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Didn’t matter road conditions, RAM built the truck with multiple recalls. Now they have to add a DPF Sensor and re-program truck ( 4th ) recall. I’m constantly getting a dpf plugged reading of 50%, idles rough as hell and hard starting. My toy hauler is about 8,800 pounds empty, I can tow it on flat ground at 50 mph or 65 - 75 I get the same 8.5 mph. The truck now has 23,400 miles on it. First oil change was at 5,200 miles, second oil change I did at 7,500 ( dealership switched from 5w-40 to 10w-40 at 5,200 miles. I went back to 5w-40 at 7,500 miles. Did third oil change at 17,500 miles again with 5w-40, I’m using Shell Rotella T6 full synthetic with Cummins Fleetgard oil filter and Mopar oem fuel filters. Each oil change I’ve changed all filters. Truck seems to be very sensitive to work, i.e. swapped crap Firestone tires for BF GOODRICH ALL TERRAINS same size as originals and lost 1.5 mpg’s and when ac is on I lose another 2mps. This thing seems gutless
Hard starting. I live 25 miles from town and never drive a distance of less than 15 miles. Breaking in engine and wanted to keep first few oil changes close. Plan on going 12,500 per change. Most of my trips are couple of hundred miles at a time. Hauling the trailer I could never go more than 200 miles on a tank of fuel. Useless fuel economy for an old retiree on fixed income. I like the truck, just not it’s wimpy nature
Went by there today to see about recall for DPF, they told me I’m 3rd in-line. As to your question about dealer looking at it, yes just before my trip to Montana for a bear hunt. That’s when they told me about recall for DPF SENSOR, they tried to check for software updated but couldn’t because recall
Must be nice. I get 9.4 towing my 30' 5th wheel TH running 62 mph. It drops to around 8.5 or so at 70 mph, still not the speed limit.
I’ve thought about the hemi ( except fuel economy has to be terrible at highway speeds of 75 mph ) I got rid of a 2021 F-350 with 7.3 Godzilla V8 gasser. At highway speeds fuel economy was 9.8 empty. Wanted to order a 2023 with power stroke dealership laughed said good luck. CEO Farley is trying to cram electric vehicles down dealerships throats, so unless dealerships put $30,000,000 into electric vehicles program they limit truck orders. I live in Michigans upper peninsula and these dealers can’t afford electric vehicle programs. All I know is RAM dealer told me my fuel economy is what it is when pulling my trailer. It’s time to move on from this RAM. Not going back to Ford, I’m hearing they’re in financial stress of electrical vehicle program and are dumping on dealerships and customers
Also like Costco gas prices and they dont sell diesel. Had 30ft Triton V10 motorhome towing single axle enclosed trailer and got same gas mileage There always trade offs.Ram 2500 6.4 ltr 373 gears towing 38ft Travel trailer with wide width and poor aerodynamics getting 7.x MPG with 8k trailer heavy hitch weight toy hauler. From engineering economics many years ago it takes about what they are saying to get your money back from diesels. There is also payload available to consider and with the diesel your hitch payload is less. Im questioning my decision for long term but had no issues in mountains. K&N air failter and cat back may ease some fractions of MPG. Have Cummins envy every time I hitch up.
I typically got around 15mpg in mixed driving with my 2020 F250 7.3/3.55.
