Major Problems with 2016 RAM 1500 Derived from Complaints & Recalls
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Worst 3 complaints of 2016 RAM 1500
2016 RAM 1500
AIR BAGS
Victims: 5
Mileage: 5500 miles
2016 RAM 1500
AIR BAGS
Victims: 4
Mileage: 626 miles
2016 RAM 1500
AIR BAGS
Victims: 4
Mileage: 500 miles
Browse 2016 RAM 1500 complaints by category
Problems with POWER TRAIN, ENGINE and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from RAM 1500 owners.
Problem Category | Number of Problems |
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. while driving 50 mph the vehicle shook violently without warning. after inspecting... |
125
~ 27671 miles |
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. while driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle lost acceleration. the contact coasted... |
105
~ 51177 miles |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the ignition switch is in a position where it can be bumped by the drivers knee. i was driving the... |
64
~ 22936 miles |
UNKNOWN OR OTHER purchased vehicle following day i look under truck and notice lots of corrosion throughout drive train. i took vehicle back... |
58
~ 25811 miles |
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. the contact stated that the fuel gauge displayed inaccurate information. the driver... |
54
~ 50700 miles |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. while driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle lost acceleration. the contact coasted... |
38
~ 41598 miles |
STEERING steering wheel popping noise when turning the steering wheel left or right when turning the steering wheel to the left... |
25
~ 50198 miles |
AIR BAGS a 2016 ram 1500 was involved in a roll over collision. no air bags were deployed during the roll over |
22
~ 23316 miles |
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. while driving approximately 50 mph the brake pedal was depressed and traveled... |
22
~ 23408 miles |
SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. while driving various speeds the vehicle vibrated abnormally. the contact noticed an... |
21
~ 33590 miles |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2016 ram rebel has extremely dim headlights on low beam. dangerous to drive on back roads.. headlights are projection type |
16
~ 19298 miles |
BODY > STRUCTURE truck proceeding at about 30-35 miles per hr. on a main city street when a car traveled directly in front... |
15
~ 31594 miles |
WHEELS driving on a flat asphalt road at 40 mph right rear tire blew. i was able to pull to shoulder... |
7
~ 23621 miles |
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. the contact stated that the vehicle was rear ended in a crash.... |
5
~ 24400 miles |
VISIBILITY/WIPER the windshield has a distinct indentation from the front upper panel of this vehicle on the left side which indicates... |
4
~ 23700 miles |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. while the vehicle was idling and the gear shifter was placed in... |
3
~ 24171 miles |
EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. when the engine was started the vehicle failed to accelerate in a... |
2
~ 48750 miles |
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. while driving various speeds the brake pedal became difficult to depress when... |
2
~ 63000 miles |
LATCH > TAILGATE > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. while driving 55 mph the tailgate dropped without warning. the vehicle was... |
2
~ 50048 miles |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2016 dodge ram 1500. attorney representing consumer writes in regards to vehicle fire after service center worked on the engine... |
2
~ 25400 miles |
SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. while accelerating the driver seat rocked and moved backwards without warning. when... |
2
~ 10000 miles |
TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500 equipped with goodyear wrangler sr-a tires size: lt265/70r17. while driving 70 mph... |
2
~ 1650 miles |
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. after the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 19v757000... |
1
~ 48000 miles |
CAMERA > SENSING SYSTEM > BACK OVER PREVENTION tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. the contact stated that the vehicle's backup camera would not operate properly.... |
1
~ 79781 miles |
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL i own a 2016 dodge ram eco diesel that was forced to have the epa update completed as part of... |
1
~ 80000 miles |
SOFTWARE > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM eco diesel recall on emissions and now have safety acceleration or "lack of" from a stop fuel economy went way... |
1
~ 84000 miles |
SIDEWALL > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500 equipped with goodyear wrangler sr-ablk0e tires size: p275/60/r20. while driving 70 mph... |
1
|
FUEL FILTER > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. while driving at an unknown speed the vehicle lost power. the vehicle... |
1
~ 18495 miles |
PARKING BRAKE tl* the contact leased a 2016 dodge ram 1500. while the vehicle was parked on an incline in 4 wheel... |
1
~ 37000 miles |
AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM > SPRINGS > FRONT air ride suspension quit functioning all together dealers backed with same issue on large # of vehicles. was informed parts... |
1
~ 23400 miles |
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. while driving 30 mph the contact noticed that the service anti lock... |
1
~ 26000 miles |
CONTROL UNIT/MODULE > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. while driving 30 mph the contact noticed that the service anti lock... |
1
~ 26000 miles |
TAILGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. while the vehicle was operated at various speeds the tailgate failed and... |
1
~ 10000 miles |
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES 2016 dodge ram 1500. attorney representing consumer writes in regards to vehicle fire after service center worked on the engine... |
1
~ 2800 miles |
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2016 dodge ram 1500. while driving various speeds the headlights inadvertently turned off without warning.... |
1
~ 200 miles |
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > DOOR > BODY tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. the contact stated that the rear driver's side door was opened and... |
1
~ 3346 miles |
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