2016 Ram 1500 engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 355 complaints for the 2016 Ram 1500, 17% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 355 17% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 65,000 miles 226 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 2 and 27
Injuries and deaths: 8 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 226 complaints that include mileage. 42% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	11
20k to 40k miles	31
40k to 60k miles	53
60k to 80k miles	36
80k to 100k miles	36
100k to 120k miles	17
120k to 140k miles	12
140k to 160k miles	13
160k to 180k miles	12
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	4

What the data shows

Of the 226 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 27 fires, 8 injuries.

What owners wrote

2016 dodge ram 1500. Attorney representing consumer writes in regards to vehicle fire after service center worked on the engine noises. Dealership refuses to cover additional repairs. Consumer seeks reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses. *smd also, the tire pressure light was on.

Reported at 2,800 miles, October 2016 FireInjury

Exhaust manifold bolts broken. My truck has roughly 46,000 miles on it and yesterday upon cold start up I heard an exhaust leak coming from the exhaust manifold on the passenger side. Upon further inspection I noticed at least one exhaust manifold bolt head broken off, there may be more as I didn't investigate any further. This should not be happening on a vehicle with less than 100,000 miles

Reported at 46,300 miles, September 2019

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Ram models