2016 Ram 1500: backup camera failure

Filed Jul 15, 2025 · MS

Tailgate falls while driving or will not catch with several attempts to close. Rear camera flickers with no picture sometimes.

Filed Apr 10, 2025 · Brakes, Electrical · NC

ASB warning light is on Emergency brake light is on Check engine light is on Fuel cap light is on Backup camera doesn't work well Brakes are sluggish. ABS doesn't seem to be working. Hard to stop to avoid collision. 2 close calls. Dealer says no part available to fix. It has been over a year.

Filed Oct 3, 2023 · KS

Interesting enough there was a recall for 2022-2923 rams for issues with backup camera. My 2016 has an issue where the backup camera screen gets all covered on multiple colored lines.

Filed Feb 15, 2022 · SC

The back up camera will not work until you start driving forward and randomly comes on while driving. A person or child could be hit by the camera not working. The radio and camera screen go on and off and acts like it is trying to reboot but does not reboot. The dealer recommends replacement at $795 which I will have to pay. My understanding there are active recalls for this on 2019 and 2020 Rams. This recall should be expanded.

Filed Sep 13, 2021 · NY

UConnect system freezes up. Black, unresponsive screen, Unable to control the radio, navigation, remote locking, climate control, and other important Safety features such as Back up Camera.

Filed Sep 30, 2020 · Driver assistance · 37,240 miles · TX

On several occasions the backup camera glitches into a static screen or is completely black and won't work.

Filed Aug 20, 2020 · Electrical · CA

I've had chronic problems with the back up camera system since I purchased this $60,000 truck. Ram has replaced the camera 3 times and doctored the connection an additional time and it still fails in a few months. Given the size of this vehicle, this is a serious safety concern in an urban environment. Now the head unit itself has failed entirely at 4 years and requires replacement.

Filed Jul 28, 2020 · Electrical · 48,000 miles · NH

Rear backup camera stops working

Filed Oct 15, 2019 · Driver assistance · 79,781 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle's backup camera would not operate properly. The screen was either dark or showed a scrambled image. The contact stated that a software update warning indicator illuminated. The contact attempted to perform the update, but the same warning indicator illuminated and no update occurred. The contact took the vehicle to mike toler chrysler dodge jeep ram fiat (5340 hwy 70 w, morehead city, nc 28557, 252‑247‑2003) and was informed that the backup camera was defective. The camera was replaced; however, the failure continued. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 79,781.

Filed Oct 3, 2019 · Electrical · 39,000 miles · WV

The tailgate latch and backup camera. The latch does not lock with the key fob or key. At the time this occurred the backup camera stopped working. We no longer can use the camera. You can hear the clicking sound when trying to remote lock the tailgate but it fails to lock.

Filed Sep 3, 2019 · 59,780 miles · MI

Display system, radio, nav, rear view camera, ect. Rear view camera, sometimes goes on with a solid green screen. The radio sometimes looses it presets. The nav sometimes will not take an address. Chrysler states there is at least 1 downloadable repair but wants to charge for it, approx. $125 and if the download does not work work and it makes things worse, they still want their money for trying and will not make any repairs.

Filed Dec 5, 2018 · 45,000 miles · TN

Backup camera does not always have a clear picture