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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sbell2003 wrote:
2008 Dodge 2500 6.7 Auto. I like towing with this truck but it is by far the worst vehicle I have ever owned.
Multiple check engine emission related issues under warranty. Turbo cleaned at 20,000. Turbo replaced at 25,000. Exhaust sensors replaced 28,000. CP3 pump replaced 45,000. Warranty ends.
Stabilizing shock replaced 46,000. Tailpipe replaced 50,000. Replaced turbo again at 84,000.
Lucky you. I had a 2009 6.7 manual that had a CEL illuminate at 600 miles... for a recall that they were waiting for the software package to come in the mail (I took delivery in Germany when I was stationed there, the tiny Dodge dealer in a nearby town was not properly equipped for the vehicle). That recall flash, another recall flash, and a steering recall were all the problems I saw, and I sold it with 91,000 miles.
I still run into the new owner every now and then. He said at 125,000 miles the DPF plugged. Rather than pay an insane amount for a new one, he had a friend delete it. He admitted that his wife daily drove the truck short distances a lot, the likely cause of the failure. I drove it about 0% unladen and 70% towing, ranging from 5,000 to 17,000 hanging off the back. He mainly pulled hay trailers with it.
I'm guessing you did a lot of in-town, unladen errands in yours...
