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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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3C6UR5CJ0GG••••••2016 Ram 2500
This build draws 3.7× more complaints than the average 2016 Ram 2500 build (7 vs 2).
7on this build
242on the model
128builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
2injuries
Most reportedPower Train 3Service Brakes 2Vehicle Speed Control 1Steering 1
What owners of this build wrote
Power TrainfireSep 2021
My transmission got so hot climing up a hill it caught the excused on fire, thankfully had water in the truck an put the fire out no warnings nothing, just flush transmission hot went to stop an realized it was on fire, had to have transmission rebuilt an cooler lines an cooler…
Electrical SystemJun 2024
Electronic brake controller faulty
Service BrakesAug 2023
Abs light and traction control light came on. The rear parking sensors and 4 wheel drive were also disabled. Repair shop stated that a wheel speed sensor was bad, replaced it and on the way home the lights came on again. Took truck back to shop and they stated another wheel…
Unknown Or OtherMar 2019
Heater could explode getting plugged and leaking. Was informed by dodge it is a common problem
SteeringOct 2017
Dodge/ram have been having this problem for years and it has become the "normal" for their trucks, but this the slack in the steering column is hardly acceptable. I have to constantly drive with my steering at 10 o'clock to drive straight (even after alignments) and quickly…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 3C6UR5CJ0GG161650 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.