What 1,501 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Ram 1500 Crew Cab

2016 Ram 1500. Abs system malfunction. Brakes lock up randomly. Abs, brake light, traction control light come on randomly causing brake issues. Very dangerous. Called multiple dealerships. No control module available. No date for part to be available. This is huge safety issue and Ram/fiat are not seeming to care. No sense of urgency from any of the dealerships or manufacturer. Lawsuit could be happening sense this is huge safety problem. Code c2200-49

NHTSA ODI 11700982

The vehicle has a faulty ABS module, which has resulted in my truck losing traction on dry roads and wet roads, however the “wet” roads are a result of a minimal sprinkle. The vehicle is beyond a vital component of my ability to make a living, i work in construction and have to be able to safely move equipment and supplies to sites; as of right now I am unable to drive the vehicle. The faulty ABS module caused my brakes to lock while pulling out of a park space with a slight incline in my place of employment, resulting in the sliding backwards towards a company vehicle and to avoid hitting it I moved the steering wheel to collide with a brick wall. The brakes and rotors were replaced a few months earlier this year as well as the truck being serviced regularly, however, the truck has continued to have parts fail throughout this year. From the starter to the fuel injection system, pump, gaskets between the engine and fuel intake, and now the vehicle is literally completely unsafe to drive and operate on the road! The traction control regulator is apart of the ABS system control module! I have looked everywhere (Firestone, DARCARS, Ect.) to find a replacement part and have been told that there are none available until sometime in March of 2024! There are no other options for me to reach out to. The vehicle can be inspected if requested, the issue appeared 3-4 weeks ago before being brought into the firestone shop before being serviced for faulty gaskets and fuel injection issues. The vehicle is under 100,000 miles, and I purchased it with just over 43,000 miles. I am in the process of contacting my insurance company and collecting the various service charges from different repair shops resulting in the inability to get the part.

NHTSA ODI 11558341

RE: Colorado State Patrol Case #[XXX] Fremont County Case #[XXX] Agency ORI #[XXX] VIN #[XXX] NHTSA SAFETY RECALL #18V332000 (May 23, 2018) Also referred to as #U61 Dodge Ram Campaign #U53 (October 1, 2018) Dear NHTSA Officer: On June 12, 2021, at approximately 4PM, my sister [XXX]was KILLED while riding her motorcycle along with her pleasure motorcycle group. While preparing to make a legal left turn from CO State Highway 69 on to Route 1A (38.30908° N 105.62018° W) my sister [XXX] was struck from behind, by a 2016 Dodge Ram Truck traveling 61-64 MPH with activated Cruise Control. In Fremont County Court hearing Jan. 30, 2021, the driver [XXX] referred to the judge, that he was unable to deactivate his 2016 Dodge Ram 1500 cruise control, thereby causing the DEATH. In open court [XXX] referred to cruise control RECALL NHTSA Campaign #18V332000 and FAILED Dodge Ram Campaign #U53 that discounted proper repairs ORDERED in the original NHTSA SAFETY RECALL #18V332000. IT APPEARS, that the disregard for proper repairs to be carried out on the cruise control system amount to MURDER of my sister [XXX] at the hands of Chrysler, Ram Trucks, and FCA US LLC. INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE OPENED on HOW or WHY GEICO Insurance ([XXX]'s Auto Ins. policy #[XXX]) declared his 2016 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Quad Cab 4X4 with approximately value of (at time of crash - June 12, 2021) $33,000, a total loss. THE EXACT DAY, a Saturday after the 4PM crash. Per Car Fax and notes from the court regarding release of the 2016 Dodge Ram 1500 Truck. The truck was CRUSHED - EXACTLY 6 months +1 day after the crash. IMPORTANT TO NOTE, that Both Trooper [XXX] (C.S.P. Investigator with 26 years of service) was FIRED for "DISHONESTY" and his supervisor was also fired likely for same cause. Likely due, or at least, in part to my opening CBI investigation into this matter. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ODI 11505881

I was driving down the highway when my truck suddenly throws its self into park while traveling at 55 mph. My stuck started spinning causing me to bounce off the safety rails on both sides of the highway. My truck took a front end hit to a concrete wall and my airbags did not deploy. Once my truck came to a stop sideways in the middle of the highway it wouldn’t come out of park because it was shut off. I started the truck and placed it in drive and was able to move a few feet from the center of the highway. The truck was towed. No warning lights had went off nothing. I’m having bad neck pain from the residual effects of the accident.

NHTSA ODI 11482883

I was in two separate major accidents and the airbags did not deploy. I got injuries due to this. They have been looked at by shops when repairs were made. No indication before or after of any kind regarding air bags.

NHTSA ODI 11473933

Engine speed surged while pulling into parking space. Bringing to dealer to have checked. No warning, or codes given. $1500 in damages to my vehicle and probably the same to the parked car in front of me. Worried about my safety now with this sudden acceleration.

NHTSA ODI 11424864

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK BACK FIRE POURING SMOKE PULLED OVER OPEN HOOD SAW FLAMES MOVE TO SAFETY FILED COMPLAINT WITH FCA THEY SENT AN ARM CHAIR INVESTIGATOR WHO SAID INVESTIGATING HE FOUND NOTHING THAT SHOWS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR FCA THEY STATED EVEN THOUGH THERE IS RECALL THAT WARNS OF FIRE HAZARD DOES NOT MEAN IT IS THERE FAULT. SO FAR THEY DO NOT HAVE REPAIR PARTS TO FIX AND FOR ME IT IS TO LATE TRUCK WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE FIRE FCA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11326069

WHILE DRIVING HOME, I NOTICED SOME NOISE THAT OUNDE LIKE A TURBO NOISE AND LOOS OF POWER. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF ENGINE AND POPED HOOD. LOOKE UP AND SMOKE FROM ENGINE. OPENED HOOD AND SAW SMALL FIRE ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE BY TURBO HOUSING. SOON THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED BY FLAMES.

NHTSA ODI 11307203

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK 22 AUGUST 2019, AN 8 MILE DRIVE. I WENT TO ACCELERATE TO REACH POSTED SPEED LIMIT AFTER TURNING OFF OF A SIDE STREET ONTO MAIN ROAD. I HAD NO FORWARD MOMENTUM WHEN I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO MANUALLY SHIFT GEARS THINKING IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP TO RPM BUT STILL BARELY ANY FORWARD MOMENTUM. I WAS LOSING SPEED QUICKLY. SOMETHING GRABBED MY ATTENTION, NOT SURE IF I HEARD SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY BUT I HAPPENED TO LOOK OUT MY REVIEW AND SIDE MIRRORS AND NOTICE A HUGE PLUME OF SMOKE EXITING MY VEHICLE. AT ABOUT THAT SAME MOMENT, I NOTICED A LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FROM THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF, I STILL NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND FRONT WHEEL WELLS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT TO BE A COOLANT HOSE RUPTURE DUE TO THE COLOR OF THE SMOKE/STEAM. I IMMEDIATELY JUMPED OUT AND OPENED THE HOOD THINKING IT WAS A COOLANT ISSUE. RIGHT AWAY I NOTICED A FLAME AT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE. I HAD NO ACCESS TO WATER WHERE I WAS LOCATED AND MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO BLOW IT OUT. IT WORKED FOR ME BUT PROBABLY ONLY BECAUSE I HAD GOT TO THE FIRE BEFORE IT WAS ABLE TO SPREAD TOO QUICK. FIRE/RESCUE WAS DISPATCHED, REMOVED ENGINE COVER AND NOTICED SMOLDERING PLASTIC/WIRE HARNESS AND DOUSED WITH 4-5 CUPS OF WATER UNTIL ALL TRACES OF FIRE WERE GONE. TOW TRUCK DELIVERED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP APPROX 10 MILES FROM WHERE VEHICLE WAS DISABLED. *DT *TR

NHTSA ODI 11246138

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, LOST POWER, THROTTLE CONTROL ERROR COMES ON, TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE, THERE ARE SMOKES OUT THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. I TOOK THE NEXT EXIT TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. TURN INTO GAS STATION AND ENGINE GOT CUT OFF. WHEN I POP THE HOOD, SAW FIRE FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. I POUR MY DRINKS WITH ICE, FEW WATER BOTTLES, AND MY FRIENDS DRINK. *DT *DT *TR

NHTSA ODI 11245932

DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 60 M/H ENGINE START SMOKING AND CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS ALERT OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AFTER I PULLOVER AND LIFT THE HOOD TO INSPECT THE SMOKE.

NHTSA ODI 11165685

MY WIFE, DOG AND I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT OF A COUNTERTOP SUPPLY STORE. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 80 DEGREASE OUTSIDE SO I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOWS TO HALF AND LEFT THE TRUCK RUNNING IN PARK TO KEEP THE A/C ON FOR THE DOG. IN THIS PARKING LOT WE WERE THE ONLY VEHICLE PARKED NEAR BY AND THERE WAS NO PARKING BLOCK IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. WE WERE IN THE STORE APPROXIMATELY 20 MIN LOOKING FOR A COUNTERTOP THEN WENT TO SIT DOWN WITH THE SALES SPECIALIST. ABOUT 5 MIN INTO THAT CONVERSATION THE SECRETARY IN THE FRONT YELLED "YOUR TRUCK IS DRIVING OFF". I IMMEDIATELY RAN OUT THE DOOR TO FIND MY TRUCK ABOUT 25 YARDS AWAY AND ACROSS THE MAIN ROAD. THE ROAD DID NOT HAVE CURBS BUT DID HAVE STEEP CULVERTS ON BOTH SIDES (NOTE: I WOULD NOT THINK A TRUCK AT IDLE WOULD MAKE IT UP TO THE ROAD) THE TRUCK "TOOK OFF" PER 3 WORKERS THAT WERE NEAR BY IN THE LOT MOVING A LARGE SLAB OF GRANITE, AND A SIMI DRIVER WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD STATING THAT BOTH MY RAM AND HIS TRACTOR HIT TIRES AND THAT'S WHAT GOT MY TRUCK TO STOP. EVERYONE THAT WITNESSED THIS STATED THE DOG WAS IN THE BACK SEAT AND NO ONE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AS I APPROACHED THE TRUCK IT SOUNDED TO BE RUNNING AT IDLE AND WHEN I GRABBED THE DOOR HANDLE THE LOCKS UNLOCKED AS NORMAL. I FOUND THE TRUCK IN DRIVE AND RPM AT NORMAL IDLE RANGE. THE TRUCK ALLOWED ME TO PUT IT BACK IN PARK. I THEN RESTARTED THE TRUCK, MOVED IT BACK TO THE PARKING LOT. THE BUSINESS HAS SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE OF THIS SHOWING HOW MY TRUCK UN TAMPERED WITH WENT FROM IDLE AND PARK FOR 25ISH MIN TO DRIVING ACROSS THE ROAD AND I AM CURRENTLY PERUSING A COPY OF THE TAPE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND I WAS TOLD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT LATE NEXT WEEK (EARLIEST AVAILABLE) FOR AN INSPECTION, AND UNTIL THEN TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE EVERY TIME. TRUCK APPEARS TO BE DRIVING AS NORMAL. THE STORE WAS AROUND 15 MILES AWAY, TRUCK WAS PARKED ALL NIGHT LEADING UP TO EVENT.

NHTSA ODI 11114273

MY TRUCK HAS UNDER 20,000 MILES, AND I HAVE HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDERNEATH MY DRIVERS SEAT, THAT CAUSED THE WHOLE TRUCK TO FILL WITH SMOKE. LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LATER, MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW FELL OFF THE TRACK AND INTO THE DOOR, DURING A HEAVY SNOWSTORM, THROWING SLUSH, AND SNOW INTO MY PASSENGER'S FACE.*BF * *TR

NHTSA ODI 11063531

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500 ECO DIESEL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CONTACT EXITED WHILE IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE VEHICLE DIDN'T GO INTO REVERSE UNTIL THE CONTACT WAS 20 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT FENDER AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SPITZER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF HOMESTEAD (30101 S DIXIE HWY, HOMESTEAD, FL 33032, (305) 363-1645) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE FAILURE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLICATED IN ORDER TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND PLACING THE SHIFTER IN THE PARK POSITION. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TT

NHTSA ODI 11061581

PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AS IT SAT IN PARKING SPACE BESIDE THE GARAGE, WITH DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CLOSE TO EXTERIOR WALL. VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME. I WAS EXITING VEHICAL WHEN IT BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD. RESULTING IN MY RIGHT LEG BEING TRAPPED WITHIN THE DOOR AS THE TRUCK DOOR HIT THE WALL OF THE GARAGE. I WAS THEN DRAGGED AND CRUSHED BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND EXTERIOR WALL OF GARAGE, UNTIL MY BODY CLEARED THE END OF THE GARAGE AND I WAS RELEASED. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE I FOUND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE INSTEAD OF PARK WHERE I HAD LEFT IT.

NHTSA ODI 11052175

WE HAVE THE KNOB SHIFTER AND WHEN HE STOPPED HE PUT IT IN PARK (LEFT ENGINE RUNNING) HE WALKED BEHIND TRUCK AND INTO STORE AND PICKED OUT WHAT HE NEEDED AND THEN WHILE HE WAS PAYING THE TELLER NOTICED HIS TRUCKED STARTED MOVING IN REVERSE SO MY SON RAN OUT TO GET IN TRUCK TO STOP IT BUT WAS TO LATE IT HIS A POLE WHICH AND SHATTERED THE WINDOW OF GAS STATION, I REPORTED IT TO FCA AND THEY INSPECTED IT AND SAID NO PROBLEM BUT I HAVE VIDEO AND WITNESS THAT STATES IT WAS A COUPLE MINUTES BEFORE IT STARTED MOVING. I HAVE CALLED MR. KON (FCA) 586-274-8162 BUT HE HAS NOT RETURNED ANY OF MY CALL WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THEY ARE HIDING SOMETHING. I DID DO SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED THIS IS A PROBLEM

NHTSA ODI 11006347

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE PARKED OUTSIDE THE HOUSE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TOWED TO THE JUNK YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 01/26/2017*CT CONSUMER STATED FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE THE FIRE WAS WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED IT. UPDATED 7/10/18*JB *TR

NHTSA ODI 10927835