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2025 Ram 1500 Current Owners - Discussion, Feedback, and Problems

"My 2025 with 180 miles impresses me each time I drive it. Turbo motors need to be treated and driven differently than NONE turbo motors, 1st shutdown times just driving around town in most cases you can shut down immediately, Driving HWY speeds pulling off at Reat areas and shut down immediately IMO creates heat from exhaust to cats, leaving it run just 1-2 minutes will cool down everything. Extreme cold -0F temps start and leave run for 2-3 minutes and roll into driving ( Ungraded foot ) .... Look at this way what's the hottest and fastest running component on turbo engines? Yep the turbo, Sure the cats get Hot 1000-2000F but are stationary... If you let these components cool and warm up appropriately, they will last and be trouble free, abuse them and they will suck up your wallet. With all starts use the FOB when possible, even just a 30 second+ warm up will add/aid to turbo longevity. These 3.0 are HPCR direct injection system, try and NOT allow your fuel tank to drop below 1/4 tank in driving in hot summer months long distances, and when convenient keep it full during hot summer months, this will aid in keeping everything cool from in tank pump to Injectors"

Excellent advice on turbos for new turbo owners. Having put MANY miles behind turbo powered vehicles with pyrometers has proven this over and over. Pulling off a highway and letting them idle down before shutoff Is many companies S O P. You can watch how fast the temps drop when idling.
 
TCDiesel said:
My 2025 with 180 miles impresses me each time I drive it. Turbo motors need to be treated and driven differently than NONE turbo motors, 1st shutdown times just driving around town in most cases you can shut down immediately, Driving HWY speeds pulling off at Reat areas and shut down immediately IMO creates heat from exhaust to cats, leaving it run just 1-2 minutes will cool down everything. Extreme cold -0F temps start and leave run for 2-3 minutes and roll into driving ( Ungraded foot ) .... Look at this way what's the hottest and fastest running component on turbo engines? Yep the turbo, Sure the cats get Hot 1000-2000F but are stationary... If you let these components cool and warm up appropriately, they will last and be trouble free, abuse them and they will suck up your wallet. With all starts use the FOB when possible, even just a 30 second+ warm up will add/aid to turbo longevity. These 3.0 are HPCR direct injection system, try and NOT allow your fuel tank to drop below 1/4 tank in driving in hot summer months long distances, and when convenient keep it full during hot summer months, this will aid in keeping everything cool from in tank pump to Injectors. I have not look into yet, But I likely will be adding Auxiliary filtration to my 2025 Limited. These new HPCR/DIS are not new in principial, its likely this will be the 1st HPCR/DIS in Ram ownership to many.
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Good info, thanks! What/why/how auxiliary filtration are you talking about?
 
mjfr99 said:
"My 2025 with 180 miles impresses me each time I drive it. Turbo motors need to be treated and driven differently than NONE turbo motors, 1st shutdown times just driving around town in most cases you can shut down immediately, Driving HWY speeds pulling off at Reat areas and shut down immediately IMO creates heat from exhaust to cats, leaving it run just 1-2 minutes will cool down everything. Extreme cold -0F temps start and leave run for 2-3 minutes and roll into driving ( Ungraded foot ) .... Look at this way what's the hottest and fastest running component on turbo engines? Yep the turbo, Sure the cats get Hot 1000-2000F but are stationary... If you let these components cool and warm up appropriately, they will last and be trouble free, abuse them and they will suck up your wallet. With all starts use the FOB when possible, even just a 30 second+ warm up will add/aid to turbo longevity. These 3.0 are HPCR direct injection system, try and NOT allow your fuel tank to drop below 1/4 tank in driving in hot summer months long distances, and when convenient keep it full during hot summer months, this will aid in keeping everything cool from in tank pump to Injectors"

Excellent advice on turbos for new turbo owners. Having put MANY miles behind turbo powered vehicles with pyrometers has proven this over and over. Pulling off a highway and letting them idle down before shutoff Is many companies S O P. You can watch how fast the temps drop when idling.
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That would be true if the motor didn't have electric cooling after it turns off to cool the turbos. No reason to let the vehicle sit at rest, just turn it off.
 
LOWRMPG said:
That would be true if the motor didn't have electric cooling after it turns off to cool the turbos. No reason to let the vehicle sit at rest, just turn it off.
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Yes i've heard some say they hear it doing so. I'm only 500 miles + in - haven't heard it but I'm 1/2 deaf. Next highway run I will open the hood and let the son listen.
 
I just drive a turbo car like any other. I don't bother giving it any kind of special treatment. For people who park in a garage, it's not really feasible to start your car and let it run for a few minutes before driving, nor is it feasible to let it continue to run in the garage before turning it off. The car is built to cater to my needs, if I need to invest all this time in babying it, it will end up getting the boot.
 
correct, you don't need to let it run after turning if off since it has a cooler that runs for 15-20 minutes after you turn the truck off.
 
Biga said:
correct, you don't need to let it run after turning if off since it has a cooler that runs for 15-20 minutes after you turn the truck off.
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I agree and i have tried this procedure and oil stay at 212 and coolant will just fluctuate between 212 and 223 if you sit there for a few mins.
 
wvinson said:
Just a million GM V8s recalled because of engine rod bearings being faulty. That's a little excessive for a powertrain failure.
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My 23 Yukon Ultimate 49000 miles had faulty push rod and an engine rebuild, hence the new Tungsten.
 
Bigdogs said:
My 23 Yukon Ultimate 49000 miles had faulty push rod and an engine rebuild, hence the new Tungsten.
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Ugh, that sucks. We were gonna get a new Escalade, but at such a high failure rate with the new cylinder deactivation system from '21 forward i think we'll keep our '18 Escalade ESV for awhile until they get it sorted out.
 
Ok, I've looked everywhere else, posted on other threads and still no answer. My truck: 2022 Ram 1500 Big Horn. The situation: My passenger side headlight (low beam) wasn't working. Got replacement bulbs. Replacement bulb didn't work. Replacement bulb works on driver side, but not passenger side. Went to check the fuse. According to Google, my manual, the fuse box cover in my truck, and the diagram from "Start My Car" the headlight fuse locations are F55 and F61, however BOTH slots are empty. No fuse in either one. But again, my driver side still works. So, where tf are the fuses for the headlights?
 
BBRam22 said:
Ok, I've looked everywhere else, posted on other threads and still no answer. My truck: 2022 Ram 1500 Big Horn. The situation: My passenger side headlight (low beam) wasn't working. Got replacement bulbs. Replacement bulb didn't work. Replacement bulb works on driver side, but not passenger side. Went to check the fuse. According to Google, my manual, the fuse box cover in my truck, and the diagram from "Start My Car" the headlight fuse locations are F55 and F61, however BOTH slots are empty. No fuse in either one. But again, my driver side still works. So, where tf are the fuses for the headlights?
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You are posting in the 2025 Ram 1500 current owners thread. You just posted you have a 2022.
 
gskowronek said:
No, canbus is encrypted, probably won't ever happen. Same goes for JSCAN, TazerDT, etc
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I see this repeated a lot. The canbus is not encrypted (it can be sniffed and modified just like previous canbus architecture), and that’s not the reason it’s taking so long for alfaobd.
The access to the 2025 BCM configurations is in CDA6 (the software that alfaobd and JScan model their apps after), and he can actually add that to the app right now. What he’s trying to do is figure out a practical way to unlock the security gateway with alfaobd, instead of having to use an OBD splitter and additional device with FCA autoauth to unlock it.

Right now, I can use CDA6, micropod 2 clone, OBD splitter, and a topdon scanner with autoauth subscription to make configuration changes to the 2025 BCM, but it’s not a practical solution for the average user.
 
Jimmy07 said:
I see this repeated a lot. The canbus is not encrypted (it can be sniffed and modified just like previous canbus architecture), and that’s not the reason it’s taking so long for alfaobd.
The access to the 2025 BCM configurations is in CDA6 (the software that alfaobd and JScan model their apps after), and he can actually add that to the app right now. What he’s trying to do is figure out a practical way to unlock the security gateway with alfaobd, instead of having to use an OBD splitter and additional device with FCA autoauth to unlock it.

Right now, I can use CDA6, micropod 2 clone, OBD splitter, and a topdon scanner with autoauth subscription to make configuration changes to the 2025 BCM, but it’s not a practical solution for the average user.
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What about the required Proxy alignment? How would that be accomplished?
 
RamTruckMan said:
What about the required Proxy alignment? How would that be accomplished?
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Proxy configuration is nothing new to FCA vehicles, and the alignment is the same procedure as would be done on the jeep renegades, Cherokee, Ram promasters, etc. The function is there to perform it.
 
Jimmy07 said:
Proxy configuration is nothing new to FCA vehicles, and the alignment is the same procedure as would be done on the jeep renegades, Cherokee, Ram promasters, etc. The function is there to perform it.
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I guess I asked because so many dealers seem to have problems with it (at least in this thread).
 
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