2016 Ram 1500 fuel system problems
Owners reported fuel system problems in 282 complaints for the 2016 Ram 1500, 13% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 282 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 66,000 miles 134 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 20 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 31 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 19 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 20 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 134 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 5 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Driving on a highway at 60 m/h engine start smoking and caught on fire without any previous alert or check engine light on after I pullover and lift the hood to inspect the smoke.
Eco diesel recall on emissions, and now have safety acceleration or "lack of" from a stop, fuel economy went way down and use of alot def, ram is aware of it and have not fix check engine light has been on for past 4 months dealers reset and still comes back on, dealers can't fix and don't know how they stated wait for dodge fca I was dealing with felicia us customer care case number [xxx] fca she had to cancel case instructed by her bosses because their is no fix.
Other problems reported for the 2016 Ram 1500
- Engine 355 complaints
- Steering 314 complaints
- Brakes 285 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 202 complaints
- Electrical system 193 complaints
- Cruise control 111 complaints
- Suspension 69 complaints
- Air bags 49 complaints