dodge diesels

My tps went with no warning. Went to make a left across rush hour traffic. I got a break and nailed it and it was like sudden limp mode. Had to idle in second across the road and went to the shoulder. It never died but it was tricky getting home. It began running fine again but it went limp two more times in heavy traffic. I read the codes and replaced the tps. Turns out there were symptoms for about a year before it went but I didn't make the connection... jerky throttle at low speed, slightly erratic power and the ebrake would sometimes fail to engage. Everything was like new again with the better aftermarket tps. Craig

Cummins12V98 wrote:

NC Hauler wrote:
Well, I've been with my dealership since 96, (still same owner), and I've purchased 3 Ram Dually's from them since June of 2010...before that, I'm clueless about the Dodge truck, but I can state that the 68RFE tranny is a very good transmission, (had in my first two), and truck in my sig has almost 22,000 miles on it...zero issues, GVWR of 14,000#, RAWR of 9750#, 385HP with Aisin tranny gives it 850ftlb of TQ...with the 4:10, has a GCWR of a little over 37,000#, brand new frame, new front and rear suspension and a medium duty engine (cummins), strapped to a medium duty tranny (Aisin)...LOVE IT!!! Tows my piddly 16,200# 5er all through the mountains effortlessly...One of the best looking trucks on the market today, inside and out, but all that is just my humble:), opinion...The truck is a towing animal...wrapped in the lap of luxury :)

I would highly recommend one based on my experiences with a 2010, 2012 and the 13' in my sig.....

What do they say........."Third Time Is A Charm" ;)

Yep...:)...nothing wrong with the first two...was just getting my feet wet:B

NC Hauler wrote:
Well, I've been with my dealership since 96, (still same owner), and I've purchased 3 Ram Dually's from them since June of 2010...before that, I'm clueless about the Dodge truck, but I can state that the 68RFE tranny is a very good transmission, (had in my first two), and truck in my sig has almost 22,000 miles on it...zero issues, GVWR of 14,000#, RAWR of 9750#, 385HP with Aisin tranny gives it 850ftlb of TQ...with the 4:10, has a GCWR of a little over 37,000#, brand new frame, new front and rear suspension and a medium duty engine (cummins), strapped to a medium duty tranny (Aisin)...LOVE IT!!! Tows my piddly 16,200# 5er all through the mountains effortlessly...One of the best looking trucks on the market today, inside and out, but all that is just my humble:), opinion...The truck is a towing animal...wrapped in the lap of luxury :)

I would highly recommend one based on my experiences with a 2010, 2012 and the 13' in my sig.....

What do they say........."Third Time Is A Charm" ;)

Dog Folks wrote:

Bird Freak wrote:
Some folks here sure are touchy about what they call their Fiats! Sorry guys, couldn't help it.

I like it.

My truck was built before Fiat even knew about Chrysler, and before the emergence of the RAM. I will keep calling it my Dodge, best truck I ever owned.

That would be Diamler Chrysler

Well, I've been with my dealership since 96, (still same owner), and I've purchased 3 Ram Dually's from them since June of 2010...before that, I'm clueless about the Dodge truck, but I can state that the 68RFE tranny is a very good transmission, (had in my first two), and truck in my sig has almost 22,000 miles on it...zero issues, GVWR of 14,000#, RAWR of 9750#, 385HP with Aisin tranny gives it 850ftlb of TQ...with the 4:10, has a GCWR of a little over 37,000#, brand new frame, new front and rear suspension and a medium duty engine (cummins), strapped to a medium duty tranny (Aisin)...LOVE IT!!! Tows my piddly 16,200# 5er all through the mountains effortlessly...One of the best looking trucks on the market today, inside and out, but all that is just my humble:), opinion...The truck is a towing animal...wrapped in the lap of luxury :)

I would highly recommend one based on my experiences with a 2010, 2012 and the 13' in my sig.....

old guy wrote:
I am thinking of a new truck, namely a dodge diesel. any problems you dodge owners have or had with any thing. injectors, etc?

To specifically answer your questions: The new body style Ram "heavy duty" truck is a big improvement in body quality and interior vs. the older Dodge trucks. That said, such improvements in quality and components is not cheap. Mechanically, they're sound and many owners brag on their engines and transmissions.

I would be proud to own one, however there are fewer dealerships to handle parts and service. My local Dodge/Jeep/Ram dealership is on its 3rd owner in the last 3 years, and the nearest other dealership's 40 miles away.

I still love my 12 year old SuperDuty F250. The value of a diesel 3/4 ton-1 ton truck is in the extremely long life span and they're relatively trouble free.

Bird Freak wrote:
Some folks here sure are touchy about what they call their Fiats! Sorry guys, couldn't help it.

I like it.

My truck was built before Fiat even knew about Chrysler, and before the emergence of the RAM. I will keep calling it my Dodge, best truck I ever owned.

Some folks here sure are touchy about what they call their Fiats! Sorry guys, couldn't help it.

rjsurfer wrote:

C Schomer wrote:
Do you mean a 14 or 15 or just anything new to you? My 03 had a bad tps... a DYI cheap repair. It's definitely a keeper and I wouldn't trade for ANY of the new diesels. My FIL has a 07.5 with all the emissions. It had a few reflashes and it's been golden since he started running the ebrake all the time. I wouldn't be afraid of the new ones if I didn't already have my 03. Craig

Craig,

Just curious about losing the TPS, what where the symptoms?

I have an 03 Cummins as well, which I will take to the grave;-)

Ron W.

I had the same thing happen on my 03' it would throw codes and the throttle signal would spike. The throttle even dropped out completely for 1-2 seconds on a few occasions.

C Schomer wrote:
Do you mean a 14 or 15 or just anything new to you? My 03 had a bad tps... a DYI cheap repair. It's definitely a keeper and I wouldn't trade for ANY of the new diesels. My FIL has a 07.5 with all the emissions. It had a few reflashes and it's been golden since he started running the ebrake all the time. I wouldn't be afraid of the new ones if I didn't already have my 03. Craig

Craig,

Just curious about losing the TPS, what where the symptoms?

I have an 03 Cummins as well, which I will take to the grave;-)

Ron W.