Change my mind,

[Scared of Rams]

I have a been a Dodge fan since the 70’s, and have always had pretty good luck with them. This all changed when I purchased a 2011 Ram 1500, and have had nothing but headaches since I bought it, almost all of it electrical and stemming from the TPSU. I am trying to find someone who can give me the courage to buy another Ram in the future. I have been totally disappointed with the Ram I own, which is currently rotting away in the yard.

 

[jawzs2]

I have a 2010 1500 with 190k on the clock, a 2014 3500 with 344k on it (yes, that mileage is correct, most of it towing a travel trailer), and my son has a 2012 2500, all three have been rock solid. My wife keeps bugging me to get a new one, but both of mine are still immaculate and trouble free. My son's has been trouble free as well, but he doesn't keep it immaculate like I do- LOL

 

[Jacob Maguire]

My '15 has served me impressively well. No complaints here only accolades. Huge fan of the platform as most members here are.

 

[Racer9]

Since they are machines built by humans (mostly) there will always be issues with them, some more than others, it doesn't matter which brand you prefer.
It seems you got a lemon, too old to go back to the MFR with it, best thing to do is trade it off for a newer one.
My 2011 is a very nice truck with no issues.

 

[Bigskyroadglide]

I've got more Rams than I care to admit.

Been in a dodge or Ram since 1987.

I usually try to exit them around 150k, cause that works for me.

Between acquisition and 150k, very few problems. More routine maintenance than issues.

Maybe it's time to move on? I loved my 11, but I let it go, cause I needed the room. Everything from hitting a deer, to cross country trips to stuck in the snow at -35 idling for 9 hours till rescued by the national guard.

Memories are priceless but machines do break and require fixing. Like @Racer9 says It's not the brand, every machine will experience issues

 

[ibike]

The other brands have serious problems too. So no matter which one you buy is a gamble.
I also think folks complain about problems but there’s not enough of us that brag about successful trouble free trucks. Mines a 2020 and so far oil changes, one bad starter and the auto air dam. 50,000 miles. The starter and air dam I think are a result of it living in New Jersey the first 36k miles of its life with salt.
I’ve read somewhere 5% of the rams are the problem children.

 

[Grams]

What the heck is a TPSU…?

The OP doesn’t give much info on WHY he’s disappointed. Maybe the color?

My 2012 w/4.7L (which is hated by some, but served me perfectly well) went 220K miles with excellent service, even towing things longer/bigger than it should have. If it hadn’t been totaled by Mr. Alzheimer running his red-light…I’d still be driving it.

I now own two more Rams and love ‘em both. (and I used to be a dedicated F150 guy and former owner of a rusted-out-78 GMC. I just wish Ram was still called Dodge and made in Michigan and the Germans, Italians, and French went back to making their own goofy stuff elsewhere.)

 

[Islander39er]

This might not exactly be the answer you're looking for, but I'll give you my 2 cents anyway.

My 2014 has been average. I've had less troublesome vehicles, and more troublesome vehicles. I might consider another one for the right price, but I won't be specifically looking for one.

 

[jawzs2]

The OP hasn't been back since the day he posted it, "one and done". Hope he feels better about himself now

 

[markabby]

I have a been a Dodge fan since the 70’s, and have always had pretty good luck with them. This all changed when I purchased a 2011 Ram 1500, and have had nothing but headaches since I bought it, almost all of it electrical and stemming from the TPSU. I am trying to find someone who can give me the courage to buy another Ram in the future. I have been totally disappointed with the Ram I own, which is currently rotting away in the yard.

a 15/16 year old truck and you expect it to have zero issues? And, you purchased used? Used vehicles of any type can/may have issues. You don't know what previous owners have done to the truck.

now you want people to beg you to stay with Ram ?

 

[turkeybird56]

Guess “Scared of Rams” got scared away (sic)

 

[EdGs]

Was it purchased new, and you've had issues?

Should've been right back to the dealer if nothing but problems.

Was it purchased used? When? From a dealer? Buy Here, Pay Here? Salvage Title?

What issues? When?

 

[stenerson]

since I bought it, almost all of it electrical and stemming from the TPSU. I am trying to find someone who can give me the courage to buy another Ram in the future. I have been totally disappointed with the Ram I own, which is currently rotting away in the yard.

Been very happy with my Rams. Bought a 3rd gen 2004 Ram 1500 with the Hemi in 2007. It had 50K miles on it. It was the year that gas went up to 5 bucks a gallon and trucks weren't selling much those months. Paid just under 13K for it. I gave it away at 275K miles to a friend that needed a ride and it's still zipping around town. Had a lot of body rust which I didn't want to patch up any more and bought new 2018 Ram 1500 that now has 176K miles with no issues other than the oil filter housing leakage that I just changed yesterday. Bought it new pre-covid for just under 30K. I've been very happy with the value they've given me for the price I paid.
Lots of complaints in repair forums about Ford, GMC and now even Toyota trucks having plenty of issues.