2004 Dodge Ram Pickup SLT from North America - Comments

1st Feb 2006, 09:29

"EXCELLENT!"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Windshield wiper motor failure after only 200 miles.

General comments?

Truck is very comfortable for our family of 4 (quad cab). Tons of storage room under back seats.

Handles VERY well for a bigger truck.

TONS of power.

Pretty good gas mileage. We get around 17 mpg going 70 mph and even better going about 60 mph.


1st Feb 2006, 16:09

Is this the one that shuts down 4 cylinders while cruising? Otherwise, I don't see how it can have tons of power and be a hemi WHILE also getting 17mpg. I don't think so, especially with the weight the quad cab adds.


1st May 2006, 18:32

Just thought I'd say that I own an '04 truck with the Hemi (which, in '04 does not have the multi-displacement engine) and on the highway/interstate I get 16 or 17 mpg. The Hemi does a great job of harnessing a lot of power without sacrificing a ton of gas mileage (relative, obviously).


2nd May 2006, 09:18

Well, one auto magazine got 8 mpg with the hemi and another got 10 mpg.

You must be heading downhill with your foot of the gas to achieve those figures.


23rd May 2006, 21:56

Wow, 8/10 is terrible for the Hemi. They must be beating it pretty hard to get those figures. In my 04 Quad cab 4WD, I get about 10 mpg on the highway when pulling a loaded horse trailer; without the load, realistically 16 mpg on the highway at 75 mph and probably around 13 in the city as my average is usually between 14 and 15. I have no doubt that the user above achieves 17 on the highway. Just another's insight here attempting to give my truthful depiction of my experience.

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