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Used 2016 Ram 3500 Consumer Reviews

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5 out of 5 stars

They are well designed

Craig S, 12/19/2018
updated 06/21/2019
2016 Ram 3500 Laramie 4dr Crew Cab 4WD LB (5.7L 8cyl 6A)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful

Bullet proof Cummins and smooth tranny coupled with great braking and precise steering are the things that brought me back to Ram. Only con is that with a sub under back seat takes away from lots of storage space. For a crew cab lack of storage in cab is disappointing but worth working around. Another negative and it can be real annoying, when pulling our 5th wheel from a stop and with aggressive throttle their is a loud reverberation through the driveline originating from what I have found out from others to be rear leaf spring issue. By feathering the throttle on start with a load the noise is pretty much null, but it's still a nuisance to know that engineering should have eliminated this defect prior to production.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

2012 Ram 3500 Laramie Crew Cab 6 spd Auto

atvdude, 04/04/2012
2012 Ram 3500 Laramie 4dr Crew Cab 4WD LB DRW (6.7L 6cyl Turbodiesel 6M)
9 of 11 people found this review helpful

Traded off a 2008 Ram 3500 Mega Cab for a 2012 Ram 3500 Crew Cab. Huge improvement over the 2008. Interior quality is much better. Seats are very comfortable and good for long road trips, leather quality is excellent. Audio system sounds great. Very quiet for a diesel and more quiet than the 2008. Feature overload, still have not figured them all out yet.

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5 out of 5 stars

A Top-Shelf Beast of a Truck

Degree 90 Energy Services, 09/07/2021
updated 04/04/2024
2016 Ram 3500 Limited 4dr Mega Cab 4WD SB (5.7L 8cyl 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful

I Bought my Ram 3500 Limited Mega-Cab, w/ a 6" lift and oversized Nito's, new back in 2016, and 5 years 92000 miles later she still stacks up against any other truck on the road in performance, reliability and especially looks. I don't know exactly what makes this years 3500 so sexy, maybe its the way it's hood leans forward ever so slightly over the grill, giving it the appearance of a cobra, head back ready to strike. But even sexier than that is this trucks interior. Between the room, wood, leather, alpine sound system and touch screen center console, this truck rivals my MB S600 in Luxury. I've driven this truck all over the country for work, putting as many as 44,000 miles on it in one year alone and never had a break down or so much as a check engine light. At almost 100000 miles this truck still has more power than it knows what to do with and swear drives better under load. This truck wants to pull things up the side of a mountain and with its exhaust brakes down the backside just as easily. I've never thought once about trading her in and at this point think don't believe I ever will. This is my dream truck!

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1 out of 5 stars

2013 RAM 3500 a poor choice.

scott.hilpert@gmail.com, 12/06/2015
updated 12/08/2017
2013 Ram 3500 Laramie 4dr Crew Cab 4WD SB (5.7L 8cyl 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Purchased new from dealer, been in the shop overnight more than 30 days in less than 3 years and 40k miles of ownership. Very dissatisfied with the reliability of the RAM truck surrounding the fantastic Cummins engine. AISIN transmission has been repaired no less than 3 times. Problems with navigation, seating, electrical, ball joints, the list goes on and on. Also have had to deal with 5 recalls.

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3 out of 5 stars

Ball Joints Bad

Al, 02/14/2016
2012 Ram 3500 SLT 4dr Crew Cab 4WD LB DRW (6.7L 6cyl Turbodiesel 6M)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful

I have had several recalls on this truck. All taken in and repaired. But I only have 34000 miles on this one ton truck and the ball joints have gone bad. I don't abuse this truck. There is no way the ball joints should have gone bad. They wanted $1500.00 to fix it. They finally allowed me to purchase a extended warranty for $600 and a deductible of $100 to fix it.

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