2016 RAM 2500 Complaints

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.

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 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.

I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRYING TO FIND TIRES THAT A) RIDE WELL, AND B) LOOK GOOD TO ACCOMMODATE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS. IN THIS TRUCK THE WARNING LIGHT IS SET SO HIGH THAT I HAVE TO KEEP 80 PSI IN THE TIRES. THE DEALER SAYS IT'S A REQUIREMENT BY THE NHTSA. ARE WE (CONSUMERS) STUCK WITH THIS PROBLEM, OR IS THERE SOME KIND OF "FIX" THAT WOULD ALLOW THE DEALER TO ADJUST THE WARNING DOWN TO SOMETHING LIKE 45 PSI? THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

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

UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, LIKE BRIEFLY LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN RE-APPLYING ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATION INPUT FOR 1-2 SECONDS. THIS IS BEING DESCRIBED BY OWNERS IN ONLINE FORUMS AS "DEAD PEDAL". THE RESULT OF A LACK OF INTENDED ACCELERATION IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN MERGING WITH TRAFFIC ALREADY AT SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, AND IF A WELL DOCUMENTED AND COMPLAINED ABOUT ISSUE ON PUBLIC FORUMS.

DEAD ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IF DRIVING WITH STEADY PEDAL AND LET UP ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEN STEP BACK ON THE ACCURATE, THE TRUCK DOESN'T MOVE/NO RESPONSE FOR 5-10 SECONDS, THEN THE TRUCK SPEEDS OFF. HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES. ALSO IF AT A STOP AND NEED TO HAVE FULL POWER TO GET ACROSS A 4 LANE HIGHWAY/OR MAKE A RAPID LEFT TURN, YOU ARE A SITTING DUCK BECAUSE THE PEDAL DOESN'T RESPOND.

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.

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.

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.