These unreliable new diesel engines!
Apparently my 2014 Ram Cummins with almost 100k miles on it must be a unicorn in the fact that it hasn't broke down on me yet because many people here(mostly non late model diesel owners) think that n...
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In the past six years I have had 2 6.0 Chevy HD's and 2 Duramax HD's. All traded around 60-70K. The current '18 Dmax has had a DEF sensor at 500 miles. The gas trucks simply have less to go wrong, especially the 6.0, that has no cylinder deactivation, pretty caveman simple. The newer diesels have a lot potentially to go wrong. If you could get the warranty claims history for all three OEMs for the past 4-5 years it would give the truest indication of reliability. Short of that, it is pretty subjective. Stories of guys that said to have zero problems ( who forget an issue or three) and some with an ax to grind exaggerating issues.
