sanewithinsanity
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Hello all,
To start with, this is my beautiful new truck. I had a 2004 Lone Star and drove it to 130kmi, and loved every day with that truck. After a stint with a Challenger and a BMW, as well as a new growing member of the family, I decided it was time to go back to having some space. I was very particular when looking for the Ram, and happened to find one with 95% of the options I wanted (basically 95% of what was available). The indigo frost interior is amazing, the 12" screen is pretty great, coming from the BMW with auto-hold I really like the adaptive cruise control, and the adjustable suspension is interesting so far. I am sorry to say that after buying a truck for as much as this one is, owning it on paper for a week and two days, I have only been able to drive it for two days of that. Also, it looks like I wont get it back for at least another week. I bought the truck on a Friday with roughly 120mi on it. Five miles from the dealership, I went to open the panoramic sunroof, and the sunshade failed. I turned around to have it looked at, but service was already closed. After talking with the dealership, we planned on having them come out and pick up the truck the following Monday to repair the sunshade. Over the weekend, I did more research and driving. Two other issues came to light. First, after reading the woes of other owners, I checked under the floor mats for water, and found a puddle under the driver side mat. Second, on Saturday morning, I decided to go to a local Dodge dealership to see about getting the repairs done there (the one I bought it at is 1.5 hrs away), and after speaking with the service rep, I put the truck in D, let off the brake, but nothing happened. Put it back into park, then back into drive...nothing. I decided to give it some gas, and WHAM it slammed into gear and almost launched me into a parked car. Both of these issues I have spoke with the dealership about, and they are fixing (apparently a fix on a service bulletin) the water leak, and will look into the not going into drive issue. I want to love this truck so much, but I feel like its tainted at this point. I paid for top of the line, but have been driving a Big Horn with cloth seats, and will continue to do so for some time. The dealership has been great so far working with me on the issues and the distance from my house and their location, and I know things like this they have no control over. Forgive the rant, I have just been frustrated for a few days and needed to vent, and I am really hoping this is just bad luck at the start and this truck will end up being as reliable as the last one I had.
To start with, this is my beautiful new truck. I had a 2004 Lone Star and drove it to 130kmi, and loved every day with that truck. After a stint with a Challenger and a BMW, as well as a new growing member of the family, I decided it was time to go back to having some space. I was very particular when looking for the Ram, and happened to find one with 95% of the options I wanted (basically 95% of what was available). The indigo frost interior is amazing, the 12" screen is pretty great, coming from the BMW with auto-hold I really like the adaptive cruise control, and the adjustable suspension is interesting so far. I am sorry to say that after buying a truck for as much as this one is, owning it on paper for a week and two days, I have only been able to drive it for two days of that. Also, it looks like I wont get it back for at least another week. I bought the truck on a Friday with roughly 120mi on it. Five miles from the dealership, I went to open the panoramic sunroof, and the sunshade failed. I turned around to have it looked at, but service was already closed. After talking with the dealership, we planned on having them come out and pick up the truck the following Monday to repair the sunshade. Over the weekend, I did more research and driving. Two other issues came to light. First, after reading the woes of other owners, I checked under the floor mats for water, and found a puddle under the driver side mat. Second, on Saturday morning, I decided to go to a local Dodge dealership to see about getting the repairs done there (the one I bought it at is 1.5 hrs away), and after speaking with the service rep, I put the truck in D, let off the brake, but nothing happened. Put it back into park, then back into drive...nothing. I decided to give it some gas, and WHAM it slammed into gear and almost launched me into a parked car. Both of these issues I have spoke with the dealership about, and they are fixing (apparently a fix on a service bulletin) the water leak, and will look into the not going into drive issue. I want to love this truck so much, but I feel like its tainted at this point. I paid for top of the line, but have been driving a Big Horn with cloth seats, and will continue to do so for some time. The dealership has been great so far working with me on the issues and the distance from my house and their location, and I know things like this they have no control over. Forgive the rant, I have just been frustrated for a few days and needed to vent, and I am really hoping this is just bad luck at the start and this truck will end up being as reliable as the last one I had.
