2016 Ram 2500 Complaint Log

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AND ALL THROTTLE CONTROL IS LOST. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON STARTUP AS WELL AS WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER AND (REPAIRED?) FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS. ONLY 11,000 MILES ON TRUCK.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AND SLOWED DOWN TO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME TO APPROX TEN MILES PER HOUR AND PUSHED THE THROTTLE PEDAL TO FIND IT DID NOTHING AT ALL. I PANICKED AND HIT THE PEDAL 4 TIMES TO THE FLOOR AND BACK AND HAD NOTHING AND THE. THE FIFTH TIMES A SMALL 4 SECONDS LATER IT JERKED AND SPUN THE REAR TIRES BREAKING THE TRACTION LOOSE ON THE WET PAVEMENT AND MAKING THE TRUCK FISHTAIL SIDEWAYS INTO THE EDGE OF THE LANE BESIDE ME. SCARY AND EMBARRASSING. I HAD NO FAULT CODES AND 350 MILES TO DRIVE TODAY BACK HOME PULLING A 41' CAMPER. LOOKED ON WEBSITES ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING AND FCA HAS NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH A TRUE FIX... MY TRUCK HAS 4507 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH A HENSLEY ARROW ANTI-SWAY TRAILER HITCH. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE A FRAME AND OFFSET RECEIVER BAR WERE FRACTURED IN HALF. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REQUESTED THAT THE PART BE SENT TO THEM AND ANY DAMAGES THAT OCCURRED WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 2500. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO INCREASE IN SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (WHITES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP AND RAM 1325 N. MAIN STREET, URBANA, OH 43078) WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,248.

I FEEL I MY COMPLAIN IS ON PAR WITH SO MANY OTHERS WITH A NEWER RAM DIESEL. THE DEAD PEDAL. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT MORE THAN 5 TIMES NOW ON SEVERAL....SEVERAL OCCASIONS DUE TO NO IMMEDIATE ACCELERATION AT A LIGHT CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, OR GOING ON THE HIGHWAY, SWITCHING LANES AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE DELAY IN THROTTLE RESPONSE IS THE WORST I HAVE EVER SEEN IN A VEHICLE. MY WIFE REFUSE TO DRIVE MY "NEW" TRUCK WITH OUR KIDS FOR THIS REASON. I HAD MY LOCAL DEALER CHECK IT OUT AND THEY SAID ITS NORMAL TO HAVE SUCH A BAD DELAY, EVEN SAID "DODGE DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS ONE". I HAVE HAD FRIENDS AND FAMILY COMMENT ON HOW BAD THE DELAY/LAG IS! I AM VERY DISHEARTENED BY THIS TO THE POINT THAT I AM NOW PRICING OUT A 2017 F-350. WE ARE PURCHASING A NEW TOY HAULER AND IN NO WAY WOULD I HOOK IT TO MY 2016 RAM DIESEL DUE TO THE THROTTLE DELAY/LAG. THIS IS MY 4TH DODGE TRUCK AND TO SWITCH BRANDS HAS BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE FOR ME. I TEST DROVE A NEW FORD F-250 (TO BE FAIR) AND A F-350 DUALLY AND THE TAKE-OFF WAS INSANELY DIFFERENT. SHAME ON YOU DODGE FOR FORCING ME INTO THIS DECISION, BUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN BRAND LOYALTY. I HOPE THIS RESONATES WITH SOMEONE IN A HIGH ENOUGH POSITION TO ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, AND NOT LET ME COMPLAINT JUST FALL THE WAYSIDE.

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIES AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES COMPLETELY OUT, ALL ELECTRICAL GOES OUT, EXCEPT FOR THE RADIO PANEL, BUT NO SPEAKER SOUND. WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, EVEN WITH REMOVING THE KEY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINS OUT, RADIO PANEL STILL ON WITH NO SOUND. AFTER ABOUT 4-6 KEY TURNS THE TRUCK STARTS AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED ONCE IN A DRIVE THROUGH WHILE MOVING, AND A SECOND TIME, WHILE IN A PARKING LOT AT 5+ MPH. CALIFORNIA TRUCK, 24K MILES. HAPPENED ON A WARM ENGINE 74 DAY. NO MODS TO THE TRUCK, NO SPEED CHIP INSTALLED. INQUIRED WITH DEALER, NO RECALL, NO PREVIOUS SERVICE HISTORY ON THE TRUCK IN THE SYSTEM.

PURCHASED 2016 DODGE RAM 2500 LARAMIE, MEGA CAB - NOTICEABLE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-80MPH - AT CERTAIN SPEEDS IT'S CONSTANT, AT OTHER SPEEDS IT'S INTERMITTENT. NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP WHO SUGGESTED BALANCING TIRES, ROAD FORCING TIRES, ETC BEFORE BRINGING IT IN FOR WARRANTY SERVICE. TOOK THE TRUCK TO SEVERAL TIRE SHOPS TO HAVE THE TIRES BALANCED, ROAD FORCED, CHANGED OUT FOR DIFFERENT TIRES, ETC. NOTHING RELATED TO TIRES "FIXED" THE ISSUE. BROUGHT TRUCK BACK TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY SERVICE, THEY REPLACED TWO TIRES THAT WERE (SUPPOSEDLY) "BAD" AND RETURNED THE TRUCK TO ME. ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. RETURNED THE TRUCK FOR WARRANTY SERVICE AND REPORTED THE ISSUE TO FIAT CHRYSLER THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED OUT THE DRIVE SHAFT AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME INDICATING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO AND THAT ANY REMAINING VIBRATION COULD NOT BE "FIXED." DROVE THE TRUCK HOME AND FELT THE VIBRATION. CONTINUED DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS INCREASES THE VIBRATION. ONLY WAY TO "ELIMINATE" THE VIBRATION IS TO DRIVE AT 10 MILES BELOW OR ABOVE THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE INTERSTATE (NEITHER OF WHICH IS SAFE, IN MY OPINION).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD OCCASIONALLY TRAVEL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (WEBBER FAMILY MOTORS LOCATED AT 1389 WENNER RD DETROIT LAKES, MN 56501 218-847-2601), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY VEHICLE TO THE LIST OF ONES WITH THE STEERING LINKAGE ISSUE. I HAVE A 2016 RAM 2500 DIESEL AND AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED WITH 34000 MILES THE STEERING FELT LOOSE SO I CRAWLED UNDER IT AND QUICKLY FOUND THE. COUPLING FOR STRAIGHTENING THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND THE BACK UP NUTS WAS NOT TIGHT. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE SO I TIGHTENED IT. I HAD IT ALIGNED AT THE LOCAL RAM DEALERSHIP AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT IT WAS LOOSE AGAIN. I HAD MARKED IT AFTER THE ALIGNMENT SO I WAS ABLE TO REALIGN IT AND I COATED IT IN OIL BASE PAINT AND CRANKED IT TOGETHER WITH TWO 24' PIPE WRENCH'S. I KNOW MY VEHICLE VERY WELL AND IF I HAD NOT NOTICED THIS IT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A DIFFERENT OUTCOME. OF COURSE NOW IT WILL PROBABLY NEVER COME APART BUT I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO TRUST IT. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT YOU REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS.

DEAD PEDAL. STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENS FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS. THREE TIMES WITH UNDER 5K MILES. RUNNING AT 60 FOR 30 MINUTES ON A HIGHWAY, COME TO A STOP, READY TO CROSS THE STREET, PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND NOTHING, KEEP PRESSING AND IT FINALLY KICKS IN. SECOND TIME, IN STREET TRAFFIC, INCHING ALONG FOR 15 MIN, GET TO YELLOW LIGHT, PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND NOTHING, IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND LIGHT IS RED AND TRUCK WON'T GO. INCHED IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. THIRD TIME, ON SAME DRIVE, TRANSITIONING FREEWAYS, RUNNING AT SPEED, 70, THEN CAME TO A STOP ON THE NEW FREEWAY, PRESS ON ACCELERATOR, AND NOTHING FOR MANY SECONDS, THEN IT TAKES OFF. I HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE AS I DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL NOT PERFORM AND LEAVE ME IN HARMS WAY.

ABS HCU COTROL MODULE IS OUT AND HAS BEEN OUT FOR YEARS TRUCK IS IN GOOD CONDITION NOW I HAVE NO TRACTION CONTROL OR CRUISE CONTROL

THIS TRUCK HAS EXCESSIVE TORQUE MANAGEMENT. IT CAN ALSO BE DESCRIBED AS DEAD PEDAL. IF YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL YOU CAN EXPECT A SERIOUS DELAY BEFORE ANY POWER IS TRANSMITTED TO THE WHEELS AND THIS PROBLEM IS MAGNIFIED IF YOU HAVE JUST APPLIED THROTTLE, LET OFF AND IMMEDIATELY NEED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE SUCH AS WHEN MERGING OR CROSSING TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 2500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE UP A HILL WITH A TRAILER IN TOW, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES FAILED TO APPROPRIATELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CORWIN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (LOCATED AT 1025 W SUNSHINE ST, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807, 417-862-9272) WHERE THE DEALER STATED THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE HILL ASSIST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OPENED A CASE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,311.

NUMEROUS TIMES THE DIESEL HAS STUTTERED AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. WAS TAKEN TO SEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT IS MAKING WEIRD NOISES WHILE SHIFTING AND IS NOW THROWING A CEL WITH THE CODE P0421.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SLOWED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO RESET THE REGENERATION SYSTEM TO CLEAN THE DIESEL PARTICULATE SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING. HOWEVER, THE RESET WAS FAILING AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW AND STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AS MANY TIMES AS NECESSARY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

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

RAM DROPPED THE BALL WITH THE THROTTLE DELAY (DEAD PEDAL) FROM A STOP OR SLOW SPEED! 3 MONTH OLD TRUCK, NOW IN NEARLY 2 ACCIDENTS JUST TRYING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY DUE TO THROTTLE DELAY WHILE MY WIFE AND 4 KIDS WERE IN THE TRUCK. 100% DISAPPOINTED - FIX OR LEMON LAW MY VEHICLE.

THE TAILGATE ON MY 2016 RAM 2500 POWER WAGON HAS FALLEN OPEN THREE SEPERATE TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I MADE SURE IT WAS FULLY SHUT BY PULLING/TUGGING ON THE TAILGATE. ALL THREE INCIDENTS OCCURED IMMEDIATELY AFTER ENTERING THE TRUCK AND WHILE ACCELERATING. THE TRUCK WAS MOVING JUST UNDER 30MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASES THE SEAT BELT WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED. I TUG ON THE BELT EVERY TIME I LATCH IT BECAUSE OF THIS BUT IT STILL RELEASES THE BELT AFTERWARDS ABOUT 30% OF THE TIME, USUALLY JUST AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM THE PARKING SPOT. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK WITH 48, 000 MILES ON IT AND ALMOST 1 YEAR OLD. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT IT.

TODAY I HAD A CLOSE CALL. CRUISING EMPTY, NOT TOWING, SOMEONE PULLED OUT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME ON THE HIGHWAY. GOT ON THE BRAKES. HAD A GOOD OPENING IN THE NEXT LANE. PUSHED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDDLE AND STARTED SHIFTING LANES. THE TRUCK WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, NOT EVEN A LITTLE. AFTER WHAT SEEMED LIKE 2-3 SECONDS IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE, AND BY THEN THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS GETTING VERY CLOSE TO MY REAR BUMPER. I DIDN'T PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE. ANYWAY, I'M GOING TO THE DODGE DEALER AND HAVING A FORMAL NOTE PUT INTO MY FILE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HAVE HAD THE TRUCK 2 WEEKS. NOT HAPPY AND THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. I LOOKED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A NORMAL UNFIXED ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS, BUT SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS. *TR

DEAD PEDAL. THIS VEHICLE WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE, RELEASING ACCELERATOR AND THEN GETTING BACK IMMEDIATELY ON THE ACCELERATOR, DOES NOT RESPOND FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER AND RAM SAYS IT IS NORMAL, BUT MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT IT IS AN INTENDED PROGRAMMING ISSUE THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE TO HELP THE DRIVETRAIN AND/OR EMISSIONS. IT IS DANGEROUS!!!!! MY OTHER 2015 RAM THAT I TRADED DID THE SAME THING BUT I DID NOT FILE A REPORT.

2016 RAM 2500 CREW CAB 4X4 6.4 LITER V8 - MY TRUCK IS 5 MONTHS OLD WITH 4,500 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM TWO TIMES SO FAR. I WOULD BE DRIVING AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. THE TRUCK WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION AND SOMETIMES THE TRUCK WOULD ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN AND COULD DRIVE ITSELF ON THE ROAD (SOMETIMES SURGING). I HAVE HAD IT TOT THE DEALERSHIP TWO TIMES SO FAR. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE. THE SECOND TIME THEY SAID IT WAS A BENT CLIP ON THE THROTTLE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE THROTTLE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES SINCE IT WAS LAST FIXED ON 8/30/2016, BUT IF YOU LET THE TRUCK SIT OVERNIGHT, THE NEXT MORNING EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE. THE PUNCH LINE IS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK FOR 169 DAYS (AS OF TODAY) AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 37 OF THOSE DAYS (SO FAR) WITH SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE LAST TWO ISSUES ARE SERIOUS ENOUGH THAT THE TRUCK WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED BY RAM THE LAST TWO TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP. OUTSIDE OF THE FACT THAT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 22% OF THE TIME I HAVE OWNED IT, I AM MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS THESE ISSUES CAUSE AND I HAVE LOST FAITH THAT THIS TRUCK CAN BE FIXED. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS, IT COULD EASILY CAUSE AND ACCIDENT TO INCLUDE INJURY OR DEATH. THIS IS A 6,500+ POUND VEHICLE! PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM WITH RAM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 2500. WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LEVER WOULD SHIFT INDEPENDENTLY AND THE "4 WHEEL DRIVE SHIFT IN PROGRESS" WARNING MESSAGE WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DODGE DEALERS, INCLUDING ATHENS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (4145 ATLANTA HWY, ATHENS, GA 30606), GWINNETT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (5054 GA-78, STONE MOUNTAIN, GA 30087), AND AKINS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (220 W MAY ST, WINDER, GA 30680). THE ACTUATOR AND ELECTRICAL HARNESS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER TO BE SERVICED. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO ATHENS DODGE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 10,000.

VIBRATION BETWEEN 65 AND 84 MPH. STARTED HAVING PROBLEM AT 14000 MILES. ALLEGEDLY, DEALER FOUND AXLES TO BE WARPED (SURE THEY WERE) AND REPLACED (UNLIKELY)...BUT THINKING IT WAS LIP SERVICE TO GET ME OUT THE DOOR AND LEAVE THEM ALONE (NO EVIDENCE PROVIDED AFTER SERVICE OF MALFUNCTIONED PARTS). HAVE HAD WHEELS BALANCED NUMEROUS TIMES, CENTRAMATIC BALANCERS APPLIED, NEW TIRES, NEW WHEELS. NOTHING HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REGENERATION PROCESS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED EXTREME HEAT COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCSWEENEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2605 DR JOHN HAYNES DR, PELL CITY, AL 35125, (205) 814-7300) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. AT NIGHT, BLUE FLAMES CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE WHEN THE REGENERATION PROCESS BEGAN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,775. *TT CONSUMER STATED IT IS NOT A FAILURE BUT A DESIGN OVERSIGHT. UPDATED 11/27/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 2500 EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TRANSFORCE HT TIRES, SIZE: LT275/70R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TIRES HAD A REQUIRED PRESSURE OF 80 PSI, AND THE FRONT TIRES REQUIRED A PRESSURE OF 65 PSI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED PSI, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO MOVE UP AND DOWN WHEN DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 63 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,600 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 53 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE LOST TRACTION ABILITY AND THE TPMS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THE TPMS WAS UPDATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. ..UPDATED 12/20/16 *BF UPDATED 12/21/16.*JB

THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE FOR FRONT AXLE TIRES IS 60 PSI, WITH AXLE LOAD RATING OF 5500 POUNDS. THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE FOR REAR AXLE TIRES IS 80 PSI WITH AXLE RATING OF 6500 POUNDS. ACCORDING TO FIRESTONE, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES, THE PRESSURE REQUIRED FOR EVEN REAR AXLE MAX LOAD WEIGHT RATING IS 70 PSI. FOR NORMAL LOAD OF 3000 TO EVEN 5000 POUNDS ON THE REAR AXLE, 50 PSI IS MORE THAN ADEQUATE ACCORDING TO FIRESTONE. AT 50 PSI A LOAD RANGE E TIRE CAN CARRY 2680 POUNDS, GIVING AN AXLE CAPACITY OF 5360--WELL OVER THE DAILY WEIGHT FOR MOST NON-COMMERCIAL DRIVERS. OVER INFLATED TIRES NOT ONLY WEAR POORLY, THEY ARE DANGEROUS. OVER INFLATION GREATLY REDUCES THE TREAD PATCH THAT CONTACTS THE ROAD SURFACE, CAUSES EXCESSIVE AND UNNECESSARY BOUNCING, INCREASES THE RISK OF TIRE DAMAGE FROM POT HOLES, AND BASICALLY PROVIDES FOR AN UNSATISFACTORY DRIVING EXPERIENCE. I'M CERTAIN THE ENGINEERS AT RAM ARE AWARE OF THESE FACTS BECAUSE IN PREVIOUS YEARS THEY PROVIDED FOR BOTH LIGHT AND HEAVY SERVICE INFLATION. IT IS UTTERLY UNACCEPTABLE AND GROSSLY NEGLIGENT FOR RAM TO RECOMMEND, AND BASICALLY REQUIRE, THAT OWNERS OPERATE THEIR 7000 POUND VEHICLES ON TIRES INFLATED TO CARRY OVER 13000 POUNDS. RAM IS CAUSING POSSIBLY MILLIONS, CERTAINLY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TRUCK OWNERS, TO UNWITTINGLY ENDANGER THEMSELVES AND OTHERS ON HIGHWAYS AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH THESE DANGEROUS TIRE INFLATION RECOMMENDATIONS.

WHILE SECURING OUR FAMILY INTO THE 2016 RAM 2500 TRUCK WE HAD JUST PURCHASED NEW AT THE DEALERSHIP, I FOUND THAT THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT WAS NOT ANCHORED TO THE FLOOR, LEAVING THE CENTER SEATING POSITION UNSAFE FOR OCCUPANCY. IT WAS AFTER CLOSING BY THE TIME THIS ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED SO THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE FIXED BEFORE WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP TWO DAYS LATER TO HAVE THE SEAT BELT PROPERLY SECURED, AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BEFORE LEAVING THE FACTORY......UPDATED 08/11/16 *BF *TR

PURCHASED A 2016 DODGE RAM 2500 TURBO DIESEL LARAMIE, NEW, RETURNED THE TRUCK DUE TO A VIBRATION BAD ENOUGH THE SEATS, HOOD, REAR BED SHOOK. IT WAS BAD ENOUGH I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO HAVE THE SHAKING STOP. THEN WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY THE ONLY SAFE DRIVING SPEEDS WHERE UNDER 62 AND OVER 80. ANYTHING IN BETWEEN CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SHAKE. SO, THE TRUCK SAT IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE ONLY TIME I DROVE THE TRUCK WAS WHEN I HAD TO AND EVEN THEN, I WOULD ONLY DRIVE IT ON THE BACK ROADS DUE TO THE SHAKING. TRUCK AS BEEN BACK 4 TIMES FOR OVER A TOTAL OF 30 DAYS TO WORK ON TRUCK WITH NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. SHAKING STARTS AT 62 MPH AND UP, 72 MPH BEING THE WORSE. *TR

I WAS DOING ABOUT 50MPH DOWN A STATE ROAD WHEN A GUY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME ATTEMPTING TO GO IN THE DIRECTION I WAS COMING FROM. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND TURNED THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT TO SO IT WAS NOT A DIRECT T-BONE. THE FRONT END OF MY BRAND NEW TRUCK WHICH HAD 292 MILES ON IT WAS CAVED IN AND THE HIT MADE HIS VEHICLE COME AROUND AND HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY TRUCK. NOT ONE AIRBAG WENT OFF. I'M ASSUMING I WAS DOING 40-45MPH ON IMPACT. ...UPDATED 07/10/17 *BF *CN

FACTORY INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER IS UNABLE TO SAFETY STOP A 10,000 LB TRAILER. HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TRAILERS WITH THIS TRUCK AND SAME RESULTS. TRUCK CANNOT SAFETY STOP THE TRUCK AND TRAILER COMBINATION SAFELY, THE TRAILER PUSHES THE COMBINATION THROUGH A STOPLIGHT. EVEN WITH TRAILER BRAKE SETTINGS SET AT THE MAX, STILL DOES NOT SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE. HAVE BEEN TO DEALER WITH THIS ISSUE, STATE THE THE SYSTEM IS WORKING AS DESIGNED AND REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE

A NOTICEABLE DELAY IN THROTTLE RESPONSE IS PRESENT. SOME TIMES THE DELAY IS SHORT [ 1 SECOND ] OTHER TIMES THE DELAY IS MORE PRONOUNCED [ 2-4 SECONDS ]. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT RESPONDING CORRECTLY. I HAVE NOTICED THE PROBLEM TO BE MORE PREVALENT WHEN HAVING TO QUICKLY TRANSITION FROM BEING ON THE THROTTLE TO OFF AND BACK ON QUICKLY. A GOOD EXAMPLE IS MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY WHERE YOU HAVE TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE IN STAGES TO MATCH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. EACH TIME YOU LIFT AND DEPRESS THE THROTTLE PEDAL THERE MAY BE A DELAY THAT IS NOT CONSISTENT AND CAN CAUSE AN OVER ESTIMATE OR UNDER ESTIMATE OF THE OF THE SPACE NEEDED TO SAFELY AND COURTEOUSLY MERGE. I FEEL THAT THIS A TRUE SAFETY CONCERN . WOULD YOU WANT AN UNPREDICTABLE DELAY WITH THE BRAKES OR THE STEERING? WHY SHOULD THE FUEL PEDAL BE ANY DIFFERENT.

DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SPEED UP AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED ON IT'S OWN. SHIFTED VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL AND ACCELERATOR WAS STILL CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE. SHUT VEHICLE OFF THEN RESTARTED VEHICLE, ONCE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED VEHICLE AGAIN CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED ON ON ITS OWN. HAD TO BRAKE EXCESSIVELY TO STOP VEHICLE AGAIN PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL ,ENGINE WAS REVVING AND TURNED IGNITION OFF AGAIN. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AT THE MOMENT I LEFT MY DRIVEWAY ON A RURAL ROAD. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. VEHICLE COMPUTER DISPLAYED " ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SERVICE NEEDED" . EACH TIME THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED ON IT'S OWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 2500. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR WINDOW MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SECURE A CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE SEAT BELT CAME OUT OF THE SEAT BELT HOUSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A TEAM FROM THE MANUFACTURER WOULD HAVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT THE SEAT BELT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.

MY 2016 RAM 1500 ALMOST KILLED ME THIS MORNING. TRUCK HAS 4,000 MILES ON IT. AT 4 AM I WAS DRIVING ON I-10 EAST BOUND 170 MILES FROM PENSACOLA. CRUISE WAS SET AT 78 AND I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE. THE ROAD WAS PITCH BLACK. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND ALL ELECTRICAL. HEADLIGHTS WENT DARK DASH BOARD, ETC. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS PANICKED AND MANAGED SOMEHOW TO MAKE IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. AFTER GETTING TO THE SHOULDER EMERGENCY FLASHERS WOULD NOT WORK EVERYTHING WAS DEAD. JUST AS I WAS CONSIDERING GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE POWER CAME BACK ON. I PUT ON FLASHERS AND AFTER I CALMED DOWN RETURNED TO THE ROAD. THE NEXT 200 MILES WERE UNEVENTFUL. I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE AFTER DARK AFTER SUCH AN INCIDENT. I HAVE A APPOINTMENT IN FOLEY ALABAMA WITH DODGE NEXT MONDAY MORNING. ALSO BACK IN MARCH I WAS WAITING ON THE LEFT TURN LANE AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK ALL BY ITS SELF.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10 IN TRAFFIC I WENT TO ACCELERATE TO CHANGE LANES AND MY 2016 2500 THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD POP AND LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. AND DIDN'T REGAIN ENGINE POWER FOR 3 SECONDS. IT HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIME SINCE. IT IS A VERY SCARY FEELING WHEN YOUR DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I DO NOT GET ANY CODES OR LIGHTS INDICATING A PROBLEM WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WAS TOLD BY DEALER SERVICE MANAGER THAT WITHOUT ANY CODES COMING UP THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM.

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT TRAVELING AROUND 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF ME. I COULDN'T STOP SO I DID HIT THIS OTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON. I TBONED THIS OTHER VEHICLE AND THEIR AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY, HOWEVER, THE AIRBAGS ON MY $70,000 2016 6K MILE TRUCK FAILED TO DEPLOY.

HAD PHONE CHARGING FROM USB PORT IN TRUCK. PULLED INTO GAS STATION AND AS I WAS TURNING THE WHEEL TO PARK IN A SPOT, I TOUCHED THE PHONE AND THE ENGINE DIED.

NO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS

B/T 15-20 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. NO WARNING, NO NOISE, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE GOES TO NOTHING, AND RPMS DROP TO 0. I LOOSE CONTROL OF STEERING AS WELL. EVERYTHING ELSE HAS POWER TO IT (RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC WORK) HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, 3 IN A ROW, SPENT 2 DAYS AT DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HAPPENED THE 4TH TIME AND I HAVE IT ON VIDEO. ITS GOING BACK TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY FOR THEM TO TRY AGAIN. CHRYSLER DODGE IS AWARE OF IT, AND HASN'T CALLED TO SPEAK WITH ME OR RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS, ITS BEEN 2WKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 2500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, THE REDUCED THROTTLE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,600.

THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. MY 2016 RAM HAS MAJOR THROTTLE DELAY. IT BECOMES A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN I'M PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND GET BACK ON IT AND IT WAITS 1.5 TO 2 SECONDS BEFORE THE COMPUTER RECEIVES THE COMMAND TO GIVE THROTTLE. I HAVE HAD ONE INSTANCE WHERE I WAS PROCEEDING TO CHANGE LANES ON THE INTERSTATE AND GIVE IT THROTTLE BUT IT DIDN'T RESPOND AND THEN I WAS A SITTING DUCK BECAUSE MY BRAND NEW TRUCK DIDN'T WANT TO WAKE UP AND GO. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT IS VERY WELL COMPLAINED ABOUT BY MANY RAM OWNERS AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS WILL GET SOMEONE EITHER HURT OR KILLED AS A RESULT.

THROTTLE RESPONSE, THERE IS A HUGE DELAY BETWEEN ACTIVATING THE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE REACTING TO THAT INPUT. CROSSING A BUSY STREET FROM A STANDSTILL IS A GAMBLE WHETHER OR NOT YOU'LL ACCELERATE IN ENOUGH TIME.

PURCHASED A NEW RAM 2500 DIESEL. AFTER 1200 MILES, THE DIESEL EMISSION FLUID (DEF) GAUGE BECAME ERRATIC AND GAVE ME A MESSAGE THAT AFTER 200 MILES THE TRUCK'S MAXIMUM SPEED WOULD BE 5 MILES/HOUR. THE AM DEALER IN OLYMPIA, WA TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A COMPUTER MODULE. THIS MODULE IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER WITH NO DELIVERY DATE IN SIGHT. I AM ON MY WAY TO ALASKA, AND AM STUCK IN OLYMPIA, WA FOR WHO KNOWS HOW LONG. THE TRUCK IS IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER, EXCEPT THAT IT IS PROGRAMMED TO STOP (OR GO 5MPH) AFTER 200 MILES UNLESS THE DEF PROBLEM IS FIXED.

THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER DOES NOT APPLY THE TRAILER BRAKES ENOUGH TO SLOW THE TRAILER. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE CONTROLLER SERVICED 3 TIMES UNDER WARRANTEE AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. MY TRAILER IS A 34 FOOT TRAILER MANUFACTURED IN 2016. THE TRAILER WOKS CORRECTLY WHEN TOWED BY MY FRIEND'S TRUCK AND THE TRAILER DEALERSHIP TOW VEHICLE. THE BRAKE CONTROLLER BARELY APPLIES A SLIGHT DRAG TO THE TRAILER BRAKES AT ALL SPEEDS. IT DOES NOT APPLY ADDITIONAL BRAKING FORCE WHEN SET AT THE MAXIMUM SETTING (+10) AND MANUALLY MOVED TO THE MAXIMUM BRAKING SETTING.

LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION: THE 2016 2500 RAM DIESEL TRUCK HAS A PROBLEM THAT CAUSES IT TO DO A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. A COMPLETE LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE LOST, INCLUDING A... COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE... BRAKE LIGHTS... POWER STEERING... POWER BRAKES. EVERYTHING DIES WITH NO WARNING. JUST DEAD! FIAT DODGE RAM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND ARE ALLOWING THESE VEHICLES TO BE SOLD TO AN UNKNOWING PUBLIC. THE REASON I KNOW THIS IS BECAUSE WHEN THE DEALER CALLED THE STAR HOT LINE AT RAM THEY WERE TOLD EXACTLY WHERE TO GO TO FIND THE PROBLEM!!! THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS FAILURES TO DATE. THIS WILL GET PEOPLE KILLED. THE 2016 RAMS HAVE ONLY BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR A MONTH. I OWN ONE AND MY VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR AFTER 10 ENGINE FAILURES!!!! WHEN THERE WERE NO FAILURE CODES ON MY RAM 2500.. AND.. IT FAILED AND SHUT DOWN ON THE TECH WHEN BACKING IT OUT OF THE BAY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM ME AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THAT WAS A WEEK AGO. IT IS STILL STUCK IN THE SAME BAY AS IT WILL NOT CRANK. PROBLEM: TIPM TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE OR PDC INTEL PWR. PART # 68243265AD IS THE PROBLEM. THE MAIN TERMINAL INPUT CARRYING ALL ELECTRICAL POWER INTO THE VEHICLE IS BEING OVER TORQUED DURING MANUFACTURE. THIS IS CAUSING THE TERMINAL TO SNAP AND ONLY GIVE INTERMITTING POWER TO THE VEHICLE DURING OPERATION AND CAUSING THE TOTAL SHUT OF THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTERS AND SHUTDOWN OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION TO THE THIS PROBLEM WHICH COULD CAUSE POSSIBLE DEATH, THE CONSTANT ARCING OF THE COMPUTERS HAS NOW CAUSED ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS TO MY VEHICLE. THERE IS NOW A FAILURE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH MODULE PART # 68271986AA AND IT HAS A ESD OF FEB 2016. I'LL DEAL WITH MY VEHICLE.. BUT ALLOWING THESE 8000# VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH THIS PROBLEM IS INEXCUSABLE WHEN DODGE RAM KNOWS THEY HAVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE. ....UPDATED 12/30/15 *BF UPDATED 05/21/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, HOWEVER, RE-FLASHED THE COMPUTER. IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICIAN DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT A TERMINAL ON THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WAS SHEARING OFF CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124.

DEAD THROTTLE RESPONSE. THERE IS A SERIOUS LAG IN THE THROTTLE WHEN ,STARTING FROM A DEAD START,OR WHEN YOU BACK OFF ON THE THROTTLE AND THEN PRESS THE ACCELERATOR. THERE IS A DEFINITE DEAD SPOT,AND VERY DANGEROUS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE NEW