2000 Dodge Ram Van problems
NHTSA has received 35 complaints about the 2000 Dodge Ram Van, and 20% of them involve body & structure. After that come electrical system (14%) and suspension (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 35 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 51,000 miles 21 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 21 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 51,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 11 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 96% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Dodge Ram Van with enough data (17 complaints in that window).
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.
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. The vehicle was totaled, no airbags deployed.
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.
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.
While coming back from some errands as I pulled into my driveway I heard a big snap on my front end and bang and scrapping on pavement as soon as I stopped to look the whole piece of the stabilizer bar fell off the front end chassis and as I looked on front end I noticed heavy corrosion on drivers side where steering box is located as of now vehicle is very unsafe to drive any where there is heavy corrosion this vehicle"s front end.
The frame horns {left and right} developed cracks on all four sides ahead of the front wheels leading to the detachment of the steering arm and stabilizer bar resulting in little to no control of the vehicle. While the detachment is not fully complete it only through the extremely weakened connections that remain that an accident was avoided. The vehicle was brought to a stop as soon the loss of control was experienced and has been parked since. It is cannot be operated safely in the this condition.