RAM 1500 5.7L MPG and droning noise curiousity

[Kornatoski]

Hi Everyone … just curious is this is common ... I have a 2019 RAM 1500 "North" with the non-eTorque 5.7L and 3.21 gears ... and even driving mostly at 65-70 on the highway with careful throttle applications it struggles to average 18mpg ...another odd thing it does and it must be a bug in the noise cancellation is at low engine speeds when decelerating with the "eco" light on ... at times it sounds like there is a large semi or airplane next to me ... just the goofiest droning noise I've heard ... and don't get me started on the "eco" light ... why is it there? ... seems to only come on when coasting downhills

 

[Futta112]

Noise is probably the ANC. Common issue. Mpg, all I’ll say is some of us can’t even hit 15 lol

 

[whetrick1]

Noise is probably the ANC. Common issue. Mpg, all I’ll say is some of us can’t even hit 15 lol

I average around 18-19.5 and mine has the 3.92 gears.


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[Futta112]

I average around 18-19.5 and mine has the 3.92 gears.


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Considering a bad mpg post happens daily, I wouldn’t call it a few and far between problem

 

[Jtc411]

Hi Everyone … just curious is this is common ... I have a 2019 RAM 1500 "North" with the non-eTorque 5.7L and 3.21 gears ... and even driving mostly at 65-70 on the highway with careful throttle applications it struggles to average 18mpg ...another odd thing it does and it must be a bug in the noise cancellation is at low engine speeds when decelerating with the "eco" light on ... at times it sounds like there is a large semi or airplane next to me ... just the goofiest droning noise I've heard ... and don't get me started on the "eco" light ... why is it there? ... seems to only come on when coasting downhills

Eco light comes on when MDS kicks in. I see it all the time. That noise you are experiencing I on occasion experience it as well. I think it’s the ANC. Ram really screwed the user experience with the ANC

 

[Kungfubhuda]

There are many disappointed MPG threads. My own has been pretty underwhelming (love the truck otherwise though).

As far as the Eco Light, supposedly that kicks on when you're running on 4 cylinders. If you don't like it, there's a setting somewhere in UConnect to turn it off. I'm not sure why that particular setting isn't part of the dashboard, but it's easy enough to find.