There are 7 stored owner reports matching the lighting leading-label group for the 2016 Ram 1500 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 7 of 7 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS WOULD BURN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OFTEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,697.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS WOULD BURN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OFTEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,948.
WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A 400 MILE TRIP MY HEAD LIGHTS WERE SURGING OR FICKERING.DOSEN'T DO IT WHEN SITTING IN PARK.STARTED DOING THIS AT 200 MILES ON 2016 RAM 1500.TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY HAD IT HAPPEN TO THEM A FEW TIMES.THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHATS CAUSING IT.THEY CONTACTED CHRYSLER,THEY TOLD DEALER TO TELL ME TO DRIVE IT WONT HURT ANYTHING.I'M AFFRAID THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES MY LIGHTS ARE GOING TO GO OUT WHEN I DONT WANT THEM TO.I THINK ITS A BUNCH OF CRAP.SO I PAY 40G'S FOR NEW TRUCK WITH A PROBLEM THAT IM TOLD CANT BE FIXED.THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND I HAVE 10000 MILES NOW.WHAT DO I DO?
MY VEHICLE HAS NO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FOR VISUAL SAFETY. THE SALES CODE HAS BEEN ELIMINATED BY THE FCA. I WANT MY VEHICLE TO HAVE THE LIGHT SAFETY LIKE ALL THE OTHER DODGE, CHRYSLER, JEEP VEHICLES. WHY ARE THE RAM 1500'S LEFT OUT OF THIS SAFETY FEATURE?
2016 RAM REBEL HAS EXTREMELY DIM HEADLIGHTS ON LOW BEAM. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON BACK ROADS.. HEADLIGHTS ARE PROJECTION TYPE AND I BELIEVE THEY AREOF POOR DESIGN.. CONTACTED RAM CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH NO RESULTS, OF COURSE!
WHEN DRIVING IN ANY CONDITION, STREET OR FREEWAY LIGHTS FLICKER OR REMAIN OFF FOR 30-60 SECOND INTERVALS. THIS HAPPENS AT NIGHT AND WE HAVE HAD MUTIPLE CLOSE CALLS AND ONCE HIT A GUARD RAIL. WE HAVE CONTACTED OUR DEALERSHIP 2-3 TIMES IN PASO ROBLES CA AND WE ALSO NOTIFIED MORGAN HILL RAM WHEN THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED TIME PERIOD DUE TO THE ENGINE BLOWING UP UNDER WARRANTY. MY HUSBAND COMMUTES 150 MILES ONE WAY AND THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE. NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE. I HAVE VIDEOS AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CONDENSATION APPEARED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND IMPAIRED VISION, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.