The dreaded 48RE

Bedlam wrote:
My buddy eats up a Gen3 transmission every 100K miles on his farm and other items have been a "nickle and dime affair" for him after the warranty expired (ball joints, water pump, fuel pump, exhaust, alternator, fuel injectors). At this point the truck has depreciated too much and new ones are still outside of his budget, so he will try to continue to save and hope this one does not have a major failure forcing him in to a high debt load. This is not Dodge vs. the others slam because he does put the truck through wringer plus averages 35K miles per year. However his enthusiasm for the brand has waned and the only way he will be back in one is if the bottom line on the replacement is a significant savings over the others since he has little faith in the reliability. He doesn't even give me grief about driving a 6.0 PSD...

There is a difference between using and abusing a truck. I take care of 9 HD trucks at work that range from 2005-2007 (one 2002). They all get abused about the same and in the same ways. Two of them are Dodges they other 7 are two other brand HD trucks (I'm sure you can figure this out). There is NOT one truck I have not rebuilt the front ends on. Four of them eat instrument clusters (Not Dodges). Three of them eat front wheel bearings and have had the rear ends rebuilt (not Dodges). Three of them have had body rust repairs (not Dodges). Four of them have had minor transmission problems (yes two are the Dodges and the other two are not).

The only trouble we have had out of the two Dodges are both had shift control modules replaced. One has had a blower motor and resistor replaced and the other has had an A/C compressor replaced.

Engine troubles? Dodges none.

Two of another brand, none except exhaust manifold bolts the broke off causing exhaust leaks.

The other five? Almost daily problems.

Bottom line is that the Dodges have held up quite well for us in the construction field compared to the others we own. Mileage ranging from 125,000- 260,000 miles. One of the Dodges has 225,000 and the other has 125,000. My personal company truck has left me stranded 4 times in 155,000 miles (Not a Dodge)