1997 Dodge Ram Pickup from North America - Comments

25th Jul 2001, 13:10

"Most reliable truck I've ever had"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

PVC Valve clogged at about 120,000 miles.

General comments?

My Ram 1500 has been a wonderful vehicle. I bought it new and have had almost no maintenance costs. This vehicle has taken me over 139,000 miles on the original engine and transmission. I still drive it daily. This truck has never failed me in 3 years.

I have moved cross country towing a trailer behind it, and only then did I wish it had more power. In most other instances, it does fine though it is only a 6 cylinder engine. I often haul heavy loads, go off-road, and launch boats with it. Despite my habits, I have not seen the transmission issues that I so often hear about these trucks.

My truck has been the most reliable I have had. It still has the factory starter, alternator, fuel pump, etc. These are items that I expect to replace relatively often, but have not had to on the Ram.

My issues with the truck are few. I have had a hard time finding air filters for it. It seems to fall out of alignment fast than most, and pulls a little one way or the other when you hit the brakes hard. Lastly, there could be alittle more room behind the seat.

All in all a great vehicle.


20th Sep 2001, 21:36

Mine too. 5.X automatic. It hauls butt and runs great. O2 sensors are bad now and the trany is leaking fluid, but I think that's on account of the place I took it for a transmission tune up. It's leaking at the pan gasket. No biggie.

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