2016 Ram 1500 problems
Owners have filed 2,128 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Ram 1500. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. Next are steering (15%) and brakes (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,128 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 126 and 60
- Injuries and deaths
- 101 and 7
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 1,009 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 192 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 175 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 214 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 139 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 114 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 71 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 29 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 31 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 24 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 14 |
What the data shows
Of the 1,009 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 50,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 65,000 miles (226 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 126 complaints mention a crash; 60 complaints mention a fire; 101 injuries reported; 7 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Ram 1500 with enough data (992 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 16 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Takata inflators. My name is [xxx]I was a passenger of a vehicle driven by [xxx] on july 9th 2016. There was myself and 3 other occupants in the vehicle 2 passed away as a result of the accident and myself and another occupant were severely injured. Not one air bag went off. I suffer from traumatic brain injury, spinal injuries and many more. I am no longer able to walk and I require 24/7 assistance. This was a rollover crash. I suffered many major injuries. ...updated 08/29/17
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the contact's vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle. The crash caused the contact's vehicle to roll over a couple of times, as well as go over a guardrail before crashing down. None of the air bags deployed and there were no warning indicators illuminated. A police report was filed. The fire department was at the scene, but the contact was unsure if a fire report was filed.
A 2016 ram 1500, was involved in a roll over collision. No air bags were deployed during the roll over event. Additionally the airbag control module did not record pre-crash data...updated 10/26/16....updated 02/02/17
While servicing a customers 2016 ram 1500 pick up pulled truck up to door,placed knob shifter in to park, got out and walked up beside truck as I got to l/f wheel truck started to move forward turned around to get back in truck showed to be in drive. Truck proceded to roll through door and came to a stop. No wan was injured damage was limated to truck and door.
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.