High mileage 2019 advice

[St-na]

Not sure what Honduh or Toyota have to do with anything. They don't have some magic to make them last any longer than other vehicles. And their quality isn't as good as it used to be. Anything can go out on them as well

New Tundra has a lower customer's rating on Edmunds than RaM, seems like they have enough quality and design issues.

 

[irishwake63]

Definitely not debating you.

Just saying your talking about hwy miles. If your driving 8+ hours a day. Your gonna stop more to get gas and make more stops for food, loading and unloading. That's alot more stopping and starting than you think and not just hyway miles.

Compared to a standard person, just driving to work 30 mins and leaving it in the parking lot for 7-8 hours untouched.



2022 Ram Big Horn Back Country
2016 Dodge Charger scat pack
2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara

in comparison hwy miles requires a fraction of the stops/starts/acceleration of doing the same in the city for driving back n forth to work, there is no way possible that you can get that many miles city driving in 4 years. Road dirt/dust finds its way into electronics over time not miles. As well as front end parts, Belts and hoses are degraded more by UV light than miles. Heavy towing CAN affect wear on transmission but normal towing with a good driver may not have much affect at all. Just saying just because it has miles doesnt mean its ready to fall apart. I see you have a wrangler I do as well a 2012 model I occasionally go off road and only thing has went bad is 2 wheel sensors which is understandable given the mud and water it comes in contact with I also did an RC lift it doesnt go rock climbing but lots of mud have nearly 100k.

 

[MSgt Van]

First issue popped up at 190K. Driver's side side step extends, then immediately retracts. A shot of PB Blaster to the pivot points seems to have alleviated the issue for now.

 

[St-na]

 

[MSgt Van]

Thanks much!

 

[MSgt Van]

A liberal application of PB Blaster to the hinge pins seems to have done the trick. I'll add this to a periodic schedule.

 

[Willwork4truck]

I drove about 155 miles a day one way for 4 years on a nearly new car. Almost all highway, maybe 10 miles max on 45 mph city streets, the rest was 65-70 mph on I-40. Car sat for the 8-9 hours I worked then 155 back. That was about 148K. Then I quit that job and found something like 8 miles one way.

Car has close to 200K on it now and the highway driving was certainly easier on it than the city. I never replaced the struts, shocks, brakes or suspension components in the 148K, but have had to do all of those in the subsequent 50K of city driving.

I’d take a documented oil/fluid changed high mileage low years vehicle any day over the “average” mileage city commute car. JMHO of course.

 

[MSgt Van]

Just rolled over 200,000 miles last week. No significant issues so far! I had a fault code regarding oil pressure out of range, but an oil/filter change took care of that, and it hasn't returned.
So far so good.

 

[MSgt Van]

Drained and refilled rear diff. No metal bits seen, thank goodness. 3.92 rear end.

 

[CogitoErgoLevo]

Did you also replace transfer case fluid and front diff fluid and transmission fluid?
Also do the coolant and brake fluid while you are at it.
I always do all the fluids when I buy a used vehicle. I consider that cheap insurance and it helps me be more familiar with the vehicle

 

[MSgt Van]

Did you also replace transfer case fluid and front diff fluid and transmission fluid?
Also do the coolant and brake fluid while you are at it.
I always do all the fluids when I buy a used vehicle. I consider that cheap insurance and it helps me be more familiar with the vehicle

It's on my list. Soon!

 

[MSgt Van]

Anybody have a fix for this black chrome? Maybe I just need to remove the black altogether, but prefer not to.

 

[MSgt Van]

211,000 miles with no significant issues. Doesn't seem to burn a drop of oil between 5,000 mile oil changes. Had a longer trip to Dayton OH from South Central Minnesota, and got 20.7 mpg ( 3.92 rear end). Pretty much all higher speed highway miles, and verified by a speeding ticket in Iowa.

 

[MSgt Van]

217,000 miles. Last few months I get the code saying oil pressure is out of range. Oil pressure is in the low 30's, with under 30 on startup. Oil change corrects the issue. At first I thought I had a pressure sensor problem, but this seems to indicate to me an oil filter issue. I just changed the oil/filter last week and pressure jumped back up to the 40 - 50 range. I'll keep an eye on it and if I get another check engine light because of it I'll start by changing just the filter and see what happens. I have a good mechanic but I'm sure they use bargain filters. I'll try a Wix or Mobile One filter when the time comes.

 

[MSgt Van]

Just had a weird one. "Ride height not permitted due to payload" message. No payload! Disconnected/reconnected the battery and problem solved (well, not solved; reset).

 

[RHO]

First off, I apologize for this thread. Every time I read a similar post on a snowmobile forum I roll my eyes. Here it goes:
I'm in the market for a used Ram 1500. My local dealer has a 2019 Limited with 184000 miles. I'm not overly concerned since it's only four years old, however having no experience with the air suspension or etorque systems I'm concerned about the longevity of both systems. I had a 98 Dodge Ram 1/2 ton for 13 years and loved it. Your thoughts?

maybe shop a round a little more something within say 100k on it 184k is a lot of miles company truck ? in four years .

 

[HSKR R/T]

217,000 miles. Last few months I get the code saying oil pressure is out of range. Oil pressure is in the low 30's, with under 30 on startup. Oil change corrects the issue. At first I thought I had a pressure sensor problem, but this seems to indicate to me an oil filter issue. I just changed the oil/filter last week and pressure jumped back up to the 40 - 50 range. I'll keep an eye on it and if I get another check engine light because of it I'll start by changing just the filter and see what happens. I have a good mechanic but I'm sure they use bargain filters. I'll try a Wix or Mobile One filter when the time comes.

Just use a Mopar filter.