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2016 Ram 1500 cruise control problems

111 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2016 Ram 1500, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
111 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
44,000 miles 49 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
6 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2016 Ram 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 44,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 14 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 14 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 44,000 miles
Based on 49 complaints that include mileage. 67% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles14
40k to 60k miles14
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 49 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 44,000 miles, and 67% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 1 injury, 1 death.

What owners wrote

While traveling on I-5 south at approx. 65 MPH, using the cruise control, the vehicle suddenly sped up and the driver was unable to decrease the speed of the vehicle causing the driver to veer west off into the dirt shoulder striking the dirt embankment and wood fence. The driver sustained major injuries to his face, ankle and pain in chest. The consumer stated the vehicle was scraped before information from the computer was received. The driver became disabled and could no longer work.

August 2016 CrashInjury

I keep having problems with the electrical system in the truck. The plugin areas for electronic devices in the rear passenger keeps burning out fuses. I am also having issues with my cruise control button on the steering wheel acting like it has a short turning itself on and off. This happens when I am driving the vehicle or in the drive way as well.

Reported at 39,000 miles, May 2018

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Cruise control problems in other years

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