1. RAM 2500
  2. Problems
  3. 2016
  4. Body

2016 RAM 2500 Body Problems

10
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 10 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi6
30–60k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • March 25, 2019 · 52,441 miles

    Body · Unknown Or Other

    Have 2016 ram truck, jumps out of gear hits a fence. Take it to a dealer they admit there is a recall. They repair the recall and tell me to call fca customer support [redacted] i speak with quintin and he tells me since the dealer already replaced the part, they can not confirm that is why my truck rolled into a fence. And denied the body repairs. I ask for documentation that states why they are refusing to repair…

    Crash reported

    ODI 11193560

  • February 1, 2019

    Body · Latches/Locks/Linkages

    Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 2500. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v486000 (structure, latches/locks/linkages). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Rairdon's chrysler dodge jeep ram of monroe (16413 w main st, monroe, wa 98272, [redacted]) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall…

    ODI 11181933

  • January 20, 2019 · 26,557 miles

    Body · Seats

    Rear window leaking water on roof, seats, and carpet. Truck was sitting in driveway

    ODI 11171095

  • July 21, 2018

    Body · Electrical System · Service Brakes

    I don't know what happen to my interior door handle but the plastic screws broke and the door isn't sturdy any more. I called customer care for ram if this can be repaired but they didn't care. I second guess using the handle and therefore almost fall out of my truck to close my door because i don't know what to use to close the drivers door. Another issue with this truck is the brakes. If you come to an abrupt stop…

    ODI 11142785

  • April 2, 2018 · 3 miles

    Body

    When operating 2016 ram 2500 and towing a trailer, the tailgate dropped while traveling causing the tailgate to become damaged and striking the trailers jack handle and bending tailgate. I've read several complaints that the tailgates are dropping while operating truck.

    ODI 11084255

  • December 20, 2017 · 11,100 miles

    Body · Cruise Control · Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages · Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 2500. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 17v821000 (power train) and 18v486000 (structure, latches/locks/linkages). The contact called glendenning motor company at [redacted] (located at 1100 e south st, mt ayr, ia 50854) and was informed that the parts were not availaable. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the…

    ODI 11121084

  • November 1, 2017 · 28,000 miles

    Body

    Tailgate falls down in park or driving down the road it doesn't happen all the time jut when it feels like it could strike kid in the head or something could fly out of the truck you also ask when this happened it has happened many times

    ODI 11042797

  • September 23, 2017 · 38,000 miles

    Body

    Tailgate fell open while i was pulling a cargo trailer on interstate 40 in tennessee. Due to road roughness and noise i was unaware of it until i stopped for fuel. The tailgate had fallen onto the trailer jack handle and damaged the tailgate. There is a significant dent into the top of the tailgate and also damage to the plastic topcap on the tailgate. In addition there is an arc shaped scratch across the tailgate…

    ODI 11032228

  • November 18, 2016 · 11,400 miles

    Body

    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.

    ODI 10927281

  • July 25, 2016 · 400 miles

    Body · Power Train · Suspension

    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…

    ODI 10920609