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.

[hmknightnc]

FishOnOne wrote:
MY BIL had a 09 6.7 Cummins 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 Cummins stick with the 5.9. :B

Good luck

I don't own one but know several people that do on our horseshow circuit. Generally towing very heavy. Never heard any one say anything bad. If the BIL was using it as a grocery getter then it might be a problem, I guess.

[Tom_Barb]

Mechanic working the dealerships always see the broken truck, they never see the 99% that never get worked on.

[Bionic_Man]

Read the trollers other posts before you put any faith in what he says about Ram trucks.

I've never heard of any issues on the '09. It was the last of the 3rd generation trucks, really nothing new that year.

That said, I think I would look for a '10, the first year of the new body style, much bigger cab, better interiors, same engine and tranny.

[donn0128]

FishOnOne wrote:
MY BIL had a 09 6.7 Cummins 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 Cummins stick with the 5.9. :B

Good luck

If he drove it like a passenger car I can totally understand this. Personally my very early 07 6.7L has been great. But then again I don't drive it easy. Drive it hard, in other words use it like its intended and they are great trucks. As long as all the updates have been done and some jerk has not tried to run a tuner of some sort it should be fine.

[FishOnOne]

MY BIL had a 09 6.7 Cummins 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 Cummins stick with the 5.9. :B

Good luck

[wuhungsix]

Your in Canada. Delete the EPA emissions equipment so it doesnt choke on its own soot and it will be a winner.

[GaryGus]

We have just under 60,000 miles on ours, and nothing so far except for normal service. Mileage is iffy, but it pulls really well.

[hammer21661]

He probably wanted the truck for himself.

[Turtle_n_Peeps]

They had some turbo sooting problems early on with the 6.7. I far as I know it was pretty much fixed with software fixes.

That's pretty much it IMHO.

[bmanning]

Don't own one but certainly haven't heard of any specific issues with 09 Rams and I spend way too much time on this forum & believe me, if there was something to it, it would've come up here on rventhusiastswithtoomuchfreetime.net