2009 Dodge 3500 TurboDiesel Dually

[MegaDodge]

Can anyone tell me if there is a problem with the 2009 Dodge 3500? My son is looking at one and he was advised by someone who works in a Dodge dealership that he should avoid that actual model and year.

Thanks.

[FishOnOne]

45Ricochet wrote:

DirtyOil wrote:
MY BIL had a 11 6.7 Ferd for about 9 months. After multiple trips to the shop for CEL lights and soot clogging the turbo he dumped the POS after several flash updates and a turbo cleaning it just never was right.

Keep looking there's better trucks.

BTW... If you want a Diesel stick with a Cummins.

Good luck

:B

ROTFLMAO :B

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[45Ricochet]

DirtyOil wrote:
MY BIL had a 11 6.7 Ferd for about 9 months. After multiple trips to the shop for CEL lights and soot clogging the turbo he dumped the POS after several flash updates and a turbo cleaning it just never was right.

Keep looking there's better trucks.

BTW... If you want a Diesel stick with a Cummins.

Good luck

:B

ROTFLMAO :B

[scottykrug]

RedRocket204 wrote:

scottykrug wrote:
14 mpg towing in mountains on our last trip. No def. think 09 was the last year before the transition.

You should probably qualify that statement with your TT only weighs around 5k pounds wet if you are referencing the one in your sig.

You are correct sir. Probably a skosh more as we travel with full water tanks food beer and gear.

[DirtyOil]

MY BIL had a 11 6.7 Ferd for about 9 months. After multiple trips to the shop for CEL lights and soot clogging the turbo he dumped the POS after several flash updates and a turbo cleaning it just never was right.

Keep looking there's better trucks.

BTW... If you want a Diesel stick with a Cummins.

Good luck

:B

[pronstar]

My buddy runs the diesel shop at a local Dodge dealership.
The advice he gave to another friend who just bought a used 2008 6.7:
Avoid a 2007.5 and early build 2008s.

"I've heard" that the 6.7L trucks run much better when deleted.
Of course, I would never recommend anyone do this :B

[CaptJeff1731]

Read theTDR website they will answer questions

[Wiley75]

Me Again wrote:
My 2001.5 gets over 12 towing!

Chris

Thanks for letting us know

[YnotTurbo]

Me Again wrote:
I would not by any used non DEF 6.7 Dodge/Cummins. Reason is low fuel mileage for those vintage trucks(07.5 - 12). My 2001.5 gets over 12 towing! So you buy an early 07 5.9 or older and get a 4 speed auto(I would opt for the 6 speed manual) or you buy one of the new DEF 6.7's!!!!

Chris

The 5.9 would not tow my camper. The first 6.7's did have some issues at first with the diesel exhaust particulate filters, but they have corrected the issue. I owned a 2007 and it is night and day over the 5.9. Keep the exhaust brake on and keep the oil/fuel/air filters clean and you will have zero issues.

[RedRocket204]

scottykrug wrote:
14 mpg towing in mountains on our last trip. No def. think 09 was the last year before the transition.

You should probably qualify that statement with your TT only weighs around 5k pounds wet if you are referencing the one in your sig.

[Turtle_n_Peeps]

Hybridhunter wrote:
From a guy that owns one, he told me that in order to not use DEF, the cummins was tuned strange. He "blew a turbo", mechanic told him he wasn't the first.
2nd and 3rd hand here, so take it with a grain of salt.

:h DEF did not even come along for anybody until 2011?

[scottykrug]

14 mpg towing in mountains on our last trip. No def. think 09 was the last year before the transition.

[Me_Again]

I would not by any used non DEF 6.7 Dodge/Cummins. Reason is low fuel mileage for those vintage trucks(07.5 - 12). My 2001.5 gets over 12 towing! So you buy an early 07 5.9 or older and get a 4 speed auto(I would opt for the 6 speed manual) or you buy one of the new DEF 6.7's!!!!

Chris

[Hybridhunter]

From a guy that owns one, he told me that in order to not use DEF, the cummins was tuned strange. He "blew a turbo", mechanic told him he wasn't the first.
2nd and 3rd hand here, so take it with a grain of salt.

[scottykrug]

Love ours. Only problem we have had was a broken speaker wire and I am just finding a squeaky front brake (will pull it apart and clean it). Get mpg in the teens pulling our 6,000# trailer and pass people like they a standing still going up mountain passes. I have heard that the turbos can soot up but I run the exhaust brake all the time which supposedly helps. I do notice it regens a lot, but as long as it does its job I don't care.