Whats wrong with a Ram truck?

[hoythitman]

Electrical issues and transmissions have been my problem. Had an 04 or 05, 1500, can't recall exact year at the moment. It was about 3 years old, somewhere in the 60k miles range. Had electrical problem and burnt to the ground in the parking lot of pet-co.
Have had several 3/4 tons and a 1 ton, engines were all bulletproof, transmissions were hit or miss, several replacements and other held up just fine. Lots of issues with dash lights coming on and off, different switches, windshield wipers, blinkers, stuff like that always having problems. One of my 3/4 tons, the left blinker made the doors unlock...

[txheartshot]

Nothing at all wrong with the drivetrain.



The problem with the rest is its a Dodge.

This. And I'm a previous owner of a Dodge.

[dac6933]

Nothing at all wrong with the drivet

The problem with the rest is its a Dodge.

I don't have a truck but the wife has an avenger that's a couple years old. This is spot on. The car runs good but the interior is pure crap. 40,000 miles knobs loose, trim rings popping off and seats wearing out. My 8 year old Alitma with 130,000 miles looks new compared to the Dodges interior. They got me once but it won't happen again.

[MySRT8U]

I must be a lucky one. I've had 7 dodge vehicles and none of them have ever been in the shop. But I maintain them very well.


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[Pintail45]

Still got the tried and true leaf springs compared to Ram's coil over rear end..The Ram may ride a little smoother, but I can put a lot more in my bed that they can (minus the older '04 Ram).

Have to disagree with this...my 2015 ram 2500 with coil springs doesn't squat nearly as bad as our f250 (also a 2015) does with the same weight. Those coil springs are pretty dang stiff and don't ride as smooth as everyone says. The coil spring 1500s ride like a cadillac though...

[Shinesintx]

The wife and I both drive dodge trucks and we have no issues I believe that there are a lot of people that do not keep up with their preventative maintenance or even maintenance for that matter and just for the record I am not trying to measure ***** with anyone here so let's not get anyone's panties in a wad so I believe the newer dodge trucks have really came around with their products I can only speak of the ram trucks but I have owned ford chevy and dodge and have had problems with all of them like ford had the 6.0 L SUPERDUTY JUNK and I was a ford diesel technician at ford so there ya go Chevys injector issues and dodge front end issues and interior issues so really just take your pick they all have their own issues unfortunately this is all my opinion so I'm sure someone here is gonna beat me up on here and I apologize for this but just giving you something to think about good luck with your choice wish you best of luck

You may have made some salient points...but the lack of a single period turned me off. Sorry to be a grammar nazi, but it was hard to read.

[Mconner]

Sorry, fingers on this iphone5 are a bit big to be messin with punctuation. But here you go buddy!!!


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[Jeremy7306]

On my 3rd straight RAM! 01,06 and currently a 12. Have not have any problems out of any that weren't general stuff, my 01 I had to replace radiator and water pump. Only got rid of it cause I needs 4 doors, my 06 got totaled in March by Hail. And I'm loving my 12 RAM. I'm a big fan of the HEMI. All mine have been gassers so I cannot speak to the quality of the diesels.


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[ETXBow]

Next time you drive down the road, start noticing every hotshot truck you see. 90% will be Ram.
Next time you go by a sale barn take a look at the parking lot. 90% of trucks will be Ram.
These people pay for their own trucks, make a living with their trucks, and choose the one with the best performance and reliability.
I drive a 2016 Ram 3500.
Wouldnt think of driving anything else.

[SB09]

Next time you drive down the road, start noticing every hotshot truck you see. 90% will be Ram.
Next time you go by a sale barn take a look at the parking lot. 90% of trucks will be Ram.
These people pay for their own trucks, make a living with their trucks, and choose the one with the best performance and reliability.
I drive a 2016 Ram 3500.
Wouldnt think of driving anything else.

That's exactly the way I see it. I look at what the people working their trucks are using. If the Ram Heavy Duty truck is good enough for those who work them daily they're good enough for me to do whatever I need it to do. I know when I got an hook up to a trailer loaded down with wet hay I'm not going to have any problems moving it wherever I need.

I'm also still seeing a bunch of interior comments from people that owned previous generations of the Ram. While I do agree with them on sub par interior and what not. The generation 4 Ram is a total redesign and not the same truck they're making judgement based upon. Would be exactly like me saying Fords are all junk because of the 6.0 fiasco.

[MySRT8U]

Anyone saying that Rams interior is junk has never been in a longhorn or larime addition lol.


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[stinkbelly]

If you are going to keep it for a long time, don't buy a dodge. They might drive for a while, but everything will be broken.

They are a cheaper disposable short term use truck.

[Rubi513]

If you are going to keep it for a long time, don't buy a duramax. They might drive for a while, but only one driving light will work and every light on the dash will be on.

They are a cheaper disposable short term use truck.

fify

[DJM]

If you are going to keep it for a long time, don't buy a dodge. They might drive for a while, but everything will be broken.

They are a cheaper disposable short term use truck.

I kept my last Ram for 10 years.Filters/fluids/battery and brakes were all I ever changed.No transmission issues.Original dash intact.
The one before it I had for 9 years.

DJ

[chancito1]

Fiat Chrysler products are consistently the lowest rated vehicles on consumer reports list.

Actually was reading about this last night.