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Other or unknownPart report

2016 Ram 3500 Other or unknown Problems

Complaints
16about this part
Share
12%of 134 total for the year
Median mileage
24,000miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 16 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2016 Ram 3500, 12% of the 134 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 24,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 3 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I bought this 2016 Ram 3500 brand new in april 2016. I now have 9600 miles on it and the right front tire separated. The left front is going to do the same thing. The tire DOT code is 2215. These tires were almost a year old when I bought the truck. I want to know if there are any rules and regulations on sellingvehicles with tire one year old. I was on the freeway doing 70 MPH.”

NHTSA complaint #11270846, filed 2019-10, 9,680 miles

“I was driving on the freeway with my trailer loaded when the steering wheel stopped controlling the direction of the vehicle. It caused me to lose control of the vehicle and collide into another vehicle and hitting the freeway median wall. Unknown as to the component, I am still waiting for a report. Photos attached”

NHTSA complaint #11232796, filed 2019-07, 60,000 miles

“This is the 5th Ram truck I purchase. I use them for work. All of the units have short life span on tires. Some have deep thread but have bubbles on tires. I have had some tires that won't last 20000 miles. They will probably blowout if I keep driving them like this. Tires are very poor quality.”

NHTSA complaint #11170921, filed 2019-01, 20,000 miles

“Ram dealer service dept. After completing a steering drag link recall service reported after test drive a shimmy /shake in steering wheel starting at vehicle speed of approx. 20 MPH. Diagnosis as a faulty steering damper, replaced damper and returned vehicle to customer. Customer returned next day reporting bad shimmy, was told vehicle would need to be scheduled for another service visit and allowed to leaving without service dept inspecting vehicle. …”

NHTSA complaint #11253709, filed 2019-09, 28,300 miles

“There is an extreme delay when pressing the accelerator and actual acceleration of the vehicle. There seems to be no correlation between how far the accelerator is pressed and vehicle acceleration. When merging into traffic and especially when pulling out into traffic, this delay is a severe safety problem. There are times that a 2-3 second delay is experienced between pressing the accelerator and the vehicle actually moving.”

NHTSA complaint #10824933, filed 2016-02, 1,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Other or unknown: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026518%
2025614%
2024613%
2022168%
2021915%
202065%
201964%
2018405%
2017165%
20161612%
20151511%
2014189%
201398%
2007350%

Other parts of the 2016 Ram 3500

Steering
29 complaintsEngine
21 complaintsWheels
21 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
19 complaintsBrakes
12 complaintsElectrical system
10 complaintsSuspension
10 complaintsAir bags
8 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsTires
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Ram 3500

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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