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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