2025 RAM 1500 BIGHORN 3.0 I HURRICANE twin-turbo, SO, 420HP - check engine light

[JimKSF]

Get those 2 extra quarts out of there or you will be asking for trouble.

At the dealer now.

 

[LOWRMPG]

I just did an initial oil change last Friday at 900 miles on my 2025 1500 3.0l HO. I checked oil life and level yesterday to see if the shop reset that.
Everything fine, 100% life, level right at max.
Today, out of nowhere I get Low Oil Level Add 2 Quarts warning.
I pull over into a gas station, look under the truck, no leaks. The oil level gauge showed ZERO oil in the truck. There was no puddle in my driveway when I left.
I added 2 quarts, it showed no improvement on the gage.
My dad was in the truck with me on the way to a vet appointment.
I drove slowly about 30 miles monitoring all temps and oil pressure - right where they should be.
So now I think I got a faulty warning light and 2 too many quarts of oil in the engine.
GIVE US A DIPSTICK.

If your oil pressure and temp were normal, why did you put in more oil? Granted you had one sensor saying one thing, but if the two that matter (temp/psi) are good, might not want to add anything. Hopefully the dealer replaces the sensor and understands why you added oil.

 

[JimKSF]

 

[JimKSF]

This is what it said to do. I'm at the dealer now having a second oil change in 4 days.
Just to drain 2 qts it specifically instructed me to add.

 

[LOWRMPG]

This is what it said to do. I'm at the dealer now having a second oil change in 4 days.
Just to drain 2 qts it specifically instructed me to add.

Fully understand that, but in light of seeing the pressure and temp normal...at least for me, I wouldn't add oil. Again, hope it all gets worked out..clearly a bad sensor. Maybe I missed it, but you have less than 2000 miles on it...would you have ever had the first oil change?

 

[USMUSL]

Fully understand that, but in light of seeing the pressure and temp normal...at least for me, I wouldn't add oil. Again, hope it all gets worked out..clearly a bad sensor. Maybe I missed it, but you have less than 2000 miles on it...would you have ever had the first oil change?

Dude, back it down. He did what the $80k-$100k, engineer-designed truck said to do. And he clearly started the conversation with the fact he had an early oil change, presumably to clear out break-in oil.

Truth told, underfilled by 2+ quarts is way worse than overfilled by two. His response was reasonable.

 

[LOWRMPG]

Dude, back it down. He did what the $80k-$100k, engineer-designed truck said to do. And he clearly started the conversation with the fact he had an early oil change, presumably to clear out break-in oil.

Truth told, underfilled by 2+ quarts is way worse than overfilled by two. His response was reasonable.

Thanks for your input, but I'll continue to ask reasonable questions.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Dude, back it down. He did what the $80k-$100k, engineer-designed truck said to do. And he clearly started the conversation with the fact he had an early oil change, presumably to clear out break-in oil.

Truth told, underfilled by 2+ quarts is way worse than overfilled by two. His response was reasonable.

I'd say, 2qtas low, as long as oil pressure is still good, it shouldn't be an issue. Not sure on the Hurricanes, but the Hemis take 7qts, it will run with 5qts and not starve the engine of oil.

But I agree with your point that he followed what the truck told him, and shouldn't be chastised for it. Especially after a recent oil change, that he obviously didn't do himself. You don't know if they put the correct amount of oil in.

 

[v8440]

Thanks for your input, but I'll continue to ask reasonable questions.

You are free to not put 2 quarts in your truck if it tells you to. Hassling him for doing that is a bit on the tarded side. Yes, you are starting to hassle him. He answered the question of why he did it, and then showed a picture of the actual specific direct warning. I think he's running out of ways to explain why he did what he did. Ray Charles can pretty much see why at this point. Hopefully you can, too.

 

[JimKSF]

You are free to not put 2 quarts in your truck if it tells you to. Hassling him for doing that is a bit on the tarded side. Yes, you are starting to hassle him. He answered the question of why he did it, and then showed a picture of the actual specific direct warning. I think he's running out of ways to explain why he did what he did. Ray Charles can pretty much see why at this point. Hopefully you can, too.

I was particularly impressed by the assumption that the low oil warning, low lack of any oil at all showing on the oil level gauge, and the direction to specifically put the 2 qts in were the error and not the oil and engine temps being in error. Also by the fact he has apparently never seen what can come out in the oil with the first oil change and why it's a good idea to not have that scratching around for 7,000 miles.

 

[LOWRMPG]

I was particularly impressed by the assumption that the low oil warning, low lack of any oil at all showing on the oil level gauge, and the direction to specifically put the 2 qts in were the error and not the oil and engine temps being in error. Also by the fact he has apparently never seen what can come out in the oil with the first oil change and why it's a good idea to not have that scratching around for 7,000 miles.

You make a lot of assumptions.

 

[dk89015]

Hi all, new to forum and 5GR but glad I stumbled upon it. I was at Sahara Ram in Las Vegas yesterday checking out a 2025 1500 w/ the twin turbo engine. Check engine light (solid) was on from the moment we started it up. It is being sold as a new vehicle, but has 1200 miles on it. The salesman of course says "we'll take care of that before it leaves the lot" but then when the salesman took the truck back to service to have the issue addressed, he came back and made a comment that gave me pause. So I got home and did some googling and came upon this and other sites that had numerous posts of this issue. The truck was manufactured in 9/2024, so it has been on the lot a long time and I think I can get a respectable deal here. I'd like to know your (better informed and experienced) thoughts on the risk of buying this truck after seeing the CEL light on during the test drive.

Thanks in advance.

 

[KevInSD]

My work vehicle is in the shop so I used my truck for my work trip this week. About 80 miles or so from home I had the check engine light come on. The dealership in the city that I was going to couldn’t guarantee that they could get me in to look at it, but I found another dealership a few miles out of the way. They ran the scanner and it has something to do with the EVAP system. They said it was nothing major that would leave me stranded so he said I would be good to drive it until I get back home and can get it in the shop. I have an appointment for this afternoon so we’ll see how that goes.

I also tried using the remote start this morning and the pickup started and then shut off and I got a message that the remote start was disabled and I would have to restart the truck. I tried it again and it just did the same thing.

I'm at 37,000 miles and this vehicle has had more issues in that amount of time than every other vehicle I’ve owned combined. It's the first brand new vehicle I’ve ever bought and what was originally something really exciting for me has turned into a nightmare. I'm at a point where I wish I could just dump this vehicle.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Hi all, new to forum and 5GR but glad I stumbled upon it. I was at Sahara Ram in Las Vegas yesterday checking out a 2025 1500 w/ the twin turbo engine. Check engine light (solid) was on from the moment we started it up. It is being sold as a new vehicle, but has 1200 miles on it. The salesman of course says "we'll take care of that before it leaves the lot" but then when the salesman took the truck back to service to have the issue addressed, he came back and made a comment that gave me pause. So I got home and did some googling and came upon this and other sites that had numerous posts of this issue. The truck was manufactured in 9/2024, so it has been on the lot a long time and I think I can get a respectable deal here. I'd like to know your (better informed and experienced) thoughts on the risk of buying this truck after seeing the CEL light on during the test drive.

Thanks in advance.

Honestly, it would be a hard pass for me knowing the issues of the earlier 2025s. I think you'd be better off trying to work a deal on a new 2026 when they have had over a year to work out bugs

 

[KevInSD]

Honestly, it would be a hard pass for me knowing the issues of the earlier 2025s. I think you'd be better off trying to work a deal on a new 2026 when they have had over a year to work out bugs

I completely agree with this. Looking back, I wish I would have waited a year.