Summit1
Senior Member
In the original post I see the word "issues" used at least a couple of times, but do not see "problems"; of the two, I prefer a vehicle to have various issues but not to have problems.
I had a 2017 Ram 2500 (Laramie w/ CTD) which had a couple of problems, but the dealership was excellent, accommodating my needs and fixing those things promptly and correctly. There were a few recall items that were also addressed easily, quickly, and correctly. All things considered, I believe that truck was very good and served our needs quite well. Incidentally, I ignored Faecesbook and the like when considering that purchase.
Six years and ~60,000 miles later, I had the truck in their shop for drive line fluid changes... left it there while we went for lunch 40 miles away. As we were leaving, the sales rep told me that (per our previous conversations) he may have what I would be interested in, but had to get it from their other dealership down the road. Upon our return after lunch, the truck was there... a new 2022 Laramie 3500 with the same drive train and some extras. We drove it for a while and then sat down to talk numbers. Again, I ignored Faecesbook as most of what was recommended there was "delete", "weight loss", "Jenny Craig", etc.
Within a couple of hours, we had a deal, so things were set in motion for us to take delivery a week later. Despite the plethora of negative comments from some who believe their post counts matter and others who think that "DEF" and "DPF" are the same thing, our 2022 has been as close to perfection as it gets. Granted, it needed the grid heater relay recall, but they did that as we were signing the paperwork (this place must have some "juice" because they had no problem obtaining the part. A few months later, the Y43 recall came up, in which they installed a DPF sensor that had previously been unavailable. No change in the running of the truck, except now I can see how full the DPF is (yeah, I'm a geek
). Incidentally, I had been watching Ford and GM before buying the 2017 and 2022, but was drawn back to the Ram... much of it because the dealership has been exceptional. A lot of folks drive Rams, a lot drive GM, and a lot drive Ford, all for their own reasons.
As for the 67A recall on the 4th generation trucks, it will likely change nothing, but rather is a compliance action to satisfy the EPA. Ignore the horror stories of social media.
I had a 2017 Ram 2500 (Laramie w/ CTD) which had a couple of problems, but the dealership was excellent, accommodating my needs and fixing those things promptly and correctly. There were a few recall items that were also addressed easily, quickly, and correctly. All things considered, I believe that truck was very good and served our needs quite well. Incidentally, I ignored Faecesbook and the like when considering that purchase.
Six years and ~60,000 miles later, I had the truck in their shop for drive line fluid changes... left it there while we went for lunch 40 miles away. As we were leaving, the sales rep told me that (per our previous conversations) he may have what I would be interested in, but had to get it from their other dealership down the road. Upon our return after lunch, the truck was there... a new 2022 Laramie 3500 with the same drive train and some extras. We drove it for a while and then sat down to talk numbers. Again, I ignored Faecesbook as most of what was recommended there was "delete", "weight loss", "Jenny Craig", etc.
Within a couple of hours, we had a deal, so things were set in motion for us to take delivery a week later. Despite the plethora of negative comments from some who believe their post counts matter and others who think that "DEF" and "DPF" are the same thing, our 2022 has been as close to perfection as it gets. Granted, it needed the grid heater relay recall, but they did that as we were signing the paperwork (this place must have some "juice" because they had no problem obtaining the part. A few months later, the Y43 recall came up, in which they installed a DPF sensor that had previously been unavailable. No change in the running of the truck, except now I can see how full the DPF is (yeah, I'm a geek
). Incidentally, I had been watching Ford and GM before buying the 2017 and 2022, but was drawn back to the Ram... much of it because the dealership has been exceptional. A lot of folks drive Rams, a lot drive GM, and a lot drive Ford, all for their own reasons. As for the 67A recall on the 4th generation trucks, it will likely change nothing, but rather is a compliance action to satisfy the EPA. Ignore the horror stories of social media.
