Disappointed with 2019

teehee · September 21, 2018

14 hours ago, SAMS819 said:

I don’t know, all I can picture is that ugly ram on the steering wheel air bag leaving that imprinted in my forehead. ☠️

If that part of the steering wheel is hitting your head in an accident you have more serious issues to worry about.

Sierra Dan · September 21, 2018

A little viewing piece for your pleasure..... for those who keep Raving about RAM interior luxury and "quality"

Sierra Dan · September 21, 2018

And some reading material for your pleasure.

All credits go to the 2019 RAM forum ……………….

"Last week I purchased a 2019 Ram 1500 Limited from my local dealer, traded in my 2018 Longhorn because I wanted the new body style. From the drive home I noticed a bunch of issues. Loud popping sound when turning or going over a bump, sounds like I just ran over a nail. The radio sometimes comes on but no sound, songs will play but nothing from the speakers. This truck has more trim rattles than a uhaul truck, seems like poor qc from the factory.

Being a new year I would expect some problems, but it has been over a week now of me trying to contact the service department leaving numerous messages, and I cannot even get a human on the phone. I tried the answering/appointment service and when I told them the issues and said I was requesting a loaner while my truck was in the shop they transferred me to a voicemail to leave yet another message without a return call.

What should my next step be?"

Next step should be trading it in for a 2019 T1 !

GMC-AT · September 21, 2018

The new 2019 RAM has been out on the road about 6 months longer than the 2019 GM. With that said, we should hear about a few more issues. It's simple math... there are more of them out there. However, I do agree it seems these 2019 RAMs are more problematic than normal.

Enjoy - https://5thgenrams.com/community/forums/5th-gen-general-discussion.13/

There is a list of some issues that seem pretty widespread. 12in screen bugs, AC not cooling, water leaks, clunking front end, etc...

The trick is always to figure out what issues are bad "widespread" and what issues are just random build quality issues.

We'll have to wait a little longer to see how the 2019 GM trucks fair. So far it looks pretty good with only a few issue reported, that can/will be corrected. Nothing really widespread.

With the 2019 GM so far is really more about complaining about lack of options available.. the truck not having X,Y or Z.. No 6.2 in lower trim levels, no adaptive cruise in high trim levels, etc, etc,

I can tell you I had a new 2019 RAM order ready to be submitted, but backed out and went with the 2019 Siverado. I left a TON of fancy tech options by not choosing the RAM..... but I hate dealing with issues and the dealer service dept in general. I feel the new Chevy will be better quality overall. We'll see..

sams819 · September 21, 2018

Not talking about steering wheel hitting, Airbag. ??????. lol

Sierra Dan · September 21, 2018

I would Rather have a more reliable piece of transportation, than something that only looked good.

Colossus · September 22, 2018

17 hours ago, TXGREEK said:

All Ram trucks are GARBAGE!

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I'm sure plenty feel the same about the Silverado/Sierras.

TXGREEK · September 22, 2018

I'm sure plenty feel the same about the Silverado/Sierras.

Nope

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KJS Sullivan · September 22, 2018

On 8/21/2018 at 9:49 AM, Paul_Aris said:

I do like how they finally added ac vents in the rear.

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I noticed the vents in the 19 sierra also. My 2012 had vents in the back my 2015 does not, so I guess more people complained about it and they brought them back

magnum74 · September 22, 2018

22 hours ago, Sierra Dan said:

A little viewing piece for your pleasure..... for those who keep Raving about RAM interior luxury and "quality"

In Canada that Limited is north of $80K. I know there's buyers (some of them are on here) who feel these wood inserts and flashy trim enhances their experience but even the ones that come from the factory without this problem will look like this in 10 years. These trucks, if used as a truck, will not stand the test of time. Ram is building a 1500 minivan with a box. Having said that, can't wait to see what they do with the HD gasser in the new model. Ford 7.3, Ram 7.something, GM ?????

KJS Sullivan · September 22, 2018

Are we 12 Guys? Constructive dialogue anyone ?

Jchoi · September 22, 2018

On 9/20/2018 at 10:05 AM, SILVER SLED said:

Once you have the heated steering wheel, you'll never go back.

I just added one to my 2018, and I already appreciate it.

KARNUT · September 22, 2018

In my family business we bought all brands over the years. I generally when buying gas would go with GM. Towing rigs (one tons) Rams and Fords. My brothers Rams, father Fords and Rams. This is from the 70s till now. I went with Chevy simply for the ease with mods and they usually had more standard HP. We modified most of them with blowers, diesel with tunes. We drove lots of miles worked our trucks, beat them up and down pipelines and utilities lines. Hauling, pulling, sand, gravel, mud. Was one brand that much better than the other, no. Usually personal preference. Notable exclusions. GM, 5.7, 6.2, diesels, turbo 400 trans for pulling. Fords 6.0 diesel, automatic locking hubs. Ram, first year offering automatic in diesel with clips on cooling lines, early 2000s injectors failures. Nobody’s perfect. My personal perfect truck this week. Ford 5.0 extended cab mid level trim with the highest number gear I could get. I don’t like a bunch of add on stuff and hate cylinder deactivation. This is subject to change. I haven’t checked out Nissan ( great warranty) and the latest Toyota. Little known fact, the fastest full sized truck was a Toyota.

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Roscopcoletrain · September 22, 2018

25 minutes ago, KARNUT said:

In my family business we bought all brands over the years. I generally when buying gas would go with GM. Towing rigs (one tons) Rams and Fords. My brothers Rams, father Fords and Rams. This is from the 70s till now. I went with Chevy simply for the ease with mods and they usually had more standard HP. We modified most of them with blowers, diesel with tunes. We drove lots of miles worked our trucks, beat them up and down pipelines and utilities lines. Hauling, pulling, sand, gravel, mud. Was one brand that much better than the other, no. Usually personal preference. Notable exclusions. GM, 5.7, 6.2, diesels, turbo 400 trans for pulling. Fords 6.0 diesel, automatic locking hubs. Ram, first year offering automatic in diesel with clips on cooling lines, early 2000s injectors failures. Nobody’s perfect. My personal perfect truck this week. Ford 5.0 extended cab mid level trim with the highest number gear I could get. I don’t like a bunch of add on stuff and hate cylinder deactivation. This is subject to change. I haven’t checked out Nissan ( great warranty) and the latest Toyota. Little known fact, the fastest full sized truck was a Toyota.

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fastest at what?

SILVER SLED · September 22, 2018

8 hours ago, KARNUT said:

In my family business we bought all brands over the years. I generally when buying gas would go with GM. Towing rigs (one tons) Rams and Fords. My brothers Rams, father Fords and Rams. This is from the 70s till now. I went with Chevy simply for the ease with mods and they usually had more standard HP. We modified most of them with blowers, diesel with tunes. We drove lots of miles worked our trucks, beat them up and down pipelines and utilities lines. Hauling, pulling, sand, gravel, mud. Was one brand that much better than the other, no. Usually personal preference. Notable exclusions. GM, 5.7, 6.2, diesels, turbo 400 trans for pulling. Fords 6.0 diesel, automatic locking hubs. Ram, first year offering automatic in diesel with clips on cooling lines, early 2000s injectors failures. Nobody’s perfect. My personal perfect truck this week. Ford 5.0 extended cab mid level trim with the highest number gear I could get. I don’t like a bunch of add on stuff and hate cylinder deactivation. This is subject to change. I haven’t checked out Nissan ( great warranty) and the latest Toyota. Little known fact, the fastest full sized truck was a Toyota.

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My brother had a 14 Tundra with the biggest cab and I had my 15 5.3 truck, a bunch of us went to Canada, about 900 mile one way trip. So of course we had to see which one was faster and my 5.3 ccsb 4x4 would blow him away from 55-60 on up until whatever, quite a few times, and my truck was loaded with more stuff. Furthermore, his truck would barely make it 300 miles on a tank and I still had between an 1/4 and a 1/2 a tank when we stopped.