumer's vehicle resulting in front end of consumers vehicle being smashed head-on, resulting in air bags not deploying/ causing minor injuries.
Front end collision at approximately 60MPH. Airbags did not deploy. Driver had to get 7 stitches to the large cut on the forehead as a result of being thrown around in cab.
My 2000 model dodge 2500 3/4 ton pickup lost it's rear axel under normal driving conditions. It has camper package which included a special helper spring on the rear suspension. My insurance company has informed me that the u-bolts holding my rear end on had broke free of the spring assembly. Causing my truck to roll side over side and the come to a rest on it's passenger side. The rear axle was found 100 yards away from the truck.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 dodge ram 2500. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the hood flew up and struck the windshield. The dealer was notified and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 01v040000. Updated 05/13/08.(latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch). The current and failure mileages were 110,000.
I purchased new in 2000 a dodge ram 2500 sport extended cab and two years ago the dashboard began cracking, at this point pieces of the dash have fallen through leaving holes in the dash. I tried to get the dealership in concord, nh to fix it when it was under warranty but they refused. It appears that this is not a limited defect as I've found thousands of complaints on the internet from similar year owners.