2016 RAM 3500 Exterior Lighting Problems
2 NHTSA complaints on file
Exterior Lighting Issues in the 2016 RAM 3500
2 exterior lighting complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2016 RAM 3500. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
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Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Exterior Lighting Complaints
WHEN PULLING GOOSENECK TRAILER THE MARKER LIGHTS GO OUT ON THE BED AND CAB OF THIS TRUCK. THE DEALERS SAY THERE IS NO ISSUE, THIS HAPPENS WITH EVERY GOOSENECK TRAILER PULLED BY THIS VEHICLE. THE RESEARCH I HAVE MANAGED TO FIND STATES THE WIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BECOME PINCHED CAUSING A FUSE TO BLOW. WITHOUT SIDE MARKER LIGHTS, THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TRUCK WAS AT A DEALER FOR UNRELATED ISSUE, THEY REPLACED THE FUSE. HOOKED BACK TO THE TRAILER, LIGHTS WENT OUT WITHIN 15 MINUTES. AS WE WERE HEADING HOME(900MILES) WAITED UNTIL WE WERE HOME TO DISCUSS ISSUE WITH A SECOND SERVICE DEALER. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE FUSE, STATING THEY COULD NOT SEE AN ISSUE. FAST FORWARD TWO MONTHS. HOOKED TO A DIFFERENT GOOSENECK TRAILER. NO MARKER LIGHTS. NO CAB LIGHTS. ONCE AGAIN FUSE BLEW. WE REPLACED FUSE. HAVE NOT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 3500. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO ACTIVATE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPLIT TAILGATE DOORS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOLSOM LAKE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (12545 FOLSOM BLVD, FOLSOM, CA 95630, 916-520-1135) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHT HARNESS FAILED AND THE DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 158,000.
Other 2016 RAM 3500 Problem Areas
Steering
25 complaints
Engine
20 complaints
Wheels
20 complaints
Power Train
18 complaints
Unknown Or Other
16 complaints
Service Brakes
11 complaints
Electrical System
9 complaints
Suspension
9 complaints
Air Bags
8 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
7 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
7 complaints
Structurebody
3 complaints
Tires
3 complaints
Forward Collision Avoidance Adaptive Cruise Control
2 complaints
Back Over Prevention Rearview System Braking
1 complaint
Back Over Prevention Sensing System Camera
1 complaint
Back Over Prevention Warnings
1 complaint
Electrical Systeminstrument Panelspeedometerodometer
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Cooling
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingenginediesel
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasolineturbosupercharger
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust System
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkages
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkagesdoorslatch
1 complaint
Seat Belts
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulic
1 complaint
Steeringlinkages
1 complaint
Tiressidewall
1 complaint
Visibilitysunmoon Roof Assembly
1 complaint