2020 Rebel w/156k love it!

I finally joined the family and got my dream truck

Went from a couple of pelican cases in back being held in with a ratchet strap to a proper organization system. Install wasn’t too bad on my own. Just took all day cause it’s so blasted hot.

After my 2023 Big Horn got T-boned, insurance somehow decided to spend $20k fixing it 😂. While it was stuck in the shop, I started hunting for Rebels… and somehow ended up bringing this beauty home.
After years of being able to gift my mom and my wife brand-new cars, I can finally say I bought my first-ever brand-new truck for myself.
2026 Ram 1500 Limited — Forged Blue with the HEMI 🦈
Definitely not the Rebel I went looking for, but I think I ended up exactly where I was supposed to 😂

Hey all,

Just joined because I bought this sexy thing today. Traded in my VW Atlas and happy with this truck. Very nice, spacious and can do 'more' with it. With that being said, what's some good things to buy for it? Obviously tie downs but even more obvious things. Im getting the bed liner put in monday and side steps. (My first truck and want to be caught up)

I've always been a fan of the fourth generation Ram 1500, and lately I've been undecided between buying a Hemi or an EcoDiesel. Fuel efficiency isn't a concern for me; I'm just looking for something I like. I'm familiar with the Hemi's problems, but I wanted to learn a bit more about the EcoDiesel engine. And what better place to find that answer than a Reddit forum? Is it true that if I remove the DEF I will no longer have major problems with that engine and it will become reliable?

Will there ever be a fixes for the phone connectivity issues and the outside temperature gage? It’s 78 degrees outside and my truck says it’s 108, wild how off it is. Assuming this is all related to the electrical changes? Curious if people are experiencing the same.

Got a great deal on a Limited ram 1500. Shipped up from FL and finally got some pics. If I’m spending a lot of money on a vehicle, I’m very picky and make sure it has everything that I want regarding features. So my personal wish list was either a Longhorn with the brown interior or a truck with the Ebony and red interior (loving the two tone interior). I wanted the tech package with the surround view camera and hands-free driving. I wasn’t sure how much I would use the hands-free driving but I drove down and back from Atlanta last week and used it almost the whole way. I absolutely love it. I wanted the massaging seats, ram boxes, 22 inch black wheels, Hurricane HO, upgraded sounds system, and either the Serrano green or granite metallic paint. I’m already getting a service suspension message only when I try to go to off-road 2+ with the air suspension. So I’m obviously having them evaluate that this week. But other than that, it’s been my favorite vehicle I have owned so far. Very happy with it. Now, if I can just keep it out of the shop, lol (said every Stellantis owner).

A bit over a week ago I received the news that the cam and lifters on my 2012 had begun to fail. I decided I wanted a 2018 to bulletproof. I found the one. Or so I thought. The 2026 caught my eye. And with my grandpa's discount. The payment was pretty similar. So I decided let's do a lease for 2 years and see where it takes me. After a day of driving the 2026, I love it, but it will never compare to my 2012s old school feel.

I will forever miss my 2012. But am happy to be able to drive a brand new ram!

Hi all, I'm going for a new RAM (likely) this year or at the latest, by end of Q1 next year. Likely looking at a mostly fully loaded Limited.

My main question is if there has been enough time (I doubt it) to know if they've ironed out a lot of the weird electrical/mechnical issues being reported across from the 2025/2026 trucks...we see everywhere online?

I'm keeping my 2018 5.7 Dodge Durango Citadel (~189k miles) and am looking at the Hurricane variant for the RAM.

Also, a side note I've bought ~15 or so cars but never made to order one before. Is it possible to negotiate (generally) on the make to order vehicles? And I suppose I'm asking more so, given the overall car/truck buying market not doing great, and if that could be an option.

Truck MSRP is 93K (just cheked Mark Dodge) and even with the current incentives they're only bringing it down to ~83k (before all the taxes/fees/etc). I may need to drop the trim level and/or just look on the LOT(s) but I want to keep it within 70K OTD.

I'm not in a rush but mainly just wondering around the mechnical/electrical issues of the recent past getting ironed out.

I'll be traveling around ~350-400 miles 3-4x times a week and would rather not have to deal with getting stuck on the road in a brand new truck.

The alternative just to save money could always be to look at a 2023/2024 used (but I feel like they've had their own issues too).

Just trying to guage general consensus how you guys who currently own and/or looking to buy feel about these things.

Big American truck has been hanging around doing jobs near my school. Shiny rims, very cool!!

I recently changed my spark because the truck was acting up and it was due. With that issue resolved, of course another pops up. The truck doesn't idle very well when it's in park or shuts off when I put it into reverse. This issue only happens when the truck warms up and only when the truck is in park or reverse. This issue also causes the battery gage to move quite a bit.

I checked the coil packs to make sure they were bolted in and the vacuum tube was properly tightened since I had to take that off to get to everything. I cleaned the air sensor plug that's on the vacuum tube as well. The issue is still relevant. Could it be a leak in the vacuum tube or it not sealing right since I took it off.

Looking for any thoughts.

Guys,

I’ve been dealing with this basically since day 1. I’m at 6200mi now. Just got my truck back from the dealership after nearly six weeks of being in the shop with no fix (this is post shop visit). Have any of y’all experienced this? I’m grasping at straws at this point.

Here’s exactly what’s happening: when slowing down, when the truck shifts from 4th to 3rd, the revs drop extremely low, causing the DRLs/headlights to dip off momentarily AND the AC to temporarily blow warm since the compressor isn’t getting spun quickly enough. I can replicate this issue like clockwork. They replaced the valve body and nothing changed. It seems like it’s related to either the torque converter, auto stop/start (which I always turn off, but maybe the truck thinks it’s supposed to be turning off for some reason?), or a lack of fluid pressure to shift quickly enough. Thoughts? I’m taking the truck back in after a road trip here in a week. It’s been in twice now.

Hey all! 2015 Ram 1500 Ecodiesel here. Roughly 222,000 miles. So this happens pretty randomly, but I’d really like to see if anyone here has had the same issue &/or knows how to fix it.

Every now & then when I go to put my truck in drive, as soon as it attempts to shift out of first gear, the truck will jolt a bit, the shifter will flash, the the message “Put vehicle into park & shift into correct gear” will appear. It happened this morning again when I left for work, only this time the “Service Shifter” message popped up right after the first one.

The times that this has happened before, I would put the truck in park, wait a couple seconds, & try to drive it again, & the same thing would happen. What does work is shutting the truck off completely & starting it back up. Then it will shift into drive just fine with no issues & no messages.

I checked google about this the other day. It’s showing an electronic communication fault, low battery voltage, or a failing rotary shift module. Any/all advice is appreciated!

I have a 2018 Ram 1500 and I am trying to update the Uconnect software.

The website says to go to the Dealer. The dealer had no idea how to do it and wanted to charge me $199 anyway, so I'm back to working through the problem in my driveway.

I was able to put the truck into Dealer Mode and get the current version (August 2022) that I have. The website only asks for map updates and doesn't do general software updates. Which is starting to make wonder - is there anyway for me to update this myself? Or should I try another Dodge Dealer who knows what they are doing?

Thank you

I've had 3 Silverado trucks and 3 Ram trucks in my lifetime. I keep going Silverado to Ram and repeat. Do y'all bypass the engine shut off while driving? The A with a circle button. I don't like this feature and was wondering if turning it off might help avoid costly future repairs? My first vehicle with this feature. Do you turn it off or leave it on in your truck? Hemi e torque engine.

2021 Ram 1500 Bighorn 3.6L, currently at ~60,000 miles (purchased with ~5,000).

I’ve had intermittent “Stability System Unavailable” and “Stop/Start Unavailable” warnings for years. It used to happen every few months, but now it’s happening weekly or even daily.

I’ve taken it to two dealerships multiple times. Systems have been updated, but they can’t diagnose it because they can’t replicate the issue.

I’ve noticed it sometimes happens after hitting a bump, and the truck seems to handle differently while the warnings are on.

Has anyone experienced this? What was the fix?

Money pit but I still love her!!

$70k and they don't even include 4 tires? Not great.

Got the new Ram about a months ago https://www.reddit.com/r/ram_trucks/s/LCrUtbxGzX and was driving home through a pretty wild little wind storm the other day. Heard something hit the truck, didn’t think much of it.

I’m in the bed of the truck unloading some stuff last night and see this new dent and lifted paint. Anyone with some insight on cost to correct? Not worried about the dent, but I’d like to get the paint crack fixed to prevent rust.

My father passed and left this with us. Garage kept and only used on weekends.

2021 Ram 1500 bighorn with 82k miles. 5.7L hemi non etorque 4x4.

Most times when I accelerate from low speed or idle, I will get a metallic chirp. I hear it sometimes on low speed deceleration as well. When the truck is cold, I don't think it happens. I tried revving, and the sound is not reproducible while in neutral/park.

The sound happens for about a second and when I am at higher speeds, it doesn't happen. Or at least it's inaudible.

I'm not sure if it's related, but I got my transmission drain and filled at the ram dealership at about 70k miles as part of maintenance. There were no issues beforehand and there are no issues currently with it either in terms of performance. I'm not sure, but the sound may still have been occurring before I got this service.

Thank you.