The cruise control switch is very intermittent. It can be difficult to get it to engage. Getting the cruise control to release with the brake or switch is also intermittent. I am very worried that it will cause a crash.
Acceleration & cruise control
2016 Ram 3500 Acceleration problems
Owners have filed 7 complaints about the 2016 Ram 3500's acceleration & cruise control with NHTSA - 5% of all its complaints, most recently on October 23, 2023. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.
- Complaints
- 7
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Acceleration complaints
The speed control switch operates intermittently. Sometimes it won't turn on. Sometimes it won't turn off. I am afraid it may cause me to have and accident.
Vehicle fails to move when you depress the accelerator pedal. From a dead stop to pull out into traffic it doesn't move at all for approximately 5 to 10 seconds. It is worse when towing a load. It is also slow to respond when driving at speed. It is extremely dangerous!!!!
DELAYED THROTTLE RESPONSE. ALSO FUMES IN CAB.
There is an extreme delay when pressing the accelerator and actual acceleration of the vehicle. There seems to be no correlation between how far the accelerator is pressed and vehicle acceleration. When merging into traffic and especially when pulling out into traffic or passing a vehicle. This delay is a severe safety problem. There is a 2-3 second delay between pressing the accelerator and the vehicle actually moving. *Tr
Dead pedal. From a dead stop if you stab the accelerator pedal as in a emergency situation there is a 2-3 second delay before power is applied to the drivetrain. I feel this is a very dangerous situation and ram should have to reprogram these trucks to apply power when called for by the accelerator pedal. This has occured since new
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 dodge ram 3500. While driving at an unknown speed, the speedometer failed to display the proper mileage without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,060.
Ram 3500 acceleration complaints by year
3500 acceleration problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data