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Dodge Ram (2001) - Part II
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2001 Dodge Ram. Please continue these discussions
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2001 Dodge Ram. Please continue these discussions
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That said I still love it when all is working well. I'm not sure if I'll buy another one or not next year though.
Also, in case anyone is interested. My mileage is not what some people are claiming on this site. I personally don't care what the mileage is because the truck makes great money for me but it is as follows.
No trailer Hwy. 12 mpg
4000 Lb. Trailer Hwy 8 mpg
Same trailer in Atlanta traffic 4.5 mpg
No trailer in Atl. 8 mpg
These numbers have been consistent over the past 8,000 miles. Does anyone have comparable numbers?
I'm glad I did. I got a '01 QC 2500 4x4, LWB, Cummins, Red Sport. You only live once, so enjoy the ride.
nascar6
If you are thinking about a new truck, my combination is sure nice...its red too! When I searched out to buy a V-10 or diesel, there were lots of war stories out there. If you drive your truck hard and have a auto trans, you will get milage under 10 and non optimum power. If you were brought up with a stick shift, youwill never be satisfied with the performance of any auto. I think the above applies to any make of truck.
If you get into the hills and it starts to hunt in and out of OD, just stay in third until you top the hill. Running at 65 in third for very long would get on your nerves quick and your mileage would suffer. I get just over 20 mpg running empty now and about 13 towing. I did make one change on my truck, I got rid of the hard riding Michelin 265s and put on Laredo 245s and I'm much happier with the way they ride and handle, and the traction is much better in the wet.
Good luck, and I hope you love your truck like I love mine.
Bob
I strongly suspect he has an ulterior motive, possibly financially connected to a Michelin dealership. All of my friends who tow campers feel the same as I do, avoid Michelins if you want to keep your rig on the road.
Bob
march so I've had it about 7 months and have
almost 23,000 miles on it. A little over a month ago, my wheels started to get stiff when I was at slow speeds or stopped. Now, especially when stopped, they don't turn at all. I took it to a local Dodge dealer to get it fixed and they replaced everything but the steering wheel and the linkage, still the problem persists. Chrysler now tells me that it is a normal condition aggravated by my one size bigger than stock tires and my aftermarket bumper (which weighs less than I do), and they won't fix it any further, sounds like an excuse to get out of fixing it. Now my question, is anyone experiencing these kind of problems, and how do I go about getting this resolved. I have already returned the tires to stock size and no changes were noticed, but Chrysler still won't deal with it or me.
Jon
Joe
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I have 2000 ram 4x4 qc diesel, auto. The problem
is a week or so ago, I started the truck let it
warm up for a few minutes temp -3celcius around 26
F. Anyway I put the truck into gear and proceeded,
but the steering would not work and the brakes did
not work either. It was like the truck wasn't
ruinning, but it was, It;s a diesel. After ten 15
minutes, Of checking for leaks etc, I reved the
motor up to 2000-2500 rpm, and the steering and
brakes started to come back. I took it too the
dealer but by the time I got there the truck was
running fine. So he looked it over but didn't fined anything wrong. He said if it did it again then come back. Today after this snowstorm (I live in ontario Canada), I started plowing the snow, but on my first reverse I backed right in to a wood post damaging the tailgate and bumper,and bent the tailgate brackets and hinge. The brakes would not apply, I didn't hit it very hard but enough to cause $1900 worth of damages.
My question is the reason I hit the post was because the truck malfunctioned (no brakes), Can I get chrysler to repair the truck or AM I out of luck.
P.>S the truck started to work fine after a couple
of minutes. And it's the second time it froze up on me in two weeks, Whats going on with it.
the power steering, par. brakes, and other accessories run off of the drive belt.
if you do not have enough tension, these accessories will not function.
Shanty
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I haven't went on a trip on the highway yet. I figured my gas milage would be a little lower with 17" tires and 4.10 rears. Hey I don't buy trucks for gas mileage or car like ride. What a lot of TRUCK!
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