2018 Ram 2500

I'm not here to brand bash. I've owned multiple brands and I'm trying to be a diligent buyer when I go drop $40k plus on a new 2500/250 in a few months.

The truck forums are full of negatives but of course that's were people go to find solutions to their problems. The transmission shifting points and valve body failure rates seem to be a re-occurring topics with Ram but maybe Ram has resolved those in the newer trucks. Consumer Reports gave the Ram has a crappy reliability rating but I'm not going to subscribe to them to find out specifically what they say about the truck. To me, Consumer Reports is about as reliable as the BBB.

I did not "advise" putting the TPMS sensors in a tube, I pointed out how some have gone to that extreme of fooling the TPMS computer.

Iraqvet05 wrote:
I've been looking at the Ram 2500 gasser too and hope to buy a new truck this spring. I have read many negative thing about the Ram 2500/3500 reliability but they mostly seem to pertain to issues with the diesels.

Anyway, I work on our city police cars and found the Chargers's have to same PIA TPMS sensors too. They trigger the TPMS light if the pressure is too low or too high. I've read a forum post somewhere that guys were taking their TPMS sensors out (mainly from the rear tires) and placing them in a sealed PVC pipe with a Schrader valve and pressurizing the pipe to fool the system.

I’m not going to comment regarding what you said about the “negatives on RAM” other than to say I disagree.

But I will say I can’t understand what you are saying about the TPMS system, as what you describe as a problem is exactly what the system is designed to do - regardless of manufacture.

I personally had the TPMS in my wife’s 300C save me when the light went off and I could see the gauge on the offending tire slowly losing pressure. Allowed me to find a relatively safe place to stop and change the tire.

Same thing happened on my Porsche.

Advising to take them out and put them in some sort of artificial tube makes zero sense to me.

Iraqvet, have you heard negatives about the newer model trucks? When I was researching trucks in 2008 and 2009 I had a very poor opinion of the Ram 1500's. I read a lot of issues, low payload, etc. When I was researching 3/4 ton trucks 3 years ago, the Rams had a pretty good track record. The redesigned frames in 2013 and 2014 fixed a lot of common complaints, or so it appears.

I've had my truck for almost 3 years now and LOVE it. My only complaint is that the stock base model seats on the Tradesman aren't very comfortable. I threw a lumbar pillow behind me and it solved most of my discomfort.

I've been looking at the Ram 2500 gasser too and hope to buy a new truck this spring. I have read many negative thing about the Ram 2500/3500 reliability but they mostly seem to pertain to issues with the diesels.

Anyway, I work on our city police cars and found the Chargers's have to same PIA TPMS sensors too. They trigger the TPMS light if the pressure is too low or too high. I've read a forum post somewhere that guys were taking their TPMS sensors out (mainly from the rear tires) and placing them in a sealed PVC pipe with a Schrader valve and pressurizing the pipe to fool the system.

Great suspension in the 2500 Rams with the coil rear. Love mine.

I owned a 15 Ram 2500 crew cab Laramie 6.4 4.10's with coils in the rear, I put 4000 lbs of rock in the bed, drove 30 miles, truck sat level with that weight. Unloaded it was 60" to the top of the tail fate. It drove beautiful loaded or unloaded. I wouldn't hesitate to own one, great suspension. Payload on mine was 3048lbs.

GordonThree wrote:
Another question about buttons if everyone doesn't mind?

Why can I leave 4wd on (electronic transfer case) or leave traction control off, as in the preference survives a key off

But tow haul is reset every time you turn the key off?

My tow haul stays on most of the time if my RV is hooked up for long towing durations. Its just an electronic switch, 4x4 is combination mech and electronic so maybe why it stays on, not sure about traction. Might be a safety thing who knows, the only thing that bothers me is having to reset the cruise button to on every time I start the truck. Even that's not a big deal.

GordonThree wrote:
I leave mine at 72/80 as prescribed on the Holy Yellow Sticker.

Dunno why 72, what's wrong with 70, or 80... Do so few pounds make any difference?

You must have different size wheels/tires than my 18", LT275/70R18E

At their rated 60psi my front tires, taken together, are only 40# higher than the front gawr (6000#).

I leave mine at 72/80 as prescribed on the Holy Yellow Sticker.

Dunno why 72, what's wrong with 70, or 80... Do so few pounds make any difference?

Sheesh, am I the only one with a RAM 2500 that leaves the psi at 60/80?

We do tow 70% of the time, but even when not towing that 80psi in the rear has never really bothered us. Always figured the coils and good seats helped.

But I do like a "crisp" ride anyway.