I owned three Dodge Rams....every one of them trashed the transmission at 100K miles or below....no frigging good. A multitude of other problems along the way, too.
I never owned a GM truck, and I never will now that they are Government Motors.
I have a Ford F150 with 99K miles on it and it looks like a new truck, drives like one too. Original brakes (still good), did have to get a second set of tires at 70,000 miles though.
Both Chrysler and GM can suck it.
“Both Chrysler and GM can suck it.”
Exactly! Both are “Government Motors”; one Italian, one American.
I have an ‘04 F-150. It’s still going strong at 148K. Looks great too.
Chrysler in general has had a poor reputation with transmissions and transaxles for decades. As odd as it sounds to me and I’m really surprised that I feel this way, the Fiat people have been far better stewards of Chrysler, much more respectful of their history and their brands, than either Daimler or even the American Lee Iacocca bunch ever were. They’re doing it right thus far, imho. I have high hopes that they’ll address this longstanding issue, too.
“I owned three Dodge Rams....every one of them trashed the transmission at 100K miles or below”
Dodge gives a 5 year 100,000 warrantee on their drive trains, so that shouldn’t be a problem for you.
I’ve owned a few Dodge Ram 1500s and all have been great trucks. The Ford owners I have known have all had major problems during that time. The only GMC Sierra I had was OK but the rear windows leaked air badly and made a racket.
My take is that Dodge makes a better product. I have a 2012 Longhorn right now. love it.