2016 RAM 1500 exterior lighting problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2016 RAM 1500 — 1% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Radio shuts off without warning, locks up and will only turn back on when shutting off vehicle and restarting it. Headlight flicker on and off while driving. Headlight flicker has done this for 3 months now”
filed Nov 1, 2019
“Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ram 1500. While driving 75 mph, the vehicle shut off without warning. The contact was able to start the vehicle after multiple attempts. On another occasion, while driving 30 mph, the headlights ceased without warning. The contact had to use the high beam headlights when…”
filed Oct 8, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Exterior Lighting problems in other 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 1500 | 7 | 10% |
| 2025 1500 | 45 | 15% |
| 2024 1500 | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 1500 | 13 | 7% |
| 2022 1500 | 13 | 2% |
| 2021 1500 | 13 | 2% |
| 2020 1500 | 19 | 3% |
| 2019 1500 | 22 | 2% |
| 2018 1500 | 10 | 2% |
| 2017 1500 | 12 | 1% |
| 2015 1500 | 26 | 2% |
| 2014 1500 | 39 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 RAM 1500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.