Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2016 RAM 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 18 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
RADIO SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, LOCKS UP AND WILL ONLY TURN BACK ON WHEN SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTING IT. HEADLIGHT FLICKER ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. HEADLIGHT FLICKER HAS DONE THIS FOR 3 MONTHS NOW
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS CEASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FREMONT MOTOR CASPER (6101 E 2ND ST, CASPER, WY 82609, (307) 462-5508) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND HAVE AN INVESTIGATION STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,500.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS WOULD BURN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OFTEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,697.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS WOULD BURN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OFTEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,948.
AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2016 RAM 1500 IN FEBRUARY 2019 I NOTICED MY HORN AND THE EVIC ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING CAUSING ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO READ MY TPMS OR OIL LIFE OR ANY OTHER EVIC FUNCTIONS. ALSO WITH THE HORN NOT WORKING I FEEL IT'S A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE EVIC AND CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES DON'T ILLUMINATE EITHER. BY GOOGLING THE ISSUE IT SEEMS THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER RAM 1500 OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THESE ARE ALL MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.
WHEN DRIVING IN ANY CONDITION, STREET OR FREEWAY LIGHTS FLICKER OR REMAIN OFF FOR 30-60 SECOND INTERVALS. THIS HAPPENS AT NIGHT AND WE HAVE HAD MUTIPLE CLOSE CALLS AND ONCE HIT A GUARD RAIL. WE HAVE CONTACTED OUR DEALERSHIP 2-3 TIMES IN PASO ROBLES CA AND WE ALSO NOTIFIED MORGAN HILL RAM WHEN THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED TIME PERIOD DUE TO THE ENGINE BLOWING UP UNDER WARRANTY. MY HUSBAND COMMUTES 150 MILES ONE WAY AND THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE. NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE. I HAVE VIDEOS AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL.
WHEN IS RAINING PARK OR DRIVING PASSENGER BRAKE TAIL LIGHT INDICATE OUT, MIRROR WON'T CLOSE, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WON'T WORK, DASH BOARD LIGHTS WILL BE FLASHING ON/OFF AND BUCK UP CAMERA HAS A BLACK/ COLOR LINE SCREEN, FRONT DIFFERENTIAL HAS A CRACK ON IT.
WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS FLICKER ALMOST LIKE AS IF YOU WERE FLASHING YOUR LIGHTS AT SOMEONE IN FRONT OF YOU, THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF 16 TIMES FOR THIS REASON. FIRST THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE WAY DODGE BUILT MY TRUCK AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL, THEN NEXT TIME WE TOOK IT IN THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY TOLL TAG, I QUESTIONED OK WHICH IS IT DODGE MADE MY TRUCK THIS WAY OR MY TOLL TAG, WE GOT NO RESPONSE. NOW THEY JUST PUT MY SHOP IN THE BAY AND LEAVE IT AND DO NOTHING TO IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN CALL ME AND TELL ME IT'S READY, YEA BEEN CAUGHT ON CAMERA BUDDIES, SEE HOW WARRANTY LIKES THOSE VIDEOS ,Y'ALL CHARGING WARRANTY FOR THE WORK BUT YOUR CAUGHT ON CAMERA DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO MY TRUCK . GOOD LUCK
WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A 400 MILE TRIP MY HEAD LIGHTS WERE SURGING OR FICKERING.DOSEN'T DO IT WHEN SITTING IN PARK.STARTED DOING THIS AT 200 MILES ON 2016 RAM 1500.TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY HAD IT HAPPEN TO THEM A FEW TIMES.THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHATS CAUSING IT.THEY CONTACTED CHRYSLER,THEY TOLD DEALER TO TELL ME TO DRIVE IT WONT HURT ANYTHING.I'M AFFRAID THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES MY LIGHTS ARE GOING TO GO OUT WHEN I DONT WANT THEM TO.I THINK ITS A BUNCH OF CRAP.SO I PAY 40G'S FOR NEW TRUCK WITH A PROBLEM THAT IM TOLD CANT BE FIXED.THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND I HAVE 10000 MILES NOW.WHAT DO I DO?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS INADVERTENTLY TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. UPDATED 02/07/2017*CT CONSUMER STATED HAD FLICKERING LIGHT ISSUES. UPDATED 7/11/18*JB
MY VEHICLE HAS NO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FOR VISUAL SAFETY. THE SALES CODE HAS BEEN ELIMINATED BY THE FCA. I WANT MY VEHICLE TO HAVE THE LIGHT SAFETY LIKE ALL THE OTHER DODGE, CHRYSLER, JEEP VEHICLES. WHY ARE THE RAM 1500'S LEFT OUT OF THIS SAFETY FEATURE?
OUR COMPANY LEASED THIS VEHICLE FROM MID COUNTY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM ON 12/16/2015 AS A PART OF AN EIGHT VEHICLE FLEET. ON 8/18/2016, THE VEHICLE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT CRANK AND NEEDED JUMPER CABLES TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO MID COUNTY CHRYSLER FOR REPAIRS. THE MECHANICS DIAGNOSED A FAILED BATTERY AND REPLACED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO US ON 8/26/2016. WHILE THIS IS THE ONLY INCIDENT ON RECORD FOR THIS VEHICLE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OUR FLEET CONSISTS SOLELY OF RAM 1500S, WITH SEVEN OF THEM BEING 2016 MODELS AND ONE 2015 MODEL. BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES HAVE BEEN PERVASIVE THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE FLEET.
OUR COMPANY LEASED THIS VEHICLE FROM MID COUNTY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM ON 12/16/2015 AS PART OF AN EIGHT VEHICLE FLEET. ON 8/18/2016, THE VEHICLE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE MID COUNTY DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. MECHANICS TESTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND REPLACED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO US ON 8/26/2016. WHILE THIS IS THE ONLY INCIDENT ON RECORD FOR THIS VEHICLE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OUR FLEET CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF RAM 1500, WITH SEVEN BEING THE 2016 MODEL AND ONE 2015 MODEL. BATTERY AND ELECTRIC FAILURE HAS BEEN PERVASIVE THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE FLEET.
OUR COMPANY LEASED THIS VEHICLE FROM MID COUNTY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM ON 12/16/15 AS PART OF AN EIGHT VEHICLE FLEET. ON 8/22/2016, THE VEHICLE OPERATOR FOUND THAT THE BATTERY WAS MALFUNCTIONING. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MID COUNTY DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. MECHANICS FOUND THAT THE BATTERY HAD FAILED AND REPLACED IT. THE MECHANICS ALSO FOUND DEFECTS IN THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, BUT WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. THE MECHANICS THEN PROCEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO US ON 9/7/2016. WHILE THIS IS A SINGLE INCIDENT FOR THIS VEHICLE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OUR FLEET CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF RAM 1500, WITH SEVEN BEING 2016 MODELS AND ONE 2015 MODEL. BATTERY FAILURE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAS BEEN PERVASIVE THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE FLEET.
OUR COMPANY LEASED THIS VEHICLE FROM BAYSIDE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE ON 4/21/2016 AS PART OF AN EIGHT VEHICLE FLEET. ON 6/30/2016, THE VEHICLE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BAYSIDE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANICS DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED AND REPLACED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO US ON 7/1/2016. ON 8/2/2016, THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN FAILED TO START AND WARNING LIGHTS WERE ENGAGED ON THE INDICATOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TOWED TO THE BAYSIDE DEALERSHIP. MECHANICS FOUND THAT THE BATTERY HAD FAILED AND REPLACED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO US ON 8/5/2016. ON 10/1/2016, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START FOR A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BAYSIDE DEALERSHIP. MECHANICS FOUND THAT THE BATTERY FAILED TO HOLD A CHARGE. THE BATTERY WAS ONCE AGAIN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO US ON 10/3/2016.
OUR COMPANY LEASED THIS VEHICLE FROM BAYSIDE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE ON 4/22/2016 AS PART OF AN EIGHT VEHICLE FLEET. ON 6/24/2016, THE VEHICLE OPERATOR WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE BAYSIDE DEALERSHIP. MECHANICS NOTED THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE WITH JUMPER CABLES, BUT MALFUNCTION LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED DIMMING. THE MECHANICS REPLACED THE BATTERY AND RELEASED THE VEHICLE TO US THE SAME DAY. ON 8/4/2016, THE ENGINE ONCE AGAIN FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TOWED TO THE BAYSIDE DEALERSHIP, WHERE MECHANICS AGAIN FOUND INTERNAL FAILURE AND ONCE AGAIN REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO US ON 8/5/2016. ON 9/13/2016, THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN FAILED TO START AND WAS TOWED TO THE BAYSIDE DEALERSHIP. MECHANICS FOUND THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE BATTERY WAS AGAIN REPLACED AND A ROAD TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO US ON 9/20/2016.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CONDENSATION APPEARED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND IMPAIRED VISION, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
2016 RAM REBEL HAS EXTREMELY DIM HEADLIGHTS ON LOW BEAM. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON BACK ROADS.. HEADLIGHTS ARE PROJECTION TYPE AND I BELIEVE THEY AREOF POOR DESIGN.. CONTACTED RAM CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH NO RESULTS, OF COURSE!
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