2016 Ram 1500 Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT ROLLED OUT OF PARK WITH THE GEAR IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT TESTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES TO SEE IF THE GEAR WAS IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED WITH THE GEAR IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO MOVE AND THEN SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ROUGHLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH COUNTY OF SEALY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (3704 NE I-10 FRONTAGE RD, SEALY, TX 77474, (979) 885-3400), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,600.

P026AB ERROR CODE FOR 3 WAY COOLANT BYPASS VALVE CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO BE ON ALL THE TIME. MECHANIC SAYS WON'T CAUSE HARM TO VEHICLE, BUT MIGHT EFFECT ABILITY TO DEFROST PROPERLY. RESEARCH SUGGESTS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS YEAR RANGE AND HAS BEEN A SAFETY RECALL IN PREVIOUS YEARS FOR MODELS OLDER THAN THIS.

AFTER A RECALL TO UPDATE EMISSIONS SOFTWARE, THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES UNPREDICTABLE AND INCONSISTENT THROTTLE RESPONSE. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE PER WEEK, WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT FULL OPERATING TEMP. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED, BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT ACCELERATE FOR 4 SECONDS. THIS RESULTS IN THE TRUCK CREEPING OUT INTO TRAFFIC BUT NOT ACCELERATING AS DESIRED. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FCA DEALERSHIP. THEY SCANNED FOR TROUBLE CODES, BUT FOUND NOTHING. THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE ISSUE, BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK ABOUT THIS.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY ABRUPTLY, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY, WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS ALSO A JOLT WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, DURING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TURBO ENGINE LAGGED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY JERKED FORWARD. THE CONTACT DROVE TO WAXAHACHIE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2405 N, I-35E, WAXAHACHIE, TX 75167, 972-694-6216), BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT IT FAILED TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHUCK PATTERSON DODGE (257 EAST AVE, CHICO, CA 95926, (530) 895-1771) FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND AN EMISSION MODIFICATION FOR THE ECM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

HARD SHIFTS FROM GEAR 1 TO GEAR 2 AND DELAYED SHIFTING FROM FROM 3 TO 2 AND 2 TO 1. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR WILL JOLT FORWARD AND AT TIMES YOU FEEL AS THOUGH YOU WERE HIT FROM BEHIND OR THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU DUE TO THE AGGRESSIVE JOLT OF THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARSON DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (3059 S CARSON ST, CARSON CITY, NV 89701, (775) 883-2020) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,235.

EMISSION RECALL(ECM REPROGRAM) VEHICLE NOW HAS A SEVERE UNPREDICTABLE LACK OF THROTTLE RESPONSE SINCE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, FCA NOR DEALER HAS ANY IDEA WHEN THIS WILL BE FIXED. WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AT HIGHER AMBIENT TEMPS, THE VEHICLE OFTEN FAILS TO RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE UNTIL ABOUT 3/4 THROTTLE. THEN IT SUDDENLY RESPONDS AS IF IT IS AT FULL THROTTLE. THIS WILL CAUSE SOME SERIOUS ACCIDENTS

PURCHASE NEW AT DEALER, PROBLEM WITH FORWARD MOVEMENTS AFTER FULL STOP. TAKE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO WAIT, TRANSMISSION WOULD LEARN. NO IMPROVEMENTS, TAKE TO DEALER AGAIN ,THEY REDO SOFTWARE AND ADVICE TO DRIVE MINIMUM 700 MILES. NO IMPROVEMENTS AFTER 3000 MILES. WENT BACK TO DEALER, DROVE WITH TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT SOME RAM'S HAVE A PROBLEM AND THEY ARE WORKING ON NEW SOFTWARE.DECIDE TO WAIT FOR FIX. WITH ALMOST 31,000 MILES TAKE TO DEALER AGAIN. TRANSMISSION WAS CHECKED ( 9 DAYS AT DEALER SHOP ). FINAL RESULT, TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTING BETWEEN 2-1 THERE IS JERK FEELING ( NORMAL ). I DEMANDED THAT DEALER PUT ON WORKSHEET INVOICE THAT TRANSMISSION IS PUSHING TRUCK FORWARD AFTER FULL STOP ! DEALER DO NOT PUT THIS ON INVOICE. I HAVE A FORWARD MOVEMENT AFTER STOP ( LIKE SOMEBODY REAR ENDED ME , GET BUMPED TO ) AND NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT HARD DOWNSHIFTING. TIME TO TIME, THIS FORWARD MOVEMENT IS VERY "STRONG" AND IN RUSH HOURS DRIVING CLOSE TO OTHER CARS I CAN REALLY HIT CAR FRONT OF ME. AT EACH STOPPING, IS VERY UNPLEASANT FILLING. MUST APPLIED MORE PRESSURE AT BRAKES AT EACH TIME MAKING STOP. OWNED LOTS OF CARS IN MY LIFE AND NEVER HAVE ONE WHICH DID SIMILAR PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER HUNDREDS THOUSANDS MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT TURNED THEIR VEHICLE ON AND ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE FROM THEIR PARKING SPACE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO REVERSE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A TRAILER ATTACHED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO REVERSE. THE "R' FOR REVERSE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CALLED ATLANTIC DODGE (555 SUNRISE HWY, WEST ISLIP, NY 11795 (631) 422-01230) WHERE THE MECHANICS STATED THAT THEY WHERE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE EXPEREINCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,031.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST A FEW MILES PER GALLON AND HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING. THERE WERE NO LEAKS PRESENT OR WARNINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES RECURRED AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ELK GROVE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (916-513-4234, LOCATED AT 8575 LAGUNA GROVE DR, ELK GROVE, CA 95757) WHERE THE TECHNICIANS TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED AN INSTALLATION OF A DATA COLLECTION SOFTWARE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT INSTRUCTED ON HOW THE DATA COLLECTOR WORKED AND DECLINED THE INSTALLATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000. *TR*JB

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING KNOB PERIODICALLY WILL NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO OBTAIN A GEAR AND MOVING THE VEHICLE IS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE A FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR IS SUCCESSFUL. THIS HAS OCCURRED A NUMBER OF TIME AND THE LAST TIME I WAS MAKING A U TURN ON A NARROW DIRT ROAD WHEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD I COULD NOT OBTAIN ANY GEAR. ANOTHER VEHICLE APPROACHED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE A COLLISION OCCURRED. NOTE. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL A RECALL 'AUTO PARK FUNCTIONALITY'WAS COMPLETED ON 11/29/18

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. AFTER THE CONTACT PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, IT STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONTACT AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. CAROLINA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (891 US-1, LUGOFF, SC 29078, (803) 438-9160) WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT FOR NEXT WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

I HAVE A 2016 RAM 1500, CREW CAB, 4X4 WITH 20K MILES. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND HAVE IT SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM. FOR ABOUT THE PAST 4 WEEKS, I HAVE NOTICED A HARD DOWNSHIFT WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN IN MY 2016 RAM 1500. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO MY PURCHASING CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THIS IS WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD. 'FCA ENGINEERING IS AWARE OF A 2ND-1ST DOWNSHIFT BUMP CONCERN AND IS GATHERING INFORMATION ON THE SHIFTING CONCERN. FOR NOW, THEY HAVE DEEMED THIS SHIFT AS AN OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC.' TO HAVE A VEHICLE 3 YEARS OLD AND 20K MILES, AND SAYING I HAVE TO ACCEPT THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE IS UNACCEPTABLE. IF THIS IS HOW IT IS GOING TO BE, FCA WILL NOT BE GETTING ANY MORE OF MY BUSINESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER CALLED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN RECALL THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORTHWEST CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (832-912-2500, LOCATED AT 19616 NORTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77065) TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE SPECIFICS. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

TRUCK ROLLED AWAY WHILE IN DRIVEWAY WHILE IN PARK WITH E-BRAKE ON.

OUR TRUCK WAS IN PARK WITH THE BRAKE ON ON OUR DRIVEWAY WHICH IS A HILL AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS T2 DIFFERENT TIMES WITHOUT ANYBODY IN IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. IN MAY OF 2019, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 10121879 (POWER TRAIN) BY CROWN CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (6350 PERIMETER LOOP RD, DUBLIN, OH 43017). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THEN LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AT LEAST TWELVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,484. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE BUT THERE WAS STILL A LONG LAG IN ACCELERATION. *TR

SOMETIME WHEN SWITCH TRANSMISSION CONTROL TO REVERSE AND DRIVE AND PARK IT SEEMS TO GO INTO NEUTRAL AND WILL ROLL BACK OR FORWARD I HAVE TO TURN THE KNOB BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIME THEN SEEMS TO GO INTO PLACE NOT SURE IF THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT RECALL FOR ROLLAWAY OR NOT NHTSA17V821000. I'VE BEEN SETTING MY ENRAGE EVER TIME I PARK DUE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. AND I AM STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS.USUALLY PARKING OR WHEN I TRY TO LEAVE FROM BEING PARKED OR ALSO WHEN TRYING TO TO FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. OTHER THAN THAT TRUCK SEEMS TO RUN AND DRIVE PROPERLY.

AFTER PUTTING TRUCK INTO REVERSE THEN PUTTING IN BACK INTO FORWARD GEAR THE TRUCK WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE FACT IT IS SUPPOSE TO GO FORWARD. NOT IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE OR 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US TWICE. I HAVE FOUND OUT YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND THEN RESTART. FIRST TIME I HAD TO DO THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES THIS LAST TIME IT THEN WENT INTO FORWARD DRIVE WITH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SETTING. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN A PARKING LOT. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ON A ROAD IN FRONT OF OUR HOME. I HAD STOPPED TO CHECK THE MAIL AND HAD TO BACK UP IN ORDER TO GO INTO OUR DRIVEWAY. AFTER BACKING UP IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED MIKE SMITH CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE AT (409) 840-3560 (LOCATED AT 1945 I-10 SOUTH, BEAUMONT, TX 77701) WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V821000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. *TR

8 SPEED TRANSMISSION KNOB STUCK IN PARK WHEN SHIFTED IN DRIVE WITH THE D BLINKING. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT GAS STATION. WITH ENGINE OFF. WHEN STARTED, I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE OFF, MOVED A COUPLE OF FEET AND WENT INTO PARK, THEN IT WOULDN'T MOVE WHILE IN DRIVE, THE D WAS BLINKING. THIS ANOMALY HAS OCCURRED 3 DIFFERNET TIMES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GREENWAY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM ORLANDO (LOCATED AT 9051 E COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32817, (407) 347-4929) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.