2016 RAM 2500 Complaints

I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME AFTER PICKING UP MY SON, DRIVING ABOUT 40 TO 45 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND THE SPEED DROPPED RAPIDLY GOT 10 MPH PUSHING ME AND MY SON FORWARD AGGRESSIVELY... WE WERE FORTUNATE THE TRAFFIC BEHIND WAS FAR FROM US.. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE AND TRYING TO GET BACK TO THE ROAD MY TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 10 MPH. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER AN INSPECTION THEY TOLD ME THE CLUTCH WENT OUT. CONSIDERING THIS IS A 2016 RAM 2500 TURBO DIESEL WITH ONLY 24,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO SINGS OF CLUTCH GOING BAD I THINK THIS MAY BEE A DEFECTIVE PART THAT CAUSED THIS INCIDEN...

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

DEAD PEDAL, WHEN DRIVING I.E.: IN TRAFFIC WITH ON AGAIN OFF AGAIN PEDAL I NOTICE A BRIEF PERIOD OF "DEAD PEDAL " WHERE THERE IS NO RESPONSE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (JACK WOLF CHRYSLER JEEP, 1615 N. STATE ST, BELVIDERE, ILL, 61108, 815-544-9211) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BULBS BURNED OUT. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE BULBS AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO REIMBURSE THE CONTACT FOR THE REPLACEMENT BULBS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION FOR AN UNKNOWN RECALL RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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 ABOVE THE LATCH HANDLE.

REQUIRED BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE IS EXCESSIVE. IN PANIC BRAKING SITUATIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. TRUCK TAKES WAY LONGER TO STOP THAN IT SHOULD. ALSO, IN REVERSE IT TAKES EXTREME BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE TO STOP THE TRUCK.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 2500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

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.