2018 PW, so really I guess 4th Gen. But 190,000 miles, live off road, and one of my businesses is off road creating subdivisions. So it gets used day to day for off grid living, Estate Sale business, used to tow a camper 7K sometimes, up to 15K in heavy equipment, and used as a dump truck off road towing a 16K dump trailer( easily the worst abuse) Done some casual wheeling on moderate trails, but usually prefer the smaller rigs. Had a dent from doing Black Bear however, and the rock sliders have little paint left. It has maybe 150+ off road recoveries under its belt, some easy, some horror shows. It has not been reliable in the grand scheme of things, and hoping the 2019 and newer are that much more reliable, especially knowing transmission wows are off the table as of 2019.
The Good;
1. Pretty reliable electronics
2. Strong diffs and front end, will take real abuse
3. Solid Axles
4. Triple locked with LSD when open
5. Size for what I do
6. Towing, not sure where the rating comes from but it is a solid tow rig
7. Cooling system capability, good luck overheating
8. Uconnect
9. Interior design, of course
10. Improvements over prior years on reliability
11. Winch ( needs wireless option, and synthetic line came in 2019)
12. T Case, smooth as butter and manual
13. Gearing, you can always want more off road, but this set up gets it done. Have even tried other rigs doing the dump truck thing off road and it was downright terrifying with less gearing.
The Bad;
1. Horrific Transmission (pre ZF) Was in limp mode by 60K, gear spacing kills you towing up big hills.
2. Exhaust Manifold and lifter issues ( my engine is toast due to that)
3. Garage Door Opener never really worked well
4. No power in bed ( probably been fixed since)
5. Limited Tie Downs ( Ram Boxes get you a system)
6. Exhaust set up
7. Needs 35s stock
8. Fuel mileage, of course
9. No Bed Step ( again, cheap solution since)
10. Rock Rails should be standard ( now an option)
11. Excessive recalls
12. Important things like Door and grab handle rip out easily due to no bolts ( upgraded grab is better but still needs tightened)
13. Rear Bed plastic trim design gets pealed off
14. Sway bar disconnect never worked, rusted solid new and no warranty
15. Front locker required a 3,000.00 box be installed to over ride the nannies so it would work at all. ( not sure if that was re-worked but system appears way different now)
17. Cheap, plastic exploding radiator
18. The terrible Dura Trash tires ( been told they have been upgraded since)
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