2016 RAM 3500 problems
Owners have filed 183 complaints about the 2016 RAM 3500 with NHTSA. Steering accounts for 16.4% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 11.5%.
Complaints183
Crashes17
Fires8
Injuries8
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Steering 16.4% · 30
Engine 11.5% · 21
Wheels 11.5% · 21
Power train 10.4% · 19
Unknown or other 8.7% · 16
Service brakes 6.0% · 11
Suspension 5.5% · 10
Electrical system 5.5% · 10
Severity
Of those complaints, 17 describe a crash, 8 describe a fire and 8 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 9 model years of the RAM 3500 in this data, 2016 sits 6th by complaint volume. 2018 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 29 in the last three years against 28 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 21,845 miles.
In owners' own words
This concerns your #v06/nhsta 19v-021. The fix fca is doing for the defective track is some cheap welding of the lock nuts that come loose, instead of replacing the track bar with a proven design and which is readily available from both fca and aftermarket suppliers. It is a poor solution to a serious problem which puts myself, my family and others on thew same road at risk. Please help..... Steering
The contact owns a 2016 Ram 3500. The contact stated that when taking the vehicle to the dealer for recall repair for a drag link failure, from a previous owner, the vehicle was misaligned and the vehicle was unable to be serviced and could not be properly aligned. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacture was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was unavailable. Steering
The contact owns a 2016 RAM 3500. The contact stated that when he took his vehicle to be aligned, he was advised that the vehicle was not able to be aligned, due to a previous recall repair where the drag link was welded unless the drag link was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of this issue. The failure mileage was approximately 55,526. Steering · reported at 55,526 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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