Major Problems with 2016 RAM 3500 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2016 RAM 3500

2016 RAM 3500 AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 99125 miles

2016 RAM 3500 POWER TRAIN Victims: 1 Mileage: 66180 miles

2016 RAM 3500 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

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Problems with STEERING, WHEELS and POWER TRAIN are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from RAM 3500 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
STEERING 1st alignment and tire rotation @1800miles "toe set" another rotate then off set ball joint because it developed a "pull"...	16 ~ 13118 miles
WHEELS nexen tires rodian lt hrx 235/80/r17 on a new dodge ram 3500 had 14 000 mi when discovered pin holes...	15 ~ 16798 miles
POWER TRAIN the truck was loaded with approximately 1 400 pounds of hay in the bed. the vehicle was stopped on a...	14 ~ 23478 miles
ENGINE dead pedal. from a dead stop if you stab the accelerator pedal as in a emergency situation there is a...	13 ~ 7384 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER there is an extreme delay when pressing the accelerator and actual acceleration of the vehicle. there seems to be no...	9 ~ 20333 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2016 dodge ram 3500. while driving at an unknown speed the speedometer failed to display...	7 ~ 5859 miles
SERVICE BRAKES oem trailer brake controller barely works. tried with all 4 settings (trailer towing should have needed "electric heavy" setting) had...	7 ~ 8251 miles
AIR BAGS involved in a front end and driver side collision at a speed over 50mph and the airbags didn't deploy. the...	5 ~ 54273 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2016 dodge ram 3500. while driving at an unknown speed the speedometer failed to display...	5 ~ 12812 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM the def pump stop working never had a maintenance light to come on until the truck reach about 76000 miles...	4 ~ 14125 miles
SUSPENSION truck has a terrible vibrations at highway speeds feels if the truck is coming apart i've taken the truck back	4 ~ 13938 miles
TIRES 2016 dodge ram 3500. consumer writes requesting a replacement vehicle after repeated attempts of repair of the right front tire.	3 ~ 20667 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 3500. while driving 70 mph both headlights failed to operate. the contact had...	2 ~ 91000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 3500. the contact received notification for nhtsa campaign numbers: 17v562000 (engine and engine...	1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 3500. the contact received notification for nhtsa campaign numbers: 17v562000 (engine and engine...	1
LINKAGES > STEERING drag link failed without warning. apparently threads stripped out in the coupler nut resulting in total steering loss. *dsy...	1 ~ 54000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 3500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v562000 (engine and engine...	1
SEAT BELTS i was told by dealer and chrysler that this is only on the 3500 ram . the seat belt warning...	1
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 3500. while driving 70 mph both headlights failed to operate. the contact had...	1 ~ 158000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2016 dodge ram 3500. while driving 30 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. in addition...	1 ~ 9000 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 3500. while driving various speeds there was excessive exhaust fumes entering the cabin...	1 ~ 3000 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 3500 equipped with nexen tires size: lt23580r17e (na) the contact stated that the...	1
DIESEL > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 3500. the contact smelled an abnormal exhaust odor in the vehicle when the...	1 ~ 4128 miles

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