I was in two separate major accidents and the airbags did not deploy. I got injuries due to this. They have been looked at by shops when repairs were made. No indication before or after of any kind regarding air bags.
2016 Ram 1500 electrical complaints
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I buy the vehicle with a altered odometer, in Puerto Rico. Have a lote of issuse. I have all the ividence to prove it. The place have 2 vehicle more to sale with the same millaje, a ford 150, and a chevrolet. White wiht 60,000miles. I want to know you send a investigation in the place or person. I think other People buy other vehicles whit the same dealer
Purchased my 2016 Ram 1500 Crew Cab 4x4 SLT Big Horn June 2019. At that point the previous owner had the truck in the shop and while there it was diagnosed that the fuel pump failed. About January 2020 I stated having the famous Hemi Tick but not all the time. I'm very ocd on all maintenance of my truck, witch I or my husband and son; both certified diesel mechanics. I only run Valvoline Full Synthetic 5w-20 oil and a K&N Oil Filter and is changed before the 5k mark. Fast forward to Oct 2021 truck starts not wanting to start, Tick is very very loud and does it warm or cold does not matter. At times would not even start. Send it to the local dealership, with CEI on, they diagnosis as 4 manifold studs are broken, 800 bucks later they are replaced. But only 4, supposedly two on each side. Get truck back, drive maybe 5 miles CEI back on. Truck running as if it has no power, getting no fuel. Was able to get it home, called dealership next morning took truck back. This happened mutiple times. Called the main dealership in Edmond, Oklahoma in an attempt to get someone to figured out why I kept getting told my truck was fixed and it was not. Come to find out after 3 months in the shop the fuel pump yet again failed. Now, there is a recall and my vin is not included but yet I have had TWO failed fuel pumps. And now June 2022 I have the famous Hemi Tick again. To witch I can only guess is the other manifold studs that they for some dumb reason did not replace when they should have.
The first sign of a problem was when my touch screen radio would randomly shut off and then turn back on again. As it would get hotter it would happen more often. Then the turn signals would have trouble flickering. The check engine light would show up and I've tried getting that figured out. When I was driving it would tell me "service transmission continue in D. Do not shift or turn engine off until you reach a desired location. You may not be able to shift again until serviced" with a blinking exclamation point. It would occasionally also say "service shifter" and sometimes when I would start it, it shuts off immediately. The worse part of all is when I was driving it doesn't automatically shift gears so I have to pull over and shut the truck off to be able to shift at the speel limit speed. This was all happening repeatedly 6 months ago before I dropped it off at the 2nd dodge dealership. The first one gave up on finding the problem. 1 year later and it's only gotten worse, aside from all the money spent.
I was exiting the freeway, sped up from about 55mph to pass a semi before the exit narrowed and my '16 RAM 1500 Ecodiesel just stopped working. I got warning lights one after another, "engine oil low pressure", "electric system" "brake system" basically the whole christmas tree lit up. I was almost hit and probably killed by the 18 wheeler I just passed, coasted to a stop and pulled over. Engine would not start back up. Got towed to a shop. Mechanic found that the "crankshaft tone ring/wheel" had lost some of it's magnetic material and that caused the almost catastrophic shut down. Mechanic found Chrysler safety recall W58 and W68 that are for this exact issue for my exact make, model, year and engine type- so I call RAM/Chrysler and they say it's my problem because my VIN is not subject to these recalls. I asked them if the recall is for this exact issue, for the exact make, model, year, and engine then how do can they refuse to even escalate the issue or look into it. This is a known issue, I almost died and am out a couple thousand dollars. The contact is requesting to be reimbursed $1700 for the repairs.
I own 2016 Ram 1500 Crew Cab 4x4 SLT Big Horn. I purchased the truck in June 2019 at our local Dodge Dealership in Vinita, Oklahoma with 59k on it. Truck ran fine, did have the Hemi Tick startin until December 20,2021 and the CEL came on. Personally had my husband, CAT Certified Diesel Mechanic run the codes. To witch P062A Circuit "A" Fuel Pump Range/Performance Code was given. Truck was parked and dealership, Vance Dodge Miami, OK was called. Truck taken on December 28,2021. Told the tech before hand while our daughters Nitro was getting fixed when he got my truck to go through it and make sure no other issues. Once truck was there few days later they called telling me that I had 4 broken Exhaust Manifold Bolts, needed another new battery, and CEL was on due to Fuel Pressure Switch failure. Picked truck up Jan 6, 2022. Did not even get out of city limits when CEL back on. Drove it 15 miles home. Changed the battery with brand new one. CEL back on, called dealership, requested Manager. Told to bring back in the following Monday. Truck back @ dealership Jan 10, 2022 just picked back up Feb 2,2022 to witch CEL IS STILL ON. after a month they fixed a 200 dollar connector behind the driver wheel and it still has not fixed the frickin issue. Now it's still throwing P062A code. Dealership acted as if they was beyond annoyed by me & my truck. Will yet again call them Monday. And now my exhaust is rattling that they just had off. I have paid out of pocket for all these repairs and they are getting beyond expensive and I'm not the only one with these issues. My truck has had all work done when suggested if not before. As well as the original owner who I know. My truck is not abused or neglected. I don't put cheap parts on it either, had I had been able to find ARP Manifold Bolts it would have gotten them .. This is getting beyond ridiculous.. Something needs to be done I spent way too much money for my truck to have all these issues. BTW, my truck is paid for I owe $0.00
Was pulling in to a parking lot when the vehicle made a warning sound and then displayed "Check Engine" and "Service Shifter" messages on dash. The truck then would not shift in to any other gear but drive. it displayed that it was in park but stayed in gear and almost caused me to drive in to a pedestrian. The shift lights on the dash for the gears (P, N,R, D) all flashed randomly as if there was an electrical issue. Eventually I was able to set the brake, turn off the truck, restart it, and it finally changed gears. I took the vehicle to the dealer the next business day and they told me looking at the codes, that the shift module needs to be replaced. From what I have read online in forums this is an EXTREMELY common safety issue affecting the shifting/drivability of the vehicle. Per dealer, this is not related to the recall affecting the shifter on the vehicle. I contacted Ram care and they advised there was nothing they could do for me either. Total repair is going to be over $1,000 and I have no idea if this is even the issue or when it will happen again.
The contact owns a 2016 Ram 1500. The contact stated that his wife informed him that the vehicle would not start after driving approximately 200 miles. The contact then drove the vehicle to the dealer and within 125 miles of reaching the dealer, the "contact your local dealer, the problem with the DEF system" warning message appeared on the instrument panel. Once in the possession of the dealer, the contact was informed that three bolts that connected the exhaust to the manifold had broken off causing the failure. The manufacturer was notified and informed him that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle had been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
I was driving 50 mph down the road, when I started to accelerate (pass) around another vehicle when it just died. Got the check engine light along with oil pressure low warning. Coasted to a stop a ways down the road trying to get off on the side of the road. My 2016 Ram 1500 would not start after that. I put my Bosch code reader on the truck and it flashed P0366 which called out for the Crank Shaft sensor. Had truck towed to local dealer. This looks like it falls under the same recall as W58. In the process of getting the dealership to take responsibility of the situation and file a claim with their corporate office, because my particular VIN doesn't match their records of having this issue.
The contact owns a 2016 Ram 1500. The contact stated while reversing into a parking spot, the vehicle inadvertently stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The contact stated he replaced the battery himself, but the vehicle failed to restart. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 88,001.
Engine speed surged while pulling into parking space. Bringing to dealer to have checked. No warning, or codes given. $1500 in damages to my vehicle and probably the same to the parked car in front of me. Worried about my safety now with this sudden acceleration.
Power steering, Was driving down the road, when the steering wheel was jersey out of my hand. After pulling over, the power steering indication on dash appeared. I turn of vehical and restarted, steering worked fine. Same incident happened multiple time a few days later as driving down the road. The steering would not be responsive and then work. Now the power steering is out and has not return functional. The vehical has not been inspected as I am afraid to drive to shop and it has almost caused multiple accidents.
Truck is 5 yes old and the uconnect radio dose not work .tried everything to get it to work it just blinks on and off or gone to a blue screen and then back to the dodge emblem. Called uconnect they say no up dates on it ..
The vehicle is loss of power steering assist at low speeds making it hard to steer the vehicle . Left or right making the driver have to put more effort into steering the vehicle around obsticalls
After diesel emission modification transmission shifts very rough and jumps vehicle when cold. It sends wheels into spinout when entering roads which can be dangerous. Fuel economy also fell from average of 23-24mpg to below 21mpg. I have taken it to the shop 3 times already. The shop will "reset" the computer, but the issue comes back within a few days. Need a permanent fix.
The fuel gage intermittently drops to zero fuel whe the tank is approximately half full or less. Based on numerous searches this is a common problem. This should be a safety recall item.
As I was driving, after turning a corner, accelerating about 40 MPH the engine violently shook, truck lost engine power. Dead. After towing back to dealer, the fault code indicated the sensor ring failed (recall w58). That was mid-september 2020. The truck was in same dealership for most time since last week of august 2020 with emissions problems. So far, all have been covered by warranty. Dealer has provided me with transportation, but I have not had my vehicle to drive, with no end in sight. Lockwood motors marshall mn has all repair invoices, since they have been warranty covered.
Fuel sensor failure warning followed by not showing fuel level and activating the check engine light.
Our truck started giving us cranking issues. It would turn over crank and immediately die. We would keep trying and eventually start. At times it wouldnt start. We would call a wrecker to get it towed to mechanic. After it would sit waiting on wrecker it would crank. Finally after fighting with this for 1 year it has been dead for the past 3 months. I have brought it to dealer and they could not diagnose it. It has been at another mechanic and he has not been able to diagnose either.
Vehicle stopped starting. Battery got drained and no lights were left on. I drove it in the morning and in the afternoon it would not start
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.
Rear backup camera stops working
While driving the truck back fire pouring smoke pulled over open hood saw flames move to safety filed complaint with fca they sent an arm chair investigator who said investigating he found nothing that shows no responsibility for fca they stated even though there is recall that warns of fire hazard does not mean it is there fault. So far they do not have repair parts to fix and for me it is to late truck was destroyed by the fire fire fca needs to be held accountable.
I recently purchased this vehicle from a used car dealer. This has happened 3 times so far. Sometimes when putting vehicle in drive or reverse, it will lock transmission in park. A warning flashes that vehicle is not in park. No kidding, I'm trying to drive away, but can't. I made a 3 point turn on a busy street and ended up blocking traffic. After 10 minutes of trying several things if finally started working again. Once, I put it in reverse, started backing up out of my driveway, pushed the brake a few times, then suddenly it locked up in the street. After 10 to 15 minutes of restarting truck, it eventually started working again. If someone driving down the road wasn't paying attention, they would have plowed into me both times. One other time I went to start the vehicle in a parking space and couldn't drive anywhere for 15 minutes until it started working. I haven't spoken to anyone at the dealer yet, but I will soon. From research I have done so far it seems to be the shift interlock solenoid. So far, each time this has happened, the vehicle was stopped to shift gears. The big problem is where it stops is a safety concern. Until I can get this looked at, I will need to plan where I park or turn around, so I don't block traffic.
Tipm causing fuel pump to operate after ignition is turned off, draining battery, leaving family stranded in remote location.
While driving home, I noticed some noise that ounde like a turbo noise and loos of power. I pulled over immediately shut off engine and poped hood. Looke up and smoke from engine. Opened hood and saw small fire on rear passenger side of engine by turbo housing. Soon the truck was totally engulfed by flames.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. The contact stated that when the fuel tank would reach half a tank, the check engine light would illuminate which then would turn into a low fuel light illuminating. The contact stated that the fuel gauge would then immediately read as empty. The contact took the vehicle to douglas jeep chrysler dodge ram (2382 s tamiami trail, venice, fl 34293) where they diagnosed the vehicle with a defective fuel sensor and gave the contact an estimate of $800.00. The manufacturer was notified and offer him no assistance; they referred him to the federal safety agency. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000.
Parked truck. Turned keyfob to off. Removed and locked vehicle. Noticed vehicle engine was still running. Got back in and tried turning off again. Didn't work. Had to drive for short distance. Tried again. Worked.
Faulty key switch. Does not allow key to fully turn off, and has to be retried, sometimes 3 times. Something like black piece inside keyhole sticks. Truck is 3 yrs,4 months old, and has only 18253 miles on it. It is past bumper to bumper, but this sure seems awful premature to fail. I am guessing it is safe to drive when the key goes in, just make sure it shuts off properly.
Driver side window off track, can hear motor running, window drops
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