2016 RAM 1500 consumer reviews

Awesome truck, dependable , Reliable, sexy truck, Solid truck, great features, great on fuel, varieties of selections. I would recommend this truck to my family and friends.

This track has everything I need, I'm 6 and a 1/2 feet tall 300 pounds and I fit perfectly in this trunk. This truck comes with air ride that you can control and it automatically goes into aero dynamic mode on the freeway. The sound system is awesome including the 10 end sub under the back seat. It's not a race truck but has lots of get-up-and-go with the 5.7 hemi

Comfortable and very economical mileage. Maintained very meticulously. Mostly highway miles. Many compliments on the color and looks. Excellent for towing, max tow package...8340 lbs.

I had a 2008 model in this exact truck that my daughter drove all though high school, it never gave her any problems. She graduated and I inherited the 2 wheel drive version of this same truck. The old truck never gave me any problems outside of getting stuck in the mud a few times, now I have this much newer 4 wheel drive version of the same truck that has all the bells and whistles a person could ever need. The only negative that I can come up with is the HORRIBLE Goodyear tires that came OEM on this vehicle, RAM most definitely went with the low bid when it came to tires. I slapped some Michelin's on it and we were good to go!! I should be good for another 10 years.

I purchased a used 2016 eco diesel Dodge Ram 1500. I did extensive research before making my final decision. I chose the eco diesel because it offered great gas mileage (I get about 24 mpg), but was also able to tow our camper. I will start with the good. The prior to the Ram, I had an extended cab Chevy Silverado. We had recently had a baby, and the Silverado did not allow for a baby carrier and two car seats in the back. I have a quad cab Ram, and it offers plenty of room before the baby carrier and 2 car seats. The seats are comfortable enough, but I do not really care about seat comfort that much. However, the one thing that I do love about the Ram is it’s storage. There are some many different storage areas inside the truck. Yes, it has the typical center console and glove box, but it also has other storage areas. For example, in the front, where the ash tray use to be is now a storage bay. It is ample enough to store my sunglasses, small hunting supplies (scent wafers, paracord, knife, and emergency matches). In the back seat of the truck, there is also ample storage. On the floor on each side of the truck, there are deep well styled storage containers. On one side, I have 10 ratchet straps and a few bungee cords. On the other side, I have my first aid kit, as well as a small air compressor, and assorted tools. Finally, if you left up the back seat, there are storage bays. These has have been really helpful. The storage bay is big enough to hold several rifles, a hunting pack, and few other odds and ends. Again, the storage is fantastic. Now for the just okay. One of the things that I liked about the truck when researching was that the Ram has a touch screen radio. When I bought my truck, I loved the fact that I could touch the screen to listen to music. However, when my truck’s engine and exhaust system failed (more on that in a moment) I was given a 2019 Ram to drive. It also had a touch screen, but this one was much larger. The current one in my truck is only 5 inches, compared to the 13 inches in the loaner Ram. My eyes aren’t the best, and I really liked the bigger screen. I did some research on upgrading the radio, but because it is an infotainment center, it would cost me nearly $2000 to put it in myself. In addition, also beware of letting the radio try to learn your preference. WhenI has purchased my truck, every 5 or so minutes I would get a notification on the radio asking if I would like to listen different bands on Sirius. It doesn’t doubt to bad, until you have an hour drive to work every day, and every 5 minutes your music stops because the radio wants to know if you would like to change channels. However, I figured out how to turn that off. Finally, for the bad. As mentioned above, I purchased my truck used from CarMax. I have always gotten good trucks from them, so it seemed logical to get another one there. When I purchased my truck, the Ram only had 35k miles on it. After about 30 days of owning my truck, while driving my truck to work, my engine seized. I ended up having to get the engine and transmission replaced. This took 45 days to have done because the engine was on back order. On top of that, the day I after got my truck back, my exhaust system failed, and had to take it back to be repaired. Mind you, I did a lot of research before purchasing this truck. I never saw an issue about engine seizing. However, when I specifically typed into google, I found several message boards stating the eco Diesel engine having this problem. Of course, all repairs were covered by the powertrain warranty, but it was the hassle. At the time I got my truck back, it had been in the shop longer than I had owned it. However, since the repairs the truck has run well for about 2 months. We shall see if it continues to deliver. There are several recalls out in the truck, with Dodge still trying to come up with a repair for them. One of the recalls Is about possible engine fires. Overall, I have mixed feeling on the truck. On the end hand it has ample storage inside the truck and it gets great gas mileage. However, the radio is okay, and clunky at times. Finally, I am not sure about the reliability. My truck having the engine and exhaust system fail could have just been a fluke, but it doesn’t me wonder.

I just purchased the truck used so do not have enough experience to determine its reliability, but my first impressions are great. I love the ride, the comfort, the features, the performance, everything about it I love so far.

They need to make a recall for this exhaust problem that I’ve heard alottttt of people complain about. It sounds like a ticking noise not from the engine, when you first start it and if u idle or accelerate. Everyone has a video of it from there’s doing the same thing you see it in the 2012-2016 for sure.

Awesome pickup. Cannot get more power and options for the money with another car brand. Hemi w/ an 8-spd is unbeatable and still gets decent mileage for a full-size pickup.

First time I've ever owned a crew cab and considering I've been a Dodge fan forever and it's a limited with almost all the bells and whistles plus my son as leg room days I am very happy of the purchase I made

I like the truck, its comfortable and has plenty of power. However the specs stated by the manufacturer are off. If you take what the manufacturer says with a grain of salt I think most would be satisfied by the vehicle.