2025 ram 1500 engine broke at 400miles

[cierav]

Gosh dang a 18 year old wi the a 25 ram no co-signer what’s that payment look like? Where does your kid work at 18 to afford a brand new truck and insurance

He is a carpenter , he builds hospitals for a living! His payment is actually not that bad. His truck was a tradesman I negotiated $37,k out the door with taxes. With 10k down he only financed $27k . I believe honda civics , and other sedans are similiar in price right now. Seeing as he's in construction he needs a truck for tools / supplies.!

 

[azzx]

You have a few good input/suggestions from members on this site. in my opinion, the best way is
1- work with the dealer that you bought the truck from. Just a wild-*** guess on my part, with the volume of reported issues with 2025 for all trims, maybe dealers put the tradesmen trim on the bottom of the list.
2- Open a case with RAM/Stellantis. I owned a 2019 and now a 2025, on 2 key occasions, Ramcare assigned a case manager to my issues. the case managers worked the case through to a satisfactory resolution for me. They coordinated a targeted OTA UConnect update for my 2019. They facilitated install of trailer brake controller on my 25 with zero cost to me.
3- If no progress with # 1, go to another dealer.

 

[RedFred]

Also , it's a tradesman 2025 1500 it wasn't 75k it was $37,000 out the door including taxes. He's not fancy just needed a work truck!

Don't mind all the haters on here. Nothing wrong with a young person getting a new car.

 

[dajogejr]

Don't mind all the haters on here. Nothing wrong with a young person getting a new car.

Especially one that worked for it, saved for it, and did it on their own….

 

[bigdodge]

He is a carpenter , he builds hospitals for a living! His payment is actually not that bad. His truck was a tradesman I negotiated $37,k out the door with taxes. With 10k down he only financed $27k . I believe honda civics , and other sedans are similiar in price right now. Seeing as he's in construction he needs a truck for tools / supplies.!

I'm glad you came back and cleared some things up

thank you

 

[rick619]

This is why I ended up buying a new '23. I didn't feel like it's a good time to take a leap of faith with the new I6. If they don't get this figured out soon, I'd be tempted to see if they would give you a good deal on a '24 if they have any still. Problems are to be expected with a new engine. I usually try to avoid new engines until they are at least 3+ years old and there is data from people that are reaching 100K miles.

I bought my '23 about 6 months ago. Was originally planning to wait until around now to buy a '24. My plan was to buy one late in the year. If there wasn't one left that I liked, I was planning to probably get an F150 since their 3.5EB engine has been around long enough to know what you're getting. The I6 was not an option I would consider this early.

 

[CalvinC]

Glad to see it’s at least a Tradesman and not some $75k limited.

Still a new vehicle puts one immediately upside down. Combine that the fact that if you’re in dire straights from a situation like his then actually no, you can’t afford it. Sorry man.

I’m 100% sure you raised these kids Right and your son is quite deserving of the praise - sincerely mean that. We need more of this.

But this largely American thought process of immediately saddling a young adult with massive debt - whether a vehicle or college etc. - is mind blowing. It’s like having them start a race from 100 feet behind the starting blocks!

When I went into the trades after school I bought myself a very used truck for $800. It had some trouble here and there but taught me a lot and saved me a massive financial burden. It worked for me for 7 years before it made sense for something better.


Also in the US at least you can put a newborn baby on your credit cards to start building credit from birth - just as I’ve done for my 2 kids.

Finally rental car agencies will rent to under 25 year olds for an additional fee.

 

[cierav]

Glad to see it’s at least a Tradesman and not some $75k limited.

Still a new vehicle puts one immediately upside down. Combine that the fact that if you’re in dire straights from a situation like his then actually no, you can’t afford it. Sorry man.

I’m 100% sure you raised these kids Right and your son is quite deserving of the praise - sincerely mean that. We need more of this.

But this largely American thought process of immediately saddling a young adult with massive debt - whether a vehicle or college etc. - is mind blowing. It’s like having them start a race from 100 feet behind the starting blocks!

When I went into the trades after school I bought myself a very used truck for $800. It had some trouble here and there but taught me a lot and saved me a massive financial burden. It worked for me for 7 years before it made sense for something better.


Also in the US at least you can put a newborn baby on your credit cards to start building credit from birth - just as I’ve done for my 2 kids.

Finally rental car agencies will rent to under 25 year olds for an additional fee.

Thank you my friend for the commentary ,Dire straights we definitely are not! Neither is my son. Frustrated that a large purchase broke upon purchase. Just as you would be. Clearly we are in a completely backwards world. Where if you work hard and CAN afford it you are looked down upon. I assume it would be better if kids just never grew up, and never learned responsibility. ALSO, FYI this WAS NOT his first car he actually bought a busted Ford explorer for $2800 and drove it into the ground until it financially didn't make sense to repair it. Also you CANT rent a car in FL for any rental companyn9 matter how much you pay other than turo. Which BTW Whoever mentioned that above, was a good suggestion.
Also, I really don't need any advice on finances and am not going to get into any more pissing contests over finances. haters will Hate. I came on this forum for advice on get an issue resolved with RAM not finances or parenting. AND Thank you so much to those that provided corporate and contact info to resolve this. I was able to get in contact with them! Thank you thank you!

 

[CalvinC]

Thank you my friend for the commentary ,Dire straights we definitely are not! Neither is my son. Frustrated that a large purchase broke upon purchase. Just as you would be. Clearly we are in a completely backwards world. Where if you work hard and CAN afford it you are looked down upon. I assume it would be better if kids just never grew up, and never learned responsibility. ALSO, FYI this WAS NOT his first car he actually bought a busted Ford explorer for $2800 and drove it into the ground until it financially didn't make sense to repair it. Also you CANT rent a car in FL for any rental companyn9 matter how much you pay other than turo. Which BTW Whoever mentioned that above, was a good suggestion.
Also, I really don't need any advice on finances and am not going to get into any more pissing contests over finances. haters will Hate. I came on this forum for advice on get an issue resolved with RAM not finances or parenting. AND Thank you so much to those that provided corporate and contact info to resolve this. I was able to get in contact with them! Thank you thank you!

This place is great with tons of advice. But sometimes (ok often) it layers in the unsolicited kind. You know your situation best, internet strangers are always full of it!

I’m beyond frustrated with this engine for you and all the owners and I don’t even own the engine! The promise of a trouble free brand new vehicle should not be a relic from the old days, nor should it be unexpected to have manufacturers righting the ship when problems do arise.

But as you are hopefully seeing it looks like it could be on the verge of resolution. Hopefully that happens for you guys son.

You definitely seem like your family is on the right track. I just feel for these future generations and everything they are facing sometimes…

Back on track…

 

[RVTRKN]

@cierav, is there any chance you can loan your car to your son, and you rent a vehicle. There is also the life lesson of team work to solve an issue. At 18, he is ahead of alot of of kids his age.

I too taught my daughter hard work, honesty and self sufficiency. Both her and her husband got caught up in the 08 reality bubble bust, she worked in a bank that failed, and her husband was laid off due to the market crash. With two dogs, no job and renting a house, they couldn't rent anything. So we took a second on our house and financed a home for them to live in, and they paid the mortgage as rent. After the economy recovered we had equity and they had a sizable savings account. Now they own a nice home that they paid for with the equity we shared with them, after all of our expenses were recovered, it gave us a big check and them a good downpayment for the home they wanted. Team work allowed that to happen, and we couldn't allow our daughter to fail and be homeless. They would have never recovered, at least to the level they now enjoy.

Just a suggestion that you try to help him.