2016 Ram 2500 electrical system problems
39 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2016 Ram 2500, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 39 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 24,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 24,000 miles, and 83% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
When pulling a camper the truck shut off (there was no function of the gas or brake pedal) causing the camper to jack knife and hit the rear tail light. When the camera caught up to the truck wet spun 180 degrees at 65 MPH then flipped. No airbag went off and the seatbelt did not stay locked. My son who was sitting in the back climbed out of the backseat without unlatching his seatbelt.
2016 ram diesel 6.7 l experiencing stalling when decelerating to stop - lose power, ran off road as result. Vehicle has 3 second delay when attempting to accelerate- serious safety concern caused several near misses
Other problems reported for the 2016 Ram 2500
- Drivetrain & axles 64 complaints
- Engine 59 complaints
- Steering 43 complaints
- Brakes 35 complaints
- Cruise control 17 complaints