Ram 1/2 ton trucks? How bad do they suck?

[LargeOrangeFont]

New Rams, with the 5.7 Hemi V8, and 8 speed trans.

Any good? What goes wrong?

 

[HALLETT BOY]

I have a 2014 1500 with Hemi and 8 speed . The trans is a ZF , shifts and operates flawlessly. The engine performs great , has enough power and gets good mileage. I have 65k miles , zero issues . I also have the factory air suspension, best option ever !

 

[CLdrinker]

New Rams, with the 5.7 Hemi V8, and 8 speed trans.

Any good? What goes wrong?

I liked my 2013 it had the 6 speed 3:55 plenty of power to tow 6,000lbs.

Exhaust manifolds replaced 3 times.

Other than that great truck zero problems.

Parents have the 8 speed and love it.

 

[attitude]

I have a 2014 with a 5.7 and 8 speed, 69k miles and i love it still. If it was the bigger 4 door and a 4x4 I would probably run it until the wheels fell off.

 

[JENKS]

I have a 2019 Ram Rebel 1500 4x4 Crew Cab. 1st year of new body style. The Crew cab is huge inside and the interior is top notch. Just rolled 50k miles. Have a exhaust manifold leak which the hemi is notorious for. Parts on back order. Other than that have had 0 problems. I would prefer the twin turbo v6 thats coming for more power and better fuel economy. I average 13.5mpg with the 5.7.

 

[sonicss31]

Daughter has a 2017 1500 Sport with 5.7 and 107K trouble free miles. Only tires and oil changes. One tuneup and brake pads. I gotta tell ya, she is hard on vehicles and the Ram is up to the task for sure.

 

[YeahYeah01]

I've had a 2015 ram 1500 eco diesel and then now I have the 18 diesel. I put about 85k miles on the 1st one and have 30k on the 2nd one. Both 4x4

Both have been great trucks. The 18 is the Laramie and is super comfortable. I get worse mpg with the 18 then 15 for but average around 23 with mix use. I would buy another in a heart beat. Maybe the 5.7 this time. I don't need the diesel.

I also have a 17 f150 for my work truck. It's a mid range model with the 2.7. solid truck and I like the powerplant. I average around 22mpg. It's 2x4. The ram rides so much better and the seats are way more comfortable.

I wouldn't hesitate to buy either but I prefer the RAM. Even if was just for the seats.

 

[Roosky01]

The latest gen are pretty damn good trucks. You won't find a truck that has a better ride than a Ram and the powertrain is about bulletproof now.

and I'm a F150 guy.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

I've had a 2015 ram 1500 eco diesel and then now I have the 18 diesel. I put about 85k miles on the 1st one and have 30k on the 2nd one. Both 4x4

Both have been great trucks. The 18 is the Laramie and is super comfortable. I get worse mpg with the 18 then 15 for but average around 23 with mix use. I would buy another in a heart beat. Maybe the 5.7 this time. I don't need the diesel.

I also have a 17 f150 for my work truck. It's a mid range model with the 2.7. solid truck and I like the powerplant. I average around 22mpg. It's 2x4. The ram rides so much better and the seats are way more comfortable.

I wouldn't hesitate to buy either but I prefer the RAM. Even if was just for the seats.

Good info, thank you.

Considering swapping out the 18 F150 while is still has some value with a Ram.

 

[RiverDave]

I’ve never heard anything bad about them.. actually on my short list for a daily

 

[YeahYeah01]

Good info, thank you.

Considering swapping out the 18 F150 while is still has some value with a Ram.

Granted it's not fully apples to apples with the Laramie and an XLT but the 150 still well equiped and I nice truck.

If I had to pick a daily driver it would be no question the Ram. But you can't go wrong either way.

 

[Danger Dave]

Good info, thank you.

Considering swapping out the 18 F150 while is still has some value with a Ram.

Straight hemi? Does it do the thing where it shuts off every time you stop?

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

I’ve never heard anything bad about them.. actually on my short list for a daily

I haven’t either, in fact most of the people that I talk to that have them like them a lot. I drove one around at the auto show a couple years ago. It was nice. Thinking of giving a silver or white night edition a try.

If I do it I’ll go to Mark Dodge

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Straight hemi? Does it do the thing where it shuts off every time you stop?

I’d delete that crap on day 2.. but I think it might. My Ford did.

 

[Roosky01]

They are really dealing on Rams right now too. Here in my AO, I've seen $10-12k off sticker on certain packages. All are at least $6k off I think?

 

[lbhsbz]

You currently own a Toyota and a Ford. They're more similar to the Ford.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

They are really dealing on Rams right now too. Here in my AO, I've seen $10-12k off sticker on certain packages. All are at least $6k off I think?

Mark has “no haggle” $10-11k, off $57k MSRP trucks just on their website. And the flight is $198 so it has me thinking.

 

[DLC]

Big L has a ram 1500 and He really likes it not sure what year it is…

Company truck
tops out at 105….

 

[Flatsix66]

I have a 2019 limited now with around 75K miles. Super comfy. As others have said, the only issue is the header bolts on the 5.7 hemi. I get about 17MPG highway. We bought our Durango from Mark Dodge last year, best dealer experience ever, $10k off on a factory order on a Tow-n-Go package...sweet.

 

[Gonefishin5555]

I am on the waitlist to get the 1500 Rev when it comes out late 2024. Suppose to have 500 mile range.

 

[alohajeff]

2017 1500 Laramie Crew Cab with the 6-4" bed. 84000 miles. Oil, tires, brakes. Had both manifolds replaced under warranty. Added bags inside the ICON rear coil springs to level out the truck when towing. Tows great for for a 1500 series truck. The 8-speed transmission is awesome. Interior is good but not great. Back seat space is awesome. Having the longer bed and 32 gallon fuel tank is great for Lake Mead trips.

Fog lights are crap. Inner plastic wheel well liners are crap. Lower plastic valance deleted itself in snow. Exhaust leaks are a known thing. Power windows make gnarly clunks when lowering. Rear 3rd brake light leak is a known deal. 4x4 in high range is crap. 4x4 in Low is better. That's a RAM thing worth reading up on. Oil filter design / location is crap.

All in all... it has been a great truck. Nothing currently on sale (2023+ model year) from the Big 3 is worth the upgrade to me.

Aloha

 

[Outdrive1]

Aisin trans are filled with Bud Light.

 

[Big B Hova]

2021 Ram 1500 Bighorn
40k miles. Runs and drives great. Love the truck. Going into the dealer for the exhaust manifold leak tomorrow lol.

 

[Warlock1]

2022 Laramie ecodiesel with every option except air suspension. I freaking love this truck.

 

[Roosky01]

2022 Laramie ecodiesel with every option except air suspension. I freaking love this truck.

I frik'n love that blue color! Just doesn't match a single thing I have to hook up to it.

Your truck looks tits, Sir!

 

[OCMerrill]

Good info, thank you.

Considering swapping out the 18 F150 while is still has some value with a Ram.

4 Link rear suspension with coils. Even my 2500 rides like a 1/2 ton. No rear leaf's until the 3500.

 

[shunter2005]

Haven't driven a Ram in many years, but they have really cleaned up the exterior, so it's now pretty nice looking. The main thing I like about them is the 60/40 tailgate they came out with. I love how you can get right up close to the bed without having to reach over the tailgate. Too bad they don't put them on the 2500's, unless they start next year.

 

[Markus]

Dodge trucks used to be junk.

That was a long time ago.

The current generation of Ram trucks is getting rave reviews, and owners are generally very happy.

 

[Xtrmwakeboarder]

How big of a deal is the manifold leak?…. Seems like a high % on here have it, which would worry me.

Carli has a kit for the 1500 now. Looks pretty sweet. https://carlisuspension.com/ram-1500/

 

[Icky]

Mark has “no haggle” $10-11k, off $57k MSRP trucks just on their website. And the flight is $198 so it has me thinking.

There are other dealers closer doing 3% Below invoice. Saving is less, but also less of a drive than Louisiana

 

[jmeads]

I was a chevy/ GM guy for years. Then decide to try Dodge Ram. I have owned two 1500 limited with the Hemi engine and have not looked back. Great value and the quality is outstanding. Look at the cost of a new GM/Chevy truck and compare to a new RAM. The deference is about 10k.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

How big of a deal is the manifold leak?…. Seems like a high % on here have it, which would worry me.

Carli has a kit for the 1500 now. Looks pretty sweet. https://carlisuspension.com/ram-1500/

It is weird there are still manifold cracking issues. If they cracked out of warranty I guess the truck would get headers

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

I was a chevy/ GM guy for years. Then decide to try Dodge Ram. I have owned two 1500 limited with the Hemi engine and have not looked back. Great value and the quality is outstanding. Look at the cost of a new GM/Chevy truck and compare to a new RAM. The deference is about 10k.

That is pretty much what I’m looking at. Was looking at GMCs, and a RAM will be about $8k cheaper.

 

[CLdrinker]

How big of a deal is the manifold leak?…. Seems like a high % on here have it, which would worry me.

Carli has a kit for the 1500 now. Looks pretty sweet. https://carlisuspension.com/ram-1500/

Not a big deal if under warranty. If not it’s about $1500 for both sides.

But if you fix out of warranty and want to keep the truck headers are they way to go.

Every time I towed my trailer to Mammoth I had to have a manifold replaced. That long climb out of Bishop creates allot of heat. And I babied it.

 

[CLdrinker]

It is weird there are still manifold cracking issues. If they cracked out of warranty I guess the truck would get headers

The manifold bolts are small and when the manifold warps it pops the bolts. So then you have to extract them. PIA

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

How big of a deal is the manifold leak?…. Seems like a high % on here have it, which would worry me.

Carli has a kit for the 1500 now. Looks pretty sweet. https://carlisuspension.com/ram-1500/

That looks excellent.

 

[OCMerrill]

That is pretty much what I’m looking at. Was looking at GMCs, and a RAM will be about $8k cheaper.

When Daimler was in play the ZF Transmissions were sourced and they haven't changed much since. Those 8 spd's are solid.

You should drive one if you haven't already.

 

[Runs2rch]

The manifold bolts are small and when the manifold warps it pops the bolts. So then you have to extract them. PIA

Headers are preventative maintenance.

 

[Runs2rch]

When Daimler was in play the ZF Transmissions were sourced and they haven't changed much since. You should drive one if you haven't already.

The ZF 8 speed is very good. The shift dial takes some getting used to.

 

[boatpi]

I have a ram 2020 1500 diesel I wouldn’t trade it for anything. They stop making the diesels in January. You might want to look at that before you buy new. There’s very few left on the market. And deals.

 

[boatpi]

LOF, let me add what full-size truck gets over 30 miles a gallon at 70 miles an hour on the open road? The ram 1500 diesel is absolute credible. I have a standard tag and getting 500 miles while driving on the road is common if it has a 33 gallon tank even better.

I have a standard gear ratio 3.21 6000 and 7000 pounds all the time no issue but if you really tow all the time and go with a higher ratios.

the dealer would’ve order and have an inventory.
The limited’s are all gone other than maybe a four-wheel-drive if you can grab a Laramie.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Thanks for the info so far.

Question for the RAM people -

On my Ford I have the Ford Pass app to lock and start the truck from a phone, which is free. I do use this a lot in the summer when getting the boat off the water.

RAM I know has a similar deal.. is that U connect or RAM connect and what is the cost, if any?

 

[YeahYeah01]

LOF, let me add what full-size truck gets over 30 miles a gallon at 70 miles an hour on the open road? The ram 1500 diesel is absolute credible. I have a standard tag and getting 500 miles while driving on the road is common if it has a 33 gallon tank even better.

I have a standard gear ratio 3.21 6000 and 7000 pounds all the time no issue but if you really tow all the time and go with a higher ratios.

the dealer would’ve order and have an inventory.
The limited’s are all gone other than maybe a four-wheel-drive if you can grab a Laramie.

My 18 has the 3.92. Ive never seen above 25mpg. It's strange.

Edit. I know the 3.92 gets worse mpg but I didn't expect to average on the low 20s. Even on freeway.

 

[mbrown2]

New Rams, with the 5.7 Hemi V8, and 8 speed trans.

Any good? What goes wrong?

I had a 2014, no issues....5.7 with 6 speed no issues.. 75K before I sold it. I just had a 2022 Limited 1500 with 8 speed 5.7... I only had it 6 months cause I had a 2500 on order....but I am sort of kicking myself.... It drove flawless; like a car, much improved ride of the 2014. Although I read the so called issues about the air ride.... I had never been in a better riding truck on freeways with the concrete cuts...it was literally like driving a lexus. Had plenty of power and with the 8 sp was able to get up to 19Mpg as long as I was not flogging it... That was the sort of mileage I got with the problematic eco diesel. Mine had the 3.21 or whatever gear ratio is near .2x... I did not order that truck just needed a truck so found it on the lot... But I was impressed for the short tows I did between Parker and Havasu... it towed the 8k boat without issue, had plenty of power and was not hunting around for the right gear.... I think the 8 and 10 speed trannies on these new trucks make up for the higher mileage gear ratios...

 

[Flatsix66]

Thanks for the info so far.

Question for the RAM people -

On my Ford I have the Ford Pass app to lock and start the truck from a phone, which is free. I do use this a lot in the summer when getting the boat off the water.

RAM I know has a similar deal.. is that U connect or RAM connect and what is the cost, if any?

It's Uconnect but uses SiriusXM Guardian for the data service. You get four years free then pay.

 

[mbrown2]

I have a ram 2020 1500 diesel I wouldn’t trade it for anything. They stop making the diesels in January. You might want to look at that before you buy new. There’s very few left on the market. And deals.

You may be lucky with that 3.0 Eco Diesel but there is a reason they were blowing them out at 9-10K off sticker while selling the hemi's for sticker... two words ...fuel pump. Those high pressure pumps detonate and take the fuel system with it... My gladiator eco diesel was great too for 9k miles 21-23mpg with 37's... until the fuel pump went... then it spent 250+ days out of the 507 days I owned it in the shop and they could never put humpty dumpty back together again after 3 different attempts... The day they cut me a 92K check for buy back, it was still in the shop.....

 

[dp70]

I have a 2019 Ram Rebel 1500 4x4 Crew Cab. 1st year of new body style. The Crew cab is huge inside and the interior is top notch. Just rolled 50k miles. Have a exhaust manifold leak which the hemi is notorious for. Parts on back order. Other than that have had 0 problems. I would prefer the twin turbo v6 thats coming for more power and better fuel economy. I average 13.5mpg with the 5.7.

FYI on the exhaust manifold, my dad had similar problem, had it machined flat, new gasket good to go

 

[boatpi]

As to fuel pump, zero issues with mine or a friend who also has a 2020. All are under recall and new ones are expected soon, this stuff happens in modern vehicles. This truck is a smooth towing rig, now at 47,000 miles. Towing 6,000 pounds from Vegas to Corona, between 18 and 21 MPG. plenty of torque.

 

[attitude]

LOF, let me add what full-size truck gets over 30 miles a gallon at 70 miles an hour on the open road? The ram 1500 diesel is absolute credible. I have a standard tag and getting 500 miles while driving on the road is common if it has a 33 gallon tank even better.

I have a standard gear ratio 3.21 6000 and 7000 pounds all the time no issue but if you really tow all the time and go with a higher ratios.

the dealer would’ve order and have an inventory.
The limited’s are all gone other than maybe a four-wheel-drive if you can grab a Laramie.

My 5.7 with 33s and a leveling kit saw a best of 29.7mpg average on the way to Havasu, that included the typical California traffic in the average. If my Speedo was calibrated for 33s I’m sure it would have been over 30.

Now with 35s and a 4in lift I’m lucky to get 20, but then again my Speedo is not calibrated so I’m sure I might actually be getting a little more.

 

[boatpi]

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