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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